Method and Apparatus of Transmitting, Receiving, Displaying and Playing Weather Data

• US 20090316671A1
• Filed: 05/15/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: La Crosse Technology IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: La Crosse Technology IP Holdings LLC
• Inventors: McCormick, Allan, Rolf, Haupt
• Granted Patent: US 8,406,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A transmitter transmits time synchronized data via a pager/WiMax/802.x access to a receiver system, wherein the receiver system is programmed to receive data for specific geographic locations. The geographic locations may be specified by the user or by the receiver system, and includes state, zip codes, towns, counties, towns, or cardinal regions. The receiver is able to find its location when outside its cell region and is able to synchronize to the data transmitted in the new cell region. Further, the receiver system is able to remotely monitor weather data and other information at a different location via wireless Internet or voice over IP. A transceiver may also be used to receive weather or alert data. In response to receiving data, the transceiver transmits the data to low powered devices in a house using a different frequency band than the frequency band it received the data.

Claims

1. A method of remotely monitoring a first location from a second location comprising:

transmitting from a transmitter time synchronized data through a tower access, said transmission comprising header information;

based on header information in the transmission, activating one or more receiver systems at intervals to receive data,

wherein each of the one or more receiver systems are configured to receive and display data for multiple different locations over a geographic region determined by the header information in the transmission, and

wherein one or more sensor devices are located at each of the multiple different locations, and said sensor devices are used for remote monitoring.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver system is further configured to display data averaging or summarizing data from each of the one or more sensor devices at the multiple different locations over the geographic region.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver system is further configured to receive a user selection of a first sensor location and to display sensor data corresponding to that first sensor location.

4. A system for transmitting and receiving data from a tower cell comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit time synchronized data through a pager/WiMax/802.x access, wherein the transmitter provides a header information in its transmission;

a receiver system configured to be activated at intervals to receive data, based on header information in the transmission;

wherein the receiver system is configured to receive and display data for multiple different locations over a geographic region determined by the header information in the transmission; and

wherein one or more sensor devices are located at each of the multiple locations, said sensor devices used for remote monitoring.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the receiver system is further configured to display data averaging or summarizing data from each of the one or more sensor devices at the multiple different locations over the geographic region.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the receiver system is further configured to receive a user selection of a first sensor location and to display sensor data corresponding to that first sensor location.

7. A system for transmitting and receiving data from a tower cell comprising:

a processor;

a transmitter;

a receiver system;

a transceiver;

memory computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving transmitted data information from the transmitter;

storing timing information at the receiver system;

storing geographic location information at the receiver; and

activating the receiver system at intervals to receive data, based on header information in the transmission;

wherein the receiver system is configured to receive and display data for multiple different locations over a geographic region determined by the header information in the transmission; and

wherein one or more sensor devices are located at each of the multiple locations, said sensor devices used for remote monitoring.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises displaying data averaging or summarizing data from each of the one or more sensor devices at the different locations over the geographic region.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises receiving a user selection of a first sensor location and to display sensor data corresponding to that first sensor location.