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US 10,571,867 B2Granted
Electronic timepiece
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshikazu Akiyama
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Abstract
An electronic timepiece includes a display section capable of displaying reception state information based on the strength of a received satellite signal or the number of captured satellites during the execution of a reception process. In a case where a predetermined period has elapsed with no acquisition of time information or position information since the reception process started, the reception state information is displayed on the display section, and in a case where the time information or the position information has been successfully acquired within the predetermined period since the reception process started, the reception state information is not displayed on the display section but the reception process is terminated.
Claims15
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a reception device that receives an electric wave;
- a reception control section that executes a reception process of controlling the reception device to cause the reception device to receive the electric wave and acquiring time information based on a received signal;
- an acquisition section that acquires reception state information on a reception state of the electric wave;
- an indicating hand capable of displaying the reception state information and predetermined information set in advance;
- a display control section that controls display performed by the indicating hand;
- and
- an evaluation section that evaluates whether or not a state of the reception process satisfies a preset condition under which the reception state information is displayed,
- wherein the display control section
- causes the indicating hand to display the reception state information when the display condition is satisfied during the execution of the reception process,
- causes the indicating hand to display the predetermined information when the reception process is completed, and
- in a case where the reception process is completed without the display condition being satisfied, the reception state information is not displayed on the display section and the display control section causes the indicating hand to display the predetermined information when the reception process is completed.
8 more elements
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a reception device that receives a satellite signal transmitted from a position information satellite;
- a reception control section that executes a reception process of controlling the reception device to cause the reception device to receive the satellite signal, calculating position information based on a received signal, and acquiring the position information;
- an acquisition section that acquires reception state information on a reception state of the satellite signal;
- a display section capable of displaying the reception state information;
- a display control section that controls display performed by the display section;
- and
- an evaluation section that evaluates whether or not a state of the reception process satisfies a preset condition under which the reception state information is displayed,
- wherein the evaluation section determines that the display condition is satisfied when a predetermined period set in advance has elapsed with no acquisition of the position information since the reception process started,
- the display control section causes the display section to display the reception state information when the display condition is satisfied during the execution of the reception process, and
- the display control section does not cause the display section to display the reception state information during the execution of the reception process in a case where the reception process is completed without the display condition being satisfied.
7 more elements
An electronic timepiece comprising:
- a reception device that receives a satellite signal;
- a reception control section that executes a reception process of calculating time information or information on a position of a current location based on the received satellite signal and acquiring the information;
- and
- a display section capable of displaying reception state information based on a strength of the received satellite signal or a number of captured satellites during the execution of the reception process,
- wherein in a case where a predetermined period has elapsed with no acquisition of the time information or the position information since the reception process started, the reception state information is displayed on the display section, and
- in a case where the time information or the position information has been successfully acquired within the predetermined period since the reception process started, the reception state information is not displayed on the display section but the reception process is terminated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.