Vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system and recording apparatus

• US 5,249,127 A
• Filed: 03/13/1991
• Issued: 09/28/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Komatsu, Toshio
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): AUCHTERLONIE, THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US07/668,834
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: 346/33 R, 360/5, 360/6, 364/424.04, 364/424.01, 364/424.03, 364/431.01, 364/436, 364/442, 364/550, 364/551.01, 73/489, 73/490, 73/491, 73/117.3, 73/495, 73/510, 340/438, 340/439, 340/441, 340/459
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable

Abstract

A vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system and a recording apparatus therefor can readily cope with variations of detailed specifications among users without modifying construction of the recording apparatus and also with an increase of specification items. The system includes a recording apparatus for compressing vehicle movement data in accordance with a predetermined set value and recording the data onto a record medium, and an analyzing apparatus for reading vehicle movement data from the record medium and expanding and analyzing the thus read vehicle movement data. The recording apparatus includes a reader for reading a predetermined set value from a record medium, a storage device for storing therein such predetermined set value, and a compressing device for compressing vehicle movement data in accordance with the predetermined set value and recording the vehicle movement data onto the record medium. The analyzing apparatus reads the vehicle movement data and the predetermined set value from the record medium and expand the thus read vehicle movement data in accordance with the predetermined set value.

Claims

1. A vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system, comprising:

a vehicle movement data recording unit carried on a vehicle for compressing vehicle movement data indicative of moving conditions of said vehicle;

a record medium for storing a predetermined reference value and the thus compressed vehicle movement data; and

a vehicle movement data analyzing unit for analyzing said compressed vehicle movement data,

wherein said vehicle movement data recording unit includes,

(a) reading means for reading said predetermined reference value from said record medium,

(b) storage means for storing therein said predetermined reference value read by said reading means, and

(c) compressing means for generating said compressed vehicle movement data in accordance with said predetermined reference value stored in said storage means and recording said compressed vehicle movement data onto said record medium, and

wherein said vehicle movement data analyzing unit includes,

(a) means for reading said compressed vehicle movement data and said predetermined reference value from said record medium, and

(b) means for expanding and analyzing said compressed vehicle movement data in accordance with said predetermined reference value read simultaneously with said compressed vehicle movement data.

2. The vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system of claim 1, wherein said vehicle movement data analyzing unit further includes:

means for producing said reference value; and

means for recording the thus produced reference value onto said record medium.

3. The vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system of claim 1, wherein said reference value comprises:

sampling points of time for sampling said vehicle speed data; and

an allowance to be allowed for each of the thus sampled speed data.

4. The vehicle movement data recording and analyzing system of claim 1, wherein said record medium is an IC memory card, and said reading means is adapted to read said IC memory card.