User-configurable weather warning apparatus
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing an apparatus comprising;
a radio frequency (RF) receiver;
an alert system configured to provide alerts for one or more events in a first set of events; and
a display screen configured to display a graphical user interface comprising a first user-selectable option associated with a first event, a second user-selectable option associated with a second event, and a plurality of different alert types; and
configuring the apparatus to;
receive one or more user inputs selecting a first alert type for the first event and second alert type for the second event;
receive, from one or more sensors, weather data;
output, to a first display portion of the display screen, the weather data received from the one or more sensors;
output, to a second display portion of the display screen, data associated with the one or more inputs;
receive, via the RF receiver, a specific area message encoding (SAME) message;
determine whether the SAME message indicates the first event or the second event, wherein;
responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the first event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the first alert type; and
responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the second event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the second alert type.
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Abstract
User-configurable weather warning apparatuses, and methods for providing and configuring user-configurable weather warning apparatuses are presented. For example, according to one aspect, an apparatus comprising a processor and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver configured to receive a first Special Area Message Encoding (SAME) message may be provided. The processor may be configured to, responsive to a user preference to trigger an alert system only in the event of a tornado warning: determine whether the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning; and in response to determining that the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning, trigger the alert system.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising; a radio frequency (RF) receiver; an alert system configured to provide alerts for one or more events in a first set of events; and a display screen configured to display a graphical user interface comprising a first user-selectable option associated with a first event, a second user-selectable option associated with a second event, and a plurality of different alert types; and configuring the apparatus to; receive one or more user inputs selecting a first alert type for the first event and second alert type for the second event; receive, from one or more sensors, weather data; output, to a first display portion of the display screen, the weather data received from the one or more sensors; output, to a second display portion of the display screen, data associated with the one or more inputs; receive, via the RF receiver, a specific area message encoding (SAME) message; determine whether the SAME message indicates the first event or the second event, wherein; responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the first event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the first alert type; and responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the second event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the second alert type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) receiver; an alert system configured to provide alerts for one or more events in a first set of events; and a display screen configured to display a graphical user interface comprising a first user-selectable option associated with a first event, a second user-selectable option associated with a second event, and a plurality of different alert types, wherein the apparatus is configured to; receive one or more user inputs selecting a first alert type for the first event and a second alert type for the second event; receive, from one or more sensors, weather data; output, to a first display portion of the display screen, the weather data received from the one or more sensors; output, to a second display portion of the display screen, data associated with the one or more user inputs; receive, via the RF receiver, a specific area message encoding (SAME) message; determine whether the SAME message indicates the first event or the second event, wherein, responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the first event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the first alert type; and responsive to a determination that the SAME message indicates the second event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the second alert type. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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