Method and system of modifying weather content
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- (a) monitoring current queries to an Internet-based weather information system, wherein the queries contain at least a request for weather information pertaining to a geographic region of interest;
(b) determining a query threshold for the geographic region of interest, wherein the query threshold represents a statistically determined number of queries, the receipt of which is indicative of the presence of a weather event;
(c) determining if the number of monitored queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold;
(d) inferring the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest if the number of monitored queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; and
(e) generating a signal indicative of the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of identifying weather events in geographic regions of interest includes monitoring queries to a weather information system. The queries contain at least one field indicative of a geographic region of interest. A signal indicative of the presence of a weather event in the geographic region of interest is generated when the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the statistically determined value.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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(a) monitoring current queries to an Internet-based weather information system, wherein the queries contain at least a request for weather information pertaining to a geographic region of interest; (b) determining a query threshold for the geographic region of interest, wherein the query threshold represents a statistically determined number of queries, the receipt of which is indicative of the presence of a weather event; (c) determining if the number of monitored queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; (d) inferring the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest if the number of monitored queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; and (e) generating a signal indicative of the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method of modifying weather content on a webpage, the method comprising:
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(a) monitoring queries to an Internet-based weather information system, wherein the queries contain a request for weather information pertaining to a geographic region of interest; (b) determining a query threshold for the geographic region of interest, wherein the query threshold represents a statistically determined number of queries, the receipt of which is indicative of the presence of a weather event; (c) determining if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region is above the query threshold; (d) inferring the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; and (e) modifying the content on a webpage viewed by a user to include information pertaining to the existence of the weather event if the presence of the weather event is inferred. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer implemented method of modifying weather content on a webpage, the method comprising:
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(a) monitoring queries to an Internet-based weather information system, wherein the queries contain a request for weather information pertaining to a geographic region of interest; (b) determining a query threshold for the one geographic region of interest, wherein the query threshold represents a statistically determined number of queries, the receipt of which is indicative of the presence of a weather event; (c) determining if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region is above the query threshold; (d) inferring the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; (e) generating content relevant to the weather conditions in the geographic region based on the inferring of step (d); and (f) modifying the content on a webpage viewed by a user with the content generated in step (e). - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer-implemented method of generating a signal indicative of the presence of a weather event, the method comprising:
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(a) monitoring queries to a weather information system, wherein the queries contain at least a request for weather information pertaining to a geographic region of interest; (b) determining a query threshold for the geographic region of interest, wherein the query threshold represents a statistically determined number of queries, the receipt of which is indicative of the presence of a weather event; (c) determining if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; (d) inferring the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest if the number of queries pertaining to the geographic region of interest is above the query threshold; and (e) generating a signal indicative of the presence of the weather event in the geographic region of interest based on the inferring of step (d). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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