JP2002133301A - Accounting system for facility management - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accounting system for facility management in which it is not necessary to purchase H/W and S/W of an accounting device at each facility, a personal computer already possessed by a management contractor can be utilized through the Internet and a provision of the S/W for the accounting can be received through the Internet. SOLUTION: In the accounting system for facility management, an accounting regarding a facility management is carried out through the Internet 12. The system is provided with at least one facility 1 in which a facility management device 2 for carrying out a management of an object to be managed in the facility and connected by the Internet is provided; an Internet terminal 14 of a management contractor of the facility; and a server 13 connected to the Internet, storing a management data from the facility management device 2 and providing the account S/W to the Internet terminal 14 accessed. The Internet terminal 14 of the management contractor receives a provision of the account S/W from the server and carries out the accounting based on the management data obtained from the server.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a billing system for managing facilities such as buildings.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a facility management device provided with a conventional billing device. In the following, an example of managing a building will be described as an example of a facility. In the figure, 1 is a building, 2 is a building management device, 3 is a human interface processor (HIP), 4 is a local area network (LAN), 5 is a communication interface processor (CIP), 6 is a field bus, 7 is a local control processor. (LCP), 8 is the managed object
(Not shown), 9 indicates a printer, 1
Reference numeral 4a denotes a billing device composed of, for example, a personal computer (PC).

The building management device 2 is installed in the building 1. The HIP 3 provides a man-machine interface for operating the building management device 2. The LAN 4 connects the HIP 3, the printer 9, the accounting device 14a, and the CIP 5. The CIP 5 plays a role of collecting contact signals from the LCP 7 and transmitting the contact signals to the HIP 3. The LCP 7 is connected to the CIP 5 via the field bus 6, and transmits the state of the contact signal from the contact 8 to the CIP 5. The contact 8 is a contact indicating a state (ON / OFF) signal of the equipment to be managed, an abnormal signal, or a pulse contact for meter reading indicating the usage amount.

[0004] The building management device 2 stores therein a meter reading (a value of an electric meter or the like) obtained from the contact 8 or the like.
Usually, the information is transmitted to the billing device 14a on a monthly basis. Meter readings may be stored in CIP5,
It may be stored in HIP3. These differ depending on the model of the building management device 2, the capacity of the internal memory, the hard disk, and the like. The location where the meter reading value is stored in the building management device 2 may be either.

When the billing device 14a receives the meter reading value for one month from the building management device 2, it calculates a fee from the usage amount. Basic fee and metered fee required for calculation (for example, 1Kwh
Per electricity charge) is set in the charging device 14a in advance. Before starting operation, set the meter type (power meter, water meter, gas meter, etc.), basic fee, and metered fee.

[0006]

As described above, in this type of conventional billing apparatus for facility management, the billing apparatus is closely coupled to the building management apparatus, and is configured integrally with the building management apparatus. It had been. For this reason, the user must purchase the building management device and the billing device at the same time, and even if the user already owns a commercially available PC (personal computer), he or she purchases a separate PC dedicated to billing, which is wasteful. It was expensive.

[0007] That is, when the billing device is installed with the building management device, it is necessary to purchase a new H / W (PC) and a new S / W, respectively, which requires additional costs. In addition, since the billing device is closely connected to the building management device, there are problems that the billing device cannot be used for other purposes (for example, using a spreadsheet S / W) or cannot be connected to another network. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and there is no need to purchase hardware (H / W) and software (S / W) of a billing device for each facility management device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a billing processing system for facility management without waste in which a management contractor can utilize a PC which the management contractor already has, and can receive provision of billing S / W via the Internet. .

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a billing system for facility management which performs billing processing related to facility management via the Internet, and manages a managed object in the facility. At least one facility provided with a facility management device connected to the Internet, an Internet terminal of a management contractor of the facility, and the Internet connected to the Internet and storing and accessing management data from the facility management device. A server that provides a charging S / W to the terminal, wherein the Internet terminal of the management contractor receives the provision of the charging S / W from the server and performs a charging process based on management data obtained from the server. And a billing system for facility management.

The billing system for facility management according to claim 1, wherein said Internet terminal is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on a billing process result.

[0011] The billing system for facility management according to claim 1, wherein the server is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on a billing result.

[0012] Further, a first-type telecommunications carrier net is further provided, and a bill based on the billing processing result is sent from the server side to the management contractor via the first-type telecommunications carrier net. 2. A billing process for facility management according to claim 1, wherein a modem for a first-class telecommunications carrier network is provided, and the subscriber side provides a facsimile for the first-class telecommunications carrier network. In the system.

[0013] Further, each facility management device of the plurality of facilities is connected to the Internet, and the server further comprises comparison result providing means for providing the management contractor with a comparison result of the plurality of facilities based on the stored management data. The billing system for facility management according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a billing system for facility management according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1a is a building, 4a
Is a LAN, 9a is a printer, 10 and 10a are routers, 1
1, 11a, 11b are lines, 12 is the Internet, 1
3 is a server, 14 is an Internet terminal of a management contractor of the building 1 corresponding to a billing device, 15 is a terminal adapter
(TA).

In a building (facility) 1 to be managed, a building management device (facility management device) 2 is installed. The difference from the conventional building management device 2 is that billing devices are not tightly coupled. The Internet terminal 14 of the management contractor corresponding to the billing device does not need to be installed in the same building as the building management device 2 and may be installed in another building 1a or the like. Can be anywhere.

Accordingly, there is no particular need for a dedicated billing device H / W, and a PC normally used by a contractor who has concluded a management contract with a management company can be used as the Internet terminal 14. When purchasing the management device 2, there is no need to purchase a new accounting device (including H / W and S / W). For example, an Internet terminal 14 composed of a PC already owned is connected to the Internet 12 via a line 11b by a TA 15, and can access the server 13 via a line 11a and a router 10a. The Internet terminal 14 has a printer 9a.
Is connected, and the bill can be printed out.

The server 13 is provided with a billing S / W, and provides a billing function, that is, a billing S / W, to the Internet terminal 14 accessed via the Internet 12. The meter readings and the like collected by the building management apparatus 2 are taken into the server 13 via the Internet 12, and the Internet terminal 14 accesses the server 13 using the meter readings to execute the accounting process.

When the accounting process is completed, a bill based on the accounting process result is printed out from the printer 9a. FIG. 2 shows an example of this bill.

According to this embodiment, the building management device 2
It is not necessary to purchase the H / W of the billing device every time, the PC already owned by the contractor can be utilized, and the billing S / W can be obtained from the server, so that the bill can be issued at low cost.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a printer is provided on the server side to output a bill, and the bill is mailed to the contractor, so that the contractor does not need a printer and the work of the contractor is eliminated. It is further reduced. In this case, it is necessary to set a billing S / W in which the Internet terminal 14 always sends the result to the server 13 after the billing process.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Further, in this embodiment, after a billing format is created on the server 13 side, the billing format is not printed on the server side but is transmitted from the modem 16 to the public line 17,
The data is output to a facsimile machine 19 provided on the contractor side via the first type telecommunications carrier network 18. By doing so, there is no need to mail a bill created on the server side.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when each of the building management devices 2 installed in a plurality of buildings 1 and 1b can be connected to the server 13, the server 13 accumulates meter reading values and billing calculation results in the plurality of buildings. You.

The accumulated data is grouped into buildings having the same characteristics (building use, total floor area, location conditions, building location, building equipment, etc.), and the data is compared, for example, to reduce the amount of electricity used. Can be compared for each building. Also,
The server 13 provides the comparison result to each Internet terminal 14 via the Internet 12 as shown in the table of FIG. 6A and the graph of FIG. Can be compared with other buildings. As a result of the comparison, it is found that if the amount of electricity used is large, the amount of energy used must be reduced, which can be used for energy saving.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a billing system for facility management which performs billing processing related to facility management via the Internet, and has an Internet connection for managing objects to be managed in the facility. Charging at least one facility provided with the established facility management apparatus, an Internet terminal of a management contractor of the facility, and the Internet terminal connected to the Internet and storing and accessing management data from the facility management apparatus. / W providing a server which provides a charging / scanning service, wherein the Internet terminal of the management contractor receives the provision of the charging S / W from the server and performs a charging process based on the management data obtained from the server. Since the billing system is used for facility management, the hardware (H / W) of the billing device is provided for each facility management device. ) And software (S / W), there is no need to purchase a PC already owned by the management contractor via the Internet, and there is no waste of receiving the provision of S / W for charging via the Internet. It is possible to provide a billing system for facility management.

[0025] Also, since the Internet terminal is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on the billing processing result,
The contractor can output the invoice.

Further, since the server is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on the billing processing result, the printer is not required for the contractor, and the work of the contractor is further reduced.

[0027] Further, a first-type telecommunications carrier net is further provided, and a bill based on the billing processing result is sent from the server side to the management contractor via the first-type telecommunications carrier net, and the server side transmits the bill. A modem for the first-class telecommunications carrier network is provided, and the contractor has provided a facsimile for the first-class telecommunications carrier network. It becomes unnecessary.

Further, since each facility management device of the plurality of facilities is connected to the Internet, the server further comprises comparison result providing means for providing the management contractor with a comparison result of the plurality of facilities based on the stored management data. In addition, the contractor can compare the electricity usage of his building with other buildings, and as a result of the comparison, it is found that if the electricity usage is large, the energy usage must be reduced, which can be used for energy saving measures it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a bill output by a billing system for facility management according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a billing system for facility management according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a comparison result of the amount of electricity used provided by a server in the system of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a facility management device including a conventional billing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1a, 1b building (facility), 2 building management device (facility management device), 3HIP (human interface processor), 4, 4a LAN (local area network), 5 CIP (communication interface processor), 6 field bus, 7 LCP (local control processor), 8 contacts, 9, 9a,
9b printer, 10, 10a router, 11, 11
a, 11b line, 12 Internet, 13 server, 14 Internet terminal, 14a Billing device, 1
5 TA (terminal adapter), 16 modem, 17
Public line, 18 Type 1 telecommunications carrier, 19 facsimile.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A billing system for facility management that performs billing processing related to facility management via the Internet, comprising at least one facility management device connected to the Internet that manages an object to be managed in the facility. A facility, an Internet terminal of a management contractor of the facility, and a server that is connected to the Internet, stores management data from the facility management device, and provides a charging S / W to the Internet terminal that accesses the Internet terminal. A charging system for facility management, wherein the Internet terminal of the management contractor receives a charging S / W from the server and performs a charging process based on management data obtained from the server. 2. The billing system for facility management according to claim 1, wherein said Internet terminal is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on the billing processing result. 3. The billing system for facility management according to claim 1, wherein said server is provided with a printer for outputting a bill based on a billing result. 4. A first-type telecommunications carrier network, wherein a bill based on the billing processing result is sent from the server to the management contractor via the first-type telecommunications carrier net, and the server side 2. A modem for a first-class telecommunications carrier network, and the subscriber has a facsimile for the first-class telecommunications carrier network.
2. A billing system for facility management according to item 1. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of the facility management devices of the plurality of facilities is connected to the Internet, and the server further comprises comparison result providing means for providing a management contractor with a comparison result of the plurality of facilities based on the stored management data. Claim 1 characterized by the following:
6. A billing system for facility management according to any one of claims 1 to 4.