METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF APPLIANCE ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
First Claim
1. A system for evaluating appliance economics and environmental impact of an appliance at a location and time of sale of said appliance comprising:
- an electronic data processing center containing data on current energy costs and appliance externalities;
an electronic communication device in communication with said electronic data processing center, said electronic communication device comprising means for reading appliance identifiers of said appliance, recorded appliance installation locations for said appliance, and means for transmitting said identifiers and locations to said electronic data center; and
said electronic data processing center comprising an algorithm for determining at least one of estimated energy costs, relative cost savings compared with a predetermined baseline or comparison appliance, and environmental impact of said appliance, and means for transmitting said estimated energy costs, relative cost savings, and environmental impact of said appliance to said electronic communication device.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining appliance economics and environmental impacts of appliances comprising the steps of electronically reading an appliance identifier of an appliance using a portable, hand-held communication device, inputting an installation location of the appliance into the communication device, transmitting the appliance identifier and the installation location of the appliance to a data processing center containing current energy cost data and externalities data for the installation location, and transmitting at least one of said appliance economics and said appliance environmental impact for the appliance to the communication device.
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1. A system for evaluating appliance economics and environmental impact of an appliance at a location and time of sale of said appliance comprising:
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an electronic data processing center containing data on current energy costs and appliance externalities; an electronic communication device in communication with said electronic data processing center, said electronic communication device comprising means for reading appliance identifiers of said appliance, recorded appliance installation locations for said appliance, and means for transmitting said identifiers and locations to said electronic data center; and said electronic data processing center comprising an algorithm for determining at least one of estimated energy costs, relative cost savings compared with a predetermined baseline or comparison appliance, and environmental impact of said appliance, and means for transmitting said estimated energy costs, relative cost savings, and environmental impact of said appliance to said electronic communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining appliance economics and appliance environmental impacts comprising the steps of:
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electronically reading an appliance identifier of an appliance using a portable, hand-held communication device; inputting an installation location of said appliance into said communication device; transmitting said appliance identifier and said installation location to a data processing center containing current energy cost data and externalities data for said installation location; calculating at least one of said appliance economics and appliance environmental impact for said appliance; and transmitting at least one of said appliance economics and said appliance environmental impact for said appliance to said communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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