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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7830751 | Apparatus and method for handling calendar dates in a non-calendar system specific manner A method for displaying events in a plurality of calendar systems. The Custom Calendar System Program (CCSP) herein allows a user to create a custom calendar system by changing the length and names of the year, month, week, or day of any calendar system. The Event C... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7710832 | User interfaces for electronic calendar systems Methods, systems and machine readable media for operating a calendar in a data processing system. In one exemplary method, a calendar interface is displayed on a device, wherein the calendar interface is capable of zooming between a first or current time frame and a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7512039 | Method for enhancing functionality of an automated testing tool A method for enhancing functionality of an automated testing tool. Embodiments of the present invention provide for dynamically adjusting a date in an automated testing tool. System time in a system time format is adjusted according to a date offset. Embodiments of ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7492670 | Apparatus and method for handling calendar dates in a non-calendar system specific manner A method for displaying events in a plurality of calendar systems. The Custom Calendar System Program (CCSP) herein allows a user to create a custom calendar system by changing the length and names of the year, month, week, or day of any calendar system. The Event C... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7392041 | Mobile access to information using images The subject application relates to a system(s), methodology, and user interface that facilitate improving mobile awareness of information, activities, events, and occasions by way of images. The application involves providing images of a desired application such as ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385875 | Dismiss all event reminders A hand-held mobile electronic device that includes a controller, a display, a user input device, a storage, and a rigid case dimensioned to be held in a hand of a user, the case housing the controller, the display, the user input device and the storage. The controll... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376605 | Electronic market calendar for displaying standard settlement dates, future market-related events and holidays pertaining to a financial transaction An electronic market calendar that identifies settlement dates, holidays, market-related events, and provides links to news, information and research materials, pertaining to certain transaction terms, currencies or territories. The invention displays or provides a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7345955 | Display medium having a bibliographic reference corresponding to date A daily display is associated with a text display, the daily display comprising a specific Gregorian calendar date, the text display comprising an abbreviated name of a text reference work wherein the text display is associated with the specific Gregorian calendar d... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331707 | Event monitoring bracelet Provided is a bracelet comprising a band which is removably attachable to a wrist of a person. The band may have a plurality of first time indices printed about a circumference of the band. The bracelet may further comprise a first time indicator slidable along the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330818 | Health and life expectancy management system A life expectancy management system which comprises: a storage means which is capable of storing data, such as genetic data, birth data, lifestyle data, pediatric health data, and adulthood health data; a means for altering the data based upon the occurrence of at l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7296033 | Method for promoting selling of seller items on an online auction site A method of promoting for bid or sale of auction items of a seller on an auction site. In an item description of an item available from a seller on the auction site, a pointer is embedded. The pointer points to a related item offered for bid or sale on the auction s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272076 | Method for determining a warranty start date A method for determining a warranty start date for a product has steps of determining a warranty start event and generating a warranty start date after occurrence of the warranty start event. The timestamp may be generated through a query to a time server on a netwo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269102 | Multifunction timepiece having fan shape moving hand train wheel and fan shape moving hand train wheel apparatus To realize a small-sized analog multifunction timepiece by adopting a fan shape moving hand mechanism which does not use a hairspring. A multifunction timepiece of the invention is provided with a day display mechanism for operating a small hand moving in a fan shap... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265655 | Handheld computing device with power-saving notification A handheld computing device includes a notification lamp, a melody circuit coupled to the notification lamp for providing a first type notification, an electronic switch coupled to the notification lamp for providing a second type notification, and a notification co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7236428 | Multifunction timer device A multifunction timer device for providing a time/date stamp on objects includes a housing, a controller with a timer circuit contained in the housing, a display for displaying information from the timer circuit, and a multifunction input button. The input button is... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209888 | System and method for appointment reconciliation A system for processing multiple schedules, constructed in accordance with the principle of the present invention, includes an information processing system having a memory and a processor; an input device for entering user information; a display device for showing ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191941 | Systems and methods for determining a need for authorization Authorization verification systems and methods are described that determine whether an authorization check is to be performed at a point of sale or other point of control, and, if the authorization check is to be performed, that check the authorization and that stor... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7126881 | Customizable timepiece device The present invention relates to a timepiece device, and more particularly to a timepiece device having a customized dial. The timepiece device has a housing and a face plate attached to the housing. The face plate has a peripheral rim which has a plurality of inter... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7113450 | Wearable electronic device with multiple display functionality A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7079019 | Registration and inspection alarm apparatus An alarm mechanism includes a first programming for programming an expiration date signifying that an event must be performed. A second programming is included for programming a notification date for notifying a user that the event must be performed. A display devic... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072688 | Enhanced companion digital organizer for a cellular phone device An enhanced “Camel-back” or “Companion” Digital Organizer (CDO) is described that is designed to interface to a cellular telephone. The CDO is preferably implemented as an add-on component which can be easily attached and detached from a phone by a user and,... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055342 | Jewelry with hour of day reminder mechanism An article of jewelry, such as a bracelet, contains twelve or twenty-four primary links, each having a visual representation that identifies an hour of the day. Each link is provided with a reminder mechanism, preferably a group of stones. One of the stones is selec... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7027361 | Perpetual calendar for a timepiece A timepiece comprising a date display, comprising a date display assembly comprising a date ring, a first gearing assembly being meshingly coupled to the date ring for causing the rotation of the date ring; and a stepping motor comprising a rotor, wherein the rotor ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024430 | Method and system for implementing a filter in a data synchronization system A method and system for synchronizing data between a dataset and a data subset, in which filter criteria determine which data records in the dataset are excluded from the data subset. However, the filter is not applied to every record of the dataset during each sync... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003523 | Configurable software system for automatically storing computer files A configurable software system for automatically storing and indexing computer files. Information about the usage characteristics of a computer file are compared against a second set of data, for example, a schedule of events with dates, times, etc. If this comparis... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6985408 | Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date A system and method for dynamically adjusting expiration dates displayed on consumer products, the system and method utilizing an LCD display for displaying an expiration date and messages, sensors for monitoring environmental conditions, a clock for counting back t... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6958953 | Real time clock circuit having an internal clock generator Under the present invention a real time clock circuit, within a set-top box, is provided with an internal clock generator for generating multiple clock signals. Once generated, a first clock signal is divided into an initial set of values representing time and optio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6924746 | Device and method to establish temporal correspondence in multiple sensor configurations A sensor concentrating system centralizes communication between multiple parameter sensing devices and an application host. As a peripheral device, the sensor concentrating unit establishes a temporal correspondence between range data acquired from multiple optical ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906700 | 3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904437 | Date formatting system A date formatting system for a computer program to perform date operations where the dates span more than one century. In a first embodiment, a 6-integer file system in CYYDDD format is used, “C” being a variable indicating the century, YY indicating years, and ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6826121 | Human factor time translation of business information to consumers over the internet The present invention is a system and methods for providing time translation to a requester of information incorporating human factors. The requester initiates a request for information onto a computer network, typically the Internet. Time information contained in t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6798719 | Electronic device including warranty start date An electronic device has a central processing unit (CPU), a display, and a memory device. The display and memory device are both coupled to the CPU. The memory device includes a data structure having a born-on-date (BOD) field and a counter field. The BOD field cont... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795376 | Method for displaying an environmentally modulated expiration date A system and method for dynamically adjusting expiration dates displayed on consumer products, the system and method utilizing an LCD display for displaying an expiration date and messages, sensors for monitoring environmental conditions, a clock for counting back t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6781920 | Method for resolving meeting conflicts within an electronic calendar application A method for resolving meeting conflicts for an electronic calendar application is disclosed. After receiving a request for setting a first meeting schedule for a first meeting, an electronic calendar application sets a first meeting schedule and a first meeting pri... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6597636 | Alcohol-tobacco electronic perpetual calendar A perpetual calendar device as set forth which continually maintains a display of the present month and day as well as the minimum birth year for an individual who is entitled to purchase alcohol or tobacco products. The displays of the birth year informa... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6563764 | Facilitated setting/resetting of digital date displays Setting or resetting of digital dates in digital time displays is facilitated by providing an array of display elements which can be selectively activated to display the capital letters M, D and Y, together with simultaneously displayed digital values of ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6483779 | Time interval and event display device A time interval and event display device depicting a displayed event and a continuous time display informing the viewer of continuous time intervals from the unchanging event to the present time or the remaining time to a future unchanging event.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6466517 | Global travel clock A global travel clock including a calender week indicator and a plurality of global time indicators are described. In one embodiment, the clock displays a current time value including a calender week value, and global time indicators indicating a time pha... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6449219 | Time sensing device A timepiece with a computer based clock (2), in which time is represented on a display (1) in an analog fashion, constructed such that in order to enlarge the scope of time information on the display (1) additional information relating to the progress of ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6388951 | Audio apparatus An audio apparatus comprises an internal clock capable of generating time data; a display section capable of displaying one form of information selected from several predetermined forms of information; and a controller capable of changing the selected inf... | 05/14/2002 |
