Wireless relay for payment enforcement devices and method of using same
US7359773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B15/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle disablement device disables a vehicle if it a payment has not been received prior to a payment due deadline. The vehicle can also be disabled if it is determined that the vehicle disablement device is being tampered with. Disablement of the vehicle occurs by transmission of a wireless signal from a vehicle disablement device to a relay in a power control panel. The disablement can also occur by transmission of a second wireless signal from a tamper disabler (or a tamper receiver) to a relay in the power control panel. The critical system of the vehicle that can be disabled by the vehicle disablement device can be the same or a different critical system as that which can be disabled by the tamper disabler (or a tamper receiver).
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