JPS59107288A - Display control system of electronic clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the display control with a small number of switches, by changing display contents which are selected by the first switch, by the second switch. CONSTITUTION:A display is selected by the first switch, and selected display contents are changed by the second switch. They are changed in a higher speed by the third switch. The first switch can shift display contents, for example, from the first stage to the seventh stage. In each stage, the second switch is operated to change display contents. When the third switch is used together, they are changed in a higher speed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to time adjustment for electronic watches, and more particularly to a display control system for multi-functional electronic watches.

Generally, in the case of an all-electronic watch, if it becomes multi-functional, the time adjustment of the electronic watch becomes complicated, which is extremely troublesome for the user of the electronic watch.

Conventional multi-functional electronic watches of this type have all display blocks such as AM/PM', time 1 minute 1 second 2 days February 2, etc. Electronic watches that can display all display blocks are red multi-digit display blocks. It takes time 2 to determine which digit is gI4n.
Minutes 2 Seconds 11 Date February At least three or more switch means are required, and the R'l adjustment method is also complicated. I need it all.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display control method for an electronic timepiece that can be adjusted quickly and correctly using a small number of switches, for example, two switches.
It is to provide. In the present invention, two switches are used to adjust the time by switching between low speed and high speed. In the display control method of the present invention, [u/pM
Φ hours, colons, minutes, seconds” and “AM/PM hours, colons,
Three types of normal displays: minute/day and month/day, plus a function to turn off all of them AM/PM J "Hour"
Only two switch means and one spare switch means are required for counting and adjusting each of the six blocks of "minute", "date" and "month".

That is, as shown in Table 1, the first switch means
Only the display can be changed using a switch that can be shifted from stage to stage 7. As shown in Table 1, the first stage display can display four blocks each of AM/P-MJ, hours, minutes, and seconds at the same time.

At this time, the numbers in the seconds block change every second, so
The ``colon'' separating the hours and minutes remains lit. The second stage display displays "day" in place of the "seconds" in the first stage display, and the "colon" flashes every 5 seconds, and the "A"
Four blocks can be displayed simultaneously: M/PM, hour, minute, and day. The third stage display turns off all the "hours", "minutes", "seconds" or "day" displayed in the first stage display and second stage display, as well as the "month" in the description, thereby saving power. This can prevent wear and tear on the stain pond. Furthermore, when the 1st switch is used to shift to the 4th stage display, AM/PMJ and "hour" of the 1st stage display are turned off, that is, only the "colon,""minutes," and "seconds" are turned off as shown in Table 1. Display.

Furthermore, when you shift to the 5th stage display, the "minutes" and "seconds" of the 2nd stage display are turned off, and the "AM
/PM", "hour", and "-ffron" are displayed. Furthermore, in the 6th stage display 〃), in the 2nd stage display [
AM/PMJ, "hour" and "minute" are turned off, and only the "colon" and "day" are displayed as shown in Table 1. Further, when the display is shifted to the 7th stage display, "AM/PMJ 'minutes' and 1 second" of the 2nd stage display pattern is turned off, that is, the "month" is displayed in the time block as shown in Table 1. . Here, in the case of 24-hour display, AM/PM display does not need to be displayed. As an actual clock display, the above-mentioned state is shown in Table 2, taking as an example the calendar and time of the entire display at 11:59:53 A/PM on December 21st. In this way, a normal time display can be a first stage display or a second stage display, and includes a colon display in the middle of the display body, and the colon indicates 2 minutes and 2 seconds of AM/PM hours or day January month. When the 4th to 7th stage display, in which only the left side or the right side of the 1-nucleon colon display is displayed, each block is set to the appropriate frequency by a separately provided second switch means. The fcIl number can be fast-forwarded υ only for the displayed block, and the time can be adjusted. In other words, in the 4th stage display, by operating the second switch, you can reset "seconds" to "seconds" among "colon", "minutes", and "seconds" and hold them at 00 seconds, while at the same time displaying "minutes".
The count can be fast-forwarded and the count can be adjusted. The time can be displayed in the fifth stage, the day can be displayed in the sixth stage, and the month can be adjusted in the first stage by independently accelerating the counting without disturbing the other blocks. The most important thing for a watch body is to set the time, and for an all-electronic watch, the time is one minute.

Since each block of seconds, 2nd and 2nd month can be counted independently, the 4th stage display, which requires the least number of shifts by the 1st switch when counted from the normal display, displays the minutes and seconds that have the fastest display cycle. Then, the next 5th stage display shows "Time", 6th stage. The early tnrt of each cycle is displayed in each of the seventh stages.
``Sun'' and ``Month'' are arranged.

Now, with electronic watches, the earliest display cycle is "minute" and "
It is only necessary to be able to easily and precisely set the time to the nearest "second". In other words, the time can be set in 6 minutes with the WJ 4-stage display of "minutes" and "r knee': seconds", and at the same time as the second switch is closed, the V32 frequency divider with the 32H2ft input is reset and the seconds block is set. The block of minutes can be counted rapidly as f[oo j seconds, and when the predetermined count (2 minutes) is completed, the second switch is opened and the state is held at 2 minutes 00 seconds. Hold release, that is, setting is performed by the first switch. 1 with 327 as input
Since the frequency divider is reset to /32, the accuracy after setting is less than 3125m8 excluding manual errors.

Now, set the current calendar and time to 8:37 AM and Y seconds on June 22, respectively. Follow the steps above to set the display to the 4th stage, and use the second switch to advance the minute block by about 1 minute from the current time. The time is set as 38 minutes 00 seconds.

If you close the WJl switch at the same time as the correct time signal of 38 minutes 00 seconds, the 4th stage display will be 3'' 1 second after closing.25
38 minutes 01 seconds with an accuracy of m8 or less, then 38 minutes 02
It moves like a clock in seconds, 38 minutes, 03 seconds, etc. At this time, if the time after setting is not correct due to a manual error in setting the first switch, if you close the second switch again,
2H2i input l/32 frequency divider is reset, the 1 second block is set to 00 seconds again, and the counting of the minute blocks can be accelerated, so it is set to 39 minutes 00 seconds and 39 minutes 00 seconds.
Close the first switch with a second time signal. This time, the display was shifted to the 5th stage light display, but the watch body was set to 39 minutes OO seconds at an RA of 3125m8 or less, except for a manual error. 4th stage display "minutes" and "seconds"
This is the most important part of setting the time of a watch, as it requires setting or releasing the hold, so as mentioned above, set the time in minutes and seconds so that it does not shift immediately after setting the time. Another feature of the present invention is that it provides two opportunities for matching.

Block 'i' when pressing the second switch in the 5th stage display
8:00 a.m., then use the first switch to shift to the 6th stage display, use the second switch to change the block to Fri 22nd, and then use the first switch to shift to the 1st stage display,
The second switch sets the month block to June. Next, the display shifts to the first stage display and becomes the normal display (9), indicating that the calendar and time have been set correctly.

The calendar and time are automatically corrected, so there is no need to make corrections for the four years leading up to leap years. The first switch also shifts the display stage, but when one or more blocks of time consisting of three blocks of hour 1 minute 1 second are displayed, the first stage display, second stage display, etc. In the 3rd stage display, 4th stage display, or 5th stage display, either one of the front "colon" or the second "second" of the entire display is moving at a cycle of 1 second, and the "time" is displayed. It is designed to visually appeal to the user.

Therefore, in the case of a month and day display that is a calendar, as shown in the first stage display seat or the γ stage Fa display, there is nothing moving in the entire display, appealing to the user's visual sense of a "calendar".
It contributes to the distinction from "time".

Also, when the time display is 59 minutes Y seconds in the first stage display, that is, in the second stage display it is 59 minutes Y seconds.
If the second switch is closed at the same time as the hourly signal of +1:00:00 when it is the minute M day, the first stage display will be correctly set to +1:00:00 and the clock will immediately start operating. . In the second stage display, seconds are not displayed but are correctly reset to 00 seconds.
It immediately starts operating as a clock at 1:00 AM.

Furthermore, when the time display is hour 00 minutes Y seconds in the first stage display, that is, in the second stage display, it is K hours 00.
If the second switch is closed at the same time as the hourly signal of 00 minutes 00 seconds when it is minute M day, the first stage display is correctly set to 00 minutes 00 seconds and immediately starts operating as a clock. In the second stage display, although seconds are not displayed, they are correctly reset to 00 seconds (hours 00 minutes M day) and immediately begin operating as a clock.

That is, in the first stage display and the second stage display, the hourly time signal X:00 minutes, M days and seconds can be corrected up to ±1 minute with a single touch. The accuracy of crystal electronic watches is ± per day.
It is about 0.02 seconds, but this is a monthly difference of ±5 seconds, and a half year difference of ±5 seconds.
30 seconds, which is approximately ±1 minute in -years, so in the electronic watch of the present invention, once the time is adjusted according to Table 2 as described above,
As long as there is battery power, the time can be adjusted to the hour by simply pressing the second switch once a year.

Furthermore - as an example, the calendar and time are December 31st PM.
When the time is 11:59 Y seconds, if you operate the second switch along with the hourly signal of 12:00:00 AM, the clock body will display the calendar (
month and day) are also memorized.

Furthermore, by closing the third switch in the first stage display state using a separately provided spare third switch means, "hy7pMJ", "colon", and "minute" are turned off in the first stage display state. "Time" in the display block
The "month" is displayed in place of the second block, and the "day" is displayed in the second block, and the month and day can be displayed simultaneously as shown in Table 1 or Table 2. . The reason why the colon is not lit at this time is to appeal to the visual sense of a ``calendar''.

Further, even if the display is in any of the second stage display and the first stage display other than the first stage display, when the third switch is closed, the display immediately returns to the first stage display. Therefore, when the display is shifted closer to the first stage display, that is, the second stage display, or the third or fourth stage display position, the first stage display is shifted closer to the first stage display.
This is useful when you want to return to the stage display urgently. Also, as mentioned above, after setting the minutes to the second switch in the fourth stage display, opening the second switch will cause the hold to be held. Although this is used here, this spare third switch can also be used as a substitute for the first switch. For example, if you hold the 4th stage display at 39 minutes 00 seconds and close the third switch with the time signal of 39 minutes 00 seconds, the display immediately jumps to the 1st stage display.
/ P MK 39 minutes 00 seconds and 1 second after closing the third switch [AM/PMK 39 minutes 01 seconds then AM/PMK 39 minutes 02 seconds, AM/PMK 39 minutes 03 seconds]・・・・・・It is possible to correct and match the set.

Also, in any display from the 4th to the 1st stage display, the 2nd
operate the switch means of the
If a switch is used in parallel, it is also possible to adjust the count of each block in fast-forward at a frequency different from the frequency to be fast-forwarded by using the second switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electronic timepiece characterized in that the contents selected and displayed based on the first switch are changed at a predetermined speed by a second switch, and further changed at a higher speed by a third switch. Display control method.