Abstract: An audio-visual terminal and a viewing authentication system and control programs therefor are provided. The audio-visual terminal includes a reproducing part for reproducing the audio-visual program, a motion instructing part for instructing, a motion sensor for detecting a response motion of the viewer made by the viewer for transmission to a viewing authenticating principal, a sending part for sending information output from the audio-visual terminal to a viewing authentication system of the viewing authenticating principal, and a coding part for coding information about the response motion of the viewer obtained from a detection result detected by the motion sensor into a signal sendable by the sending part.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a recording image generation unit which generates recording image data from image data input by an image input unit, based on a first gamma characteristic; a display image generation unit which generates display image data from the image data based on a second gamma characteristic in correspondence with a characteristic of a display unit; a determination unit which determines whether or not the recording image data includes a portion of luminance levels which are not less than a predetermined threshold; a display data generation unit which generates display data for indicating the portion of the luminance levels which are not less than the predetermined threshold; and a display control unit which superimposes the display data on the display image data.

Abstract: A light source device capable of suppressing generation of color unevenness, and a display device using the same are provided. The light source device 1 is provided with a plurality of excitation light sources 11 which are arranged at prescribed intervals D on a substrate 10 and emit blue light, and a phosphor layer 12 which converts part of the blue light emitted from the excitation light sources into red light and green light and arranged at a distance from the excitation light sources 11 to oppose the substrate 10. Fluctuation of intensity of each color light due to nonuniform application of the phosphor layer is difficult to occur as compared with a configuration in the past where the phosphor layer is formed adjacent to each excitation light source.

Abstract: A fuel production system and has an object to provide a fuel production system that is capable of producing HC with high efficiency by using variable energy. A first device is a CO/H2 generating device that simultaneously generates CO and H2 by performing electrolysis on CO2 and water. A second device is a H2 generating device that generates H2 by performing electrolysis on water. When electric power derived from natural energy is used, the first device is seriously affected by its variation. Therefore, a steady-state portion of generated electric power (straight line in a figure) is supplied to the first device while the remaining variable portion (the portion above the straight line) is supplied to the second device.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine can use ammonia and a non-ammonia fuel which is easier to burn than ammonia as fuel. The non-ammonia fuel is directly injected into a combustion chamber by a non-ammonia fuel injector, and the injected non-ammonia fuel is ignited, whereby combustion of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber is commenced. In the control system of the internal combustion engine, the injection timing of the non-ammonia fuel is advanced at a time when a ratio of ammonia in all fuel fed to the internal combustion engine is high in comparison with the time when the ratio is low. Therefore, a control system of an internal combustion engine capable of using ammonia and a non-ammonia fuel (gasoline, light oil, hydrogen, etc.) which is easier to burn than ammonia, which suitably feeds fuel and controls combustion in order to suitably burn an air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber is provided.

Abstract: A phosphor sheet-forming resin composition uses a low-cost resin material having high light fastness and low visible light absorption and is capable of providing a phosphor sheet at low cost with deterioration of a phosphor due to moisture being suppressed. The resin composition contains a film-forming resin composition and a powdery phosphor that emits fluorescence when irradiated with excitation light. The film-forming resin composition used contains a polyolefin copolymer component and a maleic anhydride component. A sulfurized phosphor, an oxide-based phosphor, or a phosphor mixture thereof is preferably used as the phosphor.

Abstract: A phosphor sheet-forming resin composition uses a low-cost resin material having high light fastness and low visible light absorption and is capable of providing a phosphor sheet at low cost with deterioration of a phosphor due to moisture being suppressed. The phosphor sheet-forming resin composition contains a film-forming resin composition and a powdery phosphor that emits fluorescence when irradiated with excitation light. The film-forming resin composition contains a hydrogenated styrene-based copolymer, and uses a sulfide-based phosphor as the phosphor. Examples of the hydrogenated styrene-based copolymer include hydrogenated products of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers. CaS:Eu is used as a preferred sulfide-based phosphor.

Abstract: Provided is an illumination device that can be made thin and increases the efficiency of extracting light to the outside. The present invention is provided with: light-emitting structures wherein a blue light-emitting element is embedded in a transparent resin having a convex surface shape; a substrate wherein the light-emitting structures are disposed two-dimensionally; a diffuser plate that diffuses the blue light of the blue light-emitting elements; and a fluorescent sheet that is disposed spaced from the substrate and that contains a particulate fluorescent body that obtains a white light from the blue light of the blue light-emitting elements.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which converts a frame rate by dividing an input frame into sub-frames and outputting the sub-frames, includes a minimum value filter unit, a low-pass filter processing unit, a generation unit, and a switching unit. In an input frame, the minimum value filter unit selects a maximum value of minimum values from the minimum values of pixel values in each horizontal line in a predetermined area including peripheral pixels of a processing target pixel, and performs pre-processing to replace the processing target pixel with the maximum value. The low-pass filter processing unit performs low-pass filter processing on the pre-processed input frame and generates a first sub-frame. The generation unit generates a second sub-frame from the first sub-frame and the input frame. The switching unit switches the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame at predetermined timing and outputs a sub-frame.

Abstract: A display device to display an image corresponding to image signals in a display area is provided. The display device includes a backlight including individually placed light sources corresponding to areas in the display area; a panel that includes pixels corresponding to the display area and that changes transmittance of light from the light sources in units of pixels; a panel control unit to individually set emission brightness of each of the light sources in accordance with the image signals and set the transmittance of light in each of the pixels in accordance with the emission brightness; a storage unit to store a nonlinear conversion table to convert the emission brightness to a light source control value for the backlight; and a backlight control unit to convert the emission brightness to the light source control value in accordance with the nonlinear conversion table and supply the light source control value to the backlight.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided with an engine, an H2 and CO tank, a CO2 reclaimer, an electrolytic solution tank, an electrolyser, a water tank and the like. During operation of the engine, an exhaust gas is introduced into an absorbing liquid in the CO2 reclaimer so as to recover CO2 in the exhaust gas and to store the same in the electrolytic solution tank. While supplying the absorbing liquid having absorbed CO2 and water to the electrolyser from the electrolytic solution tank and the water tank, respectively, electric power is supplied to the electrolyser. As a result, a mixed gas composed of CO and H2 from CO2 and water. The generated mixed gas is temporarily stored in the H2 and CO tank and is supplied to the engine.

Abstract: A fuel production system and has an object to provide a fuel production system that is capable of producing HC with high efficiency by using variable energy. A first device is a CO/H2 generating device that simultaneously generates CO and H2 by performing electrolysis on CO2 and water. A second device is a H2 generating device that generates H2 by performing electrolysis on water. When electric power derived from natural energy is used, the first device is seriously affected by its variation. Therefore, a steady-state portion of generated electric power (straight line in a figure) is supplied to the first device while the remaining variable portion (the portion above the straight line) is supplied to the second device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mixed gas generating device and has an object to provide a mixed gas generating device capable of generating CO and H2 with favorable energy efficiency. An energy efficiency characteristic line 10 of electrolysis with respect to a generation ratio between CO and H2 (CO/H2) becomes a curve projecting downward. Thus, electrolysis is executed not at an operation point A where CO/H2=1/2 is given but in a divided manner at an operation point B and an operation point C. However, the electrolysis time is divided into electrolysis time periods such that the generation ratio of a mixed gas becomes CO/H2=1/2 after the electrolysis is executed with the respective generation ratios. As a result, energy efficiency in the vicinity of an operation point D higher than the operation point A can be obtained.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine can use ammonia and a non-ammonia fuel which is easier to burn than ammonia as fuel. The non-ammonia fuel is directly injected into a combustion chamber by a non-ammonia fuel injector, and the injected non-ammonia fuel is ignited, whereby combustion of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber is commenced. In the control system of the internal combustion engine, the injection timing of the non-ammonia fuel is advanced at a time when a ratio of ammonia in all fuel fed to the internal combustion engine is high in comparison with the time when the ratio is low. Therefore, a control system of an internal combustion engine capable of using ammonia and a non-ammonia fuel (gasoline, light oil, hydrogen, etc.) which is easier to burn than ammonia, which suitably feeds fuel and controls combustion in order to suitably burn an air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber is provided.

Abstract: A color converting member is capable of suppressing deterioration in a phosphor by a simple manufacturing process. A method of manufacturing a color converting member includes a process of molding a resin material into a shape. In the process, molding the resin material and the phosphor integrally into a shape is performed, after kneading a phosphor that converts one color light to another color light into the resin material.

Abstract: To improve an ignitability to a fuel having a low compressed ignitability in a combustion chamber in a compressed self-ignition diffusive combustion mode operation.

Abstract: A phosphor sheet having a laminated structure including a first barrier material, a first barrier material, a first color conversion layer, a second color conversion layer, and a second barrier layer and a display unit and an illuminating device including display unit is provided. A diffusion plate and a display unit including a diffusion plate are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided is a display device capable of suppressing deterioration of the color conversion layer which converts one color light into another color light, and realizing favorable handling and a display device using the color conversion layer, and a color conversion sheet. A phosphor sheet 10 is, for example, arranged immediately above a light source such as a blue light emitting diode, and obtained by sealing a phosphor layer 11, which converts a part of blue light into another color light, by sealing sheets 12A and 12B. The sealing sheets 12A and 12B are bonded with the phosphor layer 11 in between by a first bonding layer 13 and a second bonding layer 14. Since the phosphor layer 11 is sealed by the sealing sheets 12A and 12B including a water vapor barrier layer 122 held between resin sheets 121A and 121B, water vapor is prevented from entering into the phosphor layer, and a chemical reaction is less likely to be generated between the phosphor layer 11 and the water vapor barrier layer 122.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an illumination apparatus capable of suppressing a chromaticity fluctuation due to a view angle and an incident angle. [Solving Means] In an illumination apparatus for a display apparatus that includes a blue-color light-emitting diode (10) as a light source and a phosphor sheet (21) including a phosphor that obtains white light by converting a color of blue light from the blue-color light-emitting diode (10), diffusion plates (22, 23) are respectively provided opposed to a light-emitting-side surface and a light-incident-side surface of the phosphor sheet (21). The diffusion plate (22) opposed to the light-emitting-side surface of the phosphor sheet (21) suppresses a fluctuation of white-color chromaticity due to a view angle, and the diffusion plate (23) opposed to the light-incident-side surface of the phosphor sheet (21) suppresses a fluctuation of white-color chromaticity due to an incident angle.

Abstract: A color conversion sheet realizing suppression of deterioration in a color conversion layer and improvement in light extraction efficiency is provided. The color conversion sheet includes: a color conversion layer converting a part of first color light as incident light to second color light having a wavelength longer than that of the first color light; and a pair of sealing sheets sandwiching the color conversion layer from a light incidence side and a light emitting side and each having an inorganic stack film on a substrate. Reflectance of the sealing sheet on the light incidence side to the second color light is higher than that to the first color light, and reflectance of the sealing sheet on the light emitting side to the first color light is higher than that to the second color light.