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US 9,319,829 B1Granted
Wireless inductive pointer clock
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InventorHua Wen Hsu
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A wireless inductive pointer clock includes a wireless inductive receiver module for receiving a time code, a control circuit module electrically coupled to the wireless inductive receiver module for receiving the time code and converting the time code into a pointer drive signal, a movement electrically coupled to the control circuit module for receiving the pointer drive signal and driving by the control circuit module, and a pointer unit including a plurality of pointers drivable by the movement. The wireless inductive receiver module can receive the time code (hour, minute, second) of a smart phone or tablet computer, enabling the control circuit module to drive the movement and the pointers of the pointer unit so that the time on the wireless inductive pointer clock can be automatically synchronized to the time on the smart phone or tablet.
A wireless inductive pointer clock, comprising:
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Primary-secondary systems using transmission of singular pulses for driving directly secondary clocks step by step: via existing transmission lines
Synchronisation of independently-driven clocks: over a line
Circuit arrangements; Electric clock installations: primary-secondary systems using transmission of other driving signals, e.g. coded signals
The radio signal being a near-field communication signal: tuning or receiving; Circuits therefor
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to clock technology and more particularly, to a wireless inductive pointer clock, which can be automatically synchronized to the time on a smart phone or tablet computer upon approaching of the smart phone or tablet computer.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a wireless inductive pointer clock in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a system block illustrating the wireless inductive pointer clock in operation with an electronic information device in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the wireless inductive pointer clock in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a wireless inductive pointer clock 1 in accordance with the present invention is shown. The wireless inductive pointer clock 1 comprises a wireless inductive receiver module 10 adapted for receiving a time code signal wirelessly, a control circuit module 20 electrically connected with the wireless inductive receiver module 10 and adapted for receiving and processing the time code signal from the wireless inductive receiver module 10 and converting it into a pointer drive signal, a movement 30 electrically connected with the control circuit module 20 and adapted for receiving the pointer drive signal from the control circuit module 20 and driving by the control circuit module 20, and a pointer unit 40, which comprises a plurality of pointers 41 drivable by the movement 30.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 again, an electronic information device 50 is used for allowing the user to control the settings of the wireless inductive pointer clock 1. The electronic information device 50 can be a smart phone, tablet computer, or any of a variety of other mobile electronic devices.
The electronic information device 50 comprises a time code module 51, and a wireless inductive transmitter module 52. The time code module 51 can be a smart phone application software, comprising a time code (hour, minute, second) stored in the electronic information device 50. If the time code stored in the electronic information device 50 is not the standard time on one specific time zone, the user needs to use the time code module 51 for setting the time code to become the standard time so that the wireless inductive pointer clock 1 can be tuned to the standard time. The wireless inductive transmitter module 52 is electrically connected to the time code module 51 for sending out the time code provided by the time code module 51. Further, the wireless inductive transmitter module 52 matches with the wireless inductive receiver module 10 of the wireless inductive pointer clock 1 for the transmission of the time code in a wireless manner.