Method and device for vehicle control events data recording and securing

A method for authenticating and securing control event data for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• A) sending control event information and data to a microcontroller;
• B) attaching, by the microcontroller, a first time stamp and vehicle identification number to the control event information and data to provide first information and sending the first information to a memory;
• C) storing the first information in a list in the memory in time overlap fashion;
• D) determining whether one of:
• an ignition of a vehicle is in off position and a predetermined time has elapsed, and where one of:
• the ignition is on and the predetermined time is unelapsed, determining whether any other control event has occurred;
• E) where another control event has occurred, returning to step A;
• F) where another control event has failed to occur, ending;
• G) where one of:
• the ignition is in an off position and the predetermined time has elapsed, sending instructions to the memory to start a new list in overlap fashion;
• H) determining whether another control event has occurred;
• I) where another control event has occurred, returning to step A;
• and
• J) where another control event has failed to occur, ending.

A method for authenticating impact data and control event information in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• upon transducers being impacted,
• A) sending impact data to a microprocessor;
• B) determining whether impact data varies and where impact data fails to vary, ending, and where impact data varies, adding a time stamp two and a vehicle identification number to the impact data to form second information and storing the second information in memory;
• C) determining whether a manual lock is in use and:
• where the manual lock is in use, using the manual lock to retain the second information unchanged in memory;
• and where a manual lock fails to be in use, using an auto lock to retain the second information unchanged in memory;
• D) obtaining first information on control events and data and comparing with second information;
• E) determining whether the first information and the second information is synchronized;
• F) where the first information and the second information fails to be synchronized, reporting unauthenticated data/tampering;
• and
• G) where the first information and second information is synchronized, storing the first information and the second information in memory.

A device for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• a processing system, coupled to receive control event information, for attaching a first time stamp to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory in time overlap fashion;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information;
• and
• the processing system, coupled to the memory and a transducer, for combining a second time stamp to impact data received from the transducer to form the second information.

A device for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• a processing system, coupled to receive control event information, for providing first information to memory in time overlap fashion, wherein the first information comprises the control event information;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information in time overlap fashion;
• and
• the processing system, coupled to the memory and a transducer, for forming the second information, the second information comprising impact data received from the transducer.

A device for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• a processing system, coupled to receive control event information, for attaching an identification number to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information;
• and
• the processing system, coupled to the memory and a transducer, for combining the identification number to impact data received from the transducer to form the second information, wherein the processing system compares the first information with the second information.

A device for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• a processing system, coupled to receive control event information, for attaching an identification number to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information;
• the processing system, coupled to the memory and a transducer, for combining the identification number to impact data received from the transducer to form the second information;
• and
• an auto-lock unit coupled to the processing system for sending a signal to the memory to lock the first information and the second information in unchangeable form.

A device for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• a processing system, coupled to receive control event information, for attaching an identification number to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information;
• the processing system, coupled to the memory and a transducer, for combining the identification number to impact data received from the transducer to form the second information;
• and
• a manual lock for sending a signal to the memory to lock the first information and the second information in unchangeable form.

A method for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• attaching a first time stamp to control event information to provide first information;
• and
• upon at least one transducer being impacted:
• combining a second time stamp to impact data received from the at least one transducer to form second information;
• and
• comparing the first information to the second information.

A device for authenticating and securing information, comprising:

• a processing system to provide information that is a combination of a time stamp and an identification number and sending the information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the information;
• and
• an auto-lock unit coupled to the processing system and sends a signal to the memory to lock the information in unchangeable form.

A device for authenticating and securing information, comprising:

• a processing system to provide information that is a combination of a time stamp and an identification number and sending the information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the information;
• and
• a manual lock for sending a signal to the memory to lock the information in unchangeable form.

A device for authenticating and securing information, comprising:

• a processing system to provide first information and sending the first information to memory;
• the memory, coupled to the processing system, for storing the first information and second information;
• and
• a lock unit coupled to the processing system for sending a signal to the memory to lock the first information and the second information in unchangeable form.

A method of transmitting information from a vehicle to a remote location, the method comprising:

• contacting from a vehicle a remote location;
• providing a certifiable key from the remote location to the vehicle;
• and
• sending event data from the vehicle in a secure manner to the remote location provided the certifiable key is authenticated as being genuine.

A method for authenticating and securing control event information, comprising:

• attaching a first time stamp to a first control event information to provide first information;
• attaching a second time stamp to a second control event information to provide second information, wherein the second control event occurs subsequent to the first control event;
• storing the first information;
• storing the second information;
• and
• attaching a third time stamp to impact data that is generated subsequent to the second control event.