Display station

• US 8,339,901 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: La Crosse Technology IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: La Crosse Technology IP Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Haupt, Rolf, McCormick, Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke, Renee
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, JASON M
• Application Number:
  US12/057,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20090067294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,733 Days
• Field of Search: 368/21, 368/47
• US Class Current: 368/47
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09

Abstract

A display device for deriving geographic location from a GPS signal or the Internet and cross referencing the location with a database to determine the adjustment required to display correct time regardless of time zone and daylight savings time. Thus, a device may be sold and/or transported anywhere in the country and/or world and display the current time.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a receiver device, timing information via a common time radio signal transmitted across a plurality of time zones by a remote radio transmitter;

receiving, by the receiver device, weather data;

storing the received weather data in a weather data format;

determining, by the receiver device, a current location of the receiver device;

converting the timing information received via the common time radio signal, by the receiver device, into a current local time based on the determined current location of the receiver device;

transforming the received timing information into the weather data format;

packetizing the weather data and the timing information into a plurality of data packets having a same packet format;

transmitting the plurality of data packets of weather data and timing data to a display associated with the receiver device;

displaying the converted current local time on the display associated with the receiver device; and

displaying the received weather data on the display associated with the receiver device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current location of the receiver device comprises:

executing a network query based on a network address associated with the receiver device, wherein the network query is a reverse lookup.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current location of the receiver device comprises:

executing a network query based on a network address associated with the receiver device, wherein the network address is an internet protocol (IP) address, and wherein the network query is a reverse DNS lookup.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the common time radio signal is a DCF timing signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transforming the received timing information into the weather data format comprises:

converting the timing data from four decimal numbers into three hexadecimal numbers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the weather data comprises at least one of:

receiving the weather data from a weather sensor integrated into the receiver device;

or

receiving the weather data from a remote weather data server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining current elevation data for the receiver device, wherein the displayed weather data is based on the determined current elevation data for the receiver device.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

receive timing information via a common time radio signal transmitted across a plurality of time zones by a remote radio transmitter;

receive weather data;

store the received weather data in a weather data format;

determine a current location of the apparatus;

convert the timing information received via the common time radio signal into a current local time based on the determined current location of the apparatus;

transform the received timing information into the weather data format;

packetize the weather data and the timing information into a plurality of data packets having a same packet format;

transmit the plurality of data packets of weather data and timing data to a display associated with the apparatus;

display the converted current local time on the display associated with the apparatus; and

display the received weather data on the display associated with the apparatus.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein determining the current location of the apparatus comprises:

executing a network query based on a network address associated with the apparatus, wherein the network query is a reverse lookup.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein determining the current location of the apparatus comprises:

executing a network query based on a network address associated with the apparatus, wherein the network address is an internet protocol (IP) address, and wherein the network query is a reverse DNS lookup.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is communicatively coupled to a network router connected to the Internet.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein transforming the received timing information into the weather data format comprises:

converting the timing data from four decimal numbers into three hexadecimal numbers.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, the memory storing additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine current elevation data for the apparatus, wherein the displayed weather data is based on the determined current elevation data for the apparatus.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a receiver device, timing information via a common time radio signal;

receiving, by the receiver device, weather data;

storing, by the receiver device, the received weather data in a weather data format;

transforming, by the receiver device, the received timing information into the weather data format;

packetizing, by the receiver device, the weather data and the timing information into a plurality of data packets having a same packet format; and

transmitting, by the receiver device, the plurality of data packets of weather data and timing data to a display associated with the receiver device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein transforming the received timing information into the weather data format comprises:

converting the timing data from four decimal numbers into three hexadecimal numbers.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the weather data comprises at least one of:

receiving the weather data from a weather sensor integrated into the receiver device;

or

receiving the weather data from a remote weather data server.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining current elevation data for the receiver device, wherein the received weather data is based on the determined current elevation data for the receiver device.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

receive timing information via a common time radio signal;

receive weather data;

store the received weather data in a weather data format;

transform the received timing information into the weather data format;

packetize the weather data and the timing information into a plurality of data packets having a same packet format; and

transmit the plurality of data packets of weather data and timing data to a display associated with the apparatus.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein transforming the received timing information into the weather data format comprises:

converting the timing data from four decimal numbers into three hexadecimal numbers.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein receiving the weather data comprises at least one of:

receiving the weather data from a weather sensor integrated into the receiver device;

or

receiving the weather data from a remote weather data server.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, the memory storing additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine current elevation data for the apparatus, wherein the received weather data is based on the determined current elevation data for the apparatus.