| 摘要 |
A digital color clock uses Color Digits instead of Roman or Arabic numerals. Each Color Digit is capable of displaying a unique color corresponding to one of the ten Arabic numerals (0-9). Preferably the clock contains at least six Color Digits grouped into three pairs. One of the pairs corresponds to hours, another of the pairs corresponds to minutes, and the remaining of the pairs corresponds to seconds. The three pairs can be separated by unit separators. Both the unit separators and the Color Digits can be illuminated using red/green/blue light-emitting diodes. In one embodiment, the Color Digits are interspersed among other unchangeable color panels. In another embodiment, the digital clock senses and displays the temperature, humidity, and/or date using Color Digits. |
| 主权项 |
1. A digital color clock for displaying time of day comprising:
(a) a housing comprising a front face; (b) a controller capable of generating time-keeping signals comprising an hours signal, a minutes signal and a seconds signal; and (c) a time display comprising six illuminated time panels located on said housing front face, a first of said time panels receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a tens digit in hours, a second of said time panels receiving said hours signal to display a color representing a ones digit in hours, a third of said time panels receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a tens digit in minutes, a fourth of said time panels receiving said minutes signal to display a color representing a ones digit in minutes, a fifth of said time panels receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a tens digit in seconds, a sixth of said time panels receiving said seconds signal to display a color representing a ones digit in seconds; wherein said color representing said ones digit of said seconds in said sixth time panel is also employed as said color representing said ones digit of said minutes in said fourth time panel and as said color representing said ones digit of said hours in said second time panel, and wherein said color representing said tens digit of said seconds in said fifth time panel is also employed as said color representing said tens digit of said minutes in said third time panel and as said color representing said tens digit of said hours in said second time panel. |
