Management method, system and product for enterprise environmental programs
First Claim
1. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
- a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
, d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the step of analyzing the data sets includes the attribution of environmental emissions data to multiple entities within a multi-layered enterprise hierarchy.
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Abstract
To provide for management of enterprise environmental programs, the invention is a method, system, and computer program product that performs functions for emissions cataloging, assessing, analyzing, comparing, strategic planning, reporting and viewing. The invention further provides an integrated, modular mechanism with dynamic data promulgation for making strategic performance assessments and investment decisions. The invention uses a plurality of databases and datastores for storing, tracking, analyzing and comparing emissions information, emissions management activity information, market information, regulatory and voluntary compliance information, risk management information, as well as financial, legal, and production information, at an entity, facility, process, and other enterprise levels. The invention further includes a user interactive feature that provides a means for the user of the invention to enter data and receive an analyzed and compared data output display from a central client server.
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120 Claims
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1. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
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a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the step of analyzing the data sets includes the attribution of environmental emissions data to multiple entities within a multi-layered enterprise hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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8. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
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a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein, the data sets entered into the computerized data base include time periods of varying duration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
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a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, and of environmental program goals, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the comparisons include concurrent comparisons of one or more emissions against multiple environmental program goals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
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a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, and of financial information, including information on environmentally related activities, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
d) providing a visual output of said comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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34. ) A computerized method for managing enterprise environmental programs, said method comprised of the steps of:
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a) entering into a computerized system data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, and of financial information, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the data sets include data on historic or projected environmentally-related activity transactions, including actual or projected, respectively, emissions reduction units. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. ) A system for managing enterprise environmental programs, said system comprising the steps:
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a) input means for entry of data sets into a computer storage device, said data sets including data on enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analysis means, for analyzing said data sets;
c) comparison means, for generating comparisons between the data sets;
d) output means, for generating visual outputs of the results of the comparison means;
wherein the analysis means includes means for attributing environmental emissions data to multiple entities within a multi-layered enterprise hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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49. ) A system for managing enterprise environmental programs, said system comprising the steps:
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a) input means for entry of data sets into a computer storage device, said data sets including data on enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analysis means, for analyzing said data sets;
c) comparison means, for generating comparisons between the data sets; and
,d) output means, for generating visual outputs of the results of the comparison means;
wherein the data sets entered by the input means is comprised of time periods of varying durations. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. ) A system for managing enterprise environmental programs, said system comprising the steps:
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a) input means for entry of data sets into a computer storage device, said data sets including data on enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise and of environmental program goals, for one or more time periods;
b) analysis means, for analyzing said data sets;
c) comparison means, for generating comparisons between the data sets; and
,d) output means, for generating visual outputs of the results of the comparison means;
wherein the comparison means is comprised of means for generating comparisons of one or more environmental emissions concurrently against multiple environmental program goals. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. ) A system for managing enterprise environmental programs, said system comprising the steps:
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a) input means for entry of data sets into a computer storage device, said data sets including data on enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise and of financial information, including information on environmental activities, for one or more time periods;
b) analysis means, for analyzing said data sets;
c) comparison means, for generating comparisons between the data sets; and
,d) output means, for generating visual outputs of the results of the comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67)
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74. ) A system for managing enterprise environmental programs, said system comprising the steps:
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a) input means for entry of data sets into a computer storage device, said data sets including data on enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, and of financial information, for one or more time periods;
b) analysis means, for analyzing said data sets;
c) comparison means, for generating comparisons between the data sets; and
,d) output means, for generating visual outputs of the results of the comparison means;
wherein the data sets are comprised of data on historic or projected environmentally-related activity transactions, including actual or projected, respectively, emissions reduction units. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. ) A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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a) entering into a computerized database data sets of enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the analysis of the data sets includes the attribution of environmental emissions data to multiple entities with a multi-layered enterprise hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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89. ) A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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a) entering into a computerized database data sets of enterprise ownership relationships and of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein, the data sets entered into the computerized database include time periods of varying duration. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92)
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93. ) A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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a) entering into a computerized database data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise and of environmental program goals, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the generation of comparisons caused by the computer-executable instructions include concurrent comparisons of one or more emissions against multiple environmental program goals. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96)
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97. ) A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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a) entering into a computerized database data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, and of financial information, including financial information on environmentally-related activities, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107)
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114. ) A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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a) entering into a computerized database data sets of enterprise ownership relationships, of environmental emissions information from entities within the enterprise, of environmental program goals, and of financial information, for one or more time periods;
b) analyzing said data sets;
c) generating comparisons among said data sets; and
,d) providing a visual output of said comparisons;
wherein the data sets entered into the computer database include data on historic or projected environmentally-related activity transactions, including actual or projected, respectively, emissions reduction units. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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