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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Erick C. Jones, Madison, AL (US);
Robert O. Baron, Sr., Huntsville, AL (US);
Thomas S. Thompson, Athens, AL (US);
Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for communicating weather related information to a vehicle has been developed. The invention includes, a navigational positioning system that provides the location of the vehicle and a receiver for receiving weather related data at the vehicle that includes road conditions, atmospheric conditions, weather warnings and watches, and forecast conditions. The weather related data is associated with a geographic grid that is made of a plurality of cells. The invention's processor determines if the weather related data is associated with the vehicle location and displays the weather related data to the vehicle's occupants.