Patent ID: 6975562

Claim:
A method for indicating that an electronic device is operating in a selected mode, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one hand operatively coupled to an actuation mechanism, the method comprising the steps of: (a) moving the hand from a first position to a second position, wherein the movement of the hand is through a predetermined sweep angle; (b) moving the band from the second position back to the first position through the predetermined sweep angle; and (c) repeating at least step (a) and if necessary, repeating step (b), wherein the hand oscillates between the first position and the second position while the electronic device is operating in the selected mode; (d) calibrating the hand so that the second position becomes a new first position; (e) moving the hand from the new first position to a new second position, wherein the movement of the hand is through a predetermined sweep angle; (f) moving the hand from the new second position back to the new first position through the predetermined sweep angle; and (g) repeating at least step (e) and if necessary, repeating step (f), wherein the hand oscillates between the new first position and the new second position while the electronic device is operating in the selected mode.