Abstract: To provide an ink set capable of recording images with good ozone fastness on a recording medium, an ink set of the present invention comprises at least a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, and a cyan ink composition. The cyan ink composition contains at least one of the compounds expressed by formula (1) below as a cyan dye: and the magenta ink composition contains, as a colorant, at least one substance selected from the group consisting of compounds expressed by formula (2) below: and salts thereof (in formula (2), A represents an alkylene group, an alkylene group containing a phenylene group, or a group expressed by formula (3) below: and X represents a group selected from the group consisting of NH2, OH, and Cl).

Abstract: An inkjet recording method for producing a black image on a recording medium by using an ink set having two or more types of ink compositions including at least one black ink composition and at least one color ink composition, wherein the recording medium has a recording surface with a 20-degree specular gloss value as defined by JIS Z8741 of 10% or larger, and an image clarity value as defined by JIS K7105 of 15-95%; and wherein the discharged weight of the black ink composition upon producing the black image is 0-10 weight % in proportion to the total discharged weight (100 weight %) of the ink composition discharged upon producing the black image.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. A plurality of pixels are sandwiched between the two substrates and form a display section, each of the pixels is provided with first and second pixel electrodes both corresponding to the pixel, and a common electrode corresponding to the first and second pixel electrodes.

Abstract: An ink set includes: at least one black ink composition that contains at least a self-dispersing pigment and a resin emulsion; and at least one color ink composition that contains at least an organic pigment covered with water-insoluble polymer and a resin emulsion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition comprising at least a pigment, a polymer which encapsulates the pigment to make the pigment dispersible in the ink composition, a multivalent metal ion and water, wherein the polymer is a vinyl polymer obtained by polymerizing: A) at least one specific vinyl monomer, B) a monomer having a salt-forming group, C) a macromer having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 500,000, and D) a monomer copolymerizable with the monomers A), B) and C), and wherein the content of the multivalent metal ion is from 3 to 500 ppm based on the total amount of the ink composition. Also disclosed are an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and recorded matter obtained by the ink jet recording method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black ink composition obtained by mixing at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a salt thereof, one or more organic acids and one or more organic bases: wherein R1 represents a phenyl group having a substituent group or a naphthyl group having a substituent group, R2 represent a phenylene group having a substituent group or a naphthylene group having a substituent group, R3 represents a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring having at least one double bond and substituent group, and further, the above-mentioned substituent groups in the above-mentioned R1 to R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of OH, SO3H, PO3H2, CO2H, NO2, NH2, a C1–4 alkyl group, a C1–4 alkyl group having a substituent group, a C1–4 alkoxyl group, a C1–4 alkoxyl group having a substituent group, an amino group, an amino group having a substituent group and a phenyl group having a substituent group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black water-based ink composition that has excellent resistance to light and ozone, has an excellent hue as a black ink, and also has excellent storage stability. A black water-based ink composition is prepared by combining at least one type of black dye selected from the group consisting of compounds expressed by the following formula (1) and salts thereof: and at least one type of dye other than a black dye, and the hue is adjusted by adding the dye other than a black dye. It is preferable if the dye other than the black dye is a compound that has at least one type of group selected from the group consisting of an —SO3H group, —COOH group, —SO3M group, and —COOM group (where M in these groups is an alkali metal atom), and is not an ammonium salt or a salt with an organic cation. It is also preferable for the dye other than the black dye to be a dye selected from the group consisting of yellow dyes and magenta dyes.

Abstract: A display method can achieve both a substantially high definition image display and high speed dynamic image display. The image displaying method of an image displaying apparatus having a display portion consisting of a plurality of pixels takes each of a predetermined number of pixels as one block unit and forms one screen image for display by combining a region for displaying the same information on a plurality of pixels in 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: A display method can achieve both a substantially high definition image display and high speed dynamic image display. The image displaying method of an image displaying apparatus having a display portion consisting of a plurality of pixels takes each of a predetermined number of pixels as one block unit and forms one screen image for display by combining a region for displaying the same information on a plurality of pixels in 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 ink composition, a recording medium or printed matter containing a compound expressed by General Formula 1 The compound has a weight reduction after 1 hour at 60°C. of no more than 1%. This makes it possible to provide the ink composition, a recording medium, printed matter, and an ink jet recording method wherein a 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 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: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. A plurality of pixels are sandwiched between the two substrates and form a display section, each of the pixels is provided with first and second pixel electrodes both corresponding to the pixel, and a common electrode corresponding to the first and second pixel electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black water-based ink composition that has excellent resistance to light and ozone, has an excellent hue as a black ink, and also has excellent storage stability. A black water-based ink composition is prepared by combining at least one type of black dye selected from the group consisting of compounds expressed by the following formula (1) and salts thereof: and at least one type of dye other than a black dye, and the hue is adjusted by adding the dye other than a black dye. It is preferable if the dye other than the black dye is a compound that has at least one type of group selected from the group consisting of an —SO3H group, —COOH group, —SO3M group, and —COOM group (where M in these groups is an alkali metal atom), and is not an ammonium salt or a salt with an organic cation. It is also preferable for the dye other than the black dye to be a dye selected from the group consisting of yellow dyes and magenta dyes.

Abstract: To provide an ink set capable of recording images with good ozone fastness on a recording medium, an ink set of the present invention comprises at least a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, and a cyan ink composition. The cyan ink composition contains at least one of the compounds expressed by formula (1) below as a cyan dye: and the magenta ink composition contains, as a colorant, at least one substance selected from the group consisting of compounds expressed by formula (2) below: and salts thereof (in formula (2), A represents an alkylene group, an alkylene group containing a phenylene group, or a group expressed by formula (3) below: and X represents a group selected from the group consisting of NH2, OH, and Cl).

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

Abstract: A display apparatus which can display a ultra-high definition picture and high-speed animation is provided. The input picture signal is connected by signal generation circuit which supplies a desired signal to X driver according to n-gradation approximation picture signal output from n-gradation approximation calculating circuit to convert into n-gradation approximation picture signal approximated to binary gradation in every block and n-gradation approximation calculating circuit, Y driver, common voltage generating circuit, signal supply circuit and X driver, and a plurality of pixel parts connected by X signal line and Y driver which extends in the Y direction, and provided to the intersection parts of Y signal line which expands in the X direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black ink composition obtained by mixing at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a salt thereof, one or more organic acids and one or more organic bases: wherein R1 represents a phenyl group having a substituent group or a naphthyl group having a substituent group, R2 represent a phenylene group having a substituent group or a naphthylene group having a substituent group, R3 represents a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring having at least one double bond and substituent group, and further, the above-mentioned substituent groups in the above-mentioned R1 to R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of OH, SO3H, PO3H2, CO2H, NO2, NH2, a C1-4 alkyl group, a C1-4 alkyl group having a substituent group, a C1-4 alkoxyl group, a C1-4 alkoxyl group having a substituent group, an amino group, an amino group having a substituent group and a phenyl group having a substituent group.

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: 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 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.