Abstract: When it is determined on the basis of a captured image that a preceding vehicle is present, among a plurality of light that irradiates a target region in a plurality of divided regions ahead of a vehicle with light, a light source whose target region is a region where the preceding vehicle is present is controlled in such a manner as to block or attenuate light to the target region. A light source whose target region is a region where the obstacle is estimated to be present is controlled in such a manner as to irradiate the target region with light even when the preceding vehicle is present in the target region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display control device mounted in a vehicle and including: an irradiation control unit for controlling an irradiating unit that irradiates a road surface with reference light; and a projection control unit for controlling a projecting unit that projects an image onto a reflecting unit that reflects the image, in which the irradiation control unit instructs the irradiating unit to perform irradiation with the reference light, the irradiation corresponding to set irradiation distance information, and the projection control unit instructs the projecting unit to perform projection of an image in such a way that a virtual image corresponding to the irradiation distance information is visually recognized by an occupant of the vehicle, and also controls either a projection position or a projection size of the image projected by the projecting unit on the basis of an instruction of the occupant.

Abstract: A display control method comprising: detecting a real object in real scenery; acquiring a to-be-hidden region in the virtual object where the real object is placed in front of a superimposing position of the virtual object, on a basis of a depth relationship between the superimposing positing and the real object, and a positional relationship on a screen between the superimposing position and the real object; calculating a recognizability used for determining whether information indicated by the virtual object is recognizable when the to-be-hidden region is hidden, and determining whether the recognizability is equal to or greater than a threshold value; and generating another virtual object by hiding the to-be-hidden region of the virtual object when the recognizability is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and generating another virtual object by changing a display form of the virtual object when the recognizability is less than the threshold value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display control device mounted in a vehicle and including: an irradiation control unit for controlling an irradiating unit that irradiates a road surface with reference light; and a projection control unit for controlling a projecting unit that projects an image onto a reflecting unit that reflects the image, in which the irradiation control unit instructs the irradiating unit to perform irradiation with the reference light, the irradiation corresponding to set irradiation distance information, and the projection control unit instructs the projecting unit to perform projection of an image in such a way that a virtual image corresponding to the irradiation distance information is visually recognized by an occupant of the vehicle, and also controls either a projection position or a projection size of the image projected by the projecting unit on the basis of an instruction of the occupant.

Abstract: A speech recognition system includes a speech acquisition unit for acquiring speeches uttered by a user for a preset sound acquisition period, a speech recognition unit for recognizing the speeches acquired by the speech acquisition unit, a determination unit for determining whether the user performs a predetermined operation or action, and a display control unit for displaying, when the determination unit determines that the user performs the predetermined operation or action, a function execution button for causing a navigation system to execute a function corresponding to a result of the recognition by the speech recognition unit on a display unit.

Abstract: A navigation device or method is configured to identify location information and a route setting method from a recognition result obtained by constantly recognizing user's utterance contents, and set a route based on the location information and the route setting method.

Abstract: A navigation device or method is configured to identify location information and a route setting method from a recognition result obtained by constantly recognizing user's utterance contents, and set a route based on the location information and the route setting method.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted voice recognition apparatus including a voice input unit for acquiring an inputted voice, a voice recognition unit for performing voice recognition on the acquired inputted voice, a guidance information output unit for providing a guidance on the basis of the result of the voice recognition, and a recognized word understanding degree determining unit for determining a user's degree of understanding of recognized words to the guidance according to the number of timeout times that a timeout has occurred in the user's operation which is monitored while the voice recognition unit performs the voice recognition, and the number of correction times that a correction has been made to the user's operation, so as to change the guidance provided by the guidance information output unit.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus 10 carries out voice recognition of an inputted voice with reference to a voice recognition dictionary, and outputs a voice recognition result. In this voice recognition apparatus, a plurality of voice recognition dictionaries 23-1 to 23-N are provided according to predetermined classification items.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted voice recognition apparatus 1 is comprised of a voice input unit 10 for acquiring an inputted voice, a voice recognition unit 12 for performing voice recognition on the acquired inputted voice, a guidance information output unit 13 (14) for providing a guidance on the basis of the result of the voice recognition, and a recognized word understanding degree determining unit 20 for determining a user's degree of understanding of recognized words to the guidance according to the number of timeout times that a timeout has occurred in the user's operation which is monitored while the voice recognition unit 12 performs the voice recognition, and the number of correction times that a correction has been made to the user's operation, so as to change the guidance provided by the guidance information output unit 13 (14).

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus 10 carries out voice recognition of an inputted voice with reference to a voice recognition dictionary, and outputs a voice recognition result. In this voice recognition apparatus, a plurality of voice recognition dictionaries 23-1 to 23-N are provided according to predetermined classification items.