Abstract: Provided is a biometric device including a light source unit configured to irradiate an organism with inspection light, a light-collection unit arranged facing a region on a surface of the organism and configured to spatially-integrally collect output light emitted from the region in accordance with the inspection light, and a light-reception unit configured to receive the collected output light.

Abstract: To improve image quality as well as considering miniaturization. In the top surface 2A of a housing 2, a placing part 7 is provided near other end of shorter side ED2. A reflective board 6 is provided between an imaging opening part 3 facing to the above placing part 7 and one end of shorter side ED1. And in the housing 2 at a lower part of the above imaging opening part 3, a CCD image pickup device 4 for transmitting near infrared lights that passed through a finger FG placed on the placing part 7 and was refracted by the reflective board 6 as a blood vessel image signal S1 is provided.

Abstract: A GUID as title information and a global serial number are recorded in a BCA of a digital video disc. A hash value of the GUID is embedded as an electronic watermark in a data area. When content data is reproduced from the digital video disc, a match of information of the two GUIDs is checked so as to prevent the digital video disc from being illegally copied. A lead-in area and a managing organization provide disc revocation lists. With a global serial number and a disc revocation list, content data can be prevented from being reproduced from an illegally distributed disc. A film WM detector detects data embedded in a movie shown in a theater so as to prevent content data from being reproduced from a disc on which the embedded data is recorded. Thus, content data can be prevented from being reproduced from an illegally distributed disc before a copyright supervisor of the content authorizes the disc to be distributed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control execution of monochromatic calibration and multi-color calibration, and a registration unit configured to register paper types of paper to be used at time of execution of the monochromatic calibration, a monochromatic target value set for each of the paper types used for the monochromatic calibration, paper types of paper to be used at time of execution of multi-color calibration, and a multi-color target value set for each of the paper types used for the multi-color calibration. The image processing apparatus executes the multi-color calibration, after executing the monochromatic calibration, via the control unit by using paper of a paper type selected from common paper types out of the registered paper types and the monochromatic target value and the multi-color target value set for the selected paper type.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method thereof for setting, in a case where a plurality of component colors of a special-color object specified with a special color is included and a transition point is included in a region of the special-color object in image data, a transition point located in the region at a position where a generation of color unevenness can be reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a capacitance coupling type on-screen input image display device that enables multipoint detection in a short period of time. The on-screen input image display device includes: a detection circuit (4) for detecting a change in capacitance between the plurality of X coordinate electrodes and the plurality of Y coordinate electrodes of the touch sensor (3); a touch panel control circuit (6) for determining a touched coordinate point; and a main control circuit (7) for receiving touch coordinate data from the touch panel control circuit (6). The main control circuit (7) judges occurrence of a user's touch and coordinates of the occurrence from the touch coordinate data, and supplies a display signal corresponding to the judged coordinates to the display device (1) via the display control circuit (2), whereby the display signal is reflected on the display.

Abstract: A vein authentication apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include an imaging unit having a plurality of imaging sections. Each imaging section may be configured to image light reflected from a vein plexus inside a finger and light transmitted through the vein plexus. The apparatus may also include an illumination source located on the same side as the imaging unit with respect to the vein plexus and configured to emit near-infrared light. The apparatus may further include a controller. The controller may be configured to perform authentication processing on the basis of an image imaged by the imaging unit and vein information previously stored. The controller may also be configured to control the illumination source such that the near-infrared light emitted from the illumination source is scattered behind a vein section corresponding to an imaging section being in an imaging period among the plurality of imaging sections.

Abstract: A display device with a touch pad function is provided which reduces the elements required to form a photo sensor while still accurately detecting input coordinate positions. The display device includes a display part on which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix array, a plurality of photo detection circuits which are arranged in a matrix array in the inside of the display part, wherein each photo detection circuit of the plurality of photo detection circuits includes: a photo sensor which converts an incident light into a optical current corresponding to intensity of the incident light, an integral capacitance which integrates the optical current converted by the photo sensor, and a comparator to which a voltage of the integral capacitance is inputted, and the comparator includes a transistor of an open drain output type with a grounded source.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which can reduce a circuit scale of a drive circuit is provided. A TFT substrate of the liquid crystal display device includes a pixel circuit in each pixel, and the pixel circuit includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode which is connected to a source side of the thin film transistor, and a common electrode which is one planar transparent electrode extending in a display region in a planar shape. A vertical drive circuit includes a transistor which is driven by a control signal voltage including a clock signal from a drive IC, and constitutes a damper for a high voltage. The drive IC outputs an equalizing switch signal voltage to equalizing switches which connect the common electrode and data signal lines.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connectable to an image processing apparatus that performs printing using a sheet stored in a paper feed stage and classified as a paper type on which a calibration table has been generated, includes an a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to perform printing, and a notification unit configured to refer to information on the paper feed stage acquired, and notify, in a case where the sheet classified as a paper type on which the calibration table has been generated is not stored in a first paper feed stage instructed to be used for printing when the receiving unit has received an instruction to perform printing, of a second paper feed stage that stores a different type of sheet from the type of sheet stored in the first paper feed stage.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to allow a specified function to be readily selected in a mobile telephone or the like without performing a complicated operation. A liquid crystal (30) is sandwiched between a TFT substrate (10) and a color filter substrate (20). A photosensor TFT (130) for selecting the function is disposed on the periphery of an effective screen of the TFT substrate (10). A window (24) is provided in a portion of the color filter substrate corresponding to the photosensor TFT (130), and the outside light is blocked as a result of the user touching a finger to the window. A signal from the photosensor is used for selecting the function. A correction sensor TFT (133) is disposed adjacent to the photosensor TFT (130), to thereby eliminating noise caused by the temperature distribution, stray light, or the like, and erroneous operation of the photosensoris prevented.

Abstract: A display device comprises a driver circuit having a shift register circuit having a level conversion function is provided with a simple circuit configuration of first, second, and third basic circuits connected in tandem at multistages. A common clear signal is supplied to a control electrode of a third transistor of each basic circuit, a first clock is supplied to a control electrode of a first transistor of each of the first and third basic circuits, a second clock different in phase from the first clock is supplied to a control electrode of a first transistor of the second basic circuit, outputs of the first and second basic circuit are respectively supplied to control electrodes of second transistors of the second and third basic circuits, and an inversion output of the third basic circuit is supplied to a control electrode of a fourth transistor of the first basic circuit.

Abstract: A display device which enhances time-wise likelihood for a leak current from a floating memory node by increasing the number of writings of a voltage to a floating memory node. A vertical driver includes: a shift register including basic circuits which output common electrode driving pulses based on a transfer; and a common electrode driver including common basic circuits which receive the common electrode driving pulses and the transfer clock. Each common basic circuit includes: a circuit A which fetches an AC signal based on the common electrode driving pulse; a circuit B which outputs, based on the AC signal, a first common voltage or a second common voltage which differs from the first common voltage in voltage level to the common electrodes corresponding to the AC signal; and a circuit C which holds a state of the circuit B based on the transfer clock.

Abstract: Provided is a gate signal line driving circuit including: 2n clock signal lines where 2n-phase clock signals are input in the normal order of the sequence in normal-directional scanning and in the inverse order of the sequence in inverse-directional scanning, respectively; and a plurality of basic circuits, each being connected with the 2n clock signal lines and outputting a gate signal from an output terminal, in which each of the basic circuits includes a high-voltage applying switching circuit where one clock signal line is connected to an input side and applies a voltage applied to the clock signal line to the output terminal and an off-signal applying switching circuit that applies an off-voltage to a switch of the high-voltage applying switching circuit, and a clock signal line where a clock signal having an inverse phase is connected to a switch of the off-signal applying switching circuit.

Abstract: A touch panel includes plural first electrodes extending in a first direction, plural second electrodes extending in a second direction different from the first direction, a driving circuit, a detection circuit, and a coordinate-position calculating circuit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate on which a thin film transistor is formed. The liquid crystal display device includes a first transistor which has a gate electrode thereof formed on a side more remote from the first substrate than a semiconductor layer and has a drain electrode thereof connected to the drain line, a second transistor which is connected to the first transistor in series, and has a source electrode thereof electrically connected to a pixel electrode, and a light blocking layer which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the first substrate and blocks a backlight incident from a first substrate side. The light blocking layer is formed in an overlapping manner on the first transistor, blocks a backlight incident on a first transistor side, and allows a backlight incident on a second transistor side to pass therethrough.

Abstract: To realize an imaging device, imaging method and program capable of improving image quality. This invention controls light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than that in the air arriving at the body, adjusts the imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through the inside of the body, and masks the luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat the masked image as an image to be composed with a reference image.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device which arranges a drive circuit on left and right sides of a display region in a two-split manner, flickering at an edge of a screen can be reduced. In a liquid crystal display device which arranges first and second counter electrode drive circuits on left and right sides of a display region respectively, during an arbitrary 1 frame period, a first counter electrode signal drive circuit 3L applies a first voltage to at least one counter electrode signal line portion CX1, CX3, . . . CXn?1 and a second voltage different from the first voltage to at least one counter electrode signal line portion CX1, CX3, . . . CXn?1, and a second counter electrode signal drive circuit 3R applies the first voltage to at least one counter electrode signal line portion CX2, CX4, . . . CXn and the second voltage to at least one counter electrode signal line portion CX2, CX4, . . . CXn.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which can reduce a scale of the whole counter-electrode-signal drive circuits is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of counter electrodes which are formed on the substrate corresponding to pixels; a plurality of counter electrode signal lines which are formed on the substrate, are electrically made conductive with the counter electrodes, extend in the X direction, and are arranged parallel to each other in the Y direction which intersects the X direction; and counter electrode signal drive circuits having control signal outputting parts which are mounted on the substrate at a rate of one control signal outputting part for two counter electrode signal lines.

Abstract: Erroneous determination of an image caused by color shift is prevented. Image data is divided in a sub-scanning direction into a first region where color shift hardly occurs and a second region where color shift easily occurs. There are detected a first color line drawing extending in a main-scanning direction in the first region, a second color line drawing extending in the main-scanning direction and having a width larger than that of the first color line drawing in the second region, and a third color line drawing extending in the sub-scanning direction in the image data. On the basis of the detected first, second, and third color line drawings, it is determined whether a document is a color document or not.