Patent ID: 8437227

Claim:
An electronic timepiece having a function for receiving satellite signals transmitted from positioning information satellites, comprising: a satellite signal reception unit that receives satellite signal(s); a satellite capturing unit that executes a process of capturing at least one of the positioning information satellites within a predetermined capture time; a time adjustment information generating unit that acquires satellite information from the satellite signal(s) transmitted from one or more of the positioning information satellites captured by the satellite capturing unit, and generates time adjustment information based on the satellite information; a time information adjustment unit that adjusts internal time information based on the time adjustment information; a time information display unit that displays the internal time information; and a time limit setting unit that variably sets a time limit for the time adjustment information generating unit to generate the time adjustment information based on a reception level of the satellite signal(s) transmitted from one or more of the positioning information satellites: wherein the satellite capturing unit stops reception of the satellite signal(s) if none of the positioning information satellites is captured within the predetermined capture time; wherein the time limit, setting unit sets the time limit shorter when the reception level of the satellite signal(s) transmitted from one or more of the positioning information satellites captured by the satellite capturing unit is less than a specific value than when the reception level is higher than the specific value.