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Apparatus and method for providing weather and other alerts

  • US 7,339,467 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2005
  • Issued: 03/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for providing location-specific alert information associated with an alert condition relevant to a geographical area, the location-specific alert information being broadcast within the 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 specific geographical areas 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, wherein said transmissions comprise formatted text;

    a peripheral device operable to indicate an alert condition, wherein said indication comprises displaying said formatted text; and

    a controller communicatively coupled to said receiver and said peripheral device, said controller being operable to monitor a communication channel of the wireless bi-directional communication network for the receipt of a transmission of location-specific alert information from a transmitter servicing a geographical area and to operate said peripheral device in response to the reception of the transmission of said location-specific alert information to display said formatted text.

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