Thundercall, the call before the storm
US6920204B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2027
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
ThunderCall is a computer based system for delivering NWS(National Weather Service) severe weather warnings as a message (personalized information, if desired) via an automated dialing system to live persons and to automated recorders comprising the steps of: forming a database of names with their respective geographic locations; capturing a NWS Bulletin reciting the location of a severe storm; validating a relevant Bulletin into a Valid Bulletin by determining from the storm's location that it represents an imminent severe storm danger to at least one person of said database (capable of 10,000,000 or more persons) recording, if desired, an individual personal urgent warning to the name of the intended recipient of the Valid Bulletin; combining, if desired, said personal warning with a generic severe storm warning for said recipient; and, sending said Valid Bulletin with said combined warnings to said person whereby he is alerted within seconds of the release time of said National Weather Service bulletin to the danger of said storm. The storms can include but are not limited to warnings for tornados, severe storms, hurricanes, winter storms, and other impending storms, and the lik…
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