Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Combined with disparate device
Patent
1994-08-18
1997-10-14
Miska, Vit W.
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Combined with disparate device
368 4, 368 47, 368187, 348563, 348734, 379 93, 379102, G04B 4700, G04C 1102, H04N 5445, H04M 1100
Patent
active
056778953
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods are provided for setting timepieces. A system for setting timepieces includes a television signal receiver having a first clock for keeping time in the television signal receiver, a device for extracting a time from a television signal received by the television signal receiver, a device for updating the time kept by the first clock by the time extracted from the television signal, and a first transmitter for transmitting time read from the first clock to a remote controller for setting the time on a second clock for keeping time in the remote controller. The system also includes the remote controller adapted to control at least one appliance, the remote controller having a second clock for keeping time in the remote controller, a first receiver coupled to the second clock for receiving the time transmitted by the first transmitter, a device for updating the time kept by the second clock in the remote controller by the time received from the television signal receiver, and a second transmitter for transmitting time read from the second clock to a timepiece for setting the time in the timepiece. Finally, the system includes the timepiece having a third clock for keeping time in the timepiece, a second receiver for receiving a time transmitted from the remote controller, and a device for updating the time kept by the third clock in the timepiece by the time received from the remote controller.
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