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• the present invention relates to a system and a method for recording and monitoring at least one predetermined global component emission value, in particular greenhouse gas, relating to a consumption of services or products of a user or group of users. It also relates to a corresponding portable device and computer program. It is widely accepted today that our patterns of consumption of services or products, whether at the level of an individual, a group of people, a company, an industrial sector, or even a State or continent, generate the emission of a large amount of components, including greenhouse gases, which are certainly at the origin of global warming that we are currently experiencing. In recent years, we have seen a sharp acceleration of this phenomenon, which leads us to think collectively about a drastic reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions.
• the invention therefore relates more particularly to a system for recording and monitoring at least one predetermined global component emission value relating to the consumption of a user, comprising means for storing the global transmission value, means for receiving incoming data relating to transactions between the user concerned and at least one service provider or product and / or consumption information of a service or product, means for processing the incoming data received for extracting partial values and means for updating the global emission value using the extracted partial values.
• Such a system is for example described in the patent application published under the number US 2008/0183523 and provides a software framework for establishing as simply as possible a greenhouse gas emission budget of a given industrial actor.
• This software framework allows a user to establish a project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automate the calculation of a global emission value based on consumption data and / or transactions entered by the user. this user to then record and track the evolution of this global value over time.
• the goal of establishing such a project for the user is to obtain in exchange for carbon credits granted by a credit granting organization, for example the United Nations Framework Convention on Changes.
• climate Change also known as UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on climate Change)
• UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on climate Change
• the proposed system provides data that must be verified by a certification authority before being submitted to the carbon credit organization. Applying to such a certification authority has a cost. However, for a significant industrial player, for example a production site of a large industrial group, this cost is quite reasonable given the expected gains. The proposed system is therefore helping to facilitate the implementation of an effective incentive program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• the subject of the invention is therefore a system for recording and monitoring at least one predetermined global component emission value, in particular for greenhouse gas, relating to a consumption of services or products of a user or group of users, comprising means for storing this global transmission value, means for receiving incoming data relating to transactions between the user or group of users and at least one service provider or product and / or consumption information of a service or product, incoming data processing means received for extracting partial values and means for updating the overall transmission value using the extracted partial values, characterized in that the processing means comprise means for distinguishing the incoming data according to whether they are provided by a trusted source for the recording system or by a urce to verify, and means for checking the consistency of any incoming data provided by a source to check with at least one incoming data provided by a trusted source.
• a recording and monitoring system integrates its own verification tools and does not require the intervention of a certification authority. It then makes it possible to envisage the application of an incentive method for reducing emissions by quotas at the level of individuals, tax households, SMEs, etc. It also allows more generally the application of a quota incentive method to all interested parties at a lower cost.
• a recording and tracking system cleverly takes advantage of the following to integrate its own verification tools:
• a recording and tracking system may further comprise means for storing a general database relating to the user or group of users and acquired by the system independently of any transaction. between the user or group of users and a service provider or product, and wherein the verification means is further adapted to check the consistency of an incoming data provided by a source to verify with at least a portion of the data General.
• a recording and monitoring system may further comprise means for storing at least one credit account, called "carbon credits", this account being associated with said at least one user or group of users, and means of administration of this account by power or flow based on a comparison of the total value of transmission with at least one predetermined global reference value.
• a recording and tracking system may further comprise means for storing at least one loyalty account that can be fed or debited with carbon credits, this loyalty account being associated with said least one user or group of users and to a service or product provider.
• the overall emission value comprises a structured set, in particular at least one array of values, of carbon dioxide emission parameters comprising: a first subset of carbon dioxide emission parameters relating to a consumption of energy allocated to a dwelling of the user or group of users,
• the invention also relates to a portable device for validating a transaction between a user or group of users and a service provider or product, the consumption of this product or service being associated with a component emission partial value.
• predetermined, in particular greenhouse gas by means of which a first third party organization is authorized to record and update a global emission value of this predetermined component relating to a consumption of services or products of this user or group of users, comprising means for identifying the user or group of users with a second third body authorized to confirm and record this transaction, characterized in that it further comprises means for identifying the user or group of users to the first third party organization to provide access for the user or group of users to data for this user or group of users administered by the first third party
• the first third party organization is furthermore authorized to host and administer a credit account, called "carbon credits", associated with this user or group of users by feed or flow based on a comparison of the overall value.
• transmission system with a predetermined global reference value
• the means of identification with the first third-party organization are furthermore designed to allow access for the user or group of users to the credits of this carbon credit account and / or for enable the validation of a debit or credit on this carbon credit account.
• the subject of the invention is also a method for recording and monitoring at least one predetermined global component emission value, in particular for greenhouse gases, relating to a consumption of services or products of a user or group of users, comprising the following steps: storage of this global emission value, receiving inbound data relating to transactions between the user or group of users and at least one service or product provider and / or consumption information of a service or product; processing of incoming data received for extract partial values, and
• updating the global emission value using the extracted partial values characterized in that it further comprises a step of distinguishing the incoming data according to whether they are considered as provided by a trusted source or by a source to check, and a step of checking the consistency of any incoming data provided by a source to check with at least one incoming data provided by a trusted source.
• an incoming data is considered as provided by a source to be verified when it includes transaction information or product or service consumption entered by the user or group of users.
• the invention also relates to a computer program downloadable from a communication network and / or recorded on a computer-readable medium and / or executable by a processor, characterized in that it comprises code instructions of program for executing the steps of a recording and tracking method as previously defined when said program is executed on a computer.
• FIG. 1 schematically represents the general structure of an installation comprising a system for recording and monitoring at least one predetermined global component emission value, according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 2 schematically represents the general structure of a portable validation device according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 3 illustrates the successive steps of a method for recording and tracking at least one predetermined global component emission value, according to one embodiment of the invention.
• the installation shown in FIG. 1 comprises a computer server 10 for managing transmission information of at least one predetermined component for at least one user.
• the physical constitution of this server is ordinary: it comprises for example a motherboard provided with at least one microprocessor for executing programs, a read-only memory, a random access memory and a data transmission bus , and at least one hard disk for storing data in the form of simple files, databases, database management programs, etc.
• a user (or group of users) will for example be a tax home considered in its entirety.
• the operation of the computer server 10 will be detailed for a single user, that is to say one or more people from the same tax household, but he is able to manage the broadcasts of a plurality of users and to organize its storage means, including the content of his or her hard disks, accordingly.
• the predetermined component is a component whose emission is the direct consequence of a consumption of products and / or services by the user. It is desired to measure this component emission by the user and its evolution as a function of the consumption of products and / or services in order to ultimately limit it.
• this component will be carbon dioxide, but the invention applies to any other component whose emission can be estimated from the consumption of products and / or services. It may be a gas or any combination of any greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Sulfur hexafluoride, or any other pollutant or unwanted component.
• the products and / or services that will be considered in the remainder of the description relate to the energy consumption for the home, the personal vehicle and the public transport movements of the user.
• For housing for example, consumption of natural gas, heating oil, electricity, coal, district heating and other heat, wood and solar energy transmission networks are examined.
• For the personal vehicle for example, fuel consumption is examined.
• For trips by public transport it is for example consumption of train, metro, boat, bus, short or long-haul flights that are examined. It is a function of the computer server 10 to gather reliably and automatically any information relating to the consumption by the user of one of these services or products to process this information and extract an estimate of a global value carbon dioxide emissions and track the evolution of this value over time.
• the computer server 10 conventionally comprises a plurality of reception and data transmission interfaces symbolized for the sake of simplification by a single reference 12 and essentially serving, in the context of the invention, to receive incoming data relating to general information on the subject. user, to transactions between the user and service or product suppliers and to consumer information of services or products.
• These means 12 for receiving incoming data notably allow the computer server 10 to be directly connected to a set of peripherals including at least one input keyboard 14.
• Other peripherals such as a screen, a mouse, an external hard disk , a scanner, CD-ROM drives and the like can also be provided, in particular to enable automatic or semi-automatic assisted input of useful data to the management computer server 10.
• a program enabling the implementation of a method of Assisted capture such as that described in the patent application published under the number FR 2 924 834 can then be installed in the computer server 10.
• the data receiving means 12 also comprise a network card enabling the connection of the computer server 10 to at least one data transmission network 16 such as the Internet network, one or more wireless data transmission networks or a combination of these. networks To this network 16 are connected different incoming data sources for the computer server 10. Of all the possible data sources, some are illustrated in Figure 1 without limitation:
• a server 18 for managing a bank account of the user capable of transmitting to the computer server 10 information relating to transactions between the user and service or product suppliers,
• a server 20 of a service provider or product capable of transmitting to the computer server 10 information relating to transactions between the user and this service provider or product, but also consumption information of a service or product
• a payment terminal 22 capable of transmitting to the computer server 10 information relating to a financial transaction between the user and a service or product provider, as well as consumption information of a service or product
• remote entry 24 also capable of transmitting to the computer server 10 information relating to a financial transaction between the user and a service provider or product, and consumption information of a service or product
• the use of the terminals 22 and 24 by the user can be subjected to identification of this user using a portable device 28 specific to this user.
• this portable device is for example a smart card, but it can also be a mobile phone, an RFID-type badge, etc.
• This portable device will be detailed with reference to FIG. 2. It will also be noted that a terminal similar to the terminal 24 may be made available to authorized experts for the provision of general information deemed reliable.
• the computer server 10 having the function of estimating and monitoring the evolution of a global value of carbon dioxide emission of the user, it comprises means 30 for storing this global value, for example on hard disk.
• the above-mentioned parameter values must all be expressed in the same unit of carbon dioxide emission, for example in tonnes or kilograms of carbon dioxide.
• the incoming data received by the computer server 10 are expressed in different units (liters of fuels, wood steres, currencies, kWh, etc.).
• the computer server 10 thus comprises software means 38 for processing the incoming data received to extract partial values expressed either in tonnes of carbon dioxide, or in a unit that the tables 32, 34, 36 know how to convert automatically, to the using a predetermined coefficient, in tonnes of carbon dioxide.
• Each partial value resulting from an incoming data is provided by the processing means 38 to a module 40 for updating the global transmission value in the storage means 30. This update is done by adding the value partial to the parameter value concerned in one of the tables 32, 34 or 36.
• the processing means 38 comprise means 42 for distinguishing the incoming data according to whether they are provided by a trusted source for the computer system 10 or by a source to be verified.
• a distinction criterion may simply be to consider that an incoming data is considered as provided by a source to be verified when it includes transaction information or product or service consumption entered by the user. This is for example the case of the data provided by the remote entry terminal 24 or certain additional transaction data that can be filled in by the user via the payment terminal 22.
• the incoming data entered by the keyboard 14 by an operator of the computer server 10 is reliable source from the moment the aforementioned assisted input program is used.
• the incoming data considered automatically by the means of distinction 42 as provided by a trusted source are transmitted to a module 44 for automatic conversion of these partial value data usable by the update module 40. They are furthermore provided to a user. base 46 of incoming data verification.
• the incoming data considered automatically by the means of distinction 42 as provided by a source to be verified are transmitted to a module 48 for checking their coherence with other data considered reliable.
• the database 50 includes, for example, information such as the composition of the tax home of the user, a description of the main dwelling, etc. Some of the data it contains may come from incoming data provided by the sensor (s) 26 or input by accredited experts.
• the verification module 48 is therefore designed to confront any incoming data provided by a source to verify with a portion of the data stored in one of the databases 46, 50 or 52 relating to either the same transaction as that of the incoming data. to verify, either to the same product or service consumed or purchased, or to another element common with the incoming data to be verified.
• the verification module 48 is designed to check the coherence of the incoming data to be checked with other reliable data. exploiting their redundancies using software tools (expert and / or rule-based systems) operating by correlations, partial comparisons or others. These tools are known to those skilled in the art and therefore will not be detailed. They are integrated in the computer system 10, more precisely in the means of distinctions 42.
• the incoming data verified are transmitted to the conversion module 44, but also to the database 46 of incoming data verification. Indeed, after being validated by the verification module 48, initially unreliable data can in turn serve to verify other incoming data provided by a source to verify.
• SCENARIO 1 the user makes a transaction with a fuel supplier and uses on this occasion the payment terminal 22 with the aid of his smart card 28. On the occasion of this transaction, the payment terminal 22 ask him to indicate the mileage of his personal vehicle.
• the information that can then be transmitted by the payment terminal to the computer server 10 is the amount of the transaction, the amount of fuel purchased, the mileage entered by the user. Some may be considered reliable, such as the amount of the transaction and the amount of fuel purchased. Others need to be checked, such as mileage entered. Thus, the latter information, cross-checked with other mileage information previously provided and validated by the computer server or consumption of the motor vehicle, can be verified by the module 48.
• SCENARIO 2 the user declares an energy consumption for the heating of his dwelling for a predetermined duration using his remote entry terminal 24. This information, considered a priori unreliable, can be cross-checked by the verification module 48 with other information of the databases 46, 50 and 52 such as a past purchase of low-consumption heating installation, temperature information provided by a sensor disposed in the main dwelling of the user, transactions transmitted by servers 18 or 20 indicating purchases and / or consumption of wood, natural gas or other.
• the computer system 10 by integrating the verification module 48 mentioned above, makes it possible to envisage a reliable estimate of the value of a user's global carbon dioxide emission and to follow its evolution. in time, data that are generally referred to as the user's "carbon footprint".
• This system makes it possible to dispense with a certification authority. It is therefore particularly suitable for users of particular types, households, SMEs, ..., and makes the quota system applicable to their scale (diffuse emissions), contrary to current prejudice. It is also very advantageous for larger structures for cost reasons.
• the computer system 10 comprises means 54 for storing at least one carbon credit account and a module 56 for administering this account by power supply or bit rate as a function of a comparison of the user's total value of transmission with at least one predetermined global reference value thus fulfilling a quota function. If the user's global transmission value exceeds this global reference value, then he loses a quantity of carbon credits proportional to the overrun value. Conversely, if the user's global transmission value remains lower than the global reference value, then he wins carbon credits.
• This predetermined overall reference value can be established by the administration module 56 using data stored in a database 58. These data comprise, for example, carbon budgets of previous years of the user and / or other users to create references and means of comparison between users both from the point of view of their emissions and the solutions they could find.
• the computer system 10 includes means 60 for storing at least one loyalty account that can be fed or debited carbon credits, the loyalty account being associated with the user and a service provider or product.
• This loyalty account can be administered by module 56. It will be noted that among the transactions made between the user and a service provider or product, some may include exchanges of carbon credits: this information is then transmitted to the administration module 56 by the conversion module 44 which does not process them, for credit or debit account of loyalty.
• a database 62 may include general information about solution providers to reduce the emissions that can be transmitted to the user depending on his situation.
• an organization authorized to manage the computer system 10 for a set of users can carry out an aggregation of carbon balances and quotas so as to present only one request for carbon credits to the approved body and then redistribute the credits obtained between the users according to their respective situations.
• the portable device 28 for example a smart card, comprises a communication interface 64 with terminals such as terminals 22 and 24, a module 66 for securing exchanges using for example cryptographic tools and first means 68 for secure storage of first secret data.
• first secret data comprise, for example, the identifier of a bank account with a financial institution managing a user's bank account and a password (four digits in general) enabling the user to validate financial transactions. with the portable device 28 resulting in a debit from the bank account.
• the portable device 28 further comprises second means 70 for secure storage of second secret data.
• second secret data comprise an identifier of the user with an organization authorized to administer the computer system 10 and a password allowing the user to also use his portable device 28 to access data concerning him in the 10.
• These data include the overall emission value, the carbon balance detail, the carbon credits and the user's loyalty account, and possibly the general information data base 62.
• These second secret data can be further used to validate transactions called "green", that is to say transactions with third parties that involve carbon credits to be credited or debited to the green credit account or the user's loyalty account.
• the portable device 28 thus fulfills a dual function of validation of financial transactions and identification with the computer server 10 for access to the emission data and carbon credits relating to the user.
• the portable device 28 may further comprise a memory area 72 for the at least temporary storage of validated transaction data and a memory area 74 for at least temporary storage of accumulated carbon credits.
• the portable device 28 can then transfer the data and credits temporarily stored in the memory areas 72 and 74 to the computer server 10.
• the amounts of the carbon credits present on the accounts carbon credits and loyalty account can also be stored in the portable device 28.
• FIG. 3 illustrates the successive steps of a method for recording and monitoring the aforementioned global value implemented by the computer system 10.
• the reception means 12 of the computer system 10 receive incoming data relating to a transaction between the user and a service provider or product and / or consumption information of a service or product.
• This first step is followed by a general step 102 of processing incoming data received to extract partial values. This step is performed by the processing means 38.
• the processing step 102 includes a first sub-step 104 of distinguishing the incoming data according to whether they are considered to be provided by a trusted source or a source to be verified.
• This sub-step is executed by the means of distinction 42.
• the data considered as provided by a source to be verified are validated (or not) during a substep 106 by the verification module 48.
• their consistency is verified with a part of the data stored in the databases 46, 50 and 52.
• the incoming data is processed by the conversion module 44 in a last sub-component.
• step 108 for providing partial values.
• the global transmission value is updated using the partial values extracted during a step 1 10. This step is executed by the update module 40.
• the new global emission value is recorded in the storage means 30.
• the method just described can be executed by a downloadable computer program from a communication network. and / or recorded on a computer-readable and / or executable medium by a processor, including program code instructions for executing its steps.
• Such a program can therefore be integrated in the computer server 10.
• the incoming data receiving means 12, the processing means 38 including the distinction means 42, the verification module 48 and the conversion module 44, and that the update module 40 may consist of portions of this program.

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