Abstract: A navigation system includes an operation input unit, a temporary storage unit, and a control unit that executes processing concerning the navigation operation using the information for applications. The control unit sets analysis priority levels for analysis processing performed for each of the kinds of the map information and sets generation priority levels for each of the kinds of the information for applications, performs, with at least one kind of map information as an analysis target, the analysis processing generates the information for applications in order according to the generation priority levels based on results of the analysis processing respectively obtained for the map information set as the analysis target, saves the generated information for applications in the temporary storage unit, and executes processing concerning the navigation operation using the information for applications saved in the temporary storage unit.

Abstract: An in-vehicle processing apparatus is capable of performing position estimation resistant to disturbance.

Abstract: An image processing device is equipped with a marker detector, an oblique line detector, and a parking frame detector. The marker detector extracts, from an image, positive and negative edge segments that are aligned next to each other at a predetermined interval as a pair, and detects a parking space division marker based on the pair. The oblique line detector detects an edge on one side of an edge segment (single-edge segment) that is not extracted as the pair, and detects a presumed straight line based on the single-edge segment connected with an oblique line. The parking frame detector detects neighboring edge segments based on the positive and negative edge segments as well as the single-edge segment of the presumed straight line, and detects a parking space based on a distance between the neighboring edge segments.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes: a user action estimation unit that estimates an expected passage route of a user based on a current position and an action history of the user; a sound signal input unit to which a sound signal based on the utterance of the user is input; a storage unit that stores a keyword and a POI related to the keyword; a keyword extraction unit that extracts the keyword from the sound signal; and a POI selection unit that selects a candidate POI as a candidate for a destination based on the expected passage route estimated by the user action estimation unit and the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit.

Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus mounted in a vehicle includes: an assistance processing unit that executes assistance processing for providing a user with specified information; and a display control unit that performs control to display a list according to a sequential order of the assistance processing executed by the assistance processing unit.

Abstract: A parking assist device according to the present invention includes a backward-direction-path calculation unit that calculates a backward-direction path for taking an own vehicle out from a target parking position B based on constraint conditions of a parking space and an own-vehicle behavior, a connection-candidate-position storage unit that sets a plurality of connection candidate positions D on the backward-direction path, a forward-direction-path calculation unit that calculates a forward-direction path leadable to one of the connection candidate positions D from a current position A of the own vehicle, and a parking-path setting unit that sets a parking path by combining the backward-direction path and the forward-direction path.

Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus mounted in a vehicle includes: a map information storage unit that stores map information; a communication control unit that acquires traffic information; a travel history database in which a travel history of the vehicle with respect to each road is recorded; a route estimation unit that estimates a travel route of the vehicle by using the map information and the travel history database; a traveling time calculation unit that calculates actual traveling time of the vehicle with respect to the travel route and calculates predicted traveling time required when traveling the travel route estimated by the route estimation unit by using the traffic information; and a display control unit that performs control to display a map screen indicating the travel route and display the actual traveling time and the predicted traveling time together with the map screen.

Abstract: A road surface area detection device includes a normalized speed calculation portion configured to calculate a normalized speed based on a movement of a feature point in an image captured by a camera that is disposed in a vehicle; a determination range calculation portion configured to calculate a road surface determination range, which is indicated by a magnitude of the normalized speed, based on the normalized speeds of at least two feature points at different positions in a width direction of the vehicle in a predetermined central area where the vehicle is positioned in a center thereof in the width direction perpendicular to a vehicle traveling direction; and a road surface area identification portion configured to identify, as a road surface area on which the vehicle travels, a position in the width direction that includes the feature point whose normalized speed is within the road surface determination range.

Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus capable of making a parking route shorter when providing parking assistance for parallel parking is obtained. The parking assistance apparatus according to the present invention is a parking assistance apparatus for assisting the parallel parking of a driver's own vehicle 21 and has a configuration that: calculates an escapable position where the driver's own vehicle 21 can be made to escape from a parking area Sp; calculates a parking-space leaving route E where the driver's own vehicle 21 can be moved from the escapable position to an initial position P0 in a passage area Sr; and sets a parking route based on the parking-space leaving route E.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path. A connection device includes: a storage unit which stores type priority level information for specifying a priority level assigned in advance for each type of a process, usable communication system information for specifying a usable communication system for each process, and sharing propriety information for specifying whether or not the communication system is sharable among a plurality of processes during the same period of time; a plurality of communication units which communicate to and from another device with use of the communication systems different from one another; and a communication system allocation control unit configured to identify the usable communication system and allocate, when the identified communication system is not sharable, the process to use the communication system based on the priority levels.

Abstract: A parking assist system includes a server device and a parking assist device provided in a host vehicle to communicate with the server device. The server device comprises a server storage portion that is configured to store parking lot information acquired when a second vehicle different from the host vehicle is parked in a parking section of a parking lot. The parking assist device includes a parking lot information receiver configured to receive the parking lot information from the server device, and a parking assist controller configured to control the host vehicle based on the obtained parking lot information to park the host vehicle in the parking section of the parking lot.

Abstract: A section line recognition device is realized which can determine a line type of a section line in a road surface with high accuracy. In step 301, a feature amount is extracted from an image captured by each camera. This step corresponds to a process of a feature point extraction unit. In the next step 302, the extracted feature amount is transformed into bird's-eye view coordinates which is common coordinates. This step corresponds to a process of a coordinates transformation unit. Next, in step 303, a camera to be selected is determined. This step is a process of a camera determination unit. Next, in step 304, the state transition at the appearance position of the feature point on the bird's-eye view coordinates is determined using feature point coordinates of the camera selected in step 303. This step is a process of a state transition determination unit. Finally, in step 305, the line type is determined. This step is a process of a line type determination unit.

Abstract: An inter-vehicle communication and driving assistance device performs wireless communication with other vehicles, and includes an inter-vehicle communication unit including a reception level detection unit, a position information reception unit, and an arithmetic processing unit. The arithmetic processing unit calculates inter-vehicle distances to other vehicles using latitude and longitude information of the other vehicles and the own vehicle, receives a position error radius, and acquires a reception level from the other vehicles. When a difference between the inter-vehicle distances is smaller than position error radius, a vehicle with a larger reception level is determined as a vehicle closer to the own vehicle. When the difference between the inter-vehicle distances is larger than the position error radius, a vehicle with a smaller inter-vehicle distance is determined as a vehicle closer to the own vehicle, and a distance to a leading vehicle is calculated.

Abstract: A parking support apparatus sets a plurality of candidate connection positions along a reverse direction route, calculates a first connection route, calculates a first parking route by using the first connection route and the reverse direction route, judges whether the candidate connection position exists within a recognition range or not; and if the candidate connection position does not exist within the recognition range, calculates a shortest steering wheel turning position, calculates a second connection route capable of reaching any one of the candidate connection positions calculates a second parking route by using the second connection route and the reverse direction route, when the second parking route can be calculated, the second parking route is selected as the parking route; otherwise, the first parking route is selected as the parking route.

Abstract: An in-vehicle processing apparatus that executes control of causing a vehicle to perform automated traveling from a predetermined position to a parking space and causing the vehicle to perform automated entry into the parking space, is configured to include a notification control section that causes a portable electronic device carried by a user to display a parking position notification display in which a position of the parking space entered by the vehicle through the automated entry and the predetermined position are superimposed on an image.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a parking assistance device capable of computing a parking path that is suitable for given circumstances or user's needs. A parking assistance device of the present invention is a parking assistance device for assisting in parking a vehicle in a parking space provided on one side of a road, the parking assistance device being configured to compute a first parking path for starting moving the vehicle forward from the initial position thereof, and a second parking path for starting moving the vehicle backward from the initial position thereof, select one of the first parking path or the second parking path on the basis of a preset evaluation function, and set the selected path as a parking path to be used.

Abstract: The present invention aims at obtaining an in-vehicle processing apparatus for automatically selecting modes. An in-vehicle processing apparatus 120 according to the present invention includes a mode switching unit 121D that makes a transition, based on latitude-longitude positioning information of a vehicle, between: a map storage mode 202 to acquire and store point group data in a storage unit when a vehicle 1 approaches a preset registered spot and point group data of surroundings of the vehicle is not stored in the storage unit 124; and a position estimation mode 203 to have a position estimation unit 121C estimate a position of the vehicle when the vehicle approaches the registered spot and the point group data of surroundings of the vehicle is stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A parking assistance device for resetting a parking path when an obstacle is on the parking path includes a pull-out path computing unit that computes a pull-out path for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space based on parking space information and constraints regarding vehicle behavior, a candidate connection position setting unit that sets a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path, a reachable path computing unit that computes a reachable path for allowing the vehicle to reach at least one of the candidate connection positions from the initial position, a parking path setting unit that sets a parking path of from the initial position to the parking space by connecting the pull-out and reachable paths, and a path resetting unit that computes a parking path of from the stop position to the parking space, and sets the computed parking path as a new parking path.

Abstract: An in-vehicle processing device includes an offset route generation part configured to generate an offset route by offsetting to an oncoming lane an outbound route in a street on which the host vehicle has previously traveled, a candidate point generation part configured to generate a plurality of candidate points that are candidates for a return route based on the offset route generated by the offset route generation part, a candidate route generation part configured to generate a plurality of candidate routes by connecting the candidate points generated by the candidate point generation part, and a route selection part configured to select the return route based on the plurality of candidate routes generated by the candidate route generation part.

Abstract: A calibration system is mounted in a vehicle and is provided with: an attitude sensor that acquires attitude information regarding a vehicle coordinate system of the vehicle; an image pickup unit that captures an image of the surroundings of the vehicle; an attitude-sensor reliability level calculation unit that calculates an attitude-sensor reliability level that is a reliability level of the attitude sensor; and an attitude use estimation unit that estimates, in the case where the calculated attitude-sensor reliability level is greater than a predetermined threshold, an external parameter of the image pickup unit using the attitude information output by the attitude sensor and a relationship of a coordinate system of the image pickup unit to the vehicle coordinate system.