Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Cases – With bezel or crystal details
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-27
2001-05-29
Roskoski, Bernard (Department: 2859)
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Cases
With bezel or crystal details
C368S010000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06238084
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to decorative articles such as watches, pins, pendants and other similar jewelry which have a relatively large visible surface used to display an ornamental design. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a decorative article bearing an ornamental design generated by an electronic display.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are many different kinds of decorative articles on the market that have a surface with an ornamental design. For example, wristwatches sometimes have an ornamental design on their dials or bezels. Pins or pendants are available with a surface bearing an ornamental design. However, in all these cases the ornamental design is imbedded or otherwise affixed to the surface and therefore it is generally static in the sense that it cannot be changed.
Attempts have been made to provide jewelry articles with means for changing at least some of their ornamental aspects. For example, pins and pendants equipped with a small window which accept the wearer's choice of a photograph and watches with exchangeable plastic rings of different colors are available. However, even in these articles, the degree of customization and variability is still very limited.
OBJECTIVES AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a decorative article with means for changing its appearance at will.
A further objective is to provide a decorative article having a display that can be changed electronically.
Yet another objective is to provide an article having at least one ornamental design that can be changed easily by using electronic circuitry built into the article and having a replaceable memory element.
Other objectives and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description.
Briefly, a decorative article such as a wristwatch or a pendant is provided which has an electronic display and an electronic circuit adapted to drive the display. The article also includes an element, preferably an external element, such as a bezel which mates with a socket on the article. Imbedded in the external element is an electronic memory containing imaging data. When the external element is connected to its socket, the electronic circuit accesses the imaging data and generates an image on the display in accordance with this data. Therefore, the image displayed on the jewelry article can be readily changed by replacing the external element with another element having a memory with different imaging data. The displayed image can be ornamental or informative, incorporating various alphanumeric characters or graphic elements.
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Blotky Randolph M.
Dargan John H.
Thagard Gregory B.
Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman P.C.
Roskoski Bernard
Time Warner Entertainment Co. L.P.
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