Remote starting control apparatus with theft detection and deleting/rewriting capabilities
US7151325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R25/209
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A remote start control apparatus, which is installed in a vehicle equipped with an immobilizer unit, which obtains a code output when an ignition key is inserted into a key cylinder and permits the starting of an engine when it is determined that the code is a unique vehicle code, and which controls engine start functions upon receiving an instruction from a portable transmitter, includes: an EEPROM for storing a unique vehicle code; a unit for, upon receiving an engine start instruction signal from the portable transmitter, transmitting the code in the EEPROM to the immobilizer; and a unit for, upon receiving a theft occurrence signal from a security unit, deleting the code stored in the EEPROM.
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