Method of Transmitting, Receiving, Recording, Playing and Displaying Weather Radio
First Claim
1. A method of receiving and recording radio-broadcasted alerts, the method comprising:
- monitoring a radio broadcast;
detecting an indication on the radio broadcast and identifying the indication as an indication preceding one or more alerts;
receiving the one or more alerts following the indication;
storing the one or more received alerts in a memory; and
replaying the one or more stored alerts according to user-inputted instructions received via a user interface.
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Abstract
A receiver may receive alerts from a radio-broadcast following a tone or other indication preceding each alert, for example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'"'"'s (NOAA) broadcasted weather alerts. Received alerts may be recorded and stored for future playback to an end user, and the receiver may indicate to the user that an alert has been stored, varying the type of indication according to the type of alert stored. The receiver may record alerts specific to one or more zip codes, geographic regions, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, Federal Information Processes Standards (FIPS) codes, Specific Area Messaging Encoding (SAME) profiles, or other user location data. The user may then select locations and type of alerts to be replayed. Additionally, the receiver may be used in conjunction with other co-located devices to provide information to an end user through a variety of methods and devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of receiving and recording radio-broadcasted alerts, the method comprising:
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monitoring a radio broadcast; detecting an indication on the radio broadcast and identifying the indication as an indication preceding one or more alerts; receiving the one or more alerts following the indication; storing the one or more received alerts in a memory; and replaying the one or more stored alerts according to user-inputted instructions received via a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of receiving and recording radio-broadcasted alerts, the method comprising:
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turning a processor on and off according to a periodic schedule, said processor configured to monitor one or more radio broadcasts when turned on; detecting at the processor an indication preceding one or more alerts; based on said detecting, transmitting a first instruction to the processor to remain on contrary to the periodic schedule, receiving at the process one or more alerts following the indication; recording and storing the received one or more alerts; and transmitting a second instruction to the processor to resume the periodic schedule;
following the one or more alerts. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus configured to receive and record radio-broadcasted alerts, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor controlling at least some of the operations of the apparatus; and a memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; monitor a radio broadcast; detect an indication on the radio broadcast and identify the indication as an indication preceding one or more alerts; receive the one or more alerts following the indication; store the one or more received alerts in the memory of the apparatus; and replay the one or more stored alerts according to user-inputted instructions received via a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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