Patent ID: 6819986
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
A system for collecting vehicle data and diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:a smartcard having vehicle-related data containing basic vehicle information data and vehicle maintenance information data; and a smartcard control unit (SCU) connected to electronic control units, mechanical control units, and sensors within the vehicle, and for collecting vehicular information, reading the vehicle-related data from the smartcard, or storing the collected vehicular information in the smartcard, wherein the smartcard control unit includes: a vehicle interface for inputting data as to vehicle states from the mechanical control units, the electronic control units, and the sensors inside the vehicle; a first memory for storing data indicating vehicle states collected from the control units and sensors through the vehicle interface; a second memory for storing data transferred from the smartcard as to vehicle diagnosis and maintenance items; a third memory for storing vehicle-inherent information data; a card interface for interfacing the smartcard and the smartcard control unit; a processor for controlling the vehicle interface, first memory, second memory, third memory, and card interface, and performing calculation; and a memory part including a program for controlling the processor.