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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruhiko Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Akiyoshi Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C 3/00 ; G04C 3/14 ; G04C 9/02 ; G04G 1/00 ; G04G 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C 3/00 ; G04C 3/14 ; G04C 9/02 ; G04G 1/00 ; G04G 3/02 ;
Abstract
A data transmitting/receiving system is configured so as to send data to an analog-type watch, without the need to make direct electrical contact thereto and without influencing the drive of the hands of the watch. When a timing signal that is sent from the watch is received, a data transmitting unit performs transmission. The watch does not receive data at other times, and this receiving operation is performed intermittently.