Abstract: An etching method is disclosed. The etching method includes the steps of: preparing a substrate 5; forming first and second films 61, 62 each having predetermined internal stress on the substrate so that the internal stresses of the first and second films 61, 62 are canceled out or reduced with each other; forming a plurality of initial holes 63 in the first and second films 61, 62 to form a mask 6; and forming a plurality of concave portions 3 in the substrate 5 at portions corresponding to the plurality of initial holes 63 by subjecting the substrate 5 to an etching process using the mask 6.

Abstract: A microlens substrate is provided having a plurality of first microlenses and a plurality of second microlenses which are located between the plurality of first microlenses. The second microlenses are smaller than the first microlenses.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing the lens substrate with straight light control portions 1A that is provided with a plurality of convex lenses (microlenses) 32 on a surface thereof and is used so that light enters the lens substrate from the side of the surface thereof on which the plurality of convex lenses 32 are provided includes the steps of: preparing a substrate having a plurality of concave portions on one surface thereof; forming the plurality of convex lenses 32 using the substrate having the plurality of concave portions; and forming a straight light control portion 4 in the vicinity of the apex of each of the plurality of convex lenses 32. The straight light control portion 4 is used for controlling the ratio of straight light in the light entering each of the plurality of convex lenses 32.

Abstract: A microlens substrate is provided having a plurality of first microlenses and a plurality of second microlenses which are located between the plurality of first microlenses. The second microlenses are smaller than the first microlenses.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a member with concave portions includes preparing a base material, forming a mask formation film on the base material, forming a number of openings in the mask formation film by laser irradiation treatments using a branching filter, and etching the base material to form the concave portions in the base material. The branching filter branches laser light into first laser beams and second laser beams. Each of irradiation regions of the mask formation film sequentially is subjected to the laser irradiation treatment, so that first openings are formed by the first laser beams and second openings are formed by the second laser beams. Each of the irradiation regions has portions where no opening is formed by the first beams of the laser irradiation treatment for the irradiation region while openings will be formed by the second laser beams in one or more of the subsequent laser irradiation treatments.

Abstract: A screen member for a transmission screen includes: a microlens substrate, a light incident face thereof being formed with a plurality of microlenses for condensing incident light; a black matrix formed on a light emission face of the microlens substrate, which has a plurality of openings on light paths of the light transmitted by the microlenses of the microlens substrate; and a plurality of light diffusion portions for diffusing the light transmitted by each microlens of the microlens substrate. Each microlens of the microlens substrate is designed so that the light transmitting each microlens is focused on the side of the light emission face of the microlens substrate beyond the black matrix. Further, each light diffusion portion is formed into a protrusion that protrudes from the surface of the black matrix.

Abstract: A screen member for a transmission screen is manufactured by a method including the steps: preparing a microlens substrate, of which the light incident face is formed with a plurality of microlenses; forming a black matrix from a first layer, made by applying a material including a positive photopolymer onto the light emission face of the microlens substrate, on the light emission face of the microlens substrate so that the black matrix has a plurality of openings on light paths of the light that has been transmitted by the microlenses of the microlens substrate; and forming a plurality of light diffusion portions for diffusing the light that has been transmitted by each microlens of the microlens substrate from a second layer, made by applying a material including a negative photopolymer onto the black matrix.

Abstract: In a mobile phone remotely operating an information device, a communication unit receives information displayed on the information device. A display device displays a part of the information. A plurality of operation buttons respectively inputs an operation signal. A display control unit divides a screen of the display device into a plurality of cells, discriminately displays each of the plurality of cells on the screen, and displays a cursor on the screen. The cursor overlaps the part of the information on the screen. An operation control unit moves the cursor on one of the cells on the screen in response to the operation signal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microlens substrate 1 is disclosed. The microlens substrate 1 is composed of a base substrate 4 having two major surfaces and having light transparency and a lens portion 2 having a plurality of microlenses 21. The lens portion 2 is provided on one of the two major surfaces 24 of the base substrate 4.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate 5 with a plurality of concave portions 3 according to the invention includes the steps of forming a mask 6 on the substrate 5, forming a plurality of initial holes 61 on the mask 6 by means of a physical method such as blast processing or irradiation with laser beams, and forming the plurality of concave portions in the substrate 5 by subjecting the mask 6 with the plurality of initial holes 61 to an etching process. In case of carrying out the blast processing, glass beads whose average diameter is in the range of 50 to 100 ?m are used as blast media.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microlens substrate 1 is disclosed. The microlens substrate 1 is composed of a base substrate 4 having two major surfaces and having light transparency and a lens portion 2 having a plurality of microlenses 21. The lens portion 2 is provided on one of the two major surfaces 24 of the base substrate 4.

Abstract: A substrate with a plurality of concave portions according to the invention includes a substrate having a plurality of concave portions. The concave portions are formed on the substrate by means of an etching process so that the plurality of concave portions are randomly arranged on the substrate. First, a non-polymerized resin is applied to the face on which the concave portions of the substrate with concave portions for microlenses are formed. By polymerizing and hardening (solidifying) this resin and further removing the substrate with concave portions for microlenses from a resin layer, the resin layer is formed on the substrate. Thus, microlenses that are constituted from the resin filled in the concave portions and function as convex lenses are formed in the resin layer.

Abstract: An information-terminal remote-operation system includes at least one remote access terminal connected to a public network, a local network connected to the public network, at least one information terminal apparatus that is connected to the local network and that is remotely operated by the remote access terminal, an information-terminal control apparatus connected to the local network, and a gateway server that controls bidirectional communication between the remote access terminal and the information terminal apparatus and bidirectional communication between the remote access terminal and the information-terminal control apparatus. When the information terminal apparatus is not booted the information-terminal control apparatus boots the information terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A member 6 with concave portions used to manufacture a member with convex portions is disclosed. Each of the member with concave portions and the member with convex portions has two major surfaces, and a plurality of convex portions are formed on one of the two major surfaces of the member with convex portions. The member 6 with concave portions includes: a first region 67 provided on one of the two major surfaces of the member 6 with concave portions, a plurality of first concave portions 61 being formed in the first region 67 and used to form the plurality of convex portions of the member with convex portions; and a second region 68 provided on the one major surface of the member 6 with concave portions, the second region 68 being located adjacent to the first region 67, a plurality of second concave portions 62 being formed in the second region 68, the depth of each of the plurality of second concave portions 62 being shallower than the depth of each of the plurality of first concave portions 61.

Abstract: To provide a micro-lens substrate wherein a higher contrast ratio can be obtained when used in a liquid crystal panel and the like. A micro-lens substrate 1A includes a first substrate 2 with concaves for microlenses having a plurality of first concaves 31 and first aligment marks 71 formed on a first glass substrate 29, a second substrate 8 with concaves for microlenses having a plurality of second concaves 32 and second aligment marks 72 formed on a second glass substrate 89, a resin layer 9, microlenses 4 consisting of doulbe convex lenses formed of a resin filled in between the first and second concaves 31 and 32, and spacers 5.

Abstract: A member 6 with concave portions used to manufacture a member with convex portions is disclosed. Each of the member 6 with concave portions and the member with convex portions has two major surfaces, and a plurality of convex portions are formed on one of the two major surfaces of the member with convex portions. The member 6 with concave portions includes: a first region 67 provided on one of the two major surfaces of the member 6 with concave portions, a plurality of first concave portions 61 being formed in the first region 67 and used to form the plurality of convex portions of the member with convex portions; and a second region 68 provided on the one major surface of the member with concave portions, the second region 68 being located adjacent to the first region 67, a plurality of second concave portions 62 being formed in the second region 68 as dummies.

Abstract: A member 6 with concave portions used to manufacture a member with convex portions is disclosed. Each of the member with concave portions and the member with convex portions has two major surfaces, and a plurality of convex portions are formed on one of the two major surfaces of the member with convex portions. The member 6 with concave portions includes: a first region 67 provided on one of the two major surfaces of the member 6 with concave portions, a plurality of first concave portions 61 being formed in the first region 67 and used to form the plurality of convex portions of the member with convex portions; and a second region 68 provided on the one major surface of the member 6 with concave portions, the second region 68 being located adjacent to the first region 67, a plurality of second concave portions 62 being formed in the second region 68.

Abstract: A mold 6 for manufacturing a microlens substrate 1 is disclosed. The microlens substrate is provided with a plurality of microlenses each having a predetermined convex shape. The mold is used to press a base material of the microlens substrate to form the plurality of microlenses thereon. The mold 6 has a roll shape having an outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of concave portions 61 each having a predetermined shape corresponding to the convex shape of each microlens are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mold 6 for pressing the base material of the microlens substrate. In this case, the plurality of concave portions 61 are formed by means of an etching process with a mask.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate 6 provided with a plurality of concave portions 61 is disclosed. The substrate 6 is used for manufacturing a microlens substrate provided with a plurality of microlenses as convex lenses which are to be formed using the plurality of concave portions 61. The method includes the steps of: preparing a base substrate 7, the base substrate 7 having two major surfaces; forming at least one layer on the one of the two major surfaces of the base substrate 7; forming a plurality of openings 81 in the at least one layer to form a mask 8, the diameter of each of the plurality of openings 81 being in the range of 0.8 to 20 ?m; forming the plurality of concave portions 61 in the base substrate 7 by subjecting the base substrate 7 with the mask 8 on which the plurality of openings 81 have been formed to an etching process so that each of the formed concave portions 61 has a substantially elliptic shape; and removing the mask 8 from the base substrate 7 (6).