System and method providing for real-time weather tracking and storm movement prediction

• US 5,717,589 A
• Filed: 04/07/1995
• Issued: 02/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Baron Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Baron Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Baron, Robert O. Sr., Thompson, Thomas S.
• Primary Examiner(s): McElheny, Jr., Donald E.
• Application Number:
  US08/418,819
• Time in Patent Office: 1,040 Days
• Field of Search: 364/420
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

The subject invention provides a real-time weather tracking system and a method for tracking and predicting the future movements of significant weather, said method consisting of the following steps: integration of real-time weather data from different sources, communication of the integrated data to remote users, combining the integrated data with geographical information for display purposes, displaying the integrated real-time weather data and geographical information, and computing, predicting, and displaying the expected movements of significant weather, thus providing valuable information and notification to the users of the weather tracking system employing the disclosed method.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for predicting an expected future path of movement of a weather cell in a geographic location, comprising the steps of:

selecting a plurality of sources of real-time weather data for the geographic location;

receiving said real-time weather data from each of the selected plurality of said sources;

combining said received real-time weather data to create an integrated weather data package;

storing said integrated weather data packages in memory;

creating a geographical data package for the geographic location;

combining said geographical data package with said integrated weather data package to provide a visual representation of real-time weather conditions for the geographic location;

selecting a weather cell in said visual representation;

determining said expected future path of said weather cell using a plurality of said integrated weather data packages stored in memory over a period of time;

displaying said weather cell on a video display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a first location in the geographic location; and

determining an estimated time of arrival of said weather cell at said first location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of comparing said integrated weather data packages with real-time storm data.