Global Patent Index - EP 3329474 B1

EP 3329474 B1 20200909 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH FELLOW BEINGS

Title (en)

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH FELLOW BEINGS

Title (de)

KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR KOMMUNIKATION MIT MITMENSCHEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCEDE DE COMMUNICATION AVEC LES SEMBLABLES

Publication

EP 3329474 B1 20200909 (DE)

Application

EP 16748097 A 20160729

Priority

  • CH 11152015 A 20150731
  • EP 2016068194 W 20160729

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017021316A1] The invention relates to a portable communication device (1) for communicating with others by means of optical signals, comprising a housing; a holder (12) on the housing for the communication device (1) to be carried by a user, display means (2) on the housing for displaying optical signals; a microprocessor (5) for controlling the communication device (1); wherein the display means (2) are mechanically freely configurable by the user. The invention further relates to a method for communicating with others by means of such a communication device, comprising the following steps: mechanically configuring the display means (2) and programming the communication device (1) using parameters which are specific to the mechanical configuration.

IPC 8 full level

G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 2001/085 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017021316 A1 20170209; EP 3329474 A1 20180606; EP 3329474 B1 20200909; ES 2846790 T3 20210729; JP 2018529154 A 20181004; PL 3329474 T3 20210504

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2016068194 W 20160729; EP 16748097 A 20160729; ES 16748097 T 20160729; JP 2018506208 A 20160729; PL 16748097 T 20160729