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8077550 Electronic timepiece, time adjustment method for an electronic timepiece, and control program for an electronic timepiece  
An electronic timepiece has a reception unit that can receive satellite signals transmitted from positioning information satellites and acquire time information and positioning information; a time...
8054820 Method and apparatus for synchronizing time information in a mobile communication terminal  
A method and apparatus for synchronizing time information in a mobile communication terminal. The terminal stores region-by-region time offset information, information about decoding schemes used...
8036066 Watch  
The invention relates to a watch comprising a first hour wheel (16) which is rotatably driven around a rotating pin (3) by means of a drive unit and supports a first hour hand (1), and a second...
7948832 Time zone determination  
A computer-implemented method of determining a time zone for a computing device is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first time offset for the device at a first instant in time,...
7916580 Maintaining date and time with time zone rule changes  
A method and system for maintaining date and time information correctly across rule changes for time zones is provided. A time maintenance system provides rules for converting dates and times...
7868741 Medication managing apparatus  
A medication managing apparatus includes a medicine package case and a main body unit removably storing the medicine package case. The medicine package case includes blocks each storing a medicine...
7852711 Portable device using location determination and MEMS timekeeping to update and keep time  
Devices and methods for determining a current location using a location detection element, determining a local time zone based on the current location using a memory unit, keeping time using a...
7821875 Daylight saving time support for mobile devices  
The invention relates to a method for updating a time marking according to new location, wherein a country related information is detected, a need for time update is determined, and if needed, time...
7742361 Method for changing a time zone, and timepiece therefor  
Method for switching the time zone indicated by a timepiece (1) in order to switch from an initial time zone to a modified time zone, having the following steps: the user enters a time switch...
7733743 Comprehensive time determining system  
A comprehensive time determining system includes a list of geographical locations located on a periphery thereof. The base section further includes a plurality of time zones associated with the...
7701805 Time correction apparatus and image forming device having the time correction apparatus  
In a time correction apparatus, a summer-time information holding unit holds summer-time information which contains an amount of input time as an amount of time correction for a summer time period....
7689448 System and methods for scheduling and tracking events across multiple time zones  
An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a calendar/scheduling system with an EarthTime™ module is described. In operation, the system tracks different types of times: “...
7688682 Electronic timepiece of the multi-function watch type for navigational aid, notably for a space mission  
The invention relates to an electronic watch, notably for a space mission. It enables the setting, at any point in time, of a first date, start of the mission (t0) with relation to a local time...
7586399 Method of setting a time alarm in a mobile communication terminal and an apparatus for implementing the same  
A method of setting a time alarm is disclosed in which a user can set a time alarm with reference to all cities around the world as well as a city to which the user is located. The present...
7583942 Tuning device and radio-wave corrected timepiece  
A tuning apparatus is provided, wherein the on and off resistances of semiconductor switches within an tuning IC are optimized, so as to provide high sensitivity and superior stability, a wide...
7539085 Wireless synchronous time system  
A wireless synchronous time keeping system includes a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device includes a receiving unit to receive a first signal having a time component, a...
7492671 Analog radio-controlled timepiece  
It is made possible to display a time instant and a reception sensitivity even during a standard radio signal is received, without adding a special constitution as much as possible. A reception...
7443767 Apparatus and method for updating a schedule  
Allowing an electronic schedule to be automatically updated by a device with the time zone where the device is presently located.
7433270 Adjustable global timepiece  
An adjustable global timepiece includes a minute pointer, a hour pointer, a movement mechanism, an inner time dial, a time zone dial, and an outer time dial. The movement mechanism has a shaft. The...
7394726 Time keeping system with automatic daylight savings time adjustment  
A time keeping system having a first time module operable to keep a first time, a second time module operable to keep a second time, and a control module operatively coupled to the first time...
7385876 Radio-controlled timepiece, electronic device, time correcting method and computer product  
A radio-controlled timepiece includes a regional-information storage unit that stores information on a target time region, a receiving circuit that receives a standard frequency that contains UTC...
7372779 Radio controlled timepiece and method of controlling the same  
The invention is directed to obtaining a radio controlled timepiece that, in a case when the user who uses it moves from one country or one region to another where the time difference is different,...
7359288 Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock  
Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock. After manufacture of the clock and before it is purchased by the user, a basic data set,...
7307916 World timepiece  
A mechanical world timepiece having a transmission mechanism which allows the time display, such as, for example, a 12-hour hand and/or a 24-hour hand, to be directly adjusted with a turning ring...
7305491 Techniques for handling time zone changes in personal information management software  
A computer implemented method of providing time-zone capability to existing personal information management (PIM) software that lacks time-zone capability, the method comprising: executing the...
7236429 Timepiece showing current local time in main cities and countries in various time zones  
A timepiece includes first, second, and third clockwise rotating central shafts, a rotary dial joined to the first central shaft, a minute hand joined to the second central shaft, a second hand...
7218575 Angular twilight clock  
A method and apparatus for displaying time, the day sequence for the beginning and ending of twilight, sunrise and sunset in pie-shaped section on a circular clock face. A corresponding day...
7069055 Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same  
An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each...
7065718 System and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface  
A system and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface is presented. A user is able to configure a time-of-day and select a time zone on an electronic device using a...
6999380 Clock apparatus adapted to summer time, monitoring camera apparatus having the same, and clock apparatus time setting method  
A timepiece comprises a standard time clock for counting standard time and means for calculating daylight saving time by adding a predetermined time correction value to the standard time when...
6947351 Watch equipped with means for determining a location longitude  
The invention concerns a watch equipped with means for determining a location longitude and a device for determining the sun's altitude above the horizon. Said watch comprises a mobile element (16)...
6876600 Portable terminal apparatus having automatic adjustment function for time difference  
Area location information on a base station received by a receiver (12) is identified by an area location identification section (14) and an identification result is output to a time controller...
6751164 Time piece  
A timepiece (1) comprises communication means (2) and hand haft control means (19), executes function processing on the basis of information acquired from an external apparatus via the...
6714485 Timepiece with analogue display of time related information based on a decimal system  
A timepiece is disclosed allowing a reading of a first conventional time information by means of first analogue display means including a dial (5) and hours (4a) and minutes (4b) indicator members...
6636457 Clock movement with a display for world time zones  
A clock movement with a display for world time zones comprises a power source, a second counter, a minute counter, an hour counter, and a time zone display. The time zone display further comprises...
6625085 Universal timepiece from which latitude and longitude can be determined  
A universal timepiece from which a latitude and a longitude can be determined. A bottom plate which has the names of the main cities in the world, scales and the relative longitudes according to...
6625086 Terrestrial globe with world-wide watch function  
A terrestrial globe with a world-wide watch function according to a rotation of the globe. In the globe, a sensor is installed at one end of a rotation axis to detect a rotation amount of the...
6597635 Timepiece  
A toothed correcting gear (33, 34), in engagement with means of angular positioning (35), kinematically links the stepwise, drive members (14, 15) of the display members with a time zones indicator...
6587398 Method and apparatus for providing selectable roaming and non-roaming alarms  
A communication device such as pager (100) includes a real-time clock circuit (118). The real-time clock circuit keeps track of both the pager's home time zone information (402) and the pager's...
6579004 Internet clock  
An internet watch in accordance with the present invention further comprises a beat hand 4 to indicate internet time and a beat dial 5 mounted on the circumferential outside of the watch having an...
6580663 Celestial timepiece assembly  
A timepiece and combined astrological display assembly including a casing which may be sized to resemble a wristwatch, PDA or a variety of other structures and including a display assembly mounted...
6567344 Clock  
Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock. After manufacture of the clock and before it is purchased by the user, a basic data set,...
6499423 Civilian—military—aviation time conversion device  
A time conversion device has a body section having a table of time zones printed thereon. A tubular sleeve is provided and fits over the body section. The tubular sleeve has a fixed portion which...
6466517 Global travel clock  
A global travel clock including a calender week indicator and a plurality of global time indicators are described. In one embodiment, the clock displays a current time value including a calender...
6393263 Mobile communications terminal and system with offset time feature  
A mobile communications terminal and system in which a time displayed by the terminal can be corrected based on a reference time, while an intentional offset time can be established at the terminal...
6385135 Electronic timepiece and display method of electronic timepiece  
An electronic timepiece includes a memory for storing geographic data comprising a plurality of geographic locations and information pertaining to each of the locations. An input switch is used to...
6366834 Time display method and apparatus  
A difference in time from a standard time for each state, or where a state belongs to a plurality of time zones, a difference in time for each time zone and boundary information for specifying a...
6282431 Time correcting method and portable remote telephone terminal in which time is corrected in accordance with such method  
A time correcting method includes steps of receiving notifying information from a base station, the notifying information including an identification number identifying the base station, selecting...
6278660 Time-zone-tracking timepiece  
Techniques are disclosed for automatically updating timepieces as time zone boundaries are crossed. Time zone boundaries are identified on mapping software and combined with location information...
6275449 World clock with synchronous display  
A world clock includes a map with markings arranged to indicate time zones for actual geographic locations and a single-row table having 24 columns for correlating the markings with hour markings...
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