JPH0134355B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic timepiece with an advance notice function, which displays various displays at arbitrary set times, and which has a function of giving advance notice of the time.

Conventional electronic clocks display various displays only at the set time (alarm, panel display of memo contents, odor, etc.).
It was something that produced light (such as light). In this case, even if the notification is made after the time has arrived, it is often too late, which is inconvenient. For example, the appointed time,
This includes train departure times, etc.

The present invention eliminates such inconvenience and provides an electronic timepiece with a notice function that has the function of giving advance notice of the set time before the set time.

The present invention will be described in detail below based on Examples.

FIG. 1 is an example of a circuit block diagram when a notice function is added. Set the arbitrary time setting counter 2 to an arbitrary time. This arbitrary time is one in which an alarm etc. is set off when the time arrives to notify the user of the scheduled time, train departure time, etc. The set time is determined by the advance notice control signal a (given from outside), which indicates whether advance notice is necessary or not.
It is controlled by the advance notice time setting control circuit 3 based on the arbitrarily set time signal f, and is set in the advance notice time setting counter 4 when advance notice is necessary. Next, an arbitrary advance notice time (for example, 23 minutes in advance) is set in the advance notice time setting up-down counter 6, which serves as a notice time setting counter, by the advance notice time set-up signal c. The set advance notice time is controlled by the advance notice time memory control circuit 7 based on the advance notice time signal j using the memory control signal d, and is stored in the advance notice time memory 8 immediately after the advance notice time is set. As a result, any set time can be set at the advance notice time setting counter 4.
In addition, the advance notice time (such as 23 minutes before) is set in the notice time memory 8. After the advance notice time is stored, the advance notice time setting up/down counter 6 is counted down by the output signal generated from the advance notice time setting down signal generation circuit 1, which is the advance notice time setting signal generation circuit, that is, the down signal b. . At the same time, the down signal b passes through a notice time downset signal control circuit 5, which serves as a notice time control circuit, and counts down the notice time setting counter 4 based on the notice time down count signal h. Then, when the advance notice time setting up-down counter of 6 counts down and reaches the initial state (count zero state, that is, the state in which all 23 minutes have been counted), the downset control signal i is set to downset the advance notice time of 5. The signal h is sent to the signal control circuit to terminate the advance notice time down count signal h to the advance notice time setting counter 4 from 5. In this way, by setting the advance notice time, any advance notice time can be automatically set in the advance notice time setting counter 4. In other words, the arbitrary time initially set in the advance notice time setting counter 4 corresponds to the current processing, that is, the down signal b from the advance notice time setting down signal generation circuit 1 and the advance notice time down count signal h.
Based on this, the advance notice time is subtracted and converted to the notice time. Next, a notice time signal g indicating the notice time to be given notice is issued from the notice time setting counter in step 4.
The coincidence detection circuit 10 detects the coincidence between the clock time signal Q and the clock time signal Q from, for example, a clock circuit provided to perform the original clock function. Then, in the output control circuits 9 and 11, an arbitrary set time signal e indicating an arbitrarily set time is outputted from the arbitrary time setting counter 2 and a notice is outputted from the advance notice time memory 8 in the output control circuits 9 and 11 according to the coincidence signals l and m. A circuit 12 that controls the advance notice time memory signal K indicating the time (for example, 23 minutes) and displays each arbitrarily set time, advance notice time, etc. when the advance notice time coincides with the clock time.
Display by. Here, output control circuits 9 and 11
The display circuit 12 becomes the display control circuit 13. Other setting items (numbers, characters, etc., such as promised time, train departure time, etc.) may also be displayed at this time. Furthermore, by providing a plurality of memories for the arbitrary time setting counter 2, the advance notice time setting counter 4, and the advance notice time setting up/down counter 6, it is also possible to set a plurality of advance notice times. Further, the notice time may also be fixed within the circuit.

By adding a circuit like the example above,
It is possible to provide an electronic clock that has an advance notice function for any set time.

Then, when the notice time reaches the notice time that is an arbitrarily set notice time (for example, 23 minutes) before the arbitrarily set time (for example, the promised time, train departure time, etc.), the arbitrarily set time and notice time are displayed. This makes it extremely easy to use for users,
This has the effect that the functions originally provided by the arbitrary set time can be fully and effectively utilized. In other words, you will no longer be late for your appointment or miss your train.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a notice function circuit according to the present invention. 1 is a notice time setting down signal generation circuit, 2 is an arbitrary time setting counter, 3 is a notice time set control circuit, 4 is a notice time setting counter, 5 is a notice time downset signal control circuit, and 6 is a notice time setting up/down counter. , 7 is a notice time memory control circuit, 8 is a notice time memory, 9 and 11 are output control circuits, 10 is a coincidence detection circuit, 12 is a display circuit, 13
is a display control circuit. a... Advance notice control signal, b... Down signal,
c...Advanced time setup signal, d...Memory control signal, e, f...Arbitrary setting time signal, g...
Advance notice time signal, h...Advance time down count signal, i...Downset control signal, j...Advance time signal, k...Advance time memory signal, l, m...
Coincidence signal, Q...Clock time signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An arbitrary time setting counter to which an arbitrary time such as a promised time or train departure time is set, and a notice time that specifies the time between the advance notice time for giving advance notice of the arbitrary time before the arbitrary time and the above arbitrary time. is set by a notice time setting counter, a notice time control circuit that defines the notice time obtained by subtracting the notice time from the arbitrary time based on an output signal from the notice time setting signal generation circuit, and a notice time control circuit that defines the notice time by subtracting the notice time from the arbitrary time. an advance notice time setting counter to which the advance notice time is set; a coincidence detection circuit that detects coincidence between the advance notice time signal from the advance notice time setting counter and a clock time signal and outputs a coincidence signal; and a coincidence detection circuit that outputs a coincidence signal; 1. An electronic watch with a notice function, comprising a display control circuit for displaying the arbitrary time or the notice time.