Bluetooth low energy watch with event indicators and activation
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1. A system comprising:
- a watch having one or more event indicators and a watch movement comprising;
a face;
at least one mechanical indicator;
an analog time adjustment for adjusting the at least one mechanical indicator; and
a motor driver circuit for driving the at least one mechanical indicator including a feedback system to identify a current position of the at least one mechanical indicator and identify an adjusted time when the time is manually adjusted by the analog time adjustment;
a microprocessor, included in the watch, coupled to the event indicators, the microprocessor comprising a communication radio and configured to;
communicate the adjusted time to an application in wireless communication with the watch, the application configured to adjust a notification event based on the adjusted time;
receive, via the radio, the notification event from the application; and
in response to receiving the notification event, activate at least one of the event indicators of the watch movement.
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Abstract
A system for communicating via a wireless link is disclosed. The system may include a watch movement, a wristband, or an appliance. The system may also include a microprocessor having a Bluetooth® low energy radio. The microprocessor may be configured to receive a notification of an event from a Bluetooth® device and, in response to receiving the notification, activate an indicator on the watch movement, wristband, or appliance. Furthermore, the microprocessor may be configured to receive user input and transmit data via a Bluetooth® link to a smartphone or tablet where it may be received by an application.
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29 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a watch having one or more event indicators and a watch movement comprising; a face; at least one mechanical indicator; an analog time adjustment for adjusting the at least one mechanical indicator; and a motor driver circuit for driving the at least one mechanical indicator including a feedback system to identify a current position of the at least one mechanical indicator and identify an adjusted time when the time is manually adjusted by the analog time adjustment; a microprocessor, included in the watch, coupled to the event indicators, the microprocessor comprising a communication radio and configured to; communicate the adjusted time to an application in wireless communication with the watch, the application configured to adjust a notification event based on the adjusted time; receive, via the radio, the notification event from the application; and in response to receiving the notification event, activate at least one of the event indicators of the watch movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27)
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14. A method of controlling a watch comprising:
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controlling, by a microprocessor, one or more event indicators coupled to a watch; driving, by a motor driver circuit, one or more watch hands on a face of the watch; receiving, by the microprocessor, indication of a time adjustment from the motor driver circuit in response to a time adjustment of the watch; wherein receiving the indication of the time adjustment includes identifying, by a feedback system of the motor driver circuit, the current position of the watch hands; transmitting, by the microprocessor, a notification of the time adjustment to a Bluetooth®
device via a Bluetooth low energy communication protocol;receiving one or more event notifications that incorporates the adjusted time from the Bluetooth device; and activating one or more of the event indicators in response to receiving the one or more notifications. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a watch having one or more event indicators and a watch movement comprising a face, watch hands, a motor driver circuit for driving the watch hands, and an analog time adjustment for adjusting the watch hands; a microprocessor, included in the watch, coupled to the event indicators, the microprocessor comprising a Bluetooth®
low energy radio and configured to;receive, from the motor driver circuit, an indication of a manual adjustment of a time setting of the watch; communicate, via the Bluetooth low energy radio, the adjusted time setting to an application in wireless communication with the watch; receive, via the radio, a notification of an event that incorporates the adjusted time from the application; in response to receiving the notification, activate at least one of the event indicators of the watch movement.
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