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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Dieter Klostermeier, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Horst Näther, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Thomas Riester, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Peter Wolf, Niedereschach, DE;
Dieter Klostermeier, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Horst Näther, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Thomas Riester, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Peter Wolf, Niedereschach, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
In a method for transferring data from a tachograph () onto a smartcard (), the smartcard () is moved out of and back into the tachograph () by an electromotive drive () as a function of stipulated conditions. In the process, spring contacts () of the tachograph () rub over contact areas () of the smartcard () and remove any dirt which may be present. The conditions for starting the electromotive drive () and the intended operation of the electromotive drive () are stored in a memory () of an electronic control device ().