EP1098234A4 - ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND ITS CONTROL METHOD

Info

Publication number: EP1098234A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control method; electronic equipment; electronic; equipment; control
Prior art date: 1999-05-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP00925666A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1098234B1 (en

EP1098234A1 (en

Inventor

Teruhiko Fujisawa

Makoto Okeya

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Seiko Epson Corp

Original Assignee

Seiko Epson Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-05-14

Filing date

2000-05-15

Publication date

2005-05-11

2000-05-15 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp

2001-05-09 Publication of EP1098234A1 publication Critical patent/EP1098234A1/en

2005-05-11 Publication of EP1098234A4 publication Critical patent/EP1098234A4/en

2006-12-27 Application granted granted Critical

2006-12-27 Publication of EP1098234B1 publication Critical patent/EP1098234B1/en

2020-05-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
- G04G19/00—Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
- G04G19/12—Arrangements for reducing power consumption during storage
- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
- G04G19/00—Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
- G04G19/08—Arrangements for preventing voltage drop due to overloading the power supply

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Power Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromechanical Clocks (AREA)
Electric Clocks (AREA)

EP00925666A 1999-05-14 2000-05-15 Electronic equipment and method of controlling the same Expired - Lifetime EP1098234B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP13476199		1999-05-14
JP13476199		1999-05-14
PCT/JP2000/003104 WO2000070411A1 (en)	1999-05-14	2000-05-15	Electronic equipment and method of controlling electronic equipment

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1098234A1 EP1098234A1 (en)	2001-05-09
EP1098234A4 true EP1098234A4 (en)	2005-05-11
EP1098234B1 EP1098234B1 (en)	2006-12-27

Family

ID=15135952

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP00925666A Expired - Lifetime EP1098234B1 (en)	1999-05-14	2000-05-15	Electronic equipment and method of controlling the same

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1098234B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3525897B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN1145087C (en)
DE (1)	DE60032557T2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000070411A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
WO2001098843A1 (en) *	2000-06-21	2001-12-27	Citizen Watch Co.,Ltd.	Power generating type electronic clock and method for controlling the same
US8552588B2 (en) *	2009-11-05	2013-10-08	Tai-Her Yang	Battery charging coaction and output system with current limit supply
JP4834172B2 (en) *	2010-07-26	2011-12-14	シチズンホールディングス株式会社	Electronic watch with solar cell
JP5260706B2 (en)	2011-06-24	2013-08-14	レノボ・シンガポール・プライベート・リミテッド	Power system for portable electronic equipment with timekeeping circuit
JP6054755B2 (en) *	2013-01-23	2016-12-27	エスアイアイ・セミコンダクタ株式会社	Constant voltage circuit and analog electronic clock
CN104978002A (en) *	2014-04-08	2015-10-14	鸿富锦精密工业(武汉)有限公司	Power supply control system and method
US11656580B2 (en)	2018-03-27	2023-05-23	Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.	Electronic watch
JP7203642B2 (en) *	2018-03-27	2023-01-13	シチズン時計株式会社	electronic clock
EP3712718A1 (en) *	2019-03-22	2020-09-23	ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse	Electronic timepiece with movement detector

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4177632A (en) *	1976-07-16	1979-12-11	Ebauches Electroniques S.A.	Electronic watch
EP0855633A1 (en) *	1996-08-01	1998-07-29	Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.	Electronic timepiece

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS5563781A (en) *	1978-11-06	1980-05-14	Seiko Instr & Electronics Ltd	Analog electronic watch
JPH09304555A (en) *	1996-05-15	1997-11-28	Seiko Epson Corp	Electronic clock
JP3830289B2 (en) *	1997-11-20	2006-10-04	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Electronic equipment and timing device

2000
- 2000-05-15 EP EP00925666A patent/EP1098234B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-15 WO PCT/JP2000/003104 patent/WO2000070411A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-05-15 DE DE60032557T patent/DE60032557T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-15 JP JP2000618790A patent/JP3525897B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-05-15 CN CNB008008450A patent/CN1145087C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4177632A (en) *	1976-07-16	1979-12-11	Ebauches Electroniques S.A.	Electronic watch
EP0855633A1 (en) *	1996-08-01	1998-07-29	Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.	Electronic timepiece

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0070411A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CN1304499A (en)	2001-07-18
DE60032557T2 (en)	2007-10-04
JP3525897B2 (en)	2004-05-10
DE60032557D1 (en)	2007-02-08
CN1145087C (en)	2004-04-07
WO2000070411A1 (en)	2000-11-23
EP1098234B1 (en)	2006-12-27
HK1033982A1 (en)	2001-10-05
EP1098234A1 (en)	2001-05-09

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