Fitness watch case
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1. A fitness watch case, comprising:
- a display housing that houses a display for displaying information to a user;
a user interface having an input for navigating through a menu displayed on the display to control the functioning of the watch; and
an antenna arranged to receive signals transmitted from navigation satellites,wherein the user interface is spaced apart from the display housing, the display housing being physically connected to the user interface by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is curved or angled along the direction from the display housing to the user interface such that when the display housing is arranged on the back of a user'"'"'s wrist in use, the connecting portion curves or otherwise extends around the wrist such that the user interface is located on the side of the user'"'"'s wrist,wherein the antenna resides in a camber defined by the user interface; and
wherein the watch case has a lower surface for contacting the user'"'"'s wrist in use and an upper, opposite surface for facing away from the user'"'"'s wrist in use, and wherein the input has a substantially planar surface arranged substantially parallel to and above a portion of the lower surface, the input being configured to be operated by being pressed in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to its substantially planar surface, in a direction from the upper surface towards the lower surface.
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Abstract
A fitness watch case (502) is disclosed comprising a display housing (504) that houses a display for displaying information to a user; and a user interface (506) having touch-sensitive input means for controlling the watch. The user interface (506) is spaced apart from the display housing (504), thereby enabling the user to operate the user interface using only a single finger. The watch case (502) is insertable into a strap (508) to form a fitness watch (500) that can be worn on the wrist of the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A fitness watch case, comprising:
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a display housing that houses a display for displaying information to a user; a user interface having an input for navigating through a menu displayed on the display to control the functioning of the watch; and an antenna arranged to receive signals transmitted from navigation satellites, wherein the user interface is spaced apart from the display housing, the display housing being physically connected to the user interface by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is curved or angled along the direction from the display housing to the user interface such that when the display housing is arranged on the back of a user'"'"'s wrist in use, the connecting portion curves or otherwise extends around the wrist such that the user interface is located on the side of the user'"'"'s wrist, wherein the antenna resides in a camber defined by the user interface; and wherein the watch case has a lower surface for contacting the user'"'"'s wrist in use and an upper, opposite surface for facing away from the user'"'"'s wrist in use, and wherein the input has a substantially planar surface arranged substantially parallel to and above a portion of the lower surface, the input being configured to be operated by being pressed in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to its substantially planar surface, in a direction from the upper surface towards the lower surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a fitness watch case comprising; a display housing that houses a display for displaying information to a user; a user interface having an input for navigating through a menu displayed on the display to control the functioning of the watch; and an antenna arranged to receive signals transmitted from navigation satellites, wherein the user interface is spaced apart from the display housing, the display housing being physically connected to the user interface by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is curved or angled along the direction from the display housing to the user interface such that when the display housing is arranged on the back of a user'"'"'s wrist in use, the connecting portion curves or otherwise extends around the wrist such that the user interface is located on the side of the user'"'"'s wrist, wherein the antenna resides in a camber defined by the user interface; and
wherein the watch case has a lower surface for contacting the user'"'"'s wrist in use and an upper, opposite surface for facing away from the user'"'"'s wrist in use, and wherein the input has a substantially planar surface arranged substantially parallel to and above a portion of the lower surface, the input being configured to be operated by being pressed in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to its substantially planar surface, in a direction from the upper surface towards the lower surface; anda docking system for charging or exchanging data with the watch case, wherein the docking system comprises docking electrical connectors for connecting with the electrical connectors on the watch case in order to supply electrical charge and/or data to the electrical connectors of the watch case and/or to receive data from the watch case. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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