CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of European Patent Application No. 18205006.2 filed Nov. 7, 2018, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a method for broadcasting a message to the wearer of a watch.

The invention also relates to a watch implementing this method as well as a computer program.

PRIOR ART

In the prior art, the viewing of messages such as short, instant messages or emails, is conventionally carried out by a wearer of a smartwatch by viewing the contents of this message on a dial of this watch after a plurality of operations of manipulation carried out on the watch. However, such a mode of viewing these messages is not necessarily adapted to all the situations in which the wearer of the watch may find themselves namely the situations that imperatively require the use of their two hands.

To overcome this disadvantage, watches are known allowing to carry out a viewing of the contents of these messages via sound.

However a major disadvantage of these watches is related to the fact that such a viewing mode can lead to discomfort for the wearer of the watch when it disturbs the silence reigning in places in which it is imperatively required.

It is understood that there is thus a need to find an alternative solution, in particular which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One goal of the present invention is therefore to propose a method for broadcasting a message allowing the wearer of the watch to be informed thereof in a simple, rapid and discrete manner.

For this purpose, the invention relates to a method for broadcasting a message to a wearer of a watch, the method comprising a step of reception by the processing unit of the watch of data of information relative to a function of this watch as well as a step of sending of a message signal relative to said received data of information to a touch-rendering interface of the watch, said interface being configured to transmit said message to the wearer of the watch.

In other embodiments:the method comprises a step of processing of said data of information comprising a substep of extraction of at least one descriptive characteristic of said data;the substep of extraction comprises a phase of selection of at least one descriptive characteristic in the data of information according to an extraction criterion;the extraction criterion is previously defined by the wearer of the watch and comprises namely the number and said at least one descriptive characteristic to be selected;the step of sending comprises a substep of selection of a criterion of design of the signal on the basis of said at least one descriptive characteristic extracted from the data of information;the design criterion comprises data on operation of the touch-rendering interface comprising at least one frequency and at least one amplitude defined for each vibrating element forming said interface;the data of information comprises a set of descriptive characteristics relative to all types of communication media such as a short message, an instant message, an email or a notification message;the signal comprises distinct control instructions of each vibrating element of the touch-rendering interface during the duration of broadcasting of the message.

The invention also relates to a watch that is in particular smart, implementing this method, comprising a processing unit and a touch-rendering interface provided with a plurality of vibrating elements, said processing unit being connected to said touch-rendering interface.

Advantageously, the touch-rendering interface is defined in all or just a portion of a part of the watch, said part being intended to be in contact with the skin of the wearer.

The invention also relates to a computer program comprising program code instructions for the execution of the steps of this method when said computer program is executed by a processing unit of a watch.

