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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7271705 | Mobile communication terminal and method for providing progressive alarm function A method for providing a progressive alarm function in a mobile terminal is provided. In an alarm setting mode, an initial alarm time input by the user is set as an alarm time of the terminal and a unit time for changing the alarm time is set. After an alarm is outp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7177235 | Timer with selectable alert modes A multi mode alert timer having a timer display, switches for start stop and reset functions and audible, visible, and tactile alert signal selection and a housing where a user may select a timer alert signal including the individual alert signals or any combination... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6420959 | Multi-level user interface for a multimode device A multimode electronic device having a plurality of manually actuated buttons for selecting between a plurality of modes and functions wherein at least one of the modes has at least two second level functions. The device can cycle among the modes upon the... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6349074 | Alarm system for desktop clock The present invention relates to an alarm system for a desktop clock capable of generating an audio alarm in the form of, for example, a voice message or the sound of running water at a preset wake-up or retiring time. More particularly, the invention rel... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6151278 | Remote device for silent awakening An improved programmable and remote-controlled device for awakening a user through the user's sense of touch is disclosed. The device utilizes a time keeping alarm circuit to accurately track and display time and also to output an alarm signal at a user-d... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6104674 | Timers for alerting tasks to be performed A timer has as at least two timing intervals, at least one of which is switchable between different preset intervals by the user, between which tasks are to be performed by a user. Upon the expiration of each timing interval, the user is alerted that a ta... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5966346 | Alarm clock An alarm clock includes a time indicator, a first alarm for sounding a first alarm at a preset time, a manual rotary bezel provided rotatable relative to the time indicator outside same for setting a time elapsing from the alarm time, and a second alarm f... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5479379 | Alarm clock The alarm clock is formed of time indicating hands (3), alarm hands (4), and an alarm setting device (202, 204, 205, and 207); wherein the alarm setting device is provided with an alarm section (200) which works to stop the movement of alarm hands when th... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5365496 | Potty trainer timepiece A device for time conditioning children. The device comprises an alarm circuit for producing an alarm signal, an alarm timer for timing an alarm interval and activating the alarm circuit, and an alarm pre-set for providing a user with means to adjust the ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 4681465 | Alarm signalling electronic timepiece with timer function An alarm signalling electronic timepiece including an alarm signalling circuit which generates alarm signal at a preset hour, and a sound circuit which generates signalling sound by the alarm signal. This timepiece includes a timer counter which can memor... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4659233 | Timepiece with built-in timer The present invention provides a timpiece including clock and timer sections which can be operated solely or in association with each other. When the clock and timer sections are combined with each other, the start of the timer section is controlled by an... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4652140 | Multi alarm timepiece In an analog type timepiece, no electronic display is provided, and a plurality of alarm times are presettable. These preset alarm times can be easily recognized by using a simple hand. A reference signal oscillator, wave shapers, stepping motors, counter... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4589779 | Multi-alarm timepiece with simplified operating means An electronic timepiece is disclosed which simplifies operations otherwise needed for executing a variety of functions. The electronic timepiece is characterized in that any desired alarm message may be activated by an extremely simple key operation. In a... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4459036 | Electronic instrument for scheduled data handling The electronic instrument includes a memory for storing scheduled time and schedule details, a clock circuit producing time signals, a comparator producing a comparison signal in response to comparison and coincidence of the time signals from the clock ci... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4427299 | Electronic device with an alarm function An electronic device with an alarm function has a time count circuit for providing time data and a date count circuit for providing date data. The electronic device also produces an alarm sound at an alarm time. When the date data represents a specific da... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4421419 | Electronic timepiece In an electronic timepiece, which has a time display section constructed such that optical display elements are selectively driven for time display, the display mode of the time display section can be controlled to provide dynamic displays other than an o... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4379641 | Multi-alarm electronic watch A multi-alarm watch includes a liquid crystal display means for providing both conventional time displays and an alarm time schedule display indicating simultaneously a plurality of times of day scheduled for an alarm signal. Separated or overlapped displ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4301524 | Programmable alarm clock A programmable microcomputer controlled alarm clock has a multi-key input keyboard for setting the time of day, the month and date, and the alarm times of two or more independent alarms. Each alarm may be set to generate an alarm signal at a selected time... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4272836 | Alarm timepiece An alarm timepiece is disclosed in which a plurality of alarm times may be set and the set alarm times may be displayed. The timepiece includes a plurality of alarm time memory means, alarm time display means connected to the alarm time memory means and c... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4121414 | Alarm timepiece Disclosed is an alarm timepiece having a manual switch adapted to be operated to different settings, each of the settings corresponding to one of a plurality of modes of control functions of alarm. Means are provided to detect to which mode a given settin... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4104865 | Electronic timepiece having an alarm device An electronic timepiece having an alarm device has a plurality of memory channels whereby the alarms can be set for different times. Moreover, the memory circuit for days has a capacity greater than the counting capacity of the "day" counter of the timepi... | 08/08/1978 |
