Information displays and methods associated therewith
First Claim
1. An information display, comprising:
- at least twenty-four timing elements, a first twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a first circle about a center, each of the first twelve elements overlapping another of the first twelve elements and being overlapped by another of the first twelve elements;
a second twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a second circle, the second circle being larger than the first circle, each of the second twelve elements being tangential to one of the first twelve elements;
an hour hand having a first encircling element that positions over one of the first twelve timing elements, to indicate an hour; and
a minute hand having a second encircling element that positions over one of the second twelve timing elements, to indicate a five minute increment.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an information display includes timing elements arranged in a circle about a center, the timing elements overlapping each other, and other elements arranged in a second circle around the first circle. The information display has an hour hand, a minute hand and, optionally, a third hand, each hand having one or more encircling elements to indicate time. Another information display includes overlapping elements, with some elements having a first appearance, and other elements having a second appearance, so that the elements indicate a value within a predetermined range. In another embodiment, an information display includes a plurality of overlapping display elements, wherein certain of the elements change in appearance to indicate the time. A method of setting a time in a clock display having timing elements is also provided, in other embodiments. Other embodiments include software products generating information displays and, for example, methods to indicate time.
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1. An information display, comprising:
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at least twenty-four timing elements, a first twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a first circle about a center, each of the first twelve elements overlapping another of the first twelve elements and being overlapped by another of the first twelve elements;
a second twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a second circle, the second circle being larger than the first circle, each of the second twelve elements being tangential to one of the first twelve elements;
an hour hand having a first encircling element that positions over one of the first twelve timing elements, to indicate an hour; and
a minute hand having a second encircling element that positions over one of the second twelve timing elements, to indicate a five minute increment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An information display, comprising:
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twelve timing elements arranged in a first circle about a center, each of the first twelve timing elements overlapping another of the first twelve timing elements and being overlapped by another of the first twelve timing elements;
sixty timing elements arranged in a plurality of groups, each of the plurality of groups having two, three, four, five, six, ten, fifteen, twenty or thirty timing elements and disposed in a spiral pattern, such that each of the sixty timing elements is located at a six degree angular offset, relative to the center, from two other of the sixty timing elements;
an hour hand comprising a first encircling element that positions over one of the twelve timing elements, to indicate an hour, and a minute hand comprising a second encircling element that positions over one of the sixty timing elements, to indicate a minute.
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22. A calendar display, comprising
twelve month timing elements; -
thirty-one day-of-month timing elements;
a month hand having a first encircling element that is positionable over each one of the month timing elements, to indicate a month; and
a day-of-month hand having a second encircling element that is positionable over each one of the day-of-month timing elements, to indicate a day of a month. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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- 24. An information display comprising a plurality of overlapping display elements, wherein a subset of the elements have a selected appearance, and the elements not in the subset have a non-selected appearance, such that the elements with the selected appearance indicate a number within a predetermined range.
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26. A speedometer display, comprising:
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a plurality of display elements forming coarse speed elements and arranged in a first arc such that, except display elements at ends of the first arc, each coarse speed element overlaps another of the display elements and is overlapped by another of the display elements;
a plurality of display elements forming fine speed elements and arranged in a second arc that is adjacent to the first arc; and
a pivoting pointing element having an encircling element, for indicating a coarse speed number by pivoting the encircling element over one of the coarse speed elements. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of setting a time in a clock display having timing elements, comprising
activating individual display devices of an array of display devices to form a plurality of timing elements, each of the timing elements corresponding to a time value; - and
responding to a pointing device that points to one of the timing elements to set time of the clock display. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A software product comprising instructions, stored on computer-readable media, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, perform steps for setting time of a clock display, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for activating individual display devices of an array of display devices to form a plurality of timing elements, each of the timing elements corresponding to a time value; and
instructions for responding to a pointing device that points to one of the timing elements to set time of the clock display.
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32. An information display comprising timing elements and two or more hands, at least one of the hands comprising an encircling element, wherein the information display indicates time by positioning the encircling element over one of the timing elements.
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33. A software product comprising instructions, stored on computer-readable media, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, perform steps for showing time, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for forming at least twenty-four timing elements, a first twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a first circle about a center, each of the first twelve elements overlapping another of the first twelve elements and being overlapped by another of the first twelve elements, a second twelve of the timing elements being arranged in a second circle, the second circle being larger than the first circle, each of the second twelve elements being tangential to one of the first twelve elements;
instructions for forming an hour hand having a first encircling element that positions over one of the first twelve timing elements, to indicate an hour; and
instructions for forming a minute hand having a second encircling element that positions over one of the second twelve timing elements, to indicate a five minute increment.
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34. A method for indicating time, comprising:
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providing a plurality of time numerals on a clock face, each of the time numerals being oriented outwardly from a center of the clock face; and
rotating at least one hand having at least one encircling element about the center, to position the encircling element over at least one of the time numerals to indicate the time. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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