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In a liquid crystal display (10) having a curved display surface, long sides of pixel structures (11) are arranged along the curve direction (Y) of the display surface and on a side of counter substrate provided is a black matrix having a black matrix opening (41a) whose length in the curve direction (Y) is not longer than E−L {(T1/2)+(T2/2)+d}/R, assuming that the length of the display surface in the curve direction (Y) is L, the thickness of an array substrate is T1, the thickness of the counter substrate is T2, the size of the gap between the array substrate and the counter substrate is d, the radius of curvature of the curved display surface is R and the length of a long side of a pixel electrode (29) provided in each of the pixel structures (11) is E. It thereby becomes possible to suppress display unevenness resulting from positional misalignment of the two substrates due to curvature and provide a liquid crystal display achieving a high-quality display image.

An inkjet recording apparatus has: a recording head of an inkjet type having a liquid ejection surface where a plurality of nozzles which eject liquid are arranged, a supply port which supplies the liquid to an internal flow channel connected to the plurality of nozzles, and an outlet port which is connected to the supply port via the internal flow channel and through which the liquid in the internal flow channel is expelled; a first liquid chamber which is connected to the supply port of the recording head via a first external flow channel; a second liquid chamber which is connected to the outlet port of the recording head via a second external flow channel; a liquid buffer chamber which stores the liquid supplied from a liquid supply source; a first connecting flow channel which connects the first liquid chamber to the liquid buffer chamber; a second connecting flow channel which connects the second liquid chamber to the liquid buffer chamber; a first pressure determination device which determines an internal pressure of the first liquid chamber; a second pressure determination device which determines an internal pressure of the second liquid chamber; a liquid movement device which moves the liquid between the first liquid chamber, the second liquid chamber and the liquid buffer chamber; and a pressure control device which controls the liquid movement device in accordance with determination results of the first pressure determination device and the second pressure determination device in such a manner that interiors of the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber respectively assume prescribed pressures, wherein the pressure control device controls the liquid movement device so as to adjust the internal pressures of the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber in such a manner that a prescribed pressure differential between the internal pressures of the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber is produced and a prescribed back pressure is applied to the liquid inside the plurality of nozzles of the recording head.

An image processing apparatus includes an image correction processing unit configured to correct an input image so as to generate a corrected image and a super-resolution processing unit configured to receive the corrected image generated by the image correction processing unit and increase a resolution of the corrected image through super-resolution processing so as to generate a high-resolution image. The image correction processing unit performs at least one of a time-direction noise removal process, a space-direction noise removal process, a compression noise removal process, and an aperture control correction process.

An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.

Automotive audio systems that use directional planar magnetic transducers in a layout or placement configuration to provide direct or reflected audio imaging in stereo or surround sounds for individual passengers of an automotive vehicle with reduced crossed audio interference.

A three part microendoscope system including a cannula, a dilator, and endoscopic insert for detection of breast cancer are disclosed. To facilitate surgical entry of an endoscope system through the sphincter of a breast, a special dilator is used with an endoscope so that the endoscope can more readily pass through tortuous passageways. In accordance with the present invention, a semi-rigid endoscope can be advanced through the sphincter in the nipple using a nipple dilator. The microendoscope uses a special lumen tube that is usable with various insertable tools that allows for minimal invasive damage to surrounding cells. Insertable tools to irrigate, lavage, or perform biopsies on targeted areas of the breast are disclosed. A novel video coupler having a predetermined focus and orientation to be used with the present system is also disclosed. A method of using the three part microendoscope system and its various insertable tools are disclosed. A method of manufacturing the video coupler is disclosed.

A capacitance-type fingerprint sensor. The capacitance-type fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixel groups, each of which electrically connects a plurality of sensing electrodes to a plurality of coupling electrodes, respectively; a plurality of first sensing-electrode switches for connecting the sensing electrodes to a voltage source; a plurality of second sensing-electrode switches for interconnecting the sensing electrodes contained in the pixel groups; a plurality of third sensing-electrode switches for interconnecting the pixel groups; and a plurality of coupling-electrode switches for interconnecting the coupling electrodes contained in all pixel groups. Therefore, the fingerprint sensor blocks or corrects capacitance generated by internal components of a fingerprint sensor, such that it acquires a high-quality fingerprint image. Also, the fingerprint sensor corrects or reduces the influence of the dry or moist state of a finger surface, such that a fingerprint image can be more uniformly indicated.

In an image recording apparatus, reference patterns are provided on a surface of a transport belt that transports a recording medium such as paper attracted thereto to image recording sections defined by recording heads. It is arranged such that the reference patterns are detected while being transported as the transport belt is driven, and a speed change of the transport belt and a position shift in a direction perpendicular to the transporting direction of the transport belt are calculated based on information resulting from the detection, thereby controlling ejection timing and ejection position of ink droplets ejected from the recording heads.

An image processing circuit inputs pixels arranged in RGB Bayer pattern. A chroma value calculation circuit calculates a chroma coefficient for evaluating chroma of a peripheral region of a target pixel. A correlation value calculation circuit calculates a correlation value for gray image and a correlation value for color image. When the chroma coefficient is higher than a first threshold value, a correlation judging method for color image and a pixel interpolation method for color image are selected. When the chroma coefficient is not higher than the first threshold value and higher than a second threshold value, a correlation judging method for gray image and the pixel interpolation method for color image are selected. When the chroma coefficient is not higher than the second threshold value, the correlation judging method for gray image and a pixel interpolation method for gray image are selected. Interpolation is executed in a pixel interpolation circuit.

An inkjet recording apparatus includes: an inkjet head that ejects an active energy-curable ink to form an image on a recording medium; an irradiating unit that includes a light source, and that irradiates an active energy ray from the light source to cure the active energy-curable ink ejected by the inkjet head; an energy intensity measuring unit that measures an intensity value of the active energy ray irradiated on the recording medium; and an irradiation condition control unit that controls an irradiation condition of the active energy ray on the recording medium on the basis of the intensity value measured by the energy intensity measuring unit after a passing of time to the extent of allowing the temperature of the irradiating unit to be stabilized at the start-up from lighting or rest of the irradiating unit.

A display element includes: a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent; a medium, between the substrates, the medium being changeable in an optical anisotropy magnitude by and according to electric field application; and a region in which a pixel electrode and a counter electrode overlap with each other with an insulating layer therebetween.

In an image recording apparatus equipped with plural printing heads each for jetting ink drops having a photo-setting property towards a recording medium, a conveyance unit for conveying the recording medium to the printing heads, and each of plural light radiation devices for radiating light to the ink drops landed on the recording medium to harden, is arranged at the downstream side of each of the plural printing heads, one having largest light energy, which is located at the most downstream position among the plural light radiation devices is determined at least to satisfy the light energy necessary for hardening of the ink drops jetted by any one of the printing heads positioned upstream thereof, and the light energy becomes smaller gradually for every light radiation device in the order from the light radiation device at the most downstream position to those at more upstream positions.

An image processing apparatus calculates estimated pixel values of respective pixels of a provisional high-resolution image by interpolation on basis of pixel values in a reference frame, segmentalizes interior of the reference frame into an edge region, a texture region or a flat region and other on basis of pixel values of respective pixels, sets the respective pixels in the reference frame as target pixels one by one in sequence, calculates corresponding positions on the provisional high-resolution image, of the respective target pixels in fractional pixel accuracy on basis of information on the segmented regions including the target values, modifies the estimated pixel values so that difference from the pixel values of the target pixels to provisionally estimated pixel values obtained from the estimated pixel values of the provisional high-resolution image for pixels around the corresponding positions of the target pixels, becomes smaller, and obtains modified pixel values.

Disclosed is an inexpensive device for acquiring a stereo image, in which base data is generated and recorded from an image captured by a base camera according to a first frame rate, and reference data is generated and recorded from an image captured by a reference camera according to a second frame rate which is the same as the first frame rate or lower than the first frame rate, the second frame rate dynamically determined depending on the status of a vehicle or the periphery thereof during the image-capturing, and thereby the device can record a stereo image with high image quality and acquire highly accurate distance information, and can also eliminate the need for an expensive storage medium or an expensive electronic circuit.