Weather warning system and method
First Claim
1. A device for detecting a weather condition comprising:
- a receiver module configured to receive from an atmosphere an electromagnetic signal generated by the weather condition;
a processing module coupled to the receiver module and configured to generate frequency spectrum data corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal;
a stored data module for storing frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition;
a comparison module for comparing the generated frequency spectrum data and the stored frequency spectrum data in order to determine whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere.
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Abstract
A device for detecting a weather condition, particularly a tornado. The device includes a receiver module configured to receive electromagnetic signal from an atmosphere, particularly electromagnetic signal in the range of 1 MHz to 100 MHz. The device also includes a processing module coupled to the receiver module and configured to generate frequency spectrum data corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal, such as by performing a Fast Fourier Transform operation. Frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition desired to be detected is stored in a stored data module. The device also includes a comparison module for comparing, such as by performing a cross-correlation operation, the generated frequency spectrum data and the stored frequency spectrum data in order to determine whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere. An alarm module coupled to the comparison module generates an alarm condition when the comparison module determines that the weather condition is present in the atmosphere.
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74 Claims
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1. A device for detecting a weather condition comprising:
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a receiver module configured to receive from an atmosphere an electromagnetic signal generated by the weather condition; a processing module coupled to the receiver module and configured to generate frequency spectrum data corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal; a stored data module for storing frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition; a comparison module for comparing the generated frequency spectrum data and the stored frequency spectrum data in order to determine whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for detecting a weather condition comprising:
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a central processor module; and a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices in communication with the central processor module via communication means for communicating data therebetween, each of the plurality of devices including a receiver module configured to receive from an atmosphere an electromagnetic signal generated by the weather condition, and wherein at least one of the central processor module and each of the plurality of devices further include; a processing module configured to generate frequency spectrum data corresponding to the electromagnetic signal received by the receiver module; a stored data module for storing frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition; a comparison module for comparing the generated frequency spectrum data and the stored frequency spectrum data in order to determine whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for detecting a weather condition, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from an atmosphere an electromagnetic signal generated by the weather condition; generating frequency spectrum data corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal; comparing the generated frequency spectrum data with stored frequency spectrum data, the stored frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition; determining whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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