EP3511781B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur erhebung, speicherung, auswertung sowie zugänglichmachung der auswerteergebnisse von daten von uhren - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zur erhebung, speicherung, auswertung sowie zugänglichmachung der auswerteergebnisse von daten von uhren Download PDF

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EP3511781B1
EP3511781B1 EP18151480.3A EP18151480A EP3511781B1 EP 3511781 B1 EP3511781 B1 EP 3511781B1 EP 18151480 A EP18151480 A EP 18151480A EP 3511781 B1 EP3511781 B1 EP 3511781B1
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Eric Humbert
Arthur BELHOMME
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  • the object of the present invention is a device and a method for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of the analysis of data on mechanical timepieces.
  • the present invention relates to the field of analyzing and verifying the performance of mechanical watches.
  • Such a check has traditionally been carried out using analysis systems dedicated solely to this task, these systems comprising a measurement unit for capturing the sound emitted during the operation of the mechanical movement of the watch as well as an analysis unit for perform a frequency analysis of the picked up sound signal and display the result on a screen, so that the user can check the running performance of the movement of a particular watch that is physically at home at the time of the check.
  • This type of dedicated system is typically reserved, because of the cost, size and complexity of use, for watch manufacturers or other specialists needing such equipment.
  • the patent application FR 3 019 321 discloses a system for checking the running performance of a mechanical watch comprising a device for storing the watch, this storage device comprising a watch holder comprising a vibration sensor making it possible to detect a sound signal and capable of transmitting an electronic signal corresponding to an electronic device, such as a remote computer, digital tablet or mobile phone.
  • the solution according to the patent application FR 3 019 321 then provides a storage device equipped with a vibration sensor as well as intended for the user of the watch, that is to say normally the owner, therefore a measurement unit dedicated to one of the analysis systems conventional, this storage device being able to communicate to a mobile telephone or a similar electronic device forming the processing unit, in order to improve the quality of the verification.
  • the measurement unit has been replaced in this system by the storage device and the analysis unit has been replaced by the electronic device such as a mobile phone.
  • the storage device forms a unit of measurement more suitable for a user such as a watch owner without specific knowledge of watchmaking and that the verification can be carried out by distance in the event that the electronic device is in the form of a mobile phone
  • the principle of this solution fully corresponds to conventional solutions, so that it does not offer a new analysis option.
  • the patent application FR 3 033 654 includes a similar disclosure.
  • the patent application WO2015 / 082483 discloses a device for measuring parameters of a watch comprising a power connector configured to be connected to a mobile device serving as a unit for processing data picked up by the measuring device, such as a mobile telephone, so that the measuring device does not need an electrical power source because it is supplied with electrical energy by said mobile device.
  • This solution therefore offers as the main advantage a unit of measurement that the user can take with the processing unit preferably formed by a mobile telephone.
  • the mobile device serving as a processing unit for the data collected can, in a variant, make it possible to export the parameters calculated in the mobile device to an external computer, with which the device mobile can communicate with or without wires.
  • the measuring device can, in another variant, also serve, instead of the mobile device, as a processing unit for the data collected and can allow export the calculated parameters to an external computer, with which the measuring device can communicate with or without wires.
  • the mobile device comprises a database of different types of watch with the respective oscillation frequency or has access to such an external database, so as to be able to recognize the type of watch by comparison between the measured frequency and the entries in the database.
  • the data analysis is therefore necessarily performed either in the mobile device or in the measuring device and, as in the aforementioned solutions, limited to the watch located near the device. of measurement.
  • product recognition is limited to the type of watch.
  • the patent application WO99 / 19831 discloses a device for managing products each provided with an identification member, the device making it possible to identify the product by virtue of the presence of said identification member on the product as well as to control certain qualities of the product, this for the purpose of improve product management between the manufacturer, wholesalers and retailers responsible for marketing the products.
  • this document proposes a product management device equipped with a sensor making it possible to read a chip integrated in the product, in particular in a watch, said chip forming the identification member on the watch and giving a unambiguous response to a request for identification, as well as a sound detector such as a microphone and an electromagnetic sensor in order to pick up the sound signals emitted by the movement of a mechanical watch, respectively the electromagnetic signals emitted by the motor of 'an electronic watch with a needle display.
  • a sound detector such as a microphone and an electromagnetic sensor
  • this device makes it possible, unlike the aforementioned device, to identify not only a type of watch, but each individual watch produced by a manufacturer, it is grafted with the significant disadvantage of requiring an identification device such as a chip integrated in each watch. Moreover, the analysis of signals received apparently remains at a low level of detail.
  • the patent application WO2012 / 126978 discloses a multifunction box in which a watch can be placed when it is not worn.
  • the proposed case allows the winding of a mechanical watch and is equipped with means for analyzing and adjusting the display of the watch, such as the time, date, phases of the moon, etc. moreover, the case is able to provide a sound or visual remote diagnosis of the rate and amplitude of the watch, with the possibility of sending the measured parameters to the factory by means of an internet connection.
  • this then represents an approach similar to that of the patent application WO99 / 19831 , but the device is in this case intended for individuals who have purchased a watch of a certain level of the range which is delivered with such a case.
  • the majority of the corresponding approaches are content to reproduce the conventional analysis systems comprising a measurement unit as well as an analysis unit dedicated in replacing one or both parts of these systems by means made available by digitization, such as a mobile telephone which can, equipped with corresponding software, replace for example the analysis unit.
  • An aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a device of the aforementioned type, respectively of a corresponding method, which makes it possible to fully exploit the options open thanks to digitization and which offers analysis options going beyond the options. conventional systems, this while ensuring a high quality of the verification of the rate of the mechanical movement, safe and efficient operation, as well as an affordable cost and an acceptable level of complexity for the user.
  • Another object of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks of the known devices while achieving the aforementioned advantages, in particular to allow the production of a device and a method for collecting, saving, analyzing and updating.
  • the present invention provides a device for collecting, saving, analyzing as well as making available the results of the analysis of data of mechanical timepieces of the aforementioned type which is distinguished by the characteristics set out in claim 1, as well as a remote central analysis unit distinguished by the features set out in claim 13 and a corresponding method distinguished by the features set out in claim 15.
  • the measuring means comprises an acoustic wave detector capable of picking up the sound emitted by the movement of the watch housed in the storage case and / or a suitable camera. to capture images of the watch housed in the storage case and / or part of the storage case.
  • the unit remote central analysis is able to assign said first unique identification to each case and / or to the watch housed in each case by analyzing the sound emitted by the movement of the watch housed in the storage case and / or by analyzing the images of the watch housed in the storage case and / or part of the storage case and captured by the measuring means.
  • the remote central analysis unit can also assign, alternatively or additionally, said first unique identification to each case and / or to the watch housed in each case by analyzing the data received from the storage case and comprising a key. unique corresponding either to a specific case or to the watch intended to be housed in this specific case.
  • At least some of the access and display devices allow selectively access to the information contained in the database according to a second unique identification assigned to it by the remote central analysis unit.
  • the analysis of the data received from each case relating to an identified watch and / or the analysis of the data accumulated over time of the same case and / or of several cases is of the conventional type. and / or of deep learning type, making use of neural networks and / or artificial intelligence, the latter option representing a particularly preferred embodiment of the device according to the present invention.
  • a device for collecting, saving, analyzing as well as making available the results of the analysis of data of mechanical watches according to the present invention is intended to be used for the analysis and verification of the running performance of parts.
  • mechanical watches in particular wristwatches equipped with a mechanical movement.
  • the device allows to realize many additional applications and advantages going beyond the analysis and the verification of the performance of the device. watch march.
  • each storage case 1 comprises at least one measuring means capable of capturing data relating to the rate of the watch 2 housed in the case, in particular the sound emitted by a mechanical watch, a conversion means capable of converting analog signals corresponding to the data picked up by the measuring means into corresponding digital signals and a transfer unit capable of communicating the digital signals comprising the data to said remote central analysis unit 3.
  • a measuring means can be produced by an acoustic wave detector capable of picking up the signal. sound emitted by the mechanical movement of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1.
  • Such a detector may for example consist of a microphone, a vibration detector, or any other means capable of picking up the acoustic waves emitted by the movement.
  • another measuring means can be produced by a camera capable of capturing images of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 and / or part of the watch. storage case 1.
  • the conversion means may for example consist of a digital-to-analog converter.
  • the transfer unit of the storage case 1 is connected to the Internet network by a means of communication with or without wires, for example using a network wire connected to an RJ45 network socket or a USB socket, d '' a wireless network such as Wifi or Bluetooth, or any other suitable means.
  • each storage case 1 is provided with a watch support capable of accommodating a watch 2 when it is not worn, the support being arranged in a housing inside the case.
  • the components of each storage case 1, such as said watch holder, an acoustic wave detector, a camera, a digital-to-analog converter and the transfer unit, are known in the prior art and are not do not need to be described in detail. These components allow the storage case 1 of a device according to the present invention to capture data relating to the analysis and verification of the running performance of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 and to communicate them. to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • Said remote central analysis unit 3 comprises an analysis means making it possible to analyze the data received from each box 1 and a storage means hosting a database in which several categories of data are stored, namely ° a multitude of information relating to watches 2 which can be housed in cases 1 and / or relating to cases 1, ° the data captured by the measuring means, ° the results of the analysis of the data received from each case 1 relating to an identified watch 2, as well as ° the evolving results of the analysis of data accumulated over time from a single case 1 and / or several cases 1.
  • the first category of data stored in this database typically comprises all the information necessary with respect to the watches 2 manufactured and sold by a manufacturer of the watches, for example the general characteristics of the different types of watches and information regarding their components, serial numbers and images of individual watches produced and, if applicable, sold, including available information concerning the purchaser of each watch.
  • this information can also comprise data such as the sound or parameters representative of the sound emitted by the mechanical movement of each watch 2 produced, samples of this sound being captured before the sale of the watch and recorded in this database, so that these data pre-recorded in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 can subsequently be compared with the corresponding data picked up by a measuring means such as an acoustic wave detector for a watch 2 housed in a specific storage box 1 and transmitted by this box to the central analysis unit remote 3.
  • This first category of data stored in this database typically also includes all the information necessary with respect to the storage cases 1 manufactured and sold, for example the characteristics of the different types of storage case 1 and information concerning their.
  • this data may also include serial numbers and images of the individual storage cases 1 produced and, if applicable, sold, including the information available concerning the purchaser of each storage case 1, respectively of the watch 2. corresponding.
  • the second category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 comprises the data captured by the measuring means, that is to say, in addition sound and / or visual data, i.e. in the format as received from the storage boxes 1 is, preferably, in a format making it possible to maintain all the information contained in the data while reducing the corresponding recording space.
  • the measuring means that is to say, in addition sound and / or visual data, i.e. in the format as received from the storage boxes 1 is, preferably, in a format making it possible to maintain all the information contained in the data while reducing the corresponding recording space.
  • the third category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 comprises the results of the analysis of the data received from each case 1 relating to an identified watch 2, the results of the analysis concerning a specific watch 2 being then available at all times and can be consulted quickly.
  • the third category of data includes information most of which is typically also produced by gait performance verification systems. mechanical watches according to the prior art.
  • the analysis of the data relating to a specific watch 2, in particular of the sound emitted by its mechanical movement, is known to those skilled in the art and will therefore not be described in detail here. This analysis is for example described in the document “Measuring technology and troubleshooting for watches” (Document Nr. 71.1010D35e dated October 2016 from the company Witschi Electronic Ltd ).
  • the information in this third category of data can also include the operating parameters of the oscillator of the mechanical movement of each watch 2 housed in the storage cases 1 and the evolution of these parameters between two beats of said oscillator over time. These parameters can be the frequency of the oscillator or its oscillation amplitude.
  • the information in the third category of data can also include data extrapolated from these parameters and relating, where appropriate, to the variation in the running precision of each watch 2, or even information relating to the failure of a component of the watch. which is the cause of a possible variation in walking.
  • the fourth category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 comprises the evolving results of the analysis of the data accumulated over time from the same case 1, therefore concerning each individual watch 2, and / or several cases 1, therefore relating to all the watches 2 followed by the device according to the present invention.
  • the information of this fourth category of data may, in addition, include the results of extensive statistical evaluations, for example statistical data concerning the probability of failure of the most important components of watches 2, classified according to the different types of watches produced by the watch manufacturer.
  • the information of this fourth category of data normally includes the results of the analysis of the data accumulated over time of the same case 1 and / or of several cases 1 of the deep learning type, the analysis making in this case use of neural networks and / or artificial intelligence as will be described in more detail below.
  • the corresponding information produced by such an analysis can, for example, also relate to the evolution of the running precision of each watch 2 followed by the device 10 according to the present invention, the probability of failure of its most important components, classified as depending on the different types of watches produced, etc., this information being in this case obtained by means of an analysis method different from a conventional advanced statistical evaluation.
  • the information of this fourth category of data stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 can also include analysis algorithms making it possible to associate a cause of failure with a behavior of the watch.
  • this is part of the data of the third category, in particular the identification of each individual watch 2, and, in particular, the fourth category of data stored in the database.
  • data hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 which can only be produced by using an architecture such as used by the device for collecting, saving, analyzing and making available the results of analysis of mechanical watch data according to the present invention.
  • the systems for verifying the running performance of mechanical watches according to the prior art perform the analysis of the data either directly in the measuring device or in a mobile device for analyzing and displaying data, so that these systems can only include in their analysis the watch located near the measuring device.
  • the architecture of the device for collecting, saving, analyzing as well as making available the results of the analysis 10 according to the present invention thus produces a technical effect by allowing, through the use and combination of data which does not 'were not recorded or which were treated separately or differently by conventional systems, to obtain analytical results that go beyond those previously available.
  • the access and display devices 4 make it possible to access the information contained in the database, so that an owner of a watch 2 or another user of the device 10 equipped with a corresponding access and display device 4, such as an employee of the watch manufacturer 2, can consult, as shown schematically on figure 2 , the information contained in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3, this information resulting, at least in part, from the analysis of the data captured and transmitted previously, for watches 2, by the boxes of storage 1.
  • the access and display device 4 can consist of a mobile phone or a tablet-type computer capable of being connected by a wireless communication means as mentioned above to the internet network and via this. network to the remote central analysis unit 3, as also illustrated in schematically at the figure 2 .
  • the access and display device 4 may consist of a remote fixed computer connected by means of communication with wires or capable of being connected by means of wireless communication to the Internet network and, likewise, via this network. to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the access and display devices 4 are equipped with application type software for a mobile telephone or have software allowing access to an internet portal, which in both cases makes it possible to establish a connection between the access and display devices 4 and the remote central analysis unit 3 in order to provide access to the information included in the database hosted on said remote central analysis unit 3.
  • An important feature of the device 10 according to the present information is that the analysis of the data mentioned above is carried out by the remote central analysis unit 3 and that all the data also mentioned above are stored in the database. hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3. Therefore, the remote central analysis unit 3 must be able to assign said first unique identification to each case 1 and / or to the specific watch 2 hosted in each case 1, so that the data can be assigned to the corresponding watch 2.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is able to assign said first unique identification to each case 1 and / or to the watch 2 housed in each case 1 by analyzing the data received from the storage case 1 which in this case includes a unique key corresponding either to a specific case 1 or to the watch 2 intended to be housed in this case specific 1.
  • said unique key can be encoded in the digital signals and communicated at the start of each sending of data captured by the measurement means or means from the storage box 1 to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the central analysis unit remote 3 must start from the assumption that the specific watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 from which the measured data originate is actually the watch sold with the corresponding case and intended to be housed in this case.
  • this embodiment of the device 10 respectively the corresponding assignment of said first unique identification to each case 1 and / or to the watch 2 housed in each case 1, is useful, because, on the one hand, it allows to provide a simple identification which will in the great majority of cases be correct and, on the other hand, it can be verified by the analysis of the measured data, as it will become clearer later.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is able to assign said first unique identification to each case 1 and / or to the watch 2 housed in each case 1 by analyzing the images of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 and / or part of the storage case 1 and picked up by the measuring means.
  • the images captured by a camera located next to the watch holder of a storage case 1 and sent by the case to the remote central analysis unit 3 are analyzed by the latter in order to affect said case.
  • the images captured by the camera can, for example, show a serial number engraved on the back of the case. watch case 2 and / or a serial number of the corresponding case 1.
  • a text recognition means on the remote central analysis unit 3 making it possible to read these serial numbers on the images, it is then possible, at least in the case of recognition of the serial number of a specific watch 2 and apart from manipulation of this serial number, to avoid the hypothesis mentioned above that the specific watch 2 hosted in the Storage case 1 from which the data captured is actually the watch sold with the corresponding case.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 may be able to assign said first unique identification to each case 1 and / or to the watch 2 housed in each case 1 by analyzing the sound emitted by the movement of watch 2 housed in storage case 1 and picked up by the measuring means.
  • the frequency spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 and picked up by a suitable acoustic wave detector can form a unique acoustic signature for each watch 2 which can be recognized by the remote central analysis unit 3 of the device 10 according to the present invention.
  • this database preferably comprises, and in particular in the event of intention to use from the outset an assignment of said first unique identification by this acoustic signature, data such as the sound emitted by the mechanical movement of each watch 2 produced, in the form of samples of this sound captured before the sale of the watch and recorded in this database, so that these data pre-recorded in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3 can be compared with the sound data captured for a watch 2 hosted in a specific storage case 1 by the acoustic wave detector and transmitted by the case to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 therefore assigns in this case said first unique identification always directly to the specific watch 2 housed in the storage case 1, because that the assignment is based on the analysis of the sound emitted by the movement of watch 2 housed in storage case 1 and not on data concerning case 1.
  • each storage case 1 can therefore in this case be used for accommodating different watches 2, one after the other.
  • the assignment of said first unique identification to each watch 2 housed in the storage cases 1 by analyzing the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 makes it possible to verify, by the unit remote central analysis 3, the other two ways of assigning the first unique identification, if present, and thus makes it possible to obtain a very high level of security for this identification.
  • the unique acoustic signature for each watch 2 provided by the analysis in the remote central analysis unit 3 of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 is obtained by the device 10 according to the present invention without the need to provide in each watch 2 a specific identification member.
  • the usual variation in the manufacture of the components of the watches 2, in particular the components of its mechanical movements, is sufficient to produce frequency spectra of the sound emitted by the movements of the watches 2 which can be distinguished by the analysis carried out by the 'remote central analysis unit 3.
  • each individual watch 2 produced by the manufacturer by analyzing the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 housed in the storage case 1 and picked up by the measuring means is an example. of the technical effect mentioned above, because this identification is made possible by the use and combination of data which were not recorded or which were treated separately or differently by conventional systems and thus allows obtaining analytical results going beyond previously available results.
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 is normally able to assign said second unique identification to each access and display device 4 allowing selective access.
  • This assignment of said second unique identification to each of at least part of the access and display devices 4 by the remote central analysis unit 3 can be carried out, for example, by means of a word password, a digital identification certificate or other digital identification means entered by the user in or stored on the access and display device 4 concerned.
  • a user name and password combination, a digital identification certificate or another digital identification means can be entered, respectively supplied, by the user to said software of application type for mobile telephone, respectively to said software allowing access to an internet portal, installed on the access and display devices 4 allowing selective access.
  • Said second unique identification of each access and display device 4 corresponds to the first unique identification of a specific case 1 and / or of the watch 2 intended to be housed in this specific case 1 so as to allow access of selectively to the information contained in the database of the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • each access and display device 4 allowing selective access, as a function of the second unique identification being assigned to it by the remote central analysis unit 3, allows access either to part or to all the information contained in the database of the remote central analysis unit 3, in particular concerning a specific watch 2 or a type of shows, according to said second unique identification which is assigned, by the remote central analysis unit 3, either to a user considered to be the owner of the watch 2 intended to be hosted in the corresponding specific box 1 or to a user considered as an employee of the manufacturer of watch 2.
  • this analysis method can be, at least for certain information obtained by the analysis carried out by the remote central analysis unit 3, of conventional type.
  • This method of analysis is known to those skilled in the art of watchmaking and is further documented in the document “Measuring technology and troubleshooting for watches” already cited above, which is why it is not necessary. to describe it here.
  • the method of analyzing the data received from each case 1 relating to an identified watch 2 and / or the analysis of the data accumulated over time from the same case 1 and / or from several cases 1 is of the type deep learning using neural networks and / or artificial intelligence.
  • the principles of this method of analysis are known to those skilled in the art of data processing, so that they will only be briefly mentioned here, while the new aspects arising from the application of this method of analysis in the field of watchmaking, in particular in the context of the analysis and verification of the running performance of mechanical watches, respectively in the context of the device 10 according to the present invention, will be explained in more detail later in the context of the description of figures 3a, 3b and 4 .
  • the remote central analysis unit 3 of the device 10 makes it possible to carry out both extensive statistical evaluations of the aforementioned type as well as more complex analyzes of the “deep learning” type. ) and / or “neural networks” which, in principle, are based, respectively require, on a very large volume of data to be analyzed to obtain the desired results, as is the case in the present invention in view of the multitude of information stored in the database hosted on the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • Deep learning is part of a family of machine learning methods based on training data models, allowing for example that an image can be represented in different ways by a vector of data, in particular according to the l intensity of the pixels of which it is made, its different edges, its different regions, with particular shapes.
  • One of the perspectives of deep learning techniques is the replacement of certain work, still relatively laborious, by algorithmic models of supervised, unsupervised learning, that is to say, not requiring specific knowledge of the problem. studied, or by techniques of hierarchical extraction of characteristics.
  • Neural networks are generally optimized by probabilistic-type learning methods. They are placed, on the one hand, in the family of statistical applications making it possible to create rapid classifications and, on the other hand, in the family of artificial intelligence methods to which they provide a perceptual mechanism independent of the ideas specific to the system. 'implement, and provide input information to formal logical reasoning.
  • analysis methods of the “deep learning” and “neural networks” type can be applied, by analogy, to the data received from each case 1 relating to an identified watch 2 and / or to data accumulated over time from a single case 1 and / or several cases 1.
  • analysis methods of the "deep learning” and / or “network of neurons ” can be applied to the data representing the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 housed in each storage case 1 forming part of the device 10, these data being captured by the measuring means of the storage case 1 and communicated to the remote central analysis unit 3.
  • the figure 3a represents an example of a sound emitted by the movement of watch 2 housed in a storage case 1, the abscissa representing time and the ordinate representing the amplitude of the sound.
  • the figure 3b represents an example of the sound emitted by the movement of watch 2 housed in a storage case 1, the abscissa representing time, the ordinate representing the frequency and the color representing the amplitude of the sound, so that this figure is a representation, or even a histogram, of the frequency spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement over a certain period of time, therefore a frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2.
  • this frequency and time spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of watch 2 can be analyzed by means of these methods, as shown schematically at figure 4 .
  • the input data 5, formed by the frequency and temporal spectrum of the sound emitted by the movement of the watch 2 are condensed using several intermediate analysis layers 6 to output data 7 typically represented by a series of numbers.
  • analysis of the "deep learning” and / or “neural networks” type can also produce numerous other analysis results, namely in terms of the precision of the running of the watch, at the level of probability of failure of its components, in terms of the performance of certain types of watch, etc., but also in terms of data relating to watch owners.
  • the advantages of the device as well as of the method are easily understood. While having a conceptually relatively simple architecture compared to at least some systems of the prior art, the device can be declined in many variations and allows flexible use. Moreover, the device according to the present invention allows, above all, many new options in terms of the analysis which can be applied to the data.
  • the device thus makes it possible to fully exploit the advantages of digitization as the analysis can be carried out, on the one hand, on the basis of all the data accumulated in the remote central analysis unit and, on the other hand , using the concepts of “deep learning” and / or “neural networks” type analyzes, which leads to particularly advantageous and reliable results.
  • a device comprising the characteristics mentioned above has the important advantage of being able to provide, in addition, a unique identification for each watch followed by the device, without requiring a specific identification member on the device. each watch, as in the known prior art.
  • the device according to the present invention makes it possible to provide very thorough analysis results, these results forming the basis of an improved verification of the operation of the watch as well as of predictive maintenance, which facilitates the service of watches produced on the side of the owners of the watches as well as the traders, respectively of the manufacturer of the watches.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Erhebung, Speicherung, Auswertung sowie Zugänglichmachung der Auswerteergebnisse (10) von Daten mechanischer Uhren, die umfasst
    - eine Vielzahl von Aufbewahrungsschatullen (1) für eine Uhr, die jeweils geeignet sind, um eine Uhr (2) aufzubewahren, wenn sie nicht getragen wird, und dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie noch umfasst
    - eine Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3), die geeignet ist, jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, eine erste eindeutige Identifikation zuzuweisen, und
    - eine Vielzahl von Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4),
    wobei jede Schatulle (1) mindestens ein Messmittel umfasst, das geeignet ist, um Daten in Zusammenhang mit dem Gang der Uhr (2), die in der Schatulle untergebracht ist, zu erfassen, und eine Transfereinheit, die dazu geeignet ist, die Daten zu der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zu übermitteln,
    wobei die Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) ein Auswertungsmittel umfasst, das es erlaubt, die Daten, die von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangen werden, auszuwerten, und ein Speichermittel, das eine Datenbank beherbergt, in der
    ∘ eine Vielzahl von Informationen in Zusammenhang mit den Uhren (2), die in den Schatullen (1) aufzubewahrt werden können, und/oder in Zusammenhang mit den Schatullen (1),
    ∘ die Daten, die durch das Messmittel erfasst werden,
    ∘ die Auswertungsergebnisse der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die mit einer identifizierten Uhr (2) zusammenhängen, sowie
    ∘ die sich entwickelnden Ergebnisse der Auswertung der im Laufe der Zeit angesammelten Daten einer gegebenen Schatulle (1) und/oder mehrerer Schatullen (1),
    gespeichert sind,
    wobei jede Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4) den Zugang zu den Informationen, die in der Datenbank enthalten sind, erlaubt.
  2. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Messmittel einen Detektor akustischer Wellen umfasst, der dazu geeignet ist, den Schall zu erfassen, der von dem Uhrwerk der Uhr (2), die in der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) untergebracht ist, abgegeben wird.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Messmittel eine Kamera umfasst, die dazu geeignet ist, Bilder der Uhr (2), die in der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) untergebracht ist, und/oder eines Teils der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) zu erfassen.
  4. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswetungsfernzentraleinheit (3) dazu geeignet ist, die besagte erste eindeutige Identifikation jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, durch Auswertung des Schalls, der von dem Uhrwerk der Uhr (2) abgegeben wird, die in der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) untergebracht ist und von dem Messmittel erfasst wird, zuzuweisen.
  5. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) dazu geeignet ist, die besagte erste eindeutige Identifikation jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, durch Auswertung der Bilder der Uhr (2), die in der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) untergebracht ist, und/oder eines Teils der Aufnahmeschatulle (1), und die von dem Messmittel erfasst werden, zuzuweisen.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) dazu geeignet ist, die besagte erste eindeutige Identifikation jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, durch Auswertung der von der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die einen eindeutigen Code umfassen, der entweder der spezifischen Schatulle (1) oder der Uhr (2), die dazu bestimmt ist, in dieser spezifischen Schatulle (1) untergebracht zu sein, entspricht, zuzuweisen.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens ein Teil der Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4) den Zugang auf Informationen, die in der Datenbank enthalten sind, in Abhängigkeit von einer zweiten eindeutigen Identifikation, die ihnen von der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zugewiesen wird, auf selektive Art erlaubt.
  8. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) dazu geeignet ist, jeder Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4), die einen selektiven Zugang erlaubt, die zweite eindeutige Identifikation über ein Passwort, ein digitales Identifikationszertifikat oder ein anderes digitales Identifikationsmittel zuzuweisen, wobei die zweite eindeutige Identifikation jeder Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4) der ersten eindeutigen Identifikation einer spezifischen Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die dazu bestimmt ist, in dieser spezifischen Schatulle (1) untergebracht zu sein, derart entspricht, dass der Zugang zu Informationen, die in der Datenbank der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) enthalten sind, auf selektive Art erlaubt wird.
  9. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4), die einen selektiven Zugang in Abhängigkeit von der zweiten eindeutigen Identifikation erlaubt, die ihr von der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zugewiesen wird, den Zugang entweder zu einem Teil oder zu allen Informationen, die in der Datenbank der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) enthalten sind und die insbesondere eine spezifische Uhr (2) oder einen Uhrtyp betreffen, in Abhängigkeit von der zweiten eindeutigen Identifikation erlaubt, die von der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) entweder einem Benutzer, der als Eigentümer der Uhr (2) betrachtet wird, die dazu bestimmt ist, in der entsprechenden spezifischen Schatulle (1) untergebracht zu sein, oder einem Benutzer, der als ein Mitarbeiter des Herstellers der Uhr (2) betrachtet wird, zugewiesen wird.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswertung der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die eine identifizierte Uhr (2) betreffen, und/oder die Auswertung der im Laufe der Zeit angesammelten Daten einer gegebenen Schatulle (1) und/oder mehrerer Schatullen (1) vom herkömmlichen Typ ist.
  11. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auswertung der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die eine identifizierte Uhr (2) betreffen, und/oder die Auswertung der im Laufe der Zeit angesammelten Daten einer gegebenen Schatulle (1) und/oder mehrerer Schatullen (1) vom Typ Deep Learning und/oder neuronales Netzwerk, die künstliche Intelligenz verwenden, ist.
  12. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Transfereinheit der Aufbewahrungsschatulle (1) durch ein verdrahtetes oder drahtloses Kommunikationsmittel mit dem Internet verbunden ist.
  13. Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3), die zur Integration in eine Vorrichtung zur Erhebung, Speicherung, Auswertung sowie Zugänglichmachung der Auswerteergebnisse (10) von Daten mechanischer Uhren bestimmt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie umfasst
    - ein Auswertungsmittel, das es erlaubt, Daten auszuwerten, die von einer Vielzahl von Aufbewahrungsschatullen (1) für Uhr empfangen werden, die jeweils geeignet sind, eine Uhr (2) aufzubewahren, wenn sie nicht getragen wird, und die jeweils zu der Vorrichtung zur Erhebung, Speicherung, Auswertung sowie Zugänglichmachung der Auswerteergebnisse (10) gehören, wobei jede Schatulle (1) mindestens ein Messmittel umfasst, das dazu geeignet ist, Daten in Zusammenhang mit dem Gang der Uhr (2), die in der Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, zu erfassen, und eine Transfereinheit, die dazu geeignet ist, die Daten der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zu übermitteln, und
    - ein Speichermittel, das eine Datenbank beherbert, in der
    ∘ eine Vielzahl von Informationen in Zusammenhang mit den Uhren (2), die in den Schatullen (1) untergebracht werden können, und/oder in Zusammenhang mit den Schatullen (1),
    ∘ die Daten, die durch das Messmittel erfasst werden,
    ∘ die Auswerteergebnisse der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die mit einer identifizierten Uhr (2) zusammenhängen, sowie
    ∘ die sich entwickelnden Ergebnisse der Auswertung der im Laufe der Zeit angesammelten Daten einer gegebenen Schatulle (1) und/oder mehrerer Schatullen (1) gespeichert sind
    und dadurch, dass jede Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) geeignet ist, jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2) die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, eine erste eindeutige Identifikation zuzuweisen.
  14. Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie dazu geeignet ist, jeder von mindestens einem Teil der Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4) einer Vielzahl von Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4) eine zweite eindeutige Identifikation zuzuweisen, wobei jede Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4) ein Teil der Vorrichtung zur Erhebung, Speicherung, Auswertung sowie Zugänglichmachung der Auswerteergebnisse (10) ist und es erlaubt, auf Informationen, die in der Datenbank enthalten sind, in Abhängigkeit von der zweiten eindeutigen Identifikation, die ihr von der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zugewiesen wird, selektiv zuzugreifen.
  15. Verfahren zur Erhebung, Speicherung, Auswertung sowie Zugänglichmachung der Auswerteergebnisse von Daten mechanischer Uhren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es die Schritte umfasst für
    - Zugänglichmachung einer Vielzahl von Aufbewahrungsschatullen (1) für eine Uhr, die jeweils dazu geeignet sind, eine Uhr (2) aufzubewahren, wenn sie nicht getragen wird, und von welchen jede mindestens ein Messmittel umfasst, das dazu geeignet ist, Daten in Zusammenhang mit dem Gang der Uhr (2), die in der Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, zu erfassen, sowie eine Transfereinheit, die dazu geeignet ist, die Daten zu einer Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) zu übermitteln,
    - Zugänglichmachung einer Vielzahl von Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4),
    - Speicherung in einer Datenbank, die auf der besagten Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) beherbergt ist,
    ∘ einer Vielzahl von Informationen in Zusammenhang mit den Uhren (2), die in den Schatullen (1) aufzubewahrt werden können, und/oder in Zusammenhang mit den Schatullen (1),
    - Erfassen der Daten in Zusammenhang mit dem Gang der Uhren (2), die in den Schatullen (1) aufzubewahrt werden, mittels Messmittel der Schatullen (1) sowie Übermitteln der Daten zu der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3),
    - Zuweisung einer ersten eindeutigen Identifikation zu jeder Schatulle (1) und/oder der Uhr (2), die in jeder Schatulle (1) untergebracht ist, mittels der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3),
    - Auswertung der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten mittels der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) und Speicherung in einer Datenbank, die auf der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) beherbergt wird,
    ∘ der Daten, die durch das Messmittel jeder Schatulle (1) erfasst werden,
    ° der Auswerteergebnisse der von jeder Schatulle (1) empfangenen Daten, die mit einer identifizierten Uhr (2) zusammenhängen, sowie
    ∘ der sich entwickelnden Ergebnisse der Auswertung der im Laufe der Zeit angesammelten Daten einer gegebenen Schatulle (1) und/oder mehrerer Schatullen (1),
    - Zugreifen über eine Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtung (4) auf die Informationen, die in der Datenbank enthalten sind.
  16. Verfahren nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es noch den Schritt umfasst
    - des Zuweisens mittels der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) einer zweiten eindeutigen Identifikation zu jeder von mindestens einem Teil der Zugangs- und Anzeigevorrichtungen (4), derart, dass der Zugang zu Informationen, die in der Datenbank auf der Auswertungsfernzentraleinheit (3) enthalten sind, auf selektive Art erlaubt wird.
  17. Nichtflüchtiges Speichermittel von computerlesbaren Daten, das Anweisungen umfasst, die geeignet sind, um von einer Zentraleinheit eines Computers ausgeführt zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die besagten Anweisungen, wenn sie ausgeführt werden, die Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12 zum Ausführen der Schritte des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 16 bringen.
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