JP7468035B2 - ELECTRONIC CLOCK, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPERATION SETTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic watch, a communication system, an operation setting method, and a program.

In recent years, the increasing resolution of display devices and the improved processing power of computing devices have led to an increasing variety of functions being installed in electronic watches such as smartwatches. For example, there are electronic watches that can acquire and display various information such as date and time, environmental information such as temperature, remaining battery power, maps, and notifications from a terminal device connected for communication (for example, Patent Document 1).

As functions become more diverse, the number of operational settings that users can change on electronic watches also becomes more diverse. By changing these operational settings, users can customize the operation of their electronic watches to suit their preferences and intended use.

JP 2018-106119 A

However, if you want to change multiple operation settings at once in response to changes in the situation, you need to select each setting item one by one and change each operation setting individually, which is time-consuming and tedious.

The object of this invention is to provide an electronic watch, a communication system, an operation setting method, and a program that allow operation settings to be changed more easily.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A display unit;
An operation unit;
A notification unit that notifies a user,
a display control unit that displays on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit from among a plurality of basic screens that display time;
a setting control unit that acquires a plurality of setting values related to operation settings of the device itself from a predetermined storage unit and performs the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Equipped with
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values that are different from each other in association with each of the plurality of basic screens,
when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control unit, the setting control unit performs the operation setting based on the plurality of setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching;
The electronic timepiece is characterized in that the plurality of setting values include a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification unit .

The present invention makes it easier to change operation settings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a communication system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the electronic timepiece. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the smartphone. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method for switching watch faces. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a setting correspondence table. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of setting data. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure for a setting change process. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure for an operation setting registration process performed in response to an operation on the electronic timepiece. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an operation button response process. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an operation setting registration process performed in response to an operation on the smartphone.

The following describes embodiments of the electronic watch, communication system, operation setting method, and program of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of communication system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a communication system 1 according to the present embodiment.
The communication system 1 includes an electronic watch 10 and a smartphone 20 (terminal device).

The electronic watch 10 is primarily carried and used by a user, and is, for example, an electronic wristwatch. The electronic watch 10 includes a display screen 131 and operation buttons 142. The display screen 131 displays digital data in a dot matrix format. The electronic watch 10 can display the time and date on the display screen 131, as well as the execution results of various application programs. A touch panel 141 that detects touch operations by the user's finger or the like is provided on top of the display screen 131. Input operations from the user are also accepted by the operation buttons 142. Here, two operation buttons 142 are shown on the side of the display screen 131, but there may be multiple buttons.

The smartphone 20 is a terminal device with a calling function and a data communication function that is mainly carried and used by a user. The smartphone 20 has a display screen 231, and detects touch operations of the user's finger or the like using a touch panel 241 that is provided on top of the display screen 231. The smartphone 20 can access an external server (not shown) via a mobile phone communication base station or a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11) access point. The smartphone 20 can also perform wireless communication with the electronic watch 10 using Bluetooth (registered trademark). Other terminal devices, such as a tablet terminal, may be used instead of the smartphone 20 as long as they can access an external server, are frequently carried with the electronic watch 10, and can perform wireless communication with the electronic watch 10.

(Configuration of electronic clock)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the electronic watch 10.
The electronic watch 10 includes a CPU 11 (Central Processing Unit) (display control unit, display control means, setting control unit, setting control means), a memory 12 (storage unit), a display unit 13, an operation reception unit 14 (operation unit), an oscillator circuit 15, a frequency divider circuit 16, a timing circuit 17, a communication unit 18, and a satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19.

The CPU 11 is a processor that performs various calculation processes and controls the overall operation of each part of the electronic watch 10. The CPU 11 performs various control operations by reading and executing a program 121 stored in the memory 12. For example, the CPU 11 as a display control unit can switch the display content on the display screen 131 based on the operation content accepted by the operation acceptance unit 14, or display information received by the communication unit 18. In addition, the CPU 11 as a setting control unit obtains multiple setting values related to the operation settings of the device from the setting data 122 in the memory 12, and performs operation settings based on the multiple setting values.

The memory 12 provides a working memory space for the CPU 11 and stores various data. The memory 12 includes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a non-volatile memory. The RAM is used for the calculation processing of the CPU 11 and also stores temporary data. The non-volatile memory is, for example, a flash memory, and stores various data in addition to the program 121. The data stored in the memory 12 includes setting data 122, a setting correspondence table 123, and watch face data 124. The contents of each of these data and tables will be described later.

The programs 121 include an OS (Operating System) and various application programs.
Of these, the OS is core software that controls each piece of hardware such as the display unit 13, manages processes executed by the CPU 11, manages storage areas in the memory 12, and provides a basic interface for application programs.
An application program is a program that executes processing according to a purpose specific to the application program, such as displaying a map, executing a stopwatch function, managing schedules and tasks, sending and receiving e-mails, etc., and displays the results on the display screen. Application programs include those stored in memory 12 at the time of shipment, and those obtained (downloaded) by communication unit 18 in response to a user's instruction and registered in memory 12.

The display unit 13 includes a display screen 131, and performs digital display on the display screen 131 under the control of the CPU 11. Here, the display screen 131 is capable of performing display in a dot matrix format, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display screen or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescent) screen.
The display screen 131 displays the time, date, and execution results of the application programs described above, as well as notifications to the user based on information sent from the smartphone 20 to the electronic watch 10. The content of the notification is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, an incoming call to the smartphone 20 (incoming call notification), an email delivered to the smartphone 20 (email notification), or the content of traffic information acquired by the smartphone 20 (traffic information notification). The electronic watch 10 also allows for operation settings related to the notification mode on the display screen 131. For example, it is possible to independently set whether or not to perform the above-mentioned incoming call notification, email notification, and traffic information notification.
The display unit 13 that displays the notification from the smartphone 20 functions as a "notification unit that notifies the user."

The operation reception unit 14 receives input operations from the outside, such as a user, and outputs them to the CPU 11 as input signals. The operation reception unit 14 includes the above-mentioned touch panel 141 and operation buttons 142. The user can assign a desired function to each operation button 142. That is, in the electronic watch 10, the function to be executed when each operation button 142 is operated (e.g., pressed) can be set in advance. For example, the operation can be set so that an application program specified by the user is executed when a specific operation button 142 is operated.

The oscillator circuit 15 generates a clock signal with a predetermined oscillation frequency and outputs it to the frequency divider circuit 16. The frequency divider circuit 16 divides the clock signal input from the oscillator circuit 15, converts it to a frequency required for the operation of each part of the electronic watch 10, and outputs it. The output destinations of the signal divided by the frequency divider circuit 16 include the timekeeping circuit 17.

The clock circuit 17 counts the signal of a specific frequency input from the frequency divider circuit 16 to count and hold the current date and time. The format of the date and time held by the clock circuit 17 is not limited to that expressed in year, month, day, hour, minute and second, and may be any suitable format appropriate for processing by the CPU 11, etc. The electronic clock 10 may be able to obtain accurate date and time from outside via the communication unit 18 and/or satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19, and correct any discrepancy in the date and time counted by the clock circuit 17.

The communication unit 18 executes and controls data transmission and reception (communication) with external devices. Here, the communication unit 18 performs short-range wireless communication via Bluetooth with the smartphone 20 to be paired.

The satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19 is a module that receives radio waves transmitted from GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning satellites, acquires GPS data, and calculates the current position and date and time. The satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19 calculates the current position and date and time based on instructions from the CPU 11, and outputs the results to the CPU 11. The satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19 can be operated in either an "accuracy priority mode" in which GPS data is acquired frequently to determine the current position with high accuracy, or a "power saving mode" in which the frequency of acquiring GPS data is reduced to reduce power consumption. In other words, the electronic watch 10 can be set to specify whether the satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19 is to operate in the "accuracy priority mode" or the "power saving mode".

(Smartphone configuration)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the smartphone 20.
The smartphone 20 includes a CPU 21 (settings storage control unit), a memory 22 (storage unit), a display unit 23, an operation reception unit 24, a communication unit 25, a telephone communication unit 26, a satellite radio wave reception processing unit 27, and the like.

The CPU 21 is a processor that performs various calculation processes and controls the overall operation of each part of the smartphone 20. The CPU 21 performs various control operations by reading and executing the program 221 stored in the memory 22.

The memory 22 provides the CPU 21 with a working memory space and stores various data. The memory 22 includes, for example, a RAM and a non-volatile memory. The RAM is used for the calculation processing of the CPU 21 and also stores temporary data. The non-volatile memory is, for example, a flash memory, and stores various data in addition to the program 221. The program 221 includes an OS and various application programs. In the smartphone 20 of this embodiment, a watch linking application for performing a linked operation with the electronic watch 10 is installed. The watch linking application can, for example, send information related to the above-mentioned incoming call notification, email notification, and traffic information notification to the paired electronic watch 10, and can accept input such as the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 and user information and reflect them in the electronic watch 10. The data stored in the memory 22 include setting data 222 and a setting correspondence table 223. The contents of each of these data and tables will be described later.

The display unit 23 has a display screen 231, and performs digital display on the display screen 231 based on the control of the CPU 21. Here, the display screen 131 is capable of displaying in a dot matrix format, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display screen or an organic EL screen.

The operation reception unit 24 receives an input operation from an external source such as a user and outputs the input operation to the CPU 21 as an input signal. The operation reception unit 24 includes the above-mentioned touch panel 241. The operation reception unit 24 may also include hardware buttons in addition to the touch panel 241.

The communication unit 25 performs short-distance wireless communication using Bluetooth with the electronic watch 10 to be paired. The communication unit 25 also performs data communication with an external server via a wireless LAN access point.

The telephone communication unit 26 communicates with mobile phone base stations and the like, and transmits and receives voice data for telephone communication and packet data related to Internet connections.

The satellite radio wave reception processing unit 27 is a module that receives radio waves transmitted from positioning satellites, performs calculations, and calculates the current position and date and time. The satellite radio wave reception processing unit 27 calculates the current position and date and time based on instructions from the CPU 21, and outputs the results to the CPU 21.

(Operation of the communication system)
Next, the operation of the communication system 1 will be described, focusing on the operation related to the operation settings of the electronic watch 10.

(Watch Face)
In the electronic timepiece 10, the watch face, which is the basic screen that displays the time, can be switched according to the user's preferences.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method for switching the watch face WF.
4 shows a plurality of watch faces WFa to WFc that can be displayed on the display screen 131. Below, any one of the watch faces will be referred to as a "watch face WF." Each watch face WF is digitally displayed on the display screen 131. In more detail, the watch face WF is displayed on the display screen 131 by the display unit 13 performing a display operation based on the watch face data 124 stored in the memory 12.

Watch faces WFa and WFb have in common that they both display the time digitally, but their appearances (designs) are different. Watch face WFc displays the time in an analog format. All of watch faces WFa to WFc display the time (hour, minute, second), as well as the date and day of the week. In this way, each watch face WF displays the same information (time, date, and day of the week), but has a different appearance.

By performing a predetermined operation, the user can cycle through the watch faces WF to be displayed, switching them in the order of watch face WFa, watch face WFb, watch face WFc, .... In addition, by performing a predetermined confirmation operation while any one of the watch faces WF is displayed, the user can determine the watch face WF to be displayed. In other words, the CPU 11 as a display control unit causes one watch face selected by the user's operation on the operation receiving unit 14 out of the multiple watch faces WF to be displayed on the display screen 131.
The operation for switching the watch face WF is not particularly limited. For example, in a state where a predetermined position on the display screen 131 is pressed and held to transition to a watch face switching mode, the watch face WF can be switched by swiping the display screen 131 in a left-right direction with a finger or the like (moving the finger or the like quickly left-right while the finger or the like is in contact with the display screen 131). In this case, the watch faces WF are switched one after another by repeating the swipe operation, and when a desired watch face WF is displayed, a predetermined confirmation operation is performed to confirm the watch face WF. Although three watch faces WFa to WFc are illustrated in FIG. 4, four or more watch faces WF may be displayed in a cyclical manner in response to the swipe operation. In addition, when there are two switchable watch faces WF, the two watch faces WF are displayed alternately in response to the swipe operation.

(Switching operation settings according to watch face switching)
In the electronic watch 10, when the watch face WF is switched, the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 are automatically switched according to the switched watch face WF. That is, a plurality of different setting values related to the operation settings are associated with each of the plurality of watch faces WF and are stored in advance in the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 of the memory 22, and the CPU 11 as a setting control unit performs the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 based on the plurality of setting values associated with the switched watch face WF.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the setting correspondence table 123. As shown in FIG.
The setting correspondence table 123 is table data in which an operation setting is associated with each of a plurality of watch faces WF. In the example of Fig. 5, the operation setting "Setting 2" is associated with "Watch Face WFa", the operation setting "Setting 3" is associated with "Watch Face WFb", and the operation setting "Setting 1" is associated with "Watch Face WFc".

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the setting data 122. As shown in FIG.
In the setting data 122, each of the operation settings "Setting 1", "Setting 2", "Setting 3", etc. is associated with a plurality of different setting values V1, a plurality of setting values V2, a plurality of setting values V3, etc., relating to a plurality of operation setting items. Here, "button function assignment", "incoming call notification", "email notification", "traffic information notification", and "GPS data acquisition interval" are exemplified as the operation setting items, but are not limited to these.

"Button function assignment" is an item for specifying a function to be assigned to a specific operation button 142 (here, an application program to be executed when the operation button 142 is pressed). In FIG. 6, "Setting 1" is assigned a "map app," "Setting 2" is assigned a "stopwatch app," and "Setting 3" is assigned a "calendar app." Therefore, for example, if the operation setting of the electronic watch 10 is "Setting 1," the map app will be executed when the operation button 142 is pressed.

"Incoming call notification", "Email notification" and "Traffic information notification" are items that specify whether or not to execute the above-mentioned incoming call notification, email notification and traffic information notification based on information sent from the smartphone 20 to the electronic watch 10. When these items are "ON", notifications are displayed on the display screen 131, and when they are "OFF", notifications are not displayed on the display screen 131 even if information is sent from the smartphone 20. For example, when the operation setting of the electronic watch 10 is "Setting 1" in FIG. 6, incoming call notification and email notification are executed, but traffic information notification is not executed.

The "GPS data acquisition interval" is an item that specifies whether the satellite radio wave reception processing unit 19 operates in the above-mentioned "accuracy priority mode" or "power saving mode." If the "GPS data acquisition interval" is set to "short," the "accuracy priority mode" will be selected, and if it is set to "long," the "power saving mode" will be selected.

For ease of explanation, in FIG. 6, the contents of multiple setting values V1 to V3 are represented as character strings, but in the actual setting data 122, each setting value is data of a predetermined number of bits. For example, the setting value corresponding to "ON" for "Phone notification" is "1," and the setting value corresponding to "OFF" is "0."

A plurality of setting values related to operation settings are associated with each of the plurality of watch faces WF by a combination of the setting correspondence table 123 in Fig. 5 and the setting data 122 in Fig. 6. Specifically, a plurality of setting values V2 related to "setting 2" are associated with the watch face WFa, a plurality of setting values V3 related to "setting 3" are associated with the watch face WFb, and a plurality of setting values V1 related to "setting 1" are associated with the watch face WFc.
Note that, as long as different operation settings are not associated with one watch face WF in a duplicated manner, a watch face WF may be directly associated with each of settings 1 to 3 in the setting data 122. In this case, the setting correspondence table 123 can be omitted.

The memory 22 of the smartphone 20 stores setting data 222 having the same contents as the setting data 122 of the electronic watch 10. The memory 22 of the smartphone 20 also stores a setting correspondence table 223 having the same contents as the setting correspondence table 123 of the electronic watch 10.

When the electronic timepiece 10 is shipped, each of the multiple watch faces WF is associated with a number of different setting values that are determined from the beginning without user intervention (i.e., a number of preset setting values).
Furthermore, the multiple setting values (operation settings) corresponding to each watch face WF can be changed by user operation. That is, the contents of the setting data 122 and setting correspondence table 123 of the electronic watch 10 and the setting data 222 and setting correspondence table 223 of the smartphone 20 can be rewritten in response to user operation. This allows the user to associate operation settings that suit the application or purpose with the desired watch face WF.
Note that even after the user has made changes, multiple setting values related to the preset operation settings may be stored in the memory 12. In this way, the operation settings corresponding to all watch faces WF can be collectively restored to the preset operation settings in response to a user request.

When the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 are changed by the user's operation, or when the setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223 of the smartphone 20 are changed by the user's operation, the change is reflected in the other data. In other words, the contents of the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 in the electronic watch 10 and the contents of the setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223 in the smartphone 20 are synchronized by Bluetooth communication.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of a setting change process executed in association with switching of the watch face WF.
In the setting change process, the CPU 11 determines whether or not an operation to switch the watch face WF has been performed (step S101), and if it is determined that such an operation has not been performed ("NO" in step S101), it executes the process of step S101 again.

If it is determined that an operation to switch the watch face WF has been performed ("YES" in step S101), the CPU 11 displays the switched watch face WF on the display screen 131 based on the watch face data 124 (step S102: display step).

The CPU 11 acquires a number of setting values associated with the switched watch face WF (step S103). For example, if the switched watch face WF is "Watch Face B" in FIG. 5, the CPU 11 identifies "Setting 3" associated with "Watch Face B" in the setting correspondence table 123, and acquires a number of setting values V3 associated with "Setting 3" in the setting data 122.

The CPU 11 changes the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 based on the acquired multiple setting values (step S104: setting step). For example, if multiple setting values V3 are acquired in step S103, the CPU 11 collectively updates the operation settings to the contents of "setting 3" in FIG. 6.
When the process of step S104 ends, the CPU 11 ends the setting change process.

(How to register multiple settings for a watch face)
The process of storing a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings in association with the watch face WF (hereinafter, referred to as the operation setting registration process) is performed in response to a user's operation on the operation reception unit 14 of the electronic watch 10, or in response to a user's operation on the operation reception unit 24 of the smartphone 20. Each case will be described below.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the operation setting registration process carried out in response to an operation on the electronic timepiece 10. As shown in FIG.
In FIG. 8, the operation setting registration process on the electronic timepiece 10 side (processing executed by the CPU 11) and the operation setting registration process on the smartphone 20 side (processing executed by the CPU 21) are shown side by side.

In the operation setting registration process, the CPU 11 of the electronic watch 10 accepts an operation for changing the operation settings (step S301). Here, the operation for changing the operation settings is not particularly limited, but for example, it can be an operation on the touch panel 141 and the operation button 142 to call up a specific setting screen on the display screen 131, and change the setting content of the target operation setting item (see FIG. 6) on the setting screen. Alternatively, a predetermined input for changing the operation settings can be accepted in response to a specific operation on the operation button 142 (for example, when the operation button 142 is a crown, an operation of pulling out, pushing in, or rotating the crown, etc.).

The CPU 11 determines whether the operation for changing the operation settings has been completed (step S302), and if it is determined that the operation for changing the operation settings has not been completed ("NO" in step S302), it executes the process of step S302 again. If it is determined that the operation for changing the operation settings has been completed ("YES" in step S302), the CPU 11 stores the setting values corresponding to the contents of the changed operation settings in the setting data 122 in association with the watch face WF selected at that time (used to display the time, etc.) (step S303).
For example, if the selected watch face WF is watch face C in Figure 5, and the operation setting for incoming call notification is changed to "OFF" by the operation of step S301, the CPU 11 changes the setting value corresponding to incoming call notification, among the multiple setting values V1 (Figure 6) of "Setting 1" corresponding to watch face C, to "0" which corresponds to "OFF".

The CPU 11 causes the communication unit 18 to transmit the setting data 122 in which the changed setting values are stored and the setting correspondence table 123 to the smartphone 20 (step S304).

The CPU 21 of the smartphone 20 stores the contents of the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 received from the electronic watch 10 in the setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223, respectively, and updates them (step S201). As a result, a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 are synchronized between the electronic watch 10 and the smartphone 20.
When the processes of steps S304 and S201 are completed, the CPU 11 and the CPU 21 end the operation setting registration process.

In the above operation setting registration process, multiple setting values corresponding to the selected watch face WF are changed, but this is not limited to this, and multiple setting values for any watch face WF may be changed. In this case, in step S301, for example, on the display screen 131 or the display screen 231, a designation of the watch face WF for which operation settings are to be changed may first be received from the user.
Also, the correspondence between the watch face WF and the operation settings may be changed in the setting correspondence table 123 in Fig. 5. In this case, an operation for designating a combination of a watch face WF and an operation setting may be accepted in step S301, and the contents of the setting correspondence table 123 may be updated in step S303.
Also, it may be possible to set so that changes to the operation settings made by the user's operation are not reflected in the setting data 122. This allows the user to select whether or not to associate the changes to the operation settings with the watch face WF.

In addition, instead of the above-mentioned steps S301 to S303, when a specific operation is performed on the operation reception unit 14, multiple setting values indicating the contents of the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 at the time the specific operation was performed may be stored in the memory 12 in association with the watch face WF selected at that time. Here, the specific operation on the operation reception unit 14 is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, a long press of the operation button 142 for a predetermined period of time or more. When registering the operation settings in this manner, steps S301 to S303 can be replaced with the operation button response processing shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the operation button response process by the CPU 11.
In the operation button response process, the CPU 11 determines whether or not an operation has been performed on the operation button 142 (step S305), and if it is determined that no operation has been performed ("NO" in step S305), the CPU 11 executes the process of step S305 again. If it is determined that an operation has been performed ("YES" in step S305), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation is a long press for a predetermined time or longer (step S306).

If it is determined that the operation on the operation button 142 is a long press ("YES" in step S306), the CPU 11 stores a number of setting values related to the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 at that time in the setting data 122 of the memory 12 in association with the watch face WF selected at that time (step S307).

If it is determined that the operation on the operation button 142 is not a long press ("NO" in step S306), the CPU 11 executes the function associated with the operation button 142. For example, the CPU 11 executes an application program specified in "Button function assignment" in FIG. 6.

When the processing of step S307 or step S308 is completed, the CPU 11 ends the operation button response processing and transitions the processing to step S304 of the operation setting registration processing of FIG. 8.

Next, a process for accepting registration and changes of operation settings of the electronic timepiece 10 on the smartphone 20 side will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an operation setting registration process performed in response to an operation on the smartphone 20.
10, the CPU 21 of the smartphone 20 accepts an operation for changing the operation settings (step S401), determines whether the operation has been completed (step S402), and stores the setting values corresponding to the changed operation settings in the memory 22 in association with the watch face WF (step S404). The processing of steps S401 to S403 is the same as steps S301 to S303 of FIG. 8, except that the subject of the processing is the CPU 21 as a setting storage control unit, the target of the user's operation is the operation acceptance unit 24 of the smartphone 20, and the setting values are stored in the memory 22 (setting data 222 and setting correspondence table 223) of the smartphone 20.

When the processing of step S403 is completed, the CPU 21 causes the communication unit 25 to transmit the setting data 222 in which the changed setting values are stored and the setting correspondence table 223 to the electronic watch 10 (step S404).

The CPU 11 of the electronic watch 10 stores the contents of the setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223 received from the smartphone 20 in the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123, respectively, and updates them (step S501). As a result, a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 are synchronized between the electronic watch 10 and the smartphone 20.
When the processes of steps S404 and S501 are completed, the CPU 21 and the CPU 11 end the operation setting registration process.

(Explanation of effects)
As described above, the electronic watch 10 according to this embodiment comprises a display unit 13, an operation receiving unit 14, and a CPU 11, and the CPU 11 displays one watch face WF selected by an operation on the operation receiving unit 14 from among a plurality of watch faces WF serving as a plurality of basic screens that display the time on the display unit 13 (display control unit), acquires a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings of the device from memory 12 or memory 22, and performs operation settings based on the plurality of setting values (setting control unit), and the memories 12 and 22 have a plurality of different setting values associated with each of the plurality of watch faces WF and are pre-stored therein, and when the watch face WF displayed by the display unit 13 is switched, the CPU 11 performs operation settings based on the plurality of setting values associated with the switched watch face WF (setting control unit).
This allows the operation settings of the electronic watch 10, including multiple operation setting items, to be switched all at once by a simple operation of switching the watch face WF. This makes it easier to use the electronic watch 10 with operation settings that match the user's needs. In particular, compared to conventional electronic watches that required a settings app to be launched every time the operation settings were changed, there is no need to launch a settings app, making it possible to switch operation settings easily and in a short time.
For example, in a situation where private notifications are not desired, such as during a meeting, various notifications can be easily switched to "OFF" by switching to a watch face WF in which the various notifications are set to "OFF."
Furthermore, when multiple users share the electronic watch 10, by associating different user operation settings with each separate watch face WF, the operation settings can be changed to suit each user's preferences and purpose with the simple operation of switching the watch face WF.

In addition, memory 12 and memory 22 store a plurality of setting values determined based on instructions from the user in association with at least some of the plurality of watch faces WF. This allows the user to associate operation settings suited to the intended use or purpose with the desired watch face WF.

In addition, memory 12 and memory 22 store a plurality of setting values that are determined from the beginning without user intervention and are associated with at least some of the plurality of watch faces WF. This allows the operation settings to be easily changed by switching watch faces WF even if the user has not determined the operation settings for each watch face WF (e.g., even in the factory settings).

The electronic watch 10 also includes a memory 12, and the CPU 11 stores multiple setting values associated with each of the multiple watch faces WF in the memory 12 in response to operations on the operation reception unit 14 (setting control unit). This allows the user to associate desired operation settings with each watch face WF by operating the electronic watch 10.

Furthermore, when a specific operation is performed on the operation reception unit 14 (e.g., pressing and holding the operation button 142), the CPU 11 stores in the memory 12 a number of setting values indicating the operation settings of the device at the time the specific operation is performed, in association with the watch face WF selected at the time the specific operation is performed (setting control unit). This allows the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 across a number of operation setting items to be stored collectively in association with the watch face WF with a simple operation.

The CPU 11 also acquires multiple setting values from the memory 22 provided in the smartphone 20 (setting control unit). This allows input operations to be performed on the smartphone 20, where input operations are easier, to specify operation settings for the electronic watch 10, and the settings can be reflected in the electronic watch 10.

In addition, the multiple watch faces WF display the same information but have different appearances. This allows the user to obtain the same information from each watch face WF before and after switching watch faces WF.

The operation reception unit 14 also has an operation button 142 that receives an operation for executing a predetermined function, and the multiple setting values include a setting value that determines a function to be assigned to the operation button 142. This makes it possible to change the function assigned to the operation button 142 by a simple operation of switching the watch face WF.

The display unit 13 also functions as a notification unit that notifies the user, and the multiple setting values include setting values related to the mode of notification by the display unit 13. This allows the user to change whether or not to display notifications, the display mode, etc., with a simple operation of switching the watch face WF.

The communication system 1 according to the present embodiment includes an electronic watch 10 and a smartphone 20 connected to the electronic watch 10 for communication, the electronic watch 10 having a display unit 13, an operation receiving unit 14, and a CPU 11, the CPU 11 displays one watch face WF selected by an operation on the operation receiving unit 14 among a plurality of watch faces WF as a plurality of basic screens that display the time on the display unit 13 (display control unit), obtains a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings of the device from the memory 12 of the electronic watch 10 or the memory 22 of the smartphone 20, and performs operation settings based on the plurality of setting values (setting control unit), the memory 12 and the memory 22 are stored in advance with a plurality of different setting values corresponding to each of the plurality of watch faces WF, and when the watch face WF displayed by the display unit 13 is switched, the CPU 11 performs operation settings based on the plurality of setting values corresponding to the switched watch face WF (setting control unit). This allows the operation settings of the electronic watch 10, including a plurality of operation setting items, to be switched all at once by a simple operation of switching the watch face WF. This makes it easier for the user to use the electronic watch 10 with operation settings tailored to their needs.

The electronic watch 10 also includes a memory 12, and the CPU 11 stores multiple setting values associated with each of the multiple watch faces WF in the memory 12 in response to operations on the operation reception unit 14 (setting control unit). This allows the user to associate desired operation settings with each watch face WF by operating the electronic watch 10.

The smartphone 20 also includes a memory 22 and a CPU 21, and the CPU 21 stores multiple setting values associated with each of the multiple watch faces WF in the memory 22 in response to user operations (settings storage control unit). This allows input operations to be performed on the smartphone 20, where input operations are easier, to specify operation settings for the electronic watch 10, and the settings can be reflected in the electronic watch 10.

The operation setting method for the electronic watch 10 according to this embodiment includes a display step of displaying on the display unit 13 one of the multiple watch faces WFs as multiple basic screens that display the time, selected by an operation on the operation reception unit 14, and a setting step of acquiring multiple setting values related to the operation settings of the electronic watch from a predetermined storage unit and performing operation settings based on the multiple setting values. In the memory 12 and the memory 22, different setting values are stored in advance in association with each of the multiple watch faces WFs, and in the setting step, when the watch face WF displayed by the display unit 13 is switched in the display step, the operation settings are performed based on the multiple setting values associated with the switched watch face WF. This allows the operation settings of the electronic watch 10, including multiple operation setting items, to be switched all at once by a simple operation of switching the watch face WF. Therefore, it is possible to make the electronic watch 10 easier to use with operation settings that match the user's needs.

The program 121 according to the present embodiment causes the CPU 11, which is a computer provided in the electronic watch 10 having the display unit 13 and the operation reception unit 14, to function as a display control means for displaying on the display unit 13 one of a plurality of watch faces WFs as a plurality of basic screens for displaying time, selected by an operation on the operation reception unit 14, and a setting control means for acquiring a plurality of setting values related to the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 from the memory 12 or memory 22 and performing operation settings based on the plurality of setting values. The memory 12 and memory 22 store a plurality of different setting values in advance, each corresponding to each of the plurality of watch faces WFs, and when the watch face WF displayed by the display unit 13 is switched by the display control means, the setting control means performs operation settings based on the plurality of setting values corresponding to the switched watch face WF. By operating the electronic watch 10 with such a program 121, the operation settings of the electronic watch 10, including a plurality of operation setting items, can be switched all at once by a simple operation of switching the watch face WF. This makes it easier to use the electronic watch 10 with operation settings that match the user's needs.

The above description of the embodiment is merely an example of the electronic timepiece, communication system, operation setting method, and program according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which the contents of information displayed by each watch face WF (time, date, and day of the week) were the same, but this is not limited thereto, and a specific watch face WF may display contents that are not displayed by other watch faces WF. For example, a specific watch face WF may display a sensor detection value (e.g., a value of atmospheric pressure detected by an atmospheric pressure sensor) in addition to the time, date, and day of the week. In this case, a "sensor operation enable/disable" item that specifies whether or not to operate the sensor may be added to the operation setting items of the electronic watch 10. In addition, the setting value of the sensor operation enable/disable may be set to "ON" in the operation setting corresponding to the watch face WF that displays the detection value of the sensor, and set to "OFF" in the operation setting corresponding to the other watch faces WF, thereby minimizing the power consumption of the sensor.

Furthermore, switching between watch faces WF is not limited to a method of cycling through multiple watch faces WF with a swipe operation. For example, the watch face WF may be switched by calling up a specific switching screen that displays a list of switchable watch faces WF and selecting a desired watch face WF on the switching screen.

The multiple watch faces WF may include two or more watch faces WF that have the same appearance. If two or more watch faces WF that have the same appearance can be distinguished from one another in the setting correspondence table 123, separate operation settings can be associated with each watch face WF. This makes it possible to easily switch operation settings all at once without changing the appearance of the watch face WF.

In addition, the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 may be stored and managed only by the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 on the electronic watch 10 side, without storing the corresponding setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223 on the smartphone 20 side. In this case, operations to change the operation settings of the electronic watch 10 are accepted only on the electronic watch 10, and the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 related to the changed operation settings are not synchronized with the smartphone 20.

In addition, the setting data 122 and the setting correspondence table 123 may not be stored in the memory 12 of the electronic watch 10, and when the watch face WF is switched on the electronic watch 10, the setting data 222 and the setting correspondence table 223 stored in the memory 22 of the smartphone 20 may be referenced each time to perform the operation settings.

In addition, the contents of the operation settings that are changed based on multiple setting values are not limited to those exemplified in the above embodiment. For example, the operation settings may include information related to the user. As one example, if the electronic watch 10 has a function for measuring activity levels such as heart rate and number of steps, the operation settings may include personal data such as height and weight used to calculate various index values (e.g., heart rate strength, calories burned, etc.). In this way, when multiple users share the electronic watch 10, the personal data related to the users can be switched all at once by switching the watch face WF.

In addition, in the above embodiment, a notification by the notification unit is exemplified by a display on the display unit 13, but this is not limited to this. For example, the electronic watch 10 may be provided with a vibration unit that vibrates the housing of the electronic watch 10 and an audio output unit that generates a beep sound, and these vibration units and audio output units may function as the notification unit. In these cases, by associating the watch face WF with settings such as the presence or absence and intensity of vibration of the vibration unit for notification, and the presence or absence and volume of audio output from the audio output unit, the manner of notification by the vibration unit and audio output unit can be easily changed by switching the watch face WF.

In addition, in the above embodiment, a wristwatch-type electronic watch 10 has been described as an example, but this is not limited to this. It may be of any other portable type, and may have a shape that allows the display to be easily viewed when placed on the floor, desk, etc.

In the above explanation, an example has been disclosed in which a non-volatile memory in the memory 12 is used as a computer-readable medium for the program according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this example. As other computer-readable media, information recording media such as HDDs, SSDs, flash memories, and CD-ROMs can be applied. In addition, carrier waves can also be applied to the present invention as a medium for providing data for the program according to the present invention via a communication line.

Furthermore, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each component of the electronic watch 10 and the smartphone 20 as the terminal device in the above embodiment can of course be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.
The inventions described in the claims originally attached to this application are set forth below. The claim numbers in the appended claims are the same as those in the claims originally attached to this application.
[Additional Notes]
<Claim 1>
A display unit;
An operation unit;
a display control unit that displays on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit from among a plurality of basic screens that display time;
a setting control unit that acquires a plurality of setting values related to operation settings of the device itself from a predetermined storage unit and performs the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Equipped with
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
The electronic watch is characterized in that, when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control unit, the setting control unit performs the operation settings based on the multiple setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching.
<Claim 2>
2. The electronic watch according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the plurality of setting values determined based on an instruction from a user in association with at least some of the plurality of basic screens.
<Claim 3>
2. The electronic watch according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the plurality of setting values that are determined from the beginning without user intervention, in association with at least some of the plurality of basic screens.
<Claim 4>
The storage unit is provided,
The electronic watch according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the setting control unit stores the plurality of setting values corresponding to each of the plurality of basic screens in the memory unit in response to an operation on the operation unit.
<Claim 5>
The electronic watch described in claim 4, characterized in that when a specific operation is performed on the operation unit, the setting control unit stores in the memory unit a plurality of setting values indicating the contents of the operation settings of the device at the time the specific operation is performed, in correspondence with the basic screen selected at the time the specific operation is performed.
<Claim 6>
6. The electronic watch according to claim 1, wherein the setting control unit acquires the plurality of setting values from the storage unit provided in another terminal device.
<Claim 7>
7. The electronic timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of basic screens display the same information but have different appearances.
<Claim 8>
the operation unit has an operation button that accepts an operation for executing a predetermined function,
8. The electronic timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values includes a setting value that determines the function to be assigned to the operation button.
<Claim 9>
A notification unit that notifies a user,
9. The electronic watch according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values includes a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification section.
<Claim 10>
A communication system comprising an electronic timepiece and a terminal device communicatively connected to the electronic timepiece,
The electronic watch comprises:
A display unit;
An operation unit;
a display control unit that displays on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit from among a plurality of basic screens that display time;
a setting control unit that acquires a plurality of setting values related to operation settings of the device itself from a storage unit provided in the electronic timepiece or the terminal device, and performs the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
having
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values that are different from each other in association with each of the plurality of basic screens,
A communication system characterized in that, when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control unit, the setting control unit performs the operation settings based on the multiple setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching.
<Claim 11>
The electronic timepiece includes the storage unit,
The communication system according to claim 10 , wherein the setting control unit stores the plurality of setting values associated with each of the plurality of basic screens in the storage unit in response to an operation on the operation unit.
<Claim 12>
The terminal device
The storage unit;
a setting storage control unit that stores the plurality of setting values associated with each of the plurality of basic screens in the storage unit in response to a user operation;
11. The communication system according to claim 10, further comprising:
<Claim 13>
An operation setting method for an electronic timepiece having a display unit and an operation unit, comprising:
a display step of displaying on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit out of a plurality of basic screens for displaying time;
a setting step of acquiring a plurality of setting values relating to operation settings of the electronic timepiece from a predetermined storage unit and performing the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Including,
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
An operation setting method characterized in that, in the setting step, when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched in the display step, the operation setting is performed based on the multiple setting values corresponding to the basic screen after the switching.
<Claim 14>
A computer provided in an electronic watch having a display unit and an operation unit,
a display control means for controlling the display unit to display one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit out of a plurality of basic screens for displaying time;
A setting control means for acquiring a plurality of setting values relating to operation settings of the electronic timepiece from a predetermined storage unit and performing the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Function as a
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
The setting control means is a program characterized in that, when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control means, the setting control means performs the operation setting based on the multiple setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching.

1 Communication system 10 Electronic watch 11 CPU (display control unit, display control means, setting control unit, setting control means)
12 memory (storage unit)
121 Program 122 Setting data 123 Setting correspondence table 124 Watch face data 13 Display unit (notification unit)
131 Display screen 14 Operation reception unit (operation unit)
141 Touch panel 142 Operation button 15 Oscillator circuit 16 Divider circuit 17 Timer circuit 18 Communication unit 19 Satellite radio wave reception processing unit 20 Smartphone (terminal device)
21 CPU (setting storage control unit)
22 memory (storage unit)
221 Program 222 Setting data 223 Setting correspondence table 23 Display unit 231 Display screen 24 Operation acceptance unit 241 Touch panel 25 Communication unit 26 Telephone communication unit 27 Satellite radio wave reception processing unit V1 to V3 Plural setting values WF Watch face (basic screen)

Claims (14)

A display unit;
An operation unit;
A notification unit that notifies a user,
a display control unit that displays on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit from among a plurality of basic screens that display time;
a setting control unit that acquires a plurality of setting values related to operation settings of the device itself from a predetermined storage unit and performs the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Equipped with
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control unit, the setting control unit performs the operation setting based on the plurality of setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching;
The electronic watch according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values include a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification unit . The electronic watch according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage unit stores the plurality of setting values determined based on user instructions in association with at least some of the plurality of basic screens. The electronic watch according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage unit stores the plurality of setting values that are determined from the beginning without user intervention, in association with at least some of the plurality of basic screens. The storage unit is provided,
The electronic watch according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the setting control unit stores the plurality of setting values corresponding to each of the plurality of basic screens in the memory unit in response to an operation on the operation unit. The electronic watch according to claim 4, characterized in that, when a specific operation is performed on the operation unit, the setting control unit stores in the storage unit a plurality of setting values indicating the contents of the operation settings of the device at the time the specific operation is performed, in association with the basic screen selected at the time the specific operation is performed. The electronic watch according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the setting control unit acquires the multiple setting values from the storage unit provided in another terminal device. The electronic watch according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the basic screens display the same information but have different appearances. the operation unit has an operation button that accepts an operation for executing a predetermined function,
8. The electronic timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values includes a setting value that determines the function to be assigned to the operation button. A satellite radio wave receiving and processing unit is provided,
9. The electronic timepiece according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values includes a setting value relating to an interval at which the satellite radio wave reception processor acquires GPS data. A communication system comprising an electronic timepiece and a terminal device communicatively connected to the electronic timepiece,
The electronic watch comprises:
A display unit;
An operation unit;
A notification unit that notifies a user,
a display control unit that displays on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit from among a plurality of basic screens that display time;
a setting control unit that acquires a plurality of setting values related to operation settings of the device itself from a storage unit provided in the electronic timepiece or the terminal device, and performs the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
having
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control unit, the setting control unit performs the operation setting based on the plurality of setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching;
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of setting values include a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification unit . The electronic timepiece includes the storage unit,
The communication system according to claim 10 , wherein the setting control unit stores the plurality of setting values associated with each of the plurality of basic screens in the storage unit in response to an operation on the operation unit. The terminal device
The storage unit;
a setting storage control unit that stores the plurality of setting values associated with each of the plurality of basic screens in the storage unit in response to a user operation;
11. The communication system according to claim 10, further comprising: An operation setting method for an electronic watch having a display unit , an operation unit, and a notification unit that notifies a user, comprising:
a display step of displaying on the display unit one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit out of a plurality of basic screens for displaying time;
a setting step of acquiring a plurality of setting values relating to operation settings of the electronic timepiece from a predetermined storage unit and performing the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Including,
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
In the setting step, when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched in the display step, the operation setting is performed based on the plurality of setting values associated with the switched basic screen,
The operation setting method , wherein the plurality of setting values include a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification unit . A computer provided in an electronic watch having a display unit , an operation unit , and a notification unit for notifying a user ,
a display control means for controlling the display unit to display one basic screen selected by an operation on the operation unit out of a plurality of basic screens for displaying time;
A setting control means for acquiring a plurality of setting values relating to operation settings of the electronic timepiece from a predetermined storage unit and performing the operation settings based on the plurality of setting values;
Function as a
the storage unit stores in advance the plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different one of the plurality of basic screens,
when the basic screen displayed by the display unit is switched by the display control means, the setting control means performs the operation setting based on the plurality of setting values associated with the basic screen after the switching;
The program , wherein the plurality of setting values include a setting value related to a mode of notification by the notification unit .

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