DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS, DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION IN VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A data collection apparatus, comprising:
- a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic data items from a plurality of electronic application components;
a data collection processor coupled to the data input interface;
a data storage coupled to the data collection processor and configured to store electronic data items received by the data collection processor as electronic report data;
a trigger module coupled to the data collection processor and configured to trigger the read-out of selected electronic report data by the data collection processor from the data storage;
at least one communication module coupled to the data collection processor; and
a storage management unit coupled to the data collection processor and configured to select one or more of the communication modules for the data collection processor to output the read out electronic report data to a communication module of a remote station.
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a data collection apparatus, including a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic data items from a plurality of electronic application components, a data collection processor coupled to the data input interface, a data storage coupled to the data collection processor and configured to store electronic data items received by the data collection processor as electronic report data, a trigger module coupled to the data collection processor and configured to trigger the read-out of selected electronic report data by the data collection processor from the data storage, at least one communication module coupled to the data collection processor, and a storage management unit coupled to the data collection processor and configured to select one or more of the communication modules for the data collection processor to output the read out electronic report data to a communication module of a remote station.
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13 Claims
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1. A data collection apparatus, comprising:
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a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic data items from a plurality of electronic application components; a data collection processor coupled to the data input interface; a data storage coupled to the data collection processor and configured to store electronic data items received by the data collection processor as electronic report data; a trigger module coupled to the data collection processor and configured to trigger the read-out of selected electronic report data by the data collection processor from the data storage; at least one communication module coupled to the data collection processor; and a storage management unit coupled to the data collection processor and configured to select one or more of the communication modules for the data collection processor to output the read out electronic report data to a communication module of a remote station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data collection system, comprising:
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a data collection apparatus, comprising; a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic data items from a plurality of electronic application components; a data collection processor coupled to the data input interface; a data storage coupled to the data collection processor and configured to store electronic data items received by the data collection processor as electronic report data; a trigger module coupled to the data collection processor and configured to trigger the read-out of selected electronic report data by the data collection processor from the data storage; at least one communication module coupled to the data collection processor; and a storage management unit coupled to the data collection processor and configured to select one or more of the communication modules for the data collection processor to output the read out electronic report data to a communication module of a remote station; a plurality of electronic application components coupled to the data input interface of the data collection apparatus and configured to output electronic data items to the data input interface of the data collection apparatus; and a remote station comprising one or more communication modules which are configured to communicate with respective ones of the communication modules of the data collection apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for data collection, the method comprising:
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generating electronic data items by a plurality of electronic application components; receiving the generated electronic data items via a data input interface of a data collection apparatus; storing the received electronic data items in a data storage of the data collection apparatus as electronic report data; reading out selected electronic report data from the data storage; selecting one or more of a plurality of communication modules of the data collection apparatus; and outputting the read out electronic report data to a communication module of a remote station via the selected communication modules.
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