US 6,011,321 AGranted

Page receiver security system

OwnerDumitru V Stancu, Elizabeth Messihainventors

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Abstract

A page receiver system for disconnecting an electrical system from a power source and preventing manual reconnection of the electrical system to the power source. The page receiver security system includes a pager receiver connected between the electrical system and the power source. The pager receiver includes a receiver for receiving a page signal and a relay. A disable switch is connected between the relay and the electrical system. When installed in a vehicle, a hood open switch may be connected to the relay for opening and closing the hood of the vehicle. The page receiver security system is operable between a first mode in which a page signal is received by the receiver causing the relay to connect the electrical system to the power source thereby allowing the electrical system to operate and a second mode in which the disable switch is activated to trigger the relay, disconnecting the electrical system from the power source and preventing operation of the electrical system. The hood open switch is operable when the system is in the first mode providing access to the pager receiver located thereunder upon activation. The system also includes a manually activated bypass switch for bypassing the system preventing disconnecting of the electrical system from the power source. An emergency connection is also provided for connection of an alternate power source to bypass the system when operating in the second mode.

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Dependent claims

A page receiver system in a vehicle having a starter and electronics control module to effect operation of said vehicle comprising:

a) a pager receiver within the engine compartment of said vehicle including a receiver for receiving a telephone page signal and a relay connected to said receiver;
b) a normally open disable switch connected between said starter and control module and a source of electrical power within said vehicle so that said vehicle is normally disabled;
c) said source of electrical power, starter, control module and normally open switch being located within said engine compartment enclosed by a hood having a lock;
d) a hood and trunk open switch within said engine compartment for allowing said hood in said vehicle to be unlocked, said hood and trunk open switch being connected to said source of electrical power through said normally open disable switch;
e) means in response to said pager receiver receiving a telephone page to cause said normally open disable switch to close thereby permitting said starter and control module to permit starting and operation of said vehicle and said control means to allow the unlocking of said hood and trunk;
f) disable switch means within a passenger compartment of said vehicle upon activation to cause said pager receiver to disconnect said electrical power source from said electronic control module thereby requiring a new page signal received by said pager receiver to enable the operation of said vehicle again;
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g) a manually activated bypass switch mounted on said page receiver toggled between a first position bypassing said page receiver permitting unrestricted operation of said vehicle and a second position in which said pager receiver is activated by a paging signal to permit operation of said vehicle.

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