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Antitheft apparatus for equipment with prime mover

  • US 8,302,725 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2010
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for preventing theft of equipment having a prime mover, a prime mover controller that controls operation of the prime mover, and an authenticator that acquires ID information from an electronic key when the key is brought close thereto by an operator, determines whether the acquired ID information corresponds with authentication ID information, and permits the prime mover controller to start the prime mover when the acquired ID information is determined to correspond with the authentication ID information,characterized in that:

  • the prime mover controller stores operating history of the equipment; and

    the authenticator acquires the operating history from the prime mover controller and transmits the acquired operating history to the key if the acquired ID information is determined to correspond with the authentication ID information when the key is brought close to the authenticator.

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