Pictorial user interface for establishing time of day and geographical or environmental context on a computer display or other monitor
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1. Apparatus for providing a pictorial user interface comprising:
- means for storing a predetermined sequence of digitally encoded time-lapse images indicative of the passage of time;
means for displaying each of the stored time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence;
means for providing a real-time clock signal; and
means responsive to the real-time clock signal for sequentially accessing the stored time-lapse images for causing the display means to display the time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence to provide a pictorial user interface on the display means that simulates the passage of time synchronized with the real-time clock signal.
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Abstract
A system for retrieving and displaying a pictorial user interface on a computer display or other monitor whereby a series of time-lapse pictorial images change, over time, under software control such that the time of day and changes thereof can be visualized both for a user'"'"'s geographical location or environment, as well as for the geographical location or environment of another person, such as a party telephoning the user from a different geographical location or environment in a different time zone.
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1. Apparatus for providing a pictorial user interface comprising:
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means for storing a predetermined sequence of digitally encoded time-lapse images indicative of the passage of time; means for displaying each of the stored time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence; means for providing a real-time clock signal; and means responsive to the real-time clock signal for sequentially accessing the stored time-lapse images for causing the display means to display the time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence to provide a pictorial user interface on the display means that simulates the passage of time synchronized with the real-time clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a pictorial user interface, comprising the steps of:
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providing a predetermined sequence of digitally encoded time-lapse images indicative of the passage of time; storing the predetermined sequence of digitally encoded time-lapse images indicative of the passage of time; providing a means for displaying each of the stored time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence; providing a real-time clock signal; and responding to the real-time clock signal for sequentially accessing the stored time-lapse images for causing the display means to display the time-lapse images in the predetermined sequence to provide a pictorial user interface on the display means that simulates the passage of time synchronized with the real-time clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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