User-configurable weather warning apparatus
AssigneeLa Crosse Technology Ltd.
InventorAllan McCormick
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Abstract
User-configurable weather warning apparatuses, and methods for providing and configuring user-configurable weather warning apparatuses are presented. For example, according to one aspect, an apparatus comprising a processor and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver configured to receive a first Special Area Message Encoding (SAME) message may be provided. The processor may be configured to, responsive to a user preference to trigger an alert system only in the event of a tornado warning: determine whether the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning; and in response to determining that the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning, trigger the alert system.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- outputting, for display to a display screen, a graphical user interface comprising a first user-selectable option associated with a first event and a second user-selectable option associated with a second event;
- receiving one or more user inputs selecting a first alert type for the first event and a second alert type for the second event;
- receiving, via a receiver, a first message;
- responsive to a determination that the first message indicates the first event, triggering an alert system to output an alert of the first alert type, wherein the alert comprises an alert sound distinct from any sound contained within the received first message;
- after triggering the alert system to output the alert, outputting content of the first message;
- receiving, via the receiver, a second message;
- determining whether the second message indicates the first event or the second event;
- responsive to a determination that the second message indicates the second event, determining that the alert system is not to be triggered based on the second message;
- and
- determining the second message is not to be outputted based upon the second user-selectable option.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver;
- an alert system;
- a display screen;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- output, for display to the display screen, a graphical user interface comprising a first user-selectable option associated with a first event and a second user-selectable option associated with a second event;
- receive one or more user inputs selecting a first alert type for the first event and a second alert type for the second event;
- receive, via the receiver, a first message;
- responsive to a determination that the first message indicates the first event, trigger the alert system to output an alert of the first alert type, wherein the alert comprises an alert sound distinct from any sound contained within the received first message;
- after triggering the alert system to output the alert, output content of the first message;
- receive, via the receiver, a second message;
- determine whether the second message indicates the first event or the second event;
- responsive to a determination that the second message indicates the second event, determine that the alert system is not to be triggered based on the second message;
- and
- determine the second message is not to be outputted based upon the second user-selectable option.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.