Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9936057-B2
Application number	US-201715408377-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 18, 2016
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first watch module and a second watch module. The first watch module may include a first body, a watch movement, a first window, and a watch hand. The second watch module may include a second body extended from the first body, a circuit board, a second window, and a second display. The first body and the second body may form a bending, and are communicated to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first watch module including:
a first body,
a watch movement located in the first body,
a first window connected to the first body,
a watch hand located between the watch movement and the first window, connected to the watch movement, and receiving driving power from the watch movement, and
a first display located between the first window and the watch hand; and

a second watch module including:
a second body extended from the first body,
a circuit board located in at least one of the first body or the second body,
a second window connected to the second body, the second window formed integrally with the first window, and
a second display located between the circuit board and the second window, and connected to the circuit board,

wherein the first body and the second body form a bending so that a direction which the first window faces outwards is different from a direction which the second window faces outwards, and the first body and the second body are internally connected to each other,
wherein the first display is in one of display states including:
a first display state in which the watch hand is projected through the first window, and information is displayed on the first display,
a second display state in which the watch hand is projected through the first window, but information is not displayed on the first display, and
a third display state in which the watch hand is not projected through the first window, and information is displayed on the first display.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first body includes:
a first upper part at which the first window is located; and
a first lower part, opposite to the first upper part, and forming a part of an outer surface of the first body, and
wherein the second body includes:
a second upper part at which the second window is located; and
a second lower part, opposite to the second upper part, and forming a part of an outer surface of the second body.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second upper part forms an inclination with respect to the second lower part.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the inclination is formed along a direction from the first watch module to the second watch module.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the inclination is formed along a direction perpendicular to another direction from the first watch module to the second watch module.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a third body internally connecting the first body and the second body; and
a third watch module including a third window through which the first window and the second window are connected,
wherein the third body includes:
a third upper part at which the third window is located; and
a third lower part, opposite to the third upper part, and forming a part of an outer surface of the third body.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the third upper part connects the first upper part to the second upper part, and the third lower part connects the first lower part to the second lower part.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein a radius of curvature of the third lower part is smaller than a radius of curvature of the third upper part.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first watch module further includes a first power unit which supplies power to the watch movement, and
wherein the second watch module further includes a second power unit which supplies power to the circuit board, and is charged by an external power source.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a controller which is connected to the first power unit and the second power unit, wherein the controller is configured to supply power to the second power unit from the first power unit in accordance to an input received from the second display.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a controller which is connected to the first power unit and the second power unit, wherein the controller is configured to supply power to the second power unit from the first power unit in accordance to an input received from the first display.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a controller which is connected to the first power unit and the second power unit, wherein the controller is configured to charge the first power unit from at least one of the second power unit or the external power source when the second power unit is charged by the external power source.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first window includes a touch sensor configured to sense a touch input, and
wherein the electronic device further comprises a controller configured to receive an input from the touch sensor and process the input.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the touch sensor includes a fingerprint sensor configured to receive a user's fingerprint information.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Byoungdoo
• Oh Hyunseok
• KWAK Myounghoon

Classifications

• F24C15/08 Primary

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• H05B6/76

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• F24C7/02

  using microwaves · CPC title

• H05B6/6426

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• H04M1/0262

  for a battery compartment · CPC title