A wearable device includes: a touch screen; an acceleration sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal; an optical sensor using a light source and configured to generate a touch interrupt signal; and a control unit configured to detect a wearing state of the wearable device, the wearing state of the wearable device including a not-wearing state for the wearable device, a wrist wearing state, and a hand gripping state on the basis of the acceleration signal and the touch interrupt signal, and to execute a function corresponding to the wearing state of the wearable device.

A wearable terminal apparatus includes an enclosure, a dial provided in the enclosure and having on-dial markings, a first timepiece hand, a second timepiece hand, a third timepiece hand, a processing section that controls rotation of the first timepiece hand, the second timepiece hand, and the third timepiece hand, and a measured value acquisition section that acquires a measured value. The processing section controls placement of the timepiece hands among the on-dial markings in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to a lower limit value of the measured value, the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an upper limit value of the measured value, and the third timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the measured value.

A smartwatch device and method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading Abstract of the Disclosure. The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

A bracelet or strap for a watch case including a first arm inside which is housed a first printed circuit portion and a second arm, where the first arm is extended by a median part arranged to be situated underneath the watch case and which includes a second printed circuit portion connected to the first printed circuit portion by electrical connection, where the first printed circuit portion carries at least one electrical energy source and a microcontroller for powering and controlling a pressure sensor, where the median part is covered by an insert arranged to act as a seat for the watch case, where a housing, inside which the pressure sensor is arranged, is provided in the insert and communicates with the exterior to allow the pressure sensor to be placed in contact with a surrounding medium, and the pressure sensor is mounted on the second printed circuit portion with the insertion of a sealing gasket between the housing and the second printed circuit portion.

An insert for a watch that enables the wrist watch to be positioned on the forearm of a person such that the main body and face of the wrist watch is disposed adjacent an inner side or edge of the forearm in a convenient line of sight for the person wearing the wrist watch. The insert includes a web and a pair of flanges extending from the web. The insert is designed to be attached to the watch such that the web and flanges form an interface between the wrist watch and a person's forearm for securely stationing the main body and face of the watch on the inner side or edge of the forearm.

A tidal clock comprises a clock face, a clock mechanism, a tidal display mechanism, a tidal drive arrangement and one or more symbolic display members. The tidal display mechanism includes a background and a plurality of laminar members overlying the background. Each laminar member includes a display representing sea and having an upper edge configured to represent a sea level. The laminar members are independently movable between respective lower and upper positions to represent rise and fall of the sea level. The symbolic display members are each mounted on a respective support. Each support is engaged with the background, permitting movement between lower and upper positions, further engaging a respective laminar member and arranged so that the support and display mounted thereon is urged to move between lower and upper positions by the corresponding movement of the laminar member.

A wearable device includes: a touch screen; an acceleration sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal; an optical sensor using a light source and configured to generate a touch interrupt signal; and a control unit configured to detect a wearing state of the wearable device, the wearing state of the wearable device including a not-wearing state for the wearable device, a wrist wearing state, and a hand gripping state on the basis of the acceleration signal and the touch interrupt signal, and to execute a function corresponding to the wearing state of the wearable device.

Embodiments are disclosed to monitor and present a user's physical activity as part of an analog wellness device. The device may include two motors that are coupled to respective discs such that, when rotated, various regions are visible through respective windows. The first of these motors may rotate a first disc based upon a measured number of steps taken by the user, which may be part of a daily fitness activity goal. As the first motor rotates the first disc, the region visible through the first window may indicate a proportion of the fitness activity goal that has been met or exceeded. The second of these motors may turn a second disc based upon a period of time associated with the user's inactivity. The regions visible through the second window may indicate the period of time that the user has been inactive.

A watch can include a watch band having a first strap segment, a second strap segment, a nest portion secured between the first strap segment and the second strap segment, and an opening extending through the nest portion. The watch can further include a housing releasably mountable to the nest portion, and a sensor disposed within the housing and configured to align with the opening when the housing is mounted to the nest portion.

A watch including a dial pad, a circular movement disposed adjacent to the dial pad, a circular printed circuit board (PCB) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the PCB including a hole defined as the inner diameter and a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) disposed in a region between the inner diameter and the outer diameter, in which the movement having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter is shaped and sized to fit into the hole, a first battery disposed adjacent to the PCB and supplies a first operating voltage only to the PCB, and a case dimensioned and shaped to receive the dial pad, the movement, the PCB, and the first battery.