JP2013118610A - Utility monitoring terminal and utility device control system employing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a utility monitoring terminal capable of controlling a utility device to which energy such as tapped water, electricity or gas is supplied so as to effectively save the energy, and a utility device control system.SOLUTION: A utility monitoring terminal 1 is installed in a utility device comprising an usage adjusting mechanism 7 for an object to be supplied. The utility monitoring terminal 1 comprises a user identification section 8 which reads and collates a user ID 18 while using a first recognition ID 14 in order to identify a user of an object to be supplied by the utility device, a sensor 3 which measures the usage of the object to be supplied by the utility device, a first arithmetic section 2 which receives the usage of the object to be supplied measured by the sensor and controls the usage of the object to be supplied while using a control parameter 17 for operation of the usage adjusting mechanism 7, and a first storage section 9 which stores the first recognition ID, the usage of the object to be supplied measured by the sensor and the control parameter.

Description

  The present invention relates to a utility monitoring terminal that can control utility equipment that supplies energy such as water, electricity, and gas at a low cost so that it can be effectively saved, and a utility equipment control system using the same.

Conventionally, in hospitals, factories, restaurants, and the like, energy such as water, electricity, and gas occupies a large proportion as indirect costs, and saving energy consumption has become an important management issue from the viewpoint of cost reduction. In recent years, energy saving has become an important issue from the viewpoint of global warming prevention and global environmental protection.
However, for utility facilities related to energy such as water, electricity, gas, etc., since the actual usage amount is sent from the supplier after a certain period of use, the manager of the utility facility can know the actual consumption only after the fact. However, it was difficult to implement detailed and effective measures to save energy from time to time. In addition, at restaurants and hospitals, it is impossible to quantitatively know the degree of awareness of the users on the site to use and how much to achieve the target with respect to the current usage. Even if the administrator asked for usage plans and savings, it was difficult to save.
From the above, a system for measuring the amount of energy used in real time has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes the name “energy management system” for household appliances with a communication function for each household, as well as main current measurement and branch current measurement, thereby grasping the power consumption of each household for each household appliance. Thus, an invention is disclosed in which the power consumption of each home appliance is notified to the residents, and the home appliances are remotely operated as necessary, thereby promoting energy saving and raising awareness of energy saving. In this invention, it is possible to display the amount of power used for each home appliance, and to control home appliances with a communication function as necessary.

  Further, Patent Document 2 has a name of “Usage Measurement Management System”. The usage amount of electricity, gas, water and sewage, etc. in real time can be grasped by the user at any timing together with the cost. An invention relating to a measurement management system or the like is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses an invention for performing demand control according to the priority of home appliances connected by controlling an outlet having a communication function under the name “electric power management system for home appliances using a network”. It is disclosed. In the present invention, when there is a possibility of exceeding a predetermined amount of electric power, it is possible to shut off an outlet connected to a home appliance with a low priority.

JP 2009-130984 A JP 2005-130137 A JP-A-9-84146

However, the conventional system simply “visualizes” the amount of energy used, and the approach to reduce the cost was left to the user who introduced the system. It was not popular. In addition, when a wireless or wired network facility is not installed, or in a place where the network is not taken into consideration, it is necessary to install a network, so that a great investment in equipment is required for introducing the system.
Accordingly, there has been a demand for a system that can perform online monitoring of energy usage status at any time at low cost, monitor the usage amount for each user, and alert the user to realize energy saving.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and can be used for online monitoring of the usage status of tap water, electricity, gas, etc. supplied by utility equipment at low cost as needed. Utility monitoring terminal and utility equipment that uses it to reliably reduce energy consumption and to ensure energy saving as a result. An object is to provide a control system. Furthermore, even in environments where construction of the Internet or LAN is difficult in all areas, such as hospitals and restaurants, information transmission / reception terminals that can transmit and receive data without going through those networks It is another object of the present invention to provide a utility device control system that can broaden the acquisition range of data and information.

In order to achieve the above object, a utility monitoring terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention is a utility monitoring terminal installed in a utility device having a use amount adjusting mechanism for a supply object, and is supplied by the utility device. In order to identify the user who receives the supply of goods, a user identification unit that reads and collates the user ID provided by the user while having the first recognition ID unique to the utility monitoring terminal, and the utility device A sensor for measuring the amount of use of the supply object, and the use amount of the supply object measured by this sensor and receiving the verified user ID and / or first recognition ID from the user identification unit A first calculation unit that reads and combines the used amount of the supply object, the first recognition ID, the user ID and / or the first recognition; A first storage unit for storing the amount of the target feed measured by the sensors coupled to D, and is characterized in that it has a.
In the utility monitoring terminal configured as described above, the user ID is read by the user identification unit, and the usage amount of the supply by the user is received by the sensor while the user is identified by the first recognition ID. Then, the first calculation unit acts to read the collated user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the user identification unit and combine the used amounts of the supplies.
For example, when there are a plurality of users and there are a plurality of user IDs, the combination of the usage amount of the object to be supplied and the IDs by the first arithmetic unit is provided for each of these user IDs. Further, it is combined with the first recognition ID in order to grasp the entire usage amount of the supply object by the utility device in which the utility monitoring terminal is installed. “And / or” is meant to include both bound to both IDs and bound to either one. The same applies hereinafter.
Note that combining in the present application means that a certain data and a certain data are combined or linked so that they can be handled as a data set. When there is only one user, the combination by the user ID and the combination by the first recognition ID have the same meaning, and any ID may be combined.

Further, the invention described in claim 2 is the utility monitoring terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm unit, wherein the first storage unit is for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID. And storing a threshold value for the use amount of the supply object determined in advance, and the first calculation unit reads the threshold value from the first storage unit and is measured by the sensor. When the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID exceeds the threshold value, the alarm unit is controlled to issue an alarm.
In the utility monitoring terminal configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1, the usage amount of the supply object measured by the sensor by the first calculation unit is set for each user ID and / or Alternatively, when a predetermined threshold is exceeded with respect to the first recognition ID, the alarm is transmitted to the alarm unit.

A utility device control system according to a third aspect includes the utility monitoring terminal according to the first or second aspect and an information transmission / reception terminal, wherein the utility monitoring terminal is connected to the information transmission / reception terminal. A usage amount of the supply object measured by a sensor and combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, and the user ID and / or the first recognition ID are transmitted to the information transmitting / receiving terminal. A first communication unit for performing the information transmission and reception terminal, wherein the information transmitting / receiving terminal uses the supplied object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the first communication unit; Receiving the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and controlling the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID; In order to identify the utility monitoring terminal and the second communication unit that transmits the control parameter used in the calculation unit to the first communication unit, a second recognition ID unique to the information transmitting / receiving terminal is used. The first collation unit that reads and collates the user ID and / or the first recognition ID received from the first communication unit, and the first collation unit receives the first ID from the first communication unit. Only when the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID stored in the second storage unit are collated, the first communication unit with respect to the second communication unit. The communication unit receives the user ID and / or the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID, or performs the operation of transmitting the control parameter to the first communication unit. 2 arithmetic units, the user ID and And / or a second storage unit that stores a used amount of the supply object coupled to the first recognition ID, and stores in advance a second recognition ID unique to the control parameter and the information transmitting / receiving terminal; And the control parameter controls the operation of the use amount adjusting mechanism according to the use amount of the supply object coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. A parameter for controlling each and / or the first recognition ID, wherein the first calculation unit uses the control parameter received by the first communication unit, The usage amount of the supply object is controlled by controlling the operation of each of the user IDs and / or the first recognition ID.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the utility monitoring terminal includes the first communication unit, and information separately from this terminal. A transmission / reception terminal is provided, and a second communication unit is provided on the transmission / reception terminal, and acts to communicate with the utility monitoring terminal. Specifically, the content of communication includes the usage amount of the supply object and the user ID and / or the first ID coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the utility monitoring terminal to the information transmission / reception terminal. And the control parameter is transmitted from the information transmitting / receiving terminal to the utility monitoring terminal. Furthermore, the information transmitting / receiving terminal includes a first verification unit, reads the second recognition ID from the second storage unit, and matches the user ID and / or the first recognition ID received from the first communication unit. Acts like In addition, the second calculation unit is configured so that the second communication unit receives the user ID from the first communication unit only when the second recognition ID is compared with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. And / or receiving the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the first recognition ID or transmitting the control parameter to the first communication unit.
Further, the control parameter acts to control the usage amount of the supply object by controlling the operation of the usage amount adjusting mechanism for each user ID and / or the first recognition ID.
Note that transmission / reception between the first communication unit and the second communication unit may be performed by wire or by radio.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the utility device control system according to the third aspect, the utility monitoring terminal includes an alarm unit, and the second communication unit of the information transmission / reception terminal includes the second communication unit in advance. A threshold value for the amount of the supply to be used that is predetermined for each user ID and / or the first recognition ID stored in the storage unit or input through the first input unit The first arithmetic unit reads out the threshold value received by the first communication unit, is measured by the sensor, and is used for the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. Control is performed so as to issue an alarm to the alarm unit when the combined usage amount of the supply object exceeds the threshold value.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 3, for each user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the second communication unit of the information transmitting / receiving terminal. By transmitting a threshold value for the amount of the supply to be supplied determined in advance to the first communication unit of the utility monitoring terminal, the first calculation unit of the utility monitoring terminal allows the user ID and / or Or when the usage-amount of the to-be-supplied object couple | bonded with 1st recognition ID exceeds the threshold value, it acts so that a warning may be transmitted to a warning part. That is, the threshold value is transmitted as a desired value from the information transmitting / receiving terminal to the utility monitoring terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the utility device control system according to the third or fourth aspect, the information transmitting / receiving terminal is configured to input control data necessary for generating the control parameter. 1 input unit and a first parameter generation unit that generates the control parameter from the control data, and the generated control parameter is transmitted to the first communication unit via the second communication unit It is characterized by that.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 3 or claim 4, the control parameter is obtained from the control data inputted by the first parameter generation unit of the information transmitting / receiving terminal. Acts to generate.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the utility device control system according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, the second calculation unit includes the user ID and / or the first It has a function of performing a tabulation process and / or a statistical process on the usage amount of the supply object combined with a recognition ID, and the control parameter is combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. In addition to the use amount of the supply object, the use amount according to the use amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID subjected to the aggregation process and / or the statistical process. It is a parameter for controlling the operation of the adjusting mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 5, the second arithmetic unit of the information transmission / reception terminal performs the aggregation process and / or It acts to perform statistical processing. In accordance with this, the control parameter also acts so as to correspond to the use amount of the supply object subjected to the tabulation process and / or the statistical process.
The aggregation process means the process of aggregating the usage amount of the supply measured by the sensor over a desired period, and the statistical process is the usage amount of the supply object and the usage of the aggregated supply object. Using the quantity, in addition to the time average usage, variance and standard deviation of the supplied material, if there are multiple users, analyze the correlation coefficient regarding the usage between user IDs, Refers to performing a test.

The invention described in claim 7 is the utility device control system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the first communication unit of the utility monitoring terminal is always the user ID and / or The first recognition ID is transmitted, and the information transmitting / receiving terminal detects that the second communication unit has detected the user ID and / or the first recognition ID transmitted by the first communication unit. A display unit for displaying is provided.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 6, the utility monitoring terminal always has the user ID and / or the first recognition. Since the ID is transmitted, the second communication unit operates to automatically receive the user ID and / or the first recognition ID when the information transmission / reception terminal is brought closer. Moreover, since the display part of the information transmission / reception terminal indicates that the reception has been detected, it has an effect of confirming communication between the utility monitoring terminal and the information transmission / reception terminal.

An invention described in claim 8 includes the utility device control system according to any one of claims 3 to 7 and an information processing apparatus, wherein the information transmitting / receiving terminal includes the second communication unit. Detects a wide area information communication network or a local information communication network (LAN), and the second calculation unit is coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the first communication unit. When the usage amount of the supplied object is received, the second recognition ID is combined with the usage amount of the supplied object, and the information processing apparatus connects the wide area information communication network or the local information communication network (LAN). The detected second communication unit coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID via the wide area information communication network or a local information communication network (LAN). A third communication unit for receiving the used amount of the supply; In order to identify the information processing apparatus, the user ID combined with the used amount of the supply received from the second communication unit using a third recognition ID unique to the information processing apparatus And / or a second verification unit that reads and collates the first recognition ID or the second recognition ID, and the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID. A function of performing a tabulation process and / or a statistical process on the used amount of the supplied object, and the second collating unit is combined with the used amount of the supplied object received from the second communication unit. The user only when the user ID and / or the first recognition ID or the second recognition ID and the third recognition ID stored in the third storage unit are collated. ID corresponding to the ID and / or the first recognition ID A third calculation unit for analyzing a predicted use amount of the object, and a use amount of the supply object coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID. A third storage unit that stores a predicted use amount of the supply corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, and stores the third recognition ID in advance. The third communication unit is configured to use the wide area information communication network or the local area to calculate a predicted usage amount of the supply corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID analyzed by the third calculation unit. The information is transmitted to the information transmission / reception terminal via an information communication network (LAN) and the second communication unit, and the second communication unit corresponds to the user ID and / or the first identification ID corresponding to the first identification ID. The estimated usage amount of the supply is transmitted to the first communication unit, and the control parameter In addition to the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, the data corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID It is a parameter for controlling the operation of the usage amount adjusting mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID according to the predicted usage amount of the object.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operations of the inventions according to claims 3 to 7, an information processing device is provided, so that it can be connected via a wide area information communication network or a local information communication network. It acts to communicate with the information transmitting / receiving terminal.
Moreover, when the 2nd calculating part of an information transmission / reception terminal receives the usage-amount of the to-be-supplied material couple | bonded with user ID and / or 1st recognition ID, it is 2nd recognition to the to-be-supplied-material usage. Since the IDs are combined, the third calculation unit of the information processing apparatus acts to recognize which of the information receiving terminals uses the supplied object. Further, the third calculation unit of the information processing apparatus uses the user ID and / or the usage amount of the supplied object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID received from the information transmitting / receiving terminal. When the first use ID is combined, or the predicted use amount of the supply by the entire utility device in which the utility monitoring terminal is installed is analyzed. . Further, the result is transmitted to the information transmission / reception terminal via the third communication unit of the information processing apparatus, the wide area information communication network or the local information communication network, and the second communication unit of the information transmission / reception terminal. A control parameter corresponding to the predicted usage amount of the supply is transmitted from the second communication unit to the first communication unit of the utility monitoring terminal, and the utility monitoring terminal sets the predicted usage amount of the supply to the control parameter. In addition to this, it acts to control the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism.

The invention described in claim 9 is the utility device control system according to claim 8, wherein the information processing device is a second input unit for inputting control data necessary for generating the control parameter. And a second parameter generation unit that generates the control parameter from the control data, and the generated control parameter is transmitted to the first communication unit via the third communication unit and the second communication unit. It is transmitted to.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 8, the information processing apparatus includes the second parameter generation unit and is input from the second input unit. The control data is used to generate control parameters. Then, the control parameter is transmitted to the information transmission / reception terminal via the third communication unit of the information processing device, the wide area information communication network or the local information communication network, and the second communication unit of the information transmission / reception terminal. The control parameter is transmitted from the second communication unit to the first communication unit of the utility monitoring terminal, and the utility monitoring terminal acts to control the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism using the control parameter.

The invention described in claim 10 is the utility device control system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the second communication unit of the information transmitting / receiving terminal is the wide area information communication network or a local information communication network (LAN). ) At the same time, the usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID is transmitted to the third communication unit via the third communication unit. The third computing unit uses the received user ID and / or the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID; Comparing the accumulated data regarding the usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID stored in the third storage unit Use of the received supply When the amount is not included in the accumulated data, the received amount of the received supply is stored in the third storage unit and the accumulated data is updated.
In the utility device control system configured as described above, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 8 or 9, the second communication unit of the information transmission / reception terminal is configured to transmit the wide area information communication network or the local information communication. At the same time that the network is detected, the user ID and / or the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID is transmitted to the third arithmetic unit via the third communication unit, The third calculation unit receives the received user ID and / or the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID and the user ID stored in the third storage unit. And / or acts to compare the accumulated data of the used amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID. In addition, after that, when the received data regarding the amount of use of the supplied object is not included in the accumulated data, the received data regarding the amount of use of the supplied object is automatically stored in the third storage unit. Acts to update accumulated data.

  In the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, the amount of the supply to be supplied by the user and / or the amount of the supply to be used in the entire utility equipment in which the utility monitoring terminal is installed while recognizing the user. Can be measured. The use amount of the supply in the entire utility device can be measured when the first calculation unit couples the supply with the first recognition ID unique to the utility monitoring terminal.

  In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, an alarm is issued by the alarm unit when the usage amount of the supply object exceeds a predetermined threshold value for each user ID and / or the first recognition ID. , The user can know that the usage amount was larger than the planned amount. In addition, by knowing that an alarm is issued, it is possible to make the user aware of the amount used in advance.

  In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, the information transmission / reception terminal executes the transmission / reception operation only after the second recognition ID is collated with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. Since the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the ID and / or the first recognition ID is received and the control parameter is transmitted to the utility monitoring terminal, the utility is determined by the user and / or the first recognition ID. While specifying the monitoring terminal, transmission / reception can be performed with the utility monitoring terminal. In addition, since the control parameter is transmitted from the information transmission / reception terminal to the utility monitoring terminal, for example, when a plurality of utility monitoring terminals are connected to one information transmission / reception terminal, the utility monitoring terminal individually controls in advance. It is not necessary to provide parameters, and it is possible to transmit control parameters from an information transmitting / receiving terminal to a plurality of utility monitoring terminals at once, and flexible and diverse control can be performed. In addition, by enabling data transmission / reception to / from the utility monitoring terminal installed in the utility device via the communication unit, not only can remote operation be possible, but data can be transmitted via the communication unit only when necessary. Can be transmitted / received, and is suitable when the user and the administrator are different. That is, by installing a utility monitoring terminal in the vicinity of the user and having the information transmission / reception terminal provided by the administrator, it becomes easy to perform management related to the amount of the supplied object.

  In the invention described in claim 4 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, the information transmission / reception terminal sends the utility monitoring terminal to each user ID and / or the first recognition ID. On the other hand, since a threshold value for a predetermined amount of the supplied object can be transmitted, it is not necessary to store the threshold value in the utility monitoring terminal in advance. When a plurality of utility monitoring terminals are connected to the information transmission / reception terminal, the threshold value can be transmitted to the utility monitoring terminal in a lump, and a flexible and diverse alarm unit can be configured. Even when the user and the manager are different, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 3 can be exhibited.

  In the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3 or claim 4, the first parameter generator of the information transmitting / receiving terminal can generate the control parameter from the control data. The control parameter can be freely created using the first parameter generation unit. Therefore, the control parameter is freely set to the usage adjustment mechanism of the utility monitoring terminal by generating the control parameter at the information transmitting / receiving terminal and transmitting it to the utility monitoring terminal via the first and second communication units. It is possible to make the control convenient and flexible.

  In the invention according to claim 6 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 5, the second arithmetic unit of the information transmitting / receiving terminal performs the aggregation process and / or Since statistical processing can be performed, it is combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, which is accumulated within a certain period of time, and the amount of the supply that is combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. It is possible to control the operation of the use amount adjusting mechanism with a control parameter corresponding to the use amount of the supply object itself or the statistical processing using the use amount of the supply object obtained by tabulating the use amount.

  In the invention according to claim 7 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 6, the utility monitoring terminal always has the user ID and / or the first recognition. Since the ID is transmitted, the second communication unit can automatically receive the user ID and / or the first recognition ID by bringing the information transmission / reception terminal closer to the information transmission / reception terminal. Data can be exchanged efficiently. Further, since the second communication unit displays on the display unit of the information transmission / reception terminal that the user ID and / or the first recognition ID has been detected, the presence / absence of collation between the utility monitoring terminal and the information transmission / reception terminal is indicated. It is possible to confirm.

  In the invention according to claim 8 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 7, the use prediction of the supplied object by the user provided with the information processing device is provided. Because it is possible to analyze the amount or the expected usage of the supply by the entire utility device where the utility monitoring terminal is installed, and to transmit it to the utility monitoring terminal via the information transmission / reception terminal, users and utilities It is possible to alert the manager of the device, and the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism can be controlled using the control parameter according to the predicted usage, so Control feedback can be performed.

  In the invention described in claim 9 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 8, the information processing apparatus includes a second parameter generation unit and a second input unit, The control parameter can be generated using the control data input from the input unit, and the utility monitoring terminal transmits the control parameter to the utility monitoring terminal via the information transmission / reception terminal. Control parameters can be freely set, and convenience and flexibility can be given to the control.

  In the invention described in claim 10 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 8 or claim 9, information is provided if it is in an environment connectable to a wide area information communication network or a local information communication network. Data accumulation relating to the amount of supply used in the processing apparatus can be automatically executed. In addition, it is possible to constantly update the usage data used in the analysis of the predicted usage of the supplied material, and the usage monitoring based on the latest usage can be analyzed. It is possible to quickly control the adjustment mechanism.

It is a utilization conceptual diagram of the utility monitoring terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the utility apparatus control system using the same. It is a utilization conceptual diagram of the utility monitoring terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the utility apparatus control system using the same. It is a utilization conceptual diagram of the utility monitoring terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the utility apparatus control system using the same. It is a system block diagram of the utility monitoring terminal which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart regarding the action | operation of the utility monitoring terminal which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a system configuration figure of the utility equipment control system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart regarding the action | operation of the utility apparatus control system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) thru | or (d) are the example of a display of the 2nd display part with which the information transmission / reception terminal of the utility device control system which concerns on 1st Embodiment was equipped, (a), (c) is monitoring The object is displayed, and (b) and (d) display the user. It is a display example of the 2nd display part with which the information transmission / reception terminal of the utility apparatus control system which concerns on 1st Embodiment was equipped, and shows the example of a display at the time of setting the usage-amount restriction of a to-be-supplied material especially It is. (A), (c) is a warning display when the user's use of supplies (tap water) approaches the limit usage, and (b), (d) are when the limit usage is reached. Is a warning display. It is a system configuration figure of the utility equipment control system concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart regarding the action | operation of the utility apparatus control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the list of supply usage-amount data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. Concept of display when the predicted usage amount is analyzed with reference to the list of supply usage amount data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of the list of supply usage-amount data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the list of supply usage-amount data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the list according to a user of the material usage-amount data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the list according to a user of the material usage-amount data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the monthly list of the supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the monthly list of the supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the monthly list according to the user of the supply usage data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the monthly list according to the user of the supply usage data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the monthly list according to the user of the supply usage data displayed by the 3rd display part of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 3 are conceptual diagrams of utilization of a utility monitoring terminal and a utility device control system using the utility monitoring terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In these figures, a water supply system is taken as an example of utility, and when using tap water discharged from a plurality of faucets, a utility monitoring terminal 1 is installed in each water pipe upstream of each faucet, and the utility monitoring terminal 1 In addition, as a utility device control system, a configuration including an information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 and an information processing device 30 is conceptualized. Of course, it is not limited to a water supply system as a utility, and may be a power supply system or a gas supply system.
Between the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmission / reception terminal 20, for example, a short-distance digital communication system such as Bluetooth (Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.) is used. Broadband lines, 3G (3rd generation mobile communication system), WiMAX (WiMAX is a registered trademark of UQ Communication Co., Ltd.) and other data communication services can be used to connect to a wide area information communication network (Internet), or a local information communication network ( It is conceivable to connect to a LAN).
In FIG. 1, data communication with a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 is performed by only one information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, and each of the plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 has a user, and tap water by the plurality of users. It is assumed that one administrator uses the information transmission / reception terminal 20 for the amount of use of the above. Further, the number of users using the utility monitoring terminal 1 is not limited to one. For example, there may be cases where different users are jointly using depending on the time zone. Communication between the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 is performed via the Internet or the LAN 40. The information processing apparatus 30 obtains the usage data received by the utility monitoring terminal 1 and received via the information transmission / reception terminal 20. Perform analysis.
In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the user of the utility monitoring terminal 1 performs self-management by providing each information transmission / reception terminal 20. For example, when using tap water in a restaurant and linen room, as in a hotel, use the tap water at each place, and simultaneously manage the amount used at each place. The case where the data storage and the analysis regarding the usage amount are performed by one information processing apparatus 30 corresponds to this case.
FIG. 3 shows a case where the system becomes larger than that in FIGS. 1 and 2, and tap water used in hospitals, restaurants and factories is managed in units of faucets. The utility monitoring terminal 1 is installed at each faucet of each facility, one information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 is associated with a plurality of faucets, and one information is transmitted to the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 for each facility. In this case, the processing device 30 is associated. Of course, the information transmission / reception terminal 20 is not limited to one in each facility, and the information transmission / reception terminal 20 may be provided for every certain number, or one information processing device 30 may be provided for a plurality of facilities. Needless to say, one information processing device 30 may be provided for each fixed number of facilities, and a plurality of information processing devices 30 may be integrated.
The concept of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described in detail as follows.

First, an embodiment according to the utility monitoring terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram of the utility monitoring terminal according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart relating to the operation of the utility monitoring terminal according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 4, the utility monitoring terminal 1 according to the embodiment is installed with respect to the supply object supply line A, and the use amount of the use amount adjusting mechanism 7 is measured while the supply amount of the supply object is measured by the measuring unit 3. The adjustment mechanism drive unit 6 is urged to adjust the supply amount of the supply object.
In addition to the measurement unit 3, the utility monitoring terminal 1 includes a first calculation unit 2, an A / D conversion unit 4, a D / A conversion unit 5, a user identification unit 8, a first data memory 9, and a first data memory 9. The clock unit 10, the first display unit 11, the alarm unit 12, and the first communication unit 13.
In the present embodiment, it is described that the utility monitoring terminal 1 does not include the usage amount adjustment mechanism driving unit 6 and the usage amount adjustment mechanism 7. In the case of water supply, a control valve for the amount of water is provided in advance, and a utility monitoring is newly performed at a location where a usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 for driving the control valve is provided as existing equipment. When the terminal 1 is provided, it is possible to use the existing control valve as the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 and the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7, so the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 and the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 are not necessarily limited. Is not essential as a component of the utility monitoring terminal 1. On the other hand, although not shown, in the case where the newly installed utility monitoring terminal 1 is provided in the water supply piping, the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 and the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 are also included so that the usage amount can be separately provided. Since it is not necessary to provide the adjustment mechanism drive unit 6 and the usage amount adjustment mechanism 7, it is possible to use the utility monitor terminal 1 as an integrated unit.

The use of the utility monitoring terminal 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, in use, in step S <b> 1-1, the user ID is read using the user identification unit 8. The user identification unit 8 identifies a user who uses a supply supplied from utility equipment such as tap water, electricity, gas, or the like from a supply supply line A monitored and controlled by the utility monitoring terminal 1. is there. Specifically, it is preferable to provide a reader, hold an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) card including a non-contact IC card, and read a user ID included in the card.
Next, as step S1-2, the user ID read by the user identification unit 8 and the first recognition ID 14 stored in advance in the first data memory 9 as a unique ID for the utility monitoring terminal 1 are used. The user is verified by matching. This collation is executed by including information about the user ID in advance in the first recognition ID 14. The collated user ID 18 is stored in the first data memory 9 by the user identification unit 8 so as to be readable thereafter.
The first recognition ID 14 may not be stored in the first data memory 9 but may be stored in the user identification unit 8. In this case, the first recognition ID 14 is read from the user identification unit 8. Also good. Alternatively, a password for the user ID 18 may be generated and collated by giving the password as the first recognition ID 14.
After the user identification unit 8 collates and recognizes the user in this manner, the user identification unit 8 sends a command signal so as to transmit a drive signal to the usage amount adjusting mechanism drive unit 6 from the first calculation unit 2. Send. The first calculation unit 2 receives a command signal from the user identification unit 8 and transmits a driving signal for the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 to the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6.
The drive signal for the digital usage adjustment mechanism 7 transmitted from the first calculation unit 2 is converted into an analog form via the D / A conversion unit 5. The usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 receives the analog drive signal and drives the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. As a result, the user can receive the supply of the supply from the supply supply line A for the first time and start using it.

Then, as FIG. 5 shows, as step S1-3, the measurement part 3 starts the measurement of the usage-amount of a to-be-supplied material. The measured usage amount is combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 by the first calculation unit 2, and the first data is supplied as the supply usage amount data 16 via the first calculation unit 2. The data is stored in the memory 9 so as to be readable. Note that the A / D conversion unit 4 provides analog data relating to the supply amount of the supply measured by the measurement unit 3, that is, the use amount of the supply used by the user using the supply supply line A. It is used to convert to digital data. In the first calculation unit 2, the usage amount measured by the measurement unit 3 is accumulated for a desired fixed time, and the accumulated usage amount is also stored in the first data memory 9 so as to be readable. In addition, when a program is required when performing the calculation of integration, the program is stored in the first data memory 9 in advance, and the first calculation unit 2 reads and executes it to integrate the usage amount. Alternatively, the program may be provided in advance in the first calculation unit 2.
As described above, the used amount of the supply measured by the measuring unit 3 is combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and stored in the first data memory 9 so as to be readable. Therefore, when the usage amount of the supply object is combined with the user ID 18, the user ID 18 can naturally be read by reading the supply object usage amount data 16. The same applies to the case where the used amount of the supply object is combined with the first recognition ID 14. Of course, the first recognition ID 14 is naturally stored in the first data memory 9 in advance.

Step S1-4 in FIG. 5 is a step of comparing the amount of supply used measured by the measuring unit 3 with a usage threshold. In this step, the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 uses the supplied material usage data 16 that is combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID 14 or uses the supplied material usage data 16 as the first ID. This is a step of reading from the data memory 9 and reading the usage threshold value 15 from the first data memory 9 and comparing them. The usage threshold 15 may be determined for each user ID 18 or may be determined in correspondence with the first recognition ID 14. By determining for each user ID 18, it is possible to limit and manage the usage amount finely for each user sharing the utility monitoring terminal 1.
As a result of the comparison, if the usage amount of the supply object exceeds the usage amount threshold value 15, the process proceeds to step S1-5, and the first calculation unit 2 issues a command signal to cause the alarm unit 12 to generate an alarm. The alarm unit 12 receives the command signal and generates an alarm. The alarm may be a sound such as a bell or a buzzer that appeals to the sense of hearing, or a display that uses the first display unit 11 to appeal to the sense of vision, or a vibration that generates a tactile sensation. You may appeal to.
In this way, when the usage amount of the supply object exceeds a predetermined threshold, an alarm is issued by the alarm unit, so that the user can know that the usage amount was larger than the planned amount, By knowing that an alarm will be issued, the user can be made aware of the amount used in advance.
There are two types of usage threshold 15, one is a threshold (limit value) for the accumulated usage over a desired period of time, and the second is a threshold (limit value) for the usage per unit time. is there. For example, if it is a water supply system as a utility, the limit usage amount as an integration is 20 m ³ , or the limit usage amount per unit time is 10 L / min (min), and if it is a power system The limit usage amount as an integration is 500 kW, or the limit usage amount per unit time is 2 kW. In addition, although the result of comparison with these threshold values is “exceeding” and “below”, there is no substantial difference even if the setting is “more than” and “less than”.
In the present embodiment, when the usage threshold value 15 is exceeded, the first calculation unit 2 transmits a command signal so as to generate an alarm to the alarm unit 12. The unit 2 may read the control parameter 17 stored in the first data memory 9 and adjust the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. That is, when the control parameter 17 exceeds the usage threshold value 15, the usage adjustment mechanism 7 is shut off, or the opening of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 is increased or decreased using the usage adjustment mechanism drive unit 6. The first calculation unit 2 may read out and execute these adjustments (changes).

On the other hand, as a result of the comparison, if the usage amount of the supply object is equal to or less than the usage threshold value 15, the process proceeds to step S1-6, and the first calculation unit 2 reads the control parameter 17 from the first data memory 9. Accordingly, the control parameter 17 is transmitted to the usage adjustment mechanism driving unit 6 via the D / A conversion unit 5 to control the usage adjustment mechanism 7.
The contents of the control parameter 17 include an opening amount of the use amount adjusting mechanism 7 and a supply amount at a constant rate with respect to the supply specification value, and a constant rate is increased or decreased with respect to the use amount measured by the measuring unit 3. In such a case, there is no particular limitation as long as the condition for adjusting the supply object supplied by the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 is expressed as a signal. In addition, when performing aggregate processing or statistical processing on the usage amount of the supplied material, it is a control parameter whose upper limit is the integrated value during a certain period, or the average value of the usage amount during a certain period Alternatively, an upper limit value for the variance value (standard deviation) or the like may be used as the control parameter. By using the analysis result on the usage amount of the supplied material, it can be used for controlling the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 to control the usage amount for a long period of time or to control the usage amount considering the balance among a plurality of users. It is possible to perform control with increased accuracy.
It should be noted that even when the supply amount is set to a fixed ratio with respect to the supply specification value, it is possible to apply feedback using the supply object usage data 16 measured by the measuring unit 3. In addition, the opening degree of the usage-amount adjustment mechanism 7 is a concept including full closing and full opening. In addition, only the two cases are also considered. In other words, the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 is conceptually controlled only for opening / closing or ON / OFF. The control parameter 17 may be stored in the first data memory 9 in advance, but is received from the information transmission / reception terminal 20 (to be described later) via the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the first It is desirable that the data is stored in the data memory 9. This is because a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 may be managed by one information transmission / reception terminal 20, and control parameters can be transmitted from the information transmission / reception terminal 20 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 at once. The same applies to the usage threshold value 15. The usage threshold 15 may of course be stored in the first data memory 9 or the alarm unit 12 itself, but as described above, it can be freely set by the information transmission / reception terminal 20, and a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 can be set together. Management efficiency is considered to be higher.

In addition, about the process of step S1-4 and step S1-5, when noting the utility monitoring terminal 1 which is not equipped with the alarm part 12, it skips and it is made to perform step S1-3 to step S1-6 Good.
If the cost of the utility monitoring terminal 1 itself is to be reduced, the control parameter 17 is not stored in the first data memory 9, but only step S1-3 is executed, and the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 receives the control parameter 17. The control parameter 17 is received from the information transmission / reception terminal 20 by the first communication unit 13 with the function, and the first calculation unit 2 receives the control parameter 17. The control parameter 17 may be transmitted via the / A converter 5 to control the usage adjustment mechanism 7.
The first clock unit 10 can generate time-related data and add time information when each component operates. Therefore, for example, data related to the measurement time is added to the supply usage data 16 measured by the measuring unit 3. In addition, the current time can be displayed on the first display unit 11.
As described above, the first data memory 9 stores the first recognition ID 14, the usage threshold 15 and the control parameter 17 in advance, and is obtained by further measurement by the measurement unit 3. The supply usage data 16 combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 can be stored.
The first display unit 11 can display the contents of the first data memory 9, and the contents and operations of the data so that the user (user) can visually recognize when the functions of each component are exhibited. The contents of can be displayed. Specifically, as described above, it is possible to display the alarm generated by the alarm unit 12, and it is possible to display the data related to the time generated by the first clock unit 10, that is, the current time. is there. For example, it is possible to display the user ID 18 to be verified, the first recognition ID 14, the usage amount threshold 15, or the supply usage amount data 16, and the control parameter 17 has its significance in addition to the signal itself. Alternatively, the meaning may be displayed.
In addition, when the supplied material usage data 16 is displayed, the measured time may be displayed. Note that the display of the user ID 18 and the first recognition ID 14 is based on a command signal issued by the user identification unit 8, and the display of the usage threshold value 15, the supply usage amount data 16, and the control parameter 17 is displayed in the first calculation unit 2. It is conceivable that the first display unit 11 displays a command signal generated by

Next, a first embodiment of the utility device control system using the utility monitoring terminal according to the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram of the utility device control system according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart relating to the operation of the utility device control system according to the first embodiment.
The utility device control system according to the present embodiment includes an information transmission / reception terminal 20 in addition to the utility monitoring terminal 1.
In FIG. 6, the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 includes a second arithmetic unit 21, a second communication unit 22, a second data memory 23, a second clock unit 24, a second display unit 25, and a first input unit. 26, a first collation unit 27, and a first parameter generation unit 28.
The information transmission / reception terminal 20 can transmit and receive data via the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1. The configuration and operation of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 7, steps up to step S1-5 have already been described with reference to FIG. The first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 reads the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 related to the user of the utility monitoring terminal 1 from the first data memory 9 and sends it to the second communication unit 22. And the first verification unit 27 reads this, reads the second recognition ID 14a stored in advance as a unique ID for the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 in the second data memory 23, and reads the user ID 18 and / or The user and / or the utility monitoring terminal 1 are collated with the first recognition ID 14. The collated user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 is stored in the second data memory 23 by the first collation unit 27.
The transmission / reception between the first communication unit 13 and the second communication unit 22 is indicated by a chain line in FIG. 6. May be used wirelessly, or may be wired as necessary. As will be described later, the first communication unit 13 always transmits the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 to the second communication unit 22, and the second communication unit 22 automatically transmits them. It is preferable that the second display unit 25 be able to confirm the detection of the reception.
Further, the second recognition ID 14 a may be stored in the second data memory 23 or may be stored in the first verification unit 27. Furthermore, the method of collation transmits 2nd recognition ID14a to the 1st communication part 13 via the 2nd communication part 22, and is read by the user identification part 8 using 2nd recognition ID14a. The user ID 18 stored in the first data memory 9 or the first recognition ID 14 stored in the first data memory 9 may be collated. In any case, a password is included in the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14, and verification is performed by giving a password for the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 as the second recognition ID 14a. May be. When the collation is completed and the user is recognized, the information transmission / reception terminal 20 may log in to the utility monitoring terminal 1 to enable subsequent data transmission / reception. Specifically, this is performed when explaining steps S2-4 and S2-5.

As described with reference to FIG. 2, when there is one user for one information transmission / reception terminal 20, that is, when one information transmission / reception terminal 20 corresponds to one utility monitoring terminal 1. The utility monitoring terminal 1 may be managed by the ID number of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20. That is, the first recognition ID 14 is used as the ID number of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, and verification is performed by confirming that the first recognition ID 14 matches the second recognition ID 14a. This is because there is a high possibility that the information transmission / reception terminal 20 uses a smartphone, and therefore there is a high possibility that some ID number is assigned in advance, and this is used as an ID number for the utility monitoring terminal 1 as it is. This is to eliminate the complexity of providing a simple recognition ID. Of course, there is no intention to limit in this way, and it is possible to freely set the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a.
The second recognition ID 14a may be stored in advance in the second data memory 23 or the first verification unit 27, but the user of the information transmission / reception terminal 20 from the first input unit 26, that is, management. If the administrator inputs, it is possible to fulfill the function of the manager's own verification.

After the collation is completed and the user and / or the utility monitoring terminal 1 are identified, the second calculation unit 21 includes the first communication unit 13 and the second communication unit 21 as described in Step S2-4 of FIG. The supply object usage amount data 16 combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 is received via the communication unit 22 and stored in the second data memory 23. When the verification is completed, the second communication unit 22 starts transmission / reception of data from the first communication unit 13, but the command signal is transmitted from the second calculation unit 21 to the second communication unit 22. To do.
Further, the usage threshold value 15 may be similarly received in addition to the supply usage data 16 combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and stored in the second data memory 23. Good. When requesting data from the information transmission / reception terminal 20 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 such as the supply usage data 16 and the usage threshold 15, the second calculation unit 21 of the information transmission / reception terminal 20 performs a second request. A command signal is transmitted to the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13.
The first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 that has received the command signal reads the supply usage data 16 and the usage threshold 15 stored in the first data memory 9 and transmits them to the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20. .

Next, as step S2-5, the second calculation unit 21 reads the control parameter 17a stored in the second data memory 23, and the second communication unit 22 and the utility monitoring terminal 1 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 as required. 1 to the first arithmetic unit 2 via the first communication unit 13.
As described above, the first arithmetic unit 2 reads the control parameter 17 from the first data memory 9 and transmits the control parameter 17 to the usage adjustment mechanism driving unit 6 to control the usage adjustment mechanism 7 accordingly. However, the control parameter 17 is transmitted from the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 without being stored in the first data memory 9 as described above, and the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 is transmitted. It is also conceivable to use this to transmit to the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6 and control the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. Further, a case where a new control parameter 17a that is not included in the control parameter 17 is supplied from the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 is conceivable. Although the type of the control parameter 17 has already been described, the type of the control parameter 17a is also the same, and the same as the control parameter 17 or a content that is not included in the control parameter 17a and exists only in the control parameter 17a. The first arithmetic unit 2 that supplies the first arithmetic unit 2 via the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13 and receives this information uses the usage amount according to the control parameter 17a in step S1-5. This is transmitted to the adjustment mechanism drive unit 6 to control the usage amount adjustment mechanism 7.

By storing the control parameter 17a in the second data memory 23 in the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 as described above, flexible and diverse control is performed in addition to the control based on the control parameter provided in advance in the utility monitoring terminal. It is possible. In particular, when a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 are connected to one information transmission / reception terminal 20, the control parameter 17a is provided in one information transmission / reception terminal 20, and this is used for monitoring a plurality of utilities. By transmitting to all the terminals 1 at the same time, it is possible to easily cope with the case where the control parameters 17 are individually changed in all the plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 and to increase the accuracy.
Further, the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 includes a first parameter generation unit 28, and the first parameter generation unit 28 reads out the control data 29 a stored in the second data memory 23 or the first input. The control data 29a can be read using the unit 26, and the control parameter 17a can be generated using this. Therefore, it is possible to input the control data 29a related to the control parameter 17a at any time, generate the control parameter 17a flexibly as appropriate according to the situation, and pass through the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13. Then, it can be supplied to the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 to control the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. Therefore, the flexibility and convenience of control of the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 can be improved.
In addition, as described above, the usage threshold 15 for the alarm unit 12 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 is stored in the second data memory 23 in advance as shown in FIG. 7 and is read by the second communication unit 22. The first arithmetic unit 2 that transmits the data to the first arithmetic unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 through the first communication unit 13 and reads the first arithmetic unit 2 compares it with the supply amount data 16 to be used. When the amount threshold 15 is exceeded, an alarm signal may be transmitted to the alarm unit 12. That is, after step S2-3, it is possible to transmit the usage threshold 15 from the second communication unit 22 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 and execute steps S1-4 and S1-5 in FIG.
In this way, the setting of the usage threshold 15 can also be transmitted to the plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 at the same time as the control parameters described above, and convenient and highly accurate management can be performed. . The received usage threshold 15 may be stored in the first data memory 9 so as to be readable by the first communication unit 13 or the first calculation unit 2.

The first input unit 26 is used when the second recognition ID 14a, the control parameter 17a, and the control data 29a are stored in the second data memory 23 in advance so as to be readable, and the first parameter generation unit This is also used when the control data 29a is directly input to the control unit 28. Further, the second recognition ID 14 a is directly input to the first verification unit 27, and the user ID 18 transmitted from the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the first communication unit 13 and the second communication unit 22. It is also used when collating and logging in to the utility monitoring terminal 1. In addition, the usage threshold 15 when the information transmission / reception terminal 20 transmits the usage threshold 15 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 is also input to the second data memory 23 via the first input unit 26.
Note that the usage threshold 15 stored in the first data memory 9 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 is the first input unit 26, the second communication unit 22 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, and the number of the utility monitoring terminal 1. It may be stored in the first data memory 9 via one communication unit 13. In this case, it is convenient that the usage threshold value 15 is also stored in the second data memory 23 because it can be easily displayed on the second display unit 25.
Similar to the first clock unit 10, the second clock unit 24 can generate time-related data and add time information when each component operates. Therefore, it is possible to add data about the time when the functions of the components constituting the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 are exhibited. In addition, the current time can be displayed on the second display unit 25.
As described above, the second data memory 23 stores the second recognition ID 14a, the control parameter 17a, and the control data 29a in advance, and further supplies the supply usage data 16 obtained by the measurement by the measuring unit 3 to the second data memory 23. Can be stored via the communication unit 22.

The control parameter 17a determines the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 for each user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 in accordance with the supply usage data 16 coupled to the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14. It is a parameter for controlling. The same applies to the control data 29a for generating the control parameter 17a and the usage threshold 15 stored in advance in the second data memory 23.
Furthermore, since the 2nd calculating part 21 is provided with the function to perform a total process and / or a statistical process about the to-be-supplied material usage-amount data 16 couple | bonded with user ID18 and / or 1st recognition ID14, control is carried out. The parameter 17 a is used for the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 subjected to the tabulation process and / or the statistical process in addition to the use amount of the supply object coupled to the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14. It also functions as a parameter for controlling the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 for each user ID 18 and / or for the first recognition ID 14 according to the combined supply usage.
The second display unit 25 can display the contents of the second data memory 23, and the contents and operations of the data so that the user (administrator) can visually recognize the function by each component. The contents of can be displayed. Of course, even when the second recognition ID 14a is directly input to the first verification unit 27, it can be displayed on the second display unit 25 in order to confirm the input content. Further, the content of the control data 29a input via the first input unit 26, the control parameter 17a stored in the second data memory 23, and the control parameter generated by the first parameter generation unit 28 In addition to the signal itself for 17a, it is also possible to display its significance or meaning.
Further, the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 is always transmitted to the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1, and this is transmitted by the second communication unit 22 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20. When detected, the second calculation unit 21 transmits a signal indicating the detection to the second display unit 25 and displays the detection on the second display unit 25, thereby transmitting and receiving information. When the terminal is brought close, the second communication unit 22 can receive the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and confirm it by display, and exchange of data from the utility monitoring terminal to the information transmitting / receiving terminal Can be executed efficiently. Of course, even if the second communication unit 22 detects the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14, the second display unit 25 does not have to display the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14. It is easy to confirm reception of the ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14.

Note that the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmission / reception terminal 20 may correspond to 1: 1 as shown in FIG. 2, or a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 as one piece of information as shown in FIG. You may make it manage with the transmission / reception terminal 20. FIG. When a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 are managed by a single information transmission / reception terminal 20, it is necessary to collate which utility monitoring terminal 1 is used. Using the recognition ID 14a, the user ID 18 and / or the material usage data 16 coupled to the first recognition ID 14 is received, and the control parameter 17a is transmitted. In addition, the control parameter 17a is generated by the first parameter generation unit 28 using the control data 29a and is transmitted for each utility monitoring terminal 1 and for each user who uses the utility monitoring terminal 1. It is. The reason is that the user ID 18 may be combined with the supply usage data 16, and the information transmission / reception terminal 20 receives the supply usage data 16 combined with the user ID 18. For each user ID 18, the control parameter 17a is stored in advance, or is generated by the first parameter generation unit 28 using the control data 29a, or the usage threshold 15 for each user ID 18 is set to the second value. This is because the data can be stored in the data memory 23 and transmitted.
As a specific transmission method for each utility monitoring terminal 1, when the verification for each utility monitoring terminal 1 is completed, a polling signal is sent from the second communication unit 22 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 to the first of the utility monitoring terminal 1. An information transmission / reception terminal transmits a command signal for receiving the supply usage data 16 and the usage threshold 15 after receiving a response signal to the polling signal from each utility monitoring terminal 1. When data is transmitted from 20 to the utility monitoring terminal 1 and data is transmitted and received, it is possible to avoid data conflict between the utility monitoring terminals 1.
By performing collation in this way, a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1 can be managed by a single information transmission / reception terminal 20, and further attention is given to the user individually and individual detailed usage amount Since the adjustment mechanism 7 can be controlled, the effective supply control of the entire supply object can be effectively performed.

Next, taking a water supply system as an example of utility, when using tap water discharged from a plurality of faucets, a utility monitoring terminal 1 is installed in each water pipe upstream of each faucet. As a utility device control system, a case where the information transmission / reception terminal 20 is installed is conceptualized, and a display example on the second display unit 25 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIGS. 8A to 8D are display examples of the second display unit provided in the information transmission / reception terminal of the utility device control system according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. The monitoring target is mainly displayed, and (b) and (d) are the main display of the user. FIGS. 9A and 9B are display examples of the second display unit provided in the information transmitting / receiving terminal of the utility device control system according to the present embodiment. The example of a display at the time of setting is shown.

8A and 8C, “kitchen faucet 1” is displayed as the monitoring target. In this way, it is possible to display the monitoring target instead of the user. In that case, it is good to use 1st recognition ID14 which is a monitoring object ID instead of or in addition to the above-mentioned user ID. The monitoring target ID (first recognition ID 14) can also be handled in the same manner as the user ID.
In the kitchen faucet 1 of (a), it is understood that the limited usage amount is set to 20 m ³ . This limited usage amount corresponds to the usage amount threshold 15 of the utility monitoring terminal 1. The usage threshold value 15 may be displayed on the second display unit 25 from the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the second communication unit 22, or once the second data What is stored in the memory 23 may be displayed. Furthermore, in the case where data is input from the first input unit 26 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 to the first data memory 9 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the second communication unit 22, When stored in the data memory 23, the data may be read from the second data memory 23. The “setting” icon displayed on the right side of the numerical value of the limit usage indicates that a new setting value can be input by selecting this. This input is performed via the first input unit 26.
In (c), in addition to the display in (a), the current flow rate is 1.5 L / min and the water charge is 3000 yen. In this case, the water charge is calculated in the first calculation unit 2 from the amount of supply (tap water) used by the measurement unit 3 of the utility monitoring terminal 1, and this is calculated by the first calculation unit 2. Is stored in the data memory 9 so as to be readable, and further transmitted to the second arithmetic unit 21 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 via the first communication unit 13 and the second communication unit 22, and is transmitted to the second display unit 25. This can be dealt with by generating a display command signal. The same applies to the current flow rate. Note that these data may be transmitted directly from the first arithmetic unit 2 without being stored in the first data memory 9.

This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. When the “setting” icon shown in FIGS. 8A and 8C is selected, the setting screen shown in the center of FIGS. 9A and 9B is displayed in an overlapping manner. A new limit usage amount is input in the numeric field of the limit usage amount shown in the center of this setting screen, and the limit usage amount is set by transmitting this. Specifically, it is 20 m ^{3 in} FIG. 9A and 45 m ^{3 in} FIG.
This input is input via the first input unit 26 while referring to the screen displayed on the second display unit 25. By selecting “Send”, the information transmission terminal 20 can The limit usage (usage threshold) is transmitted from the two communication units 22 to the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 and stored in the first data memory 9 as a usage threshold 15 so as to be readable. The first calculation unit 2 reads the usage threshold 15 and transmits it to the usage adjustment mechanism driving unit 6 to control the usage adjustment mechanism 7.
Further, returning to FIG 8, although the integrated amount is displayed as 10 m ^3, 20 m ³ respectively, which is equivalent to the feed amount data 16 transmitted from the utility monitor terminal 1. The graph displayed below shows the limit usage amount as a whole, and the hatched part expresses the cumulative usage amount, so that the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the limiting usage amount can be easily grasped visually. Is provided.

Furthermore, “Chuo Taro” or “Chuo Hanako” is displayed as the user. In the display example of FIG. 8, it can be understood that the monitoring target ID is used in addition to the user ID. Since the present embodiment shows a case where there are two users for the kitchen faucet 1 as a monitoring target, a usage threshold value 15 that is a limited usage amount can be set for each user. In such a case, a usage threshold 15 may be set for each user ID 18. When there is only one user for one monitoring target, the usage threshold 15 for the user ID 18 or the first recognition ID 14 as the monitoring target ID can be set.
“Solenoid valve: open” indicates the state of the usage adjustment mechanism 7. In this display example, a solenoid valve is employed as the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7, the opening degree of the solenoid valve is employed as the control parameter, and “open” and “closed” are employed, and the solenoid valve is in the “open” state. It shows that.
Note that the display of “<” and “>” shown in the upper right part is for scrolling when another monitoring target exists, and “<” displays the previous page, and “kitchen faucet 1”. ">" Is for displaying the monitoring target before "", and ">" is for displaying the page after that and for displaying the monitoring target after "kitchen faucet 1".
(B) and (d) are displayed in reverse, with the monitoring target in (a) and (c) as the secondary display and the user as the main display, but the other display contents are (a) and ( This is the same as c), and the description is omitted.

Further, a display example on the second display unit 25 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. (A) and (c) of FIG. 10 are warning displays when the use of the supply object (tap water) by the user approaches the limit usage (usage threshold 15), and (b) and (d) ) Is a warning display when the limit usage is reached.
As described above, since the supply use amount data 16 and the use amount threshold 15 are stored in the second data memory 23, the second calculation unit 21 reads out these, performs a comparison operation, and sets in advance. When it is determined that the level has been reached, a command signal is issued so that the display of FIGS. 10A and 10C is performed on the second display unit 25. In the present embodiment, as shown in (a), for example, when 15 m ³ is reached (in FIG. (A), the display of 15 m ³ reached by the central alarm display is not visible), the usage amount is limited. As a recommended usage amount, 1 L / min is displayed. In (c), 0.3 L / min is displayed. The reached accumulated usage amount and the recommended usage amount for restricting the usage amount at that time are stored in advance in the second data memory 23, and the second calculation unit 21 stores the result of the comparison calculation. The recommended usage is read and displayed accordingly.
Such a display also appears on the second display unit 25 of the information transmission / reception terminal 20 so that the user or administrator who owns the information transmission / reception terminal 20 knows the necessity of restriction on the use of the supplied object. Can take action to save.

When the limit usage amount (20 m ³ or 40 m ³ ) is reached, as shown in (b) and (d), for example, the solenoid valve (use amount adjusting mechanism 7) is closed, and this is displayed. Yes. Therefore, the display on the lower right solenoid valve is “closed”. First, the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 compares the usage amount (integrated usage amount) measured by the measuring unit 3 with the integrated usage threshold value 15 stored in the first data memory 9. When the usage amount exceeds the usage amount threshold value 15, a command signal is sent to close the usage amount adjustment mechanism 7 according to the control parameter 17 that closes the usage amount adjustment mechanism 7. The usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 is closed by issuing to the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6. At this time, the command signal is transmitted to the second arithmetic unit 21 via the first communication unit 13 and the second communication unit 22. May be received and a command signal generated so as to be displayed on the second display unit 25.
Alternatively, the information transmission / reception terminal 20 receives the supply usage data 16 measured by the measurement unit 3 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the first calculation unit 2 and the first communication unit 13, and the second The calculation unit 21 reads the use amount threshold value 15 stored in the second data memory 23 in advance using the supplied material use amount data 16 and compares it to detect that the use amount exceeds, The result is displayed on the second display unit 25, and simultaneously transmitted to the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the second communication unit 22, and transmitted from the received first communication unit 13 to the first calculation unit 2. The first arithmetic unit 2 reads the control parameter 17 stored in the first data memory 9 and issues a command signal for closing the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 to the usage amount adjusting mechanism driving unit 6. Also good.
Alternatively, as will be described later, when it is detected that the second calculation unit 21 has exceeded the usage amount, the control parameter 17a is read from the second data memory 23, and the usage amount adjustment mechanism of the utility monitoring terminal 1 is read out. A command signal for closing the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 may be output to the drive unit 6 via the second communication unit 22, the first communication unit 13, and the first calculation unit 2.
The displays in (b) and (d) are cleared by selecting “Confirm” in the lower right of the center display.

When requesting data from the information transmission / reception terminal 20 to the utility monitoring terminal 1, the second calculation unit 21 of the information transmission / reception terminal 20 passes through the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13. As described above, the command signal is transmitted to the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1, but the second calculation unit 21 is configured to transmit the second communication unit 22 and the first communication of the utility monitoring terminal 1. The following command signal can be transmitted to the first arithmetic unit 2 via the unit 13.
(1) A command signal for driving the usage adjustment mechanism drive unit 6 to reduce the opening of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 (including shut-off (fully closed)). (2) Driving the usage adjustment mechanism drive unit 6. Command signal for increasing the opening of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 (including full opening) (3) Command signal for clearing the water usage and driving the usage adjustment mechanism drive unit 6 to fully open the usage adjustment mechanism 7 The first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 that has received these command signals transmits a command signal related to each operation to the usage adjustment mechanism driving unit 6.
When these command signals are transmitted, the contents of the command are displayed on the second display unit 25 so that the user (user, administrator) can visually recognize them, and the first input unit 26 is used. The user should be able to command.
In addition, as this information transmission / reception terminal 20, it is possible to install and utilize the program which performs the function in this embodiment in what is called a smart phone, for example. By doing in this way, the portable terminal which can manage the utility monitoring terminal 1 can be prepared, without using the new information transmission / reception terminal 20. FIG. In this case, since the smart phone that is always carried has the function of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, it is convenient to carry, has a low invasiveness for the user (administrator), and has a great merit of being low in cost. There is.

Next, a second embodiment of a utility device control system using a utility monitoring terminal will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11 is a system configuration diagram of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a flowchart regarding the operation of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment.
The utility device control system according to the present embodiment includes an information processing device 30 in addition to the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmission / reception terminal 20.
In FIG. 11, the information processing apparatus 30 includes a third calculation unit 31, a third communication unit 32, a third data memory 33, a third clock unit 34, a third display unit 35, and a second input unit. 36, a second collation unit 37, and a second parameter generation unit 38.
The information processing apparatus 30 can transmit and receive data via the third communication unit 32 and the second communication unit 22 of the information transmission / reception terminal 20. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the information processing apparatus 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 12, step S2-5 up to step S2-5 has already been described with reference to FIG. The information processing apparatus 30 sends the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and / or the second recognition ID 14a related to the user of the utility monitoring terminal 1 from the second data memory 23 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 to the second communication. This is received by the third communication unit 32 via the unit 22, read by the second verification unit 37, read out the third recognition ID 14 b stored in advance in the third data memory 33, and the user ID 18 To match the user.
Transmission / reception between the second communication unit 22 and the third communication unit 32 may be wirelessly connected to the Internet or the LAN 40 as described above, or may be connected by wire as necessary.
Further, the third recognition ID 14 b may be stored in the third data memory 33 or may be stored in the second collating unit 37. Furthermore, the method of collation transmits 3rd recognition ID14b to the 2nd communication part 22 via the 3rd communication part 32, and is stored in the 2nd data memory 23 using 3rd recognition ID14b. The user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and / or the second recognition ID 14a. In any case, a password is included in the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and / or the second recognition ID 14a, and the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 is used as the third recognition ID 14b. And / or verification may be performed by providing a password for the second recognition ID 14a. When the collation is completed and the user is recognized, it is preferable to enable data transmission / reception between the information processing device 30 and the information transmission / reception terminal 20.
The second communication unit 22 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 has a function of detecting the Internet or the LAN 40, and displays that the second display unit 25 has detected the Internet or the LAN 40. By doing so, it is possible to notify the operator of the presence or absence of the communication network, and communication between the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 can be confirmed.
In other words, the presence of the Internet or the LAN 40 can be detected by relying on the display of the second display unit 25, and communication between the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 can be performed.
However, even if the second display unit 25 is not provided, when the second communication unit 22 detects the Internet or the LAN 40, the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and the information processing device 30 may communicate with each other as they are.

As described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, one information processing device 30 corresponds to a plurality of information transmission / reception terminals 20. In the case of being connected to a single information transmission / reception terminal 20, it is necessary to collate with a plurality of user IDs 18 for one information transmission / reception terminal 20, and it is necessary to extend it to a plurality of information transmission / reception terminals 20. . Therefore, in addition to the user ID 18 and the first recognition ID 14, the third recognition ID 14 b of the information processing device 30 and the second recognition ID 14 a of the information transmission / reception terminal 20 are collated so as to identify the information transmission / reception terminal 20. The information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 may be recognized.
It is also desirable to avoid contention between data transmission / reception terminals 20 between the information transmission / reception terminals 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 by using the polling signal described above.
The third recognition ID 14b may be stored in advance in the third data memory 33 or the second verification unit 37, but is input by the user of the information processing device 30 from the second input unit 36. By doing so, it is also possible to fulfill the function of the user's own verification. The third recognition ID 14b input via the second input unit 36 is the first verification unit via the third communication unit 32 of the information processing device 30 and the second communication unit 22 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20. 27, and collated with the second recognition ID 14a, the user ID 18, and the first recognition ID 14.
In the present embodiment, when the verification using the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a is completed between the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, the information The second calculation unit 21 of the transmission / reception terminal 20 performs the second recognition on the supplied material usage data 16 combined with the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 received from the first communication unit 13. The IDs 14 a are combined and stored in the second data memory 23. In the present embodiment, the information processing device 30 is provided, and the analysis is performed using the supply object usage data 16 combined with the second recognition ID 14a, so that any information transmission / reception terminal 20 receives the information. This is to identify whether it is data.
Further, when the user ID 18 read by the user identification unit 8 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 is collated by the first collation unit 27 via the second communication unit 22 of the information transmission / reception terminal 20, the user ID 18 is obtained. The first recognition ID 14 has been described on the assumption that it is stored in the second data memory 23, but if it is not stored in the second data memory 23 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, The information processing device 30 is connected to the user identification unit 8 or the first data memory 9 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the two communication units 22 and the first communication unit 13 of the utility monitoring terminal 1. Good. However, in this case, the information processing device 30, the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20, and the utility monitoring terminal 1 need to be connected at the same time, and the convenience is extremely reduced.

After the verification is completed and the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 and the user are identified, the second communication unit 22 connects the Internet or the LAN 40 and the third communication unit 32 as described in step S3-4 in FIG. Via the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14 a is received and stored in the third data memory 33. When the verification is completed, the third communication unit 32 starts transmission / reception of data from the second communication unit 22, but the command signal is transmitted from the third calculation unit 31 to the third communication unit 32. To do.
When the information processing device 30 requests the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 for the material usage data 16 obtained by combining the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a, the information processing device A command signal is transmitted from the third arithmetic unit 31 of 30 to the second arithmetic unit 21 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 via the third communication unit 32 and the second communication unit 22.
The second computing unit 21 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 that has received the command signal receives the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a stored in the second data memory 23. The supply usage amount data 16 is read and transmitted to the information processing apparatus 30.

Next, as step S3-5, there is a process of accumulating supply usage data 16 obtained by combining the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a by the third calculation unit 3. .
The received supply usage data 16 is transmitted from the third communication unit 32 to the third calculation unit 31, and the third calculation unit 31 is stored in the third data memory 33. If there is a difference compared to the usage data 16, the third calculation unit 31 stores the received supply usage data 16 in the third data memory 33 so as to be readable, and the data Accumulate. Of course, the supplied material usage data 16 includes data on the usage of the supplied material per unit time (including data on the current usage) and the cumulative usage of the supplied material over time. It is a waste.

Next, the 3rd calculating part 31 reads the to-be-supplied material usage-amount data 16 stored in the 3rd data memory 33 as step S3-6, and analyzes the usage-amount expected of the to-be-supplied material by a user. To do. The analysis program at that time is prepared in advance in the third calculation unit 31 or stored in the third data memory 33 and is read out and used by the third calculation unit 31.
The supply usage predicted amount analyzed by the third calculation unit 31 is stored in the third data memory 33 so as to be readable as the supply usage predicted amount data 39.
Moreover, the 3rd calculating part 31 makes 3D communication part 32, the internet or LAN40, and 2nd communication part the analyzed to-be-supplied use use amount data 39 as FIG.12 shows as step S3-7. 22 to the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20.
In the information transmission / reception terminal 20, the first parameter generation unit 28 can generate the control parameter 17 a using the supply target use predicted amount data 39, and this can be used as the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 22. Can be transmitted to the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the communication unit 13 and used for controlling the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. The handling of the control parameter 17a generated by this process is the same as the control parameter 17a generated by the first parameter generation unit 28 using the control data 29a. Note that the control parameter 17a may be generated using the control data 29a as needed for the supply target use amount data 39 as needed.
Further, in the present embodiment, the control parameter 17a is generated by the first parameter generation unit 28 using the supply target predicted amount data 39, but the second parameter generation unit of the information processing device 30 is used. 38 can be used to generate the control parameter 17b. In this case, the second parameter generation unit 38 stores the generated control parameter 17b in a readable manner in the third data memory 33. The data is transmitted to the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 via the third communication unit 32 and the second communication unit 22.

Further, the control data 29a may be input from the second input unit 36 or the control data 29a may be stored in advance in the third data memory 33 in order to generate the control parameter 17b.
The information transmission / reception terminal 20 treats the control parameter 17b generated by the second parameter generation unit 38 of the information processing device 30 as the control parameter 17a, and stores it in the second data memory 23 so that it can be read out. To control the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7.
The control parameter 17b determines the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 for each user ID 18 and / or according to the material usage data 16 coupled to the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a. Alternatively, it is a parameter for controlling the first recognition ID 14.
Furthermore, the 3rd calculating part 31 carries out the total process and / or the statistical process about the to-be-supplied material usage-amount data 16 couple | bonded with user ID18 and / or 1st recognition ID14, and 2nd recognition ID14a. Since the control parameter 17b is provided, the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a are used in addition to the use amount of the supply object, and the aggregation process and / or the statistical process are performed. The operation of the usage adjustment mechanism 7 is performed for each user ID 18 in accordance with the supply amount used, in particular the predicted supply use amount, coupled to the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a. It also functions as a parameter for controlling the first recognition ID 14.

As described above, according to the generation of the control parameter using the supply target use amount data 39, the control is stored in the utility monitoring terminal 1 or the information transmission / reception terminal 20, or is generated by the information transmission / reception terminal 20. Since it is possible to perform control using a predicted usage amount that cannot be included in the parameter, it is possible to execute control that more realistically reflects the usage status and characteristics of the user. Therefore, it is possible to perform flexible and diverse control other than the control based on the control parameters provided in advance in the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmission / reception terminal 20.
In step S1-5, it is possible to control the usage adjustment mechanism 7 by transmitting it to the usage adjustment mechanism driving unit 6 in accordance with the control parameter 17a.

Furthermore, as described above, the information processing apparatus 30 includes the second parameter generation unit 38, so that the control data 29b can be read out to the third data memory 33 in addition to the supply target use amount data 39. It is possible to store the data and read it out, or to read the control data 29b using the second input unit 36 and use this to generate the control parameter. Therefore, it is possible to input the control data 29a related to the control parameters of the utility monitoring terminal 1 and the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 at any time, and to generate the control parameters flexibly as appropriate according to the situation, the third communication unit 32, It is possible to supply the first calculation unit 2 of the utility monitoring terminal 1 via the second communication unit 22 and the first communication unit 13 to control the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7. Therefore, the flexibility and convenience of control of the usage amount adjusting mechanism 7 can be improved.
The information processing apparatus 30 can be connected to a plurality of information transmission / reception terminals 20, and each information transmission / reception terminal 20 can be connected to a plurality of utility monitoring terminals 1. In addition to generating parameters at the same time, it is possible to generate efficiently using one information processing apparatus 30 even when generating control parameters for individual utility monitoring terminals 1.

  The second input unit 36 is used when the third recognition ID 14b is stored in advance in the third data memory 33 so as to be readable, and the third data memory 33 stores the control data 29b as necessary. When the control parameter 17b is stored, it is input by the second input unit 36. In that case, it is also used when the control data 29 b is directly input to the second parameter generation unit 38. Further, the third recognition ID 14b is directly input to the second verification unit 37, and the user ID 18 and the second ID transmitted from the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 via the second communication unit 22 and the third communication unit 32 are input. 2 is also used when data is transmitted / received to / from the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20.

  Similar to the first clock unit 10 and the second clock unit 24, the third clock unit 34 can generate time-related data and add time information when each component operates. . Therefore, it is possible to add data about the time when the functions of the components constituting the information processing apparatus 30 are exhibited. In addition, the current time can be displayed on the third display unit 35.

  As described above, the third data memory 33 stores the third recognition ID 14b in advance, stores the control parameter 17b and the control data 29b as necessary, and is further supplied by being measured by the measuring unit 3. The usage data 16 can be stored from the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 via the second communication unit 22 and the third communication unit 32. Further, as described above, the supply use predicted amount data 39 analyzed by the third calculation unit 31 is also stored so as to be readable.

  The third display unit 35 can display the contents of the third data memory 33, and the contents and operations of the data so that the user (administrator) can visually recognize the function by each component. The contents of can be displayed. Of course, even when the third recognition ID 14 b is directly input to the second collating unit 37, it can be displayed on the third display unit 35 in order to confirm the input content. Further, if necessary, the contents of the control data 29b input via the second input unit 36, the control parameter 17b when stored in the third data memory 33, and further the second parameter generation unit 38 In addition to the signal itself of the generated control parameter 17a, its significance or meaning can be displayed.

  Next, taking a water supply system as an example of utility, when using tap water discharged from a plurality of kitchen faucets, a utility monitoring terminal 1 is installed in the water pipe upstream of each kitchen faucet. In addition, as a utility device control system, the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and the information processing device 30 are conceptually installed, and management and the like that can be executed by the information processing device 30 are described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 23. A description will be added while showing a display example on the display unit 35.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of a list of supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment.
The list shown in FIG. 13 shows the supplies to which the third calculation unit 31 is coupled to the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second recognition ID 14a stored in the third data memory 33. The usage data 16 is read out and displayed on the third display unit 35. The user ID (user name), the monitoring target ID (first recognition ID 14), and the integration included in the supply usage data 16 are supplied. Usage, water charges, restricted usage, and current flow are summarized as monthly usage for each facility and for each monitoring target. Such calculation of the accumulated usage amount, the water charge, the limited usage amount, and the current flow rate is executed by the second calculation unit 21 of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 or the third calculation unit 31 of the information processing device 30. .

Next, FIG. 14 analyzes the predicted usage amount while referring to a list of supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the display at the time of doing.
When the kitchen faucet 1 is selected, a selection signal is transmitted from the second input unit 36 to the third computing unit 31, and the third computing unit 31 analyzes the predicted usage amount related to the kitchen faucet 1, and the data ( The supply target use amount data 39) is transmitted from the third calculation unit 31 to the third display unit 35 and displayed. The graph shown in the lower right part of FIG. 14 is the analysis result. The analysis in the third calculation unit 31 is obtained by integrating the average flow rate in the acquired data until the last day of the specified period. Although the final date of the period is not specifically illustrated in the present embodiment, the user can perform the second input while displaying a screen asking the period on the third display unit 35 and referring to it. It may be input via the unit 36. In FIG. 14, the predicted usage amount on September 25 is displayed as 43 m ³ , and it is suggested that the limit usage value (usage threshold 15) is exceeded at that time, and the user (administrator, user) is notified. It is calling attention to. The usage threshold 15 is received by the third communication unit 32 via the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and stored in the third data memory 33 so as to be readable, so that the third calculation unit 31 It is possible to read out from the third data memory 33 and use it at the time of analysis. Alternatively, it may be included in the supplied material usage data 16 and extracted and used when the third computing unit 31 processes the supplied material usage data 16.
In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 14, the user of the kitchen faucet 1 is only the central Hanako. However, if there is a shift in the kitchen, for example, the average flow rate for each user will be used for each user. It is possible to predict the accumulated usage more accurately from the business hours obtained from the shift. That is, when a user who uses a large amount due to a business shift uses a large amount thereafter, the average value of the user's usage increases, and when the subsequent use time is long, the kitchen faucet 1 The accumulated usage of increases. Accordingly, both the monitoring target ID and the user ID are managed, the usage adjustment mechanism 7 is controlled, and the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 are used for management and statistical processing, thereby enabling more accurate prediction. It becomes possible to perform efficient and appropriate management.

  In FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 or subsequent figures, the information regarding the user and the monitoring target is displayed for the output because the information processing device 30 uses the user ID 18 and / or the first recognition ID 14 and the second ID. This is because the supplied object usage data 16 coupled to the recognition ID 14 a is being received and the content is analyzed by the third calculation unit 31. In other words, it is possible to identify the user and the monitoring target, that is, the utility monitoring terminal 1, in the supplied material usage data 16. Of course, when only one of the user ID 18 or the first recognition ID 14 is combined with the material usage data 16, only one of the information is disclosed. 13 does not clearly disclose information related to the information transmission / reception terminal 20, but for example, in FIG. 13, there is a description of “XX branch” as the facility name, which is the second recognition of the information transmission / reception terminal 20. It is also possible to use information indicated by using the ID 14a.

FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are also conceptual diagrams of a list of supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment.
15 and 16 summarize the total usage amount, water charge, limit usage amount, and usage prediction amount for each monitoring target in a list. A list of monthly usage forecasts is shown for each facility and for each monitoring target. The calculation of the water charge is also executed by the third calculation unit 31, but the data relating to the charge table used at that time is stored in the third data memory 33, and this is read by the third calculation unit 31. It is obtained by multiplying the data on the amount of the supply used. This is also included in the supply target use amount data 39 and displayed via the third display unit 35.
When the analyzed predicted usage amount exceeds the limit usage amount, a warning as shown in the lower right part of FIG. 16 is generated to alert the user. A command signal related to this warning is also transmitted from the third calculation unit 31 to the third display unit 35.

Next, FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are conceptual diagrams of lists of supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment. These are listed by user.
In FIG. 17, the accumulated usage amount, water charge, limit usage amount, and predicted usage amount of the users “Chuo Hanako” and “Saburo Taro” are displayed. The warning displayed at the bottom right of the figure suggests that the limit usage value may be exceeded.
Further, in FIG. 18, the predicted usage amount is shown in a graph, and the guidance procedure for setting the flow rate to 5 L / min is also shown. This alerts the user (administrator) and encourages the user, Hanako Chuo. For each monitoring target, the difference in the usage amount for each user that can be buried can be realized by using a list for each user as shown in FIGS. Savings on typical supplies. The warning display in FIGS. 16 and 17 is displayed in a color that easily stays in the eyes such as red, or the name of the user (central Hanako) who is determined to exceed the limit usage by the user in FIGS. 17 and 18. If it is displayed in red, it will be easily noticed by the user.

19 and 20 are conceptual diagrams of the monthly list of the supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment.
In these figures, the usage data is summarized as the monthly usage as the kitchen faucets 1 and 2 with the monitoring target ID. According to this list, it is understood that the kitchen faucet 1 has a higher average integrated usage than the kitchen faucet 2. In addition, FIG. 20 shows a graph that is displayed at the lower right in another window by selecting the kitchen faucet 2. In addition to this display, it is also possible to display the amount of supply conserved for each year by displaying by year, and display the usage transition in the same month by arranging by month for each year.
The devices to be monitored, the user, the accumulated usage amount, the water charge, the limited usage amount, the usage predicted amount, etc. shown in FIGS. 13 to 20 are the third data memory 33 as the supply usage predicted amount data 39. Although these data are so-called relational data (base), they can be analyzed by the third calculation unit 31 regardless of any item.

FIG. 21 to FIG. 23 are conceptual diagrams of monthly lists for each user of the supply usage data displayed by the third display unit of the information processing apparatus of the utility device control system according to the second embodiment. It is.
In FIG. 21, the usage results of tap water in each month at the kitchen faucet 1 are shown for the users “Chuo Hanako” and “Saburo Taro”. According to this figure, although it is reversed depending on the moon, it is understood that the central Hanako uses more tap water than Sabitaro.
In FIG. 22, a graph related to the history of the usage amount of the user shown in another window when the central Hanako is selected is shown at the lower right. According to this graph, it is shown that Chuo Hanako exceeded the limit usage in July.
FIG. 23 is a list showing the usage records of Hanako Chuo and Taro Sabi in the entire facility without being limited to the kitchen faucet 1.
Since the same user is not always using the kitchen faucet, there is a possibility that the work may be shifted by changing the monitoring target. Therefore, the usage record for each user in the entire facility is analyzed. That makes sense. According to FIG. 23, not only the kitchen faucet 1 but also the central Hanako as a whole has a higher average value of the accumulated usage, and it does not depend on the characteristics of the kitchen faucet 1 to be monitored but on the characteristics of the user. It is thought to be a thing.

  As described above, in the utility device control system according to the present embodiment, the usage status of tap water, electricity, gas, etc. supplied by the utility device can be monitored at any time at low cost, and each user or monitoring target can be monitored. It is possible to monitor the usage amount and alert the user to allow the user to take a saving action voluntarily. As a result, the variation in the usage amount can be eliminated and the energy saving can be surely realized. In addition, as a method for controlling the usage adjustment mechanism provided in the utility monitoring terminal at that time, it is possible to efficiently and diversely transmit control parameters to the utility monitoring terminal using an information transmission / reception terminal or an information processing device. In addition, the information processing device can analyze the predicted usage amount and include it in the control parameter, so that the accumulated usage amount can be fed back to the control of the usage amount adjustment mechanism at any time during use. It is possible to perform simple control.

  In particular, in the utility device control system according to the second embodiment including the information transmission / reception terminal 20 and the information processing device 30, the Internet or LAN is used for transmission / reception such as data acquisition from the utility monitoring terminal 1 and transmission of control parameters at any time. Without using Bluetooth (Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Incorporated), etc., it is simple and easy to perform analysis and generation of control parameters in the entire system, and more than one utility via a plurality of information transmission / reception terminals 20 When data is transmitted to the monitoring terminal 1, the information processing apparatus 30 can be used, and the relay significance of the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 is more strongly demonstrated. When the construction of the Internet or LAN is difficult in all areas due to the nature of business, such as hospitals and restaurants, the information transmitting / receiving terminal 20 as a relay point is particularly significant. Furthermore, the idea of sharing this with a smartphone is a big thing that can be a driving force for infiltrating the utility device control system of this time.

  As described above, the inventions described in claims 1 to 7 of the present invention are not limited to tap water, electricity, or the like depending on utility equipment such as the restaurant industry, lodging facilities, various factories, office buildings, schools, hospitals, city halls, etc. It can be used in any building or facility where gas is supplied. In addition, it can be used in small groups such as ordinary households who are highly sensitive to cost reduction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Utility monitoring terminal 2 ... 1st calculating part 3 ... Measurement part 4 ... A / D conversion part 5 ... D / A conversion part 6 ... Usage amount adjustment mechanism drive part 7 ... Usage amount adjustment mechanism 8 ... User identification part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... 1st data memory 10 ... 1st timepiece part 11 ... 1st display part 12 ... Alarm part 13 ... 1st communication part 14 ... 1st recognition ID 14a ... 2nd recognition ID 14b ... 3rd Recognition ID 15 ... use amount threshold value 16 ... supplied use amount data 17, 17a, 17b ... control parameter 18 ... user ID 20 ... information transmitting / receiving terminal 21 ... second arithmetic unit 22 ... second communication unit 23 ... 2nd data memory 24 ... 2nd timepiece part 25 ... 2nd display part 26 ... 1st input part 27 ... 1st collation part 28 ... 1st parameter generation part 29a, 29b ... Control data 30 ... Information Processing device 31 ... third Arithmetic unit 32 ... third communication unit 33 ... third data memory 34 ... third clock unit 35 ... third display unit 36 ... second input unit 37 ... second collating unit 38 ... second parameter Generating unit 39 ... Supply object use amount data 40 ... Internet or LAN A ... Supply object supply line

Claims (10)

A utility monitoring terminal installed in a utility device having a use amount adjustment mechanism for a supply object,
In order to identify the user who receives the supply of the supply by the utility device, the user identification unit that reads and collates the user ID provided by the user while having the first recognition ID unique to the utility monitoring terminal When,
A sensor for measuring the amount of a supply used by the utility device;
The usage amount of the supplied object measured by the sensor is received and the verified user ID and / or first recognition ID is read from the user identification unit to combine the used amount of the supplied object. A first computing unit;
A first storage unit for storing the first recognition ID, and the user ID and / or the amount of the supply measured by the sensor coupled to the first recognition ID;
A utility monitoring terminal characterized by comprising:   An alarm unit is provided, and the first storage unit stores a threshold value for the usage amount of the supply object predetermined for each user ID and / or the first recognition ID, and The calculation unit reads out the threshold value from the first storage unit, is measured by the sensor, and the usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID satisfies the threshold value. The utility monitoring terminal according to claim 1, wherein when it exceeds, control is performed so that an alarm is transmitted to the alarm unit. The utility monitoring terminal according to claim 1 or claim 2 and an information transmission / reception terminal,
The utility monitoring terminal uses the supply amount of the supply object measured by the information transmission / reception terminal and combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, the user ID and / or the user ID. A first communication unit for transmitting a first recognition ID to the information transmitting / receiving terminal;
The information transmission / reception terminal is configured to use the supply amount combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the first communication unit, the user ID and / or the first ID. A control parameter used in the first calculation unit to receive a recognition ID and control the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID. A second communication unit that transmits to the communication unit;
In order to identify the utility monitoring terminal, the user ID and / or the first recognition ID received from the first communication unit is read using a second recognition ID unique to the information transmitting / receiving terminal. A first matching unit for matching,
The first collation unit collates the user ID and / or the first recognition ID received from the first communication unit with the second recognition ID stored in the second storage unit. Only when the second communication unit receives the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID from the first communication unit or to the second communication unit. A second arithmetic unit that performs an operation of transmitting the control parameter to one communication unit;
A usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID is stored, and a second recognition ID unique to the control parameter and the information transmitting / receiving terminal is stored in advance. Two storage units;
Have
The control parameter determines the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism for each user ID and / or according to the usage of the supply object coupled to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. A parameter for controlling the first recognition ID, wherein the first calculation unit uses the control parameter received by the first communication unit to operate the use amount adjusting mechanism. A utility device control system that controls the amount of the supplied object by controlling each person ID and / or the first recognition ID. The utility monitoring terminal includes an alarm unit,
The second communication unit of the information transmission / reception terminal is stored in the second storage unit in advance or input via the first input unit and for each user ID and / or the first recognition. A threshold for the usage amount of the supply object determined in advance for the ID is transmitted to the first communication unit, and the first calculation unit reads the threshold received by the first communication unit, and Control to send an alarm to the alarm unit when the use amount of the supply object measured by a sensor and combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID exceeds the threshold value The utility device control system according to claim 3.   The information transmission / reception terminal includes a first input unit for inputting control data necessary for generating the control parameter, and a first parameter generation unit for generating the control parameter from the control data. 5. The utility device control system according to claim 3, wherein the generated control parameter is transmitted to the first communication unit via the second communication unit.   The second calculation unit has a function of performing a totaling process and / or a statistical process on a usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID, and the control parameter is The user ID and / or the first recognition subjected to the tabulation process and / or the statistical process in addition to the use amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID. It is a parameter for controlling the operation of the usage amount adjusting mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID according to the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the ID. The utility device control system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the utility device control system is characterized in that: The first communication unit of the utility monitoring terminal always transmits the user ID and / or the first recognition ID,
The information transmitting / receiving terminal includes a display unit that displays that the second communication unit has detected the user ID and / or the first recognition ID transmitted by the first communication unit. The utility device control system according to any one of claims 3 to 6. A utility device control system according to any one of claims 3 to 7, and an information processing device,
In the information transmission / reception terminal, the second communication unit detects a wide area information communication network or a local information communication network (LAN), and the second calculation unit receives the user ID and / or from the first communication unit. Alternatively, when the usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID is received, the second recognition ID is combined with the usage amount of the supply object,
The information processing apparatus receives the user ID and the user ID from the second communication unit that has detected the wide area information communication network or local area information communication network (LAN) via the wide area information communication network or local area information communication network (LAN). And / or usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID, and the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and / or the second recognition ID. A third communication unit for receiving
In order to identify the information processing apparatus, the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and / or received from the second communication unit using a third recognition ID unique to the information processing apparatus. Or a second collation unit that reads and collates the second recognition ID;
The second verification is provided with a function of performing aggregation processing and / or statistical processing on the usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID. The user ID and / or the first recognition ID and / or the second recognition ID received from the second communication unit and the third recognition stored in the third storage unit Only when the ID is collated, a third calculation unit that analyzes a predicted use amount of the supply corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID;
The usage amount of the supply object combined with the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID, and the analyzed user ID and / or the first recognition ID. A third storage unit that stores a predicted use amount of a corresponding supply and stores the third recognition ID in advance;
Have
The third communication unit is configured to use the wide area information communication network or the local area to calculate a predicted usage amount of the supply corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID analyzed by the third calculation unit. Transmitting to the information transmitting / receiving terminal via an information communication network (LAN) and the second communication unit;
The second communication unit transmits a predicted use amount of the supply corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID to the first communication unit,
The control parameter includes the user ID and / or the first recognition ID corresponding to the user ID and / or the first recognition ID in addition to the usage amount of the supply object coupled to the first recognition ID. Utility device control characterized in that it is a parameter for controlling the operation of the usage adjustment mechanism for each user ID and / or for the first recognition ID according to a predicted usage of the supply. system.   The information processing apparatus includes a second input unit for inputting control data necessary for generating the control parameter, and a second parameter generation unit for generating the control parameter from the control data. 9. The utility device control system according to claim 8, wherein the generated control parameter is transmitted to the first communication unit via the third communication unit and the second communication unit. The second communication unit of the information transmitting / receiving terminal detects the wide area information communication network or a local area information communication network (LAN), and at the same time, the user ID and / or the first recognition ID and the second recognition. The usage amount of the supply object coupled to the ID is transmitted to the third arithmetic unit via the third communication unit,
The third calculation unit is configured to store the received user ID and / or usage amount of the supply object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID, and the third storage unit. The stored received user ID and / or the received supply by comparing the accumulated data regarding the usage of the supplied object combined with the first recognition ID and the second recognition ID The stored data is updated by storing the received used amount of the supply in the third storage unit when the used amount of the object is not included in the accumulated data. A utility device control system according to claim 8 or claim 9.