Global Patent Index - EP 0607273 A4

EP 0607273 A4 19950118 - TONGUE ACTIVATED COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER.

Title (en)

TONGUE ACTIVATED COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER.

Title (de)

ZUNGENAKTIVIERTE NACHRICHTENSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG.

Title (fr)

CONTROLEUR DE COMMUNICATION ACTIVE PAR LA LANGUE.

Publication

EP 0607273 A4 19950118 (EN)

Application

EP 92921515 A 19921007

Priority

  • US 9208524 W 19921007
  • US 77467591 A 19911011

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9307726A1] A tongue activated communications controller (10) for use by disabled or other persons to control a wide variety of devices, and which includes a dental appliance (12) fitted to the user's palate, and a keyboard (36) with a plurality of tongue activatable switches (38) for generating a signal depending upon which switch has been selected, and upon the status of a battery voltage level. The communications controller (10) includes a radio frequency transmitter (12) which uses magnetic flux linkage for transmitting the signal. The communications controller further includes a receiver (16) for converting the transmitted signal into digital form, and also includes a microprocessor based controller unit (18) for processing the received data, and for communicating with the attached devices which the user wishes to control. Data is sent from the transmitter using a fixed transmission time, digital pulse code modulation technique to achieve ultra low power consumption in the transmitter.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 9/00

IPC 8 full level

A61F 4/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 4/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IE IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9307726 A1 19930415; AU 2766192 A 19930503; EP 0607273 A1 19940727; EP 0607273 A4 19950118

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9208524 W 19921007; AU 2766192 A 19921007; EP 92921515 A 19921007