Patent ID: 7518959

Claim:
A display device comprising: a timekeeping unit that keeps time; and a display unit that displays numerals denoting the hour value of time information, numerals denoting the tens digit of the minute value of the time information, and numerals denoting the ones digit of the minute value of the time information at dispersed over the display area of the display device, and varies the position where time information is displayed by the numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit of the minute value, and the numeral denoting the ones digit of the minute value, based on time information kept by the timekeeping unit; wherein the numeral denoting the hour value, the numeral denoting the tens digit, and the numeral denoting the ones digit are displayed on the display unit according to at least one of a specified display state and a specified display position; wherein the numerals denoting the hour value, the numerals denoting the tens digit, and the numerals denoting the ones digit are displayed in a font size prescribed for the hour value, the tens digit, and the ones digit, respectively, the font size for the numerals denoting the hour value, tens digit, and ones digit each being different from one another; and the numerals denoting the hour value, the numerals denoting the tens digit, or the numerals denoting the ones digit are disposed so that a part of the numerals extends outside the display area of the display unit and the numerals can be partially read.