SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GAMIFY INSURED PROPERTY SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES

• US 20160283958A1
• Filed: 03/26/2015
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Nickel, Christina N., Rubin, Elizabeth J., Haslam, Justin D., Hugos, Thuy, Tarrillion, Ann C., Lay, Allen, Devereaux, Ramsey, Wheeler, Daniela, Read, Spencer
• Application Number:
  US14/669,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20160283958A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game

Abstract

Techniques for gamifying dwelling energy consumption include segmenting a dwelling into a plurality of zones in a gameplay scenario, determining energy consumption associated with each zone for a prescribed period of time, comparing the determined energy consumption of at least two zones with one another, and determining an optimal zone contingent upon the comparison of the at least two zones in the gameplay scenario.

Claims

1. A method for gamifying dwelling energy consumption, the method comprising:

segmenting, by a processor, a dwelling into a plurality of zones;

determining, by the processor, resource consumption associated with each zone for a prescribed period of time;

comparing, by the processor, the determined resource consumption of at least two said zones with one another; and

determining, by the processor, an optimal zone contingent upon said comparison of said at least two zones in a gameplay scenario.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a said zone corresponds to one or more rooms of a dwelling.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a said zone consists of designated appliances associated with the dwelling.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determined resource consumption consists of at least one of consumed electrical power, water and gas.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determined resource consumption consists of monetary cost associated with resource consumption of a said zone.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said comparing at least two zones includes utilization of prescribed criteria for each said zone being compared to other said zones.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determining an optimal zone consists of identifying a zone having a greatest reduction of resource consumption.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determining an optimal zone consists of identifying a zone having a greatest cost savings associated with its resource consumption.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further including providing the gameplay scenario via social media.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining resource consumption for a zone includes:

receiving informatic data from one or more sensor devices associated with a zone;

performing analysis on the received informatic data to identify and parse out data relating to resource consumption of said zone; and

applying predefined business rules to the parsed out data to determine resource consumption of said zone.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further including providing an incentive to a user of the determined optimal zone.

12. A method for gamifying dwelling resource consumption, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor, resource consumption associated with a first dwelling for a prescribed period of time;

determining, by a processor, energy consumption associated with at least one other second dwelling for the prescribed period of time;

comparing, by a processor, the determined resource consumption of the first and second dwellings; and

determining, by the processor, an optimal dwelling based upon said comparison of said first and second dwellings in a gameplay scenario.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein said determined resource consumption consists of at least one of consumed electrical power, water and gas.

14. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein said determined resource consumption consist of monetary cost associated with resource consumption of a said zone.

15. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein said gameplay scenario includes a user of a said first dwelling challenging a user of a said second dwelling.

16. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein said determining an optimal dwelling consists of identifying a dwelling having a greatest reduction of resource consumption.

17. The method as recited in claim 12, further including providing an incentive to a user of the determined optimal dwelling.

18. A method for gamifying dwelling resource consumption, the method comprising:

forming, by a processor, at least two teams wherein each team has at least one user associated with a dwelling;

determining, by the processor, resource consumption associated with each team for a prescribed period of time;

comparing, by the processor, the determined resource consumption of at least two teams with one another; and

determining, by the processor, an optimal team contingent upon said comparison of said at least two teams in a gameplay scenario.

19. The method as recited in claim 18, wherein each team is user selected via a gameplay scenario.

20. The method as recited in claim 18, further including providing an incentive to the determined optimal team.