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Apparatus and method for providing weather and other alerts

  • US 6,617,964 B1
  • Filed: 12/10/2001
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for providing to a user location-specific alert information associated with an alert condition relevant to persons in the selected geographical area of the user, the location-specific alert information being broadcast to the selected geographical area by at least one transmitter of a wireless bi-directional communication network having a plurality of communication channels and a plurality of transmitters which are each positioned to provide communication services to persons in a particular respective geographical area serviced by the communication network, said apparatus comprising:

  • a receiver adapted to receive transmissions on a communication channel of the plurality of communication channels of the wireless bi-directional communication network;

    a peripheral device operable to inform the user of the existence of a relevant alert condition; and

    , a controller communicatively connected to said receiver and said peripheral device, said controller being operable to continuously monitor a communication channel of the wireless bi-directional communication network solely for the receipt of a transmission of location-specific alert information from a transmitter servicing the selected geographical area of the user and to operate said peripheral device in response to the reception of a transmission of location-specific alert information;

    wherein said controller is further operable to monitor said communication channel of said wireless bi-directional network for the receipt of a transmission indicating an selected service level and to control said peripheral device to provide alert information to the user in accordance with said selected service level.

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