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Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating entry of location information at a weather band radio or other receiving station

  • US 20040235416A1
  • Filed: 05/19/2003
  • Published: 11/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a receiving station that receives a signal having a digital component that identifies a weather anomaly and a coded identifier of a location with which the weather anomaly is associated, an improvement of apparatus for facilitating receiving station set-up by which to cause the receiving station to alert a user of the receiving station of reception of signals containing the digital component in which the location identified therein encompasses a selected area, said apparatus comprising:

  • an index formed of alphanumeric location indications indexed together with coded identifiers associated therewith; and

    a selector coupled to said index, said selector selectably operable to select, at least a selected alphanumeric indication contained in said index, a corresponding, selected coded identifier associated with the selected alphanumeric location indication defining the location of which reception of a signal received at the receiving station, containing a coded identifier of values of the selected coded identifier, is to be alerted.

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