Patent ID: 9581974
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G04G

Claim:
1. A digital color clock for displaying time of day comprising: (a) a housing comprising a front face; (b) a controller capable of generating time-keeping signals comprising an hours signal, a minutes signal and a seconds signal; (c) a time display comprising six illuminated Color Outputs on said housing front face, a first of said Color Outputs receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a tens digit of hours, a second of said Color Outputs receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a ones digit of hours, a third of said Color Outputs receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a tens digit in minutes, a fourth of said Color Outputs receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a ones digit in minutes, a fifth of said Color Outputs receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a tens digit in seconds, and a sixth of said Color Outputs receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a ones digit in seconds, wherein said Color Outputs correspond to preexisting color codes promulgated by an independent authority for depicting an attribute of an electronic component; and (d) a front light sensor located within said housing for measuring brightness of ambient light at a position in front of said housing front face and a back light sensor for measuring brightness of ambient light at a position behind said housing front face, said front and back light sensors capable of generating and transmitting brightness signals to said controller, said controller capable of adjusting said Color Outputs in response to changes in brightness of ambient light, and wherein said housing comprises integrated light sensors to adjust both the brightness and hue of the display color, thereby enhancing accuracy of color reproduction in a plurality of ambient lighting conditions, and wherein said controller comprises low-pass filters to enhance speed of changes in said Color Outputs.