Patent ID: 7515508

Claim:
An indicator assembly for a wearable electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a dial having (i) a dial side and an opposing side, (ii) a slotted opening therein and (iii) surface indicia to which an indicator can point and convey information thereby, a gearing assembly positioned on the opposing side of the dial and comprising one or more rotatable gears, an actuation mechanism positioned on the opposing side of the dial for rotating the one or more gears of the gearing assembly and a controller positioned on the opposing side of the dial for causing the actuation mechanism to rotate the one or more gears of the gearing assembly, wherein the indicator assembly comprises: a track assembly comprising a first track and a second track spaced apart and aligned parallel thereto, wherein each track includes teeth running along at least a respective portion thereof, wherein the teeth of the respective tracks are in facing alignment; a track assembly gearing assembly that meshingly engages the teeth of the first and second tracks and the gears of the gearing assembly, wherein the first and second tracks move linearly and at least essentially at the same rate; an indicating assembly coupled to the track assembly and extending through the slotted opening in the dial, wherein the linear movement of the track assembly causes the indicating assembly to move linearly in the slotted opening, wherein the indicating assembly comprises an indicator; whereby the indicator conveys information by referring to particular surface indicia on the dial.