JPH0627266A - Radio wave-correcting clock - Google Patents

Radio wave-correcting clock

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JPH0627266A
JPH0627266A JP15904792A JP15904792A JPH0627266A JP H0627266 A JPH0627266 A JP H0627266A JP 15904792 A JP15904792 A JP 15904792A JP 15904792 A JP15904792 A JP 15904792A JP H0627266 A JPH0627266 A JP H0627266A
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Hideyuki Nakamura
秀行 中村
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Seikosha KK
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04CELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C13/00Driving mechanisms for clocks by master-clocks
    • G04C13/08Slave-clocks actuated intermittently
    • G04C13/10Slave-clocks actuated intermittently by electromechanical step advancing mechanisms
    • G04C13/105Slave-clocks actuated intermittently by electromechanical step advancing mechanisms setting the time-indicating means
    • GPHYSICS
    • G04HOROLOGY
    • G04RRADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R20/00Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
    • G04R20/08Setting 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
    • G04R20/12Decoding time data; Circuits therefor

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a radio wave-correcting timepiece which can be corrected in a shorter time. CONSTITUTION:A time information fetching means 4 starts the fetching of time information transmitted through radio waves at regular time intervals upon starting the reception of the radio waves or receiving the first time information after starting the reception and a reception control means 7 controls a receiving means 3 to terminate receiving operations when the means 4 fetches the minimum amount of time information necessary for calculating the present time. A time calculating means 8 calculates the present time based on the fetched time information and a displaying means 2 corrects displayed time by using the calculated present time.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、電波修正時計に関する
ものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio-controlled timepiece.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】現在、日本では郵政省の管轄下におい
て、時刻情報を重畳した標準電波を試験的に発信してお
り、近い将来に本格的に電波による時刻情報の発信を開
始する計画があり、この電波を利用して時刻修正を行な
う時計の要望が強まっている。アメリカやドイツでは時
刻情報を重畳した電波を発信しており、この電波を受信
して時刻修正を行なう時計が市販されている。各国とも
時刻情報の送信フォーマットは1分間を1フレームとし
て、その中に“分”“時”“日”“曜日”“月”“年”
等の値をBCDコード(Binary-Coded Decimal code) で
1ビットを1Hzでパルス変調して送っており、1フレ
ームの先頭パルスの立上がりまたは立下がりが正しく0
秒に同期している。従来の電波修正時計は、電波の受信
を開始してから最初に0秒信号を受信したときから1フ
レームあるいは数フレーム分の時刻情報を取り込んで時
刻修正を行なうものである。
2. Description of the Related Art Currently, in Japan, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, standard radio waves with time information superimposed are transmitted on a trial basis, and there is a plan to begin full-scale transmission of time information by radio waves in the near future. , There is an increasing demand for clocks that use this radio wave to correct the time. In the United States and Germany, radio waves with time information superimposed are transmitted, and watches that receive this radio wave and correct the time are commercially available. In each country, the transmission format of time information is one frame for one minute, in which "minute", "hour", "day", "day of the week", "month", "year"
The value such as 1 is pulse-modulated by BCD code (Binary-Coded Decimal code) at 1 Hz and sent, and the leading or trailing edge of the leading pulse of one frame is 0 correctly.
Synchronized to seconds. A conventional radio-controlled timepiece takes in one-frame or several-frame time information from the time when the 0-second signal is first received from the start of radio wave reception, and corrects the time.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記従来のものは、電
波の受信開始から時刻情報の取込み開始までに最大1分
間の待機状態があり、それだけ時刻修正に要する時間が
長くなるとともに消費電力が多くなる。
The above-mentioned prior art has a waiting state of up to 1 minute from the start of reception of radio waves to the start of acquisition of time information, and the time required for time adjustment is accordingly long and power consumption is large. Become.

【0004】本発明は、より短時間で時刻修正を行なえ
る電波修正時計を提供することを目的としている。
An object of the present invention is to provide a radio-controlled timepiece that can adjust the time in a shorter time.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、時刻を表示す
る表示手段と、時刻情報を含む電波を受信する受信手段
と、この受信手段による電波の受信開始に伴って、その
電波に含まれている時刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻情
報取込み手段と、この時刻情報取込み手段によって取り
込んだ時刻情報に基づいて、上記表示手段で表示される
時刻を修正する時刻修正手段とを設けることにより、上
記課題を解決するものである。
The present invention includes a display means for displaying time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information, and a radio wave received by the receiving means, which is included in the radio wave. By providing a time information fetching means for starting fetching time information, and a time adjusting means for correcting the time displayed on the display means based on the time information fetched by the time information taking means, It solves the problem.

【0006】また、時刻を表示する表示手段と、時刻情
報を含む電波を受信する受信手段と、この受信手段によ
る電波の受信開始に伴って、その電波に含まれている時
刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻情報取込み手段と、この
時刻情報取込み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの特定
情報を検出する検出手段と、上記時刻情報および上記特
定情報に基づいて時刻を算出する算出手段と、この算出
手段で算出した時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段で表示さ
れる時刻を修正する時刻修正手段とを設けることによ
り、上記課題を解決するものである。
Further, a display means for displaying the time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave containing the time information, and a start of receiving the radio wave by the receiving means, start taking in the time information contained in the radio wave. Time information capturing means, detecting means for detecting specific information in the time information captured by the time information capturing means, calculating means for calculating time based on the time information and the specific information, and this calculating means The above problem is solved by providing a time correction means for correcting the time displayed on the display means based on the time calculated in step.

【0007】また、時刻を表示する表示手段と、日、
時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報を含む電波を受信
する受信手段と、この受信手段で受信した電波に含まれ
ている時刻情報を取り込む時刻情報取込み手段と、上記
受信手段による電波の受信開始に伴って、上記時刻情報
取込み手段でその電波に含まれている時刻情報の取込み
を開始させ、この取込み開始時に取り込んだ時刻単位と
同種類の時刻単位を次に取り込んだときに時刻情報の取
込みを終了させる取込み制御手段と、上記時刻情報取込
み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの特定情報を検出す
る検出手段と、上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づ
いて時刻を算出する算出手段と、この算出手段で算出し
た時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段で表示される時刻を修
正する時刻修正手段とを設けることにより、上記課題を
解決するものである。
Further, display means for displaying time, date,
Receiving means for receiving radio waves including time information consisting of time units such as hours and minutes, time information taking means for taking in time information contained in the radio waves received by this receiving means, and reception of radio waves by the receiving means With the start, the time information acquisition means starts the acquisition of the time information included in the radio wave, and when the time unit of the same type as the time unit acquired at the start of the acquisition is acquired next time, A capture control means for ending the capture, a detecting means for detecting specific information in the time information captured by the time information capturing means, a calculating means for calculating a time based on the time information and the specific information, and The problem is solved by providing time correction means for correcting the time displayed by the display means based on the time calculated by the calculation means. .

【0008】また、時刻を表示する表示手段と、日、
時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻単位
の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受信手
段と、この受信手段による電波の受信開始後、最初に区
切り情報を受信したときから時刻情報の取込みを開始す
る時刻情報取込み手段と、この時刻情報取込み手段によ
って取り込んだ時刻情報に基づいて、上記表示手段で表
示される時刻を修正する時刻修正手段とを設けることに
より、上記課題を解決するものである。
Further, display means for displaying time, date,
Receiving means for receiving a radio wave containing time information consisting of time units such as hours and minutes and delimiter information indicating the delimiters of each time unit, and from the time the delimiter information is first received after the reception means starts receiving the radio wave. By providing a time information fetching means for starting fetching time information and a time correcting means for correcting the time displayed on the display means based on the time information fetched by the time information fetching means, the above problems can be solved. It is a solution.

【0009】また、時刻を表示する表示手段と、日、
時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻単位
の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受信手
段と、この受信手段による電波の受信開始後、最初に区
切り情報を受信したときから時刻情報の取込みを開始す
る時刻情報取込み手段と、この時刻情報取込み手段で取
り込んだ時刻情報のうちの特定情報を検出する検出手段
と、上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて時刻を
算出する算出手段と、この算出手段で算出した時刻に基
づいて、上記表示手段で表示される時刻を修正する時刻
修正手段とを設けることにより、上記課題を解決するも
のである。
Further, display means for displaying time, date,
Receiving means for receiving a radio wave containing time information consisting of time units such as hours and minutes and delimiter information indicating the delimiters of each time unit, and from the time the delimiter information is first received after the reception means starts receiving the radio wave. Time information capturing means for starting capturing time information, detecting means for detecting specific information in the time information captured by the time information capturing means, and calculation for calculating time based on the time information and the specific information The problem is solved by providing means and time correction means for correcting the time displayed on the display means based on the time calculated by the calculating means.

【0010】また、時刻を表示する表示手段と、日、
時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻単位
の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受信手
段と、この受信手段で受信した電波に含まれている時刻
情報を取り込む時刻情報取込み手段と、上記受信手段に
よる電波の受信開始後、最初に区切り情報を受信したと
きから上記時刻情報取込み手段で時刻情報の取込みを開
始させ、この取込み開始時に取り込んだ時刻単位と同種
類の時刻単位を次に取り込んだときに時刻情報の取込み
を終了させる取込み制御手段と、上記時刻情報取込み手
段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの特定情報を検出する検
出手段と、上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて
時刻を算出する算出手段と、この算出手段で算出した時
刻に基づいて、上記表示手段で表示される時刻を修正す
る時刻修正手段とを設けることにより、上記課題を解決
するものである。
Further, display means for displaying time, date,
Receiving means for receiving radio waves including time information consisting of time units such as hours and minutes and delimiter information indicating delimiters for each time unit, and time information acquisition for taking in time information contained in the radio waves received by this receiving means Means and the time unit of the same kind as the time unit captured at the time of starting the capturing by starting the time information capturing by the time information capturing unit from the time when the first delimiter information is received after the reception of the radio wave by the receiving unit. A capturing control means for terminating the capturing of the time information when the next is captured, a detecting means for detecting specific information in the time information captured by the time information capturing means, and based on the time information and the specific information. Calculating means for calculating the time by means of time, and time adjusting means for adjusting the time displayed on the display means on the basis of the time calculated by the calculating means. By providing solves the above problems.

【0011】[0011]

【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図面に基づいて説
明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0012】図1において、1は現在時刻を計時する計
時手段、2は計時手段1で計時されている現在時刻を表
示する表示手段、3は時刻情報を含む電波を受信する受
信手段で、アンテナ3a、アンテナ3aからの信号の増
幅および検波を行なう受信回路3bとからなる。4は受
信手段3で受信した電波に含まれる時刻情報を取り込む
時刻情報取込み手段、5は時刻情報取込み手段4で取り
込んだ時刻情報のビット数を計数するカウンタ、6は時
刻情報取込み手段4からの時刻情報に基づいて0秒情報
の検出を行なう0秒情報検出手段、7はカウンタ5の計
数値、0秒情報検出手段6で0秒情報を検出したタイミ
ングに基づいて受信手段3の受信動作を制御する受信制
御手段である。8は時刻情報取込み手段4からの時刻情
報に基づいて現在時刻を算出する時刻算出手段、9は時
刻算出手段8で算出した現在時刻により計時手段1で計
時している現在時刻を修正する時刻修正手段である。
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a clocking means for clocking the current time, 2 is a display means for displaying the current time being clocked by the clocking means 1, 3 is a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information, and an antenna. 3a and a receiving circuit 3b for amplifying and detecting the signal from the antenna 3a. Reference numeral 4 is a time information capturing means for capturing the time information included in the radio wave received by the receiving means 3, 5 is a counter for counting the number of bits of the time information captured by the time information capturing means 4, and 6 is a counter from the time information capturing means 4. The 0 second information detecting means for detecting 0 second information based on the time information, 7 indicates the receiving operation of the receiving means 3 based on the count value of the counter 5 and the timing at which the 0 second information detecting means 6 detects the 0 second information. It is a reception control means for controlling. Reference numeral 8 is a time calculating means for calculating the current time based on the time information from the time information capturing means 4, and 9 is a time correction for correcting the current time measured by the time measuring means 1 by the current time calculated by the time calculating means 8. It is a means.

【0013】図2は現在日本において送信されている時
刻情報のコード形式を示したものである。“分”“時”
“日”等の情報はグループ分けされ、“1”と“0”の
区別はパルス幅を変化させることにより行なっている。
なお、“日”の情報は1月1日からの通算日で示してい
る。パルスは1秒毎に立ち上がり、パルス幅が500m
sの場合は“1”を示し、800msの場合は“0”を
示し、200msの場合は“分”“時”“日”等の情報
のグループの区切りおよび1フレームの区切りを示して
いる。各パルスの重み付けは予め決まっており、図2の
時刻情報の場合は253日18時42分を示している。
また、1フレームの最初と最後の1秒間はパルス幅を2
00msとしている。すなわち、パルス幅が200ms
の信号が2回続いた場合の2回目のパルスの立上がりが
0秒を示している。この2回目のパルスの立上がりが0
秒情報となる。
FIG. 2 shows the code format of the time information currently transmitted in Japan. "Minute""hour"
Information such as "day" is divided into groups, and "1" and "0" are distinguished by changing the pulse width.
The "day" information is shown as the total date from January 1st. The pulse rises every 1 second and the pulse width is 500m.
In the case of s, "1" is shown, in the case of 800 ms, "0" is shown, and in the case of 200 ms, the group of information such as "minute", "hour", "day", and the frame are shown. The weighting of each pulse is predetermined, and in the case of the time information of FIG. 2, it shows 18:42 on 253rd.
In addition, the pulse width is 2 for the first and last 1 second of one frame.
It is set to 00 ms. That is, the pulse width is 200 ms
The second rising edge of the pulse when the signal of 2 continues for 2 times indicates 0 second. The rising edge of this second pulse is 0
It becomes second information.

【0014】つぎに、図3のフローチャートに沿って時
刻修正動作について説明する。
Next, the time correction operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

【0015】手動操作または予め設定した時刻に時刻修
正動作を開始すると、受信制御手段7により受信手段3
に通電し、カウンタ5をリセットした後、時刻情報を含
んだ電波の受信を開始する(ステップA)。
When the time adjustment operation is started manually or at a preset time, the reception control means 7 causes the reception means 3 to operate.
After the power is turned on and the counter 5 is reset, reception of a radio wave including time information is started (step A).

【0016】受信した時刻情報は直ちに時刻情報取込み
手段4で取り込む。この取込みは受信した時刻情報信号
の最初の立上りから順次シリアルに取り込むもので、そ
の情報のビット数をカウンタ5で計数する。0秒情報検
出手段6で0秒情報が検出されると、そのときのカウン
タ5の計数値に応じてその後に受信する時刻情報のビッ
ト数が受信制御手段7により決められる。
The received time information is immediately taken in by the time information taking means 4. This fetching is carried out serially from the first rising edge of the received time information signal, and the number of bits of the information is counted by the counter 5. When the 0-second information detecting means 6 detects the 0-second information, the reception control means 7 determines the number of bits of the time information to be subsequently received according to the count value of the counter 5 at that time.

【0017】ここで各時刻情報のビット数について説明
する。図2に示すように、1フレームは1秒を1ビット
として60ビットで構成されている。まずフレームの最
初の1ビットは0秒情報であり、その0秒情報から8ビ
ット分が“分”情報、その後3ビット分の間隔をおいて
続く7ビット分が“時”情報、その後さらに3ビット分
の間隔をおいて続く12ビット分が“日”情報、その後
の26ビット中にはその他の情報が含まれている。
Here, the number of bits of each time information will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, one frame is made up of 60 bits with 1 second as 1 bit. First, the first 1 bit of the frame is 0 second information, and from this 0 second information, 8 bits are "minute" information, then 7 bits are continued at intervals of 3 bits, and then 3 more information. The following 12 bits at intervals of bits include "day" information, and the following 26 bits include other information.

【0018】0秒情報を検出したときにカウンタ5の計
数値が“38”以下の場合は、“分”“時”“日”のい
ずれの情報も完全に取り込まれていないということなの
で、0秒情報の後に33ビット分の時刻情報を取り込ん
だところで受信制御手段7により受信手段3への通電を
停止して受信動作を終了する。すなわち、0秒情報から
33ビット分の時刻情報を取り込めば、“分”“時”
“日”の情報を完全に得られるのである(ステップ
B)。
If the count value of the counter 5 is "38" or less when the 0 second information is detected, it means that none of the "minute", "hour" and "day" information has been completely fetched. When 33 bits of time information has been fetched after the second information, the reception control means 7 stops the energization of the reception means 3 and ends the reception operation. That is, if time information of 33 bits is fetched from 0 second information, "minute""hour"
The "day" information is completely obtained (step B).

【0019】時刻情報取込み手段4は例えば60ビット
分の情報を記憶するレジスタを含み、60ビットを超え
て時刻情報を取り込んだ場合は記憶した時刻情報を先頭
から順次書き換えていく。例えば図2に示したように、
フレーム中のA点から受信を開始した場合、つぎのフレ
ームのB点までの67ビットの時刻情報を取り込むので
あるが、取り込み開始からの7ビット分の情報は最後の
7ビット分の情報に書き換えられる。すなわち時刻情報
の取込みを終了した時点では時刻情報取込み手段4には
BからつぎのフレームのBまでの60ビットの情報が記
憶されているのである。
The time information fetching means 4 includes, for example, a register for storing information of 60 bits, and when the time information is fetched over 60 bits, the stored time information is sequentially rewritten from the beginning. For example, as shown in Figure 2,
When reception starts from point A in the frame, 67-bit time information up to point B in the next frame is fetched. The 7-bit information from the start of fetching is rewritten to the last 7-bit information. To be That is, when the time information acquisition is completed, the time information acquisition means 4 stores 60-bit information from B to B of the next frame.

【0020】つぎに、0秒情報を検出したときにカウン
タ5の計数値が“39”以上“48”以下の場合は、こ
の後に18ビット分の時刻情報を取り込んだところで受
信制御手段7により受信手段2への通電を停止して受信
動作を終了する。すなわち、カウンタ5の計数値が“3
9”以上“48”以下であるということは、“日”の情
報だけは完全に取り込んでいるが“分”と“時”の情報
は取り込んでいないということなので、0秒情報から1
8ビット分の時刻情報を取り込めば“分”と“時”の情
報を完全に得られるのである(ステップC)。
Next, when the count value of the counter 5 is "39" or more and "48" or less when the 0 second information is detected, the reception control means 7 receives the time information of 18 bits after that. The power supply to the means 2 is stopped and the reception operation is ended. That is, the count value of the counter 5 is "3.
If it is 9 "or more and" 48 "or less, it means that only the" day "information is completely captured, but the" minute "and" hour "information is not captured.
If the time information of 8 bits is taken in, the information of "minute" and "hour" can be completely obtained (step C).

【0021】つぎに、0秒情報を検出したときにカウン
タ5の計数値が“49”以上“59”以下の場合は、こ
の後に8ビット分の時刻情報を取り込んだところで受信
制御手段7により受信手段3への通電を停止して受信動
作を終了する。すなわち、カウンタ5の計数値が“4
9”以上“59”以下であるということは、“時”と
“日”の情報は完全に取り込んでいるが“分”の情報は
取り込んでいないということなので、0秒情報から8ビ
ット分の時刻情報を取り込めば“分”の情報を完全に得
られるのである(ステップD)。
Next, when the count value of the counter 5 is "49" or more and "59" or less when the 0 second information is detected, the reception control means 7 receives the 8-bit time information after that. The power supply to the means 3 is stopped and the reception operation is ended. That is, the count value of the counter 5 is "4.
If it is 9 "or more and" 59 "or less, it means that the information of" hour "and" day "is completely captured but the information of" minute "is not captured. By capturing the time information, the "minute" information can be obtained completely (step D).

【0022】なお、0秒情報を検出したときにカウンタ
5の計数値が“60”であった場合は、“分”“時”
“日”のいずれの情報も完全に取り込んでいるというこ
となので、この時点で受信制御手段7により受信手段3
への通電を停止して受信動作を終了する。
If the count value of the counter 5 is "60" when 0 second information is detected, "minute""hour"
Since it means that all the information of "day" is completely taken in, the reception control means 7 causes the reception means 3 at this point.
To stop receiving power and terminate the reception operation.

【0023】以上のようにして時刻情報の受信を終了す
ると、取り込んだ時刻情報から時刻算出手段8で現在時
刻を算出し、この算出した現在時刻により時刻修正手段
9で計時手段1の計時時刻を修正する。
When the reception of the time information is completed as described above, the time calculating means 8 calculates the current time from the fetched time information, and the time adjusting means 9 determines the time measured by the time measuring means 1 based on the calculated current time. Fix it.

【0024】ここで、時刻算出手段8による現在時刻の
算出動作について説明する。
Now, the operation of calculating the current time by the time calculating means 8 will be described.

【0025】まず、0秒情報の前に“日”情報を取り込
み、0秒情報の後に“分”と“時”情報を取り込んだ場
合は、“時”“分”が00:00であれば、0秒情報を
取り込んだ時点で日付が変わったということなので、
“日”情報を1日繰り上げて“時”“分”の情報とつな
ぐことによって時刻情報を得る。そして、その時刻情報
に1分を加算して時刻修正手段9に供給する。
First, when "day" information is fetched before 0 second information and "minute" and "hour" information are fetched after 0 second information, if "hour" and "minute" are 00:00: , It means that the date has changed when the 0 second information was taken in,
Time information is obtained by advancing the "day" information by one day and connecting it to the "hour" and "minute" information. Then, 1 minute is added to the time information and the time information is supplied to the time adjustment means 9.

【0026】また、0秒情報の前に“時”と“日”の情
報を取り込み、0秒情報の後に“分”の情報を取り込ん
だ場合は、“分”が00分であれば、0秒情報を取り込
んだ時点で“時”が繰り上がったということなので、
“時”情報を1時間繰り上げて“日”“分”の情報とつ
なぐことによって時刻情報を得る。なお、“時”情報を
繰り上げた際に00時になった場合は、さらに“日”情
報を1日繰り上げるようにする。こうして得た時刻情報
に1分を加算して時刻修正手段9に供給する。
When "hour" and "day" information is fetched before 0 second information and "minute" information is fetched after 0 second information, if "minute" is 00 minute, 0 Since the "hour" has been raised when the second information was captured,
The time information is obtained by advancing the "hour" information by one hour and connecting it to the "day" and "minute" information. In addition, when it is 0:00 when the "hour" information is advanced, the "day" information is further advanced by one day. One minute is added to the time information obtained in this way and supplied to the time adjustment means 9.

【0027】なお、上記のような繰上げがない場合は、
取り込んだ“分”“時”“日”の情報を単純につなぐだ
けで現在時刻情報が得られる。
If there is no advance as described above,
The current time information can be obtained by simply connecting the captured “minute”, “hour”, and “day” information.

【0028】以上のようにして算出した時刻情報を用い
て時刻修正を行なうのである。時刻修正手段9は0秒情
報検出手段6で0秒情報を検出したとき計時を開始して
から1分後に、上記算出した時刻情報を用いて計時手段
1の計時時刻を修正する。
The time is corrected by using the time information calculated as described above. The time adjusting means 9 corrects the time measured by the time measuring means 1 one minute after starting the time measurement when the 0 second information detecting means 6 detects the 0 second information and using the calculated time information.

【0029】なお、上記実施例では受信手段3による電
波の受信開始に伴って、その電波に含まれている時刻情
報の取込みを開始するようにしたが、これに限らず、電
波受信を開始してから最初に“分”や“時”等の時刻単
位の区切りを示す区切り情報を受信したときから1フレ
ーム分の時刻情報を取り込むようにしてもよい。
In the above embodiment, the reception of the radio wave by the receiving means 3 is started so that the time information included in the radio wave is started. However, the reception of the radio wave is not limited to this. It is also possible to fetch the time information for one frame from the time when the delimiter information indicating the time unit delimiter such as “minute” or “hour” is first received.

【0030】[0030]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、時刻情報を含む電波の
受信開始に伴って時刻情報の取込みを開始し、しかも現
在時刻を算出するのに必要な最低限の時刻情報を取り込
んだ時点で受信動作を終了するので、電波受信時の無駄
な電力消費がなくなる。また、時刻単位の区切りまで情
報の取込みを行なうようにすることにより、簡単な演算
によって現在時刻を算出することができる。
According to the present invention, when the reception of the radio wave including the time information is started, the acquisition of the time information is started, and at the time when the minimum time information necessary for calculating the current time is acquired. Since the reception operation is ended, useless power consumption at the time of radio wave reception is eliminated. In addition, the current time can be calculated by a simple calculation by fetching the information up to the time division.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施例を示したブロック図FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】電波に重畳する時刻情報形式の一例を示した説
明図
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a time information format superimposed on a radio wave.

【図3】時刻修正動作を説明するためのフローチャートFIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a time adjustment operation.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

2 表示手段 3 受信手段 4 時刻情報取込み手段 6 0秒情報検出手段 7 受信制御手段 8 時刻算出手段 9 時刻修正手段 2 display means 3 receiving means 4 time information taking means 6 0 second information detecting means 7 reception control means 8 time calculating means 9 time adjusting means

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 時刻情報を含む電波を受信する受信手段と、 この受信手段による電波の受信開始に伴って、その電波
に含まれている時刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻情報取
込み手段と、 この時刻情報取込み手段によって取り込んだ時刻情報に
基づいて、上記表示手段で表示される時刻を修正する時
刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
1. A display means for displaying time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information, and a start of reception of the radio wave by the receiving means, to start taking in the time information contained in the radio wave. A radio-controlled timepiece, comprising: time information capturing means for adjusting the time, and time correcting means for correcting the time displayed on the display means based on the time information captured by the time information capturing means.
【請求項2】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 時刻情報を含む電波を受信する受信手段と、 この受信手段による電波の受信開始に伴って、その電波
に含まれている時刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻情報取
込み手段と、 この時刻情報取込み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの
特定情報を検出する検出手段と、 上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて時刻を算出
する算出手段と、 この算出手段で算出した時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段
で表示される時刻を修正する時刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
2. Display means for displaying time, receiving means for receiving a radio wave containing time information, and start of reception of time information contained in the radio wave when the reception means starts receiving the radio wave. Time information fetching means, detecting means for detecting specific information in the time information fetched by the time information fetching means, calculating means for calculating time based on the time information and the specific information, and the calculating means A radio-controlled timepiece, comprising: a time correction unit that corrects the time displayed on the display unit based on the time calculated in.
【請求項3】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 日、時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報を含む電波を
受信する受信手段と、 この受信手段で受信した電波に含まれている時刻情報を
取り込む時刻情報取込み手段と、 上記受信手段による電波の受信開始に伴って、上記時刻
情報取込み手段でその電波に含まれている時刻情報の取
込みを開始させ、この取込み開始時に取り込んだ時刻単
位と同種類の時刻単位を次に取り込んだときに時刻情報
の取込みを終了させる取込み制御手段と、 上記時刻情報取込み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの
特定情報を検出する検出手段と、 上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて時刻を算出
する算出手段と、 この算出手段で算出した時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段
で表示される時刻を修正する時刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
3. A display means for displaying time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information consisting of time units such as day, hour, minute, etc., and time information included in the radio wave received by the receiving means. With the time information capturing means for capturing the time information and the reception means starting reception of the radio wave, the time information capturing means starts capturing the time information included in the radio wave, and the time unit captured at the start of the capturing. A capture control means for terminating the capture of the time information when the same type of time unit is next captured, a detection means for detecting the specific information of the time information captured by the time information capture means, and the time information and Calculating means for calculating the time based on the specific information, and time adjusting means for adjusting the time displayed on the display means based on the time calculated by the calculating means A radio-controlled timepiece characterized by comprising:
【請求項4】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 日、時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻
単位の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受
信手段と、 この受信手段による電波の受信開始後、最初に区切り情
報を受信したときから時刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻
情報取込み手段と、 この時刻情報取込み手段によって取り込んだ時刻情報に
基づいて、上記表示手段で表示される時刻を修正する時
刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
4. A display means for displaying the time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information consisting of time units such as day, hour, minute and the like and delimiter information indicating a delimiter for each time unit, and the receiving means. Time information capturing means that starts capturing time information from the first reception of segment information after the start of reception of radio waves, and the time displayed on the display means based on the time information captured by this time information capturing means. A radio-controlled timepiece comprising: a time correction means for correcting the time.
【請求項5】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 日、時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻
単位の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受
信手段と、 この受信手段による電波の受信開始後、最初に区切り情
報を受信したときから時刻情報の取込みを開始する時刻
情報取込み手段と、 この時刻情報取込み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの
特定情報を検出する検出手段と、 上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて時刻を算出
する算出手段と、 この算出手段で算出した時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段
で表示される時刻を修正する時刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
5. A display means for displaying the time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information consisting of time units such as day, hour, minute and the like and delimiter information indicating a delimiter for each time unit, and the receiving means. After the start of reception of the radio wave, time information capturing means that starts capturing the time information when the first delimiter information is received, and detection means that detects specific information in the time information captured by the time information capturing means, Calculating means for calculating the time based on the time information and the specific information, and time adjusting means for adjusting the time displayed on the display means based on the time calculated by the calculating means. A characteristic radio-controlled watch.
【請求項6】 時刻を表示する表示手段と、 日、時、分等の時刻単位からなる時刻情報および各時刻
単位の区切りを示す区切り情報を含む電波を受信する受
信手段と、 この受信手段で受信した電波に含まれている時刻情報を
取り込む時刻情報取込み手段と、 上記受信手段による電波の受信開始後、最初に区切り情
報を受信したときから上記時刻情報取込み手段で時刻情
報の取込みを開始させ、この取込み開始時に取り込んだ
時刻単位と同種類の時刻単位を次に取り込んだときに時
刻情報の取込みを終了させる取込み制御手段と、 上記時刻情報取込み手段で取り込んだ時刻情報のうちの
特定情報を検出する検出手段と、 上記時刻情報および上記特定情報に基づいて時刻を算出
する算出手段と、 この算出手段で算出した時刻に基づいて、上記表示手段
で表示される時刻を修正する時刻修正手段と、 を具備することを特徴とする電波修正時計。
6. A display means for displaying the time, a receiving means for receiving a radio wave including time information consisting of time units such as day, hour, minute and the like and delimiter information indicating a delimiter for each time unit, and the receiving means. Time information capturing means for capturing time information included in the received radio wave, and start of capturing time information by the time information capturing means from the first reception of the delimiter information after the reception means starts receiving the radio wave. , The capture control means for terminating the capture of the time information when the time unit of the same type as the time unit captured at the start of the capture is next captured, and the specific information of the time information captured by the time information capture means. The detecting means for detecting, the calculating means for calculating the time based on the time information and the specific information, and the table based on the time calculated by the calculating means. A time correction unit that corrects the time displayed by the display unit, and a radio-controlled timepiece.
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