Patent ID: 6031579
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G01W,H04N

Abstract:
A weather parameter display system including a visual display selected from the class comprising a visual display in a cable control box, a window display within a television display screen, a visual display on a television remote control, or a separate visual display under the control of the television remote control, a separate, wireless, television remote control, at least one weather parameter sensing module positioned inside or outside a building for sensing or measuring and obtaining an indication of a weather parameter, each said weather parameter sensing module having means for receiving a discrete signal from said television remote control, means responsive to said received signal for sensing the value of a weather parameter value and means for transmitting said weather parameter value sensed to one of said television remote control, a cable control box, or a television set, said television remote control having first circuit means for causing the sending of said discrete signal including a radio frequency (RF) transceiver in said remote control which is constructed and arranged to transmit a discrete radio frequency signal to each one of the weather parameter sensor modules which discrete signal will cause actuation of said weather parameter sensing module to cause a reading (a) to be taken of the value of the weather parameter and (b) to be transmitted, second circuit means associated with the visual display for receiving the transmitted weather parameter value signal, third circuit means for decoding the signal transmitted by said weather parameter sensing module and for causing the weather parameter value to be displayed on said visual display and a designated key or button on said remote control for actuating said first circuit means.