Patent ID: 6140935
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
An audio device for installation in a motor vehicle including an electronic security system responsive to an electronic security code for operating said vehicle, said audio device comprising:detection means to detect a connection between said audio device and said vehicle;inhibition means to inhibit at least partly the operation of said audio device after an interruption of said connection;communication means for communicating data between said audio device and said electronic security system;verification means for verifying data communicated through said communication means in response to said electronic security code;automatic reset means to uninhibit operation of said audio device following an interruption of said connection if said data are communicated and verified; andmanual reset means to uninhibit operation of said audio device following an interruption of said connection if said data are not communicated or not verified but a predetermined code stored in said audio device is entered manually.