Vehicle monitoring arrangement and system

Details Vehicle monitoring arrangement and system Vehicle monitoring arrangement and system

1987-05-26

1989-02-14

Crosland, Donnie L.

Communications: electrical

Selective

Having indication or alarm

340 52R, 340525, 36442401, 364550, 307 10R, B60Q 100

Patent

active

048049379

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle monitoring system is described having an arrangement installed within a vehicle, wherein the system includes an external data terminal for communicating information to a remotely located base station. The arrangement includes a plurality of communication modules, each being capable of communicating messages associated with performance of the vehicle; a data bus member for electrically intercoupling the plurality of communication modules and for receiving the communicated messages therefrom; a driver interface module for transmitting messages to and for receiving messages from a vehicle operator; and a recorder coupled to the data bus member for recording information associated with performance of the vehicle which has been transmitted over the data bus member by the plurality of communication modules, coupled to the driver interface module via a second data bus member for transferring messages therebetween. The external data port is provided by the recorder and is used for communicating messages with the base station, preferably over an RF link.

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Known to Applicant: Hewlett Packard's HP-IB (Interface Bus).

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