Abstract: An information processing device according to this disclosure is an information processing device that controls an iris recognition system, and the information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires visual line information on a recognition target from an image captured by a first capture device; and a control unit that controls the iris recognition system so that a visual line direction obtained from the visual line information and a capturing direction of a second capture device, which captures an iris image used for iris recognition of the recognition target, face each other.

Abstract: A TFT layer and an organic EL element layer are provided in this order on a resin substrate layer, the TFT layer includes source wiring lines, high-level power source wiring lines, conductive portions including connection wiring lines between TFTs, and a flattening film covering the conductive portions provided on the interlayer insulating film, a frame region is provided with a bending portion including a portion where a slit is formed in an inorganic insulating film including the interlayer insulating film, and a flattening auxiliary film is provided between each adjacent ones of the conductive portions, formed of a material identical to a material of the frame flattening film that fills the slit of the bending portion, in a layer identical to a layer of the frame flattering film, and covered with the flattening film together with the conductive portions.

Abstract: A bicycle pedal is provided with a pedal shaft and a pedal body. The pedal shaft has a first end portion configured to attach to a bicycle crank, a second end portion on an opposite side of the first end portion in an axial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the pedal shaft, and a contact portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. The pedal body has a body part rotatably supported by the pedal shaft and a load receiving part at a position corresponding to the contact portion of the pedal shaft. The load receiving part receives a load from the contact portion of the pedal shaft. The load receiving part is at least partly spaced from the contact portion under a no load condition and contacts the contact portion upon a load applied to the pedal body from a rider.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a thin-film transistor layer provided on the base substrate, a light-emitting element layer provided on the thin-film transistor layer; and a sealing film provided on the light-emitting element. Each of light-emitting elements includes: a first electrode; a functional layer; and a second electrode stacked on top of another in a stated order. The display device includes: a display region; a frame region; and a non-display region. The non-display region includes a through hole. The display device includes a separation wall shaped into a frame and provided to the non-display region along an edge of the through hole. The separation wall includes: a first resin layer: and a first metal layer provided on the first resin layer. The first metal layer includes a first protrusion shaped into a canopy, and protruding from the first resin layer toward the display region.

Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a suction valve configured to open and close a suction passage to a pump chamber. The suction valve is made of an elastic material and includes a shaft and a valve element. The upper end portion of the shaft includes a projection. A diaphragm holder includes a shaft hole in which the lower end portion of the shaft is inserted, and a seat surface to which part of the suction passage opens. A diaphragm housing presses the upper end portion of the shaft toward the lower end portion and holds the shaft together with the diaphragm holder. The valve element thus comes into tight contact with the seat surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first-conductivity-type well located in a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor active area region located adjacent to the a first-conductivity-type well, a first transistor including a source region, a drain region, a channel region located between the source region and the drain region, a gate dielectric layer located over the channel region and a gate electrode located over the gate dielectric layer, such that the transistor is located on the semiconductor active area region, and a cutoff gate electrode located over the semiconductor active area region, and between the first transistor and the first-conductivity-type well.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for reproducing second content in synchronization with reproduction of first content by a second information processing apparatus different from the information processing apparatus, the first content comprising audio content. The information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: extract a first feature from the audio content; obtain a second feature of the audio content, the second feature being together with the second content; compare the first feature with the second feature; and generate, based on results of the comparing, synchronization information used for reproducing the second content in synchronization with the first content.

Abstract: The compressor includes a rotor that applies rotational power to a compressor unit, wherein the rotor includes a rotor core and an upper rotor-end plate, the rotor core has a plurality of through-holes through which a refrigerant passes, the upper rotor-end plate covers the upper rotor-end face of the rotor core, where one end of each of the plurality of through-holes is formed, the upper rotor-end plate has a plurality of upper openings that allow communication of the plurality of through-holes with an internal space in a compressor container, the plurality of upper openings are adjacent to the plurality of through-holes in the upper rotor-end face, and a plurality of upper inner peripheral-side adjacent areas, which are on the inner peripheral-side closer to a rotation axis than the plurality of through-holes, are exposed to the internal space.

Abstract: In a display region, each first power-source line and each second power-source line intersecting with the first power-source line are electrically connected together via a contact hole in a second inorganic insulating film. In addition, each source line and each second power-source line intersect with each other via the second inorganic insulating film and a first organic insulating film.

Abstract: A display devise includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; and a light-emitting element. A bending portion is provided with a first resin film formed of the same material and in the same layer as those of a first flattening film, and the first resin film fills a slit. An upper face of the first resin film is provided with a plurality of first connection wiring lines formed of a third metal film, and the plurality of first connection wiring lines extend in parallel to each other in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the bending portion. The plurality of first connection wiring lines are electrically connected to a plurality of first lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a display region side of the slit, and electrically connected to a plurality of second lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a terminal portion side of the slit.

Abstract: A display device includes: a sealing film provided so as to cover light-emitting elements at least partially constituting a display area and including a first inorganic film, an organic film, and a second inorganic film stacked in this order; and a first damming wall in a frame area around the display area, the first damming wall surrounding the display area and overlapping a peripheral portion of the organic film, wherein at least one inorganic insulation film in a TFT layer has an upwardly open, first opening at least in a part of an area between the display area and the first damming wall, and the organic film is provided so as to fill in the first opening.

Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of control lines; a plurality of power supply lines; a plurality of data signal lines; an oxide semiconductor layer; a first metal layer; a gate insulation film; a first inorganic insulation film; a second metal layer; a second inorganic insulation film; and a third metal layer. The oxide semiconductor layer, in a plan view, contains therein insular semiconductor lines between a plurality of drivers and a display area. The semiconductor lines cross the plurality of control lines and the plurality of power supply lines, are in contact with the plurality of control lines via an opening in a gate insulation film, are in contact with the plurality of power supply lines via an opening in the first inorganic insulation film, and have a plurality of waisted portions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for reproducing second content in synchronization with reproduction of first content by a second information processing apparatus different from the information processing apparatus, the first content comprising audio content. The information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: extract a first feature from the audio content; obtain a second feature of the audio content, the second feature being together with the second content; compare the first feature with the second feature; and generate, based on results of the comparing, synchronization information used for reproducing the second content in synchronization with the first content.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of picture elements, wherein a first electrode is formed in each of the plurality of picture elements, a cover layer is formed such that an opening of the first electrode is formed, a spacer in a layer identical to the cover layer is provided between two of the first electrodes, the spacer is formed with a height greater than a height of the cover layer, and an outer edge portion of the spacer is spaced from an outer edge portion of the cover layer.

Abstract: A compressor includes a motor unit that includes a rotor and a stator, a compressor unit that compresses a refrigerant by rotation of the rotor, and a container that forms an internal space in which the motor unit and the compressor unit are housed, wherein in the rotor, a rotor gas passage through which the refrigerant flows from an under-motor space of the internal space arranged on a side of the motor unit that is close to the compressor unit to an above-motor space of the internal space arranged on a side of the motor unit that is distant from the compressor unit is formed, in the stator, a stator gas passage through which the refrigerant flows from the under-motor space to the above-motor space is formed, and a cross-sectional area of the stator gas passage is 6.0 times or less a cross-sectional area of the rotor gas passage.

Abstract: Field effect transistors for an SRAM cell can be formed employing n-doped gate electrode portions for p-type pull-up transistors. The SRAM cell includes a first series connection of a first p-type pull-up transistor and a first n-type pull-down transistor located between a power supply source and electrical ground, and a second series connection of a second p-type pull-up transistor and a second n-type pull-down transistor located between the power supply source and the electrical ground. Each gate electrode of the SRAM cell can include a respective n-doped gate electrode portion.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate including a resin substrate including a plurality of external connection terminals arranged near a display region, the active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of first lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to the display region; and a plurality of second lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to a separation line, the second lead wires being arranged with an arrangement pitch along the separation line, and the arrangement pitch of the second lead wires being greater than an arrangement pitch of the first lead wires.

Abstract: In a TFT layer provided on a base substrate, a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a second inorganic insulating film, a third metal film, a first flattening film, a fourth metal film, and a second flattening film are sequentially layered. In a frame region, a slit is formed in the second flattening film to surround a display region, a first conductive layer formed by the fourth metal film is provided on the first flattening film exposed from the slit, and a TFT of a drive circuit is provided on the base substrate side of the first conductive layer to overlap with the first conductive layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a resin substrate, a TFT layer, a light-emitting element, a frame region, a terminal portion, a bending portion, a plurality of frame wiring lines, and at least a one-layer inorganic film. The light-emitting element includes a metal electrode provided on a flattening film included in the TFT layer. In the bending portion, an opening is formed in at least the one-layer inorganic film. A frame flattening film is provided to fill the opening. The plurality of frame wiring lines are provided on the frame flattening film across the opening. The frame wiring line is formed of a metal material identical to the metal material of the metal electrode. The frame flattening film is formed of a resin material identical to the resin material of the flattening film.

Abstract: In a solar power generator, a plurality of first solar cell strings (51) are formed in a way that, in each first solar cell string (51), two or more first solar cells (41) are connected in series and disposed in descending order of potential, with an end narrower in width facing one end (E1) in a first direction (D1), from another end (E2) in the first direction (D1). A plurality of second solar cell strings (52) are formed in a way that, in each second solar cell string (52), two or more second solar cells (42) are connected in series and disposed in descending order of potential, with an end wider in width facing the one end (E1) in the first direction (D1), from the another end (E2) in the first direction (D1). Each of the plurality of first solar cell strings (51) and each of the plurality of second solar cell strings (52) are aligned alternately along the second direction (D2) that is orthogonal to the first direction (D1).