EP0660288A1 - Control module for a RDS-TMS radio receiver - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a control unit for a radio receiver that receives and decodes the information in the radio that receives the information transmitted in the radio data system (RDS) in its traffic message channel (TMC).
- RDS radio data system
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- the driver has to go through long and complicated steps to obtain the desired information from the amount of information transmitted in the RDS-TMC system, which distracts his attention from driving.
- German patent DE 35 36 820 discloses a receiver which, once switched on, once reproduces the previously received, decoded and stored traffic reports. After that, only the latest messages will be played. The older messages are therefore not repeated. The entire series of traffic reports is only reproduced here once when the receiver is switched on.
- the US patent 49 07 159 shows a control panel for an RDS receiver, which has an LCD screen and several buttons that enable the selection of desired information.
- the traffic reports received are stored in order of areas. Nevertheless, the driver must always indicate the preferred area because the receiver is unable to save and retrieve the desired area for which the driver wants to receive information.
- the invention has for its object to provide a control panel for a radio receiver that is simple Access, which requires few operating steps, allows certain desired information.
- control panel has an information button which, when actuated for a first period of time, triggers a reproduction of the received, decoded and previously stored information , and which, if operated for a period of time, searches for other RDS-TMC stations than the station currently being received.
- Only one information button is provided for the central operating functions.
- the duration for which the key is pressed is used to select between different information or different functions. If the key is only pressed for the duration of a first period of time, the information previously received, decoded and stored in the receiver, is called up again, ie reproduced. However, if the button is pressed for a second period of time, the receiver searches for other RDS-TMC transmitters than the one currently received. In the simplest case, it is sufficient to operate the RDS-TMC receiver or its control panel by pressing this button, with which the desired information can be called up at any time and with which other transmitters can also be set. All of the previously received decoded and stored information can always be called up by the driver; he does not have to concentrate on the reproduction of the information so that his attention is not diverted from the traffic.
- control unit has a regional button, when actuated only the information is reproduced that is assigned to the region in which the radio receiver is located.
- the regional button has the advantage of only receiving the information that is currently needed, i.e. the information that is relevant for the area in which the recipient is located. For example, when it comes to traffic reports, it is not the entire information of the Federal Republic of Germany that is of interest, only that of the greater Hamburg area. The driver does not have to listen to all the information, but can concentrate on those that are relevant to him. This is possible by simply pressing a button. This also has the advantage that the smaller amount of information can be updated more quickly. According to an embodiment of the second embodiment, it can be provided that the region in which the receiver is located is carried out by evaluating the frequency of the received transmitter and / or the alternative frequencies transmitted in the RDS information.
- control unit has memory buttons, under which selected regions and / or selected travel routes can be stored, and when they are actuated, only the information is reproduced that corresponds to the regions and which are stored under an actuated button / or routes are assigned.
- the memory buttons enable certain regions and / or routes to be saved under each of them. When you press one of these memory buttons, only the information that is assigned to the button you pressed is displayed.
- the advantage for the operator of the radio receiver or of the control unit for this is that he only has to select the regions or travel routes once and save them under a memory key and that they can subsequently be called up at any time by simply pressing the memory key. So there is the possibility, for example, to call up the information in advance for a planned route, in which the receiver is not (yet) located. The driver only has to enter the areas and / or routes preferred by him only once.
- the regions and / or travel routes can be selected from a selection list for the purpose of storage under a regional key. This eliminates the need to enter individual letters; rather, the destination areas or routes can already be selected from a list.
- An RDS-TMC radio receiver is shown in the view on its control surface 1.
- the user interface 1 of this receiver has different groups of buttons.
- a first group of keys 3 has those with general operating functions, such as On / off, sound mute and volume. These buttons are intended for general operation of the device, not just for the RDS functions.
- buttons includes a regional button 4, an information button 5 and a function button 6, which is intended for future services of the RDS-TMC system (e.g. information regarding public transport, park and ride facilities).
- a key group with memory keys 7, 8 and 9 is provided, to which selection keys 10, 11, 12 and 13 are assigned.
- the radio receiver After the radio receiver has been tuned to an FM transmitter that transmits the RDS-TMC information, the messages received without errors are stored in the receiver.
- Info button 5 has a double function. Will she during operated a first period of time, all previously received, decoded and stored in the receiver messages are reproduced once. This can be done, for example, by means of a speech synthesizer system, not shown in the figure, which acoustically reproduces the information by means of an artificial voice.
- the receiver searches for a different RDS-TMC transmitter than the one currently received. As soon as a new transmitter has been found, its frequency and / or its name is displayed and the user can call up the information of this transmitter by pressing the information key 5.
- the information key 5 therefore has a double function, which is selected by the duration of this key being pressed.
- the radio receiver is able to compare the field strengths of the received transmitter with the field strengths of the stored transmitter. After evaluating the differences in the field strengths, the region can be determined with sufficient accuracy. It is also possible to use the alternative frequencies transmitted in the RDS channel of the received transmitter. These alternative frequencies are frequencies of such transmitters, over which the same program is transmitted as on the currently received transmitter. From the list of alternative frequencies, it can be concluded that the recipient is located as the location, since it is possible to draw conclusions from this list about the transmitter that the device is currently receiving. From this information, in turn, it is known in which region the receiver is located, and only the information from the RDS-TMC channel that is assigned to this region can be reproduced when the regional button is pressed.
- the memory buttons 7, 8 and 9 are provided, under which selected regions and / or selected travel routes can be stored.
- the regions and / or travel routes stored under this button are called up and evaluated in such a way that only that information of the RDS-TMC channel is reproduced that are assigned to the regions and / or travel routes accessed.
- buttons thus offer the user the possibility of obtaining the information for planned travel routes or regions to be visited beforehand.
- regions and / or travel routes which are to be stored under one of the buttons 7, 8, 9, can be called up by means of an area button 10, a travel route button 11 or two scroll buttons 12 and 13.
- desired areas, routes or destinations are listed on the display 2 of the control unit 1. The desired areas or routes can be selected using the scroll buttons 12 and 13. These routes or areas selected in this way can then be stored under one or more of the keys 7, 8, 9.
- the driver can not only select individual areas or routes, but also combinations of the two.
- buttons it can of course also be more than three buttons, offer the operator the option of selecting information at any time that is assigned to specific areas or routes. These only have to be selected once and the selection procedure does not have to be repeated for each new journey.
- control unit thus allows direct access to the desired information without complex repeated inputs by the user.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Bedienteil für einen Rundfunkempfänger, der die in dem Rundfunk, der die in dem Radio-Data-System (RDS) in dessen Traffic-Message-Channel (TMC) übertragenen Informationen empfängt und dekodiert.The invention relates to a control unit for a radio receiver that receives and decodes the information in the radio that receives the information transmitted in the radio data system (RDS) in its traffic message channel (TMC).
Normalerweise muß der Fahrer lange und komplizierte Bedienschritte durchlaufen, um die gewünschte Information aus der Menge der im RDS-TMC-System übertragenen Informationen zu gewinnen, was seine Aufmerksamkeit vom Fahren ablenkt.Normally, the driver has to go through long and complicated steps to obtain the desired information from the amount of information transmitted in the RDS-TMC system, which distracts his attention from driving.
Das deutsche Patent DE 35 36 820 offenbart einen Empfänger, der nach dem Einschalten die zuvor empfangenen, dekodierten und abgespeicherten Verkehrsmeldungen einmal wiedergibt. Danach werden nur die neuesten Meldungen wiedergegeben. Die älteren Meldungen werden also nicht wiederholt. Es wird hier also nur einmalig die ganze Reihe von Verkehrsmeldungen beim Einschalten des Empfängers wiedergegeben.The German patent DE 35 36 820 discloses a receiver which, once switched on, once reproduces the previously received, decoded and stored traffic reports. After that, only the latest messages will be played. The older messages are therefore not repeated. The entire series of traffic reports is only reproduced here once when the receiver is switched on.
Das US-Patent 49 07 159 zeigt ein Bedienteil für einen RDS-Empfänger, der einen LCD-Schirm und mehrere Tasten aufweist, die die Selektierung von gewünschten Informationen ermöglichen. Die empfangenen Verkehrsmeldungen werden nach Gebieten geordnet abgespeichert. Trotzdem muß der Fahrer jedesmal das bevorzugte Gebiet angeben, weil der Empfänger nicht in der Lage ist, das gewünschte Gebiet, zu dem der Fahrer Informationen erhalten will, zu speichern und wieder abzurufen.The US patent 49 07 159 shows a control panel for an RDS receiver, which has an LCD screen and several buttons that enable the selection of desired information. The traffic reports received are stored in order of areas. Nevertheless, the driver must always indicate the preferred area because the receiver is unable to save and retrieve the desired area for which the driver wants to receive information.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Bedienteil für einen Rundfunkempfänger anzugeben, das einen einfachen Zugriff, der wenige Bedienschritte erfordert, auf bestimmte gewünschte Informationen zuläßt.The invention has for its object to provide a control panel for a radio receiver that is simple Access, which requires few operating steps, allows certain desired information.
Diese Aufgabenstellung ist in einer ersten Ausführungsform der Erfindung für ein Bedienteil eines Rundfunkempfängers dadurch gelöst, daß das Bedienteil eine Informations-Taste aufweist, die, wenn sie für die Dauer einer ersten Zeitspanne betätigt wird, eine Wiedergabe der empfangenen, dekodierten und zuvor abgespeicherten Informationen auslöst, und die, wenn sie für die Dauer einer zweiten Zeitspanne betätigt wird, andere RDS-TMC-Sender sucht als den aktuell empfangenen Sender.This task is solved in a first embodiment of the invention for a control panel of a radio receiver in that the control panel has an information button which, when actuated for a first period of time, triggers a reproduction of the received, decoded and previously stored information , and which, if operated for a period of time, searches for other RDS-TMC stations than the station currently being received.
Es ist hier für die zentralen Bedienfunktionen nur eine Informationstaste vorgesehen. Dabei wird bereits durch die Dauer, für die die Taste gedrückt wird, zwischen verschiedenen Informationen bzw. verschiedenen Funktionen selektiert. Wird die Taste nur für die Dauer einer ersten Zeitspanne betätigt, so werden die zuvor empfangenen, im Empfänger dekodierten und abgespeicherten Informationen wieder abgerufen, d.h. wiedergegeben. Wird die Taste jedoch für die Dauer einer zweiten Zeitspanne betätigt, sucht der Empfänger andere RDS-TMC-Sender als den aktuell empfangenen. Im einfachsten Falle genügt also für die Bedienung des RDS-TMC-Empfängers bzw. dessen Bedienteil die Betätigung dieser Taste, mit der die gewünschten Informationen jederzeit abrufbar sind und mit der auch andere Sender einstellbar sind. Die gesamte zuvor empfangene dekodierte und abgespeicherte Information ist vom Fahrer immer beliebig abrufbar; er braucht sich nicht auf die Wiedergabe der Information besonders zu konzentrieren, so daß seine Aufmerksamkeit nicht vom Verkehr abgelenkt wird.Only one information button is provided for the central operating functions. The duration for which the key is pressed is used to select between different information or different functions. If the key is only pressed for the duration of a first period of time, the information previously received, decoded and stored in the receiver, is called up again, ie reproduced. However, if the button is pressed for a second period of time, the receiver searches for other RDS-TMC transmitters than the one currently received. In the simplest case, it is sufficient to operate the RDS-TMC receiver or its control panel by pressing this button, with which the desired information can be called up at any time and with which other transmitters can also be set. All of the previously received decoded and stored information can always be called up by the driver; he does not have to concentrate on the reproduction of the information so that his attention is not diverted from the traffic.
In einer zweiten Ausführungsform wird die Aufgabe der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß das Bedienteil eine Regional-Taste aufweist, bei deren Betätigung nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben werden, die derjenigen Region zugeordnet sind, in der der Rundfunkempfänger sich befindet.In a second embodiment, the object of the invention is achieved in that the control unit has a regional button, when actuated only the information is reproduced that is assigned to the region in which the radio receiver is located.
Falls der Wunsch besteht, nicht die gesamten Informationen durch einen Tastendruck abzurufen, bietet die Regionaltaste den Vorteil, nur die Informationen zu erhalten, die gerade benötigt werden, d.h. diejenigen Informationen, die für dasjenige Gebiet relevant sind, in der der Empfänger sich befindet. Beispielsweise bei Verkehrsmeldungen sind nicht die gesamten Informationen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland von Interesse, sondern nur die des Großraumes Hamburg. Der Fahrer muß sich also nicht die gesamten Informationen anhören, sondern kann sich auf diejenigen konzentrieren, die für ihn relevant sind. Dies ist möglich durch die einfache Betätigung einer Taste. Dies weist darüber hinaus den Vorteil auf, daß die geringere Anzahl von Informationen sich schneller aktualisieren läßt. Gemäß einer Ausgestaltung der zweiten Ausführungsform kann vorgesehen sein, daß die Region in der der Empfänger sich befindet, mittels Auswertung der Frequenz des empfangenen Senders und/oder der in den RDS Informationen übertragenen alternativen Frequenzen vorgenommen wird.If there is a desire not to access all of the information by pressing a button, the regional button has the advantage of only receiving the information that is currently needed, i.e. the information that is relevant for the area in which the recipient is located. For example, when it comes to traffic reports, it is not the entire information of the Federal Republic of Germany that is of interest, only that of the greater Hamburg area. The driver does not have to listen to all the information, but can concentrate on those that are relevant to him. This is possible by simply pressing a button. This also has the advantage that the smaller amount of information can be updated more quickly. According to an embodiment of the second embodiment, it can be provided that the region in which the receiver is located is carried out by evaluating the frequency of the received transmitter and / or the alternative frequencies transmitted in the RDS information.
Die an sich bekannte Auswertung der Region, in der der Empfänger sich befindet, bietet in Verbindung mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Bedienteil für einen Rundfunkempfänger den Vorteil, daß diese Information für die Selektion der RDS-TMC-Information vorteilhaft einsetzbar ist. Die Betätigung der Regional-Taste löst dann nur die Wiedergabe derjenigen Informationen aus, die dem aktuellen Gebiet zugeordnet sind. Es bedarf keinerlei Hinzutuns des Bedieners, um die Region, in der das Fahrzeug sich befindet, einzustellen oder einzugeben.The known evaluation of the region in which the receiver is located, in conjunction with the control unit according to the invention, offers the advantage for a radio receiver that this information can be used advantageously for the selection of the RDS-TMC information. Pressing the regional button then triggers only the playback of the information that is assigned to the current area. There is no need to add anything Operator to set or enter the region where the vehicle is located.
In einer dritten Ausführungsform wird die Aufgabe der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß das Bedienteil Speichertasten aufweist, unter denen ausgewählte Regionen und/oder ausgewählte Fahrtrouten abgespeichert werden können, und bei deren Betätigung nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben werden, die den unter einer betätigten Taste abgespeicherten Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten zugeordnet sind.In a third embodiment, the object of the invention is achieved in that the control unit has memory buttons, under which selected regions and / or selected travel routes can be stored, and when they are actuated, only the information is reproduced that corresponds to the regions and which are stored under an actuated button / or routes are assigned.
Die Speichertasten ermöglichen es, daß unter jeder von ihnen bestimmte Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten abgespeichert werden können. Bei Betätigung einer dieser Speichertasten werden dann nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben, die der betätigten Taste zugeordnet sind. Der Vorteil für den Bediener des Rundfunkempfängers bzw. des Bedienteils für diesen besteht darin, daß er die Regionen bzw. Fahrtrouten nur einmal auswählen und unter einer Speichertaste abspeichern muß und daß sie nachfolgend durch einfachen Druck der Speichertaste jederzeit abrufbar sind. Es besteht hier also die Möglichkeit, beispielsweise die Informationen für eine vorausgeplante Fahrtroute, in der der Empfänger sich jedoch (noch) nicht befindet, im vorhinein abzurufen. Auch muß der Fahrer die von ihm bevorzugten Gebiete und/oder Fahrtstrecken nur einmal eingeben.The memory buttons enable certain regions and / or routes to be saved under each of them. When you press one of these memory buttons, only the information that is assigned to the button you pressed is displayed. The advantage for the operator of the radio receiver or of the control unit for this is that he only has to select the regions or travel routes once and save them under a memory key and that they can subsequently be called up at any time by simply pressing the memory key. So there is the possibility, for example, to call up the information in advance for a planned route, in which the receiver is not (yet) located. The driver only has to enter the areas and / or routes preferred by him only once.
Gemäß einer Ausgestaltung für diese Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten für den Zweck der Abspeicherung unter eine Regionaltaste aus einer Auswahlliste selektierbar sind. Es erübrigt sich dadurch die Eingabe einzelner Buchstaben; vielmehr können bereits die Zielgebiete bzw. Routen aus einer Liste ausgewählt werden.According to an embodiment for this embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the regions and / or travel routes can be selected from a selection list for the purpose of storage under a regional key. This eliminates the need to enter individual letters; rather, the destination areas or routes can already be selected from a list.
Die drei Ausführungsformen der Erfindung werden nachfolgend anhand der einzigen Fig. der Zeichnung näher erläutert.The three embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the single FIG. Of the drawing.
In der Fig. ist ein RDS-TMC-Rundfunkempfänger in Ansicht auf seine Bedienfläche 1 dargestellt.An RDS-TMC radio receiver is shown in the view on its
Die Bedienoberfläche 1 dieses Empfängers weist verschiedene Gruppen von Tasten auf.The
Eine erste Gruppe von Tasten 3 weist solche mit allgemeinen Bedienfunktionen auf, wie z.B. Ein/Aus, Ton-Stummschaltung und Lautstärke. Diese Tasten sind für die allgemeine Bedienung des Gerätes, also nicht nur für die RDS-Funktionen vorgesehen.A first group of
Zu einer weiteren Gruppe von Tasten gehört eine Regionaltaste 4, eine Informationstaste 5 sowie eine Funktionstaste 6, die für zukünftige Dienste des RDS-TMC-Systems vorgesehen ist (z.B. Information bezüglich ÖPNV, Park & Ride-Anlagen).Another group of buttons includes a regional button 4, an
Auf der rechten Seite des Bedienteils 1 ist eine Tastengruppe mit Speichertasten 7, 8 und 9 vorgesehen, denen Auswahltasten 10, 11, 12 und 13 zugeordnet sind.On the right side of the
Nachdem der Rundfunkempfänger auf einen FM-Sender abgestimmt worden ist, der die RDS-TMC-Informationen überträgt, werden die fehlerlos empfangenen Meldungen in dem Empfänger abgespeichert.After the radio receiver has been tuned to an FM transmitter that transmits the RDS-TMC information, the messages received without errors are stored in the receiver.
Es besteht nunmehr die Möglichkeit, diese abgespeicherten Informationen durch Betätigung der Info-Taste 5 abzurufen. Die Info-Taste 5 hat eine Doppelfunktion. Wird sie während einer ersten Zeitspanne betätigt, werden alle bisher empfangenen, dekodierten und in dem Empfänger abgespeicherten Meldungen einmalig wiedergegeben. Dies kann beispielsweise mittels eines in der Fig. nicht dargestellten Sprachsynthesizersystems geschehen, das mittels einer künstlichen Stimme die Informationen akustisch wiedergibt.It is now possible to call up this stored information by pressing the
Dabei können solche Meldungen, die bereits abgespeicherte Informationen aktualisieren bzw. annullieren, unmittelbar wiedergegeben werden, d.h. ohne Betätigung der Informationstaste 5.Messages that update or cancel information already stored can be reproduced immediately, i.e. without pressing the
Wenn die Informationstaste 5 für die Dauer einer zweiten Zeitspanne betätigt wird, die vorzugsweise länger ist als die erste Zeitspanne, sucht der Empfänger einen anderen RDS-TMC-Sender als den aktuell empfangenen. Sobald ein neuer Sender gefunden worden ist, wird seine Frequenz und/oder sein Name angezeigt und der Benutzer kann durch die Betätigung der Informationstaste 5 die Informationen dieses Senders abrufen.If the
Die Informationstaste 5 hat also eine Doppel-Funktion, die durch die Dauer der Betätigung dieser Taste ausgewählt wird.The
Wird die Regionaltaste 4 des Bedienteiles 1 betätigt, werden nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben, die der Region zugeordnet sind, in der der Rundfunkempfänger sich befindet.If the regional key 4 of the
Für die Bestimmung der Region, in der der Rundfunkempfänger sich befindet, bestehen mehrere Möglichkeiten. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird eine Liste von Sendern gemäß der nominalen Feldstärke des Senders in einen Speicher abgespeichert, wobei der Rundfunkempfänger in der Lage ist, die Feldstärken der empfangenen Sender mit den Feldstärken der abgespeicherten Sender zu vergleichen. Nach einer Auswertung der Unterschiede der Feldstärken läßt sich die Region ausreichend genau bestimmen. Ferner besteht die Möglichkeit, anhand der in dem RDS-Kanal des empfangenen Senders übertragenen Alternativfrequenzen zu nutzen. Diese Alternativfrequenzen sind Frequenzen solcher Sender, über die das gleiche Programm übertragen wird, wie auf dem aktuell empfangenen Sender. Aus der Liste der Alternativfrequenzen läßt sich auf den Aufenthalt als Ort des Empfängers schließen, da aus dieser Liste ein Rückschluß möglich ist, auf den Sender, den das Gerät gerade empfängt. Aus dieser Information wiederum ist bekannt, in welcher Region der Empfänger sich befindet und es können bei Betätigung der Regionaltaste nur diejenigen Informationen aus dem RDS-TMC-Kanal wiedergegeben werden, die dieser Region zugeordnet sind.There are several options for determining the region in which the radio receiver is located. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a list of transmitters according to the nominal field strength of the Transmitter stored in a memory, the radio receiver is able to compare the field strengths of the received transmitter with the field strengths of the stored transmitter. After evaluating the differences in the field strengths, the region can be determined with sufficient accuracy. It is also possible to use the alternative frequencies transmitted in the RDS channel of the received transmitter. These alternative frequencies are frequencies of such transmitters, over which the same program is transmitted as on the currently received transmitter. From the list of alternative frequencies, it can be concluded that the recipient is located as the location, since it is possible to draw conclusions from this list about the transmitter that the device is currently receiving. From this information, in turn, it is known in which region the receiver is located, and only the information from the RDS-TMC channel that is assigned to this region can be reproduced when the regional button is pressed.
Es kann mitunter auch der Wunsch bestehen, nicht nur die Informationen desjenigen Gebietes zu erhalten, in dem das Fahrzeug bzw. der Rundfunkempfänger sich befindet, sondern beispielsweise auch solche Informationen, die einer geplanten Fahrtroute zugeordnet sind bzw. einem Zielgebiet zugeordnet sind.There may also be a desire not only to receive the information of the area in which the vehicle or radio receiver is located, but also, for example, information that is assigned to a planned route or is assigned to a destination area.
Zu diesem Zwecke sind die Speichertasten 7, 8 und 9 vorgesehen, unter denen ausgewählte Regionen und/oder ausgewählte Fahrtrouten abgespeichert werden können. Bei Betätigung einer der Tasten 7, 8 oder 9 werden die unter dieser Taste abgespeicherten Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten aufgerufen und dahingehend ausgewertet, daß nur noch diejenigen Informationen des RDS-TMC-Kanals wiedergegeben werden, die den abgerufenen Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten zugeordnet sind.For this purpose, the
Diese Speichertasten bieten damit dem Benutzer die Möglichkeit, die Informationen für geplante Fahrtrouten oder solche Regionen, die aufgesucht werden sollen, im vorhinein zu erhalten.These memory buttons thus offer the user the possibility of obtaining the information for planned travel routes or regions to be visited beforehand.
Diese Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten, die unter einer der Tasten 7, 8, 9 abgespeichert werden sollen, können mittels einer Gebietstaste 10, einer Fahrtroutentaste 11 bzw. zwei Scroll-Tasten 12 und 13 abgerufen werden. Dazu werden auf dem Display 2 des Bedienteiles 1 gewünschte Gebiete, Fahrtrouten oder Ziele aufgelistet. Mittels der Scroll-Tasten 12 und 13 können die gewünschten Gebiete bzw. Fahrtrouten ausgewählt werden. Diese so ausgewählten Fahrtrouten bzw. Gebiete können dann unter oder mehrerer der Tasten 7, 8, 9 abgespeichert werden.These regions and / or travel routes, which are to be stored under one of the
Der Fahrer kann dabei nicht nur einzelne Gebiete oder Fahrtstrecken auswählen, sondern auch Kombinationen von beiden.The driver can not only select individual areas or routes, but also combinations of the two.
Auf diese Weise bieten mehrere Speichertasten, es kann sich selbstverständlich auch um mehr als drei Tasten handeln, dem Bediener die Möglichkeit, jederzeit Informationen auszuwählen, die bestimmten Gebieten oder Fahrtrouten zugeordnet sind. Diese müssen nur einmal ausgewählt werden und es muß nicht für jede neue Fahrt die Auswahlprozedur von neuem erfolgen.In this way, several memory buttons, it can of course also be more than three buttons, offer the operator the option of selecting information at any time that is assigned to specific areas or routes. These only have to be selected once and the selection procedure does not have to be repeated for each new journey.
Das erfindungsgemäße Bedienteil gestattet so ohne aufwendige wiederholte Eingaben durch den Benutzer einen direkten Zugriff auf die gewünschten Informationen.The control unit according to the invention thus allows direct access to the desired information without complex repeated inputs by the user.
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dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
das Bedienteil (1) eine Informations-Taste (5) aufweist, die, wenn sie für die Dauer einer ersten Zeitspanne betätigt wird, eine Wiedergabe der empfangenen, dekodierten und zuvor abgespeicherten Informationen auslöst, und die, wenn sie für die Dauer einer zweiten Zeitspanne betätigt wird, andere RDS-TMC-Sender sucht als den aktuell empfangenen Sender.Operating unit (1) for a radio receiver that receives and decodes the information coded in the radio data system (RDS) in its traffic message channel (TMC), and decodes it,
characterized in that
the control unit (1) has an information key (5) which, if it is actuated for the duration of a first period of time, triggers a reproduction of the received, decoded and previously stored information, and which, if it is activated for a second period of time is pressed, other RDS-TMC stations are looking for than the station currently being received.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
das Bedienteil (11) eine Regional-Taste (4) aufweist, bei deren Betätigung nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben werden, die derjenigen Region zugeordnet sind, in der der Rundfunkempfänger sich befindet.Operating unit (1) for a radio receiver that receives and decodes the information coded in the radio data system (RDS) in its traffic message channel (TMC), and decodes it,
characterized in that
the control unit (11) has a regional key (4), when actuated, only that information is reproduced that is assigned to the region in which the radio receiver is located.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
das Bedienteil (1) Speichertasten (7, 8, 9) aufweist, unter denen ausgewählte Regionen und/oder ausgewählte Fahrtrouten abgespeichert werden können, und bei deren Betätigung nur diejenigen Informationen wiedergegeben werden, die den unter einer betätigten Taste abgespeicherten Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten zugeordnet sind.Operating unit (1) for a radio receiver that receives and decodes the information coded in the radio data system (RDS) in its traffic message channel (TMC), and decodes it,
characterized in that
the control unit (1) has memory buttons (7, 8, 9), among which selected regions and / or selected ones Driving routes can be stored, and when actuated only the information is reproduced that is assigned to the regions and / or driving routes stored under an actuated key.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Dauer der ersten Zeitspanne kurzer ist als die Dauer der zweiten Zeitspanne.Control unit for a radio receiver, according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the duration of the first period is shorter than the duration of the second period.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Region in der der Empfänger sich befindet, mittels Auswertung der Frequenz des empfangenen Senders und/oder der in den RDS Informationen übertragenen alternativen Frequenzen vorgenommen wird.Control unit for a radio receiver, according to claim 2,
characterized in that
the region in which the receiver is located is carried out by evaluating the frequency of the received transmitter and / or the alternative frequencies transmitted in the RDS information.
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Regionen und/oder Fahrtrouten für den Zweck der Abspeicherung unter eine Regional-Taste (7, 8, 9) aus einer Auswahlliste selektierbar sind.Control unit for a radio receiver, according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the regions and / or travel routes can be selected from a selection list for the purpose of storage under a regional key (7, 8, 9).
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