Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having display pixels arranged in a matrix, and a display area capable of displaying in color. A display mode of the display panel is switched to either a full-screen display mode in which an image is displayed in the entire display area or a partial display mode in which an image is only partially displayed in the display area. The display area of the display panel is set while dividing the display area into a partial display area in which an image is displayed and a background display area in which an image is not displayed in the partial display mode. An image is displayed in the partial display area. A display color of the background display area is set.

Abstract: A character size is set according to the number of characters of a character string to be printed, and the number of printing operation times of a printer section and each operational condition of a rotation angle of a rotatable plate, which supports a recoding medium, which correspond to one printing operation, are set. According to the set operational condition, a part of the character string arranged in an arc shape is printed by one printing operation of the printer section in a state that the rotational plate is stopped, and the rotational plate is driven to rotate the recording medium by the set angle before a next printing operation is started. The printing operation and the rotating operation are repeated, thereby printing a series of character string on the circumference around a circular hole of the recording medium.

Abstract: The compact chemical reactor includes a first substrate, a second substrate attached to the first substrate. A micro flow path is defined between the first substrate and the second substrate. A thin film heater provided in the flow path.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus for reading an image pattern of a detecting object comprises a detecting surface on which a detecting object is placed, a sensor array having a plurality of sensors arranged to read an image pattern of the detecting object placed on the detecting surface, a first detection electrode, provided on at least an upper portion of the sensor array, having the detecting surface; a second detection electrode provided to be electrically insulated and spaced from the first detection electrode; a counter electrode provided to be opposite to the first detection electrode through an interlayer insulating film; signal voltage applying circuit which applies a signal voltage having a first signal waveform that varies periodically to the counter electrode to excite a second signal waveform to the first detection electrode through the interlayer insulating film, and contact detector which determines whether the detecting object brought into contact with the detecting surface is a specific detecting ob

Abstract: A compact chemical reactor has a first substrate. A catalyst layer is provided on an inner surface of a groove formed in a first surface of the first substrate. A second substrate, in which a concave portion to receive a portion of the catalyst layer is formed on a surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate, contacts the first substrate on the opposite surface.

Abstract: Camera apparatus and a method of taking a picture are provided, dissolving inconvenience which a user of the camera will meet when taking a picture of him or her. The camera has a provisional photographing mode and a real photographing mode. In the provisional photographing mode, a human model image is displayed on a through image G2 in an overlapping manner on a monitor, and the user moves the human model image to his or her desired position in the through image and records in a memory composition indicating image G4 representing the conditions of the through image with the human model image staying at the user's desired position. After the provisional photographing process, the through image G2 is synthesized with the composition indicating image G4 in a semi transparent manner, and the synthesized image G5 is displayed on the monitor in place of the through image. When a shutter is operated, a normal photographing process is performed to record a photographed image.

Abstract: Digital camera is connected to personal computer via communication cable. When a user operates a key to delete any one of images recorded on memory card of the digital camera, digital camera requests personal computer to delete an image which links to the deleted image and is stored in personal computer. When receiving this command, personal computer deletes the image linked to the image deleted from digital camera. These processes ensure consistency between an original image stored in the digital camera and a copy image stored in the personal computer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a timepiece and an electronic apparatus, which comprise a casing, a digital face and a time counting module, both being provided in the casing. A bulb-shaped solar battery element is mounted on the digital face. The bulb-shaped solar battery element is allowed to receive the external light sufficiently to generate the electric power efficiently.

Abstract: An active matrix display panel includes a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in a matrix manner, a plurality of switching elements connected with these pixel electrodes, a plurality of scan lines for supplying a scan signal to thin film transistors, and a plurality of data lines for supplying a display data signal. Components except for the pixel electrodes are covered with an overcoat film. Since a contact hole extending through this overcoat film and a contact hole extending through the overcoat film and a gate insulating film are simultaneously formed, a jumper line for connecting a disconnected portion of a protect ring, a surface layer of a data line connecting pad, and a line protecting film are formed at the same time as the pixel electrodes are formed. This reduces the number of fabrication steps. Components such as the data line and source and drain electrodes are formed by a three-layered structure of Cr(Chromium)/Al(Aluminum)/Cr(Chromium).

Abstract: Like a conventional one-way pager system, a two-way pager system is provided in which a message is received by paging from a base station and a message responding to the received message is returned to the base station. In this system, direct communication and peer-to-peer communication between terminals are performed. All the terminals included in the service area of the base station are always synchronized with sync signals paged from the base station. No special infrastructure is therefore required for synchronizing the terminals with the sync signals to perform the peer-to-peer communication. Furthermore, since each of the terminals receives a paging signal during the peer-to-peer communication, it can respond to a paging call.

Abstract: A satellite position/arrival-time calculating section calculates the arrival in date and time at which a communication satellite is to arrive a communicable area where the communication satellite can communicate with a satellite communication terminal apparatus, and creates communicable date and time information. A timer controls a power supply control circuit in accordance with the arrival date and time information created by the satellite position/arrival-time calculating section. The timer automatically controls the power supply control circuit so as to supply communication power to a satellite communication circuit section while the communication satellite is in the communicable area and so as to stop the supply of the communication power at the time when the communication satellite leaves the communicable area.

Abstract: There is disclosed an active matrix liquid crystal display apparatus in which a data signal line is disposed apart from a pixel electrode, a gate insulating film is disposed between the data signal line and an extending portion of an auxiliary capacity line, the extending portion is superposed upon a peripheral portion of the pixel electrode, and a parasitic capacity Cds between the pixel electrode and the data signal line is reduced.

Abstract: A mobile phone transmits an e-mail with attaching captured image data thereto, to a data center. In response to arrival of the e-mail from the mobile phone, the data center transfers the image data attached to the e-mail to a database for storing while associating the image data with user ID information for identifying a user who sent the e-mail concerned. Responding to access with ID notification, the data center retrieves designated image data from the database, and transmits the retrieved image data to a photo vending machine. The photo vending machine transmits request information including the user ID information to said data center, and receives the image data which are transmitted by the data center in response to the request information. The photo vending machine prints the arrived image data in accordance with the user's instruction.

Abstract: In a navigation apparatus, when a user starts to walk along a walking course, the user instructs the navigation apparatus to commence the navigation operation as to this walk course which has been formed/registered thereinto based upon positional information, walking pattern information, and temporal information. The navigation apparatus sequentially compares a present walking speed with another walking speed which was acquired at the same position in the past by executing a walking-speed comparing process operation, and then notifies such an information related to a present walking pace of this user based upon the comparison result with respect to the user.

Abstract: A subject against a dark background can be photographed with proper exposure without steadying an imaging apparatus. An exposure time Tb which is effective for reducing hand or body shake, a time lag Tg of a time duration between a time a gain of a gain control amplifier is set and a time when the gain control amplifier initiates operation under such set gain, and a maximum light radiation period Tf of a strobe flash are read out (S101). When a shutter key is half-depressed, a slow synchronizing exposure time Ta is calculated (S103), and a gain value Y (dB) is calculated (S104), which is to be changed during the exposure. When the shutter key is depressed to the full stroke, exposure initiates (S106) and the strobe flash radiates the light at Tf (S107). When a time Tf has passed since the initiation of the exposure (S109, YES), the gain of the gain control amplifier is changed to the gain value Y (dB) (S110). When the time Tb has passed since the initiation of the exposure, the exposure ceases (S112).

Abstract: An image input device 1 includes a rotating roller 4 supported so as to be freely rotatable around a rotational axis thereof, wherein the roller 4 includes a line image sensor 3 and a Selfoc lens array 6 which are mounted not to rotate in the rotating roller 4 by a holder 51. The holder 51 functions as a light guide to introduce the light emitted from light emitting elements 52 to a finger 200 which is pressed against the peripheral surface of the rotating roller 4. Selfoc lens array 6 forms a one-dimensional optical image of the portion of the finger 200 which is in contact with the peripheral surface of the rotating roller 4, on the line image sensor 3, so that the line image sensor 3 obtains the one-dimensional optical image. Then, the one-dimensional optical images are combined by a composite buffer 15 in order, to create a two-dimensional optical image of the finger 200.

Abstract: HYML file is created to a user's own intention using reduced data amount to display a clear image

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate having an integrated circuit portion, and a plurality of connecting pads connected to the integrated circuit portion. A plurality of distributing lines are formed on the semiconductor structure, connected to the connecting pads, and have connecting pad portions. An encapsulating layer made of a resin is formed on the semiconductor structure and upper surface of the distributing lines. A copper oxide layer is formed on at least a surface of each of the distributing lines except for the connecting pad portion.

Abstract: An electronic camera comprises first and second gain adjusting circuits as well as a gain value storing section including a first gain value table storing gain values set in an R and B amplifiers of a first gain adjusting circuit when auto white balance control is executed, and a second gain value table storing gain values set in an R and B amplifiers of a second gain adjusting circuit when auto white balance control is executed, wherein the gain values from the second gain value table are sequentially set in the second gain adjusting circuit to detect white portions, and, on the basis of the results of the detection, a gain value to be set in the first gain adjusting circuit is selected from the first gain value table, whereby the gain value is set in the first gain value adjusting circuit to obtain an image that maintains white balance.

Abstract: A camera includes an image sensing unit which is arranged to be pivotal with respect to a main body unit and is used to sense an object image, an azimuth sensor which is arranged in the main body unit and is used to detect the azimuth of the facing direction of the main body unit, a pivot angle detector which detects the pivot angle of the image sensing unit with respect to the main body unit, a control unit which corrects the azimuth of the facing direction of the main body unit detected by the azimuth sensor on the basis of the pivot angle detected by the pivot angle detector, and a display unit which superimposes the correction result on a through image.