Abstract: In cases in which a confidence score of an inferred intent label is a predetermined threshold or less, an intent inference section searches for whether or not wording pertaining to a location, such as “on the door”, is present in a question. In cases in which a word relating to a location is present, the intent inference section consults individual function identification data associated with OM item codes in order to find intent labels including individual functions relevant to the location (such as “door”). In cases in which an intent label including an individual function relevant to the “door” is found, an OMA interaction control section consults QA data to find and acquire associated response information based on the found intent label and the OM item code, and notifies a HMI interaction control section of such response information.

Abstract: A water-treating ceramic filter unit comprising a filter having pluralities of flow paths partitioned by porous ceramic cell walls and plugs alternately sealing the one-side or other-side ends of the flow paths; a housing containing the filter such that water to be treated is supplied from one end of the filter, and that the treated water is discharged from the other end of the filter; and seal members disposed on the outer edge portions of both end surfaces of the filter for longitudinally sandwiching and fixing the filter to the housing; the maximum of a gap between a side surface of the filter and the housing being equal to or less than the equivalent diameter of the flow paths.

Abstract: An agent device receives input information that is input by the user, in a case in which the input information is a question from the user, executes inference processing on the input information to infer an intent of the question in order to acquire a response to the question based on the intent, in a case in which a plurality of the responses are acquired, provides the notification device with option information that includes the plurality of responses as options, in a case in which new input information is received, determines whether the new input information is information requiring the inference processing or is selection information relating to a selection result from selection of the options, and in a case in which the new input information is the selection information, provides the notification device with response information regarding the response associated with the selection result without executing the inference processing.

Abstract: An agent device that receives, from an onboard device installed in a vehicle, vehicle information relating to the vehicle and question information corresponding to a question from a user, based on the vehicle information, confirms a scope of questions for which generation of a response is not possible, and instructs the onboard device to block receipt of questions falling within the scope of questions for which it has been confirmed that response generation is not possible.

Abstract: A water-treating ceramic filter module comprising a filter unit, and a housing containing the filter unit; the filter unit comprising pluralities of cylindrical honeycomb structures each having pluralities of flow paths partitioned by porous ceramic cell walls and extending in one direction, and sheet-shaped connecting members connecting the honeycomb structures in series in the flow path direction; each connecting member having pluralities of penetrating holes for achieving the communication of the corresponding flow paths of adjacent honeycomb structures, to constitute pluralities of communicating flow paths; the communicating flow paths being composed of first communicating flow paths plugged only at one-side end, and second communicating flow paths plugged only at the other-side end; and the housing has an inlet on the side of the one-side end for receiving the water to be treated from outside, and an outlet on the side of the other-side end for discharging the treated water.

Abstract: Provided is an adsorption member excellent in adsorption ability for a foulant having a relatively small molecular weight. The adsorption member includes a plurality of flow channels through which water to be treated passes, and partition walls that partition the flow channels from one another. The partition walls each include a porous ceramic substrate having a communication holes that allow the water to be treated to pass between the adjacent flow channels, and a layer made of particles of a metal oxide fixed to surfaces of the flow channels and surfaces of the communication holes. In the partition walls, a ratio (B/A) of a total pore specific surface area B of pores having a diameter of 6 nm or more and 10 nm or less as measured using a mercury intrusion method to a total pore specific surface area A of pores having a diameter of 1 nm or more and 100 nm or less as measured using a gas adsorption method is 49.3% or more.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, and an information processing system which encourage a user to use a mobile object are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface receives actual usage for a plurality of mobile objects which are affiliated with one of a plurality of mobile object groups. The controller ranks the plurality of mobile object groups based on the actual usage.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a vehicle, an information processing method and an information processing program which improve the utility of techniques for generating a travel plan for a vehicle are provided. An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires first storage information indicating a stored amount of a first storage apparatus of a first vehicle provided with the first storage apparatus for storing drainage water. The controller generates a travel plan for a second vehicle provided with a second storage apparatus for storing the drainage water collected from the first vehicle, based on predetermined information which includes the first storage information.

Abstract: A control apparatus, a vehicle and a control method which improve user-friendliness of a technique for providing information to an interior or an exterior of a vehicle are provided. The control apparatus of the vehicle includes a controller which changes the degree of visibility between the exterior and the interior of the vehicle based on at least one of first information indicating a state of the exterior of the vehicle and second information indicating a state of the interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: An agent system includes a first memory and a first processor coupled to the first memory. The first processor analyzes contents of a verbal question, and carries out pre-processing that replaces vocabulary, which is used in the contents of the question, with homogenized vocabulary, and generates response information based on results of analysis. In a case in which there exists substitution vocabulary that has replaced original vocabulary in the pre-processing, the first processor changes the response information such that it can be recognized that the substitution vocabulary in the response information is synonymous with the original vocabulary, and outputs the response information.

Abstract: An information processing device acquires question information. The information processing device acquires vehicle state information representing a state of the vehicle. The information processing device acquires answer information in response to the question information, the answer information including an image for display. The information processing device, in a case in which the vehicle state information represents that the vehicle is traveling, stores the answer information in a storage. The information processing device, in a case in which the information processing device acquires vehicle state information representing that the vehicle is stopped, outputs the answer information stored in the storage.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is in communication with the processor, where the memory stores computer-readable instructions that are executed by the processor. The processor performs operations including storing, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name. The operations further include specifying the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information. The operations further include acquiring authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked. The operations further include sending the authentication information to a device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a control method, and a program which improve usability of techniques for generating a travel plan for a vehicle are provided. The information processing apparatus such as a server includes a controller. In a case in which information on a departure place is accepted, the controller selects at least one destination from one or more destination candidates and generates a travel plan for a vehicle from the departure place to the at least one destination.

Abstract: An adsorption structure unit prevents water leakage from an adsorption structure and improves the durability of the adsorption structure and the durability of the adsorption structure unit. An adsorption structure has a filter portion having a plurality of flow paths divided by a plurality of partition walls and a plugged portion shutting a feed water inflow or outflow end of the plurality of flow paths, a water-impermeable outer tube accommodating the filter portion, and a seal material blocking a gap between the filter portion and the outer tube in at least one end portion of the filter portion. An adsorption structure unit has the adsorption structure, a housing supplying feed water from one end of the adsorption structure, and discharging the feed water from the other end, and a ring member disposed between end portions on both sides of the outer tube and an inner surface of the housing.

Abstract: A question answering device includes: a reception unit configured to receive speech which is uttered in a vehicle; a generation unit configured to generate a character string which is indicated by the speech based on speech recognition; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an answer to a question indicated by the character string; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire control information for localizing speech of the answer at a position associated with the answer in the vehicle; and an output unit configured to output the control information.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a memory and a controller. The memory has a first storage area, which is a write restricted area storing one or more first control patterns out of a plurality of control patterns for the vehicle, and a second storage area, which is a write enabled area storing one or more second control patterns out of the plurality of control patterns for the vehicle. The controller determines whether a control condition for each of the plurality of control patterns is satisfied based on a state of the vehicle, to select one or more control patterns for each of which the control condition is satisfied, and to control the vehicle according to the selected one or more control patterns.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is in communication with the processor, where the memory stores computer-readable instructions that are executed by the processor. The processor performs operations including storing, in association with each other, vehicle position information with which a vehicle is identified, and parcel receipt information with which the vehicle is specified instead of an address or a name. The operations further include specifying the vehicle based on the parcel receipt information. The operations further include acquiring authentication information with which the vehicle is unlocked. The operations further include sending the authentication information to a device.

Abstract: A locking and unlocking system includes a controller. The controller is configured to acquire a state of locking and unlocking of a vehicle that is locked and unlocked based on locking and unlocking instruction information acquired from a portable terminal, and send a notification to a first device associated with the vehicle, when the vehicle is not locked during a period of time from when the vehicle is unlocked based on the locking and unlocking instruction information acquired from the portable terminal until a first timing.

Abstract: An agent device executes processing including receiving words and actions from an occupant of a vehicle, identifying an intention of the received words and actions, selecting, as a recommended function, a function of the vehicle that is recommended for activation based on the identified intention of the vehicle occupant, deciding which of activating the selected recommended function, or suggesting the activation thereof, to execute based on predetermined conditions pertaining to an environment of the vehicle, and instructing the vehicle either to activate the recommended function or to suggest the activation thereof based on the decision.

Abstract: A vehicle agent device receives utterance information from an on-board unit, analyzes the content of the utterance, detects, as a non-installed function from a database, a function that an occupant intended to utilize but which was not installed and is installable, generates proposal information for furnishing the occupant with information relating to the non-installed function it detected, and sends the proposal information that has been generated to the on-board unit to thereby send the information relating to the non-installed function to a preregistered mobile device carried by the occupant.