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US 7,515,509 B2Granted
Teaching clock
OwnerJennifer Kleininventor
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Abstract
A children's clock comprising a housing, at least one clock display on the housing for displaying time and illustration means for visually illustrating the continuous passage of time to a child who cannot read time. The illustration means is on the housing and is synchronized with the at least one clock display. The clock helps a child to learn concepts of time by providing them with an identifiable visual image to illustrate the continuous passage of time.
Claims19
A children's clock comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one clock display on the housing for displaying time;
- and
- an illustration means for visually and progressively illustrating the continuous passage of time to a child who cannot read time, wherein the illustration means is on the housing and is synchronized with the at least one clock display, and wherein the illustration means comprises an identifiable visual image that is displayed in addition to the at least one clock display for a predetermined time before at least one preset time and progressively represents visually the amount of time left before the preset time;
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- wherein the illustration means is displayed independently of the at least one clock display and comprises an animation, and wherein the animation presents one of an identifiable image and an identifiable metaphor to a child that illustrates the passage of time ending in an occurrence of an event corresponding to the preset time.
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A children's clock comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one clock display on the housing for displaying time;
- and
- an illustration means for visually and progressively illustrating the continuous passage of time to a child who cannot read time, wherein the illustration means is on the housing and is synchronized with the at least one clock display, and wherein the illustration means comprises an identifiable visual image that is displayed in addition to the at least one clock display for a predetermined time before at least one preset time and progressively represents visually the amount of time left before the preset time;
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- wherein the illustration means comprises a progressively expanding portion of a changed color on the at least one clock display.
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A children's clock comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one clock display on the housing for displaying time;
- and
- an illustration means for visually and progressively illustrating the continuous passage of time to a child who cannot read time, wherein the illustration means is on the housing and is synchronized with the at least one clock display, and wherein the illustration means comprises an identifiable visual image that is displayed in addition to the at least one clock display for a predetermined time before at least one preset time and progressively represents visually the amount of time left before the preset time;
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- further comprising a plurality of buttons, wherein a first button is configured to, when actuated, cause the clock to pose a question and display on the at least one clock display an image corresponding to the current time, and wherein a second button is configured to, when actuated, cause the clock to provide an answer to the question.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.