Patent ID: 7794138

Claim:
An operating mechanism of an electronic multifunctional device which is attachable to a wrist of a person, including a pulse monitor, a playback device for multimedia applications or a communication device, wherein the multifunctional device has a housing with a housing edge releasably fastened to the wrist by a wrist strap, within the housing the operating mechanism and the integrated electronics controllable by a plurality of electronic contacts and including at least one multi-celled display unit and a sensor unit with a plurality of sensors for various measurements are arranged, wherein at least one first microprocessor controls data processing, the display of values on the display unit and the saving of values, the operating mechanism comprising an effective connection with at least one operating element formed as a setting stem passing through the housing, the setting stem arranged within the operating mechanism in the housing and crossing the housing completely and in an active manner continuously through the housing and parallel to a planar enlargement of the housing, and moveably mounted rotatably about a rotational axis and linearly parallel to the rotational axis of the setting stem, a first watch button pin of the setting stem projecting out of the housing and connected to a first operating watch button for linearly and rotatable movement by a user fingertip for triggering the electronic contacts in a manner corresponding to movement directions of the setting stem, resulting in signals for controlling the electronics of the multifunctional device and the user capable of scrolling through menus and submenus.