Interactive weather advisory system
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 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 utilizes a user identifier code and identifies a communicator device associated with a particular user. The communicator location database contains data indicative of the real-time spatial locations of the communicator devices. 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 upon demand of a user. The communication network receives the individualized weather output signals and transmits the individualized weather output signals to the communicator devices identified by the user identifier codes.
1. A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather output 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 real-time weather data to generate individualized weather output signals; and
a communication network receiving the individualized weather output signals and transmitting the individualized weather output signals to the communicator devices.
2. The broadcast network of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the user defined parameters is a spatial range identifier.
3. The broadcast network of claim 1 , wherein the individualized weather output signals are transmitted to the particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.
4. The broadcast network of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.
5. The broadcast network of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.
6. The broadcast network of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.
7. The broadcast network of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a personal digital assistant.
8. The broadcast network of claim 1 , wherein the individualized weather output signal includes a video data signal.
9. The broadcast network of claim 1 , wherein the video data signal includes an data for creating an animated graphic.
10. The broadcast network of claim 8 , wherein the video data signal is a .wav file.
11. A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather output 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 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;
a weather analysis unit comparing the spatial locations of the communicator devices contained in the communicator location database with real-time weather data to generate individualized weather output signals upon demand of the user; and
a communication network receiving the individualized weather output signals and transmitting the individualized weather output signals to the communicator devices.
12. The broadcast network of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the user defined parameters is a spatial range identifier.
13. The broadcast network of claim 11 , wherein the individualized weather output signals are transmitted to the particular communicator device via a mobile telephone network.
14. The broadcast network of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a mobile phone.
15. The broadcast network of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a pager.
16. The broadcast network of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a laptop computer.
17. The broadcast network of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the user identifier codes identifies a personal digital assistant.
18. The broadcast network of claim 11 , wherein the individualized weather output signal includes a video data signal.
19. The broadcast network of claim 11 , wherein the video data signal includes data for creating an animated graphic.
20. The broadcast network of claim 18 , wherein the video data signal is a .wav file.