US 12,229,811 B2
System to assess utility consumption
Steve R. Kiziuk, Corrales, NM (US); Robert Bruce Pitt, Rio Rancho, NM (US); Paige A. Mankey, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Madeline Rae Lamb, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to Mountain Vector Energy, LLC, Corrales, NM (US)
Filed by Mountain Vector Energy, LLC, Corrales, NM (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,976.
Application 17/957,976 is a continuation of application No. 16/659,312, filed on Oct. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,461,814.
Application 16/659,312 is a continuation of application No. 15/748,591, granted, now 10,460,361, issued on Oct. 29, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2017/050767, filed on Sep. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/402,742, filed on Sep. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038406 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H04L 12/14 (2024.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/1414 (2013.01); H04L 12/1428 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to assess utility consumption comprising:
at least one utility sensor data input;
a utility use information storage responsive to said at least one utility sensor data input;
at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data that is redundant as to a utility-provided sensor and that provides direct information on consumption of at least one particular commodity type as part of a local device;
a utility data input consumption sensor cross check responsive to said at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data that is redundant as to a utility-provided sensor and that provides direct information on consumption of at least one particular commodity type as part of a local device for at least one utility data input and responsive to said at least one utility sensor data input;
an automatic cross check alert that alerts a user if desired in response to said utility data input consumption sensor cross check that acts in response to said at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data for at least one utility data input to inform a user if existing utility-provided sensor information does not match said utility-provided independent redundant sensor information;
a real-time, current utility rate information locator;
at least one real-time, current utility rate information accessor corresponding to said at least one utility sensor data input and that is responsive to said real-time, current utility rate information locator;
a utility rate information data storage responsive to said at least one real-time, current utility rate information accessor;
a real-time, current utility estimated cost generator that provides at least some real-time, current utility cost indication in response to said utility use information storage and said utility rate information data storage;
a utility cost indication storage responsive to said real-time, current utility estimated cost generator;
a real-time, current estimated utility cost indication change effect isolator responsive to said utility cost indication storage;
a display responsive to said real-time, current estimated utility cost indication change effect isolator.