Multimedia outdoor information system

A method for providing weather information on a computer network, comprising the steps of:

• compiling weather information from a plurality of meteorologists in different geographical regions by electronically transmitting said weather information from each of said meteorologists to a presentation generator, said weather information including, for each of said meteorologists, weather forecast information generated by the meteorologist and an audio representation of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast;
• said presentation generator converting said weather information from each of said meteorologists into presentation information for generating a multimedia weather presentation for each of said geographical regions;
• storing said presentation information in a computer database that is accessible through a computer network;
• receiving a request from a user device connected to the computer network for said weather information for a selected geographical region;
• and
• in response to said request, transmitting said presentation information for the selected geographical region from said database to the user device through said computer network for generating said multimedia weather presentation, said multimedia weather presentation including a graphic display of the meteorologist's weather forecast and an audio reproduction of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast for the selected geographical region.

A method for providing outdoor information, comprising the steps of:

• compiling outdoor information from a plurality of sources by electronically transmitting said outdoor information from each of said sources to a presentation generator, the step of compiling outdoor information including compiling weather information from a plurality of meteorologists in different geographical regions, said weather information including, for each meteorologist, weather forecast information generated by the meteorologist and an audio representation of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast;
• said presentation generator converting said outdoor information from each of said sources into a presentation, including providing a software presentation template representative of said presentation, entering selected portions of said outdoor information into said presentation template to provide a completed presentation template, and rendering the completed presentation template into a digital representation of said presentation;
• storing the digital representation of said presentation in a computer database that is accessible through an information transmission network;
• receiving a request from a user device connected to the information transmission network for selected outdoor information;
• and
• in response to said request transmitting the digital representation of said presentation from said database to the user device through said information transmission network for generating said presentation, said presentation comprising a multimedia weather presentation including a graphic display of the meteorologist's weather forecast and an audio reproduction of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast.

A system for providing weather information comprising:

• means for compiling weather information from a plurality of meteorologists in different geographical regions by electronically receiving said weather information from each of said meteorologists, said weather information including, for each of said meteorologists, weather forecast information generated by the meteorologist and an audio representation of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast;
• means for converting said weather information from each of said meteorologists into presentation information for generating a multimedia weather presentation for each of said geographical regions;
• a database that is accessible through an information transmission network;
• means for storing said presentation information in said computer database;
• means for receiving a request from a user device connected to the information transmission network for selected weather information;
• and
• means responsive to said request for transmitting said presentation information corresponding to the selected weather information from said database to the user device through said information transmission network for generating said multimedia weather presentation, said multimedia weather presentation including a graphic display of the meteorologist's weather forecast and an audio reproduction of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast.

Apparatus for providing outdoor information comprising:

• means for compiling outdoor information from a plurality of sources, including means for electronically receiving said outdoor information from each of said sources, said means for compiling outdoor information including means for compiling weather information from a plurality of meteorologists in different geographical regions, said weather information including, for each meteorologist, weather forecast information generated by the meteorologist and an audio representation of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast;
• means for converting said outdoor information from each of said sources into presentation information for generating a multimedia presentation of said outdoor information, including means for providing a presentation template representative of the multimedia presentation, means for entering selected portions of said outdoor information into said presentation template to provide a completed presentation template, and means for rendering the completed presentation template into a digital representation of said multimedia presentation;
• a computer database that is accessible through an information transmission network;
• means for storing the digital representation of said multimedia presentation in said computer database;
• means for receiving a request from a user device connected to the information transmission network for selected outdoor information;
• and
• means responsive to said request for transmitting the digital representation of said multimedia presentation from said database to the user device through the said information transmission network for generating said multimedia presentation, said presentation comprising a multimedia weather presentation including a graphic display of the meteorologist's weather forecast and an audio reproduction of the meteorologist's oral weather forecast.