Abstract: An optical pickup device according to the present invention is constituted so that a laser beam emitted from a light receiving and emitting integral-type element is transmitted or reflected by a beam splitter, transformed to a parallel beam by a collimator lens, introduced into an objective lens, transmitted through the objective lens, and collected on a recording surface of an optical disc and the laser beam thus collected is returned to the light receiving and emitting integral-type element via a reverse path after the laser beam is reflected by the recording surface of the optical disc. The optical pickup device includes a front monitor light receiving element that is arranged between the light receiving and emitting integral-type element and the collimator lens, receives a part of the laser beam emitted from the light receiving and emitting element, and detects a quantity of the received laser beam.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including two liquid crystal display panels located back to back is made thinner. A liquid crystal display device includes first and second liquid crystal display panels located back to back. The liquid crystal display device further includes a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel, a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the second liquid crystal display panel, and a polarizing element provided between the first and second liquid crystal display panels. The rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel includes a light guide layer for directing light, incident on the rear substrate from the light source and propagating inside the rear substrate, toward the second liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: In a pixel circuit 100, a driving TFT 110, a switching TFT 115, and an organic EL element 130 are provided between a power supply wiring line Vp and a common cathode Vcom and a capacitor 120 and a switching TFT 111 are provided between a gate terminal of the driving TFT 110 and a data line Sj. A switching TFT 112 is provided between a connection point B between the capacitor 120 and the switching TFT 111 and the power supply wiring line Vp, a switching TFT 113 is provided between the gate and drain terminals of the driving TFT 110, and a switching TFT 114 is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 110 and a reference supply wiring line Vs. A potential that brings the driving TFT 110 into a conduction state is applied to the reference supply wiring line Vs. Thus, variations in the threshold voltage of a drive element can be properly compensated for and unwanted light emission from an electro-optical element can be prevented.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, the image display period of the first sub frame of an N-th frame is arranged to partly overlap the image display period of the second sub frame of the N-th frame and the image display period of the second sub frame of the (N?1)-th frame. Also, in each sub frame, a period in which grayscale display voltages are written into all horizontal lines of the display screen is arranged to be identical with the image signal input period of one frame of an input image signal. In addition, the grayscale display voltages with which pixels that are horizontally or vertically neighbored are charged are arranged to have inverse polarities, and the polarity of the grayscale display voltage charging each pixel is reversed in each frame. Furthermore, a short circuit period is provided and in this period neighboring data signal lines are short-circuited each time the polarity of the grayscale display voltage output to each data signal line is reversed.

Abstract: In a stable gold plating liquid having a low toxicity besides properties comparable to those of a cyan-type gold plating liquid, iodine and/or iodide ions, gold ions, and a polyalcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms are contained. The polyalcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms may be diethylene glycol or triethylene glycol. The content of the polyalcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms in the gold plating liquid is generally 10 to 90 percent by weight. The gold plating liquid may contain water.

Abstract: A circuit board capable of preventing driver ICs and electronic and electrical components from being affected by static electricity, a liquid crystal display module having the same, and a display device having the same. The liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel, gate side common circuit boards including FPC connector bonding lands placed at both ends in longitudinal directions of the gate side common circuit boards, and source side common circuit boards, wherein the FPC connector bonding lands adjacent to the source side common circuit boards are mounted with FPC connectors and are electrically connected with the source side common circuit boards, and surfaces of the FPC connector bonding lands placed at the other ends are covered with an electrical insulating coating.

Abstract: A method for receiving a task via an Instant Messaging (IM) service is described. The device is connected to the IM service. A task initiation instant message is received. A response to the task initiation instant message is sent. The response includes instructions on how to send a task to the device using the IM service. The instructions are independent of an IM provider that provides the IM service. A command is received to execute the task at the device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus capable of preventing deterioration of judgment accuracy when performing document matching process. To be more specific, when selecting feature points in the neighborhood of a target feature point, a predetermined number of feature points are selected after excluding a prespecified number of feature points in turn from the feature point nearest to the target feature point. For example, when the plurality of feature points are selected, the plurality of feature points, after excluding at least a feature point existing at a position nearest to the target feature point, are selected. Thereby, without increasing the amount of feature points for calculation of features (feature vectors), it is possible to prevent the deterioration of judgment accuracy.

Abstract: A method for intelligently distributing packets of a data stream to multiple links of a network for simultaneous transmission via the multiple links, and for periodically re-allocating the distribution, achieves higher network throughput. The method has particular application for streaming audio-video traffic on a home local area network that has a source device, like a media server PC, and a destination device, like a digital TV. One of the links is assigned as the primary link (PL), and another link is assigned as a backup link (BL). Periodically a signal is sent from the source device over each link to the destination device and the round-trip travel time (RTT) for the signal and response for each link is measured. The RTT for a link is a good measure of the current end-to-end link status and generally will change during the time that the data stream is being transmitted as a result of certain events, such as traffic load and interference.

Abstract: A droplet applicator (1) includes a conveying stage (11) and beams (12). The conveying stage (11) holds a substrate (50) and can reciprocate in second directions, in which the substrate is conveyed. The beams (12) are substantially parallel to first directions perpendicular to the second directions. Each beam (12) is fitted with droplet discharge units (2), which face the substrate (50). Each droplet discharge unit (2) can be moved independently in the first directions within a range of movability by a slider (20).

Abstract: A solar cell array is formed by connecting an n-type electrode of a first solar cell included in a plurality of solar cells and a p-type electrode of a second solar cell with each other. An n-type electrode of a protective diode is connected to the p-type electrode of the first solar cell, while a p-type electrode of the protective diode is connected to the p-type electrode of the second solar cell. According to this structure, a solar cell array capable of reducing the number of welded points with respect to bonded portions of the solar cells as well as a process time and a solar cell module including the same can be provided.

Abstract: A charging device (10) includes electrospray means for inducing electrospraying through application of a voltage to an incoming liquid (11), in order to produce charged liquid droplets (13). The device (10) charges a photoreceptor drum (1) by means of the liquid droplets (13). Hence, the invention provides a charging device capable of reducing ozone production while preventing the charging device and the electrostatic latent image carrier from degrading or wearing out from friction between the device and the carrier and provides also an image forming device incorporating the charging device.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a first substrate and a driving integrated circuit chip mounted on the first substrate. A support member is provided between the active matrix substrate and the driving IC chip so as to be in contact with both the active matrix substrate and the driving IC chip.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a first color signal detection section of detecting a first color signal indicating a color component of a pixel of interest from the pixel of interest, a second color signal detection section of detecting a plurality of second color signals indicating color components of a plurality of neighbor pixels located in a vicinity of the pixel of interest from the plurality of neighbor pixels, and a direction detection section of detecting a direction of an edge in the vicinity of the pixel of interest based on the first color signal and the plurality of second color signals. The color components of the plurality of neighbor pixels include at least three color components.

Abstract: An electromagnetic field generating element restrains magnetic field attenuation or magnetic field delay in a high frequency recording/reproducing head for thermally assisted magnetic field recording/reproduction using a near field. An information recording/reproducing head and an information recording/reproducing apparatus carry out high frequency magnetic recording/reproduction. The electromagnetic field generating element includes: (i) a substrate, (ii) conductors each provided on the substrate and each serving as a supporting section, (iii) a plate-like-shaped conductor provided on the conductors and (iv) a semiconductor laser element provided on the substrate. The semiconductor laser element irradiates laser light to the plate-like-shaped conductor substantially parallel to an extending flat surface of the plate-like-shaped conductor. This causes generation of a near field in the plate-like-shaped conductor.

Abstract: A backlight unit has a light source, a reflection sheet, a light guide plate, an air space, and a diffuser, wherein the reflection sheet, the light guide plate, the air space, and the diffuser are overlaid in this order. The light source is configured to arrange individual light sources having different spectra or different light emission quantities near an incident plane of the light guide plate, and on a plane facing the reflection sheet of the light guide plate, scatter dots are disposed which take light propagating through the light guide plate out of the reflection sheet side. The backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device including the same have excellent display quality.

Abstract: A relaying pad is formed in a predetermined portion in an insulation layer of the single-crystal thin film device, in a region where the single-crystal thin film device is formed. The relaying pad is for providing connection wiring through the insulator substrate. With this configuration it is possible to prevent an increase in an aspect ratio of a contact hole formed in an insulation layer in a region in which a transferred device is formed, the semiconductor device including a substrate on which the transferred device and a deposited device coexist.

Abstract: A natural circulation circuit includes an evaporator surrounding a heat radiating portion of a Stirling refrigerating machine to absorb heat of the heat radiating portion through evaporation of a coolant, a condenser arranged to be higher than the evaporator to condense the coolant having gas phase, a conduit guiding the coolant from the evaporator to the condenser, and a return pipe returning the liquefied coolant from the condenser to the evaporator. In the evaporator a distance between an opening of the return pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the evaporator is smaller than that between an opening of the conduit and the inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: An image reading device is provided with a guide member having a light-blocking portion with its upper surface positioned above an extended surface of a reading surface of an optical reader. The device is also provided with a slant surface between the reading surface of the optical reader and the light-blocking portion. The device is further provided with upper guide surfaces facing the light-blocking portion and the slant surface respectively, at a predetermined distance.