Vehicle disablement system user interface

• US 20050162016A1
• Filed: 10/06/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Payment Protection Systems, Inc. (Sekurus, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Payment Protection Systems, Inc. (Sekurus, Inc.)
• Inventors: Simon, Michael P.
• Application Number:
  US10/958,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20050162016A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/10.400
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/04 using counting means or digital clocks

Abstract

A user interface for a vehicle disablement system is provided. The user interface provides an indication of an amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle. The indication can be performed using a light emitting diode (LED) which produces either a red or green light. The indication can also be performed by an LED producing a number of blinks corresponding to the amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle. Additional LEDs can be provided within a numbered user interface, for example, wherein an LED of a number on the user interface is illuminated corresponding to an amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle disablement system comprising:

a vehicle disablement device which disables a vehicle if a code is not received by the system prior to a payment due deadline; and

a user interface, the user interface comprising

a plurality of buttons for inputting the code into the system, wherein the plurality of buttons indicate an amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle; and

another indicator for indicating an amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle disablement system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle disablement device and the user interface are comprised within a single enclosure.

3. The vehicle disablement system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle disablement device and the user interface are comprised within separate enclosures.

4. The vehicle disablement system of claim 1, wherein the another indicator is an audible indicator.

5. The vehicle disablement system of claim 1, wherein the another indicator is a visual indicator.

6. The vehicle disablement system of claim 5, wherein the another indicator comprises a light emitting diode.

7. The vehicle disablement system of claim 6, wherein the light emitting diode produces a number of blinks corresponding to an amount of time remaining prior to disablement of the vehicle.