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Electronic timepiece and time adjustment method for an electronic timepiece

US8264914B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2010
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04G9/0076
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic timepiece wherein, when the week number indicates an n-th cycle from a specific reference date as a cycle number, a date determination information setting unit sets the date determination information using a partial unit that is a different number in each date corresponding to the same week number in a plurality of consecutive cycle numbers, and the date determination unit acquires the date in each cycle number identified by the week number and time of week based on week number cycle information correlating week numbers, cycle numbers, and dates, and determines in which of these dates the partial unit matches the date determination information.

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