Smart watch

• US 10,146,188 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2016
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (Garmin Limited)
• Original Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (Garmin Limited)
• Inventors: Katzer, Jochen R., Spesard, Carey J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Amy Cohen
• Assistant Examiner(s): WICKLUND, DANIEL PM
• Application Number:
  US15/370,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20170082983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/04 Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like moving indicating arrangements which have scales or numbers with stationary hands or reading means G04B19/20; optical projection of the position of the hands G04B19/34
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/048 having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale, e.g. hands with variable length which work on different scales simultaneous indicating on several dials G04B19/025; indicating by discs used as hands G04B19/046; used as moving scales G04B19/202; different indications on several scales or dials, e.g. for different local apparent times G04B19/23
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/065 with a compass compasses G01C17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/066 with a pressure sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/068 with a thermometer
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 17/00 Indicating the time optically by electric means G04C19/00 takes precedence; by mechanical means G04B19/00, G04B19/20
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 3/002 Position, e.g. inclination dependent switches
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14

Abstract

A smart watch includes a case, a display device configured to present a user interface disposed in substantially all of a face of the case, a bezel around the display device configured to be rotated to select a mode of operation of the smart watch, and an analog first watch arm and an analog second watch arm disposed over the display, the second watch arm coaxial with the first watch arm. In a first mode of operation, the user interface presents a watch dial and control the first and second watch arms indicate a time of day first and second watch arms to indicate a time of day. In a second mode of operation, the user interface presents a dial and control the first and second watch arms form a pointer, the pointer configured to indicate a reading on the dial.

Claims

1. A smart watch, comprising:

a case having a face;

a display device disposed in substantially all of the face of the case, the display device configured to present a user interface;

a bezel disposed in the face of the case around the display device, the bezel configured to be rotated with respect to the display device to select a mode of operation of the smart watch;

an analog first watch arm and an analog second watch arm disposed over the display, the second watch arm coaxial with the first watch arm,

a processor coupled with the display device, bezel, and the first and second watch arms, the processor configured to;

cause the user interface to present a watch dial and control the first and second watch arms to indicate a time of day in a first mode of operation, and

cause the user interface to present a second dial and control the first and second watch arms to form a pointer in a second mode of operation, the pointer configured to indicate a reading on the second dial,

wherein only the watch dial and the second dial are presented on the user interface in the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, respectively.

2. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with weather and the second dial is a thermometer dial, including a temperature range.

3. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with weather and the second dial is a barometer dial including a barometric pressure range.

4. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with weather and the second dial is a humidity dial including a humidity percentage range.

5. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, further comprising a receiver configured to receive data from a paired device, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with a download operation of data from the paired device and the second dial is a download status dial.

6. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with golf and the second dial is a distance dial including yardage.

7. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with sleep tracking and the second dial is a sleep timer dial including count-up timer indicia.

8. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second mode of operation is a stopwatch and the second dial is a timer dial including count-up timer indicia.

9. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, further comprising a watch arm drive disposed within the case, the watch arm drive configured to independently rotate the first watch arm and the second watch arm.

10. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, wherein the second dial is a compass rose and the first and second watch arms form a compass needle, the compass needle configured to indicate a current direction on the compass rose.

11. The smart watch as recited in claim 1, further comprising an analog third watch arm disposed over the display device, the third watch arm coaxial with the first and second watch arms, the first, second and third watch arms configured to rotate independently.

12. A smart watch, comprising:

a case having a face;

a display device disposed in substantially all of the face of the case, the display device configured to present a user interface;

a bezel disposed in the face of the case around the display device, the bezel configured to be rotated with respect to the display device to select a mode of operation of the smart watch;

an analog first watch arm and an analog second watch arm disposed over the display, the second watch arm coaxial with the first watch arm,

a watch arm drive disposed within the case, the watch arm drive configured to independently rotate the first watch arm and the second watch arm, and

a processor coupled with the display device, bezel, the first and second watch arms, and the watch arm drive, the processor configured to;

cause the user interface to present a watch dial and control the first and second watch arms to indicate a time of day in a first mode of operation, and

cause the user interface to present a second dial and control the first and second watch arms to form a pointer, the pointer configured to indicate a reading on the second dial in a second mode of operation,

wherein only the watch dial and the second dial are presented on the user interface in the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, respectively.

13. The smart watch as recited in claim 12, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with weather and the second dial is a thermometer dial including a temperature range.

14. The smart watch as recited in claim 12, further comprising a receiver configured to receive data from a paired device, wherein the second mode of operation is associated with a download operation of data from the paired device and the second dial is a download status dial.

15. The smart watch as recited in claim 12, wherein the second mode of operation is a stopwatch and the second dial is a timer dial, the timer dial including count-up timer indicia.

16. The smart watch as recited in claim 12, further comprising a first shaft coupling the first watch arm with the watch arm drive and a second shaft coupling the second watch arm with the watch arm drive.

17. The smart watch as recited in claim 12, wherein the second dial is a compass rose and the first and second watch arms form a compass needle, the compass needle configured to indicate a current direction on the compass rose.

18. A smart watch, comprising:

a case having a face;

a display device disposed in substantially all of the face of the case, the display device configured to present a user interface;

a bezel disposed in the face of the case around the display device, the bezel configured to be rotated with respect to the display device to select a date mode of operation and a weather mode operation for the smart watch;

an analog first watch arm and an analog second watch arm disposed over the display, the second watch arm coaxial with the first watch arm,

a watch arm drive disposed within the case, the watch arm drive configured to independently rotate the first watch arm and the second watch arm, and

a processor coupled with the display device, bezel, the first and second watch arms, and the watch arm drive, the processor configured to;

cause the user interface to present a watch dial and control the first and second watch arms to indicate a time of day in the date mode of operation, and

cause the user interface to present a second dial and control the first and second watch arms to form a pointer, the pointer configured to indicate a reading on the second dial in the weather mode of operation,

wherein only the watch dial and the second dial are presented on the user interface in the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, respectively.

19. The smart watch as recited in claim 18, wherein the second dial is a thermometer dial including a temperature range.

20. The smart watch as recited in claim 18, wherein the second dial includes a barometer dial including a barometric pressure range, wherein the pointer formed by the first watch arm and the second watch arm points to a current value on the barometer dial.