Device for displaying weather on demand

Abstract

Device for displaying weather on demand. The invention relates to a device (100) for displaying weather on demand. The display device (100) comprises a first indicator member (110) which is movable and has a sun representation (111). Upon user request and in particular via a control unit, the sun representation (111) is completely or partially shaded by a shade element (121) located on a second movable indicator member (120).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of horology and more particularly to the representation of the weather.Preferably, the present invention relates to the representation of the weather, which is based on certain parameters and / or at the request of a user. Background Art

[0002] Most weather representations appear on the screen of a smartwatch with a digital display. However, such representations consume a large portion of the energy of the smartwatch and a large portion of the space available on the screen in terms of the frequency of information refresh. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve all or part of these drawbacks via a display device for a timepiece, preferably on demand; said display device comprising:

[0004] - at least one first indicator member: said at least one first indicator member is preferably movably mounted and comprises at least one sun representation;

[0005] - at least one second indicator member: said at least one second indicator member is preferably movably mounted and comprises at least one shielding element configured to shield said at least one sun representation;

[0006] at least one first carrier: said at least one first carrier being configured to drive said at least one first indicator member and / or said at least one second indicator member; and

[0007] - At least one control unit: the at least one control unit is configured to control the at least one first carrier according to a set of data so as to drive and / or superimpose the at least one first indicator member and / or the at least one second indicator member in such a way that the at least one sun representation is completely or partially shaded by the at least one shielding element.

[0008] By means of this arrangement, it is possible to represent the weather forecast without having a space on the dial specifically dedicated to it and, moreover, the display device allows the user to have a dynamic representation of the weather and in the most accurate way.

[0009] According to one embodiment, the at least one control unit controls the at least one first carrier at the request of a user.

[0010] Through this arrangement, the weather forecast can be presented to the user in the most accurate manner according to the time requested by the user.

[0011] According to one embodiment, the set of data includes at least:

[0012] - a piece of weather data;

[0013] -date;

[0014] - time; and / or

[0015] -Geographic location.

[0016] Via this arrangement, the weather forecast can be presented to the user in the most accurate manner according to the time and / or location at the user's request.

[0017] According to one embodiment, said set of data is received by said at least one control unit via radio frequency, via a global positioning system and / or via wired and / or optical communication.

[0018] Via this arrangement, the weather forecast is presented to the user in the most accurate manner according to the time and / or location requested by the user.

[0019] According to one embodiment, the display device comprises at least one second carrier configured to drive the at least one second indicator member.

[0020] Via this arrangement, the at least one first carrier and the at least one second carrier may independently move the at least one first indicator member and the at least one second indicator member.

[0021] According to one embodiment, the at least one sun representation is shallower than the at least one shielding element and / or the at least one shielding element and / or the at least one sun representation has a circular, round, elliptical, disc-shaped and / or spherical shape.

[0022] According to one embodiment, said at least one shielding element is deeper than said at least one sun representation.

[0023] Via one or other of these aforementioned arrangements, the at least one sun representation is brought closer to reality.

[0024] According to one embodiment, the at least one shielding element comprises at least one opening, preferably in the shape of a lightning bolt, configured to partially reveal the at least one sun representation.

[0025] Via this arrangement, it is possible to represent stormy weather.

[0026] According to one embodiment, the at least one shielding element is more light-absorbing than the at least one sun-representing element and / or the at least one sun-representing element is substantially more reflective than the at least one shielding element.

[0027] Via this arrangement, the at least one sun representation reflects or diffuses light in a synoptic manner and / or the at least one shielding element absorbs light.

[0028] According to one embodiment, the at least one control unit is configured to control the at least one first carrier so as to drive the at least one first indicator member completely or partially below the at least one second indicator member in such a manner that the at least one sun indicating member is completely or partially shielded by the at least one shielding element, or to drive the at least one second indicator member completely or partially above the at least one first indicator member in such a manner that the at least one sun indicating member is completely or partially shielded by the at least one shielding element.

[0029] By means of this arrangement, it is possible to represent the weather forecast without having a space on the dial specifically dedicated to it and, moreover, the display device allows the user to have a dynamic representation of the weather and in the most accurate way.

[0030] According to one embodiment, the at least one first indicator member is movable around a first rotation axis and includes a first proximal end close to the first rotation axis and / or a first distal end away from the first rotation axis, and / or wherein the at least one second indicator member is movable around a second rotation axis and includes a second proximal end close to the second rotation axis and / or a second distal end away from the second rotation axis; the at least one sun indicating member is at the first distal end or at the first proximal end, and / or the at least one shielding element is at the second distal end or at the second proximal end.

[0031] Via this arrangement, a weather forecast is represented at one or more ends of the at least one first indicator member and / or at least one second indicator member.

[0032] According to one embodiment, the at least one first indicator member is configured to indicate the position of the sun relative to the horizon.

[0033] With this arrangement, the user knows the position of the sun in the sky at the moment the request is made.

[0034] According to one embodiment, said at least one first indicator member is configured to indicate the position of the sun relative to a cardinal point.

[0035] With this arrangement, the user knows the position of the sun in the sky at the moment the request is made.

[0036] According to one embodiment, the at least one first indicator member is an hour hand or a minute hand, and / or the at least one second indicator member is a minute hand or an hour hand.

[0037] By means of this arrangement it is possible to represent the weather forecast without having a space specifically dedicated to it on the dial, while using already existing elements.

[0038] According to one embodiment, the display device comprises a second pointer 130 which indicates the horizon and is driven by the at least one first carrier, the at least one second carrier and / or the at least one third carrier.

[0039] By means of this arrangement it is possible to represent the weather forecast without having a space specifically dedicated to it on the dial, while using already existing elements.

[0040] According to one embodiment, the display device comprises an aperture configured to indicate said current date and / or said weather date indicated upon user request.

[0041] According to one embodiment, upon user request, the current date and / or the weather date are indicated.

[0042] According to one embodiment, the display device comprises an aperture configured to indicate said day of the week and / or weather day indicated upon user request.

[0043] According to one embodiment, upon user request, the day of the week and / or the weather day is indicated.

[0044] The present invention aims to overcome all or part of the above disadvantages through a method for displaying at least one weather forecast, which method is implemented by at least one display device according to an embodiment of the present invention after receiving a set of data; the display method comprises at least one of the following:

[0045] - controlling the at least one first carrier and / or the at least one second carrier by the at least one control unit; and - driving the at least one first indicator member and / or the at least one second indicator member so as to display a weather forecast.

[0046] By means of this arrangement, it is possible to represent the weather forecast without having a space on the dial specifically dedicated to it and, moreover, the display device allows the user to have a dynamic representation of the weather and in the most accurate way.

[0047] According to one embodiment, the display method comprises incrementing the date at least once after each execution of the at least one controlling and driving so as to display hourly, daily and / or weekly weather forecasts. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] The invention is described in more detail below using the accompanying drawings, which are given as in no way limiting examples, in which:

[0049] - Figure 1 According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one sun representation 111 and at least one shielding element 121 are illustrated;

[0050] - Figure 2 and Figure 3 According to an embodiment of the invention, the relative position of the at least one sun representation 111 and / or the at least one shielding element 121 is presented according to certain parameters and / or at the request of the user;

[0051] - Figure 4 Embodiments of the present invention are disclosed; and

[0052] - Figure 5-7 A daily or hourly weather forecast is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] There are various watches on the market. Most smart watches provide a weather forecast on a digital display. However, the forecast is displayed most of the time while the user only consults it a few times, which results in a disproportionate consumption and a reduction in the available display area.

[0054] To do this, Figure 1 The invention shown in proposes a display device 100 for a timepiece, preferably on demand. Said display device 100 comprises at least one first indicator member 110, at least one second indicator member 120, at least one first carrier and at least one control unit.

[0055] For example, the at least one first indicator member 110 (preferably movably mounted) comprises at least one sun representation 111, and the at least one second indicator member 120 (preferably movably mounted) comprises at least one shielding element 121 configured to shield the at least one sun representation 111, such as Figure 2 Visible in.

[0056] The at least one first carrier may be configured to drive the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or the at least one second indicator member 120, and controlled by the at least one control unit at the request of the user. According to one embodiment, the display device 100 may include at least one second carrier, the at least one second carrier being configured to drive the at least one second indicator member 120, so that the at least one first carrier and the at least one second carrier can independently move the at least one first indicator member 110 and the at least one second indicator member 120.

[0057] Furthermore, as mentioned above, the at least one first indicator member 110 (typically the hour hand or the minute hand) may be movable about a first rotation axis and may include a first proximal end 116 close to the first rotation axis and / or a first distal end 117 away from the first rotation axis, and the at least one second indicator member 120 (typically the minute hand or the hour hand, respectively) may be movable about a second rotation axis and may include a second proximal end 126 close to the second rotation axis and / or a second distal end 127 away from the second rotation axis. Figures 1 to 3 In the embodiment, for example, the at least one sun indicating element 111 is located on the first proximal end 116 and the at least one shielding element 121 is located on the second proximal end 126, and it is entirely possible that the at least one sun indicating element 111 and the at least one shielding element 121 are located on the first distal end 117 and the second distal end 127, respectively, so that the weather forecast can be indicated at one or more ends of the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or at least one second indicator member 120 without any space specifically dedicated to the weather forecast on the dial 199, while using already existing elements.

[0058] As for the at least one control unit, it can be configured according to Figure 5-7 The at least one first carrier is controlled by a set of data 141 visible in the display device 100 so as to drive and / or superimpose the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or the at least one second indicator member 120 in such a way that the at least one sun representation 111 is completely or partially shielded by the at least one shielding element 121, and thus the weather forecast is displayed without a space specifically dedicated to the weather forecast on the dial 199, and furthermore, the display device 100 allows the user to have a dynamic representation of the weather and in the most accurate manner.

[0059] In practice, the at least one control unit may receive the set of data 141 (in Figure 5 and Figure 6 The weather forecast (represented in) may include at least one piece of weather data 145, at least one date 146, at least one time 147 and / or at least one geographic location 148, so that the weather forecast can be presented to the user in the most accurate manner based on the requested time and / or location on a daily and / or hourly basis.

[0060] Furthermore, the set of data 141 may be received by the at least one control unit via radio frequency, via a global positioning system and / or via wired and / or optical communication.

[0061] Furthermore, the set of data 141 can be used by a method 500 for displaying at least one weather forecast, which method is implemented by the at least one control unit. In fact, the display method 500 can use the set of data 141 to allow the at least one control unit to control the at least one first carrier and / or the at least one second carrier, and drive the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or the at least one second indicator member 120, so as to display the weather forecast as shown in FIG. Figure 7 Weather forecast shown in .

[0062] In practice, once the set of data 141 has been received, the at least one control unit actuates the at least one first carrier and / or the at least one second carrier so that the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or the at least one second indicator member 120 moves according to the set of data 141. From then on, the at least one first indicator member 110 and / or the at least one second indicator member 120 indicating the time moves to indicate the weather according to the at least one time 147. For example, if the morning is sunny, the at least one sun representation 111 is placed, for example, between 9 and 11 o'clock, and if the afternoon is cloudy, the at least one sun representation 111 is placed, for example, between 3 and 9 o'clock, and the at least one shielding element 121 is placed, for example, between 1 and 3 o'clock. If the day is cloudy, the at least one sun representation 111 and the at least one shielding element 121 are placed at 12 o'clock, as shown in FIG. Figure 7 as shown in .

[0063] To achieve this, the at least one first carrier can drive the at least one first indicator component 110 completely or partially under the at least one second indicator component 120 in such a way that the at least one sun indicating element 111 is completely or partially shielded by the at least one shielding element 121, or drive the at least one second indicator component 120 completely or partially above the at least one first indicator component 110 in such a way that the at least one sun indicating element 111 is completely or partially shielded by the at least one shielding element 121.

[0064] Applicants also provide that the display device can include an aperture configured to indicate the current date 146 and / or the weather date indicated when requested by the user, such as Figure 3 According to a similar embodiment, the current date 146 and / or the weather date may be indicated upon user request. The display method 500 may also include incrementing the date 146 at least once after each of the at least one control and actuation to display hourly, daily and / or weekly weather forecasts.

[0065] For example, Figure 1 As shown in , the at least one sun representation 111 (e.g. having a circular, round, elliptical, disk-shaped and / or spherical shape) may be shallower and / or substantially more reflective than the at least one shielding element 121 (e.g. which may represent a cloud). According to other embodiments, it may also be possible to provide that the at least one shielding element 121 is made of a material that is more light-absorbing than the at least one sun representation 111.

[0066] Furthermore, for example, the at least one sun representation 111 may comprise a material made of gold and / or copper in order to represent the sun, and on the other hand, for example, the at least one shielding element 121 may be made of silver, titanium, aluminum, steel, brass and / or platinum. Coatings, such as layers deposited by physical, chemical, electroplating means, or manually deposited layers such as paint or varnish, may allow the color and appearance of the indicator to be adjusted.

[0067] The display device 100 for a timepiece (preferably a watch) can also indicate the altitude of the sun and / or the position of the sun relative to the horizon via the at least one first indicator member 110 and the second pointer 130, which can indicate the horizon and be driven by the at least one first carrier, the at least one second carrier and / or the at least one third carrier, so that the user knows the position of the sun in the sky.

[0068] Finally, for example, when the sky is cloudy (that is, the sky and the sun are not visible), the at least one first indicator member 110 may be configured to indicate the position of the sun relative to the cardinal points.

Claims

1. A display device (100) for displaying weather on demand in a timepiece, the timepiece comprising at least one hour hand and a minute hand; the display device (100) comprising: - at least one first indicator member (110): said at least one first indicator member (110) is said hour hand or said minute hand movably mounted and comprises at least one sun representation (111); at least one second indicator member (120): the at least one second indicator member (120) being the hour hand or the minute hand movably mounted and comprising at least one shielding element (121) configured to shield the at least one sun representation (111); - at least one first carrier: the at least one first carrier is configured to drive the at least one first indicator member (110) and the at least one second indicator member (120); as well as - At least one control unit: the at least one control unit is configured to control the at least one first carrier according to a set of data (141) so as to drive and / or superimpose the at least one first indicator member (110) and the at least one second indicator member (120) in such a way that the at least one sun representation (111) is completely or partially shaded by the at least one shade element (121).

2. The display device (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one control unit controls the at least one first carrier at the request of a user.

3. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The set of data (141) at least includes: - a piece of weather data (145); - Date (146); - time (147); and / or -Geographic location (148).

4. The display device (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that: The set of data (141) is received by the at least one control unit via radio frequency, via a global positioning system and / or via wired and / or optical communication.

5. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The display device (100) comprises at least one second carrier configured to drive the at least one second indicator member (120).

6. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The at least one shielding element (121) comprises at least one opening (122) configured to partially reveal the at least one sun representation (111).

7. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The at least one first indicator member (110) is configured to indicate a position of the sun relative to the horizon.

8. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The at least one first indicator member (110) is configured to indicate a position of the sun relative to a cardinal point.

9. The display device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The display device (100) includes a second pointer (130) which indicates a horizon and is driven by the at least one first carrier, at least one second carrier configured to drive the at least one second indicator member (120), and / or at least one third carrier.

10. The display device (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that: The at least one opening (122) is in the shape of a lightning bolt.

11. A display method (500) for displaying at least one weather forecast, the display method being implemented by at least one display device (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 10 after receiving a set of data (141); the display method (500) comprising at least one of the following: - controlling the at least one first carrier, the at least one second carrier configured to drive the at least one second indicator member (120) and / or the at least one third carrier by the at least one control unit; and - driving the at least one first indicator member (110) and the at least one second indicator member (120) so as to display a weather forecast.

12. The display method (500) according to claim 11, characterized in that: The display method (500) includes incrementing a date (146) at least once after each of the controlling and driving to display hourly, daily and / or weekly weather forecasts.

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