Abstract: An information processing method, for an information processing apparatus including a controller, includes a first step, by the controller, of acquiring positional information indicating a change over time in positions of a plurality of users, a second step, by the controller, of predicting a number of the users who will gather at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point to board/alight from a vehicle based on the change over time in the positions of the plurality of users indicated by the positional information, and a third step, by the controller, of determining a vehicle dispatch schedule for the vehicle to the boarding/alighting point based on the number of users predicted to gather at the specific time at the boarding/alighting point.

Abstract: A management support apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus of a manager, and a controller configured to acquire, as profile data, data read from a medium held by each user when each user gets on a vehicle to be operated with multiple users on board to a factory, identify, based on the acquired profile data, that each user has already been on board, upon detecting a user who has not been on board among users scheduled to get on the vehicle, generate proposal data with reference to process data indicating a process of which the detected user is scheduled to be in charge in the factory, the proposal data proposing a schedule change for the process, and transmit the generated proposal data to the terminal apparatus of the manager via the communication interface.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire, as profile data, data read from a medium held by each of users when each of the users gets on a vehicle to be operated with the users on board to a destination having a plurality of facilities, identify, based on the acquired profile data, a facility from among the plurality of facilities at which each of the users is to get off the vehicle, and perform control of operating the vehicle along a route including the identified facility.

Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to acquire target data indicating a production target in a factory and detect production progress in the factory, compare the production target indicated by the acquired target data with the detected production progress, and predict, based on an obtained comparison result, a finishing time period within which one or more users working in the factory are expected to finish work and adjust, based on the predicted finishing time period, a time period within which one or more vehicles for commuting are expected to transport the one or more users.

Abstract: A communication control module of a navigation apparatus determines that a short message that a communication module has received is from a mobile telephone that corresponds to identification data stored in advance in a RAM, and outputs a remote operation signal to a power source module. The navigation module acquires the IP address of the navigation apparatus when switched from a sleep mode to a wake-up mode, and after generating a mail that contains this acquired IP address, sends this mail to the mobile telephone that sent the activation data by using the mail address of this mobile telephone. Therefore, even when a new IP address is assigned to the navigation apparatus each time the navigation apparatus is activated, it is possible to remotely control the navigation apparatus easily from a remote site.

Abstract: A navigation device that is provided with reference databases that include search databases that are referenced when the navigation device performs a location search for a location on a map, that accepts provided update data, and that performs update processing for the reference databases is provided with a priority processing unit that, in a case where a command to perform the location search is input during the update processing for the reference databases, gives priority to performing the update processing for location data that are stored in the search databases, as well as with a search unit that, after the update processing for the location data is completed by the priority processing unit, is enabled to perform the location search using the updated location data.

Abstract: Additional point information indicating additional points to be added to point searching information recorded in a predetermined recording medium is obtained. Display information for displaying information indicating the additional points on a display is extracted from the additional point information. After the display information is extracted, a point addition processing in which the additional point information is converted to be added to the point searching information is conducted.

Abstract: A communication control module of a navigation apparatus determines that a short message that a communication module has received is from a mobile telephone that corresponds to identification data stored in advance in a RAM, and outputs a remote operation signal to a power source module. The navigation module acquires the IP address of the navigation apparatus when switched from a sleep mode to a wake-up mode, and after generating a mail that contains this acquired IP address, sends this mail to the mobile telephone that sent the activation data by using the mail address of this mobile telephone. Therefore, even when a new IP address is assigned to the navigation apparatus each time the navigation apparatus is activated, it is possible to remotely control the navigation apparatus easily from a remote site.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an image scanner for reading images by moving an image sensor. Specifically, the present invention relates to a control method for detecting the boundary between a white region and a black region formed at a predetermined place in accordance with a signal output from the image sensor and determining the home position of the image sensor in accordance with the position of the boundary. Particularly, the present invention is an invention for providing a control method for preventing erroneous recognition due to influence of external light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an image scanner for reading images by moving an image sensor. Specifically, the present invention relates to a control method for detecting the boundary between a white region and a black region formed at a predetermined place in accordance with a signal output from the image sensor and determining the home position of the image sensor in accordance with the position of the boundary. Particularly, the present invention is an invention for providing a control method for preventing erroneous recognition due to influence of external light.

Abstract: A navigation device is provided with a communication portion that is capable of communication with a server that distributes data, and a data storage portion that stores data downloaded from the server. When start-up of the vehicular navigation device is initiated, communication with the server is executed and data is downloaded prior to the completion of start-up of the vehicular navigation device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an image scanner for reading images by moving an image sensor. Specifically, the present invention relates to a control method for detecting the boundary between a white region and a black region formed at a predetermined place in accordance with a signal output from the image sensor and determining the home position of the image sensor in accordance with the position of the boundary. Particularly, the present invention is an invention for providing a control method for preventing erroneous recognition due to influence of external light.