Abstract: The invention of the application is the invention regarding a semiconductor device and a method for driving the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes first and second transistors, first to fifth switches, first to third capacitors, and a display element.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a gas-selective permeable membrane that has gas permeability and gas selectivity capable of highly separating a target gas from other gases, is less likely to be influenced by the temperature condition employed, and is excellent in strength and handleability. The invention uses at least one or more polymerizable compounds to provide a gas-selective permeable film that contains a polymer having an optically uniaxial or multiaxial molecular alignment and to provide a laminate including a gas-permeable substrate and the permeable membrane laminated thereon.

Abstract: Demand for an inexpensive color facsimile apparatus is expected not in the business field but in home use, and a product which is easy to operate and use is required in consideration of home use. Such color facsimile apparatus, i.e., an image communication apparatus has a communication means for communicating with a partner terminal via a line, a DRAM (118) for storing image information received by the communication means, a management means for managing the image information stored in the DRAM (118), decoding means for decoding the image information stored in the DRAM (118) into image data to be recorded on a recording paper sheet, and a recording unit (120) for recording a visible image on a recording paper sheet on the basis of the decoded image data using a selected attached ink cartridge.

Abstract: Whether a call is placed after waiting for confirmation operation or without waiting for confirmation operation upon completion of speech recognition is selected. Data is initialized in the standby state, and upon instruction of speech recognition, speech recognition is done. The speech recognition result is displayed, and when a speech recognition key is operated without any confirmation operation, speech recognition is redone without setting the standby state.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus and a communication controlling method thereon, wherein in the case where image data having an attribute not specified by the ITU-T recommendation is transmitted, regardless of an attribute of image data to be transmitted, a reception command including a first image attribute specified by the ITU-T recommendation are sent out, and information including a second image attribute of image data to be transmitted is sent out in a phase transmitting the image data after the reception command is sent out. And when an image is transmitted with the second image attribute, a transmission takes place with a binary file transfer communication procedure following a first communication procedure specified by the ITU-T recommendation so that image data having an image attribute not standardized by the ITU-T recommendation can be transmitted.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for performing auto-redial processing for repetitively calling a distant station using a prestored call number until a connection can be attained, includes a response state detection unit for detecting a response state of the distant station or an exchanger through a line after a calling operation is started, and a control unit for judging according to a detection state of the response state detection unit whether or not the call number is correct, and for, when it is judged that the call number is false, interrupting the auto-redial processing.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus for performing a communication of a procedure signal at a low transmission speed, and performing a communication of data at a high transmission speed, includes a discrimination unit for discrimination whether or not a received signal is an echo signal, and a detection unit for detecting reception of one of high- and low-speed signals according to a discrimination result of the discrimination unit at a timing at which the high- and low-speed signals in communication may be received.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus which transmits original image data separately in accordance with size of receiving sheets at a receiving station includes a receiving page counter for counting the number of the receiving sheets on which the original image data is reproduced, and data corresponding to count value of the page counter is transmitted to the receiving station.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus having an error retransmission mode allows the operator to ascertain an amount of error data when an error is contained in data and when the error is not corrected despite retransmission of the error a predetermined number of times, or makes it possible to reproduce data with respect to correctly received data by discriminating correct data contained in error data, thereby preventing error data from becoming wasted as practically as possible. In addition, at the time of error retransmission, a transmission mode for retransmitting the error data is changed so as to minimize the number of incidents of error retransmission, thereby to enable efficient data transmission.