Patent · US Expired

Timepiece

US6414910B1 · kind B1 · utility

125Cited by
7References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 1999
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04G9/0082
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To provide a colorful timepiece capable of displaying in multiple Dolors at a low power consumption and with a low development cost using a typical monochrome liquid crystal driving IC, a birefringence color liquid crystal display device (17) and a driving module (27) for driving the liquid crystal display device are installed inside a case (25) with a cover glass. A time display portion displaying normal time in a single color and a mark display portion displaying in a plurality of colors, are provided in a display portion of the liquid crystal display device (17). A liquid crystal driving circuit for driving the liquid crystal display device (17) to supply a scanning signal to scanning electrodes for the time display portion and a data signal to data electrodes for the mark display portion, is provided in the driving module (27).

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