Patent ID: 6898155

Claim:
A reminder device comprising: a button-shaped cylindrical housing having a face; an electrical timer for tracking at least one selected period of time, said electrical timer being programmable; a solitary two-state switch contained within said housing and positioned such that force applied to said face toggles said solitary two-state switch, said electrical timer being responsive to said solitary two-state switch for programming said electrical timer to identify a plurality of said selected periods of time, said solitary two-state switch and said electrical timer being cooperative such that said solitary two-state switch is the sole input device for entries in said programming said electrical timer to identify said plurality of said selected periods of time, said electrical timer being configured to enable said selected periods of time to have different start and end times that are separate and independent of start and end times of any other said selected period of time; and at least one sensory alert connected to said electrical timer to generate a human-perceptible alert upon expiration of said each selected period of time.