Abstract: A power generating element is provided. The power generating element includes a pair of electrodes and an intermediate layer disposed between the pair of electrodes. The intermediate layer includes an insulating elastic body. The power generating element is flexibly bendable when receiving an external force, while causing a sliding transfer between at least one of the electrodes and at least one surface of the intermediate layer which faces the at least one of the electrodes, due to a difference in curvature between the electrodes and the intermediate layer.

Abstract: A power generating device is provided. The power generating device includes an element and a moving member. The element is deformable and generates power when deforming. The moving member moves when receiving a vibration, and contacts the element when moving. When the moving member contacts the element, the element deforms into another state or returns to a previous state.

Abstract: A power generating element is provided. The power generating element includes an electrode pair and an intermediate layer. The electrode pair includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The intermediate layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The intermediate layer is insulating and has a first side facing the first electrode and a second side facing the second electrode. The first electrode and the intermediate layer together operate as a contact/separation mechanism configured to perform a contact/separation operation, when an external force is applied to the power generating element to generate power. In the contact/separation operation, the contact/separation mechanism transitions between a contact or close state in which the first electrode and the first side are brought into contact with each other or close to each other, and a separation state in which the first electrode and the first side are separated from each other.

Abstract: A power generating element is provided. The power generating element includes a pair of electrodes and an intermediate layer disposed between the pair of electrodes. The intermediate layer includes an insulating elastic body. The power generating element is flexibly bendable when receiving an external force, while causing a sliding transfer between at least one of the electrodes and at least one surface of the intermediate layer which faces the at least one of the electrodes, due to a difference in curvature between the electrodes and the intermediate layer.

Abstract: Provided is a guidance apparatus including a panel configured to be disposed on at least one of a floor on a predetermined region and a wall on a predetermined region in a passage, an electric-power-generating element configured to be disposed on an opposite side of the panel to a side to which external force is applied, the electric-power-generating element having flexibility, and at least one light source configured to be electrically coupled to the electric-power-generating element.

Abstract: A handwritten character input device includes a correction amount computation unit which performs, when a characteristic value of handwritten characters input to a designated character writing area of a template image by a handwriting input operation of a user does not meet predetermined character writing requirements, a computation process that computes a correction amount of the characteristic value required to meet the character writing requirements; and a corrected handwritten character information output unit which outputs information of after-correction handwritten characters generated based on the correction amount computed by the correction amount computation unit, the characteristic value of the after-correction handwritten characters meeting the character writing requirements.

Abstract: In order to prevent confidential information inputted in handwriting from being divulged, an information terminal device has an input section to input information in handwriting on an entry screen which displays a designated form of a document, a judgment section judging whether or not an inputted positional coordinate is in a particular field of the designated form, and a control section controlling the entire information terminal device to display the information inputted in handwriting within the particular field in the particular field while the coordinate of the information inputted in handwriting is within the particular field, and to make the information inputted in handwriting displayed in the particular field unreadable when the coordinate of the information inputted in handwriting is outside of the particular field or when a predetermined time frame has elapsed since the last stroke in the particular field.

Abstract: A disclosed electronic information terminal includes a main control unit to control an overall function of the terminal, a storage unit to store various data and programs, a display unit to display a fixed format including input items, an input unit to input information into the corresponding input items, a communication control unit to establish a communication network between the input unit and a server, an input completion detector unit to detect completion of input operations in which the information corresponds to the input items of the fixed format, and a process execution unit to execute a process subsequent to the input operations. When the input completion detector unit detects the completion of the input operations, the process execution unit executes the process subsequent to the input operations.

Abstract: An electronic information terminal in communication with a server includes either an appropriateness determination unit or a transmission and receiving unit, and a next page instruction unit. Further, when the next page instruction unit instructs to display a next page, the appropriateness determination unit determines whether input data to a standard menu of the terminal are appropriate or the transmission and receiving unit transmits the input data to the server and receive an appropriateness determination result of the input data from the server.

Abstract: A handwritten character input device includes a correction amount computation unit which performs, when a characteristic value of handwritten characters input to a designated character writing area of a template image by a handwriting input operation of a user does not meet predetermined character writing requirements, a computation process that computes a correction amount of the characteristic value required to meet the character writing requirements; and a corrected handwritten character information output unit which outputs information of after-correction handwritten characters generated based on the correction amount computed by the correction amount computation unit, the characteristic value of the after-correction handwritten characters meeting the character writing requirements.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic transistor active substrate is disclosed. The organic transistor active substrate includes an organic transistor in which a first electrode is formed on a substrate, a first insulating film is formed on the first electrode, a pair of second electrodes is formed on the first insulating film, and an active layer made of an organic semiconductor material is formed on the pair of second electrodes. The organic transistor is laminated with a second insulating film, and the second insulating film is laminated with a third electrode which is electrically coupled to one of the second electrodes via a through-hole provided through the second insulating film. The first electrode is formed by inkjet ejection; the first insulating film is formed by coating; the pair of second electrodes is formed by inkjet ejection; the active layer is formed by inkjet ejection; the second insulating film is formed by screen printing; and the third electrode is formed by screen printing.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilevel interconnect structure using a screen printing method is disclosed. In the multilevel interconnect structure, an interlayer insulating film having a through hole with a conductive bump therein, and a second interconnect line are stacked on a substrate with a first interconnect line formed thereon. The first interconnect line is electrically connected to the second interconnect line via the conductive bump. The method includes a step of forming a first region of the interlayer insulating film on the substrate with the first interconnect line formed thereon, the first region including a part of a peripheral wall of the through hole; a step of forming a second region of the interlayer insulating film on the substrate with the first region formed thereon, the second region including a remaining part of the peripheral wall of the through hole; and a step of forming the conductive bump.

Abstract: A transistor element that a transistor using an organic semiconductor layer on a substrate, an insulating film between layers contacting the organic semiconductor layer and an upper electrode electrically contacting the transistor via a through hole provided in the insulating film between layers are layered, wherein the insulating film between layers comprises a mixture of organic materials and particles.

Abstract: A disclosed paste composition includes a filler and a resin. The filler includes insulating filling material particles made of at least one of silica and titania, and insulating particles made of at least one of silica and titania whose surfaces have been hydrophobic treated, or insulating particles having at least their surfaces made of a material other than silica or titania. The volume of the insulating filling material particles is more than or equal to 20% of the total volume of the filler and less than or equal to 80% of the total volume of the filler.

Abstract: A disclosed organic thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a substrate, a gate insulation film formed on the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed, with a gap inbetween, at least over the gate electrode on which the gate insulation film is formed, an organic semiconductor layer formed in a region including the gap, an interlayer insulation film formed to cover the organic semiconductor layer, and a conductive layer formed on the interlayer insulation film and connected to the drain electrode. A part of the organic semiconductor layer is formed on the interlayer insulation film.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilevel interconnect structure using a screen printing method is disclosed. In the multilevel interconnect structure, an interlayer insulating film having a through hole with a conductive bump therein, and a second interconnect line are stacked on a substrate with a first interconnect line formed thereon. The first interconnect line is electrically connected to the second interconnect line via the conductive bump. The method includes a step of forming a first region of the interlayer insulating film on the substrate with the first interconnect line formed thereon, the first region including a part of a peripheral wall of the through hole; a step of forming a second region of the interlayer insulating film on the substrate with the first region formed thereon, the second region including a remaining part of the peripheral wall of the through hole; and a step of forming the conductive bump.

Abstract: A screen printing plate includes a discharging area from which printing liquid is discharged and a non-discharging area from which no printing liquid is discharged. With the screen printing plate, a squeegee is slid to discharge the printing liquid so as to perform printing. The non-discharging area is of a polygonal shape having as an apex the point with which the squeegee first comes in contact when being slid, and a width of the non-discharging area in the length direction of the squeegee increases from the apex to the maximum of the width.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic transistor active substrate is disclosed. The organic transistor active substrate includes an organic transistor in which a first electrode is formed on a substrate, a first insulating film is formed on the first electrode, a pair of second electrodes is formed on the first insulating film, and an active layer made of an organic semiconductor material is formed on the pair of second electrodes. The organic transistor is laminated with a second insulating film, and the second insulating film is laminated with a third electrode which is electrically coupled to one of the second electrodes via a through-hole provided through the second insulating film. The first electrode is formed by inkjet ejection; the first insulating film is formed by coating; the pair of second electrodes is formed by inkjet ejection; the active layer is formed by inkjet ejection; the second insulating film is formed by screen printing; and the third electrode is formed by screen printing.