Patent ID: 6310542
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B60R,B60W

Abstract:
A system for storing, retrieving and transmitting of vehicle data comprising:an information card reader/writer device mounted in a vehicle for reading input data from a magnetic strip-like information card and writing output information to a magnetic strip-like information card;a processor mounted in said vehicle and in communication with said information card reader/writer and a plurality of vehicle systems, said processor capable of retrieving said input data from said information card reader/writer device, sending output data to said reader/writer device for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card, and retrieving vehicle data from one or more of said plurality of vehicle systems, said processor transmitting said retrieved vehicle data in real-time to said card reader/writer for storage on a magnetic strip-like information card; anda transmitter for real-time transmission of said input data and/or said vehicle data using wireless transmission to external entities and devices.