ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED WORLD CLOCK FEATURE

• US 20090285056A1
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Scott, Sherryl Lee Lorraine, Klassen, Gerhard Dietrich
• Application Number:
  US12/463,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20090285056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/21
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0076 in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will

Abstract

An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes an improved world clock function.

Claims

1. A method on an electronic device that comprises an I/O apparatus, the method comprising:

outputting on a display of the I/O apparatus a plurality of times comprising;

a first time that is prevalent in a first time zone, and a second time that is prevalent in a second time zone;

responsive to detection of the electronic device being situated in the first time zone, outputting;

the first time as being a current time, and

the second time as being a secondary time;

determining that the electronic device has been moved into the second time zone; and

responsive to the determining, outputting;

the second time as being a current time, and

the first time as being a secondary time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting the current time with a first visual object, and

outputting the secondary time with a second visual object smaller than the first visual object.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting the current time at a first predetermined location on the display, and

outputting the secondary time at a second predetermined location on the display different than the first predetermined location.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first predetermined location comprises a position disposed on the display above the second predetermined location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting on the display as another of the plurality of times a third time that is prevalent in a third time zone;

responsive to detection of the electronic device being situated in the first time zone, outputting the third time as being another secondary time;

responsive to the determining, outputting the third time as being another secondary time;

making a determination that the electronic device has been moved into the third time zone; and

responsive to the making of the determination, outputting;

the third time as being the current time, and

the first time and the secondary time as each being a secondary time.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting;

the first time with use of a visual object, and

the second time with use of another visual object; and

responsive to the determining, outputting;

the first time as being the secondary time by altering the appearance of the visual object, and

the second time as being the current time by altering the appearance of the another visual object.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, responsive to the determining, outputting:

the first time as being the secondary time by altering the location on the display of the visual object, and

the second time as being the current time by altering the location on the display of the another visual object.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory;

an I/O apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus and to receive output signals from the processor apparatus;

the memory having stored therein a number of instructions which, when executed on the processor, causes the electronic device to perform operations comprising;

outputting on a display of the I/O apparatus a plurality of times comprising;

a first time that is prevalent in a first time zone, and

a second time that is prevalent in a second time zone;

responsive to detection of the electronic device being situated in the first time zone, outputting;

the first time as being a current time, and

the second time as being a secondary time;

determining that the electronic device has been moved into the second time zone; and

responsive to the determining, outputting;

the second time as being a current time, and

the first time as being a secondary time.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting the current time with a first visual object, and

outputting the secondary time with a second visual object smaller than the first visual object.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting the current time at a first predetermined location on the display, and

outputting the secondary time at a second predetermined location on the display different than the first predetermined location.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first predetermined location comprises a position disposed on the display above the second predetermined location.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting on the display as another of the plurality of times a third time that is prevalent in a third time zone;

responsive to detection of the electronic device being situated in the first time zone, outputting the third time as being another secondary time;

responsive to the determining, outputting the third time as being another secondary time;

making a determination that the electronic device has been moved into the third time zone; and

responsive to the making of the determination, outputting;

the third time as being the current time, and

the first time and the secondary time as each being a secondary time.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

outputting;

the first time with use of a visual object, and

the second time with use of another visual object; and

responsive to the determining, outputting;

the first time as being the secondary time by altering the appearance of the visual object, and

the second time as being the current time by altering the appearance of the another visual object.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise, responsive to the determining, outputting:

the first time as being the secondary time by altering the location on the display of the visual object, and

the second time as being the current time by altering the location on the display of the another visual object.