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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Opower, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Erik Shilts, Washington, DC (US);
Jonathan Z. Ben-Meshulam, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Richard Tyler Curtis, Washington, DC (US);
OPOWER, INC., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a computer-implemented method and system of reducing commodity usage by providing tailored consumer information to the consumer. The method utilizes neural network and machine learning techniques to calculate and cluster statistical data to classify the premises for desired observable condition, including the presence of a programmed thermostat. A score is determined that corresponds to at least one of: (i) a present state of an observable condition, (ii) a non-present state of the observable condition, and (iii) a degree of a condition of the observable condition, to provide tailored consumer information associated to the consumer's usage of the commodity.