SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING AND EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

• US 20140012553A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kelly, Nguashima, Barriere, Jared, Stazo, Charles, Eisentraut, Timothy, Galati, Madelaine R., Orellano, Diana, Patel, Mona
• Application Number:
  US13/840,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20140012553A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an environmental impact analysis system configured for providing a graphical user interface for displaying a plurality of user consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of one or more resources; receiving user input comprising user consumption data responsive to one or more of the user consumption inquiries; displaying one or more impact reduction goals representing potential user actions that would result in a lesser environmental footprint; and receiving user input comprising goal completion data indicating user completion of one or more of the impact reduction goals. Various embodiments of the system are further configured to determine user impact values indicative of the environmental footprint resulting from user consumption of the one or more resources, and to determine revised user impact values indicative of the user'"'"'s reduced environmental footprint due to completed impact reduction goals.

Claims

1. An environmental impact analysis system for analyzing the environmental impact of one or more system users, the system comprising:

one or more memory storage areas; and

one or more processors;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to;

display via a user interface a plurality of user consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of one or more resources;

receive via the user interface user input comprising user consumption data responsive to one or more of the user consumption inquiries;

calculate, based on the user consumption data, one or more user impact values indicative of the environmental footprint resulting from the user consumption of the one or more resources;

display via the user interface one or more of the calculated user impact values;

display via the user interface one or more impact reduction goals representing potential user actions that would result in a lesser environmental footprint;

receive via the user interface user input comprising goal completion data indicating user completion of one or more of the impact reduction goals; and

calculate, based on the user impact values and the goal completion data, one or more revised user impact values indicative of the user'"'"'s reduced environmental footprint due to completed impact reduction goals.

2. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the user consumption inquiries comprise one or more transportation consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of fuel;

wherein the user consumption data is indicative of an amount of fuel used in relation to transportation activities; and

wherein the user impact values comprise an amount of carbon dioxide emissions generated due to the user'"'"'s consumption of fuel.

3. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the user consumption inquiries comprise one or more home energy consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of home energy;

wherein the user consumption data is indicative of an amount of electrical power used in relation to home activities; and

wherein the user impact values comprise an amount of carbon dioxide emissions generated due to the user'"'"'s consumption of home energy.

4. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the user consumption inquiries comprise one or more recycling consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user recycling of waste;

wherein the user consumption data is indicative of an amount of waste recycled; and

wherein the user impact values comprise an amount of carbon dioxide emissions avoided due to the users'"'"'s recycling of the waste.

5. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the user consumption inquiries comprise one or more water consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of water;

wherein the user consumption data is indicative of an amount of water consumed by the user in relation to various activities; and

wherein the user impact values comprise a total amount of water used by the user.

6. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further to configured to:

receive user input indicating that a user is a member of a user group; and

aggregate user impact values for all users in the user group; and

calculate one or more group impact values indicative of the environmental footprint resulting from the consumption of one or more resources by users in the group.

7. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 6, wherein the user group is a household.

8. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 6, wherein the user group is an employee work unit.

9. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more impact reduction goals comprise user actions resulting in the reduction of fuel consumed in relation to transportation activities.

10. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more impact reduction goals comprise user actions resulting in the reduction of power consumed in relation to home energy usage.

11. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more impact reduction goals comprise user actions resulting in the reduction of water consumed.

12. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more impact reduction goals comprise user actions resulting in an increase in an amount of waste recycled.

13. The environmental impact analysis system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, in response to a first user request, generate an electronic message to a second user, the electronic message indicating a challenge to complete one or more of the impact reduction goals.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

displaying via a user interface a plurality of user consumption inquiries soliciting user input relating to user consumption of one or more resources;

receiving via the user interface user input comprising user consumption data responsive to one or more of the user consumption inquiries;

calculating, based on the user consumption data, one or more user impact values indicative of the environmental footprint resulting from the user consumption of the one or more resources;

displaying via the user interface one or more of the calculated user impact values;

displaying via the user interface one or more impact reduction goals representing potential user actions that would result in a lesser environmental footprint;

receiving via the user interface user input comprising goal completion data indicating user completion of one or more of the impact reduction goals; and

calculating, based on the user impact values and the goal completion data, one or more revised user impact values indicative of the user'"'"'s reduced environmental footprint due to completed impact reduction goals.