SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERRING THEFT
A theft deterring system includes a power tool with a motor connectable to a power source, a switch connected to the motor, a controller controlling to the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor, and a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value. The controller activates the switch to provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value. The system may also include a tag programmer for changing the stored value.
1 . A theft deterring system comprising:
a power tool comprising:
a motor connectable to a power source,
a switch connected to the motor,
a controller connected to the switch, the controller controlling the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor,
a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value,
wherein the controller activates the switch to provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value.
2 . The theft deterring system of claim 1 , wherein the state circuit is connected to the controller.
3 . The theft deterring system of claim 2 , wherein the state circuit is at least one of a passive RFID tag circuit with rewrittable memory and an active RFID tag with rewrittable memory.
4 . The theft deterring system of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a battery pack connectable to the motor.
5 . The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the battery pack comprises a battery control circuit that can provide data and/or instructions to the controller.
6 . The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the state circuit is connected to the battery control circuit.
7 . The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the switch is disposed within the battery pack.
8 . The theft deterring system of claim 1 , further comprising a tag programmer for changing the stored value.
9 . The theft deterring system of claim 8 , wherein the state circuit further comprises an antenna.
10 . The theft deterring system of claim 9 , wherein the antenna receives a signal from the tag programmer.