摘要:
A matrix driving method for driving an electro-optical display device including digit and segment electrodes arranged in a matrix configuration, in which digit and segment drive signals are applied to digit and segment electrodes in such a manner that the digit drive signals applied to all the digit electrodes have potentials equal in level with each other during a prescribed time interval during which the potential of a first segment drive signal inducing a state of non-display at all the digit electrodes is equal to the potential of each of the digit drive signals. During the prescribed time intervals, the potential difference between a second segment drive signal inducing a state of display at one of the digit electrodes and a state of non-display at the other digit electrode and each of the digit drive signals is maintained in a first predetermined value whereby the root mean square value of the potential difference between the second segment drive signal and the digit drive signal applied to the other digit electrode is substantially equal to that of the potential difference between the first segment drive signal and each of the digit drive signals. During the prescribed time interval, further, the potential difference between a third segment drive signal inducing a state of display at all the digit electrodes and each of the digit drive signals is maintained in a second predetermined value whereby the root mean square value of the potential difference between the second segment drive signal and the digit drive signal applied to the one of the digit electrodes is substantially equal to that of the potential difference between the third segment drive signal and each of the digit drive signals.
摘要:
In a battery operated electric timepiece operated by a battery of the type including a time display, such as a second hand, when the voltage of the battery decreases below a predetermined value, the movement of the second hand is modified to give an alarm that the life of the battery has terminated.
摘要:
A voltage conversion system for an electronic timepiece having a power source as a lithium battery, which system generates power at lower voltage level than that of the power source for operating at least one of a frequency standard, a frequency converter, a time counter circuit and a display system. The voltage conversion system comprises an oscillator circuit coupled to the power source to generate output signals, a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of switching elements responsive to the output signals for alternately setting the capacitors in a parallel connected condition and a series connected condition, whereby an output voltage lower than that of the power source is generated at an output terminal of the system.
摘要:
An electronic time piece system is comprised of storing means for storing keeping time data and including counter means responsive to timing signals supplied from a synthesizer, circuit means for setting keeping time data in the storing means, and display means for displaying the keeping time data. The electronic time piece system may be coupled with an option system by which the storing means is supplied with additional data.
摘要:
An odd number of inverting memory blocks are connected in series in a closed ring circuit. Each inverting elememt comprises a P channel field effect transistor and an N channel field effect transistor which are connected in parallel opposition. Control signals of the same phase are applied to the gate electrodes of the P and N channel field effect transistors. An inverter circuit comprising a pair of field effect transistors having gate electrodes is connected to one of two parallel connected, conductive electrodes of a temporary memory switching circuit. Control gate electrodes of the inverting memory block are controlled by control signals having the same phase and at a frequency to be divided for producing a frequency divided output from the output of one of the inverting memory blocks.
摘要:
A temperature compensated electronic timepiece comprises a time reference signal generator for generating a time reference signal and a temperature compensating device for compensating a change of the oscillating frequency of the time reference signal generator caused by any external temperature change. The temperature compensating device comprises a temperature detector having an element composed of two semiconductors of different respective conductivities (such as a transistor composed of P and N type semiconductors) which are joined to form a junction, or an element composed of a conductor and a semiconductor joined to form a junction. The voltage-current characteristics of the junction are changed when the external temperature exceeds a given temperature to deliver a digital signal whose state is reversed from an initial condition. The output signal from the temperature detector compensates any temperature change of the oscillating frequency of the time reference signal generator.
摘要:
An electronic timepiece, used as a pager watch, has a speaker for emitting an alarm sound at a preset time and also for reproducing an external call signal intercepted by a receiver for incoming electromagnetic waves. The receiver may be maintained normally inactive, being periodically activated for short time intervals under the control of a frequency divider in the output of a crystal oscillator serving to drive an electro-optical display. Sensors responsive to abnormal ambient conditions, e.g. temperature or blood pressure of the wearer, may also operate the speaker.
摘要:
In an electronic timepiece, in which electric power generated by a solar cell (101) is accumulated in an accumulator device (104) and a time keeping means (105) is driven with the accumulated electric power, an electrically on-off controllable switch (102) is provided in a circuit for charging the accumulator device (104) by the solar cell (101), a voltage comparison means (103) intermittently brings the switch (102) into the off-state at predetermined intervals and compares the generated voltage (Vs) by the solar cell and the accumulated voltage (Vb) in the accumulator device (104), and keeps the switch (102) in the off-state as it is when Vs≦Vb and brings the switch (102) into the on-state when Vs>Vb in accordance with the comparison result. Thereby, a reverse flow of an electric current from the accumulator device (104) can be prevented and a voltage drop on charging is eliminated, resulting in enhancement in charging efficiency.
摘要:
A precision liquid crystal spatial optical modulator device capable of being controlled by electric signals is realized using fine structure electrodes below a thickness of a liquid crystal layer, bringing adjacent electrodes close to one another, and driving them interconnectedly so as to spatially and finely control both liquid crystal molecule layers oriented immediately below the driving electrodes and immediately below the electrode gaps. A fine structure optical diffraction grating capable of electronic control which improves pattern positional accuracy of a liquid crystal optical modulator devices, reduces a pattern formation error and improves an aperture ratio of the liquid crystal modulator device can realized.
摘要:
Disclosed is a matrix type liquid crystal display device comprising a column-and-line arrangement of pixels and a grating pattern which masks the spaces between adjacent pixels, thereby improving the contrast of the whole matrix display.