Method, device and system for providing anti-theft protection for electrical devices, particularly controllers in vehicle refueling systems
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1. A method of providing anti-theft protection for an electrical device installed on a body, comprising the steps:
- (a) fixing to said body an electrical chip having a unique identification number identifying said body wherein said electrical chip is housed within a plug, and irremovably inserting said plug into a bore in said body;
(b) electrically connecting said electrical device to said electrical chip in a manner such that removal of the electrical device from said body automatically interrupts the electrical connection of the electrical device to the electrical chip;
(c) and automatically disabling the operation of said electrical device whenever its electrical connection to said chip is interrupted by the removal of said electrical device from said body such that said electrical device is enabled only while on said body identified by said unique identification number.
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A method and device for providing anti-theft protection for an electrical device installed on a body, such as a vehicle, by fixing to the body an electrical chip having a unique identification number identifying the body, electrically connecting the electrical device to the electrical chip in a manner such that removal of the electrical device from the body automatically interrupts the electrical connection of the electrical device to the electrical chip, and disabling the operation of the electrical device whenever its electrical connection to the chip is interrupted.
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1. A method of providing anti-theft protection for an electrical device installed on a body, comprising the steps:
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(a) fixing to said body an electrical chip having a unique identification number identifying said body wherein said electrical chip is housed within a plug, and irremovably inserting said plug into a bore in said body;
(b) electrically connecting said electrical device to said electrical chip in a manner such that removal of the electrical device from said body automatically interrupts the electrical connection of the electrical device to the electrical chip;
(c) and automatically disabling the operation of said electrical device whenever its electrical connection to said chip is interrupted by the removal of said electrical device from said body such that said electrical device is enabled only while on said body identified by said unique identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A method of providing anti-theft protection for a controller of a vehicle refueling system installed on a vehicle, comprising the steps:
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(a) fixing to said vehicle an electrical chip having a unique identification number identifying said vehicle wherein said electrical chip is housed within a plug, and irremovably inserting said plug into a bore in said body;
(b) electrically connecting said controller to said electrical chip in a manner such that removal of the controller from said vehicle automatically interrupts the electrical connection of the controller to the electrical chip;
(c) and automatically disabling the operation of said controller whenever its electrical connection to said chip is interrupted by the removal of said controller from said vehicle such that said controller is enabled only while on said vehicle identified by said unique identification number.
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7. A protection device to provide anti-theft protection for an electrical device installed on a body, comprising:
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a housing attachable to said body;
an electrical chip housed within said housing and programmable with a unique identification number for identifying said body; and
electrical connections from said electrical chip within said housing for connection to said electrical device to be protected, said electrical connections being automatically interrupted upon removal of the electrical device from the body;
wherein said housing is in the form of a plug including a stem at one end for insertion into a bore formed in said body, and an enlarged head at the opposite end to be located outwardly of said bore;
said stem carrying said electrical chip and said electrical connections from the chip to the juncture of said stem with its enlarged head, so as to facilitate connection of the electrical connections to said electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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