# US 12,222,685 B2 · Watch configured to perform contactless electronic transactions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,685 B2 - Document ID: US12222685B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/724,694 - Filed: 2022-04-20 - Published: 2022-11-24 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-21 - Assignees: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse - Applicants: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse - Inventors: Pascal Lagorgette; Xavier Stehlin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222685B2 ## CPC - G04R 20/26: the radio signal being a near-field communication signal - G04R 60/12: inside metal cases - G04G 17/04: Mounting of electronic components - G04G 21/04: using radio waves (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) - G04R 60/06: Antennas attached to or integrated in clock or watch bodies - G06Q 20/321: {using wearable devices} - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)} - H01Q 1/273: {Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals} - G04R: RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES - G04G: ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A watch is includes a case including at least one pair of horns, a horological movement, and a near field communication module configured to perform contactless electronic transactions. The near field communication module may be connected to the horological movement by being arranged between horns of the at least one pair of horns. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A watch comprising: a case comprising: at least one pair of horns; a horological movement; a near field communication module configured to perform contactless electronic transactions; and a middle part that includes a through opening between horns of the at least one pair of horns, the through opening configured to receive at least a part of the near field communication module, wherein the near field communication module is connected to the horological movement and is between the horns of the at least one pair of horns, and wherein the near field communication module comprises: a support element that closes the through opening and comprises an external face that defines a portion of an exterior surface of the case; at least one antenna on an internal face of the support element; and an electronic chip on the internal face of the support element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the near field communication module further comprises a connector that is configured to be electrically connected to a microcontroller of the horological movement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the near field communication module further comprises a substrate on the internal face of the support element, and wherein the electronic chip and the at least one antenna are on an internal face of the substrate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the support element is made of an electrically non-conductive material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the horological movement comprises a microcontroller configured to participate in performing contactless electronic transactions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the near field communication module is removably connected to the horological movement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The watch according to claim 5, wherein the contactless electronic transactions are contactless electronic payments and/or contactless electronic authentications/identifications of a wearer of the watch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A system comprising: the watch according to claim 1; and a transactional device comprising a near field communication element and a microcontroller configured to control the near field communication element, wherein the watch further comprises a microcontroller configured to exchange electrical signals with the near field communication module, and wherein the watch and the transactional device are configured to perform electronic transactions with each other via a near field connection. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The watch according to claim 3, wherein the substrate comprises a circuit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the support element is the same as a thickness of a wall of the middle part that defines the through opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The watch according to claim 1, wherein the near field communication module further comprises a sealing element directly between a peripheral wall of the support element and a wall of the middle part that defines the through opening. ### Claim 12 A watch comprising: a case comprising: at least one pair of horns; a horological movement; a near field communication module configured to perform contactless electronic transactions; and a middle part that includes a through opening between horns of the at least one pair of horns, the through opening configured to receive at least a part of the near field communication module, wherein the near field communication module is connected to the horological movement and is between the horns of the at least one pair of horns, and wherein the near field communication module comprises a support element that is made of an electrically non-conductive material, closes the through opening, and comprises an external face that defines a portion of an exterior surface of the case.