Low energy animated time piece
US5440526A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H13/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wristwatch mounting an animated head of a figure and including a moveable nose overlying a watch face and formed by one end of a moveable member, the opposite end forming an armature. The moveable member is mounted on a laterally extending pivot pin such that magnitude of the torque due by the gravitational pull on such centers of mass on the opposite sides of such pivot pin are equal. A integrated circuit is provided which combines the capability to control clock functions, actuate the animation feature, synthesize speech and drive a dynamic speaker to provide overall control of the animation from a single actuation. Firmware incorporated in the integrated circuit includes means to selectively vary the message and comment in order to provide enhanced animation and novelty.
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