Abstract: A movement includes a first wheel which includes a wheel main body which is configured by a resin material and a metal layer which is configured by a metal material and is provided on an outer surface of the wheel main body, and a second wheel which is configured by a metal material, in which the movement transmits a drive force of an electric motor module which is driven using a battery as an electrical power source.

Abstract: A movement includes a first wheel which includes a wheel main body which is configured by a resin material and a conductive layer which is configured by a material containing a conductive polymer and is provided on an outer surface of the wheel main body, and a second wheel which is configured by a metal material, in which the movement transmits a drive force of an electric motor module which is driven using a battery as an electrical power source. It is preferable that the conductive polymer is a material selected from polythiophene, polyacetylene, polyaniline, polyparaphenylene, and polyparaphenylenevinylene which is doped with an impurity.

Abstract: A push-piece winding button control device is for a portable object of small dimensions. This device includes a pivoting control stem axially movable between at least a transitory first position and a stable second position. The device further includes a position indexing plate arranged to be integral in translation with the control stem, while keeping the same orientation relative to the frame. The device also includes a cam follower arranged to cooperate with a longitudinal cam path formed in the position indexing plate. The cam path includes a recess defining the stable position of the control stem, and a ramp-shaped profile portion which rises from the recess towards the transitory position.

Abstract: Timepiece displaying the current time and including at least first and second display devices for a time-related quantity, the first and second display devices each being driven by a drive mechanism including a drive wheel (2; 2a), which is itself driven by the movement of the timepiece (3), at least the drive wheel (2; 2a) of one of the drive mechanisms carrying a finger (4; 4a) via which the wheel drives the corresponding display device, the timepiece (3) being characterized in that the finger (4; 4a) is friction fitted onto the drive wheel (2; 2a).

Abstract: A system and method for managing video content through a set-top box. User input is received to record the video content to a set-top box. Digital rights management parameters associated with the set-top box are determined. The video content is recorded directly to the set-top box in response to the DRM parameters. The video content is edited based on selections by a user in response to receiving a selection to edit the video content. Preferences for distributing the video content are determined. The video content is distributed from the set-top box to a number of addresses in response to the preferences.

Abstract: A multifunction time display device includes a main body, a first element, a second element, and an indication element. The main body includes a casing, and the casing possesses a transparent portion. The first element moves inside the casing as time goes by. The second element is removably attached to any position of the transparent portion of the casing. The indication element is triggered when the first element moves to overlap the second element.

Abstract: A thin appointment timer that can be easily incorporated with the user's organizer ensemble. It includes a housing, a keypad assembly, an indicator assembly, an electronic assembly, and an alarm system. The housing supports the keypad assembly. The keypad assembly includes a touch sensitive membrane with a plurality of depressible keys, each key representing a pre-programmed particular time that may be selected by pressing it's associated key. The indicator assembly is supported by the housing and includes at least one circular portion having a plurality of illuminatable regions which are presented thereon as spaced clock positions. Each position corresponds to a pre-programmed time and is illuminatable in response to the depression of a depressible key. The electronics assembly is contained within the housing and is in electrical communication with the keypad assembly and the indicator assembly. The alarm system is also supported by the housing and is a portion of the electronics assembly.

Abstract: An alarm mechanism system, comprising: an hour wheel, completing one turn every 12 hours; a ring gear, concentrically surrounding the hour wheel; a planet gear device, engaging with the hour wheel and the ring gear and, driven by the hour wheel, completing one turn every 24 hours; an alarm device, which contacts the planet gear device at a predetermined time within one turn of the planet gear device and issues an alarm at that time; and an adjustment device to adjust the predetermined time. The planet gear device completes a turn in 24 hours, enabling the alarm device to issue an alarm once in 24 hours.

Abstract: A wrist watch alarm comprising a hollow housing having a time set mark thereon; a power source disposed within the housing; timer circuitry disposed within the housing and coupled to the power source for maintaining a current time, the timer circuitry adapted to receive an alarm set signal to set an alarm time and then transmit an alarm activation signal when the current time corresponds with the alarm time; an alarm indication mechanism for providing an alarm indication upon receipt of an alarm activation signal; and a dial mechanism rotatably coupled to the housing, the dial mechanism having a plurality of alarm set indicator switches coupled to the timer circuitry, each alarm set indicator switch transmitting an alarm set signal to the timer circuitry when positioned in association with the hour set mark of the housing, each alarm set indicator switch identified with a time when an alarm activation signal is to be generated by the timer circuitry.

Abstract: An alarm setting mechanism for an analog timepiece of the type having a minute hand, an hour hand and an alarm device responsive to switch actuations. A minute setting ring and a coaxial hour setting ring are both rotatably mounted in the timepiece and include a minute alarm marker and an hour alarm marker. Both rings have crown gears coupled to a drive pinion arranged to rotate the two rings at a ratio of 12:1 to set the hour and minute markers. This is preferably accomplished using a spur tooth gear on the minute setting ring and a Geneva drive for the hour ring. A first switch is actuated in response to passage of the hour hand contacting the hour marker and a second switch is actuated in response to passage at the minute hand in close proximity to the minute marker. The alarm setting mechanism has a separate crown which is detented in three positions.

Abstract: An apparatus including a clock housing formed of a conventional clockwork to drive an hour and minute hand in a typical fashion relative to the clock face. A series of digits are defined about the clock face for indication of time. An indicator arm mounting an indicator ring at a forward terminal end thereof is pivotal about the clockwork axis and frictionally engageable thereto to selectively indicate a predetermined digit for visual inidication to a child of an impending time frame. A modification of the instant invention includes transparent plates with aluminum members mounted rearwardly thereof selectively actuatable for selective illumination of various digits for indication of a time member digit. Further, the organization selectively includes a farrow magnetic ring mounted in surrounding relationship relative to the clock face for securement of a marker for positioning of the marker relative to an impending time digit.

Abstract: The alarm arrangement is among those in which an alarm is released by the coincidence of a first contact point coupled to the going train of the timepiece with a second contact point coupled to an index the position of which may be regulated by a manual control element. In this arrangement the second contact point (68) is coupled to a member (60) fixed to a rotating shaft (58) on which are pivoted wheel sets (76, 92) of the going train which bear time indicating hands (82, 100). In a very simple case the member fixed to the rotating shaft is adjacent the timepiece hour wheel (80) and the contact points (68, 90) are borne by these two elements on their faces and facing one another. On the other hand the manual control element may be advantageously formed by the glass (16) of the timepiece which is then coupled to one of the ends of the rotating shaft and a rotatable bezel (22) to which the glass is fastened.

Abstract: Through an opening (2) in a dial (1), the hub (3) of a follower disc (4) extends. Placed on the end of the hub (3) is an alarm-setting hand (6) for reading the alarm time. The hub (3) is traversed by an hour-wheel pipe (7) which has two flattened side surfaces (23) for rotation-tight connection to a sliding wheel (12). A printed circuit board (14) is disposed adjacent to the hour-wheel (8) and has an opening (15) through which the hour-wheel pipe (7) extends. Two circular conductor paths (17, 18) disposed concentrically with the hour-wheel pipe (7) are applied to the printed circuit board (14). Between the sliding wheel (12) and the printed circuit board (14), an alarm-setting wheel (13) is rotatably disposed. The sliding wheel (12) has a recess (24) in which a contact bridge (26) is disposed.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece which produces a time tone based on a time code signal from a time code disk, comprising a control circuit for generating read-in signals in response to a start signal produced on the hour, memory circuit means for storing a time code signal from said time code disk in response to said read-in signals, wherein a stored code signal of said memory circuit means is supplied to a clock strike count control circuit as a signal for limiting the number of time tone strikes. Further, first and second memory circuit means are provided for storing the time code successively, and an AM/PM discriminating circuit is also provided for discriminating AM and PM by receiving said stored time codes of said first and second memory circuit means.

Abstract: The operation at the desired time of the sound generator associated with the timepiece having a quartz watch movement is initiated by the closure of a switch. One contact pole of that switch is formed at the end of a helicoidal spring arm made integral with a plane thin washer fixed to the hour wheel of the watch movement. The other contact pole of the switch is formed on a disk coaxially rotatable around the movement axis and has the shape of a radial segment. That disc can manually be set in any angular position around the watch axis. The spring arm permanently presses its end against the disk. During the normal movement run, the spring arm end moves along an insulated area of the disk unit it comes in contact with the radial segment of the disk and closes the switch, thereby initiating the sound generator.

Abstract: A device for generating musical time signalling signals for a timepiece in which combination of the data in ROM installed in the time signalling sound selecting circuit and the controlling action of the time signalling control circuit can simplify the circuit composition performing the complicated and multi-functional time signalling action, and can perform the necessary time signalling action by optional selection to produce a musical sound.

Abstract: The alarm wheel (5) is mounted with axial clearance between an insulating plate (6) and a wheel (8).This wheel (5) is in mesh with the hour cannon wheel (3). It has an embossment (5a) which, once during each turn, passes in front of a magnet (9) carried by the plate (6). The wheel (5) is then attracted axially and its embossment (5a) enters into contact with the magnet (9), grounding the latter. Now, the magnet (9) being in permanent contact with one of the conductive tracks (13) of the printed circuit of the watch, this track (13) is thus grounded. The user of the watch can alter the time at which the releases are produced by altering the angular position of the plate (6). No spring acts axially on the alarm wheel (5) which moves freely between the wheel (8) and an annular rib (6e) provided on the plate 6.

Abstract: A time correcting device for a time signalling timepiece including a time striking construction having an hour wheel pipe onto which an hour hand is attachingly pushed and a rotation detector linked to the rotation of the hour wheel pipe to control signalling numbers of a time striking device, an hour wheel inserted onto the hour wheel pipe with clearance, a click disc formed on the either one of the hour wheel pipe or the rotation detector in the time striking construction or said hour wheel, and a click apparatus facing to the click disc and fixed to the either other one of the hour wheel pipe, the rotation detector or the hour wheel, whereby the click action between the click disc and the click apparatus enables the intermittent rotation between the hour wheel pipe and the hour wheel so that the direct time correction on the hour hand can be performed with separation from a minute hand.

Abstract: A device for stopping the striking of a time-striking clock at night which includes a striking stop contact driven by a clock gear train through the agency of an associated intermittent gear train. The intermittent movement of the striking stop contact is controlled in connection with the preselected times at which the strikings are to be made, so that the stopping and resumption of the striking may be selected not to fall on the preselected times, thus assuring a reliable operation of stopping the striking at a desired time.

Abstract: An alarm clock comprises at least one rotationally driven rotatable time wheel, at least one rotatable detecting wheel rotatable relative to the time wheel to phases corresponding to alarm signaling times by an alarm signaling time setting wheel, and a time detecting switch having an open switching state when the time wheel is out of phase with the detecting wheel and switchable to a closed switching state when the time wheel rotates into phase with the detecting wheel to thereby enable the sounding of an alarm at preselected alarm signaling times.

Abstract: An electric, particularly battery-operated timing clock which includes electric time setting components for an electrical switching device arranged about a clock dial. A signal emitter is adapted to be actuated by the switching device. In order to actuate the signal emitter at preselectable time periods, a contact switch element which rotates about the hour-hand shaft of the clock forms, through a contact path and a slide contact, one pole of the switching device, the other pole of which is formed by an electrically-conductive segmented ring with radial segments. Each segment includes a free end actuatable through a latchable setting component, and a contact finger which projects into the path of movement of the contact switch element upon actuation of the free end.

Abstract: An alarm timepiece is disclosed having hand display means in which a plurality of alarm times may be set and the set times are displayed. A plurality of alarm time indexes are circumferentially arranged and rotatably provided for indicating the setting of the alarm time by angular position of the index. Further, alarm time memory means is provided to be co-operated with each index and alarm time detecting means is provided to be operated by the time measurement means of the timepiece. Each memory means, alarm time detecting means and an electric alarm device are connected by electric circuits to operate the alarm device when the alarm time detecting means operates to close the circuit.

Abstract: A timed chime system wherein the minute timer of a clock mechanism generates a start chime signal every half hour. The start chime signal is applied to turn on a power switch to apply power to the elements of the chime system and to set system components to begin a chime cycle. In response to the start chime signal, the hour timer of the clock mechanism operates a coder to generate a BCD count signal corresponding to the position of the hour hand of the clock. The BCD count signal is then applied to set a particular hour count in a programmable counter and a chime tone circuit is activated to generate a number of Bim-Bam audio tones. As each Bim-Bam audio tone is generated, the programmable counter is decremented by one and, when the counter is decremented to zero, the chime system is reset. After a particular time delay, the power switch is operated to turn off system power.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece having time indicating hands and an alarm time indicating hand which can be set to an alarm time within a range of twelve hours. Alarm time setting can be performed such that an alarm warning is produced the first time that alarm time coincidence is detected, and at subsequent times separated by 24 hour intervals, or such that the alarm warning is produced the second time that alarm time coincidence is detected, and at subsequent times separated by 24 hour intervals. Greater resolution for alarm time setting is achieved than for a timepiece in which the alarm time is set within a 24 hour range.

Abstract: A stationary detecting means corresponding to a second time wheel rotating at a higher speed than the hour wheel generates signals at successive intervals of a fixed number of minutes to actuate a time signaling device. A first detecting means is also provided corresponding to the hour wheel. The phase of the first detecting means is set to determine or define an alarm or signaling time. When the phases of the hour wheel and the first detecting means are synchronized, a second signal is generated. The time signaling device is actuated when the time signals of the stationary detecting means and the second detecting means are generated simultaneously.

Abstract: A time detecting switch for an alarm clock comprises phase detecting type slide switches between rotatable coaxially mounted pairs of time wheels and detecting wheels which are rotated to the phases corresponding to an alarm signalling time according to an alarm signalling time setting. One of the pair of the two kinds of wheels comprises a disk of electrically insulating material having a hole therethrough, and an electrically conductive switch plate mounted on one face of the disk has an electric contacting portion which extends through the hole in the disk and bent to form a contacting face in the same plane with the other face of the disk.

Abstract: A variable duration clock timer unit which may be adjustably set to energize an electrical circuit for a selected duration for each period of clock operation includes a momentary contact, normally open, switch frictionally mounted at a selected location in a concentric annular groove in a circular clock face below a rotatable clock arm driven by an electric clock motor. The clock arm is adjustable in length and has a free end in the shape of a triangle overlying the annular groove. The switch actuator may be depressed by engagement with the free end of the clock arm to close the switch for the period of time that the free end is in engagement with the switch actuator. Adjustment of the length of the clock arm changes the width of the free end portion of the clock arm engageable with the switch actuator and thus determines the duration of switch closing. The timer unit may be used to automatically control the operation of an electric defrosting circuit of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A horological device is provided with an alarm switch in the form of an alarm wheel having a conductive path extending from a topside of the wheel to a bottom side of the wheel. The alarm wheel is adapted to operate in an alarm circuit arranged to generate audible signals at a predetermined time. An alarm setting pinion is engaged with the alarm switch to prevent undesired movement of the alarm wheel in case of mechanical shock.