Abstract: An information search system is provided. The information search system is capable of searching a target content based on meta information provided by a broadcast station, in which a reception device makes an inquiry toward a directory service server based on a meta information reference ID accompanying meta information coming from the broadcast station so that a meta information group is derived for reference by the meta information reference ID. Also, another inquiry is made toward a content service server based on address information or a keyword of the content included in sub meta information in the meta information group so as to perform a search for any desired content.

Abstract: An electronic device test apparatus used for bringing the ICs into electrical contact with contact parts of the test head in the state where the ICs are held on a test tray and running tests on the electrical characteristics of ICs, the electronic device test apparatus including an inversion system for rotating the test tray which holds a plurality of ICs in a direction dropping ICs which are insufficiently held at least once before testing.

Abstract: An electronic device test apparatus includes a plurality of testers on which are mounted test heads that are connected to test outputters for outputting test signals to the electronic devices and for receiving response signals from the electronic devices. A loading transporter is provided at a frontmost stage of the testers that transports the electronic devices from a previous process conveyance medium to a test tray before loading the electronic devices into the testers. An unloading transporter is provided at a rearmost stage of the testers that unloads the electronic devices from the test tray to a later process conveyance medium corresponding to the response signals. A transporter is provided between the testers that transports the test tray from a previous process tester to a later process tester. The transporter includes a buffer that holds test trays to absorb a waiting time due to differences in processing capacities between test trays.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving an electro-optical device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines that intersect the plurality of scanning lines, and are divided so that the neighboring data lines form another group of data lines, a plurality of pixels provided to correspond to the intersection of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, a data line driving circuit that supplies a correction voltage being simultaneously supplied to the group of data lines and having a fixed polarity with respect to a predetermined potential, and a driving voltage being time-serially supplied to the group of data lines in response to an image signal and having a polarity that is inverted for each frame with respect to the predetermined potential, and a scanning line driving circuit that supplies a scanning signal through the plurality of scanning lines.

Abstract: A sheet holding structure comprises a container for holding fanfold paper layered by being alternately folded every predetermined length as a sheet. The container has upper and lower sections that are fixed to each other so as to be non-movable relative one another and that collectively form an accommodation portion that accommodates the fanfold paper. The lower section of the container has an inner wall surface formed in a concave shape along a lengthwise direction of the fanfold paper so that the fanfold paper curves in an inward direction and exerts an expanding force acting, at least in part, against the self-weight of the fanfold paper and in a direction opposite to the inward direction.

Abstract: A screen display apparatus for controlling the size each display area to appropriately display content information of each display area into one display screen. The screen display apparatus includes a selection accept block for accepting selection of first content information displayed in a first display area, a content information acquisition block for acquiring the content information associated with the selected first content information, this content information being second content information located on a layer below the first content information, and, in order to allocate a second display area for displaying the second content information to the display screen, a display area control block for controlling either or both of the first display area and the second display area.

Abstract: In order to prevent a protein or peptide from adsorbing on a resin molding, the resin molding is brought into contact with an aqueous solution of a nonionic surfactant, and then the resin molding is irradiated with radiation rays and also a concentration of the surfactant in the aqueous solution is made to be 0.05 times to 500 times a critical micelle concentration of the surfactant at 25° C.

Abstract: In a handler comprising a movable head (suction pads) capable of holding and conveying a plurality of pre-test IC devices at a time: when conveying a plurality of pre-test IC devices from a supply customer tray KST to a test tray TST, a first step of leaving on the customer tray KST pre-test IC devices loaded on positions corresponding to turned-off sockets, holding by the suction pads only pre-test IC devices on the customer tray KST loaded on positions corresponding to other sockets than the turned-off ones and conveying them from the customer tray KST to the test tray TST without changing the arrangement; and a second step of conveying pre-test IC devices left on the customer tray KST for the reason of being at positions corresponding to the turned-off sockets from the customer tray KST to positions on the test tray TST corresponding to other sockets than the turned-off sockets are performed.

Abstract: An apparatus having a plurality of test units (520), a loading transport unit (510) transporting a plurality of electronic devices from a customer tray (4C) to a test tray (4T) before being loaded in a test unit, and a classifying transport unit (530) transporting a plurality of electronic devices from a test tray while classifying them to customer trays in accordance with test results, the loading transport unit being provided at least at a frontmost stage of a plurality of test units, the classifying transport unit being provided at least at a rearmost stage of the plurality of test units, the test tray being successively conveyed from the frontmost stage to the rearmost stage of the plurality of test units in the state carrying electronic devices and returned from the rearmost stage test unit to the frontmost stage test unit.

Abstract: It is aimed at providing a program list that helps the audience to easily find an intended program. A program information management server creates a program list. The program information management server is provided with a user information storage section, a program meta information storage section, a program recommendation section, and a program list information creation section. The user information storage section stores user's preference information. The program meta information storage section stores meta information concerning a program. The program recommendation section references the program meta information storage section and retrieves a program recommended for the user based on the user's preference information. The program list information creation section 146 creates program list information containing, by preference, programs retrieved by the program recommendation section.

Abstract: In order to be capable of freely mounting a plurality of paper rolls having different diameters in an unused (new) state according to a choice of a user, and to increase convenience for a user, a paper feeding device 3 that feeds a sheet of a paper roll 2a (2b) to a printing device includes two side plates 8b vertically arranged along both side surfaces of the paper roll 2a (2b), each of the side plates 8b including a plurality of notches 11, 13 which are capable of bearing-supporting the paper rolls 2a (2b) having different diameters in an unused state, one of the side plates 8b including: a near end sensor 9 that detects a remaining amount of the paper roll 2a (2b); and a linear groove 16 that causes the near end sensor 9 to slide in two directions moving close to and away from the paper roll 2a (2b) bearing-supported by each of the notches 11, 13.

Abstract: A platen moving mechanism has a main body frame having a first recess, a head that performs processing on a sheet material, and a platen roller having a shaft portion that is inserted in the first recess of the main body frame while the sheet material is fed in a preselected feeding direction between the platen roller and the head during processing of the sheet material. A platen frame supports the platen roller and is mounted to undergo pivotal movement between an open state and a closed state. The platen frame has a second recess that retains the shaft portion of the platen roller during processing of the sheet material and from which the shaft portion can be completely removed in the open state of the platen frame. A lock arm is mounted to undergo pivotal movement to support the platen roller in the closed state of the platen frame. The lock arm has a third recess in which the shaft portion of the platen roller is inserted in the closed state of the platen frame.

Abstract: A magnetron sputtering magnet assembly of the invention is a magnetron sputtering magnet assembly movable in a direction generally parallel to a sputtered surface of a target while facing the target, the magnetron sputtering magnet assembly comprises an inner magnet extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of the movement, the N pole or S pole of the inner magnet being opposed to the target; an outer magnet surrounding the inner magnet with a spacing from the inner magnet, the magnetic pole of the outer magnet opposed to the target being opposite to that of the inner magnet; and a nonmagnetic member provided between the inner magnet and the outer magnet and holding the inner magnet and the outer magnet. The magnetic pole opposed to the target in each of the inner magnet and the outer magnet is invertible. The nonuniformity of electron density at the end of the target can be reduced, and the plasma density therein can be made uniform.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a pixel column, a first and second data lines, and a first and second output circuits. The pixel column including pixel portions are arranged in a first direction. The first and second data lines extend in the first direction. The first and second output circuits output data voltages to different pixel portions of the pixel column through the first and second data lines, respectively.

Abstract: In order to prevent a platen roller and shaft bearings from accidentally coming off from notches to improve reliability of a thermal printer, Provided is a thermal printer, including: a main body frame (2); a thermal head swingably mounted to the main body frame (2); a platen roller (6) which is disposed so as to be opposed to a printing surface of the thermal head and sandwiches thermal paper with the thermal head to feed the thermal paper; and a lock arm (5) which is swingably mounted to a supporting shaft (3) mounted to the main body frame (2) and presses shaft bearings (9) rotatably supporting the platen roller (6) to a thermal head side to lock the platen roller (6) with notches (10) formed in the main body frame (2), in which the lock arm (5) is provided, on the tip end portion thereof, with a first inclined surface (5d) which, when the platen roller (6) and the shaft bearings (9) are moved toward openings of the notches (10), comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of each of the shaft bea

Abstract: In order to enable a plurality of paper rolls having different diameters in an unused (new) state to be mounted freely according to a choice of a user, and to increase convenience for a user. [Solving Means] A paper feeding device 3 that feeds a sheet of a paper roll 2a (2b) to a printing device 4, includes two side plates 8b vertically arranged along both sides of the paper roll 2a (2b), in which the side plates 8b are provided with a plurality of notches 11, 13 which are capable of bearing-supporting the paper rolls 2a (2b) having the different diameters in the unused state, and in which, when the notches 11, 13 are mounted with the corresponding paper rolls 2a (2b) in the unused state, end portions 14, 15 of outer peripheral surfaces of the paper rolls 2a (2b) on the printing device 4 side are arranged to be positioned in substantially the same vertical plane.

Abstract: With the conventional technique, pixels can display different levels of grayscale resulting from irregularity of a relation in terms of position among selected sub-fields, when the same level of grayscale is displayed. The invention provides a pixel driving method that can include a selecting step of sequentially selecting, according to grayscale data, a plurality of first sub-field periods continuous with respect to one another and a plurality of second sub-field periods continuous with respect to one another and following consecutively the plurality of first sub-field periods in a direction moving away from a boundary of the plurality of first sub-field periods and the plurality of second sub-field periods, which is given as the origin, and a driving step of switching ON pixels during the selected sub-field periods.

Abstract: A driving device for driving an electro-optical device includes an outputting section that divides original image signal into and outputs a number of signal portions. The number corresponds to a number of groups of data lines. An assigning section assigns the signal portions to the data lines of corresponding group. A changing section determines an order that the signal portions are to be supplied to the data lines of the corresponding group and changes the order. A correcting section corrects the signal portions to reduce a difference in brightness in the display area generated by the changed order of the signal portions. A supplying section supplies the corrected signal portions to the data lines in accordance with the changed order.

Abstract: A device drives an electro-optical device with a pixel area of arrayed pixels. A calculating section that calculates a difference between a gradation of an original image signal for one of the pixels and a gradation of the original image signal for an adjacent pixel that is adjacent to the one of the pixels. A correction-amount determining section determines, on the basis of the difference, a correction amount used for correcting a part of the original image signal that corresponds to the one of the pixels. The correction-amount determining section determines the correction amount to reduce a potential difference between the part of the original image signal and another part of the original image signal that corresponds to the adjacent pixel. A correcting section corrects the one part of the signal on the basis of the correction amount.

Abstract: A pusher 200 that pushes a semiconductor device under test 300 against a test socket 500 in a semiconductor test apparatus 20 is provided that includes a main body section 210 that is thermally coupled with the thermal source 400 and a plurality of device pushing sections 220, each of which is physically and thermally coupled to the thermal source 400, is displaced toward the test socket 500 by the pushing force of the main body section 210 to contact a surface to be pushed of a semiconductor device under test 300, pushes the semiconductor device under test 300, and transmits heat from the thermal source 400 to the semiconductor device under test 300. Thermal conductivity between the pusher and the semiconductor device under test is enhanced to provide a pusher that can quickly and accurately test a semiconductor device.