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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Wolfgang Burkhardt, Ispringen, DE;
Gerhard Stotz, Eisingen, DE;
Hans Schnell, Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, DE;
Martin Dietrich, Neuenburg, DE;
Ulrich Kalmbach, Pforzheim, DE;
Michel G. Plancon, Besancon, FR;
Wolfgang Burkhardt, Ispringen, DE;
Gerhard Stotz, Eisingen, DE;
Hans Schnell, Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, DE;
Martin Dietrich, Neuenburg, DE;
Ulrich Kalmbach, Pforzheim, DE;
Michel G. Plancon, Besancon, FR;
Timex Group B.V., NL, unknown;
Abstract
An electronic device comprising a controller having an integrated circuit operable in at least a first and second mode, and a dial having a window through which at least one indicator is visible, wherein the electronic device comprises a mode indicator positioned on an actuation mechanism side of the dial, wherein the mode indicator has at least a first indicator and a second indicator each respectively representative of one of the at least two modes within which the electronic device is operable; a gearing assembly comprising one or more wheels, being meshingly coupled to the mode indicator so that the rotation of the one or more wheels causes the rotation of the mode indicator; an actuation mechanism, rotateably coupled to the at least one or more wheels of the gearing assembly, wherein the rotation of the actuation mechanism causes the rotation of the mode indicator; wherein the integrated circuit controls the actuation of the actuation mechanism so as to initiate the rotation of the mode indicator; and actuation means, operatively coupled to the controller, for selecting the mode within which the integrated circuit is operable, wherein the mode within which the integrated circuit is operating is visible through the window in the dial; wherein the mode in which the integrated circuit is operating is indicated by the indicator visible in the window.