IP Library Granted Patent US 9,483,029
Granted Patent B2
US 9,483,029 · App. 14/632,027 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Timepiece and electronic timepiece

Inventor: Kenji Iida (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
G04G9/00G04G9/0076G04R20/04
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Patent No.
US 9,483,029
App. No.
14/632,027
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic timepiece includes a measured time display region, a reception state display region, and one indicating hand that indicates the measured time display region and the reception state display region. In addition, a scale indicating measured time measured by using a time measurement function is disposed in the measured time display region, and a scale indicating a reception state of a satellite signal is disposed in the reception state display region. The one indicating hand indicates the scale in the measured time display region when the time measurement function is executed, and indicates the scale in the reception state display region when the reception function is executed.

Claims (31)

1. A timepiece comprising:

a measured time display region that displays information related to a time measurement function, the measured time display region having a time scale corresponding to time measurements of the time measurement function;

a signal reception state display region that displays information related to a satellite signal reception function, the signal reception state display region having a reception state scale corresponding to signal reception states of the satellite signal reception function;

a voltage state display region that displays information related to a power supply voltage detection function, the voltage state display region having a voltage state scale corresponding to voltage state detections of the power supply voltage detection function; and

one indicating hand that indicates a specific time on the time scale of the measured time display region, a specific reception state on the reception state scale of the signal reception state display region, and a specific voltage state on the voltage state scale of the voltage state display region;

wherein the one indicating hand indicates the specific time on the time scale when the time measurement function is executed, indicates the specific reception state on the reception state scale when the satellite signal reception function is executed, and indicates the specific voltage state on the voltage state scale when the power supply voltage detection function is executed.

2. A timepiece comprising:

a first display region that displays first information related to a first function;

a second display region that displays second information related to a second function;

a first operation unit that is arranged at a position closer to the first display region than to the second display region, and that performs an operation related to the first function;

a second operation unit that is arranged at a position closer to the second display region than to the first display region, and that performs an operation related to the second function; and

an indicating hand that indicates specific first information on the first display region when the first function is executed, and indicates specific second information on the second display region when the second function is executed.

3. The timepiece according to claim 2 , wherein:

the first function is a time measurement function executed based on an operation of the first operation unit;

the first display region is a measured time display region having a time scale corresponding to time measurements of the time measurement function;

the specific first information is a specific time measurement; and

the indicating hand indicates the specific time measurement on the time scale when the first function is executed.

4. The timepiece according to claim 2 , wherein:

the second operation unit includes a signal reception unit that receives a satellite signal;

the second function is a satellite signal reception function executed based on an operation of the second operation unit;

the second display region is a reception state display region having a reception state scale corresponding to reception states of the satellite signal reception function;

the specific second information is a specific reception state; and

the indicating hand indicates the specific reception state on the time scale when the second function is executed.

5. The timepiece according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a timepiece case;

an annular display region on the timepiece case in a plan view,

wherein:

the first display region is arranged in a right half region of the annular display region in the plan view;

the second display region is arranged in a left half region of the annular display region in the plan view;

the first operation unit is arranged on the right side of the timepiece case in the plan view; and

the second operation unit is arranged on the left side of the timepiece case in the plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: IIDA, KENJI; NAKANISHI, NOBUHIKO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035038/0571 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2014-043600 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
JP 2014-043601 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
JP 2014-043602 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
JP 2014-062290 · Mar 25, 2014 · national
JP 2014-062291 · Mar 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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