Patent ID: 7671724
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B60R,G07B,G07C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle anti-theft apparatus comprising: an IC card that is carried by a user of a vehicle; an IC card reader that is provided in the vehicle for reading information in the IC card; and an authentication processing section that is provided in the vehicle for authenticating the user when the vehicle is used by the user; wherein the IC card includes a storage section that stores identification information of the vehicle and use time limit information of the vehicle; the identification information and the use time limit information are rewritten arbitrarily by an IC card writing device; the IC card reader includes a reading section that reads the identification information and the use time limit information stored in the storage section; the authentication processing section includes an identification information determination section that determines whether the identification information and authentication identification information that is stored beforehand in the vehicle coincide with each other, and a use time limit information determination section that determines whether a current time is within a use time limit of the use time limit information; and in the case that an engine start request is detected, the authentication processing section obtains the current time, and permits the use of the vehicle when the identification information determination section determines that the identification information and authentication identification information coincide with each other, and when the use time limit information determination section determines that the current time is within a use time limit of the use time limit information.