Smartphone that detects lightning strikes and system that determines lightning strike locations using smartphones
First Claim
1. A lightning detection system, comprising:
- a lightning detection database; and
an analysis unit configured to;
receive, from a plurality of portable communication devices via a communication network, data indicative of a location of the plurality of portable communication devices and data indicative of distances between a lightning strike and the plurality of portable communication devices;
determine a location of the lightning strike based in part on the data indicative of the distances from the lightning strike to the locations of the plurality of portable communication devices; and
store the location of the lightning strike in the lightning detection database, wherein at least one of the portable communication devices is a smartphone.
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Abstract
A portable communication device, including a location detection unit configured to determine the location of the device, a lightning detection unit configured to determine a distance between the lightning strike and the device, and a radio frequency circuit configured to output, via a communication network, data indicative of the location of the device and the distance between the lightning strike and the device. A system, including a lightning detection database and an analysis unit configured to receive, from the device via the communication network, data indicative of the location of the device and the distance between a lightning strike and the device, determine the location of the lightning strike based in part on the distance from the lightning strike to the location of the device, and store the location of the lightning strike in the lightning detection database.
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18 Claims
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1. A lightning detection system, comprising:
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a lightning detection database; and an analysis unit configured to; receive, from a plurality of portable communication devices via a communication network, data indicative of a location of the plurality of portable communication devices and data indicative of distances between a lightning strike and the plurality of portable communication devices; determine a location of the lightning strike based in part on the data indicative of the distances from the lightning strike to the locations of the plurality of portable communication devices; and store the location of the lightning strike in the lightning detection database, wherein at least one of the portable communication devices is a smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A smartphone, comprising:
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a location detection unit configured to determine a location of the smartphone; a lightning detection unit configured to detect a lightning strike and determine a distance between the lightning strike and the smartphone; and a radio frequency circuit configured to output, via a communication network, data indicative of the location of the smartphone and data indicative of the distance between the lightning strike and the smartphone, wherein the lightning detection unit is configured to determine the data indicative of the distance between the lightning strike and the smartphone based on; one or more light pulses detected by a proximity sensor;
orone or more light pulses detected by an ambient light sensor;
orone or more light pulses detected by a camera;
orchanges in an electric field detected by a touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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