Collection method of and collection system for collecting costs of energy-saving facilities

• US 20060206369A1
• Filed: 05/15/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tadakatsu Nakajima, Toshihiko Fukushima
• Original Assignee: Tadakatsu Nakajima, Toshihiko Fukushima
• Inventors: Nakajima, Tadakatsu, Fukushima, Toshihiko
• Application Number:
  US11/433,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206369A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier

Abstract

A collection method and system which restrains an increase in initial cost of energy-saving facilities. According to the invention, the reduced amount of running cost of energy-saving facilities for a predetermined period is computed based on a prediction of operation of the facilities, and an initial cost is determined. Actual operation of the energy-saving facilities is monitored, and stored in a history database. Based on the actual operation, the reduced amount of the running cost is periodically calculated and stored in a database. A business enterpriser draws the amount from the customer'"'"'s account corresponding to the reduced amount.

Claims

1. A system for collecting the costs of an energy-saving facility installed to a customer, comprising:

means for storing a predicted reduced amount of running cost of the energy-saving facilities for a predetermined period, the reduced amount calculated based on a prediction of operation of a customer;

means for monitoring an actual operational status of the energy-saving facilities;

means for calculating a reduced amount of the running cost on the basis of an actual operational status of the energy-saving facilities, the status is obtained from the remote monitoring part; and

means for collecting from the customer an amount to repay the reduced amount of the running cost which has been subtracted from the initial cost of the energy-saving facility.