Systems and methods for distributing real-time site specific weather information
First Claim
1. An event notification system comprising:
- a computer system configured to receive data indicative of an event to be warned for and to process the data to define a boundary for an area affected by the event, the boundary for the area affected by the event comprising latitude and longitude coordinates;
a distribution site communicating with said computer system to distribute information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event; and
a plurality of receiving devices remote from said distribution site and each other communicating with said distribution site to receive the information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event, each of said plurality of devices configured to determine if it is affected by the event and to respond accordingly.
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Abstract
An event notification system in accordance with the present invention includes a computer system configured to receive data indicative of an event to be warned for and to process the data to define a boundary for an area affected by the event. A distribution site communicates with the computer system to distribute information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event to a plurality of devices remote from the distribution site and each other. The plurality of remote devices communicate with the distribution site to receive information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event and each is configured to determine if it is affected by the event and to respond accordingly. A method of remotely activating a warning device in response to an event notification is also disclosed.
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71 Claims
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1. An event notification system comprising:
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a computer system configured to receive data indicative of an event to be warned for and to process the data to define a boundary for an area affected by the event, the boundary for the area affected by the event comprising latitude and longitude coordinates;
a distribution site communicating with said computer system to distribute information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event; and
a plurality of receiving devices remote from said distribution site and each other communicating with said distribution site to receive the information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event, each of said plurality of devices configured to determine if it is affected by the event and to respond accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An event notification system comprising:
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a weather alert manager configured to receive data indicative of an event to be warned for and to process said data to define a location of the event, the location of the event comprising latitude and longitude coordinates;
a distribution site communicating with said weather alert manager to distribute data indicative of the location of the event; and
a plurality of receiving devices remote from said distribution site and each other communicating with said distribution site to receive the data indicative of the location of the event, each of said plurality of devices configured to determine if it is affected by the event and to respond accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of remotely activating a device, said method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of an event to be warned for;
processing said received data to define a boundary for an area affected by the event, the boundary for the area affected by the event comprising latitude and longitude coordinates; and
distributing information indicative of the boundary of the area affected by the event to a plurality of remote receiving devices, each of which is configured to determine if it is affected by the event and to respond accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile receiving device having stored thereon computer instructions that, when executed by a processor operable in the mobile receiving device, causes the mobile receiving device to:
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receive information indicative of an event via a communication link;
receive location information from a coupled position location device;
process the information indicative of the event and the location information to determine if the mobile receiving device is affected by the event; and
responsive to determining that the mobile receiving device is affected by the event, activate an alert. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An event notification method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising;
an interface operable to be coupled to a position location device;
a communication link interface operable to receive information via a communication link; and
a controller coupled to the interface and the communication link interface, the controller operable to process a first information received via the interface and a second information received via the communication link interface;
receiving at the apparatus the first information, the first information being location information regarding the apparatus;
receiving at the apparatus the second information, the second information being information indicative of an event;
determining if the apparatus is affected by the event by processing the first information and the second information; and
responsive to determining that the apparatus is affect by the event, activating an alert. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
determining a path of the apparatus;
determining a path of the event; and
determining whether the path of the event is likely to affect the path of the apparatus.
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48. The method of claim 41, wherein determining if the apparatus is affected by the event comprises determining if the apparatus is currently in or approaching an area possibly affected by the event.
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49. The method of claim 41, wherein determining if the apparatus is affected by the event comprises determining if the apparatus is currently in or approaching an area probably affected by the event.
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50. The method of claim 41, wherein the second information being received via a RF transmission.
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51. The method of claim 41, wherein the first information being received from a GPS device.
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52. The method of claim 41, wherein the information indicative of an event comprises an event profile.
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53. The method of claim 52, wherein the event profile comprises a storm profile.
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54. The method of claim 41, wherein the event comprises a weather phenomenon.
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55. The method of claim 41, wherein the event comprises a forest fire.
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56. The method of claim 41, wherein the event comprises a gas leak.
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57. The method of claim 41 further comprising:
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determining a path of the event; and
determining if the path of the event is approaching the apparatus.
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58. An event notification apparatus comprising:
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an interface operable to be coupled to a position location device, the interface operable to receive a location information of the apparatus;
a communication link interface operable to receive an information indicative of an event; and
a controller coupled to the interface and the communication link interface, the controller operable to process the location information of the apparatus and the information indicative of the event to determine if the apparatus is affected by the event;
the controller also operable to produce an alert upon determining that the apparatus is affected by the event.- View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An alert manager comprising:
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a first interface operable to receive information indicative of an event;
a processor operable to perform one or more event tracking operations with the information indicative of the event to provide an event profile; and
a second interface operable to transmit the event profile to a distribution network for transmitting to one or more remote devices via a satellite communication. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A distribution network comprising:
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a first interface operable to receive an event profile regarding an event;
a second interface operable to transmit the received event profile to one or more remote devices via a satellite communication link. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71)
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