Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: a plurality of light emitting modules connected in series; a constant current source; and a fault detection circuit for detecting that the plurality of light emitting modules have at least one thereof with a short circuit fault. The light emitting module includes: an organic EL panel; a threshold value detection circuit configured to output a constant voltage when the organic EL panel between its anode and cathode has a potential difference equal to or larger than a threshold value; and a VI conversion circuit receiving the constant voltage from the threshold value detection circuit, converting the constant voltage into a constant current, and outputting the constant current. The fault detection circuit detects whether the plurality of light emitting modules have a short circuit fault based on a total value of the constant current output from each light emitting module.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus may include a holding member, a lighting panel, and an attachment bracket for removably attaching the lighting panel to the holding member. The lighting panel may form a first position in which a light-emitting surface of the lighting panel and a light-emitting surface of a lighting panel are located substantially on the same plane with each other and a second position in which the lighting panel is pressed from its light-emitting surface side so that the attachment bracket pivots around a portion where the attachment bracket is attached to the holding member and the lighting panel is inclined with respect to the lighting panel. As the lighting panel forming the second position is moved in a direction away from the holding member the attachment bracket is released from the holding member, and the lighting panel forming the second position is readily removed from the holding member.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus may include a holding member, a lighting panel, and an attachment bracket for removably attaching the lighting panel to the holding member. The lighting panel may form a first position in which a light-emitting surface of the lighting panel and a light-emitting surface of a lighting panel are located substantially on the same plane with each other and a second position in which the lighting panel is pressed from its light-emitting surface side so that the attachment bracket pivots around a portion where the attachment bracket is attached to the holding member and the lighting panel is inclined with respect to the lighting panel. As the lighting panel forming the second position is moved in a direction away from the holding member, the attachment bracket is released from the holding member, and the lighting panel forming the second position is readily removed from the holding member.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: a plurality of light emitting modules connected in series; a constant current source; and a fault detection circuit for detecting that the plurality of light emitting modules have at least one thereof with a short circuit fault. The light emitting module includes: an organic EL panel; a threshold value detection circuit configured to output a constant voltage when the organic EL panel between its anode and cathode has a potential difference equal to or larger than a threshold value; and a VI conversion circuit receiving the constant voltage from the threshold value detection circuit, converting the constant voltage into a constant current, and outputting the constant current. The fault detection circuit detects whether the plurality of light emitting modules have a short circuit fault based on a total value of the constant current output from each light emitting module.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus having: a voltage application control section to apply a voltage onto electrochemical display elements of an ED type for each frame period; a frame control section 84 to control the number of frequencies at which the period of the frame has elapsed after the start of the erasure or writing of an image by the voltage application unit with a frame number; an assigning section 82 to assign starting frame numbers at which the individual electrochemical display elements start the erasure or writing before the erasure or writing is performed; and a voltage application control unit 83 to control the voltage application unit so that the voltages may be applied to the individual electrochemical display elements on the basis of the stating frame numbers and the frame number.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: a sheet-shaped, flexible illumination panel including on its surface a light emitting face being configured to emit light when supplied with electrical power; a main body including a mounting face whereon the illumination panel is to be mounted; and an installation cover to be installed on the main body and including a pressing region pressing the light emitting face of the illumination panel against the mounting face of the main body. With the illumination device, it is possible to achieve desired light distribution characteristics of the sheet-shaped illumination panel.

Abstract: A method for producing an organic thin film transistor having, on a substrate, a source electrode, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, an insulating layer and an organic semiconductor layer. The method has a step of forming the source electrode and the drain electrode such that one of the source electrode and the drain electrode which is an inner-located electrode has an outer circumference which is circular or polygonal and that the other electrode which is an outer-located electrode has an inner circumference facing the outer circumference of the inner-located electrode, the inner circumference being of a shape which is substantially concentric with the outer circumference of the inner-located electrode. The method also has a step of forming the organic semiconductor layer for connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode to each other by a process of dropping an organic semiconductor material.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus having: a voltage application control section to apply a voltage onto electrochemical display elements of an ED type for each frame period; a frame control section 84 to control the number of frequencies at which the period of the frame has elapsed after the start of the erasure or writing of an image by the voltage application unit with a frame number; an assigning section 82 to assign starting frame numbers at which the individual electrochemical display elements start the erasure or writing before the erasure or writing is performed; and a voltage application control unit 83 to control the voltage application unit so that the voltages may be applied to the individual electrochemical display elements on the basis of the stating frame numbers and the frame number.

Abstract: Provided is a reflective type display device which can display handwritten image at a practical speed regardless of the handwriting input timing, without degrading the display characteristic of electrochemical display elements. The reflective type display device comprises: a first memory for storing a value X of the next display density to be displayed; a second memory for storing a value Y of the display density being displayed; and a driver for applying a write current to the respective electrochemical display element in accordance with a comparison result of the value X and Y.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display having a memory function and a communications capability. Display functions are controlled based on a state of the operation of the device and/or based on a state of received data. Also disclosed is a method of selectively displaying advertising information based on a state of the device where the advertising can be maintained on the display without requiring any power consumption.

Abstract: To provide a low power consuming image pickup apparatus, for a radiation image pickup apparatus using an FPD, which can sufficiently initialize dark current component stored in the photoelectric conversion element, specifically electric charges trapped at the trap level. After the power to the radiation image pickup apparatus has been turned on, a readout circuit 24 stops operating in the standby state, thin-film transistors 2 and 20a, 20b, . . . , 20c are turned on, and the first bias circuit 25 and the second bias circuit 26 operate thereby initializing the photoelectric conversion element 3.

Abstract: A method for producing an organic thin film transistor having, on a substrate, a source electrode, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, an insulating layer and an organic semiconductor layer. The method has a step of forming the source electrode and the drain electrode such that one of the source electrode and the drain electrode which is an inner-located electrode has an outer circumference which is circular or polygonal and that the other electrode which is an outer-located electrode has an inner circumference facing the outer circumference of the inner-located electrode, the inner circumference being of a shape which is substantially concentric with the outer circumference of the inner-located electrode. The method also has a step of forming the organic semiconductor layer for connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode to each other by a process of dropping an organic semiconductor material.

Abstract: At the time of the radiation irradiation, in the photo diode of all detecting elements G11-G1n, the photoelectric conversion operation is conducted. In this case, when TFT of the detecting elements used for conducting the radiation measurement is made ON, it is connected to each output circuit of the output circuit group 13, and by the detecting element used for conducting the radiation measurement, the photoelectric conversion operation is conducted and obtained electric signal is held in the output circuit. This electric signal held in the output circuit is outputted for each predetermined interval, and it is confirmed whether the radiation amount is more than a predetermined index value.

Abstract: An electronic information device which uses a memory card to which a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal with a memory effect is attached. If a command to turn off the electric power source is issued during writing of information on the liquid crystal display, a power-off process is executed after completion of the writing. This electronic information device is adapted, for example, to be used as a digital camera.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a liquid crystal display element, and a driving device for driving the display element by simple matrix driving. The display element includes a liquid crystal layer exhibiting a cholesteric phase, and has scanning electrodes and signal electrodes. The driving device is configured such that a driving voltage of single polarity including a selection signal voltage is applied to the scanning electrodes in each frame, and the polarity of the driving voltage is reversed in every frame. The selection signal voltage is successively applied to each scanning electrode in a scanning period set for the scanning electrode, while a rewriting signal voltage corresponding to each scanning electrode in the selected state is applied to each signal electrode. An application period of the selection signal voltage to the scanning electrode is ½ the scanning period.

Abstract: To provide a low power consuming image pickup apparatus, for a radiation image pickup apparatus using an FPD, which can sufficiently initialize dark current component stored in the photoelectric conversion element, specifically electric charges trapped at the trap level. After the power to the radiation image pickup apparatus has been turned on, a readout circuit 24 stops operating in the standby state, thin-film transistors 2 and 20a, 20b, . . . , 20c are turned on, and the first bias circuit 25 and the second bias circuit 26 operate thereby initializing the photoelectric conversion element 3.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which carries out matrix driving of a liquid crystal layer by applying AC pulses to the liquid crystal layer through a plurality of scan electrodes and a plurality of data electrodes which face and cross each other. A method of driving such a liquid crystal display comprises a reset step of applying a reset pulse to liquid crystal to reset the liquid crystal to an initial state, a selection step of applying a selection pulse to the liquid crystal to select a final state of the liquid crystal, an evolution step of applying an evolution pulse to the liquid crystal to cause the liquid crystal to evolve to the selected final state. The reset pulse and the evolution pulse have alternating cycles which are longer than that of the selection pulse, and the adjustment of the alternating cycles of the reset pulse and of the evolution pulse are made by changing the pulse waveform applied to each of the scan electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a liquid crystal display element composed of a liquid crystal layer and having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern; and a driver for dividing one frame into plural fields and interlace-scanning the plurality of fields. In one embodiment, the driver is so structured to drive the respective fields composing one frame so that a scanning order of the fields is discontinued at least once. In another embodiment, the driver is so structured to drive scanning lines by means of a driving waveform having a reset period for resetting a state of liquid crystals, a selection period for selecting a final display state of the liquid crystals, and a maintaining period for establishing the state selected at the selection period, and starts scanning of next field based on reset period end timing of one scanning line of the previous field.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display having a memory function and a communications capability. Display functions are controlled based on a state of the operation of the device and/or based on a state of received data. Also disclosed is a method of selectively displaying advertising information based on a state of the device where the advertising can be maintained on the display without requiring any power consumption.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display having a memory function and a communications capability. Display functions are controlled based on a state of the operation of the device and/or based on a state of received data. Also disclosed is a method of selectively displaying advertising information based on a state of the device where the advertising can be maintained on the display without requiring any power consumption.