Weather collection system
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1. A method of collecting weather data, the method comprising:
- (a) maintaining geographic information corresponding to a plurality of user devices;
(b) determining a probable occurrence of a weather event proximate to a geographic region;
(c) determining that at least one of the user devices is associated with the geographic region;
(d) sending, prior to the occurrence of the weather event, an initialization signal to the at least one user device associated with the geographic region; and
(e) collecting data related to the weather event at the at least one user device associated with the geographic region during an actual occurrence of the weather event proximate to the geographic region.
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Abstract
A method of collecting weather data includes determining probable occurrences of weather events. Contact information corresponding to a plurality of users is maintained. Weather collection devices are sent to the plurality of users prior to the occurrence of the probable weather event. Data is collected by the weather collection devices upon the actual occurrence of the probable weather event.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of collecting weather data, the method comprising:
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(a) maintaining geographic information corresponding to a plurality of user devices; (b) determining a probable occurrence of a weather event proximate to a geographic region; (c) determining that at least one of the user devices is associated with the geographic region; (d) sending, prior to the occurrence of the weather event, an initialization signal to the at least one user device associated with the geographic region; and (e) collecting data related to the weather event at the at least one user device associated with the geographic region during an actual occurrence of the weather event proximate to the geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of collecting weather data from a cellular telephone, the method comprising:
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(a) supplying a plurality of cellular phones with a computer program associated with the collection of weather data; (b) maintaining geographic information corresponding to the plurality of cellular telephones; (c) determining a probable occurrence of a weather event proximate to a geographic region; (d) determining that at least one of the cellular telephones is associated with the geographic region; (e) sending, via the computer program prior to the occurrence of the weather event, an initialization signal to the at least one cellular phone associated with the geographic region; and (f) collecting data related to the weather event at the at least one cellular telephone associated with the geographic region during an actual occurrence of the weather event proximate to the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable program code capable of being installed on a user device, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed on the user device to implement a method of collecting and transmitting weather data, said method comprising:
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(a) determining a geographic region associated with the user device; (b) receiving a signal indicating a probable occurrence of a weather event corresponding to the geographic region associated with the user device, wherein the signal at least includes an indication of a type of weather event and weather event monitoring instructions; (c) collecting data related to the weather event in accordance with the weather event monitoring instructions; and (d) transmitting the collected data to a weather collection center. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of collecting and transmitting weather data at a user device, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving, at the user device, a computer program associated with the collection of weather data; (b) receiving a signal indicating a probable occurrence of a weather event corresponding to a geographic region associated with the user device, wherein the signal at least includes an indication of a type of weather event and weather event monitoring instructions; (c) collecting data related to the weather event in accordance with the weather event monitoring instructions; and (d) transmitting the collected data to a weather collection center. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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