DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT MONITORING STATION INTERFACING WITH SATELLITE TV AND BROADBAND INTERNET

摘要

Disclosed herein is a system (e.g. satellite TV, satellite broadband) including a communications connection, with a set top box (58) coupled to the communications connection. A control unit (70) for a receiver (52) is coupled to the communications connection. At least one environmental sensor (51 a, 51b) is configured to generate environmental data about a local environment in which the at least one environmental sensor is located, and to send the environmental data to the control unit (70). The control unit (70) is configured to transmit the environmental data to the set top box over the communications connection. The set top box (58) is configured to process the environmental data. The set top box (58) may send the environmental data to a server f(62) or weather prediction, use in a community weather portal, etc.