JP2017101948A - Measuring apparatus management system and measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus management system for enabling a worker to easily specify a target measuring apparatus and the measuring apparatus.SOLUTION: A measuring apparatus management system 1 comprises: a management server 10; and a portable terminal 20 and a smart meter 30 communicably connected to the management server 10, and the management server 10 comprises: an information management part 11 for managing contract detail information and the smart meter 30 in association; and a specification part 12 for, in response to reception of contract identification information from the portable terminal 20, specifying the smart meter 30 corresponding to the contract identification information, and for performing a notification instruction to the specified smart meter 30. The portable terminal 20 comprises a first reception part 21 for receiving input of the contract identification information, and for transmitting the contract identification information to the management server 10, and the smart meter 30 comprises an output part 31 for performing output corresponding to the notification instruction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring instrument management system and a measuring instrument for associating contract information with a measuring instrument.

Conventionally, when specifying the location of a meter such as a watt hour meter and performing meter reading, inspection, replacement, etc., workers have visited with reference to the address and name of contract information.
At this time, an information providing technique for arriving at the site without fail is definitely proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for visually grasping the position of the measuring instrument by displaying the position of the measuring instrument on a portable terminal in association with the map.

JP 2007-71739 A

  However, for example, when there is a contractor with the same surname in the same area, or when the same contractor has multiple types of contracts (lights, electric power, etc.), that is, when multiple measuring instruments are installed, the address, name and map information However, mistakes are likely to occur when specifying individual measuring instruments, and the working time is increased.

  An object of this invention is to provide the measuring device management system and measuring device which an operator can specify the measuring device of object easily.

  The measuring instrument management system according to the present invention is a measuring instrument management system having a management server, a portable terminal and a measuring instrument that are communicatively connected to the management server, wherein the management server includes contract detailed information, and the measuring instrument. In response to receiving the contract identification information from the mobile terminal, the information management unit that associates and manages the information, specifies the measuring instrument corresponding to the contract identification information, and issues a notification instruction to the specified measuring instrument. A first receiving unit that receives an input of the contract identification information and transmits it to the management server, and the measuring device performs an output in accordance with the notification instruction. A part.

  The specifying unit may transmit the contract detailed information identified by the contract identification information to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may include a display unit that displays the contract detailed information.

  The portable terminal includes a second receiving unit that receives an instruction input for ending the output and transmits the instruction input to the management server, and the management server issues an end instruction to the measuring instrument in response to the instruction input. An output unit may be provided, and the output unit may end the output in response to the end instruction.

  When the measuring device associated with the contract identification information is specified by the management server in response to the input of the contract identification information, the measuring device according to the present invention receives the specified measuring device from the management server. A receiving unit that receives a notification instruction to be transmitted, and an output unit that performs output according to the notification instruction.

  According to the present invention, an operator can easily specify a target measuring instrument.

It is the schematic which shows the structure of the measuring device management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the measuring device management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process in the measuring device management system which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a measuring instrument management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The measuring instrument management system 1 includes a management server 10, a portable terminal 20, and a smart meter 30 (measuring instrument).
The management server 10 is communicably connected to the mobile terminal 20 and the smart meter 30 of the user (worker), and manages contract information of the electric consumer.

The mobile terminal 20 receives contract identification information such as a contract number and contract type from the user, and transmits the contract identification information to the management server 10. The management server 10 specifies the corresponding smart meter 30 based on the received contract identification information, and transmits a notification instruction signal to the specified smart meter 30.
In response to receiving the notification instruction signal, the smart meter 30 outputs a predetermined display or light emission to notify the user that the device is a target device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the measuring instrument management system 1 according to the present embodiment.
The management server 10 includes an information management unit 11, a specification unit 12, and an instruction unit 13.

  The information management unit 11 manages the contract detail information of the customer and the smart meter 30 in association with each other. The contract detailed information includes information such as the contractor name, address, and power generation company associated with the contract number and contract type as the contract identification information.

The specifying unit 12 specifies the smart meter 30 corresponding to the contract identification information in response to receiving the contract identification information from the mobile terminal 20. Then, the specifying unit 12 transmits a notification instruction signal to the specified smart meter 30.
Further, the specifying unit 12 transmits at least a part of the contract detailed information identified by the contract identification information to the mobile terminal 20.

  The instruction unit 13 transmits an end instruction signal to the smart meter 30 specified by the specifying unit 12 in response to an instruction input for ending the notification output in the mobile terminal 20.

The portable terminal 20 includes a first reception unit 21, a display unit 22, and a second reception unit 23.
The first accepting unit 21 accepts input of contract identification information from the user and transmits it to the management server 10.
The display unit 22 displays the contract details information received from the management server 10.
The second reception unit 23 receives an instruction input for ending the notification output in the smart meter 30 from the user, and transmits the instruction input to the management server 10.

The smart meter 30 includes an output unit 31.
The output unit 31 performs output according to the notification instruction signal received from the management server 10.
Specifically, the output unit 31 outputs a predetermined output pattern such as a display of characters or symbols or a blinking display to the display according to the notification instruction. Alternatively, the output unit 31 may perform output such as light emission or blinking using a dedicated device such as an LED, or output sound using a speaker.
Further, the output unit 31 ends the notification output in response to the end instruction signal received from the management server 10.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing in the measuring instrument management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  In step S <b> 1, the mobile terminal 20 (first receiving unit 21) receives input of contract identification information for specifying the work target smart meter 30 from the user.

  In step S <b> 2, the mobile terminal 20 (first receiving unit 21) transmits the contract identification information received in step S <b> 1 to the management server 10.

  In step S3, the management server 10 (specifying unit 12) specifies the contract detailed information managed by the information managing unit 11 and the identifier of the corresponding smart meter 30 based on the contract identification information received in step S2, Extract.

  In step S4, the management server 10 (specification unit 12) transmits a notification instruction signal to the target smart meter 30 using the identifier extracted in step S3.

  In step S <b> 5, the management server 10 (specification unit 12) transmits the contract detailed information extracted in step S <b> 3 to the mobile terminal 20.

  In step S6, the smart meter 30 (output unit 31) performs a predetermined notification output in response to receiving the notification instruction signal in step S4.

  In step S7, the portable terminal 20 (display unit 22) displays the contract detailed information received in step S5.

  In step S <b> 8, when the portable terminal 20 (second reception unit 23) has finished confirming the notification output in the target smart meter 30, or cannot see the notification output by looking at another smart meter 30, this notification output An instruction input for ending is received from the user.

  In step S <b> 9, the mobile terminal 20 (second receiving unit 23) transmits a signal based on the instruction input received in step S <b> 8 to the management server 10.

  In step S10, the management server 10 (instruction unit 13) transmits an end instruction signal to the smart meter 30 that has transmitted the notification instruction signal in step S4 based on the signal received in step S9.

  In step S11, the smart meter 30 (output unit 31) ends the notification output in step S6 in response to receiving the end instruction signal in step S10.

According to this embodiment, the measuring instrument management system 1 identifies the smart meter 30 in the management server 10 in response to the input of the contract identification information to the mobile terminal 20, and the identified smart meter 30 outputs a predetermined notification output. I do. By this notification output, the user can easily identify the target smart meter 30 and perform the work efficiently.
As a result, for example, when the smart meter 30 is replaced, the operator can easily check the respective devices before and after the replacement, and can quickly perform the operation without any mistake.

  Moreover, since the measuring instrument management system 1 transmits the contract detailed information to the mobile terminal 20 and presents it to the user, the user can confirm the content of the target contract and can suppress a work error or a delay due to an input error or the like. .

  Moreover, since the measuring instrument management system 1 provides a means for stopping the notification output in the smart meter 30 by operating the mobile terminal 20, the processing that is output at a different location at the end of the confirmation or by mistake is remotely ended. it can.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. Further, the effects described in the present embodiment are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the notification output in the smart meter 30 is terminated in response to an instruction input from the mobile terminal 20 has been described, but the trigger for terminating the notification output is not limited thereto. For example, the smart meter 30 may end the notification output in response to an operation (switch or command input or the like) of the main body by the user. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 20 may transmit an instruction signal directly to the smart meter 30 by wireless or wired communication.

  The smart meter 30 is an example of a device managed by the measuring device management system 1, and the target device may be various measuring devices such as electricity, water or gas. Furthermore, the configuration of the present embodiment is applicable not only to the measuring instrument but also to an electronic device that can communicate with the management server 10.

  Each function of the present embodiment is realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. When realized by software, a program constituting the software is installed in the information processing apparatus (management server 10, portable terminal 20, smart meter 30). These programs may be recorded on a removable medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed to the user, or may be distributed by being downloaded to the user's computer (mobile terminal 20) via a network. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Measuring device management system 10 Management server 11 Information management part 12 Specification part 13 Instruction part 20 Portable terminal 21 1st reception part 22 Display part 23 2nd reception part 30 Smart meter (meter)
31 Output section

Claims (4)

A management server, and a measuring instrument management system having a portable terminal and a measuring instrument that are communicatively connected to the management server,
The management server
Detailed information on the contract and an information management unit that manages the measuring instrument in association with each other;
In response to receiving the contract identification information from the mobile terminal, the measuring device corresponding to the contract identification information is specified, and a specifying unit that gives a notification instruction to the specified measuring device,
The portable terminal is
A first receiving unit that receives input of the contract identification information and transmits the contract identification information to the management server;
The meter is
A measuring instrument management system comprising an output unit that performs output according to the notification instruction. The specifying unit transmits the contract detail information identified by the contract identification information to the mobile terminal,
The measuring device management system according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal includes a display unit that displays the contract detail information. The portable terminal is
A second receiving unit that receives an instruction input for ending the output and transmits the instruction input to the management server;
The management server
In response to the instruction input, an instruction unit for instructing the weighing instrument to end,
The measuring instrument management system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit ends the output in response to the end instruction. When the measuring server associated with the contract identification information is specified by the management server in response to the input of the contract identification information, a notification instruction transmitted from the management server to the specified measuring instrument is received. A receiver,
An output unit that performs output according to the notification instruction.

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