Abstract: A biscarbazole derivative of the invention is represented by a formula (1A) or (1B) below. In the formula (1A) or (1B): A1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; A2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 1 to 30 ring carbon atoms; X1 and X2 each are a linking group; Y1 to Y4 each represent a substituent; p and q represent an integer of 1 to 4; and r and s represent an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence material composition including an organic electroluminescence material and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence material being a naphthacene derivative, and the solvent being a solvent which is represented by the following formula (1).

Abstract: There is provided an image recording device, including: a highly-gradating unit for highly-gradating an input image having a first gradation depth, thereby generating a high gradation image having a second gradation depth higher than the first gradation depth; an image quantizing unit for quantizing the high gradation image generated by the highly-gradating unit such that a quantization error is modulated into a band with relatively low sensitivity of human visual characteristics, thereby generating a recording target image having a third gradation depth lower than the second gradation depth; an encoding unit for encoding the recording target image generated by the quantizing unit; and a recording unit for recording the recording target image encoded by the encoding unit in a recording medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processing system performing processing on an original image; and a gradation conversion section having a gradation conversion function of receiving image data from the processing system, converting a number of bits of the image data, and expressing pseudo grayscales before the gradation conversion in a grayscale converted image, the gradation conversion section being capable of changing the gradation conversion function and performing conversion processing on the image, wherein the gradation conversion section adds and outputs a determination flag indicating whether the gradation conversion processing has been performed at the time of outputting the image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: ?? modulation means for applying ?? modulation to an image; analog conversion means for converting a signal of the image, whose gradation is converted by the ?? modulation means, into an analog signal; digital output means for outputting a digital signal of the image after gradation conversion; and analog output means for outputting an analog signal of the image after gradation conversion. The ?? modulation means includes arithmetic means for filtering a quantization error; adding means for adding a pixel value of the image and output of the arithmetic means; quantization means for quantizing output of the adding means and outputting a quantized value; and subtracting means for calculating a difference between the output of the adding means and the quantized value. A filter coefficient for the filtering corresponding to the analog output is determined according to a frequency characteristic of the analog conversion means.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a multiplying unit configured to multiply an original image by a coefficient ? used for ? blending, thereby generating an ?-fold original image, a quantizing unit configured to quantize the ?-fold original image and output a quantized ?-fold original image obtained through the quantization, a gradation converting unit configured to perform gradation conversion on the ?-fold original image by performing a dithering process, thereby generating a gradation-converted ?-fold original image, and a difference calculating unit configured to calculate a difference between the gradation-converted ?-fold original image and the quantized ?-fold original image, thereby obtaining a high-frequency component in the gradation-converted ?-fold original image, the high-frequency component being added to a quantized composite image, which is generated by quantizing a composite image obtained through ? blending with a quantized image generated by quantizing the original image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus prevents the inappropriate application of error diffusion and adaptively applies palette conversion functions according to the properties of the source. A processing subsystem performs various processing with respect to an original video source. A palette converter converts the palette bit depth, having modifiable palette conversion functions for creating the illusion of expressing the pre-conversion palette tones in the post-conversion image. A controller turns on the palette converter, turns off the palette converter, or modifies the palette conversion functions thereof, in accordance with at least original source information and system-wide settings information.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including, a cathode, an anode, and at least an emitting layer and an electron transporting layer between the cathode and the anode, the emitting layer including a host compound and a fluoranthene compound, the electron transporting layer including a compound represented by (A)u-(B)v wherein A is a group containing an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 3 or more carbon rings, B is a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and u and v are each an integer of 1 to 6.

Abstract: Provided is a condensed ring-containing compound having a condensed dicyclic group having a specific structure and carbazolyl groups and/or indolyl groups, and further provided is an organic electroluminescent device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers having at least a light emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the above organic thin film layer contains the condensed ring-containing compound described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component, whereby a current efficiency and a heat resistance are high, and a lifetime is very long.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode; and a luminescent layer (5) provided between the anode and the cathode. In the organic electroluminescence device, the luminescent layer (5) includes two or more doped regions (51) each of which contains a luminescent dopant, and at least one non-doped region (52) in which no luminescent dopant is contained.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device in which a single or a plurality of thin organic layers including at least a light emitting layer are sandwiched between an anode and a cathode. At least one of the thin organic layers includes: (A) a perylene compound having at least one halogen atom in its molecule; and (B) a compound having a fused aromatic ring having a ring carbon atoms of 12 to 15. The organic EL device has a high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime and is capable of emitting light having a color range of from an orange color to a red color.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescence device which can be a cis-isomer or a trans-isomer of structural isomers, the content of the trans-isomer being more than that of the cis-isomer. The ratio (t/c) of the trans-isomer (t) and the cis-isomer (c) is preferably 2 or more.

Abstract: A fluoranthene compound with a specified asymmetric structure; an organic EL device which is composed of one or more organic compound layers including at least one emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the organic compound layers contains at least one kind of the fluoranthene compound; and a solution containing a material for the organic EL which is composed of the fluoranthene compound as the material for the organic EL and a solvent. An organic electroluminescence (EL) device having a superior luminance of light emission, an enhanced efficiency of light emission, and a prolonged lifetime and a compound realizing the device are provided.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device in which a reduction in luminance is suppressed and a lifetime is significantly improved. The object is achieved by an organic electroluminescence device having organic compound layers including an organic emitting layer, which is interposed between at least one pair of electrodes, in which the organic emitting layer is formed of an organic compound material containing an impurity composed of a hydroxyl group-containing compound at a concentration of less than 0.15% by mass, and a method of selecting an organic compound material for the organic electroluminescence device, the method including: determining the content of the impurity; and selecting an organic compound material in which the content is less than 0.15% by mass so that the material is used for forming the organic emitting layer. Provided are a coating film-forming ink, a method of forming a thin film, and a method of producing an organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device including a cathode and an anode, at least an emitting layer and an electron transporting layer are provided between the cathode and the anode. The emitting layer contains a host material formed of a naphthacene derivative represented by the following formula (1) and a dopant material formed of a compound having a pyrromethene skeleton represented by the following formula (2) or a metal complex of the compound. The electron transporting layer is preferably a benzoimidazole derivative.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device including a cathode and an anode, at least an emitting layer and an electron transporting layer are provided between the cathode and the anode. The emitting layer contains a host material formed of a naphthacene derivative represented by the following formula (1) and a dopant material formed of a diketopyrolopyrrol derivative represented by the following formula (2). The electron transporting layer is preferably a benzoimidazole derivative.

Abstract: An organic EL material-containing solution contains an organic EL material and a solvent. The organic EL material contains a host and a dopant, the host being a naphthacene compound having a solubility in the solvent of 0.5 wt % or higher. The solvent is selected from the group consisting of an aromatic solvent, a halogen type solvent and an ether type solvent.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including an anode (20), a cathode (80), and at least an emitting layer (50) and an electron-transporting layer (60) provided between the anode (20) and the cathode (80); the emitting layer (50) containing a host material which is a fluoranthene derivative represented by the following formula (1) and a dopant material which is an indenoperylene derivative: wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 nucleus carbon atoms; and Rs are independently a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 nucleus carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including an anode (1), a first emitting layer (3), a carrier barrier layer (4), a second emitting layer (5), and a cathode (7) stacked in that order; the first emitting layer (3) including a host material of a compound represented by X—(Y)n, and a dopant material of a compound containing a fluoranthene skeleton or a perylene skeleton; the affinity level of the carrier barrier layer (4) being smaller than the affinity level of the second emitting layer (5) in an amount of 0.2 eV or more; and the ionization potential (Ie1) of the carrier barrier layer (4) and the ionization potential (Ih1) of the first emitting layer (3) satisfying Ie1<Ih1+0.1 (eV).

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device having a long lifetime and capable of emitting blue light with high luminous efficiency. The organic electroluminescence device has an organic thin film layer composed of one or multiple layers including at least a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode. In the organic electroluminescence device, the light emitting layer contains at least one kind selected from compounds each having a specific fluoranthene structure and at least one kind selected from fused ring-containing compounds each having a specific structure.