Patent ID: 6807130
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G04G

Abstract:
In a time display system that provides balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented digital timekeeping displays, a selectively prompted display for indicating that the display is in a mode for setting or resetting real time which comprises:(a) digital display elements activated to display the letter T in a position normally occupied by minute digits on the left side of hour digits during real time displays provided by the balanced, quadribalanced, enhanced quadribalanced or unidirectional segmented time keeping display; (b) digital display elements activated to display a current hour on the right side of the letter T; (c) digital display elements activated to display current elapsed minutes on the right side of the current hour; and (d) digital display elements activated to display incrementing current seconds below the current hour, whereby a viewer is prompted by the letter T to set or reset one or more of the real time values of seconds, minutes, hours and AM or PM, said prompt whenever activated becoming substituted for and in the position of normally displayed remaining minutes, coupled with a current time display during such activation consisting essentially of the existing hour on the right, existing minutes on the right of the hour and incrementally rising seconds below the hour and minutes display.