Timepiece with secondary display for showing logged event times

• US 9,569,900 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald W. Sharpe
• Original Assignee: Ronald W. Sharpe
• Inventors: Sharpe, Ronald W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W
• Application Number:
  US14/207,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20140321245A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368107-109
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 17/0091 Combined electro-optical and electro-mechanical displays see provisionally also G04G9/0082
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/02 not involving the registering, indicating or recording of other data

Abstract

A timepiece is presented that is adapted for recording the times of important events throughout the day. The timepiece comprises a primary display for viewing the current time of day and a secondary display for sequentially viewing one of a plurality times logged throughout the day corresponding with the important event. Interactive buttons on the timepiece facilitate the viewing and logging of the times displayed on the secondary display. A first button is a push button mechanism that records a time within the memory of the timepiece. A second button facilitates the scrolling of times on the secondary display for viewing by an individual. The timepiece can be utilized for recording the times of meaningful events throughout the day. For instance, the present invention may be utilized for recording how often a loved one is thought of or for when medication was last taken.

Claims

1. A timepiece for recording times when an event occurs, comprising:

a primary display, a secondary display, and an electric circuit comprising a memory operatively coupled to said primary display and said secondary display;

wherein said timepiece is an analog timepiece and said primary display is a mechanical watch face having movable hands indicating a time of day;

a power source;

said primary display being adapted to display a time;

a first control adapted to initiate storage of the time as one or more user logged times within the memory;

a second control adapted to successively and individually display each of the one or more user logged times on the secondary display;

wherein the primary display and the secondary display are distinct from each other and configured to simultaneously present the time and the one or more user logged times.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second control comprises a time logging button and a timestamp scrolling button.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said time logging button is a push button mechanism, and wherein actuation of said time logging button records the time displayed on said primary display in said memory for display on said secondary screen.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein said timestamp scrolling button is a twist-rotatable button, and wherein actuation of said scrolling button facilitates the sequential display of a plurality of recorded times on said secondary display.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said timepiece further comprises a receiver/transmitter for viewing the one or more user logged times on a secondary device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said timepiece is a pendant.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said timepiece is a watch.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said timepiece is a clock.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said timepiece is a digital timepiece and said primary display is a digital display indicating time.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the secondary display is configured to individually display each of the one or more user logged times.