PROGRAMMABLE WATCH WINDER

• US 20080247278A1
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jason Walker
• Original Assignee: Jason Walker
• Inventors: Fu, Biao, Walker, Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/044,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20080247278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/206
• CPC Class Codes: G04D 7/009 with regard to the functioning of the automatic winding-up device

Abstract

An automatic watch winder that is user-programmable via USB (Universal Serial Bus) and/or wireless IrDA (Infrared), IEEE 802.11, or IEEE 802.15 connections to a computer, such as a laptop or notebook computer. The watch winder also includes a user programmable, high intensity LED illuminator used to charge the luminous material on a watch

Claims

1. A watch winder comprising;

a housing containing a pedestal, said pedestal having an axis of rotation, said pedestal including means for securing a wristwatch thereon;

means for rotating said pedestal about said axis; and

computer means for controlling the rotation of said pedestal.

2. The watch winder of claim 1 wherein said computer means comprises a multiprocessor mounted within said housing.

3. The watch winder of claim 2 wherein said multiprocessor is receives parametric data in the form of electrical signals from a remote programming device.

4. The watch winder of claim 3 further including means for transmitting electrical signals between said multiprocessor and said programming device.

5. The watch winder of claim 4 wherein said means for transmitting comprises a USB connection between said multiprocessor and said programming device.

6. The watch winder of claim 5 wherein said programming device comprises a personal computer.

7. The watch winder of claim 4 wherein said means for transmitting comprises radio signals sent and received to and from said multiprocessor and said programming device.

8. The watch winder of claim 4 wherein said means for transmitting comprises infrared light signals sent and received to and from said multiprocessor and said programming device.

9. The watch winder of claim 7 wherein said radio signals are transmitted and received between said multiprocessor and said programming device according to a wireless data communication standard selected from the group consisting of IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, IEEE 802.15.1, and IEEE 802.15.4.

10. The watch winder of claim 1 further comprising software resident on said computer for receiving winder parameters from a user.