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Apparatus, system and method utilizing aperiodic nonrandom triggers for vehicular telematics data queries

  • US 20120004804A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2011
  • Published: 01/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicular telematics apparatus comprising:

  • a trigger unit; and

    ,any one or more of;

    a data logging device operable to log sensed vehicle data,wherein said data logging device initiates a data logging session in response to a trigger signal issued from the trigger unit in response to a trigger sensor sensing an aperiodic and nonrandom operationally-variable vehicular condition within a normal operational range for such a condition;

    a vehicle data transmitter operable to communicate sensed vehicle data to a remote receiver,wherein said vehicle data transmitter initiates a wireless data communication session with said remote receiver in response to a trigger signal issued from the trigger unit in response to a trigger sensor sensing an aperiodic and nonrandom trigger operationally-variable vehicular condition within a normal operational range for such a condition;

    a vehicle data query controller operable to conditionally collect data though a vehicular data communications bus, for vehicle data originating from other vehicular data sensors,wherein said data query controller initiates data collection as a conditional response to a contemporaneous trigger signal issued from the trigger unit in response to a trigger sensor sensing an aperiodic and nonrandom operationally-variable vehicular condition within a normal operational range for such a condition.

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