Patent ID: 7978565
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G04F,G04G

Abstract:
1. An alarm clock, comprising: a time base performing a timekeeping function in conjunction with a time display; a user-settable alarm; a snooze button; a nap timer, the nap timer having at least two nap timer buttons, each of the at least two nap timer buttons, when depressed during the timekeeping function of the alarm clock, adds a different predetermined time interval to a total nap time to elapse prior to the sounding of an alarm, one of the different predetermined time intervals being an integer multiple of another predetermined time interval; each of the snooze button and at least two nap timer buttons being larger in size than any other control of the alarm clock, except for the snooze button and nap timer buttons; indicia indicating the duration of each of the predetermined time intervals; and wherein the nap timer begins timing the predetermined time interval in response to at least one of the two nap timer buttons being depressed, without further need to actuate any other controls.