JPH08214078A - Method for registering information in center at time of exchanging meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the occurrence of the blank period of various kinds of service by connecting a setting device with a network controller, delivering the information on a new meter and an old meter to a center and performing a test originating call from the new meter to the center after the meters are exchanged. CONSTITUTION: An old meter is removed from a T-NCU 7, and the company number, the pointer value and pilot flame flow rate which are stored in the self moter information area 21 of an old microcomputer meter are read. Next, a setting device 29 is removed from the old meter, the setting device 29 is mounted on a new moter 11a, and the company number, etc., stored in the self meter information area 21 are read. At this stage, a setting is performed for the new meter 11a from the setting device 29 as necessary, the setting device 29 is removed, the new meter is connected to the T-NCU 7 a terminal originating call to a center 1 is performed. The company number of the old meter, the pointer value, pilot flame flow rate and the company number of the new meter 11a are transmitted to the center 1. As a result, the center 1 registers these information and records the fact that the demander is in his construction in the file of the center 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of registering information in a center when replacing gas, water, electricity or other meters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when replacing a meter such as a gas meter, the company number and the guideline value of the old meter and the new meter are entered on the meter replacement slip, and in order to prevent the entry error of the company number, it is mounted on the surface of the meter. I used a pencil or the like to trace a plate on which a certain company number was pressed three-dimensionally, scraped the company number on a slip, and then took this slip back to the center for registration.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the company number and the guideline value of the old meter and the new meter are entered in the meter replacement voucher at the time of meter replacement, it is inevitable to make an entry error and it takes time to scrape the company number. There is a problem that it takes time to take the slip back to the center, mistakes may occur when registering the computer input, and because the registration of the new meter to the center is not completed when the construction is completed, there is a blank period for various services. It was

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to simply and accurately use a conventional meter as it is when replacing the meter.
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering information about new and old meters in a center without causing a blank period of various services.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a first invention is a system in which a center and a meter are connected via a public line, and the center and the meter communicate with each other. Attaching the setting device, reading the information about the old meter with the setting device, attaching the setting device to the new meter and reading the information about the new meter, and connecting the setting device to the network control device, Send information and information about the new meter to the center,
Registering at the center, removing the setter from the network control device and attaching a new meter to the network control device, and making a test call from the new meter to the center. Is a method of registering information in the center when the meter is replaced.

A second aspect of the present invention is a system in which a center and a meter are connected via a public line, and the center and the meter communicate with each other. The information about the old meter and the information about the new meter to the center by connecting the setting device to the new meter and reading the information about the new meter. Sending and registering at the center, removing the setter from the network control device and attaching a new meter to the network control device, and performing center polling for the new meter from the center. This is a method of registering information in the center when replacing the meter.

[0007]

In the first aspect of the invention, the setting device is attached to the new meter, the information about the new meter is read, the setting device is connected to the network controller, and the information about the old meter and the information about the new meter are sent to the center. Send, register at the center, remove the setter from the network controller, attach a new meter to the network controller, and make a test call from the new meter to the center.

A second aspect of the present invention is a system in which a center and a meter are connected via a public line, and the center and the meter communicate with each other. Read the information about the new meter, attach the setting device to the new meter, read the information about the new meter, connect the setting device to the network controller, send the information about the old meter and the information about the new meter to the center, Then, the setting device is removed from the network control device, a new meter is attached to the network control device, and center polling is performed from the center to the new meter.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system used in this embodiment.
Modem 2, C-NCU3, public line 5, T-NCU7,
It consists of a telephone 9 and a meter 11. The T-NCU 7 switches the connection between the telephone 9 and the meter 11. The meter 11 is a gas, water, electricity, or other meter, or a hot water meter, a calorimeter, or the like. The meter to be replaced is the old meter and the meter to be replaced is the new meter. The old meter and the new meter have the same configuration, and the component indicating the new meter is denoted by the symbol a. In the first stage,
The old meter 11 is connected to the T-NCU 7, but as the replacement process proceeds, the old meter 11 is removed as shown in FIG. 2, the setter 29 is temporarily connected, and finally as shown in FIG. The new meter 11a is connected to.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the meter 11. The meter 11 includes a flow rate measuring unit 13, a CPU 15,
It has a ROM 17, a self-meter information area 21, an I / O port 25, and a power supply 27. The flow rate measuring unit 13 measures the flow rate of gas. The CPU 15 performs calculation and control. RO
M17 is a memory for storing programs and the like.
The own meter information area 21 is a memory that stores the company number of the own meter, the guide value of the flow rate, the ignition flow rate, and the like. I /
The T-NCU 7 and the setting device 29 are connected to the O port 25.

Next, the procedure for replacing the meter in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the worker first removes the old meter 11 from the T-NCU 7 (step 501). Attach the setting device 29 to the old meter 11 (step 502),
The company number, the pointer value, the ignition flow rate, etc. stored in the self-meter information area 21 of the old microcomputer meter 11 are read (step 503). The setting device 29 is removed from the old meter 11 (step 504), the setting device 29 is attached to the new meter 11a (step 505), and the company number and the like stored in the self-meter information area 21a of the new meter 11a is read (step 506). . If the ignition flow rate or the like is set from the setter 29 to the new meter 11a (step 508), it is not set if the ignition flow rate or the like is not set from the setter 29 to the new meter 11a at this stage (step 509). Remove the setter 29 from the new meter 11a (step 51
0). As shown in FIG. 2, the setting device 29 is connected to the T-NCU 7 to make a terminal call to the center 1 (step 511),
Company number of old meter 11, guideline value, ignition flow rate, etc. and new meter 1
The company number of 1a is transmitted to the center 1 (step 51).
2).

On the other hand, the center 1 registers the company number of the old meter 11, the guideline value, the ignition flow rate, etc., the company number of the new meter 11a, etc., and the file of the center 1 indicates that the customer is under construction. (Step 513).

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the setter 29 is removed from the T-NCU 7, and the new meter 11a is replaced by the T-NCU 7
(Step 514) and a test call is made (step 515).

On the other hand, when the customer is under construction, the center 1 continuously confirms that the registration is correct for the test call. If the meter has been set correctly, in step 509, only when the ignition flow rate or the like has not been set in the new meter 11a from the setter 29, the setting is registered here. If normal, finish the construction.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the meter of gas or the like is converted, the company number of the old meter, the indicator value, the ignition flow rate, the company number of the new meter, etc. are sent to the center 1 for registration. You can also check if the meter settings are correct.
Therefore, construction work such as filling, inputting, and printing can be omitted, and mistakes in filling in slips and mistakes in inputting into a computer do not occur, and the conventional meter can be used as it is without modification. Further, the setting device 29 does not need an input operation but a fixed operation. Further, since registration in the center 1 is completed at the time of completion of construction, there is no blank period for various services.

It should be noted that the center 1 indicates that the customer is under construction.
In step 515, the construction completion telegram may be sent to the terminal without recording it in the file. In that case, when the center 1 receives the construction completion message, the registration is continuously confirmed and the registration is confirmed to be correct.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, instead of step 515 of the first embodiment, a communication test is performed by center polling as shown below. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the second embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 7, it is judged whether or not it is x minutes before the average replacement work required time (step 601), and x minutes before. If it is, center polling is performed from the center 1 to the meter of the customer's house under construction (step 602). It is determined whether or not the meter number is the new meter number (step 603), and if it is the new meter number,
If the new meter ID is not registered, the new meter ID is registered (step 604). Then, the center polling is set as it is or the new meter 11a is set to call back the terminal (step 605). It is determined whether or not the new meter 11a and the public line 5 are connected (step 606),
When the new meter 11a and the public line 5 are connected, the information held by the old meter is set in the new meter 11a (step 607). It is determined whether or not the process is completed normally (step 608), and if it is completed normally, the customer registration under construction is deleted (step 609).

If the meter number is not the new meter number in step 603, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the meter is transferred from the center 1 to the meter of the customer's house under construction n times (step 611) n times (step 611) at intervals of y minutes. Center polling is performed (step 602). If a new meter number is obtained during n times of center polling performed at intervals of y minutes, the processing from step 604 onward in FIG. 7 is performed. If the new meter number is not obtained during the center polling that is performed n times at y-minute intervals, it is confirmed to the builder whether construction is underway (step 61).
2). It is determined whether or not construction is in progress (step 613), and if construction is in progress, the counter of n times, which is a standard for requesting the construction worker to reconfirm the construction, is cleared (step 614), and step 602 in FIG. Move to processing. If it is not under construction in step 613, the customer registration under construction is canceled (step 615).

If the process is not completed normally in step 608, as shown in FIG. 8, the counter of n times, which is a standard for requesting the worker to reconfirm the work, is cleared (step 614). Then, the process proceeds to step 602.

In this embodiment, at the end of the construction work, the construction worker can start the meter replacement of the next customer without making a test call, so that the working efficiency can be improved.

[0021]

As described above in detail, the present invention is
When replacing the meter, information about the new and old meters can be registered in the center and a communication test can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a microcomputer meter 11.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Center 3 ... C-NCU 5 ... Public line 7 ... T-NCU 9 ... Telephone 11 ... Meter 13 ... Flow rate measuring unit 15 ... CPU 17 ...・ ROM 21 ・ ・ ・ Self meter information area 25 ・ ・ ・ I / O port 27 ・ ・ ・ Power supply 29 ・ ・ ・ Setting device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In a system in which a center and a meter are connected via a public line and the center and the meter communicate with each other, a setting device is attached to the old meter, and information about the old meter is read by the setting device. Attaching the setting device to the new meter and reading the information about the new meter, and connecting the setting device to the network controller to send the information about the old meter and the information about the new meter to the center for registration at the center. And a step of removing the setting device from the network control device and attaching a new meter to the network control device, and a step of making a test call from the new meter to the center. How to register information in the center when replacing the meter. 2. In a system in which a center and a meter are connected via a public line and communication is performed between the center and the meter, a setting device is attached to the old meter, and information about the old meter is read by the setting device. Attaching the setting device to the new meter and reading the information about the new meter, and connecting the setting device to the network controller to send the information about the old meter and the information about the new meter to the center for registration at the center. A step of removing the setting device from the network control device and attaching a new meter to the network control device; and a step of performing center polling from the center to the new meter. How to register information in the center when replacing the meter. 3. The method for registering information in a center when replacing a meter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information about the meter is a company number or a guideline value of the meter. 4. The method for registering information in a center at the time of replacement of the meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is a gas meter. 5. The method for registering information in a center at the time of replacement of a meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is a water meter. 6. The method for registering information in a center at the time of exchanging the meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is an electric meter.