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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuzo Komatsu, Tokorozawa, JP;
Yasushi Nomura, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B / ; G04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368 73 ; 368251 ; 368263 ;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece equipped with an alarm system whereby an external control member is actuated a desired number of times or for a desired time duration causing a count to be set into a first counter. Subsequently, when an alarm is generated, an identical count value must be set into a second counter by actuating an external control member for the same number of times or for an appropriate time duration in order to shut off the alarm. Possibility of the user shutting off the alarm signal and then falling asleep again is thus greatly reduced. A snooze switch control function can also be easily incorporated.