Abstract: In an image display device, a ROM contains a plurality of image data indicative of the actions of an animal character. A RAM includes a plurality of action level registers each of which stores for each image data the state of inputs given to select and display the image data. The user gives a command corresponding to a respective image of an animal character to select and display the action of the animal character optionally. When a random-number corresponding to the command is generated, image data which does not correspond to the input command can be displayed. If the generated random number has a particular value, the value of an action level register for the image data corresponding to the command is updated. Such operation is iterated and thus the value of the action level register is updated.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a slip file for storing slip records each including item data corresponding to individual item names of the slip records, and a data file for storing data records in correspondence with individual item names of the data records. A memory stores a correlation table showing a correlation between individual item names of the slip records and individual item names of the data records to be processed at a time of renewal of the slip records. At renewal of the data records in the data file, the item data of each of the slip records in the slip file are arranged to correspond with an arrangement of each of the data records in the data file, in accordance with the correlation table stored in the memory, to thereby generate records for renewal. The data records in the data file are then renewed in accordance with the generated records for renewal.

Abstract: A data receiver apparatus (1) for receiving a stream of data includes a display (27) for displaying a message in accordance with the received stream of data; and a storage device (19, 28) for storing character data and display control data which respectively correspond to predetermined combinations of bit patterns. A controller (15) extracts a combination of bit patterns from the received data stream, reads out the character data corresponding to the extracted combination of bit patterns when the extracted combination of bit patterns coincides with any one of the predetermined combinations of bit patterns corresponding to the character data, and generates a message to be displayed based on the read out character data. The controller reads out the display control data corresponding to the extracted combination of bit patterns when the extracted combination of bit patterns coincides with any one of the predetermined combinations of bit patterns corresponding to the display control data.

Abstract: A transmission/reception system includes a transmitter for transmitting pay information, and a plurality of receivers. The transmitter includes a service center for editing contents to be transmitted, and a transmitting station for receiving the contents from the service center and transmitting same. The plurality of receivers each include a mounting portion in which a storage element may be removably mounted. The storage element pre-stores charging information for permitting reception of the pay information and is sold at a predetermined cost. Each receiver determines whether it is allowed to receive and reproduce the pay information in accordance with the charging information stored in the storage element mounted in the mounting portion. When the storage element is purchased, the cost is remitted or electronically sent to one of the service center and an account of said service center. Another part of the cost is remitted to one of the transmitting station and an account of the transmitting station.

Abstract: A display device includes an EL element for signal light which is based on the segment matrix drive scheme and causes a plurality of areas to emit signal light containing light in a wavelength range other than the visible range, a photoconductive layer which generates carriers upon incidence of signal light, and an EL element for display light which is adjacent to the photoconductive layer. Signal light is irradiated onto desired areas of the photoconductive layer. Carriers are injected from the irradiated areas into the EL layer to emit display light containing visible light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal layer is sealed between a pair of substrates on which opposite electrodes are formed. The liquid crystal layer is formed of a liquid crystal which exhibits an antiferroelectric phase while the liquid crystal is in a bulk state. When the liquid crystal is sealed between the substrates as the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal exhibits a ferrielectric phase wherein liquid crystal molecules aligned in a first state of being aligned in a first direction and liquid crystal molecules aligned in a second state of being aligned in a second direction are present in predetermined order. In accordance with the polarity and magnitude of a voltage applied between the opposite electrodes, the ratio of the number of liquid crystal molecules aligned in the first state to the number of liquid crystal molecules aligned in the second state varies such that the direction of the director of the liquid crystal layer varies continuously.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus uses a holographic optical element to split the light from a light source for generating white light to R, G and B wavelength light components. The split light components enter respective pixels of a liquid crystal cell according to the R, G and B wavelengths, thereby ensuring the display of a color image. In this liquid crystal display apparatus, unit holographic optical elements corresponding to unit pixels each consisting of R, G and B pixels are comprised of holographic optical cells for condensing respective lights of specific wavelengths on the associated pixels. Alternatively, the unit pixels are formed to have symmetrical shapes. Color filters may be provided at some of the pixels of the liquid crystal cell. Accordingly, the light incident to the pixels of the liquid crystal cell is optimized.

Abstract: A music navigator provides a visual image indication or presentation of fingering motion of a hand in playing notes. In an embodiment, the music navigator employs a fingered music storage and a hand image device. When music is played on a keyboard instrument, the music navigator reads fingered music data and selects appropriate hand image data indicative of fingering motion (e.g., turning over or under of a finger) in playing a current note for visual display. In another embodiment, the music navigator provides a sequence of hand images representative of fingering motion in playing notes in a motion picture manner.

Abstract: A pair of destaticizing elements and a resistive element for delaying an electrostatic pulse are provided between a short-circuiting line short-circuiting a plurality of data lines and an upper end portion of each of the data lines. When a short electrostatic pulse is applied to an upper end portion of one data line from the outside, the leading edge of the pulse is made gentle by the resistive element. As a result, the destaticizing element can work well in response to even the short electrostatic pulse.

Abstract: A home page creating system, apparatus, and program recording medium, capable of creating a home page easily without requiring any special knowledge, wherein, when a WWW server confirms a terminal's request to create a home page, the terminal's type code is set in a predetermined register based on the terminal's ID. The server sends terminal user's preference inquiry data to the terminal and receives user's preference data entered from the terminal by the user. When the server receives all user's preference data about predetermined items, it creates a home page by pasting information corresponding to the user's preference data to a predetermined template. The created home page is stored along with data on the date and time when the home page was created in a predetermined data file, and is then sent to the terminal.

Abstract: When receiving a conversion instruction from a key input section, a CPU reads character data stored in a message memory to a conversion buffer, converts the same into numeric data base on a conversion table, causes a tone signal generator to convert the same into a DTMF signal and outputs the signal to a speaker. When an input instruction of a registration designation and message number is received from the key input section, the CPU forms transmission data for sequentially storing the input information and the numeric data converted from character data in this order, causes to convert the same into the DTMF signal and outputs the signals. At the time of reception of the transmission data, the CPU identifies the content of the data, restores the numeric data into the character data based on an inverse conversion table, retrieves a message number from a TEL bank memory and registers a message into a memory area assigned to the number.

Abstract: A method of forming a bump electrode, comprises the steps of preparing an Si-substrate having a plurality of bonding pads, forming a core on a substantially central portion of the bonding pad on the substrate, forming a resist layer around the core, which has a greater plan-view shape than the core and is provided with an opening portion through which that portion of the bonding pad, which is located around the core, is exposed, and coating an electric conduction strip having a uniform thickness on peripheral and upper surfaces of the core and on that portion of the bonding pad, which is located around the core, by a plating method.

Abstract: A digital still camera combines a display pattern received from a printing apparatus and a photographed image with each other, and displays the resultant image on a viewfinder. A user adjusts the balance between the display pattern and the image of the object both being displayed on the viewfinder, and depresses a shutter release button. The digital still camera fetches the photographed image. The digital still camera sends to the printing apparatus the fetched image and a pattern name specifying the display pattern used at the time of photographing. The printing apparatus combines the decoration pattern specified by the pattern and the image received from the digital still camera into composite image data. The printing apparatus prints the composite image data.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a plurality of images can be simply synthesized with each other without preparing a specific image such as an image extracting image. In this image processing apparatus, a distribution rate of the respective color data of each of pixels in first image data and second image data is calculated in the case that the first image data is synthesized with the second image data based on transmittance data of the first and second image data, and a value of color data of each pixel in a synthesized image is calculated, and then the first image data is synthesized with the second image data based upon this color data value.

Abstract: Selection transistors and drive transistors are formed in individual pixel areas on a substrate. Cathode electrodes which reflect visible light are formed above the selection transistors and the drive transistors so as to cover the pixel areas, with flat insulation films between the cathode electrodes and the selection and drive transistors. An organic EL layer and an anode electrode are sequentially formed on the cathode electrodes.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a gate insulation film, a silicon film and silicon nitride film are laminated on a gate backing pad made of a gate metal film, and etching is carried out on the silicon nitride film such that it remains on the gate backing pad as a protective insulation film. Thus, the corrosion of the gate backing pad, which is caused as the etching solution penetrate the silicon film in defect, can be prevented. Further, a protective semiconductor layer formed by patterning the protective insulation film and the silicon film, is formed above the gate backing pad. Thus, the gate backing pad can be protected from the etching solution during the patterning of the pixel electrode made of ITO. Therefore, the disconnection of the gate backing pad can be prevented.

Abstract: A home page updating notification apparatus is provided for avoiding useless access operations for accessing the same content of home page several times, so that updated necessary information opened in home pages can be effectively acquired. A home page formed in a home page forming apparatus and then transferred is written into a home page storage portion of a memory, so that updating of this home page is detected. When updating of this home page is detected, a document of an electronic mail, and an address of a transmission destination of this electronic mail are read which have been previously stored. Then, an electronic mail is formed based on the read document and the read address, and the formed electronic mail is transmitted to an address of a transmission destination. As a result, a user of a terminal allocated to this address can be notified by such a fact that the home page is updated by observing the electronic mail.

Abstract: After any cell area to be an always displayed area of an edition area composed of rows and columns of cells is designated, and a scroll display operation is performed, a CPU performs a normal scroll display until the always displayed area reaches an edge of the edition area, at which time the CPU scrolls and displays only an area excluding the always displayed area to thereby refer to cells efficiently even when a table whose size cannot be displayed on a single display screen is edited.

Abstract: A communication system is designed to exchange messages between a plurality of paging receivers each having a transmission section. One of the paging receivers transmits a question message and a plurality of answer contents to the question message to a paging receiver group constituted by the remaining paging receivers. When answer messages are returned from the paging receiver group which has received the question message and the answer contents, the paging receiver totalizes the answer messages, and displays them on a liquid crystal display panel, together with the question message.