JP6475812B1 - Supply point registration check method, computer and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A gas meter may be installed in excess of the number of supply points that have received prior permission. Moreover, in order to grasp this, it is necessary to regularly visit each supply area and check the actual supply points and the number thereof, which is not realistic. Using a computing system, the number of supply points for a supply area is checked at the time of installation of a simple gas supply point or at an arbitrary timing, and an error notification is issued if the number of permitted supply points is exceeded. Send. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a supply point registration check method, a computer, and a program. More specifically, the number of supply points for the supply area is checked at the time of installation of a simple gas supply point or at an arbitrary timing using a computing system, and an error is notified when the number of permitted supply points is exceeded. The present invention relates to a method, a computer, and a program that can transmit a message.

  One of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas supply methods is a simple gas supply method. The simple gas supply is supplied from a simple gas generation facility (hereinafter referred to as “supply facility”) through a conduit to 70 or more consumers (hereinafter referred to as “customers”). Here, the point supplied to the consumer is called a “supply point” and a gas meter is attached. In addition, in order for a gas company to start a business (supply) using simple gas, a supply point group (an area including a plurality of supply points; hereinafter referred to as “supply area”) and the number of supply points included in the supply area The Gas Business Law stipulates that permission from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry must be obtained. In addition, the Gas Business Law stipulates that permission from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry must be obtained even if there are changes in supply points and numbers. For this reason, the gas company needs to manage the supply points and the number thereof for each supply area for which prior permission has been obtained by a management department or the like.

  However, the actual installation of the gas meter at the supply point is performed by an operator in a field department different from the management department. Therefore, it may happen that gas meters are installed beyond the number of supply points that have received prior permission. In addition, in order for the management department to grasp this, it is necessary to regularly visit each supply area and check the actual supply points and the number thereof, which is not realistic. Therefore, there is a need for a mechanism that prevents gas meters from being installed beyond the number of supply points that have received prior permission. There is also a need for a mechanism that allows the management department to periodically check the supply points and number of supply areas. In addition, since one gas meter is installed for one consumer and the installation location of the gas meter and the address of the customer are the same, by managing the customer and the supply area in association, It is thought that the supply point and the number can be managed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to use a computing system to set the number of supply points for a supply area at the time of installation of a simple gas supply point or at an arbitrary timing. The error notification is sent when the number of permitted supply points is exceeded.

One aspect of the present invention is a method executed by a computer for performing a simple gas supply point registration check in order to achieve such an object,
The computer receives consumer data relating to the supply point from an operator terminal used by an operator who installs the supply point of the simple gas;
The computer obtaining the number of permitted supply points in a supply area including the supply points based on the customer data; and
The computer calculating the number of supply points in the supply area;
The computer determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
And when the computer determines that the calculated number of supply points is not less than the acquired number of permitted supply points, the computer includes a step of registering a consumer related to the customer data as a supply destination of the simple gas. It is characterized by.

  Moreover, in the method according to one aspect of the present invention, the step of calculating the number of supply points includes the step of calculating the number of supply points by counting the number of consumers in the supply area. .

  Furthermore, the method according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the computer further includes a step of transmitting a result of the determination step to the worker terminal.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method executed by a computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check,
Receiving an instruction to check the number of supply points of the simple gas from an administrator terminal used by an administrator of a gas business operator related to the simple gas;
The computer obtaining the number of permitted supply points in one or more supply areas to be checked based on the check instruction;
The computer calculating the number of supply points in the one or more supply areas;
The computer determining whether the calculated number of supply points is within the acquired number of permitted supply points;
The computer includes a step of transmitting a result of the determination to the manager terminal.

Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention is a computer for performing a simple gas supply point registration check,
From the worker terminal used by the worker who installs the supply point of the simple gas, receives customer data related to the supply point,
Based on the customer data, obtain the number of permitted supply points in the supply area including the supply points,
Calculate the number of supply points in the supply area,
Determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
When it is determined that the calculated number of supply points is not less than the acquired number of permitted supply points, the consumer related to the customer data is registered as the supply destination of the simple gas. .

Another aspect of the present invention is a computer program that is executed by a computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check, and the computer program is executed by the computer.
From the worker terminal used by the worker who installs the supply point of the simple gas, receiving customer data related to the supply point;
Acquiring the number of permitted supply points in a supply area including the supply points based on the customer data; and
Calculating the number of supply points in the supply area;
Determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
If the calculated supply point number is determined not to be less than the acquired permitted supply point number, causing the computer to execute a step of registering a consumer related to the consumer data as a supply destination of the simple gas. Features.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the number of supply points for the supply area is checked at the time of installation of the simple gas supply point or at an arbitrary timing using the computing system, and the number of permitted supply points is determined. An error notification can be sent if it exceeds.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the supply point registration check process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the supply point package check process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data stored in the customer data storage part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data stored in the supply equipment data storage part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data stored in the supply area data storage part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a supply point management server 100 is configured to communicate with a worker terminal 102 and a manager terminal 103 via a network 101 (for example, the Internet). In FIG. 1, the supply point management server 100 is represented as one server computer, but may be constructed as a distributed computing system including a plurality of server computers.

  The worker terminal 102 is a computer used by a worker who installs a simple gas supply point. The worker terminal 102 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and can be used at the work site when the worker carries it at any time and installs a supply point. When the worker installs the supply point, the worker terminal 102 is used to transmit and register data relating to the supply point (strictly speaking, the consumer serving as the supply destination) to the supply point management server 100. Further, the worker receives the supply point registration result via the worker terminal 102.

  The administrator terminal 103 is a computer that is used by an administrator in the management department of the gas company. The administrator terminal 103 may be a PC terminal installed in an office or a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. The administrator uses the administrator terminal 103 to transmit an instruction for checking the number of supply points to the supply point management server 100. In addition, the administrator receives the check result of the number of supply points via the administrator terminal 103.

  The supply point management server 100 is a server computer managed by a gas company and installed in a data center or the like. The supply point management server 100 is configured to provide a dedicated application or Web site in response to requests from the worker terminal 102 and the administrator terminal 103. Supply point management server 100 checks the number of supply points in response to requests from worker terminal 102 and administrator terminal 103. Supply point management server 100 transmits the check result of the number of supply points to worker terminal 102 and administrator terminal 103.

  Next, the configuration of the supply point management server 100 in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. The supply point management server 100 includes a CPU 110, a RAM 111, an input device 112, an output device 113, a communication control device 114, and a storage device 116 that are connected to each other via a system bus 115. The storage device 116 is configured by a nonvolatile storage medium (ROM, HDD, etc.), a program storage area that stores a software program related to the supply point check process of the present invention, and a data storage that stores data handled by the software program. And the area. Each means of the program storage area to be described later is actually an independent software program, its routine or component, and is stored in the storage device 116. Each means is called from the storage device 116 by the CPU 110 at the time of execution and is expanded in the work area of the RAM 111, so that each function can be exhibited while appropriately accessing a database or the like.

  The software programs stored in the program storage area in the storage device 116 of FIG. 1 include a supply point registration processing unit 120 and a supply point number check processing unit 121, if only those related to the present invention are listed. These means are executed by the CPU 110.

  The data storage area in the storage device 116 of FIG. 1 includes a customer data storage unit 130, a supply facility data storage unit 131, and a supply area data storage unit 132, if only those related to the present invention are listed. Both are fixed storage areas secured in the storage device 116.

  Next, the function of each means stored in the storage device 116 of FIG. 1 will be described. The supply point registration processing unit 120 in FIG. 1 receives customer data from the worker terminal 102. Moreover, the supply point registration process part 120 registers the said customer data in the consumer data storage part 130, when the result of the supply point number check process which concerns on the received customer data shows OK. Further, the supply point registration processing unit 120 notifies the worker terminal 102 of the result of the supply point number check process.

  When the supply point number check processing unit 121 in FIG. 1 receives customer data from the worker terminal 102, the supply point number check processing unit 121 executes a supply point number check process related to the customer data. When the supply point number check processing unit 121 receives a supply point number check instruction from the administrator terminal 103, the supply point number check processing unit 121 executes supply point number check processing on the target supply area.

  Next, data stored in each storage unit of the storage device 116 in FIG. 1 will be described. The customer data storage unit 130 in FIG. 1 stores data related to a consumer who is a supply destination of simple gas. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating customer data stored in the customer data storage unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The customer data in FIG. 4 includes a “customer code” that uniquely indicates the customer, a “name” that indicates the name of the customer, a “zip code” that indicates the postal code of the customer's home, and an “address” that indicates the address of the customer's home. ”,“ Telephone number ”and“ mail address ”indicating the contact information of the customer,“ supply facility code ”uniquely indicating the supply facility which is the supply source of the simple gas to the customer, and the like can be stored.

  The customer data in FIG. 4 is master data generated when a customer is registered as a simple gas supply destination. The “customer code” may be, for example, a sequence number that is assigned each time a record of this data is generated. The “supply facility code” is an external key for associating with supply facility data (FIG. 5) described later. In addition, a supply facility, a consumer, and a supply point have a one-to-many relationship (a customer and a supply point have a one-to-one relationship).

  The supply facility data storage unit 131 in FIG. 1 stores data related to the supply facility that is the supply source of the simple gas. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing supply facility data stored in the supply facility data storage unit 131 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The supply facility data in FIG. 5 includes “supply facility code” uniquely indicating the supply facility, “capacity” indicating the capacity of the supply facility, “vaporization method” indicating the vaporization method of the supply facility, and simple gas by the supply facility. A “supply area code” that uniquely indicates the area to be supplied can be stored.

  The supply facility data in FIG. 5 is master data generated when a supply facility that is a simple gas supply source is installed. “Supply facility code” is, for example, a sequence number that is assigned each time a record of this data is generated. The unit of “capacity” is, for example, kg (kilogram). The “vaporization method” includes, for example, “0” in the case of a natural vaporization method that naturally vaporizes depending on the temperature of the gas container surface of the supply facility, and a forced vaporization method that forcibly vaporizes LP gas using electricity or gas. In this case, “1” is set. The “supply area code” is an external key for associating with supply area data (FIG. 6) described later. The supply area and the supply equipment have a one-to-one relationship.

  The supply area data storage unit 132 in FIG. 1 stores data related to a supply area that is a supply range of a simple gas by a supply facility. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing supply area data stored in the supply area data storage unit 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the supply area data in FIG. 6, the “supply area code” uniquely indicating the supply area, the “area name” indicating the name of the supply area, and permission from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry were obtained for the supply points included in the supply area. A “permission date” indicating a date, a “permission number” indicating a permission number issued when permission is permitted, a “number of supply points” indicating the number of permitted supply points, and the like can be stored.

  The supply area data in FIG. 6 is master data generated when permission is obtained from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for the supply area in order to install supply facilities. The “supply area code” is, for example, a sequence number assigned every time a record of this data is generated. The “permission number” is a permission number issued when the permission is granted by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and is based on a number system defined by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

  Next, the supply point registration check process according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described along the flow with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and the data of FIGS. 4-6. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a supply point registration check process according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this process, when a worker newly installs a supply point for a certain consumer, the worker terminal 102 is used at the work site to transmit the data of the consumer to the supply point management server 100. It starts from here.

  First, the supply point registration processing unit 120 of the supply point management server 100 receives customer data from the worker terminal 102 (step 201). The customer data is, for example, data for one record in the customer data of FIG. Alternatively, data other than the “supply equipment code” in the customer data of FIG. 4 is registered in advance, and from the worker terminal 102, a customer code of a customer who is newly supplied with a simple gas, and a supplier It is also possible to receive the supply equipment code of the supply equipment. The customer code and the supply equipment code are specified by, for example, inputting or selecting the customer and the supply equipment on a dedicated application or website displayed on the worker terminal 102. In any case, at step 201, at least data associating a customer as a supply destination with a supply facility as a supply source is received as customer data.

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 of the supply point management server 100 acquires the number of permitted supply points in the target supply area from the supply area data storage unit 132 based on the customer data received in step 201. (Step 202). More specifically, the “supply area code” in the supply facility data (FIG. 5) is acquired using the “supply facility code” in the customer data received in step 201 as a search key. Furthermore, “the number of (allowed) supply points” in the supply area data (FIG. 6) is acquired using the acquired “supply area code” as a search key.

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 calculates the number of supply points in the target supply area (step 203). More specifically, the number of records in the customer data (FIG. 4) is counted using the “supply equipment code” in the customer data received in step 201 as a search key. This counts the number of customers already installed and registered as supply points in the supply area where new supply points are to be installed. There is a one-to-one relationship between the supply area and the supply equipment, and the supply equipment that is the supply source is registered as a “supply equipment code” in the customer data for the newly supplied customer. By counting the number of records using the “supply equipment code” as a search key, the current number of supply points in a specific supply area can be calculated.

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 calculates the number of supply points calculated in step 203 (the current supply point number of the target supply area) and the permitted supply point number acquired in step 202 (supply area data (FIG. 6)). ) To determine whether the current number of supply points in the target supply area is less than the number of permitted supply points (step 204). That is, if the current number of supply points in the target supply area is less than the number of permitted supply points, a new supply point can be installed. Conversely, if the current number of supply points in the target supply area has already reached the number of permitted supply points, no more supply points are set for the target supply area unless a new permission is received from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. It cannot be installed.

  If it is determined in step 204 that the current number of supply points in the target supply area is not less than the number of permitted supply points, the process proceeds to the No route, and the supply point registration processing unit 120 notifies the worker terminal 102 of a registration error. Transmit (step 205). The registration error notification is, for example, a notification that a new supply point cannot be set in the target supply area and that the customer related to the customer data received in step 201 cannot be registered as the supply destination. After step 205, the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 204 that the current supply point number of the target supply area is less than the permitted supply point number, the process proceeds to the Yes route, and the supply point registration processing unit 120 receives the demand received in step 201. House data is registered in the customer data storage unit 130 (step 206). Further, the supply point registration processing unit 120 transmits a normal registration notification to the worker terminal 102 (step 207). The normal registration notification is, for example, a notification that the customer related to the customer data received in step 201 has been registered as the supply destination. After step 207, the process ends.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the data of FIGS. 4-6, the supply point collective check processing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described along the flow. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a supply point batch check process according to an embodiment of the present invention. This process starts when the administrator uses the administrator terminal 103 to transmit a supply point number check instruction to the supply point management server 100.

  First, the supply point number check processing unit 121 of the supply point management server 100 receives a supply point number check instruction from the administrator terminal 103 (step 301). The instruction for checking the number of supply points is an instruction for checking whether supply points are registered beyond the number of permitted supply points in the supply area. The number of supply points can be checked by specifying a specific supply area and narrowing down the check target, or by checking all supply areas. When a specific supply area is designated, the supply area can be designated by including the supply area code to be checked in the check instruction received in step 301, for example.

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 acquires the number of permitted supply points in the target supply area from the supply area data storage unit 132 (step 302). More specifically, when a supply area code to be checked is specified in the check instruction received in step 301, “(Allowed)” in the supply area data (FIG. 6) using the supply area code as a search key. Acquire the number of supply points. On the other hand, if the check target is all supply areas, all the “supply area codes” and “(permitted) supply points” are acquired from the supply area data (FIG. 6).

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 calculates the number of supply points in the target supply area (step 303). More specifically, when a supply area code to be checked is specified in the check instruction received in step 301, “supply equipment code” in the supply equipment data (FIG. 5) using the supply area code as a search key. To get. Further, the number of records of customer data (FIG. 4) is counted using the acquired “supply equipment code” as a search key. As a result, the number of supply points in the supply area to be checked can be calculated.

  On the other hand, if all the supply areas are to be checked, all the “supply area codes” acquired in step 302 are used as search keys, and “supply equipment” in the supply equipment data (FIG. 5) is provided for each “supply area code”. Get the code. Further, the number of records of customer data (FIG. 4) is counted for each “supply facility code” using “supply facility code” acquired for each “supply area code” as a search key. Thereby, the number of supply points for each supply area can be calculated.

  Next, the supply point number check processing unit 121 calculates the number of supply points calculated in step 303 (the current supply point number of the target supply area) and the permitted supply point number acquired in step 202 (supply area data (FIG. 6)). ) To determine whether the current number of supply points in the target supply area is within the number of permitted supply points (step 304). That is, when the current number of supply points in the target supply area exceeds the number of permitted supply points, it is necessary to take corrective action (for example, obtain a new permission from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 304 that the current number of supply points in the target supply area is within the number of permitted supply points, the process proceeds to the Yes route, and the supply point number check processing unit 121 sends the administrator terminal 103 a request. An error-free notification is transmitted (step 305). The error-free notification is, for example, a notification that there is no problem in the number of supply points in the specified supply area when the supply area code to be checked is specified in the check instruction received in step 301. On the other hand, when the check target is all supply areas, the error-free notification is, for example, a notification that there is no problem in the number of supply points in all supply areas. After step 305, the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 304 that the current number of supply points in the target supply area is not within the number of permitted supply points, the process proceeds to No route, and the supply point number check processing unit 121 returns an error to the administrator terminal 103. An area notification is transmitted (step 306). The error area notification is, for example, a notification that there is a problem in the number of supply points in the specified supply area when the supply area code to be checked is specified in the check instruction received in step 301. On the other hand, when the check target is all supply areas, the error area notification is, for example, a notification of a supply area list having a problem in the number of supply points (there may be a plurality of problem supply areas). is there. After step 306, the process ends.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the number of supply points for the supply area is checked at the time of installation of the simple gas supply point or at an arbitrary timing using the computing system, and the number of permitted supply points is exceeded. An error notification can be sent in case.

Claims (5)

A method executed by a computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check,
The computer receives customer data stored in advance in a memory of the computer related to the supply point from an operator terminal used by an operator who installs the supply point of the simple gas;
The computer, based on the customer data, obtaining from the supply area data stored in advance in the memory the number of permitted supply points in the target supply area including the supply point;
The computer calculates the number of supply points in the target supply area by counting the number of consumers in the target supply area in the consumer data ;
The computer determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
When the supply locations points that the calculated is determined to the be less than obtained permitted feed locations number, the computer, and a step of registering the customer according to the customer data as a supply destination of the simple gas A method characterized by that. The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting the result of the determination to the worker terminal. A method executed by a computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check,
Receiving an instruction to check the number of supply points of the simple gas from an administrator terminal used by an administrator of a gas business operator related to the simple gas;
The computer acquiring, based on the check instruction, from the supply area data stored in advance in the memory of the computer, the number of permitted supply points in one or more supply areas to be checked;
The computer calculating the number of supply points in the one or more supply areas;
The computer determining whether the calculated number of supply points is within the acquired number of permitted supply points;
The computer comprising the step of: transmitting the result of the determining step to the administrator terminal. A computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check,
From the worker terminal used by the worker who installs the supply point of the simple gas, according to the supply point, receives customer data stored in advance in the memory of the computer ,
Based on the customer data, from the supply area data stored in advance in the memory , obtain the number of permitted supply points in the supply area including the supply points,
Calculate the number of supply points in the supply area,
Determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
When it is determined that the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points, it is configured to register a consumer related to the customer data as a supply destination of the simple gas. Computer. A computer program to be executed by a computer that performs a simple gas supply point registration check, and when the computer program is executed by the computer,
From the worker terminal used by the worker who installs the supply point of the simple gas, receiving customer data stored in advance in the memory of the computer related to the supply point;
Based on the customer data, from the supply area data stored in advance in the memory , obtaining a permitted supply point number in the supply area including the supply point;
Calculating the number of supply points in the supply area;
Determining whether the calculated number of supply points is less than the acquired number of permitted supply points;
When the supply locations points that the calculated is determined to the be less than obtained permitted feed locations number, it and a step of registering the customer according to the customer data as a supply destination of the simple gas to the computer A computer program characterized by the above.

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