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US 2008/0175106 A1Published application
Chronometric display means
OwnerMichael Vikeslandinventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims16
1) A display means useful for communicating information concerning time of day, which comprises:
- a) a background field having a total surface area;
- b) a set of twelve hours indicators locations disposed on said background field, wherein said hours indicators locations are arranged to be disposed substantially in a first single row on said background field, and wherein each of said hours indicators locations are adapted to include an hours indicator;
- c) a set of eleven minutes indicators locations disposed on said background field, wherein said minutes indicators locations are arranged to be disposed substantially in a second single row on said background field, and wherein each of said minutes indicators locations are adapted to include a minutes indicator.
15) A process for displaying the time of day which comprises:
- a) providing a display means which comprises:
- i) a background field having a total surface area;
- ii) a set of twelve hours indicators locations disposed on said background field, wherein said hours indicators locations are arranged to be disposed substantially in a first single row on said background field, and wherein each of said hours indicators locations are adapted to include an hours indicator;
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- iii) a set of eleven minutes indicators locations disposed on said background field, wherein said minutes indicators locations are arranged to be disposed substantially in a second single row on said background field, and wherein each of said minutes indicators locations are adapted to include a minutes indicator;
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- b) causing successive minutes indicators to have their perceivable visual character altered as a function of time.
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