An information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute: acquiring information regarding a request of a user making a product while riding on a mobile object; acquiring information regarding an article used in making the product; acquiring information regarding a location of the article; and generating an operation command of the mobile object such that the mobile object carrying the user travels via the location of the article.

A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed that execute machine vision operations to categorize a locality. At least one embodiment accesses a map image of a locality, where the map image includes geographical artefacts corresponding to entities within the locality; analyzes the map image to detect the entities in the locality using the geographical artefacts; assigns entity classes to detected entities in the locality; assigns a locality score to the locality based on entity classes included in the locality; retrieves street view images for one or more of the detected entities in the locality; and analyzes street view images of the detected entities to assign one or more further classifications to the detected entities. Other embodiments include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the method.

A guide display system includes: a user terminal; a checkpoint terminal; and a server, in which the server includes: a specifying unit that uses biometric information obtained from the checkpoint terminal to specify person identification information for identifying a user associated with the biometric information; an obtaining unit that obtains date and time information indicating a date and time when the user passed through a checkpoint; a selection unit that selects, based on the obtained date and time information, one or more destinations from destination information indicating a plurality of destinations that are registered in association with the specified person identification information and are the destinations of the user; and a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying the guide display corresponding to the one or more selected destination on the user terminal.

A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a search request for a point of interest; determining a travel route based on a user profile; generating a candidate result for the point of interest based on a deviation relative to the travel route along the travel route; and communicating the candidate result for displaying on a device and proximate to the travel route.

Disclosed are a mobile Internet-based integrated vehicle energy replenishment system and method, and a storage medium. The energy replenishment system comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, an intelligent scheduling unit, and a resource management unit, and is configured for sending a valet energy replenishment request, allocating a corresponding energy replenishment resource, issuing a valet energy replenishment service order, and guiding a valet energy replenishment service, wherein the first terminal comprises an energy replenishment reminding unit, a valet energy replenishment requesting unit, a vehicle authorization setting unit, and an order status displaying unit; the second terminal comprises a service personnel guiding unit, and an authorization activation unit; the intelligent scheduling unit comprises an energy replenishment resource scheduling unit, an energy replenishment type recommendation unit, a parking spot navigation unit, an automatic authorization unit, and an order generation unit; and the resource management unit comprises an energy replenishment resource management unit, and a vehicle management unit. According to the invention, energy replenishment demands of customers are effectively acquired, and thus service personnels and energy replenishment resources are scheduled much effectively; convenient and rapid energy replenishment of vehicles is achieved; and technical support is provided for the valet energy replenishment service.

An apparatus, including cameras, microphone, speaker, processor, display, touchscreen keyboard, global positioning system, and collision avoidance sensor. Upon detecting a texting, e-mail, operational mode, game or gaming operational mode, or speakerphone, operational mode, the processor activates a camera and the collision avoidance sensor. The display displays a view in front of, or an anticipated travel path of movement of, the apparatus. The processor monitors a location of the apparatus. If the apparatus is outside of the safe area of travel, the processor activates the camera or a second camera to record a picture or video at the apparatus. The processor generates a notification message containing the picture or the video or containing a link to the picture or the video. The apparatus transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with an authorized individual or law enforcement personnel.

A system and method for providing point of interest related notifications within a vehicle that include receiving sensor data associated with an opening of at least one vehicle window of the vehicle. The system and method also include storing a first geo-location of the vehicle based on the sensor data and determining if a subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within a predetermined vicinity of at least one point of interest. The system and method further include providing at least one point of interest related notification associated with the at least one point of interest if it is determined that the subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within the predetermined vicinity of the at least one point of interest.

A method of positioning a vehicle (N) that is provided with an electronic processor unit (2) connected both to a nonoptical positioning device (3, 4) and to an optical device (5) for taking external images, the electronic processor unit (2) including a database of landmarks including at least the geographical position of each landmark and a descriptive element describing each landmark, the method comprising the steps of: estimating a first geographical position (P1e) for the vehicle (N) by means of the nonoptical positioning device (3, 4); from the database, preselecting landmarks having geographical positions situated within a predetermined radius around the first geographical position (P1e) of the vehicle (N); selecting the triplets that minimize geometrical errors; controlling the optical device (5) for taking external images to take images of the selected landmarks; selecting images in which the landmarks are indeed visible, identifying the landmarks in the images, and, from the images, measuring a relative or absolute bearing for each visible landmark; and determining a second geographical position (POraw or POc) for the vehicle (N) from the measured relative or absolute bearings, optionally while taking account of movement of the vehicle (N) while the images of the landmarks of the triplet were being taken.

An information processing system according to one embodiment includes: a provision unit configured to transmit to a user terminal an incentive list indicating one or more incentives provided by one or more facilities; a receiving unit configured to receive from the user terminal an incentive selected from the incentive list by a user of the user terminal; and a request unit configured to transmit a reservation request for reserving a power transmitting device of a corresponding facility which is the facility corresponding to the selected incentive for a vehicle corresponding to the user, to the corresponding facility.

This document describes methods by which a system determines a pickup/drop-off zone (PDZ) to which a vehicle will navigate to perform a ride service request. The system will define a PDZ that is a geometric interval that is within a lane of a road at the requested destination of the ride service request by: (i) accessing map data that includes the geometric interval; (ii) using the vehicle's length and the road's speed limit at the destination to calculate a minimum allowable length for the PDZ; (iii) setting, start point and end point boundaries for the PDZ having an intervening distance that is equal to or greater than the minimum allowable length; and (iv) positioning the PDZ in the lane at or within a threshold distance from the requested destination. The system will then generate a path to guide the vehicle to the PDZ.