Patent attributes
A watch display and a method of displaying time and date on a watch face. The watch face has an outer portion with twelve on/off lights spaced around the outer portion of the watch face showing numbers 1 to 12 to represent either the twelve hours of time or the twelve months of a year. An inner portion of the watch face includes on/off lights for showing two digits which would represent the minutes in the time mode or the day of the month in the date mode. The watch display may also include an animation mode wherein the lights run through a cycle of turning on and then off, sequentially, one at a time at desired times such as when the power is turned on or just before it is turned off. The method of the present invention includes showing time by turning on the lights showing numbers from 1 through the current hour and showing the minutes by the digits in the inner portion and/or showing the date by illuminating one light at the number of the month and showing the day of the month by the digits at the inner portion. The watch display may switch back and forth between the two modes or when either mode is left unattended or a certain period of time, turn off.
