Electronic timepiece including an animated display

Details Electronic timepiece including an animated display Electronic timepiece including an animated display

1980-11-07

1983-08-09

Roskoski, Bernard

Horology: time measuring systems or devices

Displays or display device details

Optical

368229, 368223, G04C 1700, G04C 1900

Patent

active

043975658

ABSTRACT:
An electronic timepiece with an animated display is provided. The animated display includes flickering display elements for providing the animation. The timepiece includes a timekeeping circuit for generating actual time signals in at least hours and minutes and a corresponding time display region for displaying time in response to the time signals generated by the timekeeping circuit. The flickering animated display elements are driven independently of the timekeeping display.
A digital display timepiece may include the animated display elements within a picture pattern. In this case, the flickering display elements form a part of the pattern. In a liquid crystal display timepiece, the flickering display elements may comprise portions of segments of display terminals and may be driven in response to seconds signals generated by a seconds counter of the timekeeping circuit.

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