Efficient use of display real estate in a wrist watch display

Patent 6525997 Issued on February 25, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 30, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 607595 filed on 06/30/2000

US Classes:

368/223, DISPLAYS OR DISPLAY DEVICE DETAILS368/80, Hand and dial368/82, With electro-optical display368/228, Dial or hand368/231, With time indicia shifting means368/238Including hand details only

Examiners

Primary: Miska, Vit W.
Assistant: Goodwin, Jeanne-Marguerite

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, Zarick, Esq.; Gail H.

International Classes

G04B 019/00
G04B 025/00

Abstract

A wearable mobile computing device/appliance (e.g., a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from the network and a variety of other devices. The mobile computing device/appliance includes a user interface that includes software mechanisms for enabling watchface orientation in either of: circular and elliptical modes, and further to enable the further display of textual content in remaining portions of the display when in either circular and elliptical mode.