1. A method for controlling a television signal receiver having an emergency alert function, comprising:
receiving an input representing a geographical area; and
providing a masked list of emergency events responsive to the input, wherein the masked list of emergency events represents a subset of all emergency events associated with the emergency alert function.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographical area is represented by a FIPS location code.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprised of enabling a user to select an emergency event from the masked list of emergency events.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprised of:
receiving emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of the selected emergency event; and
providing an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprised of:
receiving emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of an emergency event not included in the masked list of emergency events; and
providing an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the received input represents a plurality of geographical areas;
each of the geographical areas includes at least one masked event; and
the masked list of emergency events excludes the masked events common to all of the geographical areas.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of geographical areas are represented by a corresponding plurality of FIPS location codes.
8. A television signal receiver having an emergency alert function, comprising:
a memory operative to store data associated with the emergency alert function; and
a processor operative to receive an input representing a geographical area and enable generation of a masked list of emergency events responsive to the input using the data in the memory, wherein the masked list of emergency events represents a subset of all emergency events associated with the emergency alert function.
9. The television signal receiver of claim 8, wherein the geographical area is represented by a FIPS location code.
10. The television signal receiver of claim 8, wherein a user selects an emergency event from the masked list of emergency events.
11. The television signal receiver of claim 10, further comprising:
a tuner operative to tune a frequency including emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of the selected emergency event; and
wherein the processor enables an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
12. The television signal receiver of claim 8, further comprising:
a tuner operative to tune a frequency including emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of an emergency event not included in the masked list of emergency events; and
wherein the processor enables an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
13. The television signal receiver of claim 8, wherein:
the input received by the processor represents a plurality of geographical areas and each of the geographical areas includes at least one masked event; and
the masked list of emergency events excludes the masked events common to all of the geographical areas.
14. The television signal receiver of claim 13, wherein the plurality of geographical areas are represented by a corresponding plurality of FIPS location codes.
15. A television signal receiver having an emergency alert function, comprising:
memory means for storing data associated with the emergency alert function; and
processing means for receiving an input representing a geographical area and enabling generation of a masked list of emergency events responsive to the input using the data in the memory means, wherein the masked list of emergency events represents a subset of all emergency events associated with the emergency alert function.
16. The television signal receiver of claim 15, wherein the geographical area is represented by a FIPS location code.
17. The television signal receiver of claim 15, wherein a user selects an emergency event from the masked list of emergency events.
18. The television signal receiver of claim 17, further comprising:
tuning means for tuning a frequency including emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of the selected emergency event; and
wherein the processing means enables an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
19. The television signal receiver of claim 15, further comprising:
tuning means for tuning a frequency including emergency alert signals indicating an occurrence of an emergency event not included in the masked list of emergency events; and
wherein the processing means enables an alert output responsive to the emergency alert signals.
20. The television signal receiver of claim 15, wherein:
the input received by the processing means represents a plurality of geographical areas and each of the geographical areas includes at least one masked event; and
the masked list of emergency events excludes the masked events common to all of the geographical areas.
21. The television signal receiver of claim 20, wherein the plurality of geographical areas are represented by a corresponding plurality of FIPS location codes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an assembly that connects various parts of the apparatus;
a back that provides support for at least a person’s back or shoulders;
a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person’s lower back, attached to the assembly;
a seat that is adjustable between forward tilted and reclined positions;
a plurality of rollers, disposed on the assembly, on which the seat is oriented in an at-rest position while the person is in an upright position and oriented in a rolling position when the person is in motion;
a central column, attached to the assembly, on which the seat can spin; and
a lower torsion spring connected to the seat and disposed on the assembly allowing controlled movement of the seat,
wherein the floating lumbar support is connected to the seat at a pivot location, and
wherein the seat further comprises a contoured lower surface that is slidable over at least one of the plurality of rollers.