A device displays a clock face in response to receiving a request to display a clock face. In accordance with a determination that a respective graphical element is to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes a plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to respective units of time, where the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements includes a first analog-dial graphical element that occupies a first position and has a first size. In accordance with a determination that the respective graphical element is not to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to the respective units of time, and the first analog-dial graphical element of the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements occupies a second position and/or has a second size. In some embodiments, clock faces are reordered.

An electronic device includes a non-rectangular display, an information acquisition sensor, and a processor. The processor allocates information acquired from the information acquisition sensor to any of a plurality of display regions having different sizes or shapes within a display range. The information is displayed on the display in a different display mode depending on whether the information is allocated to a first display region or to a separate display region out of the plurality of display regions.

An apparatus, intended for use in indicating time interval durations of particular events in an augmented reality display, includes a computer system with a processing system having a hardware processor and a memory accessible to the processing system, a user interface controller under control of the processing system, a display controllable by the user interface controller to show a user interface, and logic, under control of the processing system. The logic has modules that control the user interface controller to cause the display to show a first clockface that indicates a time interval duration for at least a first event and an augmented reality background appearing behind the first clockface.

An apparatus, intended for use in indicating time interval durations of particular events in an augmented reality display, includes a computer system with a processing system having a hardware processor and a memory accessible to the processing system, a user interface controller under control of the processing system, a display controllable by the user interface controller to show a user interface, and logic, under control of the processing system. The logic has modules that control the user interface controller to cause the display to show a first clockface that indicates a time interval duration for at least a first event and an augmented reality background appearing behind the first clockface.

An electrical time measuring device, intended to conserve processor cycles and memory when used in indicating time interval durations, includes a computer system with a processing system having a hardware processor and a memory accessible to the processing system, a user interface controller under control of the processing system, and logic, under control of the processing system. The user interface presented thereby has various regions including an ante meridiem events region and a post meridiem events region that share a common center. Arciforms indicate the time duration of events. In various embodiments, an arciform has a first start point in one of the regions and connected to an initial arc of points that are equidistant from the common center, and a final arc of points that are equidistant from the common center connected to a first end point in a different one of the regions, with a transition indicator linking the initial arc with the final arc.

An electrical time measuring device, intended to conserve processor cycles and memory when used in indicating time interval durations, includes a computer system with a processing system having a hardware processor and a memory accessible to the processing system, a user interface controller under control of the processing system, and logic, under control of the processing system. The user interface presented thereby has various regions including an ante meridiem events region and a post meridiem events region that share a common center. Arciforms indicate the time duration of events. In various embodiments, an arciform has a first start point in one of the regions and connected to an initial arc of points that are equidistant from the common center, and a final arc of points that are equidistant from the common center connected to a first end point in a different one of the regions, with a transition indicator linking the initial arc with the final arc.

A solid state light shadow clock including construction of multiple light sources about the perimeter illuminated inward to cast shadows displaying apparent rotation about the center at the speed of clock hands; at a speed of one revolution per hour, at the speed of one revolution per twelve hours, and at the speed of one revolution per minute; a circumferential inward facing arrangement of light emitting devices to cast shadows at various lengths and color combinations. The clock comprises radial shadows cast in representation of the arms of a clock. The shadow clock display may be incorporated in devices ranging in size from portable devices to large public displays.

An electronic watch includes a time display unit, an antenna, a first substrate at which a light-emitting element is mounted, a second substrate at which a light-receiving element is mounted, a gear including a through hole through which light from the light-emitting element passes through, the gear being disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first conduction member and a second conduction member that electrically couple the first substrate to the second substrate. The second substrate includes a first wiring line that is electrically coupled to the first substrate via the first conduction member, and a second wiring line that is electrically coupled to the second substrate via the second conduction member. Halfway at least one wiring line of the first wiring line and the second wiring line, a circuit element is coupled in series that, compared to electrical resistance when a direct current flows in the wiring line, increases electrical resistance when an alternating current generated by a radio wave received by the antenna flows in the wiring line.

The present disclosure relates to a timer to monitor lapse of time relative to a total amount of allowed time, comprising: a body and a foot on or of the body, wherein the apparatus can rest on at least the foot; a sensor; a processor connected to the sensor and configured to monitor lapse of time; and an output device connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the output device to generate a signal at least indicating monitored, lapsed time relative to the total amount of allowed time; characterized in that the sensor is configured to indicate whether the timer rests on the foot; and the processor is configured to monitor lapse of time, during which it is indicated by the sensor that the timer rests on the foot, and stop or pause to monitor lapse of time, when the timer rests not or not only on the foot; and the processor is configured to control the output device to generate a signal at least indicating monitored, lapsed time, during which the timer rests on the foot, relative to the total amount of allowed time; wherein the total amount of allowed time is at least a portion of a calendar unit of time, such as an hour, morning, afternoon, evening, entire day or night, week, month or year, and the processor is configured to reset the total amount of allowed time only upon lapse of the calendar unit of time.

A device displays a clock face in response to receiving a request to display a clock face. In accordance with a determination that a respective graphical element is to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes a plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to respective units of time, where the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements includes a first analog-dial graphical element that occupies a first position and has a first size. In accordance with a determination that the respective graphical element is not to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to the respective units of time, and the first analog-dial graphical element of the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements occupies a second position and/or has a second size. In some embodiments, clock faces are reordered.