Modular Smart Watch Attachment for Mechanical Timepieces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mechanical watches lack modern functionalities, while smart watches compromise on craftsmanship and aesthetic value, making it impossible for users to have both sets of features simultaneously without wearing multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with an electronic module and display screen that can be mechanically coupled to a traditional watch, providing smart watch functionalities such as mobile applications, sensors, and communication features while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of a mechanical watch.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional mechanical watch is used, then craftsmanship and aesthetic value are maintained, but modern functionalities such as mobile applications and sensors are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the watch system into two independent parts: a traditional mechanical watch maintaining its original structure and aesthetics, and a separate mobile device containing electronic functionalities. These segments communicate via wireless connection, allowing the mechanical watch to gain smart features without compromising its craftsmanship or requiring structural modification.
Solution Approach 2:
A wireless communication intermediary (such as Bluetooth module) acts as a mediator between the mechanical watch and the mobile device. This intermediary enables data exchange and functional integration without physical coupling, preserving the mechanical watch's integrity while providing access to modern functionalities through the paired mobile device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a smart watch is used, then modern functionalities are available, but craftsmanship and aesthetic value are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates aesthetic components (mechanical watch) from functional components (mobile device with sensors and applications). The mechanical watch retains its traditional design and craftsmanship, while the mobile device handles all electronic functionalities, allowing users to enjoy both aesthetic value and modern features simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are worn to have both mechanical and smart features, then all functionalities are available, but convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functionalities of a mechanical watch and a smart device into a unified system through wireless pairing. Users wear only the mechanical watch while the paired mobile device (kept in pocket or bag) provides complementary smart functionalities, eliminating the need to wear multiple devices simultaneously and improving overall convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile apparatus is provided that is able to equip any object of value, such as a watch or piece of jewelry, and protect it. The present mobile apparatus includes: an electronic module able to execute a mobile application, a display screen connected to the electronic module and arranged to display information relative to the mobile application, and a fastening support whereof the shapes and dimensions are arranged so that the mobile apparatus can successively equip any object of value, and to be able to fasten, removably and by superposition, at least one display screen to an object of value when object of value is attached around part of a human body. In addition, the mobile apparatus covers at least part of a surface of the object of value designed to be easily visible by the person when the object is worn.