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US 10,539,712 B1Granted
Networked personal weather devices and related methods for providing weather information
AssigneeWeatherman, Inc.
InventorsRichard Reichmuth, Jonathan Edward McCottry, II, Ivan Alejandro Herrera Agassini
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Abstract
The formation of dynamic, micro-climate groups consisting of passive and active weather collecting devices is provided. Such devices may collect weather information in real-time. The collected information may be distributed weather information and or forecasts to individuals in a particular geographical area or to other subscribers.
Claims13
A weather-information collection system, the system comprising:
- an umbrella comprising
- a water-resistant, storage pocket on a surface of a covering, the covering configured to repel water at a plurality of angles of precipitation;
- a plurality of movable, silicone coated ribs, at least one of the ribs comprising a no-slip surface for supporting one or more items;
- a locking subsystem comprising a non-square shaped groove and a non-square shaped, elongated key configured to fit into the groove forming an arrangement that reduces inadvertent openings of the umbrella;
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- a handle subsystem operable to detect the opening and closing of the umbrella, generate data based on the opening and closing to identify weather conditions comprising at least a presence or an absence of precipitation, passively sense a plurality of the weather conditions, the handle subsystem comprising a transceiver to wirelessly communicate the data and the passively sensed weather conditions with a paired or unpaired mobile device.
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An umbrella comprising:
- a covering configured to repel water;
- a plurality of movable, silicone coated ribs, at least one of the ribs comprising a no-slip surface for supporting one or more items;
- a locking subsystem for reducing inadvertent openings of the umbrella;
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- a handle subsystem operable to detect the opening and closing of the umbrella, generate data based on the opening and closing to identify weather conditions comprising at least a presence or an absence of precipitation, passively sense a plurality of the weather conditions, the handle subsystem comprising a transceiver to wirelessly communicate the data and the passively sensed weather conditions with a paired or unpaired mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.