Thermostat classification method and system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving energy usage data of a consumer associated to a premises, the premises having a controller to regulate temperature in a controlled space within the premises, the energy usage data representing energy usage being associated, in part, to regulation of the controller;
analyzing, via a processor, the energy usage data to determine whether the controller is a programmed thermostat or an unprogrammed thermostat;
wherein the analyzing includes determining, via the processor, whether the energy usage data indicates that the energy usage adjusts in a pattern according to a time-of-day dependent setting;
generating, via the processor, a status that indicates the controller at the premises is the programmed thermostat in response to determining that the energy usage adjusts in the pattern; and
generating, via the processor, the status that indicates the controller is the unprogrammed thermostat in response to determining that the energy usage does not adjust in the pattern.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a computer-implemented method and system of reducing commodity usage by providing tailored consumer information to the consumer. The method utilizes neural network and machine learning techniques to calculate and cluster statistical data to classify the premises for desired observable condition, including the presence of a programmed thermostat. A score is determined that corresponds to at least one of: (i) a present state of an observable condition, (ii) a non-present state of the observable condition, and (iii) a degree of a condition of the observable condition, to provide tailored consumer information associated to the consumer'"'"'s usage of the commodity.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving energy usage data of a consumer associated to a premises, the premises having a controller to regulate temperature in a controlled space within the premises, the energy usage data representing energy usage being associated, in part, to regulation of the controller; analyzing, via a processor, the energy usage data to determine whether the controller is a programmed thermostat or an unprogrammed thermostat; wherein the analyzing includes determining, via the processor, whether the energy usage data indicates that the energy usage adjusts in a pattern according to a time-of-day dependent setting; generating, via the processor, a status that indicates the controller at the premises is the programmed thermostat in response to determining that the energy usage adjusts in the pattern; and generating, via the processor, the status that indicates the controller is the unprogrammed thermostat in response to determining that the energy usage does not adjust in the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory including instructions that, upon being executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to; receive energy usage data of a consumer associated to a premises, the premises having a controller to regulate temperature in a controlled space within the premises, the energy usage data being associated, in part, to regulation of the controller; analyze the energy usage data to determine whether the controller is a programmed thermostat or an unprogrammed thermostat by determining, via the processor, whether the energy usage data indicates that the energy usage adjusts in a pattern according to a time-of-day dependent setting; and generating, via the processor, a status that indicates the controller as the programmed thermostat or the unprogrammed thermostat based at least in part on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of remotely ascertaining presence of a programmed thermostat controlling an environmental conditioner at a premises, the method comprising:
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fetching, by at least a processor using a network communication, energy usage data from a device located at the premises, wherein the energy usage data includes data representing usage of energy over a plurality of time periods; performing, by at least the processor, a statistical analysis of the energy usage data including analyzing the energy usage data for an indication of a repeated temporal variation in the usage of the energy based on a time periodic pattern of the usage; if the indication of the repeated temporal variation is found, generating information indicating that the premises includes a programmed thermostat for controlling the environmental conditioner of the premises; and if the indication of the repeated temporal variation is not found, generating information indicating that the premises includes an unprogrammed thermostat for controlling the environmental conditioner of the premises. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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