公开(公告)号：US10796346B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US13765045

申请日：2013-02-12

Applicant: Opower, Inc.

Inventor： Janet Yu ,  Tom Mercer ,  Eric Chang ,  Richard Tyler Curtis ,  Daniel J. Yates

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and computer systems for reporting unusual or anomalous usage or spending of a commodity by consumers. A computer system retrieves a set of usage-information datasets corresponding to a set of consumers, each dataset including past usage of the commodity during at least one of a completed billing period and a current usage of the commodity during the current billing period. The computer system establishes a set of report-trigger conditions for the current billing period, each of the report-trigger conditions corresponding to a consumer. The computer system monitor usage or spending of the set of consumers to determine, for each consumer, whether an estimated usage established for each consumer fulfills the consumer's report-trigger condition. Once the report-trigger condition is fulfilled, the computer system outputs a report to the consumer.

公开(公告)号：US11455666B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-27

申请号：US17062686

申请日：2020-10-05

Applicant: OPower, Inc.

Inventor： Janet Yu ,  Tom Mercer ,  Eric Chang ,  Richard Tyler Curtis ,  Daniel J. Yates

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments are directed to methods and computer systems for reporting unusual or anomalous usage a commodity by consumers. A computer system retrieves a set of usage-information datasets corresponding to a set of consumers, each dataset including past usage of the commodity during at least one of a completed billing period and a current usage of the commodity during the current billing period. The computer system establishes a set of report-trigger conditions for the current billing period, each of the report-trigger conditions corresponding to a consumer. The computer system may monitor usage or spending of the set of consumers to determine, for each consumer, whether an estimated usage established for each consumer fulfills the consumer's report-trigger condition. Once the report-trigger condition is fulfilled, the computer system outputs a report to the consumer.

公开(公告)号：US20140006314A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-02

申请号：US13765045

申请日：2013-02-12

Applicant: OPOWER, INC.

Inventor： Janet Yu ,  Tom Mercer ,  Eric Chang ,  Richard Tyler Curtis ,  Daniel J. Yates

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and computer systems for reporting unusual or anomalous usage or spending of a commodity by consumers. A computer system retrieves a set of usage-information datasets corresponding to a set of consumers, each dataset including past usage of the commodity during at least one of a completed billing period and a current usage of the commodity during the current billing period. The computer system establishes a set of report-trigger conditions for the current billing period, each of the report-trigger conditions corresponding to a consumer. The computer system monitor usage or spending of the set of consumers to determine, for each consumer, whether an estimated usage established for each consumer fulfills the consumer's report-trigger condition. Once the report-trigger condition is fulfilled, the computer system outputs a report to the consumer.

Abstract translation: 本发明的说明性实施例涉及用于报告消费者不寻常或异常使用或消费商品的方法和计算机系统。 计算机系统检索对应于一组消费者的一组使用信息数据集，每个数据集包括在当前记帐周期期间在完成的记帐周期和商品的当前使用中的至少一个期间商品的过去使用。 计算机系统为当前结算周期建立一组报告触发条件，每个报告触发条件对应于消费者。 计算机系统监视消费者集合的使用或消费，以确定每个消费者是否为每个消费者建立的估计使用量满足消费者的报告触发条件。 一旦达到报告触发条件，计算机系统向消费者输出报告。