TIME DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170038739A1
• Filed: 08/03/2016
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, Yusuke, FUCHIWAKI, Yosuke, SUZUKI, Atsuyuki, ASAHARA, Nobuaki
• Application Number:
  US15/227,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20170038739A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 20/26 the radio signal being a near-field communication signal

Abstract

A time display device having a function of displaying time information which may display a user-setting based time matching a user preference or a correct time in proper timing is provided. The device comprises a processing device configured to measure and display a time based on a first time setting information which is input or previously input thereto, in response to a predetermined device being connected thereto acquire a second time setting information from the predetermined device, and measure and display a time based on the second time setting information instead of the time based on the first time setting information. The processing device is further configured to, after starting to display the time based on the second time setting information, continue to display the time based on the second time setting information until the time display device is turned off, even though the predetermined device is disconnected.

Claims

1. A time display device having a function of displaying time information, comprising

a processing device configure to:

measure and display a time based on a first time setting information which is input or previously input thereto;

in response to a predetermined device being connected thereto, acquire a second time setting information from the predetermined device;

measure and display a time based on a second time setting information instead of the time based on the first time setting information,

after starting to display the time based on the second time setting information, continue to display the time based on the second time setting information until the time display device is turned off, even though the predetermined device is disconnected.

2. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein

the processing device is further configured to:

continue a measurement of the time based on the first time setting information even after the time display device is turned off,

display the time based on the first time setting information at a time when the time display device is turned on.

3. The time display device according to claim 1, wherein the time display device is an audio device or a navigation device having a display.

4. The time display device according to claim 2, wherein the time display device is an audio device or a navigation device having a display.

5. A vehicle equipped with the time display device according to claim 1.