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EP 0976024 A2 20000202 - EYE CONTROLLED OPTO-ELECTRIC INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE

Title (en)

EYE CONTROLLED OPTO-ELECTRIC INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE

Title (de)

AUGENGESTEUERTE OPTOPELEKTRISCHE EINGABE/AUSGABE-SCHNITTSTELLE

Title (fr)

INTERFACE OPTO-ELECTRIQUE D'ENTREE/SORTIE COMMANDEE VISUELLEMENT

Publication

EP 0976024 A2 20000202 (EN)

Application

EP 98904505 A 19980216

Priority

SE 9800272 W 19980216

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/033

IPC 8 full level

A61B 3/113 (2006.01); G03B 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9836348A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0976024 A2 20000202; JP 2001503177 A 20010306

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98904505 A 19980216; JP 53567498 A 19980216