TWM484139U - Cloud gas meter management and service system - Google Patents

Description

Cloud gas meter management service system

The invention relates to a cloud management service system, in particular to a cloud management service applied to a gas meter.

At present, the management of gas meter and gas meter reading operations still relies on a large number of manpower to complete, which has high labor costs, difficult management of personnel, and high human error rate, which makes it difficult for end users to use gas meters and meter reading operations. Gas suppliers do manage.

It is worth noting that an existing carrier has proposed an object communication or machine type communication, which is a communication technology capable of implementing "Internet of Things", defined as a subscriber station or a wireless communication device in a core network via a base station. The exchange of information with the server or between the user stations can be carried out in an unmanned mechanical environment. It is generally suitable for work with high repetitiveness and without excessive judgment, such as gas meter reading, but in the past, such communication must be It is tailored to the user interface and the form and language used by the application. It cannot be expanded indefinitely and the traffic is greatly limited.

In view of this, the new creators have conceived and studied more deeply, and finally created a cloud gas meter management service system.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cloud gas meter management service system, which mainly sets a gas meter with a built-in authentication code (ID) and a corresponding communication sub-machine at the user end, so that the gas consumption of the user end and the operation state of the gas meter are enabled. It is monitored and recorded by a gas communication platform with cloud backend and database, and the server can enter the gas table with the management interface to verify it, and then enter the gas table communication platform to read it. The relevant information of the installed gas meter to complete the remote gas meter reading, periodic inspection or notification service, etc., to reduce the cost of manual meter reading and human error rate.

Another object of the present invention is that, through the aforementioned cloud gas meter management service system, the gas table of the user terminal can preset the automatic timing back to the gas usage information to the cloud storage, so that the server can easily control the gas flow and timely discover the abnormality of the flow and the like. In order to effectively improve the safety of gas use at the user end, it is beneficial for the server to shorten the collection period and reduce the loss caused by the user's arrears.

The reason is that, in order to achieve the above purpose, a cloud gas meter management service system provided by the novel creation includes: a cloud gas meter management service system for a server to utilize a cloud and a telecommunication network for gas consumption of a user terminal. State management, wherein the system comprises: a plurality of gas meters, a microcomputer controlled gas meter set on the user end, each of the gas meters has an authentication code (ID) built therein, and each of the gas meters is connected to a communication subunit The plurality of gas meters are used for periodically detecting the gas consumption of the user terminal and the operating state of the gas meter, and outputting a usage message and a related message/signal of the gas meter operating state via the communication sub-machine; at least one gateway server, The utility model is configured to communicate with each communication sub-machine and perform verification and recording of an authentication code (ID); at least one base station is configured to form a communication between the user end and the cloud by the base station; a gas table communication platform, system Located in the cloud and communicating with the gateway server via the base station, the gas table communication platform has a cloud background and a database, and the cloud background is used to monitor the reading operation and operation status of the plurality of gas meters. The database is used to record the information and signal for storing the usage information of the plurality of gas meters and the operation status thereof; at least one server backend has a network management interface for authenticating the code with the gas table (ID) Corresponding to the authentication, and communicating with the cloud gas communication platform of the cloud, reading the usage and operation data of the certified gas meter stored in the database, or outputting a command signal to control the operation state of the certified gas meter .

Another object of the present invention is to manage the service system through the aforementioned cloud gas meter management system. The server can output a blocking command signal or an unlock command signal according to the user's payment details, and then use the gas meter installed to verify the gas to stop the output or start the gas output to the user terminal. The user is required to implement the decommissioning measures to achieve the purpose of strengthening management.

Another object of the present invention is to manage the service system through the aforementioned cloud gas meter management system. The server backend further includes a mobile management interface for the server to perform the state management of the gas meter at the user end in a non-fixed manner, thereby achieving the purpose of enhancing the security of the user's gas and improving the brand image of the gas company at the server end.

The techniques, means and other techniques used to achieve the above objectives in this creation Efficacy, a preferred embodiment is described in detail with reference to the drawings.

A‧‧‧Client

B‧‧‧Cloud

C‧‧‧Server

10‧‧‧ gas meter

11‧‧‧Communication machine

20‧‧‧gate server

30‧‧‧Base station

40‧‧‧Cloud backstage

50‧‧‧ gas table communication platform

60‧‧‧Database

70‧‧‧Server backstage

701‧‧‧Customer payment details

71‧‧‧Network Management Interface

72‧‧‧Action Management Interface

S11‧‧‧ Authentication Code (ID) Memory Storage Procedure

S12‧‧‧ authentication code (ID) packet transmission step

S13‧‧‧ Authentication Code (ID) Storage Procedure

S14‧‧‧ Data reading authority authentication step

S21‧‧‧ Usage message reading step

S22‧‧‧ gas usage message transmission steps

S23‧‧‧ Usage message packet transmission step

S24‧‧‧ Usage message return status monitoring step

S25‧‧‧ Usage message record storage step

S26‧‧‧User gas consumption query step

S31‧‧‧Lock/unlock command signal output step

S32‧‧‧ server-side authority verification steps

S33‧‧‧Lock/unlock command signal transmission step

S34‧‧‧Authorization Code (ID) verification procedure

S35‧‧ ‧ gas table lock / unlock implementation steps

S41‧‧ ‧ gas table use status information reading step

S42‧‧ ‧ gas table use status information transmission steps

S43‧‧‧ gas meter use status information packet transmission step

S44‧‧‧ Gas table use status information return status monitoring step

S45‧‧‧ gas meter use status information record storage step

The first figure is a schematic diagram of the overall architecture of the novel cloud gas meter management service system.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the application of the novel system.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the gas installation verification process of the new system.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the state of use of the remote meter reading application of the novel system.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the state of use of the distal locking & unlocking application of the novel system.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the state of use of the gas meter and the user-use state alert application of the new system.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the new system for multi-end server and multi-zone.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2 for a cloud gas meter management service system provided by the present invention. The system is used by a server C to perform a gas usage state management of a user terminal A by using a cloud B and a telecommunication network, such as the first one. As shown in the figure, the client A has a plurality of gas meters 10 and a number of communication slaves 11 corresponding to the gas meter 10, the cloud B has a gas table communication platform 50, and a cloud background for maintaining the gas table communication platform 50. 40 and a database 60 for storing data transmitted to the gas table communication platform 50, the server C has a server backstage 70, and the communication between the client A and the cloud B is by at least one gateway. The server 20 and the at least one base station 30 are achieved; wherein: the plurality of gas meters 10 are microcomputer controlled gas meters, each of which has an authentication code (ID) built therein, and each of the gas meters 10 telecommunications connection carriers The multi-gas meter 10 is configured to periodically detect the gas consumption of the user terminal A and the operating state of the gas meter, and output a usage message and a related message/signal of the gas meter operating state via the communication sub-machine 11; Figure 2, this The new gas meter 10 series is located in houses, apartments, buildings, etc.

The at least one gateway server 20 is configured to communicate with each of the communication slaves 11 and perform verification and recording of the corresponding gas table 10 authentication code (ID) of each of the communication slaves 11; As shown in FIG. 2, the communication slave 11 communicates with the gateway server 20 at a frequency of 429 MHz, and the radio frequency communication coverage capacity is 100 to 200 meters; The communication frequency between the 11 and the gateway server 20 and its RF communication coverage capability are not limited thereto, but are adjusted according to the actual application conditions of the system. For example, the system of the present invention also adopts the non-ISM of the UHF front stage. The band communicates.

The at least one base station 30 is configured to form the telecommunication network to perform communication between the user terminal A and the cloud B. In this embodiment, the number of the base stations 30 is distributed according to the installation point of the gas meter 10. And set.

The gas table communication platform 50 is disposed in the cloud B and communicates with the gateway server 20 via the base station 30. The gas table communication platform 50 has a cloud background 40 and a database 60. The cloud background 40 is For monitoring the reading operation and operation status of the plurality of gas meters 10, the database 60 is used for recording and storing related information/signals of the usage information of the plurality of gas meters 10 and its operating state; in this embodiment, The gas meter communication platform 50 and the cloud back-end 40 are the mechanical-to-mechanical communication platform (M2M platform), which mainly provides a server-side C cloud service platform, a self-built system and a maintenance operation service and an application interface, and is convenient for the server C. Integrate customer data according to its management needs.

The at least one server backend 70 has a network management interface 71 for authenticating with the gas meter 10 by using the authentication code (ID) of the gas meter 10 through the communication slave 11 and communicating with the gas table of the cloud B. The platform 50 communicates to read the usage and operation data stored in the database 60 by the certified gas meter 10; and the server background 70 outputs a command signal through a network management interface 71 to control the certified gas meter 10 In the embodiment, the server backend 70 is output according to a client payment detail 701 and an authentication code (ID) of the gas meter 10. a blocking command signal or an unlocking command signal for remotely controlling the gas to stop outputting or starting the gas output to the client A; and the server backend 70 may further include a mobile management interface 72 for the server C to be non-fixed The gas table 10 usage status management of the client A is performed.

The above is the main components of the new cloud gas meter management service system embodiment and its configuration description. As for the operation mode and the function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, please refer to the figures 3 to 7 in order. The gas system 10 installation certification process, the remote meter reading application flow, the remote locking/unlocking application flow, the gas usage to alert the application process, and the usage status description of the multi-end server C and the multi-region are described.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to confirm the information source, each of the gas table 10 has an authentication code (ID) built therein for outputting the gas meter 10 authentication code (ID) by the communication slave unit 11 when the gas table 10 of the system is installed. Go to the gateway server 20 to cause the gateway server 20 to complete the authentication code (ID) memory storage step S11, and perform an authentication code (ID) packet transmission step S12 to transmit the authentication code (ID) via the base station 30. Go to the gas table communication platform 50 to cause the database 60 to perform an authentication code (ID) storage step S13, whereby the server C can pass the authentication code (ID) of the gas table 10 installed thereon, via the server. The background 70 enters the gas meter communication platform 50 and the authentication code (ID) in the database 60 to perform the data reading authority authentication step S14, and opens the permission to read the completed gas meter 10 to the cloud B information to achieve management. The purpose of the user A gas meter is to use the state and gas flow.

As shown in FIG. 4, the gas meter reading operation of the system is performed by the cloud background 40 pre-setting the gas meter 10 to periodically read the gas usage flow data to complete the usage information reading step S21, and the communication sub-machine 11 The gas usage message transmission step S22 is executed, the usage message is transmitted to the gateway server 20, and after the verification of the gas meter 10 authentication code (ID), the usage message packet transmission step S23 is performed, and the usage information is transmitted to the gas table via the base station 30. Communication platform 50, the cloud The background 40 executes the gas table status feedback status monitoring step S24 via the gas table communication platform 50, and the data bank 60 performs the usage information record storage step S25 via the gas table communication platform 50. Finally, the server C can be operated according to the foregoing. The authenticated data reading permission is entered into the gas meter communication platform 50 by the network management interface 71 or the action management interface 72 of the server background 70 to perform the user gas usage inquiry step S26, and enters the database via the gas table communication platform 50. 60 Read or download the server A installed gas terminal 10 user A gas usage, according to the completion of the remote meter reading operation.

As shown in Figure 5, the server C of the system is far away from the user A gas meter 10 The terminal blocking/unlocking process is performed by the server C according to a client payment specification 701 to perform the blocking/unlocking command signal output step S31 to the gas table communication platform 50, and the cloud background 40 performs the server authority verification step S32, and then The gas meter communication platform 50 executes the lock/unlock command signal transmission step S33 via the base station 30, and when the gateway server 20 receives the lock/unlock command signal, the authentication code (ID) verification step S34 is performed, The authentication code (ID) carried by the blocking/unlocking command signal is verified to transmit the blocking/unlocking command signal to the communication slave 11 of the gas meter 10 having the corresponding authentication code (ID), and finally, the gas table 10 According to the blocking/unlocking command signal, the gas meter is locked/unlocked to perform step S35, thereby making it easy for the server C to remotely control the opening or closing of the gas to effectively manage the gas usage of the unpaid user.

As shown in Figure 6, the gas usage status warning of the system is determined by the cloud background. 40 presetly, the gas meter 10 periodically reads the gas meter and the detected gas use state related signal/message obtained by the gas meter to complete the gas meter use state information reading step S41, and the gas slave table 11 executes the gas meter use state. In the information transmission step S42, the gas meter usage status information is transmitted to the gateway server 20, and after the verification of the gas meter 10 authentication code (ID), the gas table usage status information packet transmission step S43 is performed, and the gas table is used by the base station 30. Status information is transmitted to the gas table communication platform 50, the cloud background 40 is executed by the gas table communication platform 50 to perform the gas state status information return status monitoring step S44, and the data library 60 is stored by the gas table of the gas table communication platform 50 using the status information record storage step S45. Finally, The server C can enter the gas meter communication platform 50 through the network management interface 71 or the action management interface 72 of the server background 70 to perform the user-side gas meter usage status information inquiry step S46 according to the above-mentioned authenticated data reading permission. The state information of the user terminal A gas meter of the gas meter 10 installed on the service station C is read or downloaded by the gas table communication platform 50, so as to achieve the purpose of remotely monitoring the gas use safety, and further cooperate with the aforementioned remote end. Controlling the operation of the switch gas meter 10, when detecting the leak of the user A gas, timely sending a message, such as a message or other notification message, performing a follow-up notification step or turning off the gas output, thereby effectively improving the security of the client A. .

As shown in Figure 7, the cloud B of this system is mainly from the telecommunications industry in the cloud. The background 40 executes the recording and maintenance of the gas table communication platform 50 and the database 60, and can provide the server C of the plurality of gas suppliers to manage the user A of the gas table 10 through the cloud B, when the client A In many cases, each of the gateway servers 20 is mainly configured to communicate with the gas table 10 and the communication sub-machine 11 in the vicinity thereof, and the plurality of gateway servers 20 borrow the adjacent base station 30 and the gas. The table communication platform 50 communicates.

It is worth noting that the cloud B database 60 of this system can be stored in large quantities. The gas meters 10 read or detect various related materials, such as: gas leakage, gas table voltage reduction, gas overflow, gas table memory abnormality, occlusion notice, etc., and the data of the server C is read. The authority can be obtained after completing the certification operation of installing the gas meter 10 according to the agreement signed in advance with the telecommunications industry, so as to meet the different management requirements of each server C.

The cloud backend 40 of the system is managed by the cloud background administrator, and the service The server backstage 70 can be built inside the gas company and managed by its management personnel, and the gas table 10 and its associated communication slave machine 11 are maintained by the maintenance personnel of the respective gas companies at the user site.

A‧‧‧Client

B‧‧‧Cloud

C‧‧‧Server

10‧‧‧ gas meter

11‧‧‧Communication machine

20‧‧‧gate server

30‧‧‧Base station

40‧‧‧Cloud backstage

50‧‧‧ gas table communication platform

60‧‧‧Database

70‧‧‧Server backstage

71‧‧‧Network Management Interface

72‧‧‧Action Management Interface

Claims (3)

A cloud gas meter management service system for a server to perform a gas usage state management of a user end by using a cloud and a telecommunication network, wherein the system comprises: a plurality of gas meters, and a microcomputer controlled gas meter set on the user end Each of the gas meters has an authentication code built therein, and each of the gas meters is connected to a communication sub-machine, and the plurality of gas meters are used for periodically detecting the gas consumption of the user end and the operating state of the gas meter, and the communication sub-machine Outputting a usage message and related information/signal of the operation status of the gas meter; at least one gateway server for communicating with each communication sub-unit and performing verification and recording of the authentication code; at least one base station is configured to constitute the telecommunications The network performs communication between the client and the cloud; a gas table communication platform is disposed in the cloud and communicates with the gateway server via the base station, and the gas table communication platform has a cloud background and a data a library, the cloud background is used to monitor the reading operation and operation status of the plurality of gas meters, and the database is used for recording and storing the quantity of the plurality of gas meters. Information and signal related to the operation status of the message; at least one server background, having a network management interface for authenticating with the authentication code of the gas table, and communicating with the gas table communication platform of the cloud, reading The certified gas meter stores the usage and operation data in the database, or outputs a command signal to control the operation status of the certified gas meter. The cloud gas meter management service system of claim 1, wherein the server backend further comprises a mobile management interface for the server to perform the state management of the gas meter at the user end. The cloud gas meter management service system of claim 1, wherein the server backstage outputs a blocking command signal or an unlocking command signal according to a user payment specification and an authentication code of the gas meter. The remote control gas stops output or starts the gas output to the user.