Audible wrist watch assembly

An audible wrist watch assembly includes a wrist watch that is wearable on a user's wrist. An audio unit is coupled to the wrist watch and the audio unit emits a plurality of time alerts. The audio unit emits each of the time alerts upon the respective hour of the day to audibly communicate the hour of the day to a visually impaired user. A reminder unit is coupled to the wrist watch and the reminder unit stores a plurality of verbal reminders. Each of the verbal reminders is programmable to correspond to a respective hour of the day. Moreover, the reminder unit audibly emits each of the verbal reminders at the respective hour of the day to remind the user to perform a task at a certain time.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to wrist watch devices and more particularly pertains to a new wrist watch device for audibly communicating the time of day to a user.

The prior art relates to wrist watch devices.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a wrist watch that is wearable on a user's wrist. An audio unit is coupled to the wrist watch and the audio unit emits a plurality of time alerts. The audio unit emits each of the time alerts upon the respective hour of the day to audibly communicate the hour of the day to a visually impaired user. A reminder unit is coupled to the wrist watch and the reminder unit stores a plurality of verbal reminders. Each of the verbal reminders is programmable to correspond to a respective hour of the day. Moreover, the reminder unit audibly emits each of the verbal reminders at the respective hour of the day to remind the user to perform a task at a certain time.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 6, the audible wrist watch assembly10generally comprises a wrist watch12that is wearable on a user's wrist. An audio unit14is provided and the audio unit14is coupled to the wrist watch12. The audio unit14emits a plurality of time alerts and each of the time alerts is associated with a respective hour of the day. The audio unit14emits each of the timer alerts upon the respective hour of the day. Each of the time alerts comprises a sequence of chimes. The sequence of chimes associated with each of the time alerts corresponds to the numerical value of the respective hour of the day. In this way the audio unit14can audibly communicate the hour of the day to a visually impaired user.

The audio unit14comprises a control circuit16that is coupled to the wrist watch12. The control circuit16receives a plurality of time inputs and a reminder input. Additionally, each of the time inputs is assigned to a respective hour of the day. The audio unit14includes an electronic clock18that is coupled to the wrist watch12. The electronic clock18is electrically coupled to the control circuit16and the electronic clock18tracks the hour of the day. The control circuit16receives each of the time inputs at the beginning of the respective hour of the day.

The audio unit14includes a speaker20that is coupled to the wrist watch12to emit an audible sound outwardly therefrom when the speaker20is turned on. The speaker20is electrically coupled to the control circuit16. The speaker20emits a sequence of chimes that correspond to the numerical value of the respective hour of the day when the control circuit16receives the time input assigned to the respective hour of the day. In this way the speaker20audibly communicates the hour of the day to the user at the top of each hour. The audio unit14includes a power supply22that is coupled to the wrist watch12. The power supply22is electrically coupled to the control circuit16and the power supply22comprises at least one battery.

A reminder unit24is coupled to the wrist watch12and the reminder unit24stores a plurality of verbal reminders. Each of the verbal reminders is programmable to correspond to a respective hour of the day. The reminder unit24audibly emits each of the verbal reminders at the respective hour of the day. In this way the reminder unit24can remind the user to perform a task at a certain time.

The reminder unit24comprises an electronic memory26that is coupled to the wrist watch12. The electronic memory26is electrically coupled to the control circuit16and the electronic memory26stores a database comprising a plurality of verbal reminders. The electronic memory26may comprise RAM or other type of electronic data storage. The plurality of verbal reminders may include, but not be limited to, a reminder to take medication, a reminder to perform a task that should be performed on a repetitive basis or any other useful reminder.

The reminder unit24includes a plurality of control buttons28that is each movably coupled to the wrist watch12. Each of the control buttons28is electrically coupled to the control circuit16. The plurality of control buttons28may include, but not be limited to, a select button30and a program button32. The select button30actuates a selected one of the verbal reminders stored in the electronic memory26. The program button32assigns the selected verbal reminder to a respective hour of the day.

The speaker20emits the selected verbal reminder at the respective hour of the day for reminding the user to perform the task associated with the selected verbal reminder. The reminder unit24may include a data port that is recessed into the wrist watch12and the data port may be electrically coupled to the control circuit16. The data port may be electrically coupled to an external data storage device, such as a personal computer or the like, for downloading customized verbal reminders into the electronic memory26.

In use, the wrist watch12is worn in the convention means of wearing a wrist watch12. The speaker20emits the sequence of chimes at the top of each hour of the day to audible inform the user of the time of day. In this way a visually impaired user can be alerted to each hour of the day. The control buttons28are manipulated to select the verbal reminders and to assign the selected verbal reminders to respective hours of the day. Thus, the speaker20emits the verbal reminder at the assigned hour of the day to remind the user to perform various tasks at assigned hours of the day.