HANDHELD DATA RECORDER SYSTEM

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
INSPECT!	MI-JACK PRODUCTS, INC.	3111 West 167th Street Hazel Crest IL 60429	handheld data recorder and system comprised of software used therewith for inspection and management of containers, trailers, reefers, chassis, tankers and gensets at gate-in and gate-out of same;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A novel and improved engine data system for collecting, displaying and analyzing engine/vehicle data is provided. The system have advantageously results in a more effective, convenient, portable and low cost method of monitoring and processing vehicle data. The vehicle data system includes a handheld computer containing operating system software adapted to operate the handheld computer in accordance with a data protocol different from a vehicle bus protocol and a handheld microprocessor for executing the operating system software. The system importantly includes an adapter for creating a data pathway between a vehicle bus connector and an external data port provided on the handheld computer which is physically incompatible with the engine bus connector. The adapter includes a data port connector for connection with the external data port, a bus compatible connector for connection with the engine bus connector, a battery power supply separate from the power supply of the handheld compuer and an adapter microprocessor powered by the battery power supply and connected via the data pathway with the bus compatible connector for protocol conversion of the data received from the engine bus. An engine data adapter system for creating a data pathway between the engine data bus and the handheld computer while determining the start and stop of messages received from the data bus and adding message identifiers to the engine data so as to minimize the required data processing by the handheld computer.