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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8400881 | Maintaining date and time with time zone rule changes A method and system for maintaining date and time information correctly across rule changes for time zones is provided. A time maintenance system provides rules for converting dates and times between various time zones and a common time zone. When the time maintenan... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8339900 | Watch with time zone display The analogue display watch includes two separate time displays (40, 44) for first and second time zones, and a time zone indicator (50), which includes a place ring (53) associated with two apertures (51, 52) shifted angularly by 1/24 | 12/25/2012 |
| 8335132 | System and method for determining local time at an electronic device A system and method for determining local time at an electronic device is disclosed. The system may include an input configured to receive home information for an electronic device. The system may also include a calibration module configured to calibrate the electro... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8331200 | Time zone determination In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for determining a time zone for a computing device. A computing system identifies an approximate location of the computing device. The computing ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8295126 | Method and apparatus for processing a calendar database for time zone shifting A system, method and apparatus for processing a calendar database for time zone shifting are provided. The calendar database is processed to determine a first set of event data associated with a first time zone and a second set of event data associated with a second... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8077550 | Electronic timepiece, time adjustment method for an electronic timepiece, and control program for an electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece has a reception unit that can receive satellite signals transmitted from positioning information satellites and acquire time information and positioning information; a time zone data storage component that stores region data dividing geograph... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7948832 | Time zone determination A computer-implemented method of determining a time zone for a computing device is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first time offset for the device at a first instant in time, identifying a second time offset for the device at a second instant in time, ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7916580 | Maintaining date and time with time zone rule changes A method and system for maintaining date and time information correctly across rule changes for time zones is provided. A time maintenance system provides rules for converting dates and times between various time zones and a common time zone. When the time maintenan... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7852711 | Portable device using location determination and MEMS timekeeping to update and keep time Devices and methods for determining a current location using a location detection element, determining a local time zone based on the current location using a memory unit, keeping time using a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) oscillator unit co-fabricated on a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7821875 | Daylight saving time support for mobile devices The invention relates to a method for updating a time marking according to new location, wherein a country related information is detected, a need for time update is determined, and if needed, time rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7742361 | Method for changing a time zone, and timepiece therefor Method for switching the time zone indicated by a timepiece (1) in order to switch from an initial time zone to a modified time zone, having the following steps: the user enters a time switch command (268) by means of... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7733743 | Comprehensive time determining system A comprehensive time determining system includes a list of geographical locations located on a periphery thereof. The base section further includes a plurality of time zones associated with the geographical locations. The time zones are presented on a time strip on ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7701805 | Time correction apparatus and image forming device having the time correction apparatus In a time correction apparatus, a summer-time information holding unit holds summer-time information which contains an amount of input time as an amount of time correction for a summer time period. A transition time holding unit holds a plurality of summer time tran... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7688682 | Electronic timepiece of the multi-function watch type for navigational aid, notably for a space mission The invention relates to an electronic watch, notably for a space mission. It enables the setting, at any point in time, of a first date, start of the mission (t0) with relation to a local time scale (T1) or the Universal Time (GMT), and the de... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7443767 | Apparatus and method for updating a schedule Allowing an electronic schedule to be automatically updated by a device with the time zone where the device is presently located. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433270 | Adjustable global timepiece An adjustable global timepiece includes a minute pointer, a hour pointer, a movement mechanism, an inner time dial, a time zone dial, and an outer time dial. The movement mechanism has a shaft. The inner time dial has 12 or 24 blocks configured for displaying a firs... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7394726 | Time keeping system with automatic daylight savings time adjustment A time keeping system having a first time module operable to keep a first time, a second time module operable to keep a second time, and a control module operatively coupled to the first time module and to the second time module. The control module adjusts the first... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385876 | Radio-controlled timepiece, electronic device, time correcting method and computer product A radio-controlled timepiece includes a regional-information storage unit that stores information on a target time region, a receiving circuit that receives a standard frequency that contains UTC time information, and that outputs a received signal, a regional-time ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372779 | Radio controlled timepiece and method of controlling the same The invention is directed to obtaining a radio controlled timepiece that, in a case when the user who uses it moves from one country or one region to another where the time difference is different, has simplified an operation of correcting the time difference betwee... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362662 | Color timepiece A timepiece includes a display face having a color time field with a first axis representing a first unit of time and a second axis representing a second unit of time, wherein a colored section fills the color time field as time elapses and wherein a current color d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359288 | Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock. After manufacture of the clock and before it is purchased by the user, a basic data set, including the time and geographical region data, are input to the cl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331706 | Zero-resetting device for two time counters This device for the simultaneous zero-resetting of two counters, the pivot axes of which are fixedly connected to respective heart-shaped zero-resetting cams (7, 8), comprises a zero-resetting lever (2) containing two hammers (6c, 6 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327699 | Method and device for synchronisation of distant clocks to a central clock via satellite The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronizing one or more remote clocks (2) to a central clock (1) via a bi-directional satellite radio link (9.1, 9.2). Time and data signals are exchanged via suitable transmitting (8, 12 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7307916 | World timepiece A mechanical world timepiece having a transmission mechanism which allows the time display, such as, for example, a 12-hour hand and/or a 24-hour hand, to be directly adjusted with a turning ring having 24 time zones. The timepiece serves for the easily manageable a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305491 | Techniques for handling time zone changes in personal information management software A computer implemented method of providing time-zone capability to existing personal information management (PIM) software that lacks time-zone capability, the method comprising: executing the existing PIM software; executing a time-zone application in parallel with... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295920 | Apparatus and method for car relocation and parking timer A method and portable device is provided to assist a person to relocate their parked car and track the time the car should be attended to. A device embodiment includes a car location recording module and a car location playback module. The car location recording mod... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281845 | Watchcase adapted for a removable ornamental top The invention relates to a watchcase comprising: (a) a lower case characterized by a first annular recess for receiving an optically transparent cylinder and a timepiece support for receiving a timepiece mechanism; | 10/16/2007 |
| 7236429 | Timepiece showing current local time in main cities and countries in various time zones A timepiece includes first, second, and third clockwise rotating central shafts, a rotary dial joined to the first central shaft, a minute hand joined to the second central shaft, a second hand positioned around the rotary dial and joined to the third central shaft,... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225203 | Information storage system and information management system This invention provides a system for managing information in a format that can be used based on the international standard time and local time. Upon storing and managing information (150), a) the local time (121) of a predetermined area, b) a standard ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219109 | Time zone management A time zone management system and method for a date-book like application. A user can associate a time zone with an event or appointment, especially on a palmtop computer. The event can be associated with the time zone by selecting the time zone as an attribute from... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218575 | Angular twilight clock A method and apparatus for displaying time, the day sequence for the beginning and ending of twilight, sunrise and sunset in pie-shaped section on a circular clock face. A corresponding day sequence is retrieved from a memory and presented on a circular clock face i... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215603 | Clocking apparatus A timing device includes a time display section and a drive unit. The time display section has a dial with a measurement indicator from a zero time position to a maximum measurable time position, and pointers capable of rotating above the dial in a fan-shaped trajec... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206590 | Automated cellular telephone clock setting A cellular telephone clock is automatically set to correlate to a timestamp contained in a Short Messaging Service (SMS) status report. Accordingly, an exemplary cell phone clock can be properly set any time the cell phone receives a status report. By setting the ce... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188760 | Counting apparatus A counting apparatus for counting the number of persons in an establishment. The counting apparatus includes a housing being designed for being held in a hand of a user. An intake assembly is coupled to the housing. The intake assembly is designed for being actuated... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162681 | Information reproducing apparatus, method of correcting reproducing program, and information recording medium An information reproducing apparatus, in which a disk having correction data recorded thereon is placed, acquires region information indicative of a region corresponding to the correction data after load processing is performed by a ROM loader. Then, under the contr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7120093 | Oval shaped timepieces and stem arrangement for watches A watch frame comprising a dial face having a circumferential boundary surrounding the dial face. A single series of hours indicia are arranged along and following the circumferential boundary and surrounding an interior region of the dial face. A first and second t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7075800 | Timepiece equipped with a device for displaying two time zones This timepiece is equipped with a device for displaying two different time zones and comprises three display units (1, 2, 3) driven by the minutes geartrain of the timepiece, two units (2, 3) comprising only means (5, 7, 6, 9) for indicating the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069055 | Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each of the plurality of cities. The apparatus sets a reference time and c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069020 | Automatic time setting method of asynchronous mobile communication terminal In an automatic time setting method of an asynchronous mobile communication terminal, when a user moves from a first area to a second area in a GSM/GPRS network, a time difference between the two areas is calculated by using LAIs or RAIs of the first and second area... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065718 | System and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface A system and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface is presented. A user is able to configure a time-of-day and select a time zone on an electronic device using a maximum of two stylus movements. The user contacts a display with the... | 06/20/2006 |
