US 6,982,625 B2 | ||
Event-recorder for transmitting and storing electronic signature data | ||
Timothy J. Chainer, Mahopac, N.Y. (US); Claude A. Greengard, Chappaqua, N.Y. (US); Charles P. Tresser, Mamaroneck, N.Y. (US); and Chai W. Wu, Poughquag, N.Y. (US) | ||
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
Filed on Nov. 25, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/720,352. | ||
Application 09/989468 is a division of application No. 09/233487, filed on Jan. 20, 1999, granted, now 6,525,672. | ||
Application 10/720352 is a continuation of application No. 09/989468, filed on Nov. 21, 2001, granted, now 6,737,954. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0104823 A1, Jun. 03, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. G05B 23/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 340—3.3 | 13 Claims |
1. An electronic event recorder for monitoring vehicles, comprising:
a memory for storing signature data related to a vehicle;
at least one sensor for sensing the occurrence of an event selected from the group consisting of tampering with the electronic
event recorder, tampering with cargo associated with said vehicle, and tampering with locks associated with said vehicle;
at least one transmitter and receiver for transmitting said signature data and receiving data from a remote transmitter; and
a microprocessor associated with said sensor, said memory, said at least one transmitter and said receiver, which, upon sensing
said event, causes performance of one or more of the following
causes the vehicle to be disabled, or
causes said transmitter to stop transmitting said signature data to a remote receiver.
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