Abstract: A control device 6 acquires an output signal front a lidar unit 7 that can detect a feature existing around a vehicle, and calculates a reference angle ?tag, indicating a tilt angle of a feature to be recognized based on an output signal from the lidar unit 7, with respect to a detection area of the lidar unit 7. The control device 6 then controls the detection area of the lidar unit 7 according to the reference angle ?tag and the tilt information stored in the storage unit 2 and indicating an angle of the feature with respect to a road surface.

Abstract: Scanner box Bx is a housing of the scanner L which functions as a ranging device or a detection device. The housing has a description of range-finding information associated with range-finding range (detection range) where the scanner L performs ranging (detection).

Abstract: A control device 6 acquires an output signal front a lidar unit 7 that can detect a feature existing around a vehicle, and calculates a reference angle ?tag, indicating a tilt angle of a feature to be recognized based on an output signal from the lidar unit 7, with respect to a detection area of the lidar unit 7. The control device 6 then controls the detection area of the lidar unit 7 according to the reference angle ?tag and the tilt information stored in the storage unit 2 and indicating an angle of the feature with respect to a road surface.

Abstract: A portable information processor (10) includes a storage unit (11) that stores information; a connecting unit (12) that connects to one of the device (1 (or 2)); an information acquiring unit (13) that acquires information from the connected device (1 (or 2)); an operation information generating unit (14) supplied with a driving power from a power source of the connected device (1 (or 2)) and generating operation information relating to the predetermined operation executable by the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on device identification information and the acquired information acquired by the information acquiring unit (13), and the information stored in the storage unit (11); and a control unit (15) that controls the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on the operation information generated by the operation information generating unit (14).

Abstract: An electronic device, a control method thereof and a security program are provided which are capable of preventing or suppressing the theft of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises mounting means for loading a portable recording medium and encrypted information write means for encrypting predetermined information using an encryption key unique to the electronic device and writing the encrypted information in the recording medium. The electronic device further comprises encrypted information read means for reading the encrypted information recorded in the recording medium in the case where the recording medium is loaded in the mounting means, decryption execution means for executing the decryption of the encrypted information using the encryption key, and control means for setting the electronic device in usable mode in the case where the encrypted information is decrypted by the decryption execution means.

Abstract: Data is stored in a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The non-volatile memory has two memory areas. When power of a device is turned on, data in the two memory areas are compared to determine which memory area includes old data, and the old data is erased. When the power is turned off, a control setting of the device used immediately before the power is turned off is stored as new data in the memory area from which the old data is erased. When the power is applied again, the new data is read, and the control setting is restored in the device.

Abstract: A method and a system are provided for recording/reading information data using a first recording medium and a second recording medium each having its own identification data. The method comprises reading first encrypted information data encrypted in accordance with an identification data of the first recording medium and recorded in said first recording medium; encrypting the first encrypted information data in accordance with an identification data of the second recording medium, so as to produce second encrypted information data; recording the second encrypted information data in the second recording medium; reading the second encrypted information data from the second recording medium and decoding the second encrypted information data in accordance with the identification data of the second recording medium; and restoring the second encrypted information data into the first encrypted information data and recording the information data in the first recording medium.

Abstract: A processor 300 of a navigation device 200 operates a response voice analyzer of a process status setting unit to acquire a destination-responding voice collected by a microphone 230. Then, the processor 300 operates the state setting controller of the process state setting unit to identify a user of a vehicle based on the destination-responding voice and to set a navigation processor and a music reproducing unit so as to perform processes in accordance with the identified user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an audio output apparatus, an audio signal output adjusting method, an audio signal output adjusting process program, and the like capable of preventing the user (listener) from making a complicated sound field setting even in the case where the position of a center speaker is changed.

Abstract: There are provided a musical composition reproducing apparatus and a musical composition reproducing method by which musical composition data can be reproduced without boring a user. The musical composition reproducing apparatus acquires a musical composition feature value indicating respective feature of a plurality of musical composition data recorded on a recording means, judges according to the musical composition feature value of musical composition thus acquired whether or not each musical composition data has a predetermined musical mood, and registers the musical compositions judged to have the musical mood in a reproduction list corresponding to the musical mood while arranging the musical composition data in a predetermined reproducing order.

Abstract: A portable information processor (10) includes a storage unit (11) that stores information; a connecting unit (12) that connects to one of the device (1 (or 2)); an information acquiring unit (13) that acquires information from the connected device (1 (or 2)); an operation information generating unit (14) supplied with a driving power from a power source of the connected device (1 (or 2)) and generating operation information relating to the predetermined operation executable by the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on device identification information and the acquired information acquired by the information acquiring unit (13), and the information stored in the storage unit (11); and a control unit (15) that controls the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on the operation information generated by the operation information generating unit (14).

Abstract: A portable information processor (10) includes a storage unit (11) that stores information; a connecting unit (12) that connects to one of the device (1 (or 2)); an information acquiring unit (13) that acquires information from the connected device (1 (or 2)); an operation information generating unit (14) supplied with a driving power from a power source of the connected device (1 (or 2)) and generating operation information relating to the predetermined operation executable by the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on device identification information and the acquired information acquired by the information acquiring unit (13), and the information stored in the storage unit (11); and a control unit (15) that controls the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on the operation information generated by the operation information generating unit (14).

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing high-quality read and write operations through a simple operation without being affected by an interruption even when the interruption has occurred in the course of a read/write operation between information storage media. When an interruption occurs in the course of reading program information stored on an optical disc to write the program information onto a hard disk, the write status of the program information which has encountered the interruption and the information for identifying the program information are stored on the hard disk. After the recovery from the interruption, read and write operations are restarted. Then, the program information capable of ensuring the continuity with the program information which has been properly written on the hard disk prior to the interruption is determined in accordance with the write status of the program information which has encountered the interruption and the information for identifying the program information.

Abstract: A portable information processor includes a storage unit that stores information; a connecting unit that connects to one of the device; an information acquiring unit that acquires information from the connected device; an operation information generating unit supplied with a driving power from a power source of the connected device and generating operation information relating to the predetermined operation executable by the connected device based on device identification information and the acquired information acquired by the information acquiring unit, and the information stored in the storage unit; and a control unit that controls the connected device based on the operation information generated by the operation information generating unit.

Abstract: Information can be recorded in an easy-to-use form by appending title information thereto. When audio data is reproduced from an optical disc, such as a CD, and recorded into a hard disk, title information corresponding to the audio data is searched through a database region in the hard disk, and the retrieved title information is appended to the audio data and recorded into the storage region. When the corresponding title information is not retrieved, flag information indicating “no title information” is appended to the audio data so as to be recorded. When updated title information is provided by way of an optical disc or the like, by additionally recording the updated title information into the database region, the title information for the audio data indicated as “no title information” is automatically searched, and when the corresponding title information is found, the title information thus found is appended to the audio data and recorded into the storage region.

Abstract: An electronic device, a control method thereof and a security program are provided which are capable of preventing or suppressing the theft of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises mounting means for loading a portable recording medium and encrypted information write means for encrypting predetermined information using an encryption key unique to the electronic device and writing the encrypted information in the recording medium. The electronic device further comprises encrypted information read means for reading the encrypted information recorded in the recording medium in the case where the recording medium is loaded in the mounting means, decryption execution means for executing the decryption of the encrypted information using the encryption key, and control means for setting the electronic device in usable mode in the case where the encrypted information is decrypted by the decryption execution means.

Abstract: An information reproducing/recording system has a reproducing apparatus which reproduces program information from a first recording medium, a recording/reproducing apparatus which records program information on a second recording medium or reproduces program information from the second recording medium, and a control apparatus which controls the reproducing apparatus and the recording/reproducing apparatus. The control apparatus acquires first management information for program information recorded on the first recording medium, and acquires second management information for program information recorded on the second recording medium. And then, the control apparatus compares the first management information and the second management information, and judges based on the result of comparison whether program information corresponding to the first management information has been recorded on the second recording medium.

Abstract: A system control microcomputer 31 of a control section 3 controls to automatically make a temporary copy in a temporary area B of a recording/reproducing section 2, and reproduce by reading this temporary copy, when an optical disc 12 is inserted for reproduction, and invalidate or delete the previous temporary copy, when the optical disc 12 is ejected.

Abstract: An information recording/reproducing system has an information recording/reproducing apparatus and a portable information recording/reproducing apparatus. The information recording/reproducing apparatus has: an information copying device which, when predetermined a piece of program information is reproduced from a first recording medium, copies the piece of program information and at least one piece of program information to be subsequently reproduced, from the first recording medium to the second recording medium, and an information erasing and copying device which, when the reproducing of the piece of program information is ended, erases the piece of program information from the second recording medium, and then newly copies a piece of program information to be reproduced after said at least one piece of program information, from the first recording medium to the second recording medium.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus for recording content information on an information recording medium includes a main information recording area on which main information to be reproduced is recorded, and a plurality of content information recording areas on which content information to be reproduced to indicate contents of the main information is recorded. The apparatus includes a recording device, a confirming device and a control device. The recording device records the content information on a part of the plurality of content information recording areas. The confirming device confirms a recording result of the content information thus recorded. The control device controls the recording device, only when the recording result is confirmed to be successful, so that content information that is identical with the content information recorded on the part of the content information recording areas can be recorded on the other part of the content information recording areas.