Wearable terminal apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10054906-B2
Application number	US-201615288714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Oct 22, 2015
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A wearable terminal apparatus includes an enclosure, a dial provided in the enclosure and having on-dial markings, a first timepiece hand, a second timepiece hand, a third timepiece hand, a processing section that controls rotation of the first timepiece hand, the second timepiece hand, and the third timepiece hand, and a measured value acquisition section that acquires a measured value. The processing section controls placement of the timepiece hands among the on-dial markings in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to a lower limit value of the measured value, the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an upper limit value of the measured value, and the third timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the measured value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable terminal apparatus comprising:
an enclosure;
a dial provided in the enclosure and having on-dial markings;
a first timepiece hand;
a second timepiece hand;
a third timepiece hand;
a processing section that controls rotation of the first timepiece hand, the second timepiece hand, and the third timepiece hand; and
a measured value acquisition section that acquires a measured value,
wherein
the processing section controls placement of the timepiece hands among the on-dial markings in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to a lower limit value of the measured value, the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an upper limit value of the measured value, and the third timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the measured value,
the processing section is configured to switch between a first display mode in which the measured value corresponds to a first measured value that is displayed and a second display mode in which the measured value corresponds to a second measured value that is displayed, and
the same on-dial markings of the dial are used in both the first display mode and the second display mode.

2. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first timepiece hand is one of an hour hand and a minute hand,
the second timepiece hand is another hand different from the one of the hour hand and the minute hand, and
the third timepiece hand is a second hand.

3. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a fourth timepiece hand; and
a second dial provided in correspondence with the fourth timepiece hand and having second on-dial markings,
wherein the processing section controls placement of the fourth timepiece hand among the second on-dial markings on the second dial in such a way that the fourth timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an additional measured value among the second on-dial markings.

4. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a fourth timepiece hand; and
an icon area provided in correspondence with the fourth timepiece hand and provided with a plurality of icons,
wherein the processing section controls placement of the fourth timepiece hand in the icon area and in a position corresponding to an icon selected from the plurality of icons.

5. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the measured value acquisition section acquires at least one of living body detection information, activity detection information, and environment detection information as the measured value.

6. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
positions where the first timepiece hand and the second timepiece hand are placed among the on-dial markings in the first display mode differ from positions where the first timepiece hand and the second timepiece hand are placed among the on-dial markings in the second display mode.

7. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
in the first display mode,
the lower limit value corresponds to a lower limit value of a first measurement range corresponding to the first measured value and the upper limit value corresponds to an upper limit value of the first measurement range, and
the processing section controls the timepiece hands in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the lower limit value of the first measurement range and the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the upper limit value of the first measurement range, and

in the second display mode,
the lower limit value corresponds to a lower limit value of a second measurement range corresponding to the second measured value and the upper limit value corresponds to an upper limit value of the second measurement range, and
the processing section controls the timepiece hands in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the lower limit value of the second measurement range and the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the upper limit value of the second measurement range.

8. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising
a detection section that detects operation of rotating an operation member rotatable around a predetermined axis of rotation,
wherein when the detection section detects the operation of rotating the operation member, the processing section performs the switching of the first display mode and the second display mode from one to another.

9. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the first display mode and the second display mode are two display modes out of an altitude display mode, an atmospheric pressure display mode, a pulse display mode, a step count display mode, and a distance display mode.

10. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising
a detection section that detects operation of rotating an operation member rotatable around a predetermined axis of rotation,
wherein when the detection section detects the operation of rotating the operation member, the processing section performs the switching of the first display mode and the second display mode from one to another.

11. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first display mode and the second display mode are two display modes out of an altitude display mode, an atmospheric pressure display mode, a pulse display mode, a step count display mode, and a distance display mode.

12. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the first display mode and the second display mode are two display modes out of an altitude display mode, an atmospheric pressure display mode, a pulse display mode, a step count display mode, and a distance display mode.

13. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the on-dial markings in a first range of the dial differ from the on-dial markings in a second range of the dial in terms of a magnitude of a numeral represented by one marking.

14. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the on-dial markings are arranged on the dial in a circular or arcuate manner.

15. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a fourth timepiece hand; and
a second dial provided in correspondence with the fourth timepiece hand and having second on-dial markings,
wherein the processing section controls placement of the fourth timepiece hand among the second on-dial markings on the second dial in such a way that the fourth timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an additional measured value among the second on-dial markings.

16. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a fourth timepiece hand; and
an icon area provided in correspondence with the fourth timepiece hand and provided with a plurality of icons,
wherein the processing section controls placement of the fourth timepiece hand in the icon area and in a position corresponding to an icon selected from the plurality of icons.

17. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the on-dial markings in a first range of the dial differ from the on-dial markings in a second range of the dial in terms of a magnitude of a numeral represented by one marking.

18. The wearable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein t

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Matsuno Atsuhiko
• Tatara Yoshihiro
• Wakamiya Yosuke
• Ogawa Tomohiro
• Hatta Akira
• Fujinaka Ryota

Classifications

• G04B47/061

  calculating scales for indicating relationship between quantity and time (indicating or recording of quantity-time ratios G01D; meters for measuring average speed, measuring speed by chronograph G01P; slide rules and calculating wheels G06G) · CPC title

• G04B47/068

  with a thermometer · CPC title

• G04B19/048 Primary

  having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale, e.g. hands with variable length which work on different scales (simultaneous indicating on several dials G04B19/025; indicating by discs used as hands G04B19/046; used as moving scales G04B19/202; different indications on several scales or dials, e.g. for different local apparent times G04B19/23) · CPC title

• G04B47/063

  measuring physiological quantities, e.g. pedometers, heart-rate sensors, blood pressure gauges and the like · CPC title

• G04B47/06

  with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass {(in combination with a tachometer which winds up the clockwork G04B5/206)} · CPC title