Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a diffusing reflector which assures high diffusion efficiency and excellent reflection characteristic for the lighting. First, a resin film having photosensitivity is formed on a substrate 2. Next, gathering of pillar-shaped bodies isolated each other by the patterning of resin film with the photolithography is provided. Subsequently, the uneven surface layer having the maximum inclination angle under 12° is formed by gently deforming individual pillar-shaped bodies with the heat treatment. Moreover, the gently deformed uneven surface layer is coated with the resin and the flat openings between pillar-shaped bodies arranged discretely are buried to ease the inclination angle. Finally, a metal film 13 formed on the gently deformed uneven surface layer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display panel to which an external horizontal drive circuit is connected in a TAB, COG, or other form. The liquid crystal display panel is capable of performing aging by a substrate alone by connecting the external drive circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix display area, a vertical drive circuit, and a horizontal aging circuit that supplies signals to a plurality of source lines at one time provided on a substrate. The medium-sized to small-sized active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus is used in a PDA applications, among other, and is capable of being produced at a high quality and a low cost without using a time sharing driving method. The active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus is provided with a horizontal drive circuit as an external circuit, wherein a vertical drive circuit is formed integrally with a liquid crystal display area on a glass substrate by using low temperature PolySi TFTs.

Abstract: An information recording device which handles a plurality of recording surfaces has a recording device which, when the remaining recording capacity of a first recording surface is less than a predetermined capacity, continues to record the target information onto a first recording surface, and records the same target information onto a hard disk as well. When a second recording surface is provided, the recording device stops recording onto the hard disk, and records following target information onto the second recording surface, and records the target information, which was partially recorded on the hard disk, so as to be duplicated with a part of the target information recorded on the first recording surface.

Abstract: At least one of one or more program frames is displayed to allow the user to visually confirm it. A reservation time band which does not fully match the scheduled broadcast time period of the displayed program frame, but overlaps this scheduled broadcast time period is also displayed to allow the user to visually confirm it.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus for recording video information conforming to a first format comprises generation section for generating conversion compatibility information indicating the compatibility of conversion of video information conforming to the first format into video information conforming to a second format, and recording section for recording the video information conforming to the first format with the conversion compatibility information. The conversion compatibility information is typically contained in title information and it is possible to know the convertibility of the video information in advance on the basis of the conversion compatibility information.

Abstract: A reflective guest-host liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate for receiving incident light, on the inner surface of which transparent electrodes are formed; a second substrate which has a reflective film formed thereon and which is spaced to face the first substrate with a predetermined spacing; an electro-optical element held between the first and second substrates, which electro-optical element has a lamination structure including a guest-host liquid-crystal layer which contains a dichroic dye and which is uniformly oriented with respect to the transparent electrode, and an optical thin-film layer which has a predetermined optical anisotropic axis and which is formed at least on the reflective film, the optical thin-film layer being formed from a polymer liquid crystal having liquid crystal molecules which are uniaxially oriented along the optical anisotropic axis; and a passivation layer which is interposed between the optical thin-film layer and the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A diffusing reflector provides high diffusion efficiency and superior reflection characteristics. The diffusing reflector includes a substrate, a resin film on the substrate, and a metal film formed on the resin film. The resin film indudes multiple adjacent polygonal columns that have upper end sloping surfaces with a maximum inclination angle of 12 degrees or less.

Abstract: The remaining capacity of a recording medium is calculated when picture recording reservation is made so as to permit the user to easily understand the reservation status and whether the reservation recording is possible or not. An apparatus of this invention can record and reproduce compressed video information on a contained hard disk in a format of the same DVD standard and can record and reproduce compressed video information on a removable DVD. Further, it is possible to specify a disk and make picture recording reservation and a reservation table thereof is stored in a memory. Then, picture recording reservation time information and the remaining capacity of the disk are calculated and whether or not reservation picture recording can be made can be displayed in a list form.

Abstract: Input programming data items are recorded into a memory contained in an apparatus. That one of the programming data items recorded in the memory, which is requested to be recorded in a recording medium, is read from the memory, transferred to the recording medium and recorded thereon. Programming data for usual record programming and for record programming using a specified recording medium can be managed in a centralized manner by referring to the programming data items recorded in the memory.

Abstract: In an image recording/reproducing apparatus capable of handling a hard disk and an optical disk, when just-recording on the hard disk has been requested, if a residual recording capacity of the hard disk is more than a residual recording capacity of the optical disk that is in a non-recorded state, a compression encoding rate for image information is set by regarding the residual recording capacity of the hard disk as being equal to the residual recording capacity of the optical disk in the non-recorded state.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus reproducing image information, having a reproduction processor reproducing the image information stored in the recording medium, a key input section having a skip key, a first skip processor, when the skip key is pressed one time, skipping the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor for a first predetermined period and resuming the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor after the first predetermined period is passed, and a second skip processor, when the skip key is pressed twice in a certain period, skipping the reproduction for a second predetermined period having the first predetermined period and a third predetermined period which is longer than the first predetermined period and resuming the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor after the second predetermined period is passed.

Abstract: When a program (title) is divided into a plurality of chapters, an actual program is reproduced in a moving picture reproduction region. When a chapter boundary is determined, and an Enter key of a remote controller is operated by pointing a cursor to “divide” in a button region, a thumb nail is displayed in a thumb nail display region. In this manner, a chapter can be easily visually created.

Abstract: A chapter is made automatically, using a location at which recording is paused and then resumed, as a chapter border.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method in which a recording section configured to record an external input signal, and a display signal output section configured to output a display signal based on at least one of the external input signal and a reproduction signal from the recording section are used. Here, when the display signal output section outputs the external input signal as the display signal, and a predetermined temporary interruption state is set at this time, the external input signal is recorded in the recording section.

Abstract: After recording of video data is programmed, it is determined, during the activation of a task of executing the programmed recording, whether or not a recording-destination drive included in a plurality of recording drives is being accessed by another task of transferring or copying recorded data. If the recording-destination drive is being accessed by the another task, the another task accessing the recording-destination drive is interrupted, and the programmed recording is executed.

Abstract: A recording rate automatic setting recording device which, a microcomputer block, detects a recording time on the basis of recording reservation information, and detects an entire capacity and a remaining capacity of a first recording surface of an information recording medium, and assumes that a capacity which is at least half of the entire capacity of the first recording surface is a remaining capacity of a second recording surface of the information recording medium, and calculates an entire remaining capacity by adding together the remaining capacity of the first recording surface and the remaining capacity of the second recording surface, and sets a recording bit rate from the entire remaining capacity and a reservation recording time.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a first medium, a first recording/reproducing section which can record information on or can reproduce information from the first medium, a second recording/reproducing section which can record information on or can reproduce information from a second medium, and a display signal output section. The apparatus is configured to compose input information, being subjected to recording of the first recording/reproducing processing section, with a reproduction signal, being reproduced by the first recording/reproducing processing section. A result of composition is then output to the display signal output section.

Abstract: A reflective display device includes a panel, a light guide plate and a light source. The panel is provided with a transparent first substrate lying on the side of the external incident light, a second substrate joined to the first substrate with a predetermined gap therebetween and lying on the reflection side, a guest-host liquid crystal layer held in the gap between the substrates, and electrodes provided on each substrate for applying a voltage to the guest-host liquid crystal layer. The light guide plate is composed of a transparent material and is arranged on the outside of the first substrate. The light source is arranged on the end of the light guide plate and generates illumination light as required. The light guide plate normally transmits external light onto the first substrate and emits the external light reflected from the second substrate, and also, as required, guides illumination light onto the first substrate and emits the illumination light reflected from the second substrate.

Abstract: A reflective display device includes a panel, a light guide plate and a light source. The panel is provided with a transparent first substrate lying on the side of the external incident light, a second substrate joined to the first substrate with a predetermined gap therebetween and lying on the reflection side, a guest-host liquid crystal layer held in the gap between the substrates, and electrodes provided on each substrate for applying a voltage to the guest-host liquid crystal layer. The light guide plate is composed of a transparent material and is arranged on the outside of the first substrate. The light source is arranged on the end of the light guide plate and generates illumination light as required. The light guide plate normally transmits external light onto the first substrate and emits the external light reflected from the second substrate, and also, as required, guides illumination light onto the first substrate and emits the illumination light reflected from the second substrate.

Abstract: First, a photosensitive resin film is formed on a substrate. Then, the resin film is patterned by photolithography into a collection of quadrilateral prisms that are arranged discretely. Then, the individual quadrilateral prisms are deformed so as to be undulated gently by performing a heat treatment. Thereafter, a resin film is applied to the collection of deformed quadrilateral prisms, whereby flat gap portions between the discrete quadrilateral prisms are filled in and curved surfaces are formed there. Finally, a metal film is formed on the collection of gently undulated quadrilateral prisms.