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Remote starting control apparatus with theft detection and deleting/rewriting capabilities

US7151325B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 2004
Grant dateDec 19, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 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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