Abstract: An electronic device that stores audio messages entered by the user onto digital chips. Each recorded message is addressed with a chronological code that enables a microprocessor to access the memos according to specific times. When the code used to record the memo matches the current time and day or date, the memo is downloaded into an immediate access file. A proximity detector provides a signal to the microprocessor when a presence is detected, activating playback of the memos in the immediate access file, unless modified by suppression programming. The apparatus may further include a light sensor to activate a given message when ambient lights are turned off.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece having a function by use of which a plurality of predetermined times as well as a mode change can be visually informed so that they are easily understood by hand movement and sound generation. When a judgement circuit judges a predetermined condition of the timepiece, such as time coincidence with a preset alarm time and/or mode change, the judgement circuit outputs a starting signal of the hand movement and sound generation. An information signal generation circuit produces timing signals for driving the hands and generating sound in response to the starting signal. An information signal generating circuit outputs an operation generation signal to a motor driving circuit and/or a sound signal generating circuit according to preselected numbers of hand movement operation steps and frequencies of sound generation read out from an information operation storing circuit.

Abstract: An electronic device with a display having a light source, such as an electroluminescent element, becomes easier to see and is reduced in size and power consumption when a single boosting element is used for selectively driving the light source and an additional element, such as an alarm. A sound generating circuit charges and discharges with a boosted voltage a charge boosting element, such as a piezoelectric element, in accordance with a control signal supplied by an alarm signal generating circuit. A light source disable circuit discriminates when a signal is being output by an alarm signal generating circuit, and disables a boosting circuit and a discharge circuit used for driving the light source, respectively.

Abstract: An alarm clock is provided which has a moving display signal and a characteristic sound signal. The alarm clock comprises a housing having an interior chamber, an actionable member located within the interior chamber, and means for moving the actionable member at a predetermined time. Further provided are sound generating means generating a characteristic sound signal.

Abstract: An analogue display timepiece having at least one operation mode, time-related or non time-related, and able to provide information relating to the state of this mode and/or the state of a programmed event linked to the latter. The timepiece includes at least two analogue display organs providing an hour hand (H) and a minute hand (MN), an electronic control (22) to control the operation mode, and a display arrangement capable of providing the user with at least one alphanumerical message informing him of the state of the mode and/or the state of the event. The state display arrangement is formed by the hands (H, MN) themselves which, as a function of their relative angular position driven under the control of the electronic control (22), can act structurally upon the message to make it intelligible in the selected angular position of the hands.

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: The invention concerns a timepiece. Such timepiece exhibits at least two selectable modes of operation, a first referred to as time and a second referred to as nontime, and it comprises at least one hours hand (h) and one minutes hand (m) capable of being independently actuated by motor means (18, 20), electronic management means (22) for said modes of operation and an external control organ capable of operating on said management means, such timepiece being characterized in that it includes visual means for signalling entry into the non-time mode of operation, such signalling means being formed by said hours (h) and minutes (m) hands acting in an automatic and systematic fashion at least, upon entry into the nontime operating mode. The invention is applicable to an electronic timepiece having an analog display.

Abstract: A watch with a dumb alarm has a time drive region which is electrically drivable and an alarm drive region which is drivable by a mechanical drive source. The alarm drive region has an alarm wheel engaging the hour wheel, an eccentric weight rotatably supported in an eccentric position, an alarm lever for urging the hour wheel toward the alarm wheel, the alarm lever having a distal end engageable with an engaging portion on the eccentric weight, an externally operable member for controlling the eccentric weight to start and stop operating, a spiral spring for rotating the eccentric weight, and a wheel train for transmitting drive forces from the spiral spring. When a preset time to be announced comes, the hour wheel engages the alarm wheel to allow the eccentric weight to start operating, and power of the spiral spring is transmitted through the wheel train to the eccentric weight to rotate the eccentric weight to produce vibrations thereof.

Abstract: A Radio Alarm Clock With Reminder Capability provides an electronic alarm clock with message storing, editing, displaying and scheduling and an audio receiver that can be triggered by an alarm and used independently. Conventional controls and displays, standard message selection, and default settings accommodate the less sophisticated user of a beside alarm clock. Manual and automated data protection accommodate the less coherent awakening user of a bedside alarm clock by changing key functions to a conventional sleep function. Nonvolatile storage and a battery low warning protect stored data from power outages. Multiple alarm and speaker capabilities, along with an audio balance adjust remote control accommodate multiple users. Receiver independent operation, multiple speakers, a separate audio display, conventional control and an auxilliary audio input further provide a versitile sound system capability.

Abstract: A snooze alarm clock having a housing including a depressible snooze actuator in the housing and movable between an off position and an on position. The clock has a lid hingedly connected to the housing and containing a clock display. The lid has a portion which contacts the snooze actuator in the off position when the lid is in a substantially closed position relative to the housing and which rests lightly on the snooze actuator. The portion of the lid which contacts the snooze actuator depresses the snooze actuator into the on position when the lid is pressed into a fully closed position against the housing.

Abstract: An alarm clock has an ambient light detector for controlling the illumination of a time displaying section. An alarm time which is selected by a user is stored in a memory. An alarm set switch is used to switch between alarm-on and alarm-off conditions. A photosensor detects the ambient light surrounding the alarm clock. The illumination of the displaying section is controlled so that the displaying section is illuminated only when the current time is within a predetermined time zone before the alarm time set by the user, the alarm set switch is in the alarm-on condition and the detected ambient light is below a predetermined level. The illumination of the displaying section is also controlled so that the display is illuminated while an alarm sound is being generated.

Abstract: An alarm clock is provided which coordinates mechanical motion or action with a distinctive sound, when the alarm clock reaches a set alarm time. The action alarm clock includes an elongated base defining a linear track for movement of an object such as a train engine between end stops when the alarm clock reaches the set alarm time. Such movement is accompanied by an audible sound comprising a novelty sound chosen to correspond with the nature of the moving object. When the moving object reaches a front end stop, the sound is terminated and a regular alarm clock signal is enabled.

Abstract: A switch includes a first plate with an upper edge and a lower edge. A sectoral recess is formed in the first plate extending from the upper edge. A curved groove is formed through the sectoral recess. A second plate has a latch and a projection extending from the second plate in a direction opposite the other. The second plate is provided in the sectoral recess with the latch slidably engaging in the curved groove of sectoral the recess. The second plate can move sideways in the sectoral recess.

Abstract: An electromechanical alarm clock (42) with a variable alarm indicator (48) on a 12 hour time display, for example, of a numerical face plate (44), is designed, without the need for extensive mechanical or electromechanical setting or switching means, to operate over 24 hours, so that an alarm signal (52) will be emitted not 12 hours, but 24 hours after the setting of an alarm signal time. To this end, a blocking time circuit (75) is provided, which operates slightly longer than 12 hours if it is actuated by the manual deactivation of the alarm signal (51), and is based preferably on the counting of pulses from the time keeping clock circuit (45). The blocking time circuit (75) is also reset by a reset switch (71) when another time is set for the emission of the alarm signal, in any case if the new alarm signal emission time is set within the blocking time period (H). The reset switch (71) provided for this purpose may be combined functionally with the setting handle (73) for the setting of the alarm signal.

Abstract: An alarm clock in which, in order to turnoff an alarm, a predetermined number of striking objects must be struck. The striking objects appear and disappear out of and into holes in a top portion of a housing. An effective strike is not generated until the striking object is hit when it is fully extended. The striking objects are not always fully extended because of dummy cams employed along with complete cams for moving the striking objects into and out of the holes. The alarm clock can also be used as a game by turning on a switch which bypasses the alarm clock function.

Abstract: An alarm clock comprising a housing, electronic clock means including time and alarm setting means, tine indicator signal means, alarm signal generating means, and alarm off signal input means, wherein the reception of an alarm of signal disables the generation of the alarm signal, battery means connected to said electronic clock means for supplying power to said electronic clock means, a time display mounted in the face of said housing and connected to said time indicator signal means, first solid state switch means connected and responsive to said alarm signal generating means, sound generating means disposed in said housing, vibration generating means mounted to the interior of said housing, alarm mode switch means for selectively switching between alarm off and audible and vibratory alarm modes.

Abstract: A multimode electronic timepiece has a display, an audible alarm device, manually actuated switches, and an integrated circuit programmed to provide several operating modes. The modes include a first mode in which an alarm sounding setting is displayed, which is alterable in response to actuation of a selected setting switch. The modes include a second mode in which said alarm sounding setting is not displayed, but in which said audible alarm device may be disabled by actuation of a selected disabling switch. The improvement consists of a display of the alarm setting which pops up when the alarm sounds and allows the user to reset or restart the timing cycle within a preselected time by actuation of at least one selected switch. A timer causes the pop-up display to disappear without alteration of the alarm setting if the switch is not actuated within the preselected time.

Abstract: An electronic wrist watch having a sound producing unit and an electrooptic data display unit, has a single flat plate member a lower surface of which is contacted with a user's hand, and a case member which is attached to one end of the plate member so as to be freely opened and closed over the plate member. A switch input section for data input is mounted on an upper surface of the plate member. An analog display unit for displaying time with hands, and a sound emitting section are mounted on the upper surface of the case member so as not to overlap each other. An electrooptic data display unit for displaying data is mounted on the lower surface of the case member. A sound producing unit and an electronic circuit for driving the analog display unit and the sound producing unit are housed in the case member.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an alarm shut-off device for an alarm clock or timer permitting a signal delivered by the clock to be interupted or to be cancelled in that the user of the clock approaches the clock or merely moves a part of his body, for example, his hand, towards the clock. Preferably, the clock is equipped with a transmitter 2, 2' emitting infrared radiation or ultrasonic waves and a corresponding receiver 3, 3' which detects the infrared radiation or the ultasonic waves reflected by the moved body part 1. A signal shaping network 4, 5 and 6 determines the variation of the intensity with time, which variation is compared in a threshold switching stage 7 with a predeterminable value which, when exceeded, causes the alarm signal A to be shut off.

Abstract: An electronic time management scheduler for communicating the daily schedules, or daily subschedules of available time slots, for a series of different selected days in such manner that the user can quickly and easily select or determine a spaced program of different appointments on different days, or find the most convenient time for an appointment on any one of a series of different days. In one embodiment, the user selects each of the days of interest, and in a second embodiment selects merely the beginning day and the fixed daily interval between successive appointments. In a third embodiment or fully automatic mode, the user selects the days of interest, or the beginning day and interval between appointments, and the electronic scheduler automatically functions to find an available time slot, if present, on each day selected and communicates this program of appointments to the user.

Abstract: There is disclosed an alarm clock comprising a vertical mounting plate having an integral battery case at its bottom, the battery case being inwardly rounded to receive a battery therein, a motor mounted to the mounting plate upwardly of and closely to the battery case and electrically connected to the battery, the motor including an output shaft extending parallel to the plane of the mounting plate, a clockwork mechanism fixedly mounted to the mounting plate forwardly of and closely to the motor and the battery case, a gong mounted to the mounting plate upwardly of and closely to the motor, an alarm hammer unit driven by the motor and having an alarm hammer positioned wthin the gong and swung to strike the gong upon actuation of the motor, and an operating lever surrounded by the motor, the clockwork mechanism and the battery case and reciprocable on the mounting plate in the longitudinal direction of the battery case.

Abstract: An alarm mechanism for an alarm clock has an alarm hand and an hour hand mounted coaxially with respect to each other and the alarm hand and the hour hand are formed with integral hubs having cam grooves and cam pawls. The cam grooves and cam pawls are positioned with the same positional relationship with respect to the hub portions of the alarm hand and the hour hand so that at a preselected alarm time, the cam grooves and cam pawls cooperatingly engage one another to thereby actuate a mechanism to sound the alarm of the alarm clock. The alarm hand has an alarm pinion gear formed integrally with the annular hub portion of the alarm hand. Thus, in attaching the hands to the clock during assembly, it is possible to attach the alarm hand and the hour hand at any random angular position without having to pay special attention to the respective positional relationships of the two hands.

Abstract: An alarm clock in the shape of an animal standing atop a base includes a clock mechanism and a sound generating circuit connected to the clock mechanism to produce an alarm sound characteristic of the animal represented by the shape of the alarm clock. That body part of the represented animal from which the novel alarm sound is popularly believed to emanate is manually manipulated to cancel and reset the alarm sound.

Abstract: An alarm clock in the form of a sports ball has an alarm clock assembly with a snooze-type audio alarm which is temporarily silenced when the ball is thrown against a wall. The alarm clock ball has a feasible and resilient core of a foamed plastic, such as styrofoam, and an overlying cover of a plastic material. The clock assembly is mounted within a recess in the styrofoam core and has display and button controls which are visible and accessible through an opening in the plastic cover. The clock assembly has a quiet electrical switch which controls the snooze alarm mechanism and which is operated by a normally closed deceleration switch located in the foam core. The deceleration switch has a spring-biased metal ball in normal contact with two conductive contacts. When the alarm clock is thrown against a wall, the metal ball is displaced due to its inertia on impact thus temporarily breaking contact and silencing the alarm.

Abstract: An hour detection wheel and a minute detection wheel for detecting an alarm signaling time are provided in combination with an hour time wheel and a minute time wheel respectively. An alarm signaling time indicating block having a minute indication drum connected to an alarm signaling time setting member and marked with minute-scale alarm signaling time graduations and an hour indication drum marked with hour-scale alarm signaling time graduations and adapted to be turned intermittently by the minute indication drum is disposed outside a clock movement having the hour and the minute detection wheels and the minute indication drum interlocked by gear trains with the hour and the minute detection wheels.

Abstract: A scent clock alarm device is provided which awakens the user with a scent instead of a noise or a light. In one embodiment of the invention a scent disc is provided which releases a fragrance when either heat or pressure is applied to the surface of the disc by a stylus. In this way a number of scents may be provided and selected. Another embodiment provides a system of scent cartridges in which the scent source is either liquid, solid or a combination of liquid and solid. In every embodiment the scent ceases abruptly when the alarm is turned off.

Abstract: An electronic time scheduler for entering and storing in a memory a plurality of daily schedules of events and appointments, and selectively reading out the daily schedule for any day or any daily subschedule of different times-of-day when no events or appointments have been previously made, or reading out both the daily schedule and subschedule together. Communicating of the schedules or subschedules that are read out can be by any one or more of a visual display on a screen, a printed record, or an audible annunciation. Where both the daily schedule and subschedule are read out together, either can be distinguished from the other by visually flashing or matrixing the displays, or even if one or the other of the schedule or subschedule is read out alone, it can be emphasized by a flashing display or a matrix of dots or otherwise to better attract the user's attention.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece is provided with an alarm and means coupling a sounding unit to a circuit generating a sonic signal. The first electrode (6) of the sounding unit (5) is mechanically and electrically fixed to a metallized decoration (4) set under the glass (3). Two conductive members (12) are arranged to pass through the timepiece dial and then to be elastically supported, the first against the decoration (4) and the second against the second electrode (7) of the sounding unit in order to connect said unit to the terminals (10) of the signal generating circuit. The arrangement facilitates encasing the timepiece and thus realizes an increased productivity.

Abstract: A hemispherical dome of opaque thin material is pierced with small openings in patterns conforming to the appearance of constellations in the sky. Mounted on a rotating cylinder, the dome is turned by an electric motor at adjustable speeds. A light source within the dome casts patterns of the constellations about the room. The control for the motor is wired into an alarm clock so that the speed of rotation may simulate the earths rotation. Turning the alarm on may activate the planetarium upon awakening the user. A "sleep cycle" on the alarm may operate the planetarium for a specified period before turning off automatically allowing the user to fall asleep with the planetarium activated. Opaque mask hemispheres which fit snugly over the planetarium dome are each provided with a single cut-out portion shaped to expose only one constellation at a time for projection. Light bulbs with variously shaped filaments will project the shape of each filament into the room.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument having key input means selectively actuable to cause the production of sounds corresponding to respective notes of the musical scale, comprises a memory circuit for storing the respective notes, and a clear circuit actuated to partially amend at least one of the notes from the contents of the memory means.

Abstract: In an alarm electronic timepiece having a reference time generator, a normal hand stepping pulse generator for driving a stepping motor, an alarm coincidence circuit and an electric buzzer, it includes an alarm hand stepping pulse generator which produces an alarm hand stepping pulse to drive the stepping motor instead of the normal hand stepping pulse from the normal hand stepping pulse generator, in an alarm sound generating state. The alarm hand stepping pulse produces at the lowest alarm sound pressure of the electronic buzzer, whereby a highly reliable and acoustically excellent alarm electronic timepiece is provided.

Abstract: An alarm setting device includes a time wheel cooperative with the gear train of a timepiece to rotate by one revolution through twelve hours, an alarm setting wheel used to set the alarm setting time, an alarm cam coaxially disposed between the time wheel and the alarm setting wheel for permitting the alarm cam to rotate about and move along the axis, and a cam mechanism acting on the alarm cam to permit the relative rotation between the time wheel and alarm setting wheel when one of these wheels is rotated both in the forward and reverse directions.

Abstract: A wristwatch having a piezoelectric buzzer therein includes a watch case and a case back. The piezoelectric buzzer includes a piezoelectric element mounted on the case back inside the watch case. A driver selectively applies signals having a frequency of about 4 kHz to the buzzer. The case back, acting as the vibration plate for the piezoelectric element, is constructed so that the resonance frequency thereof is between 5.5 kHz and 7 kHz.

Abstract: An electronic bell sound generating circuit for a timepiece for generating a sound simulating a bell sound produced by a motor driven bell-striking system. The circuit includes an audio frequency signal generating circuit, an optional number of attenuation-modulation circuits, an alarm trigger circuit, an attenuation control circuit and a sound generating circuit. The audio frequency generating circuit includes a reference signal generator and a frequency dividing circuit. The attenuation-modulation circuit includes MOS transistors connected in parallel and gate circuits connected to gates of the MOS transistors. The attenuation control circuit includes shift registers comprising flip-flops connected in series. The circuit works to stepwisely increase the combined on-operation resistance of the MOS transistors to thereby decrease the value of the current of audio frequency signals to the sound generating circuit in order to obtain an attenuated sound.

Abstract: For an electronic timepiece arranged and adapted to give reminders there is rovided a method for comparing a timekeeping state (1) with the contents of a register (2), a circuit (3) for applying the method and a utilization of such circuit.A programmable register (2) releases a signal whenever the contents of at least one counter (1) coincide with the contents of a portion of the register (2). In another portion of the register (2) is programmed the code of a state (-) which corresponding counters (1) will never attain under normal operations and the comparison (3) between the state of these counters (1) and that of said other portion of the register (2) is validated whatever may be the state. The comparison circuit (3) may be obtained from the arithmetic and logic units of a microprocessor as employed in a reminder giving timepiece.

Abstract: An alarm clock has a cambered leaf spring traversed by a nest of clock-hand shafts projecting from a mounting plate designed as a printed-circuit board. The leaf spring is supported at opposite ends by posts rising from the mounting plate and is limitedly swingable about a centerline parallel to that plate and perpendicular to the axis of the nested shafts. A toothed control disk centered on the same axis, with a hub carrying an alarm hand, is axially shiftable under pressure of the cambered leaf spring upon alignment of a tooth on that disk with a notch in an adjoining hour wheel; two diametrically opposite metallic contacts formed by lateral tongues on that spring then engage respective countercontacts on the mounting plate to close a circuit for the emission of an acoustic alarm signal.

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: An alarm clock that awakens a sleeper by the scent of smell. A housing is provided in which is mounted a storage container of aromatic liquid, which liquid is dispensed at a preset time by a timing mechanism. Various dispensing mechanisms are disclosed for releasing the liquid from the container at the preset time. In the first embodiment, the storage container has a spray nozzle, which is pressed downwardly at the preset time and at intervals by a lever arm pivoted by a solenoid operated by the timing mechanism. In another embodiment, the storage container is vacuum sealed, and a U-shaped tube is provided in which a first end is placed outside of the tube and the other end inside the tube above the liquid level. The solenoid operates a pivotal arm that alternately exposes the open end of the tube to air to supply pressure in the container and thus forces out the liquid.

Abstract: An alarm electronic wristwatch has an electromagnetic acoustic transducer having a base plate having a plurality of upstanding projections, and a lead substrate superposed on the base plate and having a plurality of openings dimensioned to receive respective ones of the projections. The cooperation between the projections and openings enable precise positioning of the lead substrate on the base plate. The lead substrate has a set of cut-out or recessed portions in which are mounted permanent magnets. A magnetic core and excitation coil are mounted on the base plate and the terminals of the excitation coil are connected to an electrode pattern formed on the upper surface of the lead substrate. The lead substrate extends laterally of the transducer to enable electrical connection to a circuit block of the wristwatch from which drive signals may be applied to the excitation coil.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a musical alarm function and a display, which produced a musical sound when an alarm time is reached while also concurrently performing score display of the musical notes of the produced musical sound on a printed five-line staff. The display produces a display of another function when the apparatus performs a function other than generation of the musical sounds.

Abstract: In a miniaturized electronic device having two time informing sound generating functions, namely time signaling and alarm sound generating functions, the volume of the sound produced is automatically controlled such that it is different at the time of the time signaling sound generation and at the time of the alarm sound generation.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece which can provide an analog display by a pointer of time information of at least "hour" and "minute" delivered from an electromechanical time keep mechanism and can digitally display by a photoelectric display device a time information set for emitting an alarm and memorized in an alarm memory circuit is disclosed. The electronic timepiece comprises further means for electrically keeping the time information of at least "hour" and "minute", a coincidence detection circuit for detecting a coincidence of the time information delivered from the electrical time keep mechanism with the time information delivered from alarm memory circuit and an alarm emitting device for emitting an alarm signal by a coincidence signal delivered from the coincidence detection circuit.

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 electronic timepiece is arranged to give an audible time signal indicative of the current time when a user operates an externally manually operable switch means. The operation of the switch means causes a signal emitting means responsive to information relating to the current time to emit a time signal which preferably includes a portion representing a zone within which the current time lies, and a further portion indicative of the current unit of time within the zone. In a preferred embodiment, the signal comprises two parts, one indicating the current hour and the other indicating the current minute.

Abstract: An electronic wristwatch having a calendar display arrangement that is capable of memorizing and displaying date information is provided. Specifically, a digital display that is capable of displaying calendar information is coupled to a calendar display memory that is capable of selectively storing a plurality of predetermined dates therein. Operative means are coupled to the memory and the calendar display for effecting a display of the plurality of dates stored in the memory by the calendar display.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece suitable for use as a worldtime clock having a main display section adapted to perform a display of the particular time selected from among a plurality of kinds of time and a sub-display section adapted to perform a display of another time selected from among the other kinds of time than that displayed in the main display section. Means are provided for selective setting and correction all of the times.

Abstract: An alarm signaling time setting member is coupled to a minute indication drum having minute-scale alarm time graduations and an hour indication drum having hour-scale alarm signaling time graduations is intermittently advanced by the minute indication drum. First and second detection members for detecting the alarm signaling time are provided in correspondence to an hour time wheel and a minute time wheel respectively. The first detection member is geared to the second detection member, and the second detection member is geared to the minute indication drum to permit the detection member positions to be continuously set.

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 system for signalling the termination of the lifetime of a battery for an electronic timepiece is disclosed. The system includes a hand display device, an electro-optical display device, a battery voltage detecting circuit adapted to produce a signal when voltage of the battery lowers below a predetermined value, and means for modulating the time display pulse to be applied to one of the display devices in response to the signal generated in the battery voltage detecting circuit, thereby to modifying the time display for informing the end of the battery lifetime.

Abstract: The electronic timepiece comprises circuits within an integrated circuit for effecting at least one auxiliary function associated with information supplied to their inputs and, programming circuits for programming and memorizing the said information. A system applied to the timepiece makes it possible to consult and reprogram manually the memory from outside the timepiece, as well as memorizing the state of this memory in the absence of feed voltage, for as long as necessary.