Abstract: A thixomolding material includes: a metal body that contains Mg as a main component; and a coating portion that is adhered to a surface of the metal body via a binder and contains SiC particles containing SiC as a main component. A mass fraction of the SiC particles in a total mass of the metal body and the SiC particles is 2.0 mass % or more and 40.0 mass % or less. The binder may contain waxes. A content of the binder may be 0.001 mass % or more and 0.200 mass % or less.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a user determination unit that determines whether or not plural user devices are used by a single user on the basis of information transmitted from the plural user devices; a storage unit that stores information of the plural user devices determined to be used by the single user as a set of user devices; a selection unit that selects a second user device to which a service is to be provided in the case where a first user device that requests the service and the second user device are both included in the same set of user devices; and a transmitting unit that transmits service information to the first and the second user device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a user determination unit that determines whether or not plural user devices are used by a single user on the basis of information transmitted from the plural user devices; a storage unit that stores information of the plural user devices determined to be used by the single user as a set of user devices; a selection unit that selects a second user device to which a service is to be provided in the case where a first user device that requests the service and the second user device are both included in the same set of user devices; and a transmitting unit that transmits service information to the first and the second user device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a user determination unit that determines whether or not plural user devices are used by a single user on the basis of information transmitted from the plural user devices; a storage unit that stores information of the plural user devices determined to be used by the single user as a set of user devices; a selection unit that selects a second user device to which a service is to be provided in the case where a first user device that requests the service and the second user device are both included in the same set of user devices; and a transmitting unit that transmits service information to the first and the second user device.

Abstract: A backlight device (lighting device) (12) according to the present invention includes a chassis (14) having an opened section (14b), optical members (15) disposed to cover the opened section (14b) in the chassis (14), LEDs (light source) (17) disposed outside of the chassis (14), and lens members (light guide members) (20) disposed in such a structure as to penetrate the chassis (14), the lens members guiding the light from the LEDs (17) into the chassis (14). An LED housing chassis (light source housing member) (19) that stores therein the LEDs (17) is attached to the chassis (14).

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a user determination unit that determines whether or not plural user devices are used by a single user on the basis of information transmitted from the plural user devices; a storage unit that stores information of the plural user devices determined to be used by the single user as a set of user devices; a selection unit that selects a second user device to which a service is to be provided in the case where a first user device that requests the service and the second user device are both included in the same set of user devices; and a transmitting unit that transmits service information to the first and the second user device.

Abstract: A display device (10) according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel (11) having a display area (S1) and a frame shaped non-display area (S2) surrounding the periphery of the display area (S1); a transmissive frame section (61) that is provided on the edge part on the side of the rear surface (11b) of the liquid crystal panel (11), and that is formed into frame shape through which light can pass; and light sources (17) that are disposed inside the transmissive frame section (61), and that radiate light onto the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel (11). As a result, even if the width of the non-display area (S2) is set to be narrow, display anomalies can be prevented from occurring in the periphery of the display area (S1).

Abstract: A display device (10) according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel (11) having a display area (S1) and a frame shaped non-display area (S2) surrounding the periphery of the display area (S1); a transmissive frame section (61) that is provided on the edge part on the side of the rear surface (11b) of the liquid crystal panel (11), and that is formed into frame shape through which light can pass; and light sources (17) that are disposed inside the transmissive frame section (61), and that radiate light onto the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel (11). As a result, even if the width of the non-display area (S2) is set to be narrow, display anomalies can be prevented from occurring in the periphery of the display area (S1).

Abstract: A backlight device (lighting device) (12) according to the present invention includes a chassis (14) having an opened section (14b), optical members (15) disposed to cover the opened section (14b) in the chassis (14), LEDs (light source) (17) disposed outside of the chassis (14), and lens members (light guide members) (20) disposed in such a structure as to penetrate the chassis (14), the lens members guiding the light from the LEDs (17) into the chassis (14). An LED housing chassis (light source housing member) (19) that stores therein the LEDs (17) is attached to the chassis (14).

Abstract: In a backlight device (3) including cold cathode fluorescent tubes (discharge tubes) (20, 21) and a chassis (12) for containing the cold cathode fluorescent tubes (20, 21), the chassis (12) includes a metal chassis part (12a) made of metal and a resin chassis part (12b) made of a synthetic resin. Further, the metal chassis part (12a) is used for a section of the chassis (12) including a predetermined distance from an inverter circuit (driving circuit) (26) for the cold cathode fluorescent tubes (20, 21) in the longitudinal direction of the cold cathode fluorescent tubes (20, 21) and the resin chassis part (12b) is used for the section beyond the predetermined distance.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for driving a liquid crystal display device is disclosed which includes: combining liquid crystal panels a and b with one another, each of which displays an image in accordance with a video image source, wherein, when the images respectively displayed on the liquid crystal panels are combined with one another so that a signal image is displayed, the images that are different from each other are switched with one another at a preset interval. As a result, a phosphor burn-in on a display screen is difficult to occur, even when an identical image is displayed continuously for an extended period of time.

Abstract: An encryption/decryption system capable of supplying data only to a user making a request. A computer encrypts data with a common key, encrypts the common key with a public key, and transmits the encrypted data and the encrypted common key. A copy machine receives these data, encrypts challenge data with the public key, and transmits the encrypted challenge data to an IC card. The IC card decrypts the encrypted challenge data with a private key, and feeds the decrypted challenge data back to the copy machine. The copy machine transmits the IC card an encrypted common key of reception data offering decrypted challenge data identical to the original challenge data. The IC card decrypts the encrypted common key and feeds the decrypted common key back to the complex copy machine. The complex copy machine decrypts the encrypted data with the common key.

Abstract: A device retrieval system in a network system including a plurality of devices each having at least one attribute. The retrieval system includes: a plurality of device registration units, a device retrieval unit and an identity judgment unit. The device registration unit registers at least a part of the devices and attributes thereof while associating the devices with the attributes respectively. The device retrieval unit retrieves devices and attributes thereof from the devices and the attributes registered in the device registration units. The identity judgment unit judges identity as to whether a device retrieved from one of the device registration units is identical to a device retrieved from one of the others of the device registration units, based on common points of attributes of the retrieved devices.

Abstract: Print control program, by its constituent portions in cooperation with a scanner apparatus, spools image data sent from the scanner apparatus and controls the print engine etc. of the printer apparatus to print out the spooled image data. The print control program prepares job attribute information used for obtaining the output rate of the printer apparatus, calculates an anticipatory spool amount based on the job attribute information of the printer apparatus thus prepared and job attribute information received from the scanner apparatus, and adjusts timing for printing out the spooled image data.

Abstract: A device retrieval system in a network system including a plurality of devices each having at least one attribute. The retrieval system includes: a plurality of device registration units, a device retrieval unit and an identity judgment unit. The device registration unit registers at least a part of the devices and attributes thereof while associating the devices with the attributes respectively. The device retrieval unit retrieves devices and attributes thereof from the devices and the attributes registered in the device registration units. The identity judgment unit judges identity as to whether a device retrieved from one of the device registration units is identical to a device retrieved from one of the others of the device registration units, based on common points of attributes of the retrieved devices.

Abstract: A data transfer system for transfer target object data from a data transmission apparatus to a data reception apparatus via transfer paths. The data transmission apparatus judges whether or not encrypting operation for the transfer object data is necessary on the basis of attributes of the transfer paths, encrypts the transfer object data when the encrypting operation for the transfer object data is judged to be necessary, and transmits either the transfer object data or the encrypted transfer object data via the transfer paths to the data reception apparatus. The data reception apparatus receives either the transfer object data or the encrypted transfer object data from the data transmission apparatus; judges whether or not decoding operation for the received transfer object data is necessary, and decodes the received transfer object data when the decoding operation for the received transfer object data is judged to be necessary.

Abstract: A service history generation section employs stored information to generate a service history indicating whether a pertinent server can provide a service for an arbitrary client device and an arbitrary server. A history requesting section requests the server to notify a service history via a network. Upon receiving the request from the client device, a history notification section notifies a service history to the requesting source client device. A server selection section then displays the service history received from the server as a UI image for a user, and in accordance with the user's manipulation, selects an appropriate server for the execution of the service.

Abstract: Print control program, by its constituent portions in cooperation with a scanner apparatus, spools image data sent from the scanner apparatus and controls the print engine etc. of the printer apparatus to print out the spooled image data. The print control program prepares job attribute information used for obtaining the output rate of the printer apparatus, calculates an anticipatory spool amount based on the job attribute information of the printer apparatus thus prepared and job attribute information received from the scanner apparatus, and adjusts timing for printing out the spooled image data.

Abstract: An encryption/decryption system capable of supplying data only to a user making a request. A computer encrypts data with a common key, encrypts the common key with a public key, and transmits the encrypted data and the encrypted common key. A copy machine receives these data, encrypts challenge data with the public key, and transmits the encrypted challenge data to an IC card. The IC card decrypts the encrypted challenge data with a private key, and feeds the decrypted challenge data back to the copy machine. The copy machine transmits the IC card an encrypted common key of reception data offering decrypted challenge data identical to the original challenge data. The IC card decrypts the encrypted common key and feeds the decrypted common key back to the complex copy machine. The complex copy machine decrypts the encrypted data with the common key.

Abstract: A data transmission control information acquisition section generates data transmission control information based on control information exchanged between applications of a data transmitter and a data receiver before data transmission is started. A data transfer control section determines a bandwidth to be used by the data transmission, transmission start time, etc. in a shared transmission medium in a unified manner based on the data transmission control information and current bandwidth use conditions, and transmits the thus-determined information to the data transmitter. The data transmitter transmits data to the data receiver via the transmission medium under unified management.