The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

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Thierry Scordilis

Zoran Randjelovic

Luca De Rosa

Jean Gorisse

Michel Willemin

Arnaud Casagrande

Pierry Vuille

Jean-Claude Martin

Jean-Daniel Etienne

Jean-Luc Arend

Yoann Mosteiro Vazquez

José Lehmann

Alexandre Hundzinger

Jérôme Stauffer

Giuseppe Zamuner

Nicolas François

Jerome Saby

Jérôme Saby

A radiocommunication device, configured to implement a communication method, including an antenna for picking up at least one set of electromagnetic waves and/or for radiating at least one first group of data and/or at least one second group of data. The device further includes at least one first radiocommunication circuit, configured to receive at least one set of electromagnetic waves and/or to transmit at least one first group of data, and at least one second radiocommunication circuit, configured to receive at least one set of electromagnetic waves and/or to transmit at least one second group of data.

Antenna device and related communication method

A watch case including a middle and a hollow bezel provided with a near-field communication device including at least one microcircuit connected to an antenna, the bezel being removably mounted on the middle and formed by an assembly of two lining elements that could define a housing within which the near-field communication device is arranged, the first and second lining elements of the bezel being assembled together with a reversible fastening device.

Watch case comprising a near-field communication device

A case configured to receive a plurality of mechanical watch movements in the wound state, each movement being housed inside a compartment, configured to receive and maintain the movement according to a predefined orientation. In this position, the winding buttons of the movements are positioned facing respective microphones which are mounted inside the case. The microphones are configured such that they cancel the noises detected, such that the acoustic measurements of each of the movements are essentially not disturbed by the noises produced by the adjacent movements. Also, a method for testing a plurality of mechanical movements installed in the case, and to a testing system which includes the case. The movements are measured by a plurality of cycles of consecutive and successive measurement periods.

Measuring system for a plurality of mechanical horological movements

A watch case including a hollow pivoting bezel formed of first and second external elements including a near-field communication device provided with at least one microcircuit connected to an antenna, the case including a device for remotely controlling the communication device configured to activate or deactivate the communication device.

Watch case comprising a device for controlling a near-field communication device

A timepiece including a case formed of a metal middle part wherein are disposed a metal dial and a remote communication system provided with a multi-band antenna device arranged above the dial, the communication system including a bracelet of the timepiece connected at its ends to the middle part and including a body formed of a plurality of fastening elements having different electrical conduction properties, the arrangement of the fastening elements in the body of the bracelet being configured to achieve an enlargement of the radiation pattern of the antenna device.

Antenna device

An antenna device intended to be used in a communication system of a timepiece, including a substrate; a first antenna circuit made on the substrate and having first and second strands which are connected and having a proximal end and a distal end, extending in parallel, a second antenna circuit made on the substrate and having third and fourth strands which are connected and having a proximal end and a distal end, and extending in parallel, an electrical junction link joining the proximal ends of the first and third strands; a connection portion configured to be bent relative to the electrical junction link, and including a conductive connection which is connected to the electrical junction link and including an electromagnetic shielding of the conductive connection.

Antenna device for timepiece

A method for calibrating an electronic temperature sensor connected to a mobile device. The device includes a microprocessor and memory linked to the microprocessor, to store an application coupled to a data entry interface. The temperature sensor is initially placed in a plurality of predetermined environments, where it provides an initial raw temperature value measured in each environment, and, for each of these environments, a predetermined initial temperature value corresponding to the actual temperature of this environment is entered beforehand directly into the application via the interface. The method includes in computing a calibration curve according to each predetermined initial temperature value entered from the application and according to each corresponding initial raw temperature value provided by the temperature sensor, storing in the device or in the sensor, calibration parameters determined from the calibration curve, and correcting by the calibration parameters each raw temperature value measured by the sensor.

Method for calibrating at least one electronic temperature sensor

A portable electronic authentication device () for providing access to a website or a computer resource or a secure place. The portable electronic device includes a first communication unit () and a second communication unit () different from the first communication unit. The first communication unit is intended to receive an interrogation signal (S) from a control device of a control system, which includes the portable electronic device. The second communication unit is intended to transmit a response signal (S) which includes identification data of the portable electronic device to authenticate the portable electronic device in the control system and allow access to a website or a computer resource or a secured place.

Portable electronic authentication device

An antenna () for near-field communication including an electrically conducting track (). This track () defines, by the pattern thereof, a primary shape of the antenna and includes an arrangement of primary portions () of the same width and of secondary portions () of different widths to that of the primary portions (), such that the arrangement forms a figurative image () on the antenna ().

Antenna for near-field communication

The system () is provided for managing at least one sub-assembly () of an electric battery. Each sub-assembly comprises a plurality of power storage cells (). The system includes, for each power storage cell, a circuit () for managing the state of the cell and a communication circuit (), which is configured such that it receives and transmits data relative to the cell. The communication circuit is configured such that it transposes, over a carrier frequency, the data to be received and transmitted, the value of said carrier frequency being greater than or equal to 1 GHz. The management system further includes, for each sub-assembly, a loss cable () connecting the power storage cells of said sub-assembly. The loss cable acts as a waveguide and is coupled by capacitive coupling to the communication circuit of each power storage cell.

System for managing at least one sub-assembly of an electric battery

A portable device, and related method, that allows the values of one or more parameters characterising the operation of a mechanical watch to be measured. The device is provided with a contact microphone including a contact piece and a piezoelectric element. The contact piece is brought into physical contact with the case of a watch during a measurement period. The device further includes a power source, such as a rechargeable or replaceable battery, a microprocessor, a memory, and a screen for displaying the values measured, preferably a touch-sensitive screen. Preferably, the dimensions of the device are of a same order of magnitude as the case of a wristwatch. The device may have the shape of a horological eyeglass.

Measuring device for a mechanical watch

An antenna arrangement () for an external watch part () of a timepiece. The antenna arrangement is formed of a technical embroidery, which includes an embroidered structure of insulating wires or natural fibres () and at least one conductive wire () embroidered so as to produce a fine coil integrated in the embroidered structure of insulating wires or natural fibres. The conductive wire is connected to a radiofrequency integrated circuit ().

Antenna arrangement, external watch part comprising such an antenna arrangement and method for manufacturing such an external watch part

A portable object including a near-field communication device. The communication device includes an antenna, the ends of which are configured to be connected electrically to an electronic chip, forming, together with the chip, an electrical circuit. In an original manner, the portable object includes a control element which is able to be displaced between two predefined positions, i.e. an active position wherein the communication device is activated and a passive position wherein the communication device is deactivated. The portable object includes, furthermore, a mechanical switch which is able to switch between an open state and a closed state in response to a displacement of the control element from one to the other of its predefined positions.

Portable object comprising a near-field connection device

A method for providing information about a mechanical wristwatch, including the following steps, performed by the wristwatch: harvesting an intermittently available external energy, storing the harvested energy, at the end of a predefined period of time, generating an analysis report on an activity of the owner of the wristwatch, based at least on the times and durations of availability of the external energy, when or after the harvested energy quantity reaches a threshold, the threshold being on or above an energy level required to power a transmission unit of the wristwatch, wirelessly transmitting the analysis report to a distant reader with the transmission unit.

Method for providing information about a mechanical wristwatch

A transmitter-receiver includes an electronic chip a mixer for mixing the frequency of a received radio frequency signal with that of an oscillating signal supplied by a first frequency synthesizer in, a switch having two inputs connected to an output of the mixer and to an auxiliary input terminal, a filter and gain stage connected to the output of the switch, and a modulator-demodulator connected to the output of the filter and gain stage. The first frequency synthesizer is connected between the output of the modulator-demodulator and radio frequency input and output terminal, and configured to supply a frequency-modulated signal to the radio frequency input and output terminal. The electronic chip further includes a second frequency synthesizer connected between the output of the modulator-demodulator and an auxiliary output terminal, and configured to synthesize a modulated low-frequency signal supplied by the auxiliary output terminal, whereby the center value of the low frequency is equal to the value of the intermediate frequency.

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Thierry Scordilis