Patent Application
20160124394
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to clock technology and more particularly, to a wireless inductive display clock, which can be automatically synchronized to the time or other information on a smart phone or tablet computer upon approaching of the smart phone or tablet computer.
2. Description of the Related Art
Commercial clocks, either pointer Clocks or LCD clocks, commonly have different appearance designs or dial patterns to attract consumers. However, correction of the position of the hour hand, minute hand or second hand of a conventional display clock can simply be achieved manually. When wishing to correct the time on a large clock that is hung on a wall, the user needs to remove the clock from the wall for correction. After correction, the user needs to hang the display clock on the wall again. It is very inconvenient to adjust the indication of time on a conventional clock.
Further, most of the people have a mobile phone that provides time displaying and alarm functions. However, when a mobile phone is not in use, the screen will be automatically turned off, and thus the display of time on the screen cannot be seen 24 hours a day like the display of time on a clock when the screen is off. When going to see the display of time on the screen of the mobile phone, the user needs to turn on the screen of the mobile phone.
Further, a conventional LCD clock can simply display time without providing the function of displaying information of weather, temperature and tides. This monotonous design cannot attract people. Therefore, there is a strong demand for a display clock capable of display the information of time, weather, temperature, tides, and other life information in graphics or text.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide a wireless inductive display clock, which uses a wireless inductive receiver module to receive the time code or other information on an electronic information device in a wireless manner, enabling the time or other information on the wireless inductive display clock to be automatically synchronized to the time or other information on the electronic information device.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a wireless inductive display clock of the invention comprises a wireless inductive receiver module, a control circuit module, and a display unit. The wireless inductive receiver module is adapted to receive an information signal in a wireless manner. The control circuit module is electrically coupled to the wireless inductive receiver module for receiving the information signal (such as time, calendar, weather, alarm, temperature, tides, etc.) from the wireless inductive receiver module. The control circuit module comprises a time processing circuit for processing a time code of the information signal into a time display signal. The display unit is electrically connected to the control circuit module. The display unit comprises a time display zone for receiving the time display signal from the control circuit module and drivable by the time display signal to display time.
In application, the wireless inductive receiver module receives an information signal (time, calendar, weather, tides, alarm, temperature or other information) from a mobile phone, computer or other electronic information device is a wireless manner, enabling the information signal to be processed by the control circuit module and converted into a display signal for driving a time display zone, alarm display zone, temperature display zone or weather display zone of the display unit to display the time, alarm, temperature, weather in graphics, text or symbols. Thus, the time on the wireless inductive display clock can be automatically synchronized to the time on the electronic information device in a wireless manner.
Other advantages and features of the present invention will be fully understood by reference to the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference signs denote like components of structure.
Referring to
Referring to
The electronic information device 40 comprises an information module 41, and a wireless inductive transmitter module 42. The information module 41 can be a smart phone application software or computer application software for providing a variety of information such as time, weather, alarm, temperature, tides, etc. that can be received, stored or outputted in a signal form of number, symbol, graphic, or color. In this embodiment, the information signal is a time code. The information (such as hours, minutes, seconds, day, year, month, sun and moon calendar, etc,) stored in the electronic information device 50 can be automatically synchronized to the wireless inductive display clock 1. The wireless inductive transmitter module 42 is electrically connected to the information module 41 for outputting the time code of the information module 41. The wireless inductive transmitter module 42 mates with wireless inductive receiver module 10 of the wireless inductive display clock 1 for the transmission of the time code.
In application, the desired information can be wirelessly transmitted by the electronic information device 40 to the wireless inductive display clock 1, enabling the wireless inductive receiver module 10 to receive the information (such as hours, minutes, seconds, day, year, month, sun and moon calendar, etc,) from the electronic information device 40. Thereafter, the control circuit module 20 processes the information signal and then drives the time display zone 31 of the display unit 30 to display time, and thus, the time on the wireless inductive display clock 1 is automatically synchronized to the time on the electronic information device 40, enabling the user to see the display of time 24 hours a day. When seeing the display of time on the wireless inductive display clock 1, the user needs not to turn on the electronic information device 40 (smart phone, computer, or TV). Thus, the user can conveniently synchronize the time on the wireless inductive display clock 1 to the time on the electronic information device 40 conveniently without moving the wireless inductive display clock 1 from the wall.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
In another embodiment of the present invention, the wireless inductive receiver module 10 is adapted to receive a temperature information signal from the electronic information device 40; the control circuit module 20 comprises a temperature processing circuit 23 adapted to convert the temperature information signal into a temperature display signal; the display unit 30 comprises a temperature display zone 33 for receiving the temperature display signal from the control circuit module 20 and displaying the temperature. Using the same technology, the wireless inductive receiver module 10 can be configured to receive a humidity information signal from the electronic information device 40; the control circuit module 20 can be configured to convert the humidity information signal into a humidity display signal; the display unit 30 can be configured to provide a humidity display zone for receiving the humidity display signal from the control circuit module 20 and displaying the humidity.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the wireless inductive receiver module 10 is adapted to receive a weather information signal from the electronic information device 40; the control circuit module 20 comprises a weather processing circuit 24 for converting the weather information signal into a weather display signal; the display unit 30 comprises a weather display zone 34 for receiving the weather display signal from the control circuit module 20 and display the weather. Further, the weather display signal can be one of the weather graphics of sunny, rain, thunderstorms, and cloudy
Referring to
The wireless inductive display clock 1 further comprises a plurality of control buttons 101 electrically connected to the control circuit module 20 and operable to switch on/off the power supply of the wireless inductive display clock 1 and to control the setting of the various functions of the wireless inductive display clock 1.
Further, the various display zones (time display zone 31, alarm display zone 32, temperature display zone 33, weather display zone 34, etc.) of the display unit 30 can be arranged together (see
Thus, the wireless inductive display clock of the invention has the features and advantages as follows:
In conclusion, the wireless inductive display clock of the invention uses the wireless inductive receiver module to receive a n information signal from an electronic information device in a wireless manner, and the control circuit module to control the display unit to display, time, alarm, temperature and/or weather. Further, the time on the wireless inductive display clock can be automatically synchronized to the time on the electronic information device in a wireless manner.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
