Apparatus and a method for displaying colors or color patterns based on time and other information sources

• US 20060221017A1
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming Fang
• Original Assignee: Ming Fang
• Inventors: Fang, Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/172,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20060221017A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/83
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/02 by selecting desired characters out of a number of characters or by selecting indicating elements the position of which represent the time, e.g. by using multiplexing techniques G04G9/0082 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00

Abstract

An apparatus and a method are disclosed comprising a timepiece, a color display device, and an information source device with one or more information sources. The color display device may display different colors or color patterns depending on time and the one or more information sources, such as a luckiness index and personal information. The information source device comprised of a fixed, removable or remote storage device may provide the one or more information sources. The color display device may be comprised of display screens of electronic devices, such as computers, hand-held, cellular phones, and portable media players, as well as objects illuminated by a plurality of light sources.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising

a timepiece;

an information source device;

a color display device;

wherein the timepiece provides time information;

wherein the information source device provides at least one information source;

wherein the color display device displays colored information based on the time information provided by the timepiece and the at least one information source.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the colored information is comprised of at least one color.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the colored information is comprised of at least one color pattern.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the at least one information source provides luckiness information.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein

the luckiness information is comprised of a first luckiness index for a first subject of interest.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the color display device is comprised of a display screen of an electronic device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein

the color display device is comprised of at least one object illuminated by a at least one light source.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising

a selection device;

wherein a user may use the selection device to select the first subject of interest from a plurality of subjects of interest so that the color display device will display at least one color based on the first luckiness index related to the selected first subject of interest.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising

a time information selection device;

wherein a user may use the time information selection device to select time information of interest so that the color display device can display at least one color based on the selected time information of interest.

10. An apparatus comprising

a timepiece;

an information source device;

a color display device;

wherein the timepiece provides time information;

wherein the information source device provides luckiness information related to the time information;

wherein the color display device displays colored information based on the luckiness information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein

the luckiness information is comprised of a first luckiness index related to a first set of time information.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a control device;

wherein the control device uses the time information and the luckiness information to determine the colored information to be displayed by the color display device.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a selection device;

wherein a user may use the selection device to select a first subject of interest so that the color display device will display a color based on a luckiness index related to the first subject of interest .

14. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a time information selection device;

wherein a user may use the time information selection device to select new time information of interest so that the color display device displays colors based on a plurality of luckiness indexes related to the selected new time information of interest.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a button;

wherein the color display device displays a sequence of colors in response to the button being pressed .

16. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a color mode selection device;

wherein a user may use the color mode selection device to select desirable colors to be displayed by the color display device.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising

a personal information input device;

wherein a user may use the personal information input device to input personal information for customizing the luckiness information.

18. A method comprising the steps of

obtaining time information;

obtaining luckiness information related to the time information;

displaying colored information based on the obtained luckiness information.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein

the luckiness information is comprised of at least one luckiness index related to at least one subject of interest.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is comprised of at least one color.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is comprised of at least one color pattern.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is comprised of at least one colored indicator placed near a date in a calendar display;

wherein the luckiness information includes luckiness information for the date;

and wherein the at least one colored indicator is related to the luckiness information for the date.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is comprised of a first colored background region surrounding a date in a calendar display;

and

wherein the luckiness information includes luckiness information for the date;

and wherein the first colored background region is related to the luckiness information for the date.

24. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is comprised of the display color of a date in a calendar display;

and

wherein the luckiness information includes luckiness information for the date;

and wherein the display color of the date is related to the luckiness information for the date.

25. The method of claim 18 further comprising

using a user'"'"'s personal information to customize the luckiness information.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is displayed on a screen of an electronic device.

27. The method of claim 18 wherein

the colored information is displayed on at least one object illuminated by at least one light source.

28. The method of claim 18 further comprising

allowing a user to select new time information of interest for displaying colors based on luckiness indexes related to the selected new time information of interest.