US 2010/0060581 A1 · System and Method for Updating Live Weather Presentations

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of preparing live weather presentations including preparing a computer readable run-down describing graphical elements and associated data links inserting current weather data into the graphical elements to be used as a graphical portion of a live weather presentation. The method further includes, at first intervals, using the run-down to prepare an audiovisual live weather presentation by capturing at a first data rate, a live weather presenter describing and displaying graphical portions generated by the run-down augmented with current weather data at the first time, and to transmit the same in real time. The method yet further includes, at second intervals more frequent than the first intervals, using the run-down to prepare an audiovisual live weather presentation by capturing at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a live weather presenter describing and displaying graphical portions generated by the run-down augmented with current weather data at the second time and to store the same on the web for access by users.

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Dependent claims

A weather graphics system comprising:

an electronic computer having input ports for receiving:
(i) audio data;
(ii) video data;
(iii) graphic trigger signals;
(iv) graphic spatial position signals;
(v) a mouse-type device;
(vi) a keyboard-type device;
and
(vii) network signals;
and output ports for transmitting
(i) network signals;
and
(ii) video signals;
and an electronic computer executing a stored program to
(a) in a first mode, operate a graphic engine according to a run-down program to output graphic images described by the run-down program as augmented by real-time weather data to the output port, the graphic images controlled by at least one of the video input signals or the graphic trigger device;
(b) in a second mode, operate the graphic engine according to the run-down program to generate a weather presentation switching between the output graphic image described by the run-down program as augmented by real-time weather data and a video image of a presenter, the graphic image controlled at least by the mouse type device and keyboard type of device.

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