Abstract: A pixel circuit having a function of compensating for characteristic variation of an electro-optical element and threshold voltage variation of a transistor is formed from a reduced number of component elements. An input signal is sampled from a signal line so as to be held in a holding capacitor. The threshold voltage of the drive transistor is imparted to the holding capacitor in order to cancel an influence of the threshold voltage.

Abstract: The invention relates to an information distributing system for distributing data to at least one information processing terminal device from an information center storing data. The information distributing system of the invention is structured such that character data, audio data, and both the character data and the audio data are selectively downloaded from the information center to the information processing terminal device on the basis of request information from the information processing terminal device, so that a user makes selection according to a congested state of communication, and effective information collection becomes possible.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a first electrode film; an organic photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode film; and a metal wiring film electrically connected to the second electrode film, the first electrode film, the organic photoelectric conversion film, and the second electrode film all provided on a substrate in this order, and the metal wiring film coating an entire side of the organic photoelectric conversion film.

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels arranged thereon, the plurality of unit pixels each including a light receiving section which stores a charge generated by photoelectric conversion, a signal storage section which is connected to the light receiving section and has a structure of a MOS capacitor, and a signal output section to which a gate electrode of the MOS capacitor is connected.

Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus may include a determination unit configured to determine a first spatial position of a portion of an operating tool disposed within a threshold distance of a surface of the determination unit. The first spatial position may be determined relative to the determination unit surface in a depth direction. The apparatus may also include a control unit configured to generate a first signal to display a stereoscopic image to a user at a first display position. The first display position may be disposed within a predetermined distance of the first spatial position.

Abstract: A solid image-pickup device has a semiconductor substrate, which includes an image-pickup area having a plurality of light sensors arranged thereon. A transparent plate having the same shape and the same size as those of the semiconductor substrate when viewed as a plan view is bonded to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. Also, a through hole extends from the second side of the semiconductor device towards the first side. An electrically conductive material is located in the through hole. Additionally, the electrically conductive material is physically connected to at least a portion of a lower surface of a laminar layer portion comprising at least one conductive layer located at the first side of the semiconductor substrate and is electrically connected to the laminar layer portion.

Abstract: A wearable display includes: a lighting element; an optical modulation element; a light guiding element configured to guide light from the lighting element to the optical modulation element; a holder configured to integrally hold the lighting element, the optical modulation element, and the light guiding element; and a virtual-image optical assembly that is connected to the holder and configured to generate a virtual image of image light from the optical modulation element.

Abstract: An image synthesizing apparatus includes a subject region determination unit that determines a region of a nearby subject for each of taken images based on subject distance information of a plurality of points generated by distance measurement made during imaging and an image synthesizing unit that creates a synthetic image by cutting out an image from each of the taken images based on a position of the region of the nearby subject and combining the cut images of the taken images.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensor with one or more control lines driven at arbitrary dividing points along the control line.

Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium including: three reproduction layers, wherein reflectance R1, R2, and R3 of the three reproduction layers on a side of a surface irradiated with reproduction light is equal to or greater than 5%, and wherein any absolute value of a difference delta R between two selected from the reflectance R1, R2, and R3 is equal to or less than 7%.

Abstract: A connection device includes a rod-shaped electrode, a plurality of cylindrical electrodes through which the rod-shaped electrode passes, the plurality of cylindrical electrodes being sequentially exposed on a surface in order from a front end side of the rod-shaped electrode, an insulation section configured to insulate the rod-shaped electrode and the plurality of cylindrical electrodes from each other, and a plurality of connection terminals electrically connected to the rod-shaped electrode and the plurality of cylindrical electrodes in a vicinity of a rear end of the rod-shaped electrode, the plurality of connection terminals being protruded from a rear side.

Abstract: A communication device includes a first processing unit that detects a target and receives a first command for activating an interface upon a detection of the target. The communication device also includes a second processing unit that exchanges data with the target through the first processing unit. Further, the communication device includes an interface between the first processing unit and the second processing unit. The first processing unit selects a predetermined interface level from among a plurality of interface levels based on the first command and exchanges data with the second processing unit based on the predetermined interface level.

Abstract: A cutting device for creating an object from material is described. The cutting device comprises: a plurality of image sensors separated by a predetermined distance and the image sensors being operable to capture a stereoscopic view of the material; controller circuitry operable to determine the position of the cutting device relative to the material using the captured stereoscopic view of the material; drive control circuitry, under control of the controller circuitry, operable to control the movement of the cutting device relative to the material; and a cutting unit, under control of the controller circuitry, operable to cut the material.

Abstract: A solid state imaging device that includes a phase difference detection pixel which is a pixel for phase difference detection; a first imaging pixel which is a pixel for imaging and is adjacent to the phase difference detection pixel; and a second imaging pixel which is a pixel for imaging other than the first imaging pixel. An area of a color filter of the first imaging pixel is smaller than an area of a color filter of the second imaging pixel.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a sensor data generator sensing a user behavior and generating sensor data corresponding to the user behavior; a behavior recognizing unit performing a predetermined threshold value process on the sensor data to recognize the behavior exhibited by the user and generating behavior information that is information indicating the behavior exhibited by the user; a behavior manager managing the behavior information generated by the behavior recognizing unit in correspondence with the time point at which the behavior corresponding to the behavior information is exhibited; and a behavior information post-processing unit performing a predetermined post-process on the behavior information managed by the behavior manager, wherein the behavior recognizing unit further includes a plurality of behavior determination units specified to specific behaviors exhibited by the user and generates the behavior information based on the determination results of the plur

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a cellular radio network (100). According to the method, a predicted location information (203) relating to a user equipment (110) is determined. The predicted location information (203) comprises a predicted future location of the user equipment (110). Depending on the predicted location information (203) control information is determined. Based on the control information, a registering of the user equipment (110) at cells (101, 101A-101H) of the cellular radio network (100) is controlled.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence multicolor light-emitting apparatus including: a substrate; and a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device being arranged in parallel relative to the surface of the substrate; wherein the first light-emitting device includes, between an anode and a cathode, a first organic layer, a second organic layer and a third organic layer in this sequence from the anode side in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, the second light-emitting device includes, between an anode and a cathode, a second organic layer and a third organic layer in this sequence from the anode side in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, the first organic layer includes a first emitting dopant, the third organic layer includes a second emitting dopant, and the second organic layers independently comprise any one of compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (6).

Abstract: Provided is a communication control device controlling communication of multiple secondary usage nodes providing second communication services using a part of a frequency band assigned to a first communication service, including a communication unit receiving service area information for estimating service areas of the second communication services provided by the secondary usage nodes and access technique information indicating radio access techniques usable by the secondary usage nodes, a storage unit storing information on the service area and access technique received by the communication unit, an estimation unit estimating service areas of multiple second communication services, and a control unit notifying a secondary usage node providing one of the multiple second communication services of a radio access technique or a channel recommended to the at least one second communication service on the basis of a location relationship between the service areas estimated by the estimation unit and the access tec

Abstract: A control device of present invention includes a display control portion that performs control such that a whole image display region, in which a whole image captured by a camera is displayed, and an enlarged image display region, in which a region corresponding to a position specified on the whole image is enlarged and an enlarged image is displayed, are displayed, and a control portion that performs control such that the region corresponding to the position specified on the whole image is changed. The region includes at least one preset region, and the display control portion displays, on the whole image, a section that corresponds to the preset region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transmit power allocation in multi-carrier, multiplexing MIMO communication systems. The present invention especially relates to a MIMO communication device, a method of assigning transmit power to two or more communication channels and a software program product. A multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, communication device according to the present invention comprises a link controller adapted to assign transmit power to two or more transmission channels, each of said transmission channels having preassigned a portion of transmit power for each of a group of subcarriers, said link controller being further adapted to assign, for each subcarrier of said group of subcarriers, at least part of the preassigned transmit power portion of a transmission channel that is not used for transmitting information at the subcarrier, to one or more transmission channels that are used for transmitting information at the subcarrier.