US 2016/0033940 A1 · Digital Color Clock

Abstract

A digital color clock employs six Color Outputs to represent the time of day. A first Color Output represents a tens digit of hours, a second Color Output represents a ones digit of hours, a third Color Output represents a tens digit in minutes, a fourth Color Output represents a ones digit in minutes, a fifth Color Output represents a tens digit in seconds, and a sixth Color Output represents a ones digit in seconds. The digital color clock can optionally display the date, temperature, humidity, and/or barometric pressure using Color Outputs. Front and back light sensors can be included for measuring brightness of ambient light to enable adjustment of Color Outputs in response to changes in brightness of ambient light. In one embodiment, the Color Outputs are interspersed among other unchangeable Color Outputs of a display. The display can be a component of a stationary or hand-held computing device.

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A digital color clock for displaying time of day comprising:

(a) a housing comprising a front face;
(b) a controller capable of generating time-keeping signals comprising an hours signal, a minutes signal and a seconds signal;
and
(c) a time display comprising six illuminated Color Outputs on said housing front face, a first of said Color Outputs receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a tens digit of hours, a second of said Color Outputs receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a ones digit of hours, a third of said Color Outputs receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a tens digit in minutes, a fourth of said Color Outputs receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a ones digit in minutes, a fifth of said Color Outputs receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a tens digit in seconds, and a sixth of said Color Outputs receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a ones digit in seconds.

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Digital Color Clock

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