Ecological impact compliance

• US 20120150733A1
• Filed: 10/26/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Belady, Christian, Bernard, Rob, Calvo, Angel Sarmento, Cochrane, Larry, Garms, Jason, Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Pollard, Jennifer Mame, Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T., Vega, Rene A., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Zhao, Feng
• Application Number:
  US13/317,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20120150733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing ecological impact quantification identifiers may implement operations including, but not limited to computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product; and means for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

means for computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product; and

means for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product specification data associated with the product.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product specification data associated with the product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material identification data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material identification data comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to an amount of rare-earth materials in the product.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material identification data comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to an amount of hazardous materials in the product.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material identification data comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to an amount of ground pollutants in the product.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product specification data associated with the product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to a carbon dioxide equivalent value associated with the manufacturing of at least a portion of the product.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to a carbon dioxide equivalent value associated with the manufacturing of at least a portion of the product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material transportation data.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to a carbon dioxide equivalent value associated with the manufacturing of at least a portion of the product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product manufacturing energy use data.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product specification data associated with the product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with manufacturing at least a portion of the product according to product construction material waste data.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a resale disposal mode.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a recycling disposal mode.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a composting disposal mode.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to an incineration disposal mode.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a sanitary landfill disposal mode.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to a product disposal mode further comprises:

means for computing an ecological impact quantification associated with disposal of at least a portion of the product according to an ocean floor disposal mode.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification comprises:

means for charging a fee to the user account according to the ecological impact quantification.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification comprises:

means for crediting a user account according to the ecological impact quantification.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification comprises:

means for generating a webpage indicative of the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for generating a webpage that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for generating a webpage that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for generating a webpage that includes a link to at least one downloadable file including information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for publishing a notification that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to a social media database account associated with the user.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for providing an e-mail notification that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to one or more e-mail accounts.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the means for providing an e-mail notification that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to one or more e-mail accounts comprises:

means for providing an e-mail including at least one attached file that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to one or more e-mail accounts.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for providing a text messaging notification that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to one or more devices.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for publishing a notification associated with the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status comprises:

means for generating a printed notification that includes information based at least in part on the at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status to one or more devices.

29. A computer implemented method comprising:

computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product; and

assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification.

30. A system comprising:

circuitry for computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product; and

circuitry for assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification

31. A computer-readable storage medium product storing instructions for:

computing at least one ecological impact quantification associated with at least one life-cycle phase of a product; and

assigning at least one of a positive ecological impact status, a negative ecological impact status and a neutral ecological impact status with a user account according to the at least one ecological impact quantification.