Abstract: A wireless transmission system for transmitting a picture data between a transmitter and a receiver by wireless communication is provided. Each of the receiver and the transmitter is equipped with a directional antenna and a non-directional antenna. A communication of the picture data is performed by using the directional antennas, and a communication of a control data indicating a reception status of the picture data is performed by using the non-directional antennas. The transmitter controls an intensity of a signal radiated from the directional antenna of the transmitter based on the control data so that the intensity becomes a minimum intensity that can transmit the picture data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a plurality of color component images of different colors, which include a reference color (e.g. black) serving as a reference and adjustment colors (e.g. cyan, magenta and yellow) to be adjusted, are formed on respective photosensitive drums and then transferred to a transfer belt. Respective positions of the color component images transferred to the transfer belt are detected by a CCD. Timing adjustment can be performed so that the difference between the detected position of each of the color component images and a prescribed position is not more than a predetermined value, based on the reference color image as the reference. In this case, the color component images are formed on the corresponding photosensitive drums with the same timing by utilizing a single polygon mirror.

Abstract: A polycrystalline Si thin film and a single crystal Si thin film are formed on an SiO2 film deposited on an insulating substrate. A polycrystalline Si layer is grown by thermally crystallizing an amorphous Si thin film so as to form the polycrystalline Si thin film. A single crystal Si substrate, having (a) an SiO2 film thereon and (b) a hydrogen ion implantation portion therein, is bonded to an area of the polycrystalline Si thin film that has been subjected to etching removal, and is subjected to a heating process. Then, the single crystal Si substrate is divided at the hydrogen ion implantation portion in an exfoliating manner, so as to form the single crystal Si thin film. As a result, it is possible to provide a large-size semiconductor device, having the single crystal Si thin film, whose property is stable, at a low cost.

Abstract: A reference developing image is formed on a photoreceptor drum under an image forming condition measured in advance, and the density of this reference developing image is detected. A development bias voltage is corrected based on the detection result, and when a correction value of the development bias voltage exceeds a predetermined range, a reference output voltage of an ATC sensor for detecting the density of toner in a developing device is corrected based on the detected value of humidity around the developing device, the frequency of use of the apparatus, and the agitation stress of developer.

Abstract: In an exposure unit including: a laser scanning unit emitting a multiple number of beams; a polygon mirror for deflecting the multiple beams by reflection with the same facet; an optical system including optical elements for leading the beams correspondingly to a multiple number of photoreceptor drums laid out along an auxiliary scan direction, the bottom of a casing of the exposure unit to which the polygon mirror and the optical elements arranged along the directions of the beams emitted from the polygon mirror are attached is constructed so that the attachment portions of individual optical elements for each beam are differentiated in thickness from the areas where no attachment portion is formed.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between the two substrates. In each of a plurality of picture-element regions, the liquid crystal layer has a plurality of liquid crystal regions different in the direction in which liquid crystal molecules tilt upon application of a voltage. At least one of the first and second substrates has a light-shield layer overlapping at least part of boundary region defined as regions separating the plurality of liquid crystal regions from each other. The part of the boundary region overlapping the light-shield layer is a region permitting liquid crystal molecules surrounding the region to tilt so that the ends of the liquid crystal molecules closer to the substrate having the light-shield layer go away from the region upon application of a voltage.

Abstract: A developer collecting apparatus includes a positioning frame for determining a mounting position of a photoreceptor onto a casing; a waste developer container in which waste developer eliminated by cleaning section is stored; and a container mounting section for mounting the waste developer container so as to be removable from the positioning frame and holding the waste developer container so as to be angularly displaceable with respect to the positioning frame. Further, the container mounting section includes a container holding member that is disposed so as to be angularly displaceable with respect to the positioning frame, for holding the waste developer container; a cam member disposed so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the container holding member is angularly displaced; and an elastic member for biasing the cam member to the container holding member with an elastic force.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate includes a step of forming a plurality of island-like semiconductor films above an insulating transparent substrate; a step of forming a gate insulating film on each of the island-like semiconductor films; a step of forming first conductivity type LDD regions on both sides in the first island-like semiconductor film by leaving a channel region and forming a first conductivity type normally-on channel region having an impurity density equivalent to that of the LDD region in the second island-like semiconductor film; a step of forming a first gate electrode partially covering the LDD region and forming a second gate electrode above the normally-on channel region, and a step of forming a first conductivity type source/drain region having an impurity density higher than that of the LDD region in regions on the both sides of the gate electrode.

Abstract: A PC is provided with a display control portion for displaying, in a setting dialogue box in which setting items corresponding to each function are provided in order to perform an operation setting for each function of a plurality of connected devices, illustrations of the plurality of devices, a device information storage portion for storing a mounted function for each of the devices, a detecting portion for detecting that a pointer indicates the setting item, and a device determination portion for determining the device mounted with a function corresponding to the detected setting item. The display control portion performs a display of an illustration of a function mounted device specified by the device determination portion of the plurality of devices in a different form from illustrations of other devices.

Abstract: To efficiently compress the information amount for feedback when a communication apparatus sends back a result of performing discrete cosine transform on the reception quality information to a communication apparatus of a communicating destination. In a communication apparatus for transmitting feedback information generated based on a plurality of reception quality information to a communicating destination apparatus, the feedback information is a result of performing discrete cosine transform on the plurality of reception quality information, and performing respective different quantization on signal components of at least a group of samples among signal components of a plurality of samples obtained by the discrete cosine transform.

Abstract: An optical component is used in a lighting device for a display device. The optical component includes a translucent plate-shaped body. The plate-shaped body has a plurality of air holes arranged to distribute air in the plate-thickness direction of the plate-shaped body, and the air holes providing a light scattering structure arranged to scatter light.

Abstract: In a surface-area light source device, a light entrance side surface of a light guide plate of a surface-area light source device has a staircase shape having steps in the vertical direction, and light emission diodes are provided at each step. The structure enables the distance between a light emission diode provided at one step and light emission diodes provided at an adjacent step to be maintained greater even if the thickness of the light guide plate is reduced so as to decrease intervals of the light emission diodes in the direction of the thickness of the light guide plate. As a consequence, the amount of transmission and reception of heat produced by the light emission diodes is reduced to prevent an increase in the temperature of the diodes. This allows a reduction in the thickness of the light guide plate with the brightness of light emitted from the light guide plate maintained, enabling the surface-area light source device to be thinned.

Abstract: A light source holding structure eliminates non-uniformity of temperature distribution of a tube body of a light source in order to make uniform the amount of light emitted or prevent portions at which the amount of light emitted is locally lowered. The light source holding structure has a linear light source and a first light source holding member substantially in the shape of a bar. An engaging groove arranged to engage with a portion of a tube body of the light source is provided on the front side of the first light source holding member. The portion of the tube body is engaged in the engaging groove and substantially the entire length of the tube body is brought into surface contact with the inner surface of the engaging groove.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a package body for storing the light emitting elements, wiring patterns being electrically connected to the light emitting elements, and Au wires for electrically connecting the light emitting elements and the wiring patterns, the package body including mounting concave portions for storing the respective light emitting elements, and storing concave portion for storing the mounting concave portions and the Au wires, the mounting concave portions being aligned on a linear line and spaced from each other with an equal pitch.

Abstract: In a parallax barrier DV (Dual View) display apparatus, a TN (Twisted Nematic) liquid crystal display panel is adopted as a display device for display images. The TN liquid crystal display panel includes a pair of opposing substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, orientation films arranged to orient liquid crystal molecules constituting the liquid crystal layer, and electrodes arranged to independently apply electric fields to areas of the liquid crystal layer which correspond to respective pixels. The orientation films are oriented in such a manner that liquid crystal molecules in the aforesaid areas are oriented so that display directions of the pixels are parallel or substantially parallel to a viewing angle direction. This arrangement improves image separation capability in all display directions, in a DV (Dual View) display apparatus displaying different images in respective display directions, by a single display screen.

Abstract: In the case where RGB light emitting elements are used as light sources of a surface emitting type illumination device, the occurrence of color irregularity in the vicinity of a light incident surface is prevented, so that uniform white light is obtained on an entire light outgoing surface.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent panel has excellent reliability of luminance of emitted light, and an organic electroluminescent display device includes such an organic electroluminescent panel. The organic electroluminescent panel includes a structure in which the first electrode, an organic layer including at least a light-emitting layer, the second electrode are stacked in this order on a substrate having a surface on which an organic insulating film is formed, wherein the organic electroluminescent panel further includes an inorganic insulating film, the inorganic insulating film covers the organic insulating film and the first electrode, the inorganic insulating film has an opening in a display region and an opening in a non-display region, and the opening in the display region is formed on the first electrode.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus capable of automatically giving a proper file name based on the similarity of image data is provided. An MFP includes a scanner or communication port that inputs image data, a memory portion having stored thereon comparison data containing a fixed-form format portion (print data or fixed-form format data), together with a file name corresponding to the comparison data, and a CPU that compares a portion equivalent to a fixed-form format portion of comparison data that is contained in image data input by the scanner or the communication port, with a fixed-form format portion of comparison data stored in the memory portion. When the CPU compares image data with comparison data to determine that both data are similar to each other, the CPU sets the file name of the comparison data as the file name of the image data.

Abstract: In a discharge tube, a conductive ferrule is provided on an end portion of a glass tube. The ferrule includes a body that is to be mounted to the outer circumference of the glass tube and has a contact portion to be electrically conductively fixed to a relay connector (or a bearing device). Further included is a conductive portion that extends from the body so as to have elastic contact with an outer lead. The outer lead will not be under load due to the weight of the discharge tube, but the conductive portion solely has elastic contact therewith. Thus, stress concentration on the outer lead can be prevented.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface. On the first main surface, a bus bar electrode and a plurality of linear finger electrodes extending from the bus bar electrode are provided. The bus bar electrode includes a first connecting portion to be connected to an interconnector and a first non-connecting portion without connected to the interconnector. The first connecting portion and the first non-connecting portion are alternately arranged. An interconnector-equipped solar cell, a solar cell string and a solar cell module use this solar cell.