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US 5,801,637 AGranted
Apparatus comprising a rechargeable battery and a display on which the display symbols appearing during a cycle of use of the battery are displayed in an accelerated manner in a demonstration mode
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorOle Lomholt
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Abstract
An apparatus has a display (D) on which the signs which appear on the display during a cycle of use of the apparatus are displayed in an accelerated manner in a demonstration mode.
Claims2
A shaving apparatus comprising:
- a rechargeable battery for powering inter alia a load in the apparatus, the load being an electric motor for driving a shaving system, a display with signs for indicating a status of operational functions of the apparatus, a number of the signs on the display giving an indication which is related to a residual charge in the rechargeable battery and a number of signs for indicating a residual number of usage periods, and a control system for activating the signs in dependence on a condition of use of the apparatus during a cycle of use of the apparatus, which cycle corresponds to recharging and to discharging of the rechargeable battery, characterized in that the control system includes a demonstration mode for a demonstration on the display of a cycle of use of the apparatus by displaying in an accelerated manner the signs in the sequence of their appearance during the cycle of use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.