Facilitated AM/PM hour settings of enhanced quadribalanced digital time displays
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1. In a digital time display, a facilitated AM/PM hour setting system which comprises:
- (a) a pair of activatable multiple digital display elements grouped in two arrays;
(i) one array being alternatively activatable to display values of tens of seconds or the letter “
A”
or “
P”
;
(ii) the other array being alternatively activatable to display values of units of seconds or the letter “
M”
;
(b) means for activating the two arrays to display values of seconds;
(c) means for activating the two arrays to display one or the other of AM or PM indicators to enable selection of one or the other as a chosen 12-hour cycle of a 24-hour day;
whereby the AM or PM indicator means may be activated to synchronize a set hour value in the display to a chosen correct 12-hour AM or PM cycle from the same display position as where the values of seconds are displayed.
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Abstract
A pair of numeral “8” display elements is operative to perform dual functions in a digital time display, one, to display the values of seconds and, the other, to display an AM or PM indicator which may be separately activated for setting the correct AM or PM cycle synchronized with the hour value in the time display.
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1. In a digital time display, a facilitated AM/PM hour setting system which comprises:
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(a) a pair of activatable multiple digital display elements grouped in two arrays;
(i) one array being alternatively activatable to display values of tens of seconds or the letter “
A”
or “
P”
;
(ii) the other array being alternatively activatable to display values of units of seconds or the letter “
M”
;
(b) means for activating the two arrays to display values of seconds;
(c) means for activating the two arrays to display one or the other of AM or PM indicators to enable selection of one or the other as a chosen 12-hour cycle of a 24-hour day;
whereby the AM or PM indicator means may be activated to synchronize a set hour value in the display to a chosen correct 12-hour AM or PM cycle from the same display position as where the values of seconds are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a digital time display, a method for facilitating AM/PM setting of hours which comprises:
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(a) providing multiple digital display elements which are alternatively activatable to display digital values of seconds, or AM or PM indicators;
(b) activating the display elements to display values of seconds while the display is operating to show real time;
(c) activating the display elements to display an AM or PM indicator while the display is in a mode that enables the setting of hour values;
whereby a set hour value may be synchronized to a chosen correct 12-hour AM or PM cycle of a 24-hour day from the same display position as where the values of seconds are displayed during real time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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