EP1422583A1 - Uhr mit numerischer Anzeige - Google Patents

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EP1422583A1
EP1422583A1 EP03104192A EP03104192A EP1422583A1 EP 1422583 A1 EP1422583 A1 EP 1422583A1 EP 03104192 A EP03104192 A EP 03104192A EP 03104192 A EP03104192 A EP 03104192A EP 1422583 A1 EP1422583 A1 EP 1422583A1
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G13/00—Producing acoustic time signals
    • G04G13/02—Producing acoustic time signals at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0076—Visual time or date indication means in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will

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  • the present invention relates to a watch with display digital with a user interface allowing manipulation Easy.
  • auxiliary functions are generally accessible to the user by action on one, two or more pushers placed on the middle or integrated in the crown of the watch, which enable the different operating modes corresponding to normal display and special functions.
  • the above limitation may be somewhat mitigated by multiplying the input devices, for example by equipping the watch with several pushers, assigned to special functions. There are indeed watches with four, five or more pushers and also watches including a miniature numeric keypad.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a watch which can be used in an easy and intuitive way, without presenting the limitations of the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a watch having a simple user interface that is easy to learn and remember.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a watch including a reduced number of input devices.
  • the invention relates a digital watch, comprising a digital display, said display being composed by a first line of alphanumeric characters, and by a second line of alphanumeric characters, said watch further comprising control means, for keeping and displaying the current time on said digital display, and a roller sensitive to axial pressure and rotation around its axis.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows the operating principle a watch according to the invention
  • FIGS. 2a to 2e show the display status of a watch according to the invention in its normal operating mode, and in the "second time zone”, “alarm clock”, “chronograph” and “account modes countdown ”respectively;
  • Figure 2f shows a second option to display a watch according to the invention in the "second time zone" mode.
  • Figure 3 shows the stages of a subsidiary mode of setting date and time of a watch according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 describes the operating diagram of a watch bracelet 1 according to the invention.
  • the watch is equipped with a movement to digital watch, consisting of a quartz oscillator 10, providing an electrical signal of constant frequency, used as a time base 12 for a microprocessor 21, whose operating rate is rigorously subject to the time base 12.
  • a permanent memory 22 in ROM or FLASH-RAM technology stores a program for microprocessor 21 comprising software for counting the pulses of the time base, calculate the time and date and display them on a display Alphanumeric LCD 50, consisting of two lines 51, 52 of six characters alphanumeric each, as it is more clearly visible in the figure 2a.
  • a watch according to the invention should be limited to a display only composed of the two lines of alphanumeric characters mentioned above.
  • At the invention also includes watches whose display can also display graphic symbols.
  • the memory 22 also includes software for performing the setting at the time and date setting of watch 1.
  • watch 1 includes also an input device in the form of a roller 70 (see FIGS. 1 and 2a), sensitive to axial pressure and to rotation about its axis, by which the user can perform all time setting operations and date setting.
  • the roller 70 is connected to the microprocessor 21 by the bus communication 30, or through dedicated input lines, so that the microprocessor can detect the rotation of the roller 70 in one direction or in the other or an axial pressure on the roller 70.
  • roller 70 is placed on the face 4 of the watch, so as to leave at least one sector of its accessible lateral surface to turn the roll 70 up or down with the tip of a finger.
  • roller 70 can be rotated in discrete steps, multiples of predetermined angle, corresponding to stable positions of the roller.
  • the resistance that the roller 70 offers to rotation is modulated so corresponding and gives a tactile response to the user.
  • the position of the roller 70 is specified here by way of example only.
  • the roller 70 could, depending on the circumstances and the choice of the director, also assume different positions and orientations.
  • roller 70 slightly protrudes from the edge of the watch case 1, to allow the user to exert pressure axial.
  • the microprocessor 21 is programmed to distinguish between a short press and long press on roller 70, press prolonged being a pressure which is maintained for a time greater than a predetermined interval, for example one second.
  • the software of the watch provides a separate subsidiary mode for setting the date and the time, the steps of which are visible in Figure 3 and Table 2.
  • the mode subsidiary date and time setting is activated by pressing 71 on the roller 70 when the watch is in its normal operation 100 and it is signaled by an acoustic signal emitted by the transducer 25.
  • the first step of setting the date includes the definition of the current year, indicated by the flashing 59 of corresponding digits in display 50, by rotation 75 of roller 70 up or down to increment or decrement respectively. Once obtained the desired indication, a short press 72 on the roller allows confirm the entry and go to the next step, setting the month.
  • each element to be defined is indicated by the flashing of the corresponding element on display 5.
  • the definition is performed by rotation from roller 70 and is then confirmed by a short press on the roller 70.
  • We can appreciate as logically equivalent operations are performed by the same action on the roller, consistently, so that the mode of use is intuitive and simple to remember.
  • the memory 22 also includes software for implementing the auxiliary functions of: second time zone, alarm clock, chronograph and countdown.
  • the auxiliary functions are specified here in number and nature by way of example only. A watch according to the invention could very well provide for a lower or higher number of functions, or different functions.
  • Each function is associated with a mode of operation of the watch, in which the lower display line 52 has indications related to the selected auxiliary function.
  • the top line display 51 on the other hand, always and exclusively indicates the time.
  • the Figures 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e show the status of the display 50 for the normal operation and for the corresponding operating modes second time zone auxiliary functions (Fig. 2b), alarm clock (Fig. 2c), chronograph (fig. 2d) and countdown (Fig. 2e).
  • the auxiliary functions can be activated cyclically by rotation of the roller 70, as shown in table 1.
  • auxiliary functions require a definition of parameters such as for example: the alarm time; gap between local time and that of the second time zone; the duration of countdown.
  • the corresponding operating modes also provide a subsidiary mode of definition, which is activated with a prolonged pressure on the roller 70 in a manner analogous to the subsidiary mode for setting the date and time described above.
  • the stages of the modes definition definitions corresponding to the different functions are described in Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5.
  • the "time zone” function also offers a second option display, in which the time positions of the second zone time zone and time of the main time zone are exchanged, as it is visible in Figure 2f.
  • This display option which is activated by axial pressure on roller 70, is used when the user is on the move in the T2 time zone, different from the T1 zone.
  • the exchange is indicated by the indication "T1" in the lower line 52.
  • the upper line 51 of the display always shows the current time, from consistent with the operating principle of the watch.
  • the alarm clock function continues to work correctly according to local time, as it makes sense.
  • the acoustic alarm signal being triggered when the local time is equal to the preset wake-up time.
  • the indication of date is also consistent with local time, and is incremented at midnight local.
  • This function is specially designed for users to perform regular trips between two different time zones, which can set the watch to local time on each trip, simply by pressing on the roller 70, thus exchanging the positions of T1 and T2, without the need to intervene on the definition of the alarm clock.
  • T2 time zone Even if this embodiment provides only a second T2 time zone, the invention is not limited to this. It is obvious that we could have multiple "time zone" functions, to keep at the same time the time of a plurality of zones T2, T3, T4 etc. The user could so easily select the time zone correspond to the local time during a trip comprising several stages in different time zones. Each of these functions could also provide a second option display, to display the local time on the first line 51 display, and to modify the operation of the alarm clock and calendar, completely analogous to the one described above for T2.
  • the watch according to this embodiment of the invention has as the only input device the roller 70, on which the user can act by rotation, or by pressure. We can notice like the actions on roller 70 always produce equivalent results in all subsidiary modes of definition. The resulting user interface is intuitive and simple to remember.
  • roller 70 Since the roller 70 is the only input device for the watch, it can be relatively large. Thanks to its size and in its easily accessible position, the roller 70 is much easier to handle only traditional input devices.
  • the display of the watch is characterized by the two lines of alphanumeric characters 51 and 52, the first of which is used only to display the current time, and the second to display data relating to the auxiliary functions. Thanks to this arrangement, a rational and intuitive division is obtained between the current time, which is always available on the first line, and the functions, which are displayed by the second display line.
  • operating modes Operating mode Action on roller 70 Result Standard display Long press subsidiary mode date / time setting Short press indication of seconds yes / no Rotation v. the top Switching to CD mode Rotation v. the bottom Switching to T2 mode Time zone (T2) Long press subsidiary mode of definition T2 Short press exchange T1 / T2 Rotation v. the top Switching to Standard mode Rotation v.

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