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Crown for an electronic watch

US11561515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 2018
Grant dateJan 24, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0425
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic watch includes a housing defining a side surface of the electronic watch, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and defining a front surface of the electronic watch, an image-sensing element, and a crown extending from the side of the housing and defining an imaging surface. The crown may include a light-directing feature configured to direct, onto the image-sensing element, an image of an object in contact with the imaging surface.

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