CN100476639C - Radio correction clock and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention seeks to provide a radio-controlled timepiece that is easy to operate, affords improved manufacturability and productivity, and affords cost reduction. The user pulls the crown 300 out when the second hand 240 is positioned at 0:00 (12:00), changes the indicated time within +/-30 seconds of the current time confirmed from a time announcement, for example, and then pushes the crown 300 in. At this operation the count of the seconds value of the internal counter 433 is set to 00 seconds. The count (00 seconds) of the seconds value and the seconds value of time data derived from a longwave standard time signal received by the reception means 420 are compared, and the time difference therebetween is determined. If the time difference is within +30 seconds, the time is determined to be advanced by the difference, and if within -30 seconds is determined to be delayed by the difference. The received time data is written to the internal counter 433. The hands are then moved according to the delay or advance of this time difference to adjust the time.

Description

Electric wave correcting timepiece and control method thereof

The application be that March 31, application number in 2004 are 200410032309.5 the applying date, denomination of invention divides an application for the Chinese invention patent application of " electric wave correcting timepiece and control method thereof ".

Technical field

The present invention relates to the control method of a kind of electric wave correcting timepiece and electric wave correcting timepiece.

Background technology

Patent documentation 1: the spy opens flat 8-179058 communique (3 pages of right hurdles of the 2nd page of right hurdle-Di)

Patent documentation 2: the spy opens flat 6-258461 communique (7 pages of right hurdles of the 7th page of left hurdle-Di: the 4th embodiment)

In recent years, bring into use to receive and comprise the electric wave (long wave standard wave) of time information and utilize the automatic corrected time of this time information and show electric wave correcting timepiece constantly.Particularly, electric wave correcting timepiece in the past still begins to be incorporated in the portable type table (wrist-watch etc.) based on clock (desk clock or wall clock) in recent years.

, in pointer electric wave correcting timepiece, adopt with inferior structure: using optical sensor or electrical contact to wait and detecting the pointer situation is pointer position, and it is the time information (for example patent documentation 1) that receives that pointer position is proofreaied and correct; Perhaps by table or the operation handlebar pointer of shift knob be calibrated to regulation constantly, relatively more corresponding with this moment count value is proofreaied and correct (for example patent documentation 2) with the time information that receives.

The clock and watch of implementing the pointer position detection of patent documentation 1 record adopt following structure: in the hole that is used to be provided with on the gear that pointer is taken the needle regulation, be positioned on the light path of optical sensor by making this hole, detect the position of pointer.

But in the method, owing to be the structure that light path is set in the gauge direction of clock and watch, so can not realize miniaturization, simultaneously, the operation that the hole for example is set on small-sized, the exquisite gear that uses on the wrist-watch is extremely miscellaneous.In addition, must be assembled under pointed regulation state constantly, the hole is positioned at the state on the light path.Like this, can not improve manufacturing operation and productivity, can not reduce cost etc., can not realize miniaturization simultaneously.And the power consumption that optical sensor is moved might shorten the up time.

Implement the clock and watch of the moment alignment function of patent documentation 2 records,, hour hands, minute hand and second hand are altered to the position that alidade is regularly carved (for example 0: 0: 0) by the operation table handle.By this operation, the time, minute, second each pointer position counter be set at count value with constantly corresponding regulation moment of regulation.Simultaneously, from the time information input circuit to counting constantly the time, each counter input time information constantly of minute, second.Then, the counting of pointer position counter is increased or minimizing etc., consistent up to the count value of pointer position counter with the count value of counter constantly, corresponding with the increase or the minimizing of this count value, hour hands, minute hand and second hand are taken the needle, carry out time correction.

But, in the method, must be by pointer being registered to the regulation operation of (for example 12 positions) constantly, make the count value of the pointer position counter in the electric wave correcting timepiece and the position synchronous of hour hands, minute hand and second hand carry out initialized operation, the time correction operation is miscellaneous, handle each information of Hour Minute Second simultaneously, the control operation also complicates.

As mentioned above, the electric wave correcting timepiece in the past that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing, must on the gear that is used for pointer is taken the needle, the hole be set accurately and carry out the high precision assembling, can not improve manufacturing and reduce cost, simultaneously because structural restriction can not be accomplished miniaturization.In addition, as an example of problem, can list power consumption and increase and may shorten problem such as up time.

In addition, the electric wave correcting timepiece in the past that patent documentation 2 is put down in writing, by the operation table handle, hour hands, minute hand, second hand are moved to regulation (for example 0: 0: 0) constantly, the pointer position counter is carried out initialization, thereby count value and each pointer position of Hour Minute Second in the moment of the timing in the electric wave correcting timepiece are proofreaied and correct synchronously, so must be all pen travel to assigned position, as an example of problem, can list the problem that correction operation is miscellaneous, the control operation also complicates.Particularly, in ordinary clock and watch, make hour hands and minute hand interlock proofread and correct pointer position,, hour hands are moved to assigned position, operate miscellaneous so must make minute hand rotate several circles according to pointer position by the rotary manipulation of showing handle.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above problems, the purpose of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly improve manufacturing operation and productivity, can reduce cost and the electric wave correcting timepiece and the control method thereof of processing ease.

The electric wave correcting timepiece of the 1st invention has: the receiving element that receives the standard wave that comprises time information; According to timing unit from the reference signal timer time of reference signal source; Have pointer and utilize this pointer to show the moment display unit in the described moment; The driver element that described pointer is taken the needle according to the described moment; With the external operating unit that can change described moment display unit by the input operation of regulation, this electric wave correcting timepiece is proofreaied and correct the described moment according to the time information that is received by described receiving element, it is characterized in that, have: the operation detection unit, detect the input operation of the regulation of described external operating unit; Control part when detecting the input operation of described regulation by this operation detection unit, is the second information setting by moment of described timing unit timing a setting only, and described timing unit is picked up counting; With the time correction unit, described timing unit when receiving described time information first after the input operation of described regulation second information and the described time information that receives second information mistiming, proofread and correct by the described shown moment of moment display unit.

In such the present invention, when detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit, be the second information setting by moment of timing unit timing setting only by the operation detection unit.Then, the setting value that sets of identification connect the time information received second information mistiming, proofread and correct moment according to this mistiming by described moment display unit demonstration.Like this, for example time information and branch information by the shown moment of pointer are manually changed to and the time information moment corresponding by external operating unit, even thereby do not set time information and the branch information in the moment of timing, also can make the moment of the moment that shown by pointer and timing synchronous, available simple structure is corrected time easily.Promptly, when detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit, be setting with the second information setting in moment of institute's timing, so when carrying out described input operation, by second hand is aimed at the position corresponding with described setting, can make information synchronization second of second hand and institute's timing.Therefore, depart from current time (the actual moment slightly even carry out the timing of the input operation of described external operating unit, at Japan's this etalon time in a few days), by with timer time second information with respect to the time of reception information second information mistiming proofread and correct pointer, can be automatically second hand be aimed at current time.In addition, aim at current time if when manual correction, make hour hands and minute hand, then almost do not have to depart from the possibility of current time because of the timing of the input operation of carrying out described external operating unit, thus in fact can the time, each pointer of minute, second aims at current time and proofreaies and correct.In addition, the correction in the described moment that is shown by described moment display unit can be controlled described driver element according to the described mistiming by described time correction unit and described pointer be taken the needle carry out.And, carry out the general treatment for correcting of so-called electric wave correcting timepiece, if that is: time of reception first information and to show constantly proofread and correct after, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and the timing of described institute is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of institute's timing according to its mistiming.

, preferably have: timer time storage unit, the time information of storage institute timing herein; With the current time storage unit, the time information that storage is received by receiving element, storage simultaneously is according to the current time information after from the reference signal of reference signal source this time information being upgraded, described control part is when detecting the input operation of described regulation by described operation detection unit, be the second information setting in the time information that is stored in the described timer time storage unit setting only, information second of being stored in the described timer time storage unit when described time correction unit basis receives described time information first after the input operation of regulation, with receive and be stored in time information in the described current time storage unit second information mistiming, correction is by the described shown moment of moment display unit.

At this moment, timer time storage unit and current time storage unit can be made of counter that is updated by the input reference signal etc.

In this structure, depart from current time slightly even carry out the timing of the input operation of described external operating unit, also can according to timer time second information with respect to the time of reception information second information mistiming proofread and correct pointer, thereby can be automatically second hand be aimed at current time.

In addition, preferably, described time correction unit time of reception during information first after the input operation of regulation after obtaining the described mistiming, be the described time information that receives being stored in that time information in the described timer time storage unit proofreaies and correct.

In such the present invention, if by a time information correction that by the moment of timing unit timing, promptly is stored in the timer time storage unit is the time information that receives, the pointer manual alignment is arrived current time, even then asynchronous, also can make them synchronous at the time point of acceptance criteria electric wave at the time information and the pointer of this time point timer time storage unit.Therefore, not needing to resemble in the past the pointer position sensor is not set, and can not need pen travel is made to assigned position the operation of itself and timer time information synchronization, so compare with the clock and watch that are provided with the pointer position sensor, can reduce part count, can improve manufacturing operation and productivity, also can reduce cost, compare with the clock and watch of the synchronous operation that needs pointer simultaneously, the correct operation of pointer is carried out easily.

Therefore, in the 1st invention, preferably, described control part be set to institute's timing behind the described setting second information with respect to the described time information that receives second information mistiming at-30 seconds during with interior (less than 0 second and more than or equal to-30 seconds), being judged as slowly should the mistiming, this mistiming was judged as soon during with interior (more than or equal to 0 second and smaller or equal to+30 seconds) at+30 seconds should the mistiming, and described time correction unit is judged according to these and proofreaied and correct the described shown moment.

In this structure, if the moment of timing unit be set to setting and upgrade by timing after information second connect the time information received second information mistiming in-30 seconds, then being judged as constantly slow should the mistiming, if the mistiming is in+30 seconds, then being judged as constantly fast should the mistiming, judges according to these and comes corrected time.Like this, when having carried out the input operation of regulation according to giving the correct time, as long as the deviation that this operation is given the correct time relatively is in ± 30 seconds, then can be from this deviation of normal moveout correction.Therefore, needn't carry out input operation by the timing of strictness, can obtain the maneuverable electric wave correcting timepiece of user, even, also can easily obtain good time correction to the second information setting in the moment of timing by being the convenient disposal of setting only merely.

In each second relatively during information, under only with the situation that second, information compared, timing unit second information with the time of reception information second information difference judge to become smaller or equal to 30 seconds, obtain the mistiming to get final product.That is, information second of information is benchmark with the time of reception, with respect to this second the information timing unit second information at+30 seconds during with interior scope, being judged as only fast should the mistiming, if-30 seconds with interior scope, then being judged as only slow should get final product the mistiming.

At this moment, when the second of timing unit information and the time of reception information second information difference when being 30 seconds, can be judged as soon+30 seconds, also can be judged as slowly-30 seconds.At this moment, which kind of is made judge, can suitably set in advance, also can judge with reference to the branch information of each time information.That is, if each second during information relatively, also with reference to branch information, the information of then can the district office setting second is with interior or in+30 seconds at-30 seconds with respect to information second that receives.

In addition, the concrete judgement of described speed for example can followingly be carried out.That is, information second of information is under 0 second the situation in the time of reception, when the second of timing unit information more than or equal to 0 second less than in the time of 30 seconds, be judged as the mistiming fast+30 seconds in, and when in the time of 60 seconds, being judged as slowly in-30 seconds more than or equal to 30 seconds less thaies.In addition, information second of information is under 0 second the situation in the time of reception, when the second of timing unit information more than or equal to 0 second during smaller or equal to 30 seconds, be judged as the mistiming fast+30 seconds in, and when in the time of 60 seconds, being judged as slowly in-30 seconds greater than 30 seconds and less than.

And preferably, described control part is the second information setting in the moment of institute's timing 0 second as setting.That is, set by control part second information setting be preferably 0 second.

Like this, for example manually change constantly the time is pointed at second hand to operate under the state of 0 point (12 point) and get final product, can be by carrying out with the time correction operation identical operations of general clock and watch, so operation easily, judgement is fast state or slow state easily simultaneously.

In addition, preferably, described control part is the second information setting in the moment of institute's timing 0 second as setting, if described timing unit be set to institute's timing after 0 second second information with respect to the described time information that receives second information mistiming more than or equal to 0 second less than 30 seconds, then being judged as soon should the mistiming, if should the mistiming more than or equal to 30 seconds less than 60 seconds, then being judged as slowly should the mistiming, described time correction unit is judged according to these and is proofreaied and correct described shown moment.

In this structure, the moment of timing unit be set to 0 second second information and the time information that receives second information mistiming in, if the mistiming was more than or equal to 0 second less than 30 seconds, then being judged as constantly fast should the mistiming, if the mistiming was more than or equal to 30 seconds less thaies 60 seconds, then being judged as constantly slow should the mistiming, judges according to these and comes corrected time.Like this, even, also can easily obtain good time correction to the second information setting in the moment of timing by being 0 second convenient disposal only merely.

The electric wave correcting timepiece of the 2nd invention has: the receiving element that receives the standard wave that comprises time information; According to timing unit from the reference signal timer time of reference signal source; Analog moment display unit with the pointer that shows the described moment; Drive the driver element of described analog moment display unit according to the described moment; Can change the external operating unit of described moment display unit by the input operation of regulation; Detect the operation detection unit of the regulation input operation of described external operating unit; Proofread and correct the time correction unit in the described moment with basis by the time information that described receiving element receives, it is characterized in that, described time correction unit is after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit, when receiving time information first, at least a portion according to the time information that receives receives information, setting is by moment corresponding information in the time information of described timing unit institute timing, then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and the timing of described institute is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of institute's timing according to its mistiming.

In such the present invention, after changing battery, wait timing unit to be initialised, under the situations such as the moment of display unit indication of the analog moment such as timer time and pointer is inconsistent, if pointer is aimed under the state of current time by external operating unit the user, show the regulation input operation of external operating units such as handle, then under timer time information and pointer reach synchronous state, directly do not begin to take the needle.Then, when receiving time information first, this time of reception information at least a portion to receive information setting be timer time information.Herein, so-called at least a portion receive information can only be in the time information for example the time, minute, second temporal information or calendar informations such as date, week, also can be two kinds of information of these temporal informations and calendar information.

Like this, the moment (temporal information and calendar information) of indication current time of time information and pointer indication is by initial pointer alignment function and consistent, and by the part of time information is set at timer time information, timer time information is also consistent with pointer.Therefore, can obtain later on timer time information and pointer synchronously, so the also time correction of the time information that can accurately receive.

Therefore, in the present invention, the such pointer position sensor of patent documentation 1 needn't be set, and also needn't carry out such internal counter of patent documentation 2 and pointer synchronously, only by carrying out that pointer aimed at current time and push the pointer alignment function identical operations of this and general analog timepiece, just can carry out the synchronous of the timer time of electric wave correcting timepiece and pointer position, can simplify the structure of clock and watch, reduce cost, and improve operability.

Promptly, in the present invention, after the regulation input operation that detects the external operating unit that can change the moment that shows by moment display unit by the operation detection unit,, be at least a portion information setting of this reception information described timer time information in time of reception first during information.Therefore, have or not initialization irrelevant when the value of timer time information and the input operation of described regulation, can accurately be proofreaied and correct to being the time of reception current time.Like this, for example, by external operating unit according to described reception information only to being set to the information of timer time information according to described reception information in the analog moment display unit, for example under the situation that calendar such as date and week (calendar information) is set, by utilizing external operating unit that this calendar information is manually changed to current time, even do not carry out the initialization of timer time information and analog moment display unit, the sensor of the indicating positions that detects analog moment display unit is not set, also can be received the time point of information rewriting in timer time information, the indicated value that makes the value of timer time information and analog moment display unit is consistent and make them synchronous, can enough simple structures obtain being easy to time correction.

In the 2nd invention, preferably have: timer time storage unit, the time information of storage institute timing; With the current time storage unit, the time information that storage is received by receiving element, the current time information after storage basis is simultaneously upgraded this time information from the reference signal of reference signal source,

Described time correction unit is after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit, when receiving time information first, at least a portion of the time information that receives is received information setting to described timer time storage unit, then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and described timer time storage unit is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of timer time storage unit according to its mistiming.

At this moment, timer time storage unit and current time storage unit can be made of counter that is updated by the input reference signal etc.

In this case, the pointer position sensor needn't be set, and needn't carry out the synchronous of timer time information and pointer, the pointer alignment function identical operations by this and general analog timepiece pointer being aimed at current time and pushed only, just can carry out the timer time of electric wave correcting timepiece and pointer position synchronously, can simplify the structure of clock and watch, reduce cost, and can improve operability.

In the 2nd invention, preferably, described analog moment display unit has: indication by the time, the temporal information that constitutes of minute, second pointer (analog time display unit); Comprise the analog calendar display unit of the calendar information on date with indication, described timing unit can timing comprises the time information of described temporal information and calendar information, described time correction unit is after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit, when receiving time information first, the calendar information at least of the time information that receives is set to described timer time storage unit.

In this structure, more preferably, have: indication by the time, the temporal information that constitutes of minute, second analog time display unit; The common pointer that constitutes by hour hands, minute hand, second hand; Comprise the analog calendar display unit of the calendar information on date with indication, for example date wheel and week take turns, after the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, when receiving time information first, can only be set to described timer time storage unit to the calendar information of the time information that receives, also can be set to the timer time storage unit to calendar information and temporal information both sides, but preferably only the calendar information of the time information that receives is set to described timer time storage unit.

In addition, in the 2nd invention, has the pointer position detecting unit, this pointer position detecting unit detect indication by the time, the temporal information that constitutes of minute, second the positional information of pointer, described time correction unit is after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit, when receiving time information first, can only be set to the calendar information of the time information that receives in the described timer time storage unit.

When only the calendar information in the time information that receives being set to described timer time storage unit, radio controlled timepiece in the past is identical, by carrying out the initialization of timer time storage unit and pointer, or the pointer position detecting unit (pointer position sensor) that detects pointer position is set comes processing time information to get final product.

Under this situation, the sensor of the position of detecting analog calendar display units such as date wheel needn't be set or carry out initialization, so can easily carry out the time correction operation, can make the clock and watch miniaturization.Particularly, must move to 31 from 1 day in date wheel, must carry out under the initialized situation, this shift calibrating operation becomes miscellaneous, if sensor is set, correspondingly needs to take the space in the clock and watch, can not accomplish the miniaturization and the slimming of clock and watch.Relative therewith, the present invention can easily carry out the time correction operation, can make clock and watch miniaturization and slimming.

In addition, if the pointer position detecting unit is set, then when receiving electric wave, can automatically proofread and correct pointer for current time, so have the advantage of the ease of use that can improve electric wave correcting timepiece.

In addition, in the temporal information that analog calendar display unit and analog time display unit is aligned to current time by manual operation, when receiving the temporal information part of information setting timer time storage unit, can not want the pointer position detecting unit, can not want initialization operation yet, so can make small-sized, the slimming of clock and watch, the time correction operation is also same with common analog timepiece, can easily carry out this operation.

Herein, the electric wave correcting timepiece of the 2nd invention preferably, has control part, simultaneously, the time information of described standard wave sends signal with 1 second interval, the variation of each signal of the time information that described control part relatively receives regularly with timing unit in reference signal variation regularly, in the variation of timing unit is+0.5 second during with interior (more than or equal to 0 second and smaller or equal to+0.5) with respect to receiving the change in information mistiming regularly regularly, be judged as clock and watch fast should the mistiming, if at-0.5 second with interior (less than 0 second and more than or equal to-0.5), then be judged as clock and watch slow should the mistiming, the moment of proofreading and correct the timing of described institute is judged according to these in described time correction unit.

In this structure, for example, the user pen travel to current time, even when how much to some extent aiming at regularly deviation according to the pointer of the giving the correct time input operation external operating unit of etc.ing, also can be from this deviation of normal moveout correction, so can be aligned to current time constantly showing accurately.In addition, though when departure during, for example, during the about 1 second left and right sides, can not proofread and correct this departure greater than ± 0.5 second, because the departure of user when operating according to giving the correct time usually in ± 0.5 second, is the accurate moment so can proofread and correct usually.

The control method of the electric wave correcting timepiece of the 3rd invention, according to the standard wave that comprises time information that receives, proofread and correct institute's timing by the shown moment of pointer, it is characterized in that, when recognizing the regulation input operation of the external operating unit that can change described shown moment, only the second information setting in the moment of described timing is setting and picks up counting, simultaneously, according to moment of the time institute's timing that after being set at this setting, receives described time information first second information and the described time information that receives second information mistiming, proofread and correct the described shown moment.

According to the control method of the 3rd electric wave correcting timepiece of inventing, can bring into play and the identical action effect of above-mentioned the 1st invention.

In the 3rd invention, preferably, discern described timer time be set to setting value second the information described relatively time of reception of information second information mistiming, if the mistiming of being discerned is in-30 seconds, then being judged as slowly should the mistiming, on the other hand, if in+30 seconds, then being judged as soon should the mistiming, judges the moment of proofreading and correct the timing of described institute according to these.

In addition, described setting is preferably 0 second.

And, described setting is 0 second, discern described timer time be set to 0 second second information with respect to described time of reception information second information mistiming, if the mistiming of being discerned is more than or equal to 0 second and in 29 seconds, then being judged as soon should the mistiming, on the other hand, if more than or equal to 30 seconds and in 59 seconds, then being judged as slowly should the mistiming, judges according to these and proofreaies and correct the described moment.

And preferred described timer time was proofreaied and correct according to the mistiming of described identification.

According to this structure, can bring into play other identic action effects with above-mentioned the 1st invention.

The control method of the electric wave correcting timepiece of the 4th invention, according to the standard wave that comprises time information that receives, proofread and correct institute's timing by the analog shown moment of moment display unit with pointer, it is characterized in that, after the regulation input operation that recognizes the external operating unit that can change described shown moment, when receiving described time information first, at least a portion according to the time information that receives receives information, setting is by timer time information corresponding in the time information of described timing unit institute timing, then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and the timing of described institute is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of institute's timing according to its mistiming.

According to the control method of the 4th electric wave correcting timepiece of inventing, can bring into play and the identical action effect of above-mentioned the 2nd invention.

As mentioned above, according to electric wave correcting timepiece of the present invention and control method thereof, for example, by external operating unit time information and the branch information in the moment that is shown by pointer are manually changed to and the time information moment corresponding, even thereby do not set time information and the branch information in the moment of timing, also can make the moment and the timer time that show by pointer synchronous, can enough simple structures easily carry out time correction.

In addition, electric wave correcting timepiece and control method thereof according to the 2nd and the 4th invention, for example, by external operating unit time information, branch information, second information etc. in the moment that is shown by pointer are manually changed to and the time information moment corresponding, even thereby do not set time information, branch information, second information in the moment of timing, also can make the moment and the timer time that show by pointer synchronous, can enough simple structures easily carry out time correction.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of inner structure of the electric wave correcting timepiece of expression the 1st embodiment of the present invention.

The process flow diagram of the time correction action when Fig. 2 is expression use for the first time.

Fig. 3 is the figure that the time correction situation when corresponding current time is aimed at constantly is described.

Fig. 4 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 5 seconds is described.

Fig. 5 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to fast 15 seconds is described.

Fig. 6 is key diagram effect, the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 40 seconds that is used to illustrate present embodiment.

Fig. 7 is key diagram effect, the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to fast 40 seconds that is used to illustrate present embodiment.

The process flow diagram of the time correction action when Fig. 8 is first uses of expression the 2nd embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 be used to illustrate the 2nd embodiment standard wave second regularly and the key diagram of the relation of timing second of drive signal.

Figure 10 is the figure of the time correction situation of the corresponding current time of explanation the 2nd embodiment when aiming at constantly.

Figure 11 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 0.3 second is described.

Figure 12 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to fast 0.3 second is described.

Figure 13 is the process flow diagram of action of the electric wave correcting timepiece of expression reference technique of the present invention.

Figure 14 is the figure of the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 4 seconds in the description references technology.

Figure 15 is the figure of the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 40 seconds in the description references technology.

Symbol description

100: electric wave correcting timepiece; 200: moment display unit; 220: hour hands (pointer); 230: minute hand (pointer); 240: second hand (pointer); 300: table is (external operating unit); 410: external operating unit testing circuit (operation detection unit); 420: receiving element; 430: timing unit; 440: the time correction unit.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to description of drawings the 1st embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, in the present embodiment, to having hour hands, minute hand and second hand and utilize pointer to show that constantly analog timepiece, so-called analog timepiece describe, but the present invention also can be applied to there are not the clock and watch of second hand or have the clock and watch etc. of calendar function.In addition, can also be applied to clock or the table in any.

[structure of electric wave correcting timepiece]

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of inner structure of the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of expression the 1st embodiment.

In Fig. 1, the 100th, electric wave correcting timepiece, this electric wave correcting timepiece 100 has housing 101.

And, in housing 101, be provided with: show moment display unit 200 constantly; Make constantly by driving that display unit shows driver element constantly, as the table of the external operating unit of operating from the outside 300; Control module 400 with the control device molar behavior.

Constantly display unit 200 is analog, and it is made of the dial plate 210 that constitutes the housing with scale, hour hands 220, minute hand 230 and second hand 240 as pointer.In addition, dial plate 210 is not limited to be provided with the dial plate of scale, also can be the dial plate, the plain color dial plate that does not have numerical value that are showing expression numerical value constantly, be printed with the dial plate of various patterns etc. etc.In addition, also can be the structure that does not have dial plate.

Suitably take the needle by driver element as the hour hands 220 of these pointers, minute hand 230 and second hand 240.Hour hands 220, minute hand 230 and second hand 240 show constantly according to the situation of pointer with respect to the scale of dial plate 210.In addition, in the structure that dial plate 210 is not set, the user discerns constantly according to the mutual rotation status of each hour hand 220, minute hand 230 and second hand 240.

Driver element uses for example stepper motor etc.This driver element drives according to the specified signal from control module 400, and pointer is taken the needle.Driver element is not limited to stepper motor, can be any structure that piezo-activator etc. can make pointer take the needle.

Table is arranged to relative housing 101 to 300 and can be extracted the state of push operation.In case the user shows state constantly by manually extracting table 300, then become to change, this table that is pulled out makes the pointer rotation to 300 to the user by rotary manipulation, can change the time that will show.In addition, under showing, can not carry out manual change constantly, become the state that the common driving that utilizes driver element takes the needle 300 states that are pushed into.

Control module 400 is that for example circuit structure of IC (Integrated Circuit) or various electric components etc. has been installed, and implements the timing and the time correction of electric wave correcting timepiece 100.

In addition, control module 400 is by constituting with the lower part: as table the external operating unit testing circuit 410 of 300 operation detection unit; Receive receiving element 420 as the standard wave of the wireless messages of the time information that comprises current time (present moment, be meant Japan standard time) in Japan; Use the oscillatory circuit 431 of clock and watch 100 inside to wait the timing unit 430 of timing by the moment of pointer indication; Time correction unit (timer time correcting unit) 440; Drive signal generation circuit 450; Moment display driver circuit 460; With control circuit 470 as control part.

External operating unit testing circuit 410 for example has the on-off switch that 300 operation interlock opened and closed with table etc.And, external operating unit testing circuit 410 detects and has carried out the regulation input operation of following blocked operation, and this blocked operation is: can change state that the shown moment is and can push the state that can not change the shown moment that switches to 300 by following table of change state at this showing to extract 300 to switch to.In addition, when external operating unit testing circuit 410 detects the input operation of regulation, to the operation detection signal of control circuit 470 output regulations.

Receiving element 420 has the not shown tuned circuit that is made of tuning capacitor etc.And receiving element 420 utilizes not shown antenna to receive the long wave standard wave of the frequency of being set by tuned circuit by control circuit 470 controls.As the long wave standard wave of this reception, for example be that transmission frequency is two kinds of frequencies of the standard wave transmitting station of the standard wave transmitting station on " お お か ど や mountain (east Japan) " of 40kHz and " は Ga ね mountain (west Japan) " that transmission frequency is 60kHz in Japan.

In addition, receiving element 420 has: not shown amplifying circuit, bandpass filter, demodulator circuit and decoding circuit etc., the time information that takes out as numerical data from the long wave standard wave that receives is a timing code.The timing code of being taken out is exported to time correction unit 440.

Timing unit 430 has oscillatory circuit 431, frequency dividing circuit 432 and internal counter 433.

Oscillatory circuit 431 is for example connecting not shown reference signal sources such as quartz-crystal unit.Oscillatory circuit 431 makes reference signal source carry out the higher-order of oscillation, and the oscillator signal that produces by this higher-order of oscillation is exported to frequency dividing circuit 432.

Frequency dividing circuit 432 is by control circuit 470 control, receives from the oscillator signal of oscillatory circuit 431 outputs and carries out frequency division.When this frequency dividing circuit 432 recognized the regulation input operation of showing 300 (showing the push operation 300) at control circuit 470, according to the specified signal from control circuit 470 outputs, processing resetted to frequency division.Frequency division handled to reset be that to push table regularly synchronous with the output from the reference signal of frequency dividing circuit 432 outputs 300 timing in order to make.Then, frequency dividing circuit 432 is to the reference signal of internal counter 433, time correction unit 440, drive signal generation circuit 450 and control circuit 470 output regulations, for example pulse signal of 1Hz.

Internal counter 433 for example is made of hour counter, minute counter and second counter etc., and each counter is made of count-up counter etc.In the moment of this internal counter 433 storage institutes timing, for example be stored as count value with information, minute information and second information when waiting in 0: 0: 0.By the pulse signal of self frequency-dividing circuit 432, the moment of this timing second information the each increase of count value one second.Therefore, internal counter 433 we can say have hour counter, minute counter, second counter.So, constitute the timer time storage unit of the time information of storage institute timing by internal counter 433.In addition, because internal counter 433 storage timer times, if therefore make internal counter 433 and each pointer synchronous, then the moment of the count value of internal counter 433 indication is consistent with the moment of pointer indication.So, internal counter 433 with the synchronous state of pointer under, also play the function of pointer position counter of indication pointer position.

Time correction unit 440 is connecting the frequency dividing circuit 432 of receiving element 420, timing unit 430 and internal counter 433, control circuit 470, drive signal generation circuit 450.This time correction unit 440 has current time storage unit 441.Current time storage unit 441 is by various counters, for example storage time sign indicating number formations such as preset conuter.In addition, time correction unit 440 recognizes external operating unit testing circuit 410 when detecting the operation detection signal that table exports 300 regulation input operation at control circuit 470, and the timing code that is obtained by receiving element 420 according to the specified signal handle of this control circuit 470 stores current time storage unit 441 into.The current time that is stored in this current moment storage unit 441 is identical with internal counter 433, increases counting and upgrades according to the reference signal of coming self frequency-dividing circuit 432.So, in current time storage unit 441, always storing current time information.

In addition, time correction unit 440 has for example been undertaken from the state that can change the shown moment to the blocked operation that can not change state (being pulled out state to 300 to the operation that is pushed into state from table) information second of the count value of internal counter 433 (count second) being set at " 00 second " by control circuit 470 identification.

And, time correction unit 440 relatively is stored in information second (information second of the timing code that is obtained by receiving element 420) of the current time information in the current time storage unit 441 and by 430 timing of timing unit and be stored in information second of the timer time information in the internal counter 433, the relative current time of information second of identification timer time second information amount slowly or to measure soon be mistiming (time phase difference part).

Time correction unit 440 is also being stored in a current time information setting in the current time storage unit 441 in (cover and set) internal counter 433, and to drive signal generation circuit 450 outputs and the aforementioned amount of discerning slowly or fast amount (mistiming) corresponding specified signal.According to the output of this specified signal, the back also will be described in detail, and drive signal generation circuit 450 control is display driver circuit 460 constantly, and the control that takes the needle makes suitable F.F. or rewind down or stops to take the needle etc. to pointer, changes the time correction of pointer position.

In addition, when time correction unit 440 fails to obtain timing code in receiving element 420 reception long wave standard wave failures, can not carry out the comparison with the count value of internal counter 433, thus do not carry out the current time information setting that receives in internal counter 433 processing and proofread and correct the processing that drives pointer position according to the mistiming.That is, these processing can not be carried out before receiving successfully.

Herein, can judge whether correctly, promptly whether the time information that receives correctly obtained time information, for example, if long wave standard wave, then receive (being generally 2～3 frames) time information, judge whether each time information that receives is the time difference of regulation with interval transmission in 1 minute with multiframe.For example, when having received each time information continuously, judge whether each time information is 1 minute time information at interval.

The frequency dividing circuit 432 of drive signal generation circuit 450 connection timing units 430 and internal counter 433, control circuit 470, time correction unit 440, moment display driver circuit 460.Drive signal generation circuit 450 is according to suitably control display driver circuit 460 constantly, the state that takes the needle of steering needle from the specified signal of time correction unit 440.

The driving of display driver circuit 460 control drive unit constantly.This moment display driver circuit 460 drives driver element according to the pulse signal from drive signal generation circuit 450 outputs.

Particularly, by obtaining the pulse signal of 1Hz, pointer is taken the needle, promptly second hand is each rotates 6 ° that are equivalent to 1 second, and simultaneously corresponding with this second hand, minute hand 230 and hour hands 220 also take the needle with rotary state.In addition, for example when obtaining the F.F. pulse signal of 128Hz, driver element is driven, pointer is taken the needle with the F.F. state according to this F.F. pulse signal.

Control circuit 470 connects external operating unit testing circuits 410, obtains to recognize and carried out the input operation of stipulating from detecting table the specified signal of the external operating unit testing circuit 410 of 300 regulation input operation.Particularly, when control circuit 470 is pulled out 300 at table, the time correction mode initialization for changing moment display unit 200 state in the shown moment by user's input operation.On the other hand, when control circuit 470 is pushed into 300 at table, time correction mode initialization (releasing) for can not change the state in the shown moment by user's input operation.For example, if set the time correction pattern for is " 1 ", the state that expression can corrected time then, if " 0 " then represent can not corrected time state the time, when control circuit 470 is pulled out 300 at table, the sign of time correction pattern is set at " 1 ", when table is pushed into 300, is set at " 0 ".

And control circuit 470 when Status Change that can corrected time is uncorrectable state, is used for the various controls of time correction in the time correction pattern.That is, control circuit 470 pushes the regulation input operation of showing 300 by identification, carries out the frequency division of frequency dividing circuit 432 is handled the control that suitably resets.That is, during 300 push operation, reset, become the timing of time information of reception and the roughly synchronous state of timing of electric wave correcting timepiece 100 by frequency division processing with frequency dividing circuit 432 at table.

In addition, control circuit 470 makes the control of the receiving element 420 suitable time of reception of information.And, when control circuit 470 is stored in the time informations that receive in the current time storage unit 441 of time correction unit 440, implements time corrections by time correction unit 440 and handle.In addition, control circuit 470 carries out from drive signal generation circuit 450 to the suitably control of output predetermined pulse signal of moment display driver circuit 460.

[action of electric wave correcting timepiece]

(time correction when using for the first time)

Below, to the time correction action of the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of said structure, the time correction action that explanation is first with reference to the accompanying drawings when using.Said herein first use is meant, for example never implements the situation of time correction by the reception of standard wave, perhaps the situation of installation or replacing button cell etc.

The process flow diagram of the time correction action when Fig. 2 represents first use of electric wave correcting timepiece 100.Fig. 3 is the figure that the time correction situation when corresponding current time is aimed at constantly is described.Fig. 4 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 5 seconds is described.Fig. 5 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to fast 15 seconds is described.Fig. 6 is key diagram effect, the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 40 seconds that is used to illustrate present embodiment.Fig. 7 is key diagram effect, the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to fast 40 seconds that is used to illustrate present embodiment.

At first first when using electric wave correcting timepiece 100, for example, as shown in Figure 2, install as the power supply that drives electric wave correcting timepiece 100 for example during button cell, according to power supply (step S1) from button cell, timing unit 430 pick up counting (step S2).Also identical when in addition, changing button cell.

When this first use, by the beginning supply capability, internal counter 433 is initialized to 00: 00: 00, begins the counting (timing) of internal counter 433 according to the reference signal from frequency dividing circuit 432 inputs.In addition, when internal counter 433 was initialised, pointer position was arbitrarily, and initial value (00: 00: 00) common and internal counter 433 is inconsistent, so the count value and the pointer position of internal counter 433 are asynchronous usually.Therefore, under this state, even acceptance criteria electric wave, obtain the time information of current time (Japan standard time), increase counting or reduce counting consistent with the time information of current time up to the count value of internal counter 433, drive pointer to increasing counting or reducing counting, proofread and correct the indicated moment of pointer, the moment of being proofreaied and correct can not become the current time corresponding with time information yet.

Like this, when first the use, the possibility different with current time is big shown moment of display unit 200 constantly, so the user is shown time correction a current time by manual operation.That is, the user extracts table and is operable to the state that can change the shown moment to 300.This extracts table is 300 operation the time point enforcement of regularly carving i.e. 0 second (0 point, 12 positions) at second hand 240 alidades basically.In addition,, be not limited to indicate the time point of 0 point (12 point), can be made as 30 seconds arbitrary positions such as position, also can set in advance as the moment of this regulation.

External operating unit testing circuit 410 detects extracts the operation of showing 300 (step S3), to the operation detection signal of control circuit 470 output regulations.Like this, control circuit 470 is set time correction pattern (step S4).

Under the time correction pattern of this step S4, control circuit 470 controlling and driving signal generating circuits 450 stop the processing of the driving of 460 pairs of driver elements of display driver circuit constantly.That is, control circuit 470 carries out following processing: the action of display driver circuit 460 stops to make the 1Hz pulse signal that pointer is taken the needle by the driving driver element export to constantly from drive signal generation circuit 450.In addition, internal counter 433 can continue to carry out the counting based on reference signal, also can stop counting in the correct operation of pointer.

This table 300 states that are pulled out under, by by user's rotary manipulation table 300, pointer (hour hands 220, minute hand 230) rotates along with rotary manipulation, is corrected as current time.

This pointer is proofreaied and correct to the operation of current time (will be described in detail in the back) can be by TV or phone identification time information, proofreaies and correct hour hands 220, minute hand 230 to 300 according to this time information rotary manipulation table.Second hand 240 stops at assigned position (0 second or 30 seconds etc.) as previously described.

And, become the moment of hour hands 220, minute hand 230, second hand 240 indications at current time after, push table 300, begin to take the needle.Like this, even represented moment of the count value of internal counter 433 is inconsistent with the moment of each pointer indication, the moment of pointer indication also can be consistent with current time.In addition, push table has 300 timing the several seconds degree sometimes with respect to current time error, the moment of pointer indication has the error of several seconds degree sometimes with respect to current time, but in the present embodiment, as hereinafter described, if the moment of pointer indication, in ± 30 seconds, then this error can be by from normal moveout correction with respect to current time.That is, the user need not be constantly being registered to second information, and the result is as long as aim at 300 constantly with the interior table that pushes at ± 30 seconds with respect to current time.

And, at step S4, by user's rotating operation table 300, after constantly changing to current time, as shown in Figure 2, if carried out pushing table 300 operation, promptly be operable to change and show state constantly, then external operating unit testing circuit 410 is the input operation (step S5) of this operation detection for regulation, the operation detection signal that output is stipulated.Then, control circuit 470 recognizes the operation detection signal from the regulation of external operating unit testing circuit 410, remove the time correction pattern, frequency division processing with frequency dividing circuit 432 simultaneously resets, the setting " 00 second " (step S6) that second information setting is and regulation is constantly corresponding of internal counter 433.At this time point, information second of second hand 240 and internal counter 433 (second counting) was all indicated 0 second, so can obtain synchronously.

And control circuit 470 is at step S6, is the time point of " 00 second " pick up counting (step S7) from information setting second internal counter 433.That is, control circuit 470 makes the count value of internal counter 433 increase counting according to the pulse signal that comes self frequency-dividing circuit 432, simultaneously from drive signal generation unit 450 to moment display driver circuit 460 output pulse signals, pointer is taken the needle.

Particularly, if the current time that the user recognizes according to giving the correct time etc. is 1: 21～22: 00, the user extracts table 300 under the state of second hand 240 indication 0 points (12 point), and making takes the needle stops.Then, user's rotary manipulation table is altered to hour hands 220 and minute hand 230 indications 1 o'clock 23 minute the state faster than current time to 300.Afterwards, the user is by shown in Figure 3, and the current time of quoting giving the correct time is 1: 23: 00 a time point, pushes table 300, normally takes the needle.

And, push this table 300 time point with respect to current time can have ± 30 seconds with interior error.That is, the user needn't push table 300 after 0 second of the current time give the correct time is aimed in strictness, has with respect to current time at least ± pushed during with interior error in 30 seconds to show to get final product 300.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, plan pointer to be aimed at 1: 23: 00 and pushed table 300 the user according to 1: 23: 00 give the correct time, but in fact under the situation about when lagging behind 5 seconds (5 seconds) clocks, pushing, promptly when current time is 1: 23: 05, push table 300 situation under, the moment that pointer is indicated is consistent with current time.

And, for example, as shown in Figure 5, push during fast 15 seconds (fast 15 seconds ,+15 seconds) clocks with respect to current time table 300 situation under, promptly when current time is 1: 22: 45, push table 300 situation under, the moment that pointer is indicated is consistent with current time.

In addition, when having changed battery, internal counter 433 is initialised, and becomes 00: 00: 00.At Fig. 3 to the example shown in Figure 7, operation table 300 with its time point that pushes be internal counter 433 be initialised the back about 3 minutes after, information second of internal counter 433 is set to setting (00 second) during 300 push operation at table, so when changing constantly by the operation table handle, internal counter 433 becomes 00: 03: 00.

Herein, when the user is in 0 second position at second hand 240, extract table 300, carry out the correct operation of hour hands 220, minute hand 230, pushing table 300 o'clock then, information second of described internal counter 433 is set to 00 second, so in either case, information second of second hand 240 and internal counter 433 (second counting) was all indicated 0 second, reached consistent.

On the other hand, second hand 240 and internal counter 433 second information and current time second information as previously described, push table 300 if aim at 0 second of giving the correct time, then reach consistent as shown in Figure 3, but before and after 0 second of giving the correct time, push table 300 o'clock,, can not reach consistent as Fig. 4, shown in Figure 5.

In addition,, do not receive the long wave standard wave as yet, so unidentified to moment information at this time point.

And after taking the needle of step S7 handled, control circuit 470 control receiving elements 420 made it receive the long wave standard wave, obtain time information.In addition, the acquisition of this time information is not limited to situation about implementing according to the operation of step S5, before regularly receiving, continue taking the needle of step S7, promptly under the state that comprises the margin of error of aligning during the moment, continue timing by original state, also identical under the situation that regularly reception period receives.

And time correction unit 440 judges whether the reception of long wave standard wave of receiving element 420 is correct, promptly judges whether correctly to obtain time information (step S8).

At this step S8, be judged as and can not correctly obtain time information, in the time of can not being stored in the current time storage unit 441 as current time, receive processing once more.This reception is handled and is not limited to implement after can not correctly obtaining time information being judged as at once, also can continue taking the needle of step S7 by original state, through after the stipulated time, receives processing again.Under this state, carry out the action identical with common quartz clock.

On the other hand, at step S8, time correction unit 440 recognizes when having obtained time information first after table is 300 push operation, and time correction unit 440 stores obtained time information in the current time storage unit 441 into.In addition, second of the information and in the information second of the count value of internal counter 433 countings of the current time that time correction unit 440 is relatively stored, identification count value is with respect to the difference of current time, i.e. the amount slowly of second hand 240 or measure (step S9) soon.

For example, proofreading and correct according to current time shown in Figure 3 in the example in the moment shown by pointer, under the current time of obtaining the time point of time information (when receiving successfully) is 1: 43: 00 situation, obtaining the time point of time information, utilize the operation of step S5 to carry out pointer and take the needle and pick up counting, thus the moment (pointer position) that pointer position shows with the time of reception information and current time consistent.In addition, the count value of internal counter 433 is advanced too becomes 00: 23: 00.In the count value of this internal counter 433, second, information was set at setting (00 second) at step S6, consistent with second hand 240 and current time, thus when receiving successfully, also become " 00 second ", with constantly (pointer position), the time of reception information and current time consistent.On the other hand because in the count value of internal counter 433, the timely information of branch information is asynchronous, so they with constantly (pointer position), the time of reception information and current time inconsistent.

Therefore, at step S9, during 00 second of the time information that time correction unit 440 relatively receives and count value 00 second, time correction unit 440 recognize internal counter 433 be 430 timing of timing unit second information with respect to current time be the time of reception information second information mistiming be " 0 " second, not slow or fast.

In addition, for example shown in Figure 4 according to slow example of coming corrected time in 5 seconds in, be 1: 43: 00 equally when receiving successfully, the moment that is shown by pointer advances to 1: 42: 55 too.And the count value of internal counter 433 advances to 00: 22: 55 too.Under this state, current time that time correction unit 440 relatively receives 00 second and count value 55 seconds, according to ± 30 seconds with interior poor, recognize information second of count value slow 5 seconds (5 seconds).

And, for example shown in Figure 5 according to fast example of coming corrected time in 15 seconds in, current time when receiving successfully is under 1: 43: 50 the situation, identical with the example of Fig. 3, the moment that is shown by pointer took the needle 1: 44: 05, and it is 00: 24: 05 that the count value of internal counter 433 also is increased counting.Under this state, time correction unit 440 is 50 seconds and 05 second of count value of current times relatively, according to ± 30 seconds with interior poor, recognize information second of count value fast 15 seconds (+15 seconds).

After this step S9, as shown in Figure 2, control circuit 470 is stored in (step S10) in the internal counter 433 to the time information that becomes the current time in the current time storage unit 441 that is stored in time correction unit 440 as count value.By the processing of this step S10, make current time consistent with the count value of internal counter 433.That is, correct at least storage second, branch, the time count value (count value of the temporal information in the time information).In addition, internal counter 433 be set to not only can to the time, minute, second temporal information, and under the situation about can count calendar informations such as date, week, the moon, years, temporal information and calendar information all are rewritten as correct count value according to the current time information that receives.

Particularly, for example in Fig. 3 and example shown in Figure 4, carry out a processing that the time information that receives was stored in the internal counter 433 in 43 minutes in 00 second at 1 o'clock, in the example depicted in fig. 5, carry out the processing that be stored in the internal counter 433 in 43 minutes in 50 seconds at 1 o'clock.

In addition, control circuit 470 carries out following control: by time correction unit 440 pointer is suitably taken the needle, and be the time correction that pointer shows moment (step S11) as the time information of current time.

Particularly, time correction unit 440 is to drive signal generation circuit 450 outputs and amount slowly of trying to achieve at step S9 or the corresponding signal of fast amount.Then, drive signal generation circuit 450 according to and amount or the corresponding signal of fast amount slowly, F.F. pulse signal of for example stipulating to 460 outputs of moment display driver circuit or rewind down pulse signal etc.And then display driver circuit 460 drives driver element according to obtained F.F. pulse signal or rewind down pulse signal constantly, and pointer is taken the needle.That is, make pointer F.F. or rewind down, the time correction that pointer is shown is a current time.

For example, in the example depicted in fig. 3, because it is not slow or fast to recognize pointer, so do not carry out not implementing the processing (need not proofread and correct pointer) that pointer is taken the needle to for example processing of the F.F. pulse signal of regulation or rewind down pulse signal etc. of moment display driver circuit 460 outputs.

In addition, shown in Figure 4 according to slow example of coming corrected time in 5 seconds in, it is slow 5 seconds to recognize pointer, so time correction unit 440 makes its fast 5 seconds taking the needle, it is 1 o'clock 43 minutes 00 second (pointer is from normal moveout correction) that pointer is proofreaied and correct.

In addition, shown in Figure 5 according to fast example of coming corrected time in 15 seconds in, recognized pointer fast 15 seconds, so time correction unit 440 makes its slow 15 seconds taking the needle, it is 1 o'clock 43 minutes 50 seconds (pointer is from normal moveout correction) that pointer is proofreaied and correct.

By the processing of this step S11, the count value of internal counter 433 that is corrected as current time at step S10 according to time information is consistent with pointer position.That is, the count value of internal counter 433, pointer position and to become the time information of current time all consistent.

And, according to pulse signal from frequency dividing circuit 432 outputs, by drive signal generation circuit 450 and moment display driver circuit 460, driver element drives, pointer is taken the needle a second at every turn, and the count value of internal counter 433 is each simultaneously increases by one second, reaches synchronous mutually, change the control (step S12) that normally takes the needle of current time institute timing over to, the finish time treatment for correcting.

After this time correction processing finishes, control circuit 470 makes receiving element 420 regularly receive the long wave standard wave, according to the long wave standard wave that receives, obtain the time information of current time, with above-mentioned time correction handle identical, the information and information second of the count value of internal counter 433 second of current time relatively.Then, the time residual quantity according to being compared suitably takes the needle, and makes the count value of internal counter 433 consistent with time information, carries out time correction.That is, identical with the time correction of common electric wave correcting timepiece, implementing a time correction that shows is the time correction of current time.At this moment, can make pointer position and internal counter 433 synchronous, so needn't carry out the processing of step S9, S10.Promptly, the processing of step S9, S10 can be only extract table 30 after, carry out when receiving standard wave first when pushing once more, (step S12) receives under the situation of standard wave when normally taking the needle subsequently, identical with the time correction of common electric wave correcting timepiece, implementing shown time correction is the time correction of current time.

In addition, if can make pointer and internal counter 433 synchronous,, also can compare suitably and proofread and correct Hour Minute Second or calendar relevant information then not only to second hand.

Herein, in above-mentioned time correction is handled, the user changes the situation more than or equal to ± 30 seconds when waiting change to show constantly according to giving the correct time, describe with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.

For example, as shown in Figure 6, according to the current time that the user recognizes by giving the correct time etc., the user extracts table 300 equally under second hand 240 points to the state of 0 points (12 point), and making takes the needle stops, and changes to 1: 23: 00.Then, suppose that the user is that mistake will be shown to push under 1: 23: 40 the situation at current time for example to 300, beginning to take the needle under the state more than or equal to ± 30 seconds 40 seconds (40 seconds) slowly with respect to current time.

In addition, for example shown in Figure 7, according to the current time that passing through of recognizing of user given the correct time etc. and to obtain, the user extracts table 300 equally under second hand 240 points to the state of 0 points (12 point), and making takes the needle stops, and changes to 1: 23: 00.Then, suppose that the user is that mistake will be shown to push under 1: 22: 20 the situation at current time for example to 300, beginning to take the needle under the state more than or equal to ± 30 seconds 40 seconds (+40 seconds) soon with respect to current time.

In addition, in these Fig. 6 and example shown in Figure 7, when showing 300 push operation, case of internal counter 433 for example becomes 00: 03: 00.And, owing to do not receive long wave step electric wave, so do not obtain time information.

And, shown in Figure 6 according to slow example of coming corrected time in 40 seconds in, be under 1: 42: 00 the situation at the current time of the time information that step S8 receives, the shown moment of pointer took the needle 1: 41: 20, and it is 00: 21: 20 that the count value of internal counter 433 also is increased counting.Under this state, if time correction unit 440 relatively 00 second and 20 seconds of count value of current times then judge with interior difference by basis ± 30 seconds, be judged as information second of count value fast 20 seconds (+20 seconds).This be because the internal counter 433 of time correction unit 440 timing calculating second information with respect to current time second information mistiming the time, suppose internal counter 433 second information the second of current time information ± 30 seconds with interior and calculate.

On the other hand, shown in Figure 7 according to fast example of coming corrected time in 40 seconds in, be under 1: 43: 50 the situation at the current time of the time information that step S8 receives, the shown moment of pointer took the needle 1: 44: 30, and it is 00: 24: 30 that the count value of internal counter 433 also is increased counting.Under this state, if time correction unit 440 relatively 50 seconds and 30 seconds of count value of current times then judge with interior difference by basis ± 30 seconds, be judged as information second of count value slow 20 seconds (20 seconds).

Like this, when step S11 carries out time correction, shown in Figure 6 according to slow example of coming corrected time in 40 seconds in, it is fast 20 seconds to recognize pointer, so make its slow 20 seconds taking the needle.Therefore, although current time is 1: 42: 00, pointer is corrected as 1: 41: 00, and the count value of current time and internal counter 433 becomes inconsistent.

On the other hand, shown in Figure 7 according to fast example of coming corrected time in 40 seconds in, it is slow 20 seconds to recognize pointer, so make its fast 20 seconds taking the needle.Therefore, although current time is 1: 43: 50, pointer is corrected as 1: 44: 50, and the count value of current time and internal counter 433 becomes inconsistent.

Like this, at step S10, owing to current time is stored in the internal counter 433,, can not obtain synchronously so become inconsistent by the count value of shown moment of pointer and internal counter 433.

In this case, produce about 1 minute error, thereby come into effect from the operation of step S3 once more if the user recognizes, constantly change to showing ± in 30 seconds, then extremely example shown in Figure 5 is identical with above-mentioned Fig. 3, is carried out correct correction.

[action effect of electric wave correcting timepiece]

According to an above-mentioned embodiment, can bring into play following action effect.

When (1) detecting table the input operation of 300 regulation (table 300 push operation) by external operating unit testing circuit 410, time correction unit 440 handles by the moment of timing unit 430 timing second information count value be set at " 00 second ".Then, internal counter 433 is proceeded the counting based on the reference signal of coming self frequency-dividing circuit 432.When receiving standard wave, control circuit 470 identification internal counters 433 second information with respect to the time information that receives second information mistiming, carry out the correction of pointer according to this mistiming, specifically be the correction of carrying out second hand 240, the current time information setting that the while handle receives is in internal counter 433.

Therefore, for example the utilization table manually is aligned to the current time corresponding with time information to 300 to the demonstration of the shown moment display unit 200 of pointer time information, branch information and second information constantly, even thereby be not set to time information or the branch information of count value of the internal counter 433 of timing, also can easily make the shown demonstration of pointer constantly and the count value of the internal counter 433 of timing synchronous, needn't use the structures such as sensor that detect pointer position, can simplified structure, improve manufacturing operation and productivity easily.And then, aim at identically with the moment of common quartz clock, promptly 300 operation is waited according to giving the correct time to make hour hands 220 and minute hand 230 rotations proofread and correct the demonstration moment by table, so the time correction operation is easy, can easily carry out time correction.And, can obtain to make the synchronous structure of the moment of the shown moment of pointer and timing easily.

(2) according to be set in the internal counter 433 second information count value " 00 second " and the time information that receives second information mistiming, the driving of control drive unit takes the needle pointer, proofreaies and correct to be current time.

Therefore, can utilize and use the time correction of the general common time correction structure that adopts in the past, can easily carry out time correction.When particularly pointer being registered to current time, 300 timing is had deviation slightly even push table by manual operation, if this deviation in ± 30, then can be when the acceptance criteria electric wave from normal moveout correction second hand 240.Promptly, if the described mistiming is in-30, then being judged as constantly slow should the mistiming, if the described mistiming is in+30, then being judged as constantly fast should the mistiming, judges automatic corrected time (second hand 240) according to these, so manual adjustment is constantly the time, do not require strict timing, the user can easily carry out manual operation.In addition, hour hands 220 or minute hand 230 can not be from normal moveout correction, but owing to only be what to occur error easily at 300 o'clock second hand 240 pushing table, so almost do not produce the possibility of pointer moment error.

(3) only by being to push table behind the current time, just can carry out the correction in the synchronous and moment that pointer is indicated of pointer and internal counter 433 automatically to the pointer manual correction, so just can aim at the moment by unusual shirtsleeve operation 300.That is, under the situation that the pointer position sensor is not set, needed pen travel to assigned position (for example 0: 0: 0) in the past, carry out with internal counter 433 synchronously, so the move operation of this pointer is pretty troublesome.Relative therewith, in the present embodiment, as long as aim at current time, for example, tail off and change under the situation of battery at battery allowance, the moment of pointer indication does not have the situation of big deviation in the majority with current time when being replaced by new battery, so can easily be aligned to current time to pointer, says the operability that yet can improve time correction from this point.

In addition, in the past pen travel when the assigned position, the acceptance criteria electric wave, the occasion that the amount of movement when making pen travel arrive current time is big is in the majority, correspondingly drive motor waits moving hand for a long time, carries out the power consumption that time correction uses and also increases.Relative therewith, in the present embodiment, pointer only make second hand 240 mobile a little to some extent from normal moveout correction, so can reduce power consumption significantly.

[the 2nd embodiment]

Below, with reference to Fig. 8～Figure 12 the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.

In described the 1st embodiment, push table as external operating unit 300, when detecting this operation by external operating unit testing circuit 410, be the second information setting of internal counter 433 setting only, promptly in aforementioned embodiments, be set at 0 second, relative therewith, feature in the present embodiment is: when carrying out aforesaid operations, second information is not set at setting yet.That is, all time informations of internal counter 433 (date, week, time, each information of minute, second) not being set at setting controls.

The structure of the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of the 2nd embodiment is identical with the structure of the 1st embodiment shown in Figure 1.But in aforementioned embodiments, it is the function of setting (0 second) that time correction unit 440 has a second information setting, but does not have this function in the present embodiment, and this point is different.

In addition, the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of present embodiment can also show calendar informations such as date or week, therefore, waits in control circuit 470 and not shown ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) is set, built-in calendar information in this ROM.Like this, under situation about just finishing at the end of month to No. 30, also can carry out processing when the month that is set at next month 1 next day switched or the processing of 2 the last day of a month in leap year etc. automatically.In addition, in aforementioned the 1st embodiment, also can assemble identical ROM, carry out the demonstration in date or week.

The action of the pointer alignment function and the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of this present embodiment is described with reference to the situation key diagram of the process flow diagram of Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.In addition, in Fig. 8, when carrying out the processing identical, give same numeral, and omit explanation with earlier figures 2.

Identical with aforementioned the 1st embodiment, during by installation battery supply capability (step S1), internal counter 433 is set to initial value.In the present embodiment, be initialized to year information respectively for " 2000 ", month information be " January ", and day information is " 1 day ", week information be " Sun. ", the time information be " 0 o'clock ", branch information is " 0 minute ", second, information was " 0 second ".

And timing unit 430 picks up counting, each pointer begin normally to take the needle (step S1).At this moment, the position of each pointer is arbitrarily, so the moment of the moment (internal count value) of internal counter 433 indications and pointer indication is inconsistent usually, does not obtain synchronously.

Therefore, identical with aforementioned the 1st embodiment, the user manually carries out the time correction operation.That is, the user extracts table 300, is operable to the state in the moment that can change demonstration.External operating unit testing circuit 410 detects this and extracts the operation of showing 300 (step S3), to the operation detection signal of control circuit 470 output regulations.Like this, control circuit 470 is set time correction pattern (current time alignment pattern) (step S4).

In the time correction pattern of this step S4, identical with aforementioned the 1st embodiment, control circuit 470 controlling and driving signal generating circuits 450, the processing that the driving of 460 pairs of driver elements of display driver circuit is constantly stopped.In addition, internal counter 433 can continue counting, also can stop counting in the time correction process.

This table 300 states that are pulled out under, user's rotary manipulation table is 300, proofread and correct calendar informations such as date or week, and each pointer (hour hands 220, minute hand 230, second hand 240) proofreaied and correct be current time, push table 300 (step S5) at the moment time point consistent of each pointer indication with current time.For example, in the example depicted in fig. 9, when having carried out table 300 push operation, internal counter 433 be set as owing to the replacing battery be initialised after through the value after 3 minutes 20 seconds.On the other hand, pointer is proofreaied and correct by the user and is aligned to current time, so consistent with current time (01: 43: 00 Friday of on July 11st, 2003).

In addition, in electric wave correcting timepiece 100, second hand 240 can not carry out manual operation to 300 with table usually.Therefore, the user needs one side to listen to give the correct time etc., and one side rotation table comes shift calibrating hour hands 220, minute hand 230 to 300, pushes in the moment consistent with current time in the moment of each pointer indication and shows 300.So usually, when second hand 240 arrived each position of (0 second) on schedule or 10,20,30,40,50 seconds, the table that carries out step S3 was 300 the operation of extracting, the table that basis is given the correct time carry out step S5 gets final product 300 push operation easily.

When table is pushed into 300 (step S5), the operation detection signal of external operating unit testing circuit 410 output regulations.When control circuit 470 recognizes from the operation detection signal of the regulation of external operating unit testing circuit 410, remove the time correction pattern, the frequency division processing with frequency dividing circuit 432 simultaneously resets take the needle (the step S21) of start pointer.In the present embodiment, second hand 240 per seconds carry out a stepping and take the needle, so as long as 300 time is lighted begin to take the needle after 1 second from pushing table, the amount that makes second hand 240 move 1 second gets final product.

Beginning the time point that this takes the needle, as previously mentioned, the moment of current time and pointer indication is by user's manual adjustment pointer and consistent.On the other hand, the indication of the pointer moment and internal counter 433 are inconsistent.

Then, control circuit 470 normally take the needle (step S7).That is, control circuit 470 makes the count value of internal counter 433 increase counting according to the pulse signal that comes self frequency-dividing circuit 432, simultaneously from drive signal generation unit 450 to moment display driver circuit 460 output pulse signals, pointer is taken the needle.

After taking the needle of step S7 handled, control circuit 470 control receiving elements 420 made it receive the long wave standard wave, obtain time information.In addition, obtaining of this time information can be carried out in the beginning back that takes the needle of step S7 at once, carries out in the time of also can waiting until common time of reception.

In addition,,, preferably stop to take the needle, prevent that motor from receive for the electric wave of antenna and bringing influence in order to improve receiving sensitivity receiving when action.Therefore, can after table is 300 push operation, not begin to take the needle yet, and receive action, after receiving successfully, begin to take the needle at once.In this case, when step S4 was registered to current time to pointer, pointer stopped at this time point, finished the required time of action that receives so pointer only lags behind with respect to current time.For this reason, push table 300 after, utilize internal counter 433 to measure the time that finishes receiving, after finishing receiving, pointer this corresponding time of driving is got final product.

And, after table is 300 operation, also can not receive processing at once, and before regularly receiving, continue taking the needle of step S7 by original state, promptly under the state that comprises the error part of aligning during the moment, continue timing, in the time that regularly receives, when receiving time information, carry out the correction of pointer.

And time correction unit 440 judges whether correctly, promptly whether the reception of the long wave standard wave of receiving element 420 correctly obtain time information (step S8).

Herein, identical with aforementioned embodiments, at step S8, under the situation that can not correctly obtain time information, take defeat, time correction unit 440 receives processing once more.

On the other hand, at step S8, recognize in the time of obtaining time information in time correction unit 440, time correction unit 440 is stored in obtained time information in the current time storage unit 441.

Then, the second of the moment data that time correction unit 440 relatively receives regularly and from second of timing unit regularly promptly from the incoming timing of frequency dividing circuit 432 with the signal exported at interval for 1 second, detect its measures of dispersion (step S22).

Particularly, as shown in figure 10, each signal of standard wave is a pulse signal at interval in 1 second, if its pulsewidth is about 0.2 second, then expressive notation or position mark if its pulsewidth was about about 0.8 second, are then represented 0 of 2 systems, if its pulsewidth was about about 0.5 second, then represent 1 of 2 systems.Therefore, the rising of each pulse signal produces with 1 clock second at interval.On the other hand, the signal from frequency dividing circuit 432 outputs also is a pulse signal at interval in 1 second.So the mistiming Δ t of the rising by detecting each pulse signal can obtain each second measures of dispersion regularly.

Particularly, time correction unit 440 detect the beginning (0 second position) of standard wave ± 0.5 second scope in the mistiming Δ t of 0 second (mark) of detected pulse signal and standard wave, proofread and correct the particularly driving of second hand 240 of pointer, to eliminate this mistiming (step S23).

By above correction, second hand 240 is that taking the needle of pointer becomes with actual constantly consistent.

And time correction unit 440 is the internal counter 433 (step S24) of the data setting of the time of reception to timing unit 430.The indication of the inconsistent pointer moment (pointer position) is consistent with the count value of internal counter 433 like this, before this.That is, the count value of internal counter 433, pointer position and to become the time information of current time all consistent.

In addition, the standard wave JJY of Japan is the signal of 60 seconds 1 cycles (60 bit), for example when receiving the signal of 3 minutes (3 times) continuously,, then can be judged as and successfully receive correct moment data if the moment data of each signal indication are 1 minute intervals.Herein, in standard wave, the time and divided data in initial 20 seconds, export, so when the signal that receives continuously 3 minutes,, then can obtain time/divided data before initial 20 seconds, can judge whether success of reception if the 3rd time signal is to receive.Therefore, in the present embodiment, also can be during before the 3rd time 20 seconds to 60 seconds, carry out a comparison second regularly, the treatment for correcting of pointer.And, in standard wave, the signal indication positive part of 0 second (60 seconds) (every part 0 second), export the time/divided data of this positive part by signal thereafter, so in the present embodiment, add 1 minute, at i.e. thereafter 0 second the time point of reception data of 60 seconds time points of the 3rd time reception data to the branch information of the data that receive for the 3rd time, adding the time minute counter that this time/divided data of 1 minute of letting it pass writes internal counter 433, to second counter write 0 second and set.

For example, in the example of Fig. 9, when receiving successfully, the indication of current time, the time information that receives, pointer is consistent constantly, but internal counter 433 is inconsistent.Therefore, when receiving successfully, carry out the correction of internal counter 433, make the indication moment of current time, the time information that receives, pointer, all moment unanimities of internal counter 433.In addition, in the example of Fig. 9, pointer is consistent with current time, does not proofread and correct so in fact do not carry out pointer.

On the other hand, shown in the example of Figure 11,, under will showing 300 situations about pushing slow 0.3 second the time, in step S23, carry out the treatment for correcting of pointer by clock and watch time correction unit 440 than current time at step S5.But, shown in the example of Figure 12,, under will showing 300 situations about pushing during fast 0.3 second, in step S23, do not carry out the treatment for correcting of pointer than current time at step S5.

In addition, which kind of situation no matter, second hand 240 all is that stepping p.s. takes the needle once, so the output by adjusting its driving pulse is regularly, carries out the treatment for correcting of pointer.

After carrying out this processing, return the processing (step S12) that normally takes the needle.That is, above-mentioned processing only internal counter 433 be reset and with nonsynchronous situation of pointer under get final product, obtain synchronously after, the control that takes the needle normally gets final product.Promptly, according to pulse signal from frequency dividing circuit 432 outputs, drive by drive signal generation circuit 450 and 460 pairs of driver elements of moment display driver circuit, pointer is taken the needle a second at every turn, and simultaneously the count value of internal counter 433 is each increases by one second, mutually synchronously, in the timing current time, receive under the situation of standard wave, the value of data and internal counter 433 is carried out pointer and is proofreaied and correct, to eliminate this difference relatively constantly.

In this 2nd embodiment, also can not need the pointer position sensor, and, do not need to make whole pen travel to 12 assigned position such as grade to carry out the initialization of internal counter 433, just can bring into play and the identical action effect of aforementioned the 1st embodiment.

In addition, present embodiment is compared with the 1st embodiment, and the restriction of timing of carrying out time correction is few, and the advantage that can improve operability is also arranged in this.That is, in the 1st embodiment, the push operation table was 300 o'clock in step S5, at step S6, only information second of internal counter 433 (second counter) is initialized to setting (0 second), therefore, must carry out the operation of showing 300 of extracting of step S3 at 0 second time point of second hand 240 indications.

Relative therewith, in the present embodiment, in step S5, push table 300 o'clock, do not carry out the initialization of second counter, so also can beyond 0 second timing of second hand 240 indications, operate at step S3, therefore, need not wait for that second hand 240 moves to 0 second ability operation table 300, correspondingly can improve operability.

But, in the present embodiment, replace not making internal counter 433 initialization, need make pointer correctly consistent by the user with current time, can only be from normal moveout correction ± 0.5 second with interior error, but in the 1st embodiment since make the second hand position and second counter value consistent, even push table the deviation in 300+30 seconds～-30 seconds the scope of operation generation, can be correct advantage constantly also from normal moveout correction so have.

[other embodiments]

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the 1st, 2 embodiments, and the distortion in the scope that can reach purpose of the present invention, improvement etc. comprise in the present invention.

That is, as mentioned above, can be any clock and watch that do not have second hand or have calendar function etc., as electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of the present invention.And,, can be applied to portable timekeepers such as wrist-watch or pocket-watch, wall clock or desk clock etc. various clock and watch such as type clock and watch are set as electric wave correcting timepiece 100.

And, the situation of utilizing button cell 111 to drive has been described, but also can has been to utilize commercial ac power source, utilize solar cell or body temperature any structures such as structure as drive source.In addition, under the situation of Mainspring type, owing to can consider the electromotive force deficiency of the reception usefulness of long wave standard wave, so preferably can obtain battery type drive sources sufficient electric power, also can corresponding clock and watch.

In addition, be installed in each circuit or unit such as clock and watch time correction unit 440 shown in Figure 1 on the circuit substrate of carrying out action shown in Figure 2 or action shown in Figure 8, control circuit 470, be not limited to the circuit or the unit that constitute by hardware such as various logical elements, also can followingly constitute: the micro computer with CPU (central processing unit), storer (memory storage) etc. is set in electric wave correcting timepiece 100, realizes each circuit or unit to the program or the data (being stored in the data of each storage unit) of this micro computer installation provision.

For example, CPU or storer (ROM, RAM etc.) are set in electric wave correcting timepiece 100, make it play the effect of micro computer, control program or data by communication units such as the Internet or recording mediums such as CD-ROM, storage card installation provision in this storer, utilize the program of being installed to make actions such as CPU, the next suitable corrected time of 300 operation is got final product by table.

In addition, for to the program of electric wave correcting timepiece 100 installation provisions etc., also can directly insert storage card or CD-ROM etc., or the machine that reads these storage mediums is connected to electric wave correcting timepiece 100 in external mode to this electric wave correcting timepiece 100.And, also can connect LAN electric wires, telephone wire etc. to electric wave correcting timepiece 100, provide program etc. to install by communication, because have antenna 130, so can also provide program to install etc. with wireless.

If the control program that installation is provided by communication units such as such recording medium or the Internets in electric wave correcting timepiece 100 etc., then only just can realize the function of aforementioned each invention, therefore can when product export or by the control program that the user selects to wish, install by altering the procedure.In the case, only can the different various electric wave correcting timepieces 100 of production control form by altering the procedure just, so can realize that parts are shared etc., the manufacturing cost in the time of can reducing model change significantly.

Function as electric wave correcting timepiece 100, be the various structures of timing unit 430, receiving element 420, drive signal generation circuit 450, moment display driver circuit 460, moment display unit 200 etc., be not limited to the structure of aforementioned embodiments, also can utilize each unit of known electric wave correcting timepiece in the past.

In addition, the number at reception object station or concrete country (area) etc. can suitably set when implementing.

In addition, table has been made the state that can push and extract two grades of operations of state to 300, can carry out the structure of operating more than the third gear but for example also can be applied in having the clock and watch of calendar function, to carry out third gear operation etc.

And, as the change external operating unit in moment of showing of display unit 200 constantly, be not limited to table 300, also can be to use the structure of button etc.That is, also can be following structure: by pressing the operation of button, external operating unit testing circuit 410 recognizes operation, thus, can suitably drive display driver circuit 460 constantly, pointer F.F. or rewind down is waited change constantly.

And, as having hour hands 220, minute hand 230, the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of second hand 240, adopted following structure: by being at second hand 240 and the corresponding position of initial position of stipulating, when promptly pointing to the position of 0 point (12 point), extract table the input operation of 300 regulation, implement time correction, but, also can adopt following structure: for example as setting, internal counter second information count value be set under the situation of " 30 seconds ", corresponding with it, by when second hand 240 points to 6 position, extract table time correction etc. is implemented in 300 input operation.

And, when the user shows constantly according to change such as give the correct time, even the information and wait second information inconsistency that obtains by giving the correct time second of second hand 240 indications that 300 pull action stopped because of table needs only at ± 30 seconds and shows to come corrected time to 300 with interior pushing.

And, in having the structure of calendar mechanism, also can form and utilize driver element etc. to proofread and correct the structure of the calendar contents that this calendar mechanism shows according to timing code.

In addition, also can in 1 electric wave correcting timepiece 100, assemble each control of the 1st, 2 embodiments.In this case, can followingly constitute: can blocked operation, make it for example only carry out the control of the 1st embodiment under 300 situation pushing table, the button that one side is pressed other setting simultaneously push table 300 situation under the control of execution the 2nd embodiment.

In addition, in the described processing of Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, following structure is illustrated: to detecting the regulation input operation of showing 300 by external operating unit testing circuit 410, detection with this external operating unit testing circuit 410 serves as to trigger to be set at setting, but be not limited to this structure, if can suitably be identified in the time point institute timing that receives time information the moment second information and the time information that receives second information mistiming.

In addition, in the 2nd embodiment, clock and watch time correction unit 440 in the current time information that receive the time, minute, second temporal information be set in the internal counter 433, but also can in internal counter 433, set calendar informations such as date or week.

And clock and watch time correction unit 440 also can be the structure that only calendar information is set to internal counter 433.In this case, as long as hour hands 220, minute hand 230, second hand 240 are with identical in the past, carry out the initialization of internal counter 433 and pointer, or the pointer position sensor that detects pointer position is set handles and get final product.

In addition, in aforementioned the 1st embodiment, also can calculate timer time second information with respect to the time of reception second information mistiming the time, utilize " information second of information-time of reception second of timer time (internal counter 433) " to obtain this mistiming, should the mistiming if its value (mistiming) more than or equal to 0 second less than 30 seconds, then is judged as constantly fast, if more than or equal to 30 seconds less thaies 60 seconds, then being judged as constantly slow should the mistiming, judges corrected time according to these.In this case, come down to judge timer time second information with respect to the time of reception second information whether in ± 30 seconds, can carry out identical control.

In addition, implement concrete structure and step when of the present invention, in the scope that can reach the object of the invention, can suitably change to other structures etc.

[reference technique]

To as can independently implementing, also can the combine reference technique of the invention implemented of aforementioned the 1st, 2 embodiments be described with reference to Figure 13～Figure 15.

This reference technique is not carried out electric wave and is received under with inferior situation, is current time and internal counter and pointer are proofreaied and correct.This situation comprises: at for example time correction by the 1st above-mentioned embodiment or the general common time correction of implementing (use the pointer position sensor or pen travel is carried out synchronous correction to assigned position), is the count value time correction of pointer position and internal counter 433 under the state consistent with current time, because impact from the outside, pointer is moved, the count value and the pointer of internal counter 433 are asynchronous, the result, when receiving standard wave etc., the moment of pointer indication departs from current time and produces error; Or because electric wave correcting timepiece 100 such as is placed in the buildings at the place of difficult reception long wave standard wave, or be detained because of travel in overseas, go on business etc., cause to receive the long wave standard wave for a long time, according to the precision (for example monthly error is ± 15 seconds) of quartz clock, when the pointer indication produces error etc.

Figure 13 is the process flow diagram that the time correction of the electric wave correcting timepiece 100 of this reference technique of expression moves.Figure 14 is the figure that the time correction situation when aiming at constantly according to slow 4 seconds is described.Figure 15 is the figure of the time correction situation when aiming at constantly in fast 40 seconds that is used for the effect of description references technology.In addition, the circuit structure of electric wave correcting timepiece 100 is identical with the 1st embodiment shown in Figure 1, the Therefore, omited explanation.

Because it is different with current time that the user recognizes the moment of display unit 200 demonstrations constantly, the user is the demonstration time correction current time by manual operation.That is, the user extracts table 300, is operable to change to show state constantly.Then, as shown in figure 13, external operating unit testing circuit 410 detects and makes this table is 300 the operation (step S31) of extracting state, to the operation detection signal of control circuit 470 output regulations.Like this, control circuit 470 becomes time correction pattern (step S32).

Under the time correction pattern of this step S22, identical with the 1st embodiment, control circuit 470 controlling and driving signal generating circuits 450, the processing that the driving of 460 pairs of driver elements of display driver circuit is constantly stopped.That is, control circuit 470 stops from drive signal generation circuit 450 to moment display driver circuit 460 output 1Hz Impulse Information Processing, and this 1Hz pulse signal is used for driver element driven takes the needle pointer.

This table 300 states that are pulled out under, by by user's rotary manipulation table 300, pointer is accompanied by rotary manipulation and rotates, and is corrected as current time.

For example, as shown in figure 14, although the current time that the user recognizes according to giving the correct time etc. is 1: 22: 00, recognizing the moment that is shown by pointer is 1: 21: 54, recognizes the error that has produced slow 6 seconds (6 seconds).In addition, the moment of pointer indication and the count value of internal counter 433 are normally consistent, but drop and situation that pointer comes off is inferior at clock and watch, and they are also inconsistent sometimes.In the example of Figure 14, the count value of internal counter 433 is 1: 21: 56, has produced the error of slow 4 seconds (4 seconds) with respect to current time, and the indication moment and the current time of pointer are also inconsistent.

Because the indication that the user recognizes pointer constantly and the error of current time, the user carries out the operation of time correction, for example extracts under the state that second hand 240 points to as regulation 0 point (12 point) constantly and shows to make 300 to take the needle to stop.Then, user's rotary manipulation table is 300, according to the current time by identifications such as giving the correct time, carries out the moment that pointer shows changed to 1: 25: 00 operation.

Under the state that has carried out this change, even the moment that pointer shows is corrected as the moment identical with current time, the count value of internal counter 433 still maintains the state slow 4 seconds with respect to current time as shown in figure 14.

And, after the user changes to current time to pointer in step S22, as shown in figure 14, if at the consistent time point of the moment that shows based on current time that gives the correct time and after changing pointer, be operable to table 300 be pushed into can not change the state that shows the moment, then external operating unit testing circuit 410 is the input operation (step S23) of this operation detection for regulation, the operation detection signal that output is stipulated.Then, when control circuit 470 recognizes from the operation detection signal of the regulation of external operating unit testing circuit 410, remove the time correction pattern, the frequency division processing with frequency dividing circuit 432 simultaneously resets.In addition, control circuit 470 is the setting that second information setting be and regulation is constantly corresponding of internal counter 433 i.e. " 00 second ", make it and represent after changing the moment second information second hand 240 synchronous (step S34).

And, before control circuit 470 makes that time correction unit 440 is more above-mentioned and resets second information count value " 56 seconds " and after above-mentioned the resetting second information count value " 00 second ".Then, before time correction unit 440 identification resets second information count value with respect to after resetting second information the difference of count value, i.e. amount or measure (mistiming) (step S35) soon slowly.Then, control circuit 470 makes time correction unit 440 according to the amount or the count value (step S36) of amount correction internal counter 433 slowly soon.

For example, as shown in figure 14, in the slow 4 seconds example of slow 6 seconds of second hand, count value, time correction unit 440 according to before resetting second information count value be the judgement with interior difference in ± 30 seconds, recognize slow 4 seconds of information second (4 seconds) of count value.Thus, time correction unit 440 is set at " 00 second " to information second of internal counter 433 by " 56 seconds ", be judged as slowly,, the count value of internal counter 433 be set at 01: 25: 00 so make the count value of branch information increase by 1 minute processing.

Like this, moment of showing of the count value in the moment of internal counter 433 timing, pointer and reach synchronous respectively based on the current time of time information.

And, according to pulse signal from frequency dividing circuit 432 outputs, by drive signal generation circuit 450 and moment display driver circuit 460, driver element is driven, pointer was taken the needle one second at every turn, simultaneously the count value of internal counter 433 is each increases by one second, and timing current time (step S37) synchronously mutually, the finish time treatment for correcting.

Herein, with reference to Figure 15, following situation is described, this situation is: in the processing of the time correction of above-mentioned Figure 13 and Figure 14, when the user showed constantly according to change such as give the correct time, the count value of internal counter 433 produced error more than or equal to ± 30 seconds with respect to the current time of time information.

In addition, under situation shown in Figure 15, the count value state slow 40 seconds with respect to current time of internal counter 433 is described, the situation of the state that the while pointer is slow 42 seconds, the moment that is moment of count value indication of internal counter 433 and pointer indication is inconsistent mutually, and with current time situation devious.

For example, as shown in figure 15, be under 1: 22: 00 the situation the user according to moment of identifications such as giving the correct time, the user extracts table 300 equally under second hand 240 points to the state of 0 points (12 point), and making takes the needle stops.Then, user's rotary manipulation table is 300, according to the current time by identifications such as giving the correct time, carries out the moment that pointer shows changed to 1: 25: 00 operation.

Under the state that has carried out this change, even the moment that pointer shows is corrected as the moment identical with current time, the count value of internal counter 433 also maintains with respect under the slow 40 seconds state of current time.

And the user pushes the operation of showing 300 based on current time that gives the correct time and the constantly consistent time point of after changing demonstration.By this operation, control circuit 470 be the second information setting of internal counter " 00 second ", make it and represent after changing the moment second information second hand 240 synchronous.

And, control circuit 470 make time correction unit 440 before relatively resetting second information count value " 20 seconds " and reset after second information count value " 00 second ".Then, time correction unit 440 judge before resetting second information count value with respect to after resetting second information the difference of count value, i.e. amount or measure soon slowly.This is judged as mentioned above, judged with interior difference according to ± 30 seconds.Therefore, owing to compare " 20 seconds " and " 00 second ", so time correction unit 440 was judged as fast 20 seconds.

Like this, time correction unit 440 has been set in " 00 second ", has been judged as fast 20 seconds, so the processing that the count value " 24 minutes " of branch information is maintained the original state.Therefore, although current time and by the moment that pointer shows be 1: 25: 00, be that the count value of internal counter 433 is set at 1: 24: 00 with moment of timing, become inconsistent.

If the processing of proofreading and correct the following finish time at this state then as mentioned above, continues to take the needle in comprising synchronously under 1 minute the state of error of moment of internal clocking and indicated number pointer position constantly.Like this, the count value of internal counter 433 produces situation more than or equal to ± 30 seconds deviation with respect to current time under, can not obtain synchronously with the method for this reference technique.In this case, need to adopt the method for the 1st embodiment or method for synchronous in the past to proofread and correct.

According to this reference technique, has following effect.

By table the input operation of 300 regulation, identification by the count value of internal counter 433 countings of after changing timing unit 430 second information and the count value of internal counter before changing 433 second information mistiming, the count value of proofreading and correct internal counter 433 according to this mistiming.Particularly, external operating unit testing circuit 410 detects and makes from can change table that the moment state that is shown by moment display unit 200 becomes the state that can not change the input operation of 300 regulation the time, is second information setting by the count value of internal counter 433 countings of timing unit 430 that setting is " 00 second ".Then, the information second of the count value of the internal counter 433 of identification detection table before the input operation of 300 regulation is the mistiming of " 00 second " with the setting that sets, the count value of proofreading and correct internal counter 433 according to this mistiming.

Therefore, if the count value of internal counter 433 with respect to the deviation of current time in ± 30 seconds, then, just can make the count value of internal counter 433 consistent with pointer and current time only by manually pointer being aimed at current time and pushed the operation of showing 300.So, even for example can not the time of reception under the state of information, also can be with simple structure corrected time easily, promptly synchronous by the count value and the pointer position that make internal counter 433, show constantly corresponding to the current time change of giving the correct time, can be set as correct current time, though later on the time of reception information come under the situation of corrected time, also can correctly carry out time correction.

In addition, in action shown in the process flow diagram of Figure 13 of this reference technique, can be prerequisite to come corrected time according to the 1st embodiment, can be prerequisite also to come corrected time according to the 2nd embodiment.Promptly, reference technique is to have produced the correction during with interior slight error in 1 minute synchronously as the count value of the internal counter 433 of timer time storage unit and pointer effective making, and therefore preferably the 1st embodiment and the 2nd embodiment combined and implements.In addition, in this case, by and wait switching table 300 operation with other buttons, carry out the control of each embodiment, or the control of carrying out this reference technique gets final product.

And this reference technique is not limited to realize by making up aforementioned the 1st embodiment and the 2nd embodiment.That is,, also can utilize the method for use pointer position sensor in the past or pen travel is carried out initialized method to assigned position as the count value that makes internal counter 433 structure consistent with pointer position.For example, extracting table the user is altered to pointed to 300 and pushed behind (12 o'clock) state of 0 minute 0 second in 0 o'clock and show 300 o'clock, the count value of internal counter 433 is set at 00: 00: 00 initial value, becomes the count value and the synchronous state of pointer position that make internal counter 433.Because external impact etc. make pointer be offset, under the situation of the count value of internal counter 433 and pointer position generation skew, implement action shown in Figure 13 and get final product.

Like this, in case obtain synchronously, even can not obtain later on when synchronous, only according to second information just can corrected time, so the enough simple structures of energy corrected time easily.

In addition, this reference technique is not limited to have the electric wave correcting timepiece of the receiving element that receives the standard wave that comprises time information.For example, in the clock and watch of the generator with solar cell etc., the clock and watch with following energy saver mode are known, take the needle by stopping under this energy saver mode, only continue to carry out the counting of the current time that undertaken by internal counter 433, under situation such as can not generate electricity, suppress power consumption.This clock and watch have with the suitable structure of pointer time synchronisation internal counter 433 constantly.In having the clock and watch of this internal counter, when pointer or internal counter and current time have deviation, can utilize this reference technique.

[form of reference technique]

The electric wave correcting timepiece that the 1st form relates to has: the receiving element that receives the standard wave that comprises time information; According to timing unit from the reference signal timer time of reference signal source; Have pointer and utilize this pointer to show the moment display unit in the described moment; The driver element that described pointer is taken the needle according to the described moment; With the external operating unit that can change described moment display unit by the input operation of regulation, this electric wave correcting timepiece is proofreaied and correct the described moment according to the time information that is received by described receiving element, it is characterized in that, have: the operation detection unit, detect that described external operating unit carries out from changing the regulation input operation of state of operation for changing state in the described moment that described display unit shows; Control part when detecting the input operation of described regulation by this operation detection unit, is the second information setting in the moment by the timing of described timing unit institute a setting only; With the time correction unit, according to the moment that is set to this setting second information and detect the input operation of described regulation before described timing unit timing the moment second information mistiming, proofread and correct the described moment with institute's timing.

In this structure, when detecting the regulation input operation of the external operating unit that can change the moment that shows by moment display unit, be the second information setting by moment of timing unit timing setting only by the operation detection unit.And identification detects the information and mistiming of the setting that sets second in the moment of the timing unit timing before the regulation input operation of external operating unit, according to the moment of this mistiming correction timing.Like this, for example by external operating unit hour hands, minute hand, second hand manually being changed to current time, when carrying out the regulation input operation of external operating unit according to current time, is setting with the second information correction in moment of institute's timing.If aim at this setting, for example manually changed described second hand in 0 second, then at the time point that has carried out described input operation, the moment of information second of current time, the indication of second hand, institute's timing second information all with setting for example 0 second consistent.At this moment, if calculate timer time before the setting (for example 0 second) that sets and the input operation second information mistiming, then can hold timer time second information with respect to the extent of deviation of current time.Therefore, if, then in certain condition, can aim at current time to timer time according to the branch information of this mistiming correction with the moment of institute's timing.In addition, so-called certain condition is: since only relatively second information proofread and correct, so can not proofread and correct fully during in this mistiming more than or equal to 1 minute, therefore, if general timer time with respect to the error of current time in+30 seconds, then can correctly proofread and correct.In addition, because timing error is nearly all in ± 30 seconds, so correct corrected time almost all cases.

Therefore, identical with the 1st invention, do not need the synchronous operation of pointer position sensor or pointer, so compare with the clock and watch that are provided with the pointer position sensor, can cut down part count, can improve manufacturing operation and productivity, reduce cost, compare with the clock and watch of the synchronous operation that needs pointer simultaneously, carry out the correct operation of pointer easily.In addition, even under the situation that can not carry out the electric wave reception, also can proofread and correct timer time is current time.

The electric wave correcting timepiece that the 2nd form relates to is characterized in that, in the electric wave correcting timepiece of the 1st form, has: the timer time storage unit of the time information of storage institute timing; With the current time storage unit, the time information that storage is received by receiving element, storage simultaneously is according to the current time information after from the reference signal of reference signal source this time information being upgraded, described control part is when detecting the input operation of described regulation by described operation detection unit, be the second information setting in the time information that is stored in described timer time storage unit setting only, described time correction unit according to before the input operation that detects described regulation, be stored in the described timer time storage unit second information with the described timer time storage unit that is set to setting by described control part second information mistiming, correction is stored in the moment of described timer time storage unit.

At this moment, timer time storage unit and current time storage unit can be made of counter that is updated by the input reference signal etc.

In this structure, do not need the synchronous operation of pointer position sensor or pointer, so with the clock and watch ratio that is provided with the pointer position sensor, can cut down part count, can improve manufacturing operation and productivity, reduce cost,, easily carry out the correct operation of pointer simultaneously with the clock and watch ratio of the synchronous operation that needs pointer.In addition, even under the situation that can not carry out the electric wave reception, also can proofread and correct timer time is current time.

The control method of the electric wave correcting timepiece that the 3rd form relates to, according to the standard wave correction institute's timing that comprises time information that receives and the moment that shows by pointer, it is characterized in that, when identification can be changed the regulation input operation of described demonstration external operating unit constantly, be the second information setting of described timer time setting only, simultaneously according to the moment that is set at this setting second information and the preceding described timer time of the input operation of the described regulation of identification second information mistiming, proofread and correct moment of described institute timing.

According to this structure, can bring into play and the above-mentioned the 1st identic action effect.

The clock and watch that the 4th form relates to have: according to the timing unit from the reference signal timer time of reference signal source; Have pointer and utilize this pointer to show the moment display unit in the described moment; The driver element that described pointer is taken the needle according to the described moment; With the external operating unit that can change described moment display unit by the input operation of regulation, it is characterized in that, have: the operation detection unit, detect the regulation input operation of state of operation for changing state from changing the described moment that is shown by described display unit that described external operating unit carries out; Control part when detecting the input operation of described regulation by this operation detection unit, is the second information setting in the moment by described timing unit timing a setting only; With the time correction unit, according to the moment that is set to this setting second information and detect the input operation of described regulation before described timing unit timing the moment second information mistiming, proofread and correct moment of described institute timing.

The control method of the electric wave correcting timepiece that the 5th form relates to, it is characterized in that, identification can be changed institute's timing and during the regulation input operation of the external operating unit in moment of being shown by pointer, be the second information setting of described timer time setting only, simultaneously according to the moment that is set at this setting second information and the preceding described timer time of the input operation of the described regulation of identification second information mistiming, proofread and correct moment of described institute timing.

According to this structure, can bring into play and the above-mentioned the 1st identic action effect.

The present invention can be used for waiting the analog electric wave correcting timepiece that carries out time correction by the acceptance criteria electric wave.

Claims (5)

1. an electric wave correcting timepiece has: the receiving element that receives the standard wave that comprises time information; According to the timing unit that comes timer time from the reference signal of reference signal source; Analog moment display unit with the pointer that shows the described moment; Drive the driver element of described analog moment display unit according to the described moment; Be used for changing the external operating unit of described moment display unit by the input operation of regulation; Detect the operation detection unit of the regulation input operation of described external operating unit; Proofread and correct the time correction unit in the described moment with basis by the time information that described receiving element receives, it is characterized in that,

Described time correction unit is after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit, when receiving time information first, at least a portion according to the time information that receives receives information, setting is by moment corresponding information in the time information of described timing unit institute timing

Then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and the timing of described institute is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of institute's timing according to its mistiming.

2. electric wave correcting timepiece according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Have: timer time storage unit, the time information of storage institute timing; With

The current time storage unit, the time information that storage is received by receiving element, the current time information after storage basis is simultaneously upgraded this time information from the reference signal of reference signal source,

Described time correction unit when receiving time information first, receives information setting at least a portion of the time information that receives to described timer time storage unit after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit,

Then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and described timer time storage unit is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of timer time storage unit according to its mistiming.

3. electric wave correcting timepiece according to claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described analog moment display unit has: indication by the time, the temporal information that constitutes of minute, second pointer; Comprise the analog calendar display unit of the calendar information on date with indication,

Described timing unit timing comprises the time information of described temporal information and calendar information,

Described time correction unit when receiving time information first, is set to described timer time storage unit to the calendar information at least of the time information that receives after detecting the regulation input operation of external operating unit by described operation detection unit.

4. according to each described electric wave correcting timepiece in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that,

Have control part, simultaneously,

The time information of described standard wave to be sending signal 1 second at interval,

The variation of each signal of the time information that described control part relatively receives regularly with timing unit in reference signal variation regularly, in the variation of timing unit is in+0.5 second the time with respect to receiving the change in information mistiming regularly regularly, be judged as clock and watch fast should the mistiming, if in one 0.5 seconds, then be judged as clock and watch slow should the mistiming

The moment of proofreading and correct the timing of described institute is judged according to these in described time correction unit.

5. the control method of an electric wave correcting timepiece, according to the standard wave that comprises time information that receives, proofread and correct institute's timing by the analog shown moment of moment display unit with pointer, it is characterized in that,

After the regulation input operation that recognizes the external operating unit that is used to change described shown moment, when receiving described time information first, at least a portion according to the time information that receives receives information, setting is by timer time information corresponding in the time information of timing unit institute timing

Then, before the regulation input operation that detects external operating unit, if receive time information, the time information of time information that then relatively receives and the timing of described institute is proofreaied and correct the time information and the pointer of institute's timing according to its mistiming.

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