Patent ID: 6977868

Claim:
A method of conserving power in a wrist watch having an electronic display while synchronizing a first data set in a personal digital assistant device with a second data set in said wrist watch, comprising the steps of: (a) powering a microcontroller, a processor and a data transfer mechanism integral to said watch, wherein said watch includes a display having an integrated controller for driving said display operations; (b) running a configuration program resident on the watch, wherein said program identifies said second data set to synchronize; (c) establishing a communication link between the personal digital assistant device and the watch; (d) transmitting the configuration program from said watch to said personal digital assistant device via said communication link, wherein said program identifies and selects said first data set located on said device; (e) transferring said first data set from said personal digital assistant device to said watch via said communication link; (f) comparing said first and second data sets, wherein said configuration program prompts a user to synchronize said data sets when said first data set conflicts with said second data set; (g) overwriting said second data set with said first data set; and (h) powering down said watch microcontroller, processor and data transfer mechanism, upon verification by resident configuration program that said first and second data sets are identical.