Method of automatic adjustment of self-contained radio-clock by means of time mark
OwnerWerner Schulzinventor
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Abstract
A time measuring method is combined with an automatic rate correction process in a digital or quasianalog clock; a clock rate deviation is repeatedly measured, in a predetermined lock-in-range, derived from the clock oscillator frequency, by means of a time mark received from a transmitter; the deviation data are stored and used for correcting the clock rate and the oscillator frequency whereby the stored data are maintained until the arrival of the next time mark.
Claims6
A method of automatic adjustment, by means of a reference time mark which according to a time scale is periodically transmitted by a transmitter, of a self-contained radio-clock including an oscillator and a display, comprising the steps of deriving from the oscillator frequency a predetermined lock-in time range defining a lower limit and an upper limit which exceeds the range of the time mark;
- measuring periodically data relating to the deviation of the rate of the clock, such as the magnitude and direction of the deviation, by comparing the time marks with the periodic pulses from the clock;
- storing the measured deviation data for use to provide for correction of the clock rate of the clock in the event the time mark is missing and to provide for a validity check of the measured data;
- thereupon correcting the rate of the clock and the position of the display according to the stored deviation data without changing the stored data until the next time mark arrives.
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