Wrist Worn Patents (Class 368/281)
  • Patent number: 11809139
    Abstract: A watch case having a locking system for at least one control element of a timepiece, the locking system including a manipulable element, a locking element for the at least one control element, and a kinematic link linking the manipulable element to the locking element, the locking system being arranged on the outside of a chamber (63), more particularly on the outside of a water-resistant chamber, defined by the case, the locking element being rotatably mounted, more particularly rotatably mounted about a second axis (A1) of the at least one control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Mesut Kanmaz
  • Patent number: 11604436
    Abstract: The system (10) for fixing a timepiece movement (2) to a watch case (30) element (3) includes at least one clamp (1), in particular at least two clamps, preferably three clamps or four clamps, which is intended to come into contact firstly with the movement and secondly with the watch case element, and a device (2a?; 3a?) for modifying the stiffness of the at least one clamp, particularly for modifying the bending stiffness of the at least one clamp, when the movement is fixed and/or displaced relative to the watch case element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Benoit Junod, James Rejzner
  • Patent number: 11567456
    Abstract: An oscillator includes a resonator, which has an inertial mass returned by an elastic return and carries entry and exit pallets cooperating with teeth of an escape wheel each provided with a magnet. Each pallet includes a magnetic arrangement, with an annular sector, centred on the axis of oscillation of the resonator, defining a first magnetic barrier area extending above and/or below a mechanical pallet-stone of the entry pallet or exit pallet, over the entire length of this mechanical pallet-stone acting as support for the teeth during the supplementary arc, in order to form a magnetic cylinder escapement mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Gianni Di Domenico, Jerome Favre, Dominique Lechot, Baptiste Hinaux, Olivier Matthey, Pascal Winkler, Marc Stranczl, Michel Willemin, Ahmad Odeh
  • Patent number: 11564461
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a main body including a front plate, a rear plate disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate, a lateral member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display viewed through at least a portion of the front plate. The electronic device may further include a housing having a space therein and combined with a strap at one side thereof in a first axial direction, a first fastening part protruding from another side of the housing toward the main body and detachably connected to the main body, a second fastening part formed in the main body and engaged with the first fastening part, and a button disposed in the housing, exposed at least in part to an outside of the housing, and moving the first fastening part to be separated from the second fastening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Insik Chung, Junghwa Cho, Yongseok Bang
  • Patent number: 11528969
    Abstract: Provided is a timepiece band that improves durability, water resistance, and fit. The timepiece band includes a first band, which is a single part, configured from metallic glass with an elastic modulus greater than or equal to 30 GPa and less than or equal to 70 GPa, and an elastic limit greater than or equal to 2% and less than or equal to 20%, and a second band, which is also a single part, configured from metallic glass with an elastic modulus greater than or equal to 30 GPa and less than or equal to 70 GPa, and an elastic limit greater than or equal to 2% and less than or equal to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koki Takasawa
  • Patent number: 11470925
    Abstract: A watch case (2) for wristwatches including: a middle part (4) including a side wall (10) having two sides (12A, 12B); two separate side members (6A, 6B) arranged on either side of the middle part (4), each side member (6A, 6B) extending beyond the space occupied by the middle part (4) in the longitudinal direction of the watch band and having a median portion of complementary shape to the corresponding side (12A, 12B) of the middle part (4), each side member (6A, 6B) being slidably and removably attached to the middle part (4); a bezel (8) secured to the middle part (4) on an upper face of the middle part (4); a back cover (20) fixed on a lower face of the middle part (4); characterized in that each side member (6A, 6B) is blocked in translation in the direction of sliding on the middle part (4) by the bezel (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Daniel Jeker, Philipp Tschumi, Francois Maziarz
  • Patent number: 11449008
    Abstract: A watch case includes a capsule receiving a watch mechanism, arranged along a main axis, and which includes a front side that has the watch face. The watch case further includes a middle surrounding the capsule and provided with an essentially cylindrical housing open toward the back from which side it receives the capsule. The watch case further includes a bezel placed against the back of the capsule. The bezel includes tabs arranged on the outer contour of the capsule, which are in a blocking position partly inserted in the interior of at least one groove having a circular orientation, produced in the cylindrical part of the housing of the middle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: G&G CONCEPT
    Inventors: Gregory Gauche, Henrick Gauche
  • Patent number: 11347189
    Abstract: A watch having a camera is disclosed. The watch can include a housing having a front side, a back side, and an attachment interface configured to couple to a watch band. A camera can be mounted to the housing and configured to capture a picture of a scene through the back side of the housing. A display can be visible through the front side of the housing and configured to display the picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Antonio F. Herrera, Tyler S. Bushnell
  • Patent number: 11327444
    Abstract: A watch includes a case, a first spring bar support portion and a second spring bar support portion which are provided on the case. Further included is a spring bar supported by the first spring bar support portion and the second spring bar support apportion, a cover member into which the spring bar is inserted and which is between the first spring bar support portion and the second spring bar support portion. The cover member entirely surrounds a circumference of the spring bar. A band is provided between the cover member and the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Mishima, Atsushi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11262709
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of configuring a watch screen and a wearable electronic device implementing the same, which displays various pieces of information provided by an application, in an icon form, to enable a user to easily identify the information. A method of configuring a watch screen, the method comprising selecting one of a plurality of predetermined watch screens, thereby resulting in a selected watch screen; determining at least one icon of a plurality of predetermined icons as components of the selected watch screen; and displaying the selected watch screen, wherein the selected watch screen includes the at least one icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hankyung Jo, Yusic Kim, Eunjoo Kim, Jungah Seung
  • Patent number: 11199817
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic timepiece includes a cylindrical exterior case, a bezel and a windshield member. In the exterior case, a circuit board is housed. The bezel is formed of a metal material to be ring-shaped, includes an inward flange part that projects from an inner side surface toward a center of the ring-shaped bezel, is arranged on an outer upper side of the exterior case and is electrically connected with the circuit board. The windshield member is formed of a transparent dielectric substance, arranged in the bezel and supported by the inward flange part. The bezel is configured to resonate with a radio wave having a desired frequency by adjustment of at least one of (i) a relative permittivity of the dielectric substance and (ii) an area of an overlap region where the inward flange part and the windshield member overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Uematsu, Takashi Sano, Yohei Kawaguchi, Tatsumi Ichimura, Takumi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11175635
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body having a first battery and a port electrically connected to the first battery, a band having a connector and a set of first conductors electrically connected to the connector, and a belt having at least one second battery, a set of second conductors and an input port electrically connected to the second battery. The band is connected to the port via the connector so as to be electrically connected to the body. The belt may removably attach to an outer surface of the band, and the second battery may transmit power to the first battery by combining the two sets of conductors. When the belt is removed, the power consumed by the second battery is replenished by an external power source connected to the input port, mastering the information at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Wang, Li-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11126145
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body having a first battery and a port electrically connected to the first battery, a band having a connector and a set of first conductors electrically connected to the connector, and a belt having at least one second battery, a set of second conductors and an input port electrically connected to the second battery. The band is connected to the port via the connector so as to be electrically connected to the body. The belt may removably attach to an outer surface of the band, and the second battery may transmit power to the first battery by combining the two sets of conductors. When the belt is removed, the power consumed by the second battery is replenished by an external power source connected to the input port, mastering the information at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Wang, Li-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11126146
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a body having a first battery and a port electrically connected to the first battery, a band having a connector and a set of first conductors electrically connected to the connector, and a belt having at least one second battery, a set of second conductors and an input port electrically connected to the second battery. The band is connected to the port via the connector so as to be electrically connected to the body. The belt may removably attach to an outer surface of the band, and the second battery may transmit power to the first battery by combining the two sets of conductors. When the belt is removed, the power consumed by the second battery is replenished by an external power source connected to the input port, mastering the information at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Wang, Li-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11128325
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a wearable device (200) suitable for wearing on a person's wrist and comprising a metallic housing (203) and a flexible band (202) for attachment of the device to a user's wrist. The metallic housing includes a printed circuit board (PCB) (702) on which is mounted electronic components (710) including a transmitter for transmitting radio signals at a frequency between 400 and 1000 MHz. A coin-cell battery (502) powers the device. The battery is disposed in an inner core (406,406?) of the flexible band. An antenna is connected to the PCB for radiating said signals. In one embodiment the antenna comprises a coil (504,506) of wire disposed in said section of the band. The wire is of substantially a quarter wavelength in length based on the transmission frequency of the radio signals, and comprises the electrical connections between the battery and PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Armour Surveillance Security Equipment and Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Dinan, Patrick James Fawcett, William Damerell
  • Patent number: 11068025
    Abstract: A smart wearable device and a control method for a smart wearable device relate to the field of computer devices. The method includes: detecting a first touch-control operation that is in afixing band touch-control area, and obtaining first operation information of the first touch-control operation (101); and generating a control instruction according to the first operation information, and executing the control instruction (102). A control manner for the smart wearable device can be added by using a touch-control operation on a fixing band, operability and human-machine interactivity of the smart wearable device are improved, and disadvantages of undiversified operation manners and low interactivity that are caused when an operation is performed on only a part such as a dial or by using only a part such as a crown are overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yushan Chen, Xueyan Huang
  • Patent number: 10996848
    Abstract: The described technology relates to a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may include a touch display, a rim surrounding the touch display, a rim touch sensor disposed on at least a portion of the rim, a band portion that allows the wearable electronic device to be worn on a user's wrist, and a control unit configured to receive a rim touch on the rim through the rim touch sensor and generate a control signal for controlling the wearable electronic device based on at least one of attributes of the rim touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Won Hyo Kim, Kwang Bum Park
  • Patent number: 10980320
    Abstract: Watch case (1) having a middle (2) provided with a blind hole (20); a first mobile horn (3) for fastening a strand of a bracelet, and provided with a through-hole (33); a first elastic element (31) exerting a force on the horn (3) that tends to push it back into a position with a widened lug distance (d); a push-button (5) traversing said through-hole (33) and engaged in the blind hole (20) in the middle, arranged so as to be able to slide between a locked position, in which the push-button (5) blocks the displacement of the horn (3), and a released position in which the displacement of the horn (3) into pushed-back position is possible, a second elastic element (52) exerting a force on the push-button (5) to push it hack into the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Carlo Ferrara SA
    Inventor: Martial Voumard
  • Patent number: 10792551
    Abstract: A space saving device. The space saving device includes a housing having a front side and a rear side. A plurality of display screens are disposed on the front side, each capable of displaying a number corresponding to a workout tracking function, such as a number of repetitions of an exercise. A plurality of controls disposed on the front side can be used to control the output of the displays. A fastener disposed on the rear side and an attached lanyard allow the device to be removably attached to an exercise machine or other object. A grip material is disposed about a perimeter of the housing for facilitating easy handling of the device. The space saving device is configured to be removably attached to an exercise machine in an exercise facility to inform other users of the facility that the machine is currently occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: Robbie Green, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10761487
    Abstract: A convertible smart watch including a smart watch and an analog watch together, which is convertible between the smart watch and the analog watch at user's option, is disclosed. The convertible smart watch includes a frame with a through hole in the center, a watch body including an analog watch unit and a smart watch unit combined against their backs such that that analog watch be exposed to one side and the smart watch be exposed to the other side, which is rotatable inside the through hole of the frame, and a smart watch on-off unit to operate the smart watch unit, when the smart watch is exposed to the front of the frame and the analog watch is exposed to the rear of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Seung Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 10561035
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a computing device comprising a computing device body, a display coupled with the computing device body, a first set of computing components incorporated into the computing device body, and a securing system configured to secure the body to a wrist, the securing system comprising a plurality of detachable modular segments joined together to form a second set of computing components that is modifiable by changing segments. Each modular segment comprises a first mechanical connector and a second mechanical connector, a first set of electrical connectors and a second set of electrical connectors, and one or more electrical components incorporated into the modular segment, such that a functionality of the computing device is modifiable by changing modular segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, David D. Bohn, Ben Garcia, Sarah L. Joers, Aaron P. Toney
  • Patent number: 10506853
    Abstract: Watch comprising at least one case and a strap formed by a flexible blade with a first end fixed to the case and a second opposite end provided to cooperate with a device for attaching and adjusting the length of the strap. According to the invention, the adjustment device comprises a clasp formed by a cap and a lever between which the flexible blade slides, the clasp being hinged on the case by linking means which define an axis of rotation about which the lever can undergo a rotation in order to be able to move into an open position and into a closed position, the lever comprising an eccentric which is integral with the lever in the vicinity of the axis of rotation and is provided in order to clamp the free end of the blade against the cap and to retain the strap when the lever is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bazin, Francois Maire, Jean-Claude Gracia
  • Patent number: 10485126
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus (wrist apparatus) includes a case (top case and bottom case), a display section accommodated in the case, a windshield that closes an opening section of the case in such a way that the windshield overlaps with the display section in a plan view, a ring member (parting plate) that is disposed between the windshield and the display section and along the outer edge of the display section, a hygroscopic member that is disposed inside the case and in a first region (internal space) opposite the windshield with respect to the display section, and an air-flow channel (recessed section) that allows the first region to communicate with a second region (space) surrounded by the display section, the windshield, and the ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuto Yanagisawa, Keitaro Hashizume
  • Patent number: 10466741
    Abstract: This invention is a dual-display smart watch with a proximal dorsal display and a distal dorsal display. In an example, the proximal and distal displays can both be electronic displays. In an example, one display can be an analog watch face with mechanically-moving watch hands and the other display can be an electronic display. The displays can show different types of information such as: the time; notifications or messages; steps, heart rate, blood pressure, glucose level, or other biometric information; temperature, weather, location, directions, or other environmental information; and pictures, icons, or other digital images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Medibotics
    Inventor: Robert A. Connor
  • Patent number: 10424181
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is worn on a body of a user. At least one processor determines whether biological information of the user contains an abnormality. An abnormality notification screen is displayed on a display when the at least one processor determines that the biological information contains the abnormality, the abnormality notification screen notifying an abnormality in the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryosuke Okabe
  • Patent number: 10401800
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a housing and a band attached to the housing. The band has an indicator with a variably and/or progressively illuminable portion. The indicator of the band conveys to a user an analog representation of the completion progress of an activity or task tracked by wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device also includes a processing unit within the housing, and a sensor operatively coupled to the processing unit. In some cases, the sensor is a motion sensor such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope. In other examples, the sensor is a health sensor or a biometric sensor. Sensor data is used to update the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Steven P. Cardinali, Katherine E. Tong, Trevor J. Ness, William C. Lukens
  • Patent number: 10395406
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for displaying information, a program, and a communication system, which enable the provision of an apparatus making use of a display device excellent in flexibility. An information display apparatus includes a display unit including a time information presenting section for presenting at least time information and a band section to be worn on an arm, and a display control unit for changing a display of the display unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, the information display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Mitsugi, Yuki Sugiue, Hiroshi Saeki, Machiko Takematsu, Masaaki Yamamoto, Yoichi Ito, Kenji Itoh
  • Patent number: 10345869
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a core unit which is interchangeably attached to a container. The container may be configured to couple to a user, where the container may include a touch interface having a touch sensor associated with at least one surface of the container, a first inter-module communications interface (ICI), and a controller coupled to the touch interface and the ICI. The core unit may include a display, a second ICI which is communicatively coupled to the first ICI, a memory to store instructions and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions stored in memory to receive information through the first ICI and second ICI generated by the touch interface, where the information may be associated with a user command, and perform an operation in accordance with the received information associated with the user command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin N. Robinson, Ai Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 10334915
    Abstract: An attachment link for a watch band is arranged to attach the band to a watch case between the horns. A first end of the attachment link is fixed to a watch band strand and the second end of the attachment link is fixed to the case with a bar. The link is between the horns and against the case. The attachment link includes a device for blocking pivoting in order to firmly hold the attachment link between the horns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Pierry Vuille, Jean-Claude Martin
  • Patent number: 10324539
    Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to a modular device core that includes an interface for obtaining one or more signals based on attaching the modular device core to a mounting housing or a display module. A processor of the modular device core can be configured to modify one or more parameters for operating the modular device core based on the one or more signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond W. Riley, Simon C. Dearsley, Emron J. Henry, Kaitlyn M. Schoeck
  • Patent number: 10254825
    Abstract: Smart wearable devices and methods are disclosed for providing feedback for optimal placement of the wearable device. This includes systems and methods to lock or unlock a wearable device and/or notify external wearable/non-wearable devices depending on the states of the wearer by sending notification or providing feedback if mispositioned or repositioned on the wearer. A system and method are disclosed for providing a user indication of proper placement of a wearable device by providing feedback based on acquired bio-signal quality. In one embodiment, bio-signal quality is acquired by comparing a computed signal to noise ratio to that of an expected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Tanaka, Vladimir Elgort, Jacelyn Danielson, Anton Kalachev, John Wong, Behram DaCosta, Udupi Ramanath Bhat, Ludovic Copere, Masaki Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10234824
    Abstract: The present application discloses a waterproof smart watch having a hollow watch case; a cell phone core mounted inside the watch case; a through-hole provided on a lateral side of the watch case and in communication with a microphone of the cell phone core; an adjusting knob rotatably mounted at the lateral side of the watch case, a communication aperture being provided on the adjusting knob and in communication with the through-hole; and a sealing pad being provided between the adjusting knob and the watch case, a small hole being provided on the sealing pad and in communication with the through-hole. The adjusting knob can be rotated to a position where the communication aperture, small hole and through-hole are in communication with one another successively, and further rotation of the adjusting knob renders the communication aperture and the through-hole being sealed and separated by the sealing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Y.F. Company Limited
    Inventor: Yin Ning Chan
  • Patent number: 10200087
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless charging are described herein. For example, an apparatus includes a device formed in a loop. The apparatus may also include a receiving coil disposed around an entire length of the loop. Each turn of the wireless power receiving coil follows the entire length of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jani Penttila, Marko Bonden, Tapio Liusvaara, Miikka Tuppurainen, Ismo Puustinen
  • Patent number: 10114453
    Abstract: Networked smart wearable devices and methods for dynamic power management of multiple wearable devices and the optimization of the network sensor data load through network control of the sensors in each wearable device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Nobuo Tanaka, Vladimir Elgort, Jacelyn Danielson, Anton Kalachev, John Wong, Behram DaCosta, Udupi Ramanath Bhat, Ludovic Copere, Masaki Kataoka
  • Patent number: 9993200
    Abstract: Provided are a wearable device capable of having a sensor for detecting a biological signal attached thereto or detached therefrom, and a method of controlling the wearable device. The wearable device includes: a strap part configured to be worn on a body part of a user; a first interface configured to accommodate a detachable sensor and receive a biological signal from the detachable sensor in response to the detachable sensor being connected to the wearable device through the first interface; and a main body configured to process the biological signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sanghwa Jeong
  • Patent number: 9939787
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device and method of use are disclosed, including a main body, and at least one strap fixed to the main body. The strap includes a core member mounted with at least one electronic component, an electric connector disposed on the core member, and a band member enclosing at least one part of the core member disposed with the electric connector, wherein the at least one electronic component is electrically coupled to the main body through the electric connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-In Baek, Hong-Moon Chun, Dae-Young Noh, Hee-Cheul Moon, In-Youl Baek, Jong-Kuck Son, Jin-Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 9851753
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body and a second body which are detachably connected. The first body includes a frame and a fixing apparatus, and the second body includes a main functional unit. The fixing apparatus is connected to the frame and configured to fix the electronic device to an operation body. When the electronic device is fixed to the operation body via the fixing apparatus, the fixing apparatus and the frame form a ring-shaped space. A method for controlling power supply of the electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Gao, Xiaotian Zhu, Sang-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9737123
    Abstract: A waterproof case for an electronic device that includes an upper housing member and a lower housing member including lugs formed thereon attaching to a strap member. A sealing wrap is positioned about an electronic device. The sealing wrap is positioned between the upper and lower housing members when the upper and lower housing members are coupled. The sealing wrap includes an alignment feature formed thereon. The alignment feature engages the upper or lower housing member and positions the wrap within the upper and lower housing members wherein axial seal members formed on the wrap are compressed and engage the device when the upper and lower housing members are coupled defining a continuous seal about the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: CATALYST LIFESTYLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Joshua Wright, June Lai
  • Patent number: 9693610
    Abstract: Provided is a device for fastening and unfastening a watch, in which a plurality of bezels is provided and a fastening means is provided between the bezels, so that the watch is easily and conveniently fastened and unfastened in a one-touch manner, thus completely preventing the bezels from being damaged, and providing a novel structure for fastening and unfastening a wrist watch, unlike a general watch that has a fastening and unfastening structure on a watch band. Therefore, it is possible to solve problems of inconvenience when fastening and unfastening a watch band on a user's wrist because the fastening structure applied to the band in the conventional wrist watch is eliminated, in addition to offering good appearance and allowing the watch to be easily detachably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KONO CORPORATION LTD
    Inventor: Geun Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9668367
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a computing device comprising a computing device body, a display coupled with the computing device body, a first set of computing components incorporated into the computing device body, and a securing system configured to secure the body to a wrist, the securing system comprising a plurality of detachable modular segments joined together to form a second set of computing components that is modifiable by changing segments. Each modular segment comprises a first mechanical connector and a second mechanical connector, a first set of electrical connectors and a second set of electrical connectors, and one or more electrical components incorporated into the modular segment, such that a functionality of the computing device is modifiable by changing modular segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, David D. Bohn, Ben Garcia, Sarah L. Joers, Aaron P. Toney
  • Patent number: 9658755
    Abstract: An electronic device that increases both visual perceptibility and selectability of executable programs. A display is a display with an elongated shape whose display surface includes a first region and a second region aligned in a longitudinal direction. In the first region, only an image that corresponds to a program that is specified as the main program is displayed. In the second region, images that correspond to sub-programs are displayed to be lined up in the longitudinal direction. The image includes an execution image of the program that is specified as the main program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yu Otsuka, Hiroshi Fujita, Kazuhiro Aihara, Goro Hisatake, Takashi Isobe
  • Patent number: 9582035
    Abstract: This invention comprises wearable computing devices and methods for the wrist and/or forearm including a bifurcating attachment member and/or proximal and distal display members. These wearable devices can provide relatively-large display areas without looking too clunky or being uncomfortable to wear. This invention also comprises methods for conserving energy and for modifying the communication interface between a human and a computer based on data from environmental sensors and/or body sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Medibotics LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. Connor
  • Patent number: 9577324
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a main body, a watchband spring pin engaged with one side of the main body, and a wrist-worn watchband connected to the watchband spring pin. The main body includes a wireless communication module and a conductive member electrically connected to the wireless communication module. The watchband spring pin is physically connected to the conductive member on the main body to be an antenna unit of the wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Lung Chen, Ji-Dein Wu, Shih-Ling Huang, Yu-Feng Lin, Yen-Liang Liu, Ko-Chun Wang, Yu-Liang Chen, Chiung-Chang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9534749
    Abstract: A slap wrist device includes a bottom strip having top and bottom surfaces with at least the top surface of thermoplastic material, a middle strip having top and bottom surfaces and of or coated with a thermoplastic material, and a top strip having top and bottom surfaces, at least the bottom surface being of thermoplastic material. A bistable spring is disposed between the bottom and middle strips, and a light emitting and elongated flexible light transmitting element is disposed between the top and middle strips. The bottom and middle strips are sealed together by high frequency (HF) welding along substantially their entire peripheries, and the top and middle strips are sealed together by HF welding along at least the majority of their peripheries. A battery casing, with or without an external safety light, or a fabric bag, may be mounted to an end of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ming D & Y Inc.
    Inventors: Jianming Dai, Banghui An
  • Patent number: 9483024
    Abstract: A wristwatch includes a bracelet or strap, a plastic case, a watch crystal, a back cover and pairs of horns to which the ends of the bracelet or strap are attached. It also includes a top half shell made of metal which covers the top of the case and a portion of the case middle and which has an opening revealing the crystal. It further includes a crown or a control push-button protruding from the case middle. The wristwatch further includes a bottom half shell covering the back cover and a portion of the case middle. The top half shell and the bottom half shell respectively have two, substantially symmetrical, peripheral rims which extend facing each other, the crown or the control push-button being located in an elongated space extending between the rims of the two half shells. The elongated space also reveals a portion of the case middle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Management Services AG
    Inventors: Damien Goyet, Silvano Bonadei
  • Patent number: 9471102
    Abstract: A wearable device is disclosed that includes circuitry in both the display device and the securing device, for example a watch and watch band. The circuitry in the securing device is electrically connected to the display device electrical circuitry and may be used to extend the functionality of the display device or create additional display space for use by the display device. These are but two examples of possible uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Pebble Technology, Corp.
    Inventors: Marcus M. Townsend, Mark C. Solomon, Steven W. Johns, Andrew J. Witte, Eric B. Migicovsky, Aaron A. Oro, Alexis R. A. De Stasio
  • Patent number: 9453287
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inlaid ceramic decoration (10) including a ceramic body (11) that has at least one recess (12) forming the pattern for a decoration (13). According to the invention, said at least one recess is entirely filled by first and second electrically conductive layers (14, 15) of approximately 50 nm and a metallic galvanic plating (16) so as to form a ceramic element (10) inlaid with at least one metallic decoration (13) with improved visual rendering. The invention also relates to the method of manufacturing the inlaid ceramic element. The invention concerns the field of decorated ceramic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Pascal Grossenbacher, Michel Caillaud, Alexandre Netuschill
  • Patent number: 9423418
    Abstract: One example disclosed wearable device includes a first housing portion having a conductive section and a non-conductive section. The conductive section is connected to ground. A second housing portion includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with a conductor on the PCB surface positioned beneath the non-conductive section. The conductor on the PCB surface and the conductive section form a capacitor of a capacitive sensor. The wearable device may also include a first adhesive layer between a surface of the non-conductive section of the first housing portion and the PCB surface. A second adhesive layer, coplanar with the first adhesive layer, may be applied between a surface of the conductive section of the first housing portion and the PCB surface. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer form a water tight seal that prevents liquids from penetrating into at least the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Rachid M Alameh, Patrick J Cauwels, Steve C Emmert, Kenneth A Paitl
  • Patent number: 9380949
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments for reconfiguring a storage system comprise a modular sensor platform, comprising: a base module comprising, a display, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; a band removably coupled to the base module such that the band is replaceable with different types of bands; and a sensor module that collects data from a user, the sensor module in communication with the base module and removably coupled to the band such that the sensor module is replaceable with different types of sensor modules, the sensor module further comprising a plurality of sensor units that are removably coupled to the sensor module such that individual sensor units are replaceable with different types of sensor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: James Schuessler
  • Patent number: 9367041
    Abstract: Portable timepiece including an hour hand and a minute hand for the current time display, rotating about a central wheel facing a bezel, and also a chronograph module, wherein the timepiece further includes a first analogue trend indicator relating to a measured time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Peters, Stephane Rychen