JPS5917799B2 - LCD display method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having multi-functional display functions,
This invention relates to a liquid crystal display method for a liquid crystal display device that can display a calendar for one week.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device that uses segments that display one week's worth of calendars to display the type and content of the display function, thereby making it possible to very easily determine the content of the display function without increasing the display area. Our goal is to provide the following.

2. Description of the Related Art Liquid crystal display devices, such as liquid crystal display wristwatches, are increasingly becoming multifunctional displays using electrical switching.

This is a natural result of utilizing the characteristics of digital liquid crystal displays.

However, for items such as wristwatches that require small liquid crystal cells, the display area cannot be made large, so the more functions the device has, the more area it cannot take up for extra display.

Furthermore, a liquid crystal display wristwatch with a one-week calendar display requires many segments, and due to the lead lines, etc., the area of the extra display part (for example, the part with characters indicating the type of function) has to be reduced. It is impossible to take.

Therefore, the more functions are provided, the more it becomes difficult to determine the contents of the display functions.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a segment electrode of a liquid crystal cell for a liquid crystal display wristwatch using the present invention.

Here, each portion connected by a solid line is one segment.

FIG. 2 and the following are embodiments using the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a normal time of 9 minutes and 1 second, morning, day of the week, day of the week, day of the week, holidays other than Sunday, and a week's calendar.

FIG. 3 and the following diagrams show display contents by function by electrical switching.

Figure 3 shows one week on the calendar for December 1977.

Figure 4 shows the computer function status::
：Miri is a word that means ``calculator.''

It shows CAL, which is the first three letters of the word "CALCULATOR."

The mark below the date indicates the position of the decimal point.

Figure 5 shows the alarm function state;
”: L 'T'j is the first 3 of 'ALARM'
The alphabet ALA is shown.

This state indicates that the time for the alarm to sound has not been set.

FIG. 6 also shows the alarm function status, but in this case shows that the alarm is set to sound at 12:20 p.m.

Figure 1 shows the world clock function status, % 'J-IJ
C11-I Q means” World Time
The first five alphabets of ``Wo r l
d is shown.

Here, an underline below the day of the week is displayed, indicating that a certain area of the world is selected, and that the current time in New York is 8:34 p.m. There is.

In other words, all you have to do is print the world's major countries outside the margins, as shown in Figure 1.

Tokyo from left to right. They are Moscow, Paris, London, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Figure 8 shows the chronograph function state, :w
! -1r C1l ll21 is "Chronog
Chro, the first six alphabets of “raph”
It shows no.

Further, IJll- indicates the lap time LAP.

Here, it is shown that the LAP time is 3 minutes 10 seconds 49.

By displaying the content along with specific words using segments that display one week's worth of calendars as in the above embodiment, it is possible to determine what is being displayed very easily.

Moreover, since no extra display area is required, the present invention is extremely effective for devices with a small display area, such as liquid crystal display multi-function wristwatches, and has high utility value.

If there is no mark under the day of the week in the electrode configuration shown in FIG. 1, the date designation mark can be used to designate the day of the week or major cities in the world.

Note that the electrode configuration is not limited to that shown in FIG.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of the electrode configuration, and FIGS. 2 to 8 show examples of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A liquid crystal display device that has multiple display functions such as a time display function, a calendar display function, an alarm function, and a chronograph function. 1. A liquid crystal display device that displays one week's worth in the calendar display function. A liquid crystal display method characterized in that the types of the display functions are alphabetically displayed using the segments for displaying one week, and the contents are displayed using the remaining segments. 2. The liquid crystal display system according to claim 1, characterized in that the day of the week designation mark also serves as the world major city designation mark. 3. The liquid crystal display system according to claim 1, wherein the date designation mark also serves as a world major city designation mark, a day of the week designation mark, or a decimal point mark.