Abstract: An information providing apparatus (100) includes: an organism recognizing unit (12) recognizing an organism in an outside world; a harmfulness level detecting unit (14) detecting a harmfulness level of the organism recognized by the organism recognizing unit (12); an emotion generating unit (15) generating an emotion that a device (1) is assumed to have in accordance with the harmfulness level detected by the harmfulness level detecting unit (14); and an emotion output unit (16) outputting the emotion produced by the emotion generating unit (15) in a mode recognizable by a user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is associated with a vehicle, the apparatus comprises: one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions which, when the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, cause the information processing apparatus to function as: a setting unit configured to set a destination; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display a fee for priority passage to a destination and a time required to get to the destination, wherein the fee for priority passage is based on at least one of a fee to be paid in a case where priority passage is caused and a fee required for priority passage of another vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is associated with a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions which, when the instructions are executed by one or more processors, cause the apparatus to function as: a setting unit configured to set information of a transaction condition relating to priority passage for a road; a control unit configured to cause the vehicle to perform priority passage so that the vehicle overtakes another vehicle, in accordance with it being determined that priority passage on the road is possible based on the information of the transaction condition; and a processing unit configured to process payment of a fee based on the transaction condition, wherein the processing unit, in a case where the vehicle is caused to perform priority passage through the road, processes payment of a fee for priority passage.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is for controlling lighting of a traffic light, comprising: a communication circuit configured to acquire information of a transaction condition relating to priority passage from a communication apparatus; one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions which, when the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, cause the information processing apparatus to function as: a control unit configured to control lighting of the traffic light according to the transaction condition on priority passage being satisfied; and a processing unit configured to process a payment of a fee based on the transaction condition on priority passage, wherein the processing unit, in a case where lighting of the traffic light has been controlled, processes the payment of the fee so as to collect a fee for priority passage.

Abstract: A working system (100) includes: a working actuator (26) installed on a working machine (1); a camera (21) and a microphone (22) detecting a state of a user changing in accordance with a satisfaction level; a rework determining unit (11) determining whether a rework is needed based on the detected state of the user after a predetermined work is performed by the working machine (1); and an actuator controlling unit (15) controlling the working actuator (26) to perform the rework when it is determined by the rework determining unit (11) that the rework is needed.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus (100) includes: an organism recognizing unit (12) recognizing an organism in an outside world; a harmfulness level detecting unit (14) detecting a harmfulness level of the organism recognized by the organism recognizing unit (12); an emotion generating unit (15) generating an emotion that a device (1) is assumed to have in accordance with the harmfulness level detected by the harmfulness level detecting unit (14); and an emotion output unit (16) outputting the emotion produced by the emotion generating unit (15) in a mode recognizable by a user.

Abstract: An emotion improving apparatus (100) includes: a biological information acquiring unit (20) acquiring a biological information of a user; an uncomfortable emotion determining unit (11) determining whether a predetermined uncomfortable emotion occurs to the user based on the biological information acquired by the biological information acquiring unit (20); and a working machine controlling unit (15) controlling the working machine to perform a predetermined operation for improving the uncomfortable emotion to the user when it is determined by the uncomfortable emotion determining unit (11) that the predetermined uncomfortable emotion occurs.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image acquiring section that acquires image data of an image of a plant; a form recognizing section that recognizes at least either (i) a shape of the plant or (ii) an end portion of the plant, based on the image data acquired by the image acquiring section; and a deciding section that decides at least one of (a) a level of water content in a medium of the plant, (b) whether water-supply to the plant is necessary or not, and (c) an amount of water-supply to the plant, based on a feature of at least either the shape of the plant or the end portion of the plant that is recognized by the form recognizing section.

Abstract: A work machine having an autonomous travel function may include: a cutting section that cuts a work target of the work machine; an image-capturing section that captures an image of the work target cut by the cutting section; and a judging section that judges a state of the cutting section based on the image captured by the image-capturing section. The judging section may judge whether maintenance of or a check on the cutting section is necessary or not based on a result of judgment about the state of the cutting section.

Abstract: A control device includes: an image acquiring section that acquires image data of an image of a work target of the work machine; a feature recognizing section that recognizes a feature about at least one of (i) a type of the work target of the work machine, (ii) a number or density of the work target, (iii) a shape of the work target and (iv) an appearance of the work target after work, based on the image data acquired by the image acquiring section; and a control parameter deciding section that decides at least either (i) a parameter for controlling travel of the work machine or (ii) a parameter for controlling work of the work machine, based on the feature recognized by the feature recognizing section.

Abstract: A detecting section detecting a change in a monitoring target of a monitoring device; and an operation mode deciding section deciding an operation mode of the device according to a detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section are included. The device may have a work instrument for executing a second work different from a first work selected from a group of monitoring, security and guard works for the monitoring target. The operation mode deciding section may have: an alert level deciding section deciding an alert level indicating a level of threat to the monitoring target, according to the detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section; and a second operation mode deciding section deciding a second operation mode indicating an operation detail about the second work, according to the alert level decided by the alert level deciding section.