Wireless weather alerts

• US 6,941,126 B1
• Filed: 03/14/2002
• Issued: 09/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jordan, Jr., Royce D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dao, Minh D.
• Application Number:
  US10/097,309
• Time in Patent Office: 1,272 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/422.1, 455/414.3, 455/432.3, 455/445, 455/466, 455/3.01, 455/560, 340/7.48, 340/7.5, 340/7.29, 340/7.25
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data

Abstract

A method of delivering weather information to a wireless device. The method includes obtaining weather information from a weather information server, obtaining a subset of the weather information from the weather information, and sending the subset of the weather information to the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method of delivering weather information to a wireless device, comprising:

obtaining weather information from a weather information server;

obtaining a subset of the weather information from the weather information;

sending the subset of the weather information to the wireless device;

determining whether any previously sent and expired weather information has been undelivered to the wireless device; and

deleting the undelivered weather information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether any of the weather information is relevant to a user of the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if the subset of the weather information was already sent to the wireless device prior to sending the subset of the weather information to the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining weather information from a weather information server includes obtaining weather information at periodic intervals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a subset of the weather information from the weather information includes parsing a weather warning from the weather information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining weather information from a weather information server includes obtaining weather information from a weather information server via the Internet.

7. A wireless gateway, comprising:

a database having stored therein user information; and

a router in communication with the database;

wherein the gateway obtains weather information from a weather information server, obtains a subset of the weather information from the weather information, sends the subset of the weather information to a wireless device, determines whether any previously sent and expired weather information has been undelivered to the wireless device, and deletes the undelivered weather information.

8. The gateway of claim 7, further comprising a message store in communication with the database and the router.

9. The gateway of claim 7, wherein the user information includes weather warning profile information relating to at least one user.

10. The gateway of claim 9, wherein the weather warning profile information includes a warning type and a geographical area.

11. The gateway of claim 7, wherein the router is a mail router.

12. A system, comprising:

a mobile switching center;

a gateway in communication with the mobile switching center; and

a weather information server in communication with the gateway;

wherein the gateway obtains weather information from the weather information server, obtains a subset of the weather information from the weather information, sends the subset of the weather information to a wireless device, determines whether any previously sent and expired weather information has been undelivered to the wireless device, and deletes the undelivered weather information.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the weather information server is in communication with the gateway via the Internet.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the weather information server includes a web server.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the gateway includes a database having weather warning profile information relating to at least one user.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the gateway includes a mail router.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the gateway includes a message store.

18. A wireless gateway, comprising:

means for obtaining weather information from a weather information server;

means for obtaining a subset of the weather information from the weather information;

means for sending the subset of the weather information to a wireless device;

means for determining whether any previously sent and expired weather information has been undelivered to the wireless device; and

means for deleting the undelivered weather information.

19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

obtain weather information from a weather information server;

obtain a subset of the weather information from the weather information;

send the subset of the weather information to a wireless device;

determine whether any previously sent and expired weather information has been undelivered to the wireless device; and

delete the undelivered weather information.