EP1115096A1 - Dispositif de contrôle d'énergie à prépaiement permettant d'effectuer un relevé - Google Patents
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- EP1115096A1 EP1115096A1 EP00410149A EP00410149A EP1115096A1 EP 1115096 A1 EP1115096 A1 EP 1115096A1 EP 00410149 A EP00410149 A EP 00410149A EP 00410149 A EP00410149 A EP 00410149A EP 1115096 A1 EP1115096 A1 EP 1115096A1
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- G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
- G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
- G07F7/0866—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means by active credit-cards adapted therefor
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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F15/00—Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity
- G07F15/003—Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity for electricity
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
- G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
- G07F7/0873—Details of the card reader
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- the invention relates to a prepayment energy control device comprising a electrical processing unit, comprising a memory and intended to cooperate with a disposable type memory card inserted in the device, the memory card comprising at least a first memory area comprising counting information, and a second memory area, the electronic processing unit comprising means to read the counting information of the first memory area during insertion a card in the device and means for zeroing the content of the first zone memory after reading.
- prepayment is done by chip cards, or memory cards, disposable, similar to cards telephone calls.
- payment security is based on data protection stored in the smart card and no longer on a link between the energy meter, the subscriber and the point of sale.
- the energy meter can then be very simple and, in computer, the sale can be made at any point of sale defined in agreement with the management.
- this type of card can be sold as well in the offices of tobacco, at the baker, the grocer or by a village chief. Cards are compatible with the whole of a geographic and commercial area defined by the management.
- the object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks and to enable a reading of a prepaid energy meter while retaining the advantages of the system using disposable smart cards.
- the electronic processing assembly includes means for transferring into the second memory area of the card, when the content of the first memory area is zero, predetermined information representative of the state of the energy control device contained in the memory of the electronic processing unit.
- This provides a prepayment energy control device, or electric meter to prepayment, bidirectional and inexpensive.
- the prepayment energy control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is connected by two connection terminals 2 to a P phase conductor of an electrical network and by two connection terminals 3 to a neutral conductor N of the network.
- An electrical measurement shunt 4 is connected in series with a contact 5 of a relay between the connection terminals 2. Contact 5 is controlled by an electromagnet, or coil, 6 of the relay.
- An electronic processing unit 7 is connected to terminals 2 and 3, of so as to receive signals representative of the voltage U between the conductors of phase P and neutral N. It is also connected to two terminals for measuring shunt 4. The voltage present at the measurement terminals of shunt 4 is representative of the current I flowing in the P phase conductor.
- Voltage U is also applied to inputs of a supply circuit 8 which provides at device 1 an appropriate supply voltage Va.
- the electronic processing assembly 7 includes a processing circuit 9, preferably with microprocessor, powered by the voltage Va and receiving the signals U and I.
- the circuit of treatment 9 calculates, in a conventional manner, the quantity of energy W consumed by a user connected to the network. It is, moreover, connected to a memory 10, for example of EEPROM type, and to a card reader 11, of the conventional type.
- An electronic card 12, from memory card type, disposable, can be inserted into an entry slot 13 of the card reader 12.
- the amount of a predetermined energy credit C Z1 is stored in a first memory area Z1 of the smart card 12.
- This memory area Z1 is defined by the manufacturers of smart cards as an area "Counter”. It includes so-called metering information, which in the application considered corresponds to an energy credit, that is to say to a quantity of prepaid energy.
- the processing circuit 9 causes, through the coil 6, the opening of the contact 5 and the interruption of the supply of energy to the user when the entire energy credit has been consumed.
- an operator forming part of the operating staff of the electricity authority introduced a standard smart card 12, empty, in the slot 13 of the device, as represented by the arrow A1 in FIG. 2.
- the electronic processing unit 7 transfers to a second memory area Z2 of the card 12 predetermined information, representative of the state of the energy control 1 contained in the memory 10 of the electronic assembly of treatment 7.
- the card 12 is preferably then inserted into a portable reader 14, as represented by the arrow A2 in FIG. 2, which stores the information contained in the second memory zone Z2 of the card 12.
- the reader 14 can optionally display these information.
- the card 12 can then be reused to carry out a similar reading at another consumer, the information provided by the energy monitoring device following replacing the previous ones in the memory area Z2 of the card.
- the reader portable 14 combines the information provided to it after each reading.
- the information accumulated in the portable reader 14 can subsequently be processed, by any appropriate means, for carrying out statistical analyzes, evaluating attempts to fraud, etc ...
- the reader 14 will not be described in more detail since it can be constituted by any type of reader for reading data from a predefined Z2 memory area a conventional smart card.
- the portable player is not absolutely essential. Indeed, the operator can optionally use a smart card for each energy control device 1 to read and then read all of these cards using a reader integrated into a device more complex management and processing.
- the second memory area Z2 used for reading the energy meters is constituted by a zone called "user defined area" ("user defined area") by smart card manufacturers whose use is reserved for the designer of a system using such cards. In existing energy control systems this area is unused.
- the smart card conventionally includes other memory areas, programmed by the manufacturer of smart and non-modifiable cards, including information manufacturer's information and information provided by the energy meter manufacturer.
- FIG. 3 illustrates in more detail the operating mode of the circuit 9 in a particular embodiment.
- a first step F1 the processing circuit 9 checks whether a card 12 is inserted in the slot 13 of the device 1. If a card is present (YES output of F1), the processing circuit 9 reads the content C Z1 of the memory zone Z1 of the card 12 and compares it to zero (step F2). If this content is not zero (NO output of F2), it is added to the remaining energy credit C, stored in the memory 10 of the processing unit 7 (step F3). Then, in a step F4, the content C Z1 of the memory area Z1 of the card 12 is reset to zero.
- the processing circuit 9 proceeds, in a step F5, to the transfer to the memory area Z2 of the card 12 from predetermined data representative of the state of the energy control device and contained in the memory 10 of the electronic processing unit.
- This various information linked to an energy meter whose location is known thanks to the device number, allow the agency to analyze the behavior of a client individual or a group of customers, to make forecast or other statistics, assess the frequency of fraud attempts and possibly remedy them.
- the automatic transfer of data to the memory area Z2 of a card after reading and resetting the contents of memory area Z1 eliminates other types of fraud. Indeed, the management can read the information transferred in the memory area Z2 and thus confuse a consumer who would claim for example that the card was not correctly loaded into its counter, even though it is a empty card found already used by another consumer whose counter number is then known.
- the operator can optionally use not only an empty credit card, but also a maintenance smart card.
- a maintenance smart card allows the operator intervene on a meter to modify the caliber or reset it, for example in the event of a change in pricing.
- These cards include, like the previous ones, the same type of memory areas Z1 and Z2.
- the information contained in the first zone of memory Z1 does not however correspond to an energy credit but to a number possible uses of the maintenance card.
- the energy control device includes ways to differentiate the two types of card (credit and maintenance).
- a maintenance card can also be used to take readings when it has been used for maintenance and the contents of its first area of memory Z1 has been reset.
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Description
- le numéro du dispositif de contrôle d'énergie,
- le calibre du dispositif de contrôle,
- la consommation d'énergie cumulée depuis la mise en service du dispositif,
- des informations représentatives d'une tentative de fraude du dispositif,
- diverses informations de type technique.
Claims (6)
- Dispositif de contrôle d'énergie à prépaiement comportant un ensemble électrique de traitement (7), comportant une mémoire (10) et destiné à coopérer avec une carte à mémoire de type jetable (12) insérée dans le dispositif (1), la carte à mémoire (12) comportant au moins une première zone de mémoire (Z1) comportant des informations de comptage (CZ1), et une seconde zone de mémoire (Z2), l'ensemble électronique de traitement (7) comportant des moyens de lecture des informations de comptage (CZ1) de la première zone de mémoire (Z1) lors de l'insertion d'une carte (12) dans le dispositif (1) et des moyens (F4) de mise à zéro du contenu (CZ1) de la première zone de mémoire (Z1) après sa lecture, dispositif caractérisé en ce que l'ensemble électronique de traitement (7) comporte des moyens (F5) pour transférer dans la seconde zone de mémoire (Z2) de la carte, lorsque le contenu (CZ1) de la première zone de mémoire est à zéro, des informations prédéterminées représentatives de l'état du dispositif de contrôle d'énergie (1) contenues dans la mémoire (10) de l'ensemble électronique de traitement (7).
- Dispositif selon la revendications 1, caractérisé en ce que les informations représentatives de l'état du dispositif comportent le numéro du dispositif de contrôle.
- Dispositif selon la revendication 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que les informations représentatives de l'état du dispositif comportent le calibre du dispositif.
- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les informations représentatives de l'état du dispositif comportent la consommation cumulée du dispositif depuis sa mise en service.
- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les informations représentatives de l'état du dispositif comportent des informations représentatives d'une tentative de fraude du dispositif.
- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les informations représentatives de l'état du dispositif comportent des informations du type technique.
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FR0000198 | 2000-01-07 | ||
FR0000198A FR2803663B1 (fr) | 2000-01-07 | 2000-01-07 | Dispositif de controle d'energie a prepaiement permettant d'effectuer un relever |
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EP (1) | EP1115096A1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1319763A (fr) |
BR (1) | BR0100023A (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2803663B1 (fr) |
ZA (1) | ZA200100091B (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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EP1811451A2 (fr) * | 2004-10-13 | 2007-07-25 | Iusa S.A. de C.V. | Systeme de prepaiement pour compteurs d'energie electrique par carte a puce sans contact avec dispositif automatique de coupure d'alimentation |
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US4240030A (en) * | 1978-12-14 | 1980-12-16 | Bateman Jess R | Intelligent electric utility meter |
GB2169121A (en) * | 1984-12-20 | 1986-07-02 | Landis & Gyr Ag | Collection meter for cashless supply of electrical power by means of prepaid value cards |
EP0250202A2 (fr) * | 1986-06-16 | 1987-12-23 | Schlumberger Industries Limited | Système de distribution de services |
GB2208955A (en) * | 1987-08-19 | 1989-04-19 | Gen Electric Plc | Prepayment systems for supply of a commodity |
GB2236422A (en) * | 1989-09-29 | 1991-04-03 | Gen Electric Co Plc | Pre-payment token for supply of a commodity |
EP0534803A2 (fr) * | 1991-09-27 | 1993-03-31 | Schlumberger Industries Limited | Système de paiement préalable |
EP0660121A1 (fr) * | 1993-12-23 | 1995-06-28 | Schlumberger Industries S.A. | Système de compteurs de consommation dépendants |
EP0811957A2 (fr) * | 1996-06-05 | 1997-12-10 | Landis & Gyr Technology Innovation AG | Méthode pour payer des produits et des service |
FR2756400A1 (fr) * | 1996-11-28 | 1998-05-29 | Bornes De Distribution Sofabod | Procede et dispositif d'autorisation et de controle par carte a memoire pour la distribution et le comptage de consommation d'au moins un fluide ou energie |
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- 2000-12-07 EP EP00410149A patent/EP1115096A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
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- 2001-01-03 CN CN 01101369 patent/CN1319763A/zh active Pending
- 2001-01-04 ZA ZA200100091A patent/ZA200100091B/xx unknown
- 2001-01-05 BR BR0100023-3A patent/BR0100023A/pt not_active Withdrawn
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US4240030A (en) * | 1978-12-14 | 1980-12-16 | Bateman Jess R | Intelligent electric utility meter |
GB2169121A (en) * | 1984-12-20 | 1986-07-02 | Landis & Gyr Ag | Collection meter for cashless supply of electrical power by means of prepaid value cards |
EP0250202A2 (fr) * | 1986-06-16 | 1987-12-23 | Schlumberger Industries Limited | Système de distribution de services |
GB2208955A (en) * | 1987-08-19 | 1989-04-19 | Gen Electric Plc | Prepayment systems for supply of a commodity |
GB2236422A (en) * | 1989-09-29 | 1991-04-03 | Gen Electric Co Plc | Pre-payment token for supply of a commodity |
EP0534803A2 (fr) * | 1991-09-27 | 1993-03-31 | Schlumberger Industries Limited | Système de paiement préalable |
EP0660121A1 (fr) * | 1993-12-23 | 1995-06-28 | Schlumberger Industries S.A. | Système de compteurs de consommation dépendants |
EP0811957A2 (fr) * | 1996-06-05 | 1997-12-10 | Landis & Gyr Technology Innovation AG | Méthode pour payer des produits et des service |
FR2756400A1 (fr) * | 1996-11-28 | 1998-05-29 | Bornes De Distribution Sofabod | Procede et dispositif d'autorisation et de controle par carte a memoire pour la distribution et le comptage de consommation d'au moins un fluide ou energie |
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EP1811451A2 (fr) * | 2004-10-13 | 2007-07-25 | Iusa S.A. de C.V. | Systeme de prepaiement pour compteurs d'energie electrique par carte a puce sans contact avec dispositif automatique de coupure d'alimentation |
EP1811451A4 (fr) * | 2004-10-13 | 2012-01-25 | Iusa Sa De Cv | Systeme de prepaiement pour compteurs d'energie electrique par carte a puce sans contact avec dispositif automatique de coupure d'alimentation |
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BR0100023A (pt) | 2001-08-28 |
ZA200100091B (en) | 2001-07-23 |
FR2803663B1 (fr) | 2002-05-03 |
CN1319763A (zh) | 2001-10-31 |
FR2803663A1 (fr) | 2001-07-13 |
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