Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Daisuke Uematsu

Takashi Sano

Yohei Kawaguchi

Takumi Yasuda

Tatsumi Ichimura

Kanako Nakano

Ken Fujita

Tasuku Muto

An embodiment of an electronic timepiece includes a cylindrical exterior case, a bezel and a windshield member. In the exterior case, a circuit board is housed. The bezel is formed of a metal material to be ring-shaped, includes an inward flange part that projects from an inner side surface toward a center of the ring-shaped bezel, is arranged on an outer upper side of the exterior case and is electrically connected with the circuit board. The windshield member is formed of a transparent dielectric substance, arranged in the bezel and supported by the inward flange part. The bezel is configured to resonate with a radio wave having a desired frequency by adjustment of at least one of (i) a relative permittivity of the dielectric substance and (ii) an area of an overlap region where the inward flange part and the windshield member overlap each other.

Electronic timepiece

An electronic timepiece includes an exterior case, one or more circuits housed in the exterior case, wherein the one or more circuits are configured to process a signal in a radio wave having a predetermined frequency, and a bezel disposed on an outer side of the exterior case, wherein the bezel comprises a metal portion configured to resonate with the radio wave, and wherein the metal portion of the bezel is electrically connected to the one or more circuits to transmit the signal in the radio wave received by the metal portion of the bezel to the one or more circuits. A method for assembling the electronic timepiece is further provided.

Electronic timepiece and method of assembling electronic timepiece

An antenna device including a case main body made of synthetic resin, an antenna made of metal and provided on an upper portion of the case main body so as to receive radio waves, an electronic component provided on a side portion of the case main body, and a protective connection member which includes a protection section which protects the electronic component and a connection section which is connected to the antenna.

Antenna device and timepiece

An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a detection unit, an area setting unit, and a focusing unit. The image capturing unit captures an image. The detection unit detects a shape of an image area of an observed subject to be focused in the captured image. The area setting unit sets one or more contrast evaluation areas according to the shape of the detected image area. The focusing unit causes the image capturing unit to focus based on image data in the set contrast evaluation areas.

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Akishima, Japan

Daisuke Uematsu