Electronic time measuring apparatus including acoustic data recording/reproducing functions

Abstract

In an electronic time measuring apparatus combined with a timepiece, acoustic data such as voice information related to the time measurements can be recorded in relation to the measured time data, for instance, split times and lap times the electronic time measuring apparatus includes: a time measuring circuit for counting a reference signal so as to obtain time data; a display unit for displaying the time data acquired by the time measuring circuit; a start/stop controlling circuit for controlling a start/stop of the counting operation for the reference signal by the time measuring means; a switch operable while the counting operation by the time measuring circuit is carried out under the control of the start/stop control means; an intermediate time data memory for storing intermediate time data measured by the time measuring circuit when the switch operation by the switch is performed; a recording circuit coupled to the switch, capable of recording acoustic information externally supplied thereto when the switch is operated; a display controlling circuit for controlling the display unit to display thereon the time data which has been stored in the intermediate time data memory; and a reproducing unit for reproducing the acoustic information which has been recorded by the recording unit while the time data stored in the intermediate time data memory is displayed by the display means under the control of the display controlling circuit.

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