Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface-coated cubic boron nitride sintered material tool including a cBN substrate and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cBN substrate and having an alternate laminated structure of A layer and B layer. A peak of the grain size distribution of cBN grains in the cBN sintered material is present within a range of a grain size from 0.50 to 1.00 ?m. The A layer has a composition of (Ti1-xAlx)N (0.4?x?0.7 in an atomic ratio). The B layer has a composition of (Cr1-y-zAlyMz)N (0.03?y?0.6 and 0?z?0.05 in an atomic ratio). An X-ray diffraction peak of a (200) plane is present at a position of a diffraction angle of 43.6 plus or minus 0.1 degrees, and a plastic deformation work ratio of the B layer is 0.35 to 0.50.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted information processing device includes a controller, an imaging unit including an out-of-vehicle camera configured to image the outside of a vehicle, and an output unit configured to output information acquired by the imaging unit to an occupant in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The imaging unit images an identification mark that is associated with content updated at any time on a service provider side and that changes for each content item. The controller acquires the content associated with the imaged identification mark and outputs the acquired content to the occupant in the vehicle cabin by means of the output unit.

Abstract: A touch input judgment device includes: a rotation direction judgment unit that determines a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through a touch panel and stores rotation direction information in a storage unit when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed; and a selection value change unit that sets a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding a first selection value change amount to the current selection value when a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintains the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a vehicle and a server that is communicatively connected to the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to acquire position information of the vehicle, to acquire driving information of a driver of the vehicle, and to detect occurrence of a traffic accident associated with the vehicle. When a notification of occurrence of a traffic accident is received from the vehicle, the server is configured to calculate a driving skill level of the driver based on the driving information, to store provision information in which the position information of a point at which the traffic accident has occurred is correlated with the driving skill level and the number of times of occurrence of a traffic accident at the point, and to provide the provision information to an insurance company.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a vehicle and an information processor that acquires information acquired by the vehicle from the vehicle. The vehicle acquires location information of the vehicle, acquires driving information of a driver of the vehicle, and provides route guidance on the basis of route guidance information that is generated in the information processor. The information processor stores traffic accident information, in which driving skill of a driver involved in a traffic accident occurred in the past and the number of the traffic accident at a point where the traffic accident has occurred are associated with location information of the point where the traffic accident has occurred, calculates the driving skill of the driver on the basis of the driving information, and generates the route guidance information on the basis of the calculated driving skill and the traffic accident information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a vehicle and an information processing device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to acquire information on an occupant in a cabin of the vehicle, and operate to affect a perception of the occupant. The information processing device is configured to store a cause of an accident caused by a passenger of the vehicle and control information for operating the operating unit to eliminate the cause of the accident, and transmit the control information to the operating unit of the vehicle when determination is made that the cause of the accident occurs based on the information on the occupant. The vehicle is configured to operate to eliminate the cause of the accident when the control information is received.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a vehicle and a server communicatively connected with the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to acquire a traveling state of the vehicle, acquire information on an occupant of the vehicle, and detect an occurrence of a traffic accident related to the vehicle. The server is configured to store provision information including a damage state of the vehicle due to the traffic accident analyzed based on the traveling state of the vehicle and an injury state of the occupant due to the traffic accident analyzed based on the information on the occupant when the server receives a notification of the occurrence of the traffic accident from the vehicle, and provides the provision information to an insurance company.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a vehicle and an information processing apparatus that acquires, from the vehicle, information acquired by the vehicle. The vehicle acquires information on an occupant inside a vehicle cabin of the vehicle and acquires position information of the vehicle. When the information processing apparatus determines that the vehicle is to pass a pre-registered point based on the position information of the vehicle, the information processing apparatus associates at least one of information on the occupant acquired at the point and information calculated based on the information on the occupant with position information of the point, and provides the information associated with the position information of the point to a service provider for a store located at the point.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising a processor configured to transmit, through a communicator, a notification that a carpool passenger is recruited, according to a request from a planner who planned ride-sharing, and acquire information on a carpool demander who demands carpooling for the ride-sharing in response to the notification, the carpool demander satisfying a condition related to a distance from a reference position.

Abstract: An onboard apparatus comprises a communication unit; and a controller configured to execute: detecting start of running of a vehicle provided for sharing a ride, detecting a driver at the start of running, detecting change of the driver after the start of running and measuring passage information including at least one of running time and running distance from the start of running until the change of the driver, and transmitting the measured passage information to an information processing apparatus via the communication unit along with identification information for identifying the driver detected before the change of the driver.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire sponsor information including information on a facility available as a getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, information on a time period during which the facility is available as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, and information on a privilege when the facility is used as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing; and provide the acquired sponsor information to a ride sharing coordinator.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire information for identifying a vehicle conducting ride-sharing; and instruct a management apparatus of a toll road to apply preferential treatment when the vehicle conducting the ride-sharing travels along the toll road.

Abstract: An onboard apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute acquisition of information regarding a driving environment on a route from a riding point of a passenger riding on a vehicle to an alighting point where the passenger alights; and calculation of points given to a driver who drives the vehicle along the route according to the information regarding the driving environment.

Abstract: A storage area setting unit sets (2M+L) storage areas (M>L?1 and L is an integer) in a storage device, for storing M pieces of data from M data sources (M?2 and M is an integer). A data specifying unit specifies an L piece of data as write-target data, from among the M pieces of data from the M data sources. A write-destination specifying unit specifies within the (2M+L) storage areas, a storage area that is a write destination of the L piece of write-target data, from among storage areas excluding storage areas from which data is read during the L piece of write-target data is being written, storage areas into which data from each data source has been written last, and storage areas from which data from each data source has been read last. A write processing unit writes the L piece of write-target data into the specified storage area.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface-coated cubic boron nitride sintered material tool including a cBN substrate and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cBN substrate and having an alternate laminated structure of A layer and B layer. A peak of the grain size distribution of cBN grains in the cBN sintered material is present within a range of a grain size from 0.50 to 1.00 ?m. The A layer has a composition of (Ti1-xAlx)N (0.4?x?0.7 in an atomic ratio). The B layer has a composition of (Cr1-y-zAlyMz)N (0.03?y?0.6 and 0?z?0.05 in an atomic ratio). An X-ray diffraction peak of a (200) plane is present at a position of a diffraction angle of 43.6 plus or minus 0.1 degrees, and a plastic deformation work ratio of the B layer is 0.35 to 0.50.

Abstract: A gesture determination unit (143) extracts a moving locus of a pointer from a time when the pointer makes contact with the touch panel until the pointer goes away from the touch panel. Then, the gesture determination unit (143) identifies a control target parameter, which is a parameter of a control target, and a controlled variable of the control target parameter that are specified by a movement of the pointer, by analyzing the extracted moving locus of the pointer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface-coated cubic boron nitride sintered material tool including a cBN substrate and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cBN substrate and having an alternate laminated structure of A layer and B layer. The cBN substrate (sintered material) includes: a Ti compound, WC, AlN, TiB2, Al2O3, and cBN. The A layer has a composition of (Ti1-xAlx)N (0.4?x?0.7 in terms of atomic ratio). The B layer has a composition of (Cr1-y-zAlyMz)N (0.03?y?0.4 and 0?z?0.05 in terms of atomic ratio). A plastic deformation work ratio of the B layer is 0.35 to 0.50.

Abstract: A storage area setting unit sets (2M+L) storage areas (M>L?1 and L is an integer) in a storage device, for storing M pieces of data from M data sources (M?2 and M is an integer). A data specifying unit specifies an L piece of data as write-target data, from among the M pieces of data from the M data sources. A write-destination specifying unit specifies within the (2M+L) storage areas, a storage area that is a write destination of the L piece of write-target data, from among storage areas excluding storage areas from which data is read during the L piece of write-target data is being written, storage areas into which data from each data source has been written last, and storage areas from which data from each data source has been read last. A write processing unit writes the L piece of write-target data into the specified storage area.

Abstract: A weld structure includes a fitting portion at which a first member and a second member are engaged, a weld portion at which the first member and the second member are welded together, and a space between the fitting portion and the weld portion. One of the first member and the second member has a communication passage whose one end is open to the space and whose other end is open to an outside at a position other than the space. The communication passage is blocked by an insertion member that has a predetermined function in addition to blocking the communication passage.

Abstract: An underwater observation apparatus includes an observation apparatus body, a weight structure, a coupling device, and a fusion cutting device. The observation apparatus body is configured to house at least a power source, a communication circuit for a communication device, and a signal processing device. The coupling device couples the observation apparatus body with the weight structure via a remote-controlled release structure capable of releasing the observation apparatus body from the weight structure. The underwater observation apparatus also includes a power feeding coil located inside of a glass sphere to generate magnetic flux, and a power receiving coil located outside of the glass sphere. The power receiving coil generates an induced voltage when interlinked by the magnetic flux generated by the power feeding coil. The power receiving coil is configured to supply drive power to the fusion cutting device.