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Keyless entry system

US5204672A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 1991
Grant dateApr 20, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 14, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C2209/65
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A keyless entry system is provided for locked or disabled items. A transmitter carried by a person generates a signal with a predetermined frequency characteristic such that the generated signal is transmitted through the carrier's body. There is a receiver apparatus including a detector for detecting a signal with the predetermined frequency characteristic and a mechanism that is engageable by the carrier's body for providing signals transmitted through the body to the detector. When such signals are detected, a circuit is activated to unlock or enable the item. An alarm system may be provided which sounds under certain predetermined conditions and a latching mechanism may be utilized to disarm the alarm under certain conditions.

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