Abstract: A distribution device includes a server device configured to distribute key information to a portable terminal. The key information is used for a key system that determines whether or not to lock and unlock a vehicle when the vehicle receives the key information transmitted from the portable terminal to the vehicle. The server device is configured to receive a rescue signal and positional information of the vehicle transmitted from the vehicle in a case where a state in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle is a predetermined rescue needing state. The server device is configured to, when the server device receives the rescue signal, search for a nearby terminal based on the positional information of the vehicle, and transmit the key information of the vehicle, the positional information of the vehicle, and an issue command of an alarm signal to the portable terminal searched for as the nearby terminal.

Abstract: A server device for a car sharing system includes an image request device, a use permission request device, and an authentication information issue device. The image request device is configured to transmit an image request signal to the user terminal when a use request signal for the vehicle is received. The image request signal requires transmission of a user face image. The use permission request device is configured to transmit a use permission request signal including the user face image transmitted from the user terminal to the owner terminal. The authentication information issue device is configured to transmit predetermined authentication information to the user terminal when a use permission signal transmitted from the owner terminal in response to the use permission request signal is received. The predetermined authentication information is information for enabling an operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: A server device includes a processor configured to i) acquire vehicle information when a delivery request is made; ii) acquire predetermined authentication information for unlocking and locking a door of a vehicle, based on the acquired vehicle information; iii) transmit the acquired predetermined authentication information to a delivery terminal; and iv) to acquire predetermined proof information for proving that a user of the vehicle is a rightful recipient of a delivery article, by communicating with a user terminal. The processor is configured to transmit the acquired predetermined authentication information to the delivery terminal, on a condition that the predetermined proof information is acquired.

Abstract: A distribution device includes a server device configured to distribute key information to a portable terminal. The key information is used for a key system that determines whether or not to lock and unlock a vehicle, to make the vehicle travel, and to use a content providing device that provides digital contents in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle by transmitting the key information from the portable terminal to the vehicle. The server device is configured to distribute the key information to which restricted function information is added, to the portable terminal. The restricted function information is information indicating that locking and unlocking of the vehicle and use of the content providing device are permitted but traveling of the vehicle is not permitted.

Abstract: A key information sharing system includes a delivery device that delivers key information as first information for a control device equipped in an object and a user terminal that receives the first information delivered from the delivery device. The delivery device adds second information that allows the first information to be transferred between the user terminal and a third-party terminal without the delivery device, to the first information to be delivered to the user terminal. The user terminal transmits the first information to the third-party terminal in response to an input operation by a user, when the user terminal receives the first information to which the second information has been added.

Abstract: A control device includes: a storage that stores a dialog model in which a question to a user, a reply candidate to the question from the user and a control content of each electronic device are associated with an input query from the user; an acquirer that acquires environmental data in a surrounding of the user; a calculator that, based on the environmental data, calculates environment predicted data to predict environment in the surrounding of the user after elapse of a predetermined period of time in cases where each control content corresponding to the input query is executed; and a question selector that selects a question corresponding to the control content that maximizes data indicative of a degree of comfort of the surrounding environment of the user in cases where each control is executed based on the environment predicted data.

Abstract: A plug engagement pin provided on each side of the plug connector is inserted into an engagement section of a hook and locked there when the shaft is rotated. The hook is fixed to a rotatable shaft provided for the receptacle connector and includes a projection. If the plug connector is inserted in a slanted state, the projection of the hook prevents the pin from being rotated.

Abstract: A control device includes: a storage that stores a dialog model in which a question to a user, a reply candidate to the question from the user and a control content of each electronic device are associated with an input query from the user; an acquirer that acquires environmental data in a surrounding of the user; a calculator that, based on the environmental data, calculates environment predicted data to predict environment in the surrounding of the user after elapse of a predetermined period of time in cases where each control content corresponding to the input query is executed; and a question selector that selects a question corresponding to the control content that maximizes data indicative of a degree of comfort of the surrounding environment of the user in cases where each control is executed based on the environment predicted data.

Abstract: A vehicular speech recognition system including multiple speech recognition apparatuses and a speech recognition controller is provided. The multiple speech recognition apparatuses are mounted to a vehicle. When speech recognition of an inputted speech is performed individually by the multiple speech recognition apparatuses to provide multiple results of the speech recognition, the speech recognition controller selects and adopts one result of the speech recognition from among the multiple results of the speech recognition based on contents of the multiple results of the speech recognition.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus includes a command recognizer and a data recognizer. The command recognizer recognizes a command portion of a voice input and outputs a command based on a voice recognition result of the voice input. The data recognizer recognizes a data portion of a voice inputs and outputs a data based on a voice recognition result of the voice input. The data recognizer further includes a plurality of data-category recognizers respectively using a data-category dictionary for recognizing the data portion of the voice input and outputting a data result. A voice recognition result selection unit of the voice recognition apparatus selects one of the data results from the data-category recognizers based on the command recognized by the command recognizer.

Abstract: A vehicular speech recognition system including multiple speech recognition apparatuses and a speech recognition controller is provided. The multiple speech recognition apparatuses are mounted to a vehicle. When speech recognition of an inputted speech is performed individually by the multiple speech recognition apparatuses to provide multiple results of the speech recognition, the speech recognition controller selects and adopts one result of the speech recognition from among the multiple results of the speech recognition based on contents of the multiple results of the speech recognition.

Abstract: A plug engagement pin provided on each side of the plug connector is inserted into an engagement section of a hook and locked there when the shaft is rotated. The hook is fixed to a rotatable shaft provided for the receptacle connector and includes a projection. If the plug connector is inserted in a slanted state, the projection of the hook prevents the pin from being rotated.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus recognizes speaker's voice collected by a microphone, determines whether a telephone number is grouped into categories based on an inclusion of vocabulary in the telephone number that divides the telephone number into groups such as an area code, a city code and a subscriber number, and displays the telephone number in a display part in a grouped form of the area code, city code and subscriber number.

Abstract: A voice synthesis device includes: a memory for storing a plurality of recorded voice data; a dividing unit for dividing a text into a plurality of words or phrases, wherein the text is to be converted into a voice message; a verifying unit for verifying whether one of the recorded voice data corresponding to each word or phrase is disposed in the memory; and a voice synthesizing unit for preparing a whole of the text with the recorded voice data when all of the recorded voice data corresponding to all of the plurality of words or phrases are disposed in the memory, and for preparing the whole of the text with rule-based synthesized voice data when at least one of the recorded voice data corresponding to one of the plurality of words or phrases is not disposed in the memory.

Abstract: The system for performing interactive dialog of the present invention recognizes a question from a user and outputs an answer by a synthesized voice. The system includes; a selection unit for selecting the answer from a database; an evaluation unit for evaluating a dialog between the user and computer and determining whether or not to continue the dialog. The evaluation unit may evaluate a dialog consistency, or dialog circumstance. Further, the selection unit selects and combines on the basis of the determination result the answer with one of a plurality of dialog sentences. The system may further comprises a learning unit for storing a novel answer unknown to the computer, by interrogating the user about the novel answer and further storing the interrogation scenario.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus recognizes speaker's voice collected by a microphone, determines whether a telephone number is grouped into categories based on an inclusion of vocabulary in the telephone number that divides the telephone number into groups such as an area code, a city code and a subscriber number, and displays the telephone number in a display part in a grouped form of the area code, city code and subscriber number.

Abstract: Both a telephone number dictionary and a number dictionary are used for speech recognition of telephone numbers. The telephone number dictionary stores actually existent telephone numbers for fixed-line phones. The number dictionary stores variable numbers and digits. The telephone number dictionary ensures a relatively high recognition rate. When only the telephone number dictionary is used, the speech recognition dictionary needs to be updated each time a toll number or a local office number is changed. When it is necessary to recognize a mobile phone number that is frequently added or changed, the speech recognition dictionary also needs to be updated frequently. Such update work is very bothersome. However, the number dictionary can be used for speech recognition. The update work becomes unnecessary.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water modifier for improvement in the characteristics of water and has been made such as for improvement of the fuel consumption of an automobile or giving a good function to the human body, based on a new conception of modifying water itself, which water is capable of being associated with the combustion efficiency, such as water stored in a radiator or water in the form of water vapor contained in air which is mixed with gasoline for combustion, without the necessity to modify an engine or electric system or the necessity to add something to lubricant or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide water modifier that is capable of contributing to the improvement of fuel consumption of an automobile and giving a function, which desirably affects to the human body, to water, by modifying water per se.

Abstract: Regarding an electronic device capable of registration in order to maintain linkage relationships with other devices and the like, simplification of device registration is provided by eliminating the need of input of the secret identification numbers or the like. The electronic device includes a device information acquisition unit obtaining device information from a counterpart device which is a registration target; a storage unit storing device information representative of the registration target; and a secret identification information generation unit comparing the device information stored in the storage unit with the device information obtained from the counterpart device and generating secret identification information applied to the counterpart device if both of the device information are identical.

Abstract: The computer interactive system of the present invention recognizes a question from a user and outputs an answer by a synthesized voice. The system includes; a selection unit for selecting the answer from a database; an evaluation unit for evaluating a dialog between the user and computer and determining whether of not to continue the dialog. The evaluation unit may evaluate a dialog consistency, or dialog circumstance. Further, the selection unit selects and combines on the basis of the determination result the answer with one of a plurality of dialog sentences. The system may further comprises a learning unit for storing a novel answer unknown to the computer, by interrogating by using synthesize unit the user about the novel answer and further storing the interrogation scenario.