Pointer display apparatus and pointer operation control method
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsChiharu Shiratori, Shuto Oikawa, Tomoki Ishikawa, Hitoshi Tanaka
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Abstract
A pointer display apparatus includes a pointer which operates in an operation range; and at least one processor which controls an operation of the pointer. In a first display mode in which the processor displays display contents with the pointer, the processor sets an evacuation state of the pointer in an evacuation operation in which the pointer is temporarily evacuated from a pointing range to be different from an evacuation state of the pointer in a mode other than the first display mode.
Claims8
A pointer display apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pointers comprising a first pointer and a third pointer which rotate around the same axis in an operation range;
- and
- at least one processor which controls an operation of rotation of the first pointer and the third pointer,
- wherein, in a first display mode in which the processor displays first information on a display, the processor temporarily evacuates both the first pointer and the third pointer from a pointing range and stops the operation of the rotation,
- wherein, in a second display mode that displays second information different from the first information, the first pointer is evacuated from the pointing range and the operation of the rotation is stopped, and the third pointer is controlled to continue the rotation,
- wherein the at least one processor evacuates each of the plurality of pointers to a specific position in the first display mode, and
- wherein the specific position for each of the plurality of pointers is the same position for all of the plurality of pointers.
A pointer display apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pointers comprising a first pointer, a second point, and a third pointer which rotate around the same axis in an operation range;
- and
- at least one processor which controls an operation of rotation of the first pointer, the second pointer, and the third pointer,
- wherein, in a first display mode in which the processor displays first information on a display, the processor temporarily evacuates both the first pointer and the third pointer from a pointing range and stops the operation of the rotation,
- wherein, in a second display mode that displays second information different from the first information, the first pointer is evacuated from the pointing range and the operation of the rotation is stopped, and the third pointer is controlled to continue the rotation,
- wherein the at least one processor synchronizes the first pointer with the second pointer to point the same position in the first display mode, and
- wherein the first pointer is an hour hand, the second pointer is a minute hand, and the third pointer is a second hand.
A method in a pointer display apparatus including a plurality of pointers including a first pointer and a third pointer which rotate around the same axis in an operation range, the method comprising,
- in a first display mode in which first information is displayed on a display, temporarily evacuating both the first pointer and the third pointer from a pointing range and stopping rotation;
- in a second display mode that displays second information different from the first information, evacuating the first pointer from the pointing range and stopping an operation of rotation, and controlling the third pointer to continue the rotation;
- and
- evacuating each of the plurality of pointers to a specific position in the first display mode,
- wherein the specific position for each of the plurality of pointers is the same position for all of the plurality of pointers.
A method in a pointer display apparatus including a plurality of pointers including a first pointer, a second pointer, and a third pointer which rotate around the same axis in an operation range, the method comprising,
- in a first display mode in which first information is displayed on a display, temporarily evacuating both the first pointer and the third pointer from a pointing range and stopping rotation;
- and
- in a second display mode that displays second information different from the first information, evacuating the first pointer from the pointing range and stopping an operation of rotation, and controlling the third pointer to continue the rotation;
- and
- synchronizing the first pointer with the second pointer to point the same position in the first display mode,
- wherein, the first pointer is an hour hand, the second pointer is a minute hand, and the third pointer is a second hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.