Patent ID: 6073063
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
An automotive data recording device for collecting data from a vehicle and for storing the data for further analysis, the device comprising:a first electrical interface adapted to interface with a vehicle data terminal capable of supplying raw data internally collected by a vehicle computer, the vehicle computer having a memory for storing the raw data;a volatile memory in communication with the first electrical interface for temporarily storing substantially all of the raw data stored in the vehicle computer memory;a mass storage non-volatile memory in communication with the volatile memory for storing a desired portion of the raw data, the non-volatile memory arranged to continually save raw data collected by the vehicle computer over a long period of vehicle operation;a microprocessor in communication with the volatile memory and the non-volatile memory and being programmed to provide a first control signal to retrieve the desired portion of the raw data from the volatile memory for storage in the non-volatile memory and to provide a second control signal to retrieve the desired portion of the raw data from the non-volatile memory: anda computer interface adapted to interface with a remote computer for generating second control signal to retrieve the desired portion of the raw data stored in the non-volatile memory so as to download the desired portion of the raw data into the remote computer.