Processing System, Writing System For Real Time Clock Device, And Function Setting Method For Real Time Clock Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025278112-A1
Application number	US-202519065302-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2025
Priority date	Feb 29, 2024
Publication date	Sep 4, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A processing system includes a reception unit configured to receive function selection information of a programmable real time clock device from a user terminal via a network, a processing unit configured to generate, based on the function selection information, information for writing for setting a function of the real time clock device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the information for writing to the user terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A processing system comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive function selection information of a programmable real time clock device from a user terminal via a network; a processing unit configured to generate, based on the function selection information, information for writing for setting a function of the real time clock device; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the information for writing to the user terminal.

2 . The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processing unit generates, based on the function selection information, characteristic information of the real time clock device at a time when a function selected by the user is set in the real time clock device, and the transmission unit transmits the characteristic information to the user terminal.

3 . The processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the characteristic information is power consumption information.

4 . The processing system according to claim 2 , wherein
when the reception unit receives a characteristic information generation instruction from the user terminal via the network, the processing unit generates the characteristic information based on the function selection information at a time when the characteristic information generation instruction is performed, and when the reception unit receives an information for writing generation instruction from the user terminal via the network, the processing unit generates the information for writing based on the function selection information at a time when the information for writing generation instruction is performed.

5 . The processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit performs processing of displaying the characteristic information on a display unit of the user terminal.

6 . The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the real time clock device includes a clock signal generation circuit that generates a clock signal used for clocking, and the function selection information is information for selecting frequency accuracy of the clock signal.

7 . The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the real time clock device includes a power supply control circuit that performs charging control for a backup element by a main power supply voltage, and the function selection information is operation setting information of the power supply control circuit.

8 . The processing system according to claim 7 , wherein
the power supply control circuit performs the charging control based on comparison of a backup power supply voltage from the backup element and a threshold voltage, and the operation setting information is setting information of the threshold voltage.

9 . The processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information for writing is information written in a nonvolatile memory of the real time clock device.

10 . A writing system for a real time clock device, comprising:
the processing system according to claim 1 ; the user terminal; and a writing device communicably connected to the user terminal and configured to write the information for writing in a nonvolatile memory of the real time clock device.

11 . A function setting method for a real time clock device, comprising:
receiving function selection information of a programmable real time clock device from a user terminal via a network; generating, based on the function selection information, information for writing for setting a function of the real time clock device; and transmitting the information for writing to the user terminal.

12 . The function setting method for the real time clock device according to claim 11 , wherein the user terminal receives the information for writing and writes the received information for writing in a nonvolatile memory of the real time clock device via a writing device.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Sudo Yasuhiro

Classifications

• G06F1/14 Primary

  Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock · CPC title

• G06F1/08 Primary

  Clock generators with changeable or programmable clock frequency · CPC title