Method of and system for entering identification codes into vehicle antitheft system

• US 5,982,292 A
• Filed: 08/08/1997
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Hiroshi, Okamitsu, Atsushi, Tagawa, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER
• Application Number:
  US08/908,964
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 307/10.2, 307/10.3, 307/10.5, 307/10.6, 307/10.4, 307/10.9, 340/825.31, 340/825.69, 340/426, 340/825.72, 340/825.34, 340/539, 341/176
• US Class Current: 340/5.64
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00531 immobilizer
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A vehicle antitheft system has an immobilizer unit which reads in an identification code generated by and transmitted from an ignition key of the type having a built-in signal transmitter and compares the identification code read therein with an identification code having been entered therein to transmit an encoded word when there is a presence of coincidence between these identification codes, and an engine controlling unit which reads in the encoded word transmitted from the immobilizer unit and compares the encoded word read therein and an encoded word having been entered therein to permit itself to perform control of operation of the engine when there is a presence of coincidence between these encoded words.

Claims

1. A vehicle antitheft system which cooperates with an ignition key of a type assigned a first code and having a built-in signal transmitter for transmitting said first code as a first code signal to said vehicle antitheft system and comprises code verifying means for reading in said first code signal of said ignition key upon operation of said ignition key, comparing said first code read therein with a second code having been stored therein and transmitting a third code different from said second code as a third code signal only when there is a coincidental relationship between said first code and said second code, and engine controlling means, to which said third code signal is transmitted from said code verifying means when said ignition key is operated, for comparing said third code with a fourth code having been stored therein and permitting itself to perform control of operation of the engine when there is a coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code but prohibiting itself from performing said control of operation of the engine when there is no said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code, said vehicle antitheft system comprising:

first determination means for determining whether said code verifying means is virgin and installed for the first use;

second determination means for determining whether said engine controlling means is virgin and installed for the first use; and

matching means for establishing upon operation of said ignition key, said coincidental relationship between said third code and fourth code after performing confirmation that there is coincidental relationship between said first code and said second code when only said engine controlling means is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use, and without performing said confirmation when both said code verifying means and said engine controlling means are determined to be virgin and installed for the first use.

2. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein either one of said third code and said fourth code is fixedly assigned to either one of said code verifying means and said engine controlling means.

3. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said third code is fixedly assigned to and registered in said code verifying means.

4. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first determination means determines said code verifying means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting no said second code having been stored in said code verifying means.

5. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second code is also stored in said engine controlling means once said engine controlling means has been installed in the vehicle and said second determination means determines said engine controlling means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting no said second code from said engine controlling means.

6. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second determination means determines said engine controlling means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting no said fourth code having been stored in said engine controlling means.

7. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second code has also been stored in said engine controlling means and, when either one of said code verifying means and said engine controlling means is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use, said matching means establishes said coincidental relation between said third code and said fourth code in an event where there is a presence of coincidence between said second code having been stored in another one of said code verifying means and said engine controlling means and said first code having been stored in said ignition key.

8. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first determination means determines said code verifying means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting specified information in said code verifying means.

9. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second determination means determines said engine controlling means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting specified information in said engine controlling means.

10. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second determination means transmits a command to said said first determination means when determining said engine controlling means to be virgin and installed for the first use, and said first determination means determines said code verifying means to be virgin and installed for the first use when detecting said command transmitted to first determination means.

11. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said matching means establishes said coincidental relation between said third code and said fourth code in response to operation of said ignition key to start the engine.

12. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 1, wherein said matching means further establishes a coincidental relation between said first code and said second code in response to operation of said ignition key to start the engine.

13. A vehicle antitheft system as defined in claim 12, wherein said second code has also been stored in said engine controlling means and said matching means establishes a coincidental relation between said first code and said second code having been stored in said engine controlling means.

14. A code entry method of entering codes in a vehicle antitheft system which cooperates with an ignition key of a type assigned a first code and having a built-in signal transmitter for transmitting said first code as a first code signal to said vehicle antitheft system and comprises code verifying means for reading in said first code signal of said ignition key upon operation of said ignition key, comparing said first code read therein with a second code having been stored therein and transmitting a third code different from said second code as a third code signal only when there is a coincidental relationship between said first code and said second code, and engine controlling means, to which said third code signal is transmitted from said code verifying means when said ignition key is operated, for comparing said third code with a fourth code having been stored therein and permitting itself to perform control of operation of the engine when there is a coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code but prohibiting itself from performing said control of operation of the engine when there is no said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code, said code entry method comprising the steps of:

determining whether said code verifying means is virgin and installed for the first use;

determining whether said engine controlling means is virgin and installed for the first use; and

establishing, upon operation of said ignition key, said coincidental relationship between said third code and fourth code after performing confirmation that there is coincidental relationship between said first code and said second code when only said engine controlling means is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use and without performing said confirmation when both said code verifying means and said engine controlling means are determined to be virgin and installed for the first use.

15. A vehicle antitheft system which cooperates with an ignition key of a type assigned a first code and having built-in signal transmitter for transmitting said first code as a first code signal to said vehicle antitheft system and comprises code verifying means with a second code having been stored therein for reading in said first code signal upon operation of said ignition key, comparing said first code of said ignition key with said second code stored therein and transmitting a third code different from said second code of said code verifying means as a third code signal only when there is a coincidental relationship between said first code of said ignition key and said second code of said code verifying means, and engine controlling means with a second code and a fourth code having been stored therein, to which said third code signal is transmitted from said code verifying means when said ignition key is operated, for comparing said third code with said fourth code and permitting itself to perform control of operation of the engine when there is a coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code but prohibiting itself from performing said control of operation of the engine where there is no said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code, said vehicle antitheft system comprising:

first determination means for determining whether said code verifying means is virgin and installed for the first use;

second determination means for determining whether said engine controlling means is virgin and installed for the first use; and

matching means for establishing, upon operation of said ignition key, said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code after a confirmation that there is a coincidental relationship between said first code of said ignition key and said second code of said engine controlling means when only said code verifying means is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use and without said confirmation when both said code verifying means and said engine controlling means are determined to be virgin and installed for the first use.

16. A vehicle antitheft system which cooperates with an ignition key of a type assigned a first code and having a built-in signal transmitted for transmitting said first code as a first code signal to said vehicle antitheft system and comprises code verifying means with a second code having been stored therein for reading in said first code signal upon operation of said ignition key, comparing said first code of said ignition key with said second code stored therein and transmitting a third code different from said second code of said code verifying means a third code signal only when there is a coincidental relationship between said first code of said ignition key and said second code of said code verifying means, and engine controlling means with a second code and a fourth code having been stored therein, to which said third code signal is transmitted from said code verifying means when said ignition key is operated, for comparing said third code with said fourth code and permitting itself to perform control of operation of the engine when there is a coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code but prohibiting itself from performing said control of operation of the engine when there is no said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code, said vehicle antitheft system comprising:

first determination means for determining whether said code verifying means is virgin and installed for the first use;

second determination means for determining whether said engine controlling means is virgin and installed for the first use; and

matching means for establishing, upon operation of said ignition key, said coincidental relationship between said third code and said fourth code after a confirmation that there is coincidental relationship between said first code of said ignition key and said second code of said code verifying means when only said engine controlling mean is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use, after a confirmation that there is a coincidental relationship between said first code of said ignition key and said second code of said engine controlling means when only said code verifying means is determined to be virgin and installed for the first use, and without said confirmations when both said code verifying means and said engine controlling means are determined to be virgin and installed for the first use.