EP0655666B1 - Pièce d'horlogerie à affichage dynamique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a timepiece electronic providing time information by means of a dynamic display intended to visualize, in a way symbolic and attractive, the flow of intervals of given time and / or the imminence of a related event with one or more functions, or with operation of said timepiece.
- the invention relates to a part of the aforementioned type in which digital signage consists of a set discrete elements forming a pattern, said elements being selectively activated by means of a microprocessor or of a logic circuit comprising management means dynamic display and receiving at least one signal time and / or operation, characterized in that said microprocessor or logic circuit allows both to impose the rate of increase or decrease of the number of items activated and perform at each variation a random or pseudo-random selection of elements to be activated among all the elements of the pattern, so as to gradually reveal or hide said pattern during the passage of a time interval given, or near a deadline related to functions or operation of said room of watchmaking.
- the visualization of proper operation can be done, by example by placing a pattern (character, flower, sun, etc.) on the second hand, or by beating the second to a figurine, or by training, by the axis seconds, a disc placed under a dial fitted with one or several counters revealing decorations carried by the disc.
- a pattern character, flower, sun, etc.
- the good operation is usually indicated by the blinking of a light marker, most often consisting of two points located between the numbers of hours and minutes.
- a light marker most often consisting of two points located between the numbers of hours and minutes.
- Patent BE 772,949 describes for example a device liquid crystal display, pseudo-analog type, in which the time indication is given by changing the activation of light segments appearing on the dial and representing the hands hours and minutes and by flashing another landmark, such as a central disc to beat the second.
- Patent CH 665,078 describes for example a timepiece with effects special aesthetics that allow you to discover a decor of neat and understandable only every 217 days by cooperation of two discs.
- Display by means of a crystal cell liquids also made it possible to offer solutions allowing to visualize the flow of an interval of given time, or to announce the imminence of an event given. Such a display also makes it possible to view in same time the beat of the second and produce aesthetic effects.
- patent GB 2 050 008 describes for example a watch electronic with alphanumeric display allowing gradually display the activated function from activation to completion (e.g. alarm time).
- patent EP 0 539 333 describes a matrix display screen capable of displaying evolving information directly related to the counting of the time.
- patent FR 2 117 886 the knowledge of the time is obtained by counting the number of figurines activated.
- figures occupy the twelve positions times and are exchanged at each time change with the display in numbers to not leave finally visible only one figurine instead of the hour current.
- patent WO 87/00309 describes a device in which knowledge of the time is obtained by recognition of a symbol representative of the time of day.
- US Patent 4,397,595 describes, in addition to a display digital classic with seven segments, a figurine whose eyes beat the second in 10 different modes but repetitive.
- GB 2 119 994 describes two displays, the first being an alphanumeric display classic and the second being constituted by a figurine made up of different connected elements, in six modes selectable, to the classic display segments, and activated at the same time as these to create an animation repetitive of the figurine.
- the present invention is, on the contrary, intended for break with the monotony engendered by the character repetitive and predictable events known in the art prior.
- the activatable elements constituting the pattern can be any, but according to one embodiment preferred, with respect to which the invention will be described below in more detail, the activatable elements are formed by the electrodes of a crystal cell liquids, shaped into pieces of a puzzle, the pattern being constituted by a decoration placed at the back of the cell, said decoration being progressively revealed or masked, function of the activation of the pieces of said puzzle.
- the same part also includes a time display traditional analog or digital type.
- This second traditional display is preferably placed on the same dial as the dynamic display according to the invention.
- Another object of the invention is a part clock making which allows to visualize at the same time several events in a symbolic, dynamic and attractive, such as the beat of the second and the passage of time.
- Another object of the invention is a part of watchmaking including a dynamic display allowing gradually reveal or hide a whole pattern according to different activities for each cycle.
- Another object of the invention is a part of watchmaking whose individual elements of the motif deliver in isolation no intelligible information, whether graphic or alphanumeric.
- the timepiece according to the invention comprises a display, consisting of n parts (P 1 , P 2 , ..., P j , ... P n ) of a puzzle allowing to visualize in a symbolic, dynamic and attractive way the flow of a time interval T and / or to announce the deadline of an event E.
- the time interval T can be arbitrary, but it will advantageously represent an entire time measurement interval such as the minute, hour, day, week, month, year or multiples of these time intervals.
- the event E is representative either of a function of the timepiece, such as the alarm time or the expiration of a predetermined duration, or of its operation, such as the end of life of the battery. .
- n any integer, preferably between 2 and 60.
- such a variant makes it possible for example to visualize at the same time the beat of the second by changing the selection of the activated parts, but also the imminence of another event E, such as a time of alarm or end of battery life, by flashing of the x parts activated at time T x .
- the time interval T can be constituted by the sum of several intervals T i .
- Each interval T i is then characterized by its own elementary interval t i , corresponding to the activation of a number n i of puzzle pieces, said pieces being chosen from among the n pieces available.
- the random or pseudo-random selection of the n i pieces of the puzzle in the time interval T i is carried out by the same microprocessor, or the same logic circuit.
- the number n of puzzle pieces is a construction element that cannot be changed.
- the microprocessor or the logic circuit it is possible to obtain, with the same timepiece, different dynamic and attractive effects by acting either on the value of T (hours, half hour, quarter of an hour, minute), or on the values T i and n i , for given values of T and n, these selections being made for example by means of external control members.
- This first example corresponds to a first embodiment of a dynamic display according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 represents a watch with a circular dial 4, the lower half of which is formed by a traditional time display 1, while the upper half comprises the pattern 5 of a display 2 consisting of the pieces Pj of a puzzle dynamic.
- the dynamic puzzle has an activation cycle of 1 hour and has 12 pieces, all of which are activated in Figure 1, and thus revealing a decoration 3 entirely (see Figure 2).
- the watch has three buttons 34, 35 and 36 located on one side of the case, these buttons being intended to manage standard functions (time setting, setting alarm, memorization of a predetermined duration, etc.) and to possibly change the dynamic animation mode of the puzzle.
- connection strip 23 and the counter-electrode 25 are connected to a microprocessor, or to a logic circuit controlling the display 2.
- the counter electrode can be realized without any structuring, that is to say in having no non-conductive portions 26.
- the central parts when activated, appear connected by a thin cord to an edge of the cell.
- cell Heilmeier cell
- the circuit of a watch comprises a timepiece circuit 40 classic associated with a display means traditional 1, analog or digital type, and further comprising a microprocessor or circuit logic 50 associated with the liquid crystal display 2 according to the invention.
- External control elements 34, 35, 36 allow either the timepiece circuit 40 to be controlled, either the microprocessor or logic circuit 50.
- the command 34 is for example assigned to the timepiece circuit 40, and the control member 35 to this circuit 40 and to microprocessor or logic circuit 50 and the command 56 is assigned to the only microprocessor or circuit logic 50.
- the timepiece circuit 40 essentially comprises an oscillator constituted by a quartz resonator 42 and a maintenance circuit 41, a division chain 43, 44, 45 and a management circuit 46 for the usual functions associated with a traditional display.
- the oscillator delivers at its output a time base or reference signal S 0 , for example having a frequency of 32,768 Hz.
- a first chain of dividers 43 receives the signal S 0 and delivers at its output a signal S 1 having a frequency of 1 Hz.
- This signal S 1 is then divided by 60 by a divider 44 which provides at its output a signal S 2 formed by a pulse per minute.
- Another divider by 60, referenced 45 receives the signal S 2 and finally provides at its output a signal S 3 formed by one pulse per hour.
- the signals S 1 , S 2 , S 3 are then used, on the one hand by means of the management circuit 46 intended for traditional display 1, on the other hand by means of a microprocessor or logic circuit 50 intended to manage display 2 according to the invention. As can be seen, there is no direct control between displays 1 and 2, as for example the case of the device described in patent GB 2 119 994 mentioned in the preamble.
- FIG. 3a also shows, by way of for example, a signal S 'corresponding to the end of life of battery.
- Such a circuit includes a first part 51 which generates a counting pulse CNT from a signal S x , which can be one of the signals S 0 , S 1 , S 2 or S 3 , or even a signal extracted from the divider 43 In the present example, the signal S 2 is preferably used.
- This CNT pulse activates an oscillator 52 which rotates a Johnson counter 53 with n outputs.
- Parts 51, 52 and 53 together constitute a random generator in which only one of the n outputs of circuit 53 is activated at a time when the CNT pulse is completed.
- This pulse CNT will also signal to a drive circuit 55, conventionally interposed before display 2, to store the value obtained and to display it on display 2, that is to say to activate the corresponding piece P j ; an additional logic stage 54, arranged between the elements 53 and 55 makes it possible to store more than one random selection so as to display more than one room at a time.
- Figures 4a to 4d illustrate the operation of a watch according to this first example.
- the visual aspect of the dynamic puzzle is changed every 5 minutes at a time by activating a room additional and by a new random selection of activated parts.
- FIG. 4a represents the appearance of the puzzle from the start of the random selection program and during the first 5 minutes (first elementary time interval t, designated t 1 ): a single piece of the puzzle is activated.
- FIG. 4b represents the appearance of the 15th to the 20th minute (t 4 ): four parts are activated without necessarily finding the three parts activated in the preceding time interval t 3 .
- Figure 4c shows the appearance of the 35th to the 40th minute (t 8 ): eight pieces are activated.
- Figure 4d shows the aspect of the puzzle from the 50th to the 55th minute (t 11 ): eleven pieces are activated.
- the microprocessor 50 uses only the signal S 2 as the time base signal.
- a change of time base which would give the time interval T a different value, for example by means of the control button 36, would make it possible to have a faster animation, for example over 1 minute (use signal S 1 ) or slower, for example over 12 or 24 hours (use of signal S 3 ).
- this result can be obtained by flashing at the rate of the second of at least one room activated at this given time.
- a change from one mode to another, for example, for two successive periods T and T ' is possible either randomly, either through the command 36.
- the "flashing" mode, or the "displacement” mode, described in example 2 in order to have a permanent visual indication of the beat of the second, can be used sporadically for a predetermined duration preceding or following the expiration of a event E.
- This event is for example an alarm time programmed simultaneously in the management unit 46 and in the microprocessor or the logic circuit 50 by means of the control member 35. It is also possible to use these two visual indications in the same watch, to visualize two events E 1 and E 2 .
- this embodiment comprises a watch having a traditional analog display by hands, and a dynamic display constituted by a puzzle of 20 pieces occupying the entire dial.
- the change of state of the dynamic display takes place every three minutes.
- the rate of appearance of a new piece will be faster, but all possibilities and variants described or suggested in the examples 1 to 3 are applicable.
- hourglass type is meant a visualization of the flow of a time interval T, giving the impression of an acceleration, as the end of the period T approaches.
- This embodiment is described with reference to FIG.
- the operation of a watch according to this embodiment is easily understood by considering that the sequence of operation described in example 1 above is repeated for successive periods corresponding respectively to 30 min, 15 min, 10 min and 5 min, the number of additional activated pieces being the same in each period T 1 , T 2 , T 3 or T 4 , namely 5 pieces chosen randomly from the 20 pieces available.
- the number of activated parts increases by one unit every 6 min during period T 1 , then every 3 min during period T 2 , then every 2 min during period T 3 , and finally every 1 min during period T 4 , thus creating an effect of acceleration of the movement as the expiration of the hour arrives.
- this embodiment lends itself to an infinity of variants by acting either on the programming of the microprocessor, or on the construction of the cell, or on the characteristics T, T i , n and n i , it being recalled that n (respectively n i ) is not necessarily an integer divisor of T (respectively T i ), as will appear moreover in the following example. It is also quite certain that the possibilities offered by the preceding examples are applicable in whole or in part to the present example.
- the number of activated parts increases by one, first every 10 minutes, then every 5 minutes and finally every 2 minutes, thus creating an acceleration effect.
- Example 7 Dynamic puzzle display before at least two separately addressable areas
- the n pieces are fictitiously divided into groups of n i pieces, but these n i pieces are randomly chosen from all the n pieces of the puzzle.
- the n pieces of the puzzle of the liquid crystal display are, on the contrary, divided into groups of n i isolated pieces.
- Each group of n i parts can be addressed separately, according to one or more modes described in the previous examples, and corresponds to a time interval T i having a different value.
- FIG. 7 represents a watch, the rectangular liquid crystal dial of which includes a zone 1 reserved for the traditional display of the time and a zone 2 constituted by a dynamic puzzle of 19 pieces distributed in two zones respectively comprising 12 regular shaped pieces (zone 2a) and 7 irregular shaped pieces (zone 2b).
- the display in each of these zones 2a and 2b is controlled by different programs of the microprocessor, according to any of the modes described in the previous examples.
- such a watch can be provided with an additional control member 37, for example to act separately on the desired values for T a and for T b .
- Such a watch would then allow viewing the flow of the day hour by hour and that of the week, day by day.
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- un circuit garde-temps comportant notamment un oscillateur délivrant un signal S0 de base de temps, une chaíne de division recevant le signal S0 et délivrant des signaux de temps S1, S2, S3,
- un cadran destiné à l'affichage desdites informations,
- des organes de commande extérieurs, et
- un affichage dynamique, occupant tout ou partie du cadran et destiné à afficher ladite information T et/ou E, cet affichage comprenant un ensemble de n éléments discrets Pj formant un motif, un circuit de commande formé par un microprocesseur ou un circuit logique, ledit circuit de commande comprenant des moyens de gestion de l'affichage dynamique et recevant au moins un desdits signaux de temps S1, S2 ou S3 ou un signal de fonctionnement S', caractérisée en ce que ledit microprocesseur ou circuit logique est agencé et/ou programmé de manière à permettre à la fois d'imposer le rythme d'augmentation ou de diminution du nombre x desdits éléments Pj activés et d'effectuer à chaque variation une sélection aléatoire ou pseudo-aléatoire desdits éléments activés parmi les n éléments dudit motif, de façon à révéler ou à masquer progressivement ledit motif pendant l'écoulement d'un intervalle de temps T, et/ou à l'approche d'un événement E en relation avec les fonctions ou le fonctionnement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie.
- la figure 1 représente une pièce d'horlogerie selon un premier mode de réalisation, cette pièce étant formée par une montre dont l'affichage dynamique est constitué par un puzzle de 12 pièces,
- la figure 2 représente une vue en perspective éclatée d'une partie de l'affichage de la figure 1, entourée par le trait mixte II, de la figure 1,
- la figure 3a représente un schéma-bloc d'un mode d'exécution du circuit électronique de la montre selon l'invention,
- la figure 3b représente un exemple de circuit logique permettant de sélectionner de façon aléatoire x pièces parmi n pièces,
- les figures 4a à 4d et 4a' à 4d' représentent respectivement certaines phases de fonctionnement de la montre selon l'invention, selon différents modes.
- la figure 5 représente un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, comportant un affichage analogique traditionnel de l'heure et un puzzle dynamique de 20 pièces occupant tout un cadran circulaire,
- la figure 6 représente un troisième mode de réalisation, dans lequel le puzzle dynamique comporte 16 pièces, inscrites dans un écran rectangulaire, et
- la figure 7 représente un quatrième mode de réalisation dans lequel l'écran d'affichage à cristaux liquides de forme rectangulaire comporte trois zones adressables séparément, l'une étant destinée à un affichage traditionnel de l'heure, les deux autres étant constituées par des puzzles dynamiques comportant respectivement 7 et 12 pièces.
- un polariseur avant 21,
- une plaque de verre avant 22 comportant sur sa face arrière des électrodes transparentes, structurées à sa surface pour former les n pièces Pj d'un puzzle, lesdites pièces étant contiguës mais électriquement isolées, chacune étant reliée à une barrette de connexion 23, soit directement, soit entre des passages 24 ménagés entre deux pièces lorsque la pièce à connecter se trouve dans une position centrale, sans bord commun avec le pourtour de la cellule,
- une plaque de verre arrière 25 comportant sur sa face en regard de la plaque 22 une contre-électrode transparente structurée de telle sorte que les portions 26 en regard des passages 24 ne comportent aucune matière conductrice,
- un polariseur arrière 27 parallèle au polariseur avant 21,
- une plaque transparente 28 supportant le décor 3, et
- un réflecteur arrière 29.
- de l'écoulement de l'heure par augmentation du nombre de pièces activées d'une unité toutes les 5 minutes
- du "battement" de la minute par changement toutes les minutes de la sélection des x pièces activées dans un intervalle de temps tx.
- du battement de la seconde par clignotement toutes les secondes d'au moins une pièce activée.
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- Pièce d'horlogerie procurant une information de temps T, et/ou une information sur un événement E en relation avec les fonctions ou le fonctionnement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie, comprenant :un circuit garde-temps (40) comportant notamment un oscillateur délivrant un signal S0 de base de temps, une chaíne de division (43, 44 et 45) recevant le signal S0 et délivrant des signaux de temps S1, S2, S3,un cadran (4) destiné à l'affichage desdites informations,des organes de commande extérieurs (34, 35, 36), etun affichage dynamique (2), occupant tout ou partie du cadran (4) et destiné à afficher ladite information T et/ou E, cet affichage comprenant un ensemble de n éléments discrets Pj formant un motif (5), un circuit de commande formé par un microprocesseur ou un circuit logique (50), ledit circuit de commande comprenant des moyens de gestion de l'affichage dynamique et recevant au moins un desdits signaux de temps S1, S2 ou S3 ou un signal de fonctionnement S', caractérisée en ce que ledit microprocesseur ou circuit logique (50) est agencé et/ou programmé de manière à permettre à la fois d'imposer le rythme d'augmentation ou de diminution du nombre x desdits éléments Pj activés et d'effectuer à chaque variation une sélection aléatoire ou pseudo-aléatoire desdits éléments activés parmi les n éléments dudit motif (5), de façon à révéler ou à masquer progressivement ledit motif (5) pendant l'écoulement d'un intervalle de temps T, et/ou à l'approche d'un événement E en relation avec les fonctions ou le fonctionnement de ladite pièce d'horlogerie.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le motif (5) de l'affichage dynamique (2) est engendré par une cellule à cristaux liquides, à l'arrière de laquelle se trouve un décor (3) et dont les électrodes Pj constituent des éléments discrets, conformés en n pièces d'un puzzle.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que l'intervalle de temps T est divisé en n intervalles élémentaires t égaux à T/n et correspondant chacun à la durée au terme de laquelle un élément supplémentaire Pj est activé.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 3 caractérisée en ce que n est un nombre entier compris, de préférence entre 2 et 60.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que n est un diviseur entier de T.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que T représente un intervalle entier de mesure de temps, tel que la minute, l'heure, le jour, la semaine, le mois ou l'année, ou un multiple dudit intervalle entier.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que ledit microprocesseur ou circuit logique (50) est connecté pour recevoir ledit signal de temps S1 représentant la seconde, et en ce qu'il est agencé et/ou programmé de manière à de visualiser de façon dynamique sur ledit affichage (2) le battement de la seconde par clignotement d'au moins un desdits éléments Pj activés, ou par changement toutes les secondes de la sélection desdits éléments activés pendant l'écoulement d'un intervalle élémentaire t.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que deux intervalles de temps successifs T et T' correspondent à un même mode d'activation des n éléments Pj pour révéler ou masquer un motif (5) ou un décor (3).
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que deux intervalles de temps successifs T et T' correspondent à des modes inversés d'activation des n éléments Pj, permettant successivement de révéler pendant l'intervalle de temps T, puis de masquer pendant l'intervalle de temps T' un motif (5) ou un décor (3).
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que T est constitué par la somme de plusieurs intervalles Ti, et que le nombre total n d'éléments Pj est la somme du nombre de pièces ni, activées pendant chaque période Ti, les périodes élémentaires ti correspondant à l'activation d'un élément supplémentaire étant définie par ti = Ti/ni
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que ni = ni + 1, et que ti a des valeurs décroissantes.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 11, caractérisée en ce que n = 20 , ni = 5, ti ayant respectivement pour valeurs 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes et 5 minutes.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que Ti = Ti+1 et que ni a des valeurs croissantes.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 13, caractérisée en ce que T = 1 heure, Ti = 20 minutes, ni ayant respectivement pour valeur 2, 4 et 10.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que l'affichage dynamique (2) comprend au moins deux zones (2a, 2b) adressables séparément et correspondant à des caractéristiques Ta, na et Tb, nb différentes.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 15, caractérisée en ce que Ta = 12 heures, na = 12, Tb = 1 semaine et nb = 7.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte en outre un circuit de gestion (46) pour commander les fonctions d'un affichage traditionnel (1) analogique ou digital.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 17 caractérisée en ce que l'affichage traditionnel (1) est situé sur le même cadran (4) que l'affichage dynamique (2).
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 18 caractérisé en ce que le cadran (4) est divisé en deux parties occupées respectivement par un affichage traditionnel (1) analogique ou digital et par l'affichage dynamique (2).
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 18 caractérisé en ce que l'affichage dynamique (2) occupe tout le cadran (4), et que l'affichage traditionnel (1) est un affichage analogique.
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 17 caractérisée en ce que le microprocesseur ou circuit logique (50) est agencé et/ou programmé de manière à gérer également les fonctions horaires dudit circuit de gestion (46).
- Pièce d'horlogerie selon les revendications 10 ou 15 caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend au moins un organe de commande (34, 35, 36) destiné à sélectionner les valeurs de T, Ti, Ta ou Tb.
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