Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Takehiko Koyasu

Atsushi Kohno

Mitsuo Shimotani

Nori Matsuda

Harumi Minemura

Fumitaka Satou

Wataru Yamazaki

Yuta Kawana

Kimihiko Izaki

Tatsuya Tsurukawa

An application controlling apparatus includes a basic application storage unitfor storing basic applicationstofor implementing basic functions, a basic application execution unitfor reading a basic application from the basic application storage unit so as to make the basic application be executed, an extended application acquisition/storage unitfor acquiring and storing extended applicationstofor implementing additional functions, an extended application execution unitfor reading an extended application from the extended application acquisition/storage unit so as to make the extended application be executed, and a resource monitor unitfor monitoring resources currently being consumed by the execution of the extended application, and for stopping a predetermined extended application while keeping the basic application running when the amount of usage of the resources exceeds a predetermined amount.

Application controlling apparatus and storage medium which stores software for the apparatus

A navigation device includes a map information acquiring unitandfor acquiring map information, a positioning unitfor measuring a vehicle position, an input unitandfor inputting a search condition for a search for facilities which are search objects, a facility searching unitfor, when the vehicle position measured by the positioning unit is located on a dedicated road whose exits and entrances are predetermined, searching through the map information acquired by the map information acquiring unit for facilities existing on the dedicated road and facilities existing at a predetermined distance or less from an exit of the dedicated road, those facilities satisfying the search condition inputted from the input unit, and a display unitandfor displaying the facilities searched for by the facility searching unit in order of increasing distance from the vehicle position measured by the positioning unit.

Navigation device

A terminal writes first encrypted data in which a communication key and an owner ID are encrypted by using a public key into a second recording medium, and this medium is mounted to a communication apparatus so that the first encrypted data are transmitted to a server. The server sends second encrypted data which it acquires by encrypting a content decryption key by using the communication key which the server acquires by decrypting the received first encrypted data by using a secret key to the communication apparatus, and causes the communication apparatus to record them into the second recording medium. The terminal decrypts a content stored in a first recording medium by using the content decryption key which it acquires by decrypting the second encrypted data read from the second recording medium by using the communication key.

Content distribution system, terminal, and server

A program providing device include an emulation means for emulating a hardware environment and a software environment of a vehicle-mounted information system, a program receiving means for receiving a program which is developed for the vehicle-mounted information system, a constraints holding meansfor holding, as constraints, resource states and environment conditions of the vehicle-mounted information system, a program execution restricting meansfor restricting the operation of the program on the basis of the constraints held by the constraint holding means, and a program execution meansfor executing the program received from the program receiving means by using resources provided by the emulation means according to the restrictions provided by the program execution restricting means.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takehiko Koyasu