KR101380521B1 - Context-aware system and method for realtime metering and billing various types of energy consumption - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention collects and analyzes the energy consumption of electricity, oil, gas, etc. used by individuals or groups stationary or moving at home or outside with real-time information, and charges through user's mobile terminal, PC and IPTV. A system and method for real time notification of information is disclosed. The situation-aware multi- energy measuring and charging system includes at least one measuring terminal attached to a device consuming energy and measuring the energy consumption amount; A sensor node for measuring contextual information which is information related to a user who uses the device and a method of using the device; At least one metering system for transmitting the energy consumption measured by the measurement terminal and the situation information measured by the sensor node to a charging system; And a charging system that checks a charging target based on the situation information and calculates a charging amount according to the energy consumption amount.

Description

CONTEXT-AWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REALTIME METERING AND BILLING VARIOUS TYPES OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION}

The present invention relates to a situation-aware indoor / outdoor multi-energy real-time measurement and billing system, and more particularly to the energy consumption of electricity, oil, gas, etc. used by individuals or groups at rest or on the move. The present invention relates to a technology for collecting and analyzing real-time as well as situation information and real-time notification of billing details based on situation information through a user's mobile terminal, PC, and IPTV.

In order to reduce traffic and heating energy costs and increase efficiency, information about who is using what equipment (vehicles, heating and cooling devices, lighting devices, etc.), what they do, and how much energy is consumed needs to be identified in real time. have.

In order to grasp the information, it is necessary to understand the energy consumption in the mobile situation and to charge according to the situation recognition.

As one of the methods for grasping the information, a power management scheme such as a smart grid for realizing green IT has been proposed. However, smart grids focus on improving efficiency and reducing costs in power generation, transmission and consumption based on real-time measurement of electricity usage, and only provide optimization of electricity usage of fixed electrical equipment in buildings.

In addition, who is considering only one side of the smart grid called electricity usage optimization. Due to the lack of information on when, where and what activities are being consumed, it was difficult to realize the energy consumption situation, and there were limitations in devising energy efficiency measures.

Therefore, a new method is required that enables each individual to know and notify in detail how much energy, oil, gas, and the like is consumed in what circumstances.

An embodiment of the present invention collects and measures the consumption of various energies consumed indoors and outdoors in real time together with situation information, and calculates and notifies the energy cost consumed during a predetermined time range in a specific device in a specific region. It provides a system and method that can be.

 According to one embodiment of the present invention, a situation-aware multi-type energy measuring and charging system includes: at least one measuring terminal attached to a device consuming energy and measuring the energy consumption amount; A sensor node measuring situation information such as a time, a location, a direction, and a temperature related to a user who uses the device and a method of using the device; At least one metering system for transmitting the energy consumption measured by the measurement terminal and the situation information measured by the sensor node to a charging system; And a charging system that checks a charging target based on the situation information and calculates a charging amount according to the energy consumption amount.

The metering system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be one of a portable metering system that can be carried by a user, an indoor metering system installed inside a building, and an outdoor metering system installed outside a building.

The billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may identify a communication terminal possessed by a billing target, and transmit billing information including the energy consumption amount and the billing amount to the communication terminal to be displayed on the communication terminal. Can be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a situation-aware multi-type energy measuring and charging method includes measuring and transmitting, by a measurement terminal, an energy consumption amount of a device to which the measurement terminal is attached; Measuring and transmitting, by a sensor node, situation information which is information related to a user using a device to which the measurement terminal is attached and a method of using the device to which the measurement terminal is attached; A metering system receiving the energy consumption from the measurement terminal, receiving the situation information from the sensor node, and transmitting the situation information to a charging system; And checking, by the charging system, the charging target based on the situation information, and calculating the charging amount according to the energy consumption amount.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by using the metering system to collect the energy consumption measured by the measurement terminal, by analyzing the situation information of the object consuming the energy into the billing system, it is consumed by individuals or arbitrary groups Energy costs can be identified without time and space limitations.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by transmitting information on the analyzed energy cost to a terminal such as an IPTV, a mobile terminal, and a PC, the individual is aware of where and how much energy costs are spent. This has the effect of enabling more economical production and consumption activities.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a situation-aware multi-type energy measurement and charging system according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a situation-aware multi-type energy measurement and charging system according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a charging system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the profile manager shown in FIG. 3.
5 is a flow chart illustrating a situation-aware multi- energy measurement and charging method in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a situation-aware multi-type energy measurement and charging system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the situation-aware multi- energy measurement and charging system may include a charging system 110, a metering system 120, a measurement terminal 130, and a sensor node 140.

The measurement terminal 130 is attached to a device consuming energy, and measures the energy consumption of the attached device.

In this case, the measurement terminal 130 may transmit the energy measurement amount to the metering system 120 at regular intervals, and when there is a request from the metering system 120, metering the cumulative energy measurement amount measured up to the time point at which the request is received. Or send to system 120.

For example, the measurement terminal may be a terminal A (131) installed in the electrical outlet or home appliances to measure the electricity consumption of the electronic device, the oil or gas installed in the gas stove or heating apparatus used for cooking or heating The terminal B 132 may measure the amount of use. The terminal C 133 may be installed in the vehicle and measure the amount of oil or gas according to the movement of the vehicle.

In addition, the measurement terminal 130 may include a function of the sensor node 140 to collect the situation information.

The sensor node 140 measures situation information, which is information related to a user using a device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached and a device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached.

In this case, the sensor node 140 may transmit the situation information to the metering system 120 at regular intervals, and when there is a request of the metering system 120, the sensor node 140 may measure the situation information measured until the request time. You can also send

For example, the sensor node A 141 installed in the building may include the location and number of users existing inside the building, the time when the device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached in the building is used, and the measurement terminal inside the building ( Information on which device is used among the devices to which the device 130 is attached may be measured as situation information.

As another example, the sensor node B 142 installed at the outside of the building may detect a vehicle passing within a predetermined distance from the sensor node B 142, and measure the number of vehicles as situation information.

As another example, the sensor node C 143 installed in the vehicle may measure the position, the movement path, and the movement time of the vehicle as context information.

The metering system 120 transmits the energy consumption of the device measured by the measurement terminal 130 and the situation information measured by the sensor node 140 to the charging system 110. The metering system 120 may be connected to the measurement terminal 130 or the sensor nodes 140 through a wired or wireless network 351.

In addition, the metering system 120 may receive billing information including the energy consumption amount and the billing amount from the billing system 110, and transmit the received billing information to the communication terminal 150.

In this case, the metering system 120 may be one of a portable metering system that a user can carry, an indoor metering system installed inside a building, and an outdoor metering system installed outside the building.

The operation of the portable metering system, the indoor metering system, and the outdoor metering system will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The charging system 110 checks the charging target based on the situation information received from the metering system 120, and calculates the charging amount to be charged to the charging target according to the energy consumption received from the metering system 120.

Detailed configuration and operation of the charging system 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

 The billing system 110 may identify the communication terminal 150 held by the billing target, and transmit billing information including the energy consumption amount and the billing amount to the communication terminal 150.

In this case, the communication terminal 150 may display the received charging information and provide the same to the user. In addition, the communication terminal 150 may be one of a mobile terminal 151 capable of network communication, a computer, an IPTV 152, and a cable TV.

In this case, the billing system 110 may add the billing information of another user preset by the billing target with the billing target information and transmit the data separately or separately.

Specifically, the billing system 110 may use the contextual information to identify the owner of the device that measured the energy expenditure, so that the amount of energy used by a family member or company member in a particular time period or in a particular area is summed or Can be calculated and transmitted separately.

In addition, the billing system 110 may add the energy consumption of at least one device using a kind of energy set by the billing target, or may transmit it for each device.

In addition, the billing system 110 may integrate or transmit both the energy consumption and the billed amount measured by the measurement terminal 130 during a period set by the billing target or may be transmitted for each item.

Specifically, since the charging system 110 may check the time when the measurement terminal 130 measured the energy consumption using the situation information, "2009/09 / 27-28" or "13: 00-18: 30" today. As such, charges such as electricity, oil, and gas consumed for a predetermined time may be integrated or separately calculated and transmitted.

In addition, the charging system 110 may query and transmit the integrated fee of the energy used in the specific area.

Specifically, since the billing system 110 can identify the location of the billing target by using the situation information as a specific zone, the communication terminal 150 inquires about the energy integration fee such as electricity, oil, and gas used in the limited specific zone. ) Can be sent.

In addition, the charging system 110 may inquire energy bills in a specific electric device, a heating and cooling device, a vehicle, and the like.

Specifically, the billing system 110 identifies each measurement terminal 130 and checks the specific consumption of the electrical equipment, the heating and cooling equipment, and the energy consumption transmitted from the measurement terminal 130 installed in the vehicle. , You can look up the energy bill in the vehicle.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a situation-aware multi-type energy measurement and charging system according to the present invention.

The billing system 110 according to the present invention is an indoor type metering system 220 installed inside a building as shown in FIG. 2, a portable metering system 230 that a user can carry, and an outdoor type metering installed outside the building. Energy consumption and contextual information may be received from the systems 240.

In this case, the type and number of metering systems are not limited, and the charging system 110 may simultaneously receive energy consumption and situation information from a plurality of metering systems.

The indoor metering system 220 receives the energy consumption of the device inside the building from the measurement terminals 221 and 222 installed in the device inside the building, receives the status information from the sensor node installed inside the building, and connects the wired / wireless communication network ( 211) may be used to transmit energy consumption and situation information of the device inside the building to the charging system 110.

In this case, the measurement terminal 221 is a terminal coupled to the heating mechanism to measure the consumption of gas or oil consumed by the heating mechanism, the measurement terminal 222 may be a terminal attached to an electrical socket or a meter to measure the electricity consumption. have.

In addition, the situation information measured by the sensor node includes information on the location and number of users existing inside the building, the time the device inside the building was used, and which device was used among the devices inside the building. can do.

The portable metering system 230 receives the energy consumption of the vehicle from the measurement terminal 231 installed in the vehicle when the user carrying the portable metering system 230 is in the vehicle as shown in FIG. 2. Receives the situation information from the sensor node installed in the vehicle, and transmits the energy consumption and the situation information of the vehicle to the charging system 110 using the wireless communication network 232.

In this case, the situation information measured by the sensor node may include a location, a movement route, and a movement time of the vehicle.

The outdoor type metering system 240 receives the energy consumption of the vehicle or the public from the measurement terminal 241 installed in the vehicle passing through the predetermined distance or the public property within the predetermined distance from the outdoor type metering system 240 In addition, the wired / wireless communication network 242 may transmit the number of vehicles passing through the predetermined distance and the energy consumption of the vehicle or the public equipment to the charging system 110.

In this case, the public property may be a device that is installed on the street such as a street lamp and continuously consumes energy.

In this case, the communication network used by the metering system may be a broadband integrated network, a Wibro network, a CDMA network, a wireless LAN, and a home network.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a charging system according to the present invention.

Charging system 110 according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, the authentication unit 310, the multi-energy energy meter information receiving unit 320, the energy use status information receiving unit 330, the multi-type energy cost information receiving unit 340, The billing information transmitter 350, the profile manager 360, the multi-energy meter information processing unit 370, the energy use situation and environment analyzer 380, and the billing information calculator 390 may be included.

The authentication unit 310 may perform an authentication function for the metering system 120, the measurement terminal 130, or the communication terminal 150 to communicate with the context-aware multi-type energy real-time measurement and charging system.

In more detail, the authenticator 310 may grant or deny access to the billing system 110 to a target to communicate with the billing system 110 based on the user and metering system information stored in the profile manager 360.

After receiving the energy consumption of electricity, gas, petroleum, etc. received from the metering systems 120 through a wired or wireless communication technology, the multiple energy metering information receiver 320 receives the energy consumption information from the multiple energy metering information processor. 370 may be sent.

The energy use situation information receiver 330 may receive, from the metering system 120, situation information on when, where, who and what energy is used for what purpose, and transmit the situation information to the energy use situation and environment analyzer 380.

The multiple energy cost information receiving unit 340 may receive an energy price such as electricity, oil, gas, etc. from an external device through a wired / wireless communication means, and then transmit the same to the charging information calculating unit 390.

The charging information transmitter 350 may transmit the charging information to the metering system 120 or the communication terminal 150 at the request of the metering system 120 or the communication terminal 150. In this case, the metering system 120 may transmit the received charging information to the communication terminal 150.

In addition, the charging information transmitter 350 may transmit the charging information to the metering system 120 or the communication terminal 150 at regular intervals.

The profile manager 360 may store user and metering system information.

The detailed configuration of the profile manager 360 and the stored information will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The multi-type energy metering information processing unit 370 may calculate a price according to the energy consumption received from the multi-type energy metering information receiving unit 320 using the price information received by the multi-type energy cost information receiving unit 340.

The multi-type energy metering information processing unit 370 may set the calculated amount as a billing price for the billing target and store it in the profile manager 360.

The energy use situation and environment analysis unit 380 analyzes and calculates situation information on who, when, where, and how energy is consumed based on the situation information received from the energy use situation information receiver 330, and analyzed. The result may be transmitted to and stored in the profile manager 360.

For example, the energy use situation and environmental analysis unit 380 has one or several users in a specific space, by which a certain kind of energy is consumed by any device such as electric equipment, heating and cooling equipment, vehicle for a certain period of time. Can be analyzed or calculated.

 The billing information calculator 390 extracts information on the energy consumption amount, billed amount, and usage environment from the profile manager 360 to generate billing information, and generates the billing information through the billing information transmitter 205 through the communication terminal. 150 or the metering system 120.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the profile manager shown in FIG. 3.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the profile manager 360 may include a user profile manager 410, a group profile manager 420, and a metering system profile manager 430.

The user profile manager 410 may have functions of registering, deleting, updating, and maintaining the users using the context-aware, multi-energy real-time measurement and billing system.

In addition, the user profile management unit 410 is a billing information calculation unit 390 and the energy billing information for each user derived through the energy use situation and environment analysis unit 380 and the like, the use equipment such as time, place, electrical equipment, In addition, contextual information such as usage purpose may be further stored. In this case, the user profile manager 410 may search for the charging information and the situation information and transmit the corresponding data at the request of the external device.

The group profile manager 420 may store information on group members, such as a family, a company, a school, and the like, and may store energy used by a specific group in conjunction with the user profile manager 410 as situation information.

Metering system profile management unit 208 is a situation-aware metering system that allows communication with the situation-aware, multi-energy real-time measurement and billing system, the IP address of the measurement terminals, layer 2 address, authentication number, the type of energy that can be measured and notified, The situation information, the installation form, the communication means, etc. which can be measured and notified can be stored.

In this case, the second layer address may be an address such as a MAC address, and the type of energy that may be measured and notified may be information about a type such as electricity, gas, and oil.

In addition, the situation information that can be measured and notified is location / location, user identification, equipment used, purpose of use, time of use, and the installation form may be information about whether it is fixed or mobile.

The communication means may be a kind of network such as CDMA, Wibro, xDSL, FTTH, home network, and sensor network.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a situation-aware multi- energy measurement and charging method in accordance with the present invention.

In step S510, the metering system 120 exchanges authentication information with the charging system 110 to register a user and perform authentication.

In operation S520, the measurement terminal 130 measures the energy consumption of the device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached, and transmits the measured energy consumption to the metering system 120.

In this case, the measurement terminal 130 may transmit the energy consumption measured when there is a request 120 of the metering system to the metering system 120, and measure the energy consumption measured for a predetermined period every predetermined period. 120).

In operation S530, the sensor nodes 140 measure and measure situation information, which is information related to a user using a device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached and a method of using the device to which the measurement terminal 130 is attached. Information is sent to the metering system 120.

In this case, the sensor nodes 140 may transmit the situation information measured when there is a request 120 of the metering system to the metering system 120, and transmit the situation information measured for a predetermined period every predetermined period. 120).

In step S540, the metering system 120 transmits the energy consumption received in step S520 and the situation information received in step S530 to the charging system 110.

In step S550, the charging system 110 checks the charging target based on the situation information received in step S540, and calculates the billed amount according to the energy consumption received in step S540.

In detail, the charging system 110 may search the user profile and the group profile with the received situation information to identify the subject of energy use, and calculate the billed amount based on the received energy consumption and the current price information for the corresponding energy. have.

In step S560, the billing system 110 transmits billing information including the billed amount calculated in step S550 to the metering system 120. In this case, the metering system 120 may transmit the received charging information to the communication terminal 150, such as the user's IPTV, mobile phone or PC (S565).

In step S570, the charging system 110 transmits the charging information including the charge amount calculated in step S550 to the communication terminal 150.

In this case, step S560 and step S570 are steps in which one of two steps is selected and executed, and the charging system 110 performs the metering system 120 in step S560 according to a preset setting or manual control. The charging information may be transmitted to the communication terminal 150 via, or the charging information may be directly transmitted to the communication terminal 150 in step S570.

The present invention collects the energy consumption measured by the measurement terminal using a metering system, and analyzes the information of the object consuming the energy by integrating into the billing system, thereby analyzing the energy cost consumed by the individual or any group. Can be identified without limitation.

In addition, by transmitting information on the analyzed energy costs to terminals such as IPTV, mobile terminals, and PCs, it is possible to realize where and how long an individual spends energy costs, thereby making it more economical. It is effective to carry out production and consumption activities.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

110: billing system
120: metering system
130: measurement terminal
140: sensor node
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A receiving unit which receives an energy consumption amount of the device from a measurement terminal attached to a device consuming energy, and receives, from a sensor node, situation information which is information related to a user who uses the device and a method of using the device; And
A transmitter for identifying a subject to be charged based on the contextual information and transmitting the energy consumption and the contextual information to a billing system that calculates the billed amount according to the energy consumption
The situation-aware metering system comprising a,
A situation-aware metering system, characterized in that it is one of a portable metering system that the user can carry, an indoor metering system installed inside the building, and an outdoor metering system installed outside the building. The method of claim 1,
The receiving unit receives billing information from the billing system, the billing amount calculated by the billing system and the energy consumption amount,
The transmitting unit transmits the charging information to the communication terminal possessed by the user so that the charging information is displayed on the communication terminal.
Situational awareness metering system, characterized in that. delete The method of claim 1,
The portable metering system,
And transmitting status information including the energy consumption amount of the vehicle received from the measurement terminal installed in the vehicle, the position, the movement route, and the travel time of the vehicle received from the sensor node installed in the vehicle to the charging system. Context-aware metering system. The method of claim 1,
The indoor metering system,
Receiving energy consumption of the device inside the building from measurement terminals installed in the device inside the building,
Information about the location and number of users present inside the building, the time the device was used inside the building, and which of the devices inside the building was used from the sensor node installed inside the building. Receive status information,
Transmitting the energy consumption of the device inside the building and the contextual information to the charging system
Situational awareness metering system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The outdoor type metering system,
Receiving the energy consumption of the vehicle or the public body from a measurement terminal installed in a vehicle passing through a predetermined distance from the outdoor type metering system or a public object within the predetermined distance,
Transmitting the number of vehicles passing within the predetermined distance and the energy consumption of the vehicle or the public body to the charging system
Situational awareness metering system, characterized in that. A receiving unit for receiving situation information which is information related to the energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to a device consuming energy from a metering system and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a method of using the device;
A charging unit that checks a charging target based on the situation information and calculates a charging amount according to the energy consumption amount; And
A transmitting unit which checks the communication terminal possessed by the charging target and transmits the charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal for display on the communication terminal;
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The transmitter may further comprise:
And the charging information of another user preset by the charging target is added to the charging target information and transmitted, or individually transmitted. delete delete A receiving unit for receiving situation information which is information related to the energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to a device consuming energy from a metering system and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a method of using the device;
A charging unit that checks a charging target based on the situation information and calculates a charging amount according to the energy consumption amount; And
A transmitting unit which checks the communication terminal possessed by the charging target and transmits the charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal for display on the communication terminal;
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The transmitter may further comprise:
And the energy consumption of at least one device using the type of energy set by the charging target is added or transmitted for each device. A receiving unit for receiving situation information which is information related to the energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to a device consuming energy from a metering system and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a method of using the device;
A charging unit that checks a charging target based on the situation information and calculates a charging amount according to the energy consumption amount; And
A transmitting unit which checks the communication terminal possessed by the charging target and transmits the charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal for display on the communication terminal;
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The transmitter may further comprise:
The situation-aware billing system, characterized in that either the energy consumption and the billing amount measured by the measurement terminal is integrated or transmitted for each item for a predetermined period of time or within a predetermined geographic area and range. A measuring unit measuring situation information, which is information related to a user using an energy consuming device and a method of using the device; And
Transmitter for transmitting the situation information to the metering system
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The metering system is a sensor node, characterized in that for transmitting the energy consumption of the device received from the measurement terminal attached to the device, and the situation information to the charging system. A measuring unit measuring an energy consumption amount of the device consuming energy; And
Transmitter for transmitting the energy consumption to the metering system
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The metering system is a measurement terminal, characterized in that for transmitting the energy consumption and the situation information that is information related to the user using the device and the manner of use of the device received from the sensor node to the charging system. Receiving, by a metering system, an energy consumption of a device to which the measuring terminal is attached from the measuring terminal;
Receiving, by the metering system, situation information which is information related to a user using a device having the measurement terminal attached thereto and a method of using the device having the measurement terminal attached from the sensor node; And
The metering system confirms a charging target based on the situation information, and transmits the energy consumption amount and the situation information to a charging system that calculates a charge amount according to the energy consumption amount.
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The metering system,
A situation-aware, multi-type energy measurement method, characterized in that it is one of a portable metering system that the user can carry, an indoor metering system installed inside the building, and an outdoor metering system installed outside the building. delete Receiving, from a metering system, situation information which is information related to an energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to the device consuming energy and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a manner of using the device;
Identifying a billing subject based on the situation information and calculating a billed amount according to the energy consumption amount;
Identifying a communication terminal possessed by the billing target; And
Transmitting charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal;
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The step of transmitting to the communication terminal,
And the charging information of another user preset by the charging target is added together with the charging target information, or transmitted individually. delete delete Receiving, from a metering system, situation information which is information related to an energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to the device consuming energy and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a manner of using the device;
Identifying a billing subject based on the situation information and calculating a billed amount according to the energy consumption amount;
Identifying a communication terminal possessed by the billing target; And
Transmitting charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal;
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The step of transmitting to the communication terminal,
And the energy consumption of at least one device using a predetermined type of energy is transmitted or transmitted for each device. Receiving, from a metering system, situation information which is information related to an energy consumption of the device measured by a measurement terminal attached to the device consuming energy and a user of the device measured by a sensor node and a manner of using the device;
Identifying a billing subject based on the situation information and calculating a billed amount according to the energy consumption amount;
Identifying a communication terminal possessed by the billing target; And
Transmitting charging information including the energy consumption amount and the charging amount to the communication terminal;
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The step of transmitting to the communication terminal,
The situation-aware charging method, characterized in that either the energy consumption and the billing amount measured by the measurement terminal during the predetermined period set by the billing target is integrated or transmitted for each item.

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