Providing set point comparison
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1. A method for providing information about a relative efficiency of an individual set point, the method comprising:
- receiving set point information for a plurality of users;
determining, using a processor, an average set point using the received set point information;
receiving the individual set point that is associated with a selected user;
determining, by the processor, the relative efficiency of the received individual set point as compared to the determined average set point; and
providing, via network communication to a remote device associated with the selected user, feedback that is displayed on a display of the remote device, wherein the feedback includes a marker on a continuum, wherein the continuum is displayed having a first end representing a below average efficiency and a second end representing an above average efficiency, wherein a position of the marker on the continuum is determined using the relative efficiency, wherein displaying the marker visually distinguishes the position from other positions on the continuum.
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Abstract
A thermostat set point insight providing method and system that receives thermostat set point information for a reference population for a user, receives at least one thermostat setting for the user, identifies the set point insight for the user based on the thermostat set point information for the reference population and the at least one thermostat setting for the user, and provides the set point insight to the user.
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1. A method for providing information about a relative efficiency of an individual set point, the method comprising:
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receiving set point information for a plurality of users; determining, using a processor, an average set point using the received set point information; receiving the individual set point that is associated with a selected user; determining, by the processor, the relative efficiency of the received individual set point as compared to the determined average set point; and providing, via network communication to a remote device associated with the selected user, feedback that is displayed on a display of the remote device, wherein the feedback includes a marker on a continuum, wherein the continuum is displayed having a first end representing a below average efficiency and a second end representing an above average efficiency, wherein a position of the marker on the continuum is determined using the relative efficiency, wherein displaying the marker visually distinguishes the position from other positions on the continuum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer cause the computer to:
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receive, by the processor, thermostat set point information for a plurality of users; receive, by the processor, at least one thermostat setting for a selected user; determine, by the processor, an average set point based on the thermostat set point information for the plurality of users; determine a relative efficiency of the at least one thermostat setting as compared to the determined average set point based on the thermostat set point information for the plurality of users and the at least one thermostat setting for the user; and provide, via a network communication to a remote device associated with the selected user, the relative efficiency as data and cause a marker on a continuum to be displayed on the remote device, wherein the continuum is caused to be displayed having a first end representing a below average efficiency and a second end representing an above average efficiency, wherein a position of the marker on the continuum is determined using the relative efficiency, wherein displaying the marker visually distinguishes the position from other positions on the continuum. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing a set point insight, the system comprising:
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a set point information receiver that receives thermostat set point information for a plurality of users and receives an individual set point for a user; a set point determiner that, using a processor, determines an average set point based on the thermostat set point information for the plurality of users received by the set point information receiver, and determines a relative efficiency of the individual set point as compared to the determined average set point; and a feedback provider that provides, to the user via a network communication, the relative efficiency as data and causes a display, on a continuum displayed having a first end representing a below average efficiency and a second end representing an above average efficiency, of at least one of (i) a first marker representing the average set point for the plurality of users or (ii) a second marker representing a set point selected by the user, wherein the display of at least one of the first marker or the second marker visually distinguishes a position on the continuum from other positions on the continuum. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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