WO2020118379A1 - Indication secondaire - Google Patents

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WO2020118379A1
WO2020118379A1 PCT/AU2019/051377 AU2019051377W WO2020118379A1 WO 2020118379 A1 WO2020118379 A1 WO 2020118379A1 AU 2019051377 W AU2019051377 W AU 2019051377W WO 2020118379 A1 WO2020118379 A1 WO 2020118379A1
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Stephen Ibbotson
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/04—Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like
    • G04B19/048—Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale, e.g. hands with variable length which work on different scales
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/163—Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C10/00—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces
    • G04C10/04—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces with means for indicating the condition of the power supply
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • G04G21/02—Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • G04G21/02—Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
    • G04G21/025—Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature for measuring physiological data
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0064—Visual time or date indication means in which functions not related to time can be displayed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1637—Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T11/00—2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

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  • This invention relates to a device for and a method of providing a secondary display of a measurement on a primary display device.
  • a display device such as a dial with a pointer, where the pointer provides an indication of a primary variable value while the secondary display provides an indication of the value of a second variable that is quantitatively independent of the first.
  • US patent number 651 1 194 discloses a pointer that has different portions that are illuminated independently. The portions can be activated in accordance with the deflection of the pointer. For example, when a maximum permissible value is reached, the pointer may assume a signal colour that stands out visually to draw attention to the position of the pointer. It does not suggest that different colours may be used to form a second gauge within the pointer.
  • EP 1445776 discloses an indicator that is segmented into a plurality of light conducting segments, each of said segments being optically insulated from another.
  • the colour of the indicator may selectively change to become more vibrant and/or intense when an alarming condition is occurring or is about to occur.
  • the vibrant colour/s and/or intensity will serve to visually alert the human operator.
  • the colour/s, intensity, and condition for their occurrence can be set by already known means, such as conditional formatting, to meet specific individual situations. For example, the tip can be made bright red when a certain pre-specificed high speed is being approached.
  • EP3291024A1 The general concept of providing an electronically adjustable display in the hands of a watch face is disclosed in European Patent Publication EP3291024A1 .
  • the invention proposes display members movable relative to a frame of the hand, thereby to form digits on a flat display surface of the hand.
  • Patent US 8, 125,346 in a manner similar to those described in the publications above, describes a hand on a dial that displays different colours according to different sub-ranges on the dial, through which the pointer moves.
  • a light source associated with a rotatable pointer on the dial comprises a plurality of light-producing elements of different illumination colours disposed adjacent the shaft. These are selectively turned on and off by control circuitry as the pointer moves through different sub-ranges of motion, so that the illumination colour of the pointer changes as the pointer moves through the different sub-ranges of its motion.
  • each colour represents a portion of the range of engine revolutions per minute (RPM) values reachable by an engine being monitored.
  • RPM revolutions per minute
  • the pointers disclosed above provide a second indication that relates to the primary variable being measured. They do not provide output indicating a value of a variable that is not directly related to the variable being indicated on the dial.
  • the variables are unrelated in that the value of the secondary variable is not a function of the value of the primary variable.
  • the second variable is derived from a circumstance other than a value of the primary variable.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an analogue-style watch hand as a means of displaying a measurement not related to the time being recorded on the actual watch of which the hand is part.
  • a value- displaying display module operatively attached to a measuring device, the module comprising a dial having operatively associated therewith an analogue-type pointing means, movable about an axis extending from the dial for indicating a first value of a primary variable measured by the device, the pointing means including display means configured to indicate thereon a second value, derived from a circumstance other than indicated by the first value of the primary variable.
  • the second value relates to a resource, condition or goal.
  • the resource may be energy for powering the device.
  • the condition may relate to the device. In particular, the condition may relate to an operational variable of the device.
  • the goal may relate to a performance target of a wearer of the device.
  • the target may be adapted to the wearer or be settable by the wearer.
  • the second value is a proportion.
  • the first value is an absolute value.
  • the display means comprises a variable display portion.
  • variable display portion is configurable for generating a graphical display.
  • the graphical display may preferably represent a proportional relationship.
  • the proportional relationship relates to the amount remaining of a depleting resource.
  • the first watch hand is longer than the second and comprises display means displaying an energy level relating to a first battery cell associated with powering a communications means of the device.
  • the module comprises a microprocessor operable to execute programmable instructions to generate the graphical display.
  • the microprocessor is programmed to generate a graphical display of the pointing means comprising the variable display portion.
  • the pointing means is mechanically rotatable in relation to the dial.
  • the pointing means comprises first and second elongate rotatable pointers sharing a common axis of rotation.
  • the pointers may have different lengths.
  • each of the pointers may comprise a tail portion extending to a distal side of the common axis.
  • the tail portion is labelled to describe a value being represented by the pointer concerned.
  • the pointers are hands of a wearable timepiece, one hand being relatively longer than at least one other hand.
  • the timepiece may be a smartwatch.
  • variable display portion of the longer hand may be configured to display an energy level relating to a first battery cell associated with powering the device in measuring the primary variable.
  • the first battery cell may further be associated with electronic communications means of the device.
  • variable display portion of the shorter hand is configured to display an energy level relating to a second battery cell associated with powering the module.
  • variable display portion of either hand displays the proportion of a depleting resource remaining for use.
  • a method of displaying quantitative output relating to a secondary value on a display means operably configured for displaying a value of a primary variable measured by a device with which the display means is operatively associated comprising the steps of: a. providing a dial on which the value of the primary variable is displayable and pointing means operatively mounted to point to a value on the dial corresponding to the value of the primary variable, and b. generating, to appear on the pointing means, a display representing a second value associated with a quantity of a second variable, the second variable being derived from a circumstance other than a value of the primary variable.
  • the pointing means comprises a variable display portion configurable for generating a graphical display of the second value.
  • the graphical display is configured to represent the second value in a proportional manner.
  • the method further includes the step of generating a graphical display of the pointing means superimposed on the dial.
  • the method may include the step of providing the pointing means in the form of an elongate needle and rotatably mounting the needle over the dial for rotation responsive to the primary variable value.
  • Figure 1 shows in schematic form a front view of a smartwatch in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of the main functional components of a device shown in Figure 1 applied to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of an alternative embodiment of a watch face according to the invention.
  • existing analogue-style pointing means are utilized to provide a user with a visual representation of the available remaining charge level of a battery powered device that utilizes the pointing means to indicate a primary value measured by the device.
  • the primary measuring device is a time piece, in particular a smart wristwatch.
  • the battery-powered measuring device may be unrelated to time, taking the form - by way of non-limiting examples - of a revolution counter, a speedometer, a thermometer, a barometer, a distance reader, windspeed indicator and the like.
  • the invention is not restricted to the measurement and indication of battery power or charge remaining available for use, but may be employed in relation to the measurement of other variables in a finite environment, where it may be necessary, desirable or just useful to a wearer or user of the primary measurement device also to be able to see absolute values or proportions in reaching a goal.
  • the invention may be employed in activity target tracking, where an indication is required of a value, such as the number of steps remaining for a user to make to reach a daily target, a distance remaining to walk, run or cycle to reach a set goal, a number of active minutes that a user needs still to endure so as to reach an endurance target, and the like.
  • the invention may also be employed where a user has set a target relating to their health goals, for example to drink a certain number of glasses of water per unit time, to remain below an upper limit of calories, cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, time spent on visits to specified social media websites, ultraviolet radiation exposure and the like.
  • a target relating to their health goals for example to drink a certain number of glasses of water per unit time, to remain below an upper limit of calories, cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, time spent on visits to specified social media websites, ultraviolet radiation exposure and the like.
  • the secondary variable is one that is not derived from an instantaneous value of the primary variable, but from a circumstance other than such value.
  • a smartwatch device in which the pairing of large and small batteries in powering the telephone and smartwatch modules map ideally to the large and small hands of an analogue-type watch display.
  • a smartwatch device is generally denoted by the number 10 and shown schematically with its face 12 in viewing orientation towards a user. Surrounding the face is a graduated time dial 14. The face is attached to a housing 16, which contains electronic circuitry mounted to a motherboard, generally referred to by the numeral 18.
  • the circuitry is mounted in housing 16 of Figure 1 and defines two modules, a first module 20 to operate the smartwatch device in performing its primary function, and a second module 22 to control the display features of the present invention, these being the outputs of battery life, represented by the amount of charge remaining available for use.
  • Circuitry 22 is separate from the primary functional circuitry 20 involved in the operation of the smartwatch as a time-keeping device with ancillary functions.
  • Primary circuitry 20 is served by memory module 21 and is powered by a first battery cell 24 (C1 ).
  • the charge measuring and output circuitry 22 is powered by a second, smaller capacity battery cell 26 (C2).
  • a battery cell suitable for use as first battery cell 24 is the Wear OS model“Ticwatch Pro” available from www.mobvoi.com.
  • a suitable cell for use as the second cell is the“Google Pixel 3” smartphone available from the website store.qooqle.com.
  • Watch face 12 comprises a liquid crystal display 28, which is operable and controllable by processing hardware and software found in circuity 20. However, a portion to be described below of display 28 is controlled and operated according to programming instructions stored in flash storage module 32, connected on the motherboard to a programmable microchip 30.
  • Circuitry 20 which constitutes the primary functional module of the smartwatch device, namely the time-keeping and miscellaneous other features delivered by the smartwatch, relies on only a small battery cell due to size constraints.
  • the primary functionality of the device is to show the time, by causing a pointer to rotate relative to the dial in conventional manner, responsive to the value of the primary variable to be shown on the dial.
  • the amount of charge available from cell 24 is therefore of critical importance to the ongoing functionality of the primary module.
  • the charge therein is measured in conventional fashion using the processor of chip 30.
  • the value measured is displayed on LCD 28 of watch face 12. Measurement involves the use of two application components, a first of which operates on the circuitry of smartwatch module 20, and the second of which operates on the associated smartphone processor 30.
  • Both modules convert the remaining battery percentage into a floating point value between 1 and 0 and store the value for processing the result graphically.
  • the values are synchronised between the modules via a near range radio frequency communications protocol, in this example the well known Bluetooth protocol, utilising application programming interfaces (APIs) offered by the underlying operating system circuitry 20 and 30.
  • a near range radio frequency communications protocol in this example the well known Bluetooth protocol, utilising application programming interfaces (APIs) offered by the underlying operating system circuitry 20 and 30.
  • APIs application programming interfaces
  • the battery life of cell 24 is displayed in a bar column-type display 34, which forms part of pivotally rotating pointer hand 36, which is operatively associated with a relatively shorter minute-pointing hand 38 and a relatively thinner second-pointing hand 40.
  • the three hands display the value of the primary variable, namely time.
  • the relative proportions of the pointer hands follow time keeping convention to promote ease of understanding the information being displayed to the observer. This does not mean that alternative forms of representation and relative proportions may not be embodied within the scope of this invention.
  • the hands are of analogue style, but are digitally generated and graphically displayed as images superimposed on the dial by means of the programming steps carried out by the processor of microchip 30, using the instructions readable by the processor from flash storage module 32.
  • the blank area 42 in the diagram represents the proportion of depletion of cell 24 compared with its maximum fully charged level 44.
  • the area is shown and described as“blank” in this illustration, but this is for convenience of expression: It may be decorated in any suitable way while still falling within the scope of the appended claims.
  • the remainder of LCD 28 of watch face 12 is occupied by sub-displays.
  • the sub-displays include a date display 50, a compass 52, a moon phase indicator 54 and an altimeter display 56.
  • time-related indicia in the form of triangular zones 58, that mark off the quarters of the hour. It can be seen in this example that there is little room available in a watch device of the kind illustrated to provide an output of battery life and to accomplish this in a way that is clearly noticeable to the user.
  • the measurement readout in the form of a bar or graphic element may be applied to a device having mechanically constructed rotating pointers.
  • the display comprises a liquid crystal display panel formed on the exposed major surface of the or each pointer hand. The display is powered and generated using a microchip operatively located within the housing of the instrument. The number of bars illuminated on the LCD out of the total number available for illumination corresponds to the proportion of the original charge left in the cell being measured.
  • the invention is applied to watch face 70 on which an hour hand 72 and a minute hand 74 rotate on a common axis pin, located at their apparent intersection 76.
  • the hands do not physically intersect, one being overlaid on the other, so that both rotate independently at separate, but synchronised rates, as is conventional in time-keeping mechanisms.
  • Bar graph displays 78 and 80 respectively indicate proportional secondary measurements of interest to the wearer of the watch.
  • graph 78 displays the number of steps taken by the wearer in proportion to a target number represented by the length of the longer portion of hand 72 measured from the intersection with shorter arm 74.
  • Graphical output 80 shows the proportion of full battery charge remaining for powering the primary device.
  • Each hand has a tail portion 82, 84 extending beyond intersection axis 76.
  • An indicium identifying the variable, to which each hand provides secondary measurement, is displayed in the form of a text-containing label 86, 88.
  • label 88 may have text such as“BATT” and label 86 the text“STEPS”.
  • Other indicators and displays may be located on the stationary portion of the display surface of face 70, as discussed in relation to the embodiment of Figure 1.
  • the proportion of steps taken by the wearer of the watch in relation to a step target number has no relation to the time being shown by the pointer hands.
  • the battery life remaining or amount of charge consumed is not related to the time of day or date, even if it may relate to the duration of operation of the time-keeping function. However, the duration of operation is not the measurement being indicated by means of the primary display.

Abstract

Selon l'invention, un module d'affichage affichant une valeur, qui est attaché de manière fonctionnelle à un dispositif de mesure, comporte un cadran avec lequel est associé fonctionnellement un pointeur de type analogique, mobile par rapport à un axe partant du cadran pour indiquer la valeur changeante d'une variable primaire qui est mesurée par le dispositif, le pointeur comportant un dispositif d'affichage qui est configuré pour indiquer, sur celui-ci, une deuxième valeur, dérivée d'une circonstance autre que celle indiquée par la valeur de la variable primaire. Dans un mode de réalisation, la deuxième valeur est configurée pour représenter la quantité de charge restante pour l'utilisation dans une batterie qui alimente le fonctionnement du dispositif pour afficher la valeur variable primaire.
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