Abstract: A map display device includes a position information acquiring unit for acquiring the present position of a vehicle; a map data storage unit for storing map data; a remaining energy acquiring unit for acquiring a residual quantity of energy for driving the vehicle and equipment mounted on the vehicle; a range calculating unit for computing a range the vehicle can travel with the remaining energy, using a moving energy consumption rate which is energy consumption per unit time required for moving the vehicle and a driving energy consumption rate Eci which is energy consumption per unit time required for driving the equipment mounted on the vehicle; and an output control unit for displaying the range on a map using the map data.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing system and an information providing method capable of providing information with high reliability, and provide an information equipment capable of transmitting information which contributes to the information to be provided by the information providing system, to the information providing system. The information providing system of the present invention includes a processor to execute a program and a memory to store the program. The program, when executed by the processor, performs processes of acquiring facility use information and service providing information, checking the facility use information with the service providing information, and updating availability information indicating an availability state of the facility on the basis of a check result obtained in the checking. The checking includes checking the facility use information with the service providing information on a one-to-one basis.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display control system and a display control method which can rotate information displayed on a display screen as intended by a user by performing one rotating operation. A display control system according to the present invention includes: a rotating operation deciding unit which decides whether or not a rotating operation of rotating information in a state where two points are placed in touch with the information displayed on a display screen has been performed; and a display controller which, when the rotating operation deciding unit determines that the rotating operation has been performed, and when a speed of the rotation is a first threshold or more, controls to rotate the information more greatly than actual rotation performed by the rotating operation and to display the information on the display screen.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a map display device and a map display method that facilitate comprehension of relevance between drawing objects in a plurality of map drawing pictures and improve user operability. The map display device according to the present invention includes: a controller that controls an overlapping state between the first and second drawing pictures in accordance with the input of user operation and outputting, to a display unit, a picture in which one of the first and second drawing objects masks the other in a portion in which the first and second drawing pictures overlap each other. The controller controls the overlapping state to prevent the priority drawing object in the first drawing picture from becoming invisible in the drawing picture display.

Abstract: A map display device includes a map display unit that causes a touch panel to display a map, and a scrolling-screen display unit that causes the touch panel to display a scrolling screen that includes a direction designation region for a user to designate a direction to scroll the map. The center of the direction designation region corresponds to a reference point defined on the map being displayed on the touch panel. The scrolling-screen display unit causes a significant-object icon that indicates the existence or absence of a predetermined significant object in each direction viewed from the reference point to be displayed on the outer periphery of the direction designation region at a position corresponding to the direction.

Abstract: An information apparatus includes: a device to operate according to plural pieces of setting information by plural initialization processings; and a processor including a first control unit to execute, on basic software, first software performing processing using the device, and a second control unit to execute second software that operates the device using part of the setting information by the plural initialization processings and performs processing using the device at a stage when part of the plural initialization processings is completed and before the first software is executed, and performing the plural initialization processings for the device.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a technique capable of reducing the size of update data. A map information processing apparatus includes a data extractor that extracts a difference between a shape of a past road link and a shape of a current road link as update data for updating predetermined map information. The data extractor does not extract the difference as the update data in a case where one road link of the past road link and the current road link is included in a buffer region obtained by extending the shape of the other road link by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of estimating a waiting time at an energy refilling facility for each of drive types. A center-side system includes a center-side receiver that receives, from a vehicle-side system, probe vehicle position information and drive type information that is information regarding a drive type of a probe vehicle. Then, the center-side system includes: a traffic condition estimation unit that estimates a traffic condition, which includes a drive type-classified number of vehicles, based on the probe vehicle position information and the drive type information, which are received by the center-side receiver; and a center-side transmitter that transmits, to an outside, the traffic condition estimated by the traffic condition estimation unit.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus that acquires position information regarding a specific information device enables its own position relative to the specific information device to be easily grasped. The navigation apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with the specific information device, an own position calculator that calculates its own position, an other person's position acquiring unit that acquires the position of the specific information device via the communication unit, an other person's moving direction acquiring unit that obtains a moving direction of the specific information device, and a display/input unit configured to display a map. The display/input unit displays a map with the moving direction of the specific information device oriented up.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can facilitate setting of an object, such as a favorite team. An information output device includes a database that associates and stores a region on a map and a sport team related to the region, a position acquisition unit that acquires a position of a self-vehicle, and a favorite team setting processing unit that sets a favorite team from among sport teams. Moreover, the information output device includes a determination processing unit that specifies the region corresponding to the self-vehicle position acquired by the position acquisition unit and determines the sport team associated with the specified region in the database as an object to be set by the favorite team setting processing unit or a candidate for the object.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus that is capable of generating a vehicle approach notification sound in a suitable range according to a vehicle speed. The vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus of the present invention is characterized by including a vehicle speed calculating unit that calculates a vehicle speed, a vehicle external speaker that outputs a vehicle approach notification sound for notifying of approach of the vehicle, and a general controller that controls a directivity angle width representing a breadth of directivity of the vehicle approach notification sound or a directivity direction of the vehicle approach notification sound, wherein the general controller controls the directivity angle width or the directivity direction according to the speed calculated by the vehicle speed calculating unit.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for selectively performing a desired function. A PC controls a display which is capable of displaying an image. When it is determined that a first prescribed operation which is prescribed in advance has been performed, a controller decides the first prescribed operation which is determined to have been performed, as a first operation used to perform a function of a predetermined application. The controller causes the display to display thereon a display icon which is capable of guiding the first prescribed operation to be performed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus that communicates with another vehicle so as to be capable of generating a vehicle approach notification sound different from another vehicle.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of displaying appropriate information on a passenger display unit used for a passenger other than a driver. An in-vehicle information terminal includes an in-vehicle device I/F and a controller. The in-vehicle device I/F is capable of communicating with an in-vehicle device having RSE monitors, and is capable of obtaining terminal position information indicating positions of communication terminals in a vehicle. The controller associates the RSE monitors and the communication terminals with each other, based on pre-registered display unit position information indicating the positions of the RSE monitors in the vehicle, and the terminal position information obtained by the in-vehicle device I/F.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a conversion object acquirer and a message converter. The conversion object acquirer acquires a message in a car, which is transmitted and received in the car between an information terminal for driver seat and any other information terminal, as a conversion object message, during a period from the time when the message is generated by a transmitting-end terminal to the time when the message is provided to a user by a receiving-end terminal. The message converter determines the type of a message conversion process on the basis of terminal attribute information of the receiving-end terminal and converts the conversion object message in accordance with the message conversion process which is determined, to thereby acquire a converted message.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to predict a destination easily, and a destination display method for displaying a predicted destination. The destination prediction apparatus of the present invention includes: a behavior history acquiring unit that acquires, the behavior history; a visit history acquiring unit that acquires the visit history; a similar behavior date-and-time extractor that performs a similarity determination between a behavior within a predetermined period prior to a present date and time and a behavior in another period with reference to the behavior history and that extracts a date and time of the behavior in another period determined to be similar as a similar behavior date and time from the behavior history; and a destination candidate extractor that extracts, as a destination candidate, a location visited within a predetermined period before or after the similar behavior date and time from the visit history.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an on-vehicle information processing device that is capable of sufficiently calling attention of a driver of an own vehicle. The on-vehicle information processing device according to the present invention includes: an other-vehicle position detector that detects a position of another vehicle existing in a vicinity of an own vehicle; a communication unit that acquires, via communication, other-vehicle information including driver dynamic information from the other vehicle whose position is detected by the other-vehicle position detector, the driver dynamic information indicating a current state of activity of a driver of the other vehicle; and a controller that controls calling attention of a driver of the own vehicle or traveling of the own vehicle based on the driver dynamic information acquired by the communication unit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle traffic information notification device which, even when it is difficult to specify a traveling route of an own car, can notify adequate traffic information to users. A passage probability calculator of the traffic information notification device calculates a passage probability which is a probability that the own car passes an occurrence position of each traffic hazard obtained by a traffic information receiver, based on a current position of the own car detected by a current position detector and traveling history data stored in a traveling history data storage. A display unit and a sound output unit notify occurrence information of the traffic hazard to the user by a mode corresponding to the passage probability of the traffic hazard.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a speed-related information acquirer and a controller. The speed-related information acquirer acquires, as speed-related information, information on a travel speed of a moving object or two pieces of information on the travel speed and on a speed limit for a road on which the moving object is located. The controller controls, in accordance with the speed-related information, a display manner of a speedometer region on a screen. The speedometer region includes a speedometer that displays the travel speed and a background region of the speedometer. The background region includes a base region and a notification region in which a color different from that of the base region is predominant.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus displays map display contents of a mobile phone terminal 2 on a liquid crystal monitor 14 of an onboard information system 1 in the same direction as the direction of map display of the mobile phone terminal 2 in accordance with information about the map display acquired from the mobile phone terminal 2 via a short-range radio communication unit 9.