Method for monitoring and displaying of utility consumption
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and displaying relative utility consumption for different properties in a real estate portfolio implemented in software operating a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the data processing system and the software, the data processing system having memory in which data for utility consumption of the different properties in the real estate portfolio is stored, and the software is operable in data processing system for performing all of the following steps;
receiving selection of a display area, temporal period, and display zones for display of utility consumption for the zones within the display area, wherein the zones are selected to represent one or more of the different properties;
determining values of total utility consumption and consumption intensities for the different properties in the real estate portfolio, wherein first and second values are calculated for each zone, with the first values corresponding to total aggregate utility consumption of each of the zones and the second values corresponding to consumption intensity for each of the zones;
ranking the first values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the first values with a size of a geometric form corresponding to each of the zones, wherein a highest of the first values has a largest size, the smallest of the first values has the smallest size, and the remaining of the first values are associated with sizes, from high to low, corresponding to an associated total utility consumption ranking;
ranking the second values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the second values with a corresponding color for the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein a highest of the second values has a first color representing a highest consumption intensity, the smallest of the second values has a second color representing the lowest consumption intensity, and the remaining of the second values are associated with mixtures of the first color and the second color, and color shades there-between, corresponding to an associated consumption intensity ranking; and
displaying on a map of the display area the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein each of the geometric forms having the associated size determined from the ranking of corresponding first values for each of the zones and the color associated with respective ones of the second values for each of the zones, and wherein the geometric forms corresponding to each of the zones are shown disposed at respective spatial locations on the map.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for displaying utility consumption of a property portfolio for zones of a display area. First values correspond to utility consumption and second values corresponding to consumption intensity are first determined. The first values for each zone are ranked from high to low values and associated with a size of a geometric form corresponding to each of the zones. Similarly, the second values for each zone are ranked from high to low values and associated with a corresponding color, with a highest of the second values having a first color representing a highest consumption intensity, the smallest of the second values having a second color representing the lowest consumption intensity, and the remaining of the second values are associated with mixtures of the first color and second color. The respective geometric forms for each of the zones are displayed on the map at respective spatial locations.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and displaying relative utility consumption for different properties in a real estate portfolio implemented in software operating a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the data processing system and the software, the data processing system having memory in which data for utility consumption of the different properties in the real estate portfolio is stored, and the software is operable in data processing system for performing all of the following steps; receiving selection of a display area, temporal period, and display zones for display of utility consumption for the zones within the display area, wherein the zones are selected to represent one or more of the different properties; determining values of total utility consumption and consumption intensities for the different properties in the real estate portfolio, wherein first and second values are calculated for each zone, with the first values corresponding to total aggregate utility consumption of each of the zones and the second values corresponding to consumption intensity for each of the zones; ranking the first values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the first values with a size of a geometric form corresponding to each of the zones, wherein a highest of the first values has a largest size, the smallest of the first values has the smallest size, and the remaining of the first values are associated with sizes, from high to low, corresponding to an associated total utility consumption ranking; ranking the second values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the second values with a corresponding color for the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein a highest of the second values has a first color representing a highest consumption intensity, the smallest of the second values has a second color representing the lowest consumption intensity, and the remaining of the second values are associated with mixtures of the first color and the second color, and color shades there-between, corresponding to an associated consumption intensity ranking; and displaying on a map of the display area the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein each of the geometric forms having the associated size determined from the ranking of corresponding first values for each of the zones and the color associated with respective ones of the second values for each of the zones, and wherein the geometric forms corresponding to each of the zones are shown disposed at respective spatial locations on the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for monitoring and displaying utility consumption for different properties in a real estate portfolio implemented in software operating a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the data processing system and the software, the data processing system having memory in which data for utility consumption of the properties in the real estate portfolio is stored, and the software is operable in data processing system for performing all of the following steps; receiving a display area, temporal period, and display zones for display of utility consumption for the zones within the display area, wherein the zones are selected to represent one or more of the properties; determining values of total utility consumption and consumption intensities for the properties in the real estate portfolio, wherein first and second values are calculated for each zone, with the first values corresponding to total aggregate utility consumption of each of the zones and the second values corresponding to consumption intensity for each of the zones; ranking the first values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the first values with a size of a geometric form corresponding to each of the zones, wherein a highest of the first values has a largest size, the smallest of the first values has the smallest size, and the remaining of the first values are associated with sizes, from high to low, corresponding to an associated total utility consumption ranking; ranking the second values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the second values with a corresponding color for the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein a highest of the second values has a first color representing a highest consumption intensity, the smallest of the second values has a second color representing the lowest consumption intensity, and the remaining of the second values are associated with mixtures of the first color and the second color, and color shades there-between, corresponding to an associated consumption intensity ranking; displaying on a map of the display area the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein each of the geometric forms having the associated size determined from the ranking of corresponding first values for each of the zones and the color associated with respective ones of the second values for each of the zones, and wherein the geometric forms corresponding to each of the zones are shown disposed at respective spatial locations on the map; and wherein the geometric forms corresponding to each of the zones are partitioned into sectors which graphically represent respective ones of types of utility components for the total utility consumption of each of the zones. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring and displaying utility consumption for different properties in a real estate portfolio implemented in software for operating a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the data processing system and the software, the data processing system having memory in which data for utility consumption of the properties in the real estate portfolio is stored, and the software is operable in data processing system for performing all of the following steps; receiving into the data processing system a selection of a display area, a temporal period, and display zones for display of utility consumption for the zones within the display area, and storing the selection in the memory, wherein the zones are selected to represent one or more of the properties; collecting and storing in the memory values for utility consumption of the properties in the real estate portfolio; determining values of total utility consumption and consumption intensities for the properties in the real estate portfolio from the values for utility consumption stored in the memory and storing the determined values in the memory, wherein first and second values are calculated for each zone, with the first values corresponding to total aggregate utility consumption of each of the zones and the second values corresponding to consumption intensity for each of the zones; comparing the first values stored in memory and assigning a first ranking stored in memory with the first ranking associated with the first values stored, wherein the first values for each zone are ranked from high to low and associated with each of the first values is a size of a geometric form corresponding to each of the zones, wherein a highest of the first values has a largest size, the smallest of the first values has the smallest size, and the remaining of the first values are associated with sizes, from high to low, corresponding to an associated total utility consumption ranking; comparing the second values stored in memory and storing in memory a second ranking of the second values for each zone from high to low and associating each of the second values with a corresponding color for the respective geometric form for each of the zones, wherein a highest of the second values has a first color representing a highest consumption intensity, the smallest of the second values has a second color representing the lowest consumption intensity, and the remaining of the second values are associated with mixtures of the first color and the second color, and color shades there-between, corresponding to an associated consumption intensity ranking stored in memory; and recalling the stored sizes and colors of the respective geographic forms from memory, and displaying on a map of the display area the respective geometric forms for each of the zones, with each of the geometric forms having the associated size determined from the ranking of corresponding first values for each of the zones and the color associated with respective ones of the second values for each of the zones, and wherein the geometric forms corresponding to each of the zones are shown disposed at respective spatial locations on the map; wherein the display area may be zoomed from displaying a full view of the display area, to a selected portion of the display area, and to a selected one of the zones, wherein when zoomed to the selected one of the zones the properties comprising the selected one of the zones are displayed as newly defined zones; and providing at least one slider control, wherein said slider control is operated to process the stored consumption data which results in changes to the relative displayed values for the geometric forms correlating to changes in the utility consumption and the consumption intensity in the display area, such that the displayed sizes and the colors for the geometric forms are adjusted to display the effect of the changes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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