Immobilizer systems including digital car radio with RFID repeater and RFID starter fob
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1. A vehicle operator and occupant identification and safety system, said system comprising:
- an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle;
an RFID fob for use by an operator of said vehicle, said RFID fob in communication with said vehicle computer system when said operator is in said vehicle;
an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of said vehicle, said RFID emitter in communication with said vehicle computer system when said passenger is in said vehicle; and
logic means associated with said computer system for determining when said RFID fob of said operator is out of range of said vehicle and said passenger RFID emitter is within range of said vehicle so that said computer system may notify said operator that said passenger has remained in said vehicle.
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An RFID equipped vehicle includes a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, an RFID fob for use by an operator of the vehicle, an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of the vehicle, and logic means associated with the computer system for determining when the RFID fob of the operator is out of range of the vehicle and the passenger RFID emitter is within range of the vehicle so that the computer system may notify the operator that the passenger has remained in the vehicle.
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36 Claims
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1. A vehicle operator and occupant identification and safety system, said system comprising:
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an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle; an RFID fob for use by an operator of said vehicle, said RFID fob in communication with said vehicle computer system when said operator is in said vehicle; an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of said vehicle, said RFID emitter in communication with said vehicle computer system when said passenger is in said vehicle; and logic means associated with said computer system for determining when said RFID fob of said operator is out of range of said vehicle and said passenger RFID emitter is within range of said vehicle so that said computer system may notify said operator that said passenger has remained in said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. An immobilizer system for use in a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
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a car radio including an RFID repeater; a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle; an RFID reader associated with said computer system, said car radio implemented to receive a radio signal including an RFID signal that is transmitted through said RFID repeater to said RFID reader; a starter fob including an RFID tag used by an operator to initiate operation of said vehicle, said RFID tag in communication with said RFID reader when said operator is located within said vehicle; and logic means associated with said computer system for determining when said RFID tag of said starter fob has discontinued communication with said RFID reader while said vehicle continues to operate so that a disable signal may be transmitted to said car radio to thereby cause said computer system to disable operation of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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3. A hand-held immobilizer device for interrupting normal operation of an RFID equipped vehicle, said device comprising:
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a processor; a memory operatively associated with said processor, said memory for storing a plurality of vehicle identification numbers; an RFID circuit including an antenna; and an input for inputting a particular vehicle identification number of a corresponding RFID equipped vehicle so that when said corresponding RFID equipped vehicle is within range of said RFID antenna, said processor may be activated to send a disable signal to said corresponding RFID equipped vehicle to thereby prevent continued operation of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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15. A vehicle operator and occupant identification and safety system, said system comprising:
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a vehicle including an RF identification system and a computer system for controlling operating functions of said vehicle, said RF identification system operatively engaged with said computer system; a first RF emitter for use by an operator of said vehicle, said first RF emitter in communication with said RF identification system when said operator is in said vehicle; a second RF emitter for use by a passenger of said vehicle, said second RF emitter in communication with said RF identification system when said passenger is in said vehicle; a reader operatively engaged with said RF identification system, said reader implemented to detect an identification signal from said first and second RF emitters when said emitters are within a predetermined range from said reader; and system programming associated with said computer system for determining when said first RF emitter of said operator is out of range of said vehicle and said second RF emitter of said passenger is within range of said vehicle so that said computer system may initiate notification that said passenger has remained in said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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