Abstract: A contact information obtaining apparatus (100) includes an applied-pressure direction deducing unit (110), a reaction calculation unit (120), and a determination unit (130). The applied-pressure direction deducing unit (110), using pressure data that a pressure sensor that measures pressure that a worker is applying to a target object by a hand of the worker measured, direction data that a direction sensor that measures a direction concerning the hand measured, and characteristic data that indicates a characteristic of the hand, deduces an applied-pressure direction that is a direction of the pressure that the hand is applying to the target object and a direction relative to the target object. The reaction calculation unit (120), using the pressure data and the applied-pressure direction that is deduced, calculates an applied-pressure reaction that is a reaction of the target object to the hand applying force to the target object.

Abstract: An information providing device is provided which can provide necessary guidance in an intuitively and easy-to-recognize form even when guidance is mainly by audio or sound. In searching for a route destination, when the distance to the destination is within a prescribed distance, guidance that includes information indicating the distance to the destination is provided by audio, and when the destination is farther than said prescribed distance, guidance that includes address information indicating the address of the destination is provided by audio (steps S28, S30, S17).

Abstract: The present invention provides an information provision device and the like capable of reliably providing necessary guidance information while reducing the amount of audio information that is necessary for processing. The information provision device is provided with: a guidance voice output control unit 1 and a speaker 10 which output a guidance voice; a microphone 11 and a collected sound transmission unit 2 which collect sounds that are made after the guidance voice starts to be output, wherein the guidance voice output control unit 1 and the speaker 10 output re-guidance voice corresponding to the guidance voice, on the basis of the result of determination of whether the collected sounds include a specific sound.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an information providing device and the like capable of simplifying entry into a road to be entered, even using guidance by voice or the like. This information providing device is provided with: a route searching unit 1 which acquires both road data 23a and intersection data 23b; and a guidance voice generating unit 2 which, on the basis of the acquired road data 23a and the like, outputs, while moving along a wider road, a simplified guidance voice for moving to a narrower road, in such a way that it is simple to enter the narrower road from the wider road.

Abstract: The information processing device provides information relating to a movement of a mobile body. The receiving unit receives an information request. The load determination unit determines a load of a driver with respect to a driving of the mobile body. The voice output unit outputs, in response to the information request, a basic information when the load is large, and an additional information in addition to the basic information when the load is small.

Abstract: A disclosed voice guidance device or server device includes a route information acquisition unit, a position information acquisition unit, a voice guiding unit, and a notification unit. The route information acquisition unit is configured to acquire route information indicative of a route on which a moving body travels. The position information acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information of the moving body. The voice guiding unit is configured to perform a voice guidance relating to the route. The notification unit is configured to perform a notification by voice that the moving body is traveling along the route, if the moving body is travelling along the route and the voice guiding unit has not performed the voice guidance during travel of the moving body for a predetermined distance or for a predetermined amount of time.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, an activating lever that activates an emergency safety gear is disposed on the emergency safety gear. A speed governor mechanism has: a speed governor sheave; a tensioning sheave; and a speed governor rope that is wound onto the speed governor sheave and the tensioning sheave, and that is connected to the activating lever. A resistance applying mechanism is disposed on the car. The resistance applying mechanism applies a resisting force during ascent of the car against movement of the activating lever in a direction that activates the emergency safety gear.

Abstract: A map management device which can operate an autonomous mobile body also in a region where persons exist is provided. The map management device includes a dynamic map information generating unit which generates dynamic map information in which an obstacle is reflected on the basis of operation information on a facility obtained from a building facility management device and location information on a person obtained from a security camera or a motion detector, as map information to be used for controlling the autonomous mobile body with respect to static map information configured in advance with two-dimensional or three-dimensional grids for each floor of a building. According to this configuration, it is possible to operate the autonomous mobile body also in a region where persons exist.

Abstract: An emergency stop device for an elevator car, including: a link configured to be rotated about a rotary shaft installed on a car by movement of a speed governor rope; a rail stopper provided to one end of the link; a roller guide mounted to the car; and an elastic member provided between another end of the link and the car. The elastic member causes a spring reaction force to be reduced to bring the rail stopper into abutment against the roller guide even when the rail stopper is displaced by the link, when the displacement exceeds a preset threshold value due to further displacement by the link along with the movement of the speed governor rope at a time of occurrence of rope breakage.

Abstract: A map management device which can operate an autonomous mobile body also in a region where persons exist is provided. The map management device includes a dynamic map information generating unit which generates dynamic map information in which an obstacle is reflected on the basis of operation information on a facility obtained from a building facility management device and location information on a person obtained from a security camera or a motion detector, as map information to be used for controlling the autonomous mobile body with respect to static map information configured in advance with two-dimensional or three-dimensional grids for each floor of a building. According to this configuration, it is possible to operate the autonomous mobile body also in a region where persons exist.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, an abnormal acceleration detecting mechanism detects abnormal acceleration of an ascending/descending body due to breakage of a suspending body, and activates a safety device. The abnormal acceleration detecting mechanism includes: an inertia sheave that is rotatable around a sheave shaft independently from an interlocking sheave; a pawl that is connected to the interlocking sheave and the inertia sheave, and that is displaceable between a normal position, and an activating position that displaces a movable shoe to a gripping position; and an elastic body that holds the pawl in the normal position by applying an initial pressure, and that also rotates the inertia sheave together with the interlocking sheave.

Abstract: An emergency stop device for an elevator car, including: a link configured to be rotated about a rotary shaft installed on a car by movement of a speed governor rope; a rail stopper provided to one end of the link; a roller guide mounted to the car; and an elastic member provided between another end of the link and the car. The elastic member causes a spring reaction force to be reduced to bring the rail stopper into abutment against the roller guide even when the rail stopper is displaced by the link, when the displacement exceeds a preset threshold value due to further displacement by the link along with the movement of the speed governor rope at a time of occurrence of rope breakage.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, an abnormal acceleration detecting mechanism detects abnormal acceleration of an ascending/descending body due to breakage of a suspending body, and activates a safety device. The abnormal acceleration detecting mechanism includes: an inertia sheave that is rotatable around a sheave shaft independently from an interlocking sheave; a pawl that is connected to the interlocking sheave and the inertia sheave, and that is displaceable between a normal position, and an activating position that displaces a movable shoe to a gripping position; and an elastic body that holds the pawl in the normal position by applying an initial pressure, and that also rotates the inertia sheave together with the interlocking sheave.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, an activating lever that activates an emergency safety gear is disposed on the emergency safety gear. A speed governor mechanism has: a speed governor sheave; a tensioning sheave; and a speed governor rope that is wound onto the speed governor sheave and the tensioning sheave, and that is connected to the activating lever. A resistance applying mechanism is disposed on the car. The resistance applying mechanism applies a resisting force during ascent of the car against movement of the activating lever in a direction that activates the emergency safety gear.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a safety device that makes a car perform emergency stopping is mounted to the car. A rope is installed in a loop inside a hoistway. The rope is connected to the car. A tensioning sheave around which the rope is wound is disposed in a lower portion of the hoistway. A tensioning sheave displacement detecting portion detects downward displacement of the tensioning sheave that accompanies dropping of the car due to breakage of the suspending body and activates the safety device.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a safety device is activated using a force that is generated by a mass body that includes sheaves and a rope, if acceleration of a car reaches an abnormal acceleration set value. A tensioning sheave that can be moved vertically in order to apply tension to the rope is included among the sheaves. A vertical vibration suppressing apparatus that is connected to the tensioning sheave allows vertical displacement of the tensioning sheave during normal operation while also suppressing vertical vibration of the tensioning sheave if the acceleration of the car reaches the abnormal acceleration set value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display configured to display a content including pages, a touch panel on the display, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect a tilt of the device, switch a displayed page from a first page to a second page when the device is tilted in a first direction, and when a contact on a partial area of the touch panel corresponding to the first direction is detected, stop switching of a displayed page based on a tilt of the device in the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes circuitry configured to display handwritten strokes on a screen, convert a first stroke of the strokes into a first shape pattern, the first stroke includes a first feature, and convert a second stroke of the strokes into a second shape pattern in accordance with the first shape pattern, the second stroke includes a second feature different from the first stroke and included in a range defined by the first stroke.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a safety device is activated using a force that is generated by a mass body that includes sheaves and a rope, if acceleration of a car reaches an abnormal acceleration set value. A tensioning sheave that can be moved vertically in order to apply tension to the rope is included among the sheaves. A vertical vibration suppressing apparatus that is connected to the tensioning sheave allows vertical displacement of the tensioning sheave during normal operation while also suppressing vertical vibration of the tensioning sheave if the acceleration of the car reaches the abnormal acceleration set value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a connection control module is configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which a communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state. A halt module is configured to halt a communication control module from executing a negotiation with the external device, when the connection between the communication module and the external device is released by the connection release request signal from the external device and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by the connection control module.