VEHICLE

A movable vehicle including: an access point function unit that includes an antenna and functions as an access point by communicating wirelessly with a terminal device around the vehicle; and a notification unit that notifies the surroundings that the vehicle is functioning as an access point.

RIDESHARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

An objective of the present invention is to provide a ridesharing assistance system for enabling a driver of a rideshare vehicle to reliably identify a user at a pick-up point and achieving improved rideshare convenience. Provided is a ridesharing assistance system 1 comprising a user terminal 2, a vehicle terminal 3, and a host server 5. The host server 5 comprises a proximity notification part 36 for generating a proximity notification signal when the distance between a user and a rideshare vehicle 10 is less than or equal to a prescribed value. The vehicle terminal 3 comprises a user response request part 28 for generating a user response request signal when the proximity notification signal has been received. The user terminal 2 comprises a user-side notification/operation part 22 for either reporting a specific movement to the user or causing the user terminal 2 to carry out a specific operation in accordance with the user response request signal. The vehicle terminal 3 further comprises ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

This information processing device is provided with: a first acquisition unit which acquires a task; a second acquisition unit which acquires a task processing time; a third acquisition unit which acquires the wireless communication period in which wireless communication with an external communication device is possible; and a communication control unit which, on the basis of the processing time and the wireless communication period, controls a wireless communication unit to transmit request information requesting processing of at least part of the task to the external communication device, wherein the communication control unit controls the wireless communication unit so as to allow direct communication with the external communication device.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM

Provided is a communication device equipped with: a position information acquisition unit that acquires mobile object position information relating to the present position of a first mobile object in which the communication device is mounted; a reception unit that receives delivery information; a transmission unit that transmits the delivery information to a second mobile object different from the first mobile object; and a communication relay unit that relays communication between an external terminal located outside the first mobile object and an external network, wherein the delivery information includes delivery region information relating to a delivery region to which an advertisement is delivered. The transmission unit transmits the delivery information to the second mobile object when the position indicated by the mobile object position information is included in the delivery region, and the communication relay unit transmits the delivery information to the external terminal when ...

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A vehicle controls power consumption of a battery on the basis of a target battery remaining amount set by a user and detects or stores a deterioration-related parameter relating to deterioration of the battery. A server calculates a deterioration parameter coefficient that represents the degree of the effect of the deterioration-related parameter on the deterioration of the battery. The vehicle controls the power consumption of the battery in accordance with the deterioration parameter coefficient and the deterioration-related parameter. The degree of actual battery deterioration is calculated on the basis of the actual battery remaining amount at a point when the vehicle reaches a destination. A table for use in calculating the deterioration parameter coefficient is modified in accordance with the degree of actual battery deterioration. 1. A battery management system comprising:a vehicle including a battery and a motor driven by power supplied from the battery as a power source; anda server wirelessly connectable to the vehicle to communicate with each other, a target battery remaining amount setting unit for setting by a user a destination and a target battery remaining amount when the vehicle reaches the destination,', 'a power consumption control unit that controls power consumption of the battery on the basis of the set target battery remaining amount such that the target battery remaining amount is realized, and', 'a parameter detecting or storing unit that detects or stores a deterioration-related parameter relating to deterioration of the battery,, 'the vehicle further including'} 'a correlation storing unit that stores correlation between the deterioration-related parameter and a deterioration parameter coefficient representing a degree of an effect of the deterioration-related parameter on the deterioration of the battery,', 'the server including'} an estimated battery deterioration degree calculating unit that calculates a degree of an estimated battery ...

Communication control apparatus, communication system, communication control method, and storage medium

There is provided a communication control apparatus comprising a processor. The processor receives, from a first mobile communication apparatus, a request for permission of data transmission to a second mobile communication apparatus, the second mobile communication apparatus including a buffer memory to store received data. The processor determines whether to permit the data transmission based on a free capacity of the buffer memory and a reserved capacity indicated by a reservation setting of the buffer memory. The processor updates, when the data transmission is determined to be permitted, the reservation setting such that a capacity for received data corresponding to the data transmission is added to the reserved capacity. The processor transmits, when the data transmission is determined to be permitted, a response indicating that the data transmission is permitted to the first mobile communication apparatus.

VEHICLE RIDE-SHARING ASSIST SYSTEM

A vehicle ride-sharing assist system includes a user terminal, a vehicle terminal, and a host server. The host server includes a proximity notification unit for generating a proximity notification signal when a distance between a user and a ride-sharing vehicle becomes equal to or less than a prescribed value. The vehicle terminal includes a user response request unit for generating a user response request signal on receiving the proximity notification signal. The user terminal includes a user side notification/operation unit for notifying the user of a specific motion or cause the user terminal to perform a specific operation according to the user response request signal. The vehicle terminal further includes a user position identification unit for detecting the motion of the user or the operation of the user terminal and identifying a position of the user. A user position notification unit notifies the identified position to the driver. 1. A vehicle ride-sharing assist system for assisting in identification of a user to board a ride-sharing vehicle at a pickup point , the vehicle ride-sharing assist system comprising:a wirelessly communicable user terminal configured to be carried by the user;a wirelessly communicable vehicle terminal mounted on the ride-sharing vehicle; anda server wirelessly communicable with the user terminal and the vehicle terminal and including a database,wherein the server further includes a proximity notification unit configured to generate a proximity notification signal so as to transmit the proximity notification signal to the user terminal and the vehicle terminal when a distance between the user and the ride-sharing vehicle becomes equal to or less than a prescribed value,the vehicle terminal includes a user response request unit configured to generate a user response request signal so as to transmit the user response request signal to the user terminal when the vehicle terminal receives the proximity notification signal, the user ...

ROAD INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND ROAD INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD

A road information providing system includes: a first traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a first traffic state that is a traffic state of first-type movable bodies; a second traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a second traffic state that is a traffic state of second-type movable bodies smaller in size than the first-type movable bodies; a specific road area extraction unit that extracts, as a specific road area, a road area satisfying traffic determination conditions including a determination condition that the first traffic state shows that a traffic volume of the first-type movable bodies has decreased and a determination condition that the second traffic state shows that the second-type movable body is traveling; and a traveling obstruction information providing unit that provides traveling obstruction information serving as notification that an event has occurred which obstructs the traveling of the first-type movable bodies in the specific road area. 1. A road information providing system comprising:a first traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a first traffic state, the first traffic state being a traffic state of first-type movable bodies in a predetermined area;a second traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a second traffic state, the second traffic state being a traffic state of second-type movable bodies in the predetermined area, the second-type movable bodies being smaller in size than the first-type movable bodies;a specific road area extraction unit that extracts, as a specific road area, a road area that satisfies traffic determination conditions, the traffic determination conditions including a determination condition that it is recognized from the first traffic state that a traffic volume of the first-type movable bodies has decreased from a first reference amount by a first predetermined amount or more and a determination condition that it is recognized from the second traffic state that the second-type ...

VEHICLE RIDE SHARE ASSIST SYSTEM

A vehicle ride share assist system includes a plurality of user terminals (), and a host server () connected to the user terminals via a network (), wherein each of the user terminals includes an application input unit () configured to allow a corresponding user to enter a ride share application and to transmit the ride share application to the host server, and the host server includes an operation scheduling unit () configured to create an operation schedule based on the ride share applications and to select at least one driver in the operation schedule from the users who have transmitted the ride share applications. 1. A vehicle ride share assist system comprising a plurality of user terminals , and a host server connected to the user terminals via a network , whereineach of the user terminals includes an application input unit configured to allow a corresponding user to enter a ride share application and to transmit the ride share application to the host server, andthe host server includes an operation scheduling unit configured to create an operation schedule based on the ride share applications and to select at least one driver in the operation schedule from the users who have transmitted the ride share applications.2. The vehicle ride share assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the host server is provided with a vehicle information managing unit storing vehicle information on each of vehicles offered by the users for ride share claim 1 , and the operation scheduling unit is configured to select the at least one driver based on the vehicle information.3. The vehicle ride share assist system according to claim 2 , wherein the vehicle information includes at least one of ownership claim 2 , fuel mileage and occupant capacity of each of the vehicles.4. The vehicle ride share assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the host server is provided with a user information managing unit storing user information on each of the users claim 1 , and the operation ...

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A communication system is a communication system provided in a mobile body and including an acquirer configured to acquire a destination of the mobile body and a position of the mobile body, and a communicator configured to communicate with a communication device outside the mobile body using an antenna, in which the communicator is configured to set a reception sensitivity of the antenna when the position of the mobile body approaches to within a predetermined distance from the destination of the mobile body to be higher than a reception sensitivity of the antenna before the position of the mobile body approaches to within the predetermined distance. 1. A communication system provided in a mobile body and including an acquirer configured to acquire a destination of the mobile body and a position of the mobile body , and a communicator configured to communicate with a communication device outside the mobile body using an antenna ,wherein the communicator is configured to set a reception sensitivity of the antenna when the position of the mobile body approaches to within a predetermined distance from the destination of the mobile body to be higher than a reception sensitivity of the antenna before the position of the mobile body approaches to within the predetermined distance.2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the communicator is configured to increase the reception sensitivity of the antenna as the position of the mobile body approaches the destination.3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the communicator is configured to increase the reception sensitivity of the antenna as the position of the mobile body approaches the destination before the position of the mobile body approaches to within the predetermined distance from the destination.4. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 , wherein the communicator decreases the directivity of the antenna or is configured to set the antenna to be nondirectional ...

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE

A communication system is a communication system provided in a mobile body and including an acquirer configured to acquire a destination of the mobile body, and a communicator configured to communicate with a communication device outside the mobile body using an antenna, in which the communicator is configured to increase directivity of the antenna in a direction from a position of the mobile body to the destination when the destination is acquired by the acquirer. 1. A communication system provided in a mobile body and including an acquirer configured to acquire a destination of the mobile body , and a communicator configured to communicate with a communication device outside the mobile body using an antenna ,wherein the communicator is configured to increase directivity of the antenna in a direction from a position of the mobile body to the destination when the destination is acquired by the acquirer.2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the communicator is configured to increase the directivity of the antenna in a direction from a position after change to the destination when the position of the mobile body changes.3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the communicator is configured to increase reception sensitivity of the antenna when the destination is not acquired by the acquirer.4. The communication system according to any one of claim 1 ,wherein the acquirer is further configured to acquire the position of the mobile body, andthe communicator is configured to decrease the directivity of the antenna or sets the antenna to nondirectional when a distance between the position of the mobile body and the destination is within a predetermined distance.5. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein the communicator is configured to increase the reception sensitivity of the antenna as the position of the mobile body approaches the destination.6. A communication method comprising:acquiring, by a computer provided ...

IMAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE COLLECTION METHOD

An image collection system includes: a captured-image analysis unit that determines whether a captured image, captured by a camera mounted on a mobile object, of surroundings of the mobile object is a first captured image including an image portion of a specified monitoring target object; an image-capturing-condition recognition unit that recognizes a first image-capturing condition that is an image-capturing condition at the time when the camera captures the first captured image; and a monitoring-target-object-information providing unit that transmits monitoring-target-object image information in which the first captured image and the first image-capturing condition are associated with each other, to a specified provision destination. 1. An image collection system comprising:a captured-image analysis unit that determines whether a captured image, captured by a camera mounted on a mobile object, of surroundings of the mobile object is a first captured image including an image portion of a specified monitoring target object;an image-capturing-condition recognition unit that recognizes a first image-capturing condition that is an image-capturing condition at the time when the camera captures the first captured image; anda monitoring-target-object-information providing unit that transmits monitoring-target-object image information in which the first captured image and the first image-capturing condition are associated with each other, to a specified provision destination.2. The image collection system according to claim 1 , whereinthe first image-capturing condition includes the distance between the mobile object and the monitoring target object.3. The image collection system according to claim 1 , whereinthe first image-capturing condition includes the resolution of the image portion of the monitoring target object in the first captured image.4. The image collection system according to claim 1 , whereinthe monitoring target object is a target object installed around a ...

Vehicle and vehicle system

A vehicle is a movable vehicle and includes an access point function unit having an antenna and configured to function as an access point by wirelessly communicating with a terminal device located near the antenna and a control unit configured to control a directivity direction of radio waves transmitted through the antenna so that a radio wave intensity of radio waves transmitted to a predetermined first region set on the basis of a surrounding environment of the antenna is less than a radio wave intensity of radio waves transmitted to a second region other than the first region.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SERVER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

A communication system comprises a communication device; an access point (AP); and a communication server is provided. The communication system performs a method comprising: acquiring first information including movement information of the communication device; acquiring second information including position information of the AP; determining a connectable time corresponding to a length of time the communication device moves within a communicable range of the AP on the basis of the first information and the second information; and controlling a connection between the communication device and the AP on the basis of the connectable time. 1. A communication system comprising:a communication device; an access point (AP); and a communication server whereinthe communication system performs a method comprising:acquiring first information including movement information of the communication device;acquiring second information including position information of the AP;determining a connectable time corresponding to a length of time the communication device moves within a communicable range of the AP on the basis of the first information and the second information; andcontrolling a connection between the communication device and the AP on the basis of the connectable time.2. The communication system according to claim 1 , whereinthe controlling the connection comprising controlling the connection between the communication device and the AP for which the connectable time with the communication device is equal to or greater than a predetermined length of time.3. The communication system according to claim 1 , whereinthe determining the connectable time is performed by the communication server.4. The communication system according to claim 1 , whereinthe determining the connectable time is performed by the communication device.5. The communication system according to claim 1 , whereinthe second information further includes information that can identify the communicable range of ...

IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

A communication device includes a communicator that is mounted in a mobile body and functions as a wireless access point, a power supplier configured to supply electric power at least to a driver that causes the mobile body to travel, a detector configured to detect the electric energy of the power supplier, and a controller configured to control at least one of communication strength and communication quality of the communicator based on the electric energy detected by the detector. 1. An in-vehicle system comprising:a communicator that is mounted in a mobile body and functions as a wireless access point;a detector configured to detect electric energy of a power supplier that supplies electric power at least to a driver which causes the mobile body to travel; anda communication controller configured to control at least one of communication strength and communication quality of the communicator based on the electric energy detected by the detector.2. The in-vehicle system according to claim 1 ,wherein the communication controller controls the communication strength of the communicator to be a first communication strength when the electric energy is less than a threshold value and controls the communication strength of the communicator to be a second communication strength that is smaller than the first communication strength when the electric energy is equal to or higher than the threshold value.3. The in-vehicle system according to claim 1 ,wherein the communication controller controls a communication distance of the communicator such that communication between the communicator and a terminal device present at a first distance from the communicator is possible when the electric energy is less than a threshold value, andcontrols a communication distance of the communicator such that communication with a terminal device present at the first distance from the communicator is not performed and communication between the communicator and a terminal device present at a ...

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

A communication device includes a communicator controller. The communication controller configured to cause a communicator to communicate with a terminal device in a first mode or a second mode, in which the first mode is a mode in which communication conditions are better than in the second mode, and, when the communication controller has acquired permission information indicating that communication in the first mode is permitted according to completion of processing of a first procedure different from a second procedure required for communication in the second mode in response to a request from the terminal device, the communication controller causes the communicator to communicate with a terminal device associated with the permission information in the first mode. 1. A communication device comprising:a communicator that is mounted on a moving body and configured to communicate with a base station present outside the moving body, a terminal device present inside a housing of the moving body, or a terminal device present outside the housing of the moving body and configured to relay communication between the terminal device and the base station; anda communication controller configured to cause the communicator to communicate with a terminal device in a first mode or a second mode,wherein the first mode is a mode in which communication conditions are better than in the second mode, andwhen the communication controller has acquired permission information indicating that communication in the first mode is permitted according to completion of processing of a first procedure different from a second procedure required for communication in the second mode in response to a request from the terminal device, the communication controller causes the communicator to communicate with a terminal device associated with the permission information in the first mode.2. The communication device according to claim 1 ,wherein the communication in the first mode is executed for a ...

Communication device, base station, and communication method

According to an aspect, a communication device includes a communicator configured to perform communication with a base station and a plurality of access points having narrower communication ranges than the base station, a first acquirer configured to acquire vehicle information from equipment mounted in a vehicle, a second acquirer configured to acquire information about communication quality for each of the plurality of access points, a third acquirer configured to acquire a communication requirement for each piece of the vehicle information acquired by the first acquirer, and a selector configured to select an access point that transmits the vehicle information acquired by the first acquirer on the basis of the information about the communication quality acquired by the second acquirer and the communication requirement acquired by the third acquirer.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

According to an aspect, a communication device includes a communicator configured to perform communication with a base station and a plurality of access points having narrower communication ranges than the base station, a first acquirer configured to acquire vehicle information from in-vehicle equipment, a second acquirer configured to acquire information about communication quality for each of the plurality of access points, and a connection adjuster configured to release a connected state associated with a determined access point when the access point whose connected state is released is determined on the basis of the information about the communication quality acquired by the second acquirer if communication with the plurality of access points by the communicator is in the connected state. 1. A communication device comprising:a communicator configured to perform communication with a base station and a plurality of access points having narrower communication ranges than the base station;a first acquirer configured to acquire vehicle information from in-vehicle equipment;a second acquirer configured to acquire information about communication quality for each of the plurality of access points; anda connection adjuster configured to release a connected state associated with a determined access point when the access point whose connected state is released is determined on the basis of the information about the communication quality acquired by the second acquirer if communication with the plurality of access points by the communicator is in the connected state.2. The communication device according to claim 1 ,wherein each of the plurality of access points is connected to the base station andwherein the connection adjuster generates a connection release request for releasing the connected state associated with the access point when the access point whose connected state is released is determined and causes the generated connection release request to be transmitted from ...

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND VEHICLE

A management apparatus for managing a communication group composed of a plurality of vehicles that each include a communication apparatus is provided. The management apparatus obtains vehicle information related to two or more vehicles included in one communication group, and based on the vehicle information related to the two or more vehicles, reorganizes each of the two or more vehicles into one of two or more communication groups. 1. A management apparatus for managing a communication group composed of a plurality of vehicles that each include a communication apparatus , the management apparatus comprising:a memory for storing computer readable code; and obtain vehicle information related to two or more vehicles included in one communication group; and', 'based on the vehicle information related to the two or more vehicles, reorganize each of the two or more vehicles into one of two or more communication groups., 'a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to2. The management apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe two or more vehicles are two or more first vehicles, and obtain vehicle information related to a second vehicle that is not included in the one communication group; and', 'based further on the vehicle information related to the second vehicle, organize the second vehicle into one of the two or more communication groups., 'the processor is further configured to3. The management apparatus according to claim 2 , whereinbefore the second vehicle is organized into one of the two or more communication groups, the second vehicle is included in a communication group different from the one communication group.4. The management apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe processor is further configured to reorganize the two or more vehicles when a speed of at least one of the two or more vehicles has become equal to or lower than a threshold.5. The management apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe processor is further ...

Communication control device, communication device, communication system, radio base station, communication control method, and storage medium

A communication control device includes an acquisition part configured to acquire vehicle information, which is information related to a vehicle and which is to be transmitted to an external device outside the vehicle from one or more on-vehicle instrument mounted on the vehicle, a determination part configured to determine a first communication priority level of the vehicle information on the basis of at least the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition part for each vehicle information, a first controller configured to cause a communication part to transmit information showing the first communication priority level determined by the determination part to a radio base station to which the communication part accesses to communicate with the external device, and a second controller configured to cause the communication part to perform communication of the vehicle information with the radio base station with a second communication priority level received from the radio base station.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A communication device, comprising: communication-part communicates with external device by first-communication-system provided at first-access-point or by second-communication-system provided at second-access-point, determination-part dynamically determines communication priority level of host device with respect to each of first and/or second-access-point; and communication controller transmits information including communication priority level and moving body information with respect to each of first and second-access-points, communication controller communicates with external device through first-communication-system in accordance with communication priority level determined at first-access-point or second-communication-system in accordance with communication priority level determined at second-access-point, communicates in accordance with communication priority level determined at second-access-point when the communication is switched from first-access-point to second-access-point, and communicates in accordance with communication priority level determined at first-access-point when communication of communication-part is switched from communication of second-access-point to communication of first-access-point. 1. A communication device mounted on a moving body , comprising:a communication part configured to communicate with an external device through a communication by a first communication system provided at a first access point or a communication by a second communication system provided at a second access point, the second communication system being different from the first communication system;a determination part configured to dynamically determine a communication priority level of a host device with respect to each of the first access point and/or the second access point; anda communication controller configured to cause the communication part to transmit information, which includes information showing the communication priority level determined by the ...

VEHICLE RIDE SHARE ASSIST SYSTEM

A vehicle ride share assist system includes: user terminals possessed by users; and a host server connected to the user terminals and configured to acquire ride share application information entered to the respective user terminals, the ride share application information including available vehicle information indicating whether each of the users has an available vehicle that can be used for ride share, set a plurality of drivers from the users based on the ride share application information, create a plurality of ride share groups that include the drivers respectively, create a plurality of operation schedules for the ride share groups respectively, allocate an allocated vehicle to a user who is set as one of the drivers and does not have the available vehicle, create reservation results of the ride share based on the operation schedules and information about the allocated vehicle, and send the reservation results to the user terminals. 1. A vehicle ride share assist system , comprising:a plurality of user terminals possessed by users; and acquire ride share application information entered to the respective user terminals, the ride share application information including available vehicle information indicating whether each of the users has an available vehicle that can be used for ride share,', 'set a plurality of drivers from the users based on the ride share application information,', 'create a plurality of ride share groups that include the drivers respectively,', 'create a plurality of operation schedules for the ride share groups respectively,', 'allocate an allocated vehicle to a user who is set as one of the drivers and does not have the available vehicle,', 'create reservation results of the ride share based on the operation schedules and information about the allocated vehicle, and', 'send the reservation results to the user terminals., 'a host server connected to the user terminals via a network and configured to'}2. The vehicle ride share assist system ...

Vehicle ride share assist system

A vehicle ride share assist system comprises a plurality of user terminals (2), and a host server (4) connected to the user terminals via a network (3), wherein each of the user terminals includes an application input unit (15) configured to allow a corresponding user to enter a ride share application and to transmit the ride share application to the host server, and the host server includes an operation scheduling unit (24) configured to create an operation schedule based on the ride share applications and to select at least one driver in the operation schedule from the users who have transmitted the ride share applications.

Communication device, communication method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing communication program, and vehicle

A TCU includes: a wide-area communication section that performs wireless communication with a base station; a short-range communication section that performs wireless communication with an access point; a vehicle-to-vehicle communication section that performs wireless communication with a relay vehicle; and a communication control section that transmits upload data by using any one of the wide-area communication section, the short-range communication section, and the vehicle-to-vehicle communication section, wherein the communication control section transmits the upload data more preferentially by using the short-range communication section or the vehicle-to-vehicle communication section than by using the wide-area communication section when an upload deferment condition is met, and transmits the upload data more preferentially by using the wide-area communication section than by using the short-range communication section and the vehicle-to-vehicle communication section when the upload deferment condition is not met.

Communication device, and communication method

A communication device includes a communicator controller. The communication controller configured to cause a communicator to communicate with a terminal device in a first mode or a second mode, in which the first mode is a mode in which communication conditions are better than in the second mode, and, when the communication controller has acquired permission information indicating that communication in the first mode is permitted according to completion of processing of a first procedure different from a second procedure required for communication in the second mode in response to a request from the terminal device, the communication controller causes the communicator to communicate with a terminal device associated with the permission information in the first mode.

Communication device, relay device, control method, and program

A communication device that performs communication wirelessly transmits, to one or more other communication devices, a request signal requesting information indicating a condition regarding communication with a predetermined device, in each of one or more communication methods in the one or more other communication devices, receives, from at least any of the one or more other communication devices, a response including the information indicating the condition regarding the communication in the other communication devices, selects, based on the received response, a device to be requested to transfer the communication of the communication device from a transmission source device of the response, and selects a communication method in the device to be used for transferring, and performs connection establishment processing including requesting the selected device to relay the communication of the communication device.

Communication system

Provided is a communication system that includes: a first imaging device; a communication unit configured to execute a first communication with a mobile communication terminal and a second communication with a communication device other than the mobile communication terminal to execute relay communication relaying the communication between the mobile communication terminal and the communication device; and a communication control unit configured to transmit, via the first communication, data of a first captured image that is captured by the first imaging device to the mobile communication terminal having the first communication established for the relay communication.

Communication system

A communication system includes: a determination section that determines occurrence of an event; and a communication control section that relays between a first communication network communicating with an external communication apparatus and a second communication network communicating with a mobile communication terminal. The communication control section sets a control target of a communication volume of at least one of a first communication and a second communication among communications via the first communication network, based on a result of determination of occurrence of the event. The first communication is performed through other processing than relaying processing, and the second communication is performed through the relaying processing.

Communication system and communication method

Provided is a communication system including: an external communication unit configured to perform communication with an external communication device via a first communication network; a communication relay unit configured to perform communication with a mobile communication terminal via a second communication network to relay communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device via the first communication network and the second communication network; and a communication control unit configured to execute captured image transmission processing for transmitting a captured image acquired by a camera to the external communication device by the external communication unit, and to execute mobile body relay processing for performing communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device by the communication relay unit.

Communication system and communication method

Provided is a communication system including: an external communication unit configured to perform communication with an external communication device via a first communication network; a communication relay unit configured to perform communication with a mobile communication terminal via a second communication network to relay communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device via the first communication network and the second communication network; and a communication control unit configured to execute captured image transmission processing for transmitting a captured image acquired by a camera to the external communication device by the external communication unit, and to execute mobile body relay processing for performing communication between the mobile communication terminal and the external communication device by the communication relay unit.

Communication device, relay device, control method, and computer-readable storage medium

A communication device that performs communication wirelessly transmits, to one or more other communication devices, a request signal requesting information indicating a condition regarding communication with a predetermined device, in each of one or more communication methods in the one or more other communication devices, receives, from at least any of the one or more other communication devices, a response including the information indicating the condition regarding the communication in the other communication devices, selects, based on the received response, a device to be requested to transfer the communication of the communication device from a transmission source device of the response, and selects a communication method in the device to be used for transferring, and performs connection establishment processing including requesting the selected device to relay the communication of the communication device.

Angular direction identifying device and angular direction identifying method

An angular direction identifying device includes: a photographed image acquiring unit configured to acquire a photographed image by a camera provided in a movable body; an angular direction information acquiring unit configured to acquire angular direction information in a case where a predetermined physical object suggesting an angular direction is shown in the photographed image, the angular direction information indicating the angular direction suggested by the predetermined physical object; and a view-axis angular direction identifying unit configured to identify an angular direction in which a view axis of the camera is pointed, based on the angular direction information and a position relation between the predetermined physical object in the photographed image and the view axis of the camera.

Communication system

Provided is a communication system that includes: a first imaging device; a communication unit configured to execute a first communication with a mobile communication terminal and a second communication with a communication device other than the mobile communication terminal to execute relay communication relaying the communication between the mobile communication terminal and the communication device; a communication control unit configured to receive, from the mobile communication terminal via the first communication, data of a second captured image that is captured by a second imaging device provided in the mobile communication terminal having the first communication established for the relay communication; and an image processing unit configured to execute prescribed image processing based on the data of a first captured image that is captured by the first imaging device and the data of the second captured image.

Communication device, relay device, control method, and program

Communication device, computer-readable storage medium, and system

Provided is a communication device including: a receiving unit configured to receive distribution information from a second moving object that is different from a first moving object on which the communication device is mounted; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the distribution information to a third moving object that is different from the first moving object; a communication relay unit configured to relay a communication between an external terminal existing outside the first moving object, and an external network; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to an external device via the external network, report information which reports that the distribution information has been received, in which the distribution information includes advertisement identification information, and the report information includes the advertisement identification information, and moving object identification information for identifying the first moving object.

Drive data-recording apparatus, drive assist system, drive data-recording method, and program

A drive data-recording apparatus includes: an outside situation information acquisition part that acquires outside situation information indicating a situation of an outside of a movable body during traveling of the movable body; a capability information acquisition part that acquires capability information indicating an outside recognition capability of a driver of the movable body; and an information-processing part that processes the outside situation information based on the capability information.

Vehicle

A movable vehicle includes an access point functional unit that includes an antenna and functions as an access point by wirelessly communicating with a terminal device around the vehicle, and a notifier that notifies the surroundings that the vehicle is functioning as an access point.

In-vehicle system, vehicle, and communication method

A communication device includes a communicator that is mounted in a mobile body and functions as a wireless access point, a power supplier configured to supply electric power at least to a driver that causes the mobile body to travel, a detector configured to detect the electric energy of the power supplier, and a controller configured to control at least one of communication strength and communication quality of the communicator based on the electric energy detected by the detector.

Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle recording medium, and vehicle control method

A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor executing a communication control process of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication, a data reception process of receiving and saving, in a storage unit, file data transmitted from a communication destination vehicle by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and an incompletely received file data management process of, in a case where the vehicle-to-vehicle communication is disconnected after reception of the file data by the data reception process is started and before the reception of the file data completes, setting, in accordance with a state of a predetermined parameter, at least one of an upper limit of a period for saving in the storage unit and a priority level for deleting from the storage unit for partial data of the file data saved in the storage unit.

Communication control device, mobile object, communication control method, and computer-readable storage medium

A communication control device controls wireless communication of a mobile object. The wireless communication includes: a cost information obtaining unit for obtaining from another mobile object being in surroundings of the mobile object, cost information representing a cost for the other mobile object to perform direct wireless communication between mobile objects; a connection information obtaining unit for obtaining communication connection information available for the other mobile object; a communication path setting unit for setting, based on the communication connection information, a plurality of communication paths including a communication path using direct communication with the other mobile object; and a communication path selecting unit for selecting, based on the cost information obtained by the cost information obtaining unit and the communication connection information obtained by the connection information obtaining unit, a communication path to be used for data communication among the plurality of communication paths.

Communication device and computer-readable storage medium

Provided is a communication device including: a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire moving object location information on a current location of a moving object on which the communication device is mounted; a storage unit configured to store distribution information; a communication relay unit configured to relay a communication between an external terminal located outside the moving object, and an external network; and a communication control unit configured to control communication settings for communicating with the external terminal, in which the distribution information includes advertisement-related location information which indicates a location relating to an advertisement, and the communication control unit controls the communication settings based on the advertisement-related location information and the moving object location information.

Communication device, computer-readable storage medium, and system

Provided is a communication device including: a first receiving unit configured to receive distribution information from a second moving object that is different from a first moving object on which the communication device is mounted; a storage unit configured to store the distribution information; a transmission unit configured to transmit the distribution information to a third moving object that is different from the first moving object; and a communication relay unit configured to relay a communication between an external terminal located outside the first moving object, and an external network, in which the distribution information includes a restriction condition for restricting the transmission of the distribution information, and when the transmission unit determines that the transmission of the distribution information to the third moving object is not restricted based on the restriction condition, the transmission unit transmits the distribution information to the third moving object.

Communication system

Provided is a communication system that includes: a first imaging device; a communication unit configured to execute a first communication with a mobile communication terminal and a second communication with a communication device other than the mobile communication terminal to execute relay communication relaying the communication between the mobile communication terminal and the communication device; a communication control unit configured to receive, from the mobile communication terminal via the first communication, data of a second captured image that is captured by a second imaging device provided in the mobile communication terminal having the first communication established for the relay communication; and an image processing unit configured to execute prescribed image processing based on the data of a first captured image that is captured by the first imaging device and the data of the second captured image.

Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle recording medium, and vehicle control method

A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor executing a communication control process of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication, a data reception process of receiving and saving, in a storage unit, file data transmitted from a communication destination vehicle by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and an incompletely received file data management process of, in a case where the vehicle-to-vehicle communication is disconnected after reception of the file data by the data reception process is started and before the reception of the file data completes, setting, in accordance with a state of a predetermined parameter, at least one of an upper limit of a period for saving in the storage unit and a priority level for deleting from the storage unit for partial data of the file data saved in the storage unit.

Road information providing system and road information providing method

A road information providing system includes: a first traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a first traffic state that is a traffic state of first-type movable bodies; a second traffic state recognition unit that recognizes a second traffic state that is a traffic state of second-type movable bodies smaller in size than the first-type movable bodies; a specific road area extraction unit that extracts, as a specific road area, a road area satisfying traffic determination conditions including a determination condition that the first traffic state shows that a traffic volume of the first-type movable bodies has decreased and a determination condition that the second traffic state shows that the second-type movable body is traveling; and a traveling obstruction information providing unit that provides traveling obstruction information serving as notification that an event has occurred which obstructs the traveling of the first-type movable bodies in the specific road area.

Communication device, computer-readable storage medium, and system

Provided is a communication device including: a receiving unit configured to receive distribution information; a transmission unit configured to transmit the distribution information to a second moving object that is different from a first moving object on which the communication device is mounted; and a communication relay unit configured to relay a communication between an external terminal located outside the first moving object, and an external network, in which the distribution information includes saving location information which indicates a location where an advertising content is saved, and after at least any of the transmission unit and the communication relay unit transmits the distribution information to the external terminal, when the communication relay unit receives a transmission request for the advertising content from the external terminal, at least any of the transmission unit and the communication relay unit transmits the transmission request based on the saving location information.

Image collection system and image collection method

An image collection system includes: a captured-image analysis unit that determines whether a captured image, captured by a camera mounted on a mobile object, of surroundings of the mobile object is a first captured image including an image portion of a specified monitoring target object; an image-capturing-condition recognition unit that recognizes a first image-capturing condition that is an image-capturing condition at the time when the camera captures the first captured image; and a monitoring-target-object-information providing unit that transmits monitoring-target-object image information in which the first captured image and the first image-capturing condition are associated with each other, to a specified provision destination.

Communication system

A communication system includes: an information transmission section that performs information transmission via a communication network; a communication relaying section that relays a communication between a mobile communication terminal and the communication network; and a fee determination section that determines a communication fee for communication via a communication network or a monetary amount of reward for the information transmission, based on a first communication volume related to the information transmission, or on a ratio of the first communication volume to a second communication volume related to the communication relaying.

Information recording device, information recording method, and storage medium

An information recording device includes: an image acquirer configured to acquire an image which is captured by an imager mounted in a host vehicle to perform a first function; a tailgating determiner configured to determine whether the host vehicle is being tailgated by another vehicle on the basis of the image acquired by the image acquirer; an imaging controller configured to cause the imager to capture an image of surroundings of the host vehicle as a function other than the first function when the tailgating determiner determines that the host vehicle is being tailgated by the other vehicle; and a storage controller configured to store the image captured by the imager in a storage.