42 results about "Clock face" patented technology

A global time reckoning system simultaneously indicates local time and global time. The global time reckoning system can be practiced with standard clock timer drivers, including electromechanical and digital clock motors, in combination with a novel global time system clock face to allow a user to reckon time locally or anywhere on the globe without time zone conversion calculations. The global time system clock face has multiple time scales, at least one of which is driven by the clock drive in cooperation with an hour indicator (e.g., an hour hand). The global time system clock face simultaneously displays global time (relative to any location on the globe) and local time. Additionally, the global time reckoning system, with the appropriate clock timer driver is adaptable to indicate a number of other global time related information, including sunrise/sunset, days of the week, lunar phase and solstices/equinoxes.

An alphanumeric keyboard that is easy to learn, easy to use, and mountable on a handset for one-hand operation, comprises a virtual clock face having the center for the rotation of virtual hands, first set of twelve hourly radial positions, from one o'clock to twelve o'clock, surrounding the center, second set of twelve hourly radial positions, from one o'clock to twelve o'clock, surrounding the center and nearer to the center than the first set of twelve hourly radial positions, twenty four key areas, each key area being uniquely associated with one hourly radial position of the first and second sets, wherein each key area is substantially of 30 degree annular sector shape and contiguous to the adjacent key areas associated with the adjacent hourly radial positions, wherein all twenty four key areas are substantially of equal area, at least thirteen alphabetic keys placed at predetermined hourly radial positions of the first and second sets, and wherein each key has an indicia surface that is within the associated key area for being pressed by a finger. The associated radial direction or time may be marked on the key surface for visual or tactile differentiation.

Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described.

A display apparatus for use by a worker in a workplace environment to visually communicate to coworkers, among other things, the current location or whereabouts of the worker and the worker's expected time of return to an office or other workspace. Cards carried by a spiral member of the apparatus include alphanumeric and/or pictorial information to quickly indicate a location within the workplace. A clock face having manually adjustable hands indicates an expected return time. One embodiment incorporates a triangular geometry geared for support on a desktop. Additional embodiments are configured for positioning over an office partition wall, as well as against an office door panel, window and the like.

A time learning device is provided that includes an analog clock face. An hour hand is carried on the analog clock face and is manually movable. A minute hand is carried on the analog clock face and is manually movable separate from the hour hand. Apparatus is coupled to the hour hand and the minute hand to provide digital time display signals corresponding to the positions of the hour hand and the minute hand. A digital display is coupled to the apparatus to provide a digital time readout corresponding to the analog time indicated by the hour and minute hands.

The invention provides a sleep state monitoring method, electronic equipment and a computer readable storage medium, the sleep state monitoring method comprises the steps that a sleep identifier is displayed through the electronic equipment, the sleep identifier comprises a circular clock face and a first identifier, the first identifier is in a circular ring shape and is located on the periphery of the circular clock face, and the first identifier represents sleep duration; two end points of the first identifier respectively correspond to the sleep time and the get-up time of historical latest sleep; and the electronic equipment monitors sleep of the user, generates sleep data and updates the first identifier according to the sleep data. A user can quickly know the sleep time and the get-up time of historical recent sleep according to the clock face positions corresponding to the two end points of the sleep identifier, so that the sleep state of the user can be monitored, a visual user interface is provided for displaying to the user, a more efficient man-machine interaction mode is provided, and the user experience is improved. The user is prevented from knowing the sleep state through multiple interactions, and the energy consumption of the electronic equipment is reduced.

A day clock has day, hour, and minute hands revolving continuously around a common center. It has a time adjustment knob and a day adjustment knob. When the day adjustment knob is pulled out, a set of gears are disengaged, allowing the day hand to be adjusted with that knob without affecting the other hands. Then, when the set of gears are reengaged, the time adjustment knob can be utilized to set the time of day. In order to set the day and time accurately, the user may first set the time to midnight with the time adjustment knob, pull out the day adjustment knob, set the day to a clock face line between days with that knob, push that knob back in, and then set the time to the correct time with the time adjustment knob.

A day clock has day, hour, and minute hands revolving continuously around a common center. It has a time adjustment knob and a day adjustment knob. When the day adjustment knob is pulled out, a set of gears are disengaged, allowing the day hand to be adjusted with that knob without affecting the other hands. Then, when the set of gears are reengaged, the time adjustment knob can be utilized to set the time of day. In order to set the day and time accurately, the user may first set the time to midnight with the time adjustment knob, pull out the day adjustment knob, set the day to a clock face line between days with that knob, push that knob back in, and then set the time to the correct time with the time adjustment knob.

A special electronic clock suitable for timekeeping when a teacher gives a lesson. The electronic clock is characterized in that a clock face is divided into a class time period and an after-class time period, that a class time pointer rotates by 30 degrees represents five minutes, timekeeping of each lesson fixedly starts from a zero moment line at a right upper side position, a display screen which precisely displays remaining time from finish of the lesson is connected with the clock face with a turning pointer, and the remaining time display screen, a timekeeping pointer and clock face scales form a direct-reading type special timekeeping device for lesson giving. The electronic clock can perform speech recognition according to fixed class-starting and finishing bells of a school, and automatically keeps synchronous with the bell of the school, so that a teacher can rapidly and conveniently read time of a lesson that is given and time from finish of the lesson at a glance in class, neither needs to recall when the lesson is started, nor needs to calculate the remaining time of the lesson silently in mind, thus the teacher can conveniently and rapidly control a time proportion of each link of the lesson, thereby ensuring completion of teaching tasks of the lesson.

The invention relates to a clock structure, in particular to a mechanical clock structure which can reflect the traditional solar terms in China. The clock for marking the solar terms comprises a mechanical plane clock (1) containing a clock face marked with hours, minutes and seconds and pointers (8), wherein the left side and the right side of the plane clock (1) are arranged on a bracket (4) in a spanned way through a rotating shaft (2), the bracket is fixed on a base (7) at the bottom, a mark pointer is vertically fixed at the central position of the back part of the plane clock (1), and a solar term marking plate (6) which is vertical to the base (7) is arranged on a vertical and symmetrical plane at the back of the plane clock (1). The invention has unique sculpt, simple structure and unique style, is similar to a sundial in ancient China, embodies the national styles of ancient China and indicates the unique lunar calendar solar terms, thereby being a novel invention which is completely uniform in contents and forms.

The invention provides a sleep information display method and device and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: receiving first user input for checking sleep information of a user, displaying a graphical user interface comprising a sleep alarm clock view which comprises a sleep identifier and an adjustable alarm clock identifier with a circular clock face, the sleep identifier is a variable annular element which is located on the periphery of the circular clock face and is in a variable annular shape, and the two end points of the sleep identifier correspond to the sleeping time and the getting-up time respectively. A sleep identifier located on the periphery of a circular clock face is displayed in a sleep alarm clock view, the sleep identifier is a variable annular element in a variable annular shape, and the two end points of the sleep identifier correspond to the sleeping time and the getting-up time respectively, so that a user can obtain the actual sleep time by checking the two end points of the sleep identifier; the sleep identifier of the variable annular element can intuitively and clearly reflect the sleep time of the user, so that the user experience is improved.

A clock with an inserted base is provided to facilitate presenting various illustrations such as photographs, advertising copy, logos, etc., upon the surface of the clock face after purchase by a customer. The base is separately provided apart from the clock and then inserted into and coupled to the main clock frame which is then supported upon the base in upright position. In a preferred embodiment, the base is composed of a cover and insert rotatably coupled together so that the main clock frame is shielded by the cover in closed condition and supported upon the cover in open condition.

A time-shift buffer of recorded programming whose time of recording extends between a predetermined lower limit up to the present time is navigated by the user by means of a displayed clock face in selecting a desired program for immediate or deferred playback. Rewinding of hands on the clock face, under user control, causes the minute hand to enter a sector of the clock face representative of a time interval during which incoming programming was recorded. An identifier of the program is displayed in concert with the clock hand positioning, so that the user may at any point in the navigation select the currently-identified program for playback.

The invention provides a sleep information display method and device and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: receiving first user input for checking sleep information of a user, displaying a graphical user interface comprising a sleep alarm clock view, the sleep alarm clock view comprises a sleep identifier and a circular clock face with a circle center, the sleep identifier comprises a variable fan-shaped element, and the variable fan-shaped element comprises a first fan-shaped element and a second fan-shaped element. The variable fan-shaped element is enclosed by a first rotatable pointer, a second rotatable pointer and a circular arc, the axis of the first rotatable pointer and the axis of the second rotatable pointer are located at the circle center, the circular arc is formed by cutting the first rotatable pointer and the second rotatable pointer on the circular clock face, the first rotatable pointer corresponds to the sleeping time, and the second rotatable pointer corresponds to the getting-up time. By displaying the sleep identifier comprising the variable fan-shaped element in the sleep alarm clock view, a user can obtain the actual sleep time by checking the first rotatable pointer and the second rotatable pointer, and the sleep identifier of the variable fan-shaped element can visually and clearly display the sleep time of the user, so that the user experience is improved.

A performance instrument for a vehicle wherein an electronic device receives one or more operational quantities from internal sensors and/or external sensors and represents the one or more operational quantities as an analog clock face so that each clock hand is a function of one of the one or more operational quantities. The analog clock face representation provides at-a-glance apparency of the operational quantities for a user of the vehicle.

The invention provides a sleep management method and device and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: receiving a user input for setting a sleep alarm clock, displaying a first graphical user interface comprising a sleep alarm clock view which comprises an adjustable alarm clock identifier, the adjustable alarm clock identifier comprises a circular clock face with a circle center and a variable fan-shaped element, and the variable fan-shaped element is defined by a first rotatable pointer, a second rotatable pointer and an arc cut by the first rotatable pointer and the second rotatable pointer on the circular clock face, the first rotatable pointer corresponds to planned sleep time, and the second rotatable pointer corresponds to get-up alarm clock time. When a user needs to adjust the sleep alarm clock, the planned sleep time and the get-up alarm clock time can be changed only by rotating the first rotatable pointer and/or the second rotatable pointer, and the setting of the sleep alarm clock and the get-up alarm clock is facilitated.