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Method for operating a tachograph and tachograph for carrying out the method

US7866566B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Klostermeier · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Horst Nather · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Thomas Riester · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Peter Wolf · Winchester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2007
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06K13/0893
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for transferring data from a tachograph (1) onto a smartcard (3), the smartcard (3) is moved out of and back into the tachograph (1) by an electromotive drive (8) as a function of stipulated conditions. In the process, spring contacts (6) of the tachograph (1) rub over contact areas (5) of the smartcard (3) and remove any dirt which may be present. The conditions for starting the electromotive drive (8) and the intended operation of the electromotive drive (8) are stored in a memory (10) of an electronic control device (9).

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