Patent ID: 6753784
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A method for automatically generating weather alerts based upon the location of assets to be monitored comprising:a. creating a network comprising a file server and a plurality of addressable workstations, each of said workstations individually associated with at least one asset to be monitored, said workstations each under the control of a separate decision maker; b. constructing a first database accessible by said file server, said first database including (i) information identifying the assets to be monitored, (ii) mapping information related to the locations of said assets to be monitored, (iii) for each asset to be monitored, the address of each workstation associated therewith, and (iv) predetermined weather parameters and associated thresholds for said assets; c. automatically ingesting multiple types of weather data into a second database accessible by said file server; d. automatically using software to (i) process said mapping information related to the location of assets to be monitored and processing said data in said second database to determine what weather conditions will exist at the locations of assets to be monitored, and (ii) compare, for said locations of assets to be monitored, said weather conditions with said predetermined weather thresholds to determine whether assets to be monitored are located where weather conditions will exceed said predetermined weather thresholds; and e. automatically transmitting an alert message to a workstation associated with an asset to be monitored if weather conditions will exceed said predetermined weather thresholds.