JP2010066245A - Information processor equipped with clock function which can indicate time of days in two or more points at once - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clock which can indicate any time of day on plural points in the world at once, and also can easily find time zone convenient for people who exist on plural points in the world. <P>SOLUTION: This clock comprises a point information input section, a point display, and a time of day display. It inputs designations, etc. of plural points on the earth and time difference from Greenwich mean time into the point information input section, and circumferentially arranges the designations or the like showing any point on the point display at the angle calculated by multiplying the time difference from Greenwich mean time by 15 degrees to create a clock which turns around the time of day display with numbers of 0-23 showing time of days circumferentially-arranged at intervals of 15 degrees concentrically with the point display by 15 degrees an hour. Thus any time of day on one or more points is known at a glance in the position where the mark indicating point location of the point display faces the number showing time of day on the time of day display. The time zone convenient for all the people who are on plural points is easily be found by turning around the time of day display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a timepiece that can indicate times of a plurality of points on the earth at a time.

As a clock showing the time at a plurality of points on the earth, there are ones in which the times at a plurality of points are displayed as a list as shown in FIG. 1, or analog clocks arranged side by side as shown in FIG. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, some points are shown on the world map and the time of each point is displayed.

In the point and time display as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or the map and time display as shown in FIG. 3, the time at each point can be known independently, but the relative relationship between the times at a plurality of points is shown. It was difficult to realize. For this reason, for example, when a plurality of people at a plurality of locations hold a conference using a telephone or the like, it is difficult to understand when it is convenient for each person to start.

Although there was a physical clock idea that did not depend on the information processing device, there was a fixed city name written from the beginning, and it was not possible to select and display only a plurality of points of interest. The target point is fixed to one or two, and it is difficult to perform time simulation by turning the clock.
Registered utility model No. 3083241

This timepiece can be implemented on a computer composed of an input device, a display device, an arithmetic processing device, a memory device, and a program, and is composed of a point information input unit, a point display unit, and a time display unit.

The point information input unit is configured to input the names of a plurality of points on the earth and the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time at each point.

The point display part is circular, and the name of the point on the earth input from the point input part and a mark such as a triangle or rhombus is multiplied by a time difference from Greenwich Mean Time by an angle of 15 degrees on the circumference of the angle. Place in position. It is easy to understand if it is placed directly above the greenwich so that it stands out in advance. For example, the Greenwich position is placed at the top edge of the circumference, and the point where the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time is positive is placed at a position rotated by the time difference counterclockwise from the top edge of the circumference, and the time difference is negative. Is placed at a position rotated clockwise from the top edge of the circumference by the time difference.
That is, if the time difference is Bangalore with a time of +5.5 hours, it is arranged at an angle of 5.5 × 15 degrees = 82.5 degrees counterclockwise from the Greenwich position.
If the time difference is Kathmandu with +5.75 hours, the angle is 5.75 × 15 degrees = 86.25 degrees in the counterclockwise direction from the top end.
If Japan has a time difference of +9 hours, it is placed at a position of 9 × 15 degrees = 135 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.
If the time difference is Nukualofa in the Kingdom of Tonga with +13 hours, it is placed at a position of 13 × 15 degrees = 195 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.
If the time difference is San Francisco with -8 hours, it is placed at a position of 8 × 15 degrees = 120 degrees in the clockwise direction. However, in daylight saving time, the time difference in San Francisco is -7 hours, so the position is 7 × 15 degrees = 105 degrees.
If the time difference is Washington DC with -5 hours, it is arranged at a position of 5 × 15 degrees = 75 degrees in the clockwise direction. However, in the case of daylight saving time, the time difference of Washington DC is −4 hours, so the position is 4 × 15 degrees = 60 degrees.

The time display unit is circular, and 24 numerical scales (numbers 0 to 23) indicating the time are arranged on the circumference at intervals of 15 degrees per hour.
The point display unit and the time display unit are arranged so as to be concentric with each other, the point display unit is fixed, and the time display unit is rotated clockwise by 15 degrees per hour. That is, the mark indicating the position of each point on the point display unit can be arranged so as to always indicate the current time of the point on the time scale of the time display unit.

At first glance, the time of the present invention allows the time at multiple points on the earth to be felt and understood in the course of time.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, if a dark band is added to the time display section to represent the night at 12 hours from 6:00 in the evening to 6:00 in the morning, it is easy to distinguish day and night, and the time of the person at each point You can be aware of the belt.

In addition, if the time display is configured to be able to rotate arbitrarily, the time at each point can be easily identified, for example, people who are at multiple points on the earth when deciding when to make a conference call a few days later Therefore, it is possible to easily find the most convenient time and time zone.

The present invention comprises a point information input unit, a point display unit, and a time display unit on an information processing device constituted by a display device, an arithmetic processing unit, a memory device, and a program.

The point information input unit shown in FIG. 4 inputs names, symbols, time differences from Greenwich Mean Time, and the like of a plurality of points on the earth.
5 and 6, the point information input by the point information input unit is obtained by multiplying the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time of the point by 15 degrees (15 degrees per hour time difference). (Ratio) is displayed on the circumference in the counterclockwise or clockwise direction.
The time display unit shown in FIG. 7 arranges 24 scales (numbers from 0 to 23) indicating the time on the circumference while turning them at an angle of 15 degrees per hour, and uses the clock function of the computer. Rotate clockwise at a rate of 15 degrees per hour, strictly 0.25 degrees per minute and approximately 0.00417 degrees per second.
When the point display unit and the time display unit are overlapped with the center of each circle as the same point, the time scale on the circumference of the time display unit indicated by the mark of the point displayed on the point display unit is the point. Represents the time.
FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which a point information input unit, a point display unit, and a time display unit are arranged in combination.
In this example, you can change the location information and know the current time at any location, and you can be aware of the time flow at that location, so the relative relationship between the times at multiple locations You can feel it easily. Further, by specifying the color of the mark indicating the point, the point can be identified by color.

Furthermore, since the rotation of the time display unit according to the time can be temporarily stopped and selected by the pointing device and rotated to the right or left, any time at a plurality of points can be easily understood. By using this, it is possible to easily determine the start and end times of a conference call among people at a plurality of points. FIG. 10 is an example in the case where a time zone in which four places in Bangalore, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Washington DC are not in the middle of the night is found.

The point information input unit does not need to be input from the input device, and can input the name, symbol, and time difference information stored in an external storage device or the like.

The time display unit rotates in the right direction in the embodiment of FIGS. 9 and 10, but may be configured to rotate in the left direction as in the embodiment of FIG. In this case, when the Greenwich point is arranged at the uppermost end in the point display unit, the point having a positive time difference is arranged in the right direction, and the point having a negative time difference is arranged in the left direction. The opposite is true.

As shown in FIG. 12, it is also possible to make the circle of the point display unit larger, make the circle of the time display unit smaller, and configure the point display unit around the time display unit. This makes it easier to see the location of each point, but the time display section becomes smaller.

The point information input unit can be configured as a separate screen regardless of the point display unit or the time display unit.

As shown in FIG. 13, the point display unit and the time display unit can be configured on a straight line. In this case, the length of 1 hour of the time display unit and the time difference of 1 hour of the point display unit are set to the same length, and the time display unit is moved from right to left at a constant speed according to the flow of time. It can be configured to always know the current time. In addition, by arbitrarily moving the time display unit, it is possible to find the time of a plurality of points at an arbitrary time point and find a convenient time zone at all the plurality of points.

As shown in FIG. 14, it is also possible to configure the time display unit as a loop-shaped band and rotate it according to the flow of time by a driving device such as a motor.

Alternatively, the time display unit of the present invention can be configured by a physical device by rotating it with a driving device such as a motor.

The present invention can be carried by using a downsized information processing apparatus.

When the present invention is used when it is necessary to know the time at multiple points on the earth at a time or when it is necessary to be aware of it, the time of each place can be easily grasped by the time scale of the time display section. Can do.
In addition, by rotating the time display unit, the time of each of multiple points at an arbitrary time can be determined. For example, when people at multiple points on the earth participate in a conference call, all people You can easily find a time zone that is convenient for us.

An example of a list of the names of multiple points on the earth, the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time at that point, and the current time in a conventional manner that shows the time at multiple points on the earth at once. The example of the clock group which shows the name of several points on the earth, and the present time of each point by the conventional method which shows the time of several points on the earth at once. An example of showing the names of multiple points and their current times on a world map using the conventional method of showing the times of multiple points on the earth at once. The example of the point information input part of the timepiece of the present invention. Enter the location name, symbol, and time difference from Greenwich Mean Time. The location name is not necessarily required. The symbol may be anything as long as it can be uniquely identified by the point information display unit, and there is a method of identifying it by color. The example of the point display part of the timepiece of this invention. A point with a time difference of 0 from Greenwich Mean Time is placed at the top, and the direction in which the time difference is positive is counterclockwise, and the direction in which the time difference is negative is clockwise. The example of the point display part of the timepiece of this invention. The symbol of the point input by the point information input unit is arranged at a position (time difference × 15 degree angle) corresponding to the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time input from the point information input unit. In this example, the point indicating Greenwich at the top end is indicated by a yellow triangle, a point having a positive time difference is arranged at an angle of 15 ° in the counterclockwise direction, and a point having a negative time difference is clockwise. It is arranged at an angle of time difference × 15 degrees in the direction. The example of the time display part of the timepiece of the present invention. Scales indicating the numbers from 0 to 23 and the time are provided on the circumference at intervals of 15 degrees. A number from 0 to 12 may be provided as a scale together with a distinction between morning (AM) and afternoon (PM). The example of the time display part of the timepiece of the present invention. In the time zone from 6 pm to 6 am, a dark circular arc band indicating the night is provided. The example of the timepiece of the present invention. The point display unit in FIG. 6 and the time display unit in FIG. 8 are arranged in combination, and a point information input unit is configured in the point display unit. An embodiment of the timepiece of the present invention. An example in which the time display unit is turned to find a time that is not midnight for the other four points except the point of Greenwich Mean Time. The example of the timepiece of the present invention. The time display unit is configured to turn counterclockwise. The example of the timepiece of the present invention. The time display unit is a small arc, and the point display unit is a large circle. The example of the timepiece of the present invention. The shape of the point display unit and the time display unit is not a disk but a straight line. The time display section goes from right to left, one division per hour. The example of the timepiece of the present invention. In the example in which the time display unit is configured in a loop shape, the time display unit can be rotated by a driving device such as a motor at a constant speed according to the flow of time.

Explanation of symbols

1 Point information input part 2 Point display part 3 Mark indicating a point in Greenwich Mean Time 4 Mark indicating a point input in the point information input part 5 Time display part 6 Dark band indicating night of the time display part 7 Time difference from Greenwich Mean Time A mark indicating a 12 hour point 8 A line indicating the date in a part of the time display section

Claims (1)

A timepiece that can be implemented on a computer constituted by an input device, a display device, an arithmetic processing device, a memory device, and a program, and comprises a point information input unit, a point display unit, and a time display unit. The input unit is configured to input the names or symbols of multiple points on the earth and the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time at each point, and the point display unit is a symbol or mark indicating the point input at the point input unit, etc. Are arranged on the circumference at an angle obtained by multiplying the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time at that point by 15 degrees, and the time display unit represents time on the circumference that is concentric with the point display unit. Is written at intervals of 15 degrees, and is configured to rotate 15 degrees per hour according to the flow of time, and represents the position or position symbol of the point display unit and the time of the time display unit In a position facing the shaped, one or clock configured to be able to know at a glance the time of the plurality of points.