Abstract: A digital multi-function peripheral appends, according to the predetermined specific image information appending conditions, the image data which meets the appending conditions with the specific image information in a form which is set in accordance with the appending conditions when image data which is read at an image reading portion or image data which is externally entered via a FAX modem or communication portion is used for image formation at a printing portion. It is set so that the specific image information is appended to high secrecy image data. When trying to copy the printed image in which the specific image information is embedded, the copy machine which has detected the specific image information will not output the copied image or output a copy sheet having thereon characters such as “Copy Prohibited”.

Abstract: A transflective display device capable of suppressing white balance from shifting to yellow includes filters of R, G, B, and Y, and a region corresponding to a reflective member in the Y filter is covered with a BM. Therefore, filters used in the reflective display are limited to three colors of R, G, and B, and thereby white balance can be prevented from shifting to yellow.

Abstract: A diffracting portion is disposed in an optical path between a light source and an optical disc. The diffracting portion diffracts the reflected light from recording layers of the optical disc toward a light receiving portion. The diffracting portion includes a first diffraction region having a first diffraction efficiency and a second diffraction region having a second diffraction efficiency lower than the first diffraction efficiency. The first diffraction region includes a FES diffracting portion and first to fourth TES diffracting portions. The second diffraction region includes fifth and sixth TES diffracting portions. First-order diffraction lights from the non-light-collecting recording layer enter on the fifth and the sixth TES diffracting portions, and are diffracted toward the light receiving portion by the fifth and the sixth TES diffracting portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor device, which can improve the effect of a hydrogenation treatment in case of using a GOLD structure, and a method of manufacturing thereof is provided. A gate insulating film is formed on a semiconductor layer, and a source region, a drain region, and LDD regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. A main gate is formed on the gate insulating film. A sub-gate is formed on the main gate and the gate insulating film so as to cover a part of the main gate and either the LDD regions adjacent to the source region or the drain region. An interlayer insulating film containing hydrogen is formed on the sub-gate, main gate, and gate insulating film. Subsequently, a heat treatment for hydrogenation is performed to terminate a crystal defect of the semiconductor layer with hydrogen.

Abstract: As one embodiment, in an image forming apparatus (1), identification information of a screen for assisting a setting of a process that was last executed immediately prior to powering off is stored in a nonvolatile memory of a control unit (11), and when the power is turned on, at least one functional unit required to execute the process of this screen is determined from the identification information of the screen stored in the nonvolatile memory, and this functional unit is activated.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate so as to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion.

Abstract: A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes at least one correcting device for, in a case where a first data signal is to be written to a first pixel during a unique horizontal period, (i) carrying out a first gray scale correction with respect to display data corresponding to the first data signal to be written to the first pixel during the unique horizontal period, and (ii) supplying the display data to a display driver, the unique horizontal period being a first horizontal period for one of the driving signals supplied to respective storage capacitor bus lines which first horizontal period occurs a first number of horizontal periods after an initial horizontal period included in a given cyclic term for either or both of a binary level, the given cyclic term being a second cyclic term for the driving signals which second cyclic term occurs a second number of cyclic terms after a first cyclic term including a horizontal period during which the data signals start to be writte

Abstract: A method for presenting audio-visual content for a display includes defining a window associated with a program having associated audio signals on the display. At least two audio positions for the audio signals are defined based upon a position of the window on the display, and a position of at least two speakers associated with the display. The audio signals are modified based upon the audio positions in such a manner that the audio signals appear to originate from at least a pair of locations within the window.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern and each forming a pixel; a plurality of gate lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with each other; a plurality of first source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in a direction crossing an extending direction of the gate lines; a plurality of TFTs provided corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes and connected to the respective pixel electrodes, the respective gate lines, and the respective first source lines; a plurality of capacitor lines each provided between the corresponding gate lines and extending in parallel with each other; and a plurality of second source lines each provided between the corresponding pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first source lines.

Abstract: An OCB-mode liquid crystal display device includes an accumulation capacitance bus line (13) arranged on a TFT substrate (20) so as to sandwich an insulation film (14) and superposed on a pixel electrode (11). The pixel electrode (11) has an opening (15) in a part of the region where the pixel electrode (11) and the accumulation capacitance bus line (13) are superposed via the insulation film (14). By causing a potential difference between the pixel electrode (11) and the accumulation capacitance bus line (13), a lateral electric field is generated in the vicinity of the opening (15) to form a nucleus for transition from the twist orientation to the spray orientation. When the power is turned off to stop display, it is possible to rapidly perform orientation transition from the twist orientation to the spray orientation.

Abstract: An illumination device that can reduce variations in brightness is provided. This illumination device (10) includes a light source module (5) and a chassis (1) provided with an accommodation space (10a). A light guide plate placement portion (1a) and a light source placement portion (1b) are provided in the accommodation space (10a). The light source placement portion (1b) has a placement surface (1c), the placement surface (1c) is formed such that the placement surface (1c) is raised with respect to the light source placement portion (1b) and the light source module (5) is placed on the placement surface (1c).

Abstract: Image data Rin, Gin, Bin are read out from an image on a document, on reception of light reflected by the image after being emitted from a first light source for irradiating the document with visible light. Image data RUV, GUV, BUV are read out from the image on the document, on reception of light reflected by the image after being emitted from a second light source for irradiating the document with ultraviolet light. A color correction process is performed by reading out color corrected imaged data from a color correction table which stores in advance color corrected image data, which are associated with a combination of (i) image data, which correspond to the image data Rin, Gin, Bin, and image data which correspond to the image data RUV, GUV, BUV. By this, it is possible that even in a case where an image on the document contains a fluorescent image, the fluorescent image be easily and accurately reproduced.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (30), a plurality of connection terminals (41) formed on the surface of the glass substrate and arranged in parallel with one another at an equal interval, and an interlayer insulating film (38) covering the plurality of connection terminals. The edge of the interlayer insulating film is so formed that tips of the plurality of connection terminals are exposed. A plurality of openings (58) are formed along the edge of the interlayer insulating film between two adjacent connection terminals. Each opening extends from a region between two adjacent connection terminals towards and over one of the two adjacent connection terminals.

Abstract: A device includes: an active matrix substrate (20a) including a plurality of first display lines (11a) extending parallel to each other and a plurality of second display lines extending parallel to each other in a direction crossing the first display lines (11a); and a counter substrate (30a) including a black matrix (B) provided so as to overlap the first display lines (11a) and the second display lines, wherein the active matrix substrate (20a) includes a plurality of touch panel lines (11b) extending parallel to each other in a direction in which the first display lines (11a) extend, and portions of the black matrix (B) overlapping the second display lines are electrically conductive and are configured so as to come into contact with the touch panel lines (11b) when the surface of the active matrix substrate (20a) or the counter substrate (30a) is pressed.

Abstract: A lighting device 12 of the present invention includes a plurality of point light sources 32 and a conductive pattern 34. Each of the point light sources 32 includes two electrodes 33a, 33b having different polarities, and the point light sources 32 are defined in a plurality of light source arrays 40 each including a predetermined number of point light sources 32, and driving power is supplied to each light source array 40. The adjacent light source arrays 40, 40 are arranged so that the point light source 32 of one of the adjacent light source arrays 40, 40 is opposed to the point light source 32 of another one of the adjacent light source arrays 40, 40 with each one electrode 33a, 33a being opposed to each other. The opposing electrodes 33a, 33a are arranged to have a same polarity and connected to a same conductive pattern 34.

Abstract: A camera flash comprises a light guide arranged to extract light at least through one surface; and one or more light sources arranged, in use, to emit light into the lightguide. Each light source is an LED or a laser diode. The camera flash is connectable, in use, to drive circuitry, the drive circuitry being for driving the light source(s) to emit a pulse of light. The waveguide spreads out the light from the light source(s), so that a flash of light from the camera flash does not present a safety risk, while minimising loss of the light from the light source(s). The camera flash can thus provide a high overall optical output, spread over an extended area (as defined by the waveguide). The lightguide may for example be disposed around a camera module of a mobile telephone camera.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device which are used as, for example, a display unit of an electronic apparatus, and an object of the present invention is therefore to provide a substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device capable of providing high transmittance, high luminance, and good display characteristics as well as a high production yield.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for a display device and a liquid crystal display device, which are capable of preventing a reflective layer from being damaged in a resist separation step for patterning the reflective layer. The present invention is a substrate for a display device provided with a reflective layer in a display region, comprising: a pattern film that is disposed outside the display region except a terminal region and on the same side as a side of the reflective layer, the pattern film including either one of a material that has the same ionizability as a material of the reflective layer and a material that has higher ionizability than the material of the reflective layer.

Abstract: A communication device includes: a reception unit which receives a signal including an initial transmission signal and a retransmission signal for any one signal; a detection order determination unit which determines an order of detection of the initial transmission signal and the retransmission signal from the signal received by the reception unit, according to retransmission repetition numbers of the initial transmission signal and the retransmission signal; and a signal detection unit which detects signals including detected signals for the initial transmission signal and the retransmission signal from the signal received by the reception unit using signals detected by the communication device according to the order determined by the detection order determination unit.