Wearable Electronic Device With Hand Synchronization

• US 20170082978A1
• Filed: 09/18/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Timex Group USA Incorporated (Tanager Group BV)
• Original Assignee: Timex Group USA Incorporated (Tanager Group BV)
• Inventors: Schneider, Stephanie
• Granted Patent: US 9,639,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/00 Indicating the time by visual means indicating the time optically by electric means G04C17/00, e.g. by electric lamps G04C17/02; display arrangements in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/04 Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like moving indicating arrangements which have scales or numbers with stationary hands or reading means G04B19/20; optical projection of the position of the hands G04B19/34
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/23 by means of additional hands or additional pairs of hands simultaneous indication on several dials G04B19/025; indicating devices giving several simultaneous indications G04B19/048
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/34 Position of the hands projected optically for advertising G09F19/18; indicating by discs or drums with mark or window G04B19/04, with figures or signs G04B19/20; illumination of dials or hands G04B19/30, case for electrical components G04C3/008; optical projection of a pointer and/or scale for weighing apparatus G01G23/32; for measuring instruments G01D5/262
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 17/0091 Combined electro-optical and electro-mechanical displays see provisionally also G04G9/0082
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 7/00 Synchronisation radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0082 by building-up characters using a combination of indicating elements and by selecting desired characters out of a number of characters or by selecting indicating elements the positions of which represents the time, i.e. combinations of G04G9/02 and G04G9/08
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/02 by selecting desired characters out of a number of characters or by selecting indicating elements the position of which represent the time, e.g. by using multiplexing techniques G04G9/0082 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/027 provided with means for displaying at will a time indication or a date or a part thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/04 by controlling light sources, e.g. electroluminescent diodes G04G9/0058 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/047 provided with means for displaying at will a time indication or a date or a part thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 20/00 Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 60/14 specific to electromechanical timepieces, e.g. moving parts thereof

Abstract

A wearable electronic device having an analog display and a digital display. The device may include a receiver for receiving, from a remote source, current time information data representative of a current time; a controller, operatively coupled to the receiver, wherein the controller processes the current time information data received from the remote source and provides for the current time information data to be displayed by the at least one digital indicator on the digital display as the current time; and a an analog time indicator rotating arrangement for causing the rotation of the at least one analog time indicator until the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one digital indicator; whereby the alignment of the at least one analog time indicator with the at least one digital indicator indicates that the at least one analog time indicator is synchronized with the correct time information.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device comprising (i) an analog display for the display of time information by at least one analog time indicator and (ii) a digital display having at least one electronic analog indicator for displaying at least current time on the digital display,

a receiver for receiving, from a remote source, current time information data representative of a current time;

a controller, operatively coupled to the receiver, wherein the controller processes the current time information data received from the remote source and provides for the current time information data to be displayed by the at least one electronic analog indicator on the digital display as the current time;

an analog time indicator rotating arrangement for causing the rotation of the at least one analog time indicator until the at least one analog time indicator appears superimposed with the at least one electronic analog indicator;

whereby the superimposed position of the at least one analog time indicator with the at least one electronic analog indicator indicates that the at least one analog time indicator is synchronized with the current time.

2. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the analog time indicator rotating arrangement comprises a rotating stem and one or more rotating gears that are operatively coupled to (i) the rotating stem and (ii) the at least one analog time indicator, wherein the rotation of the stem causes the rotation of the at least one analog time indicator.

3. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the analog time indicator rotating arrangement comprises:

an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the actuation mechanism rotates the at least one analog time indicator clockwise or counterclockwise;

a setting mechanism operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the setting mechanism selectively produces first electrical pulses and second electrical pulses, wherein said first and second electrical pulses are received by the controller which in turn causes the actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one analog time indicator clockwise or counterclockwise in response to said first and second electrical pulses.

4. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the setting mechanism is a rotatable setting mechanism, wherein the rotation of the setting mechanism in the first direction produces the first electrical pulses and rotation of the rotating setting mechanism in the second direction produces the second electrical pulses.

9. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital display is positioned above the analog display, and when the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one electronic analog indicator the at least one electronic analog indicator appears superimposed on the at least one analog time indicator.

11. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital display is positioned below the analog display, and when the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one electronic analog indicator the at least one analog time indicator appears superimposed on the at least one electronic analog indicator.

13. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a dial, wherein the dial itself is the digital display, and when the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one electronic analog indicator the at least one analog time indicator appears superimposed on the at least one electronic analog indicator.

5. A wearable electronic device comprising (i) an analog display for the display of time information by at least one analog time indicator and (ii) a digital display having at least one electronic analog indicator for displaying at least current time on the digital display;

a controller, wherein the controller maintains current time information and provides for the current time information to be displayed by the at least one electronic analog indicator on the digital display as the current time;

an analog time indicator rotating arrangement for causing the rotation of the at least one analog time indicator until the at least one analog time indicator appears superimposed with the at least one electronic analog indicator;

whereby the superimposed position of the at least one analog time indicator with the at least one electronic analog indicator indicates that the at least one analog time indicator is synchronized with the current time.

6. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the analog time indicator rotating arrangement comprises a rotating stem and one or more rotating gears that are operatively coupled to (i) the rotating stem and (ii) the at least one analog time indicator, wherein the rotation of the stem causes the rotation of the at least one analog time indicator.

7. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the analog time indicator rotating arrangement comprises:

an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the actuation mechanism rotates the at least one analog time indicator clockwise or counterclockwise;

a setting mechanism operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the setting mechanism selectively produces first electrical pulses and second electrical pulses, wherein said first and second electrical pulses are received by the controller which in turn causes the actuation mechanism to rotate the at least one analog time indicator clockwise or counterclockwise in response to said first and second electrical pulses.

8. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the setting mechanism is a rotatable setting mechanism, wherein the rotation of the setting mechanism in the first direction produces the first electrical pulses and rotation of the rotating setting mechanism in the second direction produces the second electrical pulses.

10. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the digital display is positioned above the analog display, and when the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one electronic analog indicator the at least one electronic analog indicator appears superimposed on the at least one analog time indicator.

12. The wearable electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the digital display is positioned below the analog display, and when the at least one analog time indicator is aligned with the at least one electronic analog indicator the at least one analog time indicator appears superimposed on the at least one electronic analog indicator.