KR101364564B1 - Method for calculating respectively electric charges in an accommondation, apparatus and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for the individual settlement of electricity rates in a lodging facility, an apparatus and a system therefor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an authorization unit for authorizing the use of power of the authenticated guest; And a charging unit configured to receive the power usage information of the occupant who is permitted to use the power and to charge the guest based on the received power usage information.

Description

METHOD FOR CALCULATING RESPECTIVELY ELECTRIC CHARGES IN AN ACCOMMONDATION, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an individual settlement method of an electric charge in a lodging facility, an apparatus and a system therefor, and more particularly, to an individual settlement of an electric bill in a lodging facility that can directly charge a bill for the electric power used by the occupant. A method, apparatus and system therefor.

In general, the electricity bill is borne by the owner of the location where the electricity use facility is installed. That is, the owner of the lodging facility pays the electric charge for the lodging facility used by a large number of people, such as a hotel.

Therefore, the operator of the conventional accommodation facility included the electricity fee in the accommodation fee. However, although the power consumption is different according to the guest, there was a problem that the same electric charge is added to all the guests.

In addition, the operator of the accommodation facility has to pay the electricity use fee of the entire occupant, there was a problem that must bear excessive electricity fee according to the progressive system.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a method for separately calculating an electric charge, an apparatus and a system therefor in an accommodation facility that can directly charge an electric charge to a guest as much as the power consumption used by the guest.

In addition, the present invention is to provide an individual settlement method of the electricity bill in the accommodation facility, the apparatus and system for the same that the operator of the accommodation facility can prevent the excessive payment of the electricity bill according to the progressive system.

The present invention is a means for solving the above-described problem, by requesting the authentication for the use of the power of the guest, the power usage is permitted in response to the completion of the authentication of the guest, and by sending the power usage information of the guest A power control device for charging for power usage of the apparatus; And a service device that permits the use of the authenticated guest by power, receives the power usage information of the authorized user, and charges the user a power usage fee based on the received power usage information. The property provides an individual settlement system for electricity bills.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the above problems, an authorization unit for allowing the use of the power of the authenticated guest; And a charging unit configured to receive the power usage information of the occupant who is permitted to use the power, and to charge the guest based on the received power usage information.

Here, the permission unit may authorize the use of the occupant's power by at least one of providing the authorization information used when the power is used to the occupant side, and transmitting a control signal for supplying power to the occupant side.

The power usage information may include at least one of a power consumption of the occupant and a fee corresponding to the power consumption of the occupant.

In addition, the payment method information of the dormitory, and using the received payment method information to determine whether or not the payment of the guest, and as a result of the determination of whether the payment can be authenticated as a guest who can use the power if the guest can pay. have.

The payment means information of the occupant may be at least one of a card number and a portable terminal number.

In addition, the electronic device may further include a storage unit in which at least one of a power consumption or a power usage fee for each of the occupants permitted to use the power is stored.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the above problems, the terminal requesting the authentication for the use of the power of the guest, the terminal receiving the power use in response to the authentication of the guest is completed; And a metering unit configured to charge the guest's power usage by transmitting the guest's power usage information.

Here, the terminal may provide the payment means information of the occupant's power usage fee when the authentication request.

In addition, the terminal may be authorized to use the power by at least one of receiving the authorization information that the guest must input for the power use, and receiving the control signal for supplying power to the guest side.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the above problems, the step of allowing the power usage of the authenticated guest; Receiving power usage information of the occupant authorized to use the power; And charging the guest based on the received power usage information.

Here, the step of receiving the payment means information of the guest; Determining whether the guest can pay using the received payment means information; And if the result of the determination of whether or not the payment is possible, the guest may further comprise the step of authenticating the guest as a user who can use the power.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the above problems, the step of allowing the power usage of the authenticated guest; Receiving power usage information of the occupant authorized to use the power; And based on the received power usage information, a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the step of charging the guest.

According to the present invention, the power usage fee can be charged to the occupant by the amount of power used by the occupant by allowing the authenticated occupant to use the power and charging the occupant based on the authorized occupant's power usage information.

In addition, by charging the occupant's power usage fee directly to the occupant at the accommodation facility, the operator of the accommodation facility can prevent payment of an excessive electric charge due to the progressive system.

1 shows a separate settlement system of an electric charge in a accommodation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a detailed functional block diagram of the service device of FIG. 1.
3 illustrates a data structure stored in the storage of FIG. 2.
4 is a detailed functional block diagram of the power control apparatus of FIG. 1.
5 shows an individual settlement process of an electricity bill in a lodging facility according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows an individual settlement process of electricity rates in a lodging facility according to another embodiment of the invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the lodging facility charges an electric charge to the occupant as much as the power consumption of the occupant will be described. However, this is only an example, and the present invention may include all embodiments of charging an energy use fee to the occupant by the amount of energy (heat, gas, water, etc.) other than the electric power of the occupant at the lodging establishment.

1 to 4, a description will be given of an individual settlement system for electric charges in a lodging facility according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

1 shows a separate settlement system of an electric charge in a accommodation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a detailed functional block diagram of the service device of FIG. 1. 3 illustrates a data structure stored in the storage of FIG. 2. 4 is a detailed functional block diagram of the power control apparatus of FIG. 1.

The individual settlement system of the electricity bill at the accommodation may include a service device 100, a power control device 200, and a network 300.

The service device 100 may permit the use of the authenticated guest's power and receive power use information of the guest who is permitted to use the power. In addition, the service device 100 may directly charge the power usage fee to the occupant based on the received power usage information.

In detail, the service device 100 may include an authenticator 110, a permitter 120, a charging unit 130, and a storage 140.

The authenticator 110 may receive the payment means information of the guest from the power control device 200. Here, the payment means information of the occupant may be a card number and / or a portable terminal number. As long as it is a means for paying a power usage fee, it may belong to payment means information of the present invention. The authenticator 110 may determine whether the user can pay using the received payment method information. In addition, if it is determined that the guest can pay, the authenticator 110 may authenticate the guest as a user who can use the power. Here, the authentication unit 110 may be a card company server. In this case, the authentication unit 110 may receive the card number of the occupant through the power control device 200 and determine whether the received card number is valid. Alternatively, the authentication unit 110 may be a mobile communication company server. In this case, the authentication unit 110 may receive the telephone number of the occupant through the power control device 200 and determine whether the received telephone number is valid. In addition, the authenticator 110 may transmit the authentication result to the permitter 120. The authentication result may include identification information of the guest and identification information of the power control device 200.

The permit unit 120 may permit the use of the authenticated guest's power. In detail, the permission unit 120 may permit the user to use the power by providing the approval information used when the user uses the power to the guest and / or transmitting a control signal to supply power to the guest. Here, the permission unit 120 may identify the power control device 200 installed in the accommodation that is the permission of the power use using the identification information of the power control device 200 received from the authentication unit 110. The guest can be supplied with power by inputting the approval information to the power control device 200. Alternatively, the power control device 200 may operate to supply power to the guest's quarters by a control signal for supplying power.

 The charging unit 130 may receive the power usage information of the occupant who is permitted to use the power from the power control device 200. Here, the power usage information may be information related to the power usage of the guest, for example, a power usage fee corresponding to the power usage of the guest or the power usage of the guest. Referring to FIG. 3, the charging unit 130 may store power consumption for each occupant corresponding to each meter by using the power usage received from the power control device 200. In this case, the charging unit 130 may calculate a power usage fee corresponding to the power consumption of the occupant, and store the calculated power usage fee in the storage 140. Unlike the above, the power control apparatus 200 may calculate the power usage fee using the power usage, and provide the calculated power usage fee to the charging unit 130. The charging unit 130 may charge the power usage fee to the occupant based on the power usage information stored in the storage 140 as described above. Here, the electricity usage fee charged to the occupant may be a charge for the electricity used by the occupant from the time when the occupant commences the electricity use by being permitted to use the electricity until the check-out or the end of the occupant's electricity use. have. The charging unit 130 may use the card number or the mobile terminal number of the guest when charging. Alternatively, the charging unit 130 may include the power usage fee at the lodging establishment in the current month's electric bill.

The storage 140 may store power consumption for each guest for each of the metering units 230 and a power usage fee corresponding to the power usage.

Unlike that shown in FIG. 2, the service apparatus may be formed as separate devices, respectively. For example, the authentication unit 110 may be installed in a card company or a mobile communication company server, and the permitting unit 120, the charging unit 130, and the storage unit 140 may be installed in a power supply company server. . The authentication unit 110, the permitting unit 120, the charging unit 130, and the storage 140 may exchange data with each other by the network 300.

The power control device 200 may request authentication for the use of power by the occupant, and may receive permission to use the power in response to the authentication of the guest being completed. In addition, the power control apparatus 200 may allow the user to be charged for power usage by transmitting the power usage information of the guest.

In detail, the power control apparatus 200 may include a terminal 210, a power control unit 220, and a metering unit 230.

The terminal 210 may include an input unit 211 and an authentication request unit 212. The input unit 211 may receive an input operation from the guest, and transmit the input operation to the authentication requesting unit 211 or the power control unit 220.

The authentication requester 212 may request the authentication unit 110 to use the power for the occupant according to the input operation of the guest received through the input unit 211. Here, the authentication request unit 212 may provide the payment means information of the power usage fee of the guest when the authentication request. As described above, the payment means information may be a card number and / or a mobile terminal number.

In addition, the authentication request unit 212 may be authorized to use the power in response to the authentication of the guest in the authentication unit 110 is completed. The authentication requester 212 may be authorized to use power by at least one of receiving authorization information that the guest needs to input for power use and / or receiving a control signal for powering the guest.

If the authentication request unit 212 receives the approval information, the guest may enter the approval number in the input unit 211. And, by inputting the approval number, the power control unit 220 may control to supply power to the guest. On the contrary, when the authentication requesting unit 212 receives a control signal, the authentication requesting unit 212 transmits a power supply signal to the power control unit 220 according to the received control signal, thereby controlling the power control unit 220. ) Can power the guest's quarters. Alternatively, the power control unit 220 may directly receive a control signal for supplying power to the guest, and the power control unit 220 may operate to supply power to the guest's accommodation according to the received control signal.

The metering unit 230 may transmit the power usage information of the occupant to the charging unit 130 when the use of the power of the occupant is started according to the permission of the permitting unit 120. Here, the power usage information may be a power usage fee for the power usage and / or power usage of the occupant. Specifically, the metering unit 230 may measure the power consumption of the guest. In addition, the measured power consumption may be transmitted to the charging unit 130 in real time. Alternatively, the metering unit 230 may store the power usage at the end of the power usage or until the checkout, and transmit the stored power usage to the charging unit 130 at the end of the power usage or at the checkout. Alternatively, the metering unit 230 may transmit the charge for the power usage to the charging unit 130 instead of or together with the transmission of the power usage.

Unlike FIG. 4, the terminal 210, the power control unit 220, and the metering unit 230 may be formed as separate devices. In addition, the terminal 210 may be a mobile terminal of the occupant. The power controller 220 may be a switching element or a breaker / switcher that is turned on / off by the control of the terminal 210. And, the metering unit 230 may be a commercially available meter.

The network 300 provides a path for transferring data between the service device 100 and the power control device 200 and may be a concept including both an existing network and a future developable network. For example, the network 300 is an IP network structure that integrates different networks based on an IP network and an IP network providing IP transmission / reception services and data services without disconnection through Internet protocol (IP). (All IP) network, and also, 3.5G mobile communication network, including wired network, Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network, 3G mobile communication network including WCDMA, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network and LTE network, LTE It may be achieved by combining one or more of the fourth generation mobile communication network including the advanced, satellite communication network and Wi-Fi network.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to charge the electricity use fee directly to the occupant according to the occupant's power consumption. Thereby, the occupant can avoid including the charge more than the amount of electricity used by the guest in the accommodation charge as in the related art. In addition, the operator of the accommodation facility can avoid the progressive tax incurred by the billing for the entire guest, because the electricity bill is charged to each guest. In addition, the power supply company supplies power only to the occupants who can settle the power usage fee, thereby avoiding a situation in which the power usage fee is not paid.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the individual settlement method of the electric charge in the accommodation facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. Thereby, the individual settlement system of the electric bill described above can be made clearer. In the following, the description of the matters described above will be omitted or simplified.

5 shows an individual settlement process of an electricity bill in a lodging facility according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, the authentication request unit 210 may request authentication from the authentication unit 110 (S501). At this time, the authentication request unit 210 may provide the authentication unit 110 with payment means information of the power usage fee of the guest. The payment means information may be a card number and / or a portable terminal number.

Next, the authentication unit 110 may perform authentication of the guest using the received payment means information (S502). The authentication here may be authentication as to whether the guest has the ability to pay for the electricity use fee.

As a result of the determination in S502, if the guest is not authenticated as having the payment ability, it may be processed in any predetermined manner (S503). For example, if the payment ability of the guest is not recognized, the power control device 200 may provide a message to the guest that the power is not available.

As a result of the determination in S502, if the guest is authenticated as having the payment ability, the authentication result may be provided to the permission unit 120 (S504). Here, the authentication result may include identification information of the occupant and the power control device 200.

Subsequently, the permission unit 120 may permit the use of the power of the occupant by providing the authorized approval information (S505). In this case, the guest may input the approval information using the input unit 211.

Next, the power control unit 220 may determine whether to input the approval information (S506). As a result of the determination in S506, when the approval information is not input, the power control unit 220 may wait until input of the approval information. On the contrary, when the approval information is input as a result of the determination in S506, the power control unit 220 may operate to supply power to the lodging of the guest (S507).

Next, the metering unit 230 may generate power usage information (S508). Here, the power usage information may be a power usage fee for the power usage and / or power usage of the occupant.

Next, the metering unit 230 may transmit power usage information to the charging unit 130 (S509).

Next, the charging unit 130 may charge the guest using the received power usage information (S510). Charging can occur in real time or when the guest has finished using power. In this case, the card payment or the mobile terminal payment may be charged. Alternatively, the monthly electricity bill of the occupant may include the electricity use fee at the accommodation.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, a description will be given of the individual settlement method of the electric charge in the accommodation facility according to another embodiment of the present invention. The description of the foregoing is omitted or simplified.

6 shows an individual settlement process of electricity rates in a lodging facility according to another embodiment of the invention.

In FIG. 6, S601 to S604 are the same as S501 to S504 in FIG. 5.

If the permission unit 120 receives the authentication result in S604, the permission unit 120 may transmit a control signal to the authentication request unit 212 (S605).

Then, the authentication request unit 212 receiving the control signal may transmit a power supply signal to the power control unit 220 (S606).

Next, the power control unit 220 receiving the power supply signal may be controlled in a preset manner so that power is supplied to the guest's side (S607). For example, when the power control unit 220 includes a switch element, the power control unit 220 receiving the power supply signal may turn on the switch element.

Subsequent steps S608 to S610 are the same as those in S508 to S510 in FIG. 5.

In the accommodation facility according to the present invention, the individual settlement method of the electric charge may be implemented in software form readable through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) Includes a hardware device that is specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk and a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, do. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. In addition, although specific terms are used in the present specification and drawings, they are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a power usage fee can be charged directly to a guest as much as the power consumption used by the guest.

Thereby, the occupant can avoid including the charge more than the amount of electricity used by the guest in the accommodation charge as in the related art. In addition, the operator of the accommodation facility can avoid the progressive tax incurred by the billing for the entire guest, because the electricity bill is charged to each guest. In addition, the power supply company supplies power only to the occupants who can settle the power usage fee, thereby avoiding a situation in which the power usage fee is not paid.

Therefore, the individual settlement method of the electric charge in such a accommodation facility, the apparatus and system therefor is not only sufficient business possibility, but also practically obviously there is industrial availability.

100 service device 110 authentication unit 120 permission unit
130: charging unit 140: storage unit
200: power control device 210: terminal 211: input unit
212: authentication request unit 220: power control unit 230: metering unit

Claims (13)

Requesting an authentication for the occupant's power usage, receiving the power usage in response to the authentication of the occupant being completed, and allowing the occupant's power usage to be charged by transmitting the occupant's power usage information. Power control device; And
And a service device for authorizing power usage of the authenticated guest, receiving power usage information of the authorized user, and charging a power usage fee to the guest based on the received power usage information. An individual settlement system for electricity bills at accommodations. An authorization unit that authorizes the use of power by an authenticated guest; And
And a charging unit configured to receive power usage information of the guest who is permitted to use the power, and to charge the guest based on the received power usage information. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the permission unit permits the guest to use the power by at least one of providing authorization information used when the user uses the power to the guest and transmitting a control signal to supply power to the guest. 3. The method of claim 2,
The power usage information includes at least one of a power usage amount of the guest and a charge corresponding to the power usage of the guest. 3. The method of claim 2,
Receiving the payment means information of the guest, and using the received payment means information to determine whether the payment of the guest, and as a result of the determination whether the payment is possible for the guest who can use the full power of the guest The service device further comprises an authentication unit for authenticating with. The method of claim 5, wherein
And the payment means information of the occupant is at least one of a card number and a portable terminal number. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a storage unit in which at least one of a power consumption and a power usage fee for each of the guests who are permitted to use the power is stored. A terminal for requesting authentication for power usage of the guest and receiving power usage in response to the authentication of the guest being completed; And
And a metering unit configured to charge the guest's power usage by transmitting the guest's power usage information. The method of claim 8,
And the terminal provides payment means information of the occupant's power usage fee when the authentication request is made. The method of claim 8,
And the terminal is authorized to use power by at least one of receiving authorization information that the guest must input for power use, and receiving a control signal for supplying power to the guest side. Authorizing the use of power by an authenticated guest;
Receiving power usage information of the occupant authorized to use the power; And
Billing the guest based on the received power usage information. The method of claim 11,
Receiving payment means information of the guest;
Determining whether the guest can pay by using the received payment means information; And
If the payment is possible as a result of the determination of whether the payment is possible, the individual payment method of the electricity bill in the accommodation facility, characterized in that further comprising the step of authenticating the guest as a power-enabled guest. Authorizing the use of power by an authenticated guest;
Receiving power usage information of the occupant authorized to use the power; And
And a program for executing the step of charging the guest based on the received power usage information.

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