By doing this, the specified network of STARs could be addressed with weather updates, versus the entire national network of STARs (where such information would be irrelevant). In the event of inclement weather, the DualFeed option would switch from the first (network) feed, to a second (localized) feed, providing weather information to a specific STAR or network of STARs. It also has a DualFeed feature, which allows a selection of two different video feeds. However, unlike the rest, it has the capability to receive more complex information, more efficiently. Like all other WeatherStars, the IntelliStar receives its data over a satellite connection and over the Internet. The IntelliStar has many enhanced features over its predecessor, the WeatherStar XL.
Like the WeatherStar, it is installed as well at the cable TV company's headend. IntelliStar is the fifth generation successor to the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable TV and satellite TV channel The Weather Channel (TWC), for inserting local forecasts and current weather information (such as the ' Local on the 8s' portion of their program schedule) into TWC's programming.
