JPH07104980B2 - Portable meter reading data collection processing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable meter reading data collecting and processing apparatus suitable for collecting meter reading data represented by water, gas, electric power and the like.

[Background of the Invention]

In a business management system in the industry that involves meter reading of meters installed in each customer such as water, gas, and electric power, charge calculation that occurs after meter reading data collection, bill creation processing, through financial institutions Computers have been introduced and used for the charge transfer processing, various statistical processing, etc.
Rationalization is in progress. However, the series of operations from the collection of meter reading data at the consumer to the card punch input to the computer of this data still relies on human-ocean tactics centered on handwritten information transmission, and mechanization and rationalization are extremely delayed. And the solution is desired. The system and the contents of the processing that are currently performed will be described below by taking the most common water meter reading as an example.

In the current water supply management system, most of the information and data such as address, name, customer No., meter No., charge transfer account No., past meter reading value, and usage amount of each customer are
It is stored in the central computer file for management. A series of sales operation processing related to charges, statistical processing of usage (by caliber, by area, etc.), data processing for replacement management of meters that are obliged to be replaced regularly, and the previous guideline value for each customer The central computer is the main processing center for the process of creating a printed "notification card" for examination, and depending on the customer, the process of creating the previous charge transfer notice. On the other hand, in the meter reading work of each customer by the meter reading staff, a so-called “meter reading ledger” is commonly used. This meter reading ledger is generally printed for each demand, and the information and data (address, name, ... usage amount) are almost the same as those stored in the file of the central computer described above. Etc.) is printed or described. In addition, this meter-reading ledger is classified by each customer but is classified according to the meter-reading area, and is arranged in the order of meter-reading within the area, that is, in the order of the directions along which the meter-reader goes around. Work No.) is printed in one book for each area. As described above, the information and data described in the meter reading ledger match the file of the central computer, but strictly speaking, the contents of the meter reading ledger are input to the central computer to form the file.

Next, a description will be given of the processing content when the data obtained from the meter reading work of each customer by the meter reader is input to the central computer. First, the meter reader prints the "meter reading ledger" corresponding to each consumer in the meter reading area, the "notification card" on which the address, name, and the guideline value at the time of the last meter reading are printed, and the account transfer content of the last usage fee. Bring the "bank transfer notice" and other equipment necessary for meter reading, and start meter reading work in accordance with a predetermined work number order.
At each customer's house, first read the guideline value this time from the meter, enter it in the meter reading ledger corresponding to that customer, and then calculate the difference from the previous guideline value, that is, the amount used, and enter it in the meter reading ledger as well. This time, the same content is posted on the notification card corresponding to the customer. Next, a check is made as to whether or not the usage amount obtained here is an appropriate value. This check is performed by comparing it with the past usage stated in the meter reading ledger, but the usage for the same month a year ago, the previous usage, the usage before the last, etc. are mainly targeted for comparison. This check allows the meter reader to immediately correct any misreading, filling in, or miscalculating the meter, but if it is still correct, but there is a large deviation from the past usage. The investigation and the cause are carried out from the standpoint that the cause is water leakage due to equipment failure in the middle of piping or at the customer's house (often due to actual water leakage). If the cause is a water leak, write that fact in the meter reading ledger and clearly indicate that the value is an abnormal value. When the above is completed, the operator's seal will be stamped in the meter reading section of the notification card, the notification card and the account transfer notice will be placed in the customer's house, and the meter reading work for one house will be completed, and the next customer will be decided in advance. The same work will be repeated. In the middle of meter reading, some customers may not be able to read the meter due to special circumstances (for example, burying the meter, leaving the dog free, etc.). It is common to place the contact form at the customer's house and return it to the Waterworks Bureau before it is processed in the form of a certification that takes into account past usage records (this process varies depending on the region In consideration of past usage records, the notification card may be filled in with the "estimated value" clearly specified and left at this customer's house). In this way, when all the scheduled meter readings for the area have been completed, the meter reader returns to the Waterworks Bureau, and while checking the meter reading ledger, the meter readings were performed without omission, and the usage calculation was incorrect. Checking whether or not there is a check is made again for customers who have leaked meter readings, and corrections for calculation errors. This check of meter readings, check of usage amount, and re-reading of meter-reading leaks should not occur due to the check at each customer's home because the order of meter reading is originally decided for each customer. However, in reality, despite repeated checks, leaks of meter readings, calculation errors, etc. occur, and this is one of the things that should be solved. On the other hand, with respect to the above-mentioned water leak customers and consumers who cannot read the meter, appropriate estimated values are set while observing the usage amount in the past 2-3 times and in the same period a year ago, and these are processed as certified values. That is, for the consumer, this certified value is treated as the usage amount. In this way, the meter reading for all the customers in the meter reading area is completed, and the meter reading register in which the final meter guideline value and the usage amount are entered is submitted to the Waterworks Bureau, and the job of the meter reading staff is completed.

The meter reading ledger submitted by each meter reader for each area is printed and delivered to the calculation sensor. The contents written in the meter reading ledger are transferred to the punch card by the key puncher of the calculation center, and input to the central computer through the card reader. The contents that are punched into this card are not all the items listed on the meter reading ledger, but at least the number that can be judged as each consumer, the meter guideline value this time, the usage amount, etc. are included. The central computer subtracts the previously stored guideline value from the input guideline value in advance to calculate the usage amount, and collates this result with the input usage amount to check for punch errors and meter reading book confirmation errors. is doing. As mentioned above, the meter-reading ledger is brought to the calculation center after repeated checks, but in reality there are errors in description and calculation. Moreover, it cannot be said that there are no punch mistakes made by key punchers, and at the same time it speaks of the imperfections caused by human intervention, and at the same time the solution is desired.

Although the above description is an outline of the meter reading work in the case of using water as an example, almost the same processing is performed for gas and electric power.

In such a conventional system for collecting and processing meter reading data of water, gas, electric power, etc., as is apparent from the above description, from reading the meter pointer value by the meter reader at each customer's house to making a punch card by the key puncher. Due to human intervention, data reliability is low due to entry errors, calculation errors, and punch errors. In addition, repeated readings by the meter reader aim to reduce these errors. Fourth check requires a lot of labor and time, card punch requires a lot of labor and cost, and the punching work is intensively performed after the meter reading, which is temporarily required especially in a small computing center. This is done by the central computer in order to check the key puncher and to check the mistakes of punching and entry of the meter reading ledger. There is an inherently unnecessary process such as calculation of the amount of usage based on the current input guideline value and the previously stored previous guideline value, and collation of this result with the current input use amount, and the disadvantages such as the occurrence of costs. Had.

Further, since this meter reading work is performed with the intervention of a human being as a meter reading member, there has been a problem that the order of meter reading work is always changed for customers. In the middle of meter reading, a check is made as to whether there are any customers who have leaked during the previous meter reading work, or a check whether there are any customers who have leaked after the scheduled meter reading work is completed. It was a difficult task because I had to check all the ledgers. In addition, when a leak of the meter reading work was discovered after returning to the Waterworks Bureau, it was necessary to go to the customer's house again, which required unnecessary labor. As described above, the conventional system has a drawback in that there is no means for easily confirming an arbitrary call of a customer who has leaked the meter reading work at an arbitrary point during the pointer or at an end point. Further, in the conventional meter reading system, a great deal of labor is required for sorting the notification cards and account transfer notifications for each meter reading area and rearranging work according to the meter reading order before the meter reading work. Further, since the meter reading ledger is limited in space, generally only data for 2 to 3 years can be entered and it is updated regularly. However, as mentioned earlier, meter readings always require past usage records, so even if you switch to a new meter reading book, you must bring your old meter reading book for a while, which not only burdens the meter reading staff but also reduces meter reading efficiency. Is invited.

On the other hand, due to the special environmental work of meter reading, the meter reading ledger becomes dirty in rainy weather, bleeding of written characters, and careful attention to prevent this, reduces the meter reading efficiency, and the efficiency of writing data with gloves etc. in winter decreases. It has drawbacks such as

Next, if we consider only water meter reading, there is a problem that the leak judgment is left to the meter reading staff. That is, the conventional system has a drawback that the meter reader leaks an abnormal value check due to water leakage.

[Object of the Invention]

An object of the present invention is to make up for the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and to easily check whether or not there is a customer who has leaked during the meter reading work during the meter reading operation or at the end of the meter reading operation. It is to provide a portable meter-reading data collection and processing device that can be realized.

[Outline of Invention]

The present invention, in the portable meter reading data collection processing device for inputting the meter reading data of each customer's house in a predetermined area according to the input screen of the display, when the predetermined operation is performed, It is characterized in that it is provided with a means for displaying a consumer home lift that has a meter reading leak on the previous term display.

Since this meter-reading leakage demand home lift can be displayed, the meter-reading staff can easily check for meter-reading leaks during patrols, and can perform efficient meter-reading work.

Example of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 10 shows a meter reading system using the device of the present invention,
First, the usage of this device will be described with reference to FIG. The file of the central computer 1 for management includes the address, name, customer No., meter No., charge transfer account No., past meter reading value, usage amount, etc. of each customer required for meter reading work. Information and data are stored. And this central computer 1
Is generally located at a calculation center or the like that outsources its work to the water department. The meter reading data processing device 2 is integrally configured with a display 2a such as a CRT for man-machine operation, a keyboard 2b, a typewriter 2c for printing out results and the like, a floppy device 2d and the like. This meter-reading data processing device 2 is installed in a central place of meter-reading business such as a waterworks department. A storage medium 3a, 3b for exchanging data between the central computer 1 and the meter reading data processing device 2 is assumed to be a floppy desk here. The portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4 of the present invention used for the meter-reading business has a connector part 4a in a part thereof, and is configured to be capable of transmitting data to and from the meter-reading data processing device 2 by an RS232C interface or the like. ing.

Next, the outline of the processing method of the meter reading work using the device 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to the system configuration diagram. First of all, among the information and data on all the customers who are the target of meter reading, the address, name, and customer of each customer required for meter reading
No., meter No., charge transfer account No., last transfer charge,
Information and data such as the meter guideline value at the time of the last meter reading, the amount used, the number before the last meter, the amount used in the same month last year, etc. are selected by the central computer 1 and classified and blocked for each meter reading area, and the meter reading order within this area ( That is, the data is output to the floppy disc 3a in a form arranged in the order along the route when the meter-reader goes around). This floppy disc 3a is delivered from the calculation center in which the central computer 1 is placed to the waterworks department, and is input to the meter reading data processing device 2 by the floppy device 2d. In this meter reading data processing device 2, one block of each meter reading area is input to each of the portable type meter reading data collecting and processing devices 4 by operating the keyboard 2b while looking at the display 2a. In this state, all the information and data required for meter reading of all consumers in the area to be metered are input to the portable meter reading data collection processing device 4 in the meter reading order, and the preparation for meter reading is completed. The meter-reader has the portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4, starts meter-reading work according to a predetermined order, collects meter-reading data for each customer, and at the same time, includes a notification card that includes notification of charge transfer. Print out and distribute to each customer. After the meter reading of all the consumers is completed, it returns to the waterworks department, and the obtained data is transmitted to the meter reading data processing device 2. The meter reading data processing device 2 outputs this data to the floppy disk 3b, and also outputs a list of usage amount data and the like by the typewriter 2c as necessary. This Flotspie disk 3b is from Central Water Computer 1
It is delivered to the calculation center where is located and is input to the central computer 1. In the central computer 1, the file is updated according to the input meter reading data, and a series of sales office processing related to charges and statistical processing of usage amount are performed. Further, the updated file contents are used as basic data for the next meter reading work. The above is the basic processing flow of the meter reading work using the apparatus of the present invention.

Next, the configuration and operation of the portable meter-reading data collection processing device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a portable meter-reading data collection processing device 4 of the present invention, which is a CPU (processor) 1 which is the center of control.
1, ROM for program storage (read only memory) 1
2, data storage RAM (random access memory) 13,
A serial interface circuit 14 that controls serial data transmission with the meter-reading data processing device 2, a real-time clock 15 that keeps a real time independently of the CPU 11, a timer 16 used for control and arithmetic processing, a notification card, Printer 17, which is used to print out the transfer notifications of charges, etc.
A control circuit 18 of this printer 17 (a dot impact type printer is preferable because it can print two sheets and does not cause discoloration even when used outdoors), a liquid crystal display 19
(In this embodiment, 20 columns and 40 lines are displayed), a liquid crystal display control circuit 20, a keyboard 21 and its control circuit 22 are connected, and these are connected by a bus 23. In addition to this, there is a battery alarm circuit 25 that constantly monitors the battery 24 that supplies power to each circuit and its voltage, and that generates an alarm signal and sends it to the CPU 11 before the voltage drops to an inoperable voltage of each circuit. It is provided.

2 and 3 are an external view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and a sectional view taken along the line AA '. First, referring to FIG. 2, a lower case having a storage space for each component and a mounting portion.
31 is made by molding. The same applies to the upper case 32, and the lower case 31 and the upper case 32 are screws (not shown).
Are tightened and fixed integrally by. The printed circuit board 33 has the CPU 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13 and the electronic components constituting the control circuit shown in FIG. 1 mounted in its mounting space 34, and is housed in the lower case 31. Printer mounting base
A part of 35 is fastened and fixed to a part of the lower case 31 with a screw. The printer 36 is tightened and fixed to the printer mounting base 35 with screws, and prints on roll paper 37 for the printer. A battery 39 is stored in a battery storage portion 38 provided in a part of the lower case 31, and this battery 39 is fixed by a battery cover 40. The connector 41 is used for data transmission via the serial and interface 14 and for charging the battery 39. The keyboard 42 is a sheet type keyboard in consideration of drip-proofing when working outdoors. The keyboard retainer 34 retains the keyboard 42, and a part of the keyboard retainer 34 is fixed to the upper case 32 by a screw 44. A part of the liquid crystal display 45 is fixed to the upper case 32 with a screw 46. Transparent plate 47 for design and drip-proof purposes
Is pressed and fixed between the upper case 32 and the liquid crystal display 45. The printer cover 48 is a part of the printer paper
It has 49 and a hook portion, and is inserted and fixed in the upper case 32. A roll paper cover 50 for replacing the roll paper 37 has a hooked portion in a part thereof and is inserted and fixed in the upper case 32.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the key arrangement of the keyboard 42, which is composed of a numeric keypad and a function key.

Next, the operation and function of this embodiment will be described in detail. However, in the following, this device, that is, the portable meter reading data collection processing device 4
Is simply referred to as a terminal.

1. Start of program When the charging is completed or the battery is installed, the control circuit in the CPU 11 is not initialized and the keyboard does not operate normally. Initialization of the control circuit is performed by keying in the clear key shown in FIG.

2. Data reception with the meter reading data processing device in the station After initializing the control circuit by key-in of the clear key, connect the serial interface circuit 14 to the meter reading data processing device 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as station) The preparation for serial data transmission is complete. After that, since data transmission is started by operating the station 2 in the station, it is not necessary to operate the keyboard of the terminal. The data from Station 2 includes the previous guideline amount of each consumer, the previous previous guideline amount, the third previous guideline amount, and the same month last year guideline amount.

The transmission wait state can be canceled by connecting the serial interface circuit 14 and then keying in the clear key.

3. Clock setting By pressing the time key in Fig. 4, the contents shown in Fig. 5 (a) appear in the display. The clock is set by keying in the year, month, day, hour, and minute, and finally the setting key shown in FIG. At the time of this key-in, the cursor automatically moves to the digit to be inserted next.
After that, by pressing the time key as necessary, the screen of FIG. 5 (a) appears. When entering the year, month, day, hour, and minute, when the key-in is not required with the same number, the cursor can be moved by performing the key-in of advance. Further, in the figure, the thin Saku that meter reading to a ₁ No.A ₂
The number of the meter reading work that has been performed up to now is displayed. Before the work, the work No. = 1 and the display of work No. = 0 indicates that the data of the customer is not input.

4. Input of meter reading data After setting time is displayed, press the clear key to display the customers currently working. The following is the progress of Figure 4,
The input operation of the meter reading data by the return key operation will be described.
First, when the forward key is pressed, FIG. 5 (b) is displayed on the display. This screen is the basis of the meter reading work, b ₁ is the water (or gas) meter No. (6 digits), b ₂
Is the customer name (14 digits), b ₃ is the type of meter reading (5 digits), b ₄ is the current pointer (input by the meter reader, 5 digits), b ₅ is the previous pointer (5 digits)
Digit), b ₆ is an error display (5 digits), b ₇ is the current usage (5 digits)
Is. When reading the meter and keying in the pointer (which is now 4007) with the ten keys, the screen shown in FIG. 5 (c) is displayed. Next, press the setting key to insert data into the terminal, and at the same time, the usage amount will be calculated automatically, and the display will show the usage amount on b ₇ (Fig. 5 (d)).
Screen.

This is the end of the water meter reading data. 1
When you press the print key after inserting the meter reading data of the water supply for the eaves, the notification card is printed out. After printing out, pressing the forward key displays the next consumer screen on the display. By pressing the advance key in this way, the screen of the important house along the meter-reading route appears on the display. The notification card will be printed with the calculation notification, meter reading notification, account transfer notification, etc.

5. Type unsteady operation meter reading value, if the result of the amount calculated was rows summer has been filed with abnormal value due to the occurrence of such leakage, Ijiyou display enters the b ₆ as shown in FIG. 5 (e). At this time, if key-in with reference-1 is shown, the amount used at the same time last year and the amount used last time are displayed as shown in Fig. 5 (f), and if key-in with reference-2 is shown in Fig. 5 (g). As shown in (2), since the used amount before two times and the used amount before three times are displayed, it is possible to easily compare with the past data. The abnormal value is judged by receiving the judgment value during linkage with the station 2 in the station, storing it, and comparing it.

6. Missing meter reading By keying in Reference-3, it is possible to display consumers who have missed meter reading. The display screen is shown in Fig. 5 (h) at this time, and h _{1 to} h ₄ are the work of the customer who has leaked the meter.
Indicates No. When you proceed with key-in, the display content of h ₁ shows the next meter leak and the work number of the customer. By keying in the advance as described above, the same display is sequentially made, and if there is no meter leakage consumer after that, a buzzer alarm is given. When you key in the return key, the display moves in the opposite direction to the above
If there is no customer who has leaked the meter before No., a buzzer alarm will be issued. If there are less than four customers who have leaked meter readings, work No. = 0 is displayed if unnecessary, as shown in Fig. 5 (i).

7. Customer call display With the device of the present invention, it is possible to call any customer who wants to perform meter reading or to view the file contents, and at this time, the call key is used. First, when you call in, the fifth
The screen of FIG. 11 (j) is displayed. To specify a customer, one of the following Nos. (1) to (3) should be given.

(1) Meter No .... Enter the meter No. (2) Customer No .... Enter the customer No. (enter branch number when necessary) (3) Meter reading work No .... Consistent No. of meter reading work Then, after keying in the call and then inputting the numbers 1 to 3 with the ten keys, the shaded portion of the corresponding portion of FIG. 5 (j) blinks. When the corresponding No. of the customer who wants to call is input to the blinking calling method and the setting is keyed in, the corresponding customer is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (k). Further, if the forward key is pressed, the next customer is displayed, and if the return key is pressed, the previous customer is displayed. However, when there is no customer of the corresponding portion in the calling operation, the display is as shown in Fig. 5 (l).

8. Estimated value reading If the customer's house cannot read the meter for some reason, the meter reading data can be used as an estimated value. When the estimation key is pressed, a swipe is displayed on m8 as shown in FIG. 5 (m). This is finally transmitted to the station 2 in the station and can be printed on a notification card if necessary.

9. Battery status display 1) Battery alarm When the battery capacity is exhausted and the voltage starts to drop, all operations are interrupted and a battery alarm is displayed on the display.
The alarm buzzer sounds and the keyboard is locked at the same time it is displayed for a second (Fig. 5 (h)).

2) Battery Fukuden When charging is started from the back-up state after a battery alarm occurs, when the voltage rises to a voltage at which the circuit can operate, the display shown in Fig. 5 (o) will be displayed and the keyboard will be unlocked.

10. Transmission of meter reading data to station in station The operation of the terminal 4 at this time is similar to the case of receiving data, and the station station 2 starts data transmission.

11. Paper feed function When the paper feed key is pressed once, one line of paper feed is performed.
If the key is kept pressed, the paper is fed while the key is pressed. This function is mainly used when changing roll paper.

12. Abnormality processing This device retains all data required for meter reading work while it is being transmitted from station 2 and the device power is being supplied. The man-machine when such data is normal is as described above. The case where the data is abnormal will be described below.

1) The meter reading No. is displayed as 0 when the power is restored (memory contents are undefined). When the clear, reference, and call keys are pressed in this state, the display of FIG. 5 (p) is performed, and man-machine processing excluding the time becomes impossible.

2) The customer file is checked and if an abnormality is found, the display in FIG. 5 (q) is displayed and the customer cannot be called.

The above is the details of the operation and function of the present embodiment. All of these functions can be easily realized by the technique of the conventional data processing device, but the calling process, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described in more detail. As described in the above item 7, when the customer is called, the key operations of call-1 to call-3 are performed, and the display at that time is shown in FIG. 5 (j). The call processing in the CPU 1 at this time is shown in the flow charts of FIGS. First, FIG. 6 is an overall flow of the calling process, in which the numerical value 1, 2 or 3 input after the calling key is pressed is set in the search data address save A. Next, depending on the search mode, the branch B selects one of the values 1, 2, and 3 of the search data address save A, and if it is 1, it is the search process by the meter No. C, if it is 2, it is the search process by the customer D, and if it is 3, the work number The process moves to search process E by. If the search data is other than 1, 2 or 3, the process moves to abnormal return code set F and ends.
END.

Next, FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the search process C by the meter number. Calculate the relative address containing the meter number in each customer's data file (step 101), check the corresponding meter number in the file (step 102),
If there is, the corresponding work number and address in the file are set (step 105), the normal return code is set (step 106), and the process ends. If there is no corresponding meter number in the file, it is confirmed whether or not all of the files have ended (step 103), and if not, continue searching for the corresponding meter number. When the file ends, it means that there is no corresponding meter No., and an abnormal return code is set (step 104) and the processing ends.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the search process D by the customer No. The relative address containing the customer number in each customer's data file is calculated (step 201), and the corresponding customer number in the file is confirmed (step 202). The same processing as the processing by the meter No. described above is performed for the customer No.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the search process E by the work number. First, a check is made to see if the numerical value input with the operation keys is within the maximum value of the work number (301), and if there is an error, an abnormal return code is set (step 305) and awaiting re-input. If it is normal, the corresponding work number in the file.
Is calculated (step 302), this address is set (step 303), a normal return code is set (step 304), and the process is terminated.

According to this embodiment, the meter-reader selects the customer who wants to call at any time during the meter-reading work as the meter No. customer No. work N
By keying in any of the o., the corresponding customer can be displayed on the display, so reliable and efficient meter reading work can be performed without worrying about leakage. Also, after the scheduled end-user meter reading work is completed, the leak of the meter reading work is called without any operation, and the leaking customer is called, so after returning to the Waterworks Bureau as in the past, the leak will be leaked. It is possible to eliminate wasteful work such as discovering and going to the meter reading again.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, it is possible for a meter-reading staff member to easily check for meter-reading leaks while on the go, and efficient meter-reading work can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a portable meter-reading data collecting and processing device of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are external views and cross-sectional views of the device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a keyboard. 42
5 is a plan view showing an example of the key arrangement of FIG.
Is a diagram showing a display example of a liquid crystal display at the time of meter reading work, FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a calling process which is a feature of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 to 9 are meter numbers in the flow of FIG. Flow chart of search processing C by the customer, search processing D by the customer No. and search processing E by the work No.
FIG. 10 is an overall configuration diagram of a meter-reading system using the device of the present invention. 4 ... Meter reading data collection and processing device, 4a ... Connector part, 11
...... Processor, 12 …… Program storage ROM, 13 ……
RAM for data storage, 14 ... Serial interface circuit, 15 ... Real-time clock, 16 ... Timer, 17 ...
… Printer, 19 …… LCD display, 21 …… Keyboard.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Akira Miyamoto 5-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Inside the Omika plant of Hitachi, Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-58-155498 (JP, A) JP-A-SHO 57-89172 (JP, A) JP-A-58-175070 (JP, A) JP-A-54-113231 (JP, A) JP-B-7-3675 (JP, B2)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A portable meter-reading data collecting and processing apparatus for inputting meter-reading data of each customer's house in a predetermined area according to an input screen of a display, when each predetermined operation is performed, each customer's house in the area A portable meter-reading data collection and processing apparatus comprising means for displaying, on the display unit, a list of consumer homes that have leaked meter-reading.