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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Daniel Paratte, Neuchâtel, CH;
ETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches, Grenchen, CH;
Abstract
A portable object such as, in particular, a timepiece, including an electronic movement carried by a printed circuit ( ), this electronic movement including a time base circuit, a frequency divider circuit powered by the time base, a control circuit ( ) connected to the divider circuit and a display system controlled by the control circuit, this portable object also including at least one push-button ( ) including a head ( ) and a stem ( ) passing through the middle part ( ) of a case ( ) closed by a back cover ( ), characterized in that the push-button stem ( ) can be electrically connected to a data input ( ) of the control circuit ( ) by pressing on the push-button ( ), so that it is possible, via this stem ( ), to enter data into said control circuit ( ), originating from an electronic unit ( ) for transmitting and receiving digital data such as a personal computer or PC or to extract data contained in said portable object.