Universal electronic immobilizing for a vehicle
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1. A vehicle security system for securing a vehicle against theft, the system comprising:
- a) a driving function disablement component configured to bias against a moveable vehicle component, thereby to disable a driving function when biased;
c) a remotely operable transducer configured to maintain or release biasing in said driving function disablement component; and
d) a wireless handheld transceiver configured to transmit a wireless drive-activating signal to operate said transducer.
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Abstract
A vehicle security system for securing a vehicle against theft, the system comprising, a driving function disablement component configured to bias against a moveable vehicle component, thereby to disable a driving function when biased, a remotely operable transducer configured to maintain or release biasing in the driving function disablement component, and a wireless handheld transceiver configured to transmit a wireless drive-activating signal to operate the transducer.
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1. A vehicle security system for securing a vehicle against theft, the system comprising:
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a) a driving function disablement component configured to bias against a moveable vehicle component, thereby to disable a driving function when biased; c) a remotely operable transducer configured to maintain or release biasing in said driving function disablement component; and d) a wireless handheld transceiver configured to transmit a wireless drive-activating signal to operate said transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of temporarily disabling and re-enabling a vehicle, comprising:
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fitting a biasable locking component over a driving component, locking said biasable locking component in a biased position to disable said driving component; remotely transmitting a first signal to operate an immobilizer to prevent operation of a vehicle engine; remotely transmitting a second signal to disable said immobilizer to re-enable operation of said vehicle engine; and remotely transmitting a third signal to unlock said biasable locking component to re-enable said driving component; wherein said method comprising issuing each of said first, second and third signal respectively from a single remote controller.
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