Patent ID: 9696689
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G04G,G04R

Claim:
1. An electronic timepiece comprising: a clocking unit which counts current date and time; a daylight saving time application unit which applies daylight saving time information corresponding to positional information to the date and time counted by the clocking unit; a standard wave receiving unit which receives standard radio waves for correcting time, the standard radio waves including date and time information and daylight saving time implementation information of a predetermined area and being transmitted in a Low Frequency band; a daylight saving time information acquisition unit which acquires the daylight saving time implementation information from the received radio waves; a storage unit in which a daylight saving time implementation rule, standard wave receivable area information, and priority information are stored in advance for each of a plurality of areas of the world divided in advance, the standard wave receivable area information indicating whether a standard wave frequency receivable by the standard wave receiving unit is broadcast in the area, and the priority information indicating whether the daylight saving time implementation information included in the standard radio waves is to be selected with priority over the daylight saving time implementation rule in the area; a positioning unit which receives radio waves from a satellite and measures a current position; an operation unit which receives an operation for inputting a current position; and an information selection unit which: wherein the daylight saving time application unit applies the selected daylight saving time information to the date and time.