Abstract: A timepiece including a repeater mechanism including a barrel, a control mechanism including an actuating member for releasing the repeater mechanism, a release locking device which is activated automatically immediately after releasing the repeater mechanism, the release locking device including a release lever which is moveable between a rest position and a working position, the release lever including a first pin to block the barrel in the rest position and to release the barrel in the working position.

Abstract: In a method for setting a wake-up alarm of a mobile communication terminal, when a user presses a key of a mobile communication terminal to stop a wake-up alarm, it is determined whether the pressed key is a number key. If so, a snooze time is arithmetically set using a basic time, stored in the terminal, and the value of the number key pressed by the user, such as by addition or multiplication. Therefore, the user may immediately control the snooze time after an alarm. Also, the user may independently set a sound type and/or volume level associated with the wake-up alarm and any subsequent follow-up alarms.

Abstract: A wearable mobile computing device/appliance (a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from a network and a variety of other devices. The mobile computing device/appliance includes a user interface that is used to efficiently interact with alarms and notifications on the watch.

Abstract: A remotely activated snooze control circuit for enabling a snooze alarm from a position remote from the snooze control circuit. The remotely activated snooze control circuit includes a remote control unit including an infrared signal generator and a transmitter. An alarm clock is located remotely from the remote control unit and includes an infrared receiver and a control unit connected to the infrared receiver and the snooze control circuit. When the infrared signal is transmitted by the remote control unit and received by the alarm clock, the snooze control circuit is activated to prevent the alarm clock from generating an alarm signal for a predetermined period of time. The remote control unit is preferably in the form of a laser gun and includes a trigger, a speaker and a visual alarm generator. Pressing the trigger initiates activation of the infrared signal and causes the speaker and visual alarm generator to produce audible and visual alarm signals simulating the firing of a laser gun.

Abstract: The combination of a personal electronic clock related device with a limited automatic multiple recall alarm suspension control means comprising an involuntary alarm suspension control circuit including an extended audio control means and a governing means. The personal electronic clock related device having internal audio alarm control means and internal sound emission means for allowing the emission of an audible alarm call sound to be broadcast at a set time. The extended audio control means is coupled with the internal audio alarm control means, and further coupled with the internal sound emission means interrupting the emission of the audible alarm call sound from being broadcast. The governing means is jointly coupled with the internal audio alarm control means and simultaneously activated when the audible alarm call sound is to be broadcast. The governing means including primary and secondary output control means cooperatively allowing an involuntary control signal to be discharged.

Abstract: A sports timing device for referees, officials, umpires, coaches and the like. The timer is ideally adapted for football or basketball officiating and it contains circuit means for generating necessary timing signals for officiating the game. The circuit is initiated manually by depression of a primary switch, and timing alarm signals generated by the circuit actuate tactile stimulation means to vibrate the device enclosure to warn the referee or official without the necessity of him visually observing the apparatus. In the football mode the device preferably provides an alarm after expiration of twenty five seconds. In the basketball mode the device provides three second, five second and ten second warnings. Low battery signalling means are incorporated in the circuitry for immediately warning the user that the battery is weak prior to commencing a timing operation; also, an LED provides an immediate dead battery warning.

Abstract: A timepiece of the type including a time indicating circuit and an electronic alarm sound generating means.

Abstract: In an electronic data processing system a system and method for providing an audible sound and a tactile feedback for a user. In one embodiment the data processing system includes a manually operable input device, a control circuit responsive to a first electrical signal indicative of the operation of the input device for generating a control signal and a sound generating device responsive to the control signal for being excited into mechanical motion to generate an audible sound and provide a tactile feedback for the user. In another embodiment, the data processing system includes a timekeeping circuit for providing a plurality of time-related functions and a control circuit which is responsive to a second electrical signal generated periodically at selected time intervals by the timekeeping circuit for activating the sound generating device to provide an audible sound periodically at the selected time intervals, such as, for example, at one second intervals, during the operation of the system.

Abstract: A time striking device for an electronic timepiece including a time striking signal detecting means coordinately arranged and installed in a time indicating gear train of an electronic timepiece and supplying a time striking signal prior to a striking time at every striking time, a reference zero second detecting means counting timepiece driving pulses and supplying a reference zero second signal, a coincidence circuit supplying a primary time striking direction signal by the coincidence of the outputs from these two detecting means, a frequency dividing circuit counting the timepiece driving pulses and sending out the secondary time striking direction signal at a desired time interval, a selecting circuit selectively supplying the primary time striking direction from the coincidence circuit and the secondary time striking direction signal from the frequency dividing circuit to a time striking section.

Abstract: An electronic watch having chronograph performance is provided with a pulse sound generator for generating a pulse sound at a predetermined interval. The pulse sound generator comprises a counter for counting predetermined clock pulses received from the frequency dividing circuit of the watch, a memory for memorizing a predetermined time interval, manually operable means for selecting the time interval memorized by the memory, a coincidence circuit for detecting coincidence between the contents of the counter and the time interval memorized by the memory and a pulse sound generating circuit for generating a pulse sound when such coincidence occurs.