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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Martin Zimmermann, Hamburg, DE;
Stefan Morley, Lübeck, DE;
Michael Reinhart, Stockelsdorf, DE;
Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck, DE;
Abstract
An interlock system () for a vehicle is provided with an alcohol tester (), which is designed to measure the alcohol level of a driver of the vehicle. A control device () is coupled with the alcohol tester () and is designed to make it possible to start the vehicle or to prevent the vehicle from being started depending on the measured alcohol level. A transceiver module () is coupled with the control device () and is designed to send data to a remotely located control system in a wireless manner or to receive data from said control system in a wireless manner. The transceiver module () is designed, furthermore, to release the control device () in response to data received in a wireless manner in order to make it possible to start the vehicle regardless of the operating state of the control device.