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(11) EP 0 418 012 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.03.1991 Bulletin 1991/12

(21) Application number: 90309871.3

(22) Date of filing: 10.09.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5G04G 9/00, G04G 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE GB LI

(30) Priority: 13.09.1989 JP 238078/89

(71) Applicant: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Tokyo 136 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Horiguchi, Katsuhiro
    Koto-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Miller, Joseph et al
J. MILLER & CO. 34 Bedford Row, Holborn
London WC1R 4JH
London WC1R 4JH (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) World timepiece


    (57) The present invention provides a world timepiece including means (7, 13) for calculating a time inclusive of date information for a particular region, input means (8, 10) for designating a given initial time, means (7, 15) for calculating a given time based on the given initial time, and display means (6) operable to display either the time for the particular region or the given time. The timepiece further comprises means (14, 16, 17) for calculating an international date line time, comparison means (18) for comparing the international date line time with the time for the particular region and the given initial time respectively, and means (19) responsive to outputs from the comparison means for determining a date for the given initial time.







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