Patent ID: 8164984

Claim:
A digital time piece with LED light means, comprising: at least one LCD display and LCD control circuitry for controlling the LCD display to display information including a time while connected to a power source, the LCD display including a light medium for illuminating the LCD display, the light medium including a surface having a rough finish; at least one LED for supplying light to the light medium, said LED driven by an LED power circuit and control means to cause the LED to exhibit desired lighting functions; and a milky/frosted front sheet overlay to said light-medium to enhance said area lighting effect by providing an even more uniform brightness over said surface; a housing for installing all above-listed parts, wherein the surface having a rough finish causes light beams from the at least one LED to travel within the light medium before exiting the light medium to provide diffusion effects that cause the light medium to exhibit an area lighting effect with uniform brightness over said surface wherein the light medium is in the form of a glass layer of the LCD or a separate plastic piece, and wherein the LCD display is fully transparent or semi-transparent without affecting the light medium.