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Granted Patent B2
US 12,541,177 · App. 17/734,872 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof

Inventor: Derek Jose Galindo Sedgwick (Midland, CA)
G04C10/02G04G9/007G04G21/02G04G21/04G04G21/06G04G21/08G06K19/0723
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Patent No.
US 12,541,177
App. No.
17/734,872
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof includes a body having a watch face, at least one digital touchscreen display on the watch face, at least one camera on the watch face, a rechargeable battery, at least one of a Bluetooth chip, a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof further includes at least one photovoltaic cell for powering the rechargeable battery, a means for storing energy from the at least one photovoltaic cell, and a means for transferring energy from the at least one photovoltaic cell to the rechargeable battery.

Claims (18)

1 . A solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof comprising:

a body comprising:

a watch face in the shape of an animal face with a rounded raised nose;

four digital touchscreen displays on the watch face, the four digital touchscreen displays being arranged across four sides of the rounded raised nose;

at least one camera on the watch face;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one of a Bluetooth chip, a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip,

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

a strap made of a flexible material and including a series of at least five photovoltaic cells positioned along a length of the strap and interconnected, the series of at least five photovoltaic cells being configured to power the rechargeable battery;

a capacitator configured to store energy from the series of at least five photovoltaic cells; and

means for transferring energy from the series of at least five photovoltaic cells to the rechargeable battery.

2 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera comprises two cameras.

3 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 2 , wherein one of the two cameras comprises a wide-angle lens.

4 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a payment processing chip.

5 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , further comprising a flashlight unit.

6 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , further comprising a microphone and voice processing means for receiving voice commands.

7 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a SIM card port for at least one of nano, micro, and standard sized SIM cards.

8 . The solar energy charging watch and electronic key device and operating system thereof according to claim 1 , wherein the means for transferring energy from the series of at least five photovoltaic cells to the rechargeable battery comprises a transistor.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2026
From: SEDGWICK, DEREK JOSE GALINDO
To: GALINDO, JOSE
Reel/Frame 075370/0685 →
Continuity (1)
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