Global Patent Index - EP 0655666 B1

EP 0655666 B1 19980311 - Timepiece with dynamic display

Title (en)

Timepiece with dynamic display

Title (de)

Zeitmessgerät mit dynamischer Anzeige

Title (fr)

Pièce d'horlogerie à affichage dynamique

Publication

EP 0655666 B1 19980311 (FR)

Application

EP 94118176 A 19941118

Priority

CH 353493 A 19931126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0655666A1] Electronic timepiece including a dynamic display (2) consisting of a pattern (5) composed of n discrete elements Pj which can be selectively activated by a microprocessor or a logic circuit receiving at least one signal from a time base, and making it possible at once both to prescribe the rate of increase of the number of activated elements Pj and to perform a random selection of the said activated elements, in order to reveal or mask the pattern (5) progressively during the elapsing of a time period T and/or on approaching an event E relating to the functions or functioning of the said timepiece. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G04G 9/06

IPC 8 full level

G04G 9/00 (2006.01); G04G 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04G 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0655666 A1 19950531; EP 0655666 B1 19980311; CH 685967 B5 19960531; CH 685967G A3 19951130; DE 69408943 D1 19980416; DE 69408943 T2 19981008; HK 1009350 A1 19990528; JP 3576613 B2 20041013; JP H07198879 A 19950801; TW 443508 U 20010623; US 5455808 A 19951003

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94118176 A 19941118; CH 353493 A 19931126; DE 69408943 T 19941118; HK 98110125 A 19980824; JP 31601894 A 19941128; TW 85202935 U 19941103; US 33927294 A 19941110