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US 5,182,733 AGranted
Readily settable balanced digital time displays
AssigneeEquitime, Inc.
InventorBerj A. Terzian
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AssigneeEquitime, Inc.
InventorBerj A. Terzian
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A balanced digital time display shows elapsed normal time during an initial period of each hour and thereafter remaining normal time during a subsequent period of the hour. The elapsed normal time is shown by a current hour digit followed by incrementing elapsed minute digits, and the remaining normal time is shown by the hour digit advanced to the next hour and preceded by decrementing minute digits. Means are provided for automatically converting the remaining normal time display to the equivalent elapsed normal time display whenever the display is switched from a normal time mode to a setting mode during the subsequent period of the hour and to revert the display to the equivalent remaining normal time display after setting has been completed. This sequence enables setting the display at all times while in the condition of showing elapsed normal time and avoids problems encountered in setting previous balanced digital time displays while in the condition of showing remaining normal time.
In a balanced digital time display, wherein normal time is displayed by a current hour digit followed by incrementing elapsed minute digits and by a next hour digit preceded by decrementing remaining minute digits during, respectively, initial and subsequent periods of the same current hour, a modification for facilitating setting of the display which comprises:
A method of facilitating setting of the display in a balanced digital time display wherein a current hour digit followed by incrementing elapsed minute digits shows elapsed normal time and a next hour digit preceded by decrementing remaining minutes shows remaining normal time, said method comprising the steps of:
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