Abstract: Provided is a communication system including: an external communication unit configured to perform communication with an external communication device via a first communication network; a communication relay unit configured to perform communication with a mobile communication terminal via a second communication network to relay communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device via the first communication network and the second communication network; and a communication control unit configured to execute captured image transmission processing for transmitting a captured image acquired by a camera to the external communication device by the external communication unit, and to execute mobile body relay processing for performing communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device by the communication relay unit.

Abstract: Provided is a communication system including: an external communication unit configured to perform communication with an external communication device via a first communication network; a communication relay unit configured to perform communication with a mobile communication terminal via a second communication network to relay communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device via the first communication network and the second communication network; and a communication control unit configured to execute captured image transmission processing for transmitting a captured image acquired by a camera to the external communication device by the external communication unit, and to execute mobile body relay processing for performing communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device by the communication relay unit.

Abstract: A sound generation notification device includes a sound pickup unit including a plurality of microphones for collecting sounds, a sound source localization unit that performs sound source localization on the basis of an acoustic signal picked up by the sound pickup unit, a sound source separation unit that performs sound source separation on the basis of information obtained by the sound source localization, a sound source identification unit that specifies a type of sound obtained by the sound source separation, and an informing unit that informs of the type of sound of which the sound source is specified through stimulation.

Abstract: A voice-controlled system is described that can be accessed by a mobile computing device. A user can communicate requests using natural language utterances. A microphone can collect the utterances and provide them to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device can transmit the human utterance to a voice interface system. The voice interface system can utilize user preferences when executing the request to provide a personalized user experience. Computer-implemented methods are also described herein.

Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate communication between a smart device and a vehicle are discussed. One such system can include a smart device case that can house the smart device and can include a receptacle. The system can also include a key fob associated with the vehicle that can couple with the receptacle and can establish a communications link with the smart device. Additionally, the system can include mobile application software that can translate one or more user inputs received via the smart phones into a command. The mobile application software can transmit the command to the key fob via the communications link, and the key fob can relays the command to the vehicle in order to control at least one system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A voice-controlled system is described that can be accessed by a mobile computing device. A user can communicate requests using natural language utterances. A microphone can collect the utterances and provide them to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device can transmit the human utterance to a voice interface system. The voice interface system can utilize user preferences when executing the request to provide a personalized user experience. Computer-implemented methods are also described herein.

Abstract: Systems and methods of detection and notification of potential road conditions are disclosed herein. One such method can include the acts of receiving a first set of data associated with the location on the road surface from a first vehicle and identifying a first subset of the first set of data. The first subset can be associated with the potential road condition. The method can also include the acts of calculating a probability associated with the potential road condition based at least in part on the first subset, determining whether the probability exceeds a threshold, and notifying at least one vehicle of the potential road condition when the probability exceeds the threshold upon the at least one vehicle approaching the location.

Abstract: A driver can point at a vehicle display using a hand on the steering wheel. The vehicle display may be located in the dashboard behind the steering wheel. The location on the display at which the driver is pointing is determined using sensors, and a cursor is displayed at this location. Finger movement is detected by the sensors and a user interface function is performed in response. The performed user interface functions may include the movement of the displayed cursor on the vehicle display, the display of additional vehicle information, the launching of an application, the interaction with an application, and the scrolling of displayed information.

Abstract: When a voice input is detected as being applied to a directional microphone, sounds output from selected loudspeakers from among a plurality of loudspeakers, which otherwise would obstruct the speech recognition process, are attenuated, and sound signals supplied to the selected loudspeakers are combined with sound signals supplied to the other loudspeakers, and the combined sound signals are supplied to the other loudspeakers.

Abstract: An on-vehicle electronic control system has an input device for performing a plurality of manual input operations, wherein the input operations can be simultaneously and independently input; a processing device for independently processing the input operations and outputting respective processed results corresponding to the input operations; and a display device for independently showing the respective processed results. The display device may have a single display screen which is divided into a plurality of display sections for independently and simultaneously showing the respective processed results. The input device may have a microphone array including a plurality of microphones so as to simultaneously and independently perform a plurality of voice input operations. Typically, the input device assigns a task to any one of the input operations; and the processing device has a task content changing device for making the task be inherited and executed as a task assigned to another input operation.

Abstract: A speech recognition apparatus for a vehicle is provided for decreasing the feeling of discomfort of the operator even in the case that speech recognition is continuously impossible over several times. The speech recognition apparatus for a vehicle that recognizes voice input via an voice input device comprises a response output device for outputting a response to said voice input, a recognition possible or impossible determining device for determining whether said voice input can be recognized, and a response change executing device for operating when recognition is impossible for outputting a response having a different expression from said response output device depending on the number of times it has been determined that recognition is impossible by said recognition possible or impossible determining device.

Abstract: When a voice input is detected as being applied to a directional microphone, sounds output from selected loudspeakers from among a plurality of loudspeakers, which otherwise would obstruct the speech recognition process, are attenuated, and sound signals supplied to the selected loudspeakers are combined with sound signals supplied to the other loudspeakers, and the combined sound signals are supplied to the other loudspeakers.

Abstract: An on-vehicle electronic control system has an input device for performing a plurality of manual input operations, wherein the input operations can be simultaneously and independently input; a processing device for independently processing the input operations and outputting respective processed results corresponding to the input operations; and a display device for independently showing the respective processed results. The display device may have a single display screen which is divided into a plurality of display sections for independently and simultaneously showing the respective processed results. The input device may have a microphone array including a plurality of microphones so as to simultaneously and independently perform a plurality of voice input operations. Typically, the input device assigns a task to any one of the input operations; and the processing device has a task content changing device for making the task be inherited and executed as a task assigned to another input operation.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus for a vehicle is provided for decreasing the feeling of discomfort of the operator even in the case that voice recognition is impossible over several times continuously. The voice recognition apparatus for a vehicle that recognizes voice input via an voice input device comprises a response output device for outputting a response to said voice input, a recognition possible or impossible determining device for determining whether said voice input can be recognized, and a response change executing device for operating when recognition is impossible for outputting a response having a different expression from said response output device depending on the number of times it has been determined that recognition is impossible by said recognition possible or impossible determining device.