Abstract: An information notification device is configured to: acquire apparatus information on an apparatus; determine an action for the apparatus based on the apparatus information; determine an executor who is to perform the determined action from among multiple users; determine a notification target person to be notified that the executor is to perform the action with reference to relationship information indicating a relationship among the multiple users; and notify the determined notification target person of notification information indicating that the executor is to perform the action.

Abstract: A user management method according to the present disclosure includes: storing (S101) appliance use information including: appliance identification information for identifying an appliance; user information for identifying a user of the appliance; and an operating state of the appliance when the appliance was used; analyzing (S102) the appliance use information stored in the storing (S101) to identify, from among a plurality of functions of the appliance, one or more first functions each having a use frequency less than or equal to a threshold value; and providing (S103) the user with a notice which prompts use of the one or more first functions identified in the analyzing (S102).

Abstract: The method includes obtaining first information including electric power supply and demand conditions of one or more first consumers managed by a first aggregator; obtaining second information including electric power supply and demand conditions of one or more second consumers managed by a second aggregator; when a deficit or surplus in the electric power supply and demand is detected in the one or more first consumers based on the first information, creating an operation plan of the electric-powered vehicle based on the first information and the second information, the moving plan enabling electric power to be interchanged between the one or more second consumers and, among the one or more first consumers, one target consumer detected to have the deficit or surplus and; and transmitting the operation plan created.

Abstract: An information processing method that is executed by a computer includes: obtaining a video obtained by capturing a head-mounted display (HMD) user wearing an HMD or information about visual content presented on the HMD; determining whether the HMD user will take an action that affects a nearby user who is present within a predetermined range corresponding to the HMD user, based on the video or the information about the visual content; and presenting alert information to at least one of the HMD user or the nearby user when the HMD user is determined to take an action that affects the nearby user.

Abstract: A work support method, for supporting work performed by multiple users including a target user on an object in a virtual space where the object is placed, includes obtaining first information including at least one of sound information, input information, or schedule information; obtaining second information indicating manipulation of the object by the target user; determining whether the manipulation by the target user is to be applied to one or more other users among the multiple users based on the first information; generating images each viewed by a corresponding one of the one or more other users based on the result of the determining and the second information; and outputting the generated images to terminals of the one or more other users.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining design information regarding work, the design information including a reference value and an acceptable range that includes the reference value; identifying a difference between the design information obtained and measured information regarding the work by comparing the design information with the measured information, the measured information being obtained from an image obtained by capturing an object on which the work has been performed; and providing a notification to a user when the difference identified falls within a given range that is in a neighborhood of an upper limit or a lower limit of the acceptable range.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining history information about a use history of a home electric appliance by a user; calculating a CO2 reduction effect of the user based on the history information obtained; analyzing a behavioral characteristic of the user based on the history information obtained, the behavioral characteristic being a characteristic related to at least one of a private benefit or a social benefit; generating content related to the CO2 reduction effect, based on an analysis result of the behavioral characteristic; and outputting the content generated.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining an amount of charge when a moving body propelled by electrical power is charged by a charging facility; obtaining history information on locations that the moving body has traveled to during travels and remaining battery levels during the travels; obtaining waypoint information that indicates a location that the moving body has passed through during a first type of travel among the travels; and identifying, by using the history information and the waypoint information, a first amount of power used during the first type of travel out of the amount of charge, or a second amount of power used during a second type of travel out of the amount of charge, and outputting the first amount of power or the second amount of power, the second type of travel being the travels excluding the first type of travel.

Abstract: A charging management method includes obtaining, predicting, and creating. In the obtaining, location information, battery information, and history information are obtained, the location information being information on the location of a traveling object powered by electricity, the battery information being information on the remaining capacity of a storage battery mounted on the traveling object, the history information being information on the charging history of the storage battery. In the predicting, the charging demand of at least one charging facility is predicted on the basis of the location information, the battery information, and the history information obtained in the obtaining. In the creating, a charging plan for charging the storage battery to keep the charging demand less than or equal to a predetermined value is created on the basis of the charging demand predicted in the predicting.

Abstract: A charging management method includes first obtaining, second obtaining, generating, and presenting. In the first obtaining, location information on the location of an electrified vehicle and battery information are obtained. In the second obtaining, desired-power-source information on a user's desired charging power source is obtained. In the generating, charging information on charging of the storage battery is generated on the basis of the battery information and the desired-power-source information. In the presenting, the charging information and location information on the location of a recommended charging facility are presented to the user, the recommend charging facility being a charging facility recommendable for the user on the basis of the location information on the location of the electrified vehicle, among charging facilities.

Abstract: A drone control system includes a destination determiner and a movement instructor. The destination determiner determines, among standby places, a destination of a drone capable of delivering a package, based on a current location which is a location of the drone at present, standby place locations which are locations of the standby places, and predicted demand information regarding packages in the standby places. The movement instructor instructs the drone to move to the destination determined by the destination determiner.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition part that acquires genetic data detected by a gene detector and including a base sequence indicating a genotype of a user; a region specifying part that specifies a region where the genetic data is located in the reference data; a rarity degree calculation part that calculates a rarity degree indicating a rarity of the genetic data on the basis of a data density associated with the specified region; an incentive calculation part that calculates an incentive to be given to the user in accordance with the calculated rarity degree; and an output part that outputs the calculated incentive.

Abstract: This information processing method specifies a disease that a user is likely to suffer from, based on gene analysis data of a user; analyzes behavior history data of the user and operation history data of an apparatus; generates first lifestyle pattern data indicating a lifestyle pattern of the user up to present; executes a simulation for causing a digital twin of the user and a digital twin of the apparatus to operate in cyberspace based on the first lifestyle pattern data, standard lifestyle pattern data, and the operation history data; generates second lifestyle pattern data in which a future lifestyle pattern of the user is predicted, from an execution result of the simulation; and calculates a future illness risk of the user for the specified disease based on the second lifestyle pattern data.

Abstract: A control method includes: acquiring identification information for specifying a user and gene information of the user associated with the identification information; determining a physical constitution of the user on the basis of the acquired gene information; deciding an apparatus control program for controlling the apparatus on the basis of the determined physical constitution; and transmitting the acquired identification information and control information for controlling execution of an apparatus of the decided one apparatus control program in association with each other.

Abstract: A control method includes: acquiring identification information for specifying a user and gene information of the user associated with the identification information; determining a physical constitution of the user on the basis of the acquired gene information; deciding a presentation control program for controlling presentation of a content to be presented by an apparatus on the basis of the determined physical constitution; and transmitting the acquired identification information and control information for causing the apparatus to execute the decided presentation control program in association with each other.

Abstract: A recommended action output system includes a communicator that obtains activity plan information including an activity plan of a user of a vehicle including a storage battery and electricity storage information including electricity storage capacity of the storage battery and an amount of electricity stored currently in the storage battery; a controller that obtains charger information including locations of vehicle chargers in a specific area; a predictor that predicts a change over time in electric power demand in the specific area; a determiner that determines a charging timing of the storage battery recommended to the user and a charging location indicating a location of a vehicle charger for charging the storage battery to reduce peak demand in the predicted change over time, based on the activity plan information, the electricity storage information, and the charger information; and a communicator that outputs recommendation information including the determined charging timing and location.

Abstract: When a self-driving vehicle that transfers an object to a predetermined location is left at the predetermined location without the object in the vehicle, a vehicle control apparatus determines a moving destination among a plurality of standby places, based on the current location of the vehicle, the locations of the plurality of standby places, and vehicle-demand prediction information, and instructs the vehicle to move to the determined moving destination.

Abstract: When a self-driving vehicle that transfers an object to a predetermined location is left at the predetermined location without the object in the vehicle, a vehicle control apparatus determines a moving destination among a plurality of standby places, based on the current location of the vehicle, the locations of the plurality of standby places, and vehicle-demand prediction information, and instructs the vehicle to move to the determined moving destination.

Abstract: When a vehicle that can travel autonomously is dropped off, a vehicle control apparatus causes the vehicle to move to a standby place by traveling autonomously. Specifically, when the vehicle is dropped off, the vehicle control apparatus determines a moving destination among standby places, based on the current location of the vehicle, and the locations of the standby places, and vehicle-demand prediction information, and instructs the vehicle to move to the determined moving destination.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring weather information relating to at least one of physical quantities including insolation, cloudiness, and humidity; performing a rating scale assessment of the weather information based on a predetermined threshold value; predicting an electrical output of a solar generator; performing a rating scale assessment of the electrical output of the solar generator based on a standard electrical output of the solar generator; and generating information indicating an assessment value obtained in the performing of the rating scale assessment of the weather information, and an assessment value obtained in the performing of the rating scale assessment of the electrical output.