System and method for presenting personalized weather information and the like
First Claim
1. A method for presenting personalized weather information, comprising:
- (a) selecting a single location of interest;
(b) determining weather conditions for the single location of interest and for a geographic area around the single location of interest for a plurality of time periods;
(c) presenting a tabular representation of the weather conditions, the tabular representation displaying weather conditions at the single location of interest for the plurality of time periods; and
(d) presenting simultaneously with the tabular representation a graphical representation ofa map of a geographical area including the single location of interest andat least one weather condition overlaid on the map for the single location of interest associated with at least one of the plurality of time periods.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating weather reports and the like which are precisely computed automatically for a particular individual user'"'"'s geographic location, e.g., home or work, and which are provided to the individual user in both graphical and textual format in a user interactive manner. A personalized weather report presentation in accordance with the present invention may include a tabular presentation of a plurality of forecast weather conditions for the user location of interest throughout a day, along with a linked graphical representation of at least one of those weather conditions overlaid on a map centered at the user location of interest. Under user control, the user may select the time of the forecast weather conditions shown in the graphical portion of the presentation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting personalized weather information, comprising:
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(a) selecting a single location of interest; (b) determining weather conditions for the single location of interest and for a geographic area around the single location of interest for a plurality of time periods; (c) presenting a tabular representation of the weather conditions, the tabular representation displaying weather conditions at the single location of interest for the plurality of time periods; and (d) presenting simultaneously with the tabular representation a graphical representation of a map of a geographical area including the single location of interest and at least one weather condition overlaid on the map for the single location of interest associated with at least one of the plurality of time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for presenting personalized weather information, comprising:
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(a) receiving a location of interest; (b) determining weather conditions for the location of interest and for a geographic area around the location of interest for a plurality of time periods; (c) presenting a tabular representation of the weather conditions, the tabular representation displaying weather conditions at the single location of interest for the plurality of time periods; and (d) presenting simultaneously with the tabular representation a graphical representation of a map of the geographical area including the single location of interest and at least one weather condition overlaid on the map associated with a selected one of the plurality of time periods. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A computer-implemented system for presenting personalized weather information, comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a location of interest; a weather forecasting system configured to determine weather conditions for the location of interest and for a geographic area around the location of interest for a plurality of time periods; and a weather presentation system configured to; present a tabular representation of the weather conditions at the single location of interest for the plurality of time periods and presenting simultaneously with the tabular representation a graphical representation of a map of the geographical area including the single location of interest and at least one weather condition overlaid on the map associated with a selected one of the plurality of time periods.
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