Personal access arrangement for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A user operable machine comprising:
- a switch arrangement actuable by at least user manipulation thereof and arranged to enable operation of said machine;
at least one immobiliser arrangement connected with said switch arrangement and configured to selectively inhibit or permit operation of said machine via said switch arrangement; and
a proximity detection arrangement associated with said machine and adapted for detection and reading of at least one proximity identification device carried or worn by a user of said machine, said proximity detection arrangement being independent of said switch arrangement and any actuator thereof, whereby reading of a validly registered identification device by said proximity detection arrangement provides for a disarming of said immobilizer arrangement to thereby permit is operation of said machine.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system (1100) to permit access and operation of a machine (100). The machine has a ignition switch arrangement (1152) actuable by at least user manipulation thereof and arranged to enable operation of the machine and at least one immobilizer arrangement (1150) connected with the ignition switch arrangement and configured to selectively inhibit or permit operation of the machine via the switch arrangement. The system comprises a proximity detection arrangement (1110, 1120) associable with the machine and adapted for detection and reading of at least one proximity identification device (1132) carried or worn by a user of the machine. A control arrangement (1122) is responsive to detection by the proximity detection arrangement of a valid device to thereby disarm the immobilizer arrangement. The proximity detection arrangement is at least operationally independent of the ignition switch arrangement and any key actuator (1400) thereof. Desirably the proximity detection arrangement includes a flat flexible antenna having a coil printed as a circuit upon a substrate. The antenna may be affixed to a window of the machine to permit scanning of the identification deice from an exterior thereof and to thereby control access to the machine to permit the operation thereof.
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26 Claims
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1. A user operable machine comprising:
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a switch arrangement actuable by at least user manipulation thereof and arranged to enable operation of said machine; at least one immobiliser arrangement connected with said switch arrangement and configured to selectively inhibit or permit operation of said machine via said switch arrangement; and a proximity detection arrangement associated with said machine and adapted for detection and reading of at least one proximity identification device carried or worn by a user of said machine, said proximity detection arrangement being independent of said switch arrangement and any actuator thereof, whereby reading of a validly registered identification device by said proximity detection arrangement provides for a disarming of said immobilizer arrangement to thereby permit is operation of said machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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7. A method of operating a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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accessing the vehicle using a proximity tag device; disarming at least one immobiliser arrangement of said vehicle using said proximity tag device; and enabling a starter of said vehicle using a starter device of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to permit access and operation of a machine, the machine having a switch arrangement actuable by at least user manipulation thereof and arranged to enable operation of the machine, and at least one immobilizer arrangement connected with the switch arrangement and configured to selectively inhibit or permit operation of the machine via the switch arrangement, said system comprising:
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a proximity detection arrangement associable with the machine and adapted for detection and reading of at least one proximity identification device carried or worn by a user of the machine; and a control arrangement responsive to detection by the proximity detection arrangement of a valid device to thereby disarm the immobilizer arrangement;
said proximity detection arrangement being at least operationally independent of the switch arrangement and any actuator thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 26)
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22. A system to permit access and operation of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having an ignition switch arrangement actuable by at least user manipulation thereof with an ignition key and arranged to enable operation of the motor vehicle, and at least one immobilizer arrangement connected with the ignition switch arrangement and configured to selectively inhibit or permit operation of the motor vehicle at least via the ignition switch arrangement, said system comprising:
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a proximity detection arrangement associable with the motor vehicle and adapted for detection and reading of at least one proximity identification device carried or worn by a user of the motor vehicle, said proximity detection arrangement comprising an antenna coupled to a detector for decoding an identity of the device; a control arrangement responsive to detection by the proximity detection arrangement of a proximity device and operative to check a validity of the identity of the proximity device and, where valid, to thereby disarm the immobilizer arrangement to thereby permit operation of the motor vehicle by actuation of the key within the ignition switch. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system in which a proximity identification device able to be worn or carried by a user in which the device is configured to permit operational access to a facility or a machine and to at least disarm an immobilization function associated with the facility or machine.
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25-1. (canceled)
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