IP Library Granted Patent US 12,298,467
Granted Patent B2
US 12,298,467 · App. 17/830,962 · Granted May 13, 2025

Platform for producing alerts related to severe weather and non-weather events

Inventors: Joel N. Myers (State College, PA); Scott Mackaro (Erie, CO); Chris Patti (State College, PA); Guy Pearson (Wichita, KS); Jonathan C. Porter (State College, PA); Michael Root (State College, PA); Steve Smith (State College, PA); Michael Steinberg (State College, PA)
G01W1/10H04W4/021H04W4/023H04W4/12H04W4/90G01W2203/00
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Patent No.
US 12,298,467
App. No.
17/830,962
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first device may receive data inputs from data sources corresponding to raw weather, non-weather, and/or environmental data. The first device may generate targeted alerts based on the data inputs and transmit the targeted alerts to a second device associated with a user.

Claims (38)

1. A first device, comprising:

one or more processors to:

receive data inputs from data sources corresponding to raw weather data environmental data, and non-weather data;

generate targeted alerts based on the data inputs and transmit the targeted alerts to a second device associated with a user; and

wherein the one or more processors are further utilized to curate and perform normalization processes on the data inputs to extract key data elements and to inform and alert a meteorologist when additional raw weather, environmental data, and non-weather data critical in the forecasting of severe weather, environmental, and non-weather events affect the targeted alerts, the data sources comprising thresholds unique to a location of each user, including a) a time in advance of an identified severe weather, environmental, and non-weather event and b) a distance proximity of the identified event to determine whether risk locations are coincident with a user location and the threshold to generate the targeted alerts aided by the meteorologist.

2. The first device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further utilized to display available information in a graphical format and allow for a situational awareness of the current state of the weather and the environment.

3. The first device of claim 1 , where the data sources include one or more of the following: observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re-analyses/re-forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the data sources further comprise: c) a threshold breach of a qualifier to an identified event.

5. The first device of claim 4 , where the weather data sources further comprise: doppler radar, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

6. The first device of claim 4 , where the weather data sources further comprise: historical environmental data sources, observed weather data sources, and historical model runs and resulting forecasts.

7. The first device of claim 4 , where the weather data sources further comprise: historical environmental data sources and observed weather data sources.

8. The first device of claim 4 , where the data sources comprise: observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re-analyses/re- forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

9. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the risk location is coincident with a present and possible future locations of the user.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving by a first device data inputs from data sources corresponding to raw weather, non-weather, and environmental data; and

generating targeted alerts based on the data inputs and transmitting the targeted alerts to a second device associated with a user; and

wherein the one or more processors are further utilized to curate and perform normalization processes on the data inputs to extract key data elements and to inform and alert a meteorologist when additional raw weather, environmental data, and non-weather data critical in the forecasting of severe weather, environmental, and non-weather events affect the targeted alerts, the data sources comprising thresholds unique to a location of each user, including a) a time in advance of an identified severe weather, environmental, and non-weather event and b) a distance proximity of the identified event to determine whether risk locations are coincident with a user location and the threshold to generate the targeted alerts aided by the meteorologist.

11. The method of claim 10 , displaying available information in a graphical format and allow for a situational awareness of the current state of the weather and the environment.

12. The method of claim 10 , where the data sources include one or more of the following: observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re- analyses/re-forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

13. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the data sources further comprise: c) a threshold breach of a qualifier to an identified event.

14. The first device of claim 13 , wherein the weather data sources further comprise: doppler radar, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

15. The first device of claim 13 , wherein the weather data sources further comprise: historical environmental data sources, observed weather data sources, and historical model runs and resulting forecasts.

16. The first device of claim 13 , wherein the weather data sources further comprise: historical environmental data sources and observed weather data sources.

17. The first device of claim 13 , wherein the data sources comprise:

observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re-analyses/re-forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

18. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the risk location is coincident with a present and possible future locations of the user.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive by a first device data inputs data inputs from data sources corresponding to raw weather, non-weather, and environmental data; and

generate targeted alerts based on the data inputs and transmit the targeted alerts to a second device associated with a user; and

wherein the one or more processors are further utilized to curate and perform normalization processes on the data inputs to extract key data elements and to inform and alert a meteorologist when additional raw weather, environmental data, and non-weather data critical in the forecasting of severe weather, environmental, and non-weather events affect the targeted alerts, the data sources comprising thresholds unique to a location of each user, including a) a time in advance of an identified severe weather, environmental, and non-weather event and b) a distance proximity of the identified event to determine whether risk locations are coincident with a user location and the threshold to generate the targeted alerts aided by the meteorologist.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , where one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to display available information in a graphical format and allow for a situational awareness of the current state of the weather and the environment.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , where the data sources include one or more of the following: observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re-analyses/re-forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

22. The first device of claim 19 , wherein the data sources further comprise: c) a threshold breach of a qualifier to an identified event.

23. The first device of claim 22 , wherein the weather data sources further comprise: doppler radar, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

24. The first device of claim 22 , wherein the weather data sources further comprise: historical environmental data sources and observed weather data sources.

25. The first device of claim 22 , wherein the data sources comprise:

observed weather data sources, doppler radar, historical weather data sources, historical model runs and resulting forecasts, historical ensemble model runs and resulting forecasts, historical analog inputs, historical global/regional re-analyses/re-forecasts, patterns provided by meteorologists, and datasets that represent the locations of the user or a physical asset of a user.

26. The first device of claim 19 , wherein the risk location is coincident with a present and possible future locations of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2025
From: MYERS, JOEL N.; MACKARO, SCOTT; PATTI, CHRIS; PEARSON, GUY; PORTER, JONATHAN C.; ROOT, MICHAEL; SMITH, STEVE; STEINBERG, MICHAEL
To: ACCUWEATHER, INC.
Reel/Frame 070408/0142 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63195814 · Jun 2, 2021
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