SECURITY DEVICE FOR THE GLOBAL PROTECTION WITH OBJECTS WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

摘要

Electronic anti-theft devices can be circumvented by exchanging or bridging critical components in a shielded manner. The present new invention avoids this by making the protection a functional part of the object to be protected. The security device, for example in a motor vehicle, is activated by irreversibly deactivating and/or deleting at least one of the components (5, 6, 7, 8) and/or information within at least one of these components (5, 6, 7, 8) essential for running the vehicle. In this way even the removal or bridging of the component concerned has no effect since the acquisition of a functional replacement part becomes unavoidable. The components can be housed, for example, in the engine electronics centre (6), the steering wheel lock (7), the door lock (8) and/or the key (5). By miniaturizing the receiver any electronic device can be protected, including mobile telephones, (Euro)cheque and cash cards, credit cards, telephone cards, keys for electronic locking devices, mobile electronic devices such as cassette decks, CD players, watches, computers, etc.