Abstract: A multifunction apparatus includes: an image forming section having (i) a normal operation mode and (ii) a waiting mode which is lower in power consumption than the normal operation mode, between which a mode of the mode switching target member is switchable; a second web server section for acquiring a command generated based on an external application; and a control application section for determining whether or not the command thus acquired is a specific command to execute a preprocess which is a process related to a specific function that causes the image forming section to operate and which is carried out before the specific function is executed, and for, if the control application section determines that the command thus acquired is a specific command, starting a warm-up for switching the image forming section from the waiting mode to the normal operation mode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to heterocyclic fused phenanthrolinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain pentafluorosulfur imino heterocyclic compounds, including compounds Formula (I): and tautomers thereof, and solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates of said compounds and said tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers, solvates, prodrugs, esters, and deuterates, wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, R11, ring A, ring B, m, n, p, q, r, -L1-, L2-, and L3- is selected independently and as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use in treating pathologies associated with amyloid beta (A?) protein, including Alzheimers Disease, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a transfer belt, a plurality of rollers, and meandering preventive ribs. The plurality of rollers entrain the transfer belt thereabout. The meandering preventive ribs are provided at opposite widthwise ends of an inner peripheral surface of the transfer belt for preventing the transfer belt from meandering on the plurality of rollers. The plurality of rollers include at least one hollow roller having a central shaft and a plurality of internal ribs connecting the central shaft with an inner periphery of the hollow roller in a radial manner. The internal ribs are located so as not to come into contact with the meandering preventive ribs.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a plurality of laser elements, a light-emitting section for emitting light in response to a laser beam, and an emission control section for controlling whether each of the plurality of laser elements emits light or not. At least a part of the plurality of laser elements is positioned in such a manner that irradiation regions of the light-emitting section are positioned at least partially differently.

Abstract: To provide a mobile station apparatus, a base station apparatus, a method and an integrated circuit which are capable of dissolving complexity of setting by the base station apparatus and performing efficient scheduling by improving the orthogonality of resources of a reference signal for every antenna. A mobile station apparatus which transmits a sounding reference signal to a base station apparatus using a plurality of antenna ports, wherein based on one value set specifically to a mobile station apparatus by a parameter notified of by a higher layer from the base station apparatus, a cyclic shift applied to a sounding reference signal corresponding to the plurality of antenna ports is determined.

Abstract: When a mobile station apparatus uses a multi-antenna, spectrum efficiency is improved with clipping performed on a transmission signal from the mobile station apparatus. There is provided a wireless control apparatus applied to a wireless communication system that performs clipping processing not to transmit a spectrum of part of a frequency domain so as to transmit and receive data, the wireless control apparatus, based on channel state information with a wireless terminal apparatus which is a destination, generates clipping information indicating a frequency domain where the clipping processing is performed and determines frequency allocation for the wireless terminal apparatus to generate frequency allocation information, and notifies the wireless terminal apparatus of the clipping information and the frequency allocation information.

Abstract: A light diffusing member includes a base material having a light transmitting property; a plurality of light blocking sections that are formed in a scattered manner at one surface of the base material; and a light transmissive material layer that is formed at the one surface of the base material. A thickness of the light transmissive material layer is larger than a thickness of each light blocking section. The light transmissive material layer has hollow portions in regions where the light blocking sections are formed. Each hollow portion has a shape in which a cross-section area when each hollow portion is cut at a plane that is parallel to the one surface of the base material is large on a side of the corresponding light blocking section and becomes gradually smaller with increasing distance from the corresponding light blocking section. A portion of the light transmissive material layer other than where the hollow portions are formed is a light transmitting section.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide: a semiconductor device where light-induced deterioration of characteristics of oxide semiconductor TFT is prevented without lowering the aperture ratio of pixels; a display device including such a semiconductor device; a color filter substrate; and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device (100A) of the present invention includes: a substrate (2); a thin film transistor (10) formed on the substrate (2); a light-absorbing film (15) that is formed on the thin film transistor (10) and that absorbs light having wavelengths of less than 450 nm; and a pixel electrode (17) connected to the thin film transistor (10). The thin film transistor (10) includes an oxide semiconductor layer (8). The light-absorbing film (15) is formed of an oxide containing In, Ga, or Zn. The light-absorbing film (15) is formed to overlap the thin film transistor (10) when viewed from normal direction to the semiconductor device (100A).

Abstract: For drive lines (D1 to D5) corresponding to sense lines (S1L to S14L), prescribed pulse signals (P1 to P5) are sequentially applied via terminals (T15 to T19), and for drive lines (D6 to D10) corresponding to sense lines (S1R to S14R), with the same timing as the timing for which the drive lines (D1 to D5) are sequentially driven, the given pulse signals (P1 to P5) are sequentially applied via terminals (T20 to T24).

Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing same, whereby deterioration in image display quality due to display unevenness or shadowing is avoided. An open region is disposed in a source driver mounting region in a position thereof that corresponds to a remaining output region 15 of a source driver 4. Next, a common signal line 30, which connects an FPC connecting region 19 to a common transfer electrode 20a, is formed passing through the open region. It is thus possible to shorten the length of the common signal line 30, and to position the common transfer electrode 20a in a desired location. Consequently, variation in the common signal rounding for each position on a common electrode is mitigated, making it possible to minimize image display unevenness. The width of the open region is also increased, allowing the width of the common signal line 30 to also be increased. Consequently, the load on the common signal line 30 can be reduced.

Abstract: A display device (100A) according to the present invention includes a first substrate (11), a second substrate (21) facing the first substrate (11), a first electrode (15) formed on the first substrate (11), a second electrode (25) formed on the second substrate (21), and an electrochromic layer (17) provided between the first electrode (15) and the second electrode (25) and containing an oxidation coloring-type dye and a reduction coloring-type dye.

Abstract: A transition metal hexacyanoferrate (TMHCF) battery electrode is provided with a Fe(CN)6 additive. The electrode is made from AxMyFez(CN)n.mH2O particles overlying a current collector, where the A cations are either alkali and alkaline-earth cations such as sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), or magnesium (Mg), and M is a transition metal. A Fe(CN)6 additive modifies the AxMyFez(CN)n.mH2O particles. The Fe(CN)6 additive may be ferrocyanide ([Fe(CN)6]4?) or ferricyanide ([Fe(CN)6]3?). Also provided are a related TMHCF battery with Fe(CN)6 additive, TMHCF fabrication process, and TMHCF battery fabrication process.

Abstract: The backlight device 24 according to the present invention is provided with: an LED substrate 30; an LED light source 28; a light guide plate 20 having a light entrance surface 20a on a side surface; a chassis 22 having a bottom plate and a side plate; and spacer members that regulate the distance between the side plate and the light guide plate 20. The side plate has three first side plates 22c and 22d on the surface of which an LED substrate 30 is arranged, and one second side plate 22b on the surface of which the LED substrate 30 is not arranged. The spacer members have an elastic spacer member 34a and a non-elastic spacer member 34b. The space between the first side plate 22c that is opposite the second side plate 22b, across the light guide plate 20, and the light guide plate 20 is regulated by the non-elastic spacer member 34b. The space between the other side plates 22b and 22d and the light guide plate 20 is regulated by the elastic spacer member 34a.

Abstract: Provided is a display device with photosensors that can achieve a scanner function without increasing the memory capacity for images. A display device with photosensors includes a visible light source and an invisible light source. The display device with photosensors further includes: a first photosensor that detects the amount of received light in a pixel region when the invisible light source is on; a second optical sensor that detects the amount of received light in the pixel region when the invisible light source is off; and a third photosensor that detects the amount of received light reflected from an object to be scanned, causing only display pixels respectively nearest to the third photosensors within a prescribed range in the pixel region to be in a display state, and causing other pixels in the prescribed range to be in a non-display state.

Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate (30) containing a transparent first resin substrate (11) having the heat resistance and a plurality of TFTs (5) disposed on the first resin substrate (11) and a counter-substrate (50) containing a transparent second resin substrate (41) having the heat resistance and being disposed opposing to the TFT substrate (30), wherein the first resin substrate (11) and the second resin substrate (41) have a thickness of 5 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less and a birefringence of 0.002 or more and 0.1 or less.

Abstract: A smoothing circuit is configured such that: a voltage between two voltages having been divided by voltage dividing resistors near a node to which an intermediate reference voltage is applied is further divided by buffers and voltage dividing resistors into intermediate voltages which are output as grayscale voltages, respectively. Also, a voltage between the voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors and a voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors, and a voltage between the voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors and a voltage having been divided by the voltage dividing resistors are further divided, thereby generating intermediate voltages which are output as grayscale voltages and, respectively.

Abstract: An encoding unit encodes an information bit sequence. An IDFT unit generates a spectrum from the signals of the information bit sequence. A clipping unit generates, when re-transmitting the information bit sequence, a transmission spectrum that differs from that of the previous transmission. An OFDM signal generation unit transmits the transmission spectrum.

Abstract: A mobile station device executes processing on uplink control information by effectively using uplink resources when transmitting the uplink control information. The mobile station device generates a plurality of ACK/NACK sequences by interleaving and dividing ACKs/NACKs for a plurality of cells in a plurality of subframes, and separately encodes the plurality of ACK/NACK sequences. Also, the mobile station device interleaves a plurality of ACKs/NACKs and a scheduling request together.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thin-film formed substrate, an organic electroluminescent display device, a color filter substrate, and a method of producing a thin-film formed substrate. The thin-film formed substrate according to the present invention is a thin-film formed substrate provided with a substrate and a thin film formed on the substrate, the substrate comprising a first bank forming a depression on the substrate, and a second bank formed on the first bank, wherein a partitioned region surrounded by the second bank has a plurality of the depressions arranged therein, and the thin film is arranged in each of the depressions.