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Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by magesh_magi1 on Monday April 06, 2026 @01:39PM (#47664229)
I've applied for a patent for this very idea easily 10 years back but didn't get past my company. I've faced the issue when I travel from my office to home easily 1 hour journey without knowing when it'll rain where.

Good execution. How accurate it'll be within city

Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by vkatluri on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @11:59AM (#47692017)
Not very accurate if it's short distances. What challenges did you face with the patent application?
Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by magesh_magi1 on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @09:00PM (#47698121)
I've Applied through my company they've rejected within the company itself as we are financial institution and this patent doesn't do much to the company.
Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by nonameiguess on Thursday April 09, 2026 @10:22AM (#47704149)
I consulted for an Air Force project that was attempting to add a virtualization layer to ease hardware refreshes for client devices using software that does exactly this (in a data center if they have network, but disconnected if necessary as well). I have to imagine commercial flight planning has needed to know weather along the route as well. It's hard to believe this would have been patentable given all the prior art.
Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by magesh_magi1 on Saturday April 11, 2026 @10:17PM (#47735618)
That was naive of me. I was searching this feature over internet in Google maps and other places I couldn't find any so I prepared one and applied through office . This was a practical problem I faced when I drove motor bike within city inget drenched when there is sudden burst of rains on the way
Re:Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather a... by gloflo on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:10AM (#47789288)
Well good, this is such a trivial idea.