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Apparatus and method for selecting geographical area information at a weather band, or other, radio device

US9054817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2005
Grant dateJun 9, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/71
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus, and an associated method, for a weather band radio that annunciates anomaly conditions. The radio has a set-up mode permitting a user to enter a home geographical area and also associated areas within a selected proximity to the home geographical area. When a National Weather Service SAME message is received at the radio that identifies the home geographical area or any of the associated geographical areas, the radio generates an alert.

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