US Patent 7528710 Device for communicating with a system

The invention relates to a device for communicating with a system (1, 17). Said device has mobile communication means (12, 27) for a cabled or wireless data exchange with the system (1, 17) and an emergency-stop button (4, 20) integrated into an emergency-stop part (11, 26), with said emergency-stop part (11, 26) being hard-wired to the system and forming, permanently coupled to the mobile communication means via a mechanical coupling link, a portable functional unit serving to perform mobile operator control and monitoring functions.