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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111586 | Electronic device and method providing improved management of multiple times from multiple time zones An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a time zone management function which enables multiple times from multiple time zones to be managed by the user. Responsive to a detection that the electronic device has been mo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8036066 | Watch The invention relates to a watch comprising a first hour wheel (16) which is rotatably driven around a rotating pin (3) by means of a drive unit and supports a first hour hand (1), and a second hour wheel ((26) that is joined to the first... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7826311 | Time counting assembly with a display for world time zones A time counting assembly with a display for world time zones comprised of a power source, a second counter, a minute counter, an hour counter, and a time zone display for displaying a correct time over a faceplate. Stir the time zone adjustable ring with the hand to... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7639568 | Time counting assembly with a display for world time zones A time counting assembly with a display for world time zones includes a power source, a second counter, a minute counter, an hour counter, and a time zone display for displaying a correct time over a faceplate. Stirring the time zone adjustable ring with the hand ul... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7206995 | Time information display system A time information display system includes: a storage unit for storing document data; a date/time character string detecting unit for detecting whether or not a character string is contained with a character string of the document data; a relative date/time detectin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181406 | Geographic market indicator A method is provided for displaying the status of a financial indicator using a geographic orientation, where the financial indicator represents financial activity in a particular geographic region. Under the method, a map is displayed that includes the geographic r... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7050357 | Global time indicator A global time indicating calculator has a clock member with a rotating dial for calculating global standard time and advanced time in various international time zones. Indicia printed on the face of the dial and corresponding boxes on oppositely opposed faces of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6952581 | Location registration control method, mobile communication network, and communication terminal A mobile communication network includes a plurality of section patterns, each of which is used to section a communication service area into a plurality of location areas. A base station transmits a control signal which includes a plurality of location area IDs corre... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935773 | Operating unit for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a unit An operating unit adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is also ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918694 | Control mechanism for the setting devices of a watch and watches incorporating such a mechanism A control mechanism adapted to be incorporated into a watch with a main setting device, which comprises at least two engagement positions, namely one rest position and at least one pulled position, and with at least one auxiliary setting device. The invention is als... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6788622 | Global time indicator A global time indicating calculator has a rotating dial for calculating global standard time and advanced time in various international time zones. Indicia printed on the face of the dial and corresponding sections of the face of the calculator can be easily referen... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6636457 | Clock movement with a display for world time zones A clock movement with a display for world time zones comprises a power source, a second counter, a minute counter, an hour counter, and a time zone display. The time zone display further comprises an intermediate base, a time zone adjustable ring, and a d... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6393263 | Mobile communications terminal and system with offset time feature A mobile communications terminal and system in which a time displayed by the terminal can be corrected based on a reference time, while an intentional offset time can be established at the terminal without modification of the reference time itself. When a... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385135 | Electronic timepiece and display method of electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece includes a memory for storing geographic data comprising a plurality of geographic locations and information pertaining to each of the locations. An input switch is used to select specific geometric data in a hierarchical manner fo... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5636184 | Switch for resetting an analog clock hour hand The timepiece has a gear housing containing a horometric movement and a minute hand gear 12 operatively connected to the movement. Also, the timepiece comprises a drive gear 2 operatively connected to the movement, a cylinder gear 4 engaging the drive gea... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5375104 | Mobile terminal equipment A mobile terminal equipment automatically displaying the local time in any desired geographical area for use in mobile telephone systems and the like. One example of this mobile terminal equipment is a mobile telephone set capable of displaying the local ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5226022 | Mode selection option with instructional message for multimode electronic timepiece In accordance with the present improvement of the present invention, in a multimode electronic timepiece, actuation of a first actuator while the timepiece is disposed in a "home" mode will cause to be displayed an alternate mode for a first predetermined... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4998229 | Programmable world timepiece with automatic restoration mode A programmable world timepiece features the ability to audibly announce the date and time of a number of cities around the world. The timepiece also allows the user to easily change a home or present city date and time without having to use multiple switc... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4779247 | World clock A display panel is mounted to display a world map composed of a plurality of divided local zones. A touch switch panel is opposed to the display panel and comprised of a pair of spaced substrate films deformable inwardly relative to each other, a pluralit... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4681460 | World time watch A world time watch has a liquid crystal display device including a time zone display and a time display. The time zone display is provided to display the time difference between a selected place and the Greenwich Mean Time, and the time display is provide... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4479722 | Electronic digital display watch having solar and geographical functions In order to provide easily accessible knowledge of the correlations between time, the geographical locale and the solar positions, the watch in question in addition to time-keeping means capable of displaying the current time (8.46A) also provides means c... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4435086 | Liquid crystal display device for world time wristwatch A liquid crystal display device for a world time electronic timepiece in which a display of world time is made by a liquid crystal display device, with various locations on a world map being selectable for display of local time, a corresponding marker on ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4319350 | Electronic watch An electronic watch comprises two passive electro-optic display devices one of which provides a digital display and the other of which provides an analog display. In one operational mode, the analog display device displays the local time while the digital... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4313186 | Electronic timepiece with time zone change features An electronic timepiece with a digital display includes a timekeeping circuit which stores the present time in a specific geographical region A, a keyboard adapted to introduce a time difference between two geographical regions A and B, and a calculation ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4300221 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece suitable for use as a worldtime clock having a main display section adapted to perform a display of the particular time selected from among a plurality of kinds of time and a sub-display section adapted to perform a display of anot... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4262346 | Multi function electronic timepiece Circuitry for reducing power consumption in a multi function electronic timepiece utilizes a low frequency signal from the timing pulse generating circuit and a halt signal from the time signal processing circuitry to inhibit the feeding of timing signals... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4253169 | Electronic calculation watch with digital display An electronic watch with circuitry to calculate and display time under the Moslem calendar.... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4245323 | Electronic calculator with time display function An electronic calculator with a time display function which is operable in either a calculator mode, a clock mode or a world clock mode is disclosed. The calculator includes a calculator section for performing basic arithmetic calculations. An input unit ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4123896 | Digital electronic timepiece A digital electronic timepiece has normal time counting means and also a different time counting means, for example for local time in a different time zone or country. Electronic switching is provided for selectively displaying either the normal time or t... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4044545 | World clock A world clock comprises a cabinet including a front plaque carrying a world map, a time display board slanted to face the viewer for easy reading of the displayed time, a plural pair consisting of a touch pin and a signal light disposed in the neighborhoo... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3940920 | Zone time display clock A zone time display clock having a zone or locality appointing and displaying means having a form of a world map and provided with touch detecting terminals disposed on the world map and with zone illuminating means for illuminating the designated zone. T... | 03/02/1976 |