DIGITAL ANALOG DISPLAY WITH ROTATING BEZEL

• US 20160091867A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: ESPLIN, AAREN B., MARCH, WENDY, DADU, SAURABH, BYNUM, MICHAEL R., LIU, MIN, MANSOUR, ANNA-MARIE, JOHNSON, CHARLES E. II, BROWN, ROWLAND L., HOLMES, STEVEN T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,785,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/283 on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel for graduations on the bezels G04B19/18
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts

Abstract

A wearable device is described herein. The wearable device includes a display. The display can be a digital display with analog components. The wearable device also includes an input device. The input device is to control the digital display and the analog components correspond to the digital display. In some cases, the input device is a bezel.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a display, wherein the display is a digital display with analog components;

an input device, wherein the input device is to control the digital display and the analog components correspond to the digital display.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the input device is a rotating bezel.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device is a standalone smart watch.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the display is coupled with a faceplate, and the faceplate is configured for at least one sub-dial.

5. The wearable device of claim 4, wherein the at least one sub-dial is configured to display user-defined information.

6. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the analog components are a least one hour hand and one minute hand.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the input device is a bezel, a touch screen, and wrist strap, or any combination thereof.

8. A wearable device, comprising:

a display;

a bezel touch surface, wherein the bezel touch surface is to detect gestures that are inputs to the wearable device.

9. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the bezel touch surface is a rotating bezel.

10. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the wearable device is a standalone smart watch.

11. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the display is coupled with a faceplate, and the faceplate is configured for at least one sub-dial.

12. The wearable device of claim 11, comprising:

a touch screen; and

a touch wrist strap, wherein the touch screen, the touch wrist strap, and the bezel touch surface are to input gestures.

13. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein bezel touch surface is to detect multi-finger touch.

14. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the wearable device is coupled with a mobile device.

15. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the wearable device is a pocket watch.

16. A wearable device, comprising:

a display, wherein the display is a digital display with analog components;

a bezel touch surface, wherein the bezel touch surface is to rotatably attach to the wearable device and is to detect gestures that are inputs to the wearable device.

17. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the wearable device is a standalone smart watch.

18. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the display is coupled with a faceplate, and the faceplate is configured for at least one sub-dial.

19. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the digital display is configured to display at least one sub-dial.

20. The wearable device of claim 16, comprising:

a touch screen; and

a touch wrist strap, wherein the touch screen, the touch wrist strap, and the bezel touch surface are to input gestures.

21. The wearable device of claim 20, wherein the gestures do not occlude the touch screen.

22. The wearable device of claim 20, wherein the touch screen outputs tactile feedback.

23. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the bezel touch surface is to detect multi-finger touch.

24. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the wearable device is coupled with a mobile device.

25. The wearable device of claim 16, wherein the wearable device is a pocket watch.