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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Hidehiro Akahane, Tatsuno-machi, JP;
Kenichi Okuhara, Kiso-mura, JP;
Akihiko Maruyama, Suwa, JP;
Nobuhiro Koike, Chino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a time measurement device ( ) having, at least, both a function of measuring standard time and a function of measuring any elapsed time, when a predetermined amount of time passes from a temporary suspension of a watch hand in position in the middle of the measurement of the elapsed time, the suspension of the watch hand is automatically released and the watch hand is driven to a watch hand position indicating the elapsed time. Provided thereby is the time measurement device which automatically releases the temporary suspension state in time measurement after the predetermined amount of time, thereby shortening the temporary suspension time and reducing power consumed to drive the watch hand to an originally expected watch hand position at the release of the temporary suspension.