Patent ID: 8086354
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G05B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, implemented on a processor device, for optimizing consumption of two or more resources, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining one or more user preferences for the consumption of the two or more resources, the two or more resources comprising water and electricity consumed in at least one resource consuming task; predicting the consumption of the two or more resources for each of a plurality of first time periods; predicting a first metric for the consumption of the two or more resources for each of the plurality of first time periods, wherein the first metric is associated with the one or more user preferences and at least one of the plurality of first time periods; determining a projected second metric for the consumption of the two or more resources during a second time period, comprising the plurality of first time periods, according to the predicted consumption and the predicted first metric, wherein the projected second metric indicates full or partial projected attainment of the one or more user preferences during the second time period; and optimizing the consumption of the two or more resources according to the projected second metric and according to the one or more user preferences; wherein one or more of the steps of obtaining one or more user preferences, predicting the consumption, predicting a first metric, determining a projected second metric, and optimizing the consumption are executed on the processor device.