JPH10185618A - Water charge management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water charge management system in which an estimated charging can be performed by estimating the meter indicated value on the basis of the past information of a customer to be meter-checked even in the state where inspection of meter can not be performed, and the correcting calculation in determination can be efficiently executed when gauge examination is restarted. SOLUTION: This water charge management system is formed of a portable terminal device 10 having at least a charge calculating means 14 for inputting a meter indicated value to calculate the charge, and a calculating memory device 20 having an estimated water quantity calculating means 22 for estimating the meter indicated value when inspection of meter can not be performed. It further has a correcting calculating means in determination 15 when the inspection of meter is restarted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water usage fee management system, and more particularly to a situation where it is difficult to perform a meter reading operation required for a usage fee billing operation (for example, a water meter reading in a region where a large amount of snowfall occurs in winter). The present invention relates to a water charge management system suitable for a case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a meter reading operation of a water meter installed at a customer of a water user, a meter reader has a meter reading card and fills a meter reading value in the meter reading card at a meter installation place of each customer. Either a method of inputting the information from a computer terminal, or a method of collecting data by a portable terminal and transmitting the data to a computer is mainly implemented. For example,
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-145916 discloses a data processing system having a file, a printer, and a keyboard, a means for calculating a charge by inputting a regular meter reading value of a water charge and a management information of a user. A water user management system is disclosed which includes means for checking and outputting a payment slip, means for confirming a non-payer and reissuing the payment slip, and statistical management means. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 175826 discloses a device that performs meter reading using a portable meter reading terminal, and subsequently calculates a usage fee to enable issuance of a delivery notice.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, for example, in a snowy region in winter, a water meter is buried in snow at the time of meter reading, or an object is placed on the meter. In some cases, the meter reader may not be able to read the meter, and no consideration has been given to the problem that the charge calculation and billing operations are stopped. Also, when the meter reading is restarted at the time of thaw, etc.
(Payment) The clerical work has to be done manually, one by one. As described above, in the above-described related art, no consideration has been given to the charge calculation and the billing operation when the meter cannot be read. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to solve the above-described problems in the conventional technology, and to set a guideline value based on past information of a customer to be metered even in a situation where meter reading is impossible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water usage fee management system that enables an estimation request by estimating and enables efficient execution of a correction calculation at the time of meter reading restart.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal device having charge calculating means for calculating a charge by inputting at least a meter pointer value, and an estimation for estimating a meter pointer value when meter reading cannot be performed. This is achieved by a water usage charge management system comprising a calculation storage device having a water amount calculation means, the water usage charge management system being characterized by having a correction correction calculation means when meter reading is restarted.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a water charge management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a portable terminal device, for example, also called a handy terminal, which is a device in which a meter reader carries a meter to a customer's meter installation location and performs meter reading by inputting a meter pointer value from the device. . Also, 20
Is a computing storage device, also called a server, which is a computer system that is installed in an office and performs processing in cooperation with the portable terminal device 10.

The portable terminal device 10 includes a display means 11 for displaying data, an input means 12 for inputting data, a printing means 13 for outputting print data, a pointer value input from the input means 12, and customer information to be described later. From the charge calculating means 14 for calculating the amount of water used and the charge for use, in the case of a customer who could not read the meter last time, the correction calculating means 15 for settlement based on the estimated calculation information and the guideline value this time, and a calculation storage device corresponding to the host device. And a temporary storage device 17 for receiving and storing customer information to be read and a charge table from the calculation storage device 20 via the communication device 16.

[0007] The calculation storage device 20 includes a communication means 21 for performing data communication with the portable terminal device 10, and a pointer value and a used water amount based on past and present information of the customer stored in the storage device when meter reading cannot be performed. Estimated water amount calculating means 22 for estimating, charge calculating means 23 for calculating a charge from the used or estimated water amount, a storage device 24 for storing a customer information database and a charge table, and a display means 2 for displaying data
5, input means 26 for inputting data, and printing means 27 for outputting print data.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the customer information database. As shown in the drawing, a plurality of meter reading information is associated with one piece of customer basic information. The contents of the customer basic information include “customer number”, “meter number”,
It consists of data items such as “installation location address”, “user name”, “use code”, etc.
"Metering date", "Estimated information", "Meter pointer value", "Water consumption",
It consists of data items such as "usage fee", "billed amount", "delivery amount" and the like. FIG. 3 shows an example of the contents of the charge table.
As shown in FIG., "Use code", "application name", "basic water", "basic fee", constituted by the data item "(per 1 m ³⁾ pay-as-you-go".

An outline of the processing of the system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, as a meter reading preprocessing, the charge table stored in the storage device 24 of the calculation storage device 20 is transferred to the temporary storage device 17 of the portable terminal device 10 by the communication unit 21. In addition, the customer information to be read is transferred from the customer information database stored in the storage device 24 of the calculation storage device 20 to the temporary storage device 17 of the portable terminal device 10 by the communication means 21 (step 41).

After performing the above-described pre-metering process, the mobile terminal device 10 performs a meter reading process. This meter reading process is divided into the following three processes depending on the conditions of meter reading. That is, (1) Condition A = “Reading is possible and the previous reading is also possible” (2) Condition B = “Reading is impossible” (3) Condition C = “Reading is possible and the previous reading is impossible” There are three cases (step 42).

Hereinafter, each case will be described separately. (1) When Condition A = “Reading is possible and the last time reading is possible” (Steps 43, 46, 48, and 49) In this case, the reading is performed by inputting the pointer value. (A) Take the portable terminal device 10 to the customer's meter installation location and enter the meter pointer value. (b) Calculate the amount of water used and the charge based on the meter pointer value of the water supply. Water consumption = Meter pointer value of this time-Meter pointer value one time before Usage charge = Basic charge ... Water consumption is less than or equal to basic water usage Charge = Basic charge + (Used water-Basic water amount) x Usage charge ...・ The amount of water used is larger than the basic amount

(2) When Condition B = “Unable to Read Meter” (Steps 44, 46, 47 to 49) In this case, the processing is performed by estimating the amount of water. That is, (a) The portable terminal device 10 notifies the calculation storage device (server) 20 of “meter reading impossible”. (b) The calculation storage device (server) 20, which has received the notification, estimates and calculates the meter pointer value and the water usage of the target customer. Estimated water volume = Water usage volume for the same period of the previous year: When there is information for one year ago Estimated water volume = Average water volume for one to three times ago ... When there is no information for one year ago Estimated water volume = Basic Water quantity: For the first time Estimated meter pointer value = meter pointer value one time before + estimated water quantity (c) Estimated usage fee is calculated based on the estimated water quantity. Estimated usage fee = Basic fee ・ ・ ・ ・ Estimated water volume is less than or equal to the basic water volume

(3) When the condition C = “measurement is possible and the previous time is impossible” (steps 45, 46, 48 and 49) In this case, the correction calculation at the time of confirmation is performed by inputting the pointer value. (a) Take the portable terminal device to the customer's meter installation location and enter the meter pointer value. (b) Calculate the amount of water used and the charge based on the meter pointer value of the water supply. Current water consumption = Current meter pointer value-Previous estimated meter pointer Current usage fee = Basic fee ... This time water usage is less than or equal to basic water volume Current usage fee = Basic fee + (Current water usage-Basic water volume) x Usage fee・ ・ ・ ・ The amount of water used this time is larger than the basic amount of water

(C) Recalculate the amount of water used to obtain a recalculated amount of water used. Total water consumption = meter pointer value at this time-meter pointer value at the last input of the pointer value Recalculated water consumption = total water consumption ÷ (number of times meter reading is disabled + 1) (d) Usage fee based on recalculated water consumption Is recalculated and liquidation is performed. Recalculation usage charge = Basic charge ... Recalculation usage water amount is less than or equal to basic water amount Recalculation usage charge = Basic charge + (Recalculation usage water amount-Basic water amount) x Usage rate ... The recalculation is performed in the same way for the calculation based on the larger estimated water volume. (e) The settlement fee is calculated from the fee and the recalculation fee. Settlement charge = Total recalculation charge-Total amount charged based on estimated water volume

The bill for water bill is calculated according to any of the above three processing conditions, and the calculation result is stored in the customer information database of the calculation storage device (server) 20. In the invoicing process, information on the current bill is temporarily extracted from the stored customer information database, and printed and output as an account transfer list or a payment note according to the billing category of the customer. According to the above embodiment, the correction calculation (payment) work at the time of finalization is simplified in each case. In particular, the correction calculation (payment) at the time of finalization of the water charge when the meter reading of the condition C is restarted is simplified. Great effect.

The above embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the technical idea according to the present invention can be applied to charge management other than the water charge, and a system that enables wireless communication between the portable terminal device 10 and the calculation storage device 20 is also constructed. It is possible.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present invention, at least a portable terminal device having a charge calculating means for calculating a charge by inputting a meter pointer value and a meter terminal value when meter reading cannot be performed. A water usage charge management system comprising a calculation storage device having an estimated water volume calculation means for estimating, wherein the water usage charge management system is characterized by comprising a correction correction calculation means when meter reading is restarted. This is a remarkable effect. More specifically, even when the meter reading is not possible, the estimated water flow calculation means can realize a water usage fee management system that can make an estimation request mechanically as well as at the time of meter reading, and when meter reading is restarted. Also has the effect that it can be mechanized by having the correction calculation means at the time of confirmation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a water charge management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of a customer information database.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a charge table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing of the system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile terminal device 11 Display means 12 Input means 13 Printing means 14 Charge calculation means 15 Correction correction calculation means 16 Communication means 17 Temporary storage device 20 Calculation storage device 21 Communication means 22 Estimated water volume calculation means 23 Charge calculation means 24 Storage device 25 Display means 26 input means 27 printing means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal device having a charge calculating means for calculating a charge by inputting at least a meter pointer value, and a calculation storage device having an estimated water amount calculating means for estimating a meter pointer value when meter reading cannot be performed. A water usage charge management system, comprising: a correction calculation means for determining when meter reading is restarted. 2. The water usage fee management system according to claim 1, wherein said fixed-time correction calculation means is included in said portable terminal device.