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System and method for managing delivery of public services

  • US 8,504,668 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2010
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of managing a public service provided by a utility, comprising:

  • receiving from a first source, by an electronic circuit, presence information comprising a number of users present at each of a plurality of locations, wherein said number of users is determined based on at least one of activity information and location information from one or more communications devices at each of said plurality of locations;

    receiving from a second source, by said electronic circuit, consumption information comprising an amount of energy consumed at each of said plurality of locations;

    generating, by said electronic circuit, an estimated usage of said public service at each of said plurality of locations based on said presence information and said consumption information; and

    generating, by said electronic circuit, a predicted future consumption of said public service for each of said plurality of locations based on said estimated usage from each of said plurality of locations.

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