Weather information delivery system and method thereof
First Claim
1. A weather information delivery system, wherein:
- mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet, output weather condition information showing the weather conditions of spots where said mobile communication terminals are positioned, said weather condition information of said spots outputted from said mobile communication terminals is collected and analyzed, and weather information of specified areas is made by editing and processing said collected and analyzed weather condition information, and said weather information of specified areas is sold to each of users who request weather information of some area through the Internet.
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Abstract
A weather information delivery system and a method of the system, in which real time weather information having high accuracy can be obtained by using many samples from mobile communication terminals, are provided. Mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet, output weather condition information of spots where the mobile communication terminals are positioned as a packet mode, by detecting the weather condition information by using a built-in sensor or by pushing one of designated keys on each of the mobile communication terminals. A switching exchange makes weather information basic data as packets by receiving the weather condition information transmitted from the mobile communication terminals and also receiving the position information of the mobile communication terminals from base stations to which the mobile communication terminals are connected, and adding the time information at the time when the weather condition information was received, and transmits the packets to a channel. A weather information server makes weather information of specified areas by collecting the weather information basic data transmitted from the switching exchange through the Internet, and by editing and processing the received weather information basic data. An information delivery server receives the weather information of specified areas transmitted from the weather information server and stores it in the information delivery server, and outputs the weather information of some area corresponding to request from users.
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1. A weather information delivery system, wherein:
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mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet, output weather condition information showing the weather conditions of spots where said mobile communication terminals are positioned, said weather condition information of said spots outputted from said mobile communication terminals is collected and analyzed, and weather information of specified areas is made by editing and processing said collected and analyzed weather condition information, and said weather information of specified areas is sold to each of users who request weather information of some area through the Internet.
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2. A weather information delivery system, comprising:
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mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet, for outputting weather condition information showing the weather conditions of spots where said mobile communication terminals are positioned as a packet mode by detecting said weather condition information automatically with a sensor or by inputting said weather condition information on one of designated keys of each of said mobile communication terminals;
mobile switching exchanges (or routers), which are connected to said mobile communication terminals through base stations, for outputting weather information basic data by receiving said weather condition information transmitted from said mobile communication terminals and position information of said mobile communication terminals from said base stations to which said mobile communication terminals are connected, and by adding time information at the time when said weather condition information was received; and
a weather information server for receiving said weather information basic data transmitted from said mobile switching exchanges (or routers) through the Internet, and for making weather information of specified areas by editing and processing said received weather information basic data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
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3. A weather information delivery system, comprising:
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mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet, for outputting weather condition information showing the weather conditions of spots where said mobile communication terminals are positioned by detecting said weather condition information automatically with a sensor or by inputting said weather condition information on one of designated keys of each of said mobile communication terminals, with position information of said mobile communication terminals by obtaining from a GPS receiver built-in each of said mobile communication terminals as a packet mode;
mobile switching exchanges (or routers), which are connected to said mobile communication terminals through base stations, for outputting weather information basic data by receiving said weather condition information with said position information transmitted from said mobile communication terminals and by adding time information at the time when said weather condition information was received; and
a weather information server for receiving said weather information basic data transmitted from said mobile switching exchanges (or routers) through the Internet, and for making weather information of specified areas by editing and processing said received weather information basic data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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16. A weather information delivery method, comprising the steps of:
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inputting weather condition information showing a rain or fair condition of a spot where each of mobile communication terminals is positioned from each of said mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet;
making said weather condition information a packet at each of said mobile communication terminals;
transmitting said packet being said weather condition information from each of said mobile communication terminals to a mobile switching exchange (or router) through a base station to which each of said mobile communication terminals is connected;
receiving said packet being said weather condition information at said mobile switching exchange (or router);
receiving position information of each of said mobile communication terminals from said base station, and adding time information at the time when said weather condition information was received at said mobile switching exchange (or router);
making weather condition basic data from said weather condition information and said position information and said time information at said mobile switching exchange (or router) as packets;
transmitting said packets being said weather information basic data from said mobile switching exchange (or router) to a weather information server through the Internet;
receiving said weather information basic data transmitted from said mobile switching exchange (or router) through the Internet at said weather information server;
making weather information of specified areas by editing and processing said received weather information basic data at said weather information server;
storing said weather information of specified areas in said weather information server and transmitting said weather information of specified areas to an information delivery server from said weather information server through the Internet;
receiving said weather information of specified areas at said information delivery server, and storing said weather information of specified areas in said information delivery server; and
selling said weather information of specified areas to users corresponding to requests from said users by transmitting through the Internet from said information delivery server.
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17. A weather information delivery method, comprising the steps of:
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inputting weather condition information showing a rain or fair condition of a spot where each of mobile communication terminals is positioned from each of said mobile communication terminals, which scatter in wide areas and are connected to the Internet;
making said weather condition information and position information of each of said mobile communication terminals obtained at a GPS receiver built in each of said mobile communication terminals a packet at each of said mobile communication terminals;
transmitting said packet being said weather condition information with said position information from each of said mobile communication terminals to a mobile switching exchange (or router) through a base station to which each of said mobile communication terminals is connected;
receiving said packet being said weather condition information with said position information at said mobile switching exchange (or router);
adding time information at the time when said weather condition information with said position information was received at said mobile switching exchange (or router);
making weather condition basic data from said weather condition information with said position information and said time information at said mobile switching exchange (or router) as packets;
transmitting said packets being said weather information basic data from said mobile switching exchange (or router) to a weather information server through the Internet;
receiving said weather information basic data transmitted from said mobile switching exchange (or router) through the Internet at said weather information server;
making weather information of specified areas by editing and processing said received weather information basic data at said weather information server;
storing said weather information of specified areas in said weather information server and transmitting said weather information of specified areas to an information delivery server;
receiving said weather information of specified areas at said information delivery server, and storing said weather information of specified areas in said information delivery server; and
selling said weather information of specified areas to users corresponding to requests from said users by transmitting through the Internet from said information delivery server.
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