Electronic setting for analog timepiece
US4470707A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04C3/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic analog timepiece is disclosed that utilizes digital storage devices for setting alarm time and when selectively displaying, in response to the activation of a setting member, either alarm time or actual, updated time by the timepiece hands. When setting the alarm time, the minute hand and second hand are positioned on the timepiece display to indicate alarm time in hours and minutes, respectively. Specifically, the minute and second representations of the minute hand and second hand positions on the display are transformed, in a selected storage device, to alarm time hour and minute representations, respectively. When displaying either alarm time or actual, updated time from the other time presently being displayed, the setting member is activated to produce fast rotation of the hands from one time setting to the other.
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