System and method for acquiring information relating to geographic location
First Claim
1. A method of providing data representative of geographical information to equipment for providing weather-related information, the method comprising:
- placing a telephone call over a telephone network from the equipment to an information server;
receiving at the information server, in conjunction with the telephone call, information corresponding to an origin of the telephone call;
processing the received information to generate data representative of geographical information;
sending the data representative of geographical information to the equipment in conjunction with the telephone call;
programming the equipment using the data representative of geographical information to provide geographically based weather-related information.
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Abstract
A system and method provides data representative of geographical information to equipment for providing weather-related information, such as a NOAA weather radio (NWR). A telephone call is placed over a telephone network from the equipment to an information server, which receives information corresponding to an origin of the telephone call in conjunction with the telephone call. The received information is processed to generate data representative of geographical information, which is then sent to the equipment in conjunction with the telephone call. The equipment is then programmed using the data representative of geographical information to provide geographically based weather-related information.
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1. A method of providing data representative of geographical information to equipment for providing weather-related information, the method comprising:
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placing a telephone call over a telephone network from the equipment to an information server;
receiving at the information server, in conjunction with the telephone call, information corresponding to an origin of the telephone call;
processing the received information to generate data representative of geographical information;
sending the data representative of geographical information to the equipment in conjunction with the telephone call;
programming the equipment using the data representative of geographical information to provide geographically based weather-related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing data representative of geographical information to equipment for providing weather-related information, the system comprising:
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means for placing a telephone call over a telephone network from the equipment to an information server;
means for receiving at the information server, in conjunction with the telephone call, information corresponding to an origin of the telephone call;
means for processing the received information to generate data representative of geographical information;
means for sending the data representative of geographical information to the equipment in conjunction with the telephone call;
means for programming the equipment using the data representative of geographical information to provide geographically based weather-related information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Apparatus for providing weather-related information, comprising:
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a telephone jack for connecting to a telephone network;
a telephone call provisioning circuit for placing a telephone call over the telephone network;
a data receiver circuit for receiving data representative of geographical information;
a programming circuit for using the data representative of geographical information to provide geographically based weather-related information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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