Abstract: Rearview mirror angle setting systems, methods, and programs display, on a display, a peripheral image of a vehicle that includes a visible region that is visually recognizable in a rearview mirror at a variable angle. The systems, methods, and programs display a reference point in the peripheral image, and move a position of the reference point in the peripheral image in accordance with a moving operation by a user. The systems, methods, and programs set the angle of the rearview mirror such that the position of the reference point, which has been moved, is visually recognizable in the rearview mirror.

Abstract: Cabin environment control systems, methods, and programs display, on a touch panel display, a cabin image showing positions of an air outlet of an air conditioner and a window in a cabin. The systems, methods, and programs receive a touch input on the cabin image displayed on the touch panel display and control an airflow direction in the cabin based on a relationship between a track of the touch input and the positions of the air outlet of the air conditioner and the window.

Abstract: Seat state correction systems, methods, and programs access suitable figure information in which a suitable figure and a state of a seat of a vehicle are correlated with each other. The systems, methods, and programs acquire a suitable figure that suits a current state of the seat on the basis of the accessed suitable figure information, the acquired suitable figure representing a recommended driving posture for a user seated on the seat and display, on a touch panel display, an image that indicates the acquired suitable figure. The systems, methods, and programs receive figure correction information through contact on the touch panel display, the figure correction information indicating a correction of the displayed suitable figure and correct the state of the seat on the basis of the accessed suitable figure information so as to achieve a state of the seat corresponding to the corrected displayed suitable figure.

Abstract: Rearview mirror angle setting systems, methods, and programs display, on a display, a peripheral image of a vehicle that includes a visible region that is visually recognizable in a rearview mirror at a variable angle. The systems, methods, and programs display a reference point in the peripheral image, and move a position of the reference point in the peripheral image in accordance with a moving operation by a user. The systems, methods, and programs set the angle of the rearview mirror such that the position of the reference point, which has been moved, is visually recognizable in the rearview mirror.

Abstract: Seat state correction systems, methods, and programs access suitable figure information in which a suitable figure and a state of a seat of a vehicle are correlated with each other. The systems, methods, and programs acquire a suitable figure that suits a current state of the seat on the basis of the accessed suitable figure information, the acquired suitable figure representing a recommended driving posture for a user seated on the seat and display, on a touch panel display, an image that indicates the acquired suitable figure. The systems, methods, and programs receive figure correction information through contact on the touch panel display, the figure correction information indicating a correction of the displayed suitable figure and correct the state of the seat on the basis of the accessed suitable figure information so as to achieve a state of the seat corresponding to the corrected displayed suitable figure.

Abstract: Cabin environment control systems, methods, and programs display, on a touch panel display, a cabin image showing positions of an air outlet of an air conditioner and a window in a cabin. The systems, methods, and programs receive a touch input on the cabin image displayed on the touch panel display and control an airflow direction in the cabin based on a relationship between a track of the touch input and the positions of the air outlet of the air conditioner and the window.

Abstract: A driving support device uses a camera mounted on a vehicle for imaging a blind spot area created by a pillar of the vehicle and displays an image taken by the camera on the interior surface of the pillar. A virtual plane passing through boundaries of the blind spot area is set, and an image plane of the camera is set at a predetermined position where a non-displayed area or an excess area, created by deviation between the virtual plane and the image plane of the camera, is reduced. Image data input from the camera is subjected to coordinate transformation on the virtual plane, and an image corresponding to the blind spot area created by the pillar is displayed on the interior surface of the pillar, based on the image data subjected to coordinate transformation on the virtual plane.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs distribute traffic information including information on a wrong-way vehicle traveling in a wrong-way direction opposite to a designated travel direction of a road. The systems, methods, and programs distributes the traffic information to the target vehicle, determine a reporting range of the wrong-way vehicle information based on a wrong-way vehicle position. When an end-point distance is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference distance, the systems, methods, and programs set a wrong-way section as the reporting range. When the end-point distance is less than the reference distance, the systems, methods, and programs set the wrong-way section and at least one road section which is adjacent to the wrong-way section as the reporting range. When the target vehicle is in the reporting range, the systems, methods, and programs send the traffic information including the wrong-way vehicle information to the target vehicle.

Abstract: Parking support systems, methods, and programs store road information and obtain information regarding a vacant space on a road. The systems, methods, and programs calculate parking availability in a predetermined area specified by the stored road information based on the obtained information; and provide notification of the calculated parking availability.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs distribute traffic information including information on a wrong-way vehicle traveling in a wrong-way direction opposite to a designated travel direction of a road. The systems, methods, and programs distributes the traffic information to the target vehicle, determine a reporting range of the wrong-way vehicle information based on a wrong-way vehicle position. When an end-point distance is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference distance, the systems, methods, and programs set a wrong-way section as the reporting range. When the end-point distance is less than the reference distance, the systems, methods, and programs set the wrong-way section and at least one road section which is adjacent to the wrong-way section as the reporting range. When the target vehicle is in the reporting range, the systems, methods, and programs send the traffic information including the wrong-way vehicle information to the target vehicle.

Abstract: A navigation system presents and updates information that allows the driver to determine an appropriate vehicle speed and a steering angle depending on a condition or a feature of a road. The navigation system includes storage means for storing map data, a display for displaying information, a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle speed, and a controller for determining the shape of a road section being approached by a vehicle, based on the map data and the vehicle speed, and controlling the display to display the shape of the road.

Abstract: A driving support unit captures an image of a driver's blind spot due to presence of a pillar of a vehicle includes at least first and second cameras which are mounted on the vehicle, a display device for displaying the image on the interior surface of the pillar and a control section for detecting position of the head of the driver, calculating a blind spot angle due to the presence of the pillar in accordance with the position of the head of the driver, and for selecting, based on the calculated angle, one of the cameras to capture the image. The first camera captures an image the major portion of which is an area to the side of the vehicle, and the second camera captures an image the major portion of which is an area to the front of the vehicle.

Abstract: A driving support method and a driving support apparatus clearly project an image of a specific target object onto a pillar within a vehicle. The apparatus includes a camera installed on the vehicle that captures a dead-angle area created by the pillar and a projector projecting the image captured by the camera onto the interior surface of the pillar. The driving support unit also includes an image processor that sets a reference point Pc on an indicator on a road surface, sets a virtual plane VP passing through the reference point Pc, performs coordinate conversion for image data input from the camera onto the virtual plane VP, and outputs to a projector the image data for which the coordinate conversion has been performed.

Abstract: Public-key cryptography is realized by means of PKI in which biometrics data, in which biological information of users is converted to numerical values, are used to authenticate users that transmit and receive data, and based on the biometrics data, identical secret keys (common secret keys) are generated in each of the user terminal devices that are used by the users without releasing the secret keys onto the network.

Abstract: Navigation systems, methods, and programs provide appropriate driving guidance to a driver according to the level of the driving skills of the driver. The navigation systems, methods, and programs identify that the vehicle is in a predetermined specified condition based on information detected by a condition detecting device and detect an actual vehicle control state under the specified conditions based on information detected by an actual state detecting device. The systems, methods, and programs specify an appropriate vehicle control state according to the specified conditions. The systems, methods, and programs determine the level of the driving skills of a driver of the vehicle under the specified conditions based on the actual vehicle control state and the appropriate vehicle control state and output driving guidance according to the determined level of the driving skills under the specified conditions.

Abstract: When it is determined that the host vehicle is stopped at the intersection in the right turn waiting state, the navigation ECU forms a right turn waiting mark representing the right turn waiting state on the road surface of the opposing lane at the intersection where the host vehicle is stopped with a visually identifiable laser beam with a predetermined color. When it is determined that the host vehicle is brought into the right turn start state from the right turn waiting state where the host vehicle is stopped at the intersection, the navigation ECU forms the right turn start mark representing the right turn start state instead of the right turn waiting mark on the road surface of the opposing lane at the intersection where the host vehicle enters with the visually identifiable laser beam with the color (for example, red) different from that of the right turn waiting mark, at substantially the same position thereof in accordance with the traveling state of the host vehicle.

Abstract: Navigation systems, methods, and programs provide appropriate driving guidance to a driver according to the level of the driving skills of the driver. The navigation systems, methods, and programs identify that the vehicle is in a predetermined specified condition based on information detected by a condition detecting device and detect an actual vehicle control state under the specified conditions based on information detected by an actual state detecting device. The systems, methods, and programs specify an appropriate vehicle control state according to the specified conditions. The systems, methods, and programs determine the level of the driving skills of a driver of the vehicle under the specified conditions based on the actual vehicle control state and the appropriate vehicle control state and output driving guidance according to the determined level of the driving skills under the specified conditions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs of producing and using traffic signal information take, when a vehicle is closely approaching a traffic signal, an image of traffic signal lamps disposed on the traffic signal. The systems, methods, and programs produce image data of the traffic signal lamps, based on the taken image and analyze the image data. The systems, methods, and programs produce traffic signal state information, the traffic signal state information including a state of the traffic signal as of the time of taking the image of the traffic signal lamps. The systems, methods, and programs store traffic signal information, the traffic signal information including the produced traffic signal state information, traffic signal location information, and time information in a memory.

Abstract: Parking assist systems, methods and programs identify a position of a vehicle and obtain image data of an area around the vehicle from a camera on the vehicle. The systems, methods, and programs associate the obtained image data with a position of the vehicle where the image data was obtained and store the obtained image data and the associated position of the vehicle as past image data in a memory. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether the vehicle has at least entered a target parking area and display, based on the determination, an image on a display unit, the displayed image based on the past image data and image data taken at a current position of the vehicle.

Abstract: Parking support systems, methods, and programs store road information and obtain information regarding a vacant space on a road. The systems, methods, and programs calculate parking availability in a predetermined area specified by the stored road information based on the obtained information; and provide notification of the calculated parking availability.