System and method of providing real-time site specific information
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1. A method of providing real-time site specific information comprising:
- (a) providing a weather alert manager having memory comprising a machine readable storage device, the memory including a weather alert manager program to correlate meteorological data with geographic data to produce a storm affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates;
(b) establishing a user profile with information about a user who is interested in receiving an alert message, where each user profile comprises;
(i) a plurality of points of interest, where each point of interest is provided by the user;
(ii) remote receiver contact information associated with a remote receiver; and
(iii) user preferences indicating the type of environmental data about which the user desires to be notified;
where each of said plurality of points of interest have a point of interest location, and where the points of interest include at least one mobile point of interest having a geographic position indicator and a transmitter for transmitting a mobile point of interest location; and
where the weather alert manager has access to the user profile;
(c) transmitting the mobile point of interest location from the mobile point of interest to the weather alert manager;
(d) accessing the mobile point of interest location by the weather alert manager;
(e) comparing the storm affected area produced by the weather alert manager with the point of interest locations, including said mobile point of interest location, and the user preferences to determine if the user alert message is needed;
(f) transmitting the user alert message to the remote receiver using the remote receiver contact information associated with the remote receiver when the user alert message is needed;
(g) receiving the user alert message in the remote receiver; and
(h) notifying the user of the user alert message received by the remote receiver.
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Abstract
A weather alert manager is used to provide real-time, site specific information to a user regarding weather and possibly other hazards. The weather alert manager compares meteorological data, a user profile including information on points of interest to the user, and geographical data to determine if weather will impact one or more of the user'"'"'s points of interest. The user'"'"'s points of interest include at least one mobile point of interest, which periodically transmits its location. The weather alert manager transmits a user alert message if one is needed, and a remote receiver notifies the user that a message has been received.
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1. A method of providing real-time site specific information comprising:
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(a) providing a weather alert manager having memory comprising a machine readable storage device, the memory including a weather alert manager program to correlate meteorological data with geographic data to produce a storm affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates; (b) establishing a user profile with information about a user who is interested in receiving an alert message, where each user profile comprises; (i) a plurality of points of interest, where each point of interest is provided by the user; (ii) remote receiver contact information associated with a remote receiver; and (iii) user preferences indicating the type of environmental data about which the user desires to be notified; where each of said plurality of points of interest have a point of interest location, and where the points of interest include at least one mobile point of interest having a geographic position indicator and a transmitter for transmitting a mobile point of interest location; and
where the weather alert manager has access to the user profile;(c) transmitting the mobile point of interest location from the mobile point of interest to the weather alert manager; (d) accessing the mobile point of interest location by the weather alert manager; (e) comparing the storm affected area produced by the weather alert manager with the point of interest locations, including said mobile point of interest location, and the user preferences to determine if the user alert message is needed; (f) transmitting the user alert message to the remote receiver using the remote receiver contact information associated with the remote receiver when the user alert message is needed; (g) receiving the user alert message in the remote receiver; and (h) notifying the user of the user alert message received by the remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of providing real-time, site specific hazard information to a user comprising:
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(a) providing a weather alert manager comprising a computer having memory with a weather alert manager program to receive and process environmental data to produce an environmentally affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates, where the memory comprises a machine readable storage device; (b) having a user provide a user preference indicating the type of environmental data about which the user desires to be notified; (c) accessing a plurality of user profiles, where the user profile contains information about a user who is interested in receiving an alert message, where the user profile comprises; (i) a point of interest location, where the point of interest location is associated with a point of interest which has been provided by the user; (ii) the user preference; and (iii) contact information for a remote receiver; and where the point of interest location for at least one user profile comprises a mobile point of interest location associated with a mobile point of interest; (d) receiving the mobile point of interest location in the weather alert manager; (e) determining the point of interest locations that are located within the environmentally affected area (f) comparing the user preferences associated with the point of interest locations within the environmentally affected area to determine if the alert message is heeded; and (g) transmitting the needed alert message using the remote receiver contact information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for providing real-time, site specific hazard information comprising:
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(a) providing a weather alert manager comprising a computer having memory with a weather alert manager program to receive and process environmental data to produce an environmentally affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates, where the memory comprises a machine readable storage device; (b) accessing a plurality of user profiles, where the user profile contains information about a user who is interested in receiving an alert message, where the user profile comprises; (i) a plurality of point of interest locations, where each point of interest location is associated with a point of interest which has been provided by the user, and where at least one user profile comprises a plurality of point of interest locations for a single user profile, (ii) user preferences indicating the type of environmental data about which the user desires to be notified, and (iii) contact information for a remote receiver, and where the plurality of point of interest locations include at least one mobile point of interest location associated with a mobile point of interest; (c) determining the point of interest locations that are located within the environmentally affected area; (d) comparing the user preferences associated with the point of interest locations within the environmentally affected area to determine if the alert message is needed; and (e) transmitting the needed alert message using the remote receiver contact information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing real-time site specific information comprising:
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(a) a weather alert manager having access to a plurality of user profiles, where the user profile contains information about a user who is interested in receiving an alert message, where at least one user profile comprises a plurality of point of interest locations for that single user profile, where each point of interest location is associated with a point of interest which has been provided by the user, and where the user profile further comprises contact information for a remote receiver, and where the point of interest locations include at least one mobile point of interest location associated with a mobile point of interest, and wherein said weather alert manager memory is programmed to; (i) receive the mobile point of interest locations from the mobile point of interest; (ii) receive and process meteorological data to produce a storm affected area; (iii) determine the point of interest locations that are located within the storm affected area; (iv) prepare the alert message for the remote receiver associated with the point of interest location within the storm affected area; and (v) transmit the alert message to the remote receiver using the remote receiver contact information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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