Global Patent Index - EP 0660205 B1

EP 0660205 B1 19990317 - Method for fixing the geographical position and timepiece for implementing this method

Title (en)

Method for fixing the geographical position and timepiece for implementing this method

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Ortsbestimmung und Uhr zur Ausführung dieses Verfahrens

Title (fr)

Procédé pour faire le point et pièce d'horlogerie destinée à mettre en oeuvre ce procédé

Publication

EP 0660205 B1 19990317 (FR)

Application

EP 94119297 A 19941207

Priority

CH 386093 A 19931223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0660205A1] According to this method the longitude of the place at which one is located on the surface of the Earth is determined by comparing the local time with the time of a reference time zone, and the latitude of the place at which one is located is determined by measuring the inclination of the Earth's magnetic field with respect to the horizontal. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G04G 9/00; G04G 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/08 (2006.01); G04G 1/00 (2006.01); G04G 1/04 (2006.01); G04G 9/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G04G 99/00 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G04B 45/00 (2013.01 - KR); G04G 9/0064 (2013.01 - EP US); G04G 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0660205 A1 19950628; EP 0660205 B1 19990317; CH 686469 B5 19961015; CH 686469G A3 19960415; CN 1054927 C 20000726; CN 1113327 A 19951213; DE 69417186 D1 19990422; DE 69417186 T2 19991021; HK 1012450 A1 19990730; JP H07209012 A 19950811; KR 100347991 B1 20021129; KR 950019993 A 19950724; US 5598381 A 19970128

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94119297 A 19941207; CH 386093 A 19931223; CN 94119177 A 19941222; DE 69417186 T 19941207; HK 98113679 A 19981216; JP 33674794 A 19941226; KR 19940035538 A 19941221; US 35533894 A 19941212