Abstract: Method for increasing a programming speed for a time signal receiver, programmable time signal receiver, and programming device for programming a time signal receiver. The method for wireless programming of a time signal receiver provides the following steps: provision to the time signal receiver of a programming clock frequency that is selected to be higher than an internal operating clock frequency of the time signal receiver; provision of programming instructions for the time signal receiver by means of a programming device with a data rate that is matched to the programming clock frequency, decoding of the programming instructions by receiver and/or by processor of the time signal receiver, in particular at the rate of the programming clock frequency, storage in memory within the time signal receiver, in particular at the rate of the programming clock frequency, of the programming instructions intended for execution in the receiver and/or in the processor.

Abstract: Time information is retrieved from time signals transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver. The retrieval relies on the examination of at least one time portion (86, 87, 88) within a time frame. The time portion has a duration shorter than the duration of the time frame (80-82), to reduce processing operations. The examination checks whether an amplitude of the time signal changed within a time portion. The amplitude change either up or down is then evaluated for the retrieval of the time information. A receiver for receiving the time signals includes components for preprocessing the received time signals thereby reducing the processing steps of a microprocessor connected to the output of the receiver.

Abstract: A method for wireless programming of a time signal receiver is, a wirelessly programmable time signal receiver, and a programming device for wireless programming of a time signal receiver, are provided. The method provides the following steps: transmitting a programming instruction, which is encoded in a data format adapted to a time signal receiver, by a transmitting device; wireless reception of the programming instruction by a receiver of a time signal receiver, which are set up to receive a time signal according to a predefinable time signal protocol; decoding of the programming instruction by the receiver and/or by the processor of the time signal receiver; and storage of the programming instruction, designated for execution in the receiver and/or in the processor, in the memory of the time signal receiver.

Abstract: A programmable time signal receiver, method for programming a time signal receiver, and programming device for time signal receivers, is provided. The programmable time signal receiver has receiver for receiving an electromagnetic time signal and a programming signal, as well as processor, configured to process the time signal and the programming signal, whereby the receiver and/or the processor are assigned a memory, configured for temporary storage of programming instructions and for supplying the programming instructions to the receiver and/or to the processor. The programmable time signal receiver also has a controller, which are configured to supply a programming control signal supplied by the receiver and/or by the processor and/or by the memory.

Abstract: A notification device with a time signal receiver is provided that has a receiver for receiving an electromagnetic time signal and processor for processing the time signal and is assigned a signal output device to generate a warning signal, and to a method for programming a notification device comprising a time signal receiver. In the notification device the time signal receiver and/or the signal output device can be set up to generate a warning signal when there is at least one piece of additional information transmitted with the time signal.

Abstract: Time signals transmitted by a time signal transmitter and received by a receiver are processed for gaining time information and for reducing demodulation errors to increase the demodulation certainty. For this purpose the following steps are performed in a time signal receiver: a) scanning of received time signals, b) storing of scanned values of the time signal, c) detecting from the scanned and stored values an amplitude change in said time signal, d) measuring the duration of any detected amplitude changes, e) evaluating the measured time durations relative to a predetermined time duration (?t) and f) excluding from further processing amplitude changes that have a measured duration that is shorter than the predetermined duration. Amplitude changes of longer duration than (?t) are demodulated and further processed. The receiver circuit is equipped to perform the foregoing steps, particularly in a radio-controlled clock.

Abstract: A time signal carrying encoded time information transmitted at a transmission frequency from any one of plural time signal transmitters is received, amplified, and evaluated to acquire the time information. The transmission frequency of the received time signal is determined (provided is the time information signal's just emitted frequency f), and an amplification factor of the amplification of the signal is adjusted depending on the transmission frequency. A receiver circuit for a radio-controlled clock in this regard includes at least one amplifier having a variable amplification factor that is adjustable dependent on the frequency of the received time signal.

Abstract: Time signals for controlling a radio clock are transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver as amplitude modulated time signals, formed of a multitude of time frames. Each time frame has a constant duration. These time signals are first automatically amplified. A so-called telegram of at least one received time signal is stored in a memory. At least one change of an amplitude of a time signal is determined in advance or predetermined and such amplitude change has a duration that is longer than a given or determined duration (?t). When a predetermined amplitude change begins the automatic amplification is locked-in. The present circuit arrangement for operating a radio-controlled clock is equipped with components for performing the foregoing operations.

Abstract: Time signals transmitted by a time signal transmitter and received by a receiver are processed for gaining time information and for reducing demodulation errors to increase the demodulation certainty. For this purpose the following steps are performed in a time signal receiver: a) scanning of received time signals, b) storing of scanned values of the time signal, c) detecting from the scanned and stored values an amplitude change in said time signal, d) measuring the duration of any detected amplitude changes, e) evaluating the measured time durations relative to a predetermined time duration (?t) and f) excluding from further processing amplitude changes that have a measured duration that is shorter than the predetermined duration. Amplitude changes of longer duration than (?t) are demodulated and further processed. The receiver circuit is equipped to perform the foregoing steps, particularly in a radio-controlled clock.

Abstract: Time signals for controlling a radio clock are transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver as amplitude modulated time signals, formed of a multitude of time frames. Each time frame has a constant duration. These time signals are first automatically amplified. A so-called telegram of at least one received time signal is stored in a memory. At least one change of an amplitude of a time signal is determined in advance or predetermined and such amplitude change has a duration that is longer than a given or determined duration (?t). When a predetermined amplitude change begins the automatic amplification is locked-in. The present circuit arrangement for operating a radio-controlled clock is equipped with components for performing the foregoing operations.

Abstract: A transmitted time signal carries time information encoded bit-wise by signal variations in a succession of constant duration time frames, with at least one bit in each time frame. A signal quality is determined and allocated to a respective bit, e.g. depending on the extent of deviation of an actual duration from prescribed durations of a signal variation representing the bit. Thus, a respective signal quality may be allocated to a respective decoded data bit per time frame. Successive data bits can be categorized as interference-free or interference-burdened, and a signal quality of the received time signal can alternatively be determined from the number or ratio of the interference-free bits and the interference-burdened bits. A radio-controlled clock circuit includes a receiving circuit, a bit value decoding arrangement and a signal quality evaluating arrangement.

Abstract: A transmitted time signal carries encoded time information in a succession of time frames of constant duration. An amplitude variation of the time signal indicates the beginning of a second within a time frame, but may be obscured by interference. Once an actual second beginning is known, e.g. unambiguously detected without interference, then a counter counts up a prescribed number of timing pulses of a reference clock signal to calculate the next expected second beginning of the next time frame. If the next actual second beginning is obscured by interference, then the calculated second beginning is used, otherwise the next actual second beginning can be used, in the decoding and evaluation of the time information. The counter is reset and counts up to calculate the successive next expected second beginning. A circuit for performing this method includes a signal form evaluating unit, a counter, a regulating unit and a reference clock signal generator.

Abstract: Transmitters respectively transmit time signals providing time information in a succession of time frames having constant duration but different encoding parameters and frequencies. A received time signal is evaluated to determine the particular transmitter that transmitted the signal. For example, the frequency, the duration and number of signal pulses representing second markers, the arrangement and sequence of signal pulses, and/or the inversion state of the signal are evaluated to identify the pertinent transmitter based on these characteristic features. The time information can be properly decoded and evaluated according to the correct protocol, which has been automatically selected.

Abstract: A time signal carrying encoded time information transmitted at a transmission frequency from any one of plural time signal transmitters is received, amplified, and evaluated to acquire the time information. The transmission frequency of the received time signal is determined, and an amplification factor of the amplification of the signal is adjusted depending on the transmission frequency. A receiver circuit for a radio-controlled clock in this regard includes at least one amplifier having a variable amplification factor that is adjustable dependent on the frequency of the received time signal.

Abstract: A time signal provides time and/or date information in a succession of time code telegrams that each include successive time frames having at least one data bit each. The time signal is received, decoded and evaluated to acquire the time information, for which only some of the data bits of a respective time code telegram are evaluated. Particularly, only those bits representing necessary time and/or date information are evaluated, while other bits containing other unneeded information are ignored or replaced by filler bits. A radio-controlled clock includes a bit decoder and an evaluating unit for decoding and evaluating only the pertinent bits, a counter that keeps track of the bit location in the telegram, and a controller that controls the decoder and/or evaluating unit to decode and evaluate only some particular ones of the received data bits in the telegram.

Abstract: Time information is retrieved from time signals transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver. The retrieval relies on the examination of at least one time portion (86, 87, 88) within a time frame. The time portion has a duration shorter than the duration of the time frame (80-82), to reduce processing operations. The examination checks whether an amplitude of the time signal changed within a time portion. The amplitude change either up or down is then evaluated for the retrieval of the time information. A receiver for receiving the time signals includes components for preprocessing the received time signals thereby reducing the processing steps of a microprocessor connected to the output of the receiver.