Analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Ohhira
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Abstract
An analog electronic watch includes a dial provided with a window, an electro-optical display device arranged below the window, and a shutter plate, movably arranged between the dial and the electro-optical display device, for opening and closing the window. The shutter plate is moved at a preset time to expose the electro-optical display device through the window of the dial, so that an alarm information displayed on the electro-optical display device becomes visible from outside.
Claims33
An analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device, comprising:
- a dial provided with a window;
- means for indicating a current time by rotating hands on said dial;
- electro-optical display means, arranged below the window of said dial, for displaying an alarm information;
- a shutter plate, movably arranged between said dial and said electro-optical display means, for opening and closing the window of said dial;
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- means for controlling the movement of said shutter plate to expose said electro-optical display means through the window of said dial at a preset time.
An analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device, comprising:
- a dial provided with a window;
- means for indicating a current time by rotating hands on said dial;
- electro-optical display means, arranged below the window of said dial, for displaying an alarm information;
- a shutter plate, movably arranged between said dial and said electro-optical display means, for opening and closing the window of said dial;
- a manually operable switch to be operated for presetting time;
- first means for controlling the movement of the shutter plate so as to expose said electro-optical display means through the window of said dial when said manually operable switch is operated;
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- second means for controlling the movement of the shutter plate so as to expose said electro-optical display means through the window of said dial at the preset time.
An analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device, comprising:
- a dial provided with a window;
- means for indicating a current time by rotating hands on said dial;
- electro-optical display means, arranged below the window of said dial, for displaying an alarm information;
- a shutter plate, movably arranged between said dial and said electro-optical display means, for opening and closing the window of said dial;
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- means for controlling the movement of said shutter plate to fully opening the window of said dial and to expose said electro-optical display means through the window at a preset time, and to move said shutter plate by a specified amount with a predetermined cycle and to close the window of said dial within a specified time after the preset time has passed.
An analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device, comprising:
- a dial provided with a window;
- means for indicating a current time by rotating hands on said dial;
- electro-optical display means, arranged below the window of said dial, for displaying an alarm information;
- a shutter plate, movably arranged between said dial and said electro-optical display means, for opening and closing the window of said dial;
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- means for moving said shutter plate by a specified amount with a predetermined cycle from a specified time before a preset time to fully open the window of said dial at the preset time.
An analog electronic watch with an electro-optical display device, comprising:
- a dial provided with a window;
- means for indicating a current time by rotating hands on said dial;
- a shutter plate, movably arranged under said dial, for opening and closing the window of said dial;
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- means for controlling the movement of said shutter plate to open the window of said dial at a preset time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.