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Anti-theft system for a motor vehicle
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1996-03-04
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2016-03-04
Abstract
Abstract In an anti-theft system for a motor vehicle, an oscillating circuit of a transceiver in the motor vehicle is modulated with code information of a portable transponder. A demodulator detects the code information and carries it onward to a computer unit, where it is checked for authorization. Component tolerance or temperature changes can mean that initially no code information will be demodulated, despite a properly functioning transponder. According to the invention, the frequency of the modulated oscillation is then measured and reregulated to a command frequency.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Glehr
- 👤 Stefan Haimerl
- 👤 Peter Voelkl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:38
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/00174; G07C9/00309; B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/20; B60R25/24; G07C2009/00753; G07C2009/00769; G07C2009/00777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An anti-theft system for a motor vehicle, comprising: a portable transponder carrying code information; and a transceiver in a motor vehicle having: an oscillating circuit with an oscillation being modulated by said transponder at a rhythm of the code information, an exciter device oscillating at an exciter frequency for inducing said oscillating circuit to oscillate, a demodulator receiving the modulated oscillation of said oscillating circuit, a security unit, and a computation unit for comparing command code information with the code information obtained from the modulated oscillation by sampling, and transmitting a release signal to said security unit if the command code information and the code information match, the exciter frequency being measured, compared with a command frequency and adjusted to match the command frequency upon a deviation, if said computation unit initially detects no code information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An anti-theft system for a motor vehicle, comprising: a portable transponder carrying code information; and a transceiver in a motor vehicle having: an oscillating circuit with an oscillation being modulated by said transponder at a rhythm of the code information, an exciter device oscillating at an exciter frequency for inducing said oscillating circuit to oscillate, a demodulator receiving the modulated oscillation of said oscillating circuit, a security unit, and a computation unit for comparing command code information with the code information obtained from the modulated oscillation by sampling, and transmitting a release signal to said security unit if the command code information and the code information match, the exciter frequency being measured, compared with a command frequency and adjusted to match the command frequency upon a deviation, if said computation unit initially detects no code information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, including a transponder coil inductively coupling said transponder with said oscillating circuit of said transceiver.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 2, wherein the oscillation of said oscillating circuit is load-modulated as a function of the code information due to the inductive coupling.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein said security unit is a door locking system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein said security unit is an immobilizer system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein said exciter device is an oscillator, and including an adjustable frequency divider disposed between said oscillator and said oscillating circuit for varying the exciter frequency.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the exciter frequency is varied by regulating the oscillator frequency.
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