JP7186013B2 - Network communication device and control station device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a network communication device and a management station device, and more particularly to management of a repeater that relays from a wireless terminal to a network communication device.

Communication using the Internet is widely performed. Information terminals such as personal computers are wired to the Internet via an optical communication system, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), LAN (Local Area Network), etc., and communicate with other information terminals via the Internet. or retrieve content from servers on the Internet. Some information terminals have wireless communication functions, such as smart phones and computers equipped with wireless modules. Such wireless terminals are often wirelessly connected to the Internet via public wireless LAN access points (Non-Patent Document 1).

In general, public wireless LANs operated by telecommunications carriers are used by registered users. A user registers for use by communicating with a computer of a telecommunications carrier via a public wireless LAN that is temporarily available for use registration or a communication path other than the public wireless LAN. The user connects the wireless terminal to the public wireless LAN by inputting the password obtained by the use registration into the wireless terminal.

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Telecommunications carriers operating public wireless LANs sometimes install access points on facilities of third parties such as telephone poles, steel towers, poles for disaster prevention radio broadcasts, and building rooftops. When installing an access point in a third party's equipment to provide communication services, the telecommunications carrier needs to obtain usage permission from the equipment owner. The telecommunications carrier directly contacts the equipment owner by mail, e-mail, telephone, or the like, and obtains permission to use the equipment from the equipment owner. However, such artificial interaction requires a great deal of time and effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to facilitate procedures for obtaining usage permission from equipment owners when a person who operates a communication network installs a repeater such as an access point in a third party's equipment.

The present invention is a network communication device, which communicates with a plurality of wireless terminals via relay by a repeater, and a communication unit that communicates with a management station that manages the repeater; an information acquisition unit that acquires information included in the uplink notification when the communication unit receives the uplink notification transmitted from the wireless terminal; and an application condition determination unit that determines whether or not the application condition is satisfied. , wherein the application conditions are such that the information acquisition unit acquires a first repeater ID and a first wireless terminal ID from one of a plurality of uplink notifications, and the information acquisition unit is, from another one of the plurality of uplink notifications, a predetermined specific second wireless terminal ID and a second repeater ID indicating the same application target repeater as the first repeater ID is obtained, and the connection information associated with the first wireless terminal ID is obtained, and when the application condition is satisfied, the communication unit sends a usage application notification for the relay device to be applied. is transmitted to the management station, and the network communication device restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive a use permission notification for the application target repeater from the management station. It is characterized by comprising a communication restriction unit.

Desirably, the wireless terminal specified by the first wireless terminal ID is a meter reading terminal that transmits a meter reading value of a meter in a telemetering system, and the connection information is a meter in the telemetering system or a user of the meter. It is information that identifies the

Preferably, a storage unit for storing the second wireless terminal ID is provided, and the communication unit receives the second wireless terminal ID from the management station in advance before receiving an uplink notification from each wireless terminal, The second wireless terminal ID is stored in the storage unit.

The present invention relates to a network communication device comprising: a communication unit that communicates with a wireless terminal via a relay by a repeater, and a communication unit that communicates with a management station that manages the repeater; An information acquisition unit that acquires information included in the uplink notification when the communication unit receives the transmitted uplink notification, and an application condition determination unit that determines whether or not the application conditions are satisfied. , the application condition includes a repeater ID indicating the repeater subject to the application, and a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the repeater subject to the application; obtained from an uplink notification, the first system is a system including a server by a device different from the management station, the second system is a system including the management station, and the When the application condition is met, the communication unit transmits a usage application notification for the application target repeater to the management station, and the network communication device transmits a usage permission notification for the application target repeater to the management station. The present invention is characterized by comprising a communication restriction unit that restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive from the station. Desirably, when the information acquiring unit acquires the repeater ID indicating the repeater to be applied and the wireless terminal ID of the wireless terminal from the uplink notification, the application condition determination unit is configured to perform Obtained from the uplink notification by referring to a pre-stored list in which an ID indicating a user of the second system is associated with a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in the first system When the received wireless terminal ID is associated with an ID indicating a user of the second system in the list as a wireless terminal ID used in the first system, it is determined that the application condition is satisfied. Further, the present invention is a network communication device, comprising: a communication unit that communicates with a wireless terminal through a relay by a repeater, and a communication unit that communicates with a management station that manages the repeater; an information acquisition unit that acquires information included in the uplink notification when the communication unit receives the uplink notification transmitted from the terminal; an application condition determination unit that determines whether or not the application condition is satisfied; wherein the application conditions include a repeater ID indicating a repeater subject to application, and a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal belonging to both the first and second systems sharing the repeater subject to application, and the information acquisition unit is obtained from the uplink notification, and when the application condition is met, the communication unit transmits a usage application notification for the repeater subject to application to the management station, and the network communication device A predetermined number of repeaters, comprising a communication restriction unit that restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive a use permission notification for the application target repeater from the management station. is characterized in that, when the application condition is satisfied, the communication unit transmits the usage application notification to the management station for each of the application target repeaters.

Preferably, when the application condition is satisfied for a predetermined number of repeaters, the communication unit transmits the usage application notification for each of the application target repeaters to the management station.

Desirably, when the communication unit receives the use permission notification from the management station, communication by the application target repeater is permitted, or communication using the application target repeater is caused to be executed by the communication unit. A communication permitting section is provided.

Further, the present invention provides, in a management station device that manages a repeater, a communication unit that communicates with a network communication device, and acquires a usage application notification for the repeater from information received by the communication unit. a use application acquisition unit, a wireless terminal ID indicating a predetermined wireless terminal, a relay ID indicating a predetermined relay, and predetermined connection information, wherein the predetermined relay is used. when connection information associated with another wireless terminal that communicates with the network communication device is included in the usage application notification, the communication unit transmits a usage permission notification for the repeater indicated by the repeater ID from the network communication device and a use permission section for transmitting to.

Desirably, the connection information is information specifying a meter or a user of the meter in the telemetering system.

Further, the present invention provides, in a management station device that manages a repeater, a communication unit that communicates with a network communication device, and acquires a usage application notification for the repeater from information received by the communication unit. The use application acquisition unit, the relay ID indicating the predetermined relay, and the wireless terminal ID of the wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the predetermined relay. When it was included in the use application notification, or a repeater ID indicating a predetermined repeater and a wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the predetermined repeater and a user ID associated with a wireless terminal ID is included in the usage application notification, causing the communication unit to transmit a usage permission notification for the repeater indicated by the repeater ID to the network communication device. and a use permission unit, wherein the first system is a system including a server by a device different from the management station, and the second system is a system including the management station. do. Preferably, information in which an ID indicating a user of the second system is associated with a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in the first system is stored, and the usage permission unit includes the information included in the usage application notification. is associated with the ID indicating the user of the second system in the list, or the ID indicating the user of the second system included in the usage application notification is associated with the first The ID indicating the user of the second system associated with the wireless terminal ID of the wireless terminal used in the system in the list or included in the usage application notification, and the ID included in the usage application notification. When the wireless terminal ID obtained is associated with the wireless terminal ID in the list, the communication unit transmits to the network communication device a use permission notification for the repeater indicated by the repeater ID.

According to the present invention, when a person who operates a communication network installs a repeater in a third party's facility, the procedure for obtaining permission for use from the facility owner is facilitated.

It is a figure which shows the structure of a communication system. 4 is a sequence chart showing communication permission/restriction processing; 4 is a sequence chart showing communication permission/restriction processing; 4 is a flowchart focusing on processing executed by a carrier server; 4 is a flowchart focusing on processing executed by a carrier server; 4 is a sequence chart showing communication permission/restriction processing; 4 is a sequence chart showing communication permission/restriction processing; 2 is a diagram showing hardware of a network communication device; FIG. It is a figure which shows the hardware of a management station apparatus.

(1) Basic Communication Processing Executed in Communication System FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication system includes a carrier server 10 , a management station server 12 , a gas company server 30 , the Internet 14 , multiple access points 16 , multiple meter reading terminals 24 and multiple mobile terminals 26 .

The communication company server 10 , the management station server 12 and the gas company server 30 are connected to the Internet 14 and perform communication using the Internet 14 . The access point 16 receives information wirelessly transmitted from the meter reading terminal 24 or the mobile terminal 26, transmits the information to the Internet 14, and relays wirelessly transmitting the information received from the Internet 14 to the meter reading terminal 24 or the mobile terminal 26. It is a vessel.

As will be described later, communication processing executed by each meter reading terminal 24 and each mobile terminal 26 may be restricted by the access point 16 or the carrier server 10, but here there is no such communication restriction. As an example, an overview of the processing performed in the communication system will be described.

The communication system is operated together with the gas distribution network 20 owned by the gas operator to form a telemetering system. The telemetering system is a system in which the meter reading terminal 24 reads the meter reading of the gas meter 22 and transmits it to the gas company server 30, and the gas company server 30 collects the meter reading. A gas pipe of the gas supply network 20 extends from the gas supply facility to each house 28 , and gas is supplied to each house 28 . A gas meter 22 is provided on a gas pipe leading to each house 28 . A meter reading terminal 24 is attached to the gas meter 22 , and the meter reading terminal 24 reads a meter reading from the gas meter 22 . The meter reading terminal 24 wirelessly transmits the meter reading information including the meter reading to the access point 16 with good communication status among the plurality of access points 16 . The access point 16 that has received the meter reading information transmits the meter reading information to the gas supplier server 30 via the Internet 14 . The gas company server 30 aggregates the meter readings included in the meter reading information. Note that the communication company server 10 may acquire the meter reading information instead of the gas company server 30 . That is, the telecommunications carrier may undertake the task of tallying the meter readings.

Each access point 16 is installed on a pillar 18 for disaster prevention wireless broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as a disaster prevention pillar) owned by a local government. This municipality owns the management station server 12 and provides a watching service to its residents. In the monitoring service, a mobile terminal 26 owned by a resident transmits safety information to the management station server 12 via the access point 16 and the Internet 14 . The staff of the local government confirms the safety of the residents based on the safety information received by the management station server 12 .

The safety information in this embodiment includes the meter reading of the gas meter 22 installed in the house 28 . The mobile terminal 26 acquires the meter reading from the meter reading terminal 24 or the gas meter 22 through, for example, a wired connection or a wireless connection, and includes it in the safety information. The mobile terminal 26 wirelessly transmits the safety information to the access points 16 with good communication conditions among the plurality of access points 16 . The access point 16 that has received the safety information transmits the safety information to the management station server 12 via the Internet 14 . The management station server 12 acquires the meter reading included in the safety information. Through such communication processing, the processing for the management station server 12 to acquire the meter reading value is repeatedly executed. A staff member of the local government confirms the safety of the resident who sent the meter reading based on the change in the meter reading during a predetermined period. In this way, the communication system is operated together with the gas supply network 20 owned by the gas company to construct a resident monitoring system. The mobile terminal 26 owned by the resident is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or the like, and may be used as a normal information terminal in addition to being used for the resident watching system. Also, the mobile terminal 26 may be connected to the Internet 14 via the access point 16 to perform communication other than the resident watching system.

In the watching system, the safety information may be received by a tallying server other than the management station server 12 . In this case, the management station server 12 may transmit the address of the tabulation server to the carrier server 10, and the carrier server 10 may transfer the safety information to the tabulation server. The tallying server confirms the safety of each resident based on changes in meter readings during a predetermined period of time by performing the same processing as that executed by the management station server 12 . Alternatively, the mobile terminal 26 may transmit the safety information from the access point 16 to the aggregation server through the Internet 14 without going through the carrier server 10 . The tallying server may execute a process of displaying the content of the safety information instead of or together with the tallying process.

Further, the process of aggregating the meter readings included in the safety information may be automatically executed by the carrier server 10 . In this case, the telecommunications carrier server 10 may determine the safety of each resident based on the aggregated results of the meter readings, and transmit the determination result such as information indicating that the resident has an abnormality to the management station server 12 .

In the monitoring system, the management station server 12 and other servers may transmit disaster prevention information to the mobile terminals 26 via the Internet 14 and access points 16 .

Safety information can be said to be similar to meter reading information in that it is transmitted from the wireless terminal to a server connected to the Internet 14 via relay by the access point 16 . However, while the entity that acquires the safety information is the management station server 12 owned by the local government, the entity that acquires the meter reading information is the telecommunications carrier server 10 owned by the telecommunications carrier or the gas company owned by the gas company. It is the business server 30 . In other words, safety information and meter reading information use a common medium for transmitting information, but are operated by different operators.

Carriers own carrier servers 10 and access points 16 . Communication services using access points 16 and the Internet 14 are provided by carriers. In order for the meter reading terminal 24 to communicate with the gas supplier server 30 via the access point 16, the meter reading terminal 24 needs to be registered for use in advance. Similarly, in order for the mobile terminal 26 to communicate with the management station server 12 using the access point 16, the mobile terminal 26 needs to be registered in advance. Usage registration is performed by wireless terminals such as the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26 transmitting a usage registration notification including their own ID (Identification) to the communication carrier server 10 via the access point 16 and the Internet 14. done. Upon receiving the usage registration notification, the carrier server 10 sets the operating state of the access point 16 that relayed the usage registration notification to a state in which the wireless terminal that transmitted the usage registration notification continues to relay. This setting is performed by setting the routing table of the access point 16 using the ID included in the usage registration notification.

(2) Communication Permissions and Communication Restrictions for Access Points As described above, the carrier owns multiple access points 16 . Each access point 16 is installed on a disaster prevention pillar 18 owned by a local government. In general, when a communication carrier installs an access point, it is necessary to obtain permission from the owner of the installation site.

When following such procedures, the telecommunications carrier must obtain permission from the local government to install each access point on the disaster prevention pole. However, it is necessary for the communication carrier to directly contact the local government by mail, e-mail, telephone, etc., and obtain permission to use the disaster prevention pillar 18 from the facility owner for each of the many access points 16 and disaster prevention pillars 18. requires a lot of time and effort.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the local government permits the installation of the access point 16 without imposing restrictions on the telecommunications carrier. Then, the local government permits or restricts the communication of the access point 16 according to the benefits that the local government receives from the telecommunications carrier, such as the management station server 12 performing communication using the access point 16 . This processing is performed using a communication system. Specifically, relay communication at the access point 16 is permitted or restricted by communication processing of the meter reading terminal 24 , the mobile terminal 26 , the access point 16 , the carrier server 10 and the management station server 12 .

(3) Communication Permission/Restriction Processing for Access Point Communication permission/restriction processing for the access point 16 is executed along with usage registration by the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26 . FIG. 2 is a sequence chart showing processing executed by the management station server 12, the carrier server 10, the access point 16, the meter reading terminal 24, and the mobile terminal 26 in the communication permission/restriction processing. This sequence chart shows one example when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the communication system, and does not show generalized processing executed under all conditions.

Communication permission/restriction processing will be described with reference to FIG. Before the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26 register for use, the management station server 12 transmits a watching residents list, which is a list of residents participating in the watching system, to the communication carrier server 10 (S101). The watching resident list is information including the ID (mobile terminal ID) of each mobile terminal 26 to which the watching service is provided. The telecommunications carrier server 10 that has received the watching resident list stores the watching resident list (S102).

The meter reading terminal 24 transmits a usage registration notification including the meter reading terminal ID, which is its own ID, to the access point 16 (S103). The access point 16 that has received the usage registration notification includes the APID, which is its own ID, in the usage registration notification, and then transmits the usage registration notification to the telecommunications carrier server 10 .

The mobile terminal 26 specifies the user (gas supplier) of the gas meter and the meter reading terminal 24 through a wired connection or wireless connection from the meter reading terminal 24 in the house 28 of the resident who owns the mobile terminal 26 prior to use registration. The ID to be used is acquired (S104), and connection information including this gas meter ID is generated (S105). The gas meter ID may be the production number or meter reading value of the gas meter, or may be the meter reading terminal ID of the meter reading terminal 24 attached to the gas meter 22 . Also, instead of acquiring the gas meter ID from the meter reading terminal 24, the mobile terminal 26 may acquire the gas meter ID from the gas meter 22 through a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The mobile terminal 26 transmits to the access point 16 a usage registration notification including the connection information and the mobile terminal ID, which is its own ID (S106). The access point 16 that has received the usage registration notification includes the APID, which is its own ID, in the usage registration notification, and then transmits the usage registration notification to the telecommunications carrier server 10 .

FIG. 2 shows a process executed by one meter reading terminal 24, a process executed by one mobile terminal 26, and a process executed by one access point 16, but other meter reading terminals 24, Other mobile terminals 26 and other access points 16 perform similar processing. That is, each of the plurality of meter reading terminals 24 and the plurality of mobile terminals 26 constituting the communication system transmits a usage registration notification including its own ID to the access point 16 with good communication status among the plurality of access points 16. do. The access point 16 that has received the usage registration notification includes its own ID in the usage registration notification and transmits the usage registration notification to the carrier server 10 .

The telecommunications carrier server 10 acquires the information included in the usage registration notification, and when it determines that the application condition that all of the following (i) to (v) are satisfied (S107), the usage application A notification is sent to the management station server 12 (S108). The use application notice is a notice for obtaining permission to use the access point 16 from the municipality that owns the disaster prevention pillar.

(i) that multiple usage registration notifications have been received;
(ii) A meter-reading terminal ID has been acquired from one of the plurality of usage registration notifications.
(iii) A mobile terminal ID is obtained from another one of the plurality of usage registration notifications, and this mobile terminal ID is included in the watching residents list. That is, this mobile terminal ID is a predetermined specific mobile terminal ID.
(iv) The APID acquired from the usage registration notification including the meter reading terminal ID and the APID acquired from the usage registration notification including the mobile terminal ID are the same.
(v) The gas meter ID is included in the connection information included in the usage registration notification that includes the mobile terminal ID. In other words, the connection information specifying the gas supplier who is the user of the meter reading terminal 24 is obtained from the usage registration notification including the mobile terminal ID.

In other words, the application conditions are the following conditions. That is, the communication carrier server 10 acquires the first repeater ID (APID) and the first wireless terminal ID (meter-reading terminal ID) from one of the plurality of usage registration notifications, and The operator server 10 detects a predetermined specific second wireless terminal ID (specific mobile terminal ID) and the same obtained the second repeater ID (APID) and further obtained the connection information associated with the first wireless terminal ID (meter-reading terminal ID).

The meter reading terminal 24 specified by the first wireless terminal ID (meter reading terminal ID) is installed by the gas supplier. The mobile terminal 26 identified by the second wireless terminal ID (mobile terminal ID) has acquired the gas meter ID of the gas meter provided by the gas operator who is the user of the meter reading terminal 24 . Therefore, it can be said that the connection information including the gas meter ID is information associated with the first wireless terminal ID (meter-reading terminal ID) that identifies the meter-reading terminal 24 via the gas supplier.

When the application conditions are satisfied, the meter reading terminal 24 in the telemetering system and the mobile terminal 26 in the monitoring system communicate using the same access point 16, and the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 26 is included in the monitoring residents list. , and the mobile terminal 26 is associated with the meter reading terminal 24 is satisfied.

Note that if the gas meter ID is not simply an ID that identifies the gas operator who is the user of the meter reading terminal 24, but an ID that identifies an individual gas meter, the above condition (v) is as follows: It may be a condition such as

(v') The connection information included in the usage registration notification including the mobile terminal ID includes a gas meter ID that identifies the gas meter installed in the same house as the meter reading terminal 24 indicated by the meter reading terminal ID. .

When the application condition is satisfied under this condition (v'), the meter reading terminal 24 in the telemetering system and the mobile terminal 26 in the monitoring system communicate using the same access point 16, and the mobile terminal 26 mobile terminal ID is included in the watching residents list, and the condition that the mobile terminal 26 is installed in the same house as the meter reading terminal 24 is established.

When the application conditions are met, the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits a usage application notification including the mobile terminal ID, connection information, and APID to the management station server 12 (S108). The use application notification has the meaning of applying to the management station server 12 to use the access point 16 indicated by the APID (the access point 16 as the application target repeater).

Note that the telecommunications carrier server 10 may automatically transmit a usage application notification when the application conditions are met. Further, when the application conditions are satisfied, the telecommunications carrier server 10 displays information indicating that the application conditions have been satisfied on a display device such as a display, and an operation of transmitting a use application notification is performed by operating the telecommunications carrier server 10. You can encourage people to In other words, the telecommunications carrier server 10 may be in a state of accepting an operation of transmitting a usage application notification. Further, when the application condition is met, the telecommunications carrier server 10 activates an application for transmitting the usage application notification, and prompts the operator of the telecommunications carrier server 10 to transmit the usage application notification. good. In these cases, the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits a usage application notification to the management station server 12 when an operation is performed on the telecommunications carrier server 10 . Note that when the application conditions are not satisfied, the telecommunications carrier server 10 does not transmit the usage application notification even if an operation to transmit the usage application notification is performed.

The management station server 12 acquires the information included in the usage application notification. When it is determined that the following conditions (A) to (C) are satisfied for the information acquired from the use application notification (S109), the management station server 12 transmits a use permission notification. It is transmitted to the provider server 10 (S110). The use permission notice indicates that the access point 16 indicated by the APID included in the use application notice may be used in the telemetering system and the monitoring system.

(A) The mobile terminal ID is included in the watching residents list stored by the management station server 12 .
(B) The access point 16 specified by the APID included in the usage application notification is predetermined. That is, the access point 16 specified by the APID must be installed on a disaster prevention pillar owned by the local government.
(C) The gas meter ID included in the connection information indicates the gas meter of a predetermined gas company.

Note that the management station server 12 may automatically transmit a usage permission notification when the permission condition is satisfied. Further, when the permission condition is satisfied, the management station server 12 displays information to the effect that the permission condition is satisfied on a display device such as a display, and instructs the operator of the management station server 12 to transmit a use permission notification. may be urged. That is, the management station server 12 may be in a state of accepting an operation of transmitting a usage permission notification. Further, the management station server 12 may activate an application for transmitting a use permission notification when the permission condition is satisfied, and prompt the operator of the management station server 12 to transmit the use permission notification. . In these cases, when the management station server 12 is operated, the management station server 12 transmits a use permission notification to the communication carrier server 10 . Note that when the permission condition is not satisfied, the management station server 12 does not transmit the use permission notification even if an operation to transmit the use permission notification is performed.

When the communication carrier server 10 determines that the usage permission notification has been received (S111), it executes communication permission processing (S112). That is, the carrier server 10 communicates with the access point 16 and sets the state of the access point 16 so that the access point 16 continues to perform relay communication.

Note that the communication carrier server 10 may automatically execute the communication permission process when determining that the usage permission notification has been received. Further, when the telecommunications carrier server 10 determines that the notice of permission to use has been received, the communication carrier server 10 displays information indicating that the notice of permission to use has been received on a display device such as a display, and executes communication permission processing. may be prompted to the operator of the carrier server 10 . That is, the carrier server 10 may enter a state of accepting an operation for executing the communication permission process. Further, when the telecommunications carrier server 10 determines that the usage permission notice has been received, it starts an application for executing the communication permitting process, and instructs the telecommunications carrier server 10 to perform the communication permitting process. may be prompted to the operator. In these cases, the telecommunications carrier server 10 executes communication permission processing when an operation is performed on the telecommunications carrier server 10 .

The mobile terminal 26 acquires the meter reading of the gas meter from the meter reading terminal 24 (S113). The mobile terminal 26 generates safety information including the meter reading and the mobile terminal ID, and transmits it to the access point 16 (S114). The access point 16 transmits safety information to the telecommunications carrier server 10 , and the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits safety information to the management station server 12 . The management station server 12 acquires the meter reading included in the safety information.

In the monitoring system, the process of acquiring meter reading values by the management station server 12 is repeatedly executed. A staff member of the local government identifies a resident by the mobile terminal ID included in the safety information, and confirms the safety of the resident based on changes in meter readings during a predetermined period.

Note that communication from the access point 16 to the management station server 12 may be performed without going through the carrier server 10, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. In this case, the access point 16 transmits safety information to the management station server 12 .

FIG. 3 shows a sequence chart when the management station server 12 determines that the permission condition is not satisfied (S201). The same reference numerals are assigned to the same processes as those shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof will be omitted. Similarly to FIG. 2, this sequence chart does not show generalized processing executed under all conditions.

For example, if the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 26 is not included in the watching residents list stored by the management station server 12, the management station server 12 determines that the permission conditions are not satisfied (S201), and transmits a use permission notice. do not do. After transmitting the use application notification in step S108, if the use permission notification is not received even after a predetermined period of time has passed, the telecommunications carrier server 10 determines that the use permission notification has not been received (S202), A communication restriction process is executed (S203). In the communication restriction process, the communication carrier server 10 communicates with the access point 16, and changes the status of the access point 16 so as to prohibit relay communication for the mobile terminal ID included in the use application notification in step S108. set. That is, the telecommunications carrier server 10 sets relay prohibition to the access point 16 and prohibits relay communication to the mobile terminal 26 specified by this mobile terminal ID. Further, instead of setting the relay prohibition, the telecommunications carrier server 10 performs processing on the information relayed from the access point 16 for the mobile terminal 26 specified by the mobile terminal ID included in the use application notification in step S108. It may be in a non-execution state.

Note that the telecommunications carrier server 10 may automatically execute the communication restriction process when it determines that the use permission notification has not been received. Further, when the communication carrier server 10 determines that the usage permission notification has not been received, it displays information indicating that the usage permission notification has not been received on a display device such as a display, and executes communication restriction processing. The operation may be prompted to the operator of the carrier server 10 . That is, the telecommunications carrier server 10 may be in a state of accepting an operation to execute the communication restriction process. Further, when the telecommunications carrier server 10 determines that the use permission notification has not been received, the telecommunications carrier server 10 activates an application for executing the communication restriction processing, and instructs the telecommunications carrier server 10 to perform the communication restriction processing. may be prompted to the operator. In these cases, when an operation is performed on the carrier server 10, the carrier server 10 executes communication restriction processing.

When the mobile terminal 26 transmits the safety information to the access point 16 after the communication restriction processing is executed by the carrier server 10, the access point 16 set to prohibit relaying does not relay the safety information (S114). . If the access point 16 is not set to prohibit relaying in the communication restriction process, the access point 16 relays the safety information to the carrier server 10 as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. do. The carrier server 10 does not process the safety information received from the access point 16 .

(4) Processing Executed by Carrier Server FIG. 4 shows a flowchart focusing on processing executed by the carrier server. The telecommunications carrier server waits for reception of the watching resident list until the watching resident list transmitted from the management station server is received (S301). When receiving the watching resident list, the communication carrier server stores the watching resident list (S302), and receives the use registration notification transmitted from each wireless terminal (meter reading terminal 24 or mobile terminal 26) (S303). Then, based on the use registration notification received from each wireless terminal, it is determined whether or not the application conditions are satisfied (S304). If the application conditions are not satisfied, the telecommunications carrier server continues to receive the usage registration notification transmitted from the wireless terminal (S303), and determines whether or not the application conditions are satisfied (S304). On the other hand, when the application conditions are met, the carrier server transmits a use application notification to the management station server (S305). After transmitting the usage application notification, the carrier server determines whether or not the usage permission notification is received within a predetermined time (S306). Then, when the use permission notification is received, communication permission processing is executed (S307). On the other hand, when the usage permission notification is not received within a predetermined time after transmitting the usage application notification, the carrier server executes communication restriction processing (S308).

The carrier server may perform the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. In this process, when the application conditions are satisfied for N access points, the carrier server executes the processes of steps S305 to S308 for each of the N access points. Here, N is a predetermined integer of 2 or more. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same processes as those shown in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the carrier server determines in step S304 that the application conditions are satisfied, it determines whether or not the application conditions are satisfied for N access points (S401). When the carrier server determines that the number of access points satisfying the application condition is less than N, it returns to step S303 and executes the process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of access points satisfying the application condition is N, the communication carrier server executes the processing shown in steps S305 to S308 shown in FIG. 4 for each of the N access points. (S402). In response to this processing, the management station server determines whether or not the permission conditions are satisfied for each of the N access points, as shown in step S109 in FIG. 2 and step S201 in FIG. do. The management station server transmits a use permission notice to the telecommunications carrier server for those N access points for which permission conditions are satisfied.

It should be noted that, in the above embodiment, the connection information and the mobile terminal ID are included in the usage registration notification that the mobile terminal 26 transmits to the carrier server 10 . In addition to such a user registration notification, a usage registration notification that does not include connection information may be used. In this case, the telecommunications carrier server 10 stores, for example, in advance a connection table linking the mobile terminal ID and the gas meter ID specifying the gas company with which the user (resident) has a contract. The connection table may be included in the watching residents list described above. That is, the watching resident list may be a table that associates the IDs (mobile terminal IDs) of the mobile terminals 26 to which the watching service is provided with the gas meter IDs. Instead of obtaining the gas meter ID from the connection information, the telecommunications carrier server 10 refers to the connection table and obtains the gas meter ID corresponding to the mobile terminal ID included in the usage registration notification.

In the process of step S304 in FIG. 4 or 5, the telecommunications carrier server 10, in addition to the use registration notification received from each mobile terminal 26, adds the watching resident list and the connection table (the connection table is included in the watching resident list). Based on the watching residents list if there is, it is determined whether or not the application conditions are satisfied.

Part of the determination as to whether or not the permission condition is satisfied may be performed by the telecommunications carrier server 10 instead of the management station server 12 . For example, out of the conditions (A) to (C), the carrier server 10 may determine whether or not the conditions (A) and (C) are satisfied. In this case, the telecommunications carrier server 10 includes information indicating that the conditions (A) and (C) are satisfied in the usage application notification. The management station server 12 that has received this usage application notification determines whether or not the condition (B) is satisfied, and if the condition (B) is satisfied, transmits a usage permission notification to the communication carrier server 10. do.

(5) Effects Obtained by Communication System According to the processing executed by the communication system, the carrier server 10 transmits a use application notification to the management station server 12 when the application conditions are met. Then, the management station server 12 transmits a usage permission notification to the communication carrier server 10 when it receives a usage application notification that satisfies the permission conditions. Therefore, the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26 communicate using the same access point 16, and the mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal 26 is included in the watching residents list. When the condition that the access point 16 is associated with the terminal 24 is established, the relay communication by the access point 16 is permitted. This limits the number of access points 16 used on the fire pole 18 and reduces the effort of municipalities and carriers to manage the fire pole 18 and access points 16 .

Also, this processing is performed by the Internet 14 , the communication carrier server 10 , the management station server 12 , the access point 16 , the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26 . Therefore, when the communication carrier installs the access point 16 on the disaster prevention pillar 18, the procedure for obtaining permission for use from the local government is facilitated.

Furthermore, according to the communication system according to this embodiment, the following social situations are brought about. That is, the local government permits the communication carrier to use the access point on the disaster prevention pillar in exchange for the benefit of being able to build a monitoring system. In exchange for the benefit of being able to use gas meter readings as safety information for monitoring services, local governments will also allow telecommunications carriers to use access points on disaster prevention poles, and customers of telecommunications carriers will be allowed to use access points. Letting a gas company use a carrier's access point. Furthermore, the gas company can operate the telemetering system by registering the meter reading terminal with the communication company.

On the other hand, residents, who are customers of the municipality, can receive the monitoring service of the municipality in addition to receiving the supply of gas by signing a gas usage contract with the gas company. Furthermore, by registering mobile terminals with telecommunications carriers, residents can perform personal communications using access points and receive monitoring services.

(6) Communication system not including mobile terminal A communication system not including the mobile terminal 26 will be described. In this system, the meter reading terminal 24 also has the function of the mobile terminal 26 used in the monitoring system. FIG. 6 shows a sequence chart of communication permission/restriction processing executed in a communication system that does not include the mobile terminal 26. As shown in FIG. The same reference numerals are given to the same processes as those shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The management station server 12 transmits the terminal for meter reading/watching residents list to the communication carrier server 10 (SA101). The meter-reading terminal/watching resident list is information in which an ID (resident ID) given to a resident to whom the watching service is provided is associated with the meter-reading terminal ID of the meter-reading terminal 24 in the house 28 of the resident. is. It can be said that the meter-reading terminal/watching resident list is information indicating the connection between the residents and the meter-reading terminal 24 . The carrier server 10 that has received the meter reading terminal/watching resident list stores the meter reading terminal/watching resident list (SA102).

The telecommunications carrier server 10 determines whether or not the application conditions are met based on the meter reading terminal/watching resident list in addition to the usage registration notification received from each meter reading terminal 24 . That is, the communication carrier server 10 refers to the meter reading terminal/watching resident list, and if the meter reading terminal ID included in the usage registration notification is associated with the resident ID, the application condition is met. judge that it has. On the other hand, if the meter reading terminal ID included in the usage registration notification is not associated with the resident ID, it is determined that the application condition is not satisfied.

When the application conditions are established, the condition is established that the meter reading terminal 24 in the telemetering system is also used as a wireless terminal in the monitoring system under the condition that the telemetering system and the monitoring system share the access point 16. . In other words, the application conditions are the following conditions. That is, the communication carrier server 10 obtains the repeater ID indicating the repeater subject to the application and the wireless terminal IDs of the wireless terminals belonging to both the first system and the second system sharing the repeater subject to the application from the usage registration notification. condition that it has been obtained. Here, the application target repeater corresponds to the application target access point 16, and the first system and the second system respectively correspond to the telemetering system and the watching system.

When the application conditions are satisfied, the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits a usage application notification including the resident ID, meter reading terminal ID and APID to the management station server 12 (SA108). Here, the resident ID can be said to be information (user ID) associated with the meter reading terminal ID by the meter reading terminal/watching resident list as an ID indicating the user of the telemetering system and the watching system.

The management station server 12 acquires the information included in the usage application notification. When it is determined that the following conditions (A′) and (B′) are satisfied for the information acquired from the use application notification (S109), the management station server 12 sends the use permission notification to the carrier server 10 (S110). The use permission notice indicates that the access point 16 indicated by the APID included in the use application notice may be used in the telemetering system and the monitoring system.

(A') The resident ID and the meter-reading terminal ID included in the usage application notification are associated in the meter-reading terminal/watching resident list stored in the management station server 12 .
(B') The access point 16 specified by the APID included in the usage application notification is predetermined. That is, the access point 16 specified by the APID must be installed on a disaster prevention pillar owned by the local government.

In this embodiment, it is not necessary for the management station server 12 to determine whether or not the condition (A') is satisfied. The condition (A') may be replaced with a condition that usage information indicating that a resident with a resident ID is using the monitoring system is included in the usage application notification. In this case, the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits a usage application notification including usage information and APID to the management station server 12 in the process of step SA108. Since the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits usage application information including usage information, in step S103, the telecommunications carrier server 10 acquires the meter reading value of the gas meter instead of or together with the meter reading terminal ID. may The condition (A') may be that the resident ID included in the use application notification is included in the meter reading terminal/watching resident list stored in the management station server 12. . In this case, the telecommunications carrier server 10 may transmit a usage application notification including the resident ID and the APID to the management station server 12 in the process of step SA108. In addition, the condition (A') is that the meter reading terminal ID included in the use application notification is included in the meter reading terminal/watching resident list stored in the management station server 12. good too. In this case, the communication carrier server 10 may transmit a usage application notification including the meter reading terminal ID and the APID to the management station server 12 in the process of step SA108.

When the communication carrier server 10 determines that the usage permission notification has been received (S111), it executes communication permission processing (S112). The meter reading terminal 24 generates safety information including the meter reading value and the meter reading terminal ID, and transmits it to the access point 16 (SA114). The access point 16 transmits safety information to the telecommunications carrier server 10 , and the telecommunications carrier server 10 transmits safety information to the management station server 12 . The management station server 12 acquires the meter reading included in the safety information.

FIG. 7 shows a sequence chart when the management station server 12 determines that the permission condition is not satisfied (S201). The same reference numerals are given to the same processes as those shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6, and the description thereof will be omitted.

For example, if the meter-reading terminal ID of the meter-reading terminal 24 is not included in the monitoring residents list stored by the management station server 12, the management station server 12 determines that the permission condition is not satisfied (S201), and notifies the user of permission to use. do not send If the communication carrier server 10 does not receive a usage permission notification after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after transmitting the usage application notification in step SA108, it determines that the usage permission notification has not been received (S202), A communication restriction process is executed (S203).

The processing executed by the carrier server 10 in a communication system that does not include mobile terminals is the same as the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. However, the process of steps S301 and S302 is replaced with the process of receiving and storing the meter-reading terminal/watching resident list instead of the process of receiving and storing the watching resident list. Even in a communication system that does not include mobile terminals, the same effects as described above in "(5) Effects obtained by communication system" can be obtained.

(7) Hardware of Carrier Server and Management Station Server FIG. 8 illustrates the hardware of the network communication device 100 used as the carrier server 10 . The network communication device 100 includes an information processing unit 48 , a communication interface 40 , a storage section 42 , a display section 44 and an operation section 46 . Communication interface 40 connects information processing unit 48 to Internet 14 . The communication interface 40 outputs information received from the Internet 14 to the information processing unit 48 and transmits information output by the information processing unit 48 to the Internet 14 .

The information processing unit 48 includes a processor, and by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 42, the communication unit 32, the information acquisition unit 34, the application condition determination unit 36, and the communication permission/restriction unit 38 are internally configured. configured to

The communication section 32 is connected to the Internet 14 via a communication interface 40 . As a result, the communication unit 32 communicates with the meter reading terminal and the mobile terminal (a plurality of wireless terminals) via a relay by the access point (relay), and also communicates with the management station server that manages the access point ( management station). In addition, the communication unit 32 causes the storage unit 42 to store the watching residents list, meter reading terminal/watching list, etc., which are transmitted from the management station server to the Internet 14 and received from the Internet 14 .

The information acquisition unit 34 acquires various types of information included in notifications received via the Internet 14 . The application condition determination unit 36 determines whether or not the above-described application conditions are satisfied based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 34 . The communication permission/restriction unit 38 determines whether or not the communication unit 32 has received the use permission notification in response to the use application notification transmitted from the communication unit 32 (step S306 in FIG. 4). When the usage permission notification is received, the communication permission/restriction unit 38 executes communication permission processing together with the communication unit 32 (step S307 in FIG. 4). On the other hand, if the communication section 32 does not receive the use permission notification, the communication permission/restriction section 38 executes communication restriction processing together with the communication section 32 (step S308 in FIG. 4).

The storage unit 42 stores a program executed by the information processing unit 48, a watching residents list, a meter reading terminal/watching list, and the like. A storage on the Internet 14 may be used instead of the storage unit 42 . It also temporarily stores information generated in the process of arithmetic processing of the information processing unit 48, and the information processing unit 48 reads the information as appropriate.

The display unit 44 includes a display device such as a display, and displays information according to the processing executed by the information processing unit 48 . The operation unit 46 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc., and provides information for operation to the information processing unit 48 according to user's operation.

FIG. 9 illustrates the hardware of the management station device 102 used as the management station server 12. As shown in FIG. The management station device 102 includes an information processing unit 62 , a communication interface 72 , a storage section 74 , a display section 76 and an operation section 78 .

A communication interface 72 connects the information processing unit 62 to the Internet 14 . The communication interface 72 outputs information received from the Internet 14 to the information processing unit 62 and transmits information output by the information processing unit 62 to the Internet 14 .

The information processing unit 62 includes a processor, and reads and executes a program stored in a storage unit 74 to internally configure a communication unit 64, an information acquisition unit 66, a permission condition determination unit 68, and a use permission unit 70. do.

The communication unit 64 is connected to the Internet 14 via a communication interface 72, and communicates with the communication carrier server. In addition, the communication unit 64 transmits the watching residents list stored in the storage unit 74 to the communication carrier server.

The information acquisition unit 66 acquires various types of information included in notifications received via the Internet 14 . The information acquisition unit 66 has a function as a usage application acquisition unit, and acquires a usage application notification for the access point from the information received by the communication unit 64 . The permission condition determination unit 68 determines whether or not the permission conditions described above are satisfied based on the use application notification. If the permission condition is satisfied, the usage permission unit 70 causes the communication unit 64 to transmit a usage permission notice to the telecommunications carrier server.

The storage unit 74 stores a program executed by the information processing unit 62, a watching residents list, a meter-reading terminal/watching list, and the like. It also temporarily stores information generated in the process of arithmetic processing of the information processing unit 62, and the information processing unit 62 reads the information as appropriate. A storage on the Internet 14 may be used instead of the storage unit 74 .

The display unit 76 includes a display device such as a display, and displays information according to the processing executed by the information processing unit 62 . The operation unit 78 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc., and provides information for operation to the information processing unit 62 according to user's operation.

(8) Other application examples In the above embodiment, the carrier server 10 determines whether the application conditions are satisfied based on the usage registration notification transmitted from the meter reading terminal 24 and the mobile terminal 26, When the application conditions are satisfied, a use application notification is transmitted to the management station server 12. - 特許庁That is, the processing based on the usage registration notification as the uplink notification transmitted from the wireless terminals (22, 26) to the communication carrier server 10 is executed. The process of determining whether the application condition is satisfied and the process of transmitting the usage application notification to the management station server 12 may be performed based on other uplink notifications. For example, wireless terminals (22, 26) may send health check notifications to carrier server 10 via access point 16 as uplink notifications. The health check notification is used by the telecommunications carrier server 10 to determine whether or not the communication conditions from the wireless terminals (22, 26) to the telecommunications carrier server 10 are good. In this case, the communication carrier server 10 determines whether or not the application conditions are satisfied based on the health check notification transmitted from the wireless terminal (22, 26), and when the application conditions are satisfied, the management station server 12 may be sent a usage application notification.

Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the access point 16 is installed on the disaster prevention pillar 18 owned by the local government was taken up. The access point 16 may be installed on a steel tower, building, or the like owned by a municipality. When a gas company operates a monitoring system or other communication services, the access point 16 may be installed in a facility such as a diffusion tower owned by the gas company. In this case, the gas company operates the management station server 12 as the facility owner.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the example in which the communication system constructs a telemetering system for the gas distribution network 20 has been taken up. The communication system may establish a telemetering system for power grids and water grids. Water supply networks are often operated by municipalities that own disaster prevention poles. In this case, the gas company server 30 of FIG. 1 is replaced with the server of the water company. When the municipality which owns the disaster prevention pillar manages the water supply business, the management station server 12 and the server of the water supply company may be configured by the same computer.

Also, in the above embodiment, an example using the Internet as a communication network has been described. The communication network may be other telecommunication lines.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention may be used in communication systems where social relationships as shown in (a) to (c) below are established.
(a) A telecommunications carrier A conducts a telecommunications business using the Internet and access points, and provides a telecommunications service to a customer α.
(b) Organization B owns the location of the access point and provides customer β with some service using the Internet and the access point.
(c) Customer α is a customer of customer β, or customer β is a customer of customer α. That is, a contract relating to commercial transactions or the like is concluded between the customer α and the customer β, and there is a connection between the customer α and the customer β.

In this case, organization B permits telecommunications carrier A to use the access point in return for telecommunications carrier A operating a communication service. A customer α of the telecommunications carrier A can receive communication services with an access point installed in the facility of the organization B. The customer β of the organization B receives the service of the business carried out by the customer α, and also receives the service of the business carried out by the organization B.

10 communication carrier server, 12 management station server, 14 Internet, 16 access point, 18 disaster prevention pillar, 20 gas supply network, 22 gas meter, 24 meter reading terminal, 26 mobile terminal, 28 house, 30 gas company server, 32, 64 communication unit, 34, 66 information acquisition unit, 36 application condition determination unit, 38 communication permission/restriction unit, 40, 72 communication interface, 42, 74 storage unit, 44, 76 display unit, 46, 78 operation unit, 48, 62 information processing unit, 68 permission condition determination section, 70 use permission section.

Claims (12)

A network communication device,
a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of wireless terminals via relay by a repeater and communicates with a management station that manages the repeater;
an information acquisition unit that acquires information included in an uplink notification when the communication unit receives an uplink notification transmitted from each wireless terminal;
an application condition determination unit that determines whether the application conditions are satisfied,
Said application conditions are:
the information acquisition unit acquires a first repeater ID and a first wireless terminal ID from one of a plurality of uplink notifications; and
The information acquisition unit obtains a predetermined specific second wireless terminal ID from another one of a plurality of uplink notifications, and a second wireless terminal ID indicating the same application target repeater as the first repeater ID. A condition that the repeater ID and the connection information associated with the first wireless terminal ID are acquired,
When the application condition is satisfied, the communication unit transmits a use application notification for the application target repeater to the management station,
The network communication device,
network communication, comprising: a communication restriction unit that restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive a usage permission notification for the application target repeater from the management station; Device. The network communication device of claim 1, wherein
The wireless terminal identified by the first wireless terminal ID is a meter reading terminal that transmits a meter reading value in a telemetering system,
The network communication device, wherein the connection information is information specifying a meter or a user of the meter in the telemetering system. The network communication device according to claim 1 or claim 2,
A storage unit that stores the second wireless terminal ID,
The communication unit receives the second wireless terminal ID from the management station in advance and stores the second wireless terminal ID in the storage unit before receiving an uplink notification from each wireless terminal. network communication equipment. A network communication device,
a communication unit that communicates with a wireless terminal via relay by a repeater and communicates with a management station that manages the repeater;
an information acquisition unit that acquires information included in an uplink notification when the communication unit receives an uplink notification transmitted from a wireless terminal;
an application condition determination unit that determines whether the application conditions are satisfied,
Said application conditions are:
The information acquisition unit acquires, from the uplink notification, a repeater ID indicating the repeater subject to application and a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the repeater subject to application. is the condition that
The first system is a system including a server by a device different from the management station,
The second system is a system including the management station,
When the application condition is satisfied, the communication unit transmits a use application notification for the application target repeater to the management station,
The network communication device,
network communication, comprising: a communication restriction unit that restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive a usage permission notification for the application target repeater from the management station; Device. A network communication device according to claim 4, wherein
When the information acquisition unit acquires the relay ID indicating the application target relay and the wireless terminal ID of the wireless terminal from the uplink notification, the application condition determination unit
referring to a list stored in advance in the network communication device in which an ID indicating a user of the second system is associated with a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in the first system;
When the wireless terminal ID obtained from the uplink notification is associated with the ID indicating the user of the second system in the list as the wireless terminal ID used in the first system, the application condition is A network communication device characterized by determining that it is established. A network communication device,
a communication unit that communicates with a wireless terminal via relay by a repeater and communicates with a management station that manages the repeater;
an information acquisition unit that acquires information included in an uplink notification when the communication unit receives an uplink notification transmitted from a wireless terminal;
an application condition determination unit that determines whether the application conditions are satisfied,
Said application conditions are:
The information acquiring unit acquires from the uplink notification the repeater ID indicating the repeater subject to the application and the wireless terminal IDs of the wireless terminals belonging to both the first and second systems sharing the repeater subject to the application. is the condition
When the application condition is satisfied, the communication unit transmits a use application notification for the application target repeater to the management station,
The network communication device,
a communication restriction unit that restricts communication by the application target repeater when the communication unit does not receive a use permission notification for the application target repeater from the management station;
The network communication device, wherein when the application condition is satisfied for a predetermined number of repeaters, the communication unit transmits the usage application notification for each of the repeaters to be applied to the management station. . A network communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein
The network communication device, wherein when the application condition is satisfied for a predetermined number of repeaters, the communication unit transmits the usage application notification for each of the repeaters to be applied to the management station. . A network communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
a communication permitting unit that permits communication by the application target repeater or causes the communication unit to execute communication using the application target repeater when the communication unit receives the use permission notification from the management station; A network communication device comprising: In the control station device that manages the repeater,
a communication unit that communicates with a network communication device;
a usage application acquisition unit that acquires a usage application notification for the repeater from the information received by the communication unit;
A wireless terminal ID indicating a predetermined wireless terminal, a repeater ID indicating a predetermined repeater, and predetermined connection information, which communicates using the predetermined repeater. a use permission unit configured to transmit, from the communication unit to the network communication device, a use permission notification for the repeater indicated by the repeater ID when connection information associated with a wireless terminal is included in the use application notice; When,
A management station device characterized by comprising: In the management station device according to claim 9 ,
The management station apparatus, wherein the connection information is information for specifying a meter or a user of the meter in a telemetering system. In the control station device that manages the repeater,
a communication unit that communicates with a network communication device;
a usage application acquisition unit that acquires a usage application notification for the repeater from the information received by the communication unit;
The use application notification includes a repeater ID indicating a predetermined repeater and a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the predetermined repeater. or
A repeater ID indicating a predetermined repeater, and a user ID associated with the wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in both the first system and the second system sharing the predetermined repeater. When included in the notice of application for use,
a use permission unit that causes the communication unit to transmit a use permission notification for the relay indicated by the relay ID to the network communication device;
The first system is a system including a server by a device different from the management station,
The management station apparatus , wherein the second system is a system including the management station . In the management station device according to claim 11,
storing information in which an ID indicating a user of the second system is associated with a wireless terminal ID of a wireless terminal used in the first system;
The usage permitting unit
whether the wireless terminal ID included in the use application notification is associated in the list with the ID indicating the user of the second system;
The ID indicating the user of the second system included in the use application notification is associated in the list with the wireless terminal ID of the wireless terminal used in the first system, or
When the ID indicating the user of the second system included in the usage application notification and the wireless terminal ID included in the usage application notification are associated in the list,
A management station apparatus, characterized in that a use permission notification for a repeater indicated by the repeater ID is transmitted from the communication unit to the network communication apparatus.

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