CONSERVATION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities that are members of an online community; and
publishing an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by at least three of the consuming entities.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities. The entities may comprise members of a defined community, such as an online community. Further activities may include publishing an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by some number of the consuming entities. Publication, perhaps in the form of a ranked list display, is expected to foster competition between the consuming entities, leading to reduced resource consumption. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities that are members of an online community; and publishing an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by at least three of the consuming entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a plurality of resource consumption reporting devices to control consumption of one or more resources by resource consumption appliances on a per-appliance basis, and to collect resource consumption data associated with the consumption of the one or more resources by the resource consumption appliances; and at least one server to receive the resource consumption data from the plurality of resource consumption devices via a global communications network, and to publish an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by at least three of the consuming entities forming at least a portion of an online community. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities that are members of an online community; publishing an online comparison of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data as a ranked list comparing consumption by the consuming entities; and repeating the receiving and the publishing in order to inspire competition among the consuming entities to reduce consumption of resources associated with the resource consumption data.
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22. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities that are members of a defined community; and publishing a ranking to individual ones of the consuming entities, with respect to others of the consuming entities, based on a comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by at least three of the consuming entities. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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