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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Hirota, Nishitokyo, JP;
Masayuki Araki, Nishitokyo, JP;
Akiyoshi Kondoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Kanazawa, Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an electronic clock including: a power generator; a secondary battery, which is to be charged with electric power generated by the power generator; a balance information transmitter configured to transmit, to a computer, balance information relating to a transition of a power generation amount or a charging balance of the secondary battery; a connection time period setting module configured to set a connection time period of a connection with the computer based on the balance information; and a communication controller configured to control a start and an end of communication to/from the computer based on the connection time period.