Wearable electronic device with multiple display functionality
First Claim
1. A wearable multimode electronic device of the type that is wristworn and wherein information is conveyed in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand, wherein the wearable electronic device includes a non-transparent dial having a dial side and an opposite side, wherein the dial has at least one window, and the display hand is positioned on the dial side of the dial, wherein the wearable multimode electronic device comprises:
- an actuation mechanism, operatively coupled to the at least one display hand, for rotating the at least one display hand in at least one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction in predefined increments;
a controller, operable in a first mode and at least a second mode and operatively coupled to the actuation mechanism, for causing the actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one display hand in at least one of the clockwise and counterclockwise direction in the predefined increments; and
a display tat is operatively coupled to the controller, positioned on the opposite side of the non-transparent dial and viewable through the at least one window in the non-transparent dial, wherein the display displays informational indicia corresponding to the mode in which the electronic device is operating, and wherein the informational indicia is changeable based on the mode in which the wearable electronic device is operating;
wherein the positioning of the display hand as it rotates in the one of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the predefined increments conveys the information by referring to particular informational indicia, and wherein the controller operatively controls the positioning of the hand so that the hand can convey the information in the analog manner for each of the at least two modes.
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Abstract
A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is stored in the controller of the device and/or provided by sensors and/or an external transmitter. An actuation mechanism, preferably a stepper motor, is used to rotate the display hands in the clockwise and/or counterclockwise directions in predefined increments to convey the information.
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12 Claims
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1. A wearable multimode electronic device of the type that is wristworn and wherein information is conveyed in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand, wherein the wearable electronic device includes a non-transparent dial having a dial side and an opposite side, wherein the dial has at least one window, and the display hand is positioned on the dial side of the dial, wherein the wearable multimode electronic device comprises:
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an actuation mechanism, operatively coupled to the at least one display hand, for rotating the at least one display hand in at least one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction in predefined increments; a controller, operable in a first mode and at least a second mode and operatively coupled to the actuation mechanism, for causing the actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one display hand in at least one of the clockwise and counterclockwise direction in the predefined increments; and a display tat is operatively coupled to the controller, positioned on the opposite side of the non-transparent dial and viewable through the at least one window in the non-transparent dial, wherein the display displays informational indicia corresponding to the mode in which the electronic device is operating, and wherein the informational indicia is changeable based on the mode in which the wearable electronic device is operating; wherein the positioning of the display hand as it rotates in the one of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the predefined increments conveys the information by referring to particular informational indicia, and wherein the controller operatively controls the positioning of the hand so that the hand can convey the information in the analog manner for each of the at least two modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wearable multimode electronic device of the type that is wristworn and wherein information is conveyed in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand, wherein the wearable electronic device includes a dial assembly having a non-transparent dial side and an opposite side, wherein the display hand is positioned on the non-transparent dial side of the dial assembly, wherein the wearable multimode electronic device comprises:
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an actuation mechanism, operatively coupled to the at least one display hand, for rotating the at least one display hand in at least one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction in predefined increments; a controller, operable in a first mode and at least a second mode and operatively coupled to the actuation mechanism, for causing the actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one display hand in at least one of The clockwise and counterclockwise direction in the predefined increments; wherein the dial assembly; is operatively coupled to the controller; and is a liquid crystal display assembly; wherein the liquid crystal display assembly comprises a display that displays informational indicia corresponding to the mode in which the electronic device is operating, and wherein the informational indicia is changeable based on the mode in which the wearable electronic device is operating; wherein the positioning of the display hand as it rotates in the one of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the predefined increments conveys the information by referring to particular informational indicia, and wherein the controller operatively controls the positioning of the hand so that the hand can convey the information in the analog manner for each of the at least two modes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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