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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Katsuyuki Honda, Nagano-ken, JP;
Katsuyuki Honda, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece efficiently receives satellite signals, reduces power consumption, and displays the correct time. A GPS wristwatchhas a satellite signal reception unitA that receives satellite signals and acquires time information contained in the satellite signals; a time information adjustment unitthat keeps times and adjusts the kept time based on the time information acquired by the automatic receiving unit; a reception result memory unitthat stores the reception result of the reception process performed by the automatic receiving unit; and a reception time setting unitthat sets the reception start time at which the reception process starts based on the reception result stored in the reception result memory unit. The automatic receiving unitexecutes the reception process when the kept time reaches the reception start time set by the reception time setting unit