Abstract: A display device is constituted by a display module which determines a plurality of pieces of pixels as belonging to one block unit, selects the plurality of pixels in each block unit at the same time and displays a picture image by adding one or a plurality of specific patterns each having different spatial frequencies of each block unit; a display control unit which controls the display module; a picture image signal generation unit which generates picture image signals; and a computing circuit which generates the specific patterns each having different spatial frequencies while weighting the same based on the picture image signals for every block unit. Thereby, a display device which reduces the signal clock frequency as well as increases the signal writing time, enhances the opening rate of an LC panel and permits a highly fine display and a high speed motion picture display, is obtained.

Abstract: An ink composition and/or a recording medium are made to contain a compound expressed by general formula (1) and a hydrazide compound. An ink composition thereby obtained does not clog and the ink composition and recording medium thus obtained can offer high quality images that hardly cause yellowing of the resulting recording with superior light resistance. Recording and an inkjet recording method pertaining thereto are also provided.

Abstract: The ink composition of the present invention contains a coloring agent, water, a water-soluble organic solvent which is a liquid at least at temperatures of 40° C. or less, and which has a solubility of 1 wt % or greater with respect to water at a temperature of 20° C., and a saturation vapor pressure of 1.7 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. (with said organic solvent being contained in the ink composition at the rate of 10 to 35 wt %), and one or more amidine type compounds. As a result, the present invention provides an ink composition, a recording medium, recorded matter and an ink jet recording method that make it possible to obtain images with a high image quality which are superior in terms of the gas resistance of the recorded matter.

Abstract: An ink composition and/or a recording medium are made to contain a compound expressed by general formula (1) and a hydrazide compound. An ink composition thereby obtained does not clog and the ink composition and recording medium thus obtained can offer high quality images that hardly cause yellowing of the resulting recording with superior light resistance. Recording and an inkjet recording method pertaining thereto are also provided.

Abstract: To provide a black aqueous ink composition for excellent light and gas fastness, an ink set including the ink composition, and an ink jet recording process using the same, the black aqueous ink composition contains at least a trisazo dye represented by Chemical Formula 31.

Abstract: An ink composition and/or a recording medium are made to contain a compound expressed by general formula (1) and a hydrazide compound. An ink composition thereby obtained does not clog and the ink composition and recording medium thus obtained can offer high quality images that hardly cause yellowing of the resulting recording with superior light resistance. Recording and an inkjet recording method pertaining thereto are also provided.

Abstract: An aqueous ink comprising at least a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent and a compound represented by general formula (I) shown below, wherein said water-soluble organic solvent stays liquid at a temperature of not higher than 40° C., exhibits a water solubility of not lower than 1% by weight at a temperature of 20° C. and a saturated vapor pressure of not higher than 1.7 Pa at a temperature of 20° C. and is contained in an amount of from 5 to 35% by weight: wherein Y represents a nonmetallic atom group required to form a 5- to 7-membered ring with C and N; X represents a hydrogen atom, oxyradical group, hydroxyl group, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkinyl group, aryl group, acyl group, sulfonyl group, sulfinyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or acyloxy group; and R1 to R4 may be the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom or alkyl group, with the proviso that any two of R1 to R4 and Y may be connected to each other to form a 5- to 7-membered ring.

Abstract: A compound expressed by General Formula 1, whose weight reduction after 1 hour at 60° C. is no more than 1%, is contained in an ink composition and/or a recording medium. This makes it possible to provide an ink composition, a recording medium, printed matter, and an ink jet recording method with which the light resistance of the printed matter is excellent, there is no ink clogging, and a high-quality image with almost no yellowing of the printed matter can be obtained.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus including: a first substrate; a second substrate arrange opposite the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of scanning lines arranged over the first substrate; a plurality of zigzag-shaped signal lines having bent portions, arranged crossing the scanning lines over the substrate; insulating films arranged over at least part of the signal lines; pixel electrodes matching the signal lines; and common electrodes matching the pixel electrodes and superposed over at least part of the signal lines via the insulating films, in which the bent portions of the zigzag-shaped signal lines are curved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus including: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate; further provided with a plurality of scanning lines arranged over the first substrate; signal lines arranged over the first substrate to cross the scanning lines; pixels each composed matching an area surrounded by the scanning lines and the signal lines; pixel electrodes arranged over the first substrate and matching the signal lines; and common electrodes arranged over the first substrate and matching the pixel electrodes, wherein at least either of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with unevenness to vary the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the light-transmissive regions of the same ones of the pixels.

Abstract: The ink composition of the present invention contains a coloring agent, water, a water-soluble organic solvent which is a liquid at least at temperatures of 40° C. or less, and which has a solubility of 1 wt % or greater with respect to water at a temperature of 20° C., and a saturation vapor pressure of 1.7 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. (with said organic solvent being contained in the ink composition at the rate of 10 to 35 wt %), and one or more amidine type compounds. As a result, the present invention provides an ink composition, a recording medium, recorded matter and an ink jet recording method that make it possible to obtain images with a high image quality which are superior in terms of the gas resistance of the recorded matter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cationic water-soluble resin which comprises a (co)polymer of, in formula (I), repeating units (a) represented by formula (a) and repeating units (b) represented by formula (b), the content of the repeating units (a) in the (co)polymer being 100 to 0% by mole, the (co)polymer having in its molecule a carboxyl-containing group as one of the terminal groups and an aromatic ring-containing group as the other terminal group. The addition of this resin to ink compositions can realize the formation of images possessing excellent waterfastness and lightfastness and having no significant feathering or color bleeding. Likewise, the addition of this resin to a reaction solution for ink jet recording involving the deposition of two liquids, an ink composition and a reaction solution, onto a recording medium, can realize the formation of images possessing excellent waterfastness and lightfastness and no significant feathering or color bleeding.

Abstract: An ink composition and/or a recording medium are made to contain a compound expressed by general formula (1) and a hydrazide compound. An ink composition thereby obtained does not clog and the ink composition and recording medium thus obtained can offer high quality images that hardly cause yellowing of the resulting recording with superior light resistance. Recording and an inkjet recording method pertaining thereto are also provided.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display apparatus including: a substrate; another substrate arranged opposite the substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the two substrates, and a plurality of pixels forming a display section, in which each of the pixels is provided with a first and a second pixel electrodes corresponding to the pixel, and a common electrode corresponding to the first and second pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A display method can achieve both of substantially high definition image display and high speed dynamic image display. The image displaying method of an image displaying apparatus having a display portion consisted of a plurality of pixels takes each of a predetermined number of pixels as one block unit and forms one screen image for displaying by combining a region for displaying the same information on a plurality of pixels in the one block unit during one scanning period and a region for permitting display of respectively different information on the plurality of pixels in the one block unit.

Abstract: An aqueous ink comprising at least a colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent and a compound represented by general formula (I) shown below, wherein said water-soluble organic solvent stays liquid at a temperature of not higher than 40° C., exhibits a water solubility of not lower than 1% by weight at a temperature of 20° C. and a saturated vapor pressure of not higher than 1.7 Pa at a temperature of 20° C.

Abstract: A display apparatus which can display a ultra-high definition picture and high-speed animation is provided.

Abstract: A display device is constituted by a display module which determines a plurality of pieces of pixels as belonging to one block unit, selects the plurality of pixels in each block unit at the same time and displays a picture image by adding one or a plurality of specific patterns each having different spatial frequencies of each block unit; a display control unit which controls the display module; a picture image signal generation unit which generates picture image signals; and a computing circuit which generates the specific patterns each having different spatial frequencies while weighting the same based on the picture image signals for every block unit. Thereby, a display device which reduces the signal clock frequency as well as increases the signal writing time, enhances the opening rate of an LC panel and permits a highly fine display and a high speed motion picture display, is obtained.

Abstract: A display apparatus is capable of adapting to sufficiently increase display frequency even with an optical modulation element which has fairly low response speed and can rewrite image at high speed. The display apparatus of a system separately performs mapping of display data for optical modulation element of each pixel and application of gradation information. The display apparatus divides a display period of one frame into a plurality of sub-frames, controls input value for the optical modulation element independently per each sub-frame in the plurality of sub-frames, and displays image with gradation display by the optical modulation element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: ##STR1## [wherein each of ##STR2## is an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; A.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-6 chain hydrocarbon group or a group represented by --A.sup.1a --W.sup.1 --A.sup.1b -- (wherein W.sup.1 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, an ethynylene group, a cyclopropylene group or a group represented by --NR.sup.W --); A.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-8 chain hydrocarbon group; R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a lower alkylcarbamoyl group, a group represented by R.sup.a COO-- (wherein R.sup.a is a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a lower alkylamino group) or by R.sup.b CONR.sup.c -- (wherein R.sup.