Patents by Inventor Sergio Rota

Sergio Rota has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10930114
    Abstract: Systems and methods for real time attendance, from a remote game site, at a game going on at relocated game site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Franco Sergio Rota, Emilio Pandolfo, Marcin Wojciech Lypka
  • Publication number: 20200035066
    Abstract: Systems and methods for real time attendance, from a remote game site, at a game going on at relocated game site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Franco Sergio ROTA, Emilio PANDOLFO, Marcin Wojciech LYPKA
  • Patent number: 10490025
    Abstract: A system for real time attendance, from a remote game site, at a game going on at relocated game site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Franco Sergio Rota, Emilio Pandolfo, Marcin Wojciech Lypka
  • Patent number: 10095192
    Abstract: A portable electronic object including a case including at least a first part made of insulating materials, at least one electronic module providing at least one piece of information to a display, and a controller allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Montres Rado S.A.
    Inventors: Gerald Matthey, Francois Klopfenstein, Sergio Rota
  • Patent number: 9997061
    Abstract: A system including at least a first command issuing device and at least one second command receiving device, each including a control unit and a short-range radio communication unit, the system configured to use at least a first functional profile allowing execution of a first function, the first profile allowing the first device to generate a first coded message, the first function being executed by the at least one second command receiving device upon receipt of the first coded message by the second device. The system is further configured such that the second command receiving device can execute a second function in response to receipt of the first coded message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Sergio Rota, Zoran Randjelovic
  • Publication number: 20180047251
    Abstract: A system for real time attendance, from a remote game site, at a game going on at relocated game site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Franco Sergio ROTA, Emilio PANDOLFO, Marcin Wojciech LYPKA
  • Patent number: 9786959
    Abstract: The smart battery includes an electronic circuit for managing the supply voltage connected to a battery. The electronic circuit includes a battery end-of-life detector, a management unit, an oscillator stage, a DC-DC converter powered on when the supply voltage of the battery is close or equal to a battery end-of-life threshold, and a data or command communication interface. The data or command communication interface is a 1-wire interface which is connected to a positive supply voltage terminal of the smart battery for transmitting a modulated data or command signal through one of the supply voltage terminals. The modulated signal transmitted by the interface may include battery end-of-life information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Michel Willemin, Marc Degrauwe, Sergio Rota
  • Publication number: 20160049072
    Abstract: A system including at least a first command issuing device and at least one second command receiving device, each including a control unit and a short-range radio communication unit, the system configured to use at least a first functional profile allowing execution of a first function, the first profile allowing the first device to generate a first coded message, the first function being executed by the at least one second command receiving device upon receipt of the first coded message by the second device. The system is further configured such that the second command receiving device can execute a second function in response to receipt of the first coded message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Sergio ROTA, Zoran RANDJELOVIC
  • Publication number: 20150301507
    Abstract: A portable electronic object including a case including at least a first part made of insulating materials, at least one electronic module providing at least one piece of information to a display, and a controller allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Montres Rado S.A.
    Inventors: Gerald MATTHEY, Francois KLOPFENSTEIN, Sergio ROTA
  • Patent number: 9123483
    Abstract: A sealed pushbutton for a wristwatch includes a pushbutton head that is movable between a resting position and an active position, a first fixed conductive element, a second movable conductive element, and an elastically deformable capsule. The elastically deformable capsule hermetically covers the first fixed conductor, and an upper surface of the capsule is in physical contact with a lower surface of the pushbutton head and the capsule is locatable in a non-deformed position when the pushbutton head is in its resting position and in a deformed position when the pushbutton head is in its active position. The first and second conductive elements form a capacitive or resistive switch device, and the switch is in open state when the pushbutton head is in its resting position and in closed state when the pushbutton head is in its active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Yvan Ferri, Sergio Rota, Jean-Claude Martin
  • Patent number: 9016935
    Abstract: A wristwatch with capacitive touch zones including a case made of a non electrically conductive material, the case including a housing in which a battery is housed and which is closed by an electrically conductive battery cover. The electrically conductive battery cover is mounted on the watch case with interposition of an electrically conductive sealing gasket between the battery cover and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogére Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Jean-Luc Bovet, Christian Racine, Sergio Rota
  • Publication number: 20150072180
    Abstract: The smart battery includes an electronic circuit for managing the supply voltage connected to a battery. The electronic circuit includes a battery end-of-life detector, a management unit, an oscillator stage, a DC-DC converter powered on when the supply voltage of the battery is close or equal to a battery end-of-life threshold, and a data or command communication interface. The data or command communication interface is a 1-wire interface which is connected to a positive supply voltage terminal of the smart battery for transmitting a modulated data or command signal through one of the supply voltage terminals. The modulated signal transmitted by the interface may include battery end-of-life information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
    Inventors: Michel WILLEMIN, Marc DEGRAUWE, Sergio ROTA
  • Publication number: 20130201803
    Abstract: A wristwatch with capacitive touch zones including a case made of a non electrically conductive material, the case including a housing in which a battery is housed and which is closed by an electrically conductive battery cover. The electrically conductive battery cover is mounted on the watch case with interposition of an electrically conductive sealing gasket between the battery cover and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Jean-Luc Bovet, Christian Racine, Sergio Rota
  • Patent number: 6894618
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for maintaining the oscillations of a vibrating device and a vibrating device implementing this method. The vibrating device is intended to be fitted to a unit worn close to the body, such as a timepiece, including a case, a moving mass inside this case intended to transmit vibrations thereto, a coil (L) electromagnetically coupled to said moving mass in order to make it vibrate, and an excitation circuit for exciting said coil CL). According to the method disclosed, driving pulses (21, 22) of alternate polarity and determined duration (Tpulse) substantially coinciding with the extrema of the movement induced voltage (Uind, VB12) across the terminals (B1, B2) of said coil (L) are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Sergio Rota, Stéphane Künzi
  • Patent number: 6868046
    Abstract: The watch is provided with a circular row of capacitive keys defined by transparent electrodes (21 to 32) arranged on the inner face of the crystal (5) of the watch and connected to a detection device via a multiplexer. These keys are activated by the person wearing the watch placing a finger (38) on the crystal facing one of the electrodes. The watch further includes means for detecting the position of at least one of the hands (8, 9) by means of the same detection device, using the electrodes (21 to 32) of the capacitive keys and/or other fixed electrodes (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-André Farine, Jean-Charles Guanter, Sergio Rota
  • Publication number: 20040008105
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for maintaining the oscillations of a vibrating device and a vibrating device implementing this method. The vibrating device is intended to be fitted to a unit worn close to the body, such as a timepiece, including a case, a moving mass inside this case intended to transmit vibrations thereto, a coil (L) electromagnetically coupled to said moving mass in order to make it vibrate, and an excitation circuit for exciting said coil (L). According to the method disclosed, driving pulses (21, 22) of alternate polarity and determined duration (Tpulse) substantially coinciding with the extrema of the movement induced voltage (Uind, VB12) across the terminals (B1, B2) of said coil (L) are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Sergio Rota, Stephane Kunzi
  • Publication number: 20020060953
    Abstract: The watch is provided with a circular row of capacitive keys defined by transparent electrodes (21 to 32) arranged on the inner face of the crystal (5) of the watch and connected to a detection device via a multiplexer. These keys are activated by the person wearing the watch placing a finger (38) on the crystal facing one of the electrodes. The watch further includes means for detecting the position of at least one of the hands (8, 9) by means of the same detection device, using the electrodes (21 to 32) of the capacitive keys and/or other fixed electrodes (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: ASULAB S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-Andre Farine, Jean-Charles Guanter, Sergio Rota
  • Publication number: 20020025833
    Abstract: The method for telephone communication between at least one portable object, such as a mobile telephone-watch (1), and a dedicated server (2) for the two-way transmission of data signals for the horological functions (6, 7) includes the steps of connecting the mobile telephone unit (27) of the portable object (1) to a mobile telephone network, establishing a telephone link between the server (2) and the portable object (1), transmitting data signals between the server (2) and the portable object (1) to adjust and/or update the horological functions of the object, and to correct the horological functions of said object on the basis of the data signals which have been received and shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Martin, Sergio Rota