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US 7,024,310 · App. 10/947,814 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Interactive weather forecast system and method of using same

Assignee: WeatherBank, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,024,310
App. No.
10/947,814
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather forecast signals to remote communicator devices. The broadcast network comprising a user input database, a communicator location database, a weather information database, a weather analysis unit and a communication network. The user input database contains user-defined parameters, each of the user-defined parameters includes a user profile. The user profile in each of the user-defined parameters utilizes a user identifier code and identifies a communicator device associated with a particular user. The communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices. The weather information database contains real-time weather forecast data or weather data for the spatial locations contained in the communicator location database. The weather analysis unit compares the spatial location of each communicator device contained in the communicator location database with real-time weather forecast data or weather data and generates an individualized weather forecast signal.

Claims (55)

1. A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather forecast signals to at least one of a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network, the broadcast network comprising:

a user input database containing a plurality of user-defined parameters with each of the user-defined parameters including a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;

a communicator location database containing data indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the communicator devices;

a weather analysis unit comparing the spatial locations with at least one of weather forecast data and weather data; and

a communication network receiving individualized weather forecast signals from the weather analysis unit and transmitting the individualized weather forecast signals to the communicator devices.

2. The broadcast network of claim 1 wherein the individualized weather forecast signals are transmitted to a particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.

3. The broadcast network of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.

4. The broadcast network of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.

5. The broadcast network of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.

6. The broadcast network of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a personal digital assistant.

7. The broadcast network of claim 1 , wherein the individualized weather forecast signal includes a video data signal.

8. The broadcast network of claim 7 , wherein the video data signal includes data for creating an animated graphic.

9. The broadcast network of claim 7 , wherein the video data signal is a .wav file.

10. A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather forecast signals to a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network, the broadcast network comprising:

a user input database containing a plurality of user-defined parameters with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;

a communicator location database containing real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices; at least one of the spatial locations being above the ground;

a weather analysis unit comparing the user-defined parameters with at least one real-time weather forecast data and weather data and predictions of events so as to produce individualized weather forecast signals; and

a communication network receiving the user identifier codes and transmitting the individualized weather forecast signals to the particular communicator devices.

11. The broadcast network of claim 10 wherein the individualized weather forecast signals are transmitted to the particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.

12. The broadcast network of claim 10 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.

13. The broadcast network of claim 10 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.

14. The broadcast network of claim 10 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.

15. The broadcast network of claim 10 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a personal digital assistant.

16. A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather forecast signals to a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network, the broadcast network comprising:

a user input database containing a plurality of user-defined parameters with the user-defined parameters including a weather content identifier, and a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;

a communicator location database containing real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices; at least one of the spatial locations being located above the ground;

a weather analysis unit automatically and repeatedly comparing the user-defined parameters with at least one of weather forecast data and weather data to generate an individualized weather forecast signal; and

a communication network receiving the user identifier codes and transmitting the individualized weather forecast signals to the communicator devices.

17. The broadcast network of claim 16 wherein the individualized weather forecast signals are transmitted to the particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.

18. The broadcast network of claim 16 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.

19. The broadcast network of claim 16 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.

20. The broadcast network of claim 16 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.

21. The broadcast network of claim 16 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identify a personal digital assistant.

22. A weather analysis system for selectively transmitting individualized weather forecast signals to at least one of a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network, the broadcast network comprising:

a user input database containing a plurality of user-defined parameters with each of the user-defined parameters including a weather content identifier and a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;

a communicator location database containing real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices; and

a weather analysis unit automatically and repeatedly comparing the weather content identifier and the spatial locations with at least one of real-time weather forecast data and weather data to transmit an individualized weather forecast signal including weather information.

23. The weather analysis system of claim 22 wherein the individualized weather forecast signals are transmitted to the particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.

24. The weather analysis system of claim 22 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.

25. The weather analysis system of claim 22 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.

26. The weather analysis system of claim 22 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.

27. The weather analysis system of claim 22 wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a personal digital assistant.

28. The weather analysis system of claim 22 , wherein the individualized weather forecast signal includes a video data signal.

29. The weather analysis system of claim 28 , wherein the video data signal includes data for creating an animated graphic file.

30. The weather analysis system of claim 29 , wherein the graphic file includes a .wav file.

31. A method of generating individualized weather forecast signals, comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of user-defined parameters by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile, each of the user profiles including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;

receiving, from a communicator database, data indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the communicator devices; and

comparing, automatically and continuously, the spatial locations with one of weather forecast data or weather data.

32. The method of claim 31 , further comprising the steps of:

compiling a data set of a plurality of spatial locations based on at least one weather content identifier; and

outputting the data set to a vendor.

33. The method of claim 31 , further comprising the steps of:

compiling a data set of a plurality of user profiles based on at least one weather content identifier; and

outputting the data set to a vendor.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2010
From: WEATHERBANK, INC.
To: LOCATOR IP, LP
Reel/Frame 024312/0155 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2008
From: SPATIAL CONTENT SERVICES, LP
To: WEATHERBANK, INC.
Reel/Frame 022034/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2006
From: WEATHERBANK, INC.
To: SPATIAL CONTENT SERVICES, LP
Reel/Frame 017448/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2006
From: WEATHERBANK, INC.
To: SPATIAL CONTENT SERVICES, LP
Reel/Frame 017537/0368 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 1086405300 · Jun 9, 2004
Continuation 1032218700 · Dec 16, 2002
Continuation 0962466800 · Jul 24, 2000
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