Sensor-enabled fashion timepiece

US9575466B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Fossil Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Philip Brodie Crosley Thompson · Plano, US
• Gregory Alan McKelvey · Dallas, US
• Brandon Little · New York, US
• Diarmuid John St. Colum Bland · Richardson, US
• Brad William Piercey · Fillmore Street, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G04G21/025
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a general aspect, an ornamental jewelry piece, such as a watch, a ring or a bracelet, includes a sensor package. In some aspects, a timepiece includes a timepiece body having an interior surface that defines a cavity. The timepiece includes a sensor package and a movement in the cavity. The sensor package includes a sensor that monitors the user and a battery that powers the sensor. The movement operates independent of the battery in the sensor package. In some instances, the sensor package tracks fitness data based on motion detected by the sensor and generates an output to the user based on the fitness data.