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ENGINE CONTROL UNIT

  • US 20100005507A1
  • Filed: 12/31/2008
  • Published: 01/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An engine control unit, which supports an antitheft system outputting, when a key ID registered in a portable device carried by a user of a moving object matches an authentication-purpose key ID registered in a receiver provided in the moving object, a receiver status signal that contains information indicating that the portable device has been authenticated, and which is initiated in response to an initiating instruction has not been issued from an external, the engine control unit comprising:

  • starting control means for controlling a starting operation of an engine in response to a start permission signal;

    storage means registered with an authentication-purpose receiver ID for authenticating the receiver; and

    antitheft function install/non-install judging means for judging whether or not an antitheft function is installed to the moving object,wherein, when the authentication-purpose receiver ID is not registered in the storage means and the receiver status signal is not entered, the antitheft function install/non-install judging means judges that the antitheft function is not installed, and outputs the start permission signal to the starting control means.

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