Security device for the global protection with objects with electronic components
First Claim
1. A method for global protection of objects having electronic operating components capable of receiving a radio signal, comprising:
- providing an object having a plurality of electronic operating components wherein each electronic operating component is essential for intended use or operation of the object, each electronic operating component of said plurality is structured with means for receiving a radio signal from an air-borne source of radio signal transmission for initiation of deactivation, and each said electronic operating component of said plurality comprises an anti-theft component to prevent operation of said object, each said electronic operating component being in electronic communication with one another to enable said plurality of electronic operating components to check with each other by comparison of data to determine whether at least one of said electronic operating components has received a radio signal from an air-borne source;
generating a radio signal from an air-borne source responsive to a theft event, said radio signal being generated for receipt by said plurality of electronic operating components;
receiving said radio signal by any one of said electronic operating components structured with means for receiving said radio signal from an air-borne source;
initiating irreversible deactivation of said object by at least one of said electronic operating components following receipt of said radio signal from said air-borne source; and
causing alteration of at least one said electronic operating component and/or information of said at least one electronic operating component by said radio signal such that normal operation of the object is no longer possible.
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Abstract
In the global protection of objects structured with electronic components, security devices, e.g., in a vehicle, become active by at least one component, and/or information within at least one component that is essential for operation of the vehicle is deactivated irreversibly and or erased, so that even a disassembly or bridging of the component concerned can achieve no effect, since acquisition of a functional replacement part is not available. The components can, for example, be placed in the motor electronics, the steering column lock, the door lock, and/or the key, and through miniaturization of the receiver, any electronic device can be protected including, among other things, radio telephones, (Euro-)checkcards and cash cards, credit cards, telephone cards, keys to electronic systems, mobile electronic devices, such as cassette recorder, CD players, clocks, computers, etc.
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1. A method for global protection of objects having electronic operating components capable of receiving a radio signal, comprising:
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providing an object having a plurality of electronic operating components wherein each electronic operating component is essential for intended use or operation of the object, each electronic operating component of said plurality is structured with means for receiving a radio signal from an air-borne source of radio signal transmission for initiation of deactivation, and each said electronic operating component of said plurality comprises an anti-theft component to prevent operation of said object, each said electronic operating component being in electronic communication with one another to enable said plurality of electronic operating components to check with each other by comparison of data to determine whether at least one of said electronic operating components has received a radio signal from an air-borne source; generating a radio signal from an air-borne source responsive to a theft event, said radio signal being generated for receipt by said plurality of electronic operating components; receiving said radio signal by any one of said electronic operating components structured with means for receiving said radio signal from an air-borne source; initiating irreversible deactivation of said object by at least one of said electronic operating components following receipt of said radio signal from said air-borne source; and causing alteration of at least one said electronic operating component and/or information of said at least one electronic operating component by said radio signal such that normal operation of the object is no longer possible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. Apparatus for global protection of objects having electronic operating components, comprising an object having a plurality of electronic operating components, each said electronic operating component of said plurality being essential to the intended use or operation of the object and each said electronic operating component of said plurality being structured with means for receiving a radio signal from an air-borne source of radio signal transmission, and each said electronic operating component being in communication with other electronic operating components of said plurality to provide confirmation to said other electronic operating components of receipt of said radio signal from an air-borne source by at least one of said electronic operating components of said plurality to initiate irreversible deactivation of said object.
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