Systems and methods for distributing real-time site-specific weather information
First Claim
1. A system for providing weather event notifications, comprising:
- memory for storing at least one contact identifier that identifies a remote unit; and
logic configured to make a determination as to whether the remote unit is located within a geographic region of an impending weather event, the logic further configured to transmit, responsive to determining that the remote unit is located within the geographic region of the impending weather event, a signal to the remote unit based on the contact identifier thereby enabling the remote unit to notify at least one person within the geographic region of the impending weather event.
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Abstract
A system for providing real-time site specific weather information comprises a weather alert manager that receives meteorological data and combines the meteorological data with a geographical grid covering a predefined geographic area to produce a storm profile for the storms within the geographical area, wherein the geographic grid partitions the geographic area into a plurality of cells. A distribution network distributes the storm profiles to remote units that are responsive to the storm profiles. The remote units are configured to process the storm profiles and present real-time site specific weather information based upon the storm profile. The storm profiles may include a cell identifier that identifies a cell of the geographic grid that is affected by the storm. In addition, the storm profiles may further include a storm identifier, a storm type identifier, and a presence qualifier associated with each cell identified.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for providing weather event notifications, comprising:
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memory for storing at least one contact identifier that identifies a remote unit; and
logic configured to make a determination as to whether the remote unit is located within a geographic region of an impending weather event, the logic further configured to transmit, responsive to determining that the remote unit is located within the geographic region of the impending weather event, a signal to the remote unit based on the contact identifier thereby enabling the remote unit to notify at least one person within the geographic region of the impending weather event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing weather event notifications, comprising:
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a plurality of remote units; and
a weather event manager configured to respectively associate the remote units with different locations and to receive meteorological data indicative of an occurrence of a weather event, the meteorological data indicating an expected location of the occurrence, the weather event manager further configured to analyze the meteorological data and to transmit, based on an analysis of the meteorological data by the weather event manager, a signal to at least one of the plurality of remote units that is associated with the expected location, wherein the at least one of the plurality of remote unit is configured to communicate a weather notification in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing event notifications, comprising:
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determining an occurrence of an event;
selecting, in response to said determining step, at least one remote unit appropriate to receive notification of the event; and
transmitting a signal to the at least one remote;
wherein the at least one remote unit provides a notification of the event in response to receiving the signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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