EP0455183A3 - Autonomous radio clock - Google Patents

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EP0455183A3
EP0455183A3 EP19910106884 EP91106884A EP0455183A3 EP 0455183 A3 EP0455183 A3 EP 0455183A3 EP 19910106884 EP19910106884 EP 19910106884 EP 91106884 A EP91106884 A EP 91106884A EP 0455183 A3 EP0455183 A3 EP 0455183A3
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radio clock
autonomous radio
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Wolfgang Ganter
Wolfram Hodapp
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Junghans Uhren GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0076—Visual time or date indication means in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0064—Visual time or date indication means in which functions not related to time can be displayed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R20/00—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
    • G04R20/08—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal the radio signal being broadcast from a long-wave call sign, e.g. DCF77, JJY40, JJY60, MSF60 or WWVB
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R60/00—Constructional details
    • G04R60/04—Antennas attached to or integrated in watch bracelets
EP91106884A 1990-05-04 1991-04-27 Autonomous radio-controlled clock Expired - Lifetime EP0455183B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE9005073 1990-05-04
DE9005073U 1990-05-04

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EP0455183A2 EP0455183A2 (en) 1991-11-06
EP0455183A3 true EP0455183A3 (en) 1992-01-15
EP0455183B1 EP0455183B1 (en) 1995-06-28
EP0455183B2 EP0455183B2 (en) 2001-04-25

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EP91106884A Expired - Lifetime EP0455183B2 (en) 1990-05-04 1991-04-27 Autonomous radio-controlled clock

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US (1) US5105396B1 (en)
EP (1) EP0455183B2 (en)
DE (2) DE9010270U1 (en)
ES (1) ES2075257T3 (en)
HK (1) HK73296A (en)

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GB2007882A (en) * 1977-09-16 1979-05-23 Suwa Seikosha Kk Electronic timepiece
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DE3015312A1 (en) * 1980-04-21 1981-10-22 Wolfgang Dr.-Ing. 6101 Groß-Bieberau Hilberg Display of signal quality received by radio controlled clock - compares second timing impulses with reference level to drive visual indicator
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EP0455183A2 (en) 1991-11-06
EP0455183B1 (en) 1995-06-28
US5105396B1 (en) 1993-11-30
US5105396A (en) 1992-04-14
DE9010270U1 (en) 1991-09-05
HK73296A (en) 1996-05-03
DE59105829D1 (en) 1995-08-03
ES2075257T3 (en) 1995-10-01
EP0455183B2 (en) 2001-04-25

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