JP2012002767A5

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Publication number: JP2012002767A5
Application number: JP2010140271A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-06-21
Publication date: 2013-05-30

Description

上記目的を達成するため、本発明は、
外部光を検出する光検出手段により基準レベル以下の光の検出が所定時間継続された場合に、所定機能の動作が禁止される節電状態へ移行する電子機器において、
外部からの操作入力が可能な操作部と、
この操作部の操作入力の際に前記光検出手段により検出された光の強さに基づいて前記基準レベルを設定する設定手段と、
機器筐体の前面部で時刻を表示する時刻表示手段と、
を備え、
前記光検出手段は、
前記時刻表示手段と共に風防ガラスに覆われて配置され、
外部光を入射して発電するソーラー電池の出力の大きさを測って外部光の強さを検出する構成であり、
前記操作部は、前記機器筐体の外周部に設けられた操作ボタンにより操作入力が行われる構成であることを特徴とする電子機器である。 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
In an electronic device that shifts to a power-saving state in which operation of a predetermined function is prohibited when detection of light below a reference level is continued for a predetermined time by a light detection unit that detects external light,
An operation unit that allows external operation input,
Setting means for setting the reference level based on the intensity of light detected by the light detection means at the time of operation input of the operation unit;
Time display means for displaying the time on the front part of the device housing;
With
The light detection means includes
Along with the time display means is arranged covered with a windshield,
It is a configuration that detects the intensity of external light by measuring the output of the solar battery that generates power by entering external light,
The operation unit is an electronic device characterized in that an operation input is performed by an operation button provided on an outer peripheral part of the device casing.

Claims

In an electronic device that shifts to a power-saving state in which operation of a predetermined function is prohibited when detection of light below a reference level is continued for a predetermined time by a light detection unit that detects external light,
An operation unit that allows external operation input,
Setting means for setting the reference level based on the intensity of light detected by the light detection means at the time of operation input of the operation unit;
Time display means for displaying the time on the front part of the device housing;
With
The light detection means includes
Along with the time display means is arranged covered with a windshield,
It is a configuration that detects the intensity of external light by measuring the output of the solar battery that generates power by entering external light,
The electronic device is configured such that an operation input is performed by an operation button provided on an outer peripheral portion of the device housing .

Comparing means for comparing the light intensity detected by the light detecting means with a plurality of predetermined reference levels;
The setting means includes
The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one reference level selected from the plurality of types of reference levels according to a comparison result of the comparison unit is set as the reference level.

Monitoring means for periodically monitoring the intensity of light detected by the light detection means;
Timing means for starting timing based on the fact that the intensity of light monitored by the monitoring means is below a reference level;
First control means for shifting to a first power-saving state in which the first functional operation is prohibited when the timing means exceeds a first threshold while the intensity of light monitored by the monitoring means is below the reference level;
If the light intensity monitored by the monitoring means is below the reference level and the time measuring means exceeds a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value, the time measuring means stops timing and the first functional operation In addition to the second control means for shifting to the second power saving state in which the second functional operation is prohibited,
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a.