JP3199863U - Desktop radio wave clock - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a desktop radio timepiece that can clearly indicate the week of a calendar day (date or day of the week) among calendar information displayed on the radio timepiece. A clock function unit, a time adjustment unit that receives a standard radio wave and corrects an error of the clock function unit, and a time display unit that displays time on a monitor device via the clock function unit. And a calendar type data storage unit 15 that stores the calendar data, and a calendar display unit 16 that displays the month / day / day of the week on the monitor device 20 based on the stored data of the calendar data storage unit 15. As a basic premise, a week data storage unit 17 is provided for storing week data in which the calendar date of the calendar data correlates with the week, and the week data is provided via the calendar display unit 16 to the monitor device 20. (Claim 1). Since the way of counting weeks is not uniform, a plurality of types of week data may be loaded (claim 2). [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a desktop type radio timepiece (desktop type radio timepiece), and more particularly, to a radio timepiece having a function of indicating a week number of a calendar date.

  A desktop radio timepiece (desktop radio timepiece) displays various information as sub-information, for example, calendar information (year / month / day / day of the week) in addition to the time as main information on the monitor device.

  As such a desktop type radio timepiece (desktop type radio timepiece), for example, there is Patent Document 1 below. This is a technique for determining a frequency by simple processing and appropriately receiving a standard time radio wave.

  The standard time received by the time adjustment unit adjusts the time of the built-in clock function unit (clock body).

JP 2010-96535 A

  By the way, the calendar displayed in the conventional desktop radio timepiece still has room for improvement.

  This is because, of the year / month / day / day of the week displayed on the monitor device, the week of the month is not displayed.

  Depending on the occupation, the date / day of the meeting / meeting / interview, etc., is often confirmed verbally by telephone, etc., and the dates of local holidays and events are often determined by the number of weeks. .

  In such a case, in the conventional radio-controlled timepiece, it is impossible to check the week in which the date displayed on the calendar is, so there is a possibility that the date of the appointment or schedule is incorrect.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to clearly indicate the week in which the calendar day (date or day of the week) corresponds to the calendar information displayed on the radio timepiece.

  In order to achieve the above object, a desktop radio timepiece according to the present invention includes a clock function unit, a time adjustment unit that receives a standard radio wave to correct an error of the clock function unit, and a monitor through the clock function unit. A time display unit that displays time on the device, a calendar data storage unit that stores calendar data, and a calendar display unit that displays the month, day, and day of the week on the monitor device based on the stored data of the calendar data storage unit Provided with a desktop radio wave clock as a technical premise, there is provided a week data storage unit that stores week data in which the calendar date of the calendar data correlates with the week, and the weekly data is displayed in the calendar The information is displayed on the monitor device via a unit (claim 1).

  According to the radio-controlled timepiece according to the present invention, the week data storage unit includes week data indicating what week the calendar day of the calendar data corresponds to. For this reason, it becomes possible to display on the monitor device what week the calendar day indicated by the date display and the day of the week display corresponds to.

  While the week data storage unit includes a plurality of types of week data, the calendar display unit may switch and display arbitrary types of week data via a changeover switch.

  The number of weeks, that is, how many weeks a calendar day falls on depends on various factors, such as the historical circumstances of the calendar or regional customs, and is not uniform. Even in other countries, counting is often different.

  For this reason, a plurality of types of week data with different counting methods are provided in the week data storage unit, and arbitrary types of week data can be switched and displayed via the changeover switch means.

  The changeover switch means can be arranged at an appropriate place, for example, an appropriate place of the case main body, or a menu display item operated through the monitor device. When arranged in the case main body, for example, switching operation by a push button, and when arranging in a menu display item, a week data switching display can be performed using a push button type cursor operation.

  In some cases, the calendar display unit displays week data as lowercase numerals in the vicinity of the letters representing the day of the week (claim 3).

  The display location of the week data may be any location as long as it is in the vicinity of the calendar day (date or day of the week). However, practically, when you want to know how many calendar days it is, it is generally the day of the week. For this reason, it is preferable that the week data be expressed in lower case numerals in the vicinity of the character for displaying the day of the week.

  According to the desktop radio-controlled timepiece according to the present invention, it is possible to clearly indicate the week in which the date or day of the week corresponds to the calendar information displayed on the monitor device.

It is a block diagram which illustrates the composition of the desktop type radio timepiece concerning a first embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the composition of the desktop type radio timepiece concerning a second embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a desktop radio timepiece according to the present invention.

  Like the conventional radio timepiece, the radio timepiece 10 includes a timepiece function unit (clock body) 11, a time adjustment unit 12 that receives a standard radio wave and corrects an error of the timepiece function unit 11, and a timepiece function unit 11. And a time display unit 14 for displaying the time on the monitor device 20, and a calendar data storage unit 15 that stores calendar data, and based on the stored data of the calendar data storage unit 15, the year, month, date, and day of the week are displayed. And a calendar display unit 16 to be displayed on a monitor device (for example, a liquid crystal monitor screen) 20.

  The radio-controlled timepiece 10 according to the present invention includes a week data storage unit 17 that stores week data in which the calendar date of the calendar data correlates with which week, and the weekly data is stored in the calendar display unit 16. Is displayed on the monitor device 20 via

  The timepiece function unit 11 is a means having a function of ticking time by various methods with the support of a power supply (not shown) such as a battery. What is necessary is just to provide the function which measures time as one function of an apparatus with semiconductors, such as a general purpose electronic component.

  The clock error of the clock function unit 11 is adjusted by the time adjustment unit 12 via a standard radio wave. For example, the time adjustment unit 12 periodically receives a standard radio wave and corrects an error in the clock function unit 11.

  The time display unit 14 displays the time data engraved by the clock function unit 11 on the monitor device 20 using numerals / characters. The monitor device 20 digitally displays characters such as numbers using various display methods, for example, liquid crystal.

  The calendar data storage unit 15 stores at least calendar data before and after (particularly after) the year of manufacture / release of the device (the radio timepiece 10). It is desirable that the calendar data stores at least about 10 years, more preferably about 20 to 30 years.

  The calendar data is created so that at least the year / month / day / day of the week can be displayed on the monitor device 20.

  The week data storage unit 17 stores week data that correlates what week the calendar day of the calendar data corresponds to. The display method of calendar days (date / day and day of the week) on the calendar differs depending on the type of calendar. For example, there are a format in which Sunday is the head of the calendar, a format in which Monday is the head of the calendar, and the like.

  This stems from the different ways of counting the start of the week in each country. However, in Japan, the calendar data stored in the week data storage unit 17 according to the present embodiment is usually displayed in a format in which the start of the calendar week starts from Sunday and ends with Saturday. It is desirable to follow the customary calendar.

  According to such a configuration, according to the calendar data in the week data storage unit 17, the week number corresponding to the calendar day displayed on the monitor device 20 can be displayed in the vicinity of the day of the week or the date (for example, horizontally). It becomes possible.

  For example, if June 4th of the current year corresponds to the first week, the week number (number indicating the week number) “1” is indicated near the day of the week or date, It can be seen that the day corresponds to the first week. Of course, if June 4 corresponds to the second week, the week number “2” may be displayed near the day of the week or the date. Since the week number is displayed as reference data when looking at the calendar, it is only necessary to display the week number in the vicinity of the letters / numbers that become the main data of the calendar such as date and day of the week. For numbers displayed in lowercase letters, for example, an appropriate number expression such as Arabic numerals, Chinese numerals, Roman numerals, etc. can be selected and used. The week data stored in the week data storage unit 17 is provided with a plurality of types of numeric display formats in advance, and the display format of the week number including the font, the display magnification, etc. is selectively selected via the menu item setting means. It is desirable to be able to perform switching operation.

  FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the desktop radio timepiece according to the present invention.

  The radio clock 21 includes a plurality of types of week data in the week data storage unit 27, and the calendar display unit 26 can be set to any type via a changeover switch (week data switching unit) 29 arranged at an appropriate place. The weekly data of is switched and displayed. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the above embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the multiple types of week data stored in the week data storage unit 27 include, for example, a week data format in which the start of a week starts from Sunday, a week data format in which the start of a week starts from Saturday, There are a week data format in which the start of the week starts on Monday, a week data format in which the first to seventh days of each month are divided into one week regardless of the day of the week.

  In addition, for example, even if the start of a week is a specific day of the week, a weekly data format that includes a week that spans the month in the previous month, a weekly data format that includes a week that spans the month in the next month, and a week that spans the month at the transition of the month. There are a week data format to be divided, a week data format in which a week spanning a month is included in a month having a larger number of days.

  More specifically, for example, even in the case of week data in which October 1 is Saturday and the first week starts on Monday, the method of determining the week of the month changes as follows.

  First, when a week spanning a month is included in the previous month, the period from September 26 to October 2 is the “fourth week of September”. Second, if you include a week that spans the month in the next month,

 The period from September 26 to October 2 is “October 1st week”. Third, when the week spanning the month is divided at the turning point of the month, the period from October 1 to October 2 is “October first week”. Fourth, when the week spanning the month is included in the month with the larger number of days, the period from September 26 to October 2 is the “fifth week of September”.

  As described above, the weekly data varies depending on how to determine the start date of one week and how to determine the week of the month. Therefore, preferably, as many kinds of weekly data as possible are loaded in the weekly data storage unit 27. The user can select a desired weekly data format via an appropriate changeover switch 29.

  However, as the number of types of week data increases, there is a risk that the usability may worsen. For example, in the initial setting, it is desirable to provide a function that preferentially displays the most widely used method. For example, a week spanning a month is divided at the turning point of a month, with the first week being Sunday. Since the way of counting the weeks varies depending on the traditional practice, it is sufficient that the user himself / herself can selectively use the preferred weekly data.

  The changeover switch 29 can be provided, for example, as a push-type switch at a position near the top, bottom, left, or right of the monitor device 20. In addition, a switching unit may be configured in accordance with an operation menu displayed on the monitor device 20.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, it is possible to selectively display and use week data in various formats preferable for the user via the changeover switch 29.

  The calendar display unit (16, 26) may read the week data stored in the week data storage unit (17, 27) via the calendar data storage unit (15), or the week data storage unit. Week data may be directly read from (17, 27).

10, 21 Radio clock 11 Clock function (clock body)
12 Time adjustment unit 14 Time display unit 15 Calendar data storage unit 16, 26 Calendar display unit 17, 27 Week data storage unit 20 Monitor device 29 Changeover switch (week data switching unit)

Claims (3)

The clock function,
A time adjustment unit that receives a standard radio wave and corrects an error of the clock function unit;
A time display unit for displaying the time on the monitor device via the clock function unit;
A calendar data storage unit storing calendar data;
In a desktop radio timepiece comprising a calendar display unit for displaying the month, date, and day of the week on the monitor device based on the stored data of the calendar data storage unit,
A week data storage unit is provided for storing week data in which the calendar date of the calendar data correlates with the week number,
A desktop radio timepiece characterized by displaying the week data on the monitor device via the calendar display section. While the week data storage unit has multiple types of week data,
The calendar display section
2. The desktop radio timepiece according to claim 1, wherein any type of weekly data is switched and displayed via a changeover switch means arranged at an appropriate location. The calendar display section
3. The desktop radio timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the weekly data is displayed by a lower case number in the vicinity of a character representing a day of the week.

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