G04R20/10

Electronic watch and method of correcting time difference
11567458 · 2023-01-31 · ·

An electronic watch includes a GPS receiver, a first time correction unit configured to correct time using the time information received by the GPS receiver, a beacon receiver configured to receive a beacon signal containing beacon identification information transmitted from a beacon installed indoors, a first storage unit configured to store beacon identification information and time difference information corresponding to the beacon identification information, a second time correction unit configured to correct a time difference using the beacon signal received by the beacon receiver and the time difference information stored in the first storage unit, and a button configured to accept a reception instruction of the beacon signal, which is operated by an operator. The beacon receiver is configured to receive a beacon signal when the button accepts the reception instruction.

Electronic timepiece
11599068 · 2023-03-07 · ·

Provided is a radio-controlled timepiece that can reduce overall power consumption. The radio-controlled timepiece 1 has a receiver circuit 12 that executes during a specific time limit a reception process to acquire multiple time data from the standard time signals at different times; storage 22 that stores multiple time data; a timekeeper 23 that keeps an internal time; a time setting adjuster 24 that corrects the internal time based on coherent time data when the number of coherent time data, which is time data that is mutually coherent, in the multiple time data reaches a threshold; and a reception controller 21 that extends the time limit when the number of coherent time data is less than the threshold when a specific time that is shorter than the time limit has past since the reception process started.

Electronic timepiece
11599068 · 2023-03-07 · ·

Provided is a radio-controlled timepiece that can reduce overall power consumption. The radio-controlled timepiece 1 has a receiver circuit 12 that executes during a specific time limit a reception process to acquire multiple time data from the standard time signals at different times; storage 22 that stores multiple time data; a timekeeper 23 that keeps an internal time; a time setting adjuster 24 that corrects the internal time based on coherent time data when the number of coherent time data, which is time data that is mutually coherent, in the multiple time data reaches a threshold; and a reception controller 21 that extends the time limit when the number of coherent time data is less than the threshold when a specific time that is shorter than the time limit has past since the reception process started.

RADIO TIMEPIECE, METHOD FOR ACQUIRING LEAP SECOND CORRECTION INFORMATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM
20170277141 · 2017-09-28 · ·

A radio timepiece, including: a satellite radio wave receiver; a ground wave receiver; a memory; and a controller, wherein the controller performs area determination operation of determining whether a current position is located within a geographical range where the ground wave receiver is capable of acquiring notice information regarding implementation/non-implementation of the leap second adjustment, when the controller determines that the current position is located within the geographical range, the controller controls the ground wave receiver to acquire the notice information, the controller determines, with the notice information, whether the leap second adjustment is scheduled to be implemented at an implementation candidate timing of the leap second adjustment, and when the controller determines that the leap second adjustment is scheduled to be implemented, the controller changes the leap second correction information at or after the implementation candidate timing.

TIME INFORMATION RECEIVER, RADIO WAVE CORRECTION TIMEPIECE, AND TIME CODE TYPE DETERMINATION METHOD
20170248924 · 2017-08-31 ·

A time information receiver that receives a standard radio wave containing a time code and analyzes the time code based on a demodulated signal of the standard radio wave includes a falling edge cycle measurement part that measures a falling edge cycle of the demodulated signal over a measurement period set in advance and counts an occurrence in which the falling edge cycle is determined to coincide with any of 400 ms, 700 ms, 1300 ms, and 1600 ms, a low level width measurement part that measures a low level width over the measurement period whenever the falling edge cycle of the demodulated signal occurs and counts an occurrence in which the measured low level width is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold greater than 300 ms but smaller than 500 ms.

Electronic timepiece
09760063 · 2017-09-12 · ·

An electronic timepiece including: an operating unit which performs an operation including at least one of transmission, reception and generation of electromagnetic waves of a predetermined strength or more; a display unit which displays information; a reception unit which receives a predetermined operation for switching a display content by the display unit between display contents according to a plurality of functions; an output control unit which sets the display content to be a basic display according to a predetermined basic function when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a first predetermined time; and a setting unit which switches on/off of the operation of the operating unit between an operation allowed state and an operation prohibited state when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a second predetermined time longer than the first predetermined time.

Electronic timepiece
09760063 · 2017-09-12 · ·

An electronic timepiece including: an operating unit which performs an operation including at least one of transmission, reception and generation of electromagnetic waves of a predetermined strength or more; a display unit which displays information; a reception unit which receives a predetermined operation for switching a display content by the display unit between display contents according to a plurality of functions; an output control unit which sets the display content to be a basic display according to a predetermined basic function when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a first predetermined time; and a setting unit which switches on/off of the operation of the operating unit between an operation allowed state and an operation prohibited state when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a second predetermined time longer than the first predetermined time.

Electronic Watch And Control Method For Electronic Watch
20220253018 · 2022-08-11 ·

An electronic watch includes a reception circuit configured to receive a radio wave, a hand, an operation device, a storage unit configured to store a reception result of whether reception by the reception circuit succeeds or fails, and a reception controller configured to switchably set a reception permission state where reception is permitted and a reception inhibition state where reception is inhibited, wherein when first operation of the operation device is performed, the hand indicates a first position in a case in which the reception permission state is set and a reception result stored in the storage unit is a success, indicates a second position in a case in which the reception permission state is set and a reception result stored in the storage unit is a failure, and indicates a third position in a case in which the reception inhibition state is set.

Electronic timepiece
11119449 · 2021-09-14 · ·

The electronic timepiece has a receiver that receives standard time signals; a detector that samples the received signal and detects the signal level; a calculator that computes, based on the detected signal level, the total signal width of a first level signal in 1-second, and the continuous time of the second level signal; and a code evaluator that determines the code transmitted in the signal based on the calculated total. The signal contains a first code and a second code in which the total signal width of the first level signal in 1 second is the same; the first code is a code that transmits the first level signal in 1 second; the second code is a code that transmits two first level signals separated by a second level signal in 1 second.

Electronic timepiece
11119449 · 2021-09-14 · ·

The electronic timepiece has a receiver that receives standard time signals; a detector that samples the received signal and detects the signal level; a calculator that computes, based on the detected signal level, the total signal width of a first level signal in 1-second, and the continuous time of the second level signal; and a code evaluator that determines the code transmitted in the signal based on the calculated total. The signal contains a first code and a second code in which the total signal width of the first level signal in 1 second is the same; the first code is a code that transmits the first level signal in 1 second; the second code is a code that transmits two first level signals separated by a second level signal in 1 second.