Mobile device and method and system for transmission of data thereto
A server system 150 for providing data to at least one mobile device 200 , the server system comprising a processing resource 174 . In a first embodiment, the processing resource 174 is configured to generate contour data representing a boundary of a respective area for which a weather-related parameter has substantially the same value, the contour data being sent to a mobile device 200 . In a second embodiment, the processing resource 174 is configured to determine a plurality of parameter values of a model representative of weather-related data, and to filter the parameter values such that only some of the values of sent to a mobile device 200.
1. A mobile device, comprising:
communications circuitry for transmitting and receiving data; and
processing circuitry;
the communications circuitry configured to:
transmit location data identifying at least one location; and
receive a plurality of model parameter values in response to transmitted location data; and
the processing circuitry configured to:
process the model parameter values to generate at least one data set representing a value of a location-dependent variable for a plurality of locations across an area, the variable being a weather-related variable that is representative of expected weather conditions as a function of location, and the processing including performing an inverse transform using the model parameter values, the inverse transform being a Fourier transform or a wavelet transform.
2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to process the model parameter values to:
generate a first data set representing the value of the location-dependent variable for a plurality of locations across a first area at a first time; and
generate a second data set representing the value of the location-dependent variable for a plurality of locations across a second area at a second time.
3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of model parameter values represent three dimensional data and the at least one data set is a two-dimensional data set.
4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the two-dimensional data set represents a slice through the three dimensional data.
5. The mobile device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to generate an image or sequence of images on the display from the at least one data set.
6. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the weather conditions include one or more of: presence or amount of precipitation; wind speed and/or direction; presence or amount of lying snow; presence or amount of ice; level of visibility; presence or amount of fog; temperature; and presence or absence of cloud.
7. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the variable is representative of an actual or expected modification in speed due to weather conditions.
8. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processing of the model parameter values by the processing circuitry includes determining a value of at least one function using the model parameter values.
9. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one function includes at least one Gaussian function.
10. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein:
the communications circuitry is further configured to receive a plurality of sets of model parameter values; and
the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate a respective data set from each set of model parameter values; and
combine those data sets to produce a combined data set.
11. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein:
each respective data set represents an image for a respective different area; and
combining the data sets includes performing an image stitching process in respect of the images represented by the data sets.
12. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is or includes one of a mobile phone, a portable navigation device, or a portable computer.
13. A system for providing datasets representative of a variation of a parameter with location, the system comprising:
a server system; and
a mobile device, the mobile device including:
communications circuitry for transmitting and receiving data; and
processing circuitry;
the communications circuitry configured to:
transmit location data identifying at least one location; and
receive a plurality of model parameter values in response to transmitted location data; and
the processing circuitry configured to:
process the model parameter values to generate at least one data set representing a value of a location-dependent variable for a plurality of locations across an area, the variable being a weather-related variable that is representative of expected weather conditions as a function of location, and the processing including performing an inverse transform using the model parameter values, the inverse transform being a Fourier transform or a wavelet transform.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a mobile device including communications circuitry and processing circuitry, cause the mobile device to perform operations for:
transmitting location data identifying at least one location;
receiving a plurality of model parameter values in response to transmitted location data; and
processing the model parameter values to generate at least one data set representing a value of a location-dependent variable for a plurality of locations across an area, the variable being a weather-related variable that is representative of expected weather conditions as a function of location, and the processing including performing an inverse transform using the model parameter values, the inverse transform being a Fourier transform or a wavelet transform.