Abstract: An electrode material wherein Cr-containing particles are finely miniaturized and uniformly dispersed while a Cu portion, which is highly conductive component, is also finely miniaturized and uniformly dispersed. The electrode material is prepared, for example, by: a mixing step (S1) for mixing a Cr powder and a heat resistant element powder; a provisional sintering step (S2) for provisionally sintering the mixed powder to obtain a solid solution of Cr and the heat resistant element; a pulverizing step (S3) for pulverizing the solid solution of Cr and the heat resistant element to obtain a solid solution powder of Cr and the heat resistant element; a molding step (S4) for molding the solid solution powder; a main sintering step (S5) for performing main sintering of the obtained molded body to obtain a sintered body (skeleton) of Cr and the heat resistant element; and a Cu infiltration step (S6) for infiltrating the sintered body of Cr and the heat resistant element with Cu.

Abstract: A method for producing an electrode material, provided to involve: (i) a provisional sintering step of sintering a mixed powder containing a powder of a heat resistant element and a powder of Cr to obtain a solid solution where the heat resistant element and Cr are dissolved; (ii) a pulverizing step of pulverizing the solid solution to obtain a powder; (iii) a main sintering step of sintering a molded body obtained by molding the powder of the solid solution, to produce a sintered body; and (iv) a Cu infiltration step of infiltrating the sintered body with Cu.

Abstract: A composite metal where a phase of particles of solid solution is uniformly dispersed in a Cu phase, the solid solution containing a solid solution of a heat resistant element selected from Mo, W, Ta, Nb, V and Zr and Cr. The composite metal is provided to contain: 20-70% of Cu; 1.5-64% of Cr; and 6-76% of a heat resistant element by weight relative to the composite metal, wherein a remainder is comprised of inevitable impurities. In the composite metal, the particles of the solid solution, contained in the composite metal, are provided to have an average particle diameter of not larger than 20 ?m and to uniformly disperse in the Cu phase with an index of the dispersion state of not higher than 1.0.

Abstract: The analog electronic timepiece includes rotatable plural hands, a current position acquisition unit, a processor and a counting unit. The current position acquisition unit acquires a current position and stores local time settings therein. The local time settings include time zones and daylight saving time implementation information in each area. The processor rotates the plural hands, reads and acquires a local time setting corresponding to the acquired current position from the current position acquisition unit, and selects and sets a time zone. The counting unit counts the local time, based on a later action which the processor performs either the acquired local time setting or the set time zone. The processor controls at least one of the plural hands to display a local time determination result as to whether the counted local time is based on the acquired local time setting in correspondence to the current position.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit associates and stores local time information with a corresponding geographical position. The local time information corresponds to each of a plurality of predetermined geographical positions. The processor acquires local time information corresponding to a geographical position selected from the plurality of geographical positions, as update information of a predetermined region including the selected geographical position. When update information corresponding to a target position for setting local time is acquired, the processor sets the local time by referring to the acquired update information. When the update information corresponding to a target position for setting local time is not acquired, the processor sets the local time by referring to the local time information.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a clocking unit; a receiving unit; a reception control unit; and a date and time obtaining unit. The reception control unit makes the receiving unit receive first date and time information which is transmitted from a positioning satellite, the first date and time information indicating an elapsed time from a start of a week to an end of the week, and the reception control unit does not make the receiving unit receive second date and time information which is transmitted from the positioning satellite, the second date and time information indicating a week number. The date and time obtaining unit calculates an uncorrected date and time based on the first date and time information and a clocking unit week number which is a week number calculated from date and time counted by the clocking unit.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece, including: a stepping motor; a first indicating unit which makes a step rotation by a predetermined first rotation angle according to the step drive; a second indicating unit which makes a step rotation by a second rotation angle which is smaller than the first rotation angle in conjunction with the step rotation of the first indicating unit; an independent rotation control unit; an interlocking rotation control unit; and a rotation selection unit which activates the independent rotation control unit when current processing is in an operation mode where the rotation position of the first indicating unit is changed or in an operation state where the rotation position of the first indicating unit is temporarily changed and which activates the interlocking rotation control unit when a setting relating to a final rotation position of the first indicating unit is fixed.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes the following. A timekeeping unit keeps date and time. A satellite radio wave receiving unit receives a transmitting radio wave of a positioning satellite. A receiving term setting unit sets a receiving term with the satellite radio wave receiving unit. A date/time obtaining unit obtains date/time information from the transmitting radio wave received by the satellite radio wave receiving unit. An elapsed time counting unit counts elapsed time from when the date and time is obtained by the date/time obtaining unit. A first judging unit judges whether the elapsed time is less than a first reference time determined based on a timekeeping error of the timekeeping unit and a format of a signal transmitted from the positioning satellite.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece including: a clocking unit; a storage unit; a setting selection unit which selects, as summer time implementation information, the summer time implementation rule or user setting that specifies whether to implement summer time; and a local time acquisition unit which acquires local time at a predetermined point, wherein the local time acquisition unit includes: a movement determination unit which determines, when the setting selection unit selects the user setting, whether a previous point and a new point belong to a predetermined range in which local time counted at the previous point is equal to local time counted at the new point; and a summer time implementation information switching unit which acquires local time on the basis of the summer time implementation rule when the previous point and the new point do not belong to the predetermined range.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece including: a clocking unit which counts current date and time; a summer time application unit which applies summer time information corresponding to positional information to the date and time counted by the clocking unit; a radio wave reception unit which receives radio waves including summer time implementation information of a predetermined area; a summer time information acquisition unit which acquires the summer time implementation information from the received radio waves; a storage unit in which a summer time implementation rule of each area in the world is stored in advance; and an information selection unit which selects, as the summer time information, one of the summer time implementation information and the summer time implementation rule corresponding to a current position on the basis of the current position and the summer time implementation information.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece is shown including the following. A receiving unit receives a transmitting radio wave including date/time information from a positioning satellite. A date/time information obtaining unit obtains a week number and elapsed time within a week as the date/time information. An operating unit receives operation. A term obtaining unit obtains a value of a 10 year digit of a present date and time. A first term setting unit sets a first date/time specified range including 10 years corresponding to the obtained value of the 10 year digit and a term adjacent to the 10 years with a predetermined length. A first date/time calculating unit calculates the present date and time within the set first date/time specified range. A date/time correcting unit corrects the date and time of a timekeeping unit based on the present date and time.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece including: a radiowave receiver that receives radiowaves from positioning satellites, acquires preassigned target data from the received radiowaves and outputs the acquired target data; a hand that is provided to be rotatable; a time calculator that calculates a turnaround time from input of a reception command for the radiowaves to the radiowave receiver to output of the acquired target data; and a notification controller that instructs the hand to carry out a predetermined notification movement during reception of the radiowaves and finish the notification movement at a timing when the turnaround time elapses.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece including: an operating unit which performs an operation including at least one of transmission, reception and generation of electromagnetic waves of a predetermined strength or more; a display unit which displays information; a reception unit which receives a predetermined operation for switching a display content by the display unit between display contents according to a plurality of functions; an output control unit which sets the display content to be a basic display according to a predetermined basic function when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a first predetermined time; and a setting unit which switches on/off of the operation of the operating unit between an operation allowed state and an operation prohibited state when the reception unit continuously receives the predetermined operation for a second predetermined time longer than the first predetermined time.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece including: a radiowave receiver that receives radiowaves from positioning satellites, acquires preassigned target data from the received radiowaves and outputs the acquired target data; a hand that is provided to be rotatable; a time calculator that calculates a turnaround time from input of a reception command for the radiowaves to the radiowave receiver to output of the acquired target data; and a notification controller that instructs the hand to carry out a predetermined notification movement during reception of the radiowaves and finish the notification movement at a timing when the turnaround time elapses.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece is shown including the following. A receiving unit receives a transmitting radio wave including date/time information from a positioning satellite. A date/time information obtaining unit obtains a week number and elapsed time within a week as the date/time information. An operating unit receives operation. A term obtaining unit obtains a value of a 10 year digit of a present date and time. A first term setting unit sets a first date/time specified range including 10 years corresponding to the obtained value of the 10 year digit and a term adjacent to the 10 years with a predetermined length. A first date/time calculating unit calculates the present date and time within the set first date/time specified range. A date/time correcting unit corrects the date and time of a timekeeping unit based on the present date and time.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece is shown including the following. A timekeeping unit keeps date and time. A date/time obtaining unit obtains date/time information from outside to correct the date and time of the timekeeping unit. A preliminary notice information obtaining unit obtains from outside preliminary notice information regarding whether leap second adjustment in which a leap second is inserted or deleted is executed. A date/time obtaining necessity setting unit sets whether the date/time information needs to be obtained based on history of obtaining the date/time information. The date/time obtaining necessity setting unit sets that the date/time information needs to be obtained when the preliminary notice information is not obtained by the adjustment possible date/time or the leap second adjustment is executed at the adjustment possible date/time, and does not change setting when the preliminary notice information is obtained and the leap second adjustment is not executed.

Abstract: An electronic device, including: a clocking unit; a receiving unit; a reception control unit; and a date and time obtaining unit, wherein among first date and time information of a first time unit transmitted from the positioning satellite and second date and time information of a second time unit which has a unit width larger than a unit width of the first time unit, the reception control unit makes the receiving unit receive only the first date and time information, and the date and time obtaining unit includes: a date and time calculation unit; and a date and time correction unit.

Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes the following. A timekeeping unit keeps date and time. A satellite radio wave receiving unit receives a transmitting radio wave of a positioning satellite. A receiving term setting unit sets a receiving term with the satellite radio wave receiving unit. A date/time obtaining unit obtains date/time information from the transmitting radio wave received by the satellite radio wave receiving unit. An elapsed time counting unit counts elapsed time from when the date and time is obtained by the date/time obtaining unit. A first judging unit judges whether the elapsed time is less than a first reference time determined based on a timekeeping error of the timekeeping unit and a format of a signal transmitted from the positioning satellite.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece, including: a stepping motor; a first indicating unit which makes a step rotation by a predetermined first rotation angle according to the step drive; a second indicating unit which makes a step rotation by a second rotation angle which is smaller than the first rotation angle in conjunction with the step rotation of the first indicating unit; an independent rotation control unit; an interlocking rotation control unit; and a rotation selection unit which activates the independent rotation control unit when current processing is in an operation mode where the rotation position of the first indicating unit is changed or in an operation state where the rotation position of the first indicating unit is temporarily changed and which activates the interlocking rotation control unit when a setting relating to a final rotation position of the first indicating unit is fixed.

Abstract: An analog electronic timepiece including, a plurality of hands, a plurality of stepping motors, a maximum speed of at least one stepping motor being different from that of another stepping motor, and a fast-forward control section to simultaneously drive at least two of the plurality of stepping motors, the fast-forward control section composed of, a speed judging section to judge the slowest speed among maximum speeds of stepping motors, a drive control section to simultaneously drive the stepping motors at the speed judged by the speed judging section, an end judging section to judge whether a further hand to be moved remains when drive of the stepping motors at the speed judged by the speed judging section ends, and a control section to make the speed judging section, the drive control section, and the end judging section operate again when the hand to be moved remains.