Abstract: An image processor which reads and outputs image data. Only by inputting a keyword which causes us to associate an image intuitively, the image processor produces and outputs an image based on a plurality of image data combined on the basis of the input keyword. To this end, an illustration part keyword table contains a plurality of keywords and a plurality of illustration part codes for each keyword. A part arrangement table contains a plurality of image pointer values and their arrangement information in correspondence to illustration part codes. A CPU searches the illustration part keyword table and part arrangement table for a match of the input keyword and reads a plurality of illustration image data corresponding to the keyword from an illustration part image file and arranges the respective illustration images in accordance with the corresponding arrangement information.

Abstract: A liquid crystal material which exhibits an antiferroelectric phase while the liquid crystal material is in a bulk state, is sealed between substrates. The liquid crystal layer sealed between the substrates exhibits a mixed phase wherein the liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules aligned in a plurality of alignment states which differ from each other in the alignment order of the liquid crystal molecules forming adjoining smectic layers. The direction of the director of the liquid crystal layer varies continuously in accordance with the polarity and magnitude of a voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer. Gradation display can be achieved by arranging polarization plates such that the substrates are sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a liquid crystal display panel, gate driver circuit for scanning gate lines of the display panel, drain driver circuit for supplying the display data to drain lines of the display panel, level modulator circuit coupled to the display panel and control circuit. The control circuit determines that video data represents a still image data, stoped the operation of the drain driver circuit and activates the level modulator circuit. The level modulator circuit reads out from display signals from the display panel and re-writes display signals to the display panel in order to display the still image on the display panel. In this manner, the electric power consumed by the drain circuit can be conserved when the display apparatus displays the still image.

Abstract: In a document processing apparatus equipped with a computer program storage medium, a preselected decoration is made on document data. A CPU analyzes document structures of the overall document in unit of a document structural element, and extracts a predetermined structural element from these analyzed structural elements as a design element to be designed. Then, the CPU retrieves a table contained in a RAM based on an attribute of this design element. This table fixedly stores specific decoration information with respect to each of the attributes of the design elements. The CPU retrieves the decoration information corresponding to the attribute of the extracted design element, and then decorated the design element based on this decoration information. As a result, a predetermined decoration can be made on the document data.

Abstract: Placed between a pair of substrates is a liquid crystal which has a first ferroelectric phase where liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a first direction in accordance with an applied voltage, a second ferroelectric phase where the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a second direction in accordance with an applied voltage, and an intermediate alignment state where the director of the liquid crystal is directed between the first and second directions. The liquid crystal in use is selected so that the first and second directions intersect each other at an angle of greater than 45.degree.. The transmission axis of one of a pair of polarization plates is set inclined to an intermediate direction between the first and second directions by 22.5.degree., and the optical axis of the other polarization plate is set perpendicular to the transmission axis of the former polarization plate.

Abstract: An information transfer system which includes a data terminal capable of connecting to networks and a central facility capable of connecting to a plurality of the data terminals which may differ from each other in their capabilities and/or features through the network. The data terminal has a model code which indicates its capabilities and/or features and sends the model code to the central facility at every time the data terminal connects to the central facility. The central facility discriminates the model code sent from the data terminal and detects the capabilities and/or the features of the data terminal. Further, the central facility sends information to the data terminal in a manner appropriate to the capabilities and/or features of the data terminal.

Abstract: When a frame information (F1)C2 defining the frame type in a transmission protocol format is received in a pager, data of a following interleaving portion is received. A receiving buffer circuit converts the received data from serial data into parallel data in accordance with the frame type, and a deinterleaving circuit reproduces (deinterleaves) the converted parallel data.

Abstract: A liquid crystal cell is formed by bonding a first substrate on which a first electrode and a first aligning film are formed, and a second substrate on which a second electrode and a second aligning film are formed by a seal member. A liquid crystal is filled in the liquid crystal cell. The thicknesses of the aligning films are set to 10 nm to 35 nm. An aligning treatment is performed twice on each of the aligning films in the opposite directions. The first aligning treatment is performed to give a pretilt angle of 5 degrees to the liquid crystal, and the second aligning treatment is performed to give a pretilt angle of 6 degrees to the liquid crystal, with the result that a pretilt angle of 1 degree is actually given to the liquid crystal. The glass-transition temperatures of the aligning films are selected to be about 250.degree. C., so that the aligning films are not transformed at the time of baking the seal member.

Abstract: A voice data storage system includes a network connected to a portable portable terminal, and a voice data storage computer for, when voice data fetched by a microphone of the portable terminal is received through the network, storing the voice data together with a keyword in correspondence with the portable terminal which has fetched the voice data. To read out the stored voice data, a keyword is input from the portable terminal to request, through the network, the voice data storage computer to retrieve the voice data. The voice data storage computer retrieves the voice data on the basis of the keyword and transmits the corresponding voice data to the portable terminal.

Abstract: A thin ribbon cassette (16) is a set on a tape winding device and its vertical-direction position is fixed by a position restricting member (18) provided on a back of a cover and for an apparatus body. When the ribbon cassette (16) is thin in correspondence to a narrow width of an ink ribbon (15), a quantity of lowerig a ribbon winding top (5) engaged with a reel (16-1) of the cassette (16) is small. The biasing force of a clutch spring (7) which is compressed depending on the quantity of lowering of the ribbon winding top (5) is small, the force of a winding driver gear (6) which presses a clutch plate (4-1) through a felt member (12) is small, the frictional force of the felt member (12) is small, and the torque of the rotational shaft (4) is small. This torque is just suitable for winding a long and narrow ink ribbon having a corresponding small tensile strength.

Abstract: A data storage device comprises a controller and a semiconductor chip which includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having plural storage areas into each of which data is stored, a store instruction signal input terminal to which a store instruction signal is inputted, a storage controller for storing data into the semiconductor memory when receiving a store instruction signal through the store instruction signal input terminal, a read instruction signal input terminal to which a read instruction signal is inputted, and a read controller for sequentially specifying one of the storage areas in the semiconductor memory each time it receives a read instruction signal through the read instruction signal input terminal and then reading the data stored in the specified storage area.

Abstract: A plating tray includes a recessed region in a central portion of an insulating substrate for arranging therein a silicon semiconductor substrate and a metal film arranged to surround the recessed region. The semiconductor substrate is housed in the recessed region. Under this condition, a dry photoresist film containing Na, K, Ca and Cu in amounts smaller than predetermined amounts is formed to cover a metal underlying film. Then, a projecting electrode is formed by electroplating within open portions formed in the resist film. In forming the projecting electrode, the open portion is also formed in that region of the resist film which corresponds to the metal film of the plating plate so as to form a dummy projection electrode simultaneously.

Abstract: A sales data processing system wherein an upper limit value, a lower limit value, and a tax amount are entered into a tax amount list. The upper limit value and the lower limit value define a predetermined range of sales amounts, and the tax amount is determined based on a sales amount defined within the predetermined range. Difference values are calculated between a presently entered one of the upper and lower limit values and a previously entered one of the upper and lower limit values, and the calculated difference values are stored in accordance with a calculation order. A first difference value series not having regularity is judged, and a second difference value series having regularity repeated in a predetermined pattern from a series of the stored difference values is also judged.

Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided for printing an image using sequentially transferring inks for a plurality of colors, which are repeatedly arranged on an ink ribbon (R) with each having a predetermined length (l), to an elongated recording sheet (T) so that the transferred inks are overlapped. The printing apparatus includes a data input section (12) for inputting a plurality of data items representing images to be printed, a control section (11, S1) for calculating each of print lengths (Ln) of the images to be printed in response to the inputted plurality of data items, and a data storage section (14a, 14c) for storing the inputted plurality of data items. The control section (11, S3-S13) obtains a group of the data items whose total print lengths (Ln), calculated from the plurality of data items stored in the data storage section (14a, 14c), does not exceed the predetermined length (l).

Abstract: A projection type displaying apparatus with a movable built-in screen has an image display, an image projector and a position detector for detecting a position where the built-in screen is installed. When the position detector determines that the built-in screen is in an image projection pass, the focus of the image projector is adjusted on the built-in screen and the image projector projects the image onto the built-in screen. When the position detector determines that the built-in screen is out of the image projection pass, the focus of the image projector is adjusted on an external screen and the image projector automatically projects the image onto the external screen.

Abstract: A structure wherein a hand held computer module can be conveniently and interchangeably coupled to accessory devices. The hand held computer module is detachably connected to a first accessory module by a first interlocking structure. The computer module includes the first interlock mechanism and the first accessory module includes the second interlock mechanism. The first and second interlock mechanisms are mated together to form a physical connection between the computer module and the first accessory module. The first accessory module also includes a third interlock mechanism which is similar to the first interlock mechanism. A second accessory module has a fourth interlock mechanism which is similar to the second interlock mechanism. The first accessory module can be detachably connected to a second accessory module by means of a second interlocking structure which includes the third and fourth interlock mechanisms.

Abstract: In an image processing system utilized with a car navigation system, an image photographed by a digital camera is coordinated with a map image in relation to this photographed image, so that a driver can readily confirm where this photographed image has been acquired with respect to the map. The image processing system includes: an image storage unit for storing photographed image data and positional information data acquired in correspondence with the photographed image data; a map image storage unit for storing map image data; a retrieval unit for retrieving a position with respect to the map image data stored in the map image storage unit based upon the positional information data stored in the image storage unit; and an image output unit for outputting a map image of the map image data about the position retrieved by the retrieval unit, and a photographed image of the photographed image data in correspondence with the map image data.

Abstract: A keyboard, having a plurality of keys arranged so as to be pivotable upward and downward and a plurality of light emitters arranged under the keys in one-to-one correspondence therewith, selectively causes the light emitters to emit light, thereby teaching keys to be depressed. A base resin, which forms each of the plurality of keys, has transparency and contains a pigment which colors the base resin and a light scattering agent having a light diffusion property. By virtue of the use of the pigment and the light scattering agent, a surface color which confers a refined feature on the keys can be realized, and accordingly a product with an excellent appearance can be attained. Moreover, by virtue of the blending of the pigment and the light scattering agent, the keys can shine uniformly without a difference in brightness when their corresponding light emitters are lighted, and a keyboard instrument player can fully recognize by his/her eyes that the keys shine.

Abstract: A transmitter includes a time measuring unit. The transmitter also includes a time information storage unit for storing information on the time measured by the time measuring unit when a specified process was performed. The transmitter is responsive to an instruction of transmission to transmit to a receiver information on the time difference between the time measured by the time measuring unit and the time whose information is stored in the time information storage unit. The receiver calculates the time when the specified process was performed by the transmitter on the basis of the information on the received time difference and information on the current time obtained by a time measuring unit. Thus, although the transmitter has no current time measuring unit, the receiver is capable of specifying the time when the specified process was performed.

Abstract: When a desired plurality of document data are selected from a recorded plurality of document data and read into a text memory, the selected plurality of document data are combined into a document data string, and cut instruction data is added between any two adjacent document data. Printing lengths of a tape are calculated for the respective document data sectioned by the cut instruction data, so that positions where the tape is cut are calculated and then stored in a cut position memory. In connection with printing of the document string developed into a print data memory from the text memory, a cut instruction signal is output and the tape is cut each time the number of motor driving steps for tape carriage matches a respective one of the cut positions.