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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Akiyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsuyuki Honda, Miyada-mura, JP;
Norimitsu Baba, Shiojiri, JP;
Jun Matsuzaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic timepiece can determine the reception state in detail, and can display the reception state with high precision. A GPS wristwatchhas a reception unit that receives a satellite signal transmitted from a positioning information satellite; a reception level calculating unitthat calculates a reception level from the signal strength of the satellite signal; and a reception level display unitthat displays the reception level calculated by the reception level calculating unit. The reception level calculating unitselects a specific number of satellite signals received from the positioning information satellites in order of greatest signal strength, and calculates the reception level from the signal strengths of the selected satellite signals.