Electronic watch with pager

• US 5,297,118 A
• Filed: 06/23/1993
• Issued: 03/22/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Sakumoto, Kazumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W.
• Application Number:
  US08/081,550
• Time in Patent Office: 272 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/11, 368/80, 340/825.44, 340/825.49
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0082 by building-up characters using a combination of indicating elements and by selecting desired characters out of a number of characters or by selecting indicating elements the positions of which represents the time, i.e. combinations of G04G9/02 and G04G9/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/228 combined with other devices having a different main function, e.g. watches

Abstract

An electronic watch provided with a pager excellent from design and fashion standpoints and capable of displaying a call signal, a caller identifying signal, a message such as a telephone number, etc. can be provided.

On the basis of an output signal of the external inputting element 11, received and stored information signals are selected Further, the time signal outputted by the time measuring circuit 15 and the received information signal outputted by the received information storing circuit 9 are selected by the analog display switching circuit 16 and the digital display switching circuit 17, respectively. The selected outputted signals are inputted to the analog display unit 26 and a digital display unit 20 to display the time information and the pager information, selectively.

Claims

1. An electronic watch provided with a pager comprising:

high frequency receiving means for receiving pager signals such as an individual call signal;

signal demodulating means for demodulating the received pager signals to digital signals;

received call signal storing means for storing the call signal;

message storing means for storing a callers'"'"' message signal such as a telephone number;

caller identifying signal storing means for storing a callers'"'"' identifying signal;

call number storing means for storing a plurality of previously given individual call number signals;

call number comparing means for comparing the received individual call signal with the previously given individual call number signals;

alarming means for generating an alarm when both compared results which compared by said call number comparing means match each other;

time measuring means for measuring time;

external inputting means for selecting information to be displayed;

stored signal selecting means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for outputting the stored signals to said caller identifying signal storing means and said message storing means;

analog display switching means responsive to the output signal of said external inputting means, for switching an output signal of said time measuring means and an output signal of said caller identifying signal storing means;

hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said analog display switching means to hand position data for display;

current hand position storing means for storing current hand position data now displayed;

hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said hand position converting means and an output signal of said current hand position storing means;

motor pulse generating means for generating a motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said hand stroke calculating means;

motor driving means for driving a motor on the basis of an output signal of said motor pulse generating means;

digital display switching means responsive of the output signal of said external inputting means, for switching the output signal of said time measuring means and an output signal of said message storing means;

display element signal generating means for generating a display element driving signal on the basis of an output signal of said digital display switching means; and

a display element for displaying a digital display on the basis of an output signal of said display element driving signal generating means.

2. An electronic watch provided with a pager comprising:

high frequency receiving means for receiving pager signals such as an individual call signal;

signal demodulating means for demodulating the received pager signals to digital signals;

received call signal storing means for storing the call signal;

message storing means for storing a callers'"'"' message signal such as a telephone number;

caller identifying signal storing means for storing a callers'"'"' identifying signal;

call number storing means for storing a plurality of previously given individual call number signals;

call number comparing means for comparing the received individual call signal with the previously given individual call number signals;

alarming means for generating an alarm when both compared results which compared by said call number comparing means match each other;

time measuring means for measuring time;

external inputting means for selecting information to be displayed;

stored signal selecting means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for outputting the stored signals to said caller identifying signal storing means and said message storing means;

hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said time measuring means to hand position data for display;

current hand position storing means for storing current hand position data now displayed;

hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said hand position converting means and an output signal of said current hand position storing means;

motor pulse generating means for generating a motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said hand stroke calculating means;

motor driving means for driving a motor on the basis of an output signal of said motor pulse generating means;

pager hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said caller identifying signal storing means to pager hand position data for display;

current pager hand position storing means for storing current pager hand position data now displayed;

pager hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a pager hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said pager hand position converting means and an output signal of said current pager hand position storing means;

pager motor pulse generating means for generating a pager motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said pager hand stroke calculating means;

pager motor driving means for driving a pager motor on the basis of an output signal of said pager motor pulse forming means;

digital display switching means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for switching the output signal of said time measuring means and an output signal of said message storing means of said received information storing means;

display element signal generating means for generating a display element driving signal on the basis of an output signal of said digital display switching means; and

a display element for displaying a digital display on the basis of an output signal of said display element driving signal generating means.

3. An electronic watch provided with a pager comprising:

high frequency receiving means for receiving pager signals such as an individual call signal;

signal demodulating means for demodulating the received pager signals to digital signals;

received call signal storing means for storing the call signal,

message storing means for storing a callers'"'"' message signal such as a telephone number;

caller identifying signal storing means for storing a callers'"'"' identifying signal;

call number storing means for storing a plurality of previously given individual call number signals;

call number comparing means for comparing the received individual call signal with the previously given individual call number signals;

alarming means for generating an alarm when both compared results which compared by said call number comparing means match each other;

time measuring means for measuring time;

external inputting means for selecting information to be displayed;

stored signal selecting means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for selecting a stored signal thereof;

reception time storing means for storing a reception time on the basis of an output signal of said time measuring means, an output signal of said call number comparing means and an output signal of said storing means;

analog display switching means responsive to the output signal of said external inputting means, for switching an output signal of said time measuring means, an output signal of said reception time storing means, and an output signal of said caller identifying signal storing means;

hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said analog display switching means to hand position data for display;

current hand position storing means for storing current hand position data now displayed;

hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said hand position converting means and an output signal of said current hand position storing means;

motor pulse generating means for generating a motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said hand stroke calculating means;

motor driving means for driving a motor on the basis of an output signal of said motor pulse generating means;

digital display switching means responsive to the output signal of said external inputting means, for switching the output signal of said time measuring means and an output signal of said message storing means of said received information storing means;

display element signal generating means for generating a display element driving signal on the basis of an output signal of said digital display switching means; and

a display element for displaying a digital display on the basis of an output signal of said display element driving signal generating means.

4. An electronic watch provided with a pager comprising:

high frequency receiving means for receiving pager signals such as an individual call signal;

signal demodulating means for demodulating the received pager signals to digital signals;

received call signal storing means for storing the call signal;

message storing means for storing a callers'"'"' message signal such as a telephone number;

caller identifying signal storing means for storing a callers'"'"' identifying signal;

call number storing means for storing a plurality of previously given individual call number signals;

call number comparing means for comparing the received individual call signal with the previously given individual call number signals;

alarming means for generating an alarm when both compared results which compared by said call number comparing means match each other;

time measuring means for measuring time;

external inputting means for selecting information to be displayed;

stored signal selecting means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for selecting a stored signal thereof;

reception time storing means for storing a reception time on the basis of an output signal of said time measuring means, an output signal of said call number comparing means and an output signal of said storing means;

pager display switching means responsive to an output signal of said external inputting means, for switching an output signal of said reception time storing means and an output signal of said caller identifying signal storing means;

hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said time measuring means to hand position data for display;

current hand position storing means for storing current hand position data now displayed;

hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said hand position converting means and an output signal of said current hand position storing means;

motor pulse generating means for generating a motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said hand stroke calculating means;

motor driving means for driving a motor on the basis of an output signal of said motor pulse generating means;

pager hand position converting means for converting an output signal of said pager display switching means to pager hand position data for display;

current pager hand position storing means for storing current pager hand position data now displayed;

pager hand stroke calculating means for calculating a stroke of a pager hand to be displayed on the basis of an output signal of said pager hand position converting means and an output signal of said current pager hand position storing means;

pager motor pulse generating means for generating a pager motor driving pulse on the basis of an output signal of said pager hand stroke calculating means;

pager motor driving means for driving a pager motor on the basis of an output signal of said pager motor pulse forming means;

digital display switching means responsive to the output signal of said external inputting means, for switching the output signal of said time measuring means and an output signal of said message storing means;

display element signal generating means for generating a display element driving signal on the basis of an output signal of said digital display switching means; and

a display element for displaying a digital display on the basis of an output signal of said display element driving signal generating means.