System and method for obtaining time data displayable remotely from a single-word utc time stamp

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing system, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
• retrieving a single-word UTC time stamp;
• retrieving a multi-word configuration key associated with the single-word UTC time stamp, wherein the data in the configuration key comprises a time zone offset value, a seasonal time offset value, a standard time mnemonic, and a seasonal time mnemonic;
• and
• combining the time zone offset value, seasonal time offset value, standard time mnemonic, and seasonal time mnemonic from the multi-word configuration key with time data specified in the single-word UTC time stamp to obtain time data comprising time, time zone offset, seasonal time offset, standard time mnemonic, and seasonal time mnemonic.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:
• retrieving a single-word UTC time stamp;
• retrieving a multi-word configuration key associated with the single-word UTC time stamp, wherein the data in the configuration key comprises a time zone offset value, a seasonal time offset value, a standard time mnemonic, and a seasonal time mnemonic;
• and
• combining the time zone offset value, seasonal time offset value, standard time mnemonic, and seasonal time mnemonic from the multi-word configuration key with time data specified in the single-word UTC time stamp to obtain time data comprising time, time zone offset, seasonal time offset, standard time mnemonic, and seasonal time mnemonic.