World clock

Claim 1

A world clock comprising: an oscillation source having a quartz oscillator for generating a reference time signal; an integrated circuit for conducting an arithmetic operation to produce time information according to zone information; display means for displaying the time information and corresponding zone information; a world map panel having a world map and a plurality of time difference division lines drawn thereon to define a plurality of divided zones on the world map; and a touch switch having a first elastic film formed with a plurality of thin film electrodes arranged in shapes corresponding to the respective divided zones between adjacent time difference division lines on the world map, a second elastic film formed with at least one thin film counter electrode opposed to the plurality of thin film electrodes formed on the first electric film, and a plurality of spacers for maintaining a minute gap between the first elastic film and second elastic film such that the touch switch operates when one of the thin film electrodes is depressed into contact with the thin film counter electrodes to apply zone information representative of the one divided zone corresponding to the contacted thin film electrode to the integrated circuit.

Claim 6

An apparatus for selectively displaying a local time coresponding to a designated geographic local zone, the apparatus comprising: first display means having a major surface for displaying thereon a geographic map composed of a plurality of divided local zones; designating means opposed to the first display means for designating one of the divided local zones, the designating means comprising a pair of spaced substrate films, at least one of which is deformable inwardly relative to the other, a plurality of segment electrode films formed on the inner surface of one of the substrate films and arranged in correspondence with the respective divided local zones, and a counter electrode film formed on the inner surface of the other of the substrate films in opposed and normally spaced relation to the plurality of segment electrode films, the designating means being operative when one of the segment electrode films is selectively deformed inwardly relative to the counter electrode film to make electrical contact therewith to effect the activation of said one segment electrode film for designating the one divided local zone corresponding to the activated segment electrode film; calculating means for calculating the local time of the designated local zone; and second display means disposed adjacent to the first display means for displaying the calculated local time.

Claim 7

An apparatus for selectively displaying a local time coresponding to a designated geographic local zone, the apparatus comprising: first display means having a major surface for displaying thereon a geographic map composed of a plurality of divided local zones; designating means opposed to the first display means for designating one of the divided local zones, the designating means comprising a pair of spaced substrate films, at least one of which is deformable inwardly relative to the other, a plurality of segment electrode films formed on the inner surface of one of the substrate films and arranged in correspondence with the respective divided local zones, and a counter electrode film formed on the inner surface of the other of the substrate films in opposed and normally spaced relation to the plurality of segment electrode films, the designating means being operative when one of the segment electrode films is selectively deformed inwardly relative to the counter electrode film to make electrical contact therewith to effect the activation of said one segment electrode film for designating the one divided local zone corresponding to the activated segment electrode film; calculating means for calculating the local time of the designated local zone; and second display means disposed adjacent to the first display means for displaying the calculated local time.