Abstract: There is provided with an information processing apparatus. A storage unit stores pieces of image quality information respectively for a plurality of images that show a subject. A determination unit determines whether image qualities of the images are favorable based on the pieces of image quality information of the images. A composition unit generates a composite image using images that have been determined to have favorable image qualities by the determination unit. A notification unit, in a case where there is a missing pixel area in the composite image, provides a notification about a re-shooting method for the subject corresponding to the missing pixel area.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing an organic light emitting apparatus including a substrate, an organic light emitting device formed on the substrate, and a device separating film formed on a periphery of the organic light emitting device, the organic light emitting device including a lower electrode, an organic compound layer, and an upper electrode from the substrate side in the stated order, includes: cleaning a substrate having at least the lower electrode and the device separating film formed thereon by irradiating the substrate with UV-light while introducing gas containing at least oxygen in an atmosphere and exhausting the gas under a pressure in a range of 10 Pa or more to 10,000 Pa or less; forming an organic compound layer on the cleaned lower electrode; and forming an upper electrode on the organic compound layer.

Abstract: A conductive organic compound device structure suitable for constituting an electronic device, such as an organic EL device, is formed by including a pair of oppositely spaced electrodes, and a carrier transporting layer disposed between the electrodes and in contact with one of the electrodes. The carrier transporting layer comprises a conductive organic compound having a ?-electron resonance structure in its molecule. In the device, the ?-electron resonance structure plane of the conductive organic compound in the carrier transporting layer is aligned substantially parallel to surfaces of the electrodes. The conductive organic compound is preferably a conductive liquid crystal, such as a discotic liquid crystal or a smectic liquid crystal, and a layer thereof is included in the device, preferably by vacuum deposition.

Abstract: A chiral smectic liquid crystal device includes chiral smectic liquid crystal exhibiting a phase transition series on temperature decrease of (a) Iso, Ch and SmC* or (b) Iso and SmC*, a pair of oppositely disposed substrates which sandwich the liquid crystal to form a plurality of pixels, each substrate provided with an electrode for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal and a uniaxial alignment axis for aligning the liquid crystal, and means for providing a difference in potential between the substrates of at least 100 mV when no external electric field is applied in a temperature range of Tc±2° C. where Tc denotes a phase transition temperature from Ch to SmC* or from Iso to SmC. At least one substrate is provided with a polarizer, and each pixel is provided with an active element connected to an associated electrode on at least one substrate.

Abstract: A chiral smectic liquid crystal device includes a chiral smectic liquid crystal exhibiting a phase transition series on temperature decrease of isotropic liquid phase (Iso), cholesteric phase (Ch) and chiral smectic C phase (SmC*) or of isotropic phase (Iso) and chiral smectic C phase (SmC*), and a pair of substrates each provided with an electrode for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal and a uniaxial alignment axis for aligning the liquid crystal. At least one of the substrates is provided with a polarizer and the pair of substrates are oppositely disposed to sandwich the liquid crystal so as to form a plurality of pixels each provided with an active element connected to an associated electrode on at least one of the substrates.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for producing a color filter, which comprises the steps of:providing a glass base equipped with black matrices;etching the glass base using the black matrices as a mask to form pixel holes in the base; and thenapplying inks into the pixel holes to form colored pixels of different colors.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is formed by disposing a liquid crystal between a pair of substrates each having thereon an electrode pattern. At least one of the substrates is provided with an insulating film comprising a first insulating layer formed by wet-coating and baking, and a second insulating layer formed by vacuum deposition closer to the liquid crystal than the first insulating layer. The insulating film stably has an excellent dielectric strength, so that the productivity and production yield of the liquid crystal device can be improved. Further, the insulating film allows less strict control of production environment and time after the formation, so that the production cost can be reduced.

Abstract: A photosensitive colored material mainly composed of an aromatic polyamide or polyimide resin having a photosensitive group in its molecule, a coloring matter, and a solvent, wherein; said solvent comprises a first solvent component capable of independently dissolving said resin alone and a second solvent component having a smaller surface tension than said first solvent component and incapable of independently solving said resin; and the content of said first solvent component is larger than the content of said second solvent component.

Abstract: A photosensitive colored material mainly composed of an aromatic polyamide or polyimide resin having a photosensitive group in its molecule, a coloring matter, and a solvent, wherein; said solvent comprises a first solvent component capable of independently dissolving said resin alone and a second solvent component having a smaller surface tension than said first solvent component and incapable of independently solving said resin; and the content of said first solvent component is larger than the content of said second solvent component.

Abstract: A color filter is produced through the steps of: forming a layer of a color filter material including a colorant dispersed in a photosensitive resin on a substrate; and pre-baking, exposing and developing the color filter material layer to leave a color filter pattern on the substrate. In the developing step, a developer liquid is applied in the form of a curtain onto the exposed color filter material layer on the substrate, the substrate is allowed to stand in a substantially still state and then the substrate is supplied with an ultrasonic wave projected perpendicularly to the substrate while being in contact with the developer liquid. The ultrasonic wave is preferably uniformized by at least two rotating reflection or diffusion plates before it is projected onto the substrate. As a result, the color filter pattern can be developed with little development irregularity even on a large-size substrate.

Abstract: A large-sized liquid crystal panel uniformly filled with a liquid crystal material may be produced through a process including the steps of: fixing a pair of substrates with a sealing member disposed therebetween to form a blank panel having an injection port, reducing a pressure within the panel, applying a liquid crystal material onto the injection port, heating the liquid crystal material to its isotropic temperature, injecting the liquid crystal material into the panel under a pressure, and filling the panel with the liquid crystal material under heating and pressurization from the injection port toward the panel inside. The pressure within the panel before the injection is reduced at a rate not exceeding 25 torr/min. The pressure for injection is increased at varying rates, e.g., with an intermediate constant pressure period.

Abstract: A color filter is produced through the steps of: forming a layer of a color filter material including a colorant dispersed in a photosensitive resin on a substrate; and pre-baking, exposing and developing the color filter material layer to leave a color filter pattern on the substrate. In the developing step, a developer liquid is applied in the form of a curtain onto the exposed color filter material layer on the substrate, the substrate is allowed to stand in a substantially still state and then the substrate is supplied with an ultrasonic wave projected perpendicularly to the substrate while being in contact with the developer liquid. The ultrasonic wave is preferably uniformized by at least two rotating reflection or diffusion plates before it is projected onto the substrate. As a result, the color filter pattern can be developed with little development irregularity even on a large-size substrate.

Abstract: A large-sized liquid crystal panel uniformly filled with a liquid crystal material may be produced through a process including the steps of: fixing a pair of substrates with a sealing member disposed therebetween to form a blank panel having an injection port, reducing a pressure within the panel, applying a liquid crystal material onto the injection port, heating the liquid crystal material to its isotropic temperature, injecting the liquid crystal material into the panel under a pressure, and filling the panel with the liquid crystal material under heating and pressurization from the injection port toward the panel inside. The pressure within the panel before the injection is reduced at a rate not exceeding 25 torr/min. The pressure for injection is increased at varying rates, e.g., with an intermediate constant pressure period.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is formed by disposing a liquid crystal between a pair of oppositely disposed electrodes, at least one of which has a laminated structure including a first layer of ITO (indium tin oxide), a second layer of Mo (molybdenum) or its alloy, and a third layer of Al (aluminum) or its alloy, disposed in the order named. Because of the Mo-based second layer, the ITO layer is protected during development of a photoresist layer formed on the Al-based third layer even if some pinholes are present in the Al-based third layer. The Mo-based second layer can be etched by an etchant for the Al-based third layer so that the entire process is not complicated because of the provision of the Mo-based second layer.

Abstract: A large-sized liquid crystal panel uniformly filled with a liquid crystal material may be produced through a process including the steps of: fixing a pair of substrates with a sealing member disposed therebetween to form a blank panel having an injection port, reducing a pressure within the panel, applying a liquid crystal material onto the injection port, heating the liquid crystal material to its isotropic temperature, injecting the liquid crystal material into the panel under a pressure, and filling the panel with the liquid crystal material under heating and pressurization from the injection port toward the panel inside. The pressure within the panel before the injection is reduced at a rate not exceeding 25 torr/min. The pressure for injection is increased at varying rates, e.g., with an intermediate constant pressure period.

Abstract: A color filter plate suitable for inclusion in a color liquid crystal display panel is produced through a process including the steps of (a) forming a color filter pattern on a transparent substrate, (b) forming a light-interrupting mask layer over the color filter pattern, (c) abrading the mask layer with an abrasive to expose the color filter pattern and leave a patterned mask layer contiguous with the color filter pattern, and (d) coating the color filter pattern and the patterned mask layer with a protective layer. As a result, it becomes possible to omit a step of patterning the mask layer and an exposure mask for the patterning, so that the process is simplified, the production cost is lowered and the latitude of the mask-forming material is increased.

Abstract: An electrode plate structure for a liquid crystal color display is produced by forming a color filter layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin containing a colorant dispersed therein; disposing a protective layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin on the color filter layer; forming an ITO (indium-tin-oxide) film on the protective layer, preferably at an elevated temperature of at most 270.degree. C.; post-annealing the ITO film at a temperature of 200.degree.-300.degree. C. for improving the crystallinity of the ITO film suitable for etching; and selectively etching the ITO film patternwise with an etchant of hydroiodic acid or a hydroiodic acid-ferric chloride aqueous solution mixture to leave an ITO electrode pattern.

Abstract: An electrode plate structure for a liquid crystal color display is produced by forming a color filter layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin containing a colorant dispersed therein; disposing a protective layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin on the color filter layer; forming an ITO (indium-tin-oxide) film on the protective layer, preferably at an elevated temperature of at most 270.degree. C.; post-annealing the ITO film at a temperature of 200.degree.-300.degree. C. for improving the crystallinity of the ITO film suitable for etching; and selectively etching the ITO film patternwise with an etchant of hydroiodic acid or a hydroiodic acid-ferric chloride aqueous solution mixture to leave an ITO electrode pattern.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device with little crosstalk and improved contrast is obtained by using an electrode plate including a substrate, a plurality of transparent conductor stripes disposed on the substrate, a plurality of elongated metal films each disposed at least one side of and electrically connected with one of the conductor stripes so as to form a transparent region and an opaque region of a conductor stripe, and a second metal film for light-shielding disposed on the substrate so as to be electrically insulated from the conductor stripes with an insulating film.

Abstract: An electrode plate structure for a liquid crystal color display is produced by forming a color filter layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin containing a colorant dispersed therein; disposing a protective layer of a photosensitive polyamide resin on the color filter layer; forming an ITO (indium-tin-oxide) film on the protective layer, preferably at an elevated temperature of at most 270.degree. C.; post-annealing the ITO film at a temperature of 200.degree.-300.degree. C. for improving the crystallinity of the ITO film suitable for etching; and selectively etching the ITO film patternwise with an etchant of hydroiodic acid or a hydroiodic acid-ferric chloride aqueous solution mixture to leave an ITO electrode pattern.