With Electro-optical Display Patents (Class 368/82)
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Patent number: 7907476Abstract: An electronic device, such as a mobile terminal, includes a touchscreen display and a control unit for operating responsive to user contact with the display. The control unit is configured to display an analog clock, detect user contact with the display, and adjust displayed position of a selected clock hand of the analog clock responsive to relative locations on the display that the detected user contact occurs.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hee Lee
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Publication number: 20110038232Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) base clock includes a clock face and twelve groups of LEDs. The twelve groups of LEDs are arranged as an hourly indicator. Each group of LEDs are arranged as a minutely indicator. The clock further comprising a time signal generator configured for generating time signals and selectively drive corresponding LEDs to light using the time signals to display the time and keep time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: XIAO-GUANG SU, KIM-YEUNG SIP
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Patent number: 7843769Abstract: An information processing device includes: timing means for performing a timing action thereby to output time information indicating the result of the timing action; unit time outputting means for converting the time, as indicated by the time information outputted from the timing means, into individual unit times, as expressed by using a plurality of time units individually, thereby to output the plural unit times individually; unit-by-unit contents decision means for individually deciding the unit presentation contents of an object to be presented to a user, individually for the plural time units, on the basis of such one of the plural unit times outputted from the unit time outputting means as is expressed by a target time unit; general contents decision means for deciding the general presentation contents of the object at the time which is indicated by the time information outputted from the timing means, on the basis of the unit presentation contents for every the time units decided by the unit-by-unit coType: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoto Ishida, Masafumi Hatanaka, Eiji Kawai, Eriko Takeo, Toshitake Mashiko
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Patent number: 7835231Abstract: A linear clock that contains a main body, twelve one hour indicators located on the main body, eleven five minute indicators interposed between the twelve one hour indicators, and four one minute indicators evenly spaced on the main body such that each indicator may be activated at an appropriate time to accurately represent the time.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Inventor: Christopher George Garcia
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Patent number: 7821878Abstract: A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is stored in the controller of the device and/or provided by sensors and/or an external transmitter. An actuation mechanism, preferably a stepper motor, is used to rotate the display hands in the clockwise and/or counterclockwise directions in predefined increments to convey the information.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Timex Group B.V.Inventors: Michel G. Plancon, Louis M. Galie, Herbert Schwartz, Gerhard Stotz, Ronald S. Lizzi
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Patent number: 7782713Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for diarizing the performance of janitorial services that includes an electronic display unit for indicating when a service was last completed and an input device for signalling when the display is to be updated. The apparatus can include a chassis mountable on a wall of a facility being maintained by a janitorial service, and at least one electronic display framed by a window on said chassis, said chassis for displaying a time when said facility was last maintained. The apparatus can also include a central processing unit connected to said display and for updating the display based on a user-input received from an input device that is mounted to said chassis and connected to the central processing unit. The input device is actuated at a time that is substantially coterminous when said facility was last maintained.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Hurley CorporationInventor: Anthony M. Talarico
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Patent number: 7751285Abstract: The presently disclosed and claimed invention relates to a user personalized, wearable device that displays time along with other content in a highly customizable manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Nano Time, LLCInventor: John M. Cain
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Patent number: 7722245Abstract: A display device has a frame having a substantially cylindrically shaped cylindrical part, a display panel that is band shaped and flexible, and a spacer that is substantially cylindrically shaped and is fit to the cylindrical part. The display panel is disposed to the outside surface of the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Norimitsu Baba, Yutaka Kawafune
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Patent number: 7693009Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying time on a display panel having a plurality of segment type character display units are provided. Time is displayed in a first position on the display panel by activating a first group of segments in the character display units. The display of time is shifted on the display panel to a second position that is displaced from the first position by activating a second group of segments that is displaced from the first group of segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Inventor: Scott A. Buss
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Publication number: 20100039902Abstract: Provided is a system for distributing and information processing watch information contents D1 concerning a variety of clocks, the system comprising: an information distribution device 19 that distributes watch information contents D1 concerning a variety of clocks, the contents being created in advance, as data to an information user's hand held terminal device #i (i=1 to n); and a plurality of hand held terminal devices #i that acquires and processes watch information contents D1 distributed as data by this information distribution device 19, wherein a software watch based on the watch information contents D1 is displayed as a video image, and a time is clocked at the hand held terminal device #i. In this manner, a plurality of software watches with different designs can be configured, and time display of these software watches can be automatically corrected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Eiji Kawai
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Patent number: 7639571Abstract: A timepiece has a display panel having electrophoretic particles between two opposing substrates, and a drive circuit unit having a display drive unit for applying an electric field between the substrates and a timekeeping unit for keeping time information. A plurality of first electrodes are rendered in the shapes of a plurality of symbols used to display time information content on one of the substrates, and a second electrode is disposed on the other substrate for applying a voltage between the first electrodes and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Junichiro Ishii, Manabu Akahane
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Patent number: 7636276Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for measuring geo-solar time parameters. Wrist-watches, clocks, and computer functionality provide, in addition to a traditional chronological parameter for a control frame of reference, several geo-solar time parameters including but not limited to distance Earth travels or has travelled between any two universal orbital points, dynamic Earth-Sun distance, and dynamic rotational velocity of Earth at any longitudinal-latitudinal point.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Inventor: Alan Navarre
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Patent number: 7599255Abstract: The device for displaying time in selectable display patterns includes a storage device, an interface, a housing, display elements, and a controller. The storage device stores selectable display patterns. The interface receives an input to select a display pattern. The housing contains a display area that displays the selected display pattern. The display elements may include hour display elements, minute display elements, second display elements, day display elements, date display elements, and/or month display elements. Time is displayed by the amount of display elements in the exhibiting state.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Inventor: Dennis C. Kent
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Publication number: 20090201772Abstract: This invention relates generally to software and mechanics, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing time using color. In one embodiment, the invention includes a clock for providing time using colors, the clock including a time component, the time component configurable to produce a measurable mark of time; a color decoding component, the color decoding component configurable to associate the measurable mark of time with a given color group, the colors of the given color group being representative of numbers; and a display component, the display component configurable to visually display the given color group in an arrangement, wherein the displayed color group is usable to determine a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventor: Michael A. Billeaudeaux
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Publication number: 20090122653Abstract: A display device that has a display panel having a front substrate, an image forming unit, and a back substrate rendered together in layers, and a wiring board layered on the back surface of the back substrate. A plurality of input/output pins are formed on the front surface of the back substrate, and a plurality of connection pins that are electrically connected to the input/output pins by respective conductor members are formed on the back surface of the wiring board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeaki Seki, Kenichi Okuhara
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Publication number: 20090109802Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying time on a display panel having a plurality of segment type character display units are provided. Time is displayed in a first position on the display panel by activating a first group of segments in the character display units. The display of time is shifted on the display panel to a second position that is displaced from the first position by activating a second group of segments that is displaced from the first group of segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventor: Scott A. Buss
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Patent number: 7525877Abstract: A time display device (“TDD”) —equally adaptable to watches, clocks, computers, phones, and vehicles —indicates the current hour of the day by displaying a color that refers an observer to the disclosed color-to-hour matrix, thereby eliminating the traditional hour hand or digit altogether. Alternately adaptable to months, the system may be used with both mechanical and electronic displays. Various disclosed minute indicators provide minute indication by shape, complexity, company logo, air bubbles, or other novel methods. Environmental sensors allow switching between functions. TDD appearance is user-customizable via Internet. Birthstones, gemstones, and precious metals are alternately used as stand-alone time indicators. Licensing information may be obtained via www.inventerprise.com.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Inventor: Shelton E. Harrison, Jr.
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Patent number: 7525876Abstract: The electric apparatus performs time display that is optimal for a user, without need of operations for switching time display by use of the 12-hour system and 24-hour system. In a tape printer, a keyboard section and a CPU are connected to each other via any one of a plurality of solder points A, B, and C. If the solder point is “A” (YES at S103), an hour system flag is set to “OFF” (S105). If the solder point is not “A” (NO at S103), the hour system flag is set to “ON” (S107). If the hour system flag is OFF, a target country (target district) of the keyboard section is “USA”, so that time is displayed in the 12-hour system on a liquid crystal display section, while if the hour system flag is ON, the target country (target district) of the keyboard section is not “USA”, so that time is displayed in the 24-hour system on the liquid crystal display section.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Tanjima, Hidekazu Ishii, Nako Yoshimura
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Patent number: 7518959Abstract: A display device has a timekeeping unit that keeps time; and a display unit that displays numerals denoting the hour value of time information, numerals denoting the tens digit of the minute value of the time information, and numerals denoting the ones digit of the minute value of the time information at dispersed over the display area of the display device, and varies the position where time information is displayed by the numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit of the minute value, and the numeral denoting the ones digit of the minute value, based on time information kept by the timekeeping unit. The numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit, and the numeral denoting the ones digit are displayed on the display unit according to at least one of a specified display state and a specified display position.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masao Akaiwa, Yuko Furukawa, Norimitsu Baba
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Patent number: 7502281Abstract: A timer includes a timing device that generates first and second time counts responsive to user input. A display is provided that displays the first time count in one of a first set of time units and a second set of time units. A user actuatable device is operatively connected to said display and causes the display to clear the first time count and display the second time count.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Inventor: Richard Rund
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Publication number: 20090016168Abstract: A timepiece apparatus is described that includes a display area that is able to present different colors, a timing mechanism that is able to track the passage of time, a display mechanism that is able to change the color of the display area, wherein the color corresponds to a time period, and an interface for associating the color displayed with the time period, wherein the association is customizable by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Emily Smith
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Patent number: 7450107Abstract: A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit receives inputted information from an inputting device, for example, by a QWERTY keyboard, and generates display for displaying information on display screen. The display screen and the keyboard each extends over more than one segment of the bracelet, and the segments of the bracelet are hinged to allow the bracelet to be arranged flat for input of information via the inputting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Inventor: Philip J. Radley-Smith
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Patent number: 7428191Abstract: An electronic timepiece including a hollow casing, an electronic L.E.D. module disposed in the casing, the module including a digital time and date display. A glass crystal is connected into an open bezel of the casing and covers the module and the display. By selective manual finger contact with the casing, the display is preferably orientable for reading alternately from either side of the timepiece by the wearer or by an observer. An illuminated image projection separate from the display preferably emanates from a top surface of the casing adjacent the crystal. Preferred first and second touch command bars extend around a different portion of a perimeter of the crystal wherein, when manually touched, current time or current calendar information is displayed. A thin film lamination may be attached atop the module or on an inner surface of the crystal for color enhancement of the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Inventor: Dennis L. Klein
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Patent number: 7426157Abstract: An interval timer combining the features of a practice timer, means of measuring date and metronome into a single device for the purpose of measuring, recording, and displaying practice records over a period of weeks or months. During the measuring of practice time, the device may complement the passage of time by the use of lights, sounds, or vibrations. It features a display screen that can indicate total time practiced, current chronological time and date, and a record of practice accomplished over a period of chronological time. The device may also accommodate interchangeable face plates of electronic icons for user personalization of the device. An enhanced version may include means for displaying assignment and practice information.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2004Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Inventors: Nathan James Arnold, Greg J. Owoc, William Palmer Lovegrove
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Patent number: 7420881Abstract: The device includes data entry means (10), control means (14) connected to means (12) for displaying said data. The invention is characterised in that it further includes a processing unit (16) inserted between the data entry means (10) and the control means (14). The processing unit (16) includes a memory (11) for storing reference times and particularly the Time Out, a counter (18) storing the time TC that elapses from the start of a manipulation and the time TM the elapses between two manipulations, and a comparator (21) including a first comparison unit (23), which acts on the one hand on an ON/OFF switch (24) to interrupt, via control means (14) the energy supply when TC>TO and which, on the other hand, enables TO to be altered at the end of a series of manipulations as a function of certain reference times of the memory and the speed at which the manipulations have been carried out.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: ASULAB S.A.Inventors: Erik Jan Frenkel, Jean-Charles Guanter
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Publication number: 20080192582Abstract: In an embodiment, the indication of the seconds is in an inner portion of the face of the clock, the indication of the hours is on an outer portion of the face of the clock, and the indication of the minutes is between the hours and the seconds. In an embodiment, the indication of the seconds is performed by placing a leading time indicator of a group of time indicators in a current time state, followed by a tail of time indicators that may have a constant or have a range of mixed states that may range in appearance that is closest to the current time state to a an appearance that is closest to a non-current time state in an order such that the closer in appearance to the current time state the time indicator is, the closer the time indicator is to the current time state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Frank H. Spoto, Robert M. Carangelo, Wayne M. Antonson
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Publication number: 20080175106Abstract: Provided herein is a display means for indicating time of day to an observer. A display according to the invention uses a minimal number of indicators, which are arranged in a first row having twelve indicators, and a second row containing eleven indicators. A display means according to the invention provides time of day to the nearest five-minute interval. Also provided a process for displaying the time of day to the nearest five minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventor: Michael Vikesland
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Publication number: 20080165629Abstract: This invention relates generally to time, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a design that replaces all numbers on a time piece utilizing only three colored shapes which change in specified color based on the hour (12 colors), one sixth of an hour (6 colors) and minute (10 colors) of a day. In one embodiment, the invention includes a timepiece for displaying time using colors, the timepiece having a display, the display configurable to providing a first color, a second color, and a third color, wherein the first color represents minutes, the second color represents increments of ten minutes, and the third color represents hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventor: Michael A. Billeaudeaux
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Publication number: 20080144445Abstract: A time display device for conveying a current time of a day is provided. The time display device includes a first light emitting element for indicating a current hour by displaying an hour color selected from one of six colors, wherein the six colors respectively represent six hours in a quarter of a day; a second light emitting element indicating the current minute range by displaying one of six colors, wherein the six colors respectively represent one of six intervals of ten minutes in an hour; and a first circuit for controlling flashing at specific frequencies of each of the six colors assigned to the specific hours and minute intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: OA Furniture Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chia-Lung Yeh
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Patent number: 7385881Abstract: A display mode control method includes the steps of: enabling an electronic device to determine the time of day; and enabling the electronic device to operate a display panel thereof in a first display mode when the time of day corresponds to nighttime, and in a second display mode when otherwise. The display panel shows information in a light shade against a dark background when operated in the nighttime display mode, and in a dark shade against a light background when operated in the daytime display mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Yu-Chien Huang
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Publication number: 20080130421Abstract: A display device has a timekeeping unit that keeps time; and a display unit that displays numerals denoting the hour value of time information, numerals denoting the tens digit of the minute value of the time information, and numerals denoting the ones digit of the minute value of the time information at dispersed over the display area of the display device, and varies the position where time information is displayed by the numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit of the minute value, and the numeral denoting the ones digit of the minute value, based on time information kept by the timekeeping unit. The numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit, and the numeral denoting the ones digit are displayed on the display unit according to at least one of a specified display state and a specified display position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masao Akaiwa, Yuko Furukawa, Norimitsu Baba
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Publication number: 20080123473Abstract: An electronic component comprising a display panel having an image retention characteristic, and a decorative member disposed layered to the display panel. The decorative member passes the display state of at least a portion of the display panel so that the display can be seen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Noriaki Ozawa, Kazunori Hoshino, Katsutoyo Inoue
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Patent number: 7376052Abstract: A clock including a screen having graduations therealong representing time periods, and light bands representing hours, minutes and seconds hands traveling along the screen to indicate current time. When at least two of the three hands overlap one another, light flashes are displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Inventor: Eliot J. Sela
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Publication number: 20080070533Abstract: A function of displaying a clock visually varying according to state information which can be provided by a mobile communication terminal is implemented. In particular, an analog clock designed to move three-dimensionally, which is formed by adding a graphical factor to state information, such as remaining power of battery and reception sensitivity, of a mobile communication terminal, is displayed. Accordingly, since an analog clock on which specific state information is reflected can be displayed, various personalities of users can be reflected with simultaneously increasing visibility in information delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-Yong KIM, In-Won JONG, Sung-Hwan BAEK
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Patent number: 7345955Abstract: A daily display is associated with a text display, the daily display comprising a specific Gregorian calendar date, the text display comprising an abbreviated name of a text reference work wherein the text display is associated with the specific Gregorian calendar date to constitute a complete bibliographic citation.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Steven R. Campbell
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Patent number: 7333398Abstract: A device for indicating elapsed time by way of the state of indicators is disclosed, such indicators being arranged in at least four groups such that the first two groups taken together indicate elapsed hours and the second two groups taken together indicate elapsed minutes. The indicators are switchable between a first and second state, such as illuminated or not illuminated. The number of indicators in a first state, such as illuminated, indicate the value of a digit.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Cube Root, Inc.Inventors: James S. Thompson, Robert Sloan
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Publication number: 20080037374Abstract: A time display device, which is a strip-like member to be wrapped around user's body or other object, includes a flexible circuit board and a flexible case receiving the flexible circuit board therein. The flexible circuit board is provided with a controller and a plurality of hour light emitting devices and minute light emitting devices to indicate hour and minute and two light emitting devices to indicate a.m. and p.m. The case is provided with windows associated with the light emitting devices respectively. The controller controls the predetermined light emitting devices lighting to indicate time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Chin-Lun Chu, Wen-Fu Yang, Shun-Ming Chang
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Publication number: 20080025153Abstract: The new clock-watch is both a new display system and a new electric time keeping system, a digital quarts time keeping system keeps the time and the rest of the digital system switches on and off the units that display the time, the display consists of four vertical rows of ten units, each of the four vertical rows of ten units individually represents a number according to how many of the units are displayed, so when you count the units that are displaying in each of the four individual vertical rows of ten units, from left to right, the four numbers give you the time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2004Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventor: Henry Tobias Gillespie
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Patent number: 7307920Abstract: This utility discloses a timer display device for displaying time. The timer display device comprises a counting unit and at least twelve light generating modules with circular arrangement to hour positions. The counting unit is a clock for counting actual time. The light generating module is used to modify light generating status according to the counting unit to display actual time correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Intematix Technology Center Corp.Inventor: Hwa Su
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Patent number: 7286445Abstract: A unified digital time display is presented in an expanded display field and configured for compatibility with prior balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented displays by positioning hour display elements generally in the center of the field, minute display elements in a space beside the right flank of the hour elements, seconds display elements below the hour elements, with markers in a space beside the left flank of the hour elements which are visually different and distinguishable from markers included in the prior displays.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Equitime, Inc.Inventors: Berj A. Terzian, Michael Terzian
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Patent number: 7272077Abstract: Watch with digital display capable of being adjusted by a control device sensitive to rotation and to axial pressure. The watch comprises two lines of alphanumeric characters, of which one is used exclusively for displaying the current time and the other is used exclusively for displaying indications relative to auxiliary functions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Inventor: Pierre Nobs
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Publication number: 20070183268Abstract: A time display apparatus and method are disclosed. The time display apparatus includes a digit symbol memory for storing digit symbols representing both numerical time values and the passage of time; a symbol color memory for storing digit color information to change colors of time values; a time counter for measuring the time; a controller for determining digit symbols suitable for display of a current time value and associated color information, and for outputting a time display control signal; an image processor for generating a current time representation image using the determined digit symbols and associated color information, and for outputting an image change signal to represent the passage of time in a time unit less than a minimum time unit of the current time representation image; and a display unit for displaying a current time value according to the current time representation image and image change signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi Hong, Nho Kyung Hong, Su Jung Youn, Hee Woong Choi, You Jin Im
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Publication number: 20070183267Abstract: The electric apparatus performs time display that is optimal for a user, without need of operations for switching time display by use of the 12-hour system and 24-hor system. In a tape printer, a keyboard section and a CPU are connected to each other via any one of a plurality of solder points A, B, and C. If the solder point is “A” (YES at S103), an hour system flag is set to “OFF” (S105). If the solder point is not “A” (NO at S103), the hour system flag is set to “ON” (S107). If the hour system flag is OFF, a target country (target district) of the keyboard section is “USA”, so that time is displayed in the 12-hour system on a liquid crystal display section, while if the hour system flag is ON, the target country (target district) of the keyboard section is not “USA”, so that time is displayed in the 24-hour system on the liquid crystal display section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Naoki Tanjima, Hidekazu Ishii, Nako Yoshimura
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Patent number: 7215601Abstract: A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is stored in the controller of the device and/or provided by sensors and/or an external transmitter. An actuation mechanism, preferably a stepper motor, is used to rotate the display hands in the clockwise and/or counterclockwise directions in predefined increments to convey the information.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Timex Group B.V.Inventors: Michel G. Plancon, Louis M. Galie, Herbert Schwartz, Gerhard Stotz
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Patent number: 7203134Abstract: A wrist watch that also has a pager function incorporated into it. The wrist watch comprises a flexible band and with a watch unit attached to the flexible band. The watch unit displays the time manually, while a LCD readout located on the flexible band displays the time electronically. The wrist watch also includes an incorporated receiver which can receive pages from pager units, with any message, numerical or otherwise, being viewable on the LCD readout. A mode button allows an individual to choose between viewing the time and viewing a received paged message on the LCD readout. The wrist watch also includes an incorporated LED indicator light that indicates if a page has been received.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Inventor: Eloise Jackson
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Patent number: 7187624Abstract: Enhanced control buttons are provided for a digital timepiece, each button marked with an icon which identifies its function, one icon indicative of the so marked button being operable to turn a night light on/off, another icon indicative of the so marked button being operable to access and exit from a real time setting mode, another icon indicative of the so marked button being operable to access and exit from an alarm time setting mode, said alarm button being programmable to operate in response to momentary and relatively longer pressures to perform a variety of alarm time functions, including turning on and off a similar alarm icon in the timepiece's display, turning off the alarm sound after it becomes audible following a set alarm time, and thereafter turning on the alarm icon in the watch display for repetition of the sounding of the alarm 24 hours later at the same previously set alarm time.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Equitime, Inc.Inventors: Berj A. Terzian, Robert Alfred Brodmann
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Patent number: 7082080Abstract: Balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented digital time display systems are modified by inclusion of enhanced prompts which readily distinguish such real time displays and which comprise the letters AL, dA, and each of M, D and Y in pairs, to symbolize that the displays are in modes for setting or resetting an alarm time or calendar values such as the current day name and the current month, day or year dates.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Equitime, Inc.Inventor: Berj A. Terzian
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Patent number: 7079452Abstract: A time display device (“TDD”)—equally adaptable to watches, clocks, computers, phones, and vehicles—indicates the current hour of the day by displaying a color that refers an observer to the disclosed color-to-hour matrix, thereby eliminating the traditional hour hand or digit altogether. Alternately adaptable to months, the system may be used with both mechanical and electronic displays. Various disclosed minute indicators provide minute indication by shape, complexity, company logo, air bubbles, or other novel methods. Environmental sensors allow switching between functions. TDD appearance is user-customizable via Internet. Birthstones, gemstones, and precious metals are alternately used as stand-alone time indicators.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Inventor: Shelton E. Harrison
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Patent number: 7031229Abstract: An electronic timepiece has a computer for controlling operation of the electronic timepiece. The computer stores in a storage medium data inputted by a user using functions of the electronic timepiece. A display time of the data is switched by the computer in accordance with an amount of the data stored in the storage medium. The computer then displays the data on a screen of the electronic timepiece by successively switching display of the data in accordance with the switched display time.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2002Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventor: Norio Tanifuji
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Patent number: 7017066Abstract: The present invention provides hardware-based synchronization within a device such as a set top box so that sets of data values can be communicated between a set of DCR registers operating at a first frequency and a set of clock register operating at a second frequency. Specifically, to communicate an initial set of data values from the set of DCR registers to the set of clock registers, a control signal is stretched and then synchronized with a clock signal having the second frequency. To communicate a current set of data values from the set of clock registers to the set of DCR registers, the control signal is synchronized with a clock signal having the first frequency. By communicating the current set of data values to the first set of registers, a hardware component (e.g., a CPU) can access the current set of data values without restriction.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric E. Retter, John M. Sutton