Display system of a theft preventing apparatus having two kinds of theft prevention

• US 6,154,132 A
• Filed: 08/24/1999
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Mizutani, Manabu, Kamiya, Masachika, Iwamoto, Koji, Akatsuka, Takao
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUNG T
• Application Number:
  US09/194,148
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 340/540, 340/425.5, 340/426, 340/427, 340/691.1, 340/691.2, 340/691.3, 340/691.4, 340/517, 340/518, 340/519, 340/525, 340/815.4, 340/815.5, 307/10.5, 307/10.2
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2225/00 Means indicating the functioning state of the alarm system, e.g. indicating arming, using leds
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1003 Alarm systems characterised by arm or disarm features
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2009 Antitheft state indicator

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display system for a theft-preventing apparatus mounted on a vehicle, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display system in which a display device can be commonly used for two kinds of theft-preventing apparatuses. A security ECU (20) outputs a continuous lighting signal when set to a waiting state, and stops outputting the signal in a cautioning state. An immobilizer ECU (22) outputs a blinking signal to a light-emitting device (50) only when the cautioning state is set. Accordingly, the light-emitting device (50) is turned off when both the security apparatus and the immobilizer apparatus are set to a resting state. Additionally, the light-emitting device (50) is continuously lighted when the security apparatus is in the waiting state. Further, the light-emitting device (50) is being blinked when the security apparatus is not set to the waiting state and the immobilizer apparatus is set to the cautioning state.

Claims

1. A display system for a theft-preventing apparatus for displaying operational states of a first theft-preventing apparatus and a second theft preventing apparatus, said first theft-preventing apparatus being set to one of a resting state in which a caution with respect to a theft is not performed, a waiting state in which a start of a caution to a theft is waited for and a cautioning state in which a caution to a theft is performed, said second theft-preventing apparatus being set to one of the resting state and the cautioning state,

characterized by:

a first signal outputting unit (20) outputting a first signal when said first theft-preventing apparatus is in said waiting state;

a second signal outputting unit (22) outputting a second signal when said second theft-preventing apparatus is in said cautioning state; and

a display device (50) connected to said first signal outputting unit (20) and said second signal outputting unit (22), said display device provides a display corresponding to said first signal when said first signal is output, said display device provides a display corresponding to said second signal when said first signal is not output and said second signal is output.

2. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first signal outputting unit (20) stops outputting said first signal when one of said cautioning state and said resting state is set, and said second signal outputting unit (22) stops outputting said second signal when said resting state is set.

3. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first signal outputting unit (20) is provided to said first theft-preventing apparatus, and said second signal outputting unit (22) is provided to said second theft-preventing apparatus.

4. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said display device (50) includes a light-emitting element (50) having a terminal connected to said first signal outputting unit (20) and said second signal outputting unit (22) and having an opposite terminal being grounded.

5. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first signal outputting unit (20) includes a first rectifying element (30) which permits a flow of the first signal toward said display device (50) and interrupts a flow of said second signal from said second signal outputting unit (22), and said second signal outputting unit (22) includes a second rectifying element (44) which permits a flow of the second signal toward said display device (50) and interrupts a flow of said first signal from said first signal outputting unit (20).

6. A display system for a theft-preventing apparatus for displaying an operational state of a first theft-preventing apparatus, said first theft-preventing apparatus being set to one of a resting state in which a caution with respect to a theft is not performed, a waiting state in which a start of a caution to a theft is waited for and a cautioning state in which a caution to a theft is performed, a second theft-preventing apparatus being set to one of the resting state and the cautioning state being further provided to said display system, said second theft-preventing apparatus having a second signal outputting unit (22) outputting the second signal when said cautioning state is set,

characterized by:

a first signal outputting unit (20) outputting a first signal representing a state of said first theft-preventing apparatus;

a display device (50), connected to said first signal outputting unit (20), for providing a display in accordance with said first signal, said first outputting unit (20) also connectable to said second theft-preventing apparatus;

a determining unit (62) detecting a presence of said second signal from said second theft-preventing apparatus; and

a display selecting unit (24) outputting said first signal in accordance with a state of said first theft-preventing apparatus when said determining unit (62) detects that said second signal is not output from said second theft-preventing apparatus, said display selecting unit (24) outputting said first signal in accordance with both a state of said first theft-preventing apparatus and a state of said second theft-preventing apparatus when said determining unit (62) detects that said second signal is present.

7. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said second signal outputting unit (22) stops outputting said second signal when said resting state is set.

8. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said first signal outputting unit (20) is provided to said first theft-preventing apparatus.

9. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said display device (50) includes a light-emitting element (50) having a terminal connected to said first signal outputting unit (20) and having an opposite terminal being grounded.

10. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said first signal outputting unit (20) includes a first rectifying element (30) which permits a flow of the first signal toward said display device (50) and interrupts a flow of said second signal from said second signal outputting unit (22), and said second signal outputting unit (22) includes a second rectifying element (44) which permits a flow of the second signal toward said display device (50) and interrupts a flow of said first signal from said first signal outputting unit (20).

11. The display system for a theft-preventing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said determining unit (62) includes:

a third rectifying element (66) which permits a flow of the second signal from said second signal outputting unit and interrupts a reverse flow of said second signal; and

a transistor (64), connected to said third rectifying element (66), for outputting one of a high-level signal and a low-level signal in accordance with said second signal.