Displays Or Display Device Details Patents (Class 368/223)
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Patent number: 8995237Abstract: A visual indicator display device includes a bracelet, a transparent capillary chamber, and a displacement member. The transparent capillary chamber is matched to an indicia and has a primary length and a width less than the primary length. The displacement member is functionally disposed at one end of the capillary chamber and is responsive to a measureable input for moving a fluid contained therein a defined amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Preciflex SAInventor: Lucien Vouillamoz
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Patent number: 8988973Abstract: Discussed are a smart watch and a control method for the same, which provide a notification indicating events, which are scheduled to occur later on the basis of a take-off time, if the smart watch is taken off. The smart watch includes a display unit to display content, a communication unit to perform transmission/reception of data, and a sensor unit to detect an input signal with regard to the smart watch and transmit the signal to a processor that serves to control the aforementioned units. The processor detects a take-off signal, indicating separation of the smart watch from a user, in a worn mode, to switch the smart watch to an unworn mode in response to the detected take-off signal, and provides a notification indicating at least one event that is scheduled to occur after detecting the take-off signal in the unworn mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Doyoung Lee, Yongsin Kim, Hyorim Park
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Publication number: 20150078143Abstract: A watch for providing a digital time display comprises a movement mechanism disposed in a case that includes a number of continuous belts. The belts each have a numerical indicia consistent with hours, minutes and optionally second. The belts mounted over opposed drums, and the drums are rotated through gear engagement motors to move the belts. The arrangement of belts and drums are mounted on a frame separate from the case. The motors are operated to move the belts to cause the numerical indicia of the combined belts to register with one or more windows visible through a transparent cover to provide a time display. The belts may be oriented to overlap one another. The watch includes a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the motors, an optical sensor to determining the position of the belts, and a wirelessly rechargeable battery pack for powering the motors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: DEVON WORKS, LLCInventors: Jason M. Wilbur, Jeffrey J. Stephenson
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Patent number: 8982676Abstract: A golfing time-keeping apparatus is arranged to indicate time of day using a clock face and a movement which has at least a minute hand arranged to complete a revolution of the clock face every hour. The time piece includes a structure for indicating a plurality of subdivisions of a time period longer than 1 hour and shorter than 5 hours, the structure comprising an indicator having a plurality of markings arranged for general visual alignment with the minute hand. The markings include a sequence of indicia circumferentially spaced apart and continuing for more than one but no more than five revolutions wherein some of the later indicia in the sequence are interleaved with some of the earlier indicia.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Inventor: Gary Butler
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Patent number: 8982677Abstract: A change of state indicator (2) device for a timepiece display mechanism (30) by jumps of a given magnitude for the display of a transition between two stable display states of this given magnitude movable close to the display zone of this magnitude facing a supplementary display (3) driven discontinuously by a drive element (7) against elastic return means (19). A driving pinion (9) controls a star wheel (10) in a discontinuous manner to control each jump against a beak (14) of a first arm (15) of a lever (13) controlling a pivoting movement and a return to position of this indicator (2) each time this beak (14) passes between two successive tooth spaces (12) of this star wheel (10) by means of a tooth (11) between these spaces (12). The lever (13) includes a second support arm (16) for supporting the indicator (2) or controlling its displacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Blancpain SAInventors: Sebastien Graf, Vincent Beccia
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Patent number: 8976629Abstract: Clockwork movement for a wristwatch, comprising a kinematic chain including at least one belt (20, 21) for transmitting the movements and/or couples between at least two pulleys. The pulleys are held on the bottom plate or the bridges by ball bearings (151, 161, 171, 181). The movement is rewound by means of linear oscillating mass (14) charging four barrels (15, 16, 17, 18) through a couple distributor (40). The barrels are non-parallel to one another. The back cover is covered by inclined glasses (110, 120, 130) allowing the barrels, the linear oscillating mass and at least certain pulleys to be seen. The regulating organ (51) is removable.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: LVMH Swiss Manufactures SAInventor: Jean-Francois Ruchonnet
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Patent number: 8976630Abstract: A dial assembly held within a timepiece case together with a movement for which the hour hand and minute hand are supported to be able to rotate is provided. The movement supports at least one miniature hand to be able to rotate at a position different from the hour hand and minute hand. The dial assembly comprising includes a first dial that is light transmissive, a second dial arranged on the back surface side of the first dial, and at last one spacer forming a ring shape arranged between the first dial and the second dial. The miniature hand rotates within a space enclosed by the first dial, the second dial, and the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takumi Oshio
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Patent number: 8953418Abstract: A timepiece includes two hands (14, 16) advancing in superposition to display a first item of information regarding the current time. On demand, by operating a control (17), one of the two hands moves relative to the first to display a second item of information regarding the current time, the two hands returning to a superposed position when the control is released.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: La Montre Hermes SAInventor: Frederic Crettex
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Patent number: 8942070Abstract: A mathematical watch displays time using mathematical problems. The answers to the mathematical problems indicate the current time. The mathematical problems are periodically updated on a screen of the mathematical watch. The mathematical watch also displays an angle shape that indicates the current temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Inventor: Bhavesh Shah
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Patent number: 8934321Abstract: The invention provides an analog quartz timepiece, comprising a housing; one or more hands; a drive movement comprising gears and drive motors associated with the hands for timekeeping; a position sensor comprising a light transmitter and a light receiver positioned to define a reflective area on the dial, where the light transmitter transmits a beam of light to any one of the hands passing through the reflective area and the light receiver receives the light reflected from the passing hand; and a processor programmed to determine a position of the passing hand in the reflective area in correspondence to the reflection of the light from the hand, and to drive the movement to move the hand to a correct time position responsive to the determined position. The invention also relates to a method for providing time-correction of an analog quartz timepiece.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Inventor: Wai Tong Fung
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Patent number: 8913467Abstract: A timepiece is equipped with a novel type of entertainment, that is a mechanical card game. The timepiece includes: a dial (10) provided with a plurality of windows (12); systems (14) for opening and closing at least some of the windows (12), actuated by control bodies; a plurality of display disks (16) carrying representations of cards to be played, to be visible via the windows (12), the disks being pivoted on axes that are perpendicular to the plane of the dial (10); and a system (18) for rotating the disks and stopping them at random.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Christophe Claret S.A.Inventors: Christophe Claret, Jan Dubois, Alain Schiesser
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Patent number: 8902715Abstract: An information integration method applied to a touch display device includes the steps of displaying a time indicating unit on the touch display device, obtaining at least one event information, and displaying the event information as at least one information display unit on the touch display device in accordance with time data associated with the event information and in correspondence with the time indicating unit. A touch display device performing the information integration method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.Inventors: Chang-Jhu Tu, Chun-Yi Wang, Jian-Wei Gong
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Publication number: 20140328151Abstract: The invention is a method and system for graphical representation of time. In this invention the hours are represented by an hour symbol drawn in a display area. The minutes of the hour are represented by a translation attribute of the hour symbol, which changes the hour symbol proportionally as the minutes of the hour lapse. The translation attribute may be position, size, rotation, a combination or other attributes. In a preferred embodiment, the visual identification of the minute is enhanced by the addition of a proportional change in the state of the background to indicate the minutes past the hour.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventor: Rajendra Serber
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Patent number: 8879366Abstract: Apparatuses (250) for the display of time with distinctive aesthetic character that include rigid rotating members (220) which are driven by movements (251) and held in place by the force of gravity. The movement (251) rotates drive wheels (256, 257) so that the rigid rotating members (220) indicate the current time and the time is interpreted using traditional clock interpretation methods. The movement (251) may include a support bushing (260) to provide support for output shafts (252, 253) of the movement (251). A cover (262) may also provide support for output shafts (252, 253).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Inventor: Karl Allen Dierenbach
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Publication number: 20140313867Abstract: Discussed are a smart watch and a control method for the same, which provide a notification indicating events, which are scheduled to occur later on the basis of a take-off time, if the smart watch is taken off. The smart watch includes a display unit to display content, a communication unit to perform transmission/reception of data, and a sensor unit to detect an input signal with regard to the smart watch and transmit the signal to a processor that serves to control the aforementioned units. The processor detects a take-off signal, indicating separation of the smart watch from a user, in a worn mode, to switch the smart watch to an unworn mode in response to the detected take-off signal, and provides a notification indicating at least one event that is scheduled to occur after detecting the take-off signal in the unworn mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Doyoung LEE, Yongsin KIM, Hyorim PARK
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Patent number: 8867321Abstract: Method of ultrasonic welding a watch crystal, the watch including a middle part which, with the crystal, delimits a watch case, the crystal including a top face oriented towards the user and an opposite bottom face oriented towards the watch cases, a digital display device being fixed to the bottom face of the crystal, a printed circuit board being disposed inside the watch case, underneath and remote from the digital display device, the digital display device being electrically connected to the printed circuit board by means of a zebra electrical connector, wherein, as the crystal is abutting on a shoulder arranged in the middle part, the ultrasounds are directed onto the shoulder to melt the shoulder and to lower the level of the crystal in the direction of the printed circuit board, so that the zebra connector is compressed between the digital display device and the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
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Patent number: 8861314Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for displaying the time of day. Reference points, including fixed reference points and movable reference points, can be used to display time information in a way that makes it easier for a vision impaired individual to read the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Inventors: Christopher Arabian, Logan Arabian
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Patent number: 8848487Abstract: A Nonlinear Timer apparatus characterized by having a display indicator (e.g. hands) with a large plurality of respectively contiguous perceived velocities, said indicator being configured to include predetermined non-zero acceleration for substantially any contiguous intermediate plurality of said respective indicator velocities. The apparatus is for portraying substantially nonlinear temporal frames of reference that are more honestly scaled to the individuals' respective circumstance than to the metronome mechanical tempos of industrial world time-clocks. However, the Nonlinear Timer apparatus is preferably represented according to classical concentrically rotating clock hands; digital or analog.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Inventor: Tidhar Eylon-Azoulay
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Patent number: 8842499Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for presenting date and time information are described. In some embodiments, a date and/or a time value is presented as a base-36 number. In some embodiments, an integral portion of the base-36 number represents a date value, and a fractional portion of the base-36 number represents a time value. Each base-36 digit may be represented by one of the numerals 0-9 and the letters A-Z. Both digital and analog clocks and a clock application displaying date and/or time information in which a day is broken into thirty-six increments are disclosed. A clock application displaying coordinates of a location based on a base-36 geo-positioning system is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Inventor: John David Jones
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Patent number: 8811122Abstract: An LED light with a time piece uses a simple light-medium body with a very rough finish to allow light from LED(s) to pass though input-end(s) of the light-medium body and travel within the body and obtain a very even brightness on all surfaces of the light medium that are seen by a viewer. The movement for the time display can include analog indicators with a built-in light-medium on the top cover to achieve a super slim LED illumination for the time piece. For night light application, the sealed-unit may consist of prong-means and an LED related circuit sealed within a safety standard plastic material and assembled with the night light body to save a lot of cost enable use of all kinds of materials. The invention may also be adapted to an LCD display timepiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
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Patent number: 8780675Abstract: A display assembly includes a display selectively displaying human-readable indicia on a face thereof and a cover disposed over the display. The cover has a homogeneous surface over the entire face of the display. The display assembly is controllable between an inactive state and an active state. In the inactive state, the face of the display is not viewable through the cover, and in the active state, the indicia are viewable through the cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Bo Stefan Andren, Brad N. Clarkson
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Patent number: 8770832Abstract: A watch with an adjustable bezel is disclosed and claimed. The adjustable bezel is an assembly including a lower bezel plate that attaches to the watch face and an upper bezel plate that is adjustable attached to the lower bezel plate. The upper bezel plate is connected to the lower bezel plate such that it is moveable to be positioned atop either half of the lower bezel plate. The exposed surfaces of the upper and lower bezel plates contain indicia that cooperate to form a complete set that extends around the perimeter of the watch. By moving the upper bezel plate to the opposite side of the lower bezel plate, different surfaces of the bezel plates are exposed. These different surfaces contain a second set of cooperating indicia that is different from the first set. Thus, the present invention allows the user to easily adjust the multiple viewable indicia on the watch.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventor: Howard Kuo
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Patent number: 8758884Abstract: [Problem] An instrument display board is provided which does not need troublesome work for preparing plural plate members, can adopt a great variety of designs, can present a stereoscopic feeling and a high-class feeling, brings about unprecedented color tone variation, metallic texture, brilliancy in the light, etc., is very excellent in high-class feeling and design variation, has excellent appearance quality and therefore can enhance merchantability. A process for producing the instrument display board is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Yamamoto Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Hiroe, Katsuyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ikebuchi, Taijiro Ito
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Patent number: 8750079Abstract: Timepiece display device (100) comprising a first display member (1) cooperating with first drive means (10) via a first transmission means (11), and a second display member (2), cooperating with a second drive means (20) via a second transmission means (21). First contactless coupling means (12) are carried by said first display member (1) or by said first transmission means (11), second contactless coupling means (22) are carried by said second display member (2), or by said second transmission means (21), said first coupling means (12) cooperate with said second coupling means (22) in a complementary, contactless, attraction coupling in order, when said coupling means are located in immediate proximity to each other, to unite the motion of said first display member (1) and said second display member (2). Said first coupling means (12) and said second coupling means (22) are magnetic or electrostatic.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventor: Pascal Lagorgette
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Patent number: 8724432Abstract: The invention relates to a timepiece with an analogue display, including a timepiece movement (1) provided with a mechanical output, located on an arbour (2) of said movement, and a display assembly (30) provided with at least one time display device (31, 32, 111, 112) driven by said mechanical output, wherein the display assembly is separate from the timepiece movement (1) and linked to a fixed part (10) of said movement (1) by support means which enables said display device to take several different positions around the output arbour (2) of the movement. According to the invention, the support means of the display assembly includes an intermediate support (34, 70, 72, 70?) secured to the fixed part (10) of the timepiece movement (1) and provided with support members (36, 87, 89, 87?, 89?) allowing said at least one display device (31, 32, 111, 112) to be assembled in several positions on the intermediate support (34, 70, 72, 70?). The invention concerns the field of timepiece display members.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Raphael Courvoisier, Roman Egli, Thierry Conus
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Patent number: 8717853Abstract: Multi-sector mechanism (1) for displaying a physical quantity on a timepiece (100), on several partial displays (2), each representing the change in said physical quantity over a given partial range (3), the total range of variation in said quantity being covered by the set of said partial ranges (3), each partial display (2) including an indicator (4) that moves relative to a scale (5) representing the partial range (3) specific thereto. Each partial display (2) includes a continuous mechanism (11) for moving the moving indicator (4) thereof opposite a scale representing said total range, and includes eclipsing means arranged for only allowing said moving indicator (4) to be seen opposite said scale (5) representing the partial range (3) specific thereto, and for reducing or obscuring visibility of said moving indicator (4) opposite the scales representing any other partial ranges, and said continuous mechanisms (11) of said partial displays (2) are all synchronous with each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Raphael Courvoisier, Roman Egli, Paulo Bravo
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Patent number: 8717855Abstract: A dial plate structure includes first and second dial plates and a rotary indicator. The first dial plate has a first opening or a first cutout. The second dial plate is arranged under the first dial plate and has a plurality of function display portions exposed through the opening or the cutout. The rotary indicator is arranged between the first and second dial plates and has a function indicator to selectively indicate one of the function display portions by rotation. The rotary indicator is partially exposed through the opening or the cutout. The rotary indicator has, on the surface thereof, a plurality of index markers respectively corresponding to the function display portions. The first dial plate has a second opening or a second cutout to expose one of the index markers when the function indicator indicates one of the function display portions corresponding to the indicated function display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Sato, Shunya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 8693290Abstract: A wristwatch is provided with hand(s) and a disk-shaped indicating member disposed between a first dial and a second dial. The disk-shaped indicating member is structured such that a part of the disk-shaped indicating member is exposed from an opening portion of the first dial and that the disk-shaped indicating member indicates, at a region corresponding to the opening portion, one of a plurality of function display portions SPL, STP and RUN provided on the second dial. The hand(s) and the disk-shaped indicating member rotate about a common driving shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Junichi Sato
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Patent number: 8693293Abstract: A watch for providing a digital time display comprises a movement mechanism disposed in a case that includes a number of continuous belts. The belts each have a numerical indicia consistent with hours, minutes and optionally second. The belts mounted over opposed drums, and the drums are rotated through gear engagement motors to move the belts. The arrangement of belts and drums are mounted on a frame separate from the case. The motors are operated to move the belts to cause the numerical indicia of the combined belts to register with one or more windows visible through a transparent cover to provide a time display. The belts may be oriented to overlap one another. The watch includes a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the motors, an optical sensor to determining the position of the belts, and a wirelessly rechargeable battery pack for powering the motors.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Devon Works, LLCInventors: Jason M. Wilbur, Jeffrey J. Stephenson
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Patent number: 8687467Abstract: A visual display and device and method for producing the display may indicate the time or other data in a bold, elegant, intuitive, and stylistic manner that is easily legible despite obscured vision, viewing distances, or the user's inattentiveness. A minimalistic display may include a shape such as a geometric shape that presents the time by connecting the distal ends of the hour and minute indicators with a possibly time-varying curve. This curve aids in the interpretation of the time. Another embodiment of the invention displays, using a polar coordinate system, two physical parameters on single similar display in an aesthetically-pleasing, elegant, and intuitive method.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventor: John R. Comeau
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Publication number: 20130329535Abstract: Watch comprising a middle part (2), which, with a crystal (4), delimits a watch case (1), the crystal (4) being bonded to a shoulder (10) arranged in the watch middle part (2), the watch being characterized in that it comprises a bezel (14) ultrasonic welded both to the crystal (4) and to the watch middle part (2). The invention also concerns method of ultrasonic welding a bezel (14) to the watch middle part (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
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Publication number: 20130329528Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for projecting an electronic image. The apparatus includes at least one of a static image and a mechanically-animated object disposed within a framed region. An electronic display device displays a computer-generated image adjacent to the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object within the framed region to establish an artistic composition. The computer-generated image includes content that is related to, and supplements content included in the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object to provide an adaptable context to the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object. A controller controls the images displayed by the electronic display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventor: Peter Botten
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Patent number: 8593911Abstract: A Wristwatch having a housing (1); a movement (8, 9, 10) lodged in the housing; a watch glass (6) above the housing; a fluid pump (5) driven by the movement for pumping a fluid. And, at least one channel (60) through the glass (6), arranged so that the fluid circulated by the pump (5) reaches the channel, in order to sequentially color various portions of the glass for displaying time indications.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Preciflex SAInventors: Philippe-Emmanuel Grize, Yves Berthier, Maurizio Minello
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Patent number: 8588033Abstract: Method for displaying the time in a wristwatch furnished with an electronic display (4) allowing the display of a simulated mechanical watch movement and of time indicators (20) so as to simulate a mechanical watch. The time displayed is advantageously calculated on the basis of the simulation of the movement and depends on the acceleration measured by an accelerometer.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Comme le Temps SAInventors: Pascal Pozzo Di Borgo, Jorg Hysek
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Patent number: 8576073Abstract: A gesture-based user interface comprises a wearable portable device storing a gesture profile for each of a plurality of different applications on the wearable portable device to define different gestures for the different applications, wherein each of the gesture profiles includes at least one gesture and a predetermined function associated with the at least one gesture; and a profile web service, wherein the portable device is in communication with the profile web service and is configured to download from the profile web service to the wearable portable device a customizable gesture profile for a particular one of the applications, wherein the customized gesture profile modifies at least one of the different gestures, the customized gesture profile comprising personal preferences of the user regarding the modified gesture, including physical attributes of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Wimm Labs, Inc.Inventors: David J. Mooring, Alissa M. Fitzgerald
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Publication number: 20130279303Abstract: Method of ultrasonic welding a watch crystal (4), wherein the watch comprises a middle part (2) which, with the crystal (4), delimits a watch case (1), the crystal comprising a top face oriented towards the user and an opposite bottom face oriented towards the watch case, a digital display device (12) being fixed to the bottom face (10) of the crystal (4), a printed circuit board (26) being disposed inside the watch case (1), underneath and remote from the digital display device (12), the digital display device (12) being electrically connected to the printed circuit board (26) by means of a zebra-type electrical connector (30), the method being characterized in that as the crystal (4) is abutting on a shoulder (6) arranged in the middle part (2), the ultrasounds are directed onto the shoulder (6) to melt said shoulder (6) and to lower the level of the crystal (4) in the direction of the printed circuit board (26), so that the zebra connector (30) is compressed between the digital display device (12) and theType: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSEInventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
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Publication number: 20130242709Abstract: A hand-worn device with programmable memory is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprising a display unit, an attachment strap attached to the display unit where the attachment strap is adapted to attach the apparatus to a user, and a processing unit electrically coupled to the display unit. The apparatus further comprises a programmable memory, the programmable memory having at least one operation algorithm installable therein. The processing unit runs one of the operation algorithms to operate the apparatus at a corresponding operation mode, where at least one parameter is displayed on the display unit. The device allows a user to choose the desired operation algorithms to be installed to the device for optimized usage of memory space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: IDT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Raymond CHAN
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Publication number: 20130194899Abstract: A watch for providing a digital time display comprises a movement mechanism disposed in a case that includes a number of continuous belts. The belts each have a numerical indicia consistent with hours, minutes and optionally second. The belts mounted over opposed drums, and the drums are rotated through gear engagement motors to move the belts. The arrangement of belts and drums are mounted on a frame separate from the case. The motors are operated to move the belts to cause the numerical indicia of the combined belts to register with one or more windows visible through a transparent cover to provide a time display. The belts may be oriented to overlap one another. The watch includes a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the motors, an optical sensor to determining the position of the belts, and a wirelessly rechargeable battery pack for powering the motors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: DEVON WORKS, LLCInventor: Devon Works, LLC
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Patent number: 8498180Abstract: Clockwork movement for a wristwatch, comprising a kinematic chain including at least one belt (20, 21) for transmitting the movements and/or couples between at least two pulleys. The pulleys are held on the bottom plate or the bridges by ball bearings (151, 161, 171, 181). The movement is rewound by means of linear oscillating mass (14) charging four barrels (15, 16, 17, 18) through a couple distributor (40). The barrels are non-parallel to one another. The back cover is covered by inclined glasses (110, 120, 130) allowing the barrels, the linear oscillating mass and at least certain pulleys to be seen. The regulating organ (51) is removable.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: LVMH Swiss Manufactures SAInventor: Jean-Francois Ruchonnet
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Patent number: 8483015Abstract: The invention concerns an AM/PM display disc (1), rotating in one day about an axis of rotation (2), including two different juxtaposed surfaces (3, 4). It is characterized in that the surfaces are delimited, between a hub (5) and the periphery (6) of said disc (1) by two boundary curves (7, 8), each tangential to said periphery (6) and having a single concavity from said periphery (6) towards said hub (5), the concavities of said curves (7, 8) having the same direction relative to the direction of rotation (A) of said disc (1), and any radial line originating from said axis (2) intersecting, in succession, one of said two surfaces, then the other, and only passing through one of said curves between said hub (5) and said periphery (6).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A.Inventors: Olivier Mahler, Raphael Loeffel
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Patent number: 8477565Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece (10) including a display device (26) including a first and second display member (38, 40) displaying first and second pieces of information, the value of the second piece of information being linked to the value of the first piece of information by a reduction ratio, wherein the first (38) and the second (40) display members are rotatably mounted in relation to a plate (42) and are driven by a drive device (44) with planetary gears, characterized in that the second display member (40) pivots on the axis of rotation (A2) of a planet pinion (54). The invention also proposes a timepiece (10) fitted with this display device (26) and a method for manufacturing this display device (26).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Fabien Blondeau, Emmanuel Fleury, Pierre-André Meister, André Zanetta
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Patent number: 8462590Abstract: A system is provided for communicating to health care workers the turning, positioning and schedule requirements of dependent patients with pressure ulcers, or at risk for the development of pressure ulcers. The system includes a display indicating a clock face divided into sections each with a respective window location for displaying graphics of a display element illustrating a required lying position for the patient. Each of the display elements comprises a disk mounted on the substrate for rotation about a center axis thereof at right angles to the substrate with the graphics arranged thereon at angularly spaced positions around the axis so as to rotate a selected one of the graphics to the window to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Safe Moves Injury Prevention Solutions IncInventors: Robin Diduch, Matthew Peter Braun
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Publication number: 20130128706Abstract: Change of state indicator (2) device for a timepiece display mechanism (30) by jumps of a given magnitude for the display of a transition between two stable display states of said given magnitude movable close to the display zone of said magnitude facing a supplementary display (3) driven discontinuously by a drive element (7) against elastic return means (19). A driving pinion (9) controls a star wheel (10) in a discontinuous manner in order to control each jump against a beak (14) of a first arm (15) of a lever (13) controlling a pivoting movement and a return to position of said indicator (2) each time said beak (14) passes between two successive tooth spaces (12) of said star wheel (10) by means of a tooth (11) between said spaces (12), said lever (13) comprising a second support arm (16) of said indicator (2) or controlling its displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: BLANCPAIN SAInventor: Blancpain SA
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Publication number: 20130121119Abstract: In the conventional clock, it is difficult to instantly grasp the additional information upon looking at the time and the information is not efficiently utilized. The clock is not popular among people of all ages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: NIHON TECHNO CO., LTD.Inventor: Eiichi Umamoto
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Patent number: 8400880Abstract: A system is provided for communicating to health care workers the turning, positioning and schedule requirements of dependent patients with pressure ulcers, or at risk for the development of pressure ulcers. The system includes a display indicating a next required position of the patient and a display indicating a time for next movement of the patient to the next position. The time of next movement is calculated by entering an indication of a maximum allowable time for the patient to remain in each position and adding this to the current time.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Safe Moves Injury Prevention Solutions IncInventors: Robin Diduch, Matthew Peter Braun
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Patent number: 8379491Abstract: A timepiece with a dynamic, analogue display of the time. The timepiece has a first hand which rotates at a first speed and a second hand which rotates at a second speed, wherein the time is displayed with respect to a time unit when the two hands coincide in that the angular position of the coincidence indicates the current time of the time unit viewed on a dial.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Inventor: Hannes Bonhoff
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Patent number: 8379489Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for presenting date and time information are described. In some embodiments, a date and/or a time value is presented as a base-36 number. In some embodiments, an integral portion of the base-36 number represents a date value, and a fractional portion of the base-36 number represents a time value. Each base-36 digit may be represented by one of the numerals 0-9 and the letters A-Z. Both digital and analog clocks displaying date and/or time information in which a day is broken into thirty-six increments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: DS Zodiac, Inc.Inventor: John David Jones
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Patent number: 8355296Abstract: An apparatus for relating time to activity is disclosed. The apparatus discloses an analog clock and a display board having one or more activities where a chosen activity begins at a time indicated by an hour indicator and a minute indicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Inventor: Poly A. Endrasik
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Patent number: 8355297Abstract: A watch for providing a digital time display comprises a movement mechanism disposed in a case that includes a number of continuous belts. The belts each have a numerical indicia consistent with hours, minutes and optionally second. The belts mounted over opposed drums, and the drums are rotated through gear engagement motors to move the belts. The arrangement of belts and drums are mounted on a frame separate from the case. The motors are operated to move the belts to cause the numerical indicia of the combined belts to register with one or more windows visible through a transparent cover to provide a time display. The belts may be oriented to overlap one another. The watch includes a microcontroller for controlling the operation of the motors, an optical sensor to determining the position of the belts, and a wirelessly rechargeable battery pack for powering the motors.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Devon Works, LLCInventors: Jason M. Wilbur, Jeffrey J. Stephenson
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Patent number: 8339902Abstract: A clockwork mechanism includes: a supporting member; a movable member including an engagement hole and movably supported by the supporting member; a drive pin engaging the engagement hole, including a flange portion for preventing the drive pin from disengaging from the engagement hole, and revolving to move the movable member; a biasing member provided in the movable member to partially overlap the engagement hole; and an abutment member abutting the movable member to restrict the movement of the movable member. The flange portion overlaps or does not overlap the biasing member depending on a revolving position of the drive pin. When the movable member abuts the abutment member, the drive pin pushes the biasing member and the movable member is biased toward the abutment member by the biasing member. When the flange portion does not overlap the biasing member, the drive pin moves the movable member to push the biasing member, allowing the drive pin to disengage from the engagement hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Seiko Clock Inc.Inventor: Toyonori Muraji