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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | UP-0498703 (2006-08-03) |
등록번호 | US-7777612 (2010-09-06) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 48 인용 특허 : 480 |
An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. The apparatus includes at least one portable tool and a controller. The portable tool includes circuitry configured to communicate with the controller. The portable tool further includes anti-theft circuitry, which i
An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. The apparatus includes at least one portable tool and a controller. The portable tool includes circuitry configured to communicate with the controller. The portable tool further includes anti-theft circuitry, which is configured to disable the portable tool if no communication occurs between the portable tool and the controller for a predetermined time period.
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for preventing theft in automotive vehicle retail and service centers comprising: a controller; at least one portable tool for use in the automotive vehicle service centers; a docking device for the at least one portable tool, the docking device having a cradle a
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for preventing theft in automotive vehicle retail and service centers comprising: a controller; at least one portable tool for use in the automotive vehicle service centers; a docking device for the at least one portable tool, the docking device having a cradle and an alarm therein; and a communication link between the docking device and the controller, wherein the at least one portable tool and the docking device, having the cradle and the alarm, are configured to initiate communication between the at least one portable tool and the controller, via the communication link between the docking device and the controller, when the at least one portable tool is installed in the cradle of the docking device, and physical contact occurs between electrical contacts in the at lest one portable tool and electrical contacts in the cradle of the docking station, wherein the at least one portable tool and the docking device are further configured to terminate communication between the at least one portable tool and the controller when the at least one portable tool is removed from the cradle of the docking device, and physical contact between electrical contacts in the at least one portable tool and the electrical contacts in the cradle of the docking station is eliminated, and wherein the at least one portable tool comprises anti-theft circuitry configured to disable at least one function of the at least one portable tool if no communication occurs between the at least one portable tool and the controller for a predetermined time period as a result of removal of the at least one portable tool from the cradle of the docking device, and wherein the predetermined time period is pre-programmable into the portable tool. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the docking device facilitates wired communication between the at least one portable tool and the controller. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the docking device facilitates wireless communication between the at least one portable tool and the controller. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the alarm is further configured to output a continuous audible noise if the tool is removed from the docking device for the predetermined time period. 5. A method of preventing theft of a portable tool from an automotive vehicle service center, the method comprising: initiating communication between the portable tool and a controller when the portable tool is installed in a cradle of a docking station and, as a result of the installation of the portable tool in the cradle of the docking station, physical contact occurs between electrical contacts in the portable tool and electrical contacts in the cradle of the docking station; terminating communication between the portable tool and the controller when the portable tool is removed from the cradle of the docking station and the removal of the portable tool from the cradle from the cradle of the docking station results in elimination of physical contact between the electrical contacts in the portable tool and the electrical contacts in the cradle of the docking station; disabling, by circuitry within the portable tool, at least some functions of the portable tool if communication between the portable tool and the controller ceases for a predetermined time period as a result of removal of the at least one portable tool from the cradle of the docking station; and pre-programming the predetermined time period into the portable tool. 6. The method of claim 5 and further comprising generating a reactivation code. 7. The method of claim 6 and further comprising re-enabling the portable tool by entering the reactivation code into an input of the portable tool. 8. The method of claim 5 wherein the portable tool is one of a battery tester and a battery charger.
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