Abstract: An active element substrate and an opposed substrate sandwich a liquid crystal layer to constitute a liquid crystal display device. On the active element substrate, two signal lines respectively charge a pair of pixels that are adjacent to each other in a direction parallel to scanning lines. The two signal lines are provided intensively on a pixel electrode of one of the pair of pixels. In the direction parallel to the scanning lines, a pixel electrode on which signal lines are provided, and a pixel electrode on which signal lines are not provided, are arrayed alternately. This arrangement makes it possible to reduce, while ensuring a wide process margin, the fluctuation of the potential of a terminal to be connected to a pixel electrode (the fluctuation of the potential occurs during OFF-period of an active element due to capacitances respectively provided at superimposed portions of signal lines and a pixel electrode), to simplify the arrangement of signal lines, and to improve the aperture ratio.

Abstract: The ?? AD converter includes: a sampling section for sampling an input signal at each cycle Ts; an AD conversion section for performing AD conversion of the input signal; a DA conversion section for performing DA conversion of an output of the AD conversion section; and a loop filter for integrating a difference obtained by subtracting an output of the DA conversion section from an output of the sampling section so as to output the integrated difference to the AD conversion section, wherein the sampling section includes two sampling circuits disposed parallel to each other, and the two sampling circuits respectively operate at timings different from each other, and each of the sampling circuits delays the input signal so as to output the delayed input signal.

Abstract: An ink-jet printer system includes an ink-jet printer and a multiple number of host machines. The ink-jet printer has a storage portion for holding the completion time of the last printing operation while each host machine has a controller having an inactive time computing portion which computes the inactive time of printing operation of the ink-jet printer. This is done by comparing the completion time of the last printing operation held in the storage portion with the current time when a printing operation starts and a recovery treatment controller for controlling the execution of a recovery treatment of the ink-jet printer in accordance with the inactive time of ink-jet printer.

Abstract: A first adhesive sheet is made to adhere to glass in plate form, and after that, the glass is cut with a blade so as to be separated into a number of glass pieces. A second adhesive sheet is made to adhere to the surfaces of glass pieces on the side opposite to the surface to which the first adhesive sheet is made to adhere. The first adhesive sheet is peeled from the glass pieces. The first adhesive sheet is peeled in the state where glass chips that have been created in the process for cutting the glass adhere to the first adhesive sheet, and therefore, most of the glass chips which adhere to the first adhesive sheet are removed with the respective glass pieces in the state of adhering to the second adhesive sheet not being scattered.

Abstract: A light-receiving element for receiving a signal light from a light-emitting element and a load-controlling power element are mounted on an output-side lead frame of a solid state relay. A first electrode of the light-receiving element is connected to a first control terminal and a second electrode of the light-receiving element is connected inside a resin sealing portion to a gate electrode of the load-controlling power element. A first electrode of the load-controlling power element is connected to a first output terminal and a second electrode of the load-controlling power element is connected to a second output terminal. The first control terminal, the first output terminal, and the second output terminal each individually lead out to the exterior of the resin sealing portion as lead terminals.

Abstract: In acquiring setting information from a user, a multifunctional apparatus can be switched between (i) a first input mode in which an operation panel displays a setting window and accepts an operation from the user and (ii) a second input mode in which a printing section prepares an entry sheet on which setting information is written to be designated and a scanner section reads the entry sheet on which the setting information has been written. A control server controls such multifunctional apparatuses, and includes: an input mode selecting section for selecting either of the two input modes in accordance with a predetermined condition when the multifunctional apparatus acquires setting information from a user; and a command generating section for generating a control command for instructing the multifunctional apparatus to acquire setting information in the input mode selected by the input mode selecting section. This makes it possible to provide a user-friendly input environment.

Abstract: A developing unit for developing an electrostatic latent image born on an image bearing member with a developer that has been charged by mixing and agitating toner and magnetic carrier, includes: a developing hopper for holding the developer; a developer bearing member arranged opposing the image bearing member for bearing the developer having been mixed and agitated in the developing hopper and supplying the developer to the area for development; and at least a pair of agitating and conveying members rotationally driven in the developing hopper for conveying the developer while agitating, and is constructed such that the agitating and conveying members are arranged substantially parallel to the developer bearing member and each rotational shaft of the agitating and conveying members is embedded with a magnetic source element whose magnetic poles are laid out so as to produce a magnetic field radially oriented in a particular fixed direction with respect to the agitating and conveying member; and a toner supp

Abstract: A multifunctional apparatus control system includes a multifunctional apparatus an authentication information input device, an I/F converter, and a control server.

Abstract: An onboard display device in accordance with the present invention includes a display section (11) attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The section (11) has a second display area (11b) and a first display area (11a). The second display area (11b) shows at least the speed as vehicle condition images indicating the conditions of the vehicle. The first display area (11a) shows a navigation image and other secondary images. The display section (11) measures greater in width than in height with an aspect ratio of 7:3 or greater. The aspect ratio is the width/height ratio of a display area. The onboard display device allows for a visibility-improved simultaneous display of the secondary image, such as a navigation image, and the vehicle condition image, such as a speed display, which presents information on the conditions of the vehicle.

Abstract: A solid-state image capturing device according to the present invention is provided, in which a plurality of conductive films is formed via respective insulation films, and an optical waveguide is formed above a light receiving section, a plurality of light receiving sections is provided in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate, and the plurality of conductive films is formed on a region other than a region right above the light receiving section, wherein a plural-layered optical waveguide tube is formed as the optical waveguide, with the same material as at least one of the plural-layered conductive films.

Abstract: Depending on processing to be executed, the processing is prevented from being restricted even if a particular image is included in image data. There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising an authentication section 67 which distinguishes a user; a particular-image judgment section 63 which detects particular images from inputted image data and judges whether or not the number of the particular images exceeds a threshold; and a threshold determination section 66 which determines a threshold according to the user and processing to be executed; and a control section 7 which restricts the processing to be executed when the number of the particular images exceeds the threshold. Depending on the importance degree of the security of the processing to be executed, the threshold determination section 66 lowers the threshold as the importance degree is higher and raises the threshold as the importance degree is lower.

Abstract: An LED terminal monitoring circuit detects an LED at the lowest potential among a plurality of parallel-connected LEDs. An analog signal selecting circuit gives a signal indicating the voltage of the detected LED to a boosting circuit. The boosting circuit performs a boosting operation on the basis of the condition of the detected LED at the lowest voltage and, consequently, a voltage sufficient for driving the LEDs in a current-control mode can be applied to all the LEDs. Signal lines not connected to LEDs are excluded from objects of a LED-switching control operation.

Abstract: A scheduling system for an MFP to provided scheduled readiness of the MFP includes an MFP having an EMail address associated therewith; an EMail system for generating user EMAILS and transmitting the generated EMAILS; a readiness specification which is contained in a user-generated EMail and which sets parameters controlling the readiness of the MFP; an acknowledgment mechanism in the MFP for generating a reply EMail, indicating that the readiness specification has been received and entered; and an error message generator in the MFP for generating a reply EMail indicating that the readiness specification has not been entered.

Abstract: A laser light beam of a first wavelength which is polarized in a first polarizing direction, emitted from first and second semiconductor laser elements and reflected by an information recording surface of an optical recording medium, is made to be transmitted by a second polarizing hologram diffraction grating and diffracted in a direction toward a light receiving element by a first polarizing hologram diffraction grating. A laser light beam of a second wavelength which is polarized in the first polarizing direction, reflected by the information recording surface of the optical recording medium, is made to be converted so to be in a second polarizing direction by the 5?/4 plate. A laser light beam of the second wavelength which is polarized in the second polarizing direction is made to be diffracted in the direction toward the light emitting element by the second polarizing hologram diffraction grating.

Abstract: A receiving circuit stops a one shot timer from generating an output signal immediately after the output signal is outputted to an external entity until a predetermined stretch time elapses. With this arrangement, the receiving circuit will not generate a new output signal even if (i) noises generated by a voltage fluctuation of the output signal appear on an amplified signal immediately after the output signal is outputted (at the end of the output), and (ii) the value of the amplified signal exceeds a threshold value. Therefore, the receiving circuit can make sure that an unnecessary output signal will not be generated due to the noises.

Abstract: By controlling the temperature of a heating roller with high precision when in standby, good first-copy-out performance is obtained. In a fixing apparatus comprising a heating roller 1, a pressure roller 2, an induction coil 3a that generates magnetic flux, and a temperature detection member (such as a thermistor) 5 that detects the temperature of the heating roller 1, in which the heating roller 1 is caused to generated heat by generating an eddy current in a heat generating layer of the heating roller with magnetic flux generated by the induction coil 3a, the temperature of the heating roller 1 is controlled by disposing the temperature detection member 5 in a region where the maximum heat generating capacity of the heat generating portion of the heating roller 1 with induction heating is not less than 1/e, and thus an unusual rise in the temperature of the heating roller 1 is suppressed.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a substrate formed in a concave-convex state by providing pits or grooves corresponding to recorded information, used for optically reproducing the information by irradiation of a light beam, and may also include a recording layer. The optical information recording medium includes a temperature responsive layer whose reflectance and/or transmittance for the light beam changes with a change in temperature caused by the irradiation of a light beam. With such an arrangement, the present invention provides an optical information recording medium enabling secure and highly accurate reproduction of information recorded with high density, and the recording and reproduction methods thereof.

Abstract: A receiver device in accordance with the present invention (for example, wireless LAN device) includes: a radio frequency signal processor section converting an incoming radio frequency signal to a lower frequency; an RSSI circuit (reception strength sensor section) sensing the signal strength of the radio frequency signal; an intermediate frequency signal processor section converting a signal from the radio frequency signal processor section to an even lower frequency; a digital demodulator section (demodulator section) demodulating a signal from the intermediate frequency signal processor section; and a power control circuit controlling power supply to circuits in the intermediate frequency signal processor section which makes up part of the analog section (AGC circuit, IF mixer circuit, LPF circuit, and amplifier circuit) according to a result of sensing by the RSSI circuit. The structure provides a power saving receiver device.

Abstract: There are provided an optical component module and a camera module capable of preventing damage to the camera module, particularly the optical component module against an impact applied from the outside due to falling, etc. of an apparatus on which the camera module is mounted, even if the strength of the case deteriorates due to miniaturizing, slimming, and weight reducing of the camera module. In the optical component module, a lens that is at least one optical component that is movable in a direction of an optical axis is provided within a case having openings and a primary axis shaft that guides movement of the lens in the direction of the optical axis is provided in the openings. By providing the primary axis shaft, deformation of the case can be suppressed. If an optical pickup device is mounted on the optical component module, a camera module can be formed.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I: inhibit gamma-secretase and hence find use in treatment of Alzheimer's disease.