Timer programming apparatus
First Claim
1. A timer apparatus having a date display section comprising:
- means for setting the date display to a desired date;
said display section comprising segmented display units, in which each segment thereof is controllably energized, alone or in combination; and
operating means for changing the energizing of the segments to form a plurality of abstract segment pattern displays, wherein said plurality of abstract segment pattern displays are rapidly and sequentially output for a period time until the setting of the desired date is finished.
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Abstract
A timer apparatus in which a stored reservation date to record a program and the present date are compared and when the reserved date is past the present date the reserved date is automatically changed to the nearest future date of the same day of the week, so that user efforts are simplified and required memory space is decreased. When it is necessary to make a change in the date or day of the week being displayed, by repeating a plurality of selected display patterns within a predetermined time period it appears to the user that the date or the day of the week is being continuously and sequentially changed at a high speed, whereas only the selected patterns are being sequentially displayed.
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1. A timer apparatus having a date display section comprising:
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means for setting the date display to a desired date; said display section comprising segmented display units, in which each segment thereof is controllably energized, alone or in combination; and operating means for changing the energizing of the segments to form a plurality of abstract segment pattern displays, wherein said plurality of abstract segment pattern displays are rapidly and sequentially output for a period time until the setting of the desired date is finished. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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