Audio apparatus

• US 6,388,951 B1
• Filed: 09/13/1999
• Issued: 05/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshida, Hidekazu, Ishikawa, Dai, Matsumoto, Ryuichiro, Akaishi, Chiharu, Hamada, Michiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): MISKA, VIT W
• Application Number:
  US09/394,890
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/29, 368/41-43, 368/68, 368/72-74, 368/82-84, 368/223-239
• US Class Current: 368/73
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 11/00 Producing optical signals at preselected times

Abstract

An audio apparatus comprises an internal clock capable of generating time data; a display section capable of displaying one form of information selected from several predetermined forms of information; and a controller capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display section, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

Claims

1. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display means capable of displaying one form of information selected from several forms of information;

a control means capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display means, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be changed to indicate the timeframe of the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.

2. The audio apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the selected information is a response information to be displayed in accordance with the operation of a user on the audio apparatus;

wherein the response information is controlled by the control means so as to be displayed on the display means, said response information serves as a response message which may be different due to different operations performed by a user in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

3. The audio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selected information is an information indicating an operation of the audio apparatus, said information is controlled by the control means so as to be displayed on the display means in different forms corresponding to different operations of the audio apparatus, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

4. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display means capable of displaying one form of information selected from several forms of information;

a control means capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display means, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein said selected information is a calendar information indicating at least months and days, said control means is adapted to enable the calendar information to be displayed on said display means in the form of either a static picture or a motion picture, all in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

5. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display means capable of selectively displaying information selected from several predetermined forms of information;

a control means capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display means, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be changed to indicate the timeframe of the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.

6. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display means capable of displaying one form of information selected from several forms of information;

a control means capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display means, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be automatically adjusted periodically by the control means to represent one of several timeframes in response to the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.

7. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display means capable of selectively displaying information selected from several predetermined forms of information;

a control means capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display means, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be automatically adjusted periodically by the control means to represent one of several timeframes in response to the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.

8. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display device capable of displaying one form of information selected from several forms of information; and

a control device capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display device, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock;

wherein said selected information is a calendar information indicating at least months and days, said control device is adapted to enable the calendar information to be displayed on said display device in the form of either a static picture or a motion picture, all in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be changed to indicate the timeframe of the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.

9. The audio apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the selected information is a response information to be displayed in accordance with the operation of a user on the audio apparatus;

wherein the response information is controlled by the control device so as to be displayed on the display device, said response information serves as a response message which may be different due to different operations performed by the user in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

10. The audio apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the selected information is an information indicating an operation of the audio apparatus, said information is controlled by the control device so as to be displayed on the display device in different forms corresponding to different operations of the audio apparatus, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock.

11. An audio apparatus comprising:

an internal clock capable of generating time data;

a display device capable of selectively displaying information selected from several predetermined forms of information; and

a control device capable of changing the selected information and enabling the selected information to be displayed on the display device, in accordance with the time data generated by the internal clock; and

wherein the selected information can be changed to indicate the timeframe of the time data generated by the internal clock and so that when the selected information is changed the selected information remains related to the same subject matter.