Electronic watch and drive method therefor
First Claim
1. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, and being configured so that a function operating condition of said function information generation means is given higher priority than an energy-saving operating condition.
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Abstract
A multifunction electronic watch 10 having a large variety of added functions, and providing an electronic watch and drive method therefor that have a high value as a product and a configuration enabling separate use of an energy-saving mode and a function information operating mode, this electronic watch 10 having a reference signal generation means 1, a time information generation means 2, which generates time information TJ based on a reference signal S3R from the reference signal generation means 1, a function information generation means for generating function information FJ, a display drive means 4, which outputs drive signals DRT and DRF for the purpose of displaying the function information FJ and the time information TJ on an appropriate display means, and a display means 5, which displays the function information FJ and the time information TJ based on the drive signals DRT and DRF from the display drive means 4, this electronic watch having an energy-saving operating condition with a power consumption that is less than an normal operating condition, wherein the function operating condition of the function information generation means is given priority over the energy-saving operating condition.
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32 Claims
- 1. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, and being configured so that a function operating condition of said function information generation means is given higher priority than an energy-saving operating condition.
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2. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, and being configured so that in a case in which said function information generation means goes into an operating condition during an energy-saving operating condition, said energy-saving operating condition is cancelled.
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3. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, and being configured so that in a case in which a condition for entering said energy-saving operating condition is satisfied when said function information generation means is in an operating condition, said energy-saving operating condition is not entered.
- 7. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition detection means, which detects existence or non-existence of a condition requiring energy-saving operation, and a control means capable of performing control of each said display drive means so as to be in a normal operating condition, a energy-saving operating condition, in which power consumption is less than said normal operating condition, or a function operating condition, wherein said control means performs control so that, in response to a detection signal of said energy-saving operating condition detection means, part or all of said display means is set to said energy-saving operating condition, and in response to an output signal of a function operating condition detection means part or all of said function information display means is set to a function operating condition, and further so that in a case in which said energy-saving operating condition detection signal and a function operating condition detection signal contend, a function operating condition in at least part of said display means is given priority over an energy-saving operating condition in said display means.
- 24. A method for driving an electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, whereby a function operating condition of said function information generation means is given higher priority than an energy-saving operating condition.
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25. A method for driving an electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, whereby in a case in which said function information generation means goes into an operating condition during an energy-saving operating condition, said energy-saving operating condition is cancelled.
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26. A method for driving an electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising an energy-saving operating condition in which power consumption is less than in a normal operating condition, whereby in a case in which a condition for entering said energy-saving operating condition is satisfied when said function information generation means is in an operating condition, said energy-saving operating condition is not entered.
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29. A method for driving an electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising a function non-operating condition detection means for detecting a non-operating condition of said function information generation means, a function operating condition detection means for detecting an operating condition, and a control means capable of performing control whereby each individual display drive means is placed in one of a normal operating condition, an energy-saving operating condition having a smaller power consumption that said normal operating condition, and a function operating condition, whereby in response to a detection signal of said non-operating condition detection means, part or all of said display means is set to an energy-saving operating condition, and in response to a detection signal of said function operating condition detection means, part or all of said function information display means is set to a function operating condition.
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32. An electronic watch comprising a reference signal generation means, a time information generation means for generating time information based on a reference signal from said reference signal generation means, a function, information generation means for generating function information, a display drive means, which outputs a drive signal for displaying function information and time information, and a display means for displaying function information and time information based on a drive signal from said display drive means, said electronic watch further comprising a function non-operating condition detection means for detecting a non-operating condition of said function information generation means, a function operating condition detection means for detecting an operating condition, and a control means capable of performing control whereby each individual display drive means is placed in one of a normal operating condition, an energy-saving operating condition having a smaller power consumption than that of said normal operating condition, and a function operating condition, whereby in response to a detection signal of said non-operating condition detection means, part or all of said display means is set to an energy-saving operating condition by said control means, and in response to a detection signal of said function operating condition detection means, part or all of said function information display means is set to a function operating condition by said control means.
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