JP2020098551A - System for simplifying electric power, gas and water service contracts - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system for simplifying electric power, gas and water service contracts, the system reducing input time and effort, simulating new charges when electric power, gas or water is newly contracted, and generating a new contract application.SOLUTION: A contract information management server 10 comprises: an image processing unit 16 for extracting, from the captured image data of details of current charges of electric power, gas or water service that are transmitted from a contractor terminal 20, text information needed for simulation of a new charge when a new contract is made and for generation of a contract application for the new contract; a simulation execution unit 18 for simulating the new charges when newly contracted; and a contract information management unit 15 which, when a reply of contract change acceptance for the simulation result is received from the contractor terminal, generates a new contract application in which the necessary items are filled on the basis of the extracted text information and transmits it to the contractor terminal, and when a notification of contract application acceptance is received, preserves and manages the content of contract application as new contract information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a power/gas/water contract simplification system, and in particular, by using captured image data of current charge details of power, gas, or water, a new contract can be made when input labor is reduced and a new contract is made. The present invention relates to a power/gas/water contract contract simplification system capable of executing a charge simulation and generating a new contract application form.

With the full liberalization of electricity and gas retailing, contractors who have long-term contracts with the same electric power company or gas company and are using electric power or gas will be able to review the contract and reduce the electricity and gas charges. Opportunities for reduction can be given. In addition, the water supply is expected to be liberalized, and it is expected that water companies will enter the market and the situation will be the same as for electricity and gas.

However, even one electric power company has proposed various plans such as a pay-as-you-go plan in which a charge is simply generated according to the usage amount and a plan in which the charge differs between daytime and nighttime, and which plan is the most contractor It is difficult to know whether it will be cheaper as it is consistent with the usage situation, and since the number of new electric power and gas companies has increased, the options will expand further, and the optimal contract including the question of where to access such information Finding a company or contract plan is not easy.
Against this background, a system for simulating a service with a low price from various options has also been proposed.

In Patent Document 1, power supply information regarding power supply services and charges provided by a plurality of power supply sides is supplied from each power supply side, and power usage information regarding power consumption per unit time on the power demand side is supplied from the power demand side. Based on the acquired power supply information, each power supply service that can supply the amount of power usage corresponding to the acquired power usage information was simulated. A method for determining a power purchaser is disclosed.

If the technology of Patent Document 1 is used, a new contract candidate can be found from a large number of options by simulation, but when using the simulation, the business operator currently contracting, the current contract, and the usage record However, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to check and input such information.

Further, according to Patent Document 1, when a customer who is a power consumer desires a contract based on the simulation result, it is necessary to input and send contract request information and his or her own customer information. Has challenges.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a user-friendly system in which simulation results can be easily obtained by a simple procedure and contract changes can be input as much as possible.

JP, 2004-110294, A

The present invention has been made in view of the problems in the above-mentioned conventional power/gas contract change, and an object of the present invention is to use photographed image data of current tariff details of electric power, gas, or water, An object of the present invention is to provide a power/gas/water contract contract simplification system capable of executing simulation of a new charge and generating a new contract application when a new contract is made by reducing the input labor.

A power/gas/water contract simplification system according to the present invention made to achieve the above object is a contract for managing a contract with a contract information management server that stores and manages contract information of a power, gas, or water contract. The contract information management server is a system for simplifying the contract of electric power/gas/water supply having a contractor terminal, wherein the contract information management server newly acquires from the captured image data of the current tariff details of electric power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal. Image processing unit that extracts the character information necessary for simulating the new fee when creating a new contract and creating the contract application form for the new contract, and executing the simulation that executes the simulation of the new fee when creating a new contract Department and a notification confirming the intention of contract modification to the simulation result are sent to the contractor terminal, and when a reply to the contract modification consent is received from the contractor terminal, the necessary items are entered based on the extracted character information. A contract information management unit that generates a new contract application form, sends it to the contractor terminal, and saves and manages the contract application content as new contract information when receiving a notification of the contract application acceptance from the contractor terminal. It is characterized by including.

Further includes current and new contract electricity, gas or water company operator terminals,
When the contract information management server receives the notice of acceptance of the contract application form from the contractor terminal and further acquires the information of the payment method accompanying the contract application, the contractor information management server is currently in the contractor's terminal of the current power, gas or water company. It is preferable to transmit the contract cancellation notice and the new contract notice to the operator terminal of the power, gas or water company of the new contract.

The new contracted electric power, gas or water company operator terminals are plural at least in accordance with the number of electric power, gas or water companies registered and managed by the contract information management server. If the simulation result of the water company's price plan is lower than the current electricity, gas or water charges, the contract information management unit can select the simulation result for a plurality of electric power, gas or water companies. When a contract application acceptance notification is sent to the selected power, gas or water company from the contractor terminal, and the payment method information associated with the contract is further acquired, the new contract from the contract information management server is sent. It is preferable that a contract number including a specific code indicating that the contract number is generated, and a new contract notification including the contract number be transmitted to a business terminal of a power, gas or water company of the new contract.

The contract information management server stores an agent code of an agent that introduces a new electric power, gas, or water company to the contractor, and reward points management unit that gives reward points to the agent when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In addition, when the agent code is transmitted in addition to the captured image data of the current tariff details of electric power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal, the agent corresponding to the agent code is rewarded. Points are preferably given.

The agent code is input to the contractor terminal as character information, or is input to the contractor terminal by acquiring a two-dimensional code provided by the agent as an image by the image acquisition unit of the contractor terminal. It is preferable.

When the contractor terminal is equipped with GNSS (Global Positioning Satellite System), the contract information management server acquires position information from the contractor terminal based on GNSS, and new electric power, gas, or gas is acquired based on the acquired position information. It is preferable to extract the water company and apply it to the simulation of new charges and the generation of new contract application form.

According to the power/gas/water supply contract simplification system of the present invention, the contractor activates a dedicated application, photographs the tariff details of the power, gas, or water currently contracted, and transmits the photographed image data. Only the necessary character information is extracted from the captured image data, and a charge simulation for a new electric power, gas or water company is performed based on the extracted character information. It becomes possible to obtain the opportunity for reduction.

Further, according to the power/gas/water supply contract simplification system of the present invention, when the contractor sends a reply to the simulation result, the contract change consent, the charge details of the currently contracted electric power, gas, or water are displayed. Based on the text information extracted from the captured image data, a contract application form in which the information that can be entered is input is generated and sent to the contractor, so the contractor can reduce the input load on the new contract application form. And a convenient power/gas/water contract simplification system is available.

Further, according to the power/gas/water contract simplification system of the present invention, the contractor is introduced face-to-face through the agent to the power/gas/water contract simplification system, and when the contractor changes the contract. By entering the agency code of the agency that received the introduction, reward points will be added to the agency as well, so you can expect proactive development and easily solve the problem of where to access such information The effect of being performed is obtained.

In addition, although the service area of the electric power company and the gas company is limited to some extent, the contractor terminal is equipped with the GNSS (Global Positioning Satellite System) according to the electric power/gas/water contract simplification system of the present invention. For example, since the location information is acquired from the contractor terminal based on GNSS and narrowed down to the electric power companies and gas companies that can use the service at the position, the effect that more accurate simulation results can be obtained is obtained.

It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the electric power/gas/water supply contract simplification system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the electric power/gas/water supply contract simplification system by other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the character information extraction of the electric power/gas/water supply contract simplification system by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the charge simulation result of the electric power according to the embodiment of the present invention as an example. It is a figure which shows as an example the display screen of agency code input by an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the contract application by embodiment of this invention as an example. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a new contract according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a simulation based on position information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Next, a specific example of a mode for carrying out the power/gas/water contract simplification system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a power/gas/water supply contract simplification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a contract information management server 10 connected via a network 50 and a contractor who uses electric power, gas, and water hold a simplified system 1 for electric, gas, and water contracts according to an embodiment of the present invention. The contractor terminal 20 for

The electric power/gas/water contract simplification system 1 activates a dedicated application on the contractor terminal 20 when a contractor who uses electric power/gas/water wants to reduce the cost of electric power, gas or water, and In the case where the photographed image data is sent to the contract information management server 10 by simply photographing the current charge details of the electric power, gas or water being used, and the contract information management server 10 makes a new contract for electric power, gas or water. Character information necessary for simulation of new charge and generation of contract application for new contract is automatically extracted, and new charge simulation for new contract is executed based on the extracted data and the contractor terminal is executed. It is a system that sends it to 20 and prompts the contractor to change the contract to a new contract for electricity, gas, and water.

Further, the power/gas/water contract simplification system 1 inputs necessary items based on the character information extracted from the captured image data of the current tariff details when the contractor consents to the contract change for the simulation of the new tariff. This is a system for generating a new contract application form, transmitting it to the contractor terminal 20, accepting the contract application form as new contract information when the contractor accepts it, and saving and managing the contract application content. In other words, just by taking a picture of the current tariff of electricity, gas or water, following the simulation, if you accept the contract change, a new contract application form will be sent with the necessary items entered, so the contractor will enter It is a system that allows you to easily apply for a new contract with little effort.

Furthermore, the power/gas/water contract simplification system 1 introduces a new power, gas, or water company to the contractor in order to encourage the contractor to change the contract to a new contract for power/gas/water. When the agency code that supports the activity of the agency and receives the introduction of the agent code in addition to the captured image data of the current tariff details of electricity, gas or water from the contractor is sent, the agent corresponding to the agent code It is also a system that enhances the motivation of sales promotion of agents by giving reward points to the shops.

When the contractor terminal 20 is equipped with a GNSS (Global Positioning Satellite System), the contract information management server 10 acquires position information from the contractor terminal 20 based on GNSS, and uses it in the area based on the acquired position information. Since possible new electric power, gas or water companies are extracted and applied to the simulation of new charges and the generation of new contract application, electric power companies and gas companies available to the contractor are appropriately selected, The gas/water contract simplification system 1 is also a system that can prevent the contractor from providing unnecessary options.

Referring to FIG. 1, the contract information management server 10 includes an input/output unit 12, a storage unit 13, a display unit 14, a contract information management unit 15, an image processing unit 16, a user management unit 17, a simulation execution unit 18, and reward point management. It includes a unit 19 and a control unit 11 that controls these components.

The image processing unit 16 simulates a new charge when the photographed image data of the current charge details of power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal 20 is changed to a new contract, and a contract application form for the new contract. Extract character information required for generation. Therefore, the image processing unit 16 has an image recognition means.

Various procedures are assumed for the method of extracting character information, but what is the method and order of extraction if the character information necessary for simulating a new fee and generating a contract application for a new contract can be extracted? But it doesn't matter. In one embodiment, a company name or a symbol mark of a power, gas, or water supply company registered in advance is compared with captured image data of the current charge details of the power, gas, or water transmitted from the contractor terminal 20. The company name corresponding to the charge details is identified, the area of the character to be extracted is determined in accordance with the pre-registered charge detail format of each electric power, gas or water company, and the characters of the area are extracted in order. The extracted character information is collectively stored in an extracted character table that associates the extracted item name with the extracted content.

The simulation executing unit 18 determines a simulation condition for a new charge of electricity, gas, or water based on the character information extracted by the image processing unit 16, and a power company, a gas company, or a water company having a plan corresponding to the simulation condition. A company is extracted, and a simulation of charges when changing to a plan of an electric power company, a gas company, or a water company corresponding to the simulation conditions is executed and output. When there are a plurality of corresponding electric power companies, gas companies or water companies, or corresponding plans, a charge simulation is executed and output for each plan of each company. In the embodiment, when there are a plurality of simulation results, the simulation result is transmitted to the contractor terminal 20 so as to be displayed according to a predetermined rule. Here, the predetermined rule is, for example, the order of lowest price or the order of popularity with the largest number of contractors. Further, the simulation result having a result higher than the current electricity, gas or water charges may be deleted from the simulation result without being transmitted to the contractor terminal 20.

In addition, when the contractor terminal 20 is equipped with GNSS, the simulation execution unit 18 acquires position information from the contractor terminal 20 based on GNSS, and based on the acquired position information, new power available in the area, A gas or water company is extracted, and a plan corresponding to the simulation condition is selected from the extracted electric power, gas or water company, and a price simulation is executed.

The user management unit 17 saves and manages, as a user list, each contractor's information of the charge details, based on the character information such as the name and address extracted by the image processing unit 16. The user list may be shared with the extracted character table stored in the image processing unit 16. However, in the user list according to the embodiment, whether the user who is the contractor of the charge statement requests only the simulation or whether the user list is updated based on the simulation result. A user list is created separately from the extracted character table in order to include the system usage status such as whether a contract application has been made.

By linking and saving the contractor's system usage status in this way, for example, the contractor list can be created by extracting the users who have reached the contract application, and the new contract application can be confirmed by checking only the simulation result. It is also possible to extract users who have not reached the target and request the agents to change the contract individually.

When the contractor makes a new contract application and receives the payment method information associated with the contract application, or when the user management unit 17 acquires the payment method information by being input based on the contract application form mailed to the user. , The acquired payment method information is associated with the corresponding contractor and saved in the user list.

The contract information management unit 15 transmits a notification confirming the intention of contract modification to the simulation result to the contractor terminal 20, and when receiving the reply to the contract modification acceptance from the contractor terminal 20, the image processing unit 16 extracts the contract modification. Based on the character information, a new contract application form in which necessary information is input is generated and transmitted to the contractor terminal 20, and when a notification of the contract application acceptance is received from the contractor terminal 20, it is accepted as new contract information and the contract application content. Save and manage.

The notification for confirming the intention to change the contract with respect to the simulation result may be separately sent to the contractor terminal 20 after the simulation result is sent. However, in one embodiment, as described later with reference to FIG. The contract change application button is transmitted together with the result so as to be displayed on the screen, and the intention of the contract change is confirmed depending on whether or not the contractor selects the contract change application button.

In order to apply for a new contract for electric power, gas, or water, in addition to the contractor's address and name, there are usage conditions such as a simple pay-as-you-go plan for electric power, or a plan where the unit price changes with time. The information can be extracted from the photographed image data of the current bill details transmitted from the contractor terminal 20. However, when contracting, information on how to pay the fee is also required, and this information is not included in the current bill details, so it must be obtained separately.

Therefore, the contract information management unit 15 generates a new contract application form in which necessary items are input, transmits the new contract application form to the contractor terminal 20, and when a notification of the contract application form approval is received, a button for applying for a contract change is displayed. In addition, the contractor terminal 20 is sent to display a button for transitioning to a screen for setting a payment method after applying for a contract change. Depending on which button is selected by the contractor, whether the contract information management unit 15 mails a new contract application form in which the necessary items have been entered, writes the payment method, and outputs it as a printed matter for return. , And sends to the contractor terminal 20 to display a screen for setting the payment method. When the contractor sets the payment method on the contractor terminal 20, the application procedure performed by the contractor is completed on the spot.

The reward point management unit 19 issues and saves an agent code unique to an agent that introduces a new electric power, gas or water company to the contractor, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the reward point is given to the agent. To do. The reward point is a reward for the agency, and in one embodiment, it is a reward for installing a new contract.In another embodiment, the reward point is an operation reimbursement that returns the fee of the new contract at a fixed ratio. is there. The predetermined condition is that a new contract for the use of electric power, gas or water can be obtained by the introduction of the agency. As described above, since the simulation image is executed and the new contract is applied from the photographed image data of the current charge details, it is not possible to know whether the contract application is based on the introduction of the agency in this flow.

Therefore, in the embodiment, when the contract information management unit 15 receives the reply to the contract change consent from the contractor terminal 20, before generating the new contract application form in which the necessary items are input and transmitting it to the contractor terminal 20. A screen for inputting the agency code is transmitted to the contractor terminal 20 and displayed. On the other hand, when the agency code is transmitted from the contractor terminal 20, the agency code received from the contract information management unit 15 to the reward point management unit 19 is delivered, and the reward point management unit 19 uses the saved agency code. Correspondingly reward points are given and saved. At this time, the reward points may be stored as cumulative points for each period.

The agent code may be directly input to the contractor terminal 20 as character information, or the two-dimensional code provided by the agent may be acquired as an image by an image acquisition unit such as a camera of the contractor terminal 20. May be entered.

The input/output unit 12 performs data input/output with the contractor terminal 20 via the network 50. It has a communication means for that. The input/output unit 12 also includes a keyboard and a mouse for inputting data to the contract information management server 10 and giving instructions.
The storage unit 13 stores various data such as an extracted character table and a user list, as well as a control program for operating the contract information management server 10 and the like. Further, when the contract information management server 10 provides a dedicated application to the contractor terminal 20 from the website regarding the contract change of electric power, gas, and water, the dedicated application and the like are also stored in the storage unit 13. The storage unit 13 is embodied by a storage medium such as a hard disk drive or a semiconductor memory device.

The display unit 14 displays various data and programs, and is embodied by a liquid crystal display or the like.
The control unit 11 controls the respective components of the contract information management server 10 so as to fulfill the above functions according to the control program. The controller 11 is embodied by a microprocessor or a control board including the microprocessor.

The contractor terminal 20 is a terminal device used when requesting a simulation from the contract information management server 10 or applying for a contract change when the contractor changes to a new contract, and the contractor terminal 20 uses electric power, gas, or water. Since it is necessary to shoot the current bill details, it will be embodied in a smartphone or tablet terminal with a built-in camera.

Referring to FIG. 1, the contractor terminal 20 includes an input/output unit 22, a storage unit 23, a display unit 24, an image acquisition unit 25, and a control unit 21 that controls these components.
The input/output unit 22 performs data input/output with the contract information management server 10 via the network 50. It has a communication means for that. It also has input means for inputting characters, and in many cases, a software keyboard displayed on a touch panel is included as the input means.

In addition to the control program of the contractor terminal 20, the storage unit 23 stores various programs such as dedicated applications necessary for data input/output with the contract information management server 10 and various data processed by the contractor terminal 20. The storage unit 23 is embodied by a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory device.
The display unit 24 displays the simulation result of the power/gas/water charges transmitted from the contract information management server 10 and a new contract application form. The display unit 24 is embodied by a liquid crystal display or a touch panel having an input function.

The image acquisition unit 25 acquires image data of current tariff details of electric power, gas, or water. It is embodied in a camera built into a smartphone or tablet terminal.
The control unit 21 performs control according to the control program so that each component of the contractor terminal 20 fulfills the above functions.

The network 50 is a wide area network such as the Internet, and is a network in which security such as encryption processing is established because personal information is transmitted and received through the network 50.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a power/gas/water contract simplification system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, a contract information management server 10 connected via a network 50 and a contractor who uses electric power, gas and water hold the electric power, gas and water contract simplification system 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the contractor terminal 20 that operates, the contractor terminal 30 of the electric power, gas or water company of the current contract and the new contract is included.

The network 50 included in the power/gas/water contract simplification system 2, the contract information management server 10, and the contractor terminal 20 are the network 50 included in the power/gas/water contract simplification system 1 shown in FIG. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the information management server 10 and the contractor terminal 20, duplicate description will be omitted.

The power/gas/water contract simplification system 2 is different from the power/gas/water contract simplification system 1 shown in FIG. 1 in the current contract and new contract power, gas, or company terminal 30 of a water company. Is to be included.
The business entity terminal 30 is a terminal for an electric power, gas or water company to accept an existing contract cancellation or a new contract application via the network 50.

The contract information management server 10 of the power/gas/water contract simplification system 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not operated by any electric power, gas, or water company, but is operated as a third party. Yes, even if a new contract application for electricity, gas, and water is received from the contractor, further procedures are required to actually change the plan for electricity, gas, and water or change the supplier company.

A simulation of the charge when changing the captured image data of the current charge details of electric power, gas or water sent from the contractor terminal 20 to a new contract is performed, and the application for a new contract for the result is accepted and paid. A series of flow until the method information is acquired is the same as the content described with reference to FIG.

When the contract information management server 10 of the power/gas/water contract simplification system 2 acquires the information on the payment method, the contract information management unit 15 informs the business operator terminal 30 of the current contract company of electric power, gas, or water. A cancellation notice for canceling the contractor's current contract is transmitted, and the new contract notice is transmitted to the operator terminal 30 of the power, gas or water company of the new contract. As a result, the company that supplies power, gas or water under the current contract will stop supplying power, gas or water at the date included in the notice of cancellation, and the power, gas or water company with the new contract will be included in the notice of new contract. Supply electricity, gas or water after the deadline.
When there are a plurality of power companies, gas companies, or water companies that the contractor can use, at least one operator terminal 30 is provided for each of the plurality of power companies, gas companies, and water companies.

When the contract information management unit 15 of the contract information management server 10 acquires the payment method information, the contract information management unit 15 generates a contract number including a specific code from the contract information management server 10 and indicates this contract number. It is included in the new contract notification and transmitted to the company terminal 30 of the electric power, gas or water company of the new contract. Further, in one embodiment, the contract number generated by the contract information management unit 15 at this time is a number corresponding to the number of digits of the contract number managed by the electric power, gas, or water company of the new contract with a specific code added. Generate as a contract number. With such a configuration, when the contract number is listed in the power, gas or water company of the new contract, the contract from the contract information management server 10 to which the specific code is added or the contractor to which the specific code is not added It can be managed by distinguishing whether it is a contract directly applied from.

Although FIG. 2 shows a case where there is one contract information management server 10, even if there are multiple companies that manage and operate contract information and there are multiple contract information management servers 10, an individual specific code for each contract information management server 10 By providing the above, it becomes possible to easily identify which contract information management server 10 the contract is from in the electric power, gas or water company with a new contract.
As described above, the contract information management unit 15 generates a number according to the number of digits of the contract number managed by the power, gas, or water company of the new contract, so that the contract information management unit 15 stores the contract number of the available power/gas/water company. Individual contract number information including the number of digits is registered in advance and saved so that it can be referred to.

Referring to FIG. 2, the business entity terminal 30 includes an input/output unit 32, a storage unit 33, a display unit 34, a contract management unit 35, and a control unit 31 that controls these components.
The input/output unit 32 inputs/outputs data to/from the contract information management server 10 through the network 50, and has a communication unit for that purpose. The input/output unit 32 also includes a keyboard and a mouse for inputting data and giving instructions to the business entity terminal 30.

The storage unit 33 stores various data processed by the business entity terminal 30 as well as the control program of the business entity terminal 30. The storage unit 33 is embodied by a storage medium such as a hard disk drive or a semiconductor memory device.
The display unit 34 displays a new contract notification or the like transmitted from the contract information management server 10. The display unit 34 is embodied by a liquid crystal display or a touch panel having an input function.

The contract management unit 35 receives the new contract notification transmitted from the contract information management server 10 and notifies the contents of the new contract notification to the operation department that supplies the power, gas or water of the electric power, gas or water company. Alternatively, the contract contents may be listed and stored and managed, and the transition of the number of new contract notifications for each contract information management server 10 may be output.
The control unit 31 performs control according to the control program so that each component of the business entity terminal 30 fulfills the above functions.

The business entity terminal 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives the cancellation notice or the new contract notice, and for the cancellation notice, stops the supply of electric power, gas or water according to the cancellation notice, and receives the new contract notice. Any configuration can be used as long as it can send a notification to start the supply of electric power, gas, or water in accordance with the new contract notification. The business entity terminal 30 can be embodied by, for example, a personal computer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining character information extraction of the power/gas/water supply contract simplification system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows, as an example, that character information is extracted from the current billing statement 300 of the electric power company by character recognition and an extracted character table 310 is generated.

The current charge statement 300 of the electric power company in FIG. 3 is one example, but in general, the charge statement 300 of the electric power company is the name 301 of the contractor, the address 302 of the contractor as the place where the power is used, and the customer number unique to the contractor. 303, items such as a contract plan 304 indicating the type of power contract, a contract capacity 305, a monthly usage amount 306, a contracting electric power company 307, and the like.
When the contractor activates the dedicated application on the contractor terminal 20 and photographs the current charge statement 300 of the electric power company, the photographed image data of the charge statement 300 is transmitted to the contract information management server 10.

The image processing unit 16 extracts the character information necessary for the simulation of the new charge and the generation of the contract application form for the new contract from the captured image data of the charge statement 300, but various extraction methods can be adopted. .. In one embodiment, the information indicating the company name is first recognized from the charge details 300. At this time, AI (artificial intelligence) technology may be utilized. In the example of FIG. 2, it is recognized that the electric power company 307 is A electric power company. The image processing unit 16 stores the format data of the charge detail 300 of each electric power, gas or water company, and the data indicating in which position the data to be extracted is described in the charge detail 300 format of A Electric Power Co., Inc. Is also stored.
Therefore, the character information of each of the contractor's name 301, the address 302 and the usage amount 306 is extracted by character recognition, and the extracted character table 310 is generated in association with each item.

The items to be extracted are only examples and are not limited to the items shown in FIG. For example, since heating or cooling is used in electric power according to the season and the fluctuation is large between the month with a large amount of usage and the month with a small amount of usage, information about the month of usage may be further added. As a result, not only the simulation result of the same month as the charge statement 300 but also the number of months of the charge statement 300 may be identified, and based on this, the annual charge may be simulated and output.

FIG. 4 is a view exemplifying a display screen of a power charge simulation result according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, a simulation condition 400 based on the extracted character information in the extracted character table 310 of FIG. 3 and a simulation result 410 matching the simulation condition 400 are shown.

In FIG. 4, four simulation results (411 to 414) are shown as the simulation result 400. Simulation results 411 and 412 are simulation results for plans of B electric power company and C electric power company, which are different from the current contract company A electric power company, and simulation results 413 and 414 are different plans of the same A electric power company. Is the simulation result for.

In this way, when a plurality of electric power companies and a plurality of plans meet the simulation conditions, the contract information management server 10 executes a price simulation for each plan of each electric power company, and displays the simulation result as a contractor terminal. Send to 20. At that time, as shown in FIG. 4, the transmission is performed so that the charges are displayed in order from the lowest price.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a contract change application button 420 is displayed next to each simulation result (411 to 414). The contractor can refer to the simulation result 410 and select a desired plan and apply for it. Further, when the contractor selects the contract change application button 420, the contract information is transmitted to the contract information management server 10 together with the information of the plan selected as the reply to the contract change approval of the contractor.

Although the simulation result display screen shown in FIG. 4 shows a display example of the simulation result based on the extracted character information, the simulation condition can be individually corrected next to the simulation condition 400 so that re-simulation can be performed. When a simulation condition correction button is further prepared and the contractor selects the simulation condition correction button, the screen is configured so that individual changes such as changing the contract capacity of the simulation condition 400 from 30A to 40A are possible. Re-simulation may be performed under the changed conditions.

FIG. 5 is a view exemplifying a display screen for inputting an agency code according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen of the contractor terminal 20 after any of the contract change application buttons 420 is selected by the contractor with respect to the simulation result of FIG.
Referring to FIG. 5, an input field 501 for directly inputting the agency code, a send button 502, and a two-dimensional code reading button 503 are displayed on the agency code input display screen 500.

The agency code is represented by numbers or alphanumeric characters, and when the agency introduces a new electric power, gas or water company to the contractor, the agency notifies the contractor. The agent code is transmitted to the contract information management server 10 by directly inputting the notified agency code from the keyboard or the like to the input field 501 and selecting the send button 502.

In addition, the agency code may be provided by the agency in the form of a printed matter, a notice in the store, or the like. In this case, the agency code is preferably provided in the form of a two-dimensional code. When the agent code is provided as a two-dimensional code, when the contractor selects the two-dimensional code reading button 503, the two-dimensional code reading screen 510 is displayed. Therefore, the two-dimensional code 512 should fit within the shooting frame 511. Then, the agent code is transmitted to the contract information management server 10 by pressing the photographing button.

Entering the agency code is an additional act for the contractor because it is not an essential item for a new contract for power, gas, and water, but entering the agency code enables new power, gas, and water services. It may be possible to add a requirement that is advantageous to the contractor, such as a discount on a special fee or a privilege from an agent.

FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplarily showing a contract application display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an example of a screen for requesting acceptance of a contract application form for a new contract application form transmitted from the contract information management server 10.

Referring to FIG. 6, on the contract application confirmation screen 600, two contract change application buttons 601 and 602 are displayed below the name and address of the contractor. The contract change application button 601 is a button for transmitting a notification of the contract application acceptance to the contract information management server 10, and by selecting the contract change application button 601, the contractor's application is confirmed. However, since the information on the payment method associated with the contract has not been finalized, the contract information management server 10 outputs the contract application form for entering the payment method as a printed matter. The printed contract application form is mailed to the contractor, returned after the contractor completes the payment method, and the operator inputs the payment method information into the contract information management server 10.

On the other hand, when the contract change application button 602 is selected, the contractor's application is confirmed, and a payment method setting screen (not shown) is displayed on the contractor terminal 20. When the contractor inputs the payment method, the payment method information is transmitted to the contract information management server 10, and the procedure on the contractor side for the new contract is completed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a new contract according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 7, the contractor who wants to reduce the charge by changing the current power/gas/water contract starts the dedicated application on the contractor terminal 20 (step S710). The dedicated application is downloaded to the contractor terminal 20 by a method such as downloading from a Web page provided by the contract information management server 10 or by accessing a connection destination introduced by a power/gas/water supply agency. ..

When the application is activated, the charge detail acquisition screen is displayed on the display screen of the contractor terminal 20, so that in step S715, when the contractor photographs the current charge details of electric power, gas, and water with the camera of the contractor terminal 20. The captured image data of the captured charge details is transmitted to the contract information management server 10.

When the contract information management server 10 receives the photographed image data of the charge details, the contract information management server 10 performs character recognition from the photographed image data of the charge details to simulate a new charge when a new contract is made and a new contract. Extract the character information required to generate the contract application form. The extracted character information is linked to the item name and stored together in the extracted character table for ease of use in the following processing.

In step S725, the contract information management server 10 determines a simulation condition for a new charge for electricity, gas, or water based on the character information compiled in the extracted character table, and an electric power company or gas that has a plan that satisfies this simulation condition. The company is extracted, the simulation of the charge for the extracted plan is executed, and the result is transmitted to the contractor terminal 20. Further, in step S730, the contractor's intention to change the contract with respect to the simulation result is confirmed. In the embodiment, the simulation result of the fee is displayed on the display screen of the contractor terminal 20, and the contract change application button for requesting the contract change is also displayed on the simulated plan, and the contract change application button is selected. Whether or not the contractor intends to change the contract is confirmed.

When there are multiple plans that satisfy the simulation conditions, the simulation results of each plan are displayed side by side so that they can be selected. In this case, by preparing a contract change application button for each simulation result of each plan, the contractor's intention to change the contract can be confirmed.
Thus, in the embodiment, step S725 and step S730 are performed substantially at the same time, but they may be performed successively as shown in FIG.

In step S735, when the contractor selects the contract change application button and indicates the intention to change the contract, the information is transmitted to the contract information management server 10, so that the contract information management server 10 selects the agency code in step S740. The input screen is displayed on the contractor terminal 20.
When the contractor is referred by the agency and notified of the agency code, or when the printed matter or the bulletin board requests a price simulation due to the trigger, the contractor posted on the notified agency code, printed matter, or bulletin board The two-dimensional code including the selected agency code is input and transmitted (step S745). If the contractor has not received the introduction of the agency, reply without inputting the agency code.

The contract information management server 10 gives reward points corresponding to the received agency code when the agency code is transmitted, and does not process the reward point when the agency code is not transmitted. Based on the character information extracted by the character recognition, a new contract application form in which necessary items are input is generated and transmitted to the contractor terminal 20 (step S750).

When the contractor confirms the contents of the new contract application form and selects the contract change application button in step S755, a notification of the contract application acceptance is sent to the contract information management server 10. In the embodiment, two types of contract change application buttons are provided, and when the contract change application only button is selected, the contract application acceptance notification is sent to the contract information management server 10 as is, but a contract change application is made and payment is made. When the contract change application button that sets the method is selected, the payment method setting screen is displayed continuously, and the payment method information is input by the contractor together with the notification of the contract application acceptance or the contract application acceptance Following the notification, it is transmitted to the contract information management server 10.

The contract information management server 10 that has received the notification of the acceptance of the contract application form is accepted as new contract information in step S760 and saves the contract application content.
When the power/gas/water contract simplification system includes the business operator terminal 30, the contract information management server 10 continues to step S760 and the contract information management server 10 notifies the business operator terminal 30 of the current contractor of the electric power, gas, or water to the business operator terminal 30. Although a cancellation notice for canceling the current contract is transmitted and a new contract notice is transmitted to the business terminal 30 of the power, gas or water company of the new contract, it is omitted in FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the simulation based on the position information according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 8, a dedicated application is activated in the contractor terminal 20 (step S810), the current charge details of electric power, gas, and water are photographed by the camera of the contractor terminal 20, and the photographed charge details are displayed. Until the captured image data is transmitted to the contract information management server 10 (step S815), it is the same as steps S710 and S715 in FIG.
When the contractor terminal 20 includes the GNSS and the GNSS is set to function, the contractor terminal 20 transmits the position information based on the GNSS to the contract information management server 10 in the subsequent step S820.

In the flowchart of FIG. 8, it is shown that the position information is transmitted after step S815. However, when the current power, gas, and water charge details are captured in step S815, the position information is extracted and the captured image data of the charge details is captured. Alternatively, the position information may be transmitted.
The contract information management server 10, which has received the photographed image data of the charge details and the position information of the contractor terminal 20, simulates a new charge when a new contract is made by character recognition from the photographed image data of the charge details in step S825. And character information necessary for generating a contract application form for a new contract is extracted.

Based on the position information acquired in the subsequent step S830, a new electric power, gas or water company available in the area is extracted. The service provision range of electric power/gas/water companies is roughly divided according to the address, but it may be impossible to strictly judge whether the service provision range is based on the address only, depending on the maintenance situation of the electric power/gas/water facilities. By acquiring the location information by GNSS, by comparing the acquired location information with the map of the service provision range of each electric power/gas/water company, the electric power/gas/water company that can be used in that area is more accurate. Can be extracted. As a result, it is possible to avoid running and sending the simulation regardless of the company if it is not available.

After the electricity, gas, and water companies that can be used in the area are extracted, character recognition is used to determine the simulation conditions for new electricity, gas, or water charges according to the extracted character information, and the extracted electricity and gas -A plan satisfying the simulation conditions is extracted from the plans provided by the water company, a price simulation for the plan is executed, and the result is transmitted to the contractor terminal 20 (step S835).
The processing flow following step S835 is the same as the processing after step S730 in FIG.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. It is possible to

1, 2 Electric power/gas/water contract simplification system 10 Contract information management server 11, 21, 31 Control unit 12, 22, 32 Input/output unit 13, 23, 33 Storage unit 14, 24, 34 Display unit 15 Contract information management Part 16 Image processing part 17 User management part 18 Simulation execution part 19 Reward point management part 20 Contractor terminal 30 Business operator terminal 50 Network

A power/gas/water contract simplification system according to the present invention made to achieve the above object is a contract for managing a contract with a contract information management server that stores and manages contract information of a power, gas, or water contract. The contract information management server is a system for simplifying the contract of electric power/gas/water supply having a contractor terminal, wherein the contract information management server newly acquires from the captured image data of the current tariff details of electric power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal. Simulation of new charges when a new contract is made and the image processing unit that extracts the character information of the actual results required to generate a contract application form for a new contract, and the simulation of the new charges when a new contract is made When the simulation execution unit and a notification confirming the intention of contract modification to the simulation result are transmitted to the contractor terminal and a reply to the contract modification consent is received from the contractor terminal, the necessary information based on the extracted character information Generate a new contract application form that has been entered and send it to the contractor terminal, and when receiving a notification of acceptance of the contract application form from the contractor terminal, save and manage the contract application content as new contract information Contract information management a Department seen including, the simulation execution unit, based on the character information of current track record the image processing unit is extracted and determined power, the simulation condition of the new price for gas or water, plan corresponding to the simulation conditions The electric power company, gas company or water company that has the above conditions is extracted, and the simulation of the charge when changing to the plan of the electric power company, the gas company or the water company that corresponds to the simulation conditions is executed, and the electric power of the current contract and the new contract is calculated. Further, the contract information management server further includes a business terminal of a gas or water company, and the contract information management server receives the notice of acceptance of the contract application form from the contractor terminal, and further acquires the information of the payment method accompanying the contract application, and the current contract. The current contract cancellation notice is sent to the electric power, gas or water company operator terminal, and the new contract power is sent to the new contract electric power, gas or water company operator terminal, and the new contract electric power is sent. , There are a plurality of business terminals of gas or water companies according to the number of electric power, gas or water companies registered and managed by the contract information management server, and the charge plan of the plurality of electric power, gas or water companies. If the simulation result is lower than the current electricity, gas or water charges, the contract information management unit selectably transmits the simulation results for a plurality of power, gas or water companies to the contractor terminal, Upon receiving the notification of the acceptance of the contract application form from the contractor terminal for the selected power, gas or water company, and further acquiring the information on the payment method accompanying the contract, it is confirmed that the contract is a new contract from the contract information management server. A contract number including the specified code is generated, and a new contract notification including the contract number is transmitted to a business terminal of a power, gas or water company of the new contract .

A power/gas/water contract simplification system according to the present invention made to achieve the above object is a contract for managing a contract with a contract information management server that stores and manages contract information of a power, gas, or water contract. The contract information management server is a system for simplifying the contract of electric power/gas/water supply having a contractor's terminal. Simulation of new charges when a new contract is made and the image processing unit that extracts the character information of the actual results required to generate a contract application form for a new contract, and the simulation of the new charges when a new contract is made When the simulation execution unit and the notification of confirming the intention to change the contract with respect to the simulation result are transmitted to the contractor terminal, and the reply to the contract change consent is received from the contractor terminal, the extracted character information of the actual results is displayed . The contractor's address and the name of the contractor are included in the contract application form for a new contract. When the contract application acceptance notification is received from the contractor terminal, the simulation execution unit includes a contract information management unit that saves and manages the contract application content as new contract information, and the simulation execution unit includes the current actual results extracted by the image processing unit. Based on the textual information, the simulation conditions for new charges for electricity, gas, or water are confirmed, and the power companies, gas companies, or water companies that have plans corresponding to the simulation conditions are extracted, and the power companies that support the simulation conditions, A simulation of charges when changing to a plan of a gas company or a water company is executed, and further includes electric power of a current contract and a new contract, a business terminal of a gas or water company, and the contract information management server, When the contract application acceptance notification is received from the operator terminal and the payment method information associated with the contract application is further acquired, the cancellation notification of the current contract is transmitted to the operator terminal of the current power, gas or water company, A new contract notification is transmitted to a new contract power, gas or water company operator terminal, and at least the new contract power, gas or water company operator terminal is registered and managed by the contract information management server. According to the number of electric power, gas or water companies, the contract information management when the simulation results of multiple electric power, gas or water company price plans are cheaper than the current electric power, gas or water charges. Department is multiple The simulation result for the power, gas or water company is transmitted to the contractor terminal in a selectable manner, and the contract application acceptance notice for the selected power, gas or water company is received from the contractor terminal, and the contract is further accompanied. When the information on the payment method is acquired, a contract number including a specific code indicating that the contract is a new contract is generated from the contract information management server, and a new contract notification including the contract number is issued to the power, gas or the new contract. It is characterized in that it is transmitted to the operator terminal of the water company.

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A contract information management server that stores and manages contract information for electric power, gas, or water contracts, and a contractor terminal for making contracts, which is a power/gas/water contract contract simplification system,
The contract information management server simulates a new charge when a new contract is made from the photographed image data of the current charge details of power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal, and a contract application for the new contract. The image processing unit that extracts the character information necessary for generating the document, the simulation execution unit that executes the simulation of the new fee when a new contract is made, and the notification that confirms the intention to change the contract based on the simulation result. To the contractor's terminal, and when the contract changer's consent reply is received from the contractor's terminal, a new contract application form in which necessary information is entered based on the extracted character information is generated and transmitted to the contractor's terminal. A contract/simplification system for electric power/gas/water supply, which includes a contract information management unit that stores and manages contract application contents as new contract information when receiving a notification of approval of the contract application form from the user terminal. Further includes current and new contract electricity, gas or water company operator terminals,
When the contract information management server receives the notice of acceptance of the contract application form from the contractor terminal and further acquires the information of the payment method accompanying the contract application, the contractor information management server is currently in the contractor's terminal of the current power, gas or water company. The contract/simplification system of claim 1, wherein the contract cancellation notice is transmitted, and the new contract notice is transmitted to a business terminal of a power, gas or water company of the new contract. .. The new contract power, gas or water company operator terminal is a plurality according to at least the number of power, gas or water companies registered and managed by the contract information management server,
When the simulation result of the tariff plans of multiple electric power, gas or water companies becomes lower than the current electric power, gas or water charges, the contract information management unit selects the simulation result for the plural electric power, gas or water companies. If possible to send to the contractor terminal, receive a notice of acceptance of contract application form to the selected power, gas or water company from the contractor terminal, and further obtain information on the payment method accompanying the contract, the contract information management A contract number including a specific code indicating that the contract is a new contract from the server is generated, and a new contract notification including the contract number is transmitted to a business terminal of a power, gas or water company of the new contract. The power/gas/water contract contract simplification system according to claim 2. The contract information management server stores an agent code of an agent that introduces a new electric power, gas, or water company to the contractor, and reward points management unit that gives reward points to the agent when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Further including,
When the agency code is transmitted in addition to the captured image data of the current charge details of power, gas or water transmitted from the contractor terminal, reward points are given to the agency corresponding to the agency code. The electric power/gas/water supply contract simplification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The agent code is input to the contractor terminal as character information, or is input to the contractor terminal by acquiring a two-dimensional code provided by the agent as an image by the image acquisition unit of the contractor terminal. The power/gas/water contract contract simplification system according to claim 4, characterized in that When the subscriber terminal is equipped with GNSS (Global Positioning Satellite System),
The contract information management server acquires position information from the contractor terminal based on GNSS, extracts a new electric power, gas or water company based on the acquired position information, executes a simulation of a new charge, and a new contract application form. The power/gas/water contract simplification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is applied to the generation of

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