Patent ID: 8336042

Claim:
A system for managing data originating from and going to a motor vehicle, comprising: a first data communication unit permanently placed onboard the vehicle; a second data communication unit at a distance from said vehicle; and at least two devices for transmitting, receiving and storing data originating from and going to said vehicle, the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data being separate and distinct devices from the vehicle, and including: a data communication module configured to communicate with the first data communication unit and with the second data communication unit, an interface for communicating with a user of said vehicle, and a memory for storing the data, the second data communication unit being a computer terminal connected to a computer network, the Internet, and/or an Intranet, providing access to an interactive computer application, so as to send data originating from the vehicle and to receive said data going to the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data from the vehicle, wherein the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data are configured to synchronize noncustomized data that have become obsolete, by comparing data contained in the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data, in the first data communication unit and in the second data communication unit, said synchronization being performed either by the first data communication unit or by the second data communication unit, or directly between the first data communication unit and the second data communication unit by communication being set up as soon as one of the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data detects the other of the at least two devices for transmitting, receiving, and storing data in its environment.