Colored light timing device and program

Abstract

To provide a technology that is easy to intuitively grasp a time when something happens, or a particular time during a longer period of time only with colored lighting.SOLUTION: A lighting-color type time measurement device comprises: a light emitting unit that can selectively emit 4 to 12 colored light among 12 fundamental colors of a JIS chromaticity diagram; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: emit white color group light of a white or pink at first or last of a constant cycle, or at a unit time of both at first and last; and cause remaining colored light to be displayed, by selecting a chromaticity section of the white color group in a counter-clockwise or clockwise order. Further, a colored light clock is configured to: define a black (5 minutes) and harmony (5 minutes) of a new unit time; compose a conventional minute of each 60 with the black of each 12 and a minute of 5, and compose a second of 60 with the harmony of each 12 and a second of 5; compose three kinds of contant cycles consisting of the unit time of each 12 of a time, black and harmony; blink colored light of a half cycle of one of a pre and post half cycle having these cycles equally divided into two parts; identify the pre and post half cycle; emit identity colored light at a unit time in the same order of each unit from the light emitting unit of respective units; and display each unit and the unit time of the unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for making a person aware of time and hours. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, for example, when indicating time using a clock, a combination of numbers is generally used that starts at 0:00, 0:00, 0:00 of standard time and then increments at regular intervals of 60 seconds, 60 minutes, and 12 hours. Also, as in Patent Document 1 (JP Patent Publication No. 2002-297114), a technology has been developed that uses color in the letters themselves or the background of the letters when displaying the time numerically on a display device capable of color display, and sequentially changes the hue of the color as time passes from a set time, allowing the user to grasp the passage of time. Also, as in Patent Document 2 (JP Patent Publication No. 2001-343475), there is a technology that uses a display device with three color display zones for "hours," "minutes," and "seconds," and sequentially displays predetermined colors in each of these color display zones as time passes. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-297114 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-343475 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, all of the above technologies ignore the relationship between color and the passage of time that humans have naturally acquired, and merely associate colors with numbers or units of time through conventions, such as red representing 1 o'clock and blue representing 2 o'clock. For this reason, in conventional timekeeping devices that use color, a person who perceives the colored light of the light-emitting section is forced to go through a roundabout cognitive process of retrieving from memory the predetermined correspondence between color and number, translating the color into a number, and then recognizing the time or elapsed time. Therefore, it is difficult to say that either of the above-mentioned technologies actually allows a person to intuitively grasp the passage of time. The present invention discloses a technology that allows users to intuitively grasp the time and duration using colored light alone. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The basic principle of colored timing devices: The color light type timepiece of the present invention has 12 basic colors, which are red-purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, pink, and white, and is equipped with a light emitting unit that can selectively emit color light of 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors, and a control unit that controls the light emission of the light emitting unit; A fixed period of 4 to 12 unit times is used, Of the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as the white group (see Figure 1, symbol GW), and the remaining colors are classified as the 10 basic color lights (see Figure 1, symbol G10). Among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as purple color group. In a circular order of color light selection from the ten basic colors surrounding the white group, a counterclockwise order in the direction of one color of the purple group, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color of the purple group; and Suppose there is a clockwise order that goes around one color of the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and another color of the purple group, The control unit has a configuration in which, in the fixed cycle, the color light GW of the white group is emitted in one or both of the first unit time and the last unit time, and in each remaining unit time, the color light is selected in the counterclockwise order or the clockwise order and emitted from the light emitting unit. The 12 basic colors are defined by the chromaticity divisions on the JIS chromaticity diagram, which is the chromaticity diagram shown in Reference Figure 1 of Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995.

[0006] Colored light clock device (colored light clock): Furthermore, the color light type timekeeping device of the present invention has 12 basic colors, which are reddish purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, pink, and white, and is equipped with a light emitting unit that can selectively emit color light of 6 to 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors, and a control unit that controls the light emission of the light emitting unit; 12 unit times are set as a fixed period, The first half of the fixed period is referred to as the first half period, and the second half is referred to as the second half period, The colored light for the first unit time in the first half period and the second half period is set as start light, The colored light for the last unit time in the first half cycle and the second half cycle is set as an end light, Of the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as the white group, and the remaining 10 basic color lights, Among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as purple color group. In a circular order of color light selection from the ten basic colors surrounding the white group, a counterclockwise rotation (FIG. 1, symbol R1) of one color of the purple group, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color of the purple group; and Suppose there is a clockwise order (see FIG. 1, symbol R2) of one color in the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and other colors in the purple group. The control unit, in the constant period, one of the start light of the first half cycle and the end light of the second half cycle is the color light of the white group, When the initial light of the first half cycle is a color light of the white group, the initial light of the second half cycle is a color light of the white group or the purple group, When the final light of the second half cycle is a color light of the white group, the final light of the first half cycle is a color light of the white group or the purple group, In the remaining five unit times of the first and second half cycles, five color lights from among the ten basic colors are selected and emitted from the light emitting unit so that there is no overlap of the color lights or the purple group light within each revolution, and so that in the unit times of the first and second half cycles in the same order, both color lights corresponding to the left or right rotation order are adjacent chromaticity segment lights adjacent to each other in the revolution direction or the same chromaticity segment light. The 12 basic colors are defined by the chromaticity divisions on the JIS chromaticity diagram, which is the chromaticity diagram shown in Reference Figure 1 of Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that allows users to intuitively grasp the time and duration using only colored light. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] The JIS chromaticity diagram defines the chromaticity divisions of the 12 basic colors and provides a schematic explanation of the order in which the 10 basic colors are arranged. [Figure 2] 1 is a perspective view showing a colored light emitting clock as an example of a colored light type timing device. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical system of a color light type timing device. [Figure 4] A diagram showing the emission order of the white-purple alternating start two-cycle method on the JIS chromaticity diagram. [Figure 5] A diagram showing the emission order of the white-starting same-path two-round method on the JIS chromaticity diagram. [Figure 6] A diagram showing the emission order of the white-start, red-absent, two-cycle method on the JIS chromaticity diagram. [Figure 7] A diagram showing the emission order of the two-cycle method, starting with red and ending with white and purple, on the JIS chromaticity diagram. [Figure 8] A diagram showing the emission order of the white-pink starting full chromaticity division two-cycle method on the JIS chromaticity diagram [Figure 9] A diagram showing the light emission order in the JIS chromaticity diagram, starting with white, passing through purple, and going clockwise once. [Figure 10] A diagram showing the emission order for the white-starting, red-purple-passing, one-round method on the JIS chromaticity diagram. [Figure 11] A diagram showing the order of light emission in the JIS chromaticity diagram, starting with pink and going around seven chromaticity divisions. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of the arrangement of the first light-emitting unit, the second light-emitting unit, the third light-emitting unit, and the small-unit time marks of a color-light pictorial clock, which is an example of a color-light timing device according to embodiment 5. [Figure 13] 13 is an outline drawing of a smartphone-style colored light analog clock having face, line, and point-like light-emitting parts that constitute a WLB clock (work-life balance clock) according to embodiment 8. FIG. [Figure 14] 13 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the optical path arrangement of a colored light analog timepiece, which is an example of a colored light type timing device according to a sixth embodiment. FIG. [Figure 15] 13A to 13E are front views schematically showing examples (a) to (e) in which the indication manner of the small unit time mark according to the sixth embodiment changes. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a front view schematically showing an example of a display on the display unit of the color light digital timepiece according to the eighth embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 13 is a front view schematically showing an example of a display by a display unit of a color light symbol timepiece according to a ninth embodiment. [Figure 18] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a backlight using different light sources according to the first and sixth embodiments. [Figure 19] Schematic diagrams (a) to (c) explain the concepts of time and clock time in this technology. [Figure 20] Schematic diagram for explaining the concept of the color light unit system. [Figure 21] FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of a color light analog timepiece according to a seventh embodiment. [Figure 22] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the lighting order of the 12 basic colors in a single rotation. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the emission order of the 12 basic colors in a two-circle system. [Figure 24] 1A and 1B are diagrams schematically illustrating an example of the configuration of a light-emitting unit. [Figure 25] 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, and a third light-emitting unit of a color light painting clock according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. [Figure 26]FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a schematic example of the main parts of a mechanical color light analog timepiece according to a seventh embodiment. [Figure 27] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a light-emitting unit of a color light calendar according to a second embodiment. [Figure 28] FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of an example of an electrical system of a combined timepiece according to an eighth embodiment. [Figure 29] 13 is a flowchart showing a typical example of a display method performed by a combined timepiece according to an eighth embodiment. [Figure 30] FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the light emission order in a white-first, four-area, one-circle method. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The following embodiments are merely examples of the present invention, and not all of them are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention. Furthermore, in each description, color and light are treated as synonymous terms, but originally, light is an electromagnetic wave (physical quantity) in a certain wavelength band, and color is a color sensation (psychological quantity) that light of various dominant wavelength bands and excitation purities has on humans. For this reason, the two psychophysical quantities, "colored light" and "basic color," are used here as terms that have a stronger connotation of the former as a psychological quantity and the latter as a physical quantity, and the latter can be expressed as the x and y values ​​of the chromaticity point coordinates on the chromaticity division of the JIS chromaticity diagram.In addition, matters related to time in colored light display that are not described in the means for solving the problems are summarized below.

[0010] Colored light clock and new colored light unit system for time units: In this colored light type timekeeping device (colored light clock), the minutes m and seconds s of each time consisting of the conventional hour h, minute m, and second s are multiplied by 5, or 60 minutes m and 60 seconds s are divided into 12 equal parts, resulting in 5 minutes (m b ) and 5 seconds (s b )'s respective Rei; Rei (m b ), and, sum;wa(s b ) and define a new unit of time, A fixed cycle of 12 hours per half day (1d n ) 43200 (s) is the sum (s) of 5 in the SI base unit of seconds (s) starting from 0 o'clock (0h, 0m, 0s) of standard time. b)5s, the sum (s b ) is 12 minutes (m) 60 (s), and the minutes (m) is 5 minutes (m) b ) 300(s), the above-mentioned b ) is expressed as a unit system that repeats a carryover and a return to the starting point 0 when the hour (h) is 12 and it becomes 3600 (s), and when the hour (h) is 12 and it becomes 43200 (s), which is half a day, and this unit system is called the color light unit system. The unit names of the color light unit system are displayed in parentheses, and a fixed period consisting of multiple unit times is displayed by adding a 1 before the symbol ○○ for each unit time, as in (1○○). Furthermore, the unit time of the above three units, hour (h) and time (m), each of which increases by 12 in the color light unit system, is b )sum(s b ) in the unit time (h), the first unit time and the fixed period it forms are the first fixed period half day (1d h ) and the time unit is called Re (m b ) is called the second unit time and the constant period it forms is called the second constant period (1h), and the sum of the unit times (s b ) is called the third unit of time, and the constant period it forms is called the third constant period (1 m). Moreover, the control unit The 12 unit time periods (h) and (m) of the three types of units that make up each of the first to third fixed periods are b )sum(s b In the same unit time in the same order in the chromaticity coordinate system, if the color light is the color group light, the same color group light is emitted, and if the color light is one of the 10 basic color lights excluding the quasi-reset light, the same chromaticity group light or adjacent chromaticity group light adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction is emitted. The color light of the same color group, the same chromaticity group, or the adjacent chromaticity group is called identical color light. Here, "light of the same chromaticity group" refers to light that is divided into areas of the same color in the chromaticity coordinates, and "adjacent chromaticity group light" refers to an area that is adjacent to an area of ​​a specific color arranged to surround the white group in the chromaticity coordinates in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction (circumferential direction) to this area. Furthermore, this display method using identical color light is based on the fact that there is a monochromatic light component common to both colors of light near both sides of the boundary line between two adjacent lights among the 10 basic colors, and the existence of this common monochromatic light component makes it possible for any adjacent light to correspond. Furthermore, the light-emitting part is determined for each unit of time (hour), and the differences in properties such as shape, size, position, etc. complement the intuition of the unit of time.

[0011] Small unit time display (small marks, attribute value changes): In this color light type timekeeping device (color light clock), the (m b ) and (s b ) into five equal parts, and then display the minutes (m) and seconds (s). The control unit displays an indication mark, the characteristics of which change in five stages, on the indication mark portion of the sub-unit time every time five sub-unit time minutes (m) and seconds (s) elapse during each of the first to third fixed cycle unit time minutes (mb) and sums (sb). When further intuition is required, the indication mark portion of the sub-unit time minutes (m) and seconds (s) elapse during each of the first to third fixed cycle unit time minutes (mb) and sums (sb). b ) and the sum (s b Within the range of the chromaticity classification of each color light corresponding to the chromaticity classification, the attribute value including at least one of the luminance and stimulus purity (chromaticity) of the color light is changed in five stages, and the order of appearance of the strong and weak color stimuli brought by each color light is unified between each unit of time, creating a sense of rhythm and improving the discrimination between each small unit of time display.

[0012] (1) Changes in direct light components over time (conceived background): Since ancient times, humans have lived surrounded by the "color changes of natural light" that occur every day. In particular, the changes in sunlight at sunrise in the morning and sunset in the evening have become ingrained in people's minds as an a priori sense of the passage of time. Specifically, the change in sunlight from morning to midday, i.e., the change in the direct sunlight intensity, causes the peak values ​​of the monochromatic light spectrum to appear in the order of red, yellow-red, yellow, green, and blue, before transitioning to the white of broad daylight, which also contains purple (monochromatic violet and indigo). This order of change in sunlight gives people a sense of the passage of time. Furthermore, the change in sunlight from midday to evening occurs in the reverse order of the morning, with the peak values ​​disappearing.

[0013] Changes in peak dominant wavelength values ​​of morning and evening sunlight: Table 1 shows an example of how the composition ratio of each monochromatic wavelength band—red (R), yellow-red (O), yellow (Y), green (G), blue (B), and violet (P)—of direct light from the sky changes over time. It shows the percentage values ​​of each direct light energy calculated from observations made by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Aerial Observatory (Tsukuba City) on December 15, 2013 (Figure 8 in "Test Observations of Direct and Diffused Components in the Solar Spectrum Using a Spectroscopic Pyranometer (MS-710)" published by the Japan Meteorological Agency, No. 72, 2017). Table 1 does not include data before 6:40 a.m., when there is no direct sunlight. However, at this time, reflected light arrives from the sky, and the complex purple-based color of the morning glow is often observed. Furthermore, in actual color perception, green, blue, or monochromatic purple are hardly recognized, but this is because there is a lot of scattering in the sky, and in sunlight, which is the direct light that hits the ground, the proportion of their opposite colors remains high, and their chromaticity points are close to the chromaticity classification of white.

[0014] People's perception of time: Table 1 above shows that as time passes from early morning to broad daylight, the "peak wavelength bands" of direct light surrounding people shift in the order red (R), yellow-red (YR), yellow (Y), green (G), and blue (B), before shifting to white (W), a composite color that includes the monochromatic color purple (P). Although not shown in the table, in the afternoon, from 2:00 PM onwards, the colored light in these peak wavelength bands disappears in the reverse order compared to the morning. Furthermore, people's L (red), M (green), and S (blue) cone cells are strongly stimulated in the order in which the peak wavelength bands appear, and this order of color light changes over many generations unconsciously gives people a sense of the passage of time as a priori intuition.

[0015] [Table 1] The numbers represent the percentage ratio of the energy (watt) value of each peak color light. The purple [P, RP] of the morning glow at ~6:40 is reflected light (diffracted light and scattered light) from the sky. Also, the sense of time and the circadian rhythm of the body clock are related to the progression of hours (h) per unit of time.

[0016] Direct increase / decrease of dominant wavelength value and reset light Furthermore, at midnight, which marks the division between morning and afternoon, and at midnight during broad daylight, natural light becomes white or pink, a composite light with no dominant wavelength. That is, at midnight or midnight during broad daylight, the directional increase and decrease in the dominant wavelength is reset by the white or pink light, and the restart of the directional increase and decrease in the dominant wavelength for the next cycle is noticed, refreshing the sense of time passing. Furthermore, on the chromaticity diagram, purple group light is considered composite light with no dominant wavelength, consisting of reddish purple and purple, but it also contains the direct component of monochromatic purple light, forming its own peak value (not the peak of all monochromatic light). Therefore, purple is treated as color light that possesses both the characteristics of composite light with no dominant wavelength and the characteristics of monochromatic light with a directional increase and decrease in the dominant wavelength. The present invention focuses on the fact that these color changes in natural light create the sense of time passing, and has devised a new technology. The pink color is considered to be a color group light (composite light) that can be substituted for white.

[0017] (2) Concept of time and hour: To explain the technology included in the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, referring to FIGS. 19(a) to (c), the concepts of unit time (time) and time in this technology will be explained. Examples of the colors of the colored light emitted from the light emitting part are shown at the lower part of FIGS. 19(a) to (c).

[0018] Time means the length between two points in the flow of time. This method uses "unit time" as the unit of time division. In this method, in FIG. 19, h (1 hour) in (a), m in (b) b ), and each new unit time of s in (c) b ) are defined, and the unit time means a time period of a certain width. Therefore, time can be said to be the number of unit times passing through a certain cycle composed of the certain number of unit times, and time can be said to be the order of the unit times passing through a certain cycle. "Time" means, for example, a point or a time division within a day, and is a concept with a width in the passage of time. Also, "unit time" is a concept representing the length (division) of time as a reference for discussion. When a plurality of unit times included in a certain cycle follow the "time law", the unit time can be treated as a time. In the m in the new unit time (time) defined in this method b ) and s in (c) b ), both concepts are included, but the new unit time (time) defined in this method has a strong meaning as the "time division" corresponding to the predetermined colored light to be displayed. Therefore, here, except when the concept represents a time point or represents the broad sense of time in the colored light unit system, it is called "unit time". According to the concept of time with this width in the flow of time, 1 hour (h) refers to the first unit time in half a day as a certain cycle, and in seconds, it refers to from 1:00:00 to 1:59:59. In addition, in the clock terms (January 2017) shown on the official website of the General Incorporated Association Japan Clock Association (JCWA) (the address is shown below), "timekeeping device" is defined as "a device that individually or simultaneously indicates time or measures time", and "clock" is defined as "a timekeeping device that indicates time". https: / / www.jcwa.or.jp / pdf / jcwa_t006.pdf

[0019] This technology is characterized by the selective emission of four or more colored lights (including the reset light and the three primary colors) included in the 12 basic colors whose chromaticity divisions are defined on the JIS chromaticity diagram. The JIS chromaticity diagram is shown in Reference Figure 1 of Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995 (Method of Representing Colors - Color Names of Light Source Colors), and is also shown in Figure 1 of this application. In Figure 1, x and y indicate the chromaticity coordinates of the XYZ color system according to JIS Z8781-3:2016 (Colorimetry - Part 3: CIE Tristimulus Values). The "chromaticity division" is the area on the JIS chromaticity diagram where the chromaticity points of each basic color light exist. The 12 basic colors are red (R), yellow-red (YR), yellow (Y), yellow-green (GY), green (G), blue-green (BG), blue (B), blue-purple (PB), purple (P), red-purple (RP), pink (Pk), and white (W), whose chromaticity classifications are defined on the JIS chromaticity diagram. Here, yellow-red is also referred to as orange. When selecting four or more colors from the 12 basic colors, the colored light can be a unique color (red, yellow, green, blue), its complementary color (blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple, yellow-red (or yellow-orange)), or multiple colors that combine these with other colors. Here, the above-mentioned 12 basic colors may be determined based on a chromaticity diagram or color system other than the JIS chromaticity diagram (FIG. 1).

[0020] Here, one hour is 60 minutes, and one minute is 60 seconds. To make a fixed cycle of one hour using one minute as the unit of time, 60 unit times are required, and to make a fixed cycle of one minute using one second as the unit of time, 60 unit times are required. Meanwhile, the JIS chromaticity diagram has 12 basic colors. Therefore, this technology divides continuous time into a fixed cycle that repeats in units of one day or half a day, in accordance with the time system that divides one day into parts, and calculates the time of that half day (d h ) divided into 12 equal parts, which is the traditional 1 hour (h), and 5 minutes (m b ), and the sum of 5 seconds (s) obtained by dividing 1 minute (m) into 12 equal parts bDefine a new unit of time consisting of the following, and construct a unit system with a small base and repeated carry-overs where the unit time (time) of each unit is unified to 12 or 5, and display time and moments using a small number of colored lights. Here, this unit system is called the colored light unit system. Also, although the unit time and the moment are different concepts in terms of the meaning as a time point, they are common concepts as time divisions. Therefore, in this specification, when it is necessary to pay attention to the explanation as a common concept, the explanation is given as "unit time (moment)". In addition, here, the above (h)(m b )(m)(s b )(s) For each unit of the colored light unit system, as the unit time (moment) of each unit elapses and there is a carry-over at 12, 12, 5, 12, 5 respectively, colored lights or marks that change in a predetermined color order are associated with the unit time (moment) of each unit, and the unit time (moment) or time of any of the above units is displayed. Also, the new unit of time named the above-mentioned li (m b ) and wa (s b ) brings about a gentle flow of time that elapses at a speed of 1 / 5 compared to the conventional minutes m and seconds s respectively. And the parallel display of those minutes m and seconds s with li (m b ) and wa (s b ) represents the time and unit time as minutes m and seconds s of the conventional unit system consisting of the product of li (m b ) or wa (s b ) and the product of the number 5, and the sum of the fractional minutes (m) or seconds (s) of the remainder. It is a method that makes it easy to imagine minutes and seconds and integrally perceive the moments of the conventional minutes m and seconds s. Note that the subscript "b" is the initial letter of Big.

[0021] Each unit time (moment) and the colored light unit system:

[0022]

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[0023] Characteristic classification of color light and its functions: The above is an overview of the time and clock display method of the present technology, but the main feature of this method is the colored light corresponding to the unit time (hour). Below, the characteristics and functions of each colored light applied to this method are summarized by their names. Furthermore, this explanation is provided to make the preferred embodiment easier to understand and does not limit the technical scope of each claim. colored light terms a. Monochromatic light: It is a colored light of a single wavelength, and its chromaticity classification consists of eight basic colors of light: red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, and blue-violet, which have a spectral locus. (Function: Increases or decreases the dominant wavelength value in a specific direction according to the elapsed unit time (time)) b. Composite light: White, pink, purple, and red-purple light that does not include a spectral locus in the chromaticity classification. (The white group light becomes the reset light for the first or last unit time of a fixed cycle or one or two revolutions. The purple group light becomes a quasi-reset light instead of white, but cannot become a reset light for a fixed cycle.) c. White group light: A composite light that does not have a dominant wavelength value or a complementary dominant wavelength value in the chromaticity division. At least one white group light exists as a reset light during a certain period. (Function: Only the start light and / or the end light. Also, overlapping selections are not possible within one cycle except when all 12 or 11 color lights are selected.) d. Purple group light: A composite light consisting of purple and reddish purple. There is no dominant wavelength value in its chromaticity division, but there is a pure purple locus. However, although purple group light other than the quasi-reset light is a composite light, it also contains purple monochromatic light components (violet, madder), and it also becomes one of the 10 basic color lights whose dominant wavelength value increases or decreases in a specific direction. (Function: In the two-circulation system, it also functions as a quasi-reset light that replaces the white group light. Also, there is no overlapping selection of color group lights within the same circulation. However, in the one-circulation system, there is no such restriction and overlapping selection is possible.) e. Reset light: The white group light that serves as the start light or end light or both of a fixed cycle is called the reset light, and in the two-cycle system, the purple group light that serves as the start light or end light of the first and second cycles, excluding the fixed cycle reset light, is called the quasi-reset light. Both are also collectively called reset light, etc. (Function: The disappearance of the dominant wavelength value of the corresponding color group light resets the directional increase or decrease of the dominant wavelength value. In the two-circulation system, the number of reset lights per circulation is one, including the quasi-reset light. However, in the one-circulation system, two reset lights also exist under the condition that the three primary colors are ensured.) f. 10 basic color lights: These are the 10 color lights that have chromaticity sections around the chromaticity section of the white group among the 12 basic colors, and the color lights excluding the purple group light are called 8 basic color lights. Also, color lights selected from the 10 or 8 basic colors are lights that increase or decrease in a specific direction of the dominant wavelength value. (Function: After selecting the start or end light, the remaining color light is determined from 10 basic colors) g. Unique color light: Five-color light consisting of four unique colors (red, yellow, green, blue) plus purple. Note that sunlight is made up of color light that includes the above with the addition of the intermediate color orange. (Function: Both become the color lights of the basic rotation pattern for color light selection in the two-rotation method) h. Same color light: A general term for the same chromaticity segment light among the 10 basic colors other than the quasi-reset light corresponding to each unit time in the same order in three fixed cycles or the first and second half cycles, or adjacent chromaticity segment light adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, and the same color group light. (Function: Light of the same color corresponding to each unit time in the same order produces the same color sensation.)

[0024] (3) Summary of the technology included in this invention: First, an overview of the technology included in the present invention will be described with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. It should be noted that the drawings in this application are diagrams showing examples in a schematic manner, and there are differences in the deployment situations in each direction shown in these drawings, and there is diversity in the application of this technology. For this reason, there are inconsistencies in the consistency of each drawing, and each element of this technology is not limited to the specific example indicated by the symbol.

[0025] [Mode 1] 1-cycle system, time-lapse and reset function A color light type timing device 100 according to one aspect of the present technology includes a light emitting unit 7 capable of selectively emitting color light of 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors whose chromaticity classifications are defined in Reference Figure 1 of Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995, and a control unit 5 that controls the light emission of the light emitting unit 7 (see Figures 1 and 3). Here, a period consisting of 4 to 12 unit times is defined as a fixed period, and among the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as a white group (Figure 1, symbol GW), the remaining colors are classified as 10 basic colors (Figure 1, symbol G10), and among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as a purple group. The color light selection from the 10 basic colors surrounding the white group is performed in the following order: Suppose there is (a) a counterclockwise order R1 that rotates in the direction of one color in the purple group (any one of the colors in the purple group), red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color in the purple group (any other color in the purple group), and (b) a clockwise order R2 that rotates in the direction of one color in the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and another color in the purple group. The control unit 5 selectively controls the light-emitting unit 7 to emit colored light of 4 to 12 colors including the three primary colors so that colored light of the white group is emitted in at least one of the first and last unit times during the fixed cycle, and colored light of the 10 basic colors without overlapping in the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2 is emitted in each remaining unit time. (Action and effect) In the above-mentioned aspect 1, the sense of time is created by the 10 basic color lights that change in a counterclockwise order R1 or clockwise order R2 around the white group in each unit time except for at least one of the first and last unit times in the fixed cycle, and the sense of time is reset by the color lights of the white group in at least one of the first and last unit times in the fixed cycle. Therefore, the above-mentioned aspect 1 can provide a color light type timing device that makes it easy to intuitively grasp the time and duration using only color lights.

[0026] (Supplement 1) The diverse personalities of purple Furthermore, the "one color of the purple group" in both R1 and R2 refers to either purple or reddish purple. The reason why purple and reddish purple can be interchanged in R1 and R2 is that purple and reddish purple light before dawn and after sunset is reflected light from the sky, and its appearance varies depending on the conditions of the molecules, water vapor, aerosols, etc. in the air layer that cause the reflection. Furthermore, the first 10 basic colors in the counterclockwise order R1 in a fixed cycle are not limited to one color in the purple group (any one of the colors in the purple group), but can be any of red, yellow-red, etc., and the last 10 basic colors are not limited to another color in the purple group, but can be any of blue-purple, blue, etc. This is also the case in the clockwise order R2 in a fixed cycle, and the purple group light in this circulating light is treated as monochromatic light whose dominant wavelength value increases and decreases in a fixed direction. However, the order of change of the colored light in each fixed period is the same for all unit fixed periods, and the circulating directions R1, R2 of the colored light do not change during each fixed period. (Supplement 2) Sense of time and resetting The reason why the number of unit times included in the fixed cycle is set to "four or more" is that the three color lights excluding the reset light of the white group, which is always present, can be the three primary color lights or intermediate color lights that replace any of them, and the locus of the chromaticity points of these three color lights forms a surface that surrounds the chromaticity division of the white group, creating a sense of passage of time. The white group light is used as the start or end light among the 12 basic color lights, but this is because it is a composite light that does not have a dominant wavelength value and can interrupt the directional increase or decrease of the dominant wavelength value created by the directional circulating light and resume the directional increase or decrease of the next dominant wavelength value. Note that this reset light always has one color light (interruption and restart) in a fixed cycle (two separate colors are also possible in the one-circulation method), and the white group light is selected only as the reset light. (Supplementary note 3) Application example of mode 1 The colored light of the first embodiment can also be used as a clock that displays the time in units of time (hours) elapsed from 0:00, 0:00, and 0:00 in standard time, or the number of elapsed hours. Examples of this include Japanese clocks that use the fixed time system to display the time when day and night are of equal length at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, where the unit time is two hours; 24-hour clocks that display a fixed 12-hour cycle with a pattern that alternates between AM and PM, with only the reset light being a different color (white or pink); and single-cycle colored light clocks that do not require distinguishing between the first and second half cycles by flashing or blinking. Furthermore, examples of units of time longer than one day include colored light calendars and colored light calendars that display the days of the week, and colored light displays that display the months of the year and 12 months. Furthermore, the single-cycle system has a wide range of applications, such as colored light stopwatches that display the number of elapsed hours (hours) from the time of operation (reference time) to the end, and colored light progress meters that display the progress of tasks such as business or meetings.

[0027] (Supplementary note 4) Example of a single-circuit system Figure 22 shows a schematic example of the emission order of the 12 basic colors in a single rotation system. The figure numbers in Figure 22 correspond to the figure numbers in the present application, with the symbol "9-1" indicating a modified example of Figure 9, the symbol "10-1" indicating a modified example of Figure 10, and the symbols "11-1" to "11-3" indicating modified examples of Figure 11. Note that " / " indicates "or," and a downward arrow indicates that the color is the same as the color above. The circulation of each color light in the single circulation method of FIG. 22 is classified into the following (A1) to (A4). (A1) All 12 color light display; Figures 9 and 10 show examples that fully utilize 12-colored lights. In Figure 9, the color group lights and all 10 basic color lights rotate clockwise over 12 time units. The white group light corresponds to the first and last time units of the 12 time units in one fixed cycle. The remaining time units are illuminated in clockwise order (R2), starting with purple, followed by blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, and red, all 12 colored lights rotate clockwise (R2). This order evokes the light and darkness of a day on a Japanese clock (24-hour clock) with two hours per hour. In Figure 22, the first time unit can be white and the last time unit can be pink, as in Figure 9, or the first time unit can be pink and the last time unit can be white, as in "9-1." In these examples, the purple of the Hour of the Ox can be changed to red-purple, and the red-purple of the Hour of the Dog can be changed to purple at the same time. Also, Figure 10 is an example where the above-mentioned rotation has changed to a counterclockwise direction. The order of light emission for symbol "10-1" in Figures 10 and 22 is such that the first unit time is a white group light (white or pink), and each of the remaining unit times corresponds to a total of 12 color lights, starting from one color light of the purple group, then red-purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, and blue-purple, through other purple group lights, and finally to other white group lights, in a counterclockwise order R1. This order is suitable for giving the impression of the temperature differences between spring, summer, autumn, and winter. (A2) Partial color light display; FIG. 11 shows an example in which seven of the 12 basic colors are used, including intermediate colors such as yellow-green and yellow-red. This lighting order indicates the lighting order for the days of the week on a daily calendar. Here, a fixed cycle is formed from seven days of the week (unit time), with the first day of the week being a white group light (pink), and the remaining days being assigned colored lights that rotate counterclockwise R1 and end with purple. Note that the lighting order indicated by the symbol "11-1" in FIG. 22 indicates that, in the fixed cycle, the first day of the week is reddish-purple (reddish), and the remaining days are assigned colored lights that rotate clockwise R2 starting with blue, with white (purple) as the final light. Lighting orders such as the symbols "11-2" and "11-3" in FIG. 22 are also possible. (A3) Minimum color light display; As a typical example of minimum color light display, as shown in Figures 27 and 30, four colors of light representing the four seasons and quarters are used: yellow-green (YG) for spring, blue (B) for summer, red-purple (RP) for autumn, and white (W) for winter, and the images of young grass, blue sky, autumn leaves, and snow are expressed using the monochrome illustration colors of a calendar. (A4) 4 to 12 color light selection display; As shown in Figure 17, in a progress meter or the like that shows the progress of a scheduled time (fixed cycle) with each step being a unit time, the progress of various numbers of steps can be displayed by selecting colored lights of 4 to 12 unit times, and the progress within each step process can be displayed by an element other than the colored lights (such as the phases of the moon).

[0028] [Mode 2] 2-lap method A color light type timing device 100 according to another aspect of the present technology also includes a light emitter 7 and a controller 5. Here, a period made up of 12 unit times is defined as a fixed period, the first half of the fixed period is defined as a first half period, and the second half is defined as a second half period, the color light for the first unit time in the first half period and the second half period is defined as a start light, the color light for the last unit time in the first half period and the second half period is defined as an end light, white and pink of the 12 basic colors are defined as a white group (symbol GW shown in FIG. 1 ), the remaining are defined as 10 basic colors (symbol G10 shown in FIG. 1 ), purple and reddish purple of the 10 basic colors are defined as a purple group, and R1 and R2 are defined in the rotation order of color light selection from the 10 basic colors surrounding the white group. The control unit 5, in the constant cycle, one of the start light of the first half cycle and the end light of the second half cycle is the color light of the white group, When the initial light of the first half cycle is a color light of the white group, the initial light of the second half cycle is a color light of the white group or the purple group, When the final light of the second half cycle is a color light of the white group, the final light of the first half cycle is a color light of the white group or the purple group, In the remaining five unit times of the first and second half cycles, each of the five color lights among the 10 basic colors is selectively emitted from the light emitting unit so that there is no overlap of the color lights within each revolution or the purple group light, and so that both color lights corresponding to unit times in the same order on the left or right revolution of the first and second half cycles become adjacent chromaticity segment lights or the same chromaticity segment lights adjacent to each other in the revolution direction. (Action and effect) In the above-mentioned mode 2, the number of basic colors revolving around the white group in the counterclockwise order R1 or clockwise order R2 can be reduced, resulting in color lights that are highly distinguishable from one another. Furthermore, they are reset by the white group light in the first or last unit time of a fixed cycle. Therefore, the above-mentioned mode 2 makes it easier to perceive time and duration in the two-circulation system using the sense of time. Note that the non-overlapping color lights of the purple group in the first and second half cycles means that if either purple or reddish purple appears in one half cycle, neither purple nor reddish purple appears in the remaining unit times of that half cycle. Note that a preferred supplementary note 1 for the above-mentioned mode 2 is given below.

[0029] (Supplement 1) Same color light during two orbits In the selection of color group lights in each half cycle and the subsequent selection of the remaining five color lights from the 10 basic colors in the second embodiment, if the color lights in both unit times that occur in the same order in the first and second cycles are color group lights, they are referred to as the same color group lights, and if the color lights in both unit times are the 10 basic color lights, they are referred to as the same chromaticity segmented lights with no overlap of color lights or purple group lights within the cycle, or adjacent chromaticity segmented lights adjacent to each other in the cycle direction. The same chromaticity segmented lights, adjacent chromaticity segmented lights adjacent to each other in the cycle direction, and the same color group lights are referred to as the same color lights. Figure 8 is a typical example of the application of this same-color light to the first and second half cycles, where each unit time of the first half cycle corresponds to one of the colored lights of the white group light and a unique colored light from the 10 basic colors, and each unit time of the second half cycle in the same order as the first half corresponds to the other white group light adjacent to each of the colored lights, and each of the intermediate colored lights adjacent to each of the unique colors in the circular direction. However, the colored light selection in Figure 8 also includes the purpose of ensuring the distinguishability of the first and second half cycles without relying on flashing or blinking, which is separate from ensuring mutual distinguishability.

[0030] (Supplement 2) Quasi-resetting light of purple group light The violet group light is treated as one of the 10 basic color lights, including monochromatic light with discontinuous maximum or minimum dominant wavelength values, and also serves as a quasi-resetting light of the composite light, resetting the directional increase or decrease in the dominant wavelength value. However, in the two-circulation system, the violet group light adjacent to the white group light within the circulation is not treated as a quasi-resetting light, but rather as a monochromatic purple light among the 10 basic colors, increasing or decreasing the dominant wavelength value in a directional manner. Furthermore, the violet group light treated as an adjacent light is not compatible with other violet group lights. The reset function of the white group light is stronger than that of the violet group light. This is because, even though the violet monochromatic light and the complementary red (16) and blue (20) components of the composite light that make up the quasi-resetting light have high energy (44% in Table 1), their relative luminosity is low and therefore not perceived as strongly as the bright white group reset light. Incidentally, the discontinuous maximum or minimum dominant wavelength light refers to colored light in which the dominant wavelength value of the monochromatic light component itself is maximum or minimum among the circulating light, even if the component ratio of that component is not maximum or minimum. (Supplement 3) The sense of time that each color of light possesses The white and pink composite light at midnight, which divides the day into morning and afternoon, and at midnight during daylight correspond to the first and last times of each of the 12-hour fixed cycles, resetting the directional increase and decrease of the dominant wavelength value. Furthermore, the purple group light, which possesses the properties of both composite light and monochromatic light, is suitable as a quasi-resetting light for either the morning or evening, consisting of purple and reddish-purple, and also functions as monochromatic light with a directional increase and decrease of the dominant wavelength value.

[0031] Basic two-lap pattern: Figure 23 shows a schematic example of the emission order of the 12 basic colors in a two-circulation system. "Figures 4 to 8" shown in Figure 23 correspond to Figures 4 to 8 of the present application, with symbols "4-1" to "4-3" indicating modifications of Figure 4, symbol "7-1" indicating modifications of Figure 7, and symbols "8-1" to "8-3" indicating modifications of Figure 8. " / " shown in Figures 22 and 23 indicates "or," and a downward arrow indicates that the color is the same as the color above. The colored lights of the first and second revolutions of the two-revolution system are classified into the following categories (A5) to (A8). (A5) 1st and 2nd laps are the same color light; Figures 5 and 6 show examples where the first and second cycles take the same path for both the color group light and the 10 basic color lights, and this can also be considered a cycle representing 6 unit time. Here, the starting light for the first and second half of each color light cycle is selected from the white group light, and then the five color lights in the same order in counterclockwise rotation R1 are selected from the 10 basic color lights in order to make two cycles around the white group. Note that while Figure 6 avoids the use of red colors, the symbol "6-1" in Figure 23 avoids green colors, and both methods are designed to accommodate color-blind people. (A6) Only the starting light is swapped (W and P are swapped); Figure 4 shows the example that is closest to the color light change in the morning. In this example, the starting light of the first half cycle is the white group light, and the starting light of the second half cycle is the purple group light. The five color lights in the counterclockwise order R1 are selected from the 10 basic colors in an order that makes two revolutions around the white group and results in the same 10 basic color light. (A7) Only the end light is swapped (W and P are swapped); The symbol "7-1" in Figures 7 and 23 is an example in which the final light is a reset light and a quasi-reset light, and five colors of light are selected from the 10 basic colors in the order of going counterclockwise R1 to the purple group (reddish purple) in the first half of the cycle, and going counterclockwise R1 to the white group in the second half of the cycle. (A8) All colored lights are replaced; Figure 8 shows the first and second half of the cycle, using only colored light, utilizing adjacent light in the rotation direction for the first and second cycles. In this example, the 10-basic color light in the first and second half cycles is replaced from the unique color light with each intermediate color light in the adjacent chromaticity range in the rotation direction. Also, in "8-1" in Figure 23, the end light for the first and second half cycles is a reset light. In the first half of the cycle, red passes through the unique color light in counterclockwise order R1 to one white group light, while in the second half of the cycle, five colors are selected from the 10 basic colors, from yellow-red to four intermediate colors in counterclockwise order R1 to red-purple to the other white group (Pk). Therefore, the 10 basic color lights for the first and second half cycles are different. Also, because adjacent light is used here, it is not possible to freely exchange purple and red-purple in each half cycle. In the example of "8-2" in Figure 23, the start light and end light, and the intermediate color light in the first half cycle and the unique color light in the second half cycle are swapped. Also, in the example of "8-3" in Figure 23, the five color lights that go around in the clockwise direction R2 in both the first and second cycles, leading to the first white group and the other white group lights, are selected from the 10 basic colors according to the unique color and its intermediate color. Furthermore, 10 basic color lights are selected so that there is no overlap of the purple group light in the same cycle except when all 11 or 12 color lights are selected. Also, as shown in Figure 23, the examples in Figures 5, 6, and 8 have white group lights in the first and second half cycles, while in the example in Figure 7, one of the white group lights is replaced with a purple group light. However, if the color lights in the first and second half cycles are exactly the same color light and there is no need to distinguish between the first and second half cycles, the cycle of the color light may be positioned as a cycle of a fixed cycle consisting of 6 unit time.

[0032] [Aspect 3] Flashing / Blinking As shown by symbols "5-1" to "5-4" and symbol "10-1" in Fig. 22, the control unit 5 causes the light-emitting unit 7 to flash or blink the colored light in one half cycle of the first half cycle or the second half cycle, and to continuously light the colored light in the other half cycle, thereby distinguishing between the colored light in the first half cycle and the colored light in the second half cycle. Note that "flashing," "flashing," or "continuous" in Fig. 22 refer to the lighting state of the colored light. Aspect 3 makes it easier to distinguish whether the changing colored light is in the first half cycle or the second half cycle, making it even easier to sense the time of day and the hour. Flashing and blinking can be performed for many color light changes per unit time in Figures 22 and 23, excluding Figure 11 and symbols "11-1" to "11-3." For flashing, it is desirable to have a flashing frequency of several Hz, and for blinking, it is desirable to have brightness changes accompanied by a pleasant rhythm such as 1 / f fluctuations. In addition, the timing and necessity of distinguishing between the first and second half of the cycle are easily affected by the unit time or fixed cycle to which this display method is applied, or the object or place to which it is installed. For example, in the case of an hourly time unit, distinguishing between the first and second halves is self-evident, and consideration of different application methods for each unit time is desirable. In the case of second-based time units, low-cycle flashing or blinking can be irritating. Furthermore, the appropriateness of flashing varies for small colored light watches worn on the body, such as eyeglasses. In these cases, display methods that change the angle of incidence of colored light into the field of view or switch between unique colors and their intermediate colors for each first and second half are appropriate. Furthermore, flashing or blinking in colored light progress meters can also serve as a warning that the scheduled time has elapsed. Thus, flashing or blinking is not necessarily universally applicable to various units of time. However, to maintain the intuitiveness of many colored light watches, adding a periodic flashing or blinking is the most effective method of discrimination. While flashing or blinking is used to distinguish the colored light between the first and second half of a fixed cycle consisting of even-numbered unit times, as shown in Figures 22 and 23, it can also be applied to distinguish the first and second half of a single-cycle system consisting of even-numbered unit times, as shown in Figures 9 and 10.

[0033] [Aspect 4] Identity of the color light unit system Display of time by color light This method is a new unit of time (m) that groups the minutes m and seconds s that are carried over at 60 in the conventional unit system consisting of 12 hours, 60 minutes, and 60 seconds into five. b ) and the sum (s b ) and half a day (1d h ) 12-hour period, (s) is 5 and (s b ) to (s b ) is 12 to (m), (m) is 5 to (m b ) to (m b ) is 12 for (h), (h) is 12 for half a day (d h) to the origin (s=0) and this unit system is called the color light unit system, and the (m) and (s) that each carry by 5 are called small units of time. Also, time (h) and time (m) are each made up of 12. b )sum(s b ) of the three units of unit time, each of which consists of a fixed period (1d h In each unit time that passes through the same order of (1h) (1m), the same color light common to the three unit times is emitted, and the five sub-unit times (m) (s) are composed of (1m b )(1s b For each of the sub-unit times (m) (s) that pass through each fixed period of the time scale (m) (s) in the same order, the same elements consisting of various attribute values ​​of colored light and display marks that change in the same five stages are displayed on a display unit determined for each unit of time to display each unit time and each sub-unit time that has passed. Furthermore, the above (m b )(s b ) subscript b means big, and (d h ) d is day, subscript h represents half. The control unit 5 in aspect 4 is Half day (1d h In the first constant period of one hour (1h), the light emitting unit 7 is caused to selectively emit color lights of the basic colors in an order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2 in each first unit time (h), and in the second constant period of one hour (1h), the light emitting unit 7 is caused to selectively emit color lights of the basic colors in an order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2 in each second unit time (m b ), the light emitting unit 7 is caused to selectively emit color lights of the basic colors in an order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2, and each third unit time sum (s b ) the light emitting unit 7 is caused to selectively emit color lights of the basic colors in an order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2. In particular, the control unit 5 (1d h ) in a first constant period, and a color light emitted in each first unit time (h) in each second unit time (1 m b ) and the color light emitted in each third unit time (s b) may be changed so that the three light beams are not necessarily in the same chromaticity range but are in adjacent chromaticity ranges. In this case, the colored light is (1d h The order of W, R, YR, Y, G, B, P, R, YR, Y, G, and B in the first constant period of (1h) is W, R, YR, Y, G, B, P, R, YR, Y, G, and B, even in the second constant period of (1h) and the third constant period of (1m), without any reverse order or overlap within the cycle, and the order of YG, BG, BP, RP, and P in the blank area (circle) of Figure 4 is W, R, YR, Y, G, B, P, R, YR, Y, G, and B. k The present technology also includes an aspect of a timekeeping method corresponding to the above-described aspect.

[0034] (Supplement 1) Display unit selection In the fourth aspect, the control unit 5 h )(1h)(1m) and (1m b )(1s b ) each of the 12 (h)(m b )(s b For each unit of time of 1000 (m) and 500 (s), the same color light is displayed for the former and the same display element is displayed for the latter from a light-emitting element determined for each unit of time, etc., and each unit of time that has passed and its unit is displayed. In this case, the user of this device must intuitively understand or be aware in advance of the agreement between the display element and the unit of time.

[0035] [Aspect 5] How to distinguish between three types of units In the unit time of the color light unit system mentioned above, 1 hour is the first unit time (h), and 5 minutes obtained by dividing 1 hour into 12 equal parts is the second unit time (m b ), and 5 seconds, which is 12 equal parts of 1 minute, is the third unit of time (s b ), and the period consisting of 12 first unit times (h) is defined as the first constant period (1d h ) 12 second unit time (m b ) constitutes the second constant period (1h) 12 of the third unit time (s b) is defined as a third constant period (1 m), and the light emitting unit 7 in FIG. h The first light-emitting unit 21 is determined as a specific light-emitting unit that emits color light for a first unit time (h) in a second constant period (1h), and the second light-emitting unit 22 is determined as a specific light-emitting unit that emits color light for a second unit time (m b ) color light in each third unit time (s) in a third constant period (1 m). b ) and a third light-emitting portion 23 which is determined as an inherent light-emitting portion that emits light of a color other than the color of the light emitted from the light source. Moreover, the control unit 5 in FIG. 3 may perform the following controls (B1) to (B5). (B1) First constant period (1d h ) for each first unit time (h) that elapses in the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2, the light-emitting unit 7 is caused to selectively emit the same color light that is unified among the first to third unit times in the same order. (B2) Each second unit time (m b ) the light-emitting unit 7 selectively emits the same color light that is unified among the first to third unit times in the same order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2. (B3) Second unit of time (1m b When a sub-unit time (m) with a fixed cycle of (a) is elapsed, the same change of the display elements in the same order that is unified between both sub-unit times is realized in a part of the light-emitting unit 7 or in the vicinity thereof. (B4) Each third unit time (s) that elapses in the third constant period (1 m) b ) selectively causing the light-emitting unit 7 to emit the same color light that is unified among the first to third unit times in the same order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2. (B5) Third unit of time (1s b When a sub-unit time (s) with a fixed cycle of (a) is elapsed, the same change of the display elements in the same order that is unified between the two sub-unit times is realized in a part of the light-emitting unit 7 or in the vicinity thereof.

[0036] (Supplementary Note 1) How to distinguish between the three types of units of time In this display method, units of time are identified by the correspondence between the units of time and the light-emitting elements that emit that color light, and the observer must be aware of this correspondence. Therefore, the clarity of this correspondence greatly affects the intuitiveness of the perception. For this reason, emphasis is placed on differences in properties such as the size, shape, and position of the light-emitting elements, and light-emitting elements with different properties are associated with each unit of time, thereby improving the intuitiveness of this correspondence.

[0037] [Aspect 6] Display of small unit time Each unit time of the color light unit system is expressed as hours (h) and minutes (m b )min(m)sum(s b ) seconds (s), unit time (h) b )sum(s b ) are both units of time that are carried over by 12, and a color light display method is specified. Also, the small units of time, minutes (m) and seconds (s), are each carried over by 5. b ) and sum(1s b ), but the display varies depending on the type of colored light timing device used and the handling policy of the relevant small unit time. First, there is not much need for sub-unit time display in WLB watches with analog or digital display functions. This is because in the former, the position of the hour hand on the five indexes (scales on the dial) to which the minute hand or second hand belongs represents the sub-unit time, while in the latter, the remainder when the number indicating the minute or second is divided by 5 represents the sub-unit time. However, if there is a need for more intuitiveness, the display is made using marks (Figure 15) that provide display areas for each display element. Also, as shown in the small unit time marks 60a and 60b in FIG. 12, the constant period (1 m b ) and sum(1s b The two sub-units of time, which pass through a fixed cycle of 100 seconds in the same order, are displayed with the same display elements that change in five stages, ensuring the distinction between the sub-units of time for each unit. Furthermore, if the intuitiveness of the colored light display is important, the colored light emitted within each unit time can be uniformly changed, and the resulting sense of rhythm can be used to complement the assurance of distinctiveness.

[0038] (Supplementary Note 1) Relationship with the Kelly Diagram In order to apply the Kelly chromaticity diagram to this method instead of the JIS chromaticity diagram, it is necessary to address the differences between it and the JIS chromaticity diagram. The Kelly chromaticity diagram differs from the JIS chromaticity diagram in that (1) all intermediate colors of the 10 basic colors are clearly indicated, (2) the chromaticity range for blue-purple is reduced to the boundary line between the two intermediate colors, and (3) the chromaticity range for white is relatively large. Most of these differences can be resolved by applying the conditions for identical color light mentioned above. That is, for (1), among the 10 basic colors, red, red-yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, purple, and red-violet, each intermediate color marked with ○○ish△△ is treated as the same color light. For (2), effective solutions include treating blue-violet as the basic color light and the two intermediate colors on either side of the boundary line of that chromaticity division as adjacent lights of the basic color. For (3), the white problem can be solved by drawing the white group region of the JIS chromaticity diagram on the Kelly diagram with a dotted outline, treating the gap between the Kelly diagram and the JIS diagram as a "pale color" on the JIS diagram, and allowing either the outer color light or the white group light to cross the border into that pale color region. Furthermore, depending on the alternative chromaticity diagram, it may be necessary to address the division of functions between the reset light and the directional circular light, or the excess or deficiency of the number of colored lights or achromatic colors. The success of this approach will determine whether the JIS chromaticity diagram can be replaced with another chromaticity diagram. The Kelly diagram is a diagram showing chromaticity divisions as shown in Figure 2 with explanation of the Japanese Industrial Standards Z8110.

[0039] WLB Watches The WLB clock is a color light unit system in which the time (h) is measured in meters. b )sum(s b These are colored light analog and digital clocks that have the function of displaying the unit time (hours) of each unit system consisting of the conventional unit system of hours (h), minutes (m), and seconds (s), as well as the subunit time of minutes (m) and seconds (s), and a composite unit system that includes both of the conventional unit systems, as well as a switching function to select the unit system to be adopted. Furthermore, when the time set to be displayed on the WLB clock is in the conventional unit system (C2), it has the accuracy of physical time; when it is in the colored light unit system (C1), it has the slow flow of human time, with the psychophysical quantity of colored light added to the former; and when it is in the composite unit system (C3) that includes the former two, it has the freedom to adjust the speed of time. Table 3 below shows the relationship between clocks and units of measure in terms of time characteristics.

[0040] [Table 3] As shown in Table 3, colored light clocks that display human time are clocks that only display colored light and use a colored light unit system consisting of the units of time and subunits of time. However, colored light clocks can also display only the units of time and subunits. Conventional clocks that display physical time use a conventional unit system based on hours, minutes, and seconds, while combined clocks that also display time-shifted time use both the colored light unit system and the conventional unit system, either independently or in parallel. In WLB clocks, the subunits of time (m) and (s) and the conventional units of minutes (m) and seconds (s) are expressed in parallel as separate units with different carryovers. In some cases, the displayed time is combined into two types, in which case the combined time (also called human time) and physical time are used interchangeably.

[0041] The WLB watch shown in Table 3 and Figures 13, 16, and 28 has a display unit 2 including a light emitting unit 7 and a control unit 5. The control unit 5 accepts the selection of one of the following display methods (C1) to (C3) and controls the display unit 2 according to the accepted display method. (C1) Time (h) (m) in a fixed period b )sum(s b ) and each sub-unit time such as minutes (m) and seconds (s), basic color lights are displayed in the order of the counterclockwise R1 or clockwise R2. For the latter sub-unit time, display elements such as marks that change in five stages are selectively displayed on the light-emitting unit 7 or its vicinity, while the hour hand and numbers are erased. (C2) A conventional display setting in which at least one of numbers and hands representing the time in units of hours h, minutes m, and seconds s is displayed on the display unit 2. (C3) In a constant period, time (h) is b )sum(s b A composite display setting in which the light-emitting unit 7 is selectively made to emit light of the basic colors in an order including the counterclockwise order R1 or the clockwise order R2 for each unit time such as hour (h), minute (m), and second (s) and subunits of time, and at least one of the numbers and hands representing the time in units of hour (h), minute (m), and second (s) is displayed on the display unit 2.

[0042] (Supplement 1) Implementation of color light display method C1 in color light analog clocks In a conventional colored light analog clock, it is not possible to realize the colored light only display C1, which requires the elimination of the actual hour hand, so the display method options are limited to two options, C2 and C3. However, as shown in Figure 13, a smartphone method is adopted, and the light-emitting part is made into the back part 71(7) of the dial numerals, the ring-shaped light-emitting part 72(7) in the center of the dial face, or the dot-shaped or bar-shaped index 73(7), which moves in synchronization with the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand, respectively, to become the light-emitting part of the 12 display color lights, and each of them shows the hour (h), minute hand, and second hand. b )sum(s b ) and erase the entire hour hand 70 (7), the C1 pattern is realized. b ), sum(1s b The elapsed time of each of the five sub-units of time that make up the time period is automatically indicated by the position of the hand in the index of the sub-units of time from 1 to 5 that make up the fixed cycle of the unit time. This is also obvious in the index of a compound clock, and in a color light display system, the sub-unit time is clearly indicated by the position of the display mark.

[0043] [Aspect 7] Diverse display methods for diverse lifestyles: The technology, including the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 6, allows the "change patterns" of various colored lights to give a more intuitive sense of the passage of time. Also, unlike conventional displays using numbers or hour hands, people can sense the time without looking directly at the light-emitting part while carrying out their original work. Furthermore, this method makes it possible to apply different time display settings according to changes in lifestyle, such as time spent on social media, time for self-improvement, etc., and the choice to apply this display method fosters each person's autonomy. Also, in telework, which is expected to become more widespread in the future, notifying people of this display setting status not only confirms the requirements of the labor contract, but also deepens understanding of the positions of group members and contributes to creating a highly reliable group. However, the true effect of these colored light timing devices is that the nature of the time displayed is such that, by adding the psychophysical quantity of colored light to conventional physical time, conventional physical time that was mechanically recorded can be transformed into human time that flows gently from the past to the future, and this revival of human time will alleviate the stress and exhaustion brought about by the hyper-networked society.

[0044] [Aspect 8] Control method, program: This technology is controlled through the use of a color light timing device control method that utilizes a color light timing device, a color light timing device program that causes a computer to function as a color light timing device, a computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded, and the like. Conventional clocks allow us to perceive time through the changing shape of the numbers and the position of the hour hand as they form an image on the retina, but this method also allows us to sense time through color stimuli themselves. This not only means that the objects to be controlled are more diverse, but also that there are a wide variety of control targets, criteria for determining whether they are good or bad, and the timing of these targets. Therefore, it is effective to build a control system with the aforementioned computer at its core.

[0045] (4) Specific examples of this technology: Detailed examples of the present technology will be described below.

[0046] <Embodiment 1> Colored light timing device (control system, block diagram) In the first embodiment, an example of application of the present technology to a colored light timepiece will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, and FIG. 2 is an external view of a colored light emitting clock. Figure 2 shows a type of colored light timing device 100. It comprises a flat, box-shaped main body 1 and a transparent crystal block 8 mounted on top of it. Inside is an illuminated object 8a, which reflects the selected time unit. The illuminated object 8a is made of small dots engraved with 3D (three-dimensional) leather that reflect the colored light from the light-emitting element 7, creating an aesthetically pleasing design. On the front of the main body 1 are a digital clock display 2a that displays the conventional hours, minutes, and seconds, and an operation unit 3, such as a touch panel, that accepts operations such as setting the time and wake-up time. The display 2 is a collective term for the light-emitting element 7, the illuminated object 8a, and the digital clock display 2a. The light-emitting element 7 on the main body 1 can emit colored light upward toward the illuminated object 8a. The colored light from the light-emitting element 7 is reflected by the illuminated object 8a, and the time is displayed using this reflected light. The light emitting unit 7 also includes a backlight or a projector of different light sources, and serves as a backlight for the digital clock display unit 2a. Furthermore, when waking up, the unit time set by the setting switch 3 can be switched sequentially between various units, and a high-intensity warning light with the addition of a separate white light source can also be displayed. Note that the 3D laser-processed small dot image shown here is just one example of a distinctive light-emitting element, and it can also be reflected light, transmitted light, or leaking light from a white wall, a hollow translucent image, a paper-cut lantern, a lantern with a hole, etc., to display the unit time in the agreed-upon unit. Furthermore, the display unit 2 can be multiple, or multiple unit time units can be displayed as a selective display.

[0047] Control system (block diagram): Figure 3 shows a schematic example of the electrical system of a color light timing device 100. The color light timing device 100 shown in Figure 3 comprises a control unit 5 and a display unit 2, and operates on power from a power source. The display unit 2 has a light-emitting unit 7, an irradiated object 8a, and a liquid crystal panel 2b that forms a digital clock display unit 2a. The control unit 5 has an operation unit 3, a time receiving unit 141, a program input unit 142, etc.

[0048] Control system functions: The control unit 5 includes an RTC (Real Time Clock) 101, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 102, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 (semiconductor memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104 (semiconductor memory), a storage device 105, and I / F (Interfaces) 106 and 107. These units 101 to 107 are electrically connected to each other, allowing them to input and output information to and from each other. The RTC 101 is a clock circuit built into the computer, and is a circuit that constantly operates as a clock using a battery or the like. A basic program for executing a color light timing program 110 is written in the ROM 103. The storage device 105 stores the color light timing program 110, a light emission sequence data group 121 indicating the light emission sequence of the color lights, a setting value group 122, and the like. The light emission sequence data group 121 includes light emission sequence data indicating the light emission sequence shown in FIGS. 22 and 23. The color light timing program 110 causes the control unit 5, which is a type of computer, to function as a function control unit 111, a clock control unit 112, a color light control unit 113, etc. The function control unit 111 loads new color light timing programs from the program input unit 142 via the I / F 107 and performs various settings. The clock control unit 112 manages time in cooperation with the RTC 101. The color light control unit 113 causes the light-emitting unit 7 to emit color light of a chromaticity classification set in accordance with the light emission order data from the color light emission order data group 121. The storage device 105 may be a rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory. The CPU 102 performs various processes by reading information stored in the storage device 105 into the RAM 104 as appropriate and executing the read program.

[0049] Light-emitting functions: The I / F 106 is connected to a light-emitting unit 7 and a liquid crystal panel 2b. The light-emitting unit 7 can selectively emit light of a plurality of colors, and illuminates the illuminated object 8a and the liquid crystal panel 2b. The liquid crystal panel 2b displays the hours, minutes, and seconds in the conventional display format of the digital clock display unit 2a, as shown in FIG. 2. The light-emitting unit 7, which illuminates the liquid crystal panel 2b from behind, also functions as a backlight for the digital clock display unit 2a.

[0050] Switching functions: The I / F 107 is connected to the operation unit 3, time receiving unit 141, program input unit 142, etc. The operation unit 3 has switches such as an operation switch 131, a setting switch 132, and a changeover switch 133. The operation switch 131 of the clock is a switch for adjusting the time. When the control unit 5 accepts operation of the operation switch 131 of the clock, it adjusts the time of the RTC 101, changes the colored light emitted from the light-emitting unit 7 to the correct time, and displays the correct time on the display unit 2a of the digital clock. The light-emitting sequence setting switch 132 determines the light-emitting sequence data to be used from the light-emitting sequence data group 121 of the colored lights. When the control unit 5 accepts the setting of the light-emitting sequence setting switch 132, it selects light-emitting sequence data corresponding to the setting from the light-emitting sequence data group 121 and stores the selected data in the storage device 105. The display mode changeover switch 133 can be used to change the color light at a fixed cycle of 12 hours or 1 hour (12 minutes). b ) or 1 minute (12 minutes) b ) or another fixed cycle. The control unit 5 stores data representing the selection of each display mode selector switch 133 in the memory device 105, and changes the color of light emitted by the light-emitting unit 7 at the selected fixed cycle. The time receiving unit 141 receives radio waves containing date and time information transmitted from a standard radio wave transmitting station. The control unit 5 adjusts the time of the RTC 101 based on the received date and time information. As a result, time elapses starting from 0:00:00 standard time. The program input unit 142 can load a new color light timing program from an external device.

[0051] PWM control of light source: 24(a) and (b) are schematic diagrams illustrating exemplary configurations of the light-emitting unit 7. The light-emitting unit 7 illustrated in FIGS. 24(a) and (b) includes a plurality of light sources 150 and a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control unit 160. The plurality of light sources 150 illustrated in FIG. 24(a) can emit colored light falling within the chromaticity ranges of 12 colors on the JIS chromaticity diagram: red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, red-purple, pink, and white (for example, colored light with chromaticities indicated by circles and diamonds in FIG. 1). The plurality of light sources 150 illustrated in FIG. 24(b) can emit colored light falling within the chromaticity ranges of red, green, and blue on the JIS chromaticity diagram. Each of the light sources 150 illustrated in FIGS. 24(a) and (b) can be an LED, an OLED (organic LED), or the like. The PWM control unit 160 can change the ratio of the time that the current supplied to each light source 150 is on, and repeatedly turns the current on and off in a short cycle that is imperceptible to the eye, changing the ratio of the on time and on / off time within the allowable on time range of each light source light, thereby changing the apparent brightness of the LEDs, etc. At the same time, it changes the combination of the three primary color light sources to emit color light of each chromaticity division.

[0052] 12-color and 3-primary-color light source lighting method: 24(a), when selectively emitting the 12 color lights, the light-emitting unit 7 turns on only the light source corresponding to the color light to be emitted and turns off the remaining 11 light sources. For example, if the current unit time corresponds to red, the light-emitting unit 7 may turn on only the red light source and turn off the remaining 11 light sources. 24(b) selectively emits light of the three primary colors. When light of a color other than the three primary colors is required, the light emitting unit 7 turns on two or more light sources and performs PWM control to achieve the corresponding chromaticity segment.

[0053] <Embodiment 2> "One-circuit method" The one-circulation method can be divided into two types: a full-color light emission method with 12 colors without color light selection, and a method that selectively emits a small number of colors (4 or more). The former allows overlapping of white and purple group lights, which reduces the color difference between the colors of the lights for each unit time. However, this method is an effective method for realizing a color light clock that does not rely on flashing or blinking. The latter also has a wide range of unit time, allowing for a constant cycle of more than one day, or one whose range fluctuates around an average value, giving it a variety of characteristics as a timing device. Furthermore, this one-circle method can be classified by use, and its functions are diverse, including colored light clocks, stopwatches, calendars (day-by-day), alarms, progress indicators, display method switching and notification of the selected status, and display performance recording (WLB meter).

[0054] "Specific examples" of "One-circle method use classification" Colored light display of the "month" unit In the case of the "start white, go through purple, and rotate clockwise once" method shown in Fig. 9, the control unit 5 controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 so that the light starts from white and rotates clockwise in the order R2. This example is suited to the warmth that corresponds to the seasons of a year, with one month as the unit time, and is therefore suitable for a yearly cycle display, with one month as the unit time, for example, a monthly display in a color light calendar.

[0055] Japanese clock In the case of the "starting with white, passing through reddish purple, and going around the entire area counterclockwise once" method shown in Figure 10, the control unit 5 controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 so that the light starts from white and goes counterclockwise in the order R1. This example is suitable for a colored light Japanese clock that displays the time of the vernal and autumnal equinoxes using colored light according to the fixed hour system, with each unit of time, "Toki," being two hours, equal to the 12 divisions of a day (24 hours). The light-emitting unit 7 of this colored light Japanese clock may also be used as the light-emitting unit of a symbol clock that displays letters and symbols representing the hours (Toki) of the Chinese zodiac.

[0056] Colored light daily calendar (Fig. 27); A daily calendar indicates what day of the week it is, but a calendar does not have the function to specify the date. However, a calendar is useful for scheduling nearby days at a glance and taking notes on the plans for each day. However, it is easy to forget to look at the notes. To ensure that this colorful light daily calendar can be used effectively, the day of the week output from the calendar control is displayed in the day display section 7-a of the daily calendar and calendar, with the day displayed in numbers and the day displayed in colored light, and the date and month of the day are identified by bright colored light and numbers, and the calendar also has the function of clearly displaying scheduled events 3 and whether or not they are scheduled.

[0057] Figure 27 shows various screens consisting of a segment control type hour 02, minute 34, and second 56 display, a dot matrix type day of the week display (Saturday is the day, 18 is the day), and a touch panel type 4 input device and display device (year, month, seven-day chart, small unit time) and an LCD display (background image) (in practice, it may be possible to combine them into any of the types). In addition, in the memo writing function, the contents of the memo entered on the touch panel 4 can be called up and confirmed by the number of the day of the week on the seven-day calendar. The background image 2 of the calendar can be a color light display of a photographic image on an LCD system, or a single-color positive photograph representing the day of the week. The start, stop and reset of this color light calendar, as well as the input of memos and switching of images, are performed by operating the prepared changeover switch 133 and various controls by the control unit 5 in accordance with Fig. 28. However, the operation switches 131 may be switches 4 installed in a touch panel system. Also, memos for each day's schedule may be input and stored 105, and automatically displayed on the display unit 3 when the corresponding day is started, and the memo contents for that day may be called up and displayed only when necessary by the touch panel 4. However, the displayed contents are reset with the passage of each day. The year and month 7-b are displayed as needed.

[0058] "Color light step progress meter" Activities such as meetings, lectures, and presentations are often structured as a series of various steps (s), i.e., conclusion, introduction, development, twist, conclusion, etc. This color light progress meter measures 4 to 12 step times (t s ) consists of the scheduled time (Σt s ) and the step time t sThis is an attempt to simultaneously display the desired progress. This method calculates the average step time t a (Σt s / s), and calculate the constant period T as s times t a Each of the t4 to t12 that elapses after the start of measurement is a The light emission time of the colored light corresponding to each step is corrected by ±Δt (=t s -t a ) and delay or advance the light emission time of each step light by t s The progress within the step time after the start of the step is calculated by the count value t of each step time versus the step time value t s The progress of the steps is calculated as a ratio of the waxing and waning of the moon on the symbol clock, and the progress of the steps is displayed for each step as a ratio of the waning and waning of the moon on the symbol clock. Also, at the end of the fixed period T, which is the scheduled time, the next fixed period will be started or the count will end (temporary interruption and restart is also possible). If there is a lead time before the scheduled time, it may be indicated by flashing or blinking lights or an alarm sound to prompt assistance for the steps before and after or related processes (a warning will be given if there is a delay). s -t a ) by t a The step time t s In order to match the counters 4 to 12 in the clock control unit 112 in FIG. 28 with the preset counters, the calculated correction times (±Δt) are input to each counter before input begins, and the first counter starts counting when the progress meter is started, and the count value t of the counter is calculated by adding the sum of the count value t and the preset value (t±Δt s ) is the step time t s The time when the preset counter reaches the step time t is the time when the preset counter counts up. When the preset counter counts up, the preset counter is reset and the next counter starts counting. s The colored lights are emitted in the specified order, and the same counting is continued sequentially for each step time t s The progress of each step is displayed by color light. s) is displayed using elements other than color light, such as the phases of the moon.

[0059] <Embodiment 3> "Two-circle system" AM / PM clock Specific example of the two-circle method (white / purple start light, AM / PM clock): Figure 4, "Two cycles of alternating white and purple," shows a specific example of color light changes in color light instructions. When the color of the color light is changed every hour, the color of the color light transitions as shown in Table 4, and a repeating operation is performed in a fixed cycle of 12 hours. This shows the appearance of color light of the chromaticity of the chromaticity classification defined as the color name in the JIS chromaticity diagram in Figure 1 being emitted during a unit time. The color light changes for 12 hours from midnight to 11 PM shown in Table 4, followed by midnight to the end of 11 PM (just before midnight), are also repeated in the same manner as Table 4.

[0060] [Table 4] However, in the case of an AM / PM clock (24 hours), the AM and PM are memorized (memorizing whether k in the carry table in Table 2 is 0 or 1), and the rotation pattern can be switched at the start of each AM and PM cycle. This pattern can be set to a warm pink for home and a bright white for work at midnight and midnight, respectively, a purple for dawn and a reddish purple for sunset at 6 AM and 6 PM, and the same color sequence as above for each other at other times, adopting color light changes that are closer to people's everyday lives. Furthermore, if this AM / PM clock switches the brightness level of the colored light corresponding to each unit of time (hour) or each time period combined with that, the reflection of the brightness of natural light in this method will more realistically display the changes in color light throughout the day. Examples of the difference between high, medium and low brightness levels for each time period are shown below. The 24 hours of a day are divided into eight-hour periods: high (daytime, 8am-4pm), medium (morning-evening, 4pm-7pm and 4am-7pm), and low (night, 8pm-4am), or seasonally-changing periods. The division of the periods and their combinations are free, as long as the total number of unit hours is 24.

[0061] Two-cycle color change: If the progression of color light changes shown in Table 4 is represented on a chromaticity diagram as (0), (1), (2), ..., (11) in the order of appearance in a fixed cycle from midnight to the end of 11:00 AM (until just before midnight), it becomes Figure 4. The control unit 5 selectively controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 so that it starts from white at midnight, and goes through five unique colors, red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, etc. (up to this point in the first half of the cycle), and finally reaches purple every hour, which is the unit time. In this case, each colored light in the two-round system is configured as a series of the five unique colored lights and a composite colored light including a reset light of white group light either before or after it, and the colored light changes counterclockwise in the morning, with the starting light being white (pink as in symbol 4-1 in Figure 23 is also possible) or the quasi-reset light purple in the second round (reddish purple as in symbol 4-1 in Figure 23 is also possible). As described above, the change in colored light circulating counterclockwise around the white group in the order R1 creates a sense of time passing, and the sense of time passing is reset by the white group light for the first unit time of the fixed cycle and the purple light starting at the second cycle. Therefore, this colored light timing device 100 makes it easy to intuitively grasp the time and duration using only colored light.

[0062] Other examples of two-lap systems: In the case of "two revolutions starting with white and following the same path" in Figure 5, the control unit 5 selectively controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 so that in both the first and second half cycles, the light starts with white, surrounds the white group, and changes to red, yellow, green, blue, and purple in a counterclockwise direction R1. This results in the first and second revolutions being made of a common color light. Although not shown, FIG. 5 is a second (m b ) and 3(s b ) to ensure distinguishability through flashing and blinking, and there is also a method of applying Figure 8, a display method in which uniform color light is displayed, to the first unit of time (h) to omit the flashing and blinking. In the case of "White Start, Red-Lack, 2 Cycles" shown in Figure 6, the control unit 5 selectively controls the light emitted by the light-emitting unit 7 so that the color starts with white in the first half of the cycle and pink in the second half of the cycle, then changes counterclockwise in order R1 to yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, and blue-purple. The example shown in Figure 6 is designed to provide discrimination for people with red-green color vision deficiency, which accounts for 80% of color vision deficiencies. In this case, the colored light from the light-emitting unit 7 is composed of monochromatic light with a narrow spectral half-width, white, and pink filtered through polarized glasses. There is no red light, so there is no need to distinguish it from green. 7 "Starts red, white & ends purple, 2 cycles" the control unit 5 controls the color light of the light-emitting unit 7 to selectively emit light so that in the first half of the cycle, the color changes counterclockwise R1 from red to yellow-red, yellow, green, and blue, ending in purple, and in the second half of the cycle, the color changes counterclockwise R1 from red to yellow-red, yellow, green, and blue, ending in white. In this example, the purple quasi-reset light and white reset light that are the ending lights in the first and second cycles, respectively, allow the observer to distinguish between the first half and the second half of the cycle. In the case of "White-Pink Start, Two Cycles of Full Chromaticity Division" shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 5 selectively controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 so that the color starts from white and changes counterclockwise in R1 order to red, yellow, green, blue, and purple in the first half of the cycle, and then controls the light emission of the light-emitting unit 7 selectively so that the color starts from pink and changes counterclockwise in R1 order to yellow-red, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, and red-purple in the second half of the cycle. As a result, the light-emitting unit 7 emits the unique color, etc., starting from white and changing counterclockwise in R1 order in the first half of the cycle, and emits colored light in the intermediate color-centered first half of the cycle and adjacent colored light in R1 order in the second half of the cycle. In this example, the colored light with different hues in the first and second cycles allows the first and second half of the cycle to be distinguished, enabling discrimination without relying on blinking or flashing.

[0063] <Embodiment 4> Color light unit system and display of color light clock This display method is different from the conventional half-day (d) which consists of 12 and 60 units of time (hours). h The maximum number of colored lights that display a fixed cycle of 12 hours (h) is reduced from 60 to 12, making it possible to indicate time and hours using a small number of colored lights. b )sum(s b) Each constant period (1d h )(1h)(1m) that each new unit time of constitutes is made to pass through three types of units of the same order in the same order of unit time, and the same-color light is emitted for each unit time, and each unit time is displayed. The unit is identified by the correspondence determination between the unit of each unit time and the light-emitting part that emits the color light. In addition, for the introduction of the color light unit system, it is important to enable an integrated operation between the color light unit system and the conventional unit system to deepen the familiarity between the two.

[0064] Coexistence (integrated operation) of the old and new unit systems: In this color light clock, a color light unit system composed of each unit time (time) of hour (h), minute (m b ), minute (m), second (s b ) is adopted, and the unit time (time) of each unit is displayed in such a manner that it repeats digit increments with 12 or 5 as the base in its arrangement order. Among these, for the new unit time (time) of minute (m b ) and second (s b ), it is denoted as “○○(m b ), ○○(s b ).” However, this (m b ) and (s b ) are abbreviations, and their names are called “Ray” and “Wa.” The naming of this “minute (m b )” and “second (s b )” is important for enhancing the practicality of each unit time (time) and time display. That is, in the color light unit system where the new unit time (time) of minute (m b ) and second (s b ) coexist with the minute (m) and second (s) of the small unit time that increments by 5, the integrated operation brings about familiarity with the new unit time display. For example, if the new unit time (time) of minute (m b ) and second (s b ) that coexist with the minute (m) and second (s) of the conventional unit system are called “○○ Ray (m b ) and (:+)△ minute (m)” and “○○ Wa (s b ) and (:+)△ second (s),” then for the minute (m) and second (s) of each unit time (time) of the coexisting conventional unit system, “○○(m b ) and the sum of the product of the minute (m) and 5 and △(m), or ○○(sb The concept of integrating this new unit of time (hour) with the conventional units of minutes (m) and seconds (s) is born, and this new unit of time (hour) and the conventional units of minutes (m) and seconds (s) are perceived as an integrated unit. Conversely, the time in the new color light unit system of "43 minutes m 21 seconds s" of the conventional unit system is 8 li (m b ) and the remainder 3 minutes (m), and the sum of 4 of the quotient unit time (s b ) and the remainder is 1 second (s). And because this multiplication table for five is a highly intuitive operation, this mutual relationship deepens familiarity with the new unit of time (hours), naturally realizing the integrated perception mentioned above. Furthermore, the color light unit system is Re (m b ) and sum(s b ) is time that flows slowly at one-fifth the speed of the conventional minutes (m) and seconds (s), and the perception of the conventional minutes (m) and seconds (s) need only be used when strict time management is required. The realization of this relaxed time is also thought to be an effect of applying the new composite unit system of (ji) (rei) (wa), (m) (s). In particular, the WLB clock, which consists of a colored light analog clock and a colored light digital clock, has an integrated display of small units of time (hours), so it is easy to become familiar with it.

[0065] <Embodiment 5> Arrangement of light-emitting parts showing various units In the first embodiment, the light emitting unit 7 is determined without specifying the light emitting unit that emits color light for each unit of time. However, in the present technology, the light emitting unit 7 is determined without specifying the light emitting unit that emits color light for each unit of time. b ), 5 seconds (s b The same color light is emitted for each unit time of the selected units in the same order, and the elapsed unit time and its units are displayed by emitting the color light from a light-emitting element specific to the unit time of each unit or from a light-emitting element designated as the selected light-emitting element. Subunits of time of minutes (m) and seconds (s) in the same order are also displayed by marks common to both units or by common strong and weak color stimuli within the chromaticity division of each unit time, and the units are displayed according to the corresponding arrangement with the light-emitting element.

[0066] "Colored Light Painting Clock": 12 shows an example of the arrangement of the first to third light-emitting units 21, 22, and 23 of a colored light painting clock, which is an example of a colored light timing device 100. The display unit 2 of this colored light painting clock has a light-emitting unit 7 embedded in a painting-style opaque panel 25 housed in a frame 24. The light-emitting unit 7 includes a first light-emitting unit 21 with a flower pattern and the largest area, a second light-emitting unit 22 with a butterfly pattern on the left side and the next largest area, and a third light-emitting unit 23 with a frog pattern on the bottom right and the smallest area. The three types of light-emitting units 21, 22, and 23 have different properties and emit colored light that changes for each unit of time (hour) from the light-emitting unit determined for each unit. For example, the first light emitting unit 21 with a floral pattern changes the color light for each unit time of hour (h), and the change in the predetermined color sequence is repeated for 12 hours and a half a day (1d h ) or 6 hours (1 / 2d h ) cycle. The second light emitting part 22 with a butterfly pattern is b The color light is changed every unit of time (1h), and the change in the specified color sequence is repeated in a cycle of 1h. The third light emitting part 23 of the frog pattern has a sum (s b ) and repeats this change in a specific color sequence every minute (1 m). The colored lights from the light emitting units 21 to 23 in the same order change in a common color order between the units, The specific change pattern may be the same as that shown in FIGS. 4 to 11 of the first embodiment. Also, marks 60a and 60b for small unit times may be displayed near the butterfly and the frog. b The third light emitting section 23 corresponding to the unit time of 100 seconds may be omitted. Also, a WLB clock may be constructed by adding conventional digital numbers and an image of an hour hand to this device.

[0067] Unit display function: The colored light painting clock shown in Figure 12 is merely a landscape painting for appreciation, but as mentioned above, it is equipped with the "unit display function" of a colored light clock. The units of time displayed by this colored light clock are expressed according to an agreement based on the type of display object its illuminating element displays and its characteristics, i.e., differences in size, shape, etc. However, a third party who is unaware of this agreement will not understand the meaning of the colored light display and it will not function as a colored light clock. This is a major difference between the indication methods of conventional clocks and colored light clocks. In other words, in conventional clocks, there is a natural one-to-one correspondence between the time units of hour, minute, and second and the type of hour hand or indicator face that represents them, but in colored light clocks, the agreement between the two is diverse. The colored light picture clock shown in Figure 12 is designed to allow the unique characteristics of the type of luminous element, i.e., the type of living thing and its characteristics (large, medium, small), etc., to be identified, but this arrangement makes it quite difficult to intuitively perceive the unit of time. The types of light-emitting units that specify these units include the equipment, ornaments, dials, hour hands, cases, and other objects on which they are installed, as well as reflective or transmissive objects that are the target of colored light irradiation, or displays that the light-emitting units project. The properties of the latter light-emitting units include various elements such as their number, size, shape, position, and angle of incidence into the field of view. For example, the units of time (h) and time (m) are expressed as a time unit. b )sum(s b For each unit of the luminous area, the following conditions are met: planar (maximum area), linear (maximum major axis or long side, or in the case of a ring, the maximum circumference / average width of the perpendicular lines to the former), and dot (minimum area). If the suitability of the above conditions is unclear, they will be supplemented by combining with other properties.

[0068] PWM control for each light source and unit: 12 and 25 show schematic configuration examples of the first light-emitting unit 21, the second light-emitting unit 22, and the third light-emitting unit 23. The first light-emitting unit 21 emits light for 12 hours (first constant period 1d h22 and 23 from any of the plurality of light sources 151 by current control by the PWM control unit 161 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 5 in FIG. 3. The second light-emitting unit 22 emits colored light of the basic colors in the order shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 every 5 minutes (at each second unit time m) in one hour (second constant period 1h), and has a PWM control unit 161 for selectively emitting colored light of the basic colors in an order including a counterclockwise order R1 or a clockwise order R2. b ) includes a plurality of light sources 152 for selectively emitting color light of the basic colors in an order including a counterclockwise order R1 or a clockwise order R2, and a PWM control unit 162. 22 and 23 from any of the plurality of light sources 152 by current control by the PWM control unit 162 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 5. The third light-emitting unit 23 emits light of the colors shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 in the order of light emission every 5 seconds (at each third unit time s) in one minute (third constant period 1 m). b 22 and 23 from any of the light sources 151 to 153 by current control by the PWM control unit 163 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 5. However, there are not necessarily many light sources 151 to 153 prepared, and they may be shared among the units by time division under PWM control. However, for color light displays that utilize reflected light and transmitted light, it is desirable to use a monochromatic light source with as large a spectral full width at half maximum (FWHM) as possible.

[0069] <Embodiment 6> Display of small unit time As shown in Figure 20, the time b ) and sum(s b ) is divided into five equal parts into small unit time (m) (s), and the control unit 5 calculates the time (1m b )sum(1s b ) are displayed as five small units of time minutes (m) and seconds (s) that pass through each of the five fixed periods by changing display marks and by changing the attribute values ​​of the colored lights described below. However, on WLB watches, the display of these small units of time (m) and (s) is necessary to ensure display accuracy when colored light is displayed (when the colored light display method mentioned above is selected), and so the display will be as required (the small unit time display may be omitted).

[0070] Sub-time marking: 15(a)-(e), the color light timing device 100 may further include a mark indicator 60 capable of displaying the time corresponding to each sub-unit time within the unit time using marks for the sub-unit time (see FIGS. 12 and 27). The mark indicator 60 can display different marks on the light-emitting unit 7, and can be configured, for example, by a light source separate from the light sources 150-153 of the light-emitting unit 7 (see FIGS. 24 and 25). The control unit 5 changes the mark displayed on the mark indicator 60 in five stages without changing the color of the light when a sub-unit time has elapsed within the unit time. Of course, the marks for each sub-unit time shown in Figures 15(a) to 15(e) can also be displayed by changing the attribute value in five stages within each chromaticity range in combination with the color light emitted by the light-emitting unit 7 shown in Figures 2, 12, 24, 25, and 27 in addition to changing the shape.

[0071] Examples of small time markings: The display unit 2 in Fig. 15 displays a mark indicating the elapsed sub-unit time by switching its appearance in five stages in the light-emitting unit 7. The mark is displayed on the indicator 60 throughout the elapse of the sub-unit time. The methods of Figures 15(a) to (e) require the user to look closely at the light-emitting unit 7, so if intuitiveness is required, the display of small-unit current prices using colored lights as described below, or a parallel display thereof, is required. Figure 15(a) shows five numbers that change from 0 to 4, representing five steps. Note that other letters and ideographic marks such as playing card symbols also fall into this category. Figure 15(b) shows the number of small circles shown in the lower right corner changing from 0 to 4. Figure 15(c) shows the position of the small circles representing small units of time rotating from 0 to top, right, bottom, and left within the luminous area. Figure 15(d) shows the number and position of the circles changing for each small unit of time, ultimately forming a diamond shape. In Figure 15(e), the number of vertices of the figure changes in five stages from 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, representing the progress of five steps of small unit time, but the zero represents a reset, marking the start of a reset for that small unit time. Therefore, this mark may be a star with five vertices, or the like, which indicates a reset and end (abbreviated in Figure 15).

[0072] Displaying small unit time periods using colored light rhythms (regularities) It is difficult to display time or unit time (hours) using only the color difference of colored light within the same chromaticity division (see c below). For this reason, various types of high color stimulus light sources a. and low color stimulus light sources b. are prepared, and a step change "Table 5" is created in which the order of occurrence of strong and weak color stimulus light is standardized between each unit time. The resulting sense of rhythm allows the user to perceive the order of passage of small unit time. Specifically, strong and weak chromatic stimuli are classified as a, b, and c. Strong chromatic stimuli are high-brightness light (diamond 1, diamond 2) and other high-spectral half-maximum (FWHM) light (diamond 3). Weak chromatic stimuli are low-brightness light (circles 1, 2) and low-brightness, low-excitation-purity OLED light (circle 3). Weak chromatic stimuli of the 10 basic colors are low-brightness light with a chromaticity point shifted toward lower excitation purity than the former (diamonds 1 and 2). The reset light (white group light) starts with the highest possible excitation purity within the chromaticity range and shifts in the same direction (+) as the chromaticity range to ensure color difference. Table 5 also shows the intensity of the luminance levels as a numerical model based on the PWM-controlled duty value. The light source for diamond 3 is a high-brightness laser light or fluorescent light, and either of these can be used depending on the situation.

[0073] [Table 5] a. High color stimulation light: diamond 1; high brightness LED light Diamond 2: High brightness OLED light Diamond 3: High spectral half-power light (laser light, fluorescence, etc.), "half" in the table b. Weak chromatic stimulus light: Circle 1; low brightness OLED light Circle 2: Low brightness LED light Circle 3; low brightness low irritation purity OLED light c. Chromaticity change: 0; borderline or near the former + ;Color difference between forward and backward directions, the number is the magnitude (First sub-unit time) Luminance CD5 (:90%) (Second sub-unit time) Luminance CD3 (:50%) (Third sub-unit time) Luminance CD2 (:40%) (4th sub-unit time) Brightness CD4 (:80%) (5th sub-unit time) Luminance CD (1:30%) Here, the number in parentheses after the brightness indicates the brightness level, and CD1 <CD2<CD3<CD4<CD5である。

[0074] Display of small time units by changing the intensity and chromatic stimuli: As shown in Table 5, the control unit 5 standardizes the order of occurrence of strong and weak color stimuli of color light mainly based on the luminance by combining color light from multiple light sources for each type of color light (reset light, 10 basic color lights), and the resulting sense of rhythm complements the discrimination of color light that indicates small units of time. However, since the sense of rhythm should not be too fast or too slow, it can also be applied to only minutes (m) or seconds (s).

[0075] "Backlighting with different light sources": To display the subunits of time (1 minute, 1 second) that make up each unit of time (5 minutes, 5 seconds) using the attribute values ​​of color light, a wide range of attribute values ​​(brightness / Y value, excitation purity, dominant wavelength value, spectral half-width, etc.) must be expressed as changes in five color lights within the same chromaticity range. One method for enhancing these changes in attribute values ​​is backlighting with different light emitters (see Figure 18). This backlight includes a three-primary-color organic EL light source 93 and multiple LEDs (light-emitting diodes) 92. Each LED 92 has a relatively narrow spectral full width at half maximum (FWHM) and is suitable for emitting strong stimulus light. The multiple LEDs 92 can be, for example, five-color LEDs or fluorescent white LEDs with a sparkling color. The organic EL light source 93 has a broader spectral irradiance distribution than LEDs and is suitable for emitting weak stimulus light. In the backlight of FIG. 18, the LED light sources in the JIS chromaticity diagram shown in FIG. 1 are arranged at the sparkling white (fluorescent) w, r, o, y, g (for color gamut expansion light source), g1, b, and p. The three-primary-color organic EL light sources are R1, G1, and B1. A green organic EL light source G is provided at the g chromaticity position and can be switched with G1, thereby expanding the color gamut of both light sources. Therefore, the strong stimulus light can be composed of two colors of light, consisting of dynamically controlled, high-brightness organic EL light mixed with some sparkling LED light. As shown in Table 5, a pattern of strong and weak stimuli (e.g., strong, weak, weak, strong, weak) for a total of five colors is created for each sub-unit of time within a unit of time. By unifying this pattern of strong and weak stimuli within each unit of time, a sense of rhythm is created according to the pattern, and the discrimination between the colored lights indicating each sub-unit of time is strengthened. For colored lights other than the strong stimulus light (weak), the discrimination is strengthened by adding a tinge of color or whiteness (+ in the hue column of Table 5) to the white group light and the 10 basic colored lights.

[0076] <Embodiment 7> "Colored light analog clock" Examples of the colored light timing device 100 include a colored light analog clock (see FIG. 14) and a mechanical colored light analog clock (see FIG. 26), which incorporate this technology into traditional analog clocks, giving them the intuitiveness of a colored light clock.

[0077] Light path (mechanism) of a colored analog clock: As shown in Figure 14, a step motor 42 is provided on a base plate 41, and a gear 43 is attached to its drive shaft. The driving force of gear 43 is transmitted to hour hand drive gear 45 via reduction gear 44. Hours hand drive gear 45 is integrated with a hollow shaft 47 made of transparent functional resin and supported on a support shaft 46. A hour hand 48 is further integrated with hollow shaft 47, and except for its light-guiding portion, is covered with a light-blocking material and a reflective material that guides colored light to the hour hand face. As step motor 42 rotates, hour hand 48 rotates once per hour around support shaft 46. Meanwhile, hour hand drive gear 45 is engaged with reduction gear 49 on the side opposite reduction gear 44, and the rotation of hour hand drive gear 45, and therefore hour hand 48, is reduced to 1 / 12 and transmitted to hour hand drive gear 50. The hour hand drive gear 50 is integrated with a hollow shaft 51 that fits onto the outside of the hollow shaft 47 that is integral with the minute hand 48, and the hour hand 52 is integrated with the end of the hollow shaft 51. The hour hand drive gear 50, hollow shaft 51, and hour hand 52 are integrated with each other using a transparent functional resin and are covered in the same coating as the hollow shaft 47 and minute hand 48. A housing 53 that covers the gear group is fixed to the base plate 41, and a clock face 54 is fixed to the base plate 41 between the housing 53 and the hour hand 52 and minute hand 48. Although not shown, the clock face 54 has numbers 1 to 12 and points (indexes) arranged at equal angular intervals on a circumference outside the rotation locus of the tip of the minute hand 48, similar to a conventional clock. The indexes can be luminous objects that replace either hour hand.

[0078] Colored light analog clock Light path elements (example): The housing 53 is formed with a bulging lamp house 53A, the inside of which is a reflective surface. An LED (light emitting diode) 55 serving as a light source is provided inside each lamp house 53A, and light from the LEDs can be concentrated toward the center of the housing 53. Each LED 55 corresponding to the light sources 150 to 153 shown in Figures 24 and 25 can emit colored light of each dominant wavelength or composite light of the three primary colors through dynamic control. Liquid crystal shutters 56A and 56B are provided near the center of the housing 53 in a two-tiered ring shape so as to face the LEDs 55. A disk-shaped light shielding plate 57 is provided in the center of the housing 53, between the gears 50 and 45. The light shielding plate 57 divides a color light area including the hour hand drive gear 50 and a color light area including the minute hand drive gear 45 into two sections, left and right, as shown in FIG. 14 . This creates two independent light paths: one from the LED 55 to the hour hand drive gear 45 via the liquid crystal shutter 56A, and the other from the LED 56 to the hour hand drive gear 50 via the liquid crystal shutter 56B. Each liquid crystal shutter 56A, 56B opens the time-division color light for the hour hand 48 or the minute hand 52 while the LED 55 is emitting light, opening each light path toward the LED 55. This allows dynamically controlled color light from the LED 55 to be selectively guided to the light path of each hour hand 48, 52 on the hour hand drive gear 50 or the minute hand drive gear 45 side.

[0079] "Mechanical colored analog clock": The mechanical colored analog clock shown in FIG. 14 has hands 21, 22 with light-emitting parts, and the hands and axes are integrated 51, 47, and each rotating optical path of a light guide covered with a shielding and reflecting material, and the lower end of each rotating axis (see FIG. 26) is provided with vertical light entrance slits 40A, 40B with a width of 30 degrees (the hour hand axes of 40A, 40B are shown as having the same cross section for convenience of illustration, but are actually on different cross sections), and 12 colored light sources 55 common to each unit of time are arranged at circumferential positions at 30-degree intervals around each rotating axis, and each light source is divided into fan-shaped blocks 53A at 30-degree widths by radial dividing members 55W. Each inner surface is covered with a reflecting and shielding material 55w, and a light exit section is arranged on the side of the rotary slit of the twelve fixed optical path blocks 53A. Colored light from the light source 55 within each block, or colored light guided to each block 53A from an external light source by an optical fiber or the like, is guided from the light sources arranged in a predetermined color sequence common to each unit as the rotary slits 40A, 40B rotate and pass through one or two fan-shaped fixed light source blocks 53A on the outer edge surrounding them. The colored light from the light sources is guided in that order from the block 53A side through the slits 40A, 40B to the hand surfaces 21, 22 in Figure 14, thereby displaying each time. In this system, light sources are positioned at a 30-degree phase angle that is common to each unit of time that passes through each fixed cycle, and the colored light from each fixed light source 55 displays the time and hour, realizing a simple colored light analog clock that does not rely on control such as dynamic control. Furthermore, the blinking is not due to an LCD shutter or PMW control, but rather to a simple blinking circuit. Also, although not shown in Figures 14 and 26, if it is necessary to install a second hand, it is possible to avoid the complexity of the structure caused by adding a second hand by using a system in which the index indicating the time on the dial 54 is illuminated sequentially as an illuminating part in place of the second hand.

[0080] Control system block diagram for colored light analog clock: Fig. 21 shows an example of the block configuration of a color-light analog clock. Although not shown in Fig. 14, the color-light analog clock may be provided with a second hand 58, a second-hand drive unit 58d, and a third light-emitting unit 23, as shown in Fig. 21. The color-light analog clock shown in Fig. 14 has a light-emitting unit 7 including a first light-emitting unit 21 corresponding to the optical path from the LED 55 to the hour hand 52, and a second light-emitting unit 22 corresponding to the optical path from the LED 55 to the minute hand 48. For convenience, Fig. 21 shows the drive units for the hands 52, 48, and 58 divided into an hour-hand drive unit 52d, a minute-hand drive unit 48d, and a second-hand drive unit 58d, and illustrates the drive of these drive units 52d, 48d, and 58d as being controlled by the control unit 5. The light path to the hour hand 52 is indicated as a first light path 21a, the light path to the minute hand 48 is indicated as a second light path 22a, and the light path to the second hand 58 is indicated as a third light path 23a, and these light paths 21a, 22a, and 23a are shown to be controlled by the control unit 5. The colored light analog clock shown in Figure 21 emits colored light that changes every hour from the hour hand 52, colored light that changes every five minutes from the minute hand 48, and colored light that changes every five seconds from the second hand 58. In all cases, colored light of basic colors is selectively emitted from the hands 52, 48, and 58 in an order that includes a counterclockwise order R1 or a clockwise order R2 at each unit time in a fixed cycle.

[0081] <Embodiment 8> Colored light clock and WLB clock (work-life balance clock) In Table 3, WLB clocks refer to conventional clocks that display time in conventional units in analog or digital format, colored light clocks that display time in colored light units, and clocks that have a composite display function that combines the two and a selection function for these functions. b )sum(s b The conventional clock displays time in the conventional unit system consisting of hours, h minutes, m seconds, and s. The WLB clock displays the time in both the conventional unit system and the color light unit system in parallel. A unit system in which both the conventional unit systems are selected in parallel is called a composite unit system.

[0082] Actual WLB clock In the color light digital clock shown in Fig. 16, the time in the conventional unit system is displayed at 70, and the unit time (time) of each unit in the color light unit system, excluding sub-unit time, is displayed in color light at 71 to 73. Also, in Fig. 27, the time in the conventional unit system is displayed at 70, and the unit time of each unit in the color light unit system is displayed in color light at each of the planar, linear, and dot-shaped light-emitting parts 71 to 73, which have been determined, and each sub-unit time is displayed by a black circle mark of the sub-unit time number from the vicinity of the light-emitting part 60, and each unit time of both the conventional unit system and the color light unit system is displayed in parallel. Furthermore, there are two types of colored light analog clocks (see Figure 13): a smartphone-type clock and a conventional colored light analog clock with hands such as hour and minute hands. The former, as shown in Figure 13, has an image hand 70(7) and displays the unit time of each agreed unit by emitting colored light from light-emitting parts 71(7), 72(7), and 73(7). When the colored light display is not required, the image of the hand can be turned off. However, the latter WLB clock, which uses the hour hand face as a light-emitting part, does not allow the actual hand to be turned off, and the type of unit system to be displayed must be chosen between the conventional display and the composite display. FIG. 29 shows a flow for switching between the three display methods without causing any confusion. This switching is performed in accordance with information representing the current display method stored in the memory device 105 of FIG. 28, and the control unit 5 branches the processing depending on whether or not an instruction to switch the display method has been received from the touch panel 2c or the changeover switch 133 in the first step S11. If an instruction to switch the display method is not received, the control unit 5 ends the display process. If an instruction to switch the display method is received, the control unit 5 switches the display method as follows in step S12. (If the current composite display method is C3) Switch to color light display method C1. For example, on the display screen shown in Figure 16, the character 70 disappears while colored light is selectively emitted per unit time from one or more parts selected from the planar part 71, the linear part 72, and the dotted part 73. (If the current color light display method is C1) Switch to the conventional display method C2. In this case, the emission of colored light from the planar portion 71, the linear portion 72, and the dotted portion 73 stops, and the time is displayed by the characters 70 in the conventional display format. (If the current display method is conventional C2) Switch to composite display method C3. In this case, the character 70 remains, and colored light is selectively emitted per unit time from one or more portions selected from the planar portion 71, the linear portion 72, and the dotted portion 73. Thereafter, in step S13, the control unit 5 stores information indicating the display format after switching in the storage device 105, and ends the display processing shown in FIG. This colored light digital clock can be used in conjunction with conventional clocks to create a colored light timekeeping device that makes it easy to intuitively grasp the time and duration using only colored light, and can be applied to smartphones, etc.

[0083] In FIG. 28, the display unit in the function of FIG. 3 has been changed to a touchpad, and the display method has been changed to that of a smartphone, thereby expanding the flexibility of the input method and display method. The color light digital watch here includes a control unit 5 and a display unit 2, and operates on power from a power source. The display unit 2 has a light emitting unit 7 and a liquid crystal panel 2b, with a touch panel 2c attached to the surface of the liquid crystal panel 2b. The touch panel 2c, connected to an I / F 106, accepts touch operations by the user. Various switches 131, 132, and 133, connected to an I / F 107, also accept press operations by the user. At least one of the touch panel 2c and the selector switch accepts selection of the color light display method (C1), the conventional display method (C2), or the combined display method (C3). The control unit 5 has an RTC 101, a CPU 102, a ROM 103, a RAM 104, a storage device 105, I / Fs 106 and 107, a communication input / output unit 108, a selection and communication unit 109, etc. The communication input / output unit 108 has a communication function via a microphone, speaker, telephone, etc., as well as a communication function via the Internet, etc., and is used for communication and intercommunication. The selection and communication unit 109 communicates the selection status and conditions of the display method with each other and displays the mutual confirmation status using symbols.

[0084] Specific display in colored light digital clock In the color light digital clock shown in Figure 16, in the case of the conventional display method (C2), the time is displayed in the conventional display method using black characters 70 consisting of three blocks. In the case of the color light display method (C1), the characters 70 disappear, and colored light for each unit of time is selectively emitted from one or more types of light-emitting elements selected from planar parts 71, linear parts 72, and dotted parts 73 in the display unit 2. In the case of the composite display method (C3), the time is displayed in the conventional display method using characters 70, and in parallel with this, colored light for each unit of time is selectively emitted from one or more types of light-emitting elements selected from planar parts 71, linear parts 72, and dotted parts 73.

[0085] <Embodiment 9> "Colored Light Symbol Clock" (display of unit time by changing the shape of the light-emitting part) In the time display method of the present technology, the unit of unit time displayed by color light is displayed by the difference in the properties of the light-emitting element. However, if the properties of the light-emitting element are used to display a time element that changes other than the above, the element may be used to display the unit time in any unit. Figure 17 above shows a schematic example of the display by the display unit of a colored light symbol clock, which is an example of the colored light timing device 100. Although not shown, the colored light symbol clock has the control functions of the main parts of the colored light timing device 100 shown in Figures 3 and 28. It also has a double light-emitting unit 7 with a symbol 82 such as a company emblem drawn inside a round light-emitting unit 81 that resembles the surface of the moon, and the light-emitting unit 81 and the symbol 82 are simultaneously divided left and right by a light-dark boundary line 83 of the moon's surface that moves horizontally between them, and the double light-emitting unit emits colored light of the same chromaticity division that is reversed left and right on either side of the boundary line, thereby displaying one unit of time in color light. Furthermore, the light-emitting portions 84 of the divided moon surface and symbol surface change their light-emitting portions from new moon to full moon, emitting colored light that changes in the predetermined color sequence from both the left and right light-emitting portions 84, while the symbol 82 portion of the moon surface is extinguished, and the light-dark boundary line moves once or twice in one direction to the left or right per fixed cycle. The changeover is immediately returned to the origin, and the previous and next half cycles are generally distinguished by flashing or blinking. Furthermore, if desired, the symbols can be replaced with numbers, zodiac figures, or letters that change with each passing hour within a fixed cycle of 0 to 11 to form a color-illuminated timekeeping device (not shown). In addition, the colored light symbol clock uses the colored light 84 on the main body to indicate the time (h), and the linear light emitting part 21 to indicate the time (m). b ) and can also function as a facility clock or advertising tower. The number 25 can also function as a calendar that displays the days of the week in colored light, and can also serve as the background for a colored light-emitting clock when combined with it.Furthermore, the waxing and waning of the moon can serve as a progress indicator that shows the progress rate of an event, making it a colored light timing device that performs a variety of functions.

[0086] <Embodiment 10> "The nature of WLB and time" (physical time and human time) The "WLB meter" included in the color light timing device is configured using a touch panel and is equipped with an input unit, a display unit, an integrator for each display time, a calculation unit for the integrated value, and a communication input / output unit. Furthermore, it allows users to select and display the time in the unit system that best suits their lifestyle, based on the difference in the sense of time flow caused by the length of the unit time that makes up each system, i.e., the precise time in the conventional display system, the gradual time in the large increments of the color light display system, and the free and flexible division of time in the composite display system. Furthermore, each displayed time is added up, and the values ​​can be compared with each other or with a separately input reference value, etc., and displayed on the display unit. Furthermore, among groups and their members who are engaged in teleworking, etc., a correspondence method between various lifestyle times in the group and the unit system for displaying them is decided, and the display time selection status of each person is transmitted and displayed via the communication input / output unit, and by each person knowing the display method time selection status, it is possible to promote cooperation and trust among group members with this color light timing device (WLB meter).

[0087] Time Type: There is "physical time," which is precisely measured in the basic unit of one second (SI units) based on a certain frequency of electromagnetic waves emitted by cesium atoms, and "human time (including time of balance)," which flows from the past to the future. While a large proportion of people's lives are based on human time and time of balance, these two types of time are rarely taken into consideration in the current situation. As shown in Table 3, our living spaces can be broadly divided into three categories: the human space of time, created by the slowly flowing color-light unit system in which people naturally exist as "individual living organisms"; the physical space of time, created by the precisely measured conventional unit system in which people act and assume responsibilities as "members of a group"; and the space of sharply balanced time, created by the flexible composite unit system in which people act autonomously as "individuals." While the above divisions may not be accurately applied to actual living spaces, the character divisions of time that each individual or group divides according to their own will can closely reflect the actual state of their lives. Examples of divisions of each person's living space are shown below. Specific examples of "field division" and their application effects: The realm of time in which people live includes the slow-flowing human realm of sleep, meals, childcare, nursing, social gatherings, exercise, and other activities that occur naturally as "individual living organisms," for which the display method of the color and light unit system is appropriate. There is also the realm of time that flows precisely, such as work, classes, housework, telework, and other activities that involve responsibilities as "members of a group," for which the display method of the conventional unit system, which represents physical time, is appropriate. There is also the realm of time that can be freely and creatively engaged in, such as art, hobbies, play, religion, and change, for which the display method of the composite unit system, which represents sharp time, is appropriate. Setting the appropriate display time for each of these realms will lead to a higher quality of life. The concept of work-life balance (WLB) involves drawing a line between work and personal activities, and the ability to select and switch between different time settings on this WLB clock is extremely useful for this purpose. Time management, therefore, involves determining the appropriate proportions of each type of time. Issues that arise often manifest as issues related to the cumulative proportions of each type of time. For example, issues such as internet or gaming obsessions can be clarified and solutions can be found by examining the cumulative values ​​of related time. In the case of interactions between individuals and groups during telework, by communicating the type of time display selected to others via the communication function, individuals can learn about each other's positions through their time choices. This not only confirms working conditions but also contributes to the formation of considerate groups. 16 and 28 are displayed as the integrated value of the calculated selection time or its ratio 76. For example, the selection status C2 of each other's colored light display during network communication is displayed in the auxiliary section 77 via the selection communication section 109, with the selected time of this side indicated by an upward mark △, and the other party's selection and its acceptance indicated by a downward mark ▽.

[0088] Other Embodiments: Circadian Cycle The colored light timing device described above has a fixed cycle with the unit time (hour) as the main unit. Furthermore, although a day consists of day and night, this does not divide the day into two halves; rather, it is more appropriate to have four light and dark periods: night, morning, day, and evening. Therefore, if the 24-hour unit is divided into four periods and the brightness (luminance) level for each is determined, the light and dark cycle for one day can be determined. If the luminance for this unit time (hour) is taken as the reference luminance, and the luminance for the unit time of the lower units of time zones is also made to conform to this reference luminance, then the color light timing device will match the luminance as well as the change in chromaticity to natural color light. Note that this kind of daily cycle of time is called the circadian cycle in the physiological body clock, and in this paper it is treated as a color light unit system in a broad sense. To achieve this, in the colored light timing device described above, the desired level of colored light brightness can be determined for each time period (unit: hour) in accordance with daily life such as sleep and work, and the brightness of the natural environment such as morning and evening, daytime, and nighttime, and the like, and the following can be considered: For example, the control unit determines the luminance of the colored light corresponding to the unit time of each (hour) unit in the unit system, which is made up of 12 unit times (hours), and in which a half day (dh) of AM or PM is increased to 1 day (d) using base 2 (k) to form a 24-hour period, as the standard luminance to which the colored light of other unit times should conform, and controls the luminance of the colored light of each unit time of the (hour) unit to be at the specified level, thereby improving the sense of passage of time. Furthermore, a time period refers to, for example, each of the 8-hour time divisions of morning and evening (4pm to 7pm and 4am to 7am), daytime (8am to 4pm), and nighttime (8pm to 4am) in a 24-hour period, or each of the time divisions obtained by changing these divisions into 2 to 8 divisions.

[0089] (5) Conclusion: As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that makes it easy to intuitively grasp the time and duration using only colored light through various aspects. Of course, even a technology that consists only of the constituent elements of the independent claims (including aspects described in the embodiments) can achieve the basic functions and effects described above. Furthermore, it is possible to implement configurations in which the elements disclosed in the above-mentioned items are mutually substituted or the combinations are changed, and configurations in which the elements disclosed in the publicly known techniques and the above-mentioned examples are changed. The present invention also includes these configurations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0090] 2...display unit, 2a...digital clock display unit, 2b...liquid crystal panel, 3...operation unit, 5...control unit, 7...light emitting unit, 8...crystal block, 8a...irradiated body, 21...first light-emitting portion, 22...second light-emitting portion, 23...third light-emitting portion, 60...mark indication part, 71... Planar portion (light-emitting portion that emphasizes size), 72... Linear portion (light-emitting portion that emphasizes shape), 73... Dot-like portion (light-emitting portion that emphasizes position), 100...Colored light timing device, 150~153...Light source, 160~163...PWM control unit, G10...10 basic colors, GW...white group, R1...counterclockwise order, R2...clockwise order.

Claims

1. a light-emitting unit capable of selectively emitting color light of 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors, the color light being reddish purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, pink, and white; and a control unit that controls the color light of the light emitting unit, A fixed period is made up of 4 to 12 unit times, Of the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as a white group, and the remaining 10 basic colors are classified as a white group. Among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as a purple group, In order around the color light selection from the ten basic colors surrounding the white group, a counterclockwise order of rotation in the direction of one color of the purple group, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color of the purple group; and Suppose there is a clockwise order that rotates in the direction of one color of the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and another color of the purple group, The control unit selects the color light of the white group as a reset light for resetting the user's sense of time in one or both of the first and last unit times in the fixed cycle, and selects 4 to 10 color lights from the 10 basic colors in the counterclockwise or clockwise order for each of the remaining unit times to be emitted from the light-emitting unit, thereby making it easy for the user to intuitively grasp the time and hour using only the color light, The color light type timekeeping device sets a target value of a desired level of color light luminance in accordance with changes in the brightness of the living environment, including sleep and work, and the natural environment, such as morning and evening, daytime, and nighttime. The control unit A color light timing device in a broad sense of color light unit system in which an AM / PM half day (dh) consisting of 12 unit time / hours (h) is carried up to day (d) using base 2 (k) and forms a fixed cycle of day (1d), in which the luminance of color light corresponding to the unit time of a unit time / hour during the passage of a unit time / hour (h) is set as the standard luminance to which color light for unit times of lower units should also conform, and the luminance of color light for unit times of each lower unit during the passage of unit time of the unit time / hour is controlled to be at a level determined for each corresponding time zone, thereby improving the sense of passage of time. The 12 basic colors are the 12 basic colors defined in Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995. The time period refers to a combination of unit times / hours in which adjacent unit times / hours in each of the 12 unit times / hours in the morning and afternoon are combined into groups of 1 to 12, and a common control target value is set for each unit time in the combination.

2. a light-emitting unit capable of selectively emitting color light of 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors, the color light being reddish purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, pink, and white; and a control unit that controls the color light of the light emitting unit, A fixed period is made up of 4 to 12 unit times, Of the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as a white group, and the remaining 10 basic colors are classified as a white group. Among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as a purple group, In order around the color light selection from the ten basic colors surrounding the white group, a counterclockwise order of rotation in the direction of one color of the purple group, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color of the purple group; and Suppose there is a clockwise order that rotates in the direction of one color of the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and another color of the purple group, The control unit selects the color light of the white group as a reset light for resetting the user's sense of time in one or both of the first and last unit times in the fixed cycle, and selects 4 to 10 color lights from the 10 basic colors in the counterclockwise or clockwise order for each of the remaining unit times to be emitted from the light-emitting unit, thereby making it easy for the user to intuitively grasp the time and hour using only the color light, the fixed period includes an even number of unit times, The first half of the fixed period is referred to as the first half period, and the second half is referred to as the second half period, The control unit causes the colored light emitted by the light-emitting unit to flash or blink during one half cycle of the first half cycle and the second half cycle, and causes the colored light emitted by the light-emitting unit to light continuously during the other half cycle. The 12 basic colors are the 12 basic colors defined in Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995.

3. a light-emitting unit capable of selectively emitting color light of 12 colors included in the 12 basic colors, the color light being reddish purple, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, pink, and white; and a control unit that controls the color light of the light emitting unit, A fixed period is made up of 4 to 12 unit times, Of the 12 basic colors, white and pink are classified as a white group, and the remaining 10 basic colors are classified as a white group. Among the 10 basic colors, purple and reddish purple are classified as a purple group, In order around the color light selection from the ten basic colors surrounding the white group, a counterclockwise order of rotation in the direction of one color of the purple group, red, yellow-red, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, and another color of the purple group; and Suppose there is a clockwise order that rotates in the direction of one color of the purple group, blue-purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-red, red, and another color of the purple group, The control unit selects the color light of the white group as a reset light for resetting the user's sense of time in one or both of the first and last unit times in the fixed cycle, and selects 4 to 10 color lights from the 10 basic colors in the counterclockwise or clockwise order for each of the remaining unit times to be emitted from the light-emitting unit, thereby making it easy for the user to intuitively grasp the time and hour using only the color light, In the color light unit system, the first unit of time representing 1 hour is the hour (h), the second unit of time representing 5 minutes (m) is the rei (m b ), and the third unit of time representing 5 seconds (s) is the sum (s b ). The minutes (m) and seconds (s) that each carry over to rei (1m b ) or the sum (1s b ) are called small units of time. The fixed periods formed by the three types of unit times of hour (h), minute (mb) and sum (sb) include a first fixed period having a period of half a day (1dh) consisting of 12 of the first unit time hours (h), a second fixed period having a period of hour (1h) consisting of 12 of the second unit time minutes (mb), and a third fixed period having a period of minute (1m) consisting of 12 of the third unit time minutes (sb), the control unit, when each of the color lights corresponding to the three types of unit times passing through the first to third fixed periods in the same order is a color light of the white group, selectively corresponds to any one of the color lights of the white group; Furthermore, when the colored lights corresponding to the three unit times that pass through the first to third fixed cycles in the same order are the colored lights of the 10 basic colors, the colored lights are controlled so that the three colored lights become colored lights of the same chromaticity division, adjacent chromaticity division light, or same color group light in the order of going counterclockwise or clockwise around the white group. The 12 basic colors are the 12 basic colors defined in Japanese Industrial Standard Z8110:1995. The subscript b in (m b ) (s b ) means big, the d in d h means day, and the subscript h means half.

4. 4. The color light type timing device according to claim 3, When the display of said small unit of time is required, The fixed period of the small unit time is 5 minutes (m) of the small unit time. ｂ ) and the sum of the subunit time 5 seconds (s) (1 s ｂ ) includes a constant period, The control unit ｂ ) and sum (1s ｂ For each fixed period of the minute (m) and second (s) of the same order of small unit time that elapses in 5, a display element common to both that is carried over by 5 is displayed on the light emitting part of each unit time or in its vicinity, or a color light common to both that changes its intensity stimulus in 5 steps is displayed at the end of each unit time (m ｂ ) and sum (s ｂ A colored light type timing device in which a colored light is emitted from the light-emitting part of the colored light or a light-emitting part in the vicinity thereof in a manner superimposed on the colored light of the colored light of the colored light, thereby displaying both or one of the small unit times, or not displaying both or one of the small unit times.

5. 5. The color light type timing device according to claim 3 or 4, The three units of unit time are hour (h), ｂ ), sum (s ｂ a colored light type timing device in which each light-emitting element that emits colored light of a unit of time (a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a third light-emitting element) is designated as a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a third light-emitting element, and between the properties of the light-emitting elements of the designated three types of unit of time, differences in the spatial dimension of surface, line, or point, differences in shape of large, medium, or small, and differences in position of upper, middle, or lower are provided, and differences between any of these or any of the combination elements of the same order are selectively made to correspond to each other, allowing the unit of time and its passage to be intuitively sensed and functioning as a colored light clock. The properties of the light-emitting portion are a general concept that expresses the characteristics of the light-emitting portion, including the spatial dimension, size, shape, number, position, direction, and physical properties. Furthermore, the differences between the planar, linear, and dotted shapes are related by the maximum area, the maximum "(long side or major axis) / average width," and the minimum area, respectively.

6. The color light type timekeeping device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, The color light type timepiece includes hands of a color light analog clock, each hand including a light emitting portion for each display color light; When selecting the color lights for each of the 12 unit times constituting each fixed cycle, the color light of the white group is used as the start light or the end light or both, and the remaining display color lights are selected from the color lights of the 10 basic colors in an order that goes around the chromaticity division of the white group either left or right, and the display color lights for each unit time are emitted from each of the hands, The sub-unit time that passes each 5-unit time on the colored light analog clock is displayed by the number of the scale that the hand of the sub-unit time points to within each 5-index. However, the color light of the unit time of the conventional unit system, which is made up of 12 hours, 60 minutes, and 60 seconds and has 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds as the starting point, displays the unit time of the hour, minute, and second unit system of 12, 60, and 60 bases, which is different from the color light unit system, and the display is a display of a composite unit system in which the display of the conventional unit system and the color light unit system are parallel. Colored light timing device.

7. 7. The color light type timing device according to claim 6, The color light type timekeeping device includes a display unit including the light emitting unit and a control unit, The control unit a color light display setting for selectively emitting display color lights from the light-emitting unit in the counterclockwise or clockwise order, the display color lights including the color light of the white group as a start light or an end light in 12 unit time periods of each unit in each of the constant periods of the time, time, and time unit of the color light unit system; a conventional display setting that displays 12 or 60 forms of at least one of a numerical value representing a unit time (time) in units of hours, minutes, and seconds and a hand on each display unit at a fixed cycle of the conventional unit system; A color light timing device that selectively causes the light emitting unit to emit color lights of the 10 basic colors in the counterclockwise or clockwise order, including the color lights of the white group as the start light or end light, at each unit time in each fixed cycle of the composite unit system, and that displays 12 or 60 forms of at least one of the numbers and hands representing the time in units of hours, minutes, and seconds on or near the display unit of the conventional unit system.

8. The color light type timekeeping device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, Each fixed period is made up of 12 unit times, The first half of the fixed period is the first half period, and the second half is the second half period. The colored light for the first unit time in each of the first half period and the second half period is set as a start light, The colored light for the last unit time in each of the first half cycle and the second half cycle is set as an end light, The 10 basic colors of light from one purple group side are selected to rotate either left or right to reach the other purple group side, and there is a choice of rotation order or the reverse rotation order. The control unit, in the constant period, one of the start light of the first half cycle and the end light of the second half cycle is the color light of the white group, When the initial light of the first half cycle is a color light of the white group, the initial light of the second half cycle is a color light of the violet group, When the final light of the second half cycle is a color light of the white group, the final light of the first half cycle is a color light of the purple group, During the remaining five unit times of each of the first and second half cycles, the five color lights among the ten basic colors are selectively emitted from the light emitting unit so that there is no overlap of the color lights or the color lights of the purple group within each of the two revolutions, and so that during the unit times of the first and second half cycles in the same order, both color lights corresponding to the left or right rotating order become lights of the same chromaticity segment or lights of adjacent chromaticity segments adjacent in the rotation direction, thereby making the color light timekeeping device function as a color light clock.

9. A computer-readable program for causing a computer to function as the color light type timing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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