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Method and apparatus for obtaining and using event data recorder triage data

  • US 7,698,086 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2006
  • Issued: 04/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving information regarding a vehicle involved in an accident in the computer;

    determining, in a processor of the computer, availability of event data recorder (EDR) data from the vehicle based on the information before data collection from the EDR; and

    if the EDR data is available, determining in the processor applicability of the EDR data for an investigation of the accident based at least in part on claim information associated with the accident, at least one user-specified criteria with respect to the claim information, the at least one user-specified criteria including a threshold below which a user may not be interested in obtaining the EDR data, and a type of the EDR, and assigning a level of suitability for the data collection from the EDR based at least in part on the type of the EDR and the claim information associated with the accident.

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