Watch display using light sources with a translucent cover
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1. A device comprising:
- a band configured to wrap around a wrist or arm of a user to permit the device to be worn by the user;
a display comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices and configured for selectively displaying human-readable indicia, the display being operable between an active state and an inactive state, wherein each of the light-emitting devices is configured to emit light when in the active state; and
a cover comprising a flexible material disposed over the display and covering all of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that the flexible material forms an outermost surface of the device, the cover further having a plurality of conduits extending through a portion of a thickness of the cover, wherein the flexible material is sufficiently flexible to be bent to an angle of greater than 90 degrees without permanent deformation or fracture, wherein each of the plurality of conduits is substantially aligned with one of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that light emitted from one of the light-emitting devices travels through the corresponding conduit of the cover to be visible through the cover,wherein the flexible material is generally opaque and is configured to permit a portion of the light emitted by the light-emitting devices to pass through, allowing the display to be visible through the cover when the light-emitting devices are in the active states, and wherein the flexible material is configured to obscure vision of the display when the light-emitting devices are in the inactive states.
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Abstract
A display assembly includes a display selectively displaying human-readable indicia on a face thereof and a cover disposed over the display. The cover has a homogeneous surface over the entire face of the display. The display assembly is controllable between an inactive state and an active state. In the inactive state, the face of the display is not viewable through the cover, and in the active state, the indicia are viewable through the cover.
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1. A device comprising:
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a band configured to wrap around a wrist or arm of a user to permit the device to be worn by the user; a display comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices and configured for selectively displaying human-readable indicia, the display being operable between an active state and an inactive state, wherein each of the light-emitting devices is configured to emit light when in the active state; and a cover comprising a flexible material disposed over the display and covering all of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that the flexible material forms an outermost surface of the device, the cover further having a plurality of conduits extending through a portion of a thickness of the cover, wherein the flexible material is sufficiently flexible to be bent to an angle of greater than 90 degrees without permanent deformation or fracture, wherein each of the plurality of conduits is substantially aligned with one of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that light emitted from one of the light-emitting devices travels through the corresponding conduit of the cover to be visible through the cover, wherein the flexible material is generally opaque and is configured to permit a portion of the light emitted by the light-emitting devices to pass through, allowing the display to be visible through the cover when the light-emitting devices are in the active states, and wherein the flexible material is configured to obscure vision of the display when the light-emitting devices are in the inactive states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a band having a top portion and curved sides configured to wrap around a wrist or arm of a user to permit the device to be worn by the user; an electronic module comprising a computer component and configured for wireless communication with an external device, the electronic module further comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices forming a display controlled by the computer component and configured for selectively displaying human-readable indicia, the display being operable between an active state and an inactive state, wherein each of the light-emitting devices is configured to emit light when in the active state; and a cover comprising a flexible material disposed over the display and covering all of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that the flexible material forms a single, homogenous surface that covers the entire display and extends over the top portion and around the sides of the band, wherein the flexible material includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and wherein the cover includes a plurality of conduits extending through a portion of a thickness of the cover, each of the plurality of conduits having an open end at the inner surface of the cover and a closed end opposite the open end, the open end at the inner surface of the cover having a greater surface area then the closed end opposite the open, and wherein the cover is configured to obscure the display when the display is in the inactive state, and wherein at least a portion of the light emitted by the display is visible through the cover when the display is in the active state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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a band having a top portion and curved sides configured to wrap around a wrist or arm of a user to permit the device to be worn by the user; a display comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices and configured for selectively displaying human-readable indicia, the display being operable between an active state and an inactive state, wherein each of the light-emitting devices is configured to emit light when in the active state; and a generally opaque cover disposed over the display and covering a portion of the plurality of light-emitting devices, wherein the cover is made of a flexible material, wherein the flexible material is sufficiently flexible to be bent to an angle of greater than 90 degrees without permanent deformation or fracture, wherein the cover has a thinned portion of the flexible material positioned over the face of the display, and wherein the thinned portion forms a translucent portion that is configured to obscure vision of the display when the assembly is in the inactive state and is further configured, such that at least a portion of the light emitted by the display is visible through the translucent portion to make the indicia visible through the cover when the assembly is in the active state, and wherein the flexible material includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and wherein the cover includes a plurality of conduits extending from the inner surface of the cover toward the outer surface through a portion of the thickness of the cover, each of the plurality of conduits including an open end at the inner surface of the cover and a closed end opposite the open end, the closed ends of the conduits forming the thinned portion of the flexible material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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