Patent ID: 11899408
Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A pointer controller comprising:
a first pointer and a second pointer; and
at least one processor configured to:
in a first time period, control the first pointer and the second pointer in a first display mode in which the first pointer is controlled to move to display a first elapsed time and the second pointer is controlled to move through a first movement to indicate that the first pointer is being controlled to move according to the first display mode;
in a second time period, control the first pointer and the second pointer in a second display mode in which the first pointer is controlled to start movement from a predetermined position and to move to display a second elapsed time from a start of the second time period and the second pointer is controlled to move through a second movement different from the first movement to indicate that the first pointer is being controlled to move according to the second display mode;
in a third time period, control the first pointer and the second pointer in the first display mode in which the first pointer is controlled to move to display a third elapsed time, the third elapsed time being an elapsed time in the third time period added to a length of the first time period, and the second pointer is controlled to move through the first movement; and
in a fourth time period, control the first pointer and the second pointer in the second display mode in which the first pointer is controlled to start movement from the predetermined position and to move to display a fourth elapsed time from a start of the fourth time period, and the second pointer is controlled to move through the second movement.