Immobilization system for watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSumihiro Takashima
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Abstract
An immobilization system for watercraft includes a transponder mounted within a lanyard clip and a communication device mounted to be in the vicinity of the trasponder when the lanyard member is engaged with the kill switch assembly. The transponder emits a security code which is received by the communication device and is compared to a predetermined authorized security code. If the transponder does not include the correct security code, the engine will not start or will be killed.
Claims10
An immobilization system for an engine of a watercraft, comprising a transponder including a security code, a communication device configured to receive a security code from the transponder without direct electrical connection between the transponder and the communication device, and an engine control device configured to prevent the operation of the engine if the security code received by the communication device does not match a predetermined authorized security code.
A lanyard assembly for a watercraft comprising a lanyard member having an outer surface and configured to engage a kill switch device disposed on a watercraft, a tether configured to connect the lanyard member to a user, and a transponder embedded in the lanyard member such that a plurality of electrical contacts of the transponder are not exposed on the outer surface of the lanyard member.
An immobilization system for an engine of a watercraft, comprising a transponder including a security code, a communication device configured to receive a security code from the transponder without direct electrical connection between the transponder and the communication device, and engine control means for preventing the operation of the engine if the security code received by the communication device does not match a predetermined authorized security code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.