Abstract: An input digital video signal is allotted by a first multiplexer (310) between regions of a display area to be driven in a dividing manner and is sequentially input to a first memory portion (30A) or a second memory portion (30B). Each of the first and second memory portions (30A and 30B) comprises an input-side line memory (32) composed of, for example, 400-stage input side shift register to which said digital video signal is sequentially input, and an output-side line memory (34) for receiving the data transferred in parallel from the input line memory (32) to serially output the stored data from a selected one of output portions (Out1-4) provided at the 320th, 256th or first stage FF34. The output portion of the memory (34) is thus selected by selectors (380A, 380B) in accordance with the number of pixels in the horizontal direction of the LCD panel, such that LCD panels having the different numbers of pixels can be driven with the same structure.

Abstract: A cooperative system includes a plurality of information systems and a hub system connected to the plurality of systems. The hub system receives a message from a first information system, determines necessity of message conversion and a kind of conversion, converts the message to a form suitable for a second information system which is destination, only when message conversion is necessary, and transmits the message to a second information system. The hub system may determine whether flow control determining a flow and destination of a message received from the first information system based on a class of the message should be conducted, and conduct flow control only when it has been determined that flow control should be conducted.

Abstract: A display capable of inhibiting brightness-gradation characteristics from dispersion in ON- and OFF-states of a light source is provided. This display comprises an applied voltage control part controlling a voltage applied to a display pixel. The applied voltage control part includes a control circuit outputting either at least either white reference voltage data or black reference voltage data corresponding to the ON-state of the light source or at least either white reference voltage data or black reference voltage data corresponding to the OFF-state of the light source.

Abstract: In an enterprise that has built a business flow by using a plurality of service providers, a manager is allowed to monitor and evaluate services provided by such service providers from a business viewpoint, thus reducing burdens incurred at the time of improving a business flow according to an evaluation index.

Abstract: An array power generation circuit supplying an array power supply voltage to a corresponding memory array block and a peripheral power generation circuit supplying a peripheral power supply voltage to a peripheral circuit are arranged around each memory array block. Respective power supply voltages are generated under the same reference voltage level, and transmitted in an array power supply line and a peripheral power supply line. An N channel MOS transistor is connected between the array power supply line of the array power generation circuit and the peripheral power supply line of the peripheral power generation circuit. The N channel MOS transistor is turned on when the gate thereof receives a boosted voltage from a booster circuit, and electrically couples the array power supply line and the peripheral power supply line.

Abstract: An array power generation circuit supplying an array power supply voltage to a corresponding memory array block and a peripheral power generation circuit supplying a peripheral power supply voltage to a peripheral circuit are arranged around each memory array block. Respective power supply voltages are generated under the same reference voltage level, and transmitted in an array power supply line and a peripheral power supply line. An N channel MOS transistor is connected between the array power supply line of the array power generation circuit and the peripheral power supply line of the peripheral power generation circuit. The N channel MOS transistor is turned on when the gate thereof receives a boosted voltage from a booster circuit, and electrically couples the array power supply line and the peripheral power supply line.

Abstract: RGB display data is sequentially divided and written into pixels of each of the RGB in a display device. The display device has a DA converter selecting and outputting one of plurality of the &ggr;-correction voltages based on the sequentially divided RGB display data, the &ggr;-correction voltage switching circuit selecting the &ggr;-correction voltage for each of the RGB by changing the first and second reference voltages for each of the RGB, and the switching circuit selectively supplying the output of the DA converter to the pixels of each of the RGB. The &ggr;-correction is individually performed for each of the RGB. The individual &ggr;-correction for each of the RGB can improve the reproducibility of colors without enlarging the circuit size.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a signal line and two adjacent wirings formed on a first substrate layer, an adjacent wiring formed on a second substrate layer, and an adjacent wiring formed on a third substrate layer. A logical level on the signal line is set constant, a first line capacitance is formed between the signal line and one of the adjacent wirings on the first substrate layer, and a second line capacitance is formed between the signal line and the other of adjacent wirings on the first substrate layer. Also, a signal is supplied to the adjacent wiring on the second substrate layer and the adjacent wiring on the third substrate layer. As a result, noise from the other adjacent wirings to the signal line can be reduced.

Abstract: A system for processing tax reporting data, in which as soon as there occurs a taxable or deductible event, taxpayer identifying information for identifying a taxpayer, and listable transaction information as materials of tax reporting data are recorded, and reported to a tax data collecting portion to be thereby collected unitarily. Listable data such as taxables or deductibles, which will be materials of tax reporting data, is collected efficiently so that the burden in administration such as collection, recording, retention, and so on, of listable data imposed on interested parties of taxpayers can be lightened.

Abstract: A mask circuit is provided in a display device having a plurality of pixels. The mask circuit supplies a video signal to each of the pixels in a partial display area selected based on a display area selection signal, and prevents the supply of the video signal to each of the pixels in a background display area. Accordingly, this display device displays an arbitrary pattern at an arbitrary position of the display panel of the display device. In addition, an inverting controlling circuit is provided for inverting the background display signal supplied to each of the pixels in the background display area for each frame. The power consumption of the display device can be reduced.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal panel, a DA converter for generating a common electrode signal to be applied to a common electrode of a liquid crystal, and a non-volatile memory for encoding an optimum value of the common electrode signal into an ID code and storing the ID code therein. The DA converter generates the optimum common electrode signal corresponding to the ID code read out from the non-volatile memory. A liquid crystal panel manufacturer ships the liquid crystal panel in which the optimum value of the common electrode signal is encoded into the ID code and stored in the non-volatile memory in an inspecting process. The assembling manufacturer using the liquid crystal panel can easily set the optimum value of the common electrode signal. Furthermore, the liquid crystal display device has a CPU decoding the ID code read out from the non-volatile memory. Alternatively, it is possible to supply a data of a value of the common electrode signal to a user of the liquid crystal.

Abstract: In a distributed system control method for controlling operation of a distributed system having a plurality of information processors connected therein, an original sender firstly creates a message addressed to the information processors in the distributed system. Secondly the original sender requests a directory information manager to search for directory information as management information for control of operations of the information processors in the distributed system. The directory information manager reads out the directory information and sends it to the original sender. The original sender controls sending operation of the created message on the basis of the directory information received from the directory information manager.

Abstract: In a transaction processing method for executing a series of a plurality of transactions in accordance with a workflow, compensation processing is registered as an error recovery flow when each transaction is executed, the compensation processing executing error recovery processing when an error occurs while the transaction is executed, and a series of compensation processing is executed in parallel in accordance with the registered error recovery flow when an error occurs while any of the transaction is executed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a signal line and two adjacent wirings formed on a first substrate layer, an adjacent wiring formed on a second substrate layer, and an adjacent wiring formed on a third substrate layer. A logical level on the signal line is set constant, a first line capacitance is formed between the signal line and one of the adjacent wirings on the first substrate layer, and a second line capacitance is formed between the signal line and the other of adjacent wirings on the first substrate layer. Also, a signal is supplied to the adjacent wiring on the second substrate layer and the adjacent wiring on the third substrate layer. As a result, noise from the other adjacent wirings to the signal line can be reduced.

Abstract: This invention is directed to the active matrix display device with an imaging speed rapid enough for the moving image display and the small power consumption. The selector makes the switch between the moving image mode, where the image signal consecutively inputted is consecutively displayed after the certain processing is performed by the data processing unit and the still image mode, where the display is made based on the image signal stored in the frame memory. The messy display upon the switching between the modes can be prevented by differentiating the switching timing of the still to moving image mode from that of the moving to still image mode, improving the display quality.

Abstract: A software install management method, and an apparatus for the method, can prevent a greater number of softwares than a contracted license number from being installed in a server-client system.

Abstract: A transaction processing system for a brokerage institution that mediates and processes transactions across product function supply systems at multiple financial institutions. The transaction processing system generates integrated products composed of work flows of transactions of financial products that compose the integrated products based on product information containing information indicating functional characteristics of the financial products offered by each financial institution, message specifications for performing transactions of the financial products, and rules regarding commissions for the transactions of these financial products, and offers the integrated products to end-users via a network.

Abstract: A reference voltage control circuit is provided and includes a reference voltage data generator circuit for generating reference voltage data PD from brightness data BD, and a selector for selecting, in accordance with a timing control signal Tc, a reference voltage data CD and digital R, G, and B data. By varying the reference voltage level in accordance with the brightness level, the DC component of the voltage signal obtained by clamping the reference voltage level is controlled. Furthermore, when controlling the brightness for every R, G, and B color, the reference voltage data CD (CDR, CDG, CDB) for the R, G, and B colors are generated by adding the brightness data BD and the sub-brightness data SB (SBR, SBG, SBB) for every R, G, and B color.

Abstract: A reference voltage control circuit is provided and includes a reference voltage data generator circuit for generating reference voltage data PD from brightness data BD, and a selector for selecting, in accordance with a timing control signal Tc, a reference voltage data CD and digital R, G, and B data. By varying the reference voltage level in accordance with the brightness level, the DC component of the voltage signal obtained by clamping the reference voltage level is controlled. Furthermore, when controlling the brightness for every R, G, and B color, the reference voltage data CD (CDR, CDG, CDB) for the R, G, and B colors are generated by adding the brightness data BD and the sub-brightness data SB (SBR, SBG, SBB) for every R, G, and B color.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel having preset display characteristics, such as image brightness and contrast. A luminescent unit is optically connected with the display panel and provides light to the display panel in order to form an image on the display panel. The luminescent unit includes a light collector which collects ambient light and a light source, for generating light when the amount of ambient light is insufficient to generate a clear image. A control circuit is electrically connected to the display panel and automatically varies the preset display characteristics in accordance with the amount of ambient light collected by the light collector.