US 11,928,705 B2
Instant rebates for demand response enrollment and clawbacks
Yoav Lurie, Boulder, CO (US); Justin Segall, Boulder, CO (US); Michel Jaroenvanit, Boulder, CO (US); John Vajda, Boulder, CO (US); Sean McColgan, Broomfield, CO (US); Jarod Earl Stewart, Louisville, CO (US); Nicolae Radu Girleanu, Broomfield, CO (US); Ilya A. Sukhanov, Boulder, CO (US); and Michael Konrath, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Uplight, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by Simple Energy, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/197,259.
Application 16/197,259 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/052,283, filed on Aug. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,332,144.
Application 16/052,283 is a continuation of application No. 15/791,011, filed on Oct. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,068,245, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/588,910, filed on Nov. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/532,269, filed on Jul. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/412,743, filed on Oct. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0130434 A1, May 2, 2019
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/1006 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0239 (2013.01) [G06F 9/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0222 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0224 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0236 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/2838 (2013.01); H04L 67/1006 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for enrolling an energy-related device in a demand response program during checkout and generating an instant demand response rebate during the checkout, the method comprising:
receiving a purchase selection of a customer of an energy-related device at a front end device;
verifying, via a rebates engine, eligibility of the energy-related device and customer for a demand response rebate and a demand response enrollment, both the demand response rebate and demand response enrollment associated with a utility;
applying the demand response rebate to the energy-related device at the front end device during purchase of the energy-related device;
communicating, via the rebates engine, a confirmed order to an orders component;
communicating, via the orders component, the confirmed order of the energy-related device to an e-commerce engine and a demand response enrollment component;
generating, via a vendor and the e-commerce engine, an identification of the energy-related device;
initiating, via a customer communication component, an email communication campaign with the customer;
communicating the energy-related device's identification information to the rebates engine;
confirming, via the rebates engine, an installation and a communication between the energy saving device and the utility, wherein the confirming the installation and the communication comprises remotely determining, based at least in part on the energy-related device's identification information, whether the energy-related device is connected to a network and is operational;
communicating, via the rebates engine, confirmation of the installation and the communication to the demand response enrollment component; and
ending, via the customer communication component, the email communication campaign.