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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Hiroshi Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Kazumi Sakumoto, Chiba, JP;
Kenji Ogasawara, Chiba, JP;
Kosuke Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Keishi Honmura, Chiba, JP;
Saburo Manaka, Chiba, JP;
Akira Takakura, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Kazumi Sakumoto, Chiba, JP;
Kenji Ogasawara, Chiba, JP;
Kosuke Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Keishi Honmura, Chiba, JP;
Saburo Manaka, Chiba, JP;
Akira Takakura, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A power consumption control device includes a power consumption control unit that receives the output potential of a photovoltaic cell generating an electromotive force, receives the output potential of a secondary battery charged by the electromotive force of the photovoltaic cell, causes a timepiece device to transition to a power saving state where a clock operation of measuring time is stopped when the output potential difference of the secondary battery is not greater than a predetermined threshold value, and the secondary battery is in a non-charging state indicating a state where the output potential difference of the photovoltaic cell is not greater than the output potential difference of the secondary battery.