Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more vehicles, and a server communicable with the one or more vehicles. The vehicle acquires an image obtained by imaging a road on which a host vehicle is located. The vehicle or the server determines a degree of difficulty in traveling on the road due to snow cover from the image. The server stores the degree of difficulty in traveling for each of one or more roads, and provides information to a client by using the stored degree of difficulty in traveling for each of one or more roads.

Abstract: Deviation in phase difference of the light passing each of the red, green, and blue dots, i.e., 2&pgr;*(&agr;*dR*&Dgr;nR+ReR)/&lgr;R, 2&pgr;*(&agr;*dG*&Dgr;nG+ReG)/&lgr;G, and 2&pgr;*(&agr;*dB*&Dgr;nB+ReB)/&lgr;B, are matched when thickness of a liquid crystal layer 7 at red, green, and blue dots are dR, dG, and dB; wavelength of a visible light passing each dot is &lgr;R, &lgr;R, and &lgr;B; refractive index anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer 7 in the visible light wavelengths &lgr;R, &lgr;R, and &lgr;B is &Dgr;nR, &Dgr;n G, and &Dgr;nB; and retardations of a retardation plate are ReR, ReG, and ReB. This enables the achievement of a reflective color LCD with high achromatic color during white display and high contrast display.

Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle, and capable of assuring a light utilization factor at or above a certain value for bright display even when conditions of an external light are varied is provided. The reflection type liquid crystal display device comprises (a) a liquid crystal cell comprising an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, (b) a polarizing film provided in a side of the upper substrate in the liquid crystal cell, (c) light reflecting means provided in a side of the lower substrate in the liquid crystal cell; and (d) an optical member provided between the polarizing film and the liquid crystal cell, and having a retardation axis when it is viewed in the normal direction. An angle between an absorption axis of the polarizing film and the retardation axis of the optical member is within a range of about 88° to about 92° or about −2° to about +2° .

Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle, and capable of assuring a light utilization factor at or above a certain value for bright display even when conditions of an external light are varied is provided. The reflection type liquid crystal display device comprises (a) a liquid crystal cell comprising an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates,(b) a polarizing film provided in a side of the upper substrate in the liquid crystal cell, (c) light reflecting means provided in a side of the lower substrate in the liquid crystal cell; and (d) an optical member provided between the polarizing film and the liquid crystal cell, and having a retardation axis when it is viewed in the normal direction. An angle between an absorption axis of the polarizing film and the retardation axis of the optical member is within a range of about 88° to about 92° or about −2° to about +2°.

Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display device comprising only one polarization film, wherein the twist angle of a nematic liquid crystal ranges from 0° to 90°, the relationship between the difference between the indices of birefringence &Dgr;nLC, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer dLC, and the retardation of the phase plate RF is expressed by &Dgr;nLC.dLC=0.20 to 0.30 &mgr;m, RF-&Dgr;nLC.dLC=−0.20 to −0.

Abstract: In a reflective liquid crystal display device with a single polarizing film and two retardation films located in between the polarizing film and liquid crystal cell, the angle of twist of nematic liquid crystal is 45°˜90°, the product of the birefringence of the liquid crystal and the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is 0.20 &mgr;m˜0.30 &mgr;m, the retardation value of the retardation film on the polarizing film side is 0.13 &mgr;m˜0.18 &mgr;m, the retardation value of the retardation film on the liquid crystal cell side is 0.13 &mgr;m˜0.18 &mgr;m, and the Z coefficient of each of two retardation films is 0.3˜1.0.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device of the present invention has the following construction. A transparent electrode is provided via color filter layer on a transparent substrate positioned at the upper side of the device. A metallic reflective electrode is provided on a substrate positioned at the lower side of the device. An alignment layer is provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode respectively. The transparent substrate positioned at the upper side and the substrate positioned at the lower side are arranged parallel to each other with alignment films provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode facing each other. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the alignment films. A scattering film is provided on a surface of the transparent substrate positioned at the upper side opposite to the surface where the transparent electrode is provided.

Abstract: The reflective liquid crystal display device uses only one polarizing film but achieves display of bright white and achromatic color with high contrast. The twisting angle of a nematic liquid crystal is set to 45° to 90°, and the retardation value of a liquid crystal layer is set to &Dgr;nLC·dLC=0.20 &mgr;m to 0.30 &mgr;m. Two retardation films are configured with a structural component having small chromatic dispersion in refractive index anisotropy and a z coefficient from 03 to 1.0. Retardation values of these two retardation films are set to RF1=0.23 &mgr;m to 0.28 &mgr;m, and RF2=0.13 &mgr;m to 0.18 &mgr;m. When the angle of an absorption axis direction of the polarizing film is denoted by &phgr;P, and the angles of retardation axes directions of the two retardation films are denoted by &phgr;F1 and &phgr;F2, a set of Formulae &phgr;P=75°-195°, &phgr;P-&phgr;F1=95°-115°, and &phgr;P-&phgr;F2=155°-175° are satisfied.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with excellent display characteristics such as dot defects and missing of pixels prevented from occurring, a bright display screen and the like can be realized. In addition, a yield rate is enhanced remarkably. The display device has a transparent substrate, non-linear elements, each having a plurality of electrodes, disposed on the transparent substrate, a protective film disposed on each respective nonlinear element of above, an interlayer insulating film disposed on the protective film and a pixel electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating film. An opening, the cross-section of which is configured in a V-letter like slanting shape, is formed in the protective film and interlayer insulating film, respectively. The opening is exposed to the surface of the nonlinear element. Each respective opening of above forms a first end part on the protective film and a second end part on the interlayer insulating film and the first end part is located outside of the second end part.

Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display element of normally white type and a reflection type liquid crystal display element of normally black type, both high in brightness and contrast, and capable of changing into black or white achromatically, are obtained.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device of the present invention has the following construction. A transparent electrode is provided via color filter layer on a transparent substrate positioned at the upper side of the device. A metallic reflective electrode is provided on a substrate positioned at the lower side of the device. An alignment layer is provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode respectively. The transparent substrate positioned at the upper side and the substrate positioned at the lower side are arranged parallel to each other with alignment films provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode facing each other. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the alignment films. A scattering film is provided on a surface of the transparent substrate positioned at the upper side opposite to the surface where the transparent electrode is provided.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device of the present invention has the following construction. A transparent electrode is provided via color filter layer on a transparent substrate positioned at the upper side of the device. A metallic reflective electrode is provided on a substrate positioned at the lower side of the device. An alignment layer is provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode respectively. The transparent substrate positioned at the upper side and the substrate positioned at the lower side are arranged parallel to each other with alignment films provided on the transparent electrode and on the metallic reflective electrode facing each other. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the alignment films. A scattering film is provided on a surface of the transparent substrate positioned at the upper side opposite to the surface where the transparent electrode is provided.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device of the present invention has the following construction. Only one polarization film is needed. The twist angle of the nematic liquid crystal layer is set in the range of 0° to 90°. The product of the birefringence of the nematic liquid crystal layer &Dgr;nLC and the thickness of the liquid crystal layer dLC, &Dgr;nLC·dLC, is in the range of 0.35 &mgr;m to 0.50 &mgr;m. The birefringence difference, &Dgr;R=RFilm−&Dgr;nLC·dLC is in the range of −0.20 &mgr;m to 0.00 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device employing only one sheet of polarizer film. An optical compensator of a hybrid tilt type having retardation rc is disposed between a liquid crystal cell and the polarizer film disposed only on one side of the liquid crystal cell. When an effective voltage von is applied to the liquid crystal cell, the retardation rc of the optical compensator is determined to accomplish the following relation: ron+rc=&lgr;/4+m·&lgr;/2(m=0, 1, 2 . . . ) Or ron+rc=(m+1)·&lgr;/2(m=0, 1, 2 . . . ) where ron is retardation of the liquid crystal layer and &lgr; is the optical wavelength. This disclosure enables the a reflective liquid crystal display device with brighter white display, higher contrast, achromatic monochrome display, and broader viewing angle to be constructed.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device comprising a polarizer, a retardation film, a front scattering film layer, and a liquid crystal cell having a mirror reflector, in which the front scattering film layer includes at least one film of which scattering angle range is asymmetrical to the normal direction of film. A plural front scattering films of which scattering angle range is asymmetrical to the film normal are laminated so that the projection direction onto the film surface in the central angle direction of the scattering angle range may be different. At least one of the scattering films for composing the scattering film layer is a front scattering film for scattering more strongly the transmission light from the second incident angle region not containing the film normal direction than the transmission light from the first incident angle region containing the film normal direction.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal cell and a polymer film. The liquid crystal cell comprises a liquid crystal layer positioned between a pair of transparent substrates, on whose innersides transparent electrodes are provided. The polymer film is positioned at one side of the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal layer and the polymer film are sandwiched by a pair of polarization films. A twist angle of the liquid crystal layer is set to be a predetermined value. The product of birefringence of the nematic liquid crystal, .DELTA.n.sub.LC, and a thickness of liquid crystal layer, d.sub.LC, .DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC is set to be a predetermined value. The birefringence difference .DELTA.(R)=R.sub.Film -.DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC, which is defined by using the .DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC and retardation of the polymer film, R.sub.Film, is set to be a value between 0.0 .mu.m and 0.1 .mu.m.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal cell and a polymer film. The liquid crystal cell comprises a liquid crystal layer positioned between a pair of transparent substrates, on whose innersides transparent electrodes are provided. The polymer film is positioned at one side of the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal layer and the polymer film are sandwiched by a pair of polarization films. A twist angle of the liquid crystal layer is set to be a predetermined value. The product of birefringence of the nematic liquid crystal, .DELTA.n.sub.LC, and a thickness of liquid crystal layer, d.sub.LC, .DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC is set to be a predetermined value. The birefringence difference .DELTA.(R)=R.sub.Film -.DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC, which is defined by using the .DELTA.n.sub.LC .multidot.d.sub.LC and retardation of the polymer film, R.sub.Film, is set to be a value between 0.0 .mu.m and 0.1 .mu.m.

Abstract: A bright reflective liquid-crystal display element with high contrast which does not require a polarizer is provided together with a laminated retardation film applied thereto. Row electrodes are formed on the surface of an upper substrate, and on the surface of a lower substrate, a column electrode is formed. On top of the row electrodes and the column electrode, an alignment film is printed, and both substrates are subject to rubbing process from the right side of the paper face to the left side. Then, these substrates are joined together to form a blank cell. Chiral nematic liquid crystals are made by mixing a trace of chiral dopant to nematic liquid crystals, and 1% of black dichroic dye made by mixing a several colors of anthraquinone dichroic dye is dissolved in the chiral nematic liquid crystals to form guest host liquid crystals. The gest host liquid crystals are injected into the blank cell, thereby forming a liquid crystal panel.