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First pixels and second pixels are arranged in an LCD of a digital camera. Image light from the first pixel is diffused by a diffusing filter. Image light from the second pixel is deflected by a prism and directed in an oblique direction. When the LCD is viewed from a forward direction, only a captured image generated by the first pixels is observed. When the LCD is viewed from the oblique direction, the captured image, and camera information generated by the second pixels are observed in a state that they overlap each other.

Disclosed is a dust collecting apparatus is provided that includes a dust canister body, a part of which becomes an exposed side exposed outside a cleaner body. The cleaner body has a first dust separating chamber for separating large-sized dirt and second dust separating chamber for collecting fine dust; a cyclone body having a cyclone chamber which separates the fine dust from the air passing through the first dust separating chamber; and an outlet pipe protruding from lower surfaces of the first and second cyclone bodies to upper sides of the first and second cyclone chambers, wherein at least a part of the exposed side of the dust canister body is made of a transparent material so as to simultaneously see through the first and second dust separating chambers, and at least a part of the cyclone body is made of the transparent material to see through the cyclone body.

An escape guiding apparatus includes: a projecting section projecting an image on a floor by scanning a laser beam; a storage section storing escape guidance information for guiding a person who is escaping; and an image information generating section generating image information of the image to be projected based on the escape guidance information stored in the storage section.

A toner container mounting member comprises mounted thereon a plurality of toner containers that perform supply of toner by being themselves rotated. The toner containers are laid in the same direction to be mounted / released from above; a plurality of guiding members that rotatably support the toner containers are integrally formed.

The object of the invention is to provide a display device of which the display is visible in a dark place or under strong external light. The present invention is a display device which performs display, changing the grayscale number corresponding to the external light strength, and a display device which can switch the display mode corresponding to contents displayed on the screen. The display contents include a text display mode displaying mainly characters and symbols, a picture display mode displaying images with a small number of colors such as a comic, a video mode displaying natural images with a large number of colors such as a photograph and a moving image, and the like. By switching the grayscale number arbitrarily according to these display modes, visibility can be ensured in a wide range from a dark place or under an indoor fluorescent light to under outdoor sunlight. For example, the grayscale number is switched so that display of from 2 to 8 grayscales is performed in the text display mode, display of from 4 to 16 grayscales is performed in the picture display mode, and display of from 64 to 1024 grayscales is performed in the video mode.

A marker-coordinate detecting unit detects coordinates of a stent marker on a new image when the new image is stored in an image-data storage unit; and then a correction-image creating unit creates a correction image from the new image through, for example, image transformation processing, so as to match up the detected coordinates with reference coordinates that are coordinates of the stent marker already detected by the marker-coordinate detecting unit in a first frame. An image post-processing unit then creates an image for display by performing post-processing on the correction image created by the correction-image creating unit, the post-processing including high-frequency noise reduction filtering-processing, low-frequency component removal filtering-processing, and logarithmic-image creating processing; and then a system control unit performs control of displaying a moving image of an enlarged image of a set region that is set in the image for display, together with an original image.

Outside light is received using a light sensor, and in accordance with the outside light intensity, each of a first display mode which expresses multiple gray scales and a second display-y mode which expresses a gray scale smaller in number than that in the first display mode is switched and used. The switching is controlled by a display controller based on data of the outside light intensity. Accordingly, the visibility can be ensured in a wide range of situations, from under a fluorescent lamp in a dark place or inside, to under sunlight outside. In the second display mode, frequencies of a start pulse and a clock pulse to be inputted to a source signal line driver circuit are reduced and a driving voltage is decreased by the display controller; accordingly, a frame period can be longer than that in the first display mode and power consumption can be reduced.

Outside light is received using a light sensor, and in accordance with the outside light intensity, each of a first display mode which expresses multiple gray scales and a second display-y mode which expresses a gray scale smaller in number than that in the first display mode is switched and used. The switching is controlled by a display controller based on data of the outside light intensity. Accordingly, the visibility can be ensured in a wide range of situations, from under a fluorescent lamp in a dark place or inside, to under sunlight outside. In the second display mode, frequencies of a start pulse and a clock pulse to be inputted to a source signal line driver circuit are reduced and a driving voltage is decreased by the display controller; accordingly, a frame period can be longer than that in the first display mode and power consumption can be reduced.

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 toner container mounting member comprises mounted thereon a plurality of toner containers that perform supply of toner by being themselves rotated. The toner containers are laid in the same direction to be mounted / released from above; a plurality of guiding members that rotatably support the toner containers are integrally formed.

The invention relates to an automatic generation method of an interactive three dimensional city panoramic map. Based on city morphology and gestalt theory, the method combines roads widening, viewpoint raising, building displacement and building height reducing with optimization method through establishing energy function deviating argument and shielding argument for estimating city space cognition and uses linearization constrained condition energy function to solve minimizing energy function in real time, therefore automatic generation of the interactive three dimensional city panoramic map is achieved. The making method of the three-dimensional digital city panoramic map is characterized by fast visualization speed and little deformation of city scenes, having broad application prospect in city navigation, space position service and the like.

An image display apparatus and method are provided. The image display apparatus includes an external light detection module which detects an intensity of external illumination; a storage module which stores a plurality of light emitting unit control values; and a control module which selectively performs, according to a result of a determination, a lightness compensation operation for compensating a lightness of a light emitting unit and a visibility adjustment operation for adjusting the visibility of the original input image. The method includes detecting an intensity of external illumination; determining whether a visibility of an original input image can be ensured according to an input light emitting control value and the detected external illumination intensity; and selectively performing, according to the determination, a lightness compensation operation for compensating a lightness of a light emitting unit and a visibility adjustment operation for adjusting the visibility of the original input image.

A medical retractor is capable of ensuring visibility in a field of operation and in the periphery of the field of operation while realizing the reduction of weight of the retractor compared to a conventional steel-made retractor. A medical retractor includes: a grip portion; and a resin functional portion made of a transparent resin and extending from the grip portion. The resin functional portion has: a trunk portion which has a proximal end thereof connected to the grip portion; and a hook-shaped portion extending in a hook shape from a distal end of the trunk portion. The resin functional portion is configured to allow the viewing of an affected part which opposedly faces a back surface of the resin functional portion from a front surface side in a see-through manner.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can ensure visibility and decrease coloring regardless of the direction of the screen, even if the screen is viewed through an optical member having a polarization function, such as polarized sunglasses. In at least one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal cell; and a first polarizing element disposed at an observation surface side of the liquid crystal cell, and the liquid crystal display device further includes a second polarizing element disposed at the observation surface side of the first polarizing element. It is preferable that the liquid crystal display device further includes a protective plate disposed between the first polarizing element and the second polarizing element.

A marker-coordinate detecting unit detects coordinates of a stent marker on a new image when the new image is stored in an image-data storage unit; and then a correction-image creating unit creates a correction image from the new image through, for example, image transformation processing, so as to match up the detected coordinates with reference coordinates that are coordinates of the stent marker already detected by the marker-coordinate detecting unit in a first frame. An image post-processing unit then creates an image for display by performing post-processing on the correction image created by the correction-image creating unit, the post-processing including high-frequency noise reduction filtering-processing, low-frequency component removal filtering-processing, and logarithmic-image creating processing; and then a system control unit performs control of displaying a moving image of an enlarged image of a set region that is set in the image for display, together with an original image.

A connector 10 disclosed by this specification is a connector 10 to be mounted on a casing 1 of a device by being inserted into a mounting hole 2 provided in the casing 1 and includes a terminal 40 connected to a wire W, a housing 20 having the terminal 40 mounted therein, and an intermediate terminal 30 made of metal, mounted in the housing 20 and disposed between the terminal 40 and a mating terminal 4 in the casing 1. A fastened component (nut 5) disposed in the casing 1 and to be fastened to a fastening component (bolt B), the mating terminal 4, the intermediate terminal 30 and the terminal 40 are arranged side by side in a fastening direction, and the terminal 40 and the mating terminal 4 are connected via the intermediate terminal 30 by being collectively fastened by the fastening component and the fastened component.

A convertible having a roof is provided with stiff parts, at least one rear roof part, and an upper roof part, which is mounted in front of the rear roof part relative to the direction of travel in the closed state and is located above a passenger area. The upper roof part of the convertible encompasses an at least substantially transparent plate member which can be displaced counter to the direction of travel like a sliding roof; is held parallel to a rear window that is embraced by the rear roof part in the open position thereof; and can be moved along with the roof in the parallel position in order to be opened and closed.

A multi-filamentous net or mesh comprising an image visible on only one side is provided. The image is visible only from the primary viewing position without the paint or ink composition absorbing through the fibres to be visible from the back of the net or mesh. This permits the use of multi-filamentous nets or mesh for images or logos without disrupting the spectators' view and / or the use of both sides of the net or mesh for unidirectional images or logos.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which images can be seen under a dark place to intense external light. In the display device, display is performed by changing the gray scale number depending on external light intensity, and display modes can be switched depending on contents displayed on the screen. An analog mode and a digital mode are switched depending on external light intensity. In an analog digital switching circuit, when a video signal is an analog value, a signal is outputted to a pixel array without any change and, when the video signal is a digital value, the signal is outputted to a circuit that performs a digital operation such as a latch circuit. Consequently, display gray scales of a pixel are changed appropriately. Accordingly, a clear image can be displayed. For example, it is possible to ensure visibility in a wide range of a dark place or under indoor florescent light to outdoor sun light.