Distributed data storage and recovery
AssigneeImmortal Data Inc.
InventorDale Amon
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Abstract
A data recording and recovery system includes a plurality of data storage modules distributed among a respective plurality of physical locations about a structural platform. Each module comprises a first electronic interface for receiving data from the platform and for data communication among the plurality of modules during operation of the platform. A data storage device stores at least a portion of the received data. A second electronic interface communicates with another of the plurality of modules. Tracking is enabled upon occurrence of a catastrophic event associated with the platform.
Claims23
A data recording and recovery system comprising:
- a plurality of data storage modules distributed among a respective plurality of physical locations about a structural platform;
- each module comprising a first communications interface for receiving data from the platform and for data communication among the plurality of modules during operation of the platform;
- a data storage device for storing at least a portion of the received data;
- and a second communications interface for wireless tracking of a trajectory of another of the plurality of modules;
- wherein the wireless tracking is enabled upon occurrence of a catastrophic event associated with the platform.
A method for recovering recorded electronic data generated on board a vehicle after the vehicle has undergone a catastrophic event, the vehicle comprising a plurality of electronic data recording modules containing the data, the method comprising:
- detecting by a first module of a plurality of modules, a second module among the plurality of modules using a wireless communications system integrated with the first module;
- acquiring and recording by the first module, tracking data defining a trajectory of the second module;
- recovering the first module after the first module has come to rest following the catastrophic event;
- reading the tracking data recorded by the first module;
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- predicting a location at which the second module is likely to have come to rest, based on the trajectory of the second module included in the tracking data.
A data recording and recovery system comprising:
- a plurality of data storage modules distributed among a respective plurality of physical locations about a structural platform;
- each module configured for receiving and recording electronic data generated on the platform while each module is positioned at its respective location;
- each module configured for, upon a catastrophic failure of the platform, wireless tracking of a trajectory of another of the plurality of modules, wireless communication with a global positioning system, and generation of a wireless locator signal to facilitate recovery of the module when it comes to rest following the catastrophic failure.
A data recording and data recovery module for mounting to a structural platform, the module being one of a plurality of modules in a data communications network, the module comprising:
- a first electronic interface configured for receiving data generated on the platform and for sharing the data among the plurality of modules;
- a data storage device for storing at least a portion of the received data;
- a second communications interface configured for operation following a catastrophic failure of the platform;
- the second interface configured for wireless communication between the module and a global positioning system and for wireless tracking of a trajectory of another of the plurality of modules;
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- a housing substantially encapsulating the module;
- the housing being hardened to protect the module from damage associated with the catastrophic failure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.