Remotely accessible environmental conditions station, systems and related methods

• US 20120268292A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis D. Rock
• Original Assignee: Dennis D. Rock
• Inventors: Rock, Dennis D.
• Application Number:
  US13/451,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20120268292A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.03
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/02 Instruments for indicating weather conditions by measuring two or more variables, e.g. humidity, pressure, temperature, cloud cover or wind speed G01W1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2001/006 Main server receiving weather information from several sub-stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2203/00 Real-time site-specific personalized weather information, e.g. nowcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/30 using a wired architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

The disclosure provides system for receiving real-time weather data with a personal weather station as well as non-weather visual or audio data, from a specific location, and for transmitting the data to a remote computer that requests the data.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an environmental conditions station having a plurality of environmental sensors;

at least one audio or visual device;

a computer that is in data communication with the environmental conditions station and the internet;

wherein the computer receives real-time data from the plurality of environmental sensors, and receives real-time data from one or more audio or visual devices, and

transmits the data via the internet to a remote computer requesting the data;

wherein the data comprises weather data that is specific to a location, and wherein the data also comprises non-weather data that is specific to the same location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the environmental conditions station comprises a portable or personal weather station, wherein the portable or personal weather station provides weather information exclusively to said system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the environmental conditions station consists of one or more portable or personal weather stations, wherein the at least one or more portable or personal weather stations provides weather information exclusively to said system.

4. The system of claim 1, that further provides calendaring information, wherein said calendaring information comprises information that is specific to the location.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the location is that of a social event or a recreational event.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmittal of data via the internet to a remote computer that requests the data, requires transmittal of a password from a user from the remote computer to the system.

7. The system of claim 1, comprising a plurality of environmental conditions stations,

each station in combination with at least one audio or visual device,

at least one computer that is in data communication with the plurality of environmental conditions stations and audio or visual device, the at least one computer also in data communication with the internet,

wherein each of the plurality of environmental conditions stations is in a distinct location and provides weather data that is specific to the distinct location,

and wherein each of the at least one audio or visual devices provides data that is specific to the distinct location.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the location is that of a social event or recreational event, wherein the event is scheduled.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the location is that of a social event or recreational event, wherein the event is ongoing, wherein the event does not have a distinct start date, or wherein the event is not scheduled.

10. The system of claim 1, that excludes weather data that is not specific to said location.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the data from the at least one audio device comprises ambient sounds.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said non-weather data comprises information on a plurality of areas within said location, wherein none of the areas are identical to each other in terms of size, locale, or viewing angle from said visual device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said non-weather data comprises information on a plurality of areas within said location, wherein each of the areas is distinct from each other.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said non-weather data comprises one or more of information on density of mammals over a first area, density of vehicles over a second area, or density of buildings over a third area.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of environmental sensors are capable of detecting one or more of outside temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, intensity or wavelength of light, environmental conditions inside a building, or any combination of the above.

16. The system of claim 1 that excludes information that is weather forecast information.

17. The system of claim 1 that excludes information obtained from a weather widget.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising a web site, wherein said real-time data is available exclusively from said web site.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising a web site,

wherein said real-time data is available exclusively from said web site,

the system further providing calendaring information that comprises information specific to the location,

wherein said calendaring information is available from said web site.

20. A method for providing real-time data acquired from a plurality of environmental sensors and from at least one audio or visual device, comprising installing a portable or personal weather station at a first location, wherein said portable or personal weather station is wireless, and installing at least one audio or visual device at the same first location, wherein said at least one audio or visual device is wireless and does not communicate with a wire or cable, wherein said method provides real-time data using the system of claim 1.