Patent ID: 11968054
Assignee: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for broadcasting a message to a wearer of a watch, the method comprising:
displaying horometrical information via an aperture of a dial of the watch, the horometrical information being arranged on a surface of a rotatable disc;
in response to actuation of a control member arranged on an external surface of the watch, rotating the disc so that the horometrical information is no longer displayed via the aperture, but a graphical representation that was not displayed before the rotating is displayed via the aperture,
decoding, by an electronic device, a matrix code included in the graphical representation displayed via the aperture;
generating, by the electronic device in response to decoding the matrix code, a request to obtain a digital file comprising message data, the request including address data of the digital file, the address data being obtained from the matrix code;
transmitting, to a server by the electronic device, the generated request;
receiving, by the electronic device from the server in response to transmitting the request, the digital file comprising the message data; and
outputting, by the electronic device, the received message data.