Patent ID: 6711495
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G01S,G06Q,G07C,G08G,H04B

Abstract:
A method of gathering and analyzing information on a plurality of vehicles, comprising:(a) for each vehicle, acquiring by an information management center at least one of the following pieces of information: (a1) position information regarding the position of the vehicle; (a2) vehicle information regarding control of the vehicle and/or conditions of vehicle parts; (a3) information generated by a sensor provided on the vehicle; (a4) information on a state of the vehicle obtained by a diagnosing system provided on the vehicle; and (a5) vehicle identification information including a vehicle type and/or a vehicle number; (b) conducting a statistical analysis, based on the acquired information, on how much an installed new function has been used; and (c) storing results of the statistical analysis in a database.