Abstract: There is provided a movement which can reduce power consumption when a hand position is detected. The movement includes a center wheel & pinion that drives a minute hand, a minute detection wheel in which a gear ratio of the center wheel & pinion with respect to the minute detection wheel is set to 1/M by using M as an integer, a first light emitting element, and a first light receiving element. The center wheel & pinion has a pair of center wheel transmittable portions which are disposed on the same rotation trajectory, and through which light emitted from the first light emitting element is transmittable. The minute detection wheel has the N-number of minute detection wheel transmittable portions which are disposed on the same rotation trajectory, and through which light emitted from the first light emitting element is transmittable. The minute detection wheel transmittable portions are disposed at an interval of 360°/N in a circumferential direction of the minute detection wheel.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a sensor, a body that is provided separately from and is not incorporated to a shoe worn by a user, and a processing circuit provided on the body. The processing circuit obtains, based on a detection result of the sensor, a number of steps taken by the user during traveling while wearing the shoe, and calculates a wear degree, indicating a degree to which the shoe of the user is worn out, based on the number of steps.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a time display unit which includes a first time display unit and a second time display unit that display time; a control unit which outputs a first change command for changing first time that is displayed by the first time display unit into time based on received time information which is information on time, and outputs a second change command for changing second time that is displayed by the second time display unit into time before change which is time displayed in the first time display unit before the first time is changed into time based on the time information; and a display drive unit which changes the first time, based on the first change command that is output from the control unit, and changes the second time, based on the second change command that is output from the control unit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least an acquisition unit, an input unit, a time correction amount calculation unit, and a transmitting unit. A timepiece includes at least a receiving unit, a power storage unit, a drive unit, and a control unit. The input unit receives an input of the time displayed by the display unit of the timepiece. The time correction amount calculation unit calculates a time correction amount for correcting the time of the timepiece from a difference between the time, the input of which is received by the input unit and the current time acquired by the acquisition unit. The transmitting unit transmits the time correction amount to the timepiece by using light. The receiving unit receives the time correction amount. The power storage unit stores electricity by using power converted from the light. The drive unit drives the indicating hand. The control unit corrects the time displayed by the indicating hand, based on the time correction amount received, by the receiving unit .

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a solar power source, a voltage stabilizer circuit that generates a constant voltage by using power supplied from the solar power source, and a control circuit that clocks the time by driving a rotating body at first hand operation speed and at second hand operation speed which is faster than the first hand operation speed. The control circuit selects a voltage of the solar power source so as to drive the rotating body in a case of the first hand operation speed, and selects at least any one voltage of the constant voltage and the voltage of the solar power source so as to drive the rotating body in a case of the second hand operation speed.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a solar power source, a voltage stabilizer circuit that generates a constant voltage by using power supplied from the solar power source, and a control circuit that clocks the time by driving a rotating body at first hand operation speed and at second hand operation speed which is faster than the first hand operation speed. The control circuit selects a voltage of the solar power source so as to drive the rotating body in a case of the first hand operation speed, and selects at least any one voltage of the constant voltage and the voltage of the solar power source so as to drive the rotating body in a case of the second hand operation speed.

Abstract: To perform stable communication in communication by an optical signal. An electronic device includes a display part having a light source which transmits an optical signal, a direction detection part detecting a direction of a display screen of the display part and a controller transmitting data by the optical signal from the display part to an electronic timepiece when the direction of the display screen detected by the detection part becomes a predetermined direction.

Abstract: To receive data normally in communication by an optical signal by an electronic device which transmits data even when a transmission frequency differs. An electronic device transmits a transmission-frequency measurement signal for measuring a transmission frequency of data and transmits the data by using a light source which transmits an optical signal. An electronic timepiece specifies the transmission frequency of data based on the transmission-frequency measurement signal received by a solar battery which receives the optical signal and receiving the data by the solar battery based on the specified transmission frequency.

Abstract: A wristwatch (100) includes: a storing unit (103) that stores relational data indicating a relationship between a traveling pitch, which is the number of steps taken per predetermined amount of time, and a traveling speed which is a running speed or a walking speed; and a processing unit (101) that calculates a traveling speed of a user from a measured traveling pitch of the user based on the relational data stored in the storing unit (103) which indicates the relationship between the traveling pitch and the traveling speed.

Abstract: A wristwatch (100) includes: a storing unit (103) that stores relational data indicating a relationship between a traveling pitch, which is the number of steps taken per predetermined amount of time, and a traveling speed which is a running speed or a walking speed; and a processing unit (101) that calculates a traveling speed of a user from a measured traveling pitch of the user based on the relational data stored in the storing unit (103) which indicates the relationship between the traveling pitch and the traveling speed.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus that can measure the wear degree of shoes used for running. A body movement detecting unit (105) measures the number of steps of a user during traveling. A CPU (101) calculates a wear degree, indicating a degree to which shoes of the user are worn out, based on the number of steps measured by the body movement detecting unit (105).

Abstract: There is provided an electronic timepiece that includes a solar panel which receives light to generate electric power, is operated with the electric power supplied from a secondary battery charged with output voltage of the solar panel, and includes a normal mode in which clock display is performed on a display unit and a power saving mode in which clock display on the display unit is stopped, based on illuminance detection of the solar panel, the electronic timepiece including: a mode control unit which switches cycles of the illuminance detection, by setting a cycle of the illuminance detection of the normal mode as a first cycle (for example, one minute), and a cycle of the illuminance detection of the power saving mode as a second cycle (for example, two seconds).

Abstract: A display device includes independently driven common and segment terminals. The common and segment terminals are connected to display components divided into display blocks that are turned ON to perform a display function and are turned OFF so as to not perform the display function. A first driver drives the common terminals using a scanning signal of a predetermined period and a second driver drives the segment terminals using a segment signal synchronized with the scanning signal to correspond to a display signal, so that the display components perform a display corresponding to the display signal. The first driver separates the common terminals into common terminal blocks and drives the common terminals. The first and second drivers perform the driving so that the common and segment terminals which are connected to display blocks that are turned OFF are not supplied with a turn-off signal and are maintained at ground potential.

Abstract: To provide an electronic device, a data processing method and a data processing program capable of measuring a stable ascending/descending velocity on which the most recent ascending/descending state is reflected. The electronic device includes an altitude measurement unit measuring altitudes, an altitude change determination unit determining an altitude change state based on altitudes measured by the altitude measurement unit within a predetermined first time interval until a current time and an ascending/descending velocity calculation unit calculating an ascending/descending velocity based on altitudes measured by the altitude measurement unit within a second time interval until the current time, which is equal to the first time interval or longer than the first time interval.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an altitude measurement unit, an altitude change determination unit, and an elevating speed calculator. The altitude measurement unit measures an altitude, the altitude change determination unit determines whether a change state of the altitude measured by the altitude measurement unit is at least an ascending state or a descending state, and the elevating speed calculator calculates an average elevating speed in each change state determined by the altitude change determination unit based on the altitude measured by the altitude measurement unit. A data processing method in the electronic device and a data processing program executed by a computer of the electronic device may be realized.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a storage unit that stores unit information relating to a movement with respect to each of an elevating state and a horizontal movement state; an altitude measurement unit that measures an altitude; an altitude change determination unit that determines whether the movement is the elevating state or the horizontal movement state based on the altitude measured by the altitude measurement unit; and a movement distance calculator that reads the unit information corresponding to the state determined by the altitude change determination unit from the storage unit and calculates a movement distance based on the read unit information.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece is operated with a power-supply voltage from a secondary battery charged with a voltage from a solar panel. An oscillation circuit generates and supplies a clock signal to a CPU when the voltage charged to the battery is lower than a first voltage. A reset circuit resets the CPU when the voltage charged to the battery does not exceed a second voltage higher than the first voltage, and cancels the reset of the CPU when the voltage charged to the second battery exceeds the second voltage. The CPU starts an operation when the voltage charged to the secondary battery exceeds the second voltage and the reset is cancelled, and performs a time-of-day display on a display unit when the voltage charged to the secondary battery is equal to or higher than a third voltage higher than the second voltage.

Abstract: A power supply unit has a first power supply circuit that supplies a voltage to a load driving unit and a second power supply circuit that supplies a voltage to circuits other than the load driving unit. A first switching unit connects any one of a power supply that supplies a power supply voltage and a voltage step-down circuit that supplies a step-down voltage of the power supply voltage to the first power supply circuit. A second switching unit connects any one of the power supply and the voltage step-down circuit to the second power supply circuit. A control unit controls the connection by the first switching unit and the connection by the second switching unit to switch the voltage supplied to the first power supply circuit and the voltage supplied to the second power supply circuit in accordance with properties of the load driving unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, an altitude measurement unit that measures an altitude, key input means for receiving an operation input, and a CPU that starts recording of altitude information regarding an altitude measured by the altitude measurement unit at a predetermined time interval if the key input means receives an input for instructing starting of recording of an altitude, stops the recording of the altitude information if the key input means receives an input for instructing stopping of recording of an altitude, and displays the altitude information when the recording starts on the display unit if the key input means receives an input for instructing display of the altitude information in a state in which the altitude information is currently recorded.

Abstract: To measure a walking pitch or a running pitch more accurately with a simpler structure. Acceleration sensors detect accelerations and output acceleration signals corresponding to the accelerations. A CPU detects a cycle in which a user touches the ground at the time of walking or running based on the acceleration signal and calculating a first pitch based on the cycle of touching the ground. The CPU also detects a cycle in which the user swings his/her arms based on the acceleration signal and calculates a second pitch based on the cycle of swinging arms. The CPU determines either one of the first pitch and the second pitch which satisfies a given condition as a walking or running pitch of the user.