WATCH COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC TOURIST GUIDE

• Main Authors: MULLER JACQUES, HAYEK GEORGES NICOLAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.10.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES; ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES; HOROLOGY; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS

This watch can guide its wearer towards a place specified by the wearer and comprises time display means (2, 3, 11), selection means (9), data processing means (8) and means for determining the direction of the said place, formed by an antenna (5) and a GPS receiver (6) for determining the geographical coordinates of the location where the said watch is situated. According to the invention this watch further comprises an electronic tourist guide comprising a re-programmable memory unit (14) arranged to receive a database relative to local tourist information, the said selection means (9) being so arranged that the wearer can select the said place in the said database, and that the said means for determining the direction can determine the said direction of the said place and can then indicate this direction by way of the said display means (2, 3, 11).