Severe weather detector and alarm
First Claim
1. A weather station for monitoring weather conditions at at least one remote location comprising:
- a detachable, portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable weather station unit situated at the at least one remote location including;
a microprocessor;
at least one data sensor coupled to the microprocessor for generating a data signal representative of weather conditions at the at least one remote location;
a transmitter coupled to the microprocessor for transmitting said data signal;
an antenna coupled to the transmitter, anda detachable, portable, battery powered and hand holdable weather station receiver for receiving and displaying the weather conditions received from said weather station unit.
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Abstract
A compact, portable weather station for predicting local extreme weather conditions and for reporting remote weather conditions. The weather station has sensors for determining local temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, ambient light, and ambient static charge. A microprocessor has memory for storing data relating to past weather conditions and data processing apparatus and algorithms for determining probable developing weather conditions responsive to sensed local conditions. The weather station has a radio receiver for communicating with global weather reporting communications systems utilizing cellular communications. Operating commands, predicted local weather conditions, and remote weather conditions are annunciated in synthesized voice in any one of a variety of predetermined languages. The weather station includes voice synthesizing and recognition apparatus for annunciating verbal prompts and weather conditions, and for responding to vocal control. The weather station is formed in two separable components, one having sensors and the other having radio communications apparatus.
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54 Claims
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1. A weather station for monitoring weather conditions at at least one remote location comprising:
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a detachable, portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable weather station unit situated at the at least one remote location including; a microprocessor; at least one data sensor coupled to the microprocessor for generating a data signal representative of weather conditions at the at least one remote location; a transmitter coupled to the microprocessor for transmitting said data signal; an antenna coupled to the transmitter, and a detachable, portable, battery powered and hand holdable weather station receiver for receiving and displaying the weather conditions received from said weather station unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27)
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16. A weather station for monitoring weather conditions at at least one remote location comprising:
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a portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable weather station unit situated at the at least one remote location including; a microprocessor; at least one data sensor coupled to the microprocessor for sensing at least one weather condition and generating a data signal representative of the at least one weather condition condition at the at least one remote location; a transmitter coupled to the at least one data sensor for transmitting said data signal; and an antenna coupled to the transmitter, a portable, battery powered and hand holdable receiver configured to receive the data signal comprising; a storage device configured to store at least one of a plurality of measured remote weather conditions; a processor configured to generate a prediction of a weather condition, the prediction being based on the data signal received by the receiver and at least one of the measured weather conditions stored in the storage device; and an indicating circuit configured to indicate the prediction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable weather station comprising:
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(a) a portable, battery-powered weather station sensor unit, said sensor unit comprising a hand-holdable housing on or in which is provided; a sensor configured to detect a local area weather condition; and sensor unit circuitry configured to sample and wirelessly transmit data of the local area weather condition; and (b) a portable, battery-powered weather station receiver unit, for use with the portable, battery-powered weather station sensor unit when in communication with the portable, battery-powered weather station sensor unit, wherein the portable, battery-powered weather station receiver unit includes a hand-holdable housing on or in which is provided; first radio frequency receiving circuitry configured to receive, from the portable, battery-powered weather station sensor unit, the data of the local area weather condition; second radio frequency receiving circuitry configured to receive a wireless transmission transmitted by a remote source which is located remotely from both the portable, battery-powered weather station sensor unit and the portable, battery-powered weather station receiver unit, wherein said wireless transmission includes data from the remote source; at least one data storage device; at least one visual display; microprocessor circuitry coupled to the first and second receiving circuits, configured to; store, in said at least one data storage device, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the remote source, and output, to said at least one visual display, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the remote source. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
a portable, battery-powered receiver unit, wherein the portable, battery-powered receiver unit includes a hand-holdable housing comprising; first radio frequency receiving circuitry configured to receive data of a local area weather condition supplied by a first source; second radio frequency receiving circuitry configured to receive a wireless transmission transmitted by a second source; at least one data storage device; at least one visual display; microprocessor circuitry coupled to the first and second receiving circuits, configured to; store, in said at least one data storage device, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the second source, and output, to said at least one visual display, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the second source. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A portable weather station, comprising:
a portable, hand-holdable weather station receiver unit, the portable, hand-holdable weather station receiver unit including; a first receiver configured for receiving data of a local area weather condition supplied from a first source; a second receiver configured for receiving a wireless transmission transmitted by a second source; at least one data storage device; at least one visual display; a processing device configured to; store, in said at least one data storage device, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the second source, and output, to said at least one visual display, the data of the local weather condition and the data from the second source. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A weather station for monitoring weather conditions at at least one remote location comprising:
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a portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable weather station unit situated at the at least one remote location including; a microprocessor; at least one data sensor coupled to the microprocessor for sensing at least one weather condition and generating a data signal representative of the at least one weather condition at the at least one remote location; a transmitter coupled to the at least one data sensor for transmitting said data signal; and an antenna coupled to the transmitter, a portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable receiver unit comprising; a first receiver configured to receive the data signal; a second receiver configured to receive a wireless transmission transmitted by a remote source which is located remotely from both the portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable weather station unit and the portable, battery-powered and hand-holdable receiver unit, wherein the wireless transmission includes data from the remote source; a storage device configured to store at least one of a plurality of measured remote weather conditions; a processor configured to generate a prediction of a weather condition, the prediction being based on the data signal received by the first receiver and at least one of the measured weather conditions stored in the storage device; and an indicating circuit configured to indicate the prediction. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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