Abstract: A device separation insulating film and a device separation semiconductor layer are provided for a device separation section for separating adjacent devices from each other, end portions of the device separation insulating film and end portions of the device separation semiconductor layer are provided to overlap each other in order to surround two sides of an outer-periphery of the voltage conversion section and also to surround a channel section of the charge transfer device and the light receiving devices and an end portion of the device separation insulating film facing an end face of the light receiving device is arranged inwardly below a control electrode with respect to an end face of the control electrode on the light receiving device side.

Abstract: To provide a solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell having excellent reliability and a method of producing the same by reducing electric interface resistance between an electrode and a solid polyelectrolyte membrane by improving contact area and cohesion between the electrode and the solid polyelectrolyte membrane. The present invention relates to a solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell including a polyelectrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the polyelectrolyte membrane, and the electrodes have a catalyst layer containing catalyst-carrying carbon particles, and at least one surface of the polyelectrolyte membrane has a bumpy face in which a bumpy shape is formed, and the catalyst layer is formed in close contact with the bumpy shape of the bumpy face.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a control method of driving toner containers for use in an apparatus including a plurality of toner containers each filled with toner and detachably mounted thereinto from a toner container covering structure; and a toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing unit while rotating the plurality of toner container. This method includes the step of detecting a first toner container whose toner has run out, among the plurality of toner containers. When the first toner container has been detected, this method makes a control including the steps of: opening the toner container covering structure; stopping the rotational motion of the first toner container; and continuing the rotational motion of a second toner container or containers other than the first toner container.

Abstract: A display device includes a first plastic substrate including a composite layer having a resin-impregnated fiber fabric, an inorganic barrier layer formed on the composite layer, and a planarizing resin layer formed on the inorganic barrier layer; and a display medium layer formed on the planarizing resin layer-side of the first plastic substrate.

Abstract: An alignment mark forming method according to the present invention includes: an alignment mark forming step of using an impurity implantation region as an alignment target layer and using, as a mask, the same resist film used for forming the impurity implantation region to form an alignment mark that is used when a patterning is performed in at least one of a subsequent impurity implantation step and a subsequent process layer forming step.

Abstract: The washer dryer is capable of suppressing discomfort or uneasy feeling for the user without causing increases in manufacturing cost and moreover enhancing the drying efficiency for laundry. A water tank 3 is placed in a housing 1. Within the water tank 3, a drum 4 for accommodating laundry is rotatably placed. Part of a drying system 6 for drying the laundry in the drum 4 is provided between the water tank 3 and the drum 4. As a result of this, without using any heat insulating material, it becomes possible to prevent an upper portion outer wall of the housing 1 from elevating in temperature and to confine at least part of radiation heat of the drying system 6 to within the water tank 3.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for preventing unauthorized uses of image data by allowing the addition of a specific image in a black-and-white mode even when it is set that a specific image is added in a color mode. When a document is copied, a control section determines whether the apparatus is in a color mode or a black-and-white mode. When in a black-and-white mode, an adding condition determining section reads a set security level and a differential value and determines a security level lower than the one in a color mode. Based on the security level in a black-and-white mode, an adding condition of a specific image is determined. The specific image adding section adds a specific image different from the one in a color mode based on the adding condition. A black-and-white image added with the specific image is printed.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device including vertical alignment layers formed on the substrates. The alignment layer having a polymer realizing vertical alignment is formed on the substrate an unpolarized ultraviolet light is then irradiated in the oblique direction at an angle not more than 45 degrees with respect to the surface of the alignment layer. The ultraviolet light has an exposure energy of 30 to 120 mJ/cm2 per percent of the polymer content realizing the vertical alignment of the alignment layer. The liquid crystal can thus align substantially vertically to the surface of the alignment layer, with a pretilt, and such an alignment is realized by the irradiation of the ultraviolet light, without rubbing.

Abstract: A communication apparatus where transmission waiting time for an originating facsimile machine is shortened. A transmitter/receiver section of one of two communication control sections receives a transmission subscriber identification (TSI) signal from the originating facsimile machine. A determination new section extracts an international telephone number from the TSI signal and determines whether or not it coincides with a pre-stored international telephone number. If they coincide, the transmitter/receiver section receives an object signal in succession, otherwise the transmitter/receiver section ends the receiving operation without receiving the object signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device having a waveguide constructed in a stack of layers including, on a substrate that is transparent and has a refractive index ns for laser light, a first clad layer of a refractive index nc1, a second clad layer of a refractive index nc2, a third clad layer of a refractive index nc3, a first conductivity type guide layer of a refractive index ng, an active quantum well layer, a second conductivity type guide layer, a second conductivity type clad layer, and a second conductivity type contact layer deposited in that order, wherein the waveguide has an effective refractive index ne, and the relationship nc2<(nc1, nc3)<ne<(ns, ng) is satisfied.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes (i) a temperature sensor provided in at least one of pixels in a displaying area of a display panel, (ii) a lead line buried in the display panel, for transmitting a detection signal from the temperature sensor to a vicinity of the display panel, (iii) a temperature measurement control section for measuring a pixel temperature based on the detection signal transmitted from the temperature sensor, (iv) a data signal line driving section for outputting the data signal to the data signal lines in accordance with the pixel temperature measured in the temperature measurement control section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a three-dimensional display device, which can display a 3D image of higher quality than a conventional one by arranging a parallax barrier layer with higher positioning accuracy, and a method for fabricating such a display device. The three-dimensional display device 100 includes a first substrate 11, which is provided closer to the viewer and which is made of a transparent material, a second substrate 21 arranged so as to face the first substrate 11, a liquid crystal layer 30 provided between the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 21, and a parallax barrier layer 12 provided on the surface of the first substrate so as to face the viewer. A polarizer 40 is further provided on the surface of the viewer-side substrate 10 that includes the parallax barrier layer 12 thereon.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a light-emitting lamination, a plurality of second electrodes, and one or more protruding layers. The plurality of first electrodes extend in parallel to each other on the substrate. The light-emitting lamination covers the plurality of first electrodes. The plurality of second electrodes extend across the light-emitting lamination and extend in parallel to each other at an angle with respect to an extending direction of the first electrodes. The one or more protruding layers are formed on the substrate and protrude from a side end of the light-emitting lamination in an extending direction of the second electrodes. Respective portions of the plurality of second electrodes which extend outside of the light-emitting lamination are formed on the one or more protruding layers.

Abstract: A CMOS active pixel sensor includes a silicon-on-insulator substrate having a silicon substrate with an insulator layer formed thereon and a top silicon layer formed on the insulator layer. A stacked pixel sensor cell includes a bottom photodiode fabricated on the silicon substrate, for sensing light of a longest wavelength; a middle photodiode fabricated on the silicon substrate, for sensing light of a medium wavelength, which is stacked above the bottom photodiode; and a top photodiode fabricated on the top silicon layer, for sensing light of a shorter wavelength, which is stacked above the middle and bottom photodiodes. Pixel transistor sets are fabricated on the top silicon layer and are associated with each pixel sensor cell by electrical connections which extend between each of the photodiodes and respective pixel transistor(s). CMOS control circuitry is fabricated adjacent to an array of active pixel sensor cells and electrically connected thereto.

Abstract: A URI pointer system and method are provided for the referencing of MPEG-4 data resources carried in an American ATSC MPEG-2 TSFS. The method comprises: receiving an MPEG-2 TS, with a packetized ATSC TSFS; locating a URI in the TS; in response to the URI, accessing an address such as a lid or an http address; retrieving MPEG-4 resources from the ATSC TSFS; and, decoding the MPEG-4 resources. Accessed lid URIs provide a binding name and access scheme to the objects in the ATSC TSFS, as a lid URI embedded in an Initial Object Descriptor (IOD) is used to locate resources in the TSFS such as a BIFS scene description stream and/or an object descriptor stream. Receiving an MPEG-2 TS, with a packetized ATSC TSFS, means that MPEG-4 resources are formed in a hierarchical directory structure of BIOP objects including a DSM::ServiceGateway, a DSM::Directory, and a DSM::File.

Abstract: A method is provided for attenuating image color-cast corrections. The method comprises: selecting a highlight color; accepting a digital image of colored pixels; calculating the difference between the color of at least one pixel and the highlight color; determining an illuminant correction for the digital image; and, attenuating the image illuminant correction for at least one pixel in response to the calculated color differences. In some aspects of the method, a highlight color with a plurality of color components is selected, for example, white. Then, calculating the difference between the color of at least one pixel and the highlight color includes calculating the difference of at least one color component of the pixel from the corresponding component in the highlight color.

Abstract: Systems and methods for accurately recognizing a language format of an input imaging data stream when no explicit language switch is present. A sniffer process is initiated when an imaging device receives an input imaging data stream. The sniffer process analyzes an initial sample of the input stream to determine the language format by enumerating through a set of language recognizers that are implemented as callback functions. The enumeration uses a dynamic heuristic approach to selecting the order in which to try the language recognizers. Each language recognizer has a sample size associated with it. For each language recognizer enumerated, the sniffer process pre-reads the associated sample size and invokes the associated callback function with the byte sample. The enumeration continues until a language recognizer acknowledges recognition of the language format or the set of language recognizers is exhausted.

Abstract: In a connection structure of the present invention, the wiring board including a solder resist covering part which covers the wiring pattern with solder resist, the solder resist covering part having a solder resist opening or solder resist openings which expose(s) the wiring board connection terminals therethrough, and the solder resist opening or the solder resist openings surrounding at least one part of the solder resist covering part. Therefore, the wiring patterns are not unnecessarily exposed. That is, without disadvantageous contact between each wiring pattern and the semiconductor element, the semiconductor element can be mounted on the wiring board, and thus, the semiconductor device is reliable.

Abstract: An optical transmission connector comprises a holder unit, a shutter mechanism unit for opening and closing an optical plug housing unit for housing an optical plug, an element housing unit for housing a photoelectric effect element, and a fixing metal plate for fixing the holder unit to a mounting board. The fixing metal plate has a fixing terminal unit which is butted and engaged with a side portion of the holder unit, and is protruded from a bottom portion of the holder unit at an appropriate position, so that the fixing terminal unit can be fitted into the mounting board. A bent portion is formed in the fixing terminal unit in a length direction thereof. The fixing metal plate has a positioning concave portion, corresponding to a positioning convex portion, and is in a shape which is fitted into a fitting slit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing computer based printing, scanning and faxing. A computer device is used in a system configuration to describe a fax operation as a sequence of commands from a fax description language (FDL) forming a program unit, wherein the program unit may be constructed, transmitted and executed in a single operational step. The computer device is also used to configure, send and/or retrieve facsimile messages for fax jobs, wherein the fax job requests are sent through an existing print subsystem. Accordingly, a user may send a fax configuration or fax job send or retrieve request as a print job.