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WO1998031574A2 - Systeme electronique d'immobilisation pour vehicules - Google Patents

Systeme electronique d'immobilisation pour vehicules Download PDF

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WO1998031574A2
WO1998031574A2 PCT/GB1998/000079 GB9800079W WO9831574A2 WO 1998031574 A2 WO1998031574 A2 WO 1998031574A2 GB 9800079 W GB9800079 W GB 9800079W WO 9831574 A2 WO9831574 A2 WO 9831574A2
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immobilisation
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Sultan Ali Mirzai
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Publication of WO1998031574A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998031574A2/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/01—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
    • B60R25/04—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic vehicle immobilisation system.
  • Electronic vehicle immobilisation systems which prevent use of a vehicle by unauthorised personnel, for instance by disabling the vehicle ignition system, are known.
  • Such systems require the input of a personnel code, or interface with an electronic key (which may for instance be a radio transmitter transmitting a coded radio signal which is decoded by the immobiliser system) to enable the vehicle to be used.
  • immobilisation system which prevent use of a vehicle by a person not possessing a valid driving licence.
  • the driving licence includes an electronic memory for storing details of the driver, including for instance restrictions and licence penalty points. These details are read by a suitable reader located in a vehicle which operates to immobilise the vehicle unless presented with a driving licence, and furthermore to immobilise the vehicle Upon determination of the existence of any prohibiting condition, such as an excess of penalty points accrued on the licence or other indication that the licence is invalid.
  • details of a limited number of authorised possible drivers may be stored in the system and the vehicle only mobilised when presented with a driving licence corresponding to one of said authorised persons.
  • an electronic vehicle immobilisation system comprising: memory means for storing data relating to a time and/or date dependent attribute of the vehicle, and means for selectively immobilising the vehicle depending upon the condition of the attribute.
  • the system according to the present invention may immobilise the vehicle unless the condition of an attribute of the vehicle, such as the status of vehicle tax, insurance and/or MOT, satisfies a predetermined criteria (e.g. is current and valid).
  • a predetermined criteria e.g. is current and valid.
  • Said data may typically include either a date/time at which the condition becomes valid and a predetermined time period at the expiry of which the condition will become invalid, or an expiry time/date at which said condition will become invalid.
  • the memory means is preferably programmable to enable updating of the stored data to reset said time period and/or expiry time/date.
  • the memory means could be physically replaced to reset the time period or expiry date.
  • the system includes audible or visible warning means which provides warning in advance of an impending change in the condition of said attribute.
  • the memory means is preferably adapted for storing data relating to a plurality of said time/date dependant attributes (the number of which may be variable), the system being adapted to immobilise the vehicle if any one of said attributes fails to satisfy a predetermined condition.
  • the system is adapted so that the memory can only be updated by an authorised person or persons to prevent fraudulent updating of the memory.
  • the memory means is preferably provided by a unit which is removable from the vehicle to provide for updating of the condition of said attribute at a location remote from said vehicle.
  • the means for selectively immobilising the vehicle includes a control unit which is permanently and securely housed within said vehicle and which interfaces with said removable unit.
  • the immobilisation means preferably includes means for verifying the condition of the or each attribute which includes a clock/date counter located in either the removable unit or the control unit.
  • the system includes memory means for storing information relating to the identification of the vehicle, such as the vehicle registration number, the vehicle engine number and/or the vehicle chassis number.
  • vehicle identification information may be stored in both units and the system adapted to mobilise the vehicle only when the identification information stored in the removable unit corresponds to the information stored in the fixed control unit.
  • the system is preferably adapted such that it may be overridden by an appropriate authority to allow a vehicle to be mobilised regardless of the condition of the or each attribute.
  • the system could be adapted to be responsive to a secure code known only to said authorities.
  • the system may incorporate the facility for the inclusion of universal removable units which would be possessed by appropriate authorities such as the police and could be interfaced with an in- vehicle system control unit to override the immobiliser of that vehicle.
  • the system may operate to immobilise the vehicle in a variety of ways.
  • the system may interface with the vehicle ignition or fuel supply systems and selectively prevent operation of those systems.
  • the system according to the present invention preferably interfaces with the electronic control unit and operates to immobilise the vehicle by a suitable signal applied to the electronic control unit.
  • the illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a fixed control unit 1, a removable control panel 2, and a remote electronic key 3.
  • the fixed control unit 2 is securely mounted within the vehicle dashboard and interfaced with the vehicles own electronic control unit 4 (e.c.u.).
  • the vehicles own electronic control unit 4 e.c.u.
  • Such e.c.u.'s are conventional features of all modern cars featuring electronic ignition and so details of a typical e.c.u. will not be described hear.
  • the fixed control unit 1 includes a microprocessor and associated memory, which is preferably non-volatile, in which is stored details of the vehicle identification, such as the vehicle registration number, engine number and chassis number.
  • the control unit 1 operates to enable or disable the vehicle ignition, via the vehicle e.c.u., depending upon the status of certain information stored in the removable control panel 2 in the manner described below.
  • the removable control panel 2 is configured as a removable panel similar in format to the removable control panels of conventional in-car radio systems.
  • the removable control panel 2 includes a microprocessor, associated memory (which is preferably programmable ROM) and a clock/date timer.
  • On the front of the removable control panel 2 are three pairs of warning lights, which may be simple LEDs, 5a 5b, 6a 6b, and 7a 7b, the function of which will be described below.
  • the removable control panel 2 is adapted for periodic updating with information relating to status and expiry of the vehicle MOT, road tax, and insurance. For instance, each time the vehicle road tax is paid, the control panel 2 is presented to an appropriate authority which programs the status and expiry details into the memory.
  • the data programmed into the control panel may either be the renewal date of the tax and a time period after which it will expire, which period is timed by the clock/date counter, or simply an expiry date in which case the clock/timer may be an absolute clock/calendar.
  • details of the status and expiry of the vehicle MOT and insurance may be updated by appropriate authorities each time the MOT and insurance are themselves renewed.
  • the removable control panel 2 To enable the ignition of the vehicle the removable control panel 2 must first be interfaced with the fixed control unit 1. The control unit 1 and removable control panel 2 will then "handshake" with one another, to prevent operation of the vehicle using a control panel from the immobiliser system of a different vehicle. Depending upon the configuration of the system, the fixed control unit 1 may either interrogate the removable control panel 2 to determine the status of the information stored in the control panel, or alternatively the removable control panel 2 may automatically signal the fixed control unit 1. In either case, the vehicle ignition system will only be enabled provided each of the vehicle MOT, tax and insurance are currently valid. Should any one of these have expired, the system will operate to immobilise the vehicle ignition via the vehicle e.c.u. 4. It will not then be possible to mobilise the vehicle until the expired tax, insurance or MOT has been renewed and the control panel 2 updated accordingly.
  • each warning light 4a, 5a, and 6a may be a yellow coloured light which illuminates a predetermined period, e.g. two weeks, prior to expiry of a respective one of the vehicle MOT, tax or insurance, and which remains illuminated every time the vehicle is operated to give continued warning of the impending expiry.
  • the second light i.e. respective light 4a, 5a, or 5b, which may for instance be a red light, may illuminate to show which one of the vehicle tax, MOT or insurance has expired and requires updating.
  • control panel 2 The system should preferably be adapted so that the removable control panel 2 can not readily be updated by unauthorised personnel.
  • the control panel may be programmed only to accept data coded in a certain way, which coded data may only be supplied by authorised authorities.
  • the control panel 2 may be adapted so that the memory must be updated specific hardware of a configuration which is not generally available to the public.
  • the above described system is preferably combined with a vehicle immobilisation system, so that even with the control panel in place the vehicle may not be used by anybody other than an authorised person.
  • the control panel may be fitted with a key pad and require a PIN number to be input to enable the vehicle ignition.
  • this system includes a remote electronic key 3, based on conventional smart card technology.
  • the control panel 2 includes electronic circuitry designed to detect the presence of the electronic key 3, within, say, a 30m range and to enable the system when the key is detected.
  • the design of the necessary detecting circuit and associated electronics may use conventional technology known to the skilled person. Other alternatives will be readily apparent to the skilled person.
  • the simple coloured warning LEDs could be replaced by a digital display which counts down to the date of expiry.
  • a digital display which counts down to the date of expiry.
  • the legal requirements may vary from country to country and the system may be adapted so that it may be used in any country.
  • the system should preferably include facility for operation using a universal control panel, which would for instance be possessed by a police force or other authority, so that the immobiliser may be overridden by such authorised personnel. This would be useful where a vehicle has to be moved and the owner possessing the removable control panel cannot be located. Similarly, it would enable a vehicle to be moved even if the tax, MOT, insurance (or any other relevant attribute of the vehicle) has expired.
  • control panel incorporating such features as warning lights or the like, can be permanently secured to the car and the tax, MOT and insurance data could be stored on a removable smart card or the like, the control unit being provided with an appropriate reader.

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Abstract

La présente invention a trait à un système d'immobilisation électronique pour véhicules comprenant un organe de mémoire (2) destiné à mémoriser les données relatives à un attribut du véhicule dépendant de l'heure et/ou de la date, ainsi que des dispositifs (1) conçus pour immobiliser le véhicule de façon sélective en fonction de l'état de l'attribut.
PCT/GB1998/000079 1997-01-20 1998-01-20 Systeme electronique d'immobilisation pour vehicules WO1998031574A2 (fr)

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GBGB9701109.2A GB9701109D0 (en) 1997-01-20 1997-01-20 White patch or any other colour tyre
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GBGB9723236.7A GB9723236D0 (en) 1997-01-20 1997-11-04 An electronic vehicle immobilisation system

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GB2415077A (en) * 2004-05-14 2005-12-14 Gulam Mahomed Patel Electronic vehicle identification device
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EP1031480A1 (fr) * 1999-02-26 2000-08-30 Inova Designs Limited Appareil de sécurité et de contrôle d'utilisation d'un véhicule
GB2388207A (en) * 2002-04-23 2003-11-05 Mervyn Donaldson Motor vehicle tax indicator arrangement
GB2388228A (en) * 2002-05-02 2003-11-05 Mark Richard Goode A vehicle immobiliser system combined with a road tax, MOT and insurance payment system
GB2415077A (en) * 2004-05-14 2005-12-14 Gulam Mahomed Patel Electronic vehicle identification device
ES2261064A1 (es) * 2005-03-02 2006-11-01 Teodoro Getino Bandera Sistema inhabilitador del funcionamiento de vehiculos en caso de robo o circulacion indebida.
ES2261064B1 (es) * 2005-03-02 2007-11-16 Teodoro Getino Bandera Sistema inhabilitador del funcionamiento de vehiculos en caso de robo o circulacion indebida.
GB2491909A (en) * 2011-06-15 2012-12-19 Bryan Leslie An immobilisation device and system for a vehicle
US20140236444A1 (en) * 2013-02-18 2014-08-21 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Method and device for reducing the likelihood of theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehicles
US9169115B2 (en) * 2013-02-18 2015-10-27 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Method and device for reducing the likelihood of theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehicles

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