Patent · US Expired

Car audio apparatus

US5349326A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1992
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2011/0096
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A car audio apparatus mounted on an automobile and having a function for preventing theft, the car audio apparatus includes a main body portion fixed to the automobile and a front panel detachably mounted to the main body portion of the audio apparatus. The main body portion has a CPU and a first memory for storing a first secret code and the front panel has a second memory for storing a second secret code. The CPU is capable of respectively reading out the first and second secret codes from the first and second memories and comparing the first secret code with the second secret code so that when both secret codes agree, the CPU enables operation of the car audio apparatus and when both of the secret codes do not agree, the CPU inhibits the operation of the car audio apparatus.

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