US 12,332,714 B1
Budgeting tool for smart devices
Will Kerns Maney, San Antonio, TX (US); Mark Paxman Warnick, San Antonio, TX (US); Kelly Q. Baker, San Antonio, TX (US); and Phillip E. Marks, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,027.
Application 18/406,027 is a continuation of application No. 16/803,128, filed on Feb. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,880,255.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/811,386, filed on Feb. 27, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06Q 40/02 (2023.01); G06Q 40/06 (2012.01)
CPC G06F 1/3206 (2013.01) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06Q 40/02 (2013.01); G06Q 40/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An energy usage computing system comprising:
a display device comprising a display; and
a processing system comprising one or more processors, wherein the processing system is configured to:
analyze sensor data to determine a respective amount of energy used for each device of a plurality of devices within a property over a first portion of a time period;
project an estimated cost of operation for the plurality of devices over the time period based on the respective amount of energy used for each device of the plurality of devices over the first portion of the time period;
provide instructions to a vehicle to autonomously travel at a driving parameter of the vehicle during a second portion of the time period as a cost-saving action to decrease an actual cost of operation for the plurality of devices over the time period; and
execute the instructions to cause the vehicle to autonomously travel at the driving parameter of the vehicle during the second portion of the time period as the cost-saving action to decrease the actual cost of operation for the plurality of devices over the time period.