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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Urs Haeni, Studen, CH;
Laurent Boillod, Morteau, FR;
Urs Haeni, Studen, CH;
Laurent Boillod, Morteau, FR;
ISA France S.A., Villers-le-Lac, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for indicating the state of watch batteries. Said device comprises, in combination: a circuit for determining () at least a physical characteristic of the cell () which varies when it is nearly discharged, a circuit for metering () the power consumed by the watch, a circuit for assessing () the capacity rating of the battery, connected to the determining () and metering () circuits and designed to process data and select the most relevant information derived either from the determining circuit (), or from the metering circuit (), means for displaying the state of the battery (), and a circuit controlling () the display means.