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Providing resource consumption recommendations

US9123082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2012
Grant dateSep 1, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06N5/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for recommending optimal consumption of a variety of resources that may be consumed by a consumer. A recommendation provided by the system may be based upon resource-consumption statistics gathered by a plurality of sensors, consumer's resource-consumption behavior, consumer-defined criteria, resource availability, and a cost of consumption. The recommendation may include a recommendation on how the consumer may lower resource consumption costs. The recommendation may further include optimal consumption considering consumption trends of a plurality of consumers living in a geographical proximity. The recommendation may include optimal usage of a consumer's vehicle such that the vehicle may consume the least amount of energy. The recommendation may further include offer(s) of credit/incentives by resource providers to consumers in exchange for less consumption of resource, alternative consumption of resources, and any combination thereof.

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