Graphical display of a countdown timer

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EP 0 410 932 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/05

(21)	Application number: 90810555.4

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.1990

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: G04G 15/00, G04G 9/02, G01M 15/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	CH DE FR LI

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Priority:

24.07.1989 US 384583

(71)	Applicant: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCTS INC.
	East Granby, Connecticut 06026 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Thliveris, Lauren M. Salt Lake City Utah 84109 (US) Csop, Wesley J. Tucson Arizona 85718 (US)

(74)	Representative: Frauenknecht, Alois J. et al
	c/o PPS Polyvalent Patent Service AG, Mellingerstrasse 1 CH-5400 Baden CH-5400 Baden (CH)

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(54)	Graphical display of a countdown timer

(57) A vehicle engine analyzer includes a video monitor for displaying vehicle test procedures, results and other analyzer functions, including certain test procedures or other functions having execution time associated therewith displayed in a graphic format comprising two concentric circles, whose circular area therebetween being indicative of the amount of execution time remaining such that a full circular area of uniform color intensity corresponds to an entire predetermined execution time, while angular wedge-shaped portions of the circular area change in color intensity upon elapse of execution time, the angular portion being calculated from the entire predetermined execution time; the graphic display format further including numeric characters, disposed inside the inner circle, corresponding to the amount of execution time remaining.

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