Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
For use with an automotive vehicle having a normally disabled ignition system, a system for selectively enabling said ignition system comprising: a driver's license unique to a driver, encoded indicia on said driver's license representative of the identity of the driver, means for reading said encoded indicia and for generating an identification signal representative thereof, memory means for storing data representative of authorized drivers for the vehicle, means for comparing said identification signal with said stored data in said memory means, means for enabling the vehicle ignition system when said identification signal corresponds to said stored data, a central station containing stored data representative of a plurality of driver's licenses, a radio transmitter in the vehicle responsive only when said identification signal does not correspond to said stored data for transmitting a signal representative of the identification signal to the central station, means at said central station for receiving the representative signal and for comparing the received representative signal with stored data at the central station, means responsive to said comparison at said central station for transmitting an output signal by radio signal to the vehicle, a radio receiver at said vehicle for receiving said output signal from said central station and for enabling said ignition system in response thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
For use with an automotive vehicle having a normally disabled ignition system, a system for selectively enabling said ignition system comprising: a driver's license unique to a driver, encoded indicia on said driver's license representative of the identity of the driver, means for reading said encoded indicia and for generating an identification signal representative thereof, memory means for storing data representative of authorized drivers for the vehicle, means for comparing said identification signal with said stored data in said memory means, means for enabling the vehicle ignition system when said identification signal corresponds to said stored data, a central station containing stored data representative of a plurality of driver's licenses, a radio transmitter in the vehicle responsive only when said identification signal does not correspond to said stored data for transmitting a signal representative of the identification signal to the central station, means at said central station for receiving the representative signal and for comparing the received representative signal with stored data at the central station, means responsive to said comparison at said central station for transmitting an output signal by radio signal to the vehicle, a radio receiver at said vehicle for receiving said output signal from said central station and for enabling said ignition system in response thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said encoded indicia comprises a magnetically encoded strip on said driver's license.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said comparing means comprises a microprocessor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising a key pad for manually entering data, means for comparing data entered through said key pad with said identification signals, and means for selectively enabling the ignition system as a result of said last comparison.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising means for determining if said driver's license is restricted to preset times of use and, if so, means for selectively enabling the vehicle ignition only during preset time periods.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the vehicle has a transmission operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and comprising means for disabling said system when the transmission is in said engaged position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
For use with an automotive vehicle having an ignition system, a system for permitting operation of the vehicle only during preset time periods consisting of: a clock having an output signal indicative of the time of day, a timer circuit which receives said clock output signal and generates an ignition system enabling signal only when said clock signal is within a preset time period, means for connecting said ignition signal enabling signal to the vehicle ignition system to thereby enable the vehicle ignition only during said preset time period.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
For use with an automotive vehicle having an ignition system, a system for permitting operation of the vehicle only during preset time periods consisting of: a clock having an output signal indicative of the time of day, a timer circuit which receives said clock output signal and generates an ignition system enabling signal only when said clock signal is within a preset time period, means for connecting said ignition signal enabling signal to the vehicle ignition system to thereby enable the vehicle ignition only during said preset time period.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention as defined in claim 7 and further consisting of means for adjusting said preset time period.