Abstract: A vehicle loads at least one of a plurality of upper units having space to store a person or an object on an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels in the vehicle. The vehicle includes an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels and the at least one of the plurality of upper units loaded on the under unit. The under unit includes a loading unit, on which the at least one of the plurality of upper units as described above can be loaded. Each of the plurality of upper units includes a joint that joins to a different upper unit that is adjacently loaded.

Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to freely exchange interior of a vehicle. An interior unit according to the present disclosure is provided with: a frame portion attachable to and detachable from a vehicle; and interior parts installed on the frame portion. The frame portion is foldable, or extendable and contractible.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises an under unit which is equipped with a driving mechanism configured to rotate wheels of the vehicle, and an upper unit which is mounted on the under unit. The upper unit comprises an extension/contraction mechanism which is configured to extend or contract the upper unit according to a size of the under unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique that enables customization of a vehicle. In an information processing apparatus, a controller presents vehicle units extracted from among a plurality of types of under units each of which is provided with a driving mechanism configured to cause wheels to rotate and a plurality of types of upper units to be loaded on any of the under units to a user, the vehicle units being combinable as a vehicle. Furthermore, the controller executes: accepting selection by a user from among the presented vehicle units; and calculating a fee in the case of providing the selected vehicle units.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a route score including a travel cost and a coefficient for each of a plurality of driving route candidates. The information processing apparatus acquires a user score including an individual rate that is a time-cost conversion rate particular to a mobile user and a weight application rate particular to the mobile user. Based on the respective route scores of the plurality of driving route candidates and the user score of the mobile user, the information processing apparatus converts the travel cost of each of the plurality of driving route candidates into a corresponding cost that is a cost obtained by reflection of the time-cost conversion rate and the weight application rate of the mobile user in the travel cost. The information processing apparatus determines a recommendation order of the plurality of driving route candidates based on the corresponding costs of the plurality of driving route candidates.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique that enables customization of a vehicle. In an information processing apparatus, a controller presents vehicle units extracted from among a plurality of types of under units each of which is provided with a driving mechanism configured to cause wheels to rotate and a plurality of types of upper units to be loaded on any of the under units to a user, the vehicle units being combinable as a vehicle. Furthermore, the controller executes: accepting selection by a user from among the presented vehicle units; and calculating a fee in the case of providing the selected vehicle units.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a route score including a travel cost and a coefficient for each of a plurality of driving route candidates. The information processing apparatus acquires a user score including an individual rate that is a time-cost conversion rate particular to a mobile user and a weight application rate particular to the mobile user. Based on the respective route scores of the plurality of driving route candidates and the user score of the mobile user, the information processing apparatus converts the travel cost of each of the plurality of driving route candidates into a corresponding cost that is a cost obtained by reflection of the time-cost conversion rate and the weight application rate of the mobile user in the travel cost. The information processing apparatus determines a recommendation order of the plurality of driving route candidates based on the corresponding costs of the plurality of driving route candidates.

Abstract: A vehicle loads at least one of a plurality of upper units having space to store a person or an object on an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels in the vehicle. The vehicle includes an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels and the at least one of the plurality of upper units loaded on the under unit. The under unit includes a loading unit, on which the at least one of the plurality of upper units as described above can be loaded. Each of the plurality of upper units includes a joint that joins to a different upper unit that is adjacently loaded.

Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to freely exchange interior of a vehicle. An interior unit according to the present disclosure is provided with: a frame portion attachable to and detachable from a vehicle; and interior parts installed on the frame portion. The frame portion is foldable, or extendable and contractible.

Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure comprises an under unit which is equipped with a driving mechanism configured to rotate wheels of the vehicle, and an upper unit which is mounted on the under unit. The upper unit comprises an extension/contraction mechanism which is configured to extend or contract the upper unit according to a size of the under unit.

Abstract: Region guidance systems and programs obtain a spot with which guidance information is associated. When there are a plurality of the spots in a region whose boundary is defined, the systems an programs provide guidance on the guidance information associated with one of the spots selected based on a position of an entry spot to the region.

Abstract: A route search system including an electronic control unit configured to perform: acquiring estimated weather information, the estimated weather information being information about weather that is estimated in a region where a candidate of a first route from a departure place to a destination place exists; acquiring reference weather information, the reference weather information being decided based on statistical information about weather information in a predetermined behavior range of a user; and searching the first route by preferentially selecting a first road over a second road, and outputting information about the first route, the first road being a road in a first region where the estimated weather information is not worse than the reference weather information, the second road being a road in a second region where the estimated weather information is worse than the reference weather information.

Abstract: A route search system includes an electronic control unit configured to perform: acquiring estimated weather information, the estimated weather information being information about weather that is estimated in a region where a candidate of a first route from a departure place to a destination place exists; acquiring experienced weather information, the experienced weather information being information about weather that a user has experienced in past; an searching the first route by preferentially selecting a first road over a second road, and outputting information about the first route, the first road being a road in a first region where the estimated weather information coincides with the experienced weather information, the second road being a road in a second region where the estimated weather information does not coincide with the experienced weather information.

Abstract: A display device includes a display, a position detector, a storage device and an electronic control unit that are provided in a vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to control the display such that a map view is shown on the display on the basis of a map information, control the display such that an image indicating a position of the vehicle, detected by the position detector, is superimposed on the map view shown on the display, acquire information about a traveling status of the vehicle, determine whether a user of the vehicle is getting lost on the basis of the information about the traveling status of the vehicle and the map information, and, when the electronic control unit determines that the user is getting lost, control the display such that the scale of the map view shown on the display is set to a predetermined value or larger.

Abstract: A loop filtering method and apparatus are provided. The loop filtering method includes: calculating blocking effect strength based on coding type information, which specifies the coding type of a block to be filtered, a motion vector of the block, and reference frame information, which identifies a reference frame; determining a filtering unit to be used for filtering the block based on the calculated blocking effect strength; and performing filtering on the block using the determined filtering unit. Accordingly, it is possible to provide high-quality HDTV images by determining whether to perform loop filtering and adjusting the degree of loop filtering in consideration of the characteristics of HDTV images.

Abstract: A method and system of controlling transmit power of a forward link signal between a basestation and a mobile device in a communications network, the method comprising the steps of: sending a first signal from the basestation to the mobile device, the first signal having a first signal transmit power; receiving the first signal at the mobile device; measuring the first signal for a received signal to noise ratio at the mobile device; sending a second signal from the mobile device to the basestation, the second signal containing information about the received signal to noise ratio; and setting the transmit power of the forward link signal based on the received signal to noise ratio information and the first signal transmit power, whereby if the received signal to noise ratio is high the setting step sets the transmit power of the forward link signal lower, and if the received signal to noise ratio is low the setting step sets the transmit power of the forward link signal higher.

Abstract: A loop filtering method and apparatus are provided. The loop filtering method includes: calculating blocking effect strength based on coding type information, which specifies the coding type of a block to be filtered, a motion vector of the block, and reference frame information, which identifies a reference frame; determining a filtering unit to be used for filtering the block based on the calculated blocking effect strength; and performing filtering on the block using the determined filtering unit. Accordingly, it is possible to provide high-quality HDTV images by determining whether to perform loop filtering and adjusting the degree of loop filtering in consideration of the characteristics of HDTV images.

Abstract: A method and system of controlling transmit power of a forward link signal between a basestation and a mobile device in a communications network, the method comprising the steps of: sending a first signal from the basestation to the mobile device, the first signal having a first signal transmit power; receiving the first signal at the mobile device; measuring the first signal for a received signal to noise ratio at the mobile device; sending a second signal from the mobile device to the basestation, the second signal containing information about the received signal to noise ratio; and setting the transmit power of the forward link signal based on the received signal to noise ratio information and the first signal transmit power, whereby if the received signal to noise ratio is high the setting step sets the transmit power of the forward link signal lower, and if the received signal to noise ratio is low the setting step sets the transmit power of the forward link signal higher.