Patent ID: 7356336
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a vehicle including a plurality of modules configured to communicate over a plurality of buses; and an advanced wireless open data controller (AWOC) configured to receive and record data output by the modules onto the buses of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, wherein the AWOC is also configured to compare the output data to a database of known events of the modules, and when at least a portion of the output data matches a known event for at least one module, identify an event, and package event data including the identified event, the respective portion of the output data for the identified event and at least a portion of the output data for a given time period before and after the identified event, the AWOC being configured to separately record the data output by the modules and package event data for the identified event, and wherein the vehicle includes a module comprising a data unit configured to transmit the packaged event data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link.