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An indicator for emitting a light is provided, the indicator comprising a plate-shaped member which has a stress-concentrating section for causing stress concentration, and a stress-transmitting section for transmitting, to the stress-concentrating section, a stress generated due to an external force; wherein the stress-concentrating section is provided with a stress light-emitting section which is formed of a stress light-emitting material that emits the light in response to a change of the stress. The stress-concentrating section can be arranged such that the stress-concentrating section is not hidden by a finger when the force is applied to the indicator with the finger or the like. The visibility of the light emission can be secured by the light emission effected by the stress light-emitting material applied to the stress-concentrating section which is not hidden by the finger.

The light distribution region of headlights (12) is divided into a plurality of regions, and each of the divided regions can be irradiated or non-irradiated by light, and the light distribution characteristic can be changed separately for each divided region. The radiation or non-radiation of light to each divided region is controlled by a light distribution control ECU (14). Besides, light reflection / emission regions (hatched portions in FIG. 4) are detected by detecting light regions of reflection, such as white lines, reflectors, etc., and light regions of light emission, such as street lights or the like, are detected. Then, divided regions corresponding to light distribution region irradiated by the headlights (12) which correspond to the detected light reflection / emission regions are specifically determined, and the headlights (12) are controlled so that the light radiated to the specifically determined divided regions 22 becomes dark in light distribution relative to other regions.

The liquid crystal display device performs display by changing the number of gray scales depending on external light intensity, and switches the display mode in accordance with a content to be displayed on a display. By controlling a display mode-specific video signal generation circuit depending on external light intensity, an inputted video signal is outputted as an analog value, is outputted with a digital value of a binary, or is outputted with a multiple digital value. As a result, display gradation of a pixel changes timely. Accordingly, a clear image can be displayed. For example, a display device which secures visibility can be obtained in a wide range from under fluorescent light in a dark place or indoor to under outdoor sunlight.

An information processing apparatus that is connected to a map recording part, a display and an input apparatus includes: a display controlling part that allows the display to display a map and a point mark; an information detailing part that generates a displaying form data of a plurality of point marks that are integrated by an integrated point mark, and calculating a scale and a displaying range, in the case where an operation by a user for demanding information detailing is detected; an information integrating part that generates displaying form data of the integrated point mark that integrates to represent point information of a plurality of points, and calculating a scale and a displaying range, in the case where an operation by the user for demanding information integration is detected. Thereby, the information processing apparatus can secure the visibility of the map, and can enhance the easiness of the operations of obtaining the point information such as facility information, traffic information and reputational information on the map.

A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image includes an image display section configured to cause the user to visually recognize the virtual image, an image acquiring section configured to acquire an outside scene image in a visual field direction of the user in a state in which the head-mounted display device is mounted, and a guiding section configured to guide, with sound, the user to an object of attention, which is at least one real object present in the real world and included in the acquired outside scene image and is a real object to which the user is urged to pay attention.

A vehicle headlamp is provided. The vehicle headlamp includes a light source which is configured to form an additional light distribution pattern which is formed above a cut-off line of a low-beam mode light distribution pattern; a vehicle detection device which is configured to detect a presence of a front running vehicle; a road position detection device which is configured to detect an existing area of a road ahead; and a control unit. The control unit acquires information from the vehicle detection device and the road position detection device and, when the existing area includes a non-detectable area which is outside of a detectable area of the vehicle detection device, controls the light source to reduce an illuminance of the additional light distribution pattern.

In a circuit to drive driven elements such, as electro-optical elements, an electro-optical device has an element layer, a wire-forming layer, and an electronic component layer in order to suppress variation in characteristics of active elements. The element layer has a plurality of organic EL elements, each of which is arranged in a different position in a plane. The electronic component layer has pixel-driving IC chips. The respective pixel-driving IC chips include a plurality of pixel circuits, each of which drives each organic EL element corresponding to the pixel circuit. The wire-forming layer is positioned between the element layer and the electronic component layer. The wire-forming layer has wires to connect the respective pixel circuits included in the pixel-driving IC chips with the organic EL elements corresponding to the pixel circuits.

The present embodiments relate to a film filter and a flat panel display having the same capable of improving visibility and bright room contrast ratio. The film filter of the present embodiments comprises: first and second electrode layers disposed to be opposed to each other; a support layer having a hole and disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; and a blind member disposed on the hole and of which transmittance is changed depending on electric field applied from the external.

A visibility adjusting section (10) is formed by making a visible light transmission of a region (A) in a lower side of left and right ridgelines (R1, Rr) lower than avisible light transmission of a region (B) in an upper side of the left and right ridgelines (R1, Rr) . Accordingly, a driver and a passenger on an assistant driver's seat can see an outerside of a vehicle through the visibility adjusting section (10), and a suitable light can be taken into the vehicle. Further, since a parting line (11) of the visibility adjusting section (10) is uniformly inclined downward toward opposite sides in a vehicle-width direction from an apex (T) disposed at a position which is deviated from a driver, a driving posture of the driver is stabilized, and it is possible to suppress a disturbance in a steering operation.

The present invention provides an exposure prevention cover that prevents exposure to a drug solution, pharmaceuticals or the like, an exposure prevention cover module provided with the same, a drug solution supply system, and a drug solution supply method. An exposure prevention cover for housing a drug solution container that contains a drug solution and has a connection port through which the drug solution can be discharged, includes a cover body that houses the drug solution container and has an opening open to the outside for inserting the drug solution container; a closure section that closes the opening; a holding section that holds the drug solution container housed in the cover body inside the cover body; a connection section that is attached to the cover body and can be connected to the discharge port of the drug solution container, so that the drug solution in the drug solution container can be discharged outside the cover body; and a suspension section provided on the cover body for suspending the cover body.

The present invention relates to a multi-array chip for a vehicle, including a plurality of LED element having different sizes arranged and installed to emit light, and a head lamp having the multi-array chip for a vehicle. Accordingly, with variable LED elements which are individually turned on and off so as to correspond to a location of an oncoming vehicle, and have different sizes, visibility at the front side of a vehicle may be secured, and light blindness to a driver in the oncoming vehicle, may be prevented.

On the back surface of a window member and a display surface of a liquid crystal display panel, the same antireflective structures having a plurality of convexities with predetermined dimensions not more than the wavelength of visible light are formed, respectively. While the liquid crystal display panel is protected by the window member, reflection of external light on the back surface of the window member and the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel and reflection of outgoing light from the liquid crystal display panel can be reduced by the convexities of the antireflective structures, so that visibility can be secured.

A color conversion apparatus includes: an original data analyzing unit configured to extract background color information of an original and color information of a character and line drawing object on the background; a background color changing unit configured to change the background color of the original when necessary, on the basis of the result of comparing the background color information acquired from the original data analyzing unit with a preset threshold value; and a character and line drawing color correcting unit configured to change lightness of the character and line drawing color in a way that increases a lightness difference between the background color for printing and the character and line drawing color on the background when necessary, on the basis of the background color information of the original acquired from the original data analyzing unit, the background color information for printing acquired from the background color changing unit, and the character and line drawing color information on the background acquired from the original data analyzing unit. The color conversion apparatus contributes to saving of color material, reduction in load on a printer engine, prevention of stripping of color material, and prevention of deformation of paper.

A display device for a vehicle includes a meter unit, an indicator unit and a control unit. The meter unit includes an image display monitor having a screen, and a meter for indicating a value of a vehicle first state is displayed by an image on the screen. The indicator unit includes a display pane defining an opening for exposing the meter at a display side of the image display monitor, an indicator is provided on the display pane at a peripheral area of the opening, and the indicator displays a vehicle second state by light. The control unit controls independently a display luminance of the meter and a display luminance of the indicator.

A fluid ejection apparatus ejecting fluid from an ejection port, includes: a suction port provided at a position apart from the ejection port and applied with a negative pressure; and a fluid channel provided between the vicinity of the ejection port and the suction port, and configured to suck the fluid in the vicinity of the ejection port by the surface tension of the fluid and move the same toward the suction port.

A vehicle headlamp is provided. The vehicle headlamp includes a light source which is configured to form an additional light distribution pattern which is formed above a cut-off line of a low-beam mode light distribution pattern; a vehicle detection device which is configured to detect a presence of a front running vehicle; a road position detection device which is configured to detect an existing area of a road ahead; and a control unit. The control unit acquires information from the vehicle detection device and the road position detection device and, when the existing area includes a non-detectable area which is outside of a detectable area of the vehicle detection device, controls the light source to reduce an illuminance of the additional light distribution pattern.

A system and a method for selectively intercepting audio and video conversations over a wide area computer network, for monitoring, storing, and contributing to these conversations and reconstructing the associated communications session upon request.

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for executing an application or a service. The method includes determining a security level associated with an application or a service of which execution is requested, changing at least part of a graphic object based on the determined security level, and displaying the changed graphic object, obtaining an input through a body of rotation that is included in the electronic device, and executing the application or the service when the input corresponds to security information associated with the application or the service.

Disclosed are a photovoltaic with improved visibility, which can improve optical-to-electric conversion efficiency and can be applied to a window of a building or a view window of a moving means such as a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing the same. The photovoltaic includes a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic cells configured to each include a first electrode formed on the transparent electrode, an optical-to-electric conversion part formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the optical-to-electric conversion part, and a separation part provided between adjacent photovoltaic cells. The separation part exposes the transparent electrode to incident sunlight.

The liquid crystal display device performs display by changing the number of gray scales depending on external light intensity, and switches the display mode in accordance with a content to be displayed on a display. By controlling a display mode-specific video signal generation circuit depending on external light intensity, an inputted video signal is outputted as an analog value, is outputted with a digital value of a binary, or is outputted with a multiple digital value. As a result, display gradation of a pixel changes timely. Accordingly, a clear image can be displayed. For example, a display device which secures visibility can be obtained in a wide range from under fluorescent light in a dark place or indoor to under outdoor sunlight.

Provided is a soft upper trim of a vehicle door, in which an upper substrate, a foam, and a transparent skin are laminated, and particularly, to a soft upper trim for switch assembly of a vehicle door, in which a switch, which is configured to preserve continuity of a transparent skin and display lock and unlock symbols on the transparent skin, is easily assembled to an upper substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same.

A color conversion apparatus includes: an original data analyzing unit configured to extract background color information of an original and color information of a character and line drawing object on the background; a background color changing unit configured to change the background color of the original when necessary, on the basis of the result of comparing the background color information acquired from the original data analyzing unit with a preset threshold value; and a character and line drawing color correcting unit configured to change lightness of the character and line drawing color in a way that increases a lightness difference between the background color for printing and the character and line drawing color on the background when necessary, on the basis of the background color information of the original acquired from the original data analyzing unit, the background color information for printing acquired from the background color changing unit, and the character and line drawing color information on the background acquired from the original data analyzing unit. The color conversion apparatus contributes to saving of color material, reduction in load on a printer engine, prevention of stripping of color material, and prevention of deformation of paper.

To provide a direction indicator of a compact design effective to secure brightness and visibility during the blinking operation of the direction indicator, the direction indicator (9 or 11) includes an indicator body (92) adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body structure (FR), a lens member (93) mounted on the indicator body (92), a light emitter (12) and a reflector (13) positioned inwardly of the lens member (93), the reflector (13) reflecting an illuminating light, emitted from the light emitter (12), towards an intended area. A plane of joint (92b, 93b) between the indicator body (92) and the lens member (93) is inclined relative to a widthwise direction of the vehicle body structure (FR), and the lens member (93) has a laterally outer vertex portion (93a) protruding laterally outwardly from a position of a laterally outer vertex portion (92a) of the indicator body (92).

A problem of this invention is to satisfy both of securement of visibility of a display unit and suppression of noises at the time of a telephone call etc. using a receiver and a microphone. In a portable terminal apparatus which relates to the invention, a control unit (16) judges whether a handsfree device (20) is connected or not, on the occasion that a telephone call operation is carried out by an operation unit (18) and a voice telephone call operation by a telephone call circuit (11) and a transmission / receiving unit (12) is started, and in case that the handsfree device (20) is not connected, it is judged that a user is making a telephone call by use of a receiver (13) and a microphone (14) in an apparatus main body in such a state that he puts an apparatus casing to his ear part, and at least one of a drive system, drive frequency of a display unit (19) which comprises a liquid crystal display is changed, and a drive operation giving priority over acoustic characteristics is carried out. On one hand, in case that the handsfree device (20) is connected, a drive operation with high picture quality giving priority over optical characteristics of the display unit (19) is carried out without changing the drive system etc.

Disclosed is a portable face protector for protecting a human being from poisonous gas and securing visibility, which can be used in an emergency such as a fire, etc. The face protector comprises a visibility securing member having a transparent window, for tightly covering a face around eyes of a user; and a cloth member for tightly covering the face around a mouth and a nose of the user so as to filter poisonous gas in an emergency. Therefore, the face protector can be facilely carried and rapidly used in an emergency such as a fire, etc., so as to protect a human lift from the poisonous gas and safely escape from a critical region.

The light distribution region of headlights (12) is divided into a plurality of regions, and each of the divided regions can be irradiated or non-irradiated by light, and the light distribution characteristic can be changed separately for each divided region. The radiation or non-radiation of light to each divided region is controlled by a light distribution control ECU (14). Besides, light reflection / emission regions (hatched portions in FIG. 4) are detected by detecting light regions of reflection, such as white lines, reflectors, etc., and light regions of light emission, such as street lights or the like, are detected. Then, divided regions corresponding to light distribution region irradiated by the headlights (12) which correspond to the detected light reflection / emission regions are specifically determined, and the headlights (12) are controlled so that the light radiated to the specifically determined divided regions 22 becomes dark in light distribution relative to other regions.

A lighting apparatus may include a printed circuit board (PCB) for supplying power, a light source electrically connected to the PCB and generating light, a reflector installed to be positioned at a front of the light source and positioned in a case and guiding the light generated from the light source together with the case, and a prism installed to be positioned at a front of the reflector and surround a dial plate and concentrating the light guided by the reflector and the case into the dial plate.

A problem of this invention is to satisfy both of securement of visibility of a display unit and suppression of noises at the time of a telephone call etc. using a receiver and a microphone. In a portable terminal apparatus which relates to the invention, a control unit (16) judges whether a handsfree device (20) is connected or not, on the occasion that a telephone call operation is carried out by an operation unit (18) and a voice telephone call operation by a telephone call circuit (11) and a transmission / receiving unit (12) is started, and in case that the handsfree device (20) is not connected, it is judged that a user is making a telephone call by use of a receiver (13) and a microphone (14) in an apparatus main body in such a state that he puts an apparatus casing to his ear part, and at least one of a drive system, drive frequency of a display unit (19) which comprises a liquid crystal display is changed, and a drive operation giving priority over acoustic characteristics is carried out. On one hand, in case that the handsfree device (20) is connected, a drive operation with high picture quality giving priority over optical characteristics of the display unit (19) is carried out without changing the drive system etc.