Simplified method for setting time using a graphical representation of an analog clock face
US6601988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04G21/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Time values (hour, minute, AM/PM parameter) can be simply and quickly set in a computer system using a graphical representation of a circular analog clock face. Time setting zones (hour-indicative sectors and minute-indicative subsectors) are defined on the displayed clock face. A user selects an hour and a minute value in a single point-and-click operation by moving a cursor into the appropriate subsector within the appropriate sector and then performing a cursor select operation. Two different approaches are described for choosing an AM or a PM parameter to be associated with the selected time value.
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