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User specific real-time weather information source for compiling time varying weather conditions relating to future event

US6298307A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The best-in-time forecasting system customizes its output forecast to the specific needs of a user and an identified event, which forecast is optimized as a function of the length of time between the receipt of the request and the time of the event. The best-in-time forecasting system comprises a data ingest & assimilation system that obtains the time-varying phenomena characteristic data from a plurality of external data sources and processes this information into a form and content appropriate for the needs of the best-in-time forecasting system. The processed data is stored in an information server for use by a presentation content system which functions to receive, process and respond to the user-provided information requests. A plurality of databases are included in the presentation content system to provide a subset of the time-varying characteristic data that the phenomena forecaster requires to process the forecast request. A user preferences database is an optional component of this database and functions to record the past activity of the user to enable the best-in-time forecasting system to provide user-customized responses. An activity database provides information rela…

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