Ntt Docomo, Inc.

Osamu Goto

Kouki Hayashi

Kazuto Oomori

Mikio Iwamura

Shinji Kimura

Eriko Oseki

Taishi Yamamoto

Masayuki Yokoo

A positioning system includes a first storage unit that stores global map data in which image data outside a vehicle is associated with global position information and local map data in which image data inside the vehicle is associated with local position information, a division unit that divides image data into an image area outside the vehicle and an image area inside the vehicle, a global position estimation unit that performs matching of the global map data with the image area outside the vehicle, and estimates global position information, and a local position estimation unit that performs matching of the local map data with the image area inside the vehicle and estimates local position information.

Positioning system to position a terminal carried by a user in a vehicle

An AR system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a user state, an identification unit configured to identify gazed content which is content at which a content sharing source user is gazing, a first decision unit configured to decide whether or not to share the gazed content with other users, a second decision unit configured to identify a content sharing destination candidate user having a strong relationship with the content sharing source user on the basis of user states of the content sharing source user and one or more content sharing destination candidate users when the gazed content is shared with the other users and decide on the identified content sharing destination candidate user as a content sharing destination user, and a sharing unit configured to share the gazed content with the content sharing destination user.

Content sharing system with a plurality of users in augmented reality

A mobile terminal apparatus includes: an evaluator configured to, based on pre-purchase information relating to activities of a user during a pre-purchase period before purchase of an electronic ticket and post-purchase information relating to activities of a user during a post-purchase period after the purchase of the electronic ticket, evaluate identicalness of the user during the post-purchase period and a person who purchased the electronic ticket; and a setter configured to set a state relating to validity of the electronic ticket based on a result of the evaluation by evaluator.

Mobile terminal apparatus and management apparatus

A user apparatus has a determiner configured to determine whether a relationship degree indicative of a degree of depth of relationship between a first user who manages the user apparatus and a second user who manages an external apparatus that is located within a predetermined range from the user apparatus is at or above a threshold; an acceptor configured to, when a determination result by the determiner is affirmative, accept an input of an instruction that permits lending to the second user a usage authorization to use a service that is available to the first user on the user apparatus; and a lender configured to, when the acceptor accepts the input of the instruction, provide the external apparatus with authorization information to enable the service to be used on the external apparatus.

User apparatus and external apparatus

A position estimation system includes: a reference image database configured to store a reference image and information indicating a position in a state in which they are associated with each other; an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image for estimation which is a position estimation target; an estimation unit which performs comparison of the reference image with the image for estimation, estimate the position related to the image for estimation from the information indicating the position associated with the reference image, and calculate a reliability of the estimated position; and an update unit configured to update the reference image using the image for estimation on the basis of the reliability.

Position estimation system

A security apparatus identifies a first user associated with a first terminal apparatus within an area of a house to which entry is limited by a lock apparatus, and a second user associated with a second terminal apparatus approaching the house. The security apparatus determines a requirement for unlocking for the second user, based on a relationship of the second user with respect to the first user, and then determines whether the requirement for unlocking is satisfied. When the requirement for unlocking is satisfied, the security apparatus controls unlocking of the lock apparatus.

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Chiyoda-ku, Japan

Osamu Goto