VIRTUAL METEROLOGIST BASED ON WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A virtual meteorologist based on a weather forecasting system, comprising:
- a mobile computing device in communication with a server over a network, the mobile computing device comprising a computer readable memory having processor executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions for;
retrieving, at a specific time, real-time weather data for a location, the real-time weather data including weather data from a recent interval prior to the specific time;
predicting future weather data for up to sixty or more minutes after the specific time by applying a weather model to the real-time weather data, wherein the weather model is generated using historical weather data associated with the location;
generating layers of weather maps based upon the real-time weather data and the future weather data, the layers being animated and generated in frames according to a predetermined periodic interval;
displaying the layers of weather maps according to preferences as defined by a user of the mobile computing device, the layers of weather maps layered onto a map of the location; and
converting the future weather data into speech data, wherein the speech data is output via a speaker of the mobile computing device, and wherein a computer-generated animated avatar is displayed while the speech data is via the speaker.
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Abstract
A weather forecasting system and method. The system includes a mobile computing device that may request, from a server, real-time weather data at an exact time for a location. The real-time weather data include weather data from up to sixty minutes prior to the exact time. The system predicts future weather data for up to sixty minutes after the exact time. The system converts this real-time future weather data into speech data for output to a user.
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16 Claims
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1. A virtual meteorologist based on a weather forecasting system, comprising:
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a mobile computing device in communication with a server over a network, the mobile computing device comprising a computer readable memory having processor executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions for; retrieving, at a specific time, real-time weather data for a location, the real-time weather data including weather data from a recent interval prior to the specific time; predicting future weather data for up to sixty or more minutes after the specific time by applying a weather model to the real-time weather data, wherein the weather model is generated using historical weather data associated with the location; generating layers of weather maps based upon the real-time weather data and the future weather data, the layers being animated and generated in frames according to a predetermined periodic interval; displaying the layers of weather maps according to preferences as defined by a user of the mobile computing device, the layers of weather maps layered onto a map of the location; and converting the future weather data into speech data, wherein the speech data is output via a speaker of the mobile computing device, and wherein a computer-generated animated avatar is displayed while the speech data is via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of generating a verbal weather forecast based upon real-time weather forecasting, the method comprising:
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retrieving, at a specific time, real-time weather data for a location, the real-time weather data including weather data from up to sixty or more minutes prior to the specific time; predicting future weather data for up to sixty or more minutes after the specific time by applying a weather model to the real-time weather data, wherein the weather model is generated using historical weather data associated with the location; generating layers of weather maps based upon the real-time weather data and the future weather data, the layers being animated and generated in frames according to a predetermined periodic interval; displaying the layers of weather maps according to preferences as defined by a user of the mobile computing device, the layers of weather maps layered onto a map of the location; and converting the future weather data into speech data, wherein the speech data is output via a speaker of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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