Watch adapted to rotate a displayed image so as to appear in a substantially constant upright orientation
First Claim
1. A watch adapted to display an image and to reorient an image displayed thereon in response to a change in physical orientation of the image display, the watch comprising:
- a housing;
an image display operatively associated with the housing;
display driver circuitry;
a tilt sensing module adapted to sense angular movement of the housing relative to at least one axis of rotation and to generate an electrical signal representative of a change in the physical orientation of the watch; and
a control module responsive to said electrical signal to reorient (rotate) the displayed image so as to appear in a substantially constant upright orientation relative to said axis of rotation despite angular reorientation of the housing and image display.
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Abstract
A digital watch is provided having a viewing display for displaying images and including an orientation sensing module for sensing angular movement of the watch relative to at least one axis of rotation and a control module for rotating the image displayed on the viewing display to maintain the presentation of an image in a substantially constant upright orientation when directed (angled) toward a primary or secondary viewing person(s). As the user alters the orientation of the watch face, the tilt sensor(s) detects the change in device orientation. These changes in orientation are used to reorient the image being displayed on the viewing display of the watch.
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15 Claims
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1. A watch adapted to display an image and to reorient an image displayed thereon in response to a change in physical orientation of the image display, the watch comprising:
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a housing;
an image display operatively associated with the housing;
display driver circuitry;
a tilt sensing module adapted to sense angular movement of the housing relative to at least one axis of rotation and to generate an electrical signal representative of a change in the physical orientation of the watch; and
a control module responsive to said electrical signal to reorient (rotate) the displayed image so as to appear in a substantially constant upright orientation relative to said axis of rotation despite angular reorientation of the housing and image display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for rotating an image displayed upon a watch comprising the steps of:
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generating an electrical signal representative of a change in physical orientation of the watch display; and
reorienting the image displayed on the watch display to appear in a substantially constant upright orientation despite a change in physical orientation of the watch in response to the electrical signal obtained during the generating step.
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15. A watch designed to automatically rotate the image displayed on its viewing display upon being tilted toward a secondary viewing person(s) for presenting an image in the upright orientation to the secondary viewing person(s) by means of tilt sensing.
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