Abstract: A powder container includes a powder chamber for containing powder for forming images, a powder outlet formed in a face of the powder container, and a shutter assembly to open and close the powder outlet and including first and second shutters. The first shutter is movable between a sealing position to close the powder outlet and an open position to open the powder outlet and includes a pressed member to cancel retention of the first shutter at the sealing position. The second shutter includes a pressing projection that interferes with the pressed member of the first shutter and is movable between a shielding position to cover the pressed member without interference between the pressing projection and the pressed member and a releasing position to press the pressed member with the pressing projection.

Abstract: An article detection device includes: an image acquiring unit acquiring a surroundings image; a first information image preparing unit preparing a first information image by converting information on a load/unloading target portion of the article to an easily recognizable state based on the surroundings image; a first calculation unit calculating at least one of a position and a posture of the load/unloading target portion; a second information image preparing unit preparing a second information image by converting information on a pitch angle detection portion of the article to an easily recognizable state; and a second calculation unit configured extracting at least two edge candidates for the article extending in a specific direction and included in the second information image based on a calculation result from the first calculation unit and calculating a three-dimensional direction vector indicating a pitch angle of the article from the edge candidates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight panel and a backlight drive circuit which outputs drive current of the backlights, the duty ratio and the amplitude of which are changeable. The backlight drive circuit outputs the drive current based on duty ratio characteristics that the duty ratio is greater as the luminance of the backlights is higher and amplitude characteristics that is divided with a predetermined luminance as a boundary into the first and second regions, and that the change rate of the amplitude of the drive current with respect to the luminance is less than or equal to the predetermined change rate in the first region, and the change rate of the amplitude of the drive current with respect to the luminance is greater than the predetermined change rate.

Abstract: A backlight drive circuit supplies drive current to a plurality of backlights, each of the backlights is extinguished before a signal voltage is written to a liquid crystal pixel group of a line corresponding to the backlight, each drive current in the lit period of each of the backlights is a first current when the adjustment value is a first adjustment value and a second current whose current value is higher than the first current when the adjustment value is a second adjustment value that is lower than the first adjustment value, and the lighting duty ratio to obtain a given luminance using the second current is smaller than the lighting duty ratio to obtain the luminance using the first current.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight panel and a backlight drive circuit which outputs drive current of the backlights, the duty ratio and the amplitude of which are changeable. The backlight drive circuit outputs the drive current based on duty ratio characteristics that the duty ratio is greater as the luminance of the backlights is higher and amplitude characteristics that is divided with a predetermined luminance as a boundary into the first and second regions, and that the change rate of the amplitude of the drive current with respect to the luminance is less than or equal to the predetermined change rate in the first region, and the change rate of the amplitude of the drive current with respect to the luminance is greater than the predetermined change rate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display and a controller. The display includes a plurality of signal lines that transmits signals for controlling brightness values of a plurality of pixels configuring a display panel, and a drive circuit that applies a voltage to a plurality of scanning lines that transmits signals for switching between SELECT and DESELECT for each of the plurality of pixels. The controller generates a power source voltage for a signal line voltage to be applied to the plurality of signal lines.

Abstract: In a backlight apparatus according to an aspect, a plurality of backlight drivers are connected in cascade arrangement, and when a drive signal is provided to the backlight driver corresponding to one of a backlight group positioned uppermost and a backlight group positioned lowermost in a sub scanning direction Y, each of the backlight drivers delays the drive signal by a predetermined period and outputs the delayed drive signal in order of the arrangement of the backlight drivers.

Abstract: A backlight drive circuit supplies drive current to a plurality of backlights, each of the backlights is extinguished before a signal voltage is written to a liquid crystal pixel group of a line corresponding to the backlight, each drive current in the lit period of each of the backlights is a first current when the adjustment value is a first adjustment value and a second current whose current value is higher than the first current when the adjustment value is a second adjustment value that is lower than the first adjustment value, and the lighting duty ratio to obtain a given luminance using the second current is smaller than the lighting duty ratio to obtain the luminance using the first current.

Abstract: An information output unit according to the present invention includes a first-gamma-correction-information storing unit that stores gamma correction information suitable for display of an image by a first liquid crystal display unit, a gamma correction unit that applies gamma correction based on the gamma correction information stored in the first-gamma-correction-information storing unit to inputted image information and outputs obtained image information to the liquid crystal display unit, a second gamma-correction-information storing unit that stores, when gamma correction is applied to the image information outputted by the gamma correction unit, gamma correction information for obtaining image information suitable for display of an image by a second liquid crystal display unit, and a control unit that outputs the gamma correction information stored in the second-gamma-correction-information storing unit to the liquid crystal display unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED lighting circuit that generates a power supply voltage required to light an LED by boosting a power supply voltage. The LED lighting circuit includes a power supply circuit that is formed integrally with the LED lighting circuit and supplies the power supply voltage. The LED lighting circuit further includes a feedback circuit that detects an LED current flowing to the LED and feeds the LED current back to the power supply circuit. The power supply circuit controls the power supply voltage supplied to the LED lighting circuit so that the LED current converges on a target value.

Abstract: A source circuit for generating, based on image data composed of RGB signals, drive voltages for a row of pixels arranged in a horizontal direction which is a main scanning direction on a liquid crystal panel 12a and applying the drive voltages to signal lines. The source circuit can interchange the drive voltages applied to the signal lines in accordance with an arrangement of a color filter by changing of setting of voltage to be supplied to the source circuit, and is electrically connected and integrally fixed to a glass substrate 31, and the setting of voltage to be supplied to the source circuit 20 is changed by changing wiring formed on the glass substrate 31.

Abstract: A backlight LED drive circuit 20 includes a step-up DC/DC converter 22 for stepping up a DC power voltage based on a PWM signal and supplying the voltage to the anode of an LED device 12c, a voltage detector 24 for detecting a feedback voltage FBV based on a voltage at a terminal 22b coupled to the cathode of the LED device, a PWM control circuit 26 for outputting a PWM signal to the step-up DC/DC converter 22 so that the feedback voltage FBV may become a predetermined voltage, and a PWM stop circuit 28 for stopping the PWM signal when the feedback voltage FBV is below a second predetermined voltage set smaller than the predetermined voltage. Thereby, such backlight LED drive circuit causes no troubles even when terminal to which the LED device is connected is rendered open.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus (web system) connected to a network to transmit and receive information is configured to monitor an entry into an information entry field (html or web page) provided from a network, to store the entry contents into a storage means (recording system) along with identification information, and to import the entry contents from the storage means for recovery on the information processing apparatus based on an entry content recovery instruction when the entry contents are lost.

Abstract: A backlight LED drive circuit 20 includes a step-up DC/DC converter 22 for stepping up a DC power voltage based on a PWM signal and supplying the voltage to the anode of an LED device 12c, a voltage detector 24 for detecting a feedback voltage FBV based on a voltage at a terminal 22b coupled to the cathode of the LED device, a PWM control circuit 26 for outputting a PWM signal to the step-up DC/DC converter 22 so that the feedback voltage FBV may become a predetermined voltage, and a PWM stop circuit 28 for stopping the PWM signal when the feedback voltage FBV is below a second predetermined voltage set smaller than the predetermined voltage. Thereby, such backlight LED drive circuit causes no troubles even when terminal to which the LED device is connected is rendered open.

Abstract: A source circuit for generating, based on image data composed of RGB signals, drive voltages for a row of pixels arranged in a horizontal direction which is a main scanning direction on a liquid crystal panel 12a and applying the drive voltages to signal lines. The source circuit can interchange the drive voltages applied to the signal lines in accordance with an arrangement of a color filter by changing of setting of voltage to be supplied to the source circuit, and is electrically connected and integrally fixed to a glass substrate 31, and the setting of voltage to be supplied to the source circuit 20 is changed by changing wiring formed on the glass substrate 31.

Abstract: An information output unit according to the present invention includes a first-gamma-correction-information storing unit that stores gamma correction information suitable for display of an image by a first liquid crystal display unit, a gamma correction unit that applies gamma correction based on the gamma correction information stored in the first-gamma-correction-information storing unit to inputted image information and outputs obtained image information to the liquid crystal display unit, a second gamma-correction-information storing unit that stores, when gamma correction is applied to the image information outputted by the gamma correction unit, gamma correction information for obtaining image information suitable for display of an image by a second liquid crystal display unit, and a control unit that outputs the gamma correction information stored in the second-gamma-correction-information storing unit to the liquid crystal display unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an intermediate transfer recording medium for use in a method which comprises the steps of: forming an image using the intermediate transfer recording medium on an object; and forming a protective layer on the image. In this case, fastness properties can be fully imparted to the image, the protective layer can be transferred onto the image with high accuracy in a simple manner, blocking and the like attributable to the exposure of a pressure-sensitive adhesive do not take place, and the design and the fastness properties are excellent. An image forming method using the intermediate transfer recording medium is also disclosed.

Abstract: A source driver of a liquid crystal display device comprises: a display signal generation unit for generating drive signals to drive data lines based on data signals; a vertical back porch setting switch terminal connected to the display signal generation unit; a ground terminal set at a ground potential; and a power supply terminal set at a predetermined potential. The vertical back porch setting switch terminal is connected to either one of the ground terminal and the power supply terminal. The display signal generation unit can switch between two preset vertical back porch set values, depending on which of the ground terminal and the power supply terminal is connected to the vertical back porch setting switch terminal. This makes it possible to use the source driver in common in two kinds of liquid crystal panels with two different numbers of horizontal synchronous signals, i.e. two different numbers of scan lines.

Abstract: In a configuration including a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver for driving a gate line of the liquid crystal panel, a data driver for driving a data line of the liquid crystal panel, a cold cathode tube used as a light source of a back light part for illuminating the liquid crystal panel from the back, a boosting circuit for driving and lighting the cold cathode tube, and a first DC power source part for generating a first DC output used as an operating power source of the data driver and also used as an operating power source of the boosting circuit, a regulator circuit for eliminating a noise component caused by the boosting circuit is inserted into a path of the first DC output ranging from the first DC power source part to the data driver.

Abstract: A coreless thermal transfer recording web roll 10 is formed by rolling a thermal transfer recording web 10a in a roll. An inner end part 11 of the thermal transfer recording web 10a of the thermal transfer recording web roll 10 has a tab 11a formed at a substantially middle of the inner end part 11, and sticking parts 11b formed on the opposite sides of the tab 11a, respectively. Pseudoadhesive double-coated tapes 14 are attached to the sticking parts 11b, respectively. The pseudoadhesive double-coated tapes become tack-free after the sticking parts 11b have been separated from the innermost layer of the thermal transfer recording web 10a of the thermal transfer recording web roll 10.