Apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110063076A1
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12923006

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An apparatus for protecting a vehicle includes a fob in the possession of a person who whishes to use the vehicle. The fob includes a fob code. A proximity sensor mounted on the vehicle is used to actuate circuitry for interrogating the fob so as to retrieve the fob code. The fob code is then matched to a vehicle code to determine whether the person possessing the fob is authorized to use the vehicle. The proximity sensor may include a capacitive sensor, and inductive sensor, or both.

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OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS INC3709 OHIO AVENUE ST CHARLES IL 60174

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Dziaba, Stefan Cortland, US 3 22
Kurtz, Michael Lake in the Hills, US 34 590

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