JPH08320885A - Portable meter inspection data gathering processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform secure and efficient meter inspecting operation without the possibility of an omission of meter inspection. CONSTITUTION: A meter inspector when performing meter inspecting operation carries the portable data gathering processor. This portable data gathering processor is stored with input screen data by the consumers in the area that the inspector is put in charge of and the inspector inspects the meters of the consumers displayed on a display and inputs meter inspection data. On the screen of the display, there are an area a1 for displaying the register book number of the inspection object area and a1 area a2 for displaying the numbers of meter inspecting operations which are done so far, and a next consumer to be inspected can be known by confirming the display contents of the areas a1 and a2. Consequently, the meter inspecting operation can be carried out without any omission.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable meter reading data collecting and processing apparatus suitable for collecting meter reading data represented by water, gas, electric power and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a business management system of an industry involving meter reading work of meters installed in each customer such as water, gas and electric power, a charge calculation generated after the meter reading data is collected,
Billing process, fee transfer process through financial institution,
Computers have been introduced for various statistical processing.
It is being used and is being mechanized and rationalized. But,
The series of operations from the collection of meter reading data at the consumer to the card punch input of this data to the computer still rely on human-ocean tactics centered on handwritten information transmission, and mechanization and rationalization have been extremely delayed. However, the solution is desired. In the following, the system and the processing contents thereof currently performed will be described by taking the most common water meter reading as an example.

In the current water meter reading management system, most of the information and data such as the address, name, customer number, meter number, transfer account number of charges, past meter reading value, and usage amount of each customer are for management. It is stored in the file of the central computer of. A series of sales operation processing related to charges, statistical processing of usage (by caliber, by area, etc.), data processing for replacement management of meters that are obliged to be replaced regularly, and the previous guideline value for each customer The central computer is the center for all the processes of creating printed "notification cards" for consideration, and depending on the customer, creating the previous charge transfer notice.

On the other hand, in the meter reading business of each customer by the meter reading staff, a so-called "meter reading ledger" is commonly used. This meter reading ledger is generally grouped into one leaf for each demand,
The same information and data (address, name, name, etc.) that are almost the same as those stored in the file on the central computer described above.
...... Used amount etc.) is printed or described. In addition, although this meter reading ledger is a leaf for each customer, it is classified according to the meter reading area, arranged in the order of meter reading within the area, that is, in the order along the route when the meter reading person turns, and the number that the meter reading work ( Below, the work number) is summarized in one book for each area. As described above, the information and data described in the meter reading ledger match the files of the central computer, but strictly speaking, the contents of the meter reading ledger are input to the central computer to form a file.

Next, a description will be given of the processing contents when the data obtained from the meter reading work of each customer by the meter reader is input to the central computer. First, the meter reader prints the “meter reading ledger” corresponding to each customer in the meter reading area, the “notification card” on which the address, name, and the guideline value at the time of the last meter reading are printed, and the account transfer content of the previous usage fee. Bring in the “bank transfer notice” and other necessary equipment for meter reading, and start meter reading work according to a predetermined order of work numbers.

In each customer's house, first, the current guideline value is read from the meter and entered in the meter reading ledger corresponding to the customer. Next, the difference from the previous guideline value, that is, the usage amount is calculated and the same is entered in the meter reading ledger, and at the same time, the exact same content is transferred to the notification card corresponding to the consumer. Next, it is checked whether or not the usage amount obtained here is an appropriate value. This check is performed by comparing it with the past usage stated in the meter reading ledger, but the usage for the same month a year ago, the previous usage, the usage fee before the last usage, etc. are mainly targeted for comparison. This check allows the meter reader to immediately correct any misreading, incorrect entry, or incorrect calculation of the meter. However, even if the guideline value is correct this time, if there is a large deviation from the past usage, it is investigated whether the water is leaking due to equipment failure in the middle of piping or at the customer's house and pursuit of the cause. Perform (actually due to water leakage). If the cause is water leakage, write that fact in the meter reading ledger and clearly indicate that the value is an abnormal value.

When the above is completed, the meter-reader column of the notification card is stamped with the meter-reader, the notification card and the account transfer notice are placed at the customer's house, and the meter-reading work for one house is completed. Then, the process is repeated for the next predetermined customer. During the meter reading,
Depending on the customer, special circumstances (for example, buried meter,
In some cases, meter reading is not possible due to free range dogs. In this case, it is common to place a contact sheet stating that meter reading is not possible at the customer's house and consider the past usage record after returning to the Waterworks Bureau and process it in a certified form ( This process differs depending on the region, and in consideration of past usage records on the spot, the information card may be written in a form that clearly states the "estimated value" and left at this customer's house).

[0008] In this way, when the meter reading of all the customers scheduled in the area is completed, the meter reader returns to the Waterworks Bureau, and while checking the meter reading ledger, whether the meter reading in the area has been performed without omission, Checking whether the quantity calculation is correct, etc. are checked again for customers who have leaked meter readings, and corrections are made for calculation errors. This meter-reading leak, usage calculation check, and re-metering for the meter-reading leak consumer are supposed to occur because the order of meter-reading by each consumer is originally determined and the check at each consumer house does not occur. However, in reality, despite repeated checks, leaks of meter readings, calculation errors, etc. occur, and this is one of the things that should be solved. On the other hand, regarding the above-mentioned water leak customers and customers who cannot read the meter, an appropriate estimated value is set while observing the usage amount of the past 2-3 times and the same period a year ago, and this is processed as the certified value. . That is, for such consumers, this certified value is treated as the usage amount. In this way, the meter reading for all the consumers in the meter reading area is completed, and the meter reading book in which the final meter guideline value and the usage amount are entered is submitted to the Waterworks Bureau, and the work of the meter reading staff is completed.

The meter reading ledges of the respective areas submitted by the respective meter readers are collected and delivered to the calculation center. The contents written in the meter reading ledger are transferred to a punch card by the key puncher of the calculation center and input to the central computer via the card reader. The contents that are punched into this card are not all the items listed in the meter reading ledger,
At least the number that can be identified as each customer, the current meter guideline value, and the usage amount are included. In the central computer, the previous guideline value stored in advance is subtracted from the input current guideline value to calculate the usage amount,
This result is collated with the input usage amount to check punch errors and meter reading ledger confirmation errors. As mentioned above,
The meter reading ledger is brought back to the calculation center after repeated checks, but in reality, there are errors in description and calculation. Also, it can be said that there are no punch mistakes due to the key puncher,
At the same time as showing the imperfections due to human intervention, the solution is desired.

Although the above explanation is an outline of the meter reading work in the case of using water as an example, almost the same processing is performed for gas and electric power.

[0011]

In such a conventional collecting and processing system of meter reading data of water, gas, electric power, etc., as is apparent from the above description, the meter pointer by the meter reading person at each customer's house. From the reading of the value to the creation of the punch card with the key puncher, it is done with human intervention.
There is a problem that data reliability is low due to punch mistakes. In addition, the problem that a large amount of labor and time is spent for checking the repeated readings by the meter reader for the purpose of reducing this mistake, the problem that a large amount of labor and cost are required for card punching, and the punching work is necessary for the meter reading. This problem occurs in a central computer in order to check for key puncher personnel, which are temporarily needed especially in small-scale computing centers because they occur afterwards, and to check punch errors and meter reading ledger entry errors. There are problems such as calculation of the amount of use based on the currently input guideline value that has been stored and the previously stored guideline value, and collation of this result with the amount of this time input, and unnecessary processing and costs. .

Further, since this meter reading work is performed with the intervention of a human being as a meter reading member, there is a problem that the order of the meter reading work is always changed for the customer. During the meter reading, it is necessary to check whether there are any customers who have leaked during the previous meter reading work or check whether there are any customers who have leaked after the scheduled meter reading work. This is a difficult task because you have to check all the ledgers while checking them. In addition, when a leak of the meter reading work is discovered after returning to the Waterworks Bureau, it is necessary to go to the customer's house again, which is an unnecessary labor. As described above, the conventional system has a drawback that there is no means for easily calling and confirming a customer who has leaked the meter reading work at any point during the meter reading or at the end point. In addition, in the conventional meter reading system, a great deal of labor is required for sorting the notification cards and account transfer notifications output from the central computer for each meter reading area and rearranging work according to the meter reading order before the meter reading work. There is. Furthermore, since the meter reading ledger is limited in space, generally only data for 2 to 3 years can be entered and it is updated regularly, but as mentioned above, meter readings always require past usage records. Therefore, even if you switch to the new meter reading ledger, you have to bring the old meter reading ledger for a while, which not only becomes a burden on the meter reading staff but also leads to a decrease in meter reading efficiency.

[0013] On the other hand, due to the special environmental work of meter reading, the meter reading ledger is dirty in rainy weather, the writing characters are bleeding, and the meter reading efficiency is reduced due to careful consideration to prevent this. It has drawbacks such as reduced efficiency. Further, when considering only water meter reading, there is a problem that the water leak judgment is left to the meter reading staff. That is, the conventional system has a drawback that the meter reader forgets to check the abnormal value due to water leakage.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable meter-reading data collecting and processing apparatus capable of smoothly performing meter-reading work.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object is to provide a portable meter reading data collecting and processing apparatus for switching and displaying an input screen of meter reading data for each consumer as a target of meter reading and in a predetermined cyclic order. It is achieved by providing a means for displaying the number of the meter-reading work that has been performed up to now, which is the number of the meter-reading work assigned to each customer.

For example, when a meter-reading worker is working while patrolling the meter-reading work, or when continuing the meter-reading work on the next day,
Since it is possible to see from the screen which consumer has reached the point where meter reading has already been performed, it is possible to perform work without omission of meter reading.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of a meter reading system using a portable meter reading data collection processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The file of the central computer 1 for management includes the address, name, and name of each customer required for the meter reading work.
Data such as customer number, meter number, charge transfer account number, past meter reading value, and usage amount are stored.
The central computer 1 is generally placed in a calculation center or the like outsourced by the Waterworks Bureau or the like. The meter reading data processing device 2 is integrally configured with a display 2a such as a CRT for man-machine operation, a keyboard 2b, a typewriter 2c for printing out results and the like, a floppy device 2d and the like. This meter-reading data processing device 2 is installed in a central place of meter-reading business such as a water department. Here, floppy desks are used as the storage media 3a and 3b for exchanging data between the central computer 1 and the meter reading data processing device 2. The portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4 used for the meter-reading business has a connector part 4a in a part thereof.
And has a configuration in which data can be transmitted to and from the meter-reading data processing device 2 by an RS232C interface or the like.

Next, an outline of a meter reading service processing method using the portable meter reading data collection processing device 4 which forms a part of the present system will be described. First, of the information and data related to all the consumers subject to meter reading, the address, name, customer number, meter number, charge transfer account number, and previous transfer of each customer required for meter reading. Information and data such as the used charge, the meter guideline value at the time of the last meter reading, the amount used, the time before last, and the amount used in the same month last year are selected by the central computer 1 and classified and blocked for each meter reading area. (I.e., the order along which the meter-reader follows the route), the floppy disks 3a are arranged.
Is output to

The floppy disk 3a is delivered from the calculation center where the central computer 1 is located to the waterworks bureau, and is input to the meter reading data processing device 2 by the floppy device 2d. In the meter-reading data processing device 2, by operating the keyboard 2b while watching the display 2a, each block is input to each of the portable meter-reading data collection processing devices 4 as one block for each meter-reading area. As a result, the portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4 is provided with all the information necessary for meter-reading of all consumers in the area where the meter-reading is to be performed.
The data is input in the order of meter reading, and the preparation for meter reading is completed. The meter reader has the portable meter reading data collecting and processing device 4, starts meter reading work in accordance with a predetermined order, collects meter reading data for each customer, and at the same time, a notification card including a notice of transfer of charges. Print out and distribute to each customer.

The meter reader returns to the Water Works Bureau after the meter reading of all customers is completed, and the obtained data is read by the meter reading data processing device 2.
To transmit. The meter-reading data processing device 2 outputs this data to the floppy disk 3b, and also outputs a list of usage data and the like by the typewriter 2c as necessary. This floppy disk 3b is delivered from the Waterworks Bureau to the calculation center in which the central computer 1 is placed, and is input to the central computer 1. In the central computer 1, the file is updated by the input meter reading data, and a series of sales office processing related to charges and statistical processing of usage amount are performed. The updated file contents are used as basic data for the next meter reading work. The above is the basic processing procedure of the meter reading work in the present embodiment.

Next, the configuration and operation of the portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4. Portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4 according to the present embodiment
Is a CPU (processor) 11, which is the center of control, a ROM (read only memory) 12 for storing programs, a RAM (random access memory) 13 for storing data, and a serial data transmission control with the meter reading data processing device 2. The interface circuit 14, a real-time clock 15 that keeps a real time independently of the CPU 11, a timer 16 used for control, arithmetic processing, etc., a printer 17 used for printing out a notification card, a notice of transfer of charges, etc. Control circuit 18 of this printer 17
(A dot impact type printer is preferable because it can print two sheets and does not discolor the paper even when used outdoors.) Liquid crystal display 19 (in this embodiment, 20 columns and 4 lines are displayed), liquid crystal display control It comprises a circuit 20, a keyboard 21 and its control circuit 22, which are connected by a bus 23. In addition to this, a battery 24 that supplies power to each circuit, and a battery alarm circuit 25 that constantly monitors the voltage of the battery 24 and generates an alarm signal and sends it to the CPU 11 before it drops to a voltage at which each circuit cannot operate. Is provided.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA 'of FIG. In FIG. 2, the lower case 31 having a storage space for each component and a mounting portion is made by molding. The same applies to the upper case 32 and the lower case 31.
The upper case 32 is integrally tightened and fixed with screws (not shown). The printed circuit board 33 has the CPU 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the electronic components constituting each control circuit shown in FIG. 1 mounted in its mounting space 34, and is housed in the lower case 31. A part of the printer mounting base 35 is fastened and fixed to a part of the lower case 31 with a screw. The printer 36 is tightened and fixed to the printer mounting base 35 with screws, and prints on roll paper 37 for the printer. A battery 39 is accommodated in a battery storage section 38 provided in a part of the lower case 31, and this is fixed by a battery cover 40.

The connector 41 is used for data transmission via the serial interface 14 and charging of the battery 39. The keyboard 42 is a sheet-type keyboard in consideration of drip-proof when working outdoors. The keyboard retainer 43 retains the keyboard 42 and is partially fixed to the upper case 32 by a screw 44.
A part of the liquid crystal display 45 is fixed to the upper case 32 with a screw 46. The transparent plate 47 for the purpose of design and drip-proof is pressed and fixed between the upper case 32 and the liquid crystal display 45. Printer cover 4
Reference numeral 8 has a cutter portion 49 and a catch portion for the printer paper, and is inserted and fixed in the upper case 32. Roll paper 3
The roll paper cover 50 for replacement 7 has a hook portion at a part thereof and is inserted and fixed to the upper case 32.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the key arrangement of the keyboard 42, which comprises ten keys and function keys.

Next, the operation and function of this portable data collection processing device will be described in detail. In the following, the portable meter reading data collection processing device 4 will be simply referred to as a terminal.

<< 1. Starting of program >> When charging is completed or when the battery is installed, the keyboard does not operate normally because the control circuit in the CPU 11 is not initialized. Initialization of the control circuit is performed by keying in the clear key shown in FIG.

<< 2. Data reception with the meter reading data processing device in the station >> After the control circuit is initialized by the key-in of the clear key, the serial interface circuit 14 is connected to the meter reading data processing device 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as station).
, The terminal 4 is ready for serial data transmission. After that, since the data transmission function is activated by operating the station 2 in the station, the keyboard operation of the terminal 4 is not particularly necessary. The data from the station 2 includes the previous guideline amount of each customer, the previous previous guideline amount, the third previous guideline amount, the same month last year guideline amount, and the like. When the clear key is pressed in after connecting the serial interface circuit 14, the transmission waiting state can be released.

<< 3. Setting the clock >> By pressing the time key in FIG. 4, the contents shown in FIG. 5 appear on the display. Key in the year, month, day, hour, and minute in order, and finally enter Figure 4.
The clock is set by keying in the setting key of. At the time of this key-in, the cursor automatically moves to the next input digit. After that, the screen of FIG. 5 appears by pressing the time key if necessary. date·
When the hour and minute are input and the key-in is not necessary with the same number, the cursor can be moved by performing the key-in key forward. Further, in the figure, the number of the booklet to be metered is displayed in a1, and the number of the metering work carried out up to now is displayed in a2. Before work, the work number is 1 (this is the number indicating the first customer in the predetermined patrol order. Which area from the book number a1 is the meter reading target, and from this meter reading work number a2, How far the meter reading work is completed and the customer who should read the next meter is known.), Work number = 0
The display of indicates that the customer data has not been input.

<< 4. Input of meter reading data >> After the time is set and displayed, the clear key is pressed to display the current consumer to be worked. The operation of inputting meter-reading data by operating the advance key and the return key in FIG. 4 will be described below. First, when the forward key is pressed, FIG. 6 is displayed on the display. This screen is the basis of meter reading work. B1 is the water (or gas) meter number (6 digits), b2 is the customer name (14 digits), b3 is the type of pointer (5 digits), and b4 is this time. Pointer (input by the meter reader, 5 digits), b5 is the previous pointer (5 digits), b6
Is an error display (5 digits) and b7 is the current usage (5 digits). When the meter is read and the pointer (which is now "4007") is keyed in with the ten keys, the screen in FIG. 7 is displayed. Next, when you press the setting key, the data is input to the terminal and at the same time the usage amount is automatically calculated,
The display is the screen of FIG. 8 in which the usage amount is displayed in b7.

This completes the input of water meter reading data. When you press the print key after inputting the meter reading data for one house, the notification card will be printed out. When the advance key is pressed after printing out, the screen of the next consumer shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display.
By pressing the advance key in this way, the screen of the customer along the meter-reading route is displayed on the display. The notification card will be printed with the calculation notification, meter reading notification, account transfer notification, etc.

<< 5. Unsteady operation >> When the meter reading value is input and the calculation result of the usage amount is an abnormal value due to the occurrence of water leakage or the like, as shown in FIG. 9, an "error" is displayed on b6. At this time, if the key-in with reference-1 is used, the amount of use at the same time last year and the amount used last time are displayed as shown in FIG. 10, and if the key-in with reference-2 is shown as FIG.
Since the usage amount before and after three times is displayed, it can be easily compared with past data. In addition, the judgment of abnormal value is
The determination value is received and stored at the time of linkage with the station 2 in the station, and is compared with it.

<< 6. Display of meter-reading omission >> By keying in -3, it is possible to display the customer who has leaked meter-reading. At this time, the display screen is as shown in FIG. 12, and h1 to h4 indicate the work numbers of the consumers who have leaked the meter. When keying in the advance, the display content of h1 shows the next inspection leakage leaking work number of the customer. By keying in the advance as described above, the same display is displayed in sequence, and thereafter, if there is no meter leakage leakage consumer, a buzzer alarm is given. When the return key is pressed in, the display movement reverse to the above is carried out, and if there is no meter leakage consumer before the display work number, a buzzer alarm is given. If there are less than four consumers who have leaked meter readings, work number = 0 is displayed in an unnecessary column as shown in FIG.

<< 7. Customer Call Display >> In the apparatus of this embodiment, any customer who wants to perform meter reading or to view file contents can be called, and at this time, the call key is used. First, when the call key-in is performed, the screen of FIG. 14 is displayed. To specify a customer, follow (1) ~
Any number of (3) may be given.

(1) Meter number: Enter the meter number (2) Customer number: Enter the customer number (enter the branch number when necessary) (3) Meter reading work number: Consistent number of meter reading work When the numbers 1 to 3 are input with the ten keys after key-in, the shaded area of the corresponding portion in FIG. 14 blinks. When the corresponding number of the customer who wants to call is input to this blinking calling method and the setting is keyed in, the corresponding customer is displayed as shown in FIG. Furthermore, if you press the advance key, the next consumer basic screen,
If you press the return key, the basic screen of the previous customer is displayed.
However, when there is no corresponding consumer in the calling operation, the display in FIG. 16 is displayed.

<< 8. Estimated value input >> If the customer's home cannot be read for some reason, meter reading data can be input as an estimated value. If you press the estimation key,
As shown in FIG. 17, "sui" is displayed in m8. This is finally transmitted to the station 2 in the station and can be printed on a notification card if necessary.

<< 9. Battery status display >> (1) Battery alarm When the battery capacity is exhausted and the voltage starts to drop, all operations are suspended and the battery alarm is displayed on the display.
The alarm buzzer sounds at the same time as the display for 0 seconds and the keyboard is locked (Fig. 18).

(2) Battery recovery After the battery alarm is generated, if charging is started from the backup state and the voltage rises to a voltage at which the circuit can operate, "Fukuden" shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the display and the keyboard is locked. To cancel.

<< 10. Transmission of meter reading data to station in station >> At this time, the operation of the terminal 4 is similar to the case of receiving data, and the station station 2 in the station starts data transmission.

<< 11. Paper feed function >> When the paper feed key is pressed once, one line of paper feed is performed. Further, if the key is continuously pressed, the paper is fed while the key is pressed. This function is mainly used when changing roll paper.

<< 12. Abnormal Processing >> In this device, all the data necessary for the meter reading work is transmitted from the station 2 and the contents are retained while the device power is supplied. The man-machine when such data is normal is as described above. The case where the data is abnormal will be described below. (1) The meter reading number is displayed as "0" when power is restored (memory content is undefined). When the clear, reference, and call keys are pressed in this state, the display of FIG. 20 is displayed, and man-machine processing other than time is impossible. (2) The customer file is collated and checked. If there is an abnormality, the display shown in FIG. 21 is displayed, and the customer cannot be called.

The above is the details of the operation and function of this embodiment. All of these functions can be easily realized by the technique of the conventional data processing device, but the calling process, which is a feature of this embodiment, will be described in more detail. As described in the above item 7, when calling a customer, the key operation of "call" and "1" to "3" is performed, and the display at that time is shown in FIG. The calling process in the CPU 11 at this time is shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, in the entire flow of the calling process shown in FIG. 22, the numerical value "1", "2" or "3" input after pressing the above-mentioned calling key is set in the search data address save A. ing. Next, depending on the search mode, the branch B is set to the search data address save A numerical value 1,
If either "1" or "2" is selected, the process moves to the meter number search process C, "2" to the customer search process D, and "3" to the work number search process E. If the search data is other than 1, 2 or 3, the processing is moved to the abnormal return code set F, and the processing is ended END.

FIG. 23 shows a search process C based on the meter number.
FIG. Calculate the relative address containing the meter number in the data file of each customer (Step 1
01), check the corresponding meter number in the file (step 102), if there is, set the corresponding work number, address, etc. in the file (step 105), set a normal return code (step 106), and end. To do. If there is no corresponding meter number in the file, it is confirmed whether or not all the files are completed (step 103), and if not, further search for the corresponding meter number is continued.
When the file ends, there is no corresponding meter number and an abnormal return code is set (step 10).
4) Then end.

FIG. 24 is a search process D based on the customer number.
FIG. The relative address containing the customer number in the data file of each customer is calculated (step 2
01), the corresponding customer number is confirmed in the file (step 202), and the same processing as the meter number described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of search processing E based on work numbers. First, it is checked whether the numerical value input by the operation key is within the maximum value of the work number (301), and if it is abnormal, an abnormal return code is set (step 3).
05), and wait for re-input. If it is normal, the address of the corresponding work number in the file is calculated (step 30
2) This address is set (step 303), a normal return code is set (step 304), and the process ends.

[0046]

According to the present invention, it is possible to know the customer who is the target of the next meter reading by looking at the screen, so that the operation can be performed without omission of meter reading.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable meter-reading data collection processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a keyboard of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

5 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

8 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

9 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus shown in FIG.

10 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

11 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a display screen example of the portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

15 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

16 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

20 is an example of a display screen of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a display screen example of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device shown in FIG. 2.

22 is a flowchart showing a data calling processing procedure in the portable meter-reading data collection processing apparatus shown in FIG.

23 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a search process C shown in FIG.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of search processing D shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of search processing E shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 26 is an overall configuration diagram of a meter reading system.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 ... Meter-reading data collection processing device, 4a ... Connector part, ... 1
1 ... Processor, 12 ... ROM for storing programs, 13
RAM for data storage, 14 serial interface circuit, 15 real time clock, 16 timer,
17 ... Printer, 19 ... Liquid crystal display, 21 ... Keyboard.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akira Miyamoto 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi Ltd. Omika Plant

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A portable meter-reading data collection processing device for switching and displaying a screen for inputting meter-reading data for each consumer who is a target of meter-reading, and attached to each consumer in the patrol order. A portable meter-reading data collecting and processing apparatus, characterized in that it has means for displaying the number of the meter-reading operation that has been performed up to now.