Abstract: An image displaying apparatus stores plural image data and displays one of the image data, which image data represent a growing plant (animal) or represent a series of motions of an animal. The apparatus further stores plural element data for growing the plant (animal). When one of the element data is selected, another image data of the plant (animal) is displayed in place of the previously displayed imaged data to show how the plant (animal) grew up thank to the selected element data. The apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting motion of a user. Detecting the motion of the user, the apparatus displays new image data representing a motion of the animal in place of the previously displayed image data to show how the animal reacts to the user's motion.

Abstract: A digital camera comprises a CCD, sample-and-hold circuit, analog to digital converter, color processing circuit, microphone, voice processing section, flash memory in which voices input from the microphone are arbitrarily added to still images and the still image data with the voice data is recorded, a key input section which selects an arbitrary still image among the still images recorded in the flash memory, and a CPU which discriminates whether or not voices are added to selected still-images. A message for alarming is displayed on a display section when the voices are added to the images.

Abstract: A chemical reaction apparatus includes at least one reaction region formed on a solid body and having a continuously formed reaction flow path to which a fluid material is supplied, and a temperature adjusting layer which is provided on the body to correspond to a region including the reaction flow path and portions between adjacent portions of the reaction flow path. The temperature adjusting layer supplies a predetermined heat quantity to the reaction flow path.

Abstract: A walking direction detection apparatus has an azimuth detection unit and acceleration detection unit. After a vertical direction with respect to the ground of an apparatus is corrected based on the detection direction of a gravitational acceleration component, a periodic up/down pattern of the absolute value of acceleration is detected. A value where the acceleration component in the horizontal direction becomes maximal or minimal is detected at a predetermined timing at which the acceleration component in the vertical direction transits from a maximal value to minimal value. The direction of the apparatus is corrected based on the direction of the acceleration component in the horizontal direction of that value. Based on these correction results, the walking direction of the movable body is detected.

Abstract: This invention is related to a compact photographing lens wherein an aperture stop is arranged at a position closest to an object, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group are arranged sequentially from the object side, the first lens group is formed by arranging, sequentially from the object side, a first lens having a positive refracting power and a second lens having a negative refracting power and bonded to the first lens, the second lens being formed from a meniscus lens with a concave surface facing the object side, the second lens group is formed from only a third lens as a meniscus lens which has at least one aspherical refracting surface and a concave surface facing the object side, the third lens group is formed from only a fourth lens as a meniscus lens which has at least one aspherical refracting surface and a convex surface facing the object side, and the photographing lens satisfies conditions (1) to (5):

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having at least one first electrode formed thereon, and a second substrate having a plurality of second electrodes formed thereon and opposed to the first electrode, a matrix display section being formed which has a plurality of pixel electrodes constituted of the first and second electrodes and arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. The second substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a predetermined gap therebetween. First and second alignment films respectively are formed on the opposed inner surfaces of the first and second substrates. A liquid crystal is sealed between the first and second substrates. An aligning treatment is executed on the first alignment film in a first direction that intersects, at an angle of 5° to 10°, one of a row direction and a column direction of the matrix display section.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a channel protection film is formed a little smaller in area than the gate electrode formed of a shielding metal film. A semiconductor thin film is formed such that the thickness is set not less than 200 Å and less than 400 Å. A distance A between the edge of the gate electrode in the channel length direction and the edge of the channel protection film is set around 0.2-1.2 &mgr;m, and a distance B between the edge of the gate electrode in the channel width direction and the edge of the channel protection film is set around 1-2 &mgr;m. With this constitution, the leak current of the thin film transistor due to the light irradiation can be reduced.

Abstract: There is provided a photographing apparatus having a manual focusing function which is capable of improving focusing precision. There are also provided a method and program for displaying focusing conditions.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and a method for processing images are provided whereby it is possible to register a plurality of mask patterns, to select a desired one among the plurality of registered mask patterns, and to cut-out a desired part of a taken image by using the selected mask pattern to synthesize a new image, which is stored. In addition, it is also possible to extract a part of an image or the whole of an image of a stored taken image to be registered as a mask pattern.

Abstract: In a shift register having stages each formed from three to six NMOS transistors, a transistor, which outputs an output signal when an ON voltage is applied to the gate, outputs an output signal from the source. Simultaneously, the gate voltage is increased by the parasitic capacitance between the gate and source. For this reason, the voltage of the output signal rises, and the output signal output from each stage does not attenuate.

Abstract: A function module unit having a memory function is removably attached on one of wrist bands, while a function module unit having a sensor function is removably attached to the other wrist band. On both wrist bands, bus line wires are embedded along the longitudinal direction. Each of the bus line wires comprises a Vcc line, a serial data line, a clock data line, and a ground line. Each of these lines is provided with a connector member which is exposed on the back surface of the wrist band at a position corresponding to the function module unit.

Abstract: A moving image data fetch section extracts frame images as well as audio information from moving image data and stores them in a frame memory. A feature amount detection section detects the change of a feature amount included in the frame images constituting the moving image data, and an image selection section selects specific frame images based on the detected image changing characteristics or audio changing characteristics. An image processing section selects a frame image having particularly great change of the image or audio data from among the selected frame images as a to-be-processed image and processes the selected image to have a predetermined expression form. A monitor, a printer or the like outputs the specific frame images selected by the image selection section and the frame image selected and processed by the image processing section as still images.

Abstract: Each of stages RS(1), RS(2), . . . of a shift register is constituted by six TFTs. A ratio of a channel width and a channel length (W/L) of each of these TFTs 1 to 6 is set in accordance with a transistor characteristic of each TFT in such a manner that the shift register normally operates for a long time even at a high temperature.

Abstract: A printer unit for facilitating maintenance such as repair/replacement of a printer paper winding mechanism and reducing a work time required for the maintenance. The printer unit is mounted removably on a device that requires the printer unit. It comprises a journal printer 4 and a pulley 8 that winds paper P printed by the printer. The printer unit also comprises a body 110 to which the printer is fixed and having a paper shed 3 in which the paper is stored, and a turning arm 140 assembled at one end rotatably with the body 110. The turning arm 140 has thereon the winding pulley 8 and a platen 143 that is bringable to a position opposite to the printer.

Abstract: A dicing tape is adhered to the lower surface of a silicon wafer that has pillar-shaped electrodes. The silicon wafer is cut along dicing streets, thereby making trenches among the chip-forming regions of the wafer. Next, a seal film is formed. The seal film is cut, substantially along the centerlines of the trenches. A support tape is adhered to the upper surface of the seal film. The dicing tape is peeled off. Then, those parts of the seal film that project from the lower surface of the silicon wafer are polished and removed. The support tape is peeled off. IC chips are thereby obtained. In each IC chip, the seal film covers and protects the upper surface and sides of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a portable information terminal is connected via a network to a server capable of delivering a main image and a thumbnail image that corresponds to the main image, thereby acquiring the thumbnail image or image number. Then, the main image stored in the server, the main image corresponding to the thumbnail image, is printed out by a printer connected via the network in accordance with a command from the portable information terminal via the network.

Abstract: The back surface of a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of chip-forming regions each provided with a plurality of connection pads on the surface is bonded to a dicing tape, followed by fully cutting the semiconductor wafer along a cut line so as to form a cutting groove. Then, a front side protective film is formed on the front surface. The front side protective film has an open portion exposing the central portion of the connection pad, and is filled in the cutting groove. After formation of a columnar electrode connected to the connection pad via a wiring, a sealing film is formed on the front side protective film. Further, the cutting groove filled with the front side protective film is cut in substantially the center in the width direction, followed by peeling off the dicing tape so as to form individual semiconductor devices each forming a chip.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus 20 is of a portable type and has a thin body integral with a display screen holdable by both hands HR, HL of a user for viewing purposes. Disposed on a front of the body 21 are a flat display panel 22 and various operation buttons 23-27, and first and second touch sensors 28 and 29. The first touch sensor 28 is disposed on the apparatus at a position where when the body 21 is held by both the hands of the user, a touch surface of the first sensor 28 is easily operated vertically by a finger of the user's right-hand HR whereas the second touch sensor 29 is disposed at a position where when the body 21 is held by both the hands of the user, its touch surface is easily operated horizontally by a finger of the user's left-hand HL (FIG. 1).

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate having an inner surface opposing the first substrate. A liquid crystal is placed between the first and second substrates. A plurality of light-transmitting pixel electrodes are arranged between the inner surface of the second substrate and the liquid crystal. A reflecting layer is placed between each pixel electrode and the inner surface of the second substrate and has an area smaller than that of the pixel electrode.

Abstract: An print control apparatus for printing a reproduction checking image in colors. In a print control apparatus 1 that has a printing device 6 to print a document, a CPU 2 combines a remaining pattern image composed of dots larger than a minimum dot size readable by a color copying machine and a vanishing pattern image composed of dots having the same size as the larger dot and dots smaller than the minimum dot readable by the color copying machine to produce a reproduction checking image and causes the printing device 6 to print the reproduction checking image along with document print data on paper (FIG. 1).