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Hand-held power tool with an anti-theft device

  • US 20120111589A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2011
  • Published: 05/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A control method for a hand-held power tool, the hand held power tool, in response to actuation of a main switch of the hand-held power tool, or in response to the hand-held power tool being connected to a power source, carries out the following steps:

  • requesting identification of transponders in a vicinity of the hand-held power tool via a transmitter transmitting a radio signal;

    receiving the identification of the at least one responding transponder via a receiver;

    comparing the received identifications to one or more identifications stored in a memory unit; and

    releasing an activation of the hand-held power tool by an evaluation unit if at least one of the identifications stored in the memory unit matches at least one of the received identifications.

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