JP2006201146A - Clock for displaying time with number and color of figure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display method of time of an easy-to-see and easy-to-recognize clock. <P>SOLUTION: Twenty-four figures 2 such as large squares showing hour and 60 figures 3 such as small squares showing minute are arranged on an indicator panel 1 of the clock. The large figures 2 are colored by the number corresponding to the hour of the time, and the small figures 3 are colored by the number corresponding to the minute of the time, thereby displaying the time. The figures showing the hour are arranged in an arch shape, intensity and brightness of the color are changed, and the movement of the sun in daytime and night is imaged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

  The present invention relates to a time display method for a display panel such as a liquid crystal watch.

  Conventionally, the time display method of the clock has been to display the time in an analog manner by moving two hands on the dial, or to display the hour, minute and second in a digital manner.

Problems to be solved by the invention

This has the following drawbacks.
(A) An analog time display with a hand is indicated by a thin hand, so it is difficult for a person with low vision to see.
(B) Since the hour and minute are displayed by two hands on one dial, considerable learning is necessary for intuitive and quick reading.
(C) 24-hour display is not possible.
(D) The digital display with numbers is easy to understand the current time, but it is not possible to perceive the passage of time or the waiting time in the future as a length.
The present invention has been made to eliminate these drawbacks.

Means for solving the problem

(A) Instead of pointing with a needle so that it can be easily seen, 24 large figure (2) such as a large square (2) and 60 small figure (3) such as a small square (3) are arranged to make a large figure (2). Then, the color is colored by the number of times at the time, and the small figure (3) is colored by the number of minutes at the time. The number represents the hour and minute, and the time is displayed.
(B) A figure (2) such as a square representing time is arranged in an arch shape, and the movement of the sun during the day and night is imaged.
(C) As a help to intuitively and quickly read the time, the color of the figure representing the night time zone is darker, the color of the figure representing the day time zone is brighter, and the color of the figure representing the morning and evening time zones To a neutral color.
The present invention is a time display method for a watch that is easy to see and understand by the means described above.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(A) A graphic (2) such as a large square representing time is arranged in an arch shape in a display panel (1) of a clock such as a liquid crystal display.
(B) Write a thin number representing the time of day in the figure. The lower part of the arch is the night time zone. The upper part is the daytime zone. I imagine the movement of the sun.
(C) A figure such as a square corresponding to the elapsed time is colored, and the number of times indicates the current time.
(D) To make it easier to image, the night time zone color should be dark (5), and the day time zone color should be bright (4).
(E) A figure (3) such as a small square representing the minute is placed in the arch of the figure representing the time, and the figure corresponding to the elapsed minute is colored, and the number of the current time is indicated by the number.
(F) The progress of minutes is also outlined in (7) in the corresponding time figure.

The invention's effect

The present invention represents the time of the current time by the number of colored large figures, and represents the minute of the current time by the number of colored small figures. With this method, it is easier to read even if the eyesight is weaker than a watch that shows the time when two hands move on the dial, and even for small children who are not learning the watch, they understand how to read the time. Easy display method. In addition, 24-hour display is easy.
Compared to digital clocks that display the time as numbers, the time is displayed by the number of colored figures, making it easier to perceive the length of time.
In addition to the square shape, an ellipse or a star shape may be used.

It is a display board of a clock. Time 9:26 is shown. It is a display board of a clock. Time 21:38 is shown.

Explanation of symbols

1 Clock display board 2 Figure representing time 3 Figure representing minute 4 Bright color imagining day time 5 Dark color imagining night time 6 Set of figures representing progress of 7 minutes Inside figure representing time Coloring to image the progress of the minute

Claims (3)

On the display panel (1) of the watch, 24 figures (2) such as large squares representing time and 60 figures (3) such as small squares representing minutes are arranged, and the large figure (2) is arranged. The color is colored by the number of times at that time, and the small figure (3) is colored by the number of times at that time.
As described above, a method for displaying a clock that indicates time in a graphic configuration.   The color of the figure (2) representing the night time zone is darkened (5), the color of the figure (2) representing the day time zone is brightened (4), and the color of the figure representing the morning and evening time zones is intermediate between them The time display method according to claim 1, which makes it easier to imagine day and night.   The time display method according to claim 1, wherein figures (2) such as large squares representing time are arranged in an arch shape, and the movement of time is doubled by the movement of the sun to make it easy to image.