Abstract: Provided is an electrochromic display device, including: a pair of electrodes facing each other; an electrochromic layer provided to one of the pair of electrodes: and an electrolytic solution layer provided between the electrodes facing each other, wherein the electrochromic display device includes an yttrium-containing metal oxide layer between the electrochromic layer and the electrode to which the electrochromic layer is provided.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive label for inkjet recording: including a support member; an ink receiving layer and a releasing layer disposed on one surface of the support member in this order; and an adhesive layer disposed on the other surface of the support member. The releasing layer includes at least a silicone resin. A releasing layer coverage, which is a percentage at which the releasing layer covers the surface of the ink receiving layer, is from 20% to 70%.

Abstract: A client apparatus is coupled to a server apparatus via a network in an information processing system. In the server apparatus, installing of a plug-in file in a first storage apparatus is detected, binary image data of the detected plug-in file are written to a first storage area, and the binary image data of the plug-in file is copied to the client apparatus. In the client apparatus, copying of the binary image data of the plug-in file in a second storage area is detected, the binary image data of the plug-in file stored in the second storage area is written in an executable state within a second storage apparatus, and the plug-in file in the second storage apparatus is read as a program.

Abstract: Small-sized and light-weighted optical pickup apparatus capable of eliminating the effect due to the flaring light rays and performing the signal detection of high reliability is provided. In the apparatus, the quarter-wave (.lambda./4) plate and the reflection-type birefringent prism provided with the deflecting function of deflecting the reflection light rays reflected on the optical information recording medium and the light rays flux separating function of separating the reflected light rays from the outgoing light rays are disposed in the optical path between the semiconductor laser constructing the optical pickup portion and the objective lens, and the light-receiving element for receiving the reflection light rays from the optical information recording medium which are defleced and separated by the reflection-type birefringent prism is disposed on a single (same) substrate together with the semiconductor laser.

Abstract: An image data reading apparatus is provided, comprising a transport part for transporting an original sheet to a reading position within the image data reading apparatus, a white reference plate provided at the reading position, a light source for generating a light projected to the reading position, a light receiving part for converting an incoming light reflected from the white reference plate into a white reference signal and for converting an incoming light reflected from the original sheet into an image signal, a correction part for eliminating a shading from the image signal based on a reference voltage, a peak level holding part for detecting and storing a peak level of a corrected signal from the correction part, a quantization part for converting an incoming signal from the correction part into digital information based on the peak level, and a switching part for turning the peak level holding part off to stop detection and storing of the peak level of the incoming signal for a prescribed time period

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a SOI structure includes the following steps. The first step is to form a semiconductor layer on a dielectric substrate. The second step is to form an oxide layer on the formed semiconductor layer. The third step is to form a nitride layer on the formed oxide layer. The fourth step is to remove a part of a plurality of layers composed of the semiconductor layer, the oxide layer, and a nitride layer so as to form a separated region in the layers. The fifth step is to coat a cooling agent on a surface of the nitride layer. The sixth step is to irradiate an energy beam from an outer surface of the cooling agent so as to monocrystallize the semiconductor layer. The seventh step is to remove the cooling agent from the surface of the nitride layer. And the final step is to oxidize a portion of the semiconductor layer located in the separated region by using the nitride layer.