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System and method of damage prevention from weather occurrences

US8044810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

David J. Delia · Lagrangeville, US
Wayne M. Delia · Poughkeepsie, US
Antonio O. Encarnacion, Jr. · Cary, US
Stacey L. Moore · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2008
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01W1/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system of damage prevention from weather occurrences is provided wherein incoming notifications from weather services are used to take action on user specified and configurable powered devices. Threshold levels may be set based on severity of weather occurrences. The threshold levels may be reset or reconfigured by a user of the system. Different threshold levels may be set for different devices in order that different devices may be deactivated at different threshold levels.

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