Network device and method for calculating energy savings based on remote work location
First Claim
1. A method of validating hydrocarbon consumption through a digital network having a plurality of remote access points, the method comprising:
- validating, by a network device, a remote location of a remote access point using location information provided by a location-aware device of a user that is authenticated by the remote access point, wherein validating the remote location includes determining an occupancy state of the user at the remote location and a primary location, based on one or more of (i) whether a wireless connection or a wired port is actively used by the user at the primary location, (ii) whether an access controlled entry is granted to the user or a vehicle associated with the user at the primary location, and (iii) using presence information or wireless triangulation to ensure that the user is at the primary location;
calculating, by the network device, a distance from the validated remote location to a primary location associated with the user;
deriving, by the network device, hydrocarbon consumption savings from the user working at the remote location rather than the primary location based on the distance, the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings are based on at least one of (i) avoiding travel between the remote location and the primary location, and (ii) office energy savings from having the user working away from the primary location associated with the user; and
generating a report, by the network device, that includes at least the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings and utilizing the report for pollution credit sharing between an owner or user of the primary location or an owner or user of the remote location, wherein the pollution credit sharing includes trading or splitting credits with the owner or user of the primary location.
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Abstract
Calculating and validating energy savings. Energy savings from programs such as telework are calculated and validated through the use of authenticated remote access systems. A person or device working away from the place of work authenticates themselves with a remote access system using a personal digital device. Through such authenticated remote access logs including location information, systems can determine where a person and/or device is, and is not. Energy savings can be calculated based not only on the energy expenditures of avoided travel, but also on the energy expenditures saved at the place of work location. These energy savings may be summed over employees and/or devices and/or places of work. Energy savings are documented, and may be expressed in terms of KWH, BTUs, metric tons of CO2, or other similarly derivable units. These may be used for example for credit trading. Such monitoring, calculating, and trading may be locally provided, offered as a managed service, or provided as a Software as a Service application for individuals, devices, groups of individuals, groups of devices, or enterprises.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of validating hydrocarbon consumption through a digital network having a plurality of remote access points, the method comprising:
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validating, by a network device, a remote location of a remote access point using location information provided by a location-aware device of a user that is authenticated by the remote access point, wherein validating the remote location includes determining an occupancy state of the user at the remote location and a primary location, based on one or more of (i) whether a wireless connection or a wired port is actively used by the user at the primary location, (ii) whether an access controlled entry is granted to the user or a vehicle associated with the user at the primary location, and (iii) using presence information or wireless triangulation to ensure that the user is at the primary location; calculating, by the network device, a distance from the validated remote location to a primary location associated with the user; deriving, by the network device, hydrocarbon consumption savings from the user working at the remote location rather than the primary location based on the distance, the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings are based on at least one of (i) avoiding travel between the remote location and the primary location, and (ii) office energy savings from having the user working away from the primary location associated with the user; and generating a report, by the network device, that includes at least the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings and utilizing the report for pollution credit sharing between an owner or user of the primary location or an owner or user of the remote location, wherein the pollution credit sharing includes trading or splitting credits with the owner or user of the primary location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A network device for validating hydrocarbon consumption through a digital network having a plurality of remote access points, the network device comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a validating mechanism to verify a remote location of a remote access point using location information provided by a device in use by, carried on a user or in proximity of, or otherwise associated with the user that is authenticated by or through the remote access point, wherein verifying of the remote location includes determining an occupancy state of the user at the remote location and a primary location, based on one or more of (i) whether a wireless connection or a wired port is actively used by the user at the primary location, (ii) whether an access controlled entry is granted to the user or a vehicle associated with the user at the primary location, and (iii) using presence information or wireless triangulation to ensure that the user is at the primary location; a calculating mechanism operating with the processor, the calculating mechanism to calculate a distance from the verified remote location to a primary location associated with the user; a deriving mechanism operating with the processor, the deriving mechanism to derive hydrocarbon consumption savings from the user working at the remote location rather than the primary location based on the distance, the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings are based on at least one of (i) avoiding travel between the remote location and the primary location, and (ii) office energy savings from having the user working away from the primary location associated with the user; and a reporting mechanism operating with the processor, the reporting mechanism generate a report that includes at least the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings and utilizing the report for pollution credit sharing between an owner or user of the primary location or an owner or user of the remote location, wherein the pollution credit sharing includes trading or splitting credits with the owner or user of the primary location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing embedded instructions that are executed by one or more mechanisms implemented within a network device for validating hydrocarbon consumption through a digital network having a plurality of remote access points to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
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validating a remote location of a remote access point using location information provided by a location-aware device of a user that is authenticated by the remote access point, wherein validating the remote location includes determining an occupancy state of the user at the remote location and a primary location, based on one or more of (i) whether a wireless connection or a wired port is actively used by the user at the primary location, (ii) whether an access controlled entry is granted to the user or a vehicle associated with the user at the primary location, and (iii) using presence information or wireless triangulation to ensure that the user is at the primary location; calculating a distance from the validated remote location to a primary location associated with the user; deriving hydrocarbon consumption savings from the user working at the remote location rather than the primary location based on the distance, the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings are based on at least one of (i) avoiding travel between the remote location and the primary location, and (ii) office energy savings from having the user working away from the primary location associated with the user; and generating a report that includes at least the derived hydrocarbon consumption savings and utilizing the report for pollution credit sharing between an owner or user of the primary location or an owner or user of the remote location, wherein the pollution credit sharing includes trading or splitting credits with the owner or user of the primary location.
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