Abstract: An analysis execution part 11 that, in response to a request for an analysis on a predetermined subject utilizing pieces of personal information 35, generates a first analysis result based on a plurality of pieces of personal information 35 associated with an item necessary for performing the analysis, and anonymizes the plurality of pieces of personal information 35 and generates a second analysis result for the request for the analysis based on the anonymized pieces of information, and an analysis result evaluation part 12 that generates information on a difference between the generated first analysis result and the generated second analysis result are provided.

Abstract: A computer system including a plurality of systems, in which the plurality of systems include a plurality of provision systems that provide data and a platform system that controls access to the data, the platform system receives, from a user, an acquisition request including a data acquisition condition, a quality condition, and a provider condition related to providers of data provided by the provision systems, and in a case where data satisfying the data acquisition condition satisfies the quality condition and a provider of the data satisfying the data acquisition condition satisfies the provider condition, the platform system performs control such that the user is allowed to access the data satisfying the data acquisition condition.

Abstract: An analysis execution part 11 that, in response to a request for an analysis on a predetermined subject utilizing pieces of personal information 35, generates a first analysis result based on a plurality of pieces of personal information associated with an item necessary for performing the analysis, and anonymizes the plurality of pieces of personal information 35 and generates a second analysis result for the request for the analysis based on the anonymized pieces of information, and an analysis result evaluation part 12 that generates information on a difference between the generated first analysis result and the generated second analysis result are provided.

Abstract: A service support system comprises a data user request obtaining part 41 that obtains a predetermined data provision request from a predetermined terminal, a personal information obtaining part 42 that obtains personal information on a requester of the data provision request, a providable data obtaining part 43 that obtains predetermined providable data from a predetermined terminal, a processed data generating part 44 that generates processed data which is data of a response to the data provision request by processing the obtained providable data based on the obtained personal information on the requester, and a communication restricting part 49 that restricts transmission of the obtained data provision request, the obtained personal information on the requester, and the generated processed data to outside of the processed data generating part 44.

Abstract: A service design assistance apparatus includes an input apparatus, a storage, a display, and an arithmetic apparatus. The arithmetic apparatus, in response to a specific request received via an input apparatus, placing objects for a service of a new design target in corresponding areas on the design screen, the objects representing a relevant business, a problem with the business, a value to be obtained by solving the problem, a service to provide the value, and an apparatus or technology needed for the service.

Abstract: Provided is a warehouse management system, comprising a processor and a storage device connected to the processor. The storage device retains work order information which indicates destinations of articles which are received into the warehouse and quantities of the articles to be shipped to each of the destinations, article attribute information including the weights of the articles, and layout information of the warehouse. On the basis of the work order information, the article attribute information, and the layout information, the processor calculates the energy consumption of a worker for carrying out, using each of a plurality of sorting methods, a operation of sorting the articles received into the warehouse for each of the destinations, and outputs the sorting method with the low calculated energy consumption.

Abstract: A service design assistance apparatus includes an input apparatus, a storage, a display, and an arithmetic apparatus. The arithmetic apparatus, in response to a specific request received via an input apparatus, placing objects for a service of a new design target in corresponding areas on the design screen, the objects representing a relevant business, a problem with the business, a value to be obtained by solving the problem, a service to provide the value, and an apparatus or technology needed for the service.

Abstract: In the case of collecting samples, it is difficult to select a representative point of a target area. Thus, the samples are collected from certain positions, resulting in generation of variations of data. The target area is specified on an image to extract features from the target area. Further, clustering is performed for the features on a feature space to obtain representative features, and the obtained representative features are extracted as sampling points.

Abstract: In the situation where an amount of information on a user action history is small, information which is unexpected and interesting to a user cannot be presented with high accuracy. In order to solve this problem, a general degree of unexpectedness of an item, which does not depend on the user action history, and a degree of preference of the user to the item, which is based on the user action history, are calculated in an integrated manner, whereby the information which is unexpected and interesting to the user is recommended.

Abstract: Information in which a user is interested when viewing a program and a situation and a behavior of the user are to be associated with each other. A keyword dictionary defining program information and a user behavior model are provided, and thereby the scene interesting the user is registered and stored, and information on the interesting scene is presented in a situation optimal to the user.

Abstract: The present invention discloses highly accurate driving control of a vehicle using map data. A car information system for controlling a driving control unit group is located in a vehicle. The car information system includes a map database for storing map data, a support area management table in which each kind of attribute data of the map data is associated with information for identifying a field-researched area, and a control unit for estimating an area through which the vehicle travels. The control unit uses a support area management table to judge whether attribute data included in the estimated area is associated with the support area.

Abstract: Provided is a k-nearest neighbor search method of searching for a query number k of nearest points to an arbitrary point in a DBMS for creating a spatial index from multidimensional points, comprising setting a search conditions, judging which of a lowest branch and an intermediate branch of the spatial index a nearest region to the query point is, calculating, when the nearest region is judged to be the lowest branch, a distance between the query point and a child region of the nearest region, storing information of a divided region which has become a calculation target, calculating, when the nearest region is judged to be the intermediate region, a distance between the query point and a point included in the nearest region, storing information of the point which has become a calculation target, finishing search processing when the search conditions are satisfied, and obtaining a search result from the DBMS.

Abstract: In the case of collecting samples, it is difficult to select a representative point of a target area. Thus, the samples are collected from certain positions, resulting in generation of variations of data. The target area is specified on an image to extract features from the target area. Further, clustering is performed for the features on a feature space to obtain representative features, and the obtained representative features are extracted as sampling points.

Abstract: A database management method for updating data of a duplicated ID sequential arrangement table and arranging segments of data with respect to the arrangement table includes managing a management table holding the arrangement table name and a name of a duplicated key column, arranging a new row in an empty space in a first partial set of segments of rows having identical values in the duplicated key column to that of the new row, searching for a sequential empty space having capacity larger than that needed to hold the first partial set of segments of rows, and moving the first partial set of segments of rows to the sequential empty space and arranging the new row in a different set of segments if the sequential empty space is found or arranging the new row in a new segment if the sequential empty space is not found.

Abstract: In the situation where an amount of information on a user action history is small, information which is unexpected and interesting to a user cannot be presented with high accuracy. In order to solve this problem, a general degree of unexpectedness of an item, which does not depend on the user action history, and a degree of preference of the user to the item, which is based on the user action history, are calculated in an integrated manner, whereby the information which is unexpected and interesting to the user is recommended.

Abstract: Information in which a user is interested when viewing a program and a situation and a behavior of the user are to be associated with each other. A keyword dictionary defining program information and a user behavior model are provided, and thereby the scene interesting the user is registered and stored, and information on the interesting scene is presented in a situation optimal to the user.

Abstract: In order to quickly update map data in region units without generation of contradiction to adjacent non-updated regions after the updating, under map data updating, time and date of updating of update region of a terminal is obtained with designation of a region as the update object used as a trigger, a mesh ID on the external boundary of the partial update region is obtained, and the differential updating data ID of the updated differential updating data is also obtained from the terminal. The partial updating data and differential updating data required for updating of the designated region of the terminal are selected from the information obtained above and these selected data are applied to the map data of terminal. When updating is conducted using the partial updating data and differential updating data, the time and date of updating of the relevant partial update region ID are changed and the differential updating data ID is registered to the differential management data.

Abstract: A map display method whereby the contents of a road map displayed can be easily and clearly grasped regardless of the running conditions of a vehicle. In a summarized map displayed on a display screen 10, an area including a vehicle position 11, a destination 13 and a guide route 12 between them is displayed in simplified fashion. At a position far from the destination, as shown in FIG. 2A, a summarized map of a wide area is displayed and objects including a road 14 and a facility 15 are limited to a greater degree. With the approach of the vehicle position 11 to the destination 13, as shown in FIG. 2B, the contraction scale is decreased and a summarized map of a middle area is displayed, while at the same time increasing the objects displayed. With a further approach of the vehicle position 11 to the destination 13, as shown in FIG.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to receive from a system a broadcasted vehicle velocity, detect that a difference between a velocity of a vehicle carrying the communication device and the broadcasted vehicle velocity exceeds a threshold, and determine from a random policy whether to transmit the velocity of the vehicle to the system. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An updated part of map data is delivered while suppressing unwanted communication traffic and preventing contradiction in the updated map. A map delivering server (10) comprises a map data storage section (102) storing link data including the update dates and times and update infection range for each link, a network IF section (101) for receiving from a navigation terminal (20) a map delivery request containing the requested area of map delivery and the previous request data and time of map delivery of the requested area, and a map element search section (103) for searching the map data storage section (102) for the link data associated with the update infection range including the link at least a part of which belongs to the requested area of the map delivery request and associated with the update date and time later than the previous request date and time contained in the map delivery request.