Abstract: In an embodiment, a gate control device includes a communication interface to receive first biometric information from a first gate device at an entrance and second biometric information from a second gate device at an exit. A storage unit stores the first biometric information. A processor is configured to cause the received first biometric information to be stored in the storage unit, transmit an opening instruction to the first gate device via the communication interface once the first biometric information has been stored in the storage unit, and, when the second biometric information is received via the communication interface, compare the second biometric information to the first biometric information stored in the storage unit to determine if the received second biometric information matches the stored first biometric information, then transmit an opening instruction to the second gate device if the received second biometric information matches the stored biometric information.

Abstract: A vehicle service providing apparatus includes an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and memory. The memory is configured to perform storing map data including route position data. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring reservation application data for using the vehicle including destination data, calculating a route to the destination base on the map data stored and the destination data acquired, acquiring parcel data including fee revenue data for a delivery of the parcel, determining whether the user satisfies a predetermined requirement for delivering the parcel when using the vehicle based on the parcel data in the acquiring and the route calculated in the calculating, deciding the incentive based on the parcel data in the acquiring when it is determined that the user satisfies the predetermined requirement; and outputting incentive data of the incentive in the deciding to the user.

Abstract: An ultrasonic inspection device is an device for ultrasonically inspecting a rotor disc. The ultrasonic inspection device includes: an inspecting portion that has an ultrasonic probe for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a disc surface of the rotor disc; a first magnet that movably holds the ultrasonic probe relative to the disc surface of the rotor disc; a drive wheel that causes the ultrasonic probe to move in a direction that intersects a radial direction of the rotor disc; a steering wheel that adjusts a moving direction of the drive wheel; a stroke sensor that detects the radial position of the ultrasonic probe being held relative to the disc surface; and a control device that controls the steering wheel on the basis of information detected by the stroke sensor such that the radial position of the ultrasonic probe falls within a predetermined range.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server or the like capable of promoting enhancement of convenience in traffic of moving bodies with a comprehensive consideration of various factors of each link. There is found a server route R configured by link groups that connect a starting point p1 and a destination point p2 of a navigation client 2 of interest, the server route R having a minimum total value ?C2 of second moving costs C2 in the link groups. The second costs C2 result from first moving costs C1 corrected based on various factors, such as combinations of “static factors” and “dynamic factors”.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a gate control device includes a communication interface to receive first biometric information from a first gate device at an entrance and second biometric information from a second gate device at an exit. A storage unit stores the first biometric information. A processor is configured to cause the received first biometric information to be stored in the storage unit, transmit an opening instruction to the first gate device via the communication interface once the first biometric information has been stored in the storage unit, and, when the second biometric information is received via the communication interface, compare the second biometric information to the first biometric information stored in the storage unit to determine if the received second biometric information matches the stored first biometric information, then transmit an opening instruction to the second gate device if the received second biometric information matches the stored biometric information.

Abstract: A user reliability evaluation apparatus includes an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform: acquiring an image of a vehicle used by a user of a vehicle renting service and a location information of a photographing location of the image of the vehicle; detecting a degree of dirt of the vehicle based on the image of the vehicle acquired; evaluating a state of the vehicle based on the degree of dirt of the vehicle detected; acquiring a user evaluation of the state of the vehicle made by the user with respect to the degree of dirt of the vehicle; and determining a user reliability including a use manner of the vehicle based on an evaluation result of the state of the vehicle evaluated based on the degree of dirt of the vehicle detected and the user evaluation acquired.

Abstract: A vehicle rental management apparatus configured to incorporate an unused parking space as a station of a vehicle used in a vehicle rental service to manage rental of the vehicle, includes an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform managing a reservation data of a user of the vehicle; and determining whether use of the vehicle by a station manager managing the station is possible. The determining further includes permitting use of the vehicle by the station manager within a reservable time period during which the vehicle is not reserved by the user when the reservable time period of a predetermined length is found from the vehicle reservation data managed in the managing.

Abstract: A vehicle service providing apparatus includes an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and memory. The memory is configured to perform storing map data including route position data. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring reservation application data for using the vehicle including destination data, calculating a route to the destination base on the map data stored and the destination data acquired, acquiring parcel data including fee revenue data for a delivery of the parcel, determining whether the user satisfies a predetermined requirement for delivering the parcel when using the vehicle based on the parcel data in the acquiring and the route calculated in the calculating, deciding the incentive based on the parcel data in the acquiring when it is determined that the user satisfies the predetermined requirement; and outputting incentive data of the incentive in the deciding to the user.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a traffic hindrance risk having a traffic hindrance information generating server configured to generate traffic hindrance information encompassing congestion degree information including a current congestion degree obtained from a current value of driving data transmitted as probe data regarding a driving route from a vehicle equipped with a navigation system and a statistical congestion degree obtained from a statistical value of the current value of driving data in a certain previous period and a weather information generating server configured to generate weather information from weather data distributed by a meteorological agency with respect to an area including the driving route based on an weather model. In the apparatus, a traffic hindrance occurrence risk possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route is predicted from the congestion degree and weather information.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a traffic hindrance risk, having a traffic hindrance information generating server that generates traffic hindrance information for links that define a driving route, and a weather information generating server that generates weather information from weather data distributed by a meteorological agency with respect to an area including the driving route. In the apparatus, a tabular data is generated together with congestion degree information by sorting foul weather information into a plurality of level categories in accordance with a degree of traffic hindrance when the weather information includes at least one item of foul weather information, and a traffic hindrance occurrence risk predictive value meaning possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route for a predetermined future period is calculated to be viewed by an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an accounting apparatus includes a reading unit, a receiving unit, a processing unit, and a forcing unit. The reading unit reads information of a purchased commodity. The receiving unit receives a payment of a price. The processing unit executes settlement based upon the information of the purchased commodity read by the reading unit and information of the payment of the price received by the receiving unit. The forcing unit forces the settlement when a number of items of the purchased commodities, whose information is read by the reading unit, reaches a regulated number of items.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a traffic hindrance risk having a traffic hindrance information generating server that generates traffic hindrance information for links that define a driving route on a mesh map. In the apparatus, the congestion degree information is colored in a color assigned in accordance with a numerical value defined to diminish with increasing congestion degree and is drawn the colored congestion degree information on the mesh map with respect to each of the links defining the driving route. And a traffic hindrance occurrence risk predictive value meaning possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route is calculated based on the drawn congestion degree information and is indicated to be viewed by an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquires position information indicating a position of a vehicle, sensor performance information indicating the performance of a sensor mounted on the vehicle, and weather information corresponding to the position of the vehicle; and a database creation unit configured to creates correlation data indicating a correlation between the weather information and the sensor performance information on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server, a navigation client, and a navigation method that allow for searching for a route estimated to have a low degree of making a user feel burdened. A server cost recognition correction element 12 evaluates, for at least one of a plurality of indices representing one or both of a road environment of a subject segment and a relative relationship between the subject segment and one or more of other segments included in the server route candidate, a segment cost index value representing a traffic difficulty of the subject segment, and corrects a cost of the subject segment using the segment cost index value of the subject segment (STEP234, STEP236, STEP239, STEP241, STEP244, STEP247, STEP249, STEP350, and STEP450).

Abstract: An information processing system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquires position information indicating a position of a vehicle, sensor performance information indicating the performance of a sensor mounted on the vehicle, and weather information corresponding to the position of the vehicle; and a database creation unit configured to creates correlation data indicating a correlation between the weather information and the sensor performance information on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a traffic hindrance risk having a traffic hindrance information generating server configured to generate traffic hindrance information encompassing congestion degree information including a current congestion degree obtained from a current value of driving data transmitted as probe data regarding a driving route from a vehicle equipped with a navigation system and a statistical congestion degree obtained from a statistical value of the current value of driving data in a certain previous period and a weather information generating server configured to generate weather information from weather data distributed by a meteorological agency with respect to an area including the driving route based on an weather model. In the apparatus, a traffic hindrance occurrence risk possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route is predicted from the congestion degree and weather information.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a traffic hindrance risk having a traffic hindrance information generating server that generates traffic hindrance information for links that define a driving route on a mesh map. In the apparatus, the congestion degree information is colored in a color assigned in accordance with a numerical value defined to diminish with increasing congestion degree and is drawn the colored congestion degree information on the mesh map with respect to each of the links defining the driving route. And a traffic hindrance occurrence risk predictive value meaning possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route is calculated based on the drawn congestion degree information and is indicated to be viewed by an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a traffic hindrance risk, having a traffic hindrance information generating server that generates traffic hindrance information for links that define a driving route, and a weather information generating server that generates weather information from weather data distributed by a meteorological agency with respect to an area including the driving route. In the apparatus, a tabular data is generated together with congestion degree information by sorting foul weather information into a plurality of level categories in accordance with a degree of traffic hindrance when the weather information includes at least one item of foul weather information, and a traffic hindrance occurrence risk predictive value meaning possibility of traffic hindrance occurrence with respect to the driving route for a predetermined future period is calculated to be viewed by an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server or the like capable of promoting enhancement of convenience in traffic of moving bodies with a comprehensive consideration of various factors of each link. There is found a server route R configured by link groups that connect a starting point p1 and a destination point p2 of a navigation client 2 of interest, the server route R having a minimum total value ?C2 of second moving costs C2 in the link groups. The second costs C2 result from first moving costs C1 corrected based on various factors, such as combinations of “static factors” and “dynamic factors”.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation server, a navigation client, and a navigation method that allow for searching for a route estimated to have a low degree of making a user feel burdened. A server cost recognition correction element 12 evaluates, for at least one of a plurality of indices representing one or both of a road environment of a subject segment and a relative relationship between the subject segment and one or more of other segments included in the server route candidate, a segment cost index value representing a traffic difficulty of the subject segment, and corrects a cost of the subject segment using the segment cost index value of the subject segment (STEP234, STEP236, STEP239, STEP241, STEP244, STEP247, STEP249, STEP350, and STEP450).