Control circuit for an automobile

• US 5,606,307 A
• Filed: 11/29/1995
• Issued: 02/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jack Kuan
• Original Assignee: Jack Kuan
• Inventors: Kuan, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): TONG, NINA C
• Application Number:
  US08/564,557
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426, 340/428, 340/429, 340/430, 180/287, 307/10.2, 307/10.3, 307/10.4, 307/10.5, 307/10.6, 379/57, 379/58, 379/59, 379/44, 379/60, 379/63, 379/37-40
• US Class Current: 340/426.21
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1001 Alarm systems associated with another car fitting or mechanism, e.g. door lock or knob, pedals features related to the general power supply B60R25/1018

Abstract

A control circuit for an automobile having an ignition switch with an ACC position and a start position, a starter motor, and an ignition coil which includes a pager circuit for receiving a digital signal from a telephone company resulting from a telephone call made thereto, a control code register connected with the pager circuit for storing the control codes from the pager circuit, a power circuit for supplying the electric power required by the control circuit, an alarm driving circuit, an activating circuit of an automobile door for receiving a signal from the control code register and activating the alarm driving circuit when the door is opened by an unauthorized person, a starter motor controlling circuit for turning off the starter motor when it receives an activating signal therefrom and when the ignition switch is in the ACC position and activating the alarm driving circuit when the ignition switch is in the start position, an ignition coil cut-off circuit for cutting off the ignition coil, and a central-control door lock activating circuit for controlling the door locks in response to the signal therefrom.

Claims

1. A control circuit for an automobile having an ignition switch with an ACC position and a start position, a starter motor, and an ignition coil, comprising:

a pager circuit for receiving a digital signal that includes sequences of control codes from a telephone company resulting from a telephone call made thereto;

a control code register connected with the pager circuit for storing the control codes from the pager circuit;

a power circuit having a regulation circuit for regulating an electric power source from the automobile for supplying the electric power source from the automobile for supplying electric power required by the control circuit;

an alarm driving circuit for outputting audio signals to indicate the automobile is being stolen;

an activating circuit of an automobile door, said activating circuit connected to the alarm driving circuit for receiving a signal from the control code register and activating the alarm driving circuit when the door is opened by an unauthorized person;

a starter motor controlling circuit connected to the alarm driving circuit and the control code register for turning off the starter motor when it receives said signal from the control code register and when the ignition switch is in the ACC position, and activating the alarm driving circuit when the ignition switch is in the start position;

an ignition coil cut-off circuit connected to the control code register for cutting off the ignition coil when it receives said signal from the control code register; and

a central-control door lock activating circuit in connection with the control code register for controlling door locks in response to the signal therefrom.

2. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power circuit further comprises an astable multivibrator having an output connected with a transistor series-connected to the power source for delaying the power required by the control code register.

3. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a noise filtering circuit having an astable multivibrator with a plurality of inputs receiving the power supplied by the power circuit and a plurality of outputs connected to the control code register.

4. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central-control door lock activating circuit is composed of a first and a second decoders respectively connected to outputs of the pager circuit, two astable multivibrators each respectively receiving an output signal from a corresponding decoder, a buffer, and a relay in cooperation with a door lock control motor for forward and backward rotating a motor.

5. The control circuit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the central-control door lock activating circuit has a transistor connected between each of the decoders and each of the astable multivibrators.

6. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a connector connected to outputs of the control code register.

7. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a connector connected between the control code register and the pager circuit.