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Method and apparatus for sending a weather condition alert
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Inventors: Tarlton, Peter B.; Millerick, Daniel P.; Walters, Craig R.;
Assignee: Wheelock, Inc. (Long Branch, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Wu; Daniel J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Moser, Patterson & Sheridan, LLP, Tong; Kin-Wah
A method and apparatus of an alert system for notifying subscribers of weather or hazardous conditions. A weather-tracking source or service broadcasts weather or hazardous conditions across the nation to alert the general public of potentially dangerous climatic and hazardous conditions that may arise from time to time. A weather service provider receives the weather condition broadcasts from the weather-tracking source or service and transmits weather or hazardous condition signals to subscribers having an alert unit. The alert unit is a passive device capable of receiving and warning the subscribers of the weather or hazardous condition broadcasts. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIG.
1 depicts a block diagram of an alert system of the present invention.
A weather condition alert system 100 comprises a weather-tracking service 102, a weather service provider 110, and one or more subscriber alert units 120.
Specifically, the weather service provider 110 receives broadcast information from various weather-tracking services 102.
Moreover, in an instance where severe weather or hazardous conditions approach particular regions or communities of the U.
S.
, the weather service provider 110 broadcasts a personalized warning message through a wireless transmission channel 106, to subscriber alert units 120 of subscribers requesting to be alerted of such severe weather conditions.
The alert unit 120 comprises a receiver 130 to receive the warning message and an alarm indicator 140 to actively alert each subscriber of the severe weather conditions using audible and/or visual devices.
The subscriber alert unit 120 is a passive device, i.
e.
, its activation is achieved without any proactive input by the subscriber.
In particular, a plurality of weather-tracking sources or services 102 comprise a plurality of transmitting equipment 104 capable of broadcasting climatic and hazardous condition information across large regions of the United States.
Such weather-tracking sources 102 may include, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and NOAA sub-organizations, including the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN), the U.
S.
Geological Survey (USGS), and any other federal, state or local source that distributes climatic and hazardous information.
The weather-tracking sources 102 broadcast climatic conditions through multiple broadcast channels 105, including satellite broadcast, Internet posting, and facsimile to those organizations and individuals having corresponding equipment to receive weather related information through the available broadcast channels 105.
The weather service provider 110 comprises receiving equipment 112 capable of receiving via the broadcast channels 105, weather information transmitted by the weather-tracking sources 102
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