Patent ID: 11880255
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method for operating an energy usage computing system, the method comprising:
receiving, at one or more processors, data corresponding to energy usage of a plurality of devices associated with a vehicle and a property from a plurality of sensors;
analyzing, using the one or more processors, the data to determine a respective amount of energy used for each device of the plurality of devices over a first portion of a time period;
projecting, using the one or more processors, an estimated cost of operation for the plurality of devices over the time period based at least in part on the respective amount of energy used for each device of the plurality of devices over the first portion of the time period;
determining, using the one or more processors, a budget based at least in part on an amount of funds in a bank account of a user;
updating, using the one or more processors, the estimated cost of operation for the plurality of devices over the time period based at least in part on a respective amount of energy used for each device of the plurality of devices over a second portion of the time period to generate an updated estimated cost;
comparing, using the one or more processors, the updated estimated cost of operation for the plurality of devices to the budget; and
instructing, using the one or more processors and in response to determining that the updated estimated cost of operation for the plurality of devices is above the budget, the vehicle to autonomously travel at a driving parameter of the vehicle during the second portion of the time period as a corrective action to decrease an actual cost of operation for the plurality of devices during the second portion of the time period.