VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle immobiliser comprising:
- an input device configured to receive a code; and
an output device configured to issue an instruction to a controller of a vehicle,wherein the vehicle immobiliser is configured to;
issue the instruction to prevent an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is armed;
issue the instruction to allow an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is disarmed; and
operate in one of a plurality of sequential life-states including a first life-state and a second life-state subsequent to the first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser being configured to enter the second life-state after being disarmed in the first life-state, such that;
when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a first disarming condition; and
when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a second life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a second disarming condition.
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Abstract
A vehicle immobiliser having an input device configured to receive a code and an output device configured to issue an instruction to a controller of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle immobiliser may be configured to prevent an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and allow an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is disarmed. The vehicle immobiliser may also be configured to operate in a first life-state and a subsequent second life-state. The vehicle immobiliser may enter the second life-state only after being disarmed in the first life-state. When the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser may be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a first disarming condition. Similarly, when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a second life-state, the vehicle immobiliser may be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a second disarming condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle immobiliser comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a code; and an output device configured to issue an instruction to a controller of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle immobiliser is configured to; issue the instruction to prevent an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is armed; issue the instruction to allow an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is disarmed; and operate in one of a plurality of sequential life-states including a first life-state and a second life-state subsequent to the first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser being configured to enter the second life-state after being disarmed in the first life-state, such that; when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a first disarming condition; and when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a second life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a second disarming condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine; a hydraulics system; a transmission; and a vehicle immobilizer including; an input device configured to receive a code; and an output device configured to issue an instruction to a controller of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle immobiliser is configured to; issue the instruction to prevent an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is armed; issue the instruction to allow an operation of the vehicle when the vehicle immobiliser is disarmed; and operate in one of a plurality of sequential life-states including a first life-state and a second life-state subsequent to the first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser being configured to enter the second life-state after being disarmed in the first life-state, such that; when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a first life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a first disarming condition; and when the vehicle immobiliser is armed and in a second life-state, the vehicle immobiliser is configured to be disarmed upon receiving the code that satisfies a second disarming condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for preventing or allowing an operation of a vehicle comprising a vehicle immobiliser, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating the vehicle immobiliser in one of a plurality of life-states; disarming the vehicle immobiliser when the vehicle immobiliser is initially armed, when the vehicle immobiliser is in a first life-state, and when a code entered using an input device associated with the vehicle immobiliser satisfies a first disarming condition; and disarming the vehicle immobiliser when the vehicle immobiliser is initially armed, when the vehicle immobiliser is in a second life-state, and when the code entered using an input device associated with the immobiliser satisfies a second disarming condition.
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