Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device of a simple matrix type is permitted to present a liquid-crystal display of good display quality free from nonuniformity in display brightness. A method of driving a liquid-crystal display device wherein voltages which correspond to potential differences between scanning voltages from a Y drive circuit and display voltages from an X drive circuit are applied to liquid-crystal cells at intersection points between scanning electrodes (Y electrodes) and data electrodes (X electrodes), thereby presenting a display conforming to display data comprises the steps of providing a correction time period for correcting the display voltage to be output from the X drive circuit at least once every scanning period of one line, and outputting a correction voltage at a voltage level which is intermediate between a voltage level in an ON-display state and a voltage level in an OFF-display state instead of the display voltage from the X drive circuit within the correction time period.

Abstract: A method for driving a liquid crystal (LCD) display apparatus. The LCD display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel arranged by a plurality of pixel units formed in a matrix shape, and a signal drive circuit for generating a liquid crystal apply voltage and constructed of at least two integrated circuits. A DC common electrode voltage is applied to one electrode of liquid crystal of the pixel units within the liquid crystal panel, and an AC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal to be driven.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus, in which information is recorded in correspondence to the leading edge and the trailing edge of each mark and a deviation of a relative position between leading edge data and trailing edge data is corrected using each synchronization signal (sync signal), is provided with leading edge pattern A, B detector circuits and trailing edge pattern A, B detector circuits for detecting a sync signal together with data before or after the sync signal which is limited to one or a plurality of predetermined patterns due to intersymbol correlation with the sync signal.

Abstract: A display controller of a flat display apparatus which performs multiple color display and variable color display for display data read out of a lookup table. The lookup table comprises a parallel lookup table which has n (n.gtoreq.2) registers for storing color information and m selectors which receive n pieces of color information independently from the n registers, each select one of n pieces of color information, and deliver m pieces of color information simultaneously. The controller further comprises a data selector which selectively delivers the output of other register in the parallel lookup table in place of the register which has been made the read access.

Abstract: An optical head for a recording device in which data are recorded on a recording surface of an optical memory disk, comprises, a head body which is substantially prevented from moving perpendicularly to the recording surface and is movable to be positioned roughly along the recording surface, an object lens for focussing a light beam on the recording surface, a carriage on which the object lens is mounted and which is movable to be positioned precisely along the recording surface, a drive base member for generating a force substantially parallel to the recording surface between the drive base member and the carriage to position precisely the carriage along the recording surface, and an elastic member for connecting the drive base member to the head body to support the drive base member relative to the head body elastically in a direction substantially parallel to the recording surface, joining areas between the elastic member and the drive base member and between the elastic member and the head body are align

Abstract: A display controller of a flat display apparatus which performs multiple color display and variable color display for display data read out of a lookup table. The lookup table comprises a parallel lookup table which has n (n.gtoreq.2) registers for storing color information and m selectors which receive n pieces of color information independently from the n registers, each select one of n pieces of color information, and deliver m pieces of color information simultaneously. The controller further comprises a data selector which selectively delivers the output of other register in the parallel lookup table in place of the register which has been made the read access.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus which includes a display unit and a power supply controller for supplying power to the display unit. The display unit has a display screen and a back light controller. The power supply controller comprises a switch, at least one output line for receiving the power from the switch and for supplying therethrough the power to electronic devices, a delay circuit for receiving the power from the switch and when the switch is turned ON to start supply of the power, for outputting the power after passage of a predetermined time from the start of the power supply, and a second output line for supplying the power from the delay circuit to the back light controller therethrough.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus is capable of stably and correctly binarizing a signal reproduced from a recording medium, such as an optical disk, even if the reproduced signal contains a fluctuation of its low frequency component. The reproduced signal is replaced by an AC signal in a period other than a period during which the reproduced signal is to be demodulated so that DC fluctuation of the reproduced signal is reduced to thereby stably and correctly binarize the reproduced signal.

Abstract: An electronic zoom system comprises a memory, a zoom operation processing circuit having a read/write control circuit for controlling the reading and writing of signals to and from said memory, respectively, and an operation control circuit for controlling said zoom operation processing circuit based upon a result of successive additions of .beta.-.alpha., whereby a video signal is input to said zoom operation processing circuit for electronically magnifying and expanding said video signal by a magnification factor of .beta./.alpha.. The electronic zoom system can reduce the power consumption of the control circuit and enhance the utilization efficiency of control data used for the control circuit.

Abstract: A high frequency module is disclosed which comprises a high frequency device in a package, a circuit formed on a flexible substrate in the package, the circuit, the high frequency device and input/output terminals of the package being connected electrically.

Abstract: A video printer for printing a plurality of kinds of images having different image formats, consisting of an image memory for storing image data of one image portion of an input image signal, an image data processing unit for converting image data from the image memory into image printing data, an image printing unit for executing an image printing based on image printing data from the image data processing unit, an input image format decision unit for deciding an image format of an image signal inputted to the image memory, an image format decision unit for deciding an image printing format determined by either an image printing sheet or an ink sheet set to the image printer, an operating portion for inputting an instruction of an operator, and a system controller for controlling the image memory or the image data processing unit so that the image signal inputted to the image memory is printed to match the image printing format, based on an input signal decision signal from the input image format decision un

Abstract: In a high frequency circuit device, inductive circuit elements constituting a matching circuit are constructed of so-called helical coils having fine metal wires wound in a hollow solenoid form, which are disposed inside a package in which a high frequency circuit element such as a surface acoustic wave element or the like is mounted. The high frequency circuit device may be utilized in equipment such as wireless communication equipment for reducing the size as well as providing good high frequency characteristics.

Abstract: An information recording method and apparatus records information signals having data signals and synchronizing signal patterns inserted at predetermined intervals of the data signals on a recording medium with a binary level by using a coding rule without a DC free property. The synchronizing signal patterns are inserted into the data at intervals of a fixed block length and are supplied to a recording apparatus as a mark/space pattern (record signal pattern). The data are converted into the same pattern as the mark/space pattern and an accumulated value (corresponding to the average DC value) for each block length is counted. The sum and the difference of an output of a memory which stores the accumulated values from the head of the sector to the (N-1)-st block, and the accumulated value of the N-th block, are compared with each other in absolute value.

Abstract: A signal reproducing system discriminates signals stably in the case of reproducing a signal from an optical recording medium which has coexistent recording areas with the signals recorded in different recording forms therein. Parts that constitute a reproduced signal are respectively derived by corresponding signal detectors from the optical recording medium in which a preformat area and a data area are included as the coexistent recording areas. The average potentials of VFO parts, which are respectively contained in the reproduced signal parts, are detected on the basis of the envelopes of the signal parts by a peak detecting circuit and a bottom detecting circuit. The detected average potentials are compared with a reference voltage, and the resulting difference potentials are added to the reproduced signal by an adder to bring the average potentials of the VFO parts into agreement.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus employs a liquid crystal display and a fluorescent lamp for backlighting the screen of the liquid crystal display. A lighting circuit for supplying alternating current lighting power to the fluorescent lamp receives input power from either a commercial alternating current power source or from a direct current battery. The level of the lighting power supplied to the fluorescent lamp is determined based upon a determination of whether the input power is being supplied from the commercial power source or from the battery.

Abstract: When display data having a smaller vertical number of pixels than a vertical number of pixels of a display is to be displayed, a display status can be switched during the execution of any application software. When a display selection switch receives a switch command, it outputs a selection signal directly to a display controller, an address generator in the display controller selects one of display modes to the display in accordance with the selection signal. When the display data having the smaller vertical number of pixels than the vertical number of pixels of the display is to be displayed, a user can freely select the display mode without interruption of a CPU during the execution of any application software.

Abstract: An imaging device comprises a camera, a video cassette recorder, a cassette compartment outer wall which is provided on the video cassette recorder and which is opened and closed when a cassette is inserted or removed, and a remote controller. A cavity, accessible when the cassette compartment is open, is provided for storing the remote controller in the cassette compartment outer wall.

Abstract: A method of controlling an image memory system wherein non-interlace image data is written into the odd field and the even field memories, and the contents written into the odd field and even field memories are respectively read out so as to be converted into interlace image data. Each line of the non-interlace image data is alternately written into the odd field and even field memories in units of a plurality of dots. If the plurality of dots include dots for the odd field and dots for the even field, the image data of the plurality of dots are simultaneously written into both the odd field memory and the even field memory. When reading the image data out from the odd field memory, the image data for the even field written into the odd field memory is invalidated. Similarly, when reading the image data out from the even field memory, the image data for the odd field written into the even field memory is invalidated.

Abstract: A wide-screen television receiver capable of converting a TV signal of a non-aspect ratio into a signal of a wide aspect ratio which can be displayed on a wide screen of the wide aspect ratio and previously visually informing the user of what part of the image of the non-aspect ratio TV signal is converted in its aspect ratio and displayed on the wide screen. The receiver includes the interpolation scan speed conversion circuit, the mode setting circuit, the aspect ratio converting circuit, the wide cursor adding circuit and the wide display. The interpolation scan speed conversion circuit makes a series of processes such as Y/C separation and scan line interpolation for the input video signal supplied via the input terminal. The aspect ratio converting circuit compresses the video signal from the interpolation scan speed conversion circuit in the horizontal direction by use of a memory. The magnification processing circuit is provided after the aspect ratio converting circuit.

Abstract: A display controller of a flat display apparatus which performs multiple color display and variable color display for display data read out of a lookup table. The lookup table comprises a parallel lookup table which has n (n.ltoreq.2) registers for storing color information and m selectors which receive n pieces of color information independently from the n registers, each select one of n pieces of color information, and deliver m pieces of color information simultaneously. The controller further comprises a data selector which selectively delivers the output of another register to in the parallel lookup table in place of the register to which the read access has been made.