KR20230172320A - Devices and applications that display world time - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an application that displays world time, which increases convenience by providing world time, various images, videos, advertisements, and various additional functions through an application method that is processed programmatically on various digital devices. More specifically, the world time is displayed. The device that displays the time includes a display unit that displays the screen, a communication unit that transmits and receives various information via wired/wireless methods, a memory unit that stores various data to be displayed in the display unit, a GPS unit that provides location information in real time, and calculation and execution control. The application is configured to display national flags and various images, videos, and phrases that correspond to the times of countries around the world with a driving part that displays the world time in 2D or 3D, allowing you to check the world time easily and simply. There is an effect.

Description

Devices and applications that display world time {Devices and applications that display world time}

The present invention relates to watches, and in particular, in accordance with the change to the digital era, it increases convenience by easily checking the world time through an application and providing various additional functions. It is used in various digital device production industries, digital device handling industries, application development and This relates to an application that displays world time related to the supply industry.

In general, clocks that display world time are commercialized to display the time of major countries or regions around the world. Its composition consists of an hour hand plate with unit hour hands divided into 12 parts arranged radially, similar to the arrangement of normal time display numbers, and the hours are selectively marked.

By fixing this radial hour hand plate to the hour hand axis of a normal clock, it is possible to easily read the time and time difference in each region of the clock, and it is used to display world time, which can be obtained by replacing the hour hand of various clocks with a radial hour hand plate. The watch is introduced in Utility Model Publication No. 89-3665, which forms a day display section and a night display section by dividing the middle part of each unit hour hand provided with a radial hour hand plate into two with a day and night dividing line, and the day display section of each of the 12 unit hour hands has a day display section and a night display section. The 12 regions or countries selected by time are listed, while the night display part of each unit hour hand lists the regions or countries that have a 12-hour time difference from each of the 12 regions or countries, so that the regions or countries listed on the radial hour hand plate are listed. Some always marked the week.

However, in recent years, the development of mobile devices has led to an increase in widespread daily use through technological advancements and popularization of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other computing devices. Each device includes high-resolution display technology, user input features, multiple sensors, and multiple wireless and RF communication technologies.

In addition to these technologies, interest in "wearable computing" and so-called "smart-watches" such as Google Glass TM has surged recently. Smart-watches being developed tend to be smartphones that have been shrunk to as small a form factor as possible so that they can be worn on the user's wrist.

With many available devices, each with its own processor, display, memory, etc., users are using applications and data on each device.

Due to the popular use of mobile devices, watches are also being developed and used as applications that operate in a programmed form within the device.

However, conventional watches applied to mobile devices had a problem in that they were limited to the function of indicating general time and provided only limited functions.

In addition, modern society has the inconvenient problem of having to check the world standard time separately in order to determine the time of the current location and the time of the local area to which one wishes to move due to frequent movement such as overseas business or travel.

Because of this, there is an urgent need for an application that displays world time and has additional functions that can be used and operated more simply and conveniently on smartphones and other mobile devices most commonly used by modern people.

1. Publication No. 10-2016-0117443 (Device and method for portable processing and application execution) 2. Registered Patent No. 10-1637178 (System in which the time displayed on the watch and advertising content are controlled by the smartphone) 3. Registered Patent No. 10-1837852 (Scroll-based user authentication device, user authentication method, and user authentication application) 4. Public Patent No. 10-2019-0069206 (Electronic alarm clock with schedule management and voice recording)

Accordingly, the present invention was developed in consideration of the problems of the prior art as described above. It operates by being programmed in a digital device and displays the world time in a 2D or 3D manner, allowing the world time to be easily and simply checked. The purpose is to provide devices and applications that can be used.

Another purpose of the present invention is to be able to check the time from a clock perspective and a map perspective by displaying the flag of the country corresponding to the clock standard time or displaying the time of each country on a globe.

In addition, another purpose of the present invention is to increase usability and diversity by displaying various photos, videos, advertisements, etc. at the same time as time notification.

In addition, another purpose of the present invention is to enable users to easily check traffic, weather, and reservation information by connecting with and receiving information from organizations that provide various information.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide easy compatibility with smartphones and display devices equipped with liquid crystal displays and to enable updates and management using a remote control.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a display unit that displays a clock to display world time, a communication unit that connects to a communication network to transmit and receive information, a memory unit that stores applications that use world time, images, and videos, and a user's location. The application includes: a GPS unit that confirms the information through satellite and transmits it to the communication unit, the display unit, communication unit, memory unit, and a driving unit for executing the application in conjunction with the GPS unit; A location acquisition step in which the user's location information is transmitted from the communication unit through the GPS unit, a time acquisition step in which world time information is acquired from the communication unit after confirming the location information, and a time display step in which the time, minute hand, and second hand are displayed on the display through the world time information. , A flag display step in which the country in which the user is located is referenced through world time information, and at the same time, the flag of another country is displayed on the display according to the time. The flag is displayed and images and videos are received from the memory unit and displayed in the center of the display. A device for displaying world time is provided, which includes:

As described above, the present invention is programmed and operated on a digital device and displays the world time in 2D or 3D, which has the effect of allowing the world time to be checked easily and simply.

Also, by displaying the national flag of the country corresponding to the clock standard time or displaying the time of each country on the globe, there is an effect of being able to check the time from a clock perspective and a map perspective.

In addition, various photos, videos, advertisements, etc. can be displayed simultaneously with time notifications, which has the effect of increasing usability and diversity.

In addition, it has the effect of allowing users to easily check traffic, weather, and reservation information by connecting with and receiving information from organizations that provide various information.

In addition, it is easily compatible with smartphones and display devices equipped with liquid crystal displays, and has the effect of allowing updates and management using a remote control.

1 is a configuration diagram of a driving device that displays world time according to the present invention;
2 is an illustration of various driving devices that display world time according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a process diagram of displaying world time using an application that displays world time according to the present invention;
In Figure 4, drawing a is an example in which the national flag is displayed on the outside and the time numbers are displayed on the inside, and drawing b is an example in which the time numbers are displayed on the outside and the national flag is displayed in the display unit.
Figures 5 and 6 are examples of world time displayed in the form of a 3D globe using the application according to the present invention;
Figures 7 and 8 are examples of world time displayed in the form of a 2D globe using the application according to the present invention;
Figure 9 is an example of world time displaying day and night in the form of a flat globe using the application according to the present invention;
Figure 10 is an example of world time displayed in the form of a flat and 3D globe using the application according to the present invention;
11 is an execution flowchart of displaying world time using an application that displays world time according to the present invention;
Figure 12 is a usage state diagram displayed on the display unit of the driving device using the application that displays world time according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific details for implementing the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. Also, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that related known functions may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention as they are obvious to those skilled in the art, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms used herein are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a singular expression includes plural expressions, and components implemented separately may be implemented in a combined form unless there are special restrictions. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Accordingly, a preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings as follows.

As shown in Figure 1, the device for displaying world time of the present invention includes a display unit 10 that displays a screen, a communication unit 20 that transmits and receives various information in a wired/wireless manner, and various devices to be displayed on the display unit 10. The driving device 100 is comprised of a memory unit 30 that stores data, a GPS unit 40 that provides location information in real time, and a driving unit 50 that performs calculation and execution control.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the display unit 10 of the driving device 100 displays a clock to display world time and can additionally display various contents, images, videos, etc., and is an LCD. It can be manufactured as a panel, LED panel, UHD panel, QLEDD panel, OLED panel, touch screen, etc., and the display unit 10 can be applied to PDAs, mobile phones, tablet PCs, wearable devices, smart pads, etc., depending on production conditions. It can be manufactured in various sizes and shapes.

The communication unit 20 of the driving device 100 is connected to a communication network to transmit and receive information, and forms a slot to connect an SD card, MICRO SD card, USB or communication cable to the driving device 100 to connect to the driving device 100 in a wired manner. It can be configured to transmit and receive information wirelessly or by installing a wireless module to transmit and receive information wirelessly.

The communication unit 20 can set the display unit 10 on/off using the remote control 21, control the drive unit 50, delete stored data in the memory unit 30, and upload new data wirelessly. It can be formed to do so.

The memory unit 30 of the driving device 100 is configured to store applications that use world time, images, or videos.

The image stored in the memory unit 30 is selectively displayed at the edge or center of the display unit 10 and is displayed in one of the following shapes: triangular, square, circular, or polygonal, and is either a static image or a dynamic image. It is formed to display as one of the following.

The GPS unit 40 of the driving device 100 confirms the user's location through satellite and transmits it to the communication unit 20. The GPS unit 40 is connected to three or more GPS satellites among the communication satellites operated in each country. By receiving the transmitted signal, the user's location is determined through communication between the satellite and the GPS unit 40, and by measuring the time difference between the signal transmitted from the satellite and the signal received from the GPS unit 40, the satellite and the GPS unit 40 ) can be calculated, and the transmitted signal additionally includes information about the satellite's location so that the user can check it.

The driving unit 50 of the driving device 100 is linked with the display unit 10, communication unit 20, memory unit 30, and GPS unit 40 and is configured to perform the main processor and function for executing the application. .

The driving unit 50 includes a display unit 10, a communication unit 20, a memory unit 30, and a menu mode that provides linkage control, execution control, and various interfaces for user use of the GPS unit 40. ), time display setting menu, time notification setting menu, message notification setting menu, call notification setting menu, traffic situation setting menu, weather forecast setting menu, news setting menu, schedule setting menu, reservation setting menu. It provides a function to set things, etc., and each menu is formed to be displayed on the display unit 10.

The application installed in a programmatic manner on the driving device 100 is set to a location acquisition step (S1) in which the user's location information is received from the communication unit 20 through the GPS unit 40.

The communication unit 20 can set the display unit 10 to ON/OFF using a remote control, and is set to control the drive unit 50, delete stored data in the memory unit 30, and upload new data wirelessly. .

In the location acquisition step (S1), the user's location information can be acquired in real time through the GPS unit 40, regardless of whether the user is running the application.

Then, after confirming the location information, the time acquisition step (S2) is set to obtain world time information from the communication unit 20.

In the time acquisition step (S2), based on the fact that the Earth is divided into several time zones, most time zones are exactly 1 hour apart, and the rule is to calculate and display the local time as an offset from UTC or GMT.

In addition, a time display step (S3) is set in which the time, minute hand, and second hand are displayed on the display unit 10 through world time information.

In the time display step (S3), there are various ways to display the time, minute hand, and second hand through the display unit 10. In the present invention, when the application is executed, the time can be displayed separately as 1 to 12 hours or 1 to 24 hours.

In addition, in the time display step (S3), the minute hand and the second hand can be displayed in a general analog clock style, and the minute hand is longer and thicker than the second hand so that it can be easily distinguished with the naked eye.

Then, a flag display step (S4) is set in which the flags of other countries are displayed on the display unit 10 according to the time while using the world time information as a reference for the country in which the user is located.

The flag display step (S4) displays the national flags of the countries corresponding to each time zone. For example, when displaying from 1 to 12 o'clock, the flags of 12 countries can be displayed arranged in a circular arrangement.

In addition, the national flag is displayed and an additional function setting step (S5) is set in which images and videos are received from the memory unit 30 and displayed in the center of the display unit 10.

The image stored in the memory unit 30 is selectively displayed at the edge or center of the display unit 10 and is displayed in one of the following shapes: triangular, square, circular, or polygonal, and is either a static image or a dynamic image. Set it to display as one of the following.

1 to 12, in the world time display device including the display unit 10, communication unit 20, memory unit 30, GPS unit 40, and drive unit 50, the drive unit 50 A closer look at the execution of the application stored in the memory unit 30 to be executed is as follows.

The flag display step (S4) of setting the national flag of the country is displayed in the edge area of the screen of the display unit 10.

In the flag display step (S4), the menu selection function generated when the driving unit 50 is executed is used to set the flag to be displayed as 12 or 24. In the present invention, the coordinated universal time (UTC: Universal Time) along the international date line is set. The table below classifies countries belonging to the same time zone based on Coordinated.

In the flag display step (S4), if you select a country or city belonging to each UTC time zone classified in the table above, you can select it in order or indiscriminately by time zone, and the selected country or city can be selected from the driving unit 50 to the communication unit 20 )'s world time data is provided and compared and calculated to display the time data and the country or city on the display unit 10 in the same arrangement as the time arrangement of the analog clock.

Based on the country or city information selected in the flag display step (S4), data matching data such as images or videos stored in the memory unit 30 are displayed on the display unit 10.

The display form of the image or video of the country or city selected in the flag display step (S4) is set to be displayed in a square shape, circle shape, etc.

After obtaining the user's location information received from the communication unit 20, the world time is divided into 1 to 12 standard hours or 1 to 24 standard hours in the inner area of the display unit 10 where the national flag is displayed, so that the flag and time are displayed. It is set to match, and the time display step (S3) is performed to acquire the minute and second time information from the communication unit 20 and set it in the form of an indicator, and display it on the display unit 10. The display form is Arabic numerals, Roman numerals, and Chinese characters. The driving unit 50 is changed through settings to display numbers, Korean numbers, or letters of each country, and the display size of the world time is automatically adjusted to fit the size of the display unit 10.

The world time displayed in the time display step (S3) is divided into 1 to 12 hours and is selected in the flag display step (S4) and displayed outside or inside the image or video of the country or city displayed on the display unit 10.

The image or video selected in the flag display step (S4) and the world time set in the time display step (S3) are set through the drive unit 50, so that the image or video rotates by time zone and the world time stops or the world time rotates. You can set the image or video to stop.

In this time display step (S3), the display unit 10 is displayed in the form of a 3D globe, and time information on the capital city of each country displayed on the globe can be displayed through the settings of the driving unit 50, in 3D form. When displaying a globe, it can be displayed in multiple colors or sizes, centered on different countries.

A plurality of small globes showing the time of the country set by the user may be displayed around the globe with the user's time perspective displayed in the center of the country in which the user is located.

If the display unit 10 adopts a touch screen method, the globe is displayed in 3D form in the time display step (S3) to enable enlargement, reduction, clicking on a specific point, and checking the time.

The 3D globe shape displayed on the display unit 10 displays the world time, with areas in daylight hours displayed brightly and areas in nighttime areas displayed darkly, so that users can easily understand the world time.

In the time display step (S3), the front of the display unit 10 is in the form of a 3D globe, the side is in the form of a 3D hemisphere, and the back is in the form of a 2D flat surface, and time information or a message is displayed.

An additional function setting step (S5) is performed in which images and videos are additionally displayed from the memory unit 30 in the central area of the display unit 10 where the national flag and time information are displayed.

In the additional function setting step (S5), alarms such as time notification, message notification, and call notification are set to a country specified by the user through the drive unit 50, and are displayed at the corresponding date and time. , When displaying additional functions, the world time display function may be limited or displayed in a smaller size.

The communication unit 20 is used to display traffic conditions, weather forecasts, news, meetings, various schedules, and hospital reservation information. The traffic conditions can be displayed in real time by receiving signals from traffic broadcasts or broadcasting stations that provide information. Weather forecasts can display monthly, weekly, daily, weather, temperature, humidity, etc. online. In the case of news, signals sent from broadcasting stations can be received and displayed in conjunction with real-time broadcasts. However, in the case of various schedules and hospital reservations, when the user sets the notification date and notification time for various meeting contents, schedule contents, and hospital reservation information entered or set through the driving unit 50, the notification is displayed on the display unit 10 at the corresponding date and time. Mark it to be displayed.

In addition, in the additional function setting step (S5), images and videos are displayed so that they take precedence over the minute or second hands displayed through the time display step (S3), images are displayed as static or dynamic images, and videos are displayed as advertisements. B Displays promotional materials, especially to prevent images of people, videos, advertisements, or promotional materials from being obscured by the minute or second hand, thereby creating a sense of heterogeneity.

In the above, the present invention has been shown and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and is within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications may be made by the user.

10: display unit 20: communication unit
21: remote control
30: memory unit 40: GPS unit
50: driving unit 100: driving device
51: Location acquisition step S2: Time acquisition step
S3: Time display step S4: National flag display step
S5: Additional function setting step

Claims (9)

A display unit 10 that displays a clock to display world time,
A communication unit 20 that connects to a communication network to transmit and receive information,
A memory unit 30 that stores applications that use world time, images, or videos,
A GPS unit (40) that confirms the user's location through satellite and transmits it to the communication unit (20),
A driving unit 50 for executing an application in conjunction with the display unit 10, communication unit 20, memory unit 30, and GPS unit 40,
The application is;
A location acquisition step (S1) in which the user's location information is transmitted from the communication unit 20 through the GPS unit 40,
Time acquisition step (S2) of obtaining world time information from the communication unit 20 after confirming the location information,
A time display step (S3) in which the time, minute hand, and second hand are displayed on the display unit 10 through world time information,
A flag display step (S4) in which the country in which the user is located is referenced through world time information, and at the same time, the flags of other countries are displayed on the display unit 10 according to the time,
A device for displaying world time, characterized in that it includes an additional function setting step (S5) in which the national flag is displayed and images and videos are received from the memory unit (30) and displayed in the center of the display unit (10). The method of claim 1, wherein the image stored in the memory unit 30 is selectively displayed at the edge or center of the display unit 10, and its shape is displayed in one of a triangular shape, a square shape, a circular shape, and a polygonal shape, and is static. A device for displaying world time, characterized in that it is configured to be displayed as either an image or a dynamic image. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication unit 20 can set the display unit 10 on/off using the remote control 21, control the drive unit 50, and delete and delete data stored in the memory unit 30. A device for displaying world time, including the ability to wirelessly upload new data. In the world time display device including the display unit 10, the communication unit 20, the memory unit 30, the GPS unit 40, and the drive unit 50, the information stored in the memory unit 30 is executed by the drive unit 50. As an application,
A location acquisition step (S1) in which the user's location information is transmitted from the communication unit 20 through the GPS unit 40,
Time acquisition step (S2) of obtaining world time information from the communication unit 20 after confirming the location information,
A time display step (S3) in which the time, minute hand, and second hand are displayed on the display unit 10 through world time information,
A flag display step (S4) in which the country in which the user is located is referenced through world time information, and at the same time, the flags of other countries are displayed on the display unit 10 according to the time,
Includes commands programmed to execute an additional function setting step (S5) in which the national flag is displayed and images and videos are received from the memory unit 30 and displayed in the center of the display unit 10,
An application that displays world time, displays flag and time information corresponding to the user's location information and standard time zone, and displays various images and videos. The method of claim 4, wherein the time display step (S3) displays the time information in the form of a 3D globe on the display unit (10) and displays time information on the capital city of each country displayed on the globe,
An application that displays world time with multiple small globes showing the time of the country set by the user around the globe, with the user's time displayed in the center and the country where the user is located. The application according to claim 5, wherein the 3D globe displayed on the display unit (10) displays world time in such a way that areas corresponding to day time are brightly displayed and areas corresponding to night time are displayed darkly. According to claim 4, the time display step (S3) is displayed on the display unit 10 in a 3D globe shape on the front, a 3D hemisphere shape on the side, and a 2D flat shape on the back, with time information or a message An application that displays world time, including commands programmed to display. The method of claim 4, wherein the additional function setting step (S5) displays alarms such as time notification, message notification, and call notification by date and time in a country specified by the user through the driving unit 50. Displays the date and time,
An application that displays world time including commands programmed to display traffic conditions, weather forecasts, news, meetings, various schedules, and hospital reservation information using the communication unit 20. The method of claim 4, wherein the additional function setting step (S5) displays images and videos so that they take precedence over the minute hand or second hand displayed through the time display step (S3), and the images are displayed as static or dynamic images. , the video is an application that displays world time and includes commands programmed to display advertisements or special products.