Systems, methods and devices for gamification of water conservation
OwnerKassandra Holt, Timothy Holt +4inventors
InventorsKassandra Holt, Timothy Holt, Allison Drennan, Katelin Drennan, Eric Snaufer, Carter Lechtenberg
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Abstract
Water conservation through behavior modification is achieved by guiding a user of an App through a quiz interface illustrating facts about water usage, a simulation providing a simulated water conservation experience, a commitment interface inviting the user to save water, a social good interface to provide the user a good feeling about saving water and a personal water usage tracking system to help the user understand their progress toward water conservation.
Claims2
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by a processor to perform operations of a water conservation mobile application executing on a mobile device, the operations, when executed by the processor, to perform a method, the method comprising:
- rendering a set of trivia screens providing water conservation facts, comprising:
- rendering a water conservation question;
- processing a water conservation answer selection indicated by a user;
- and
- rendering a confirmation of a water conservation answer when the water conservation answer selection is correct;
- rendering a set of water conservation simulation screens providing water conservation simulation, comprising:
- rendering a water conservation simulation screen with water conservation simulation options;
- processing, in a simulated environment, a set of water conservation simulation options indicated by the user;
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- rendering, based on the simulation options indicated by the user, a water conservation results screen that includes water conservation results of the simulated environment;
- rendering a set of commitment screens enabling a commitment to water conservation from the user, comprising:
- rendering a commitment information screen comprising water conservation information;
- retrieving personal water usage data for the user from a utility service provider;
- rendering a personal data screen that displays personal water usage data of the user;
- rendering an invitation to select from a set of water conservation options;
- process a water conservation option indicated by the user;
- indicate, based on the personal water usage data and the water conservation option, a projected water conservation;
- and
- render a confirmation screen that indicates the water conservation option indicated by the user;
- rendering a set of water conservation tracking screens, comprising:
- rendering a personal water usage tracking screen that displays a graph of personal water usage over time, an average of neighborhood water usage, and the water conservation expected from the water conservation option;
- rendering a reminder of the water conservation option when the water conservation option has been indicated by the user;
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- rendering a set of social good screens, comprising:
- rendering a social good screen comprising a donation invitation to pay a donation based on water usage conservation;
- processing a payment from the user based on the water usage conservation;
- and
- rendering a donation confirmation screen of a successful donation;
- rendering a set of settings screens, comprising:
- rendering account information for a utility service provider;
- and
- processing, based on user input, changes to the account information.
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