The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Eta Sa Fabriques D'ebauches

Pascal Heck

Cedric Nicolas

Silvio Dalla Piazza

Jean-Pierre Mignot

Cédric Nicolas

Michael Stalder

Yves Leterrier

Jan-Anders Manson

Fredy Zuellig

Kurosh Sohi

Jericho Lynn Moll

Jean-Baptiste Leran

Jean-Charles Guanter

Pierre-Andr&eacute; Farine

Frédéric Meylan

Paul Dinnissen

Laurent Genilloud

Jean-Nicolas Pfeuti

Roger B&uuml;hler

Frédy Züllig

A portable object including a case formed of a frame closed by a glass forming a housing, in which an electronic module is placed, the electronic module cooperating with a controller including at least one plurality of touch pads for interacting with the electronic module, each touch pad being located on an inner/outer surface of the case, the electronic module being programmed to operate in a first operating mode in which at least the touch pads are activated and to operate in a second operating mode in which at least the touch pads are deactivated.

Portable touch object with simplified turning off of touch keys

The present invention relates to an electrochemical cell, comprising:

Electrochemical cell

An electrochemical cell, including: a first current collector including a first collecting section in contact with a first electrode and including a first connecting section; a second current collector overlapping with the first current collector and including a second collecting section in contact with a second electrode and including a second connecting section; wherein the first and second current collectors are mutually connected via their first and second connecting sections and a distance between the first and second connecting sections is equal to or smaller than 50% of the distance between the first and the second collecting sections.

Portable electronic device capable of processing information, said portable electronic device including a body arranged to be capable of being secured to the user, and at least one electronic assembly for processing information, the body of the portable electronic device being formed by a layer of plastic material which gives the portable electronic device a shape and thickness, characterized in that the portable electronic device includes a first impermeable plastic film which serves as a coating for the layer of plastic material, and a second impermeable plastic film secured to the periphery of the first impermeable plastic film, and in that the electronic assembly for processing information is arranged between the first and second impermeable plastic films. The invention also concerns a method of manufacturing a portable electronic device.

Method of manufacturing a portable electronic device

Portable electronic device and method of manufacturing the same

A flexible portable electronic device capable of generating information includes a flexible body configured to be attached to a part of a user's body, the flexible body including a lower flexible band that gives the flexible portable electronic device thickness and mechanical resistance and an upper flexible band fixed to the lower flexible band, and an electronic assembly to generate information, the electronic assembly being housed between the lower flexible band and the upper flexible band. At least two successive bellows each including at least one fold are separated from each other by a transverse reinforcing element at one location on a length of the lower flexible band. The reinforcing element extends transversely to a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the flexible body and is secured to the lower flexible band. The bellows are configured to compress and relax along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the flexible body.

Flexible portable electronic device

Flexible portable electronic device capable of elaborating information, including a flexible body arranged to be capable of being secured to a part of the user's body, the flexible body including a lower flexible band and an upper flexible band. The flexible portable electronic device includes an electronic assembly for processing information, the electronic assembly for processing information including at least a first electronic component with a substantially flat surface, housed between the upper flexible band and the lower flexible band of the flexible body. The first electronic component is secured on only one portion of the surface thereof to one of the upper or lower flexible bands.

Method of mass producing a flexible portable electronic device capable of at least processing information, the method including the steps consisting in passing a first impermeable plastic strip through an overmolding station in which the first impermeable plastic strip is overmolded using a plastic material,

Method of manufacturing a flexible portable electronic device

A watch () has a microphone () placed in a watchcase (), a bracelet () with two end parts respectively attached to two opposite sides of the case and at least one through aperture () made in a lateral wall () of the case. The through aperture defines a first sound wave guide channel, and opens into the case in the direction of said microphone. The microphone is connected in the case to a sound wave processing unit circuit () for voice recognition. The watch further includes an audio guide member () fitted with a second open sound wave guide channel that comes into direct contact with the external surface of the lateral wall of the case across an area () that extends on either side of the aperture so as to guide the sound waves towards said first channel. This guide member may be made in an end part of the bracelet. In this manner, any interference from reflecting cavities, edges or surfaces in said area close to the aperture can be removed or attenuated.

Watch including a built-in microphone in the watchcase

A method of obtaining an image uses a broad dynamic range image sensor that includes a photosensitive cell formed of pixels. Each pixel includes a element, a first initialization transistor series connected to the  element, storage means coupled to the element, a third initialization transistor series connected to a capacitor, and fourth and fifth series connected transistors, wherein one control terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to the capacitor. The method comprises initializing the capacitor and t-he-photodiode to a first initialization voltage via conduction of the second and third transistors, then making the second transistor non-conductive to start a first long exposure period of the photodiode. At the end of the first exposure period, the first transistor is made conductive to initialize the photodiode to a second initialization voltage to start a second short exposure period. The photodiode voltage level is stored in the capacitor.

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Pascal Heck