User-centric event reporting
First Claim
1. A method for providing information regarding an observed event, comprising:
- (a) receiving data as input into a mobile handheld data processing device, said data comprising information corresponding to an event observed by a user of the device, wherein said data includes a type of event selected from a predetermined set of events, and includes a location of the event, wherein the location of the event is based on GPS-determined location of the mobile handheld data processing device; and
(b) wirelessly sending from the mobile data processing device to a server, the event type and the location of the event, wherein the server performs an integrity check on the sent data; and
wherein step (b) further comprises selecting a category of meteorological event and a specific meteorological event in the selected category.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for receiving weather forecast information in a mobile unit and using that information to warn a user of a future weather hazard with reference to the mobile unit'"'"'s location and/or intended direction of travel. A hazard location algorithm compares a forecast location of each mobile unit with a forecast hazard and transmits a warning to each mobile unit that is predicted to encounter the hazard. As the mobile unit moves, its actual position is updated in the forecasting center, and a revised warning is transmitted to the mobile unit. The hazard information may be displayed on the user'"'"'s system in the form of a rotating map with an automatically adjustable range to display warning information in relation to the system'"'"'s location. Warnings, including audio warnings for playback and crawls for display on a television, can be automatically generated and spoken or displayed to a user.
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62 Claims
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1. A method for providing information regarding an observed event, comprising:
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(a) receiving data as input into a mobile handheld data processing device, said data comprising information corresponding to an event observed by a user of the device, wherein said data includes a type of event selected from a predetermined set of events, and includes a location of the event, wherein the location of the event is based on GPS-determined location of the mobile handheld data processing device; and (b) wirelessly sending from the mobile data processing device to a server, the event type and the location of the event, wherein the server performs an integrity check on the sent data; and wherein step (b) further comprises selecting a category of meteorological event and a specific meteorological event in the selected category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 51, 52)
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9. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for a method for providing information regarding an observed event, comprising steps of:
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(a) receiving computer-readable data comprising information corresponding to a user-observed event as user input, wherein the data includes a type of event and a location of the event, wherein the location of the event is based on a GPS-determined location of an associated mobile data processing device; and (b) wirelessly sending from the mobile data processing device to a server, the event type and a location of the event, wherein the server performs an integrity check on the sent data; and wherein step (a) further comprises receiving input based on a user selecting a category of event and a specific event in the selected category. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 53, 54)
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25. A mobile data processing device, comprising:
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a transceiver for sending and receiving data to and from a data communication network; a processor for executing computer executable instructions stored in a memory of the device; said memory storing computer executable instructions for performing an event reporting method comprising steps of; (a) receiving data as user input into the mobile data processing device, said data comprising information corresponding to an event observed by a user of the device, wherein said data includes a type of event selected from a predetermined set of events, and includes a location of the event, wherein the location of the event is based on a GPS-determined location of the mobile data processing device; and (b) wirelessly sending from the mobile data processing device to a server via the transceiver the event type and the location of the event, wherein the server performs an integrity check on the sent data; and wherein step (b) further comprises selecting a category of meteorological event and a specific meteorological event in the selected category. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 55, 56)
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33. A method for providing information regarding an observed event, comprising:
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(a) receiving from a mobile data processing device, computer readable data comprising information corresponding to an event visually observed by a user of the mobile data processing device, wherein said data includes a type of event, and includes a location of the event based on a GPS-determined location of the mobile data processing device, wherein the type of event is selected from a predetermined set of event types, wherein the event is chosen from a user-selected event category; (b) performing an integrity check on the received data; and (c) displaying on a display device a warning based on the received computer readable data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 57, 58)
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39. An event warning system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving computer-readable data comprising an event message from a mobile data processing device; an output system for providing audio output; a database storing warning message components; and control logic for selectively combining warning message components based on the received event message, for performing an integrity check on the computer-readable data and for outputting to the output system an audio alert informing a user of the system about an event to which the event message corresponds, wherein the event is chosen from a user-selected category, and wherein a location of the event is determined based on a GPS-determined location of the mobile data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 59, 60)
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45. A handheld data processing device, comprising:
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a transceiver for sending and receiving data to and from a data communication network; a display screen; a processor for executing computer readable instructions stored in a memory of the handheld data processing device; said memory storing computer executable instructions for performing an event reporting method comprising steps of; (a) determining a present location of the handheld data processing device, wherein the present location comprises a GPS-determined location of the handheld data processing device; (b) displaying on the display screen a geographic map oriented on the present location of the handheld data processing device; (c) displaying a list of a plurality of event categories and receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of categories; (d) displaying a list of a plurality of events based on the selected category and receiving user input selecting one of the events; (e) receiving user input identifying a location of the selected event based on the present location of the handheld data processing device; (f) sending to a server, via the transceiver, data corresponding to the selected event and identified location, wherein the server performs an integrity check on the sent data; and (g) receiving confirmation that the data corresponding to the selected event and identified location were successfully sent. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 61, 62)
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