Interactive weather advisory system

Abstract

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 includes 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 includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device. An analysis unit receives spatial location identifiers and comparing the spatial locations with data to generate individualized weather output signals. A communication network receives the individualized weather output signals and transmitting the individualized output signals to the communicator devices.

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;    an analysis unit receiving spatial location identifiers and comparing the spatial locations with data to generate individualized weather output signals; and    a communication network receiving the individualized weather output signals and transmitting the individualized 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;    an analysis unit receiving spatial location identifiers and comparing the spatial locations of the communicator devices with 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.