Appeal No. 2000-0341 Application No. 08/849,169 vehicle device itself can be any control device in the vehicle which, if blocked, prevents continued operation of the vehicle, or prevents it from being started. The blocking control device is connected to a transmission/receiving device and is also connected to a vehicle use parameter acquisition device. The parameter device may use a vehicle use parameter, such as the distance traveled. The blocking control device releases the old information when the vehicle use parameter has reached its predetermined value. If new release information from a station outside of the car is received, the blocking control device resets the vehicle use parameter back to its starting value. The operation of the vehicle is then permitted to continue in normal manner. However, if new release information from the external station is not present when the vehicle use parameter has reached its predetermined value, the blocking control device either limits the use of the vehicle during an overtime period, or blocks the motor control device entirely. Further understanding of the invention can be obtained by the following claim. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007