JP2017111613A - Meter reading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter reading system capable of preventing fictitious meter reading.SOLUTION: A meter reading system 1 comprises: a meter reading handy terminal 10 carried by a meter reader in the case of meter reading of a watthour meter 100; and a management device 30 communicably connected to the meter reading handy terminal 10. The meter reading handy terminal 10 comprises: an operation part 12 capable of inputting an indication number displayed for each watthour meter 100; a storage part 14 for storing meter reading information; a position information reception part 16 for acquiring position information of the meter reading handy terminal; and a control part 24 for causing the storage part 14 to store meter reading information including position information in the case of meter reading and the indication number and identification information applied to each watthour meter 100. The management device 30 comprises: an arithmetic part 54a for calculating a distance between a meter reading spot corresponding to the position information acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 and a reference spot determined for each watthour meter 100; and a determination part 54b for determining whether or not the calculated distance is larger than a preliminarily set distance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a meter reading system.

  Conventionally, in the electricity bill collection work, the meter reader investigates the number of instructions displayed on the electricity meter. At this time, the meter reader carries the meter reading handy terminal and performs an operation of inputting the number of instructions by operating the operation panel of the meter reading handy terminal. The meter-reading handy terminal to which the number of instructions has been input stores the number of instructions in association with the identification information given to the watt-hour meter to be metered. In addition, the meter reading handy terminal outputs a notice of electricity usage (meter reading slip) after the number of instructions is input. This notice of electricity usage is delivered from the meter reader to the customer.

  As a means to prevent mistakes in inputting the number of instructions and distribution of notification of electricity usage, if a meter reader visits a customer and tries to read the number of instructions standing in front of the electricity meter, If there is an input error or a distribution error for the customer, a meter reading system has been proposed that displays that fact on the display unit of the meter reading handy terminal (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-128590 A

  However, since the meter reading handy terminal can be input even if the number of instructions is fictitious, the meter reader can go to the location where the watt hour meter is installed and check the number of instructions without checking the number of instructions. It is also possible to input, that is, to perform an aerial meter reading.

  For example, when the watt hour meter is in a high place and it is difficult to see the display due to rain, or when it is difficult for the meter reader to approach the watt hour meter due to snow, it may be difficult to read the number of instructions. It is possible. In such a case, it cannot be denied that the meter reader may perform an imaginary meter reading. If the meter reader has performed an aerial meter reading, the customer's confidence in the power supply company may be reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such problems and prevent an aerial meter reading.

  The present invention relates to a meter reading handy terminal that is carried by a meter reader during meter reading of a measuring instrument and stores meter reading information, and a management device that is communicably connected to the meter reading handy terminal and acquires meter reading information from the meter reading handy terminal. The meter reading handy terminal includes an operation unit that can input the number of instructions displayed for each measuring instrument, a storage unit that stores the meter reading information, and position information of the meter reading handy terminal. A position information receiving unit that acquires the position information at the time of meter reading from the position information receiving unit when the meter reader inputs the number of instructions, the position information at the time of meter reading, the number of instructions, and the measurement A controller that stores the meter reading information including identification information assigned to each device in the storage unit, and the management device acquires from the meter reading handy terminal. A calculation unit for obtaining a distance between a meter reading point corresponding to the position information at the time of the meter reading included in the meter reading information and a reference point determined for each measuring instrument, and the distance is set in advance. It is related with the meter-reading system characterized by including the determination part which determines whether it is larger than distance.

  The management apparatus may further include a meter reading server for accumulating and storing the meter reading information for each customer, and the reference point may be set for each customer based on the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server. .

  The reference point may be set for each customer based on position information at the time of the previous meter reading out of the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server.

  According to the meter reading system of the present invention, an aerial meter reading can be prevented.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the meter-reading system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The meter-reading system 1 is comprised including the meter-reading handy terminal 10 and the management apparatus 30, as shown in FIG.

  The meter-reading handy terminal 10 stores information such as the number of instructions displayed on the watt-hour meter 100 that is carried by the meter-reader when reading the watt-hour meter 100 corresponding to a meter. As shown, the operation unit 12, the storage unit 14, the position information receiving unit 16, the display unit 18, the print output unit 20, the I / F unit 22, and the control unit 24 are provided.

  The operation unit 12 includes a plurality of operation keys (not shown), and the number of instructions displayed on the watt-hour meter 100 is input when the meter reader operates the operation keys.

  The storage unit 14 stores a program for controlling the meter-reading handy terminal 10, the number of instructions input by the operation unit 12, and the like.

  The position information receiving unit 16 acquires position information of the meter reading handy terminal 10 transmitted from a GPS satellite or the like. According to the present embodiment, information such as latitude and longitude is included in the position information.

  The display unit 18 displays various types of information such as the number of instructions input by operating the operation unit 12 and the map information of the meter reading destination.

  The print output unit 20 prints various types of information and numerical values on a sheet on which a format for notifying electricity usage is written.

  The I / F unit 22 includes a connector to which a communication cable or the like is connected. When the I / F unit 22 and the I / F unit of the external device are connected by a communication cable, communication is possible between the meter-reading handy terminal 10 and the external device.

  The control unit 24 controls the entire meter reading handy terminal 10 and executes various processes based on programs stored in the storage unit 14. Specifically, when the meter reader operates the operation unit 12 to input the number of instructions and operates the confirmation key, the control unit 24 activates the print output unit 20 to notify the electricity usage amount paper. To print out the necessary information.

  Further, the control unit 24 obtains the position information at the time of meter reading from the position information receiving unit 16 together with the printed output of the notice of the amount of electricity used, and the position information at the time of meter reading and the instruction input by the operation of the operation unit 12 A process of associating information including the number and identification information given to each watt-hour meter 100 in the storage unit 14 is performed. Here, according to the present embodiment, the position information at the time of the meter reading is obtained when the printed output of the notification of the electric usage amount is performed, that is, when the meter reading person operates the operation unit 12 and operates the confirmation key. As information, the control unit 24 stores the information in the storage unit 14. For convenience of the following description, information including position information at the time of meter reading, the number of instructions, and identification information assigned to each watt-hour meter 100 will be referred to as meter reading information.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management device 30 includes a host computer 40 and a terminal device 50.

  The host computer 40 manages the amount of electricity used by each customer who has an electricity usage contract, and is installed at the head office of a power supply company, for example.

  The terminal device 50 is communicably connected to the host computer 40 via a network. The terminal device 50 is installed at the head office, fulcrum, sales office, etc. of the power supply company. The terminal device 50 can be connected to the I / F unit 22 of the meter reading handy terminal 10. By connecting the meter reading handy terminal 10 to the terminal device 50, the meter reading handy terminal 10 and the host computer 40 are connected via the terminal device 50. Can communicate with each other. According to the present embodiment, the terminal device 50 includes the printer 51, and the printer 51 can print out information transmitted to the terminal device 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the host computer 40 includes a meter reading server 52 and a management terminal 54.

  The meter reading server 52 accumulates and stores meter reading information transmitted from the meter reading handy terminal 10.

  The management terminal 54 has a function as a calculation unit 54a that analyzes meter reading information and the like accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52, and a function as a determination unit 54b that determines whether the meter reading information has a possibility of aerial meter reading. It is equipped with.

  The computing unit 54a obtains the distance between the meter reading point corresponding to the position information at the time of meter reading for each identification information included in the meter reading information acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 and the reference point determined for each measuring instrument. This reference point can be set for each customer based on the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52. In the present embodiment, the calculation unit 54a includes the latest meter reading point corresponding to the position information included in the latest meter reading information acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 and the previous meter reading corresponding to the position information included in the previous meter reading information. Find the distance between points.

  The determination unit 54b determines whether or not the distance obtained by the calculation unit 54a is greater than a preset reference distance (for example, 10 m). And when the determination part 54b determines with it being larger than the preset reference distance, since the meter-reading point of a meter-reader will be away from the point of the watt-hour meter 100, the instruction | indication acquired from the meter-reading handy terminal 10 will be shown. The number can be considered to be from an imaginary meter reading.

  Next, an example of the meter reading work using the meter reading system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  The meter reader carries the meter-reading handy terminal 10, moves to the customer's watt-hour meter 100 installation location, and operates the operation unit 12 to input the number of instructions displayed on the watt-hour meter 100. After the input, the print output unit 20 is activated and a notice of the amount of electricity used is printed out from the meter reading handy terminal 10, and the position information at the time of meter reading, the number of input instructions, and the identification information of the watt hour meter 100 are associated with each other. The meter reading information is stored in the storage unit 14. After reading the electricity usage information to the customer, the meter reader moves to the location where the next customer's watt hour meter 100 is installed, and sets the number of instructions displayed on the watt hour meter 100 to the meter reading handy terminal 10. input. The meter reading information is accumulated in the storage unit 14 every time the meter reader inputs the number of instructions to the meter reading handy terminal 10.

  After the survey of the number of instructions is completed, the meter reader returns to the sales office or branch office and reports the survey. The I / F unit 22 of the meter-reading handy terminal 10 is connected to the terminal device 50, and the terminal device 50 is operated to transmit all the meter-reading information stored in the storage unit 14 of the meter-reading handy terminal 10 to the host computer 40. . According to this embodiment, the meter reading by the meter reader is performed every month. Therefore, monthly meter reading information is accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52.

  After the host computer 40 acquires the meter reading information from the meter reading handy terminal 10, the calculation unit 54a corresponds to the latest meter reading point corresponding to the position information included in the latest meter reading information and the position information included in the previous meter reading information. The distance from the previous meter reading point to be obtained is determined, and the determination unit 54b determines whether or not the distance is larger than a preset reference distance (for example, 10 m).

  The host computer 40 extracts meter reading information including position information determined to be larger than the reference distance from the meter reading server 52, and transmits the list to the terminal device 50 that has transmitted the meter reading information. At the sales office to which the list is transmitted, the list is printed out using the printer 51, and is delivered to, for example, the person in charge of the department in charge of meter reading work.

  The person in charge who has received the list conducts an interview survey with the meter-reader who has entered the meter-reading handy terminal 10 based on the meter-reading information in the list, and confirms whether or not an aerial meter-reading has been performed.

  For meter reading information in which the aerial meter reading is confirmed, the meter reader moves to the installation location of the watt-hour meter 100 corresponding to the identification information included in the meter reading information, inputs the number of instructions to the meter reading handy terminal 10, and uses electricity Reissue volume notice and give to customer. Then, the meter reader connects the meter reading handy terminal 10 to a terminal device 50 such as a business office, and transmits the meter reading information stored in the meter reading handy terminal 10 to the meter reading server 52. The meter reading server 52 replaces the meter reading information in which the aerial meter reading is confirmed with new meter reading information.

  Thus, by replacing with new meter reading information, the position information included in the previous meter reading information used for the determination of the aerial meter reading becomes a place close to the installation place of the watt-hour meter 100 at the next meter reading. Therefore, unless the meter reading person performs the aerial meter reading again, the number of instructions acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 is not considered to be due to the aerial meter reading.

  According to the meter reading system 1 of the embodiment configured as described above, the following operational effects are exhibited.

  (1) The management terminal 54 is the distance between the meter reading point corresponding to the position information at the time of meter reading for each identification information included in the meter reading information acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 and the reference point set for each watt-hour meter 100. And whether or not this distance is larger than a preset distance is determined. If it is determined that the value is large, the latest meter reading point of the meter reader is away from the point of the watt-hour meter 100. Therefore, the latest number of instructions acquired from the meter reading handy terminal 10 is regarded as a result of the fictitious meter reading. It is. The meter reading information regarded as the fictitious meter reading is listed, for example, and confirmed by the person in charge. Thereby, it becomes possible to discover an aerial meter reading early, and an aerial meter meter can be prevented.

  (2) The reference point is set for each customer based on the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52, and the management terminal 54 determines that the distance between the latest meter reading point and the reference point is larger than a preset distance. It is determined whether or not. Therefore, it can be determined whether the distance between the latest meter reading point and the past meter reading point is larger than a preset distance. Thereby, an aerial meter reading can be prevented more reliably.

  (3) The reference point is set for each customer based on the position information at the previous meter reading out of the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52, and the management terminal 54 determines the distance between the latest meter reading point and the reference point. Is greater than a preset distance. Therefore, it can be determined whether the distance between the latest meter reading point and the previous meter reading point is larger than a preset distance. Thereby, an aerial meter reading can be reliably prevented by a simpler method.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the position information includes latitude and longitude information, but may further include height information. In this case, an aerial meter reading can be prevented for the watt-hour meter 100 installed at a high place or a low place.

  In addition, the reference point is not set for each customer based on the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52, but the position information of the installation location of the watt-hour meter 100 is measured for each customer and the measurement point is used as a reference. It may be a point. In this case, since the reference point and the position where the watt hour meter 100 is installed coincide with each other, an aerial meter reading can be prevented more reliably.

  Further, the reference point is set for each customer based on the position information at the time of the previous meter reading out of the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server 52, but is not limited thereto. The reference point may be set for each customer, for example, by calculating an average meter reading point from all position information accumulated for each customer. In this case, there is no variation in the meter reading points for each meter reading date, and the determination accuracy of the determination unit 54b is increased, so that an aerial meter reading can be prevented more reliably.

  The management terminal 54 sets the reference point for each customer, but the configuration for setting the reference point is not limited to the management terminal 54. For example, the meter reading server 52 may set the reference point for each customer, or the host computer 40 may be provided with another configuration for setting the reference point for each customer.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the meter-reading system of the watt-hour meter 100 was demonstrated to the example, this invention is applicable to the meter-reading system of water supply and gas, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Meter-reading system 10 Meter-reading handy terminal 12 Operation part 14 Memory | storage part 16 Position information receiving part 24 Control part 30 Management apparatus 54a Operation part 54b Judgment part 100 Electricity meter

Claims (3)

A meter-ready handy terminal that the meter-reader carries when measuring the meter and stores meter-reading information,
A meter reading system comprising a management device connected to the meter reading handy terminal in a communicable manner and acquiring meter reading information from the meter reading handy terminal,
The meter reading handy terminal is
An operation unit that can input the number of instructions displayed for each weighing instrument,
A storage unit for storing the meter reading information;
A position information receiving unit for acquiring position information of the meter reading handy terminal;
When the meter reader inputs the number of instructions, position information at the time of meter reading is acquired from the position information receiving unit, the position information at the time of meter reading, the number of instructions, and identification information given to each meter A controller that stores the meter-reading information in the storage unit,
The management device
A calculation unit for obtaining a distance between a meter reading point corresponding to the position information at the time of the meter reading for each identification information included in the meter reading information acquired from the meter reading handy terminal, and a reference point determined for each measuring instrument; A meter reading system comprising: a determination unit that determines whether or not the distance is greater than a preset distance. The management device further includes a meter reading server for accumulating and storing the meter reading information for each customer,
The meter reading system according to claim 1, wherein the reference point is set for each customer based on the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server.   The meter reading system according to claim 2, wherein the reference point is set for each customer based on position information at the time of the previous meter reading out of the meter reading information accumulated and stored in the meter reading server.

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