Abstract: Disclosed is a method for etching a first region including a multi-layer film formed by providing silicon oxide films and silicon nitride films alternately, and a second region having a single silicon oxide film. The etching method includes: providing a processing target object including a mask provided on the first region and the second region within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus; generating plasma of a first processing gas including a hydrofluorocarbon gas within the processing container that accommodates the processing target object; and generating plasma of a second processing gas including a fluorocarbon gas within the processing container that accommodates the processing target object. The step of generating the plasma of the first processing gas and the step of generating the plasma of the second processing gas are alternately repeated.

Abstract: An optical film that can achieve an intended retardation value suitable for a VA type liquid crystal display while decreasing the Rt fluctuation due to humidity is provided. An optical film, containing cellulose ester and cellulose ether, in which the cellulose ester satisfies formulae (1), and (2): 2.0?X+Y?3.0??(1) 0?Y?1.6??(2) (in which X is an acetyl group, and Y is a propionyl group and/or a butyryl group); a mixing ratio of the cellulose ester and the cellulose ether (cellulose ester:cellulose ether) is 99.0:1.0 to 55.0:45.0 (mass ratio); and retardations Ro, and Rt expressed in formulae (3), and (4): Ro=(nx?ny)×d??(3) Rt={(nx+ny)/(2?nz)}×d??(4) (in which nx is an in-plane refractive index of a film in a slow axis direction, ny is an in-plane refractive index of a film in a fast axis direction, nz is a refractive index of a film in a thickness direction, and d is a thickness (nm) of a film) are 20 to 130 nm, and 100 to 300 nm, respectively.

Abstract: To provide a retardation film that, while maintaining a high retardation value, has increased durability such as moist heat resistance and can prevent the occurrence of color unevenness even if made in a size having a large area. The retardation film contains a cellulose ester as the primary component, has a film thickness of 15 ?m or more and less than 40 ?m, has a film thickness variation both in the widthwise direction and lengthwise direction of 0 to 4 ?m, and satisfies an Rt humidity fluctuation represented by the formula (1) described below of 1% to 12%. Formula (1): Rt humidity fluctuation=(?Rt value, a difference of retardation Rt(590) values in the thickness direction represented by the following formula (ii) measured at a wavelength of 590 nm after the film has been left to stand for 5 hours in each of a 23° C., 20% relative humidity environment and a 23° C., 80% relative humidity environment)/(Rt(590) value measured after the film has been left to stand for 5 hours in a 23° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides the packed soy sauce-containing liquid seasoning, containing the following (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) sodium ?2.7 to 5.1% by mass (B) potassium ?0.8 to 4% by mass (C) proline 0.28 to 1% by mass (D) isoleucine ?0.2 to 1% by mass.

Abstract: A vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display comprising: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer; a second polarizer; a first optical film arranged between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell; and a second optical film arranged between the liquid crystal cell and the second optical film, wherein the first and the second optical films each are a resin film having an optically biaxial property, the first and the second optical films meet: Formula (1) Ro1>Ro2; Formula (2) Rth1<Rth2; Formula (3) DSPRo1<DSPRo2; and Formula (4) DSPRth1<DSPRth, wherein Ro1 and Ro2 represent in-plane retardation values of the first and the second optical films, respectively, Rth1 and Rth2 represent retardation values in the thickness direction of the first and the second optical films, respectively, and DSPRo1, DSPRo2, DSPRth1 and DSPRth2 represent wavelength dispersion properties of Ro1, Ro2; Rth1 and Rth2, respectively.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus including group specifying module configured to specify a cluster group including clusters in content being played back, an access module configured to access a collection of arbitrary cluster groups relevant to the cluster group specified by the group specification module, a search module configured to searching for content specified by a cluster group included in the collection accessed by the access module, and a content presentation module configured to present a result of search by the search module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a first data file, a second data file, a third data file and a file controlling logic portion are provided. In the first data file, basic data of a plurality of programs are stored. The basic data indicates a plurality of attributes related to each program. The second data file associates viewers with a plurality of programs. The third data file associates programs with a plurality of viewers. The file controlling logic portion is configured to access the first to third data files, generate a cluster in which data is associated depending on a theme and specify a viewer and/or a program included in the cluster.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a value exchange method for use in a data management device which connects with a data supply source via a network including, calculating a first value corresponding to information which is received from the data supply source and includes metadata extracted with a specific condition with respect to a video program and a second value corresponding to information which is supplied to the data supply source and includes history information associated with a result of viewing or recording of a video program identified by the metadata based on a prescribed value determination condition, and determining a difference between the first value and the second value as an exchange value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a copying method including, deriving a first time requested by a process in a first transmission device that interrupts transmission to a copying destination device to transmit a copying object to the copying destination device, detecting a second transmission device that transmits the same copying object to the copying destination device during the process that interrupts transmission to the copying destination device following after interruption point and deriving second time in which the detected device transmits the copying object to the copying destination device, deriving third time in which the copying destination device is set in a non-reception state for the copying object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content output module outputs viewing content to a display module. A service menu list display module displays a service menu related to the content in list form on the display module when an instruction to acquire a service from a server is received, while the content is being output to the display module. Then, a related service menu switching display module switches to a further related service menu and displays the menu in response to a subsequent specification input according to a display state of the service menu.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reproduction apparatus includes a communicator module, a selector, a detector, and a reproducer. The communicator is configured to receive, from a server, one or more items regarding scene information corresponding to one or more scenes in one or more content items. The selector is configured to select a first item regarding scene information from the one or more items regarding scene information in response to a selection operation. The detector is configured to detect a first scene in a first content item corresponding to the first item regarding scene information. The reproducer is configured to reproduce the first scene.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a scene information output apparatus includes a communicator, a reproducer, and an output module. The communicator is configured to transmit to a server identification data regarding content includes a plurality of scenes, and receive from the server a plurality of items regarding scene information corresponding to the plurality of scenes. The reproducer is configured to reproduce the content. The output module is configured to output a first item of scene information corresponding to a first scene being reproduced among the plurality of scenes.

Abstract: A tomato ketchup containing the following components (A) to (C): (A) saccharide from 12 to 31 mass %, (B) potassium from 0.6 to 1.9 mass %, and (C) sodium from 0.1 to 1.55 mass %.

Abstract: A sauce composition comprising gluten, sodium, and aspartic acid, wherein the content of the sodium is from 5 to 65 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the gluten, and the content of the aspartic acid is from 0.7 to 4 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the gluten.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cellulose acetate film characterized by comprising cellulose acetate that has a degree of acetylation of 51.0-56.0% and a compound represented by Formula (1) and having a total average degree of substitution of 6.1-6.9, a polarizing plate capable of maintaining excellent visibility, and a liquid crystal display device having excellent visibility and viewing angle characteristics. (In Formula (1), R1 to R8 may be the same or different and each represents an (un)substituted alkylcarbonyl or an (un)substituted aryl carbonyl).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image reproducer includes: a viewpoint position acquisition module configured to acquire a viewpoint of a viewer with respect to a display surface of a display; an image data acquisition module configured to acquire image data including an image to be displayed and disposition information indicating a three-dimensional position of the image with respect to the viewer when the image is displayed to the viewer; a pixel value calculator configured to calculate a pixel value on the display surface corresponding to a pixel of the acquired image such that the acquired image is displayed at the acquired position based on the acquired viewpoint of the viewer and the acquired position; and a display controller configured to control the display to display the acquired image based on the calculated pixel value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage module configured to store a plurality of pieces of comment data; an analyzing module configured to analyze an expression of a person contained in image data; a generating module configured to select a target comment data from among the comment data stored in the storage module based on the expression of the person analyzed by the analyzing module, and to generate voice data using the target comment data; and an output module configured to output reproduction data to be used for displaying the image data together with the voice data generated by the generating module.

Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, a transmitting apparatus includes a dividing module configured to divide one recorded content into block data items, encoding modules configured to encode a plurality of block data items divided by the dividing module for the respective block data items, and a transmitting module configured to transmit the plurality of block data items encoded by the encoding modules together with arrangement information indicating a position of content before division by the dividing module with a degree M of parallelization of at least M=1.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a copying method including, deriving a first time requested by a process in a first transmission device that interrupts transmission to a copying destination device to transmit a copying object to the copying destination device, detecting a second transmission device that transmits the same copying object to the copying destination device during the process that interrupts transmission to the copying destination device following after interruption point and deriving second time in which the detected device transmits the copying object to the copying destination device, deriving third time in which the copying destination device is set in a non-reception state for the copying object.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cellulose acetate film characterized by comprising cellulose acetate that has a degree of acetylation of 51.0-56.0% and a compound represented by Formula (1) and having a total average degree of substitution of 6.1-6.9, a polarizing plate capable of maintaining excellent visibility, and a liquid crystal display device having excellent visibility and viewing angle characteristics. (In Formula (1), R1 to R8 may be the same or different and each represents an (un)substituted alkylcarbonyl or an (un)substituted aryl carbonyl).