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Card-operated control system for vehicle components

  • US 4,477,874 A
  • Filed: 11/24/1981
  • Issued: 10/16/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control system for a vehicle having a lock-controlled engine and a lock-controlled trunk lid, comprising:

  • a first card bearing security data items for authorizing a vehicle owner to unlock said lock-controlled engine and trunk lid;

    a second card bearing security data items for authorizing a user other than said vehicle owner to unlock said engine and unauthorizing the user to unlock said trunk lid;

    a card reader for receiving said cards one at a time to detect the data items from a said received card; and

    a controller for checking the detected engine and trunk-lid security data items against stored engine and trunk-lid authorize data items to detect a match therebetween and unlocking said engine and trunk lid when the detected engine and trunk-lid security data items match the stored authorize data items and keeping said trunk lid locked when the detected trunk-lid security data item mismatches the stored authorize data item.

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