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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Masahiro Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Takeo Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Takeo Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antitheft device that activates in connection with tampering with a vehicle, includes an air-conditioning unit operation determining portion that determines whether an air-conditioning unit is about to be operated or is operating, and a restricting portion that performs control to prohibit or restrict activation of the antitheft device when it is determined by the air-conditioning unit operation determining portion that the air-conditioning unit is about to be operated or is operating.