Wrist-worn device

Abstract

A wrist-worn device is provided with: an operation button (11) as a first controller; an operation detection unit (21) that is a second controller different from the first controller; a bezel (3) as a cover capable of obtaining a first position at which the first controller is exposed and a second position at which the first controller is covered; and a CPU (41) as a control unit that receives input through the first controller and the second controller, the CPU (41) enabling input through the operation detection unit (21) when the bezel (3) is in the second position.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the patent application with the filing date of February 24, 2022, application number 2022101735565, and invention title "Wrist-worn device". Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates to a wrist-worn device. Background Art

[0003] For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2005-292139 discloses the following structure: As a locking device, it has a rotatable bezel, and by rotating the bezel, it becomes a protection state in which the operation buttons are hidden. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The wrist-worn device of the present embodiment includes:

[0005] A first controller that detects an input operation;

[0006] A second controller, which is different from the first controller, and detects an input operation;

[0007] A cover that is located at a first position where the first controller is exposed or a second position that covers the first controller; and

[0008] A processor that receives the input operations detected by the first controller and the second controller,

[0009] When the cover is in the second position, the processor makes the input operation detected by the second controller effective. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0010] Figure 1A It is a front view of a watch with a cover member according to the present embodiment.

[0011] Figure 1B It is Figure 1A The side view of the watch shown.

[0012] Figure 2A It is a front view of a watch with a cover member according to the present embodiment.

[0013] Figure 2B It is Figure 2A The side view of the watch shown.

[0014] Figure 3 It is a main block diagram showing the main part of the control structure of the watch according to the present embodiment.

[0015] Figure 4A And Figure 4B It is a schematic front view of a watch body showing a modified example of the display screen, where Figure 4AAn example of a display screen when the cover member is in the first position Figure 4B An example of a display screen when the cover member is in the second position

[0016] Figure 5A 、 5B is a schematic front view of the table body showing a modified example of the display screen. Among them, Figure 5A An example of a display screen when the cover member is in the first position Figure 5B An example of a display screen when the cover member is in the second position Detailed implementation mode

[0017] Refer to Figure 1A 、 Figures 1B - 3 , an embodiment of the wrist-worn device of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the case where the wrist-worn device is a watch is illustrated

[0018] In the following-described embodiment, various technically preferable limitations are added for implementing the present invention. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment and the illustrated examples

[0019] Figure 1A and Figure 2A are the front views of the watch as the wrist-worn device in this embodiment Figure 1B and Figure 2B are the side views of the watch as the wrist-worn device in this embodiment

[0020] In addition, Figure 3 is a main block diagram showing the control structure of the watch in this embodiment

[0021] As Figure 1A 、 Figure 1B and Figure 2A 、 Figure 2B shown, the watch 100 in this embodiment includes a housing (hereinafter, set as "watch case 1" in the embodiment)

[0022] The watch case 1 is formed of, for example, metals such as stainless steel and titanium, ceramics, various synthetic resins, etc. The material forming the watch case 1 is not limited to the materials illustrated here

[0023] The watch case 1 in this embodiment is formed in a hollow short column shape that is open at the top and bottom in the thickness direction

[0024] An anti-wind component (not shown) formed of, for example, transparent glass is installed at the opening on the front side (visually recognizable side) of the watch case 1 to block the opening on the front side. In addition, the opening on the back side of the watch case 1 is closed by a back cover (not shown)

[0025] On the side surface of the watch case 1 (the outer peripheral portion of the watch case 1), a plurality of operation buttons 11 (the first operation button 11, the second operation button 11,...) are provided, and these plurality of operation buttons are used to input various operation instructions such as time alignment instructions, switching instructions for the display screen 124 described later, and mode switching instructions.

[0026] In the present embodiment, four operation buttons 11 are arranged at substantially equal intervals (in the illustrated example, they are respectively arranged on the 2 o'clock side, 4 o'clock side, 8 o'clock side, and 10 o'clock side of the analog clock). The number and arrangement of the operation buttons 11 are not limited to the illustrated example. The operation buttons 11 can be either one or five or more.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the operation button 11 is an operation detection unit (controller) for detecting an input operation, and constitutes the first input unit 10 (refer to Figure 3 ). The operation button 11 is, for example, a push-button type button that generates an input operation signal when pressed. The first input unit (first controller) 10 is not limited to the operation button 11 as a push-button type button, and may, for example, also include a crown (not shown) that generates an input operation signal by being pulled out and rotated.

[0028] When in the state where the first switch contact 10a is connected (refer to the state shown in Figure 3 ), the CPU 41 as the control unit receives the input operation signal generated from the operation button 11.

[0029] It is configured such that a watch band 2 is attached to the watch case 1, and the watch body including the watch case 1 can be worn on the wrist.

[0030] In addition, a dial 120 is provided on the surface side of the watch 100 (the visually recognizable side of the watch) and below the windproof member, and the dial 120 is provided with the hands 123 of the display unit 12, the display screen 124, etc. The layout of the dial 120 is not limited to the illustrated example. For example, in Figure 1A etc., the case where there are two hands 123 is illustrated, but the hands 123 may also have three hands including a second hand, a minute hand, and an hour hand or other various function hands.

[0031] Moreover, various structural parts of the display unit 12, a watch module (not shown), etc. are housed inside the watch case 1. The watch module operates various parts of the watch 100 such as the display unit 12. The watch module, for example, includes a CPU 41, a memory 42, various circuits, etc. described later (refer to Figure 3 ), and is mounted on a substrate (not shown).

[0032] In addition, on the surface side of the watch case 1 in the present embodiment (the visually recognizable side of the watch), a ring-shaped watch frame 3 is provided so as to surround the windproof member.

[0033] The bezel 3 has an upper surface portion 31 disposed on the surface side (the visually recognizable side of the watch) of the watch case 1 and around the windproof member; and side surface portions 32 vertically provided from the upper surface portion 31 and disposed along the circumferential surface of the watch case 1.

[0034] As Figure 1B and Figure 2B shown, window portions 33 are formed at four positions corresponding to the operation buttons 11 on the side surface portions 32.

[0035] In the present embodiment, in the watch 100 which is a wrist-worn device, the bezel 3 functions as the following cover member which can obtain a first position where the operation buttons 11 serving as the first input portion (first controller) 10 are exposed and a second position where the first input portion 10 is covered.

[0036] The bezel 3 is configured to be able to rotate at least a certain angle along the outer circumference of the watch case 1, and can obtain the first position and the second position by rotation.

[0037] The bezel 3 only needs to be able to rotate at least a certain angle along the outer circumference of the watch case 1, and its shape and the like are not limited to the illustrated example.

[0038] The rotation direction of the bezel 3 can be either clockwise or counterclockwise, or can rotate in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. In the present embodiment, as Figure 2A shown by the hollow arrow, the case where the bezel 3 rotates clockwise is illustrated.

[0039] In the present embodiment, the state where the window portions 33 are disposed at positions corresponding to the operation buttons 11 serving as the first input portion 10 ( Figure 1A and Figure 1B shown state) is the state where the bezel 3 is in the first position where the operation buttons 11 are exposed. In addition, the state where the bezel 3 is rotated so that portions other than the window portions 33 are disposed at positions corresponding to the operation buttons 11 serving as the first input portion ( Figure 2A and Figure 2B shown state) is the state where the bezel 3 is in the second position where the operation buttons 11 are covered.

[0040] As described above, in the present embodiment, it is configured that a plurality of operation buttons 11 serving as the first input portion are provided, and when the bezel 3 serving as the cover member is in the second position, the plurality of operation buttons 11 are all covered by the bezel 3.

[0041] The bezel 3 only needs to expose the operation buttons 11 serving as the first input portion in the first position and cover the first input portion in the second position, and its shape and the like are not limited to the illustrated example.

[0042] For example, a portion (window portion 33) where the operation button 11 is exposed is set according to the position of the first input unit. In the illustrated example, since the operation button 11 as the first input unit is disposed at 4 on the side surface of the watch case 1, the window portion 33 is also provided on the side surface portion 32 of the bezel 3. However, when the operation button 11 is disposed on the front surface side (the visually recognizable side of the watch) of the watch case 1, the window portion 33 is also provided on the upper surface portion 31 of the bezel 3.

[0043] Next, with reference to Figure 3 the functional structure of the watch 100 will be described.

[0044] As Figure 3 shown, the watch 100 includes a CPU 41 (Central Processing Unit) as a control unit, and a memory 42 composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. not shown in the figure.

[0045] The CPU 41 performs various arithmetic processes as a processor and comprehensively controls the overall operation of the watch 100.

[0046] The memory 42 stores various programs executed by the CPU 41 and various data used in the various programs. These programs and data are read out and executed and used by the CPU 41 as needed.

[0047] In addition, the watch 100 includes an oscillation circuit 43, a frequency division circuit 44, and a timekeeping circuit 45 (timekeeping unit).

[0048] The oscillation circuit 43 generates a predetermined frequency signal and outputs it to the frequency division circuit 44. The frequency division circuit 44 divides the frequency signal input from the oscillation circuit 43, generates a signal having a frequency set according to a control signal from the CPU 41, and outputs it to the CPU 41. In addition, the frequency division circuit 44 generates a predetermined frequency signal (for example, a 1-second signal) and outputs it to the timekeeping circuit 45.

[0049] The timekeeping circuit 45 is a counter that counts the input frequency signal to count the date and time (current time). This counter is not limited to a counter circuit as a hardware structure, and may also be a RAM or the like that stores the date and time counted by the CPU 41 in a software manner.

[0050] As described above, a display unit 12 (in this embodiment, an analog display unit 12a and a digital display unit 12b) is provided in the watch 100. By controlling each part of the display unit 12 by the CPU 41, the date and time (current time) counted by the timekeeping circuit 45 is displayed on the dial 120.

[0051] The display of the date and time (current moment) can be either in analog mode, digital mode, or a display based on both analog and digital modes.

[0052] The analog display unit 12a includes a stepper motor 121, a motor drive circuit 122, a gear train mechanism (not shown), the pointer 123 described above, and the like.

[0053] Based on the control signal input from the CPU 41, the motor drive circuit 122 outputs drive pulses to the stepper motor 121.

[0054] Based on the voltage waveform of the drive pulses input from the motor drive circuit 122, the stepper motor 121 performs step drive (rotates with a predetermined step angle).

[0055] The rotational movement of the stepper motor 121 is transmitted to the pointer 123 via the gear train mechanism as a gear train. As a result, the pointer 123 (e.g., hour hand, minute hand) rotates and moves (turns) a predetermined angle in the forward or reverse direction each time. Thus, on the dial 120, the pointer 123 indicates the date and time (current moment), etc.

[0056] The digital display unit 12b includes a display screen 124, a display control circuit 125, and the like.

[0057] The display screen 124 is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (OEL: organic electro - luminescent Display), and other flat panel displays.

[0058] Based on the control signal input from the CPU 41, the display control circuit 125 controls the display of the display screen 124. Thus, the date and time (current moment), etc. are displayed on the display screen 124 provided on the dial 120.

[0059] In addition, the CPU 41 as the control unit receives input operations from the first input unit (first controller) 10 and the second input unit (second controller) 20.

[0060] The first input unit 10 includes at least one operation button 11 (in this embodiment, 4 operation buttons 11 as described above). When the user operates each operation button 11, an input operation signal corresponding to the operation is generated.

[0061] The second input unit 20 includes an action detection unit 21 that detects the input operation of the user and generates an input operation signal corresponding to the detection result. The action detection unit 21 is, for example, an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of the watch 100 which is a wrist-worn device. The action detection unit 21 is not limited to the acceleration sensor. As long as it is a unit that can detect the action of the watch 100 that can be converted into an input operation, for example, it can also be other sensors such as a gyro sensor that detects the rotation of the watch 100, etc.

[0062] Here, the input operation of the user detected by the acceleration sensor or the like as the action detection unit 21 is, for example, a predetermined action such as an action of swinging the arm significantly once or an action of swinging the arm quickly twice in a row. It is preset and registered which action corresponds to which input operation.

[0063] When the action detection unit 21 detects such a predetermined action, it detects the input operation corresponding to the action and generates an input operation signal.

[0064] In addition to the case where the user performs a predetermined action, the acceleration sensor or the like as the action detection unit 21 also continuously detects the acceleration of the watch 100 at any time. The data such as the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor or the like as the action detection unit 21 is output to the CPU 41 as the control unit at any time, and the CPU 41 receives this data and reflects it in the display of the display unit 12, etc.

[0065] When the watch frame 3 as the cover member is in the first position where the operation button 11 as the first input unit is exposed, that is, when the operation button 11 is exposed from the window portion 33, it becomes a state where the user can operate the operation button 11.

[0066] In this state, the first switch contact 10a is turned on ( Figure 3 the connected state shown), and the input operation signal generated from the operation button 11 is received by the CPU 41. At this time, as Figure 1A shown, characters such as "OFF" can be displayed on the display screen 124 of the digital display unit 12b, indicating that the input operation of the operation button 11 is valid and the input operation from the action detection unit 21 is invalid (OFF).

[0067] In contrast, when the watch frame 3 is in the second position where it covers the operation button 11 to protect the operation button 11 from external forces and the like, that is, when the operation button 11 is covered by a part other than the window portion 33, it becomes a state where the user cannot operate or access the operation button 11 from the outside.

[0068] In this state, the connection is switched so that the second switch contact 20a is turned on, and the input operation signal generated from the second input unit 20 (the action detection unit 21 such as the acceleration sensor) is received by the CPU 41. At this time, asFigure 2A As shown, characters such as "ON" can be displayed on the display screen 124 of the digital display unit 12b, which indicates a state where the input operation from the operation detection unit 21 is valid (ON).

[0069] Thus, in the present embodiment, when the operation button 11 is in a state where it is protected and cannot be touched, the input operation detected by the second input unit (second controller) 20, which is a controller other than the operation button 11, becomes valid. Thereby, an input operation can be performed without the need to perform an operation to return the bezel 3 to the first position.

[0070] Next, with reference to Figure 1A and Figure 1B 、 Figure 2A and Figure 2B the operation of the watch 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

[0071] In Figure 1B and Figure 2B the operation button 11 that is actually covered by the side surface portion 32 of the bezel 3 and cannot be seen is shown by a dashed line.

[0072] When the user wants to operate the watch 100 by the operation button 11, the position of the bezel 3 is adjusted to the first position where the operation button 11 is exposed from the window portion 33. At this time, all the operation buttons 11 (four operation buttons 11 in the present embodiment) provided on the watch 100 are respectively exposed from the window portion 33 and become in an operable state.

[0073] When the user appropriately operates the operation button 11 and performs an input operation corresponding to an action such as switching the display screen 124 to a desired display, an input operation signal corresponding to the operation is input to the CPU 41. Thereby, an action corresponding to the input operation signal such as switching of the display screen 124 is performed.

[0074] When the user does not want to touch the operation button 11, or when the operation button 11 is to be protected to avoid external contact, etc., the position of the bezel 3 is adjusted to the second position where a portion other than the window portion 33 is disposed at a position corresponding to the operation button 11, and the operation button 11 is covered by the bezel 3 (the side surface portion 32 of the bezel 3). At this time, all the operation buttons 11 (four operation buttons 11 in the present embodiment) provided on the watch 100 are covered by the bezel 3 (the side surface portion 32 of the bezel 3) and become in an inoperable state.

[0075] When the bezel 3 is in the second position, the connection switches from a state where the first switch contact 10a is closed to a state where the second switch contact 20a is closed, and the input operation signal from the second input unit 20 (second controller, motion detection unit 21 such as an acceleration sensor) becomes valid.

[0076] For example, when the motion detection unit 21 is an acceleration sensor, if an acceleration corresponding to a predetermined motion is detected in the acceleration of the watch 100, the motion detection unit 21 generates an input operation signal corresponding to the motion. Moreover, when the bezel 3 is in the second position, the CPU 41 receives the input operation signal from the second controller, that is, the motion detection unit 21.

[0077] Specifically, for example, by associating each different operation instruction content with predetermined motions such as slowly swinging the watch 100, quickly swinging it once, slowly swinging it twice, quickly swinging it twice, etc., an input operation signal corresponding to the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor is generated and received by the CPU 41. Thus, desired operations such as switching the display screen 124 can be performed.

[0078] For example, each time the watch 100 is swung significantly once, the content displayed on the display screen 124 can be sequentially switched to time display, steps, calories burned, etc., or switched from the time display mode to the stopwatch mode, and the start / stop operation can be performed by quickly swinging the watch 100 twice.

[0079] Regarding the correspondence between the acceleration information of the watch 100 detected by the motion detection unit 21 and the input operation signal generated from the motion detection unit 21 (that is, what input operation is set to exist when what motion is detected), it can be set by default or arbitrarily set by the user. In addition, when there is a default setting, the user can also appropriately re-set it for customization.

[0080] Thus, even after the bezel 3 is temporarily rotated and moved to the second position where the operation button 11 is covered and protected, an input operation can be performed through the second input unit 20 (the motion detection unit 21 such as the second controller and the acceleration sensor) without performing the operation of returning the bezel 3 to the first position.

[0081] As described above, according to the present embodiment, the watch 100 as a wrist-worn device includes: an operation button 11 as a first input unit 10 (that is, a first controller for detecting an input operation); a second input unit 20 different from the first input unit 10 (that is, a motion detection unit 21 such as an acceleration sensor as a second operation detection unit for detecting an input operation); a bezel 3 as a cover member that can obtain a first position where the first input unit 10 is exposed and a second position where the first input unit 10 is covered; and a CPU 41 as a control unit that receives the input operations detected by the first input unit 10 and the second input unit 20, and when the bezel 3 is in the second position, the CPU 41 makes the input operation detected by the second input unit 20 (the motion detection unit 21 such as an acceleration sensor as a second controller for detecting an input operation) valid.

[0082] Thus, even after temporarily rotating and moving the bezel 3 to the second position where the operation button 11 is covered, an input operation can be performed through the second input unit 20 (such as an acceleration sensor, an operation detection unit 21) different from the operation button 11 without returning the bezel 3 to the first position, and a watch 100 with excellent operability can be realized.

[0083] In addition, in the present embodiment, the second input unit (second controller) 20 includes an operation detection unit 21 such as an acceleration sensor for detecting the acceleration of the watch 100. When the bezel 3 is in the second position, the CPU 41 accepts an input operation corresponding to the acceleration detected by the operation detection unit 21, that is, the acceleration sensor.

[0084] Thus, the user can simply operate the watch 100 by performing a predetermined action such as swinging the arm wearing the watch 100 a predetermined number of times at a predetermined speed (i.e., slowly or quickly), and the operability is excellent.

[0085] In addition, the cover member of the present embodiment is the bezel 3 that is set to be able to rotate at least a certain angle, and the bezel 3 is configured to be able to obtain the first position and the second position by rotation.

[0086] Thus, there is no need to separately provide a cover member, and the bezel 3 mounted on the watch 100 can be used as a cover member. Therefore, a watch 100 with good operability can be formed without increasing the number of components and without damaging the design.

[0087] In addition, in the present embodiment, the first input unit (first controller) 10 includes a plurality of operation buttons 11 (a first button and a second button), and these plurality of operation buttons 11 are all covered by the bezel 3 (the side surface portion 32 of the bezel 3) when the bezel 3 becomes the second position.

[0088] Thus, by rotating the bezel 3 only once, the plurality of operation buttons 11 can be made to be in a covered state where they are simultaneously protected, and the switching between the first position and the second position can be performed with a minimum operation.

[0089] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0090] Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

[0091] For example, in the present embodiment, it is exemplified that Figure 3The first switch contact 10a and the second switch contact 20a shown switch the connection state between the first switch contact 10a, the second switch contact 20a and the CPU 41 by rotating the watch case 3, and mechanically switch the on / off state of the first input unit 10 and the second input unit 20. However, the on / off state of the first input unit 10 and the second input unit 20 is not limited to mechanical switching.

[0092] For example, it is possible to switch by software processing which input operation signal input from which of the first input unit (first controller) 10 and the second input unit (second controller) 20 is to be processed as valid under what circumstances. In this case, it is not necessary to provide Figure 3 the first switch contact 10a and the second switch contact 20a shown, and the device structure becomes simple.

[0093] In addition, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the display unit 12 is composed of an analog display unit 12a that displays the time and the like using a pointer 123 and a digital display unit 12b having a display screen 124 in the shape of a small window. However, the structure of the display unit 12 is not limited to this.

[0094] For example, as Figure 4A and Figure 4B shown, it is also possible to provide the display screen 124 of the digital display unit 12b over the entire surface of the dial 120.

[0095] In this way, when displaying characters or the like over a large area of the dial 120, the position of the pointer 123 can be moved so that the pointer 123 of the analog display unit 12a does not interfere with the digital display.

[0096] For example, when the digital display unit 12b is used as the main display unit, regardless of the actual time, as Figure 4B shown, the pointer 123 can be moved in such a way that the pointer 123 divides the dial 120 into an upper and lower horizontal line shape. In addition, the configuration of the pointer 123 is not limited to Figure 4B the example shown. For example, the pointer 123 can be moved by configuring the pointer 123 in such a way that the pointer 123 divides the dial 120 into left and right vertical line shapes.

[0097] In addition, for example, as Figure 5A and Figure 5B shown, the display unit 12 can be composed only of the digital display unit 12b and does not include the analog display unit 12a. In this case, as Figure 5A shown, a pointer-based time display screen such as an analog clock can be represented by the digital display unit 12b.

[0098] And, as Figure 4A and Figure 4B 、 Figure 5A andFigure 5B As shown, when the display screen 124 of the digital display unit 12b is set in a relatively large range of the dial 120, the touch panel 22 can also be formed on the display screen 124.

[0099] When the touch panel 22 is provided, the touch panel 22 can replace the motion detection unit 21 such as an acceleration sensor, or be included in the second input unit (second controller) 20 together with the motion detection unit 21.

[0100] In this case, when the watch case 3 is in the second position, the CPU 41, which is the control unit, enables the input operation via the touch panel 22.

[0101] The CPU 41 can also receive the input operation via the touch panel 22 as a valid operation when the watch case 3 is in either the first position or the second position.

[0102] When the touch panel 22 is provided, it is possible to easily perform detailed input / setting operations that are the same as or superior to those of the operation button 11. Thus, a watch 100 with even better operability for the user can be achieved.

[0103] In addition, the watch case 3, which is a cover member, can obtain not only the first position where the input operation of the operation button 11, which is the first input unit (first controller) 10, is made effective, and the second position where the input operation detected by the motion detection unit 21 of the second input unit (second controller) 20 is made effective, but also a third position where no input from either the first input unit 10 or the second input unit 20 is received.

[0104] In this case, when it is desired to set the operation button 11 in a protected covered state but no change to the display screen or mode, etc. is desired, it is possible to avoid accidental operations caused by unwanted arm movements, etc.

[0105] In addition, when the second input unit 20 different from the first input unit 10 includes multiple input units such as the motion detection unit 21 and the touch panel 22, for example, when the watch case 3 is in the second position, the input operations of all the input units constituting the second input unit 20 can be made effective, and when the watch case 3 is in the third position, only the input operation of the touch panel 22 among the input units constituting the second input unit 20 can be made effective, etc., and the effective input units can be switched.

[0106] In this way, input operations that conform to the user's preferences or needs can be performed, and the operability of the watch 100 is improved.

[0107] And, as Figure 4A and Figure 4B 、 Figure 5A andFigure 5B As shown, when the cover member (bezel 3) is in the first position, the display content of the display unit 12 can be switched compared to when it is in the second position.

[0108] For example, when the cover member (bezel 3) is configured to be in the second position and the input operation through the touch panel becomes effective, when the cover member (bezel 3) reaches the second position, the display content of the display unit 12 can automatically change to a layout that is easy to perform input operations through the touch panel, etc.

[0109] In addition, in the present embodiment, the case where the cover member is the bezel 3 that rotates along the outer periphery of the watch case 1 is taken as an example. However, the cover member only needs to be able to obtain the first position where the first input unit (first controller) 10 is exposed and the second position where the first input unit 10 is covered, and is not limited to the bezel.

[0110] For example, the cover member can also be a lid member or a baffle that can obtain the first position where the first input unit 10 is exposed and the second position where the first input unit 10 is covered by sliding movement or the like.

[0111] In this case, the cover member does not need to rotate along the outer periphery of the watch case 1. Therefore, the watch case 1 is not limited to Figure 1A a circle when viewed from above as shown, etc., and can be a polygon such as a quadrilateral or an octagon when viewed from above.

[0112] Thereby, the degree of freedom in the external design of the watch 100 is improved.

[0113] In addition, in the present embodiment, the case where the wrist-worn device is the watch 100 is illustrated, but the wrist-worn device is not limited to a watch.

[0114] For example, the wrist-worn device can also be a pedometer, a heart rate meter, an altimeter, a barometer, etc., or a so-called smart watch, etc.

[0115] The above describes several embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalent scope.

Claims

1. A wrist-worn device, characterized in that, Comprising: An operation detection unit that detects an input operation performed through an operation unit; A sensor that detects the input operation; A cover member; And A control unit that invalidates an input operation based on the detection result of the sensor when the operation detection unit is exposed from the cover member.

2. A wrist-worn device, characterized in that, Comprising: An operation detection unit that detects an input operation performed through an operation unit; A sensor that detects the input operation; A cover member; And A control unit that switches the validity of the processing based on the detection result of the sensor according to whether the operation detection unit is exposed from the cover member.

3. The wrist-worn device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The cover member can obtain a first position where the operation unit is exposed and a second position where the operation unit is covered, The control unit accepts the input operation detected by the operation detection unit and the sensor.

4. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The sensor includes an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of the wrist-worn device or a gyro sensor that detects the rotation of the wrist-worn device, When the cover member is in the second position, the control unit accepts the input according to the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor or the rotation detected by the gyro sensor.

5. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The wrist-worn device further has a display unit, When the cover member is in the first position, the control unit accepts the input operation signal generated from the operation detection unit, The display unit displays a character indicating that the input operation from the sensor is invalid.

6. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The wrist-worn device further has a display unit that includes a pointer and a display screen, When the cover member is in the second position, the control unit moves the pointer to a position that does not interfere with the display of the display screen.

7. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The wrist-worn device further has a touch panel, When the cover member is in the second position, the control unit makes the input operation through the touch panel valid.

8. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The cover member is a watch frame that is set to be able to rotate at least a certain angle, The watch frame is configured to obtain the first position and the second position by rotation.

9. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The operation detection unit includes a first button and a second button, The first button and the second button are covered by the cover member together when the cover member becomes the second position.

10. The wrist-worn device according to claim 3, wherein The cover member can further obtain a third position, When the cover member is in the third position, any one of the input operations through the operation unit and the input operation through the sensor is invalidated.

11. The wrist-worn device according to claim 10, wherein: the wrist-worn device further has a touch panel, when the cover member is in the second position, the input operations performed through the sensor and the touch panel are made effective, when the cover member is in the third position, only the input operations performed through the touch panel are made effective.

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