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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Dieter Kopp, Illingen, DE;
Martin Dermot Whelan, Melbourne, AU;
Catherine Lefevre, Corroy-le-chateau, BE;
Dieter Kopp, Illingen, DE;
Martin Dermot Whelan, Melbourne, AU;
Catherine Lefevre, Corroy-le-chateau, BE;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method of visualizing consumption information, the method comprising the steps of presenting () the consumption information to a consumer and presenting () to the consumer a benchmark for assessing the consumption information, wherein the method further comprises the steps of, prior to presenting () the benchmark, determining () a peer group of consumers based on a characteristic of the consumer and determining () the benchmark based on the peer group. The invention further concerns a corresponding device, storage means, and software program therefor.