Patent ID: 7809481

Claim:
A vehicle abnormality monitoring apparatus comprising: an electronic unit including a data memory for storing abnormality analysis data used for analyzing abnormality of vehicle equipment, the electronic unit being connectable to an external tool through a communication line; and a storage unit provided separately from the electronic unit for storing the abnormality analysis data when transmitted from the data memory through communication, the storage unit being provided in a management station provided outside a vehicle, the electronic unit being configured to perform a memory operation of erasing the abnormality analysis data from the data memory after transmission of the abnormality analysis data to the storage unit, and the electronic unit being further configured to notify the management station of a request for returning of the abnormality analysis data when output of the abnormality analysis data is requested from the external tool and output the abnormality analysis data returned from the management station to the external tool, the abnormality analysis data being data indicating an operating status of the vehicle equipment at the time when an abnormality of the vehicle equipment is detected as a result of abnormality monitoring on the vehicle equipment performed based on a sensor output from a sensor for detecting a physical quantity which changes depending on the operating status of the vehicle equipment, and the abnormality analysis data requested for return is the same data as that transmitted from the data memory of the electronic unit to the storage unit of the management station.