Information display device, information display system, information output method, and control program
An information display device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information; a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information display device; a determination unit configured to determine an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit; a conversion unit configured to convert the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and an output unit configured to output the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to determine, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device based on the position information.
1. A transportable information display device configured to display information, comprising:
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the information;
a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information display device;
a determination unit configured to determine an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit;
a conversion unit configured to convert the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and
an output unit configured to output the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit;
the determination unit being further configured to determine, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device, based on the position information; wherein
the information comprises tire information relating to a tire mounted on a vehicle, and
the output unit displays the tire information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit.
2. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein the laws and regulations are related to measurement, and the output unit is configured to display the tire information converted by the conversion unit such that the tire information complies with the laws and regulations.
3. The information display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information relating to a position by short-range radio communication from another device,
the position acquisition unit is configured to define the information relating to a position acquired by the information acquisition unit as the position information, and
the position acquisition unit is configured to acquire the position information as long as the information acquisition unit is unable to acquire the information relating to a position.
4. The information display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an operating language storage unit configured to store operating language information established in the information display device as a language used for operation of the information display device,
wherein when the position acquisition unit is unable to acquire the position information, the determination unit is configured to determine the output mode of the tire information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on a storage content of the operating language storage unit.
5. The information display device according to claim 1 , configured to determine whether initial setting of the information display device has been performed; wherein
when initial setting of the information display device has not been performed, a user operation of the information display device is allowed to establish the position information; and
when initial setting of the information display device has already been performed, a user operation of the information display device is not allowed to establish the position information.
6. An information display system, comprising:
an onboard device mounted on a vehicle and comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit tire information relating to a tire mounted on the vehicle; and
an information display device comprising:
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the tire information from the onboard device;
a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information display device;
a determination unit configured to determine an output mode for the tire information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit;
a conversion unit configured to convert the tire information based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and
an output unit configured to output the tire information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit.
7. The information display system according to claim 6 , wherein
the onboard device is configured to transmit, together with the tire information, position information indicating a position of the onboard device from the transmission unit; and
in the information display device, the determination unit is configured to determine an output mode of the tire information based on the position information acquired from the onboard device.
8. A method of outputting information for a transportable information display device displaying information, the method comprising the steps of:
acquiring the information comprising tire information relating to a tire mounted on a vehicle;
acquiring position information indicating a position of the information display device;
determining a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device as an output mode for the information acquired in the step of acquiring the information, based on the position information acquired in the step of acquiring position information;
converting the information acquired in the step of acquiring the information, based on the output mode determined in the step of determining; and
outputting the information converted in the step of converting based on the output mode determined in the step of determining.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program for controlling a transportable information display device displaying information, the control program being executed to instruct a computer to achieve functions of:
acquiring the information comprising tire information relating to a tire mounted on a vehicle;
acquiring position information indicating a position of the information display device;
determining a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device as an output mode for the information acquired by the acquiring the information, based on the position information acquired by the acquiring position information;
converting the information acquired by the acquiring the information, based on the output mode determined by the determining; and
outputting the information converted by the converting based on the output mode determined by the determining.
10. The information display device according to claim 3 , wherein
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information relating to a position by short-range radio communication from another device,
the position acquisition unit is configured to define the information relating to a position acquired by the information acquisition unit as the position information, and
the position acquisition unit is configured to acquire the position information as long as the information acquisition unit is unable to acquire the information relating to a position.
11. The information display device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
an operating language storage unit configured to store operating language information established in the information display device as a language used for operation of the information display device,
wherein when the position acquisition unit is unable to acquire the position information, the determination unit is configured to determine the output mode of the tire information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on a storage content of the operating language storage unit.
12. The information display device according to claim 11 , configured to determine whether initial setting of the information display device has been performed; wherein
when initial setting of the information display device has not been performed, a user operation of the information display device is allowed to establish the position information; and
when initial setting of the information display device has already been performed, a user operation of the information display device is not allowed to establish the position information.
13. A transportable information display device displaying information, comprising:
an information acquisition unit acquiring the information;
a position acquisition unit acquiring position information indicating a position of the information display device;
a determination unit determining an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit;
a conversion unit converting the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and
an output unit outputting the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit;
the determination unit determining, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device, based on the position information, wherein
the position acquisition unit is configured to define information relating to a position to be acquired by the information acquisition unit as the position information,
the information acquisition unit is configured to acquire the information relating to the position by short-range radio communication from another device, and
the position acquisition unit is configured to define the position information when the information acquisition unit is unable to acquire the information relating to the position.
14. A transportable information display device displaying information, comprising:
an information acquisition unit acquiring the information;
a position acquisition unit acquiring position information indicating a position of the information display device;
a determination unit determining an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit;
a conversion unit converting the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit;
an output unit outputting the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and
an operating language storage unit configured to store operating language information established in the information display device as a language used for operation of the information display device;
the determination unit determining, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device, based on the position information, wherein
when the position acquisition unit is unable to acquire the position information, the determination unit is configured to determine the output mode of the tire information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on a storage content of the operating language storage unit.
15. A transportable information display device displaying information, comprising:
an information acquisition unit acquiring the information;
a position acquisition unit acquiring position information indicating a position of the information display device;
a determination unit determining an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit;
a conversion unit converting the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit;
an output unit outputting the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and
the determination unit determining, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device, based on the position information; and
configured to determine whether initial setting of the information display device has been performed; wherein
when initial setting of the information display device has not been performed, a user operation of the information display device is allowed to establish the position information; and
when initial setting of the information display device has already been performed, a user operation of the information display device is not allowed to establish the position information.