Patent ID: 6338011
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G01S,G08G

Abstract:
Apparatus for sharing vehicle telemetry information between a plurality of sensors of different types and a plurality of users of different types, at least one of said sensors and at least one of said users being not on board said vehicle, said apparatus comprising:a communications network coupling together the plurality of sensors and the plurality of users; a plurality of sensor processor devices respectively coupled to the plurality of sensors, each processor device configured to receive vehicle telemetry information from its associated sensor, and to convert the received vehicle information into common vehicle data of a type common to the plurality of users; and a plurality of user processor devices respectively coupled to the plurality of users, each processor device configured to receive a demand signal from its associated user and to transmit it to said communications network when it determines that its associated user has a predetermined vehicle profile which requires improvement; each of said plurality of sensor processor devices receiving the demand signal from said communications network and transmitting its common vehicle data to the communications network when it determines that its associated sensor can provide vehicle information which improves said vehicle information profile.