Electronic timepiece, indication control method, and storage medium
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Analog electronic timepiece
US9354610B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9354610-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514692043-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
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An analog electronic timepiece including: a second hand; a driver configured to drive the second hand; a current time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a first time interval such that the second hand indicates a second of a current time; and a measured time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a second time interval different from the first time interval such that the second hand indicates a second of a measured time.
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What is claimed is: 1. An analog electronic timepiece comprising: an hour hand; a minute hand; a second hand; a driver configured to drive the second hand; a current time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a first time interval such that the second hand indicates a second of a current time; a measured time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a second time interval different from the first time interval such that the second hand indicates a second of a measured time; an hour subhand configured to indicate an hour of the current time and an hour of the measured time, a hand-movement time interval of the hour subhand to indicate the hour of the current time being equal to a hand-movement time interval of the hour subhand to indicate the hour of the measured time; and a minute subhand configured to indicate a minute of the current time and a minute of the measured time, a hand-movement time interval of the minute subhand to indicate the minute of the current time being equal to a hand-movement time interval of the minute subhand to indicate the minute of the measured time. 2. The analog electronic timepiece according to claim 1 , wherein the second time interval is shorter than the first time interval. 3. The analog electronic timepiece according to claim 2 , wherein a step number of the second hand per 360-degree rotation is an N-multiple of 60, N being an integer of two or more, the first time interval is one second, and the second time interval is 1/N. 4. The analog electronic timepiece according to claim 3 , wherein the current time display processor moves the second hand by N steps at the first time interval, and the measured time display processor moves the second hand by one step at the second time interval. 5. The analog electronic timepiece according to claim 1 , wherein the second hand has a rotary shaft located at a center of a dial plate of the analog electronic timepiece.
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- What does patent US9354610B2 cover?
- An analog electronic timepiece including: a second hand; a driver configured to drive the second hand; a current time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a first time interval such that the second hand indicates a second of a current time; and a measured time display processor configured to control the driver to move the second hand at a second time int…
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- Seiko Epson Corp, Casio Computer Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G04F8/006. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue May 31 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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