Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device. A control unit configured to set a policy for providing information regarding a plurality of users riding in the same vehicle in accordance with information transmitted from terminals of the plurality of users. It is checked whether or not a plurality of users agrees to provide information.

Abstract: In the information processing device, the control unit acquires, from the vehicle, vehicle data including traveling data of the vehicle and driver information of the vehicle. The control unit verifies the identity of the driver of the vehicle with a predetermined user associated with the vehicle based on the driver information included in the vehicle data. The control unit determines the validity of the traveling data included in the vehicle data according to the verification result of the identity between the predetermined user and the driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a system including a first device and a second device, the first device transmits data to the second device and stores the data in a first database. When retransmission of the data is requested from the second device, the first device transmits the data stored in the first database to the second device.

Abstract: A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, and determines to grant the current user an incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.

Abstract: Information on a risk occurring when first data acquired during traveling by a first vehicle is provided to a first business is acquired, information on the risk is presented to a user associated with the first vehicle, and the user is asked whether to consent to provide the first data to the first business.

Abstract: A first consent to utilizing first data collected from a first vehicle for a first purpose is obtained from a user of the first vehicle, a second consent to diverting the first data collected based on the first consent to a second purpose is obtained from a user of the first vehicle, and a predetermined process is performed to give a user of the first vehicle a portion of the benefit generated by diverting the first data to the second purpose.

Abstract: First data that is acquired while the first vehicle is traveling is provided to a first business entity, information about a benefit that occurs when a first business entity is provided is obtained, information about the benefit is presented to a user associated with the first vehicle, and the user is asked whether to consent to provision of the first data to the first business entity.

Abstract: An information processing device acquires consent to collection of first data from a first vehicle from a first user via an in-vehicle device provided in the first vehicle at a first timing, and when re-consent from the first user is required to use of the first data collected from the first vehicle, issues a re-consent request to the in-vehicle device on condition that an owner of the first vehicle has not changed since the first timing.

Abstract: A heating implement (1) for body of the present embodiment includes a first sheet (11) having air-permeability; a second sheet (12); a heating element (13), intermediately arranged between the first sheet (11) and the second sheet (12) and containing an oxidizeable metal and a carbon component; and a first adhesive layer (14) and a second adhesive layer (15) provided in one of external surfaces of the first sheet (11) which is applied to a wearer side, in which a region without adhesive layer, in which none of the first adhesive layer (14) and the second adhesive layer (15) is disposed, is provided in at least a part of an external circumference section of the first sheet (11), the following relations (a) and (b) are satisfied, and the heating implement is perfumed with a fragrance: (a) a mass ratio of a content of the fragrance to a content of the carbon component in the aforementioned heating implement (fragrance/carbon component) is equal to or higher than 0.2 and equal to or lower than 0.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus and a method capable of realizing a communication tool of a new mode. An LED emits light according to a light emission pattern identified based on a set of light emission parameters indicating characteristics of light emission. An action control unit controls the light emission pattern of the LED based on a relationship between the self apparatus and a group to which the self apparatus and at least one other information processing apparatus including the LED belong, or a relationship between the other information processing apparatus and the self apparatus belonging to the group. The present technique may be applied to an information processing apparatus used as a communication tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating element (1) having an exothermic composition containing an oxidizable metal, a carbon component and water. Tri-alkali metal phosphate is contained in the heating element (1), and the content of water in the heating element (1) is equal to or larger than 50 parts by mass and equal to or smaller than 90 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, and the content of tri-alkali metal phosphate as a phosphate group is equal to or larger than 0.5 parts by mass and equal to or smaller than 1.1 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal.

Abstract: A vapor heating implement satisfies: (A) the content of water in the heating implement is equal to or higher than 40 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 80 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; (B) the content of the water-retention agent in the exothermic composition is equal to or higher than 0.3 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; (C) the content of water contained in the exothermic layer (121A) is equal to or higher than 8 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 45 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; and (D) the content of water contained in the water-retention sheet (121C) is from 15 to 30 mass % of the maximum water absorption of the water-retention sheet.

Abstract: A heat generating device includes a heat generating element enclosed in an air-permeable stretch bag. The heat generating element includes an air-permeable first side adapted to be located proximal to the skin of a wearer, a second side adapted to be located distal to the skin of a wearer, and a heat generating member interposed between the first side and the second side. It is preferred that a part of the heat generating element is fixed to a part of the inner side of the stretch bag in the overlap between the stretch bag and the heat generating element in a plan view of the heat generating device.

Abstract: A heating element (10) comprises an exothermic layer (11) containing an oxidizable metal, a water absorption agent and water and a water-retention layer (12) having a water absorption sheet (102), the exothermic layer (11) and the water-retention layer (12) are in layers, in which the mass ratio of the content of the water absorption agent is from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, mass ratio of content of water to the content of the water absorption agent in the exothermic layer (11) (water/water absorption agent) is from 0.8 to 13, and the content of water contained in the water-retention layer (12) is from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption of said water-retention layer (12).

Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that can realize new forms of communication tools. LEDs emit light in accordance with a light emission pattern specified by a combination of light emission parameters that represent light emission characteristics. A light emission control unit performs control to select a light emission pattern from among two or more preset light emission patterns, based on a change in physical quantity resulting from an action of a user, and cause a light-emitting unit to emit light in accordance with the selected light emission pattern. The present technique can be applied to information processing devices used as communication tools.

Abstract: A heating implement (1) for body of the present embodiment includes a first sheet (11) having air-permeability; a second sheet (12); a heating element (13), intermediately arranged between the first sheet (11) and the second sheet (12) and containing an oxidizeable metal and a carbon component; and a first adhesive layer (14) and a second adhesive layer (15) provided in one of external surfaces of the first sheet (11) which is applied to a wearer side, in which a region without adhesive layer, in which none of the first adhesive layer (14) and the second adhesive layer (15) is disposed, is provided in at least a part of an external circumference section of the first sheet (11), the following relations (a) and (b) are satisfied, and the heating implement is perfumed with a fragrance: (a) a mass ratio of a content of the fragrance to a content of the carbon component in the aforementioned heating implement (fragrance/carbon component) is equal to or higher than 0.2 and equal to or lower than 0.

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing circuit including an image processing unit that performs, at an early stage, a process common to first image signals input using a predetermined number of signal lines in correspondence with first image sensors having a first pixel array and second image signals input using a number of signal lines and commonly used to input the first image signals in correspondence with second image sensors having a second pixel array, and performs specific processes specific to the first and second image signals at a later stage, a conversion unit that converts the second image signals subjected to the specific process according to a format of the first image signals, and a selection unit that selects one of the first image signals subjected to the specific process and the converted second image signals and outputs the selected image signals using the predetermined number of signal lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating element (1) having an exothermic composition containing an oxidizable metal, a carbon component and water. Tri-alkali metal phosphate is contained in the heating element (1), and the content of water in the heating element (1) is equal to or larger than 50 parts by mass and equal to or smaller than 90 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, and the content of tri-alkali metal phosphate as a phosphate group is equal to or larger than 0.5 parts by mass and equal to or smaller than 1.1 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal.

Abstract: A heating element (10) comprises an exothermic layer (11) containing an oxidizable metal, a water absorption agent and water and a water-retention layer (12) having a water absorption sheet (102), the exothermic layer (11) and the water-retention layer (12) are in layers, in which the mass ratio of the content of the water absorption agent is from 0.3 to 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal, mass ratio of content of water to the content of the water absorption agent in the exothermic layer (11) (water/water absorption agent) is from 0.8 to 13, and the content of water contained in the water-retention layer (12) is from 10 to 45 mass % of the maximum water absorption of said water-retention layer (12).

Abstract: A vapor heating implement satisfies: (A) the content of water in the heating implement is equal to or higher than 40 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 80 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; (B) the content of the water-retention agent in the exothermic composition is equal to or higher than 0.3 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 20 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; (C) the content of water contained in the exothermic layer (121A) is equal to or higher than 8 parts by mass and is equal to or lower than 45 parts by mass for 100 parts by mass of the oxidizable metal; and (D) the content of water contained in the water-retention sheet (121C) is from 15 to 30 mass % of the maximum water absorption of the water-retention sheet.