Secure electric anti-theft device, anti-theft system comprising one such electric device and method of matching electric devices
US7832002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention particularly relates to an electrical device for connection to a predetermined network containing at least one watchdog device. The electrical device comprises configuration means for authorizing its operation in the presence of said watchdog device, where these configuration means are based on the recording of a watchdog device public identifier in storage means of the electrical device; means for identifying at least one watchdog device when the electrical device is connected to any network containing such a watchdog device, and means for disabling the electrical device if the watchdog device identified does not correspond to the watchdog device for which it was configured or if said network does not contain a watchdog device. The invention also concerns an antitheft system and a method for pairing devices.
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