Abstract: A portable terminal having an audio pickup means that acquires sound, an absolute position detection unit that detects the absolute position of the portable terminal, a relative position detection unit that detects the relative position of the portable terminal, and a speech recognition and synthesis unit that recognizes the audio acquired by the audio pickup means as speech, is achieved with a simple configuration. A portable terminal (1) that exchanges data with a server (2) has disposed to the portable terminal an audio pickup means that acquires sound, an absolute position detection unit (1-1) that detects the absolute position of the portable terminal, a relative position detection unit (1-2) that detects the relative position of the portable terminal, and a speech recognition and synthesis unit (1-3) that recognizes the audio acquired by the audio pickup means as speech.

Abstract: To enable determining the correlation between customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction, a speech acquisition unit 102 acquires conversations between employees and customers; an emotion recognition unit 155 recognizes employee and customer emotions based on employee and customer speech in the conversation; a satisfaction calculator 156, 157 calculates employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction based on the emotion recognition output from the emotion recognition unit 155; and a customer service data recording unit 159 relates and records employee satisfaction data denoting employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction data denoting customer satisfaction as customer service data in a management server database DB.

Abstract: A portable terminal having an audio pickup means that acquires sound, an absolute position detection unit that detects the absolute position of the portable terminal, a relative position detection unit that detects the relative position of the portable terminal, and a speech recognition and synthesis unit that recognizes the audio acquired by the audio pickup means as speech, is achieved with a simple configuration. A portable terminal (1) that exchanges data with a server (2) has disposed to the portable terminal an audio pickup means that acquires sound, an absolute position detection unit (1-1) that detects the absolute position of the portable terminal, a relative position detection unit (1-2) that detects the relative position of the portable terminal, and a speech recognition and synthesis unit (1-3) that recognizes the audio acquired by the audio pickup means as speech.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a new pharmacological action for high-molecular-weight polyphenols [Solution] To provide high-molecular-weight polyphenols extracted from fermented tea (e.g. oolong tea or black tea), which are high-molecular-weight polyphenols with a number average molecular weight ranging from 9,000 to 18,000, and containing in their partial structures a procyanidin structure of polymerized catechins and/or their gallates, and a structure of linkage between the B-rings of catechins and/or their gallates. These high-molecular-weight polyphenols have the functions of mitochondrial activation, suppression of increase in blood glucose, and suppression of weight gain. Therefore, they can be used as drugs for the treatment of mitochondrial disease, and also as drugs for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. They may also be added to health foods and beverages.

Abstract: In a display device having a color filter, a color material dispersed layer having the function of absorbing light of specific wavelengths in the visible light beam region is provided on the optical path so that the light absorption peak of this color material dispersed layer in the visible light beam region is located in the range of ±30 nm from the overlap point in the spectral transmission properties of each color of the color filter. Further, the color material dispersed layer is provided on a filter as a constituent part of the back light of the display. This filter has, as its substrate, a thermoplastic resin having a thickness of 30-350 micrometers and has a transmission in the maximum absorption wavelength in the color material dispersed layer of not more than 75%.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a diphenylsquarylium compound which has a sharp minimum value within the wavelength range of from 550 to 610 nm in the light transmittance curve and from which a filter causing no reduction of brightness of the visual field can be obtained when used by containing in a filter for display, and a filter for display which contains this diphenylsquarylium compound. Constructions of the invention are a diphenylsquarylium compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a filter for display which contains this diphenylsquarylium compound.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive substrate, wherein at least one layer of the undercoat layer contains a naphthalocyanine compound of the following formula (1): where, in the formula (1), M represents two hydrogen atoms, or a metal atom, provided that the metal atom may have a ligand, and each of X1, X2, X3 and X4 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A filter for an electronic display having at least one minimum value of transmittance in a visible light wavelength range of 400-700 nm, if transmittances (%) a, b and c at 435, 545 and 610 nm are compared, the difference between the maximum and minimum values of transmittance (%) is restricted to not more than 10, so that even if external light is a fluorescent lamp in which large emission peaks are present at 435, 545 and 610 nm, such as F10 and F6, the balance of the emission spectrum of the fluorescent lamp will not be lost due to the filter, thereby reducing unnatural coloring of the filter itself, which is installed at the front side of the electronic display, due to external light.

Abstract: Coloring matters and filters for plasma display panels, which can effectively screen the neon emission radiated from plasma display panels. Squarylium compounds represented by the following formula (I): [in the formula (I), R is a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, or an alkenyl group which may have a substituent, m is an integer of from 1 to 4, and n is an integer of from 0 to 4], and filters for plasma display panels, made by laminating layers containing these compounds with layers containing ultraviolet absorbers and, if necessary, providing additionally near infrared screening layers, antireflection layers and/or non-glare layers.

Abstract: A filter for a display device, which comprises a dipyrazolylsquarylium dye represented by formula: wherein A and B each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl group. The filter is excellent in resistance to heat and light and gives no adverse influences on luminescence of the three primary colors, red, green and blue.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive substrate, wherein at least one layer of the undercoat layer contains a naphthalocyanine compound of the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: Coloring matters and filters for plasma display panels, which can effectively screen the neon emission radiated from plasma display panels.

Abstract: A filter for a display device, which comprises a dipyrazolylsquarylium dye represented by formula: 1

Abstract: A deodorant composition comprising a phenolic compound and an enzyme oxidizing said phenolic compound is disclosed. The deodorant composition is useful to remove environmental smells such as bad breath, the smell in refrigerator, smells derived from pets and domestic animals, smells in factories, the stench of factory effluent, and other smells that are offensive to people.

Abstract: A light modulating device comprising a pair of electrode substrates having supported therebetween an electrically light modulating material containing a liquid crystal and a polymer, in which said light modulating material further contains (1) a combination of a dichroic dye having a maximum absorption in the wavelength region of from 400 to 489 nm, a dichroic dye having a maximum absorption in the wavelength region of from 490 to 559 nm, and a dichroic dye having a maximum absorption in the wavelength region of from 560 to 699 nm and/or (2) a near infrared- to infrared-absorbing dichroic dye having a maximum absorption in the wavelength region of 700 nm or more. The light modulating device exhibits high performance in controlling transmission of visible to infrared light and a high contrast between "on" and "off" states.

Abstract: A novel azo compound, which has a high dichroic ratio as well as a high solubility in liquid crystals, and a liquid crystal composition containing the same as disclosed. The liquid crystal composition enables an excellent and clear color display.

Abstract: A squarilium compound represented by the following formula (I) and a liquid crystal composition containing the same are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein X and Y each represents ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group; ring A represents a cyclic alkylene; ring B represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; and ring C represents a heterocyclic ring containing one or two of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom; with proviso that X and Y are not the same when either one of them represents ##STR3## and a liquid crystal composition containing the squarilium compound of the formula (I).

Abstract: A guest-host type liquid crystal composition comprising one or more host liquid crystals and dissolved therein one or more pleochroic dyes having a trans-4-substituted cyclohexyl group, preferably in an amount of 70% by mole or more of said trans-4-substituted cyclohexyl group among 4-substituted cyclohexyl groups, can afford a liquid crystal display device improved in display contrast and good stability due to no photochemical reaction of the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the type in which thermo-writing is performed by means of irradiation of laser beams, the display device including a laser-sensitive liquid crystal composition exhibiting a maximum absorption at or near the wavelength of the impinging laser beam with which the display device is to be used. The specific improvement of the present invention comprises including in the liquid crystal composition at least two types of laser-responsive dyes, each being present in an amount less than its solubility limit in the liquid crystal composition, and each of the dyes evidencing a maximum absorption at or near the wavelength of the laser beam. In an embodiment, the dyes are chosen from the class of squarilium dyes.

Abstract: An anthraquinone type compound which is represented by the following general formula (I) and which exhibits yellow to orange-colored hue; and a composition for liquid crystal display element obtained by dissolving the compound into liquid crystal: ##STR1## (where: X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 denote sulfur or selenium; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrmidyl group or a tetrahydronaphthyl group, with the following exceptions:(1) X.sup.1 =X.sup.2 =S; R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group =(2) X.sup.1 =X.sup.2 =S; R.sup.1 =a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; R.sup.2 =a phenyl group or a naphthyl group(3) X.sup.1 =X.sup.2 =Se; R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =a tetrahydronaphthyl group).