Abstract: A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.

Abstract: In order to make it possible to carry out communication while identifying a vehicle of an intended condition, a server apparatus (1) includes: a reception means (11) for receiving, from a first vehicle (31), a communication request message using wireless communication, the communication request message designating a selection condition for selecting another vehicle; a selection means (12) for selecting a second vehicle (33, 34) that satisfies the selection condition; and a transmission means (13) for transmitting the communication request message to the second vehicle (33, 34).

Abstract: In order to appropriately specify an important image region in a video, an important region specification system (1) includes: an information acquisition means (11) for acquiring position information of a vehicle; an important region specification means (12) for specifying an important region in an image-capturable region of a camera based on the position information of the vehicle; and an important region notification means (13) for notifying an image processing apparatus, which processes an image taken by the camera, of the important region.

Abstract: A server switching decision unit decides whether to switch a server that provides a service to a service-utilizing terminal that receives the service from the server. In a case in which the server switching decision unit makes a decision to switch the server, the server decision unit decides a server of a switching destination from among a plurality of servers that are able to provide the service to the service-utilizing terminal in consideration of an allowable delay satisfaction duration indicating a length of time during which the service can be provided to the service-utilizing terminal with a delay time within an allowable delay time.

Abstract: Signal information acquisition means acquires signal information about a traffic light installed on a road. Video acquisition means acquires a video photographed near a first parking lot entrance facing the road. Prediction means predicts whether or not a queue of waiting vehicles will be formed near the first parking lot entrance based on the video near the first parking lot entrance and the signal information. Selection means selects, from among a plurality of the parking lot entrances including the first parking lot entrance, a parking lot entrance to which a vehicle is to be guided based on a result of the prediction performed by the prediction means. Notification means notifies the vehicle of the parking lot entrance selected by the selection means.

Abstract: A process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object is performed at a timing suitable for a service being provided. A management system or a management apparatus evaluates a degree of influence of a server switching process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object, which is exerted on the service. The management system or the management apparatus decides a timing to switch the provision source server on the basis of an evaluation result of the evaluating and gives an instruction to switch the provision source server at the timing decided by the decision.

Abstract: To transmit, to a terminal, communication data corresponding to the characteristics of a network to which the terminal is connected while lightening the terminal-side processing load, a relay device comprises a reception unit configured to receive communication data addressed to a terminal from a communication device, at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to determine a compression parameter for the communication data on the basis of the characteristics of the network used for communication with the terminal, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the communication data compressed using the compression parameter to the terminal.

Abstract: A wireless communication control apparatus includes at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out: an information acquisition process of acquiring information pertaining to a terminal; and a switching control process of carrying out switching, based on the information pertaining to the terminal, between whether a base station causes a plurality of wireless slave stations to function respectively as a plurality of separate cells or causes the plurality of wireless slave stations to function as a single cell.

Abstract: Congestion determination means determines whether or not a road near an entrance of a first parking lot for which the vehicle is heading is congested based on sensor information output by a sensor. Selection means selects, from among one or more parking lots different from the first parking lot, a second parking lot to which the vehicle is to be guided when the congestion determination means determines that the road is congested. Notification means notifies the vehicle of the second parking lot.

Abstract: An information providing system includes: a target person detection means that detects a target person whose at-home status is to be managed among persons passing through a public area based on information acquired from a device installed in the public area; a moving direction identification means that identifies a moving direction of the target person; an at-home management means that updates information on an at-home status of the target person based on the estimated moving direction; and an output means that outputs the information on the at-home status of the target person.

Abstract: An imaging device can capture a video image of a road on which a moving object travels. In a traffic control apparatus, detection means detects the occurrence of an accident from a video image captured by an imaging device. Determination means determines the situation of the accident that has occurred based on the video image captured by the imaging device. Traffic light control means controls a traffic light installed at the intersection where the accident has occurred based on the determined situation of the accident.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes a communication part for selecting one of a first antenna and a second antenna and for being capable of communicating via a wireless connection with a base station connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, the first antenna being installed at a first location across a first road, the second antenna being installed at a second location across a second road intersecting the first road; a traffic flow detection part for detecting a traffic flow on at least one of the first road and the second road; and a selection part for selecting an antenna to be connected from the first antenna and the second antenna depending on the traffic flow.

Abstract: A signal control system is capable of acquiring an image of a road from a camera disposed around a road in a control target area and includes a passability determination part for determining passability of a road section starting from an intersection on a basis of an abnormality in an image photographed by the camera and a signal control part for controlling a traffic signal device disposed at an intersection included in the road section so as to prevent traffic from inflowing into a closed section.

Abstract: An evacuation route guidance system, which can respectively acquire one or more images shot by one or more cameras placed near roads of a target area, and a hazard map which includes locations of one or more dangerous places and locations of one or more safe areas in the target aera, including: a movement analysis part for analyzing movement of one or more moving bodies passing through a road in the target area based on one or more images shot by the one or more cameras at a time of occurrence of a disaster; a route creation part for creating a route adapted to movement of a moving body passing through the road, which route enables the moving body to move to a safe area by avoiding the one or more dangerous places; and a route output part for outputting the route to a predetermined display apparatus.

Abstract: A road inspection system includes: an inspection determination part that determines, regarding road segments, each of which is a unit obtained by dividing an inspection target road, a need for inspection for the individual road segment; a control part that controls, based on the need for inspection for the individual road segment, measurement of a road surface state(s) of the road performed by a measurement vehicle that is capable of measuring the road surface state(s) or transmission of measured data obtained by the measurement; and a road surface inspection part that analyzes measured data received from the measurement vehicle and performs inspection.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprises a measurement part capable of measuring, by means of a sensor, a road surface state in which a vehicle travels, a band evaluation part that evaluates a network band between it and a server at a transmission destination of measurement data of the road surface state, an importance calculation part that calculates importance of the measurement data based on a predetermined importance determination policy, a transmission part capable of transmitting the measurement data to the server, and a control part that controls transmission of the measurement data to the server by the transmission part based on evaluation of the network band and the importance of the measurement data.

Abstract: An information providing system comprises detection means detecting an evaluation target person who is a potential user of a public transportation based on image input from a camera; evaluation means calculating at least one of a first evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of public transportation by the evaluation target person and a second evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of an alternative transportation by the evaluation target person based on a timetable of a public transportation geographically nearest to current location of the evaluation target person; and transmission means transmitting at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to a predetermined terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a parking management apparatus and the like each adapted to control traffic congestion near parking lots and perform management of parking lots more efficiently. A parking management apparatus includes a parking-lot-inside-state measurement unit configured to measure a congestion state inside a parking lot, a determining unit configured to determine, based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot, a location of issuance of an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot, and an issuing unit configured to issue the electronic numbered ticket when the vehicle reaches a location in a neighborhood of the location that has been determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: A boarding assistance system includes a reception part for receiving a combination of information of a passenger vehicle which has been reserved by a user and information of the user who has reserved from a vehicle allocation system which allocates a passenger vehicle; an image acquisition part for acquiring a shot image of the user who has reserved by selecting any of the plurality of fixed-point cameras installed on a roadside based on the information of the user; and a display part for displaying information for identifying the user of the passenger vehicle on a predetermined display apparatus using the shot image of the user.

Abstract: A boarding support system, comprises: reception part for receiving an information of a taxicab reserved by a user of the taxicab from a dispatch system executing dispatch of the taxicab; image acquiring part for acquiring an image based on the information of a taxicab, in which the taxicab running for picking up as a response to a reservation is captured from a fixed-point camera which is installed at a predetermined position on a road and capable of taking an image of a taxicab running for picking up the user; and display part for causing a predetermined display device to display an information for identifying the taxicab by using the taxicab image.