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Method and apparatus of transmitting, receiving, displaying and playing weather data

  • US 8,406,162 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2009
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a first location associated with a weather data receiving device;

    retrieving a first time code corresponding to the determined first location associated with the weather data receiving device;

    receiving, at the weather data receiving device, a transmission of time synchronized weather data through a tower access, said transmission comprising header information;

    retrieving a second time code from the header information of the time synchronized weather data transmission;

    calculating, by the weather data receiving device, an activation time offset based on a difference between the first time code and the second time code;

    determining a transmission time for the time synchronized weather data transmission;

    determining an activation time for a receiver of the weather data receiving device based on the determined transmission time and the activation time offset;

    activating the receiver of the weather data receiving device at the determined activation time to receive weather data from the transmission of time synchronized weather data; and

    displaying weather data corresponding to the determined first location associated with the weather data receiving device.

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