Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel anthraquinone compound, and to provide: a dichroic dye constituted of the novel anthraquinone compound; a liquid crystal composition which contains the dichroic dye; and preferably a dimming element having excellent contrast and light resistance and containing said composition. The present invention discloses an anthraquinone compound represented by formula A below (wherein R1 represents a C3-16 branched alkyl group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-8 straight-chain or branched alkyl group, or a C1-8 straight-chain or branched alkoxy group). In addition, the present invention discloses a liquid crystal composition including the anthraquinone compound and a liquid crystal material, and a dimming element containing said composition.

Abstract: The present invention is an anthraquinone compound represented by formula (1) (in the formula. R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C12 linear or branched alkyl group, or a C1-C12 linear or branched alkoxy group, and R2 represents a substituent represented by: formula (a) (in formula (a), R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkoxy group, or a substituent represented by —CH2OR4, where R4 represents a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group); or formula (b) (in formula (b). R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group, or a substituent represented by —CH2OR6, where R6 represents a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group)).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising (A) dye compounds and (B) a liquid-crystal material, wherein the dye compounds (A) include an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) and an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2) in a specific proportion and further include a dye compound which is neither the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) nor the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2). The present invention further relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising the (A) and (B) components and further containing (C) a. photocurable compound and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, a cured object obtained from the liquid-crystal composition, and a light-modulating element in which the liquid-crystal composition or the cured object is sandwiched therein.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus that conserves a memory used for correcting a dot of a bit-mapped image data includes a data window, a pattern recognition mechanism, a determining mechanism, an information converter, and a memory block. The data window reads the bit-mapped image data by capturing dot patterns. The pattern recognition mechanism recognizes a figure of a line segment formed between black and white dot areas included in the captured dot pattern. The pattern recognition mechanism also generates a n-bit code that has a value corresponding to the recognized figure of the line segment. The n-bit code potentially has 2n different values for representing specific figures of the line segment. The determining mechanism determines whether the dot of interest needs a correction.