1. A method for configuring sharing of an Internet connection at a first device, the method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a program for configuring the Internet connection from the first device to a second device via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device;
exchanging messages between the first device and the second device, via the cable, for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device, after the second device executes the program;
configuring a network interface of the first device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device; and
sharing the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the first device.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid based on the configured network interface of the first device; and
selectively restoring configurations of the network interfaces of the first device and the second device to configurations prior to the sharing of the Internet connection based on the result of the determination.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the Internet connection is a connection via the cable, and determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid comprises determining whether the connection via the cable is maintained.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the Internet connection is a Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) connection, and determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid comprises determining whether the wireless LAN connection is maintained.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining whether the wireless LAN connection is maintained is based on hello packets that are periodically transmitted or received.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the messages comprise at least one of first information that defines whether the cable provides a connection for data transmission and reception or a connection for network interface configuration, and second information which defines a mode for sharing the Internet connection.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the mode comprises at least one of a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the second device via the cable connection, a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the second device via the wireless LAN connection, a mode for accessing an access point (AP) to which the second device is connected, a mode for using the first device as an AP, and a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the first device via the cable connection.
8. A method for configuring sharing of an Internet connection at a second device, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a program for configuring the Internet connection at the second device, from a first device, via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device;
executing the program on the second device;
exchanging messages between the first device and the second device, via the cable, for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device;
configuring a network interface of the second device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device; and
sharing the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the second device.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid based on the configured network interface of the first device; and
selectively restoring configurations of the network interfaces of the first device and the second device to configurations prior to the sharing of the Internet connection based on the result of the determination.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the Internet connection is a connection via the cable, and determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid comprises determining whether the connection via the cable is maintained.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the Internet connection is a Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) connection, and determining whether sharing the Internet connection is valid comprises determining whether the wireless LAN connection is maintained.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining whether the wireless LAN connection is maintained is based on hello packets that are periodically transmitted or received.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the messages comprise at least one of first information that defines whether the cable provides a connection for data transmission and reception or a connection for network interface configuration, and second information which defines a mode for sharing the Internet connection.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mode comprises at least one of a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the second device via the cable connection, a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the second device via the wireless LAN connection, a mode for accessing an access point (AP) to which the second device is connected, a mode for using the first device as an AP, and a mode for sharing the Internet connection of the first device via the cable connection.
15. A method for configuring sharing of an Internet connection, the method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a program for configuring the Internet connection from a first device to a second device via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device;
executing the program at the second device;
exchanging messages between the first device and the second device, via the cable, for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device, after the second device executes the program;
configuring the network interfaces of the first device and the second device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device; and
sharing the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interfaces of the first device and the second device.
16. An Internet connection configuring apparatus for configuring sharing of an Internet connection at a first device, the apparatus comprising:
a program transmitting unit that transmits a program for configuring the Internet connection from the first device to a second device via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device; and
a network configuring unit that exchanges messages between the first device and the second device for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device, after the second device executes the program, configures a network interface of the first device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device, and shares the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the first device.
17. An Internet connection configuring apparatus for configuring sharing of an Internet connection of a second device, the apparatus comprising:
a program receiving unit that receives a program for configuring the Internet connection at the second device, from the first device, via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device; and
a network configuring unit that exchanges messages between the first device and the second device for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device, after the second device executes the program, configures a network interface of the second device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device, and shares the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the second device.
18. An article of manufacture for configuring sharing of an Internet connection at a first device, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
transmitting a program for configuring the Internet connection from the first device to a second device via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device;
exchanging messages between the first device and the second device, via the cable, for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device, after the second device executes the program;
configuring a network interface of the first device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device; and
sharing the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the first device.
19. An article of manufacture for configuring sharing of an Internet connection at a second device, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
receiving a program for configuring the Internet connection at the second device, from a first device, via a cable, wherein the program is stored in the first device;
executing the program on the second device;
exchanging messages between the first device and the second device, via the cable, for configuration of network interfaces of the first device and the second device;
configuring a network interface of the second device in accordance with the program and the messages exchanged between the first device and the second device; and
sharing the Internet connection of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the configured network interface of the second device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An image displaying device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix pattern on a substrate, each being driven independently of others; and
a plurality of photosensing devices disposed in a matrix pattern, each being driven independently of others,
wherein the pixels and the photosensing devices are combined into a matrix pattern;
wherein each of the photo-sensors includes a semiconductor layer that is a photoelectric conversion layer connected to at least a first electrode and a second electrode; and
wherein a center axis of the interface between the first electrode and the semiconductor layer is separated from a center axis of the interface between the second electrode and the semiconductor layer.
2. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the photosensing device includes a switching element and is configured to take out a current generated in the semiconductor layer according to the on-timing of the switching element.
3. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein one end of the semiconductor layer is connected to the first electrode, which also functions as one of the two electrodes of the switching element and the other end thereof is connected to the second electrode.
4. The image displaying device according to claim 2,
wherein the semiconductor layer is deposited on the first insulation film deposited so as to cover the switching element and one end of the semiconductor layer is connected to the first electrode of the switching element and the other end thereof is connected to the second electrode deposited on the second insulation film so as to cover itself through a through-hole formed in the second insulation film.
5. The image displaying device according to claim 2,
wherein the switching element is a bottom gate type one;
wherein the semiconductor layer is deposited in the same layer as the semiconductor layer of the switching element;
wherein the first electrode is one of the two electrodes of the switching element, which is extended on the surface of the semiconductor layer at one end side thereof; and
wherein the second electrode is connected to the surface of the semiconductor layer at the other end side thereof through a through-hole formed in the insulation film deposited so as to cover the semiconductor layer.
6. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor is a non-conductive semiconductor layer.
7. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor layer is a conductive semiconductor layer.
8. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor layer is a non-conductive semiconductor layer and a conductive semiconductor layer is provided between the non-conductive semiconductor layer and the first electrode.
9. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor layer is an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer is provided between the n-type semiconductor and the second electrode.
10. The image displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor layer is a non-conductive semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer is provided between the non-conductive semiconductor layer and the first electrode and a p-type semiconductor layer is provided between the non-conductive semiconductor layer and the second electrode.
11. The image-displaying device according to claim 1,
wherein the semiconductor layer is a non-conductive semiconductor layer and the first electrode is made with an n-type polycrystalline semiconductor layer.