Abstract: A method of establishing a communication link between a receiving device and a transmitting device from among a plurality of transmitting devices, wherein the preferred criterion for selection of the preferred transmitting device is based upon how long the particular transmitting device has been active.

Abstract: A display assembly for displaying information in an electronic device comprising a first rotateable ring having a first occurrence indicator thereon; a second rotateable ring having a second occurrence indicator thereon; means for rotating the first rotateable ring so as to selectively position the first occurrence indicator; and rotating the second rotateable ring so as to selectively position the second occurrence indicator; whereby the position of the first occurrence indicator corresponds to a scheduled occurrence of a first occurrence and the position of the second occurrence indicator corresponds to a scheduled occurrence of a second occurrence.

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.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a view-inhibitable display, the electronic device comprising a dial having an actuation side and a display side, wherein the dial further comprises a display window; a display assembly, comprising a display for displaying information, positioned on the actuation side of the dial; a view-inhibiting assembly for inhibiting the view of the display through the display window in the dial; and inhibiting means, operatively coupled to the view-inhibiting assembly, for causing the view-inhibiting assembly to inhibit the view of the display through the display window. In a first embodiment, when the view-inhibiting assembly inhibits the view of the display through the display window in the dial, there is an absence of information visible in the display window. In an alternative embodiment, the view-inhibiting assembly comprises indicia different from the information being displayed by the display when the display is visible through the display window.

Abstract: A method of displaying a plurality of modes in a multimode electronic device. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of determining a number of usage events over a predetermined time period for each of at least two reorderable modes, and in a mode selecting mode, displaying the reorderable modes in a sequence that is based on the number of usage events determined in each of the at least two reorderable modes. In another embodiment, the method of displaying the plurality of reorderable modes comprises the steps of determining an amount of time usage over a predetermined time period for each of the at least two reorderable modes, and in the mode selecting mode displaying the reorderable modes in a sequence that is based on the amount of time usage determined in each of the at least two reorderable modes. An electronic device that provides for the reorderability of at least two reorderable modes among a plurality of modes is also provided.

Abstract: In a timekeeping device, a method for displaying a time in each of a plurality of locations, wherein the timekeeping device has stored therein for each of the plurality of locations a respective seasonal offset relative to a standard time, wherein the timekeeping device comprises (i) a display indicator for indicating a location selected from the plurality of locations and (ii) seasonal adjustment means for adjusting the time in the selected location by the seasonal offset; wherein the method comprises the steps of selecting a location from the plurality of locations; actuating a seasonal adjuster to account for a change of seasons; and displaying the time, adjusted for the seasonal offset.

Abstract: An electronic device having a face, the electronic device comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal display segments arranged circumferentially about the face, wherein each of the liquid crystal display segments represents a period of time that is based on the total number of arranged liquid crystal display segments, wherein each of the plurality of liquid crystal display segments are changeable between an inactive state and an active state; activation means for changing selected ones of the liquid crystal display segments between the inactive state and the active state by generating voltages across the selected ones of the liquid crystal display segments; and manual selecting means for selecting one or more of the liquid crystal display segments to change between one of the inactive state and active state to the other of the inactive state or active state.

Abstract: A method of manually setting and viewing a plurality of alerts in a multimode electronic device, and a device for carrying out the method. The setting and viewing of the alert settings is performed with the aid of a single indicator hand. In this way, an analog timepiece can store a plurality of alarm settings without multiple hands.

Abstract: An electronic device for conveying first information by the use of hands and having a secondary display for displaying secondary information, wherein the electronic device comprises an at least partially light transparent dial, the dial having a dial side and an actuation mechanism side; at least a first hand for conveying first information and rotateable about a stem that projects through the dial, wherein the at least first hand is positioned on the dial side of the dial; an actuation mechanism, operatively coupled to the first hand, for rotation thereof at least in one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction; wherein the secondary display comprises a plurality of illuminable display segments positioned on the actuation mechanism side of the dial; and means for driving the plurality of illuminable display segments; wherein the plurality of illuminable display segments can be illuminated to display secondary information and wherein the plurality of illuminable display segments, upon illumination, are v

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, and a rotatable ring positioned on the opposite side of the dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the coordination of the display hand(s) and the ring 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 hand and ring in the clockwise and/or counterclockwise directions in predefined increments to convey the information. In the preferred embodiment, the wearable multimode electronic device is a wristwatch.

Abstract: A timepiece having a display for displaying a digit provided on a ring which itself has a plurality of digits provided thereon, wherein the timepiece comprises an integrated circuit operable in at least (i) a date display mode and (ii) a counting mode; a gearing assembly comprising one or more wheels, being meshingly coupled to the ring so that the rotation of the one or more wheels causes the rotation of the ring; a motor, the motor rotateably coupled to the at least one or more wheels of the gearing assembly, wherein the motor has a rotatable member such that the rotation thereof causes the ring to rotate; and mode selecting means for selecting between at least the date display mode and the counting mode; wherein when in the date display mode the ring rotates at a first rate and when in the counting mode the ring rotates at a second rate different from the first rate.

Abstract: A method for indicating that a wearable electronic device is operating in a selected mode, wherein the wearable electronic device comprises at least one hand operatively coupled to an actuation mechanism. The method comprises the steps of (a) moving the hand from a first position to a second position, wherein the movement of the hand is through a predetermined sweep angle; (b) moving the hand from the second position back to the first position through the predetermined sweep angle; and (c) repeating at least step (a) and if necessary, repeating step (b); whereby the hand oscillates between the first position and the second position while the wearable electronic device is operating in the selected mode. A wearable electronic device that comprises the foregoing methodology is also provided.