EP3309630A1 - Zeiteinstellung einer mechanischen uhr - Google Patents

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EP3309630A1
EP3309630A1 EP16194154.7A EP16194154A EP3309630A1 EP 3309630 A1 EP3309630 A1 EP 3309630A1 EP 16194154 A EP16194154 A EP 16194154A EP 3309630 A1 EP3309630 A1 EP 3309630A1
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François Gueissaz
Lionel TOMBEZ
Michel Willemin
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Swatch Group Research and Development SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C10/00—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces
    • G04C10/02—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces the power supply being a radioactive or photovoltaic source
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R20/00—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
    • G04R20/26—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal the radio signal being a near-field communication signal

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  • the invention relates to a mechanical timepiece that can be put back on time via a portable communication device, such as a mobile phone.
  • the invention also relates to a time setting system for a mechanical timepiece and a method for setting a timepiece back on time.
  • the transmitted data are, for example, short messages of information which are displayed on display devices of the telephone set or time information.
  • the data signals transiting between two telephone sets are of the electrical type in wired or radio-frequency networks in the mobile telephony which is the case with a portable object comprising a mobile phone.
  • the correction by telephone of the time indication of an electronic watch has for example been proposed in the patent. GB 2,100,890 .
  • the electronic watch described in this document comprises means for periodically and automatically connecting said watch to a standard time signal provided by a telephone system, and means for automatically synchronizing said watch with the standard time signal.
  • This first watch which includes including a telephone and means for dialing a telephone number, is connected to telephone communication lines to receive the standard time signal provided by a talking clock.
  • the signals received by the first watch are used first of its time setting, as well as the time setting of other watches connected to the first watch.
  • a disadvantage of this type of watch is that it must be connected to a telephone line to receive only the time data to correct the time it displays. Said watch is not intended for data exchange with the talking clock.
  • the data signals are acoustic signals that must be converted into electrical signals understandable by the watch which requires to add a conversion block to said watch.
  • the patent CH 589 886 proposes the automatic setting of a watch by approaching a telephone handset to receive hourly acoustic signals from a talking clock or by magnetic coupling with a transformer integrated in the telephone.
  • the JP patent 5-130256 describes a time data correction system for a calling device.
  • the calling device must first automatically dial the number of an equipment center which will compare the time data provided by said calling device and thereby provide him with correct time data in order to perform an automatic correction. This data transfer is done by a network of telephone lines.
  • the calling device is not comparable to a small portable object, such as a mobile phone or a watch, but only a device that includes a time-keeping circuit to only allow the correction of the time between two devices in communication .
  • a disadvantage is that the time correction can only be done at the location where said devices are connected and that it is necessary to know what is the time difference between the calling device and the called device once the devices have been connected. been connected.
  • the patent application WO 91/11875 discloses a combination of a telephone handset and a wristwatch, which includes means for receiving messages, such as telephone numbers, telephone number storage means, and means for providing telephone numbers.
  • handset to make a phone call.
  • the handset does not include dialing keys of telephone numbers, which are recorded in the wristwatch. The provision of these telephone numbers to the handset can be done automatically.
  • the wristwatch therefore serves in this embodiment of directory of telephone numbers to transmit them to the handset without connection by a cable.
  • a disadvantage of this arrangement lies in the fact that the transfer of telephone numbers is necessarily using the two combined and separate elements which must be close to one another in order to establish a telephone connection.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to overcome at least some of the problems identified above relating to the time setting of timepieces.
  • the subject of the invention is, according to a first aspect, a mechanical timepiece according to independent claim 1.
  • the present solution therefore proposes a mechanical timepiece, which can be set using a device provided with a communication function, which can be portable.
  • This device can be a mobile phone or an NFC player watch case and with a time reset function.
  • the time setting procedure can be completely automatic without user intervention.
  • the proposed solution is simple, fast and accurate and, alternatively, does not require a battery or battery in the timepiece.
  • the object of the invention is, according to a second aspect, a system for restoring the time of a mechanical timepiece according to independent claim 12.
  • the object of the invention is, according to a third aspect, a method of setting a timepiece back to the time according to the independent claim 14.
  • a mechanical watch or mechanical movement watch is a type of watch commonly composed of movement and clothing within a case.
  • the winding to give the operating energy to the watch can be done manually or automatically thanks to the movements of the user of the watch.
  • a mechanical movement watch is distinguished from the electronic movement or quartz watch operating with a rechargeable battery or rechargeable battery.
  • the present invention allows the automatic reset of a mechanical watch using the functionality of a device provided with a communication function, which can be portable.
  • This device can be a tablet, a mobile phone, which can be a "smartphone", or a watch case with NFC reader and with a time reset function.
  • the portable communication device is used to communicate the information necessary for the delivery on time of a device embedded in the mechanical watch.
  • the portable communication device can also be used to transfer without contact, that is to say wirelessly, the energy necessary for the operation of the time setting device embedded in the watch.
  • the figure 1 illustrates a time reset system 1 of a mechanical watch 3, which in this example is a mechanical watch with three hands (an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand) with analog display.
  • the mechanical watch is arranged to communicate wirelessly with a portable communication device, hereinafter a mobile phone 5.
  • the mechanical watch comprises communication means 7 (see FIG. figure 2 ) to communicate with the mobile phone 5 wirelessly and for example to exchange non-acoustic signals, in some cases bidirectionally as explained below.
  • the communication means 7 are therefore arranged to receive data from the mobile phone 5 or to exchange data between the watch 3 and the mobile phone 5.
  • These data are related to the time setting of the mechanical watch as explained more in detail later.
  • This data may comprise for example at least one of the following parameters: current time, time zone, date, summer time parameters and a difference of the current time and the time displayed by the watch 3.
  • the communication means 7 may operate in accordance with one or more radio frequency (RF) communication protocols including for example Bluetooth, the communication protocols of the mobile telephony network (which is a cellular network) or the protocols of the near-field communication ( CCP or "Near Field Communication” (NFC), which is a short-range and high-frequency wireless communication technology, allowing the exchange of information between devices up to a distance of about 10 cm in the case general.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the communication means 7 are arranged to receive optical data.
  • the mobile phone could transmit optical binary signals by flashing for example the screen of the telephone 5 or the flash of the camera embedded in the telephone 5.
  • the mechanical watch may also include means 9 for receiving power from the mobile phone (in this example). Said energy is transmitted without contact, by RF using for example at least one of the aforementioned protocols in connection with the communication means or optically, which comprises an efficient transmitter, such as a light emitting diode or a group light emitting diodes in the form of a backlighting of the screen of the mobile phone 5.
  • the means 9 for receiving energy may comprise one or more photodiodes or cells photovoltaic, which can be optically charged.
  • the mobile phone is arranged to illuminate the flash of the camera embedded in the mobile phone 5 or the screen during the time of delivery time for example.
  • the mechanical watch 3 may also include storage means 11 for temporarily storing the energy received from the mobile phone 5.
  • the mechanical watch 3 also comprises means 13 for setting the mechanical watch 3 on time, hereinafter a mechanism ( circuit), which may include a processor such as a microprocessor and a mechanism for moving the hands to the correct position.
  • the time reset mechanism may be powered by the energy received by the means 9 for receiving energy.
  • the time reset mechanism is arranged to manipulate the hands of the watch 3 so that the hands indicate the current time accurate.
  • the time setting mechanism may indeed include a small electromechanical or piezoelectric motor for example, to drive the needles. This motor can be of the step-by-step type.
  • the time-release mechanism may also include means for disengaging the display members (the hands) of the watch 3. In this way the operation of setting the time of the watch 3 can be simplified.
  • the time reset system 1 also comprises a relay element 15, which in this example is a base station of the mobile telephone network 15.
  • the relay element is arranged to wirelessly transmit the necessary information 5.
  • the relay element 15 thus has access to the high-precision time information.
  • the communication protocol used to transmit the data is therefore at least one of the protocols of the mobile network.
  • the relay element could be a satellite of a satellite positioning system.
  • Such a system can be for example a global positioning system "Global Positioning System” (GPS) or assisted GPS (A-GPS).
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • A-GPS assisted GPS
  • the automated timekeeping system of the mechanical watch uses the functionalities of the mobile phone 5 using the means explained above to set the time mechanical watch 3.
  • the mobile phone 5 has a share of continuous connectivity (eg via the Internet or a satellite positioning system), as well as considerable energy reserves (batteries).
  • the connectivity capabilities give it access to high-precision time information, including using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization protocol or data from a satellite positioning system.
  • NTP Network Time Protocol
  • the energy reserve available to the mobile phone 5 can be used to power devices without batteries, such as sensors, actuators or electronic systems by transmitting said energy without contact, RF or optical, temporarily storing it if necessary in the storage means 11.
  • the user approaches the mobile phone 5 of his watch 3 and initiates the procedure of setting the time. It should be noted that it may happen that before the watch 3 can communicate (that is to say, start the time setting procedure) with the mobile phone 5, it is necessary to couple them, in other words the register with each other.
  • the watch 3 can then connect to any mobile phone 5 with which it has been coupled.
  • the coupling is an operation intended to prepare the connection between the watch 3 and the mobile phone 5. This is not the connection between the watch 3 and the mobile phone 5 during which time data is exchanged.
  • the time reset procedure can be triggered automatically, when the distance between the watch 3 and the mobile phone 5 becomes smaller than a predefined threshold. Depending on the implementation, this threshold may be for example 50 cm, 30 cm, 10 cm or 5 cm.
  • the time reset procedure can be triggered manually, when the user of the watch 3 or mobile phone 5 performs a specific step, such as for example engages a button on the watch 3 and / or on the phone 5.
  • This approach may also include launching an application on the phone. According to one variant, this approach only becomes effective if the watch 3 and the mobile phone 5 are sufficiently close to one another.
  • the mobile phone 5 retrieves the time (for example by GPS or NTP), transmits energy without contact (RF or optical) to the watch 3 to feed the time reset mechanism 13 and obtains the time displayed by the watch 3; the mobile phone 5 can thus analyze the time displayed by the watch 3. This can be done for example by image recognition via its camera where the displayed time is received from the watch 3 in another way, for example via an RF channel. To this end, one or more sensors can be embedded in the watch 3. According to the first diagram, the mobile phone 5 determines how much the time displayed by the watch 3 must be corrected, so that the watch can display the exact time.
  • the mobile phone 5 communicates (for example by RF or by flashing a light-emitting diode (LED) or the screen) the information necessary for the watch so that the time setting mechanism 13 can put the watch 3 on time using the information received.
  • the mobile phone thus controls the time reset mechanism 13.
  • the procedure of putting back on time has some points in common with the first diagram.
  • the mobile phone 5 can also be used to transmit energy to the reset mechanism 13 embedded in the watch 3 as explained above.
  • the difference between the first diagram and the second diagram is that according to the second diagram, the mobile phone 5 does not obtain the time displayed by the watch 3.
  • the mobile phone communicates precise time information to the watch 3 (for example by RF or by flashing the LED or the screen).
  • the time reset mechanism 13 in the watch 3 then itself manages the time setting according to information and energy received.
  • the present invention provides an automatic adjustment (which can be triggered automatically or manually) of the time of a mechanical watch by communication with a short-distance mobile phone.
  • the proposed solution is simple, fast and precise, and does not require a battery and makes it easier to set the time (periodic) required, which is specific to mechanical watches.
  • the watch 3 could include a generator that could be charged by the user of the watch 3 by turning or pressing, for example, a piece of the watch 3, such as a button, a bezel or a rod.
  • the time information comes via an Internet connection either through a wireless communication system, for example WiFi or Bluetooth, or via a wired connection (Ethernet, USB or other).
  • a wireless communication system for example WiFi or Bluetooth
  • a wired connection for example USB or other.
  • the energy and the hourly information can pass to the mechanical watch placed on one of these new inductive charging accessories (charging pads) for connected objects or smartphone.

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WO2021121711A1 (fr) * 2019-12-17 2021-06-24 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Piece d'horlogerie munie d'un mouvement mecanique et d'un dispositif de correction d'une heure affichee

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GB2100890A (en) 1981-07-01 1983-01-06 Chu Tsan Chen Automatic correction of electronic timepiece
WO1991011875A1 (en) 1990-01-31 1991-08-08 At&E Corporation Autodial from database in an electronic wristwatch
JPH05130256A (ja) 1991-08-22 1993-05-25 Nitsuko Corp 通報装置の時計時刻データ補正方式
US20150117164A1 (en) * 2013-10-28 2015-04-30 Ming Sang Ng Automatic Winding Device Used for Automatic Winding Watch
EP2955596A2 (de) * 2014-06-12 2015-12-16 Withings Uhr vom analogtyp und zeiteinstellungsverfahren
EP3018538A1 (de) * 2014-11-07 2016-05-11 Hua Wen Hsu Drahtlose induktive Zeigeruhr
US20160266554A1 (en) * 2013-11-12 2016-09-15 Seiko Instruments Inc. Time correction system, electronic device, timepiece, and program

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CH589886B5 (de) 1974-10-14 1977-07-29 Centre Electron Horloger
GB2100890A (en) 1981-07-01 1983-01-06 Chu Tsan Chen Automatic correction of electronic timepiece
WO1991011875A1 (en) 1990-01-31 1991-08-08 At&E Corporation Autodial from database in an electronic wristwatch
JPH05130256A (ja) 1991-08-22 1993-05-25 Nitsuko Corp 通報装置の時計時刻データ補正方式
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US20160266554A1 (en) * 2013-11-12 2016-09-15 Seiko Instruments Inc. Time correction system, electronic device, timepiece, and program
EP2955596A2 (de) * 2014-06-12 2015-12-16 Withings Uhr vom analogtyp und zeiteinstellungsverfahren
EP3018538A1 (de) * 2014-11-07 2016-05-11 Hua Wen Hsu Drahtlose induktive Zeigeruhr

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WO2021121711A1 (fr) * 2019-12-17 2021-06-24 The Swatch Group Research And Development Ltd Piece d'horlogerie munie d'un mouvement mecanique et d'un dispositif de correction d'une heure affichee
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