JPH09325161A - Bill issuing apparatus and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable processing on line of a bill of a charge of power issued to the tenants of each building without intervention even in the altering of the charge. SOLUTION: A charge calculator 12 for buildings 11A-11M calculates a charge of power by a signal from watt hour meters 21a-21n of tenants and a watt hour meter 22 at a common part to issue a bill. When the charge of power is changed, a charge, altering data is transmitted to the buildings 11A-11M trough an ordinary telephone circuit 10 from a central managing unit 1. At the individual buildings 11A-11M, a new charge for the individual tenants and a new charge at the common part are calculated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for issuing a bill of energy usage fee to a tenant in a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Energy charges for electricity, water, gas, etc. used by tenants in a building are operated so that they are issued from a bill issuing device. In this bill issuing device, a signal from an energy meter such as an electricity meter installed in each tenant is input to calculate an energy usage fee and issue a bill.

[0003]

In the conventional bill issuing device as described above, since the usage charge is calculated by the signal from the energy meter from each tenant, for example, if the power charge is changed. , The invoicing device supplier needs to send a staff member on a business trip in order to modify all the delivered devices in response to the price change, which requires a great deal of manpower and is easy to handle. There is a problem that is not.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and provides a bill issuing device and a method therefor capable of promptly responding to an energy charge change without requiring manpower. The purpose is to provide.

[0405]

A bill issuing device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a charge change transmitting means for transmitting energy charge change data to each building from a central management device for managing each building. It is a thing.

A bill issuing device according to the second invention is
A charge change transmitting means for transmitting energy charge change data to each building from the central management unit that manages each building, and a new tenant charge calculating means for calculating a new charge for each tenant based on the change data received in each building. It is equipped with.

The bill issuing device according to the third invention is
A charge change transmission means for transmitting energy charge change data to each building from the central management unit that manages each building, and a meter signal storage means for separately storing the signal from the energy meter input in each building before and after the charge change. , Tenant charge calculation means that calculates the current charge for each tenant based on the signal before the charge change when the bill is issued and calculates the new charge for each tenant based on the signal after the charge change and the change data Is.

A bill issuing device according to the fourth invention is
From the central management unit that manages each building, calculate the charge change transmission means to send the energy charge change data to each building and the current charge for the tenant until each building receives the change data. It is provided with tenant fee calculation means for calculating a new fee for the tenant until the bill is issued based on the change data.

A bill issuing device according to the fifth invention is
In the second to fourth inventions, the new charge of the common area is calculated based on the energy charge change data received in each building, and the new charge of the common area is allocated to each tenant under predetermined conditions. The total charge calculation means for adding the new charge and the allocated new charge for the common area is provided.

A bill issuing method according to the sixth invention is
It is provided with a step of transmitting energy charge change data to each building from a central management device that manages each building, and a step of calculating a new charge for each tenant based on the change data received by each building.

The bill issuing method according to the seventh invention is
In the sixth invention, the new charge for the common area is calculated based on the energy charge change data received in each building,
It is provided with a step of allocating to each tenant under a predetermined condition, and a step of adding a new charge for using the tenant and a new charge for the allocated common part.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of the first to third, sixth and seventh inventions of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram, FIG. 2 is a data content diagram, and A is a central management. Setting data from the device, B is memory data of each building, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of charge change transmission operation, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are flow charts of charge calculation operation.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a central management unit, which is a CP.
It has a U2, a ROM 3, a RAM 4, a fountain clock 5, a data input keyboard 6, a data printing printer 7 and a communication device 8 having a communication function with each building. Reference numeral 9 is a telephone station, and the communication device 8 is connected to the telephone station 9 by a general telephone line 10. Reference numerals 11A to 11M are buildings installed at locations apart from the central management device 1.

Reference numeral 12 is a charge calculation device provided in each of the buildings 11A to 11M, and includes a communication device 13 connected to the central office 9 by a general telephone line 10, a CPU 14, a ROM 15 and an RA.
M16, fountain clock 17, keyboard for data input 1
8. Printer 19 for data printing and interface 2
It has 0. 21a to 21n are tenants a
An electric energy meter for measuring the amount of electric power of ~ n, 22 is each tenant a
Electric power meters for measuring the electric energy of the shared portion of ~ n, and these are designed to output one pulse every time the electric energy of 1 kWh is measured.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the electricity charges with reference to FIGS. The program of the flowchart of FIG. 3 is stored in the ROM 3, and the program of the flowchart of FIGS. 4 and 5 is stored in the ROM 15. A Charge Change / Send Operation (Central Management Unit 1) (FIG. 3) This program is not normally started, but is started when the electricity charge is changed.

If the electricity charge is changed, the staff operates the keyboard 6 in step S1 to change the electricity charge. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2A, the new charge (xx yen / Enter the kWh and start date (month, day). This data is stored in the RAM 4 in step S2, and the data is printed out from the printer 7 in step S3. After confirming that the print output is positive in step S4, the keyboard 6 is operated to input a command to be transmitted to the building.

In step S5, the building 1 is accessed through the communication device 8.
The telephone number of 1A is automatically dialed, and the data is transmitted to the building 11A through the general telephone line 10 and the telephone station 9. This data is received via the communication device 13 and stored in the RAM 16
Is stored. In step S6, data is transmitted to the buildings 11B to 11M as in the building 11A.

B charge calculation operation (charge calculation device 12)
(FIGS. 4 and 5) The building 11A will be described as an example. Step S1
1 pulse input (1kWh /
If there is a pulse input, if there is a pulse input, the current charge value of the common part pulse counter in the RAM 16 shown in FIG. 2B is incremented by 1 in step S12, and the process proceeds to step S15. If there is no pulse input to the common part, it is determined in step S13 whether there was a tenant pulse input. If there is a pulse input, the current charges of the tenant a to n pulse counters in the RAM 16 shown in FIG. 2B in step S14. The count value is incremented by one and the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, it is determined whether or not the predetermined time for issuing the bill for the tenant has come. If the time has not come, the process returns to step S11, and if the time comes, the process proceeds to step S21. In step S21, the power charge A for the tenant, out of the power charges of the shared portion, is calculated by the formula (1). A = current charge (xx yen / kWh) × common area counter value / n (1) where n is the number of tenants. And step S2
In step 2, the electricity charge B of the tenant is calculated by the equation (2). B = current charge (xxx yen / kWh) x current relevant tenant counter value ... (2)

In step S23, the total electricity charge of the tenant is calculated as A + B. In step S24, the tenant name, month, and fee are printed out from the printer 19, and the counter value of the tenant is cleared to zero in step S25. In step S26, it is determined whether or not the print output of all the tenants a to n is completed, and if not completed, step S2.
When the process returns to step 2 and ends, the counter value of the common unit is cleared to zero in step S27, and the process ends. Here, the print output from the printer 19 becomes a bill. The above operation is the charge calculation operation in the normal time.

Next, the operation for changing the charge will be described.
When it is determined in step S13 that there is no tenant pulse input, the process proceeds to step S16, and it is determined whether the start month and day of the new fee transmitted from the central management device 1 and the predetermined time have come, and the time comes. If not, the process proceeds to step S15 to enter the normal charge calculation route, and if the time comes, the process proceeds to step S17. Step S1
In step 7, it is determined whether or not there is a pulse input to the common part. If there is a pulse input, then in step S18 R shown in FIG.
The shared charge pulse counter in the AM 16 is incremented by one for the new charge, and the process returns to step S17. If there is no pulse input to the common part, it is determined in step S19 whether there was a tenant pulse input. If there is a pulse input, a new pulse counter for tenants a to n in the RAM 16 shown in FIG. The charge value is incremented by one and the process returns to step S17.

If it is determined in step S19 that there is no pulse input from the tenant, the process proceeds to step S31, it is determined whether the time of the invoice issue date of the tenant has come, and if the time has not come, the process returns to step S17, If the time has come, the process proceeds to step S32. In step S32, the electricity charge A for the tenant, out of the electricity charges of the common part, is calculated by the equation (3). A = current charge (XX yen / kWH) x common area counter value / n + new charge (XX yen / kWH) x new common area counter value / n (3)

In step S33, the electricity charge B of the tenant is calculated by the equation (4). B = current charge (XX yen / kWH) x current relevant tenant counter value + new charge (XX yen / kWH) x new relevant tenant counter value (4) In step S34, the total electricity charge of the tenant is calculated. A + B
Is calculated as In step S35, the tenant name, month and fee are printed out from the printer 19, and step S36.
Clear the counter value of that tenant to zero.

In step S37, it is determined whether or not the print output of all the tenants a to n is completed. If not completed, the process returns to step S33, and if completed, the counter value of the common part is cleared to zero in step S38 and processed. Ends. here,
The printout from the printer 19 becomes a bill. here,
Steps S5 and S6 are the charge changing and transmitting means.
12, S14, S18, and S20 constitute meter signal storage means, and steps S32 to S34 constitute tenant new charge calculation means. Although the electric power has been described as an example of energy in the first embodiment, it is obvious that the electric power can be used for water, gas, and other energy for district heating and cooling.

In this way, when the energy charge is changed, the setting change of the basic data is transmitted from the central management unit to each building, and each building calculates the new charge based on the received setting change. As a result, it is possible to deal with the change in the price immediately without the need for manpower. Since the calculation data of the current and new charges of the tenants a to n and the common part are stored in the RAM 16, it is convenient for verification at a later date.

Embodiment 2 FIG. This embodiment shows an embodiment of the fourth invention of the present invention, and FIG. 1 and FIG.
3 and FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are partially modified. That is, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the RAM 16 of the charge calculation device 12 is provided with the pulse counters for the current charge and the new charge separately. However, in the second embodiment, the pulse counters are shared by the counters. Is.

That is, the electricity meters 21a to 21n, 22
Each time you input a pulse from, the current charge is calculated before changing the charge, and the new charge is calculated after changing the charge, or the above charges are stored and the current charge is collectively calculated when changing the charge. At the time of issuing the invoice, the new charges from the time of changing the charge to the time of issuing the invoice are collectively calculated. In this case, the number of pulse counters can be reduced.

It is also possible to carry out as follows. (1) Applies to the issuance of invoices for usage fees for water, gas, and other energy for district heating and cooling, in addition to electricity charges. (2) When the electricity usage charges differ between daytime and nighttime, separate usage counters are provided for daytime and nighttime calculations. (3) Fees for common areas are calculated by taking into consideration the floor area, number of people, etc. of the tenant.

[0029]

As described above, in the first invention of the present invention, since the change data of the energy charge is transmitted to each building from the central control unit, even if the energy charge is changed, no human labor is required. Can respond immediately.

Further, in the second and sixth inventions, the central management unit transmits the energy charge change data to each building,
Since the new charge for each tenant is calculated based on the change data received in each building, when the energy charge is changed, the new charge for each tenant can be calculated without human labor.

In the third aspect of the invention, the central management unit transmits the energy charge change data to each building, and the signals from the energy meters input in each building are separately stored before and after the charge change, and the bill is issued at the time of issuing the bill. Since the current charge and the new charge for the tenant are calculated based on the signal and the change data, the calculation data is stored separately, which can be convenient for verification at a later date.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the central management unit transmits the energy charge change data to each building, calculates the current charge until each building receives the change data, and when the change data is received, the bill is billed thereafter. Since the new charge for tenants up to issuance is calculated, the number of energy usage counters, which is the basis for calculating the energy usage fee, can be reduced.

Further, in the fifth and seventh inventions, a new charge for the common area is calculated based on the energy charge change data received from each building, and is allocated to each tenant under a predetermined condition.
Since the new charge for tenant use and the new charge for the allocated shared part are added, the new charge to be charged to each tenant can be calculated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data content diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, where A is setting data from the central management unit and B is memory data of each building.

FIG. 3 is a charge change transmission operation flowchart showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a charge calculation operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a charge calculation operation flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Central management device. 11A-11M Building, 21a-2
1n, 22 Energy meter (electric energy meter), S5, S
6 charge change transmission means, S12, S14, S18, S2
0 meter signal storage means, S32 common area new charge calculation means, S33 tenant new charge and tenant charge calculation means, S34 total charge calculation means.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for issuing a bill by inputting a signal from an energy meter to calculate an energy usage charge within a predetermined period in each building, and issuing a bill from the central management unit that manages each building. A bill issuing device comprising: a charge change transmitting means for transmitting charge change data to each building. 2. An apparatus for issuing a bill by calculating the energy usage fee within a predetermined period in each building by inputting a signal from an energy meter, and issuing a bill from the central management unit that manages each building. It is characterized by comprising a charge change transmitting means for transmitting the charge change data to each building and a tenant new charge calculating means for calculating a new charge for each tenant based on the change data received in each building. Bill issuing device. 3. An apparatus for issuing a bill by calculating the energy usage fee within a predetermined period in each building by inputting a signal from an energy meter, and issuing an invoice from the central management unit for managing each building. Charge change transmitting means for transmitting charge change data to each building, meter signal storage means for separately storing the signal from the energy meter input in each building before and after the charge change, and when the bill is issued A tenant charge calculation means for calculating a current charge for each tenant based on the signal before the charge change and a new charge for each tenant based on the signal after the charge change and the change data Invoice issuing device. 4. An apparatus for issuing an invoice by calculating a signal from an energy meter for an energy usage fee within a predetermined period in each building, and issuing a bill from the central management unit managing each building. Calculate the charge change transmitting means for transmitting the charge change data to each building and the current charge for the tenant until each building receives the change data, and after receiving the change data, based on the change data An invoice issuing apparatus, comprising: a tenant fee calculation unit that calculates a new fee for the tenant until the invoice is issued. 5. A new charge for the common area, which calculates a new charge for the common area based on the energy charge change data received at each building and allocates it to each tenant under predetermined conditions, a new charge for the tenant and the above allocation. The bill issuing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising: an overall fee calculating means for adding the new fee for the shared portion. 6. A bill for issuing an invoice by inputting a signal from an energy meter for an energy usage charge within a predetermined period in each building, wherein the energy is charged from a central management unit that manages each building. A bill issuing method comprising: a step of transmitting charge change data to each building; and a step of calculating a new charge for each tenant based on the change data received in each building. 7. A step of calculating a new charge for the common area based on the energy charge change data received in each building and allocating the new charge to each tenant under predetermined conditions, and the new charge for the tenant and the allocated common area The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of adding a new fee.