Talking Dome Watch for the Visually Impaired
AssigneeRoyal Hali Iplik Tekstil Mobilya Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
InventorsKathleen Wolff, Scott William Doyle
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Abstract
A watch includes a first input for a actuating an audible announcement of the time and a second input for adjusting a volume of the announcement. The first input produces a second signal that changes an operating mode of the watch to a second operating mode in which a second parameter is adjusted by the second input. The first input is a cover or glass of the watch and the second input is a rotatable bezel.
Claims20
A timepiece, comprising:
- a casing;
- a time-keeping portion arranged in said casing;
- an actuator;
- an announcing portion producing an audible announcement indicating a current time in response to a first signal produced by said actuator in a first operating mode;
- an input device, wherein said actuator produces the first signal when said input device is pressed by a user;
- and
- a volume adjustment adjustable to increase and decrease a volume of said announcement.
A method for adjusting the volume setting of a timepiece, comprising:
- a) deciding to check volume setting;
- b) using tactile sense to estimate current volume setting;
- c) deciding whether current volume setting is too high or too low or satisfactory,
- d) using tactile sense and sensor-motor pressure to adjust volume setting lower if too high or adjusting volume setting higher if too low.
A method for adjusting the time of alarm or display time setting of a timepiece, comprising:
- a) deciding to check time setting;
- b) using tactile sense to estimate current time setting;
- c) deciding whether current time setting is too early or too late or satisfactory,
- d) using tactile sense and sensor-motor pressure to adjust time setting later if too early or adjusting time setting earlier if too late.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.