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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2005
Fritz Breimesser, Nürnberg, DE;
Jörg Hassel, Erlangen, DE;
Fritz Breimesser, Nürnberg, DE;
Jörg Hassel, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
There is described a design element for a control panel of a device and further a device having a plurality of design elements that can be freely positioned on a control panel, and to a method for configuring such a device and a corresponding computer program. An aim is to provide a control panel which is extremely flexible in its handling. For this purpose, individual design elements are freely positioned on a control panel. Power supply and data transmission to a control module are carried out in a contactless manner. The design elements are preferably printed polymer electronic components having their own electronics.