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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Takashi Kawaguchi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Takashi Kawaguchi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece with a generator function, including a generator, a battery or the like that stores electrical energy produced by the generator, a timekeeping controller that is driven by the stored electrical energy, a time display that is controlled by the timekeeping controller and displays time, a generator output detector that detects peaks of an electrical characteristic of the power generated by the generator, a remaining operating time calculator that integrates the average values corresponding to detected peaks and calculates a remaining operating time, and a remaining operating time display that displays the remaining operating time calculated by the remaining operating time calculator.