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EP 2020649 A1 20090204 - Improved portable remote control unit.

Title (en)

Improved portable remote control unit.

Title (de)

Verbesserte tragbare Fernsteuerungseinheit

Title (fr)

Unité de télécommande portable améliorée

Publication

EP 2020649 A1 20090204 (EN)

Application

EP 08160650 A 20080717

Priority

IT VE20070055 A 20070803

Abstract (en)

An improved portable remote control unit comprising a casing (2) housing the electronic circuit and its powering battery (6), characterised by also comprising a photovoltaic cell element (10) for powering a rechargeable battery (6).

IPC 8 full level

G08C 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08C 17/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] DE 19653840 A1 19980625 - HELLA KG HUECK & CO [DE]
[X] US 6114830 A 20000905 - LUO CHING-HSING [TW]
[X] EP 1484728 A2 20041208 - PIACENTINI SERGIO [IT]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2020649 A1 20090204; IT VE20070055 A1 20090204

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08160650 A 20080717; IT VE20070055 A 20070803