A control device is intended to be embedded in a motor vehicle including a passenger compartment and at least one passenger service equipment item. The control device is provided to be coupled to each passenger service equipment item and includes a detection module configured to detect at least one passenger in the passenger compartment, a classification module configured to classify the detected passenger in at least one passenger category, and a generating module configured to generate, as a function at least of said passenger category, a command of the at least one passenger service equipment item.

A sound output and text display device for a vehicle, including: an output unit that, in a case in which sound to be output inside the vehicle has been decided, outputs the sound inside the vehicle; and a display unit that displays text corresponding to the sound on a windshield in accordance with a state of use of the vehicle.

Provided is a movable system including a movable body to be used by a plurality of users, and a server device. When the server device receives identification information of a user from the movable body, the server device acquires setting information to set the form of the movable body based on the identification information of the user and transmits it to the movable body. The movable body includes a form changing unit configured to change the outer shape or the appearance of the movable body based on the setting information thus received.

Method and apparatus are disclosed for passenger heads-up displays for vehicles. An example vehicle includes a passenger seat, a passenger heads-up display (HUD) to present a virtual interface in front of the passenger seat, and a controller. The controller is to identify a mode selection for the passenger HUD and determine, based on the mode selection, the virtual interface and an apparent distance of the virtual interface for a passenger. The controller also is to present, via the passenger HUD, the virtual interface at the apparent distance for the passenger.

An information display device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information; a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information display device; a determination unit configured to determine an output mode for the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the position information acquired by the position acquisition unit; a conversion unit configured to convert the information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit; and an output unit configured to output the information converted by the conversion unit based on the output mode determined by the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to determine, as the output mode, a display mode complying with laws and regulations applicable to the position of the information display device based on the position information.

A sound output and text display device for a vehicle, including: an output unit that, in a case in which sound to be output inside the vehicle has been decided, outputs the sound inside the vehicle; and a display unit that displays text corresponding to the sound on a windshield in accordance with a state of use of the vehicle.

A dashboard device of a vehicle includes a storage component and a processor. The storage component stores a plurality of different language packs and a first national table listing a first number of unique language indices associated respectively with the language packs. The processor is coupled to the storage component and is programmed to, in response to receipt of a machine code and a second number related to another plurality of unique language indices from a portable electronic device, use one of the language packs to set language used on the dashboard device based on content of the machine code and a relationship between the first and second numbers.

Provided is a display device to be provided in a vehicle, the display device including: a state acquisition unit configured to acquire a state of the vehicle; a conversion unit configured to convert a voice spoken in an online conference, in which an occupant of the vehicle participates, into text; and a display controller configured to display the text converted by the conversion unit on a display unit, wherein the display controller being configured to make display modes of the text converted by the conversion unit different from each other depending on the state of the vehicle acquired by the state acquisition unit.

A work assist system to assist in an operation to set a working machine includes an authenticator to authenticate a user to operate the working machine, a memory to store in advance associated data in which information regarding a user, a language of the user, and setting information regarding the working machine set by the user are associated with one another, and a setter to acquire, from the memory, the language of the user and the setting information regarding the working machine corresponding to information regarding the user authenticated by the authenticator and set the language and the setting information.

A language setting system, for use by a driver having a preferred language and a smartphone, when entering a vehicle to set an active language of the vehicle for vehicle communications with the driver. The vehicle connects with and scans the smartphone. When the smartphone has a user selected language setting, the user selected language setting is used to set the active language of the vehicle. When scan of the smartphone detects examples of language usage in text and email communications, and such examples meet a threshold usage, the active language may be set to the language of the usage examples. When examples of multiple languages are detected on the smartphone, the driver may be prompted to select the preferred language from a list of the detected examples.