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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Akiyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece has a receiver device that receives at least a first satellite signal containing a first leap second value and a second satellite signal containing a second leap second value; a timekeeping device that keeps time according to the current leap second; an evaluation condition setting unit that sets an evaluation condition of the correctness of the first leap second value and the second leap second value based on the timing of first satellite signal and second satellite signal reception; and a leap second correction unit that corrects the current leap second based on the first leap second value or the second leap second value when the first leap second value and the second leap second value satisfy the set evaluation condition.