POINT SOURCE ASSET SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a point-source asset system for managing an incentive-based environmentally-conscious behavior program and methods of implementing the same. In one embodiment, a system comprises: an administrative entity, communicably accessible via a computer network, comprising a database; a consumer entity having an entity account stored on the database; an environmentally-conscious sub-program, comprising a point-source asset, associated with the consumer entity; a means for monitoring point-source asset activity within the environmentally-conscious sub-program; and a means for granting a credit value, correlating to the point-source asset activity, to the entity account.
1 . A system comprising:
an administrative entity, communicably accessible via a computer network, comprising a database;
a consumer entity having an entity account stored on the database;
an environmentally-conscious sub-program, comprising a point-source asset, associated with the entity account;
a means for monitoring point-source asset activity within the environmentally-conscious sub-program; and
a means for granting a credit value, correlating to the point-source asset activity, to the entity account.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a means for enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values associated with the entity account.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the means for enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values comprises enabling the consumer entity to redeem the credit values for a reward with a third party vendor.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the environmentally-conscious sub-program comprises one of a curbside recycling and waste program, kiosk-based recycling and waste program, drop-off center recycling and waste program, commerce-based environmentally-conscious program, or utility- and commodity-based conservation program.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs, each comprising a point-source asset, are associated with the entity account.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs comprise a plurality of point source assets associated with the entity account.
7 . A method of managing a system, comprising:
providing a database hosted on a server at an administrative entity;
creating an entity account within the database for a consumer entity;
associating an environmentally-conscious sub-program, comprising a point-source asset, with the entity account;
monitoring point-source asset activity within the environmentally-conscious sub-program; and
granting a credit value, correlating to the point-source asset activity, to the entity account.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values associated with the entity account.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values comprises enabling the consumer entity to redeem the credit values for a reward with a third party vendor.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein redeeming the credit values for a reward with a third party vendor is conducted through a network-based shopping forum.
11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the environmentally-conscious sub-program comprises one of a curbside recycling and waste program, kiosk-based recycling and waste program, drop-off center recycling and waste program, commerce-based environmentally-conscious program, or utility- and commodity-based conservation program.
12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs, each comprising a point-source asset, are associated with the entity account.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs comprise a plurality of point source assets associated with the entity account.
14 . A tangible computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:
creating an entity account within the database for a consumer entity;
associating an environmentally-conscious sub-program, comprising a point-source asset, with the entity account;
monitoring point-source asset activity within the environmentally-conscious sub-program; and
granting a credit value, correlating to the point-source asset activity, to the entity account.
15 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values associated with the entity account.
16 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein enabling the consumer entity to manage the credit values comprises enabling the consumer entity to redeem the credit values for a reward with a third party vendor.
17 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the environmentally-conscious sub-program comprises one of a curbside recycling and waste program, kiosk-based recycling and waste program, drop-off center recycling and waste program, commerce-based environmentally-conscious program, or utility- and commodity-based conservation program.
18 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein a plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs, each comprising a point-source asset, are associated with the entity account.
19 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein each of the plurality of environmentally-conscious sub-programs comprise a plurality of point source assets associated with the entity account.
20 . The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the tangible computer readable medium is stored on a server, hosted by an administrative entity.