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Clock-painting device and method for indicating the time-of-day with a non-traditional, now analog artistic panel of digital electronic visual displays

  • US 5,228,013 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1992
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of digitally displaying time-of-day information with color-coded images (including black and white) visually generated for human interpretation by an electronic display device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • indicating a time-of-day as being ante meridian (AM) or post meridian (PM) time by digital switching a first color-coded image between a first color and a second color;

    indicating an hour of said time-of-day by pulsing said first color-coded image between said first color and said second color to represent a three hour quadrant within a larger twelve hour AM/PM period;

    refining the indicating of said hour of said time-of-day by digitally switching a second, a third, and a fourth color-coded image between said first color and said second color such that one to all three of said second through fourth color-coded images are switched to display said first color and the remainder are switched to display said second color to represent a first, second, or third specific hour representing said time-of-day within said three hour quadrant;

    indicating a minute-of-said-hour of said time-of-day by pulsing at least one of said second, third and fourth color-coded images one through four times between said first and said second color to represent a first through fourth fifteen minute quadrant of an hour;

    refining the indicating of said minute of said minute-of-said-hour of said time-of-day by digitally switching a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh color-coded image between said first color and said second color such that one to all three of said fifth through seventh color-coded images are switched to display said first color and the remainder are switched to display said second color to represent a first, second or third five minute period within said fifteen minute quadrant; and

    further refining the indicating of said minute of said minute-of-said-hour of said time-of-day by pulsing at least one of said fifth, sixth and seventh color-coded images one to five times between said first and second colors to represent a specific minute within said specific five minute period wherein said time-of-day is displayed for interpretation by a human observer.

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