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US 3,938,092 AGranted
System for telecommunicating vehicle operation data between a ground station and a remote data processing station
AssigneeVapor Corporation
InventorBernard E. Callahan
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Abstract
A tape recorder module vehicle operation data, on-board. The module is removed from the vehicle and data is played back at a ground station. A telecommunication link exists with a remote data processing system for processing the played back data.
Claims4
A vehicle data recorder-playback system comprising:
- a portable tape recorder module for recording and playing back vehicle engineering operation data, the module including;
- a. a self-contained magnetic tape,
- b. magnetic tape head means contacting the tape for reading data in and out of the tape,
- c. means for driving the tape across the head means,
- a ground station including;
- d. playing back means removably connected with the module for controlling data playback,
- e. connector means located on the module and the playing back means for facilitating insertion and removal of the module from the playing back means, and
- f. means connected to the output of the playing back means for communicating played back data to a remote data processing station.
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