DE102008016943A1 - Configurable wristwatch - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a watch, in particular a wristwatch, a pocket watch, a grandfather clock, a wall clock, a kitchen clock, an alarm clock or the like, which includes an electronic memory, an input unit for transmitting data to this memory and a display for outputting data, in particular for displaying a time and / or for displaying further elements and / or an acoustic signal unit, wherein the output on the display, contained in the electronic memory data of an individual display clock-typical display elements, in particular the pointer, the numbers, the background, a border and all other conceivable clock features correspond and / or the acoustic signal unit in the electronic memory signal data contained, in particular alarms or music or speech, can spend.

Description

The The invention relates to a watch, in particular a wristwatch, pocket watch or similar Clocks, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Watches in any form pose for the consumer is an indispensable in everyday life and extremely convenient means dar to use a variety of information, which initially although were limited to time and dates, but by the advancing age of microsystems engineering and electrical engineering varied Freedom to provide data. On the one hand, watches are conceivable, which are complete computer systems include, for example, in the form of an electronic calendar (colloquially PDA) or in the form of many more Functions such as compass, altimeter, lunar calendar, world time functions and much more.

Next the diverse ones technical functions of a watch is particular in the field of Watches or pocket watches, but certainly synonymous with the models the wall clocks or grandfather clocks a progressive trend to that effect Realizing that a watch is not just a convenient means of procurement of information, but also an essential object representing design in the form of design or marketing. Watches are in the field of freebies and are indispensable The manufacturing industry sets billions each year with it around, specially designed watch models, preferably for wristwatches on to bring the market and market. Exemplary here only the big one Success of displaying a Mickey Mouse on a dial or the complete design series of the Swiss watch brand Swatch too call.

adversely At all these designed watch models is that the consumer each set to a predetermined design, for which he must decide on the purchase of a clock, and which then not can be varied. Although mechanical variations are possible in the form of the exchange of a watch strap or in the form of glued on other housing parts conceivable, however, is the essential part of the clock, namely the display area the dial or the display area of a digital clock only under the parameters specified by the manufacturer, ie under the solid design offered.

task The invention is now to provide a clock, which the Consumer an individual adaptability of the general appearance the watch offers.

The The problem is based on the preamble of claim 1 by the characterizing part of claim 1. In the subclaims are advantageous developments and expedient embodiments of the clock according to the invention specified.

The The invention relates to a watch, in particular a wristwatch, a Pocket watch, a grandfather clock, a wall clock, a kitchen clock, an alarm clock or the like, which an electronic memory, an input unit for the transmission of Data in this memory and a display for outputting data, in particular for displaying a time and / or for displaying further elements and / or an acoustic signal unit comprises, where the output on the display, in the electronic memory data contained in an individual display of watch-typical display elements, especially the pointer, the numbers, the background, a border and all other conceivable watch features correspond and / or the acoustic signal unit contained in the electronic memory Signal data, in particular alarm tones or music or speech.

The Clock according to the invention has thus an individual configurability of all in the display area the clock-typical display elements, so that the customizability of the appearance of the clock in the area the display element has no limits.

In an advantageous embodiment of the clock according to the invention is the input unit for inputting the data to the memory in such a way trained that the data contained in the electronic memory transmitted directly by the end user of the clock, ie by the consumer himself can be. As a consumer comes here, of course, a reseller or another marketer of a clock according to the invention in question, which, for example by the input unit so adapted information for presentation clock-typical display elements in the electronic memory dubbed, that with it for its purposes advertising or marketing orders can be met.

A further advantageous embodiment of the clock according to the invention can be realized that the input unit for the im electronic memory by means of a cable connection and / or a wireless connection and / or an input terminal, for example, in the form of an attachable small keyboard or a corresponding data transfer module, is trained.

An advantageous embodiment of the clock according to the invention is that in addition to egg ner individual indicator clock-typical display elements still mechanically existing pointers, unchangeable provided numbers or similar clock-typical elements are present, which are not displayed in the display area. In such an embodiment, the customizability is achieved in that, for example, background image information, text information or other representations in the area of the dial can be displayed.

Under the range of the dial is to be understood here as the range which in the housing a clock is housed so that it is in the form of an electronic Display for displaying various design elements, which preferably comprise watch-typical display elements formed is. The area is not the one crossed by the clock hands area of the dial limited, but is quite enough in addition, preferably via the entire visible area within the housing one Clock.

In the following embodiment on the one hand, in the context of a block diagram, the technical Function of a clock according to the invention, on the other hand in the form of a sketch of a display area an example of customization the clock according to the invention being represented.

1 shows a schematic structure of the essential components of a clock according to the invention.

2 shows a display / display element of a clock according to the invention with individual exemplary illustrated customization options.

1 shows in the form of a block diagram of the invention necessary components of a clock 1 , The data necessary for the individualization according to the invention are transmitted via an input unit 2 into a store 3 transfer, wherein the transfer to the input unit 2 , starting from a data source 3a or an input terminal or a programming device takes place in that over a connection 4 which may be preferably wired and / or provided as a wireless connection, in particular existing standards, such as infrared transmission, Bluetooth or a standard USB interface can be preferably formed, are transmitted to the clock. The respective data are then using a control program 5 via provided control means 6 which keys are located on the clock, for example, or in the control program 5 provided functions, which via the programming device of the data source 3 be addressed, processed so that they have an interface 7 on a display element 8th or an acoustic signal element 9 can be output or displayed.

Preferably, in the context of a clock according to the invention on the part of the programming device of the data source 3a prefabricated display schemes exist, which can be purchased, for example, by the consumer, similar to the presentation profiles of mobile phones (mobile phones), on the other hand, but also created using a special software own profiles for the customizable clock can be used.

in this connection Variations of various kinds are conceivable in that, for example only wallpapers, alarms, Pointer types or complete appearances are exchanged. As an example, that in the context of the advertising means thus by the simplest means of a single watch model a large number of different designed promotional watches preferably as a giveaway or design object can be distributed without ever having to as part of the production, an individual adaptation of the respective Clock has to be done. additionally is of course conceivable that either the complete appearances are varied, so that a clock on the one hand in the form of an above Mickey Mouse watch are worn can, the next day However, the watch already has the appearance of a digital world time clock with the display of different times and on the following day again which are worn in the design of the favorite music band can.

Of course it is the variety of possible Designs are not limited to the examples given here, but it rather encompasses all possible ones Design variations, which differ from a storage and playback system in a clock.

2 shows an example of a display / display element 20 a clock according to the invention, wherein in the display area 21 , surrounding the dial, further representations of design possibilities are given (not shown here).

The display according to the invention 20 In this embodiment, a watch comprises all watch-typical display elements, such as hands 22 , Number ranges 23 , Background areas 24 as well as a surrounding area 25 , Due to the individual adaptability due to the insertion in the display 20 are in the range of digits 23 for example, both Arabic numerals 26 as well as Roman numerals 27 as well as any other representation of letters 28 or symbols conceivable. The illustration of the pointer 22 Can be used as a classic pointer However, it can also be adapted to the modern forms of pointers, or be designed as numbers in the form of a digital time representation.

Furthermore it is conceivable that also text information 29 anywhere in the display area 21 which can behave both statically and dynamically upon individual configuration. In the background of a respective designed display 20 a clock according to the invention can also image information 30 in the form of background images or graphical symbols.

The The invention described here is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments limited, but Rather, it also encompasses all other designs according to the invention, which make use of the proposed teaching.

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Clock

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input unit

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Storage

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Data source / input terminal

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connection

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control program

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control means

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interface

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display element

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acoustic signal element

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Display / display element

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display area

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pointer

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digit range

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Background area

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surrounding area

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Arabic digits

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Roman numerals

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Letters / symbols

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text information

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image information

Claims (4)

Clock, in particular wristwatch, pocket watch, grandfather clock, wall clock, kitchen clock, alarm or the like, comprising an electronic memory, an input unit for transmitting data to the memory and a display for outputting data, in particular for displaying the time and / or other elements and / or an acoustic signal unit, characterized in that the output on the display data contained in the electronic memory of an individual display clock typical display elements, in particular the hands, numbers, the background, a border, etc. correspond and / or the acoustic signal unit in electronic memory contained signal data, in particular alarms or music or speech can spend. Clock according to claim 1, characterized in that the input unit is designed such that in the electronic Memory transferred by the end user of the clock itself can be. Clock according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the input unit for in the electronic memory data contained a cable connection and / or a wireless connection and / or an input terminal. Clock according to one of the preceding claims, characterized that in addition to individual display clock-typical display elements still pointer, Numbers, etc. are provided, which are not shown in the display are.