Patent ID: 7324071
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G06Q,G09G

Abstract:
1. A character display having fifty nine segments arranged in rows and columns comprising: twenty eight segments defining a periphery of a generally rectangular character display, the twenty eight segments including one relatively shorter segment disposed at each corner of the generally rectangular periphery, seven additional segments disposed to define a top side thereof, seven additional segments disposed to define a bottom side thereof, five additional segments disposed to define a first vertical side thereof and five additional segments disposed to define a second vertical side thereof, wherein each of the top, bottom and two vertical sides thereof has a relatively shorter segment in a central position, and has a pair of two relatively longer segments disposed on opposing sides of the relatively shorter central segment, and wherein each of the top and bottom sides has a relatively shorter segment disposed between each pair of relatively longer segments; eleven additional segments disposed to define horizontal and vertical dividers that divide the generally rectangular character display to define four quadrants thereof, wherein six segments of the eleven additional segments are arranged to divide the generally rectangular character display in the horizontal direction between the relatively shorter central segment of each vertical side thereof and wherein four segments of the eleven additional segments are arranged to divide the generally rectangular character display in the vertical direction between the relatively shorter central segments of the top and bottom sides thereof, wherein one segment of the eleven additional segments is located where lines defined by the six segments and the four segments intersect and is relatively centrally located within the generally rectangular character display; and five segments disposed within each of the four quadrants, each quadrant including a generally centrally located relatively shorter segment and four relatively longer segments radiating diagonally from the relatively shorter central segment toward the relatively shorter segments disposed at each of the four corners of each quadrant.