GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150379541A1
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nippon Gas Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Div Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wada, Shinji, Dekamo, Shingo
• Application Number:
  US14/764,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0206 Price or cost determination based on market factors
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

An operation unit price is obtained based on a second database in which information on a customer is stored and a third database in which information on an operation unit price specified for each operator organization to which an operator belongs and for each content of the operation performed by the operator is stored. A fourth database in which information on an operation cost to be paid to the operation organization by the gas supplier is stored is updated based on a first database in which information on the operator is stored and the operation unit price obtained. The operation costs are totalized based on the fourth database. The operation cost is totalized.

Claims

1. A computer system connected to one or more communication terminals via a network to calculate a cost of a gas safety operation to be paid by a gas supplier, the system comprising:

a display part for generating an input interface screen to be displayed on display sections of the one or more communication terminals, the input interface screen including a first screen for accepting an input of an operator identification number of an operator who performs a safety operation for the gas supplier, a second screen for accepting an input of a customer identification number of a customer who receives a gas supply by reading a meter identification code by the one or more communication terminals, and a third screen for accepting an input of operation information used to identify a content of the operation by the operator;

an input part for receiving, from the one or more communication terminals, the operator identification number input via the first screen, the customer identification number input via the second screen, and the operation information input via the third screen;

a database in which operator information, customer information, operation unit price information and operation cost information are stored, the operator information including the operator identification number and an operator organization identification number of an operator organization to which the operator belongs, the customer information including the customer identification number, a customer category indicative of a gas supply method for the customer and a meter size/type, the operation unit price information including an operation unit price specified for each the operator organization, for each content of the operation performed by the operator, for each the customer category, and for each the meter size/type, and the operation cost information including an operation cost to be paid to the operation organization by the gas supplier;

an operator information obtain part for obtaining the operator information from the database based on the operator identification number received by the input part;

a customer information obtain part for obtaining the customer information from the database based on the customer identification number received by the input part;

an operation unit price information obtain part for obtaining the operation unit price information from the database based on the operation information received by the input part, the operator information obtained by the operator information obtain part, and the customer information obtained by the customer information obtain part;

an operation cost information update part for updating the operation cost information stored in the database based on the operator information obtained by the operator information obtain part and the operation unit price information obtained by the operation unit price information obtain part; and

an operation cost totalize part for totalizing an operation cost from the operation cost information stored in the database based on the operation cost information updated by the operation cost information update part.

2. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein gas supplier organization information is further stored in database the gas supplier organization information including a gas supplier organization identification number of a gas supplier organizations belonging to the gas supplier associated with the operator organization identification number,

wherein the computer system further comprises a second input part for receiving an input of the gas supplier organization identification number, and a gas supplier organization information obtain part for obtaining the gas supplier organization in from the database based on the gas suppler organization identification number received by the second input part,

wherein the operation cost totalize part totalizes the operation cost for each of the gas supplier organizations based on the gas supplier organization information obtained by the gas supplier organization information obtain part, and the operation cost update part updates the operation cost information stored in the database such that the operation cost information indicates that the operation cost is paid, based on the totalization of the operation costs by the operation cost totalize part.

3. The computer system according to claim 2, wherein the operation cost totalize part further totalizes the operation cost for each of the operator organizations based on the gas supplier organization information obtained by the gas supplier organization information obtain part.

4. A method implemented by a computer connected to one or more communication terminals via a network to calculate a cost of a gas safety operation to be paid by a gas supplier, the computer comprising:

a database in which operator information, customer information, operation unit price information and operation cost information are stored, the operator information including an operator identification number of an operator who performs a safety operation for the gas supplier and an operator organization identification number of an operator organization to which the operator belongs, the customer information including a customer identification number of a customer who receives a gas supply, a customer category indicative of a gas supply method for the customer and a meter size/type, the operation unit price information including an operation unit price specified for each the operator organization, for each content of the operation performed by the operator, for each the customer category, and for each the meter size/type, and the operation cost information including an operation cost to be paid to the operation organization by the gas supplier;

the method comprising;

a step of generating an input interface screen to be displayed on a display sections of the one or more communication terminals, the input interface screen including a first screen for accepting an input of the operator identification number, a second screen for accepting an input of the customer identification number by reading a meter identification code by the one or more communication terminals, and a third screen that accepts an input of operation information used to identify a content of the operation by the operator;

a step of receiving the operation identification number input via the first screen, the customer identification number input via the second screen, and the operation information input via the third screen from the one or more communication terminals;

a step of obtaining the operator information from the database based on the received operator identification number;

a step of obtaining the customer information from the database based on the received customer identification number;

a step of obtaining the operation unit price information from the database based on the received operation information, the obtained operator information, and the obtained customer information;

a step of updating the operation cost information stored in the database based on the obtained operator information and the obtained operation unit price information; and

a step of totalizing an operation cost based on the updated operation cost information.

5. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method to calculate a cost of a gas safety operation to be by a gas supplier the computer comprising:

a database in which operator information customer information, operation unit price information and operation cost information are stored, the operator information including an operator identification number of an operator who performs a safety operation for the gas supplier and an operator organization identification number of an operator organization to which the operator belongs, the customer information including a customer identification number of a customer who receives a gas supply, a customer category indicative of a gas supply method for the customer and a meter size/type, the operation unit price information including an operation unit price specified for each the operator organization, for each content of the operation performed by the operator, for each the customer category, and for each the meter size/type, and the operation cost information including an operation cost to be paid to the operation organization by the gas supplier;

the method comprising;

a step of generating an input interface screen to be displayed on a display sections of the one or more communication, terminals, the input interface screen including a first screen for accepting an input of the operator identification number, a second screen for accepting an input of the customer identification number by reading a meter identification code by one or more communication terminals, and a third screen that accepts an input of operation information used to identify a content of the operation by the operator;

a step of receiving the operation identification number input via the first screen, the customer identification number input via the second screen, and the operation information input via the third screen from the one or more communication terminals;

a step of obtaining the operator information from the database based on the received operator identification number;

a step of obtaining the customer information from the database based on the received customer identification number;

a step of obtaining the operation unit price information from the database based on the receive operation information, obtained operator information, and the obtained customer information;

a step of updating the operation cost information stored in the database based on the obtained operator information and the obtained operation unit price information; and

a step of totalizing an operation cost based on the updated operation cost information.