Abstract: Provided is a variable displacement compressor capable of preventing intrusion of foreign matter into a second control valve. A variable displacement compressor 100 is equipped with a first control valve 300 controlling the opening degree of a supply passage 145, a check valve 350, a second control valve 400 controlling the opening degree of a discharge passage 146, and a back-pressure relief passage 147. The second control valve 400 has a back-pressure chamber 410 communicating with an intermediate supply passage 145b1, a valve chamber 420 in which a valve hole 103d and a discharge hole 431a are open and which constitutes a part of the discharge passage 146, a dividing member 430 dividing the back-pressure chamber 410 and the valve chamber 420 from each other, and a spool 440.

Abstract: Provided is a variable displacement compressor capable of preventing intrusion of foreign matter into a second control valve. A variable displacement compressor 100 is equipped with a first control valve 300 controlling the opening degree of a supply passage 145, a check valve 350, a second control valve 400 controlling the opening degree of a discharge passage 146, and a back-pressure relief passage 147. The second control valve 400 has a back-pressure chamber 410 communicating with an intermediate supply passage 145b1, a valve chamber 420 in which a valve hole 103d and a discharge hole 431a are open and which constitutes a part of the discharge passage 146, a dividing member 430 dividing the back-pressure chamber 410 and the valve chamber 420 from each other, and a spool 440.

Abstract: A service provider of an electric bulletin board and electric album places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. A remark of the service user is carried in the electric bulletin board. The service user stores an image onto a memory of an electric album service. A demand for a browse of an image provide for the electric album service can be made through a display screen of the electric bulletin board. When an image is permitted to be browsed by a third party, a browse in the bulletin board is permitted, but when an image is not permitted to be browsed by a third party, the browse in the bulletin board is banned.

Abstract: A service provider places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. When the service user specifies a URL in a website server via a terminal accessible to the Internet, data of content stored onto the server is read out and transmitted to the terminal of the service user. The server stores customer information received from the service user and performs a customer registration as a merchandise purchaser. After completing a customer registration, information advising a membership registration different from a customer registration is transmitted to the service user.

Abstract: A service provider of an electric bulletin board and electric album places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. A remark of the service user is carried in the electric bulletin board. The service user stores an image onto a memory of an electric album service. A demand for a browse of an image provide for the electric album service can be made through a display screen of the electric bulletin board. When an image is permitted to be browsed by a third party, a browse in the bulletin board is permitted, but when an image is not permitted to be browsed by a third party, the browse in the bulletin board is banned.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes: first reception means for receiving a certain channel of program from a multichannel digital broadcast under a state of normal viewing; first decoding means for decoding an encoded signal of the digital broadcast received by the first reception means and for outputting the decoded signal as a signal for viewing; second reception means for receiving the digital broadcast in the certain channel from the multichannel digital broadcast under the state of normal viewing; and second decoding means for decoding the encoded signal of the digital broadcast received by the second reception means and for outputting the decoded signal as a signal for recording.

Abstract: A service provider places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. When the service user specifies a URL in a website server via a terminal accessible to the Internet, data of content stored onto the server is read out and transmitted to the terminal of the service user. The server stores customer information received from the service user and performs a customer registration as a merchandise purchaser. After completing a customer registration, information advising a membership registration different from a customer registration is transmitted to the service user.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes: first reception means for receiving a certain channel of program from a multichannel digital broadcast under a state of normal viewing; first decoding means for decoding an encoded signal of the digital broadcast received by the first reception means and for outputting the decoded signal as a signal for viewing; second reception means for receiving the digital broadcast in the certain channel from the multichannel digital broadcast under the state of normal viewing; and second decoding means for decoding the encoded signal of the digital broadcast received by the second reception means and for outputting the decoded signal as a signal for recording.

Abstract: A watch unit having a time-displaying section, including a reflection-type polarizing film 14 disposed on an upper portion or a lower portion of the time-displaying section or a portion comprising a part of the time-displaying section, an optical modulation section which varies the ratio of a transmission axis to a reflection axis of the reflection-type polarizing film 14, and a shutter function to shield a portion of or all of the watch unit having the time-display section by varying the reflection intensity and the transmission intensity in relation to the light incident direction using the reflection-type polarinzing film 14 and the optical modulation section, to enhance the appearance and to improve the versatility of the watch unit.

Abstract: A service provider places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. When the service user specifies URL of a website server via a terminal accessable to the Internet, data of content stored onto the server is read out and transmitted to the server of the service user. Content has seven classified categories such as a membership registration, all-new information, product information, a service/support, an on-line album, an on-line shop and a community.

Abstract: A service provider places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. When the service user specifies a URL in a website server via a terminal accessable to the Internet, data of content stored onto the server is read out and transmitted to the terminal of the service user. The server stores customer information received from the service user and performs a customer registration as a merchandise purchaser. After completing a customer registration, information advising a membership registration different from a customer registration is transmitted to the service user.

Abstract: A service provider of an electric bulletin board and electric album places a server at a data center and a service user searches a website, connecting a terminal to the Internet. A remark of the service user is carried in the electric bulletin board. The service user stores an image onto a memory of an electric album service. A demand for a browse of an image provide for the electric album service can be made through a display screen of the electric bulletin board. When an image is permitted to be browsed by a third party, a browse in the bulletin board is permitted, but when an image is not permitted to be browsed by a third party, the browse in the bulletin board is banned.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is structured in such a manner that plural of liquid crystal display panels each comprised of a liquid crystal layer provided between a pair of transparent substrates which have electrodes disposed on each facing inner surface, and a reflection-type polarizing film is disposed at least on the top surface of the plural liquid crystal display panel, or between the liquid crystal display panels, or on the lowest surface of the plural liquid crystal display panel. By controlling a reflection state and a transmission state through the reflection-type polarizing film with electric voltage applied on the liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel, a display which represents the opening and closing of a metallic shutter is made possible.

Abstract: A watch unit having a time-displaying section, including a reflection-type polarizing film 14 disposed on an upper portion or a lower portion of the time-displaying section or a portion comprising a part of the time-displaying section, an optical modulation section which varies the ratio of a transmission axis to a reflection axis of the reflection-type polarizing film 14, and a shutter function to shield a portion of or all of the watch unit having the time-display section by varying the reflection intensity and the transmission intensity in relation to the light incident direction using the reflection-type polarinzing film 14 and the optical modulation section, to enhance the appearance and to improve the versatility of the watch unit.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of the inner surfaces thereof facing each other, an absorption-type polarizing film disposed on the visible side of the liquid crystal cell, a reflection-type polarizing film disposed on the side of the liquid crystal cell, opposite from the visible side. The absorption-type polarizing film is a polarizing sheet absorbing a light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof while the reflection-type polarizing film is a polarizing sheet reflecting a light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof. A light reflection film or a color filter may preferably be disposed under the reflection-type polarizing film. Further, a light diffusing layer or a light diffusing film may preferably be disposed on the visible side of the absorption-type polarizing film.

Abstract: A hard carbon film (15) is formed directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion over an inner surface (11b) of a guide bush (11) for holding a workpiece (51) rotatably and axially slidable on an automatic lathe at a position near a cutting tool, to be in sliding contact with the workpiece (51) or directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion on the surface of a superhard lining fixed to the inner surface (11b) The guide bush (11) has remarkably enhanced durability and prevents damaging the workpiece (51) and seizing that makes a machining operation impossible even when the guide bush (11) is used for an extended period of time and when the automatic lathe operates for heavy machining.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (1) comprises a liquid crystal display panel (3) and a reflector (5) disposed on the side of the liquid crystal display panel, opposite from the visible side thereof. The liquid crystal display panel (3) comprises liquid crystal (3f) sandwiched between two transparent substrates (3a, 3b), and display electrodes (3c, 3d) made up of a transparent and electrically conductive film provided on the inner faces of the respective substrates (3a 3b). The reflector (5) is provided with protrusions (5a) formed at positions corresponding to the display electrodes (3c, 3d) on a face thereof opposite to the liquid crystal display panel (3).

Abstract: A watch unit having a time-displaying section, including a reflection-type polarizing film 14 disposed on an upper portion or a lower portion of the time-displaying section or a portion comprising a part of the time-displaying section, an optical modulation section which varies the ratio of a transmission axis to a reflection axis of the reflection-type polarizing film 14, and a shutter function to shield a portion of or all of the watch unit having the time-display section by varying the reflection intensity and the transmission intensity in relation to the light incident direction using the reflection-type polarinzing film 14 and the optical modulation section, to enhance the appearance and to improve the versatility of the watch unit.

Abstract: A hard carbon film (15) is formed directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion over an inner surface (11b) of a guide bush (11) for holding a workpiece (51) rotatably and axially slidable on an automatic lathe at a position near a cutting tool, to be in sliding contact with the workpiece (51) or directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion on the surface of a superhard lining fixed to the inner surface (11b). The guide bush (11) has remarkably enhanced durability and prevents damaging the workpiece (51) and seizing that makes a machining operation impossible even when the guide bush (11) is used for an extended period of time and when the automatic lathe operates for heavy machining.

Abstract: A timepiece according to the invention is provided with a liquid crystal display panel capable of displaying at least either of time information or calendar information, and the liquid crystal display panel comprises a liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of inner surfaces thereof facing each other, polarizing sheets disposed on the external surface of the respective substrates, and a light absorption film disposed on the side of one of the polarizing sheets opposite from the liquid crystal cell. For each of the polarizing sheets, a sheet reflecting the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof is used so that either of a background or a display segment is displayed in a metallic color while the other is displayed in the color of the light absorption film.