Patent ID: 7154817

Claim:
Portable electronic apparatus for displaying a piece of information in an analogue manner, by means of two hands driven independently by two stepping motors said piece of information being represented on the dial via a plurality of markings R i , said apparatus including: at least one information storing unit; a unit for processing said information; a management and control unit receiving control signals from the processing unit; a supply unit controlled by said management unit, and controlling movement of said two stepping motors; and an external control member enabling at least said piece of information to be displayed; wherein said processing unit is provided with an algorithm or a correspondence table between a marking R i , located in any position on the whole surface of the dial, and angles α i and β i formed respectively by each hand from a measurement reference wherein the shape of the hands is such that, when the hands have the angular orientations α i and β i , elongated parts of the hands can intersect above said marking R i , or tips of the hands can be aligned opposite said marking R i .