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| 20090033850 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device includes a plurality of selection lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of pixel portions, a plurality of photosensor portions, a plurality of first power lines, and a plurality of sense lines. The plurality of selection lines are provided in a line direction. The plurality of signal lines are provided in a column direction. The plurality of pixel portions are provided at positions corresponding to intersections of the selection lines and the signal lines. The plurality of photosensor portions are provided in correspondence with a portion of the plurality of pixel portions. The plurality of first power lines are provided in the line direction. The plurality of sense lines are provided in the column direction. Each of the plurality of pixel portions includes a first switching element and a liquid crystal. The first switching element loads a display signal supplied through a corresponding one of the signal lines as a selection signal supplied through a corresponding one of the selection lines is asserted. The liquid crystal exhibits a bright state corresponding to the display signal that is loaded by the first switching element. The portion of the plurality of pixel portions adjust the amounts of light that enter the plurality of photosensor portions. Each of the plurality of photosensor portions includes a photoelectric conversion element, a capacitive element, a second switching element, and a readout portion. The photoelectric conversion element generates an electric current of which the magnitude corresponds to the amount of light received. One end of the capacitive element is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion element. The second switching element resets the one end of the capacitive element to a reset voltage that is supplied through a corresponding one of the first power lines. The readout portion outputs, to a corresponding one of the sense lines, an output signal of which the magnitude corresponds to a voltage of the one end of the capacitive element. The second switching element is controlled to any one of an on state or an off state on the basis of the selection signal that is supplied through the corresponding one of the selection lines. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090233059 | Pigment dispersion, method for producing pigment dispersion, water-based ink composition comprising pigment dispersion, ink jet recording method using ink composition and ink jet recorded matter using ink composition - A water-based ink composition that has high ejection stability even when it is used in an ink jet recording method that involves a high driving frequency and that can achieve high-resolution printing, a pigment dispersion for use in the water-based ink composition, and a method for producing the pigment dispersion are provided. Moreover, an inkjet recording method and a recorded matter using the water-based ink composition are provided. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090273580 | SENSING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DRIVING SENSING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other; electro-optical elements that are interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; light detecting units that are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and output first detection signals having levels corresponding to the amount of incident light; and capacitance detecting units that include capacitive elements each having a first electrode and a second electrode provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, output second detection signals having levels corresponding to the capacitance values of the capacitive elements, and are provided separately from the light detecting units. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090284270 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CONTACT POSITION IN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of determining a contact position in an electronic apparatus including a plurality of capacitance sensing circuits that measures changes in capacitance and outputs capacitance measuring signals and a plurality of light sensing circuits that measures light intensities of incident light and outputs light measuring signals. The method includes acquiring the capacitance measuring signals by sequentially scanning the plurality of capacitance sensing circuits, determining whether a target object is in contact with a contact surface based on the acquired capacitance measuring signals, acquiring the light measuring signals by sequentially scanning the plurality of light sensing circuits after the target object is determined to be in contact with the contact surface in the determining of whether the target object is in contact with the contact surface, and determining a position of the contact surface, with which the target object is in contact, based on the acquired light measuring signals. The acquiring of the capacitance measuring signals and the determining of whether the target object is in contact with the contact surface are repeated until the target object is determined to be in contact with the contact surface in the determining of whether the target object is in contact with the contact surface. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100188377 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits light of an amount based on the size of a driving current; a driving transistor, the gate thereof being electrically connected to a first node, that outputs a current flowing between the drain-source as the driving current; and a control unit that supplies a first data potential to the first node and supplies a current to the driving transistor so as to set the voltage between the gate and source of the driving transistor to a compensated voltage based on the mobility of the driving transistor, and then supplies a second data potential determined in accordance with the first data potential to the first node. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100289788 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device is provided that includes a plurality of unit circuits and a scanning line drive circuit. Each of the plurality of unit circuits includes a light emitting element, a drive transistor, a light emitting control transistor, and a switching element. Each of the plurality of scanning lines includes a light emitting control line. The scanning line drive circuit includes a first light emitting control line drive circuit connected to one end of the light emitting control line; and a second light emitting control line drive circuit connected to the other end of the light emitting control line. The first and second light emitting control line drive circuits supply the light emitting control signal to the light emitting control line from both ends thereof at a predetermined timing. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110205220 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light emitting device includes a pixel circuit and a driving circuit, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, a light emitting element, a first capacitance element interposed between a gate and a source of the driving transistor, a selection transistor, a current generating unit which generates set current. The driving circuit controls the current generating unit to generate set current with a predetermined magnitude in a current set period before a writing period of writing data potential in the pixel circuit, to set the voltage (voltage between both ends of the first capacitance element) between the gate and the source of the driving transistor to a value necessary to allow the set current to flow in the driving transistor. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110221789 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a pixel circuit and a data line provided between a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other. The pixel circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit, the first circuit includes a first light emitting element and a first driving transistor connected in series to each other, and a first switching element provided between a gate of the first transistor and the data line, and outgoing light of the first light emitting element is output from the first substrate side. The second circuit includes a second light emitting element and a second driving transistor connected in series to each other, and a first switching element provided between a gate of the second driving transistor and the data line, and outgoing light of the second light emitting element is output from the second substrate side. | 09-15-2011 |
