Abstract: A driver monitoring apparatus has a photographing means for taking a picture of a driver's face, an illumination means for emitting light to the driver's face, a light amount control means for setting the amount of light from the illumination means to a first or second amount of light, a differential image creating means for comparing image information about one image on which the driver's face to which the first amount of light was emitted is photographed with image information about another image on which the driver's face to which the second amount of light was emitted is photographed and then creating a differential image from differential information about brightness of corresponding pixels, a detecting means for detecting the driver's eyes from the differential image created by the differential image creating means, and a state detecting means for detecting the driver' state according to an image of the driver's eyes.

Abstract: A display control apparatus configured to be connected to an imaging apparatus is provided. The display control apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data captured by the imaging apparatus by capturing an image behind a vehicle; an edge image generation unit configured to generate edge image data that clearly indicates a peripheral portion of the image data to be viewed via an electric mirror that is placed at a rear-view mirror position inside the vehicle; a display image generation unit configured to generate display image data by superimposing the generated edge image data onto the obtained image data; and a control unit configured to control the generated display image data to be viewed via the electric mirror.

Abstract: An opening portion is formed along an outer peripheral edge of a diaphragm in a second casing portion partitioned by the diaphragm. In the opening portion, a plurality of fins is arranged at regular intervals, and an air passage is formed between every adjacent two of the fins. The fin and the air passage are formed so as to be at an angle to a corresponding imaginary line that extends from the vibration center line of the diaphragm in the radial direction. By forming each of the air passages obliquely, noise generated by an air flow due to sound pressure is reduced.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing active ceiling display on the ceiling of a vehicle that is manipulated by occupant gestures. A display provides an area of illumination that illuminates at least a portion of the interior of a vehicle. The occupant manipulates aspects of the area of illumination with gestures. The system causes an area of illumination to follow the movements of an occupant. The system changes aspects of illumination within the vehicle based on the activities of an occupant, mood of the occupants, and ambient lighting inside and outside the vehicle.

Abstract: A vibration-mechanism-equipped input device includes a manipulation part on which the manipulator can perform an input manipulation, one end of a bracket being attached to the manipulation part, a vibration generating part that generates vibration to be transmitted to the manipulation part, and a controller that controls the operation of the vibration generating part. The vibration generating part is attached to another end of the bracket, the position of the other end being offset from the one end of the bracket.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a color filter including a filter portion and a black mask which is arranged around the filter portion and shields light, a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal portion including a display region corresponding to the filter portion, and a protection cover which is arranged on a display side of the liquid crystal panel and is made of a translucent material. The protection cover includes an intermediate layer having a pattern in which a partial light shielding region and a partial light transmitting region are mixed corresponding to a part of the black mask arranged outside the filter portion, and a light shielding layer arranged outside the intermediate layer and having the same material and color as the partial light shielding region.

Abstract: An acoustic characteristic measurement device includes a speaker configured to output an acoustic signal in which a watermark signal is embedded; a microphone configured to perform sound collection with respect to the acoustic signal output from the speaker in a predetermined listening position; and an acoustic characteristic measurement unit configured to determine an acoustic characteristic of an acoustic space from the speaker to the listening position, on the basis of the watermark signal embedded in the acoustic signal which is subjected to the sound collection by the microphone.

Abstract: A vehicle detection warning device may have a rear camera, a vehicle detecting unit that detects a rear vehicle according to high-brightness regions included in obtained images, a warning start deciding unit that causes a warning processing unit to start a warning when the rear vehicle is detected, a summarizing unit that counts the number of times the high-brightness region is included in images obtained by a plurality of imaging operations performed by the rear camera, an area calculating unit that calculates the area of the high-brightness region, and a warning termination deciding unit that causes the warning processing unit to stop the warning when the number of times counted by the summarizing unit decreases and the area calculated by the area calculating unit falls to or below a predetermined value.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to provide a result of a search according to a search input given via an input unit so as to provide, as the result of the search, information that matches registered user information associated with a particular registered user. The information processing apparatus includes a matching information search unit that retrieves information that matches the registered user information according to the search input, a matching level calculation unit that calculates a matching level, with respect to the registered user information, of the information obtained as the result of the search performed by the matching information search unit, and a search result providing unit that provides, together with the result of the search, the matching level with respect to the registered user information calculated by the matching level calculation unit.

Abstract: A loudspeaker system for a vehicle may include a vehicle partition panel that separates an interior space and an exterior space; a loudspeaker device comprising a frame, a diaphragm elastically supported at the frame, and a driving device that is configured to provide driving power for operating the diaphragm; and an air chamber disposed between the diaphragm and the vehicle partition panel. The frame delimits a chamber side opening of the air chamber facing the vehicle partition panel, where the vehicle partition panel comprises a vehicle partition panel opening. The vehicle partition panel opening has an extension which is smaller than the diameter of the diaphragm and smaller than an extension of the chamber side opening. The loudspeaker device is fixed to the vehicle partition panel such that the chamber side opening and the vehicle partition panel opening overlap in an overlapping area and the chamber side opening adjoins the vehicle partition panel opening.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted acoustic apparatus includes a frame including an annular portion and a supporting portion and attachable to an opening of a partition plate between an in-cabin space and an outside-cabin space, a diaphragm vibratorily supported by the annular portion, a magnetic circuit supported by the supporting portion and having a magnetic gap, a cylindrical bobbin provided on the diaphragm with one end thereof projecting from one side of the diaphragm, a voice coil wound around the bobbin and positioned in the magnetic gap, and a rear cover member defining an air chamber provided between the rear cover member and the diaphragm. The rear cover member is vibratorily supported and allows back pressure to be conducted to the outside-cabin space. An air path between the air chamber and the in-cabin space follows a route passing through a space on an inner side of the bobbin.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a sliding component including a protruding portion that is provided on the outer surface of a slider body portion of a slider so as to protrude into the inside of a penetrating portion provided in a part of a case body portion (wall portion) of a case. In some implementations, the penetrating portion and the protruding portion are formed in a state where an insert having an insert recess is advanced, and the insert is retreated in a mold to form the sliding component in which the slider is fitted in the case.

Abstract: An acoustic apparatus may include a frame having an annular open portion that opens in an axial direction; a diaphragm supported by being attached to the annular open portion via a flexible edge member so as to be capable of vibrating in the axial direction; and a driving unit connected to the diaphragm at a center portion of the diaphragm, where the driving unit is configured to apply a driving force in the axial direction to the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a rotationally symmetric shape around an axis of the diaphragm when viewed in the axial direction. The diaphragm includes a sheet member having an orientation dispersion structure in which shape-anisotropic fillers are dispersed in a resin with long axes of the fillers oriented in one predetermined direction, and the diaphragm has mechanical characteristics having two-fold rotation symmetry around the axis.

Abstract: A retrieval result providing device includes a retrieval unit which acquires an individual retrieval result having item values of a plurality of items by a retrieval based on a keyword, an unprocessed sentence generation unit which generates an unprocessed sentence where retrieval result corresponding sentences with the item values arranged are arranged, an output sentence generation unit which performs at least one of a first process of erasing some of the sentences on the basis of a commonality between a word and the keyword contained in the retrieval result corresponding sentences, a second process of erasing some of the sentences on the basis of a commonality of the item values of specific items in the different sentences, and a third process of erasing some of the sentences on the basis of a commonality of the item values of a plurality of different items in one sentence so as to generate an output sentence, and an output sentence output unit which outputs a voice based on the output sentence.

Abstract: In an on-vehicle display device, projection light output from a projecting unit is reflected on an intermediate mirror and is further reflected on a directional mirror. The reflected light is directed to a windshield glass as directed reflected light. In an adjustment operation, the directional mirror is rotated around tilting fulcrum parts by a driving unit to adjust the height of a virtual image formed in front of the windshield glass. In a retracting operation, the lower end of the directional mirror is largely moved forward by the driving unit, rotating the directional mirror with an abutting point between the directional mirror and the upper support acting as a fulcrum. This prevents external light (sunlight) from adversely affecting the projecting unit.

Abstract: A vehicle speaker system includes a speaker having a diaphragm that generates a sound pressure, a frame that supports the diaphragm vibratably, and a driving unit attached to the frame to drive the diaphragm. A position of the speaker relative to a partition separating a vehicle-cabin inner space and an engine compartment inner space is determined so that the sound pressure generated by an action of the diaphragm passes through an opening in the partition. A shield member is provided with at least a part thereof being located between the speaker and an obstacle generation source located in the engine compartment inner space to obstruct an operation of the speaker. An open part allowing a first space provided between the speaker and the shield member to communicate with the engine compartment inner space is provided in such a direction as not to be directed toward the obstacle generation source.

Abstract: An opening portion is formed along an outer peripheral edge of a diaphragm in a second casing portion partitioned by the diaphragm. In the opening portion, a plurality of fins is arranged at regular intervals, and an air passage is formed between every adjacent two of the fins. The fin and the air passage are formed so as to be at an angle to a corresponding imaginary line that extends from the vibration center line of the diaphragm in the radial direction. By forming each of the air passages obliquely, noise generated by an air flow due to sound pressure is reduced.

Abstract: An on-vehicle display device includes a fixed panel fixed to a vehicle body, a display unit, and a bracket that fixes the display unit to the fixed panel. In the display unit, the display cover plate is provided with an overhang which laterally overhangs from a display area, and the overhang has a back side supported by a support piece of the bracket without being fixed to the fixed panel.

Abstract: A relationship between a relative position with respect to a section where a progressing direction changes on a route and an arrangement height is set such that the arrangement height gradually increases from zero to MaxH. Then, the arrangement height gradually decreases from MaxH to zero along the route from a point on the near side of the section where the progressing direction changes (FIGS. 3B and 3G and FIGS. 4B and 4C). When traveling in the section where the progressing direction changes, a direction mark representing the progressing direction at each point on a road surface is displayed using a heads-up display so as to overlap with a position on an upper side, by an arrangement height set based on a relative position of the point with respect to the section and a set relationship, from the point.