US 12,271,937 B1
Ecological impact evaluation promoting decreased ecological impact
Rachel Michelle Ballew, San Antonio, TX (US); Hanna Elizabeth Rafferty, San Antonio, TX (US); Jeorge Luis Fabre, San Antonio, TX (US); Gregory Brian Meyer, San Antonio, TX (US); and Stacy Callaway Huggar, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by UIPCO, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/818,036.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of scoring ecological impact, the method comprising:
automatically obtaining first behavioral data and second behavioral data corresponding to activities of a user, wherein
the first behavioral data is related to water usage, is automatically obtained via a first smart device integrated with one or more water devices and systems in the user's home or business, and is from one or more water consumption devices and/or one or more water supply systems; and
the second behavioral data is related to energy usage and is automatically obtained via a second smart device integrated with one or more energy devices in the user's home or business; and
using one or more computer processors:
determining, by applying the first behavioral data to a mapping of water source to water usage, water usage patterns comprising: a) a source type for the water usage patterns, and b) timings of the water usage patterns;
calculating a first water ecological impact score based on a comparison, using the determined water usage patterns and for each determined source type, water usage of that source type to water allocations for that source type;
calculating, based on a mapping of the activities to ecological impact scores, one or more second water ecological impact scores;
calculating, using the second behavioral data, a first energy ecological impact score;
based on the first water ecological impact score and one or more second water ecological impact scores, generating an altered operating schedule for an irrigation system or home appliance, wherein the operating schedule of the irrigation system or home appliance is controlled via a third smart device based on weather data, and the altered operating schedule changes, via implementation by the third smart device, the determined water usage patterns; and
based on the first energy ecological impact score, generating one or more recommendations comprising an alteration to energy usage patterns in relation to the user's home or business.