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| 20120051190 | Electronic Timepiece, Time Adjustment Method for an Electronic Timepiece, and Control Program for an Electronic Timepiece An electronic timepiece includes a reception unit that receives satellite signals transmitted from a positioning information satellite; an information acquisition unit that processes the received satellite signals to acquire time information and positioning information;... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120033531 | Electronic Device and Method Providing Improved World Clock Feature An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes an improved world clock function.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110280108 | Electronic Device An electronic device that can display the current time reduces the number of times that the time must be manually set. The electronic device 100 has a CPU 20 that keeps time internally, a display unit 50 that displays the time based on the internal ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110216628 | 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 between various time zones and a common time zone. When the time maintenance s... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205852 | TIME ZONE ON DEMAND ON THE MAIN HANDS OF A TIMEPIECE The invention concerns a mechanism (100) for displaying, on demand, the time in a time zone, on the hands of a timepiece. It is characterized in that it includes:
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| 20110164472 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCAL TIME AT AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A system and method for determining local time at an electronic device is disclosed. The system may include an input configured to receive home information for an electronic device. The system may also include a calibration module configured to calibrate the electronic ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110051560 | Remote automatic setting of clock radio The time and/or date display of a clock radio is settable remotely and automatically by a radio frequency information signal. The time and/or date display is initially set in manufacturing of the clock radio simultaneously to a plurality of clock radio units, and the di... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100214878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A CALENDAR DATABASE FOR TIME ZONE SHIFTING A system, method and apparatus for processing a calendar database for time zone shifting are provided. The calendar database is processed to determine a first set of event data associated with a first time zone and a second set of event data associated with a second tim... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100135124 | Time display control device, navigation device, method for controlling time displayed, and program A self-position detecting unit detects a self-position. A time calculating unit calculates a time of a time zone where the self-position detected using the self-position detection unit exists. A time display unit displays the time calculated using the time calculating u... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100091615 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE TIMES FROM MULTIPLE TIME ZONES An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a time zone management function which enables multiple times from multiple time zones to be managed by the user. Responsive to a detection that the electronic device has been moved ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100085840 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED BEDTIME MODE OF OPERATION An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The BEDTIME mode comprises a number of features that are conducive to sleep by performing operations that mi... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100067332 | Watch with a Time Zone Display A watch includes a conventional hour hand and minute hand. The watch also includes a time zone display with a window in which information regarding a time zone is placed on a disc. This time zone includes a time display comprising at least one hour display, which may al... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090285056 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED WORLD CLOCK FEATURE An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes an improved world clock function.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090207699 | TIMEPIECE, ESPECIALLY WRISTWATCH COMPRISING A MAIN DISPLAY AND A MECHANISM ACTUATING AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY DISPLAY The mechanism is driven by the hour wheel of the timepiece and has at least one secondary display comprising a polygonal or round hand or indicator rotating around a track of the secondary display and indicating on its visible surface names of cities or countries separa... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090168609 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TIME-ZONE SENSITIVE SCHEDULING A system that enables a user to indicate time zones in their electronic calendar for corresponding time periods in the future, and that makes the future time zone information it collects available for scheduling purposes, so that free time can be correctly determined ev... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090135675 | 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 zone data storage component that stores region data dividing geographical... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20080247276 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TIME INFORMATION Disclosed is a device and method for managing time information in a mobile communication terminal. To this end, the present invention provides a plan in which time information of a terminal can be automatically set with the local time of a corresponding time zone as a r... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080144443 | Global Timepiece for the Contemporary Indication of Local Times and Data Around the Globe A global timepiece includes a transparent disk, which is arranged overhead the face of the timepiece, which has a New Day Line extending radially from the center outwardly to an indice indicating midnight. The transparent disk is operationally connected to a rotatable s... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080130418 | Electronic Timepiece of the Multi-Function Watch Type for Navigation 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 scale (T1) or the Universal Time (GMT), and the determ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080056070 | Time counting assembly with a display for world time zones A time counting assembly with a display for world time zones comprised of a power source, a second counter, a minute counter, an hour counter, and a time zone display for displaying a correct time over a faceplate. Stir the time zone adjustable ring with the hand to ali... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070217291 | Device and method for managing time information Disclosed is a device and method for managing time information in a mobile communication terminal. To this end, the present invention provides a plan in which time information of a terminal can be automatically set with the local time of a corresponding time zone as a r... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070206442 | Method of updating daylight saving time information in wireless terminal Provided in a method of updating DST information in a wireless terminal, whereby the wireless terminal correctly and conveniently provides world time in consideration of the DST information. The method includes the steps of: transmitting, by a second server receiving DS... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070189121 | Device and method for simultaneously displaying the time in different time zones A device having at least a first clock and a second clock and a map of a geographical area depicting at least a first time zone and a second time zone, the first clock being positioned proximate to the first time zone and the second clock being positioned proximate to t... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070183266 | Universal time display A universal time display includes location indicators, each of which displays the local time of a predetermined location in the world. Each of the location indicators automatically displays the local time of the predetermined location including daylight saving time sett... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070177463 | Network terminal device, and timestamp correcting method of the same A network terminal device prevents a timestamp from becoming unnatural accompanying a correction of a local time during a daylight-saving time. During the daylight-saving time, the local time is moved forward by one hour, and the time zone is also moved forward by one h... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070153634 | Device for measurement of geo-solar time parameters Apparatus is disclosed for measuring geo-solar time parameters. Wrist-watches, clocks, and computer functionality provide, in addition to a traditional chronological parameter for a control frame of reference, several geo-solar time parameters including but not limited ... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070147175 | 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 rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved and... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070140062 | 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 rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved and... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070140061 | 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 rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved and... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070121425 | Time zone identifier A time zone identifier for a geographic location is generated by receiving a request, including a first information portion in the time zone identifier that represents a time difference between a standard time and a local base time for the geographic location, and, if t... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070008822 | 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 inner time dial has 12 or 24 blocks configured for displaying a first ti... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060285443 | 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 having 24 time zones. The timepiece serves for the easily manageable adjus... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060262649 | 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 positioned around the rotary dial and joined to the third central shaft, a s... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060239123 | DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND TIMEPIECE USING SAME A timepiece time having installed in the movement thereof a CPU, a time zone adjustment device and a time display unit, the CPU having installed therein a perpetual calendar program, a time zone calculation program, and a daylight saving time calculation program, the ti... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060171256 | Global timepiece with double day/double date rendering A global timepiece includes a 24 hour movement mechanism in a case, the mechanism has rotatable shaft(s) or other drive mechanism that extend through or around the face and is (are) connected to an hour hand, a minute hand, optionally a second hand, and a transparent di... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060140056 | Timepiece with multiple location time indicator In a timekeeping device, a method for displaying a time in each of a plurality of locations, wherein the timekeeping device has stored therein for each of the plurality of locations a respective seasonal offset relative to a standard time, wherein the timekeeping device... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060092768 | Time zone displays using circular timing elements A clock display includes at least seven circular timing elements, each timing element configured to indicate time in a time zone. ... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060083113 | Prayer clock A clock having a time display unit (2) with an hour and a minute indication and a control unit (4). The clock comprises elements for signaling a plurality of times of occurrence of certain events during the course of the day and elements for determining th... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060002236 | 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 rules corresponding to said country related information is retrieved and... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050286347 | 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. A transition time holding unit holds a plurality of summer time transiti... | 12/29/2005 |
