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Anti-theft system for a motor vehicle
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Inventors: Schweiger, Jurgen;
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE)
Primary Examiner: Tong; Nina
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner; Herbert L., Greenberg; Laurence A.
An anti-theft system for a motor vehicle includes a portable code transmitter which transmits a code signal from a distance upon actuation. A receiver unit in the motor vehicle receives the code signal and evaluates it. Upon authorization, only the engine is started, but the vehicle does not have to be unlocked. A further code signal is required in order to drive the vehicle. However, it must be generated in the vehicle interior. Thus the engine can already warm up without the user being located in the vicinity of the vehicle. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
An anti-theft system for a motor vehicle, comprising: a portable code transmitter having a transmitter unit transmitting a coded engine starting signal upon actuation; a receiver unit in a motor vehicle for receiving the engine starting signal, comparing the engine starting signal with an expected desired code signal and generating a control signal for starting an engine if the two signals agree; and a central control unit in the motor vehicle for enabling use or driving of the vehicle only if an enable signal received by the control unit has agreed beforehand with an expected desired enable signal.
2.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the enable signal is generated by said code transmitter.
3.
The anti-theft system according to claim 2, wherein said code transmitter is disposed on a mechanical door/ignition key.
4.
The anti-theft system according to claim 3, including a further code transmitter disposed on a key for generating the enable signal when said further code transmitter is located in the interior of the vehicle.
5.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, including a further code transmitter generating the enable signal when said further code transmitter is located in the interior of the vehicle.
6.
The anti-theft system according to claim 5, wherein said further code transmitter is a transponder disposed on a grip portion of a door/ignition key, said transponder generating the enable signal as a consequence of a request signal received by said control unit.
7.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the enable signal is transmitted as a radio signal, optical signal, or acoustical signal.
8.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the engine starting signal is transmitted as a radio signal, optical signal, or acoustical signal.
9.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, including an ignition switch turned on by turning a door/ignition key in an ignition lock for generating the enable signal.
10.
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, including a data bus connecting said control unit to at least one of an engine control unit, a transmission control unit, an electronic steering wheel lock and a brake control unit
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