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A display device configured to be capable of displaying an aerial image by using retroreflection includes: a light source; a retroreflective member; and an optical element disposed at a position where light from the light source is incident, in which the optical element includes: a plurality of reflective members formed using a plurality of slits; and a decorative layer disposed on a first reflective surface of each of the plurality of the reflective members, the first reflective surface being opposite to a second reflective surface of each of the plurality of the reflective members, the second reflective surface of each of the plurality of the reflective members reflects the light from the light source toward the retroreflective member, the first reflective surface reflects external light incident via the decorative layer, and the plurality of the slits transmit light retroreflected by the retroreflective member to form the aerial image.

A display apparatus capable of displaying an aerial image by utilizing retroreflection is provided. The display apparatus includes a light source; a retroreflective member; and an optical element disposed at a position where light from the light source is incident, the optical element including a plurality of reflective areas formed via a plurality of slits. The plurality of reflective areas reflect the light from the light source toward the retroreflective member, and the plurality of slits transmit light retroreflected by the retroreflective member to form an aerial image.

A display device includes: a translucent light-guiding substrate including a first main surface, an end surface intersecting the first main surface, and a second main surface located on an opposite side of the first main surface; a light source including a light emitting surface and arranged to face at least one of the second main surface or the end surface; and a reflective layer arranged on the first main surface in a region overlapping with the light source in a top view. The translucent light-guiding substrate includes a light diffusion and scattering portion. A pattern corresponding to the light diffusion and scattering portion is displayed in the top view.

A display device capable of displaying an aerial image by using retroreflection. The display device includes: a light source; a polarizing beam splitter arranged at a position on which light from the light source is incident; a retroreflecting member; a λ/4 plate arranged on a surface of the retroreflecting member; and a light attenuating filter arranged on the surface of the A/4 plate. The retroreflecting member receives light reflected by the polarizing beam splitter and transmitted through the light attenuating filter and the A/4 plate, and the polarizing beam splitter transmits light retroreflected by the retroreflecting member and transmitted through the λ/4 plate and the light attenuating filter to form the aerial image.

A display system includes a patterned covering surface having a plurality of holes; a display device having a display surface covered by the covering surface; and an image processing apparatus configured to process image data displayed on the display device. The image processing apparatus includes a correction data storage to store correction data generated by gradation-inverting a luminance distribution that appears on the covering surface when the entire display surface of the display device is displayed in a uniform color; and an image processor to correct the image data to be displayed on the display surface based on the correction data that is read from the correction data storage within a luminance dynamic range that is determined based on a transmittance of the covering surface and an image luminance of the image data.

A sliding door device includes a support part provided with a rear door, a front door, and a drive mechanism to independently slide the rear door and the front door, wherein the drive mechanism sets a closed mode, a first open mode, and a second open mode, the rear door is provided with a rear outer abutment and a rear inner abutment spaced apart in a sliding direction, the front door is provided with a front outer abutment and a front inner abutment spaced apart in the sliding direction, the support part is provided with one or more guide parts extending in the sliding direction, the rear outer abutment and the front inner abutment move along a same guide part among the one or more guide parts, and the front outer abutment and the rear inner abutment move along a same guide part among the one or more guide parts.

A display system includes a patterned cover part having a large number of micropores; a display device including a display part covered by the patterned cover part; and an image processing device configured to process image data to be displayed on the display device. The image processing device includes a memory configured to store correction data generated by performing gradation inversion on data of a luminance distribution that appears on the patterned cover part when an entirety of the display part of the display device is uniformly displayed in a single color, and by subjecting the inverted data to processing by a low-pass filter, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to correct the image data to be displayed on the display part, based on the correction data read out from the memory.

A device for detecting a user operation on an electrocapacitive sensor is provided, the device including: the electrocapacitive sensor; a lighting device positioned near the electrocapacitive sensor; a RAW detection part configured to detect a value of an electrostatic capacitance of the electrocapacitive sensor as a RAW value; a baseline setting part configured to set a baseline that serves as a reference value for the electrostatic capacitance of the electrocapacitive sensor while user operation detection is at work; a lighting controller configured to turn on the lighting device when, during a period in which the lighting device is turned off, the RAW value becomes less than a difference between the current baseline and a first threshold Th1; and an operation detector configured to detect the user operation on the electrocapacitive sensor when the RAW value is less than the difference between the current baseline and a first threshold Th1.

A display device for displaying a floating aerial image using retroreflection includes a light source, a beam splitter, at least first and second retroreflection members disposed along different planes, and at least first and second phase plates disposed on respective surfaces of the first retroreflection member and the second retroreflection member, wherein the beam splitter is configured to reflect light from the light source to the first and second retroreflection members, and to transmit light reflected by the first and second retroreflection members so as to form the floating aerial image, and a slow axis of the first phase plate has an angle difference with respect to a slow axis of the second phase plate such that a difference between a phase difference of the light transmitted through the first phase plate and a phase difference of the light transmitted through the second phase plate becomes small.

A displacement-detecting device for a speaker includes a magnet fixed to a vibration body configured to vibrate by air vibration caused by vibration of a vibration system of the speaker, a sensor provided at a fixed body relative to a fixed system of the speaker, a displacement detector, and a displacement converter. The sensor is configured to detect a magnetic flux vector of the magnet acting on the sensor. The displacement detector is configured to detect a displacement of a vibration system of a passive radiator based on a detection value of the magnetic flux vector by the sensor. The displacement converter is configured to convert the displacement of the vibration system of the passive radiator to a displacement of the vibration system of the speaker.

An acoustic system includes a speaker; a driver configured to drive the speaker by a drive signal generated from an audio signal to be input; and a displacement estimator. The speaker includes a first magnetic gap, a second magnetic gap overlapping the first magnetic gap as viewed in an axial direction of the speaker, and a first voice coil and a second voice coil that are fixed to a vibration system of the speaker configured to vibrate in the axial direction, such that the first voice coil and the second voice coil are positioned in the first magnetic gap and the second magnetic gap as viewed in the axial direction.

A holder and an electronic component are provided. The holder is formed of an elastic material and is configured to hold an object. The holder includes a first surface configured to mount the holder onto a mounting surface of a member; and a second surface opposite the first surface. At least one groove configured to hold the object is formed on the second surface. The holder is configured such that a size of an opening of the groove on the second surface becomes smaller, as the first surface deforms.

An aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for liquid cooling at least one integrated circuit (IC1, IC2, IC3), comprising: at least one heat-conducting plate (10) configured to be in thermal contact with the at least one integrated circuit (IC1, IC2, IC3); a casing (20) to which the at least one heat-conducting plate (10) is attached, the casing (20) comprising: an inlet section (30) comprising an inlet (31) for receiving a cooling liquid (CL); a manifold section (40) that is tapered and configured to control a flow (F) of the cooling liquid (CL) from the inlet section (30) into the manifold section (40) and change a flow direction of the cooling liquid (CL) from a first direction (D1) from the inlet section (30) into the manifold section (40) to a second direction (D2) transverse to the first direction (D1), the first direction (D1) and the second direction (D2) being parallel to a principal plane (11) of the at least one heat-conducting plate (10); a flow input control section (50) comprising a plurality of solid flow input control segments (51) that form flow input passages (52) between them and are configured to control the flow (F) of the cooling liquid (CL) in the second direction (D2) from the manifold section (40) into a cooling section (60) of the casing (20); the cooling section (60) comprising a plurality of heat sink elements (61, 64) at least a part of which is in thermal contact with the at least one heat-conducting plate (10) and that are configured to transfer heat from the at least one heat-conducting plate (10) to the cooling liquid (CL) flowing from the flow input control section (50) through the cooling section (60); and an outlet section (70) comprising an outlet (71) for outputting the cooling liquid (CL) from the cooling section (60). Another aspect relates to a vehicle (1000) comprising such an apparatus (1).

Provided is an electronic device capable of effectively cooling heat radiated from a heat-generating electronic component provided in a case by a heat sink, and inhibiting any impact on electronic circuits and the like by moisture intruding into the case. A heat sink provided inside the case has a plurality of protrusions extending perpendicularly toward a facing wall part of the case. Air entering the case from a first air intake hole formed in the facing wall part is dispersed and periodically diffused by the protrusions, and exhausted outside via a gas exhaust hole by a power fan. Moisture intruding into the case is drained downward through a water draining path along upper surfaces of a first bank part and a second bank part.

A multilayer board includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and an insulating layer. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are stacked via the insulating layer. The first conductor layer includes a plurality of lands to which an electrode of an electronic component for surface mounting is to be soldered. The second conductor layer includes an interconnect pattern electrically connected to the lands via a conductive through-hole formed in the insulating layer. The plurality of lands have a same planar shape.

A tear-prevention structure for a multilayer substrate having a plurality of interconnect layers laminated via an insulating layer is provided. The tear-prevention structure includes a tear-prevention conductor pattern formed in proximity to a slit or a hole provided in the multilayer substrate, and the conductor pattern is formed in at least two layers of the plurality of the interconnect layers of the multilayer substrate.

An aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for liquid cooling at least one data processing unit (102), comprising: an inlet (12) for receiving a cooling liquid; an outlet (14) for outputting the cooling liquid; an internal cavity (16) arranged between the inlet (12) and the outlet (14) and fluidically connecting the inlet (12) and the outlet (14); at least one heat-conducting plate (18) extending along a side of the internal cavity (16) and comprising a heat-conducting material and configured to be in thermal contact with the at least one data processing unit (102); and a plurality of discrete heat-conducting objects (20) each comprising a heat-conducting material and arranged in the internal cavity (16) in a pattern; wherein each of the plurality of heat-conducting objects (20) contacts at least another one of the plurality of heat-conducting objects (20) in the internal cavity (16); wherein at least one of the plurality of heat-conducting objects (20) is in thermal contact with the at least one heat-conducting plate (18); and wherein the plurality of heat-conducting objects (20) are arranged in the internal cavity (16) such that, when the apparatus (10) is in a liquid cooling operation, the cooling liquid at least partially surrounds the heat-conducting objects (20). Further aspects relate to an electronic device comprising such an apparatus and a vehicle comprising such an electronic device.

A display device includes: a plurality of light-emitting elements; and a circuit substrate with a surface configured for mounting the plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged on the circuit substrate to form a fixed display pattern. Part or all of the plurality of light-emitting elements are connected in series via wires.

A display device includes a frame member; a glass cover plate configured to be fixed to the frame member; an adhesive layer configured to be disposed on an inner surface of the cover plate located within a window surrounded by the frame member; and a display cell configured to be fixed to the inner surface of the cover plate via the adhesive layer. The frame member has an inner side surface surrounding the window, a weir portion protruding from the inner side surface toward the window, and a weir end surface serving as part of the weir portion and extending continuously around an entire periphery of the window at a boundary portion with the inner surface of the cover plate. The adhesive layer is formed of an optically clear adhesive applied to the inner surface of the cover plate and is in contact with the weir end surface.

An audio system includes a first left speaker arranged at a position corresponding to a left side of a head of a user on a first seat, a first right speaker arranged at a position corresponding to a right side of the head of the user on the first seat, a second left speaker arranged at a position corresponding to a left side of a head of a user on a second seat disposed side by side with the first seat, a second right speaker arranged at a position corresponding to a right side of the head of the user on the second seat, a front speaker arranged at a central position between the first seat and the second seat in a lateral direction, the central position being in front of the first seat and the second seat, and acoustic signal processing circuitry.

An audio device includes a left speaker disposed on a left side of a portable device, and to output sound toward the user, a right speaker disposed on a right side of the portable device, and to output sound toward the user, a rear center speaker disposed at a central position of the portable device, and to output sound in a direction opposite to the user, a pseudo surround signal generator to generate a left channel audio signal, a right channel audio signal, and a center channel audio signal, and a reverb effect imparting unit to impart a reverb effect to the center channel audio signal, and to generate a rear center channel audio signal, wherein the left speaker outputs the left channel audio signal, the right speaker outputs the right channel audio signal, and the rear center speaker outputs the rear center channel audio signal.

To provide an attitude estimation system for an automobile and an offset error calculation method for a three-axis acceleration sensor for correcting an error caused depending on the mounting attitude of an acceleration sensor with respect to an automobile, using a three-axis acceleration sensor, a Roll angle Roll_A and a Pitch angle Pitch_A are measured in a state where an automobile is parked with a forward orientation in a parking lot, where a Roll angle Roll_B and a Pitch angle Pitch_B are measured in a state where the automobile is parked with an opposite orientation in the parking lot, and the average of Roll_A and Roll_B is set as an offset error in the Roll direction, and the average of Pitch_A and Pitch_B is set as an offset error in the pitch direction.

A light-emitting structure of a transmissive display includes a plurality of pairs of electrodes arranged in an array, a plurality of transmissive light sources arranged to extend between the electrodes of respective pairs, and a reflective portion arranged in a target region including a region configured for shielding a light path, the light path extending in a direction from a portion of a rear surface of each of the plurality of light sources that faces a gap between the electrodes toward a transparent substrate.

An acoustic device includes a box and a speaker unit accommodated in an internal space of the box, wherein the box includes a front wall having an opening and a rear wall facing the front wall, the speaker unit includes a frame, a diaphragm supported on the frame so as to be capable of vibrating, a voice coil configured to vibrate together with the diaphragm, and a magnetic circuit configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, the magnetic circuit includes a magnet and a yoke made of a magnetic material, a magnetic gap in which the voice coil is disposed is formed in a part of the yoke, the opening is configured to allow sound pressure emitted from the diaphragm to be released to an external space, and a part of the yoke is disposed within the rear wall.

A controller includes a casing provided with an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces, and configured to be held by a hand; and an operation part that is provided at least on the upper surface of the casing. A main sounding part is provided on the upper surface of the casing, a sub sounding part is provided on at least either of the side surfaces or the lower surface of the casing, and an angle formed by a sound emission centerline of the main sounding part and the sound emission centerline of the sub sounding part is 90 degrees or more.

A method of manufacturing a circuit board is disclosed. The method includes: a first step of forming a plurality of pixel circuits on a film with the pixels connected to each other by a wiring pattern; a second step of processing the film to thin the film at least at a position between pixels, and singulating the film into individual pixel units such that the film is cut together with the wiring pattern at the position between the pixels; a third step of transferring a plurality of singulated pieces, each having a pixel circuit formed thereon, onto a flexible substrate; and a fourth step of forming a stretchable interconnect by depositing liquid metal between wiring patterns cut in the second step.

An audio signal processor includes a harmonic signal generator to generate a harmonic signal that includes a signal generated by frequency scaling components of a target audio signal by a factor of k, a left audio signal generator to generate a left audio signal by convolving a head-related transfer function from a target localization position of the target audio signal to a left ear of a listener with the target audio signal, a right audio signal generator to generate a right audio signal by convolving a head-related transfer function from the target localization position to a right ear of the listener with the target audio signal, a left synthesizer to generate a left channel audio signal by synthesizing the left audio signal and the harmonic signal, and a right synthesizer to generate a right channel audio signal by synthesizing the right audio signal and the harmonic signal.

Audio signal processing circuitry in an audio system: extracts a cross-talk signal, which is a component of a second audio signal included in an output of a microphone; extracts a noise signal from the output of the microphone, not including the component of the second audio signal or component of sound emitted from a first-seat speaker, and including a noise component unrelated to the audio system; determines the amount of gain adjustment for a masking noise signal such that the masking noise signal is at a predetermined level greater than the difference in magnitude between the cross-talk signal and the noise signal; adjusts the gain of the masking noise signal output from a masking noise source based on the determined amount; and combines the gain-adjusted masking noise signal and the first audio signal output from a first-seat audio source together, and outputs the combined signal to the first-seat speaker.

An aerial input apparatus includes a first display configured to display an aerial image relating to an input operation; a second display configured to display an image relating to the aerial image at a position different from a display position of the aerial image; a detector configured to detect a position or a movement of an operation portion of a user; and a display controller configured to control the first display and the second display based on a detection result obtained by the detector. The display controller is configured to switch the first display from a display state to a non-display state and to switch the second display from a non-display state to a display state, in response to determining that the operation portion has approached or touched the aerial image while the first display is displaying the aerial image.

A speaker includes a support that includes a frame and a magnetic circuit fixed rearward of the frame; a diaphragm supported by the frame to be vibratable; a bobbin configured to vibrate along with the diaphragm; and a voice coil provided at the bobbin. The magnetic circuit includes a driving magnet. A magnetic gap is formed between a rear inner yoke and a rear outer yoke that are located rearward of the driving magnet. The voice coil is located in the magnetic gap. The magnetic gap is open to a space rearward of the magnetic circuit.

An audio signal processor includes signal processing circuits provided in one-to-one correspondence with audio signal channels, wherein each of the signal processing circuits is configured to separate, from a source sound signal, a target sound signal representing a target sound, which is to be processed for enhanced sound localization, the source sound signal being an audio signal of a corresponding channel, generate a sound signal with enhanced sound localization by multiplying frequencies of the separated target sound signal by a factor of k (k is an integer of 2 or more), and synthesize the source sound signal and the sound signal with enhanced sound localization for output.

A multilayer board structure includes a plurality of light emitting devices, each light emitting device of the plurality of light emitting devices having a plurality of electrodes formed on a terminal surface thereof, and a multilayer board including a plurality of stacked substrates and implemented with the plurality of light emitting devices. An uppermost substrate of the plurality of stacked substrates has a surface formed with metal layers coupling electrodes of the plurality of light emitting devices. Remaining substrates of the plurality of stacked substrates, other than the uppermost substrate, have surfaces formed with metal layers, respectively. A number of metal layers located directly below the electrodes of the plurality of light emitting devices is the same for each of the electrodes.

A speaker includes: a drive-and-support part having a frame; a vibrating part supported by the frame such that the vibrating part is able to vibrate; a magnetic drive part configured to make the vibrating part vibrate; a detection magnet provided in one of the drive-and-support part or the vibrating part; a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor provided in the other one of the drive-and-support part or the vibrating part, and configured to detect a magnetic field produced by the detection magnet; and a detection circuit configured to determine a difference between a first detection output of the first magnetic sensor and a second detection output of the second magnetic sensor. The first and second magnetic sensors are spaced apart from each other in a direction in which the vibrating part vibrates.

A touch detection system includes a display, touch sensors arranged below a lower edge of a display surface of the display, light sources, photodetectors to detect a reflected light of the non-visible light emitted by the light source, a touch detector to detect a touch on the touch sensors with a set detection sensitivity, and a proximity detector to detect proximity of a hand to a region below the lower edge of the display surface, wherein the proximity detector detects the proximity of the hand to the region when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and when the proximity of the hand to the region is detected, the touch detector sets the detection sensitivity of the touch detector to a first sensitivity, and otherwise, the touch detector sets the detection sensitivity of the touch detector to a second sensitivity, which is less sensitive than the first sensitivity.

A display device includes: a substrate; a daisy-chain wiring formed on the substrate; and a plurality of light-emitting devices connected in a daisy chain via the daisy-chain wiring.

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