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The invention discloses an image recognition meter reading system and method. The method comprises the step of marking meters according to a bar code or a two-dimensional code, wherein the bar code or the two-dimensional code stores the basic information of the meters; the step of acquiring images of the bar code or the two-dimensional code through an image collecting device and acquiring the serial numbers and type parameters of the corresponding meters by recognizing the images; the step of acquiring the displayed numbers of the meters through the image collecting device in the form of images and sending the number images to a center server, wherein the center server comprises an image recognizing system for recognizing the information of the number images, the image recognizing system stores the information of the recognized read images as the meter numbers which can be recognized through a computer, the meter numbers correspond to the serial numbers and the type parameters of the meters, and the basic information and the numbers of the meters are output.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a meter reading method, a meter reading device and a meter reading system. The meter reading method comprises the following steps: continuously sending first meter reading commands and second meter reading commands to central coordination device CCO by a concentrator during first meter reading period, wherein the first meter reading commands are used for indicating the CCO to acquire first measurement data of a measuring meter, and the second meter reading commands are used for indicating the CCO to acquire second measurement data of a second measuring meter; and receiving first reporting messages and second reporting messages sent by the CCO, wherein the first reporting messages comprise first metering data and markers of the first measuring meter, and the second reporting messages comprise second metering data and markers of the second metering meter, so that the meter reading efficiency is improved.

The invention provides a GPS (Global Position System)-positioned meter reading smart handheld machine and a meter reading system. The system consists of a plurality of smart handheld machines, a workstation and a background server of the smart handheld machines and the workstation, wherein the plurality of smart handheld machines are used for receiving a meter reading task issued by the background server, and planning a meter reading route according to the meter reading task; GPS position coordinates of the handheld machines are timely uploaded to a background of the meter reading system in the process of meter reading, and the meter reading data is uploaded to the background server; the background server is used for downloading the meter reading task into the smart handheld machines according to the geographic position, so that the GPS position of each handheld machine can be monitored in real time, and the meter reading data uploaded by the handheld machines can be received and stored; the real-time position information of each smart handheld machine can be queried on a map, the practical operating path of a terminal can be reappeared, and the remote control of a meter reading work can be realized. The meter reading system is used for building the geographic position information of metering points, so that the functions of navigational positioning meter reading, on-site examination, electric inspection and equipment patrolling can be realized, and the information sharing among all field workers can be realized.

The present invention provides a remote acquisition meter reading data analysis system. The remote acquisition meter reading data analysis system comprises a monitoring server and data acquisition terminals connected with the monitoring server through GPRS or optical fiber communication; the data acquisition terminals are arranged in each monitoring area and are used for carrying out data acquisition on electric energy meters in each monitoring area; and the data acquisition terminal includes a data acquisition and storage module, an electric energy meter data acquisition module, a pulse quantity acquisition module, an alternating-current analog quantity acquisition module, a historical data processing module, a meter reading daily data processing module and a historical monthly data processing module. The system is used for analyzing remote meter reading data. With the system adopted, a condition that meter reading work is completed manually in the prior art can be avoided, and meter reading efficiency can be improved; abnormal data can be accurately analyzed, so that the quality of meter reading data can be improved; software for analyzing the remote meter reading data is researched and developed; abnormal data obtained by meter reading each time are analyzed based on previous user's electricity quantity and electricity price data, and the accuracy of the analysis on the abnormal data can be improved.

An embodiment of the invention provides a processing method and device of a protocol for concentrated reading of multiple meters and belongs to the technical field of communication. The processing method is applied to a system for concentrated reading of multiple meters and comprises steps as follows: a communication interface converter receives a first command frame sent by a concentrator; the communication interface converter acquires a protocol type of the first command frame; the communication interface converter acquires meter reading data of to-be-read meters according to the first command frame and packages the meter reading data according to the protocol type to form a first response data frame; the communication interface converter sends the first response data frame to the concentrator, and the problem that an existing concentrator is complicated due to need for compatibility processing on different protocols is effectively solved.

The invention provides a remote meter reading method based on an image recognition technology and an NB-IoT technology. The method comprises the following steps of: a camera collects a water meter dial image data according to a preset period; writing the collected dial image data into a data storage; carrying out the image preprocessing, the inclination correction, the character wheel area precisepositioning, and the character wheel area character segmentation on the dial image data in sequence; identifying segmented character wheel area character segmentation by adopting a BP neural networkbased digital recognition algorithm to obtain a dial reading; and using the NB-IoT technology to send the dial reading to a transparent cloud server. The invention provides a remote meter reading system based on an image recognition technology and an NB-IoT technology. The system comprises an image acquisition module, a data storage module, a data processing module, an image identification module,and a wireless transmission module. According to the remote meter reading method and system based on image recognition technology and NB-IoT technology, the NB-IoT technology with the image recognition technology is combined to realize the remote meter reading by adding a water surface digital image recognition device to the original water meter, so that the efficiency and reliability of meter reading are improved.

The invention relates to a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)-based wireless meter reading device, comprising an embedded processor, a storage unit, a clock module, a downlink communication module, an uplink communication module and a power supply module; the clock module provides clock frequencies for the running of the embedded processor and is used for stamping a time stamp to the electric meter data; the downlink communication module is of a Modbus-RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) field bus communication manner, is connected with a plurality of intelligent electric meters to finish data interaction with the electric meter, and acquires the data of the plurality of the electric meters to the storage unit; the uplink communication module is of a Wi-Fi wireless communication manner, can automatically search and can be connected to a special Wi-Fi wireless network, and transmits the data of the electric meters, stored in a memory, to a management centre through the network. The meter reading device provided by the invention realizes simultaneous acquisition of the data of the plurality of downlink electric meters and has high speed and reliability for data transmission; and the meter reading time is greatly shortened and the efficiency and the instantaneity of the meter reading are promoted. Moreover, the meter reading device has the characteristics of simplicity for installation, convenience for networking, and low workload for maintenance.

The invention discloses a high-intelligent photographing and meter reading system and a method. According to the system, meter reading is carried out according to the time, the line and the geographical position planned in advance, the time and the position can be acquired through one-time photographing, the meter number and the reading are analyzed automatically, authenticity of the meter and authenticity of the position can be verified in the case of meter reading, a user is automatically informed to pay the fee and job evaluation is carried out on a meter reading person after meter reading, and according to the meter reading method, quick meter reading can be realized, the degree of information is improved, the error rate of manual meter reading can be reduced, the work intensity is reduced, and the work efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a remote centralized meter-reading system. The system comprises a client and a data service center between which data exchange is performed through a wireless network, wherein the client comprises a plurality of user groups, a plurality of data acquisition devices, and wireless communication modules; each user group comprises a plurality of user meters; each data acquisition device is connected with one user meter to acquire the variable of the user meter, and the plurality of data acquisition devices are in cascade connection; and each wireless communication module is arranged in one data acquisition device to transmit the variables of the plurality of user meters to the data service center through the wireless network. In the remote centralized meter-reading system, the client is grouped and cascaded, each group of user data is gathered together, the wireless communication module is arranged in each group of the client, and the gathered user data is packed and sent by using the wireless network, so that the problems of difficult manual door-to-door meter reading, low efficiency and the like are solved and the meter-reading efficiency is greatly improved.

The invention discloses a remote meter reading system utilizing a time division (TD) network, comprising a plurality of acquisition probes and a control center, wherein the acquisition probes and the control center are connected by a time division-synchronization code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) network. The invention also discloses an implementation method of the remote meter reading system utilizing the TD network, comprising the following steps: S1, the acquisition probes acquire images and data from an electric meter and send the acquired images or data information to the control center; and S2, the control center collects images of all the acquisition probes, processes the images, or collects data of all the acquisition probes, calculates the actual reading of the electric meter according to the acquired image information or data information, and calculates electric charge according to the unit price of electric charge of all points after summarization. The invention has the advantages of high working efficiency, strong data analyzing capability, strong alarm real-time property, low cost and wide applicability.

The invention discloses a dynamic time-sharing meter copying-reading method. When an integrated subsystem server or a concentrator is used for meter copying-reading, the dynamic time-sharing meter copying-reading method is used for solving problems that meters are too many, communication is unstable, and available meter copying reading time is short; dynamic statistic meter time-period communication success rate is promoted, and meter copying and reading are carried out based on meter time-period communication success rate. The dynamic time-sharing meter copying-reading method is capable of solving a problem that available meter copying reading time is short, and increasing integral meter copying reading success rate.

The invention provides a meter reading method and a meter reading system for an electric meter. The method comprises the following steps: building communication connection by an intelligent terminal and a personal reader-writer through a USB interface; driving the personal reader-writer to transmit a meter reading request signal by the intelligent terminal; receiving the meter reading request signal by the intelligent electric meter, and then reading the electric meter according to the meter reading request signal to obtain meter reading data; demodulating the meter reading data to obtain a meter reading data signal, and then transmitting the meter reading data signal; receiving the meter reading data signal by the personal reader-writer, then demodulating to obtain the meter reading data, and transmitting the meter reading data to the intelligent terminal; and displaying and storing the meter reading data through the intelligent terminal, and simultaneously uploading the meter reading data to a remote monitoring center server. According to the meter reading method and the meter reading system for the electric meter provided by the invention, the defects that a handheld meter reading terminal in the meter reading technology is large in size, the stored resource is small, h the cost is low and the meter reading efficiency is low are solved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of power, water, gas and thermal integrated energy metering, and discloses an internet of things technology-based multi-meter metering data acquisition method and system. A data collection transceiving terminal is data collection equipment between a metering meter and a system master station and is used for performing data acquisition of the metering meter in a downward way, completing energy data standard conversion in an intermediate way and achieving data transceiving to different energy platforms in an upward way. On one hand, data acquisition operation is completed, and processing and storage are performed; and on the other hand, various types of time control commands are issued. Integrated and remote reading system of public utility energymetering data such as water, power and gas can be achieved by a low-voltage power user concentrated meter reading system platform, a convenient and beneficial excellent service system can be built, household meter reading is not needed, the resident disturbance is reduced, bills are uniformly sent, three bills are paid in one time, the convenience is improved, the energy consumption analysis function is deeply developed, the energy loss of the user is reduced, and the energy is saved.

The invention discloses a broadband carrier parallel meter reading method and a broadband carrier parallel meter reading system. The broadband carrier parallel meter reading method includes acquiring measurement data on a plurality of remote devices by the aid of concentrators on the basis of power line carrier modes; starting meter reading processes in the concentrators. The remote devices are gauges. The meter reading processes include steps of 1, transmitting N meter reading instructions from the concentrators to all the N gauges in periods T<1> in a unified manner, receiving replies from the gauges in periods T<2> in a unified manner and noting ordinal numbers i as 2; 2, switching to a step 3 if replies from a certain gauge or the multiple gauges are not received by the corresponding concentrator in periods T, or terminating the current meter reading processes if the replies from all the gauges are received by the concentrators; 3, transmitting the meter reading instructions to the gauges without replies again in periods T<i+1>, receiving replies from the gauges in periods T<i+2>, setting the i as i+2, and returning to the step 2. The broadband carrier parallel meter reading method and the broadband carrier parallel meter reading system have the advantage that the meter reading efficiency can be obviously improved by the aid of the broadband carrier parallel meter reading method.

The invention relates to a method for automatically reading electric quantity data in a multi-electric energy meter system, which is used for improving the reading efficiency of the electric quantity data in the multi-electric energy meter system. The invention adopts the technical scheme that each electric energy meter in the system delays the delivery of the identity identification code and theelectric quantity value of the electric energy meter to an infrared meter reader, the length of the delay time is the product of a remainder obtained by using the output value of a random code generator in each electric energy meter for dividing the doubled total of the electric energy meter and a delay factor. The method utilizes the random code to determine the delay time for uploading the dataof each electric energy meter to enable the data uploading time of the electric energy meters to generate difference so that the phenomenon of data congestion generated by simultaneously uploading the data of multiple electric energy meters is avoided, and the automatic reading of the electric quantity data in a multi-electric energy meter system is realized. The method can reduce the labor intensity of meter reading personnel and greatly improve the meter reading efficiency.

The invention relates to a meter reading system for an intelligent electric meter. The system comprises an intelligent electric meter part, a portable meter reading terminal and an information treatment platform, wherein a control module of the intelligent electric meter part is used for collecting electric quantity data and computing electric quantity charge information and the control module is used for storing the collected electric quantity data and the computed electric quantity charge information in a memory module; an RFID label has a readable unique identification code which is associated with electric meter information and user information, wherein the user information comprises a user telephone number; the portable meter reading terminal comprises a terminal control module, an information reading module, an input module, a display module, a USB module, a GPRS communication module and a memory module; and the information treatment platform comprises an information receiving unit and a short message information; the information receiving unit is used for receiving the electric meter information, the user information, the electric quantity data, the electric quantity charge information and the like from the portable meter reading terminal; short messages are sent to the user telephone number contained in the user information by virtue of the short message platform.

The invention provides a time division and frequency division multiplexing meter reading method and system. The system comprises a concentrator carrier communication module and a plurality of multi-meter acquisition units which are connected with the concentrator carrier communication module through power lines, wherein each multi-meter acquisition unit comprises a power line carrier receiving-transmitting module and a micro-power wireless receiving-transmitting module; and the micro-power wireless receiving-transmitting modules are connected with the plurality of multi-meter acquisition units through micro-power wireless communication modules. The time division and frequency division multiplexing meter reading method and system provided by the invention are combined with power line carrier communication based on time division and micro-power wireless communication based on frequency division, rapid meter reading is realized, the meter reading success rate is improved, and the meter reading efficiency is high.

The invention discloses a multifunctional wireless transmission handheld meter reading device comprising a power supply module, a main controller module and a data storage module connected with the main controller module, a wireless transmission module and a remote control communication module, wherein an input end of the main controller module is connected with an infrared receiver for receiving infrared data transmitted by an electric energy meter, a GPS (Global Position System) positioning module for realizing global positioning and an image collection module for collecting image information of a meter reading field; an output end of the main controller module is connected with an infrared transmitter for transmitting the infrared data to the electric energy meter and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display module for displaying meter reading data; the image collection module comprises a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera and an image encoder connected with the CCD camera; and the image encoder is connected with the main controller module. The multifunctional wireless transmission handheld meter reading device disclosed by the invention has the advantages of simple structure, reasonable design, convenience in realization, high meter reading efficiency, high meter reading accuracy, good timeliness, convenience in utilization and operation, complete functions, strong practical applicability, good utilization effect and high popularization and application values.

The invention discloses an independent automatic meter reading device and a meter reading system using the device. The automatic meter reading device comprises a processor which is respectively electrically connected with an image acquisition unit, a short-distance wireless transmitting and receiving module and a remote-distance wireless transmitting and receiving module. After acquiring a degree image, the meter reading device centralizes data through a short-distance wireless transmission network, and transmits the data to a back-end device through a remote-distance wireless transmission network. Moreover, an image identification unit is arranged on the meter reading device or the back-end device and used for executing identification and reading of the data image. Therefore, the automatic meter reading device and the meter reading system using the device can achieve the efficacies of automatically reading the degree data and automatically transmitting the degree data to a remote-end device without the necessity of replacing a meter and an energy pipeline.

The invention relates to an optical fiber network based high speed meter reading system, which comprises a concentrator, an Ethernet passive optical network and an optical fiber ammeter. A communication channel is established between the concentrator and the optical fiber ammeter through the Ethernet passive optical network. The optical fiber ammeter includes an optical network unit, a microcontroller and a monitoring unit. The optical network unit and the monitoring unit are both connected to the microcontroller. The monitoring unit transmits optical fiber ammeter data to a microprocessor, and the microprocessor transmits the optical fiber ammeter data to the concentrator so as to reach the beneficial effect of greatly improving the meter reading efficiency.

The invention relates to a centralized intelligent electric meter. The electric meter comprises a plurality of electric energy sampling modules, wherein each electric energy sampling module is connected with a measuring module; the measuring module is connected with a signal selection module; the signal selection module is connected with a control processing unit; the control processing unit is connected with a display module; each electric energy sampling module acquires the electric quantity of each user and transmits the acquired signal to the measuring module; the measuring module converts the signal acquired by each electric energy sampling module into a frequency signal; the frequency signal passes through the signal selection module and is transmitted to the control processing unit; and the control processing unit processes the signal and transmits the processed signal to the display module for display. The electricity utilization data of a plurality of users is centralized on the same display screen for polling display, so that the requirement of the electric meter on an installation position is reduced, the meter reading efficiency of meter reading personnel is improved, and management and maintenance cost is reduced.

The invention discloses a combustible gas leakage monitoring and remote meter reading system. The combustible gas leakage monitoring and remote meter reading system comprises an on-site data collection system and a server terminus data management system. The on-site data collection system comprises a data concentrator, one or a plurality of combustible gas concentration collecting modules and one or a plurality of gas meter data collecting modules. The combustible gas concentration collecting modules and the gas meter data collecting modules are connected to the data concentrator through ZigBee network. The server terminus data management system is a WebAccess-based data management system, and is used for display and alarm of data sent from the data concentrator. The combustible gas leakage monitoring and remote meter reading system can raise meter reading efficiency, frequency and accuracy, and ensures accuracy and reliability of meter reading data. Statistical work is finished by a computer, the speed is fast and there is no mistake. The working efficiency and the working quality are raised. When abnormal conditions of combustible gas leakage and the like happen, the combustible gas leakage monitoring and remote meter reading system can give an alarm in time, and avoids possible dangers.

The invention discloses a water meter remote reading system based on GPRS and a realization method for the system. An SPSERVER framework realizes concurrent meter reading. Each piece of DTU equipmentis dispatched to an SP_handler through socket connection. The DTU equipment is connected with the SP_handler according to fd of the socket connection and difference of card numbers of the DTU. All behaviors and methods of the DTU are mapped to the SP_handler. Through utilization of software, wired meters and wireless meters are organically gathered together in networking and data reading modes. Acollection process is simple. A program structure is clear. Convenience and application are facilitated.

The invention discloses a point-to-point meter reading method. The method includes the following steps that a meter reading machine sends awakening commands to metering instruments within the range; the metering instruments within the range are set to be in the valid monitoring state according to the awakening commands; the meter reading machine sends meter reading commands to the metering instruments; the metering instruments send meter reading data to the meter reading machine according to the meter reading commands. Compared with the prior art, when the first metering instrument is awaken, the rest of the metering instruments within a certain range are awaken at the same time; when meter reading is conducted on the subsequent metering instruments, because the metering instruments have been in the valid monitoring state, the meter reading commands of the meter reading machine can be directly received without conducting awakening again. At the moment, only by sending the meter reading commands to all the metering instruments through the meter reading machine, all the metering instruments can correspondingly respond to return meter reading data, and therefore the awakening time of the subsequent instruments is saved, the total meter reading time can be shortened, and the meter reading efficiency can be improved.

The invention relates to an angle rotating location tester, especially to an angle tester for testing the rotating location of the gas, liquid and electricity flow meter. It comprises a reading disk, wherein it arranges 0-9 ten reading index with each 36 deg. interval; the reading disk is connected with the testing flow by transferring device; it also arranges a testing disk and a signal label; it arranges a testing point on the testing disk; it uses the signal testing point to test the different signal label compound of the reading disk and feedback the angle rotating location of the reading disk to the controlling part.

The invention discloses a BLE mesh-based remote meter reading system with mobile phone maintenance in the field of remote measurement and control. The BLE mesh-based remote meter reading system comprises an electric meter box, a smart phone and a power main station system, wherein a plurality of intelligent electric meters are mounted in the electric meter box, and are self-networked to build a BLE mesh ad hoc network; a concentrator is equipped on the electric meter box, and is connected into the BLE mesh ad hoc network; the uplink is connected with the power main station system through the network to realize remote meter reading; a smart phone power service APP in the smart phone is connected into the BLE mesh ad hoc network, and is used for reading the electric meters failing in remotemeter reading. The BLE mesh-based remote meter reading system realizes combination of remote meter reading and standby phone meter reading, and realizes local maintenance by using the smart phone instead of conventional infrared handheld equipment, so that the problem of failure in collection of a remote meter reading system is solved.

The invention relates to the field of electric energy meter collectors, and discloses a method and a device for single-point data acquisition of Internet Of Things to solve the problem that collectors in the prior art only can collect data, and cannot perform data processing analysis and alarm. The method for single-point data acquisition of Internet Of Things includes the following steps: S1: acquiring electric energy meter data information and state quantity information; S2: storing the acquired electric energy meter data information and state quantity information, and sending the pieces of information to a background server; and S3: analyzing and processing the stored electric energy meter data according to a preset flow, determining whether the electric energy meter data is within a preset range or not, and giving an alarm if the electric energy meter data is not the preset range. The method for single-point data acquisition of Internet Of Things can process and analyze the data, periodically freeze the stored acquired data and automatically give the alarm when the acquired electric energy meter data is abnormal.

The invention provides a novel centralized electric meter box, which comprises an electric meter box where a transparent front cover is arranged, and an electric meter arranged in the electric meter box, wherein the transparent front cover is provided with a view window which is opposite to an electric meter display screen; an operating hole which correspond to a rotary display button of the electric meter is formed in the view window; a rotary blocking sheet which can be used for covering the operating hole is arranged on the view window; the transparent front cover is provided with an operating bar which can pass through the operating hole and touch the rotary display button; a rotating shaft of the rotary blocking sheet is arranged above the operating hole; the rotary blocking sheet is covered on the operation hole when falling naturally. The novel centralized electric meter box has the advantages of scientific design, increase in the meter reading efficiency, dust prevention and water prevention.

The invention provides a meter reading management method. User meter terminals are read in a wireless communication manner, and in a case that part of communication lines are interrupted, a database server may automatically screen user information corresponding to missing user meter terminal data and timely feed the information back to a meter reader so that the meter reader can read meters of users having the missing user meter terminal data and finish storage of the user meter terminal data in use by the database server; meanwhile, by testing communicativeness of various communication lines, it is possible to timely judge line fault positions, maintain line fault points, keep the lines unblocked and improve meter reading efficiency.

The invention belongs to the technical field of water supply devices, and discloses a wireless water meter system based on GSM (global system for mobile communication). The wireless water meter system comprises a GSM terminal water meter, a remote server and a mobile terminal, the GSM terminal water meter is connected with the remote server, the mobile terminal is connected with the remote server, used water information of the GSM terminal water meter is acquired by the remote server and transmitted to the mobile terminal by the remote server, and control instructions of the mobile terminal are acquired by the remote server and transmitted to the GSM terminal water meter. According to the wireless water meter system based on the GSM, water supply pipelines can be remotely monitored.