Abstract: In an image display apparatus, a protruding portion is fixed to a chassis on a back side Z2 of a planar member and protrudes towards the planar member. The protruding portion has one or more first protruding members and one or more second protruding members and defines a small allowance region and a large allowance region for the planar member. In the small allowance region, an amount of displacement of the planar member towards the chassis side is regulated at most to a first predetermined value by the one or more first protruding members. In the large allowance region, an amount of displacement of the planar member towards the chassis side is regulated at most to a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value by the one or more second protruding member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to configure a lighting device to discriminate the front and back sides of a substrate at low costs. In the lighting device of the present invention, a diffuser plate 30 as an optical member 15 includes: a light-transmissive substrate 32; an optical pattern 33 formed on the substrate 32 and applying an optical action to light; and a discrimination pattern 34 configured to discriminate between a first position (normal position) of the substrate 32 and a second position (non-normal position) of the substrate 32 reversed from the first position, formed on a first plane 30a that is a surface of the substrate 32 on which the optical pattern 33 is formed, and made of the same material as that of the optical pattern 33.

Abstract: An organic EL device (10) includes: a substrate (11); a planarizing film (12) comprised of an organic resin and provided over the substrate (11) so as to cover a light-emitting region (P) and a non-light-emitting region (N); a first electrode (13) provided on the planarizing film (12) so as to cover at least the light-emitting region (P); an organic layer (14) provided on the first electrode (13) so as to cover at least the light-emitting region (P); and a second electrode (15) provided on the organic layer (14) so as to cover the light-emitting region (P) and the non-light-emitting region (N). A hole (17) is formed in the non-light-emitting region (N) so as to extend from the second electrode (15) to the planarizing film (12), and at least the planarizing film (12) is exposed by an inner wall surface of the hole (17).

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device 30, included in the multi-display device 1, includes (i) a receiving section 21 for receiving display image data indicative of a display image to be displayed on a display panel 11 of the liquid crystal display device 30 and (ii) a light intensity determining section 22 for determining light intensity for each of segments of a backlight device 12 of the liquid crystal display device 30. When the receiving section 21 receives peripheral display image data, which is indicative of a peripheral image contiguous to the display image, the light intensity determining section 22 determines the light intensities of the respective segments based on the display image data and the peripheral display image data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for communicating between a primary station and a plurality of secondary stations, comprising (a) the primary station configuring a secondary station to search on a first channel at least one of a plurality of search spaces having a first structure, said first structure consisting of at least a first number of resource sets, where at least one resource set might be used to transmit a message to a secondary station, (b) the primary station setting a characteristic of the first channel to a first value. (c) the primary station changing the characteristic of the first channel to a second value upon detection of a capacity event in the search spaces.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device provided with gate wiring lines (112) disposed on a substrate to supply signals to TFTs, and a plurality of source wiring lines (111) disposed above the gate wiring lines, the method for manufacturing a display device including: a step of forming a first conductive pattern (31) that includes the gate wiring lines (112) by etching a gate metal layer with a first resist pattern as a mask; and a step of forming a second resist pattern (12) at a portion located between the source wirings (111) so as to expose a portion of an edge of an upper surface of the first conductive pattern (31) and so as to cover other parts thereof, at the aforementioned portion of the edge of the upper surface, the first conductive pattern (31) is etched off from the upper surface through an intermediate point along the direction of thickness.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for automatic content-boundary detection in a digital image. According to one aspect of the present invention a received image may be preconditioned to form a normalized image from which image-content edges may be detected. Projection histograms in the direction of a known skew angle associated with the image and the normal to the skew angle may be formed to determine image-content boundaries.

Abstract: A method and cloud security framework for implementing tenant license verification. The method and framework conduct tenant license verification transparently to cloud resources and users who request them. An exemplary method comprises receiving by the framework from a client device a request for access to a cloud resource and user information; authenticating by the framework a user of the device using the information; obtaining by the framework a security context for the user including a tenant identifier identifying a multi-user enterprise to which the user belongs using the information; transmitting by the framework to an outside entity over a web services interface a tenant license verification request including the identifier; receiving by the framework from the entity a verification that a tenant license associated with the identifier is in good standing; and granting by the framework to the device access to the resource.

Abstract: A lighting device maintains an optical design and absorbs expansion of a light guide plate with a simple structure if the light guide plate expands toward a light source side. A backlight unit 24 includes an LED board 30; an LED light sources 28 arranged on the LED board 30; a light guide plate 20 having a flat plate shape and including light entrance surfaces 20a1 and 20a2 on side surfaces that are provided on opposite sides, the light entrance surfaces 20a1 and 20a2 being arranged to face the LED light sources 28 of the LED board 30; and spacer members 25a (25b) regulating a distance W1 between the LED board 30 and the light guide plate 20. Each spacer member 25a (25b) has a Young's modulus smaller than that of the light guide plate 20. Each spacer member 25a (25b) regulates the distance W1 between the LED light sources 28 and the light guide plate 20 and absorbs the expansion of the light guide plate 20.

Abstract: The invention encompasses a novel class of diaryl ether derivatives which inhibit the processing of APP by the putative ?-secretase while sparing Notch signaling pathway, and thus are useful in the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease without the development of Notch inhibition mediated gastrointestinal issues. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to achieve cost reduction or the like in a lighting device. A backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes: LEDs 17 as a plurality of light sources; at least two LED boards 18 on which the LEDs 17 are mounted; a chassis 14 in which the at least two LED boards 18 are housed; and a connecting and retaining member 22. The at least two LED boards 18 include ones arranged adjacent to each other. The adjacent LED boards 18 are electrically connected to each other and retained on the chassis 14 by the connecting and retaining member 22.

Abstract: A production method for a liquid crystal display device having a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) including reflection sections disposed to correspond to a plurality of pixels includes: a step of forming on a substrate a metal layer having apertures; a step of forming a semiconductor layer on the metal layer; a step of forming a protection layer on the semiconductor layer; a step of forming a resist layer on the protection layer; a photolithography step of irradiating the resist layer with light through the metal layer to pattern the protection layer by photolithography technique; and a step of stacking a reflective layer on the patterned protection layer. A plurality of bumps are formed from the protection layer in the photolithography step, and a plurality of bumps corresponding to the plurality of bumps of the protection layer are formed on the reflective layer.

Abstract: A paper feed device includes a paper stacking shelf, a paper trailing edge guide that regulates a position of a paper bundle, a contact member that is disposed on the paper trailing edge guide, and a position switch portion that moves the contact member to either a withdrawn away position or a contact position with respect to an upper face of the paper bundle. The position switch portion is provided with a rod that is moved in conjunction with an operation for causing the paper feed device to be pulled out from and pushed into the accommodation space, and a rotatable member that is rotated in conjunction with the movement of the rod. The position switch portion supports the contact member, and causes the contact member to be rotationally moved to either the withdrawn away position or the contact position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotatable member.

Abstract: An air purifier includes a detection apparatus, calculates a relative value of the number of microorganisms detected from airborne particles by the detection apparatus to a prescribed total value, and determines a central angle ? corresponding to the relative value. Further, regarding the number of airborne particles other than microorganisms detected by the detection apparatus as the number of dusts, relative value of dust particles to a prescribed total value is calculated, and the central angle ? corresponding to the relative value is determined. On a display panel, the amount of microorganisms is displayed as a bacteria meter by the area from the start position to the angle ?, and by the following area to the angle ?, the number of dusts is displayed as a dust meter, in a circle graph.

Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that are useful as hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for inhibiting HCV NS5A activity, for treating or preventing HCV infections and for inhibiting HCV viral replication and/or viral production in a cell-based system.

Abstract: A display device includes a glass substrate, a glass substrate arranged at a distance from and opposite to the glass substrate, a lower electrode formed on the glass substrate, a counter electrode formed on the glass substrate opposite to the lower electrode, a spacer ball for supporting the glass substrate and the glass substrate to maintain a gap between the glass substrate and the glass substrate, and a plurality of conductive particles in particulate form arranged between the glass substrate and the glass substrate, a clearance being provided between the conductive particles positioned on the lower electrode and the counter electrode, the conductive particles positioned on the lower electrode being able to come into contact with the counter electrode when the glass substrate is pressed.

Abstract: In order to provide a power supply control system for driving power supply units efficiently depending on difference between loads, a power supply control system for controlling power supply operation to supply power to an electronic device having a first drive mode and a second drive mode that is driven under a load lower than a load in the first drive mode includes: power supply units each of which includes transformers; and a PFC switching/power supply unit switching section (power supply unit selection section) that, depending on which one of the first and second drive modes the electronic device is in, selects power supply unit(s) to be used from the power supply units, wherein the PFC switching/power supply unit switching section selects the one or a plurality of power supply units to be used from the plurality of power supply units such that each power supply unit to be used to supply power to the electronic device in the second drive mode is one or some of each power supply unit to be used to supply p

Abstract: In a printing system configured such that a computer and an image forming apparatus can be connected via a network, the computer sets a stamp image and transmits the set stamp image to the image forming apparatus via the network. The image forming apparatus includes a reading device that reads an original image, an image combining unit that reads out at least one stamp image from a storage unit, combines the stamp image with the original image read by the reading device, and forms a composite image, and a printing unit that prints the composite image on recording paper.

Abstract: An antenna for transmission of signals in respective element frequency bands is controlled to reduce power consumption and transmit a good quality signal. A mobile station apparatus performs wireless communication with a base station apparatus using a plurality of element frequency bands having a predetermined frequency bandwidth. The mobile station apparatus includes: a plurality of transmission sections having an antenna and power amplifier; a transmission processing section generating a transmission signal and outputting the signal to at least one of the transmission sections based on information indicating a first transmission mode in which signals are transmitted using a single transmission antenna and a second transmission mode in which signals are transmitted using different transmission antennas respectively.