Horology: time measuring systems or devices inventions 09/06

20060209636 - Clock having a playing function: A clock includes a main body having a lower space and provided with a protruding post extended into the lower space, a face plate mounted on the main body and formed with a plurality of holes, a tumbler mounted in the lower space of the main body and rested on...

20060209637 - Teaching/learning devices and display and presentation devices: A clock or other display component has a user input to a controller configured to control a mechanical display unit, and it may also control a digital display unit. The controller controls the display unit(s) as a function of input from the user. User input can change the display in...

20060209638 - Time display system, method and device: A time display device (“TDD”)—equally adaptable to watches, clocks, computers, phones, and vehicles—indicates the current hour of the day by displaying a color that refers an observer to the disclosed color-to-hour matrix, thereby eliminating the traditional hour hand or digit altogether. Alternately adaptable to months, the system may be used...

20060203617 - Electronic watch having a compass function: The multi-function watch (1) includes a magnetic sensor assembly associated with its electronic circuits. The hands (7 to 9) of its display are activated by electric motors to indicate the time in a time mode and directions in a compass mode. In order to indicate simultaneously the direction of north...

20060203618 - Integrated circuit chip for analogue electronic watch applications: An integrated circuit for analogue electronic watch applications, comprising an oscillator circuit for generating clock signals, stepper motor driver circuit for generating motor driving signals, a plurality of trimming capacitors for fine-tuning the output frequency of the oscillator circuit and a corresponding plurality of electronic switches for selectively connecting/disconnecting said...

20060203619 - Time display apparatus: A time display apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit, the display unit being provided with an indicator portion of variable area and the control unit being operative to alter the area of the indicator portion in accordance with a first unit of time to be displayed. An...

20060203620 - Methods, systems, and products for calendaring applications: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for managing events in an electronic calendar. One such method associates an event with a rule, with the rule comprising a reminder and a date and a time of expiration. A calendar entry corresponding to the event is stored. After the date and time...

20060203621 - Ornamental article: The ornamental article is a bangle or ring which can house a watch or item of jewelry. The article has two or more planar portions fixed at a 90° angle and a display area that spans the surface of at least two of the planar portions to form a continuous...

20060198248 - Wristwatch and coupling assembly for releasably joining a wristwatch case to a wristband: The new wristwatch includes a wristwatch case including top and bottom parts and a watch movement within the case, a wristband including top and bottom band segments, each band segment having a first end part for engagement to the case and an opposite end part for engagement to the other...

20060198248 - Wristwatch and coupling assembly for releasably joining a wristwatch case to a wristband: The new wristwatch includes a wristwatch case including top and bottom parts and a watch movement within the case, a wristband including top and bottom band segments, each band segment having a first end part for engagement to the case and an opposite end part for engagement to the other...