Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal display device (100) according to the present invention includes the steps of preparing a liquid crystal cell (110) including a rear substrate (120) having an alignment film (126), a front substrate (140) having an alignment film (146), and a mixture (C) interposed between the alignment film (126) of the rear substrate (120) and the alignment film (146) of the front substrate (140), the mixture (C) containing a liquid crystal compound and a photopolymerizable compound dissolved in the liquid crystal compound at a concentration of 0.22 wt. % or higher and 0.28 wt. % or less; and polymerizing the photopolymerizable compound contained in the mixture of the liquid crystal cell (110) to form alignment sustaining layers (130, 150) respectively on the alignment films (126, 146) of the rear substrate (120) and the front substrate (140).

Abstract: A control unit temporarily stops an image carrier when transfer of an image formed using a developer to a recording medium ends. Thereafter, the control unit controls a drive source to intermittently drive the image carrier N times. A measuring unit measures an amount of rotation of the image carrier when the image carrier is intermittently driven. A determination unit determines an amount of rotation for stop instruction issuance that will be applied to a next drive. The amount of rotation for stop instruction issuance is based on an amount of inertial rotation measured from when a stop instruction is issued until when the image carrier stops rotating, and a target amount of rotation for each time the image carrier is driven.

Abstract: An inspection device for a display device includes: an inspection circuit which judges a defect of each of pixels based on current which flows through an inspection interconnect connected with interconnects of the display device; and an inspection driver circuit which drives by supplying a necessary signal to the display device. The inspection circuit includes: a correction circuit which generates a first correction current which substantially cancels a first current which flows through the inspection interconnect when all the pixels are set to an off-state based on the first current; a detection circuit which detects a measured value for each pixel obtained by correcting a measured current which flows through the inspection interconnect by the first correction current each time the pixels are sequentially set to an on-state; and a defect judgment circuit which judges a defect of each of the pixels based on the measured value.

Abstract: An inspection device for a display device includes: an inspection circuit which judges a defect of each of pixels based on current which flows through an inspection interconnect connected with interconnects of the display device; and an inspection driver circuit which drives by supplying a necessary signal to the display device. The inspection circuit includes: a correction circuit which generates a first correction current which substantially cancels a first current which flows through the inspection interconnect when all the pixels are set to an off-state based on the first current; a detection circuit which detects a measured value for each pixel obtained by correcting a measured current which flows through the inspection interconnect by the first correction current each time the pixels are sequentially set to an on-state; and a defect judgment circuit which judges a defect of each of the pixels based on the measured value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a picture element inspecting apparatus and method for an active matrix type display that is constituted by an LCD array device or an EL array device, which is capable of canceling the irregularities in source switches 13, the noise caused by device driving signals, and the irregularities in devices in the measurement apparatus, and enhancing the accuracy of a picture element inspection.

Abstract: An inspection device for a display device includes: an inspection circuit which judges a defect of each of pixels based on current which flows through an inspection interconnect connected with interconnects of the display device; and an inspection driver circuit which drives by supplying a necessary signal to the display device. The inspection circuit includes: a correction circuit which generates a first correction current which substantially cancels a first current which flows through the inspection interconnect when all the pixels are set to an off-state based on the first current; a detection circuit which detects a measured value for each pixel obtained by correcting a measured current which flows through the inspection interconnect by the first correction current each time the pixels are sequentially set to an on-state; and a defect judgment circuit which judges a defect of each of the pixels based on the measured value.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate has a plurality of pixel drive cells, each of which includes a switching element and a capacitor. The capacitor is charged and discharged through the switching element, and a charging current based on a charge stored in the capacitor and a discharge current after discharging the capacitor are sampled. The charging current is sampled at a plurality of points on a time axis in consideration of the variation of the on-resistance of the switching element. Since the load on a path through which an inspection current (charging current or discharge current) flows depends on the position of the pixel drive cells, the wave height value between the charging current and the discharge current is calculated for each pixel drive cell based on the discharge current, and whether or not the pixel drive cell has a defect is determined based on the wave height value.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate has a plurality of pixel drive cells, each of which includes a switching element and a capacitor. The capacitor is charged and discharged through the switching element, and a charging current based on a charge stored in the capacitor and a discharge current after discharging the capacitor are sampled. The charging current is sampled at a plurality of points on a time axis in consideration of the variation of the on-resistance of the switching element. Since the load on a path through which an inspection current (charging current or discharge current) flows depends on the position of the pixel drive cells, the wave height value between the charging current and the discharge current is calculated for each pixel drive cell based on the discharge current, and whether or not the pixel drive cell has a defect is determined based on the wave height value.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for evaluating an organic EL display, with which there is a simple drive circuit used for testing an organic EL display 10, evaluation of high reliability can be achieved, and an evaluation of the organic EL display 10 itself is performed prior to the installation of finished product drive circuits to the organic EL display 10, which makes it possible to suppress the decrease in yield caused by dealing with defective products due to the evaluation results.

Abstract: The present invention provides a picture element inspecting apparatus and method for an active matrix type display that is constituted by an LCD array device or an EL array device, which is capable of canceling the irregularities in source switches 13, the noise caused by device driving signals, and the irregularities in devices in the measurement apparatus, and enhancing the accuracy of a picture element inspection.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for evaluating an organic EL display, with which there is a simple drive circuit used for testing an organic EL display 10, evaluation of high reliability can be achieved, and an evaluation of the organic EL display 10 itself is performed prior to the installation of finished product drive circuits to the organic EL display 10, which makes it possible to suppress the decrease in yield caused by dealing with defective products due to the evaluation results.

Abstract: Camera body and taking lens unit are constructed such that they may rotate relative to each other, and circuit board of connector to which taking lens unit is mounted and the electrical circuitry inside the camera body are connected by means of flexible circuit board. Further, the grounding line is strengthened by having reinforcing plate that is in electrical contact with detachable circuit board comprise a metal plate and by having metal plate connected with the grounding line of the camera body to move against reinforcing plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic catalog data creating and/or displaying apparatus and method. The electronic catalog data creating apparatus comprises a user interface through which a user enters parts data and a data converter which converts data, entered through the user interface, to a predetermined data format. The user interface, in turn, comprises a property data input unit for receiving part property characteristics and its contents and a value range input unit for receiving the range of input or presentation values or presentation conditions of each property entered through the property data input unit.

Abstract: A knowledge base system for building a knowledge base. The knowledge base system includes an interface device that receives said knowledge base by a user, and a generating device that generates a program based upon the knowledge base. The interface device includes a field that stores an output knowledge variable, input and local fields that store knowledge variables for operating the output knowledge variables, and a field that stores a computing equation of declarative representation that utilizes knowledge variables using operands as other knowledge variables.

Abstract: The fill processing time for filling a closed figure identified by one stroke is reduced. The difference between the total number of line segments in the plus Y axis direction and that in the minus Y direction intersecting a line perpendicular to a specific first direction is counted when a figure identified by one stroke is scanned in the X axis direction. Pixel positions in a range in which the counting result is not "0" are filled.

Abstract: This zooming device performs auto-zooming by determining the focal length based on the object distance. When the degree of zooming is large, it performs zooming at a speed appropriate to that degree. Further, when a conversion lens is mounted to change the focal length, the device determines focal length while taking into account the degree of change in focal length effected by the conversion lens.

Abstract: In a probe, two scintillators are arranged in tandem, the front end surfaces of two optical fibers transmitting the light emitted by the scintillators are connected to the rear of the scintillators and two photoelectric converters converting the light to pulse signals are connected to the rear of the optical fibers. A gate delay generator produces a gate signal from one pulse signal. A delay amplifier delays the other pulse signal. An M.C.A. will count up in case the pulse signal output by the delay amplifier is obtained during the gate signal.

Abstract: A camera has a zoom lens which includes a variator and a compensator. However, in order to simplify the whole external form of the camera, reduce the size thereof, and further to materially eliminate the treatment of appearance of the taking lens, a linear movement means which includes a threaded shaft provided for linearlly moving a variator and a compensator composing a zoom lens and the nuts to be engaged with the threaded shaft and an electrically driving means for driving this linear movement means are covered by a housing of a camera body, a zoom operation key provided on this housing is caused to be operationally related to an electric circuit which drives and controls the motor.

Abstract: An in-focus detection apparatus used for a video camera includes edge width detector for detecting a plurality of edge widths of an object, and an calculation device for calculating the amount of driving a lens based on the distribution state of these plurality of edge width data. The apparatus uses a video signal and provides the in-focus state of an actual object with a high accuracy without requiring slight movement of a focusing lens.

Abstract: A camera having a zoom lens system and detecting means for detecting photographic conditions such as distance to an object, a photographic magnification and like. Differentiation between a focal length range enabling a power zoom operation and a focal length range not enabling the power zoom operation is provided by the detecting means.The zooming operation is permitted only to a short focal length side in a particular region determined by the distance to the object, the focal length and the like. Further, an auto zooming operation is permitted only in the particular region.