Method for configuring a wristwatch strap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11793280-B2
Application number	US-201917295165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Priority date	Nov 26, 2018
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

The method for determining at least one morphological data item of a wriststrap wearer in order to prepare (E 3 ) a wristwatch strap taking into account this item includes: acquiring (E 1 ) at least one morphological data item ( 1; 2 ) of the wriststrap wearer from an acquisition device of a determination system ( 11 ) provided with at least one sensor, such as a camera, a laser or a lens, configured to scan, photograph, or film at least a portion of the wrist and/or hand of the wearer, wherein the determination system ( 11 ) is designed to receive and optionally emit waves to acquire at least one morphological characteristic of the wearer of the bracelet in a first operation (O 11 ), the at least one morphological data item being a dimension ( 1 ) from among a circumference and/or height and/or width of a wrist portion (p 1 ) and/or of a portion of the hand (p 2 ) of the wearer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer so as to prepare a wristwatch wriststrap to take the at least one morphological data item into consideration, wherein the method comprises:
(i) acquiring at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap from an acquisition device of a determination system provided with at least one sensor, configured to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of scanning, photographing and filming at least a portion of the wrist of the wearer, at least a portion of the hand of the wearer, or both at least a portion of the wrist and at least a portion of the hand of the wearer,
wherein the determination system is set up to receive waves so as to acquire at least one morphological characteristic of the wearer of the wriststrap in a first operation of acquiring the at least one morphological characteristic, and
wherein the at least one morphological data item is at least one of the following dimensions:
a circumference of a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch, of a wearer hand portion, or of both a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch and a wearer hand portion,
a height of a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch, of a wearer hand portion, or of both a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch and a wearer hand portion,
a width of a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch, of a wearer hand portion, or of both a wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch and a wearer hand portion, and

(ii) determining of at least one optimal configuration of the wriststrap suited to the wearer, wherein:
the determining comprises identifying in a database of a configuration system wriststrap configuration data best suited to the at least one morphological data item, and/or
the determining comprises determining configuration data using at least one of the following:
determining a type of wriststrap;
determining a wriststrap strand or strands;
determining a wriststrap clasp:
determining a number of links or linkages for at least one strand of the wriststrap;
determining configuration or configurations of at least one link or of at least one linkage for at least one wriststrap strand;
determining a positioning of an end linkage of a wriststrap strand relative to a wriststrap clasp, relative to a watch case, or relative to both a wristrap clasp and a watch case;
determining one or more configurations of a wriststrap clasp;
determining a length adjustment or adjustments within a wriststrap clasp.

2. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap comprises acquiring the dimension of the wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch, of the wearer hand portion, or of both the wearer wrist portion likely to accommodate the wristwatch and the wearer hand portion by implementing at least one of the following:
providing, by a man-machine interface, an indication representing a digital model, obtained by the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap, of the at least one wrist, the at least one hand portion, or both the at least one wrist and the at least one hand portion to be considered; or
positioning an indicator on the wrist of the wearer, on the hand of the wearer, or on both the wrist and the hand of the wearer, during the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap, to indicate the at least one portion to be considered;
automatically determining, by a computer, the at least one wrist portion, the at least one hand portion, or both the at least one wrist portion and the at least one hand portion to be considered, on a digital model obtained by the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap, from a measurement of at least a distance from a point identified on the digital model.

3. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap comprises a first operation of acquiring at least one morphological characteristic of the wearer of the wrist, and a second operation of determining the at least one morphological data item from the at least one morphological characteristic acquired during the first operation.

4. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one morphological characteristic comprises at least one of the following:
one or more digital models of a wearer wrist, of a wearer hand portion, or of both a wearer wrist and hand portion,
data pertaining to a positioning of several points of a wearer wrist, of a wearer hand portion, or of both a wearer wrist and a wearer hand portion.

5. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second operation of determining the at least one morphological data item comprises calculating a dimension from one or more digital models of at least one wearer wrist portion or of the position of several points acquired by the first operation.

6. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second operation of determining the at least one morphological data item comprises calculating by extrapolation any portions not acquired during the first operation.

7. The method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer according to claim 3 , wherein the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap includes automatically determining, by a computer, the at least one wrist portion, the at least one hand portion, or both the at least one wrist portion and the at least one hand portion to be considered, on a digital model obtained by the acquiring of the at least one morphological data item pertaining to the wearer of the wriststrap, from a measurement of at least a distance from a point identified on the digital model,
wherein the point identified is an end of the hand or a joint in the wrist.

8. A method for configuring a wristwatch wriststrap,
wherein the method comprises:
implementing the method for determining at least one morphological data item pertaining to a wriststrap wearer as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the determining, includes determining the at least one optimum configuration of the wriststrap suited to the wearer, from the at least one morphological data item, automatically using a computer program of a configuration system, and
preparing the wriststrap for the wearer taking into account the at least one morphological data item and an optimal configuration determined in the determining of the at least one optimum configuration of the wriststrap.

9. The method for configuring a wristwatch wriststrap as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the method for configuring comprises acquiring at least one wearer preference data item including at least one of the following:
a data item pertaining to a manner in which the wearer wishes the wriststrap to encircle his or her wrist,
a data item pertaining to a lifestyle of the wearer,
a data item pertaining to a preferenc

Assignees

• Rolex Sa

Inventors

• Grozel Clément
• Haegy Franck
• Jaffré Julien

Classifications

• A44C5/08 Primary

  having separate links · CPC title

• A44C5/246 Primary

  having size adjusting means · CPC title

• G04B37/1486 Primary

  Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet (building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446) · CPC title

• G06T7/62

  of area, perimeter, diameter or volume · CPC title

• G06V40/107

  Static hand or arm · CPC title