Rotating map and user-centric weather prediction
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a display that displays a geographic map including an icon indicating a present location of the device on the geographic map based on determined location information, and further including future forecast hazard information; and
control logic for automatically rotating the geographic map displayed on the display device, based on the determined location information, so that a direction of travel of the device remains constant with respect to a predetermined position on the display.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for receiving weather forecast information in a mobile unit and using that information to warn a user of a future weather hazard with reference to the mobile unit'"'"'s location and/or intended direction of travel. A hazard location algorithm compares a forecast location of each mobile unit with a forecast hazard and transmits a warning to each mobile unit that is predicted to encounter the hazard. As the mobile unit moves, its actual position is updated in the forecasting center, and a revised warning is transmitted to the mobile unit. The hazard information may be displayed on the user'"'"'s system in the form of a rotating map with an automatically adjustable range to display warning information in relation to the system'"'"'s location. Warnings, including audio warnings for playback and crawls for display on a television, can be automatically generated and spoken or displayed to a user.
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42 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a display that displays a geographic map including an icon indicating a present location of the device on the geographic map based on determined location information, and further including future forecast hazard information; and
control logic for automatically rotating the geographic map displayed on the display device, based on the determined location information, so that a direction of travel of the device remains constant with respect to a predetermined position on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for displaying forecast hazard information on a display of a mobile device, comprising:
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(a) displaying a geographic map on the display of the mobile device, wherein the geographic map comprises future forecast hazard information and an icon indicating a present location of the mobile device based on determined location information; and
(b) automatically rotating the geographic map, based on the determined location information, so that a direction of travel of the mobile device remains constant with respect to a predetermined position on the display of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile device, comprising:
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a microprocessor for controlling operation of the mobile device;
a display that displays a geographic map including an icon indicating a present location of the device on the geographic map based on determined location information, and further including forecast meteorological information; and
a memory storing control logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to automatically rotate the geographic map displayed on the display, based on the determined location information, so that a direction of travel of the device remains constant with respect to the top of the display, and wherein the control logic further controls a range of the geographic map, and wherein when a future location of the device is predicted to intersect forecast inclement weather not visible on a current range of the geographical map, the control logic increases the current range of the geographical map so that the icon and the forecast inclement weather are both visible in the increased range of the geographical map.
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- 24. A method for generating a crawl, comprising automatically generating crawl text based on a received hazard warning.
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27. A method for providing information regarding observed hazard conditions, comprising:
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(a) in proximity to a hazard condition, observing the hazard condition;
(b) inputting into a mobile device, information corresponding to the observed hazard condition; and
(c) sending the information from the mobile device to a server. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A hazard warning system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a hazard warning message;
an output system for outputting audio signals;
a database storing warning message components;
control logic for combining warning message components, based on the received hazard warning message, and for outputting to the output system a spoken audio message informing a user of the system about a hazard to which the hazard warning message corresponds. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-assisted method for generating a message for display on a display device, comprising:
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receiving, at a data center, a ground truth report from a device located proximately to a hazardous event to which the ground truth report corresponds;
performing an integrity check on the ground truth report; and
sending updated hazard event information to a remote data processing device, based on the integrity checked ground truth report, wherein the remote data processing device generates a message for display on a display device associated with the remote data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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