METER READING SERVER, METER READING TERMINAL, METER READING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND METER READING METHOD

• Main Authors: TOKI SOMA, UNO TARO, SHIONO NAOSHI, OZU TSUTOMU, MASUDA TOMONORI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 21.05.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILARSIGNALS

To notify a user of a meter reading date based on a trend of a gas usage amount or a remaining gas amount, and rationalize acquisition of meter reading data by a user.SOLUTION: A meter reading server comprises: a storage unit 12 for storing user information indicating a specific user, meter information indicating a meter, and a meter reading date or a meter reading period estimated from meter reading data identified by the user information; and a processor 10 for, when the meter reading date or the meter reading period comes, transmitting a meter reading request, meter information, and guidance information for acquiring meter pointer information to an information terminal 6 identified by the user information on the meter reading date or during the meter reading period, and acquiring the meter pointer information on condition that the user information and the meter information received from the information terminal 6 coincide with the stored information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】ガス使用量またはガス残量のトレンドに基づく検針日をユーザーに通知し、ユーザーによる検針データ取得を合理化する。【解決手段】特定ユーザーを表すユーザー情報、およびメーターを表すメーター情報とともに、ユーザー情報で特定される検針データから予測した検針日または検針期間を格納する記憶部１２と、検針日または検針期間が到来した際に、検針日または検針期間にユーザー情報で特定される情報端末６に対して検針要求、メーター情報、および指針情報を取得するガイド情報を送信し、情報端末６から受信したユーザー情報およびメーター情報の一致を条件に指針情報を取得する処理部１０とを備える。【選択図】図１