Global Patent Index - EP 1256036 A1

EP 1256036 A1 20021113 - CLOCK OR WATCH WITH A DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SYMBOLS

Title (en)

CLOCK OR WATCH WITH A DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SYMBOLS

Title (de)

UHR MIT EINER VORRICHTUNG ZUR ANZEIGE VON DARSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

MONTRE DOTEE D'UN DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE DE SYMBOLES

Publication

EP 1256036 A1 20021113 (DE)

Application

EP 01904247 A 20010214

Priority

  • DE 20002632 U 20000215
  • IB 0100194 W 20010214

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0161423A1] The inventive clock or watch has a digital or analog time display and a device for displaying Chinese symbols by means of a display element. The display element is provided for displaying the twelve Chinese zodiac signs (5) in particular and is configured in such a way that one zodiac sign is made optically visible for a duration of two hours, respectively. The visible symbol (5) is correlated with a certain time display, respectively.

IPC 1-7

G04B 19/26

IPC 8 full level

G04B 19/26 (2006.01); G04B 45/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 19/262 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 45/0023 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0161423A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 20002632 U1 20000608; AU 3216001 A 20010827; CN 1401097 A 20030305; EP 1256036 A1 20021113; US 2002196711 A1 20021226; US 6621765 B2 20030916; WO 0161423 A1 20010823

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 20002632 U 20000215; AU 3216001 A 20010214; CN 01805096 A 20010214; EP 01904247 A 20010214; IB 0100194 W 20010214; US 21903202 A 20020814