Patent ID: 7146346

Claim:
An electronic device for monitoring and processing information data related to the use and functioning of motor vehicles through an inner network connecting vehicle sensors, said device comprising: a central processing unit ( 3 ); an integrated data storage ( 4 ) connected to the central processing unit; and a network connector ( 8 ) operatively connected to the central processing unit and configured to be connected to an inner network of a motor vehicle through a connector ( 40 ) used by motor vehicle makers for accessing a vehicle on-board electric system with a diagnostic unit, said device being a stand-alone device cooperating with the vehicle electronic dedicated control units, via said network connector and through said inner network, and processing information data related to use and functioning of the motor vehicle received through said network connector and the inner network from connected vehicle sensors, said data received through said inner network being processed by said central processing unit and performed analysis being stored into said storage ( 4 ); an interface connector ( 2 ) providing connection to one of a radio transmitter ( 6 ) and a wireless unit; and a front-end device ( 6 ) and a bus ( 13 ) connecting said network connector ( 8 ) to said central processing unit; and a further bus ( 14 ) connecting said central processing unit to said storage ( 4 ), wherein said device is coupled, through said on-board network connector ( 8 ), with one of an OBD- and an EOBD connector ( 40 ) for interfacing the motor vehicle inner networks with an outside network of said motor vehicle.