Abstract: A flexible display panel and a display device are disclosed. An opening hole is defined in a corner splicing section of the flexible display panel and is filled with a splicing element formed by filling a light guide material, and a light guide layer is disposed on one side of a display surface of the flexible display panel at a same time. Therefore, the flexible display panel and the display device of the present disclosure can prevent wrinkle phenomena and realize normal light emission in the corner splicing section.

Abstract: A light, flexible, and tough thin film having high total light transmittance that can be formed on various three dimensional shapes, and also provides a stably driven tactile sensor, which is an electronic device having the switching function thereof, is provided. The tactile sensor is formed on a polyimide thin film having high total light transmittance, thermal resistance, and a polar component of surface free energy with a specific value, and has a switching device that emits a voltage signal which, through an electronic circuit for controlling noise, stably drives another device. This tactile sensor has a curved or flat surface and has a first electrode, a ferroelectric layer, and a second electrode formed over the polyimide thin film. The switching device as a tactile sensor can drive another device merely by a light touch with a finger, and can be manufactured at a high non-defective rate.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including a portion-to-be-engaged; a main assembly to which the cartridge is detachably mountable; and an operating portion configured to be operated when the cartridge is disengaged from the main assembly.

Abstract: Structures including devices, such as transistors, integrated on a semiconductor substrate and methods of forming a structure including devices, such as transistors, integrated on a semiconductor substrate. A first transistor is formed in a first device region of a semiconductor substrate, and a second transistor is formed in a second device region of the semiconductor substrate. The second transistor includes a layer stack on the semiconductor substrate, and the layer stack includes a layer comprised of a III-V compound semiconductor material. A polycrystalline layer includes a section that is positioned in the semiconductor substrate beneath the first device region.

Abstract: A container for accommodating a content of powder or a liquid includes an accommodating portion for accommodating the content; a top end portion including a discharging portion and a shielding member, wherein the discharging portion includes a discharge opening for discharging the content to an outside of the container and a passage for permitting passing of the content toward the discharge opening, and the shielding member shields the discharge opening; and a cap detachably mounted to the top end portion, wherein the cap includes a main body portion covering at least a part of the top end portion and a fixing portion fixed to the top end portion and connected to the main body portion, and wherein the main body portion of the cap is separated from the fixing portion by being rotated about a rotational axis thereof relative to the top end portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes processing a first substrate including a first align mark and a first structure, processing a second substrate including a second align mark and a second structure, orientating the first substrate and the second substrate such that the first structure and the second structure face each other, and controlling alignment between the first structure and the second structure by using the first align mark and the second align mark to couple the first structure with the second structure.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to: generate a loss value; update one or more weights of a generative adversarial network; and store the updated weights on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. A computer-implemented method includes generating a loss value; updating one or more weights of a generative adversarial network; and storing the updated weights on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. A computing system for training a generative adversarial network includes generating a loss value; updating one or more weights of a generative adversarial network; and storing the updated weights on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: A first video generator generates first information for displaying, as a first video, a character object of a first user and a first object. A second video generator displays the first object and a third object different from the second object. An association portion associates the character object of the first user with a fourth object associated with the third object when the character object of the first user and the third object have a predetermined relationship. The second video generator displays the fourth object in association with the character object of the first user when the fourth object is associated with the character object of the first user by the association portion.

Abstract: A heater includes a substrate, a first heating element and a second heating element disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a temperature detection element, and a conductor. The temperature detection element is disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface of the substrate. The conductor is disposed on the second surface and connected to the temperature detection element. The first heating element has a first distance from the temperature detection element in a lateral direction of the substrate orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and the second heating element has a second distance that is greater than the first distance from the temperature detection element in the lateral direction. As viewed in a thickness direction of the substrate orthogonal to the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction of the substrate, the conductor overlaps the first heating element and the second heating element.

Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.

Abstract: A method for using a trained generative adversarial network to improve underwriting, claim handling and retail operations includes receiving a 3D point cloud; and generating a gap-filled semantically-segmented 3D point cloud using a trained generative adversarial network. A computing system for using a trained generative adversarial network to improve vehicle orientation and navigation includes one or more processors, and one or more memories having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to: receive a 3D point cloud; and generate a gap-filled semantically-segmented 3D point cloud using the trained generative adversarial network. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to: receive a 3D point cloud; and generate a gap-filled semantically-segmented 3D point cloud using a trained generative adversarial network.

Abstract: A charging member for an image forming apparatus may include a conductive support and a surface layer on the conductive support and spaced apart from a photosensitive member. The surface layer may include a urethane foam including foam cells and having a foam structure based on the foam cells, the foam cells including open cells.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to which a toner container is detachably mountable includes a mounting portion to which the toner container is detachably mountable and which includes a receiving port for receiving toner supplied from the toner container, a passage for permitting passing of the toner received through the receiving port and provided with a through hole, and a filter portion provided so as to cover the through hole and for permitting passing of air; and an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the toner received through the receiving port. At least a part of the through hole overlaps with the receiving port as viewed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a direction of gravitation.

Abstract: A method, device, and apparatus for synthesizing a motion sequence of a virtual object and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method can include obtaining description information of a motion sequence of a virtual object, and determining a continuous motion clip set similar to at least some motions in the motion sequence based on the description information and a continuous motion clip library constructed with video materials. The method can further include synthesizing the motion sequence of the virtual object based on the continuous motion clip set, where each continuous motion clip in the continuous motion clip library includes a unique identifier of the continuous motion clip, motion information of the continuous motion clip, and a representation vector corresponding to the each continuous motion clip.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region made of a material to which conductive impurities are added, an insulating film formed on a surface of the semiconductor region, and an electroconductive gate electrode formed on the insulating film. The gate electrode is made of a material whose Fermi level is closer to a Fermi level of the semiconductor region than a Fermi level of Si in at least a portion contiguous to the insulating film.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the display area including main pixels and the sensor area including auxiliary pixels and a transmission portion; a first pixel electrode and a first emission layer in each of the main pixels; a second pixel electrode and a second emission layer in each of the auxiliary pixels; an opposite electrode integrally arranged in the display area and the sensor area; and a metal layer at least partially surrounding the transmission portion, wherein the opposite electrode has an opening corresponding to the transmission portion.

Abstract: A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a display region, a first connecting wire, and a second connecting wire. A first display region includes a first sub-pixel array, including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an array, and the plurality of light emitting elements include a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element. The second display region includes a first pixel circuit array, including a plurality of first pixel circuit units, and the plurality of pixel circuit units include a first pixel circuit (D10) and a second pixel circuit. The first connecting wire (151) is connected to the first pixel circuit and the first light emitting element. The second connecting wire is connected to the second pixel circuit and the second light emitting element. The second connecting wire extends in a first direction, the first connecting wire extends in a second direction.

Abstract: A projection apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a projection optical system configured to project an input image onto a projection plane, and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position pointed to by a pointer on the projection plane; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the projection optical system projects the input image and projects a graphic at the position detected by the position-detecting unit, wherein in a case where an image is scrolled in a specific range of the input image, the control unit performs control so that the graphic corresponding to the specific range moves in a direction in accordance with the scrolling.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for using a trained generative adversarial network to improve construction and urban planning includes receiving a semantically-segmented point cloud corresponding to a construction site; determining a volumetric soil measurement; and generating a cost estimate. A computing system for using a trained generative adversarial network to improve vehicle orientation and navigation includes one or more processors, and one or more memories having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to: receive a semantically-segmented point cloud corresponding to a construction site; determine a volumetric soil measurement; and generate a cost estimate. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to: receive a semantically-segmented point cloud corresponding to a construction site; determine a volumetric soil measurement; and generate a cost estimate.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet conveying device including: a conveying portion; and a first conveying guide, the first conveying guide forming a conveying path above a heating portion and having a curved portion for forming a curved path in the conveying path and a plurality of ribs provided on a surface of the curved portion, the plurality of ribs extending along a conveying direction and including a first rib and a second rib adjacent to the first rib, wherein the second rib is arranged to be deviated from the first rib in a width direction and the conveying direction, and wherein in the conveying direction, a second upstream end of the second rib being positioned between a first upstream end and a first downstream end of the first rib, the first downstream end being positioned between the second upstream end and a second downstream end of the second rib.