US 6,297,766 B1 · Portable weather indicating device and method

Abstract

A portable weather indicating device includes a housing with a display that can be carried by a user during hiking, biking, or other activities. A communication link and microprocessor are located in the housing for receiving and processing weather data. A global locating device, such as a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, inputs a user's location into the microprocessor. The display receives data from the microprocessor that is representative of at least one graphical weather image. The graphical weather image indicates the location input from the global locating device and the weather data. The graphical weather image includes an area encompassing the user's location and a location marker representative of the user's location within that area. A system for displaying weather data includes the portable weather indicating device and one or more base stations positioned at different locations. The base stations receive weather data from various sources and send the information to the portable device. A method of displaying weather data is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A portable weather indicating device, comprising:

a processor;
a wireless communication link coupled to the processor for receiving weather data from a source identified by at least one uniform resource locator (URL) accessible by the processor and for transferring the weather data to the processor;
a global location device coupled to the processor for determining the location of the portable weather indicator;
a display coupled to the processor, the display receiving data from the processor that includes at least one graphical weather image, the graphical weather image indicating:
1) the location of the portable weather indicator as determined from the global location device;
and 2) a graphical representation of the weather data;
and
a housing that contains the processor, the wireless communication link, the global location device, and the display, the housing having dimensions that allow a person to hold the housing in one hand.

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