Abstract: An automated real-time weather graphics generating system and method includes a host computer that receives meteorological data from a plurality of real-time meteorological data sources and then multiplexes the meteorological data into a serial data stream, a vertical blanking interval (VBI) inserter that inserts the data stream into a vertical blanking area of a television broadcast signal for broadcast to a remote location, a VBI receiver at the remote location that filters the data stream from the television broadcast signal, and a remote computer that combines the data stream and geographical views to form weather images comprising the meteorological data. The weather images can then be converted into a television compatible format (e.g., NTSC or PAL) for broadcast to subscribers on the dedicated channels. The weather images may also include crawling or scrolling text messages generated by a character generator card associated with the remote computer.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a real-time weather tracking system and a method for tracking and predicting the future movements of significant weather, said method consisting of the following steps: integration of real-time weather data from different sources, communication of the integrated data to remote users, combining the integrated data with geographical information for display purposes, displaying the integrated real-time weather data and geographical information, and computing, predicting, and displaying the expected movements of significant weather, thus providing valuable information and notification to the users of the weather tracking system employing the disclosed method.