JP2012029411A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor with which an inquiry from a user of electric power can be promptly responded and which can contribute to society service activities.SOLUTION: An information processor 10 connects to an electric power system information distribution device 20 and an in-house terminal 40 via an intranet 58, and connects to a general terminal 60 and a disaster countermeasures information distribution device 70 via Internet 59. An electric power company controls the information processor 10, the electric power system information distribution device 20 and the in-house terminal 40. The information processor 10 receives system information and status information from the electric power system information distribution device 20, and receives disaster countermeasures information from the disaster countermeasures information distribution device 70. The information processor 10 transmits a layer image upon request from the in-house terminal 40. The in-house terminal 40 receives a map data from a map data distribution device via Internet 59, and superimposes the layer image on the obtained map data for display.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus for providing information related to a power system.

  When a power outage or the like occurs in the power system, customers (general households, factories, etc.) inquire about the power company, and the operator of the power company responds to the inquiry. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a conventional response system for an inquiry from a consumer to an electric power company.

  As shown in FIG. 20, an inquiry about the restoration status of the power system from the customer 51 is received by the sales department 53 of the power company 52, and the operator 54 of the sales department 53 manages the power system. Contact The operator 56 of the power distribution unit 55 obtains necessary information from the management computer 57 installed in the power distribution unit 55 and replies to the sales unit 53. Thereafter, the operator 54 of the sales department 53 replies the customer 51 with the damage status and the scheduled recovery time.

  As a response to various inquiries by telephone such as power outages of electric power companies, when telephone inquiries are registered in order for telephone inquiries and the center terminal is blocked when a call is received from a customer, it is registered. A voice message is sent to the phone number of the phone number that is in the specified order, and the customer is informed that the answering order of the center terminal is approaching, making it unnecessary to use a mobile phone or the Internet, and complicated In some cases, an appropriate operation is made possible by a customer center without a simple operation (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-201849 A

  However, in the conventional system, since the communication between the operator 54 of the sales department 53 and the operator 56 of the power distribution section 55 is necessary, a quick answer to the consumer 51 cannot be made. Further, when the management computer 57 has map data, maintenance work such as updating the map data is required. In addition, utilities such as electric power companies are expected to make various social contributions.

  The objective of this invention is providing the information processing apparatus which can provide the information regarding an electric power grid with a map data quickly with respect to a consumer.

  The information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an information receiving unit that receives a selection of a region from a specific terminal connected to the intranet, and a power system information distribution device that is connected to the intranet. Information acquisition means for acquiring system information indicating the position of an object relating to the power supply existing and status information indicating the status of the target object, and each target based on the status information of each target acquired by the information acquisition means A symbol generating means for generating a symbol of the object, and the specific terminal is superimposed on the map data acquired from the map data distribution apparatus via the Internet by the specific terminal based on the system information of each object acquired by the information acquiring means A layer image generating means for generating a layer image to be combined, and the layer image generated by the layer image generating means Characterized by comprising a layer image output means for outputting the end.

The block diagram of the information provision system to which the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing of the data flow of the information provision system to which the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. The block diagram of the in-house terminal in the embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram of the electric power grid | system information delivery apparatus in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the system | strain information of the system | strain information database in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the situation information memorize | stored in the situation information database in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the symbol on the layer image displayed on the map data in embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the terminal processing content performed with the in-house terminal in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the starting screen displayed on the display part of the in-house terminal in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the starting screen displayed on the display part of the in-house terminal in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the information reception process content performed with the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a new symbol is produced | generated by the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the 1st information transmission processing content of the information processing apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the layer image selection process content performed by step S53 of the 1st information transmission process of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing damage occurrence notification processing content executed in S45 of the information reception processing of FIG. 12; FIG.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing damage occurrence notification processing content executed in S45 of the information reception processing of FIG. 12; FIG. The flowchart which shows the scheduling process content performed by S45 of the information reception process of FIG. The flowchart which shows the 2nd information transmission processing content of the information processing apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the information provision process content performed by S45 of the information reception process of FIG. Explanatory drawing of an example of the conventional response system with respect to the inquiry to the electric power company from a consumer.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system to which an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The information processing apparatus 10 is provided in the sales department 53 of the electric power company 52. The information processing apparatus 10, the power system information distribution apparatus 20, the in-house terminal 40, and the management computer 57 are managed by the power company 52, respectively. An inquiry about the restoration status of the power system from the customer 51 is made to the operator 54 of the sales department 53 of the power company 52. Further, the operator 56 of the power distribution unit 55 acquires necessary information from the management computer 57 and replies to the operator 56 of the sales unit 53.

  The information processing apparatus 10 is connected to the in-house terminal 40, the power system information distribution apparatus 20, and the computer 57 via an intranet 58. The power system information distribution device 20 is arranged for each branch or sales office of the electric power company 52, and the in-house terminal 40 is arranged in the sales department or customer center of the electric power company 52. Although only one in-house terminal 40 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of in-house terminals 40 are actually arranged in one sales department, customer center, or the like.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 10 and the in-house terminal 40 are connected to the Internet 59 via an intranet 58. The map data distribution device 50, the general terminal 60, and the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 are each connected to the Internet 59, and the general terminal 60 can access the information processing apparatus 10 via the Internet 59.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes an information reception unit 61, an information acquisition unit 62, a symbol generation unit 63, a layer image generation unit 64, a layer image output unit 65, a coordinate conversion unit 66, an information provision unit 67, It comprises disaster countermeasure information receiving means 68 and scheduling means 69.

  The information accepting means 61 accepts selection of a region from the in-house terminal 40 that is a specific terminal connected to the intranet 58. The information acquisition unit 62 acquires, from the power system information distribution device 20 connected to the intranet 58, system information indicating the position of the target object related to power supply existing in the selected area and status information indicating the status of the target object. To do.

The symbol generation unit 63 generates a symbol for each object based on the status information of each object acquired by the information acquisition unit 62. The layer image generation means 64 adds symbol to the map data acquired from the map data distribution device 50 by the specific terminal (in-house terminal 40) via the Internet 59 based on the system information of each object acquired by the information acquisition means 62. A layer image for overlaying is generated. The layer image output means 65 outputs the layer image generated by the layer image generation means 64 to a specific terminal (in-house terminal 40).

  The coordinate conversion unit 66 converts the geodetic system of the position of each object into the geodetic system of the map data based on the system information of each object acquired by the information acquisition unit 62. The disaster countermeasure information acquisition means 68 is provided in a specific area selected by a specific terminal (in-house terminal 40) from the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 having disaster countermeasure information including an evacuation place, a disaster situation, and a dangerous place at the time of a disaster. Get disaster countermeasure information. The scheduling unit 69 determines whether or not the section is an evacuation place included in the disaster countermeasure information when there is a section that needs to be restored in the power system, and determines that the section is an evacuation place. Priority notification information for instructing to give priority to the restoration work for the section is transmitted to the power system information distribution apparatus 20.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the data flow of the information providing system to which the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 is connected to the power system information distribution apparatus 20 and the in-house terminal 40 via the intranet 58, and also to the general terminal 60 and geographic data distribution via the Internet 59. A device 50 and a disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 are connected. Here, the in-house terminal 40 is connected to the information processing apparatus 10 as a specific terminal. On the other hand, the general terminal 60 is connected to the information processing apparatus 10 as an unspecified terminal. The information processing apparatus 10, the power system information distribution apparatus 20, and the in-house terminal 40 are managed by the power company 52.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 10 receives system information a and situation information b from the power system information distribution apparatus 20 and receives disaster countermeasure information c from the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits a layer image in response to requests from the in-house terminal 40 and the general terminal 60. On the other hand, the in-house terminal 40 and the general terminal 60 receive map data from the map data distribution device 50 via the Internet. And the information (system | strain information, status information), etc. regarding the electric power system of a desired area are provided by overlaying and displaying a layer image on the acquired map data.

  Thereby, when there is an inquiry from the customer 51 to the electric power company 52, the operator 54 of the electric power company 52 can quickly respond to the inquiry from the customer 51. Moreover, since the information processing apparatus 10 can transmit the layer image created based on the information acquired from the power system information distribution apparatus 20 and the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 to the general terminal 60, the information processing apparatus 10 includes the general terminal 60. The user can acquire disaster conditions, recovery information, and the like. Furthermore, since the electric power company 52 that manages the information processing apparatus 10 does not need to have map data, maintenance work such as update of map data is not necessary, and the maintenance cost of the information processing apparatus 10 can be reduced.

  Next, a specific configuration of each component constituting the information providing system will be described in order. First, the map data distribution device 50 will be described. The map data distribution device 50 distributes free map data. For example, an electronic national land (registered trademark) provided by the Geographical Survey Institute can be used as the map data. The details of the electronic national land (registered trademark) will not be described. By using free map data, the information processing apparatus 10 does not need to have map data, and the maintenance cost of the information processing apparatus 10 can be reduced.

  Next, the in-house terminal 40 will be described. The in-house terminal 40 is operated by an operator who receives an inquiry from the customer 51, and a known personal computer or the like can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the in-house terminal 40 includes a communication unit 41 for communicating with the information processing device 10 and the map data distribution device 50, an input unit 42 for inputting various information based on an operator's operation, A control unit 47 including a display unit 43 for displaying various information, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 44, a working RAM (Random Access Memory) 45, a storage device 46 (for example, HDD) for recording various programs, and the like. And is configured. The control unit 47 performs overall control of the entire in-house terminal 40 by the CPU 44 reading and executing various programs stored in the storage device 46. Each component is connected to each other via a system bus 48.

  The in-house terminal 40 can acquire map data of a desired area from the map data distribution device 50, and can acquire a layer image of the desired area from the information processing apparatus 10. Then, by displaying the layer image superimposed on the map data, it is possible to provide the operator with information (system information and status information) regarding the power system in the desired region.

  Next, the power system information distribution device 20 will be described. The power system information distribution device 20 is installed at each business office and manages information (system information and status information) and the like regarding the power system in the area managed by each business office. In addition, system information and status information are transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 at predetermined intervals.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the power system information distribution device 20 communicates with the information processing device 10 and a control unit 24 that includes a CPU 21, a working RAM 22, a storage device 23 (for example, HDD) that records various programs, and the like. A communication unit 25 for performing various operations, an input unit 26 for inputting various information based on an operator's operation, a system information database 32 for storing system information, and a status information database 36 for storing status information. Composed. The control unit 24 performs overall control of the entire power system information distribution device 20 by the CPU 21 reading and executing various programs stored in the storage device 23. Each component is connected to each other via a system bus 37.

  The system information database 32 includes a span information storage unit 27, a utility pole information storage unit 28, a switch information storage unit 29, a customer information storage unit 30, and a connection information storage unit 31. Information storage means 33, damage information storage means 34, and worker information storage means 35 are provided.

  Next, system information stored in the system information database 32 will be described. The system information includes span information, utility pole information, switch information, customer information, and connection information. Each information includes span information storage means 27, utility pole information storage means 28, switch information storage means 29, Stored in the customer information storage means 30 and the connection information storage means 31.

  5 is an explanatory diagram of system information in the system information database 32. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram of span information, FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of utility pole information, and FIG. 5C is switch information. FIG. 5D is an explanatory diagram of consumer information, and FIGS. 5E and 5F are explanatory diagrams of connection information.

  First, the span information will be described. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the span information is associated with a set of start point coordinates and end point coordinates using the office number and section number as keys. Since it is assumed that the same section number is used for each business office, the business office number and the section number are used as keys. The start point coordinates and end point coordinates are, for example, an “X, Y coordinate system” with a predetermined position as a reference. This span information is used when a straight line is drawn on the map data, and the drawn straight line becomes a wire symbol indicating the position of the wire on the map data. It is possible to generate a layer image in which the electric wire symbol is drawn based on the span information.

  In FIG. 5A, for example, in the section specified by the section number 23, the start point coordinate 1, the start point coordinate 2 (end point coordinate 1), the start point coordinate 3 (end point coordinate 2), and the end point coordinate 3 are provided at four locations. It shows that the utility pole is located. In addition, the section indicates that the section is surrounded by the switches located at the start point coordinate 1 and the end point coordinate 3, respectively.

  Next, telephone pole information will be described. As shown in FIG. 5B, the utility pole information is associated with coordinates using the utility pole number as a key. In addition, telephone pole numbers shall not be used repeatedly at each business office. The coordinates are the above-mentioned “X, Y coordinate system”. Based on the utility pole information, a layer image in which a utility pole symbol is drawn can be generated.

  Next, switch information will be described. As shown in FIG. 5C, the switch information is associated with coordinates using the switch number as a key. In addition, switch information shall not be used redundantly in each sales office. The coordinates are the above-mentioned “X, Y coordinate system”. Based on the switch information, a layer image in which the switch symbol is drawn can be generated.

  Next, consumer information is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 5D, the consumer information is associated with a telephone pole number, an address, a contact address (email address or FAX number), etc., with the customer number as a key. Based on the consumer information, it is possible to specify a power pole for supplying electricity to the consumer's house, factory, or the like. Further, the contact information is used when disaster countermeasure information is transmitted to a consumer as will be described later.

  Next, connection information will be described. The connection information is information used to newly generate a symbol. As shown in FIG. 5 (E) and FIG. 5 (F), the connection coordinates, the sales office number, and the connection destination object number are associated with the connection source object number (electric pole number or switch number) as a key. . The connection coordinates indicate the coordinates of the object of another adjacent business office, the business office number is an identification number for identifying the business office, and the connection target object number is specified by the connection source object number. It is an identification number of an object to which the object is connected by an electric wire. Details of symbol generation using the connection information will be described later. Note that the information stored in the system information database 32 described above is merely an example, and various other information may be stored in the system information database 32.

  Next, the situation information stored in the situation information database 36 will be described. The situation information includes charging / discharging information, damage information, and worker information, and each information is stored in the charging / discharging information storage means 33, damage information storage means 34, and worker information storage means 35, respectively.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the situation information stored in the situation information database 36. FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of charging / discharging information, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of damage information, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of worker information.

  First, charge / power failure information will be described. As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the status of charge / power failure information is associated with the office number and section number as keys. Thereby, it can be shown for every section whether it is "charging" or "power failure".

  Next, damage information will be described. As shown in FIG. 6B, the damage information is associated with the status of each object and the scheduled recovery time using the object number as a key. Information indicating damage, landslide, etc. is stored as the status of the object. Further, the scheduled restoration time is input by the operator of the power system information distribution apparatus 20.

  Next, the worker information will be described. As shown in FIG. 6C, the worker information is associated with the work group (work vehicle) number to which the worker belongs, the work target number, and the current position, using the worker number as a key. The work target number is associated with the object number of the damage information. When the worker has a GPS terminal, the current position is updated based on information from the GPS. Note that the information stored in the situation information database 36 described above is merely an example, and various other information may be stored in the situation information database 36.

  As described above, the power system information distribution device 20 can distribute the system information and the situation information to the information processing device 10 at predetermined intervals. In addition, the power system information distribution apparatus 20 is connected to the information processing apparatus 10 via the intranet 58, but is not connected to the Internet 59, so that leakage of information held by the power system information distribution apparatus 20 is prevented. Can do.

  Next, symbols on the layer image will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of symbols on the layer image displayed on the map data in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, electric wire symbols 81A to 81E indicating electric wires, electric pole symbols 82A to 82F indicating electric poles, switch symbols 83A and 83B indicating switches, a damage status symbol 84 indicating damage status, and an operator An operator symbol 85 to be shown, a work vehicle symbol 86 to show a work vehicle, and a customer symbol 87 are displayed.

  Each section is defined by two adjacent switch symbols 83A and 83B. In FIG. 7, a section surrounded by the switch symbols 83A and 83B is “section 23”, and a section surrounded by the switch symbol 83B and a switch symbol not shown is “section 24”. Note that an image of each symbol is stored in the information processing apparatus 10 in advance.

  Next, the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 creates a layer image based on the system information and situation information acquired from the power system information distribution apparatus 20 and transmits the layer image to the in-house terminal 40 and the general terminal 60. Further, disaster countermeasure information is acquired from the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 10 stores the received information and the communication unit 11 for communicating with the power system information distribution apparatus 20, the in-house terminal 40, the general terminal 60, and the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70. And a control unit 16 including a CPU 13, a working RAM 14, and a storage device 15 (for example, HDD) for recording various programs. The control unit 16 performs overall control of the information processing apparatus 10 as a result of the CPU 13 reading and executing various programs stored in the storage device 15. The storage unit 12 stores a layer image to be described later.

  Next, the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 will be described. The disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 is a system installed by each local government or disaster countermeasure headquarters or a system of the Japan Meteorological Agency. In response to a request from the information processing apparatus 10, these systems transmit an evacuation place, a disaster situation, and a dangerous place at the time of a disaster.

  Next, terminal processing executed by the in-house terminal 40 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of terminal processing executed by the in-house terminal 40. First, in step S <b> 11, the control unit 47 of the in-house terminal 40 displays a startup screen on the display unit 43. At this time, the control part 47 shall acquire the map data of a predetermined area from the map data delivery apparatus 50. FIG.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a startup screen displayed on the display unit 43 of the in-house terminal 40. As shown in FIG. 10, on the display unit 43, a first display area 111, a second display area 112, a move button 113, an enlargement / reduction button 114, a figure selection button 115, and a display designation button 116 are displayed. Is provided. Note that description of other buttons and regions is omitted.

  In the first display area 111, map data acquired from the map data distribution device 50 is displayed. The second display area 112 is an operation area for instructing display contents of the first display area 111. In FIG. 10, a plurality of check boxes 120 are provided on the second display area 112 for selecting whether or not to display each business office name and system information of the business office. It is assumed that a plurality of check boxes 120 can be selected. The second display area 112 is provided with a check box 121 for displaying only the power outage section.

  By pressing the move button 113, the map displayed on the first display area 111 can be moved. By pressing the enlargement / reduction button 114, the map displayed in the first display area 111 can be enlarged or reduced. By pressing the graphic selection button 115, it is possible to display detailed information of the symbol being displayed in the first display area 111. By pressing the display designation button 116, a symbol or the like to be displayed in the first display area 111 can be selected.

  Next, in step S <b> 12 of FIG. 9, the control unit 47 of the in-house terminal 40 determines whether or not an input operation related to a map is received from the input unit 42. Here, the control unit 47 determines “YES” when either the move button 113 or the enlargement / reduction button 114 is displayed. If “YES” is determined in this process, the controller 47 shifts the process to step S13.

  In step S13, the control unit 47 transmits a request signal for requesting map data corresponding to the operation in step S12 to the map data distribution device 50, and thereafter acquires map data corresponding to the request. In addition, since the process for acquisition of map data is well-known, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S14, the control unit 47 updates the display content of the first display area 111 based on the acquired map data. In step S <b> 15, the control unit 47 determines whether an input operation related to the power system is received from the input unit 42. Here, the control unit 47 sets “YES” when the operations “select check box 120” and “select a predetermined area of the first display area 111 after pressing the graphic selection button 115” are performed. to decide. If “YES” is determined in this process, the controller 47 shifts the process to S step 16.

  In step S <b> 16, the control unit 47 generates request information for requesting the information processing apparatus 10 for a layer image. Specifically, when “selection of check box 120” is performed, request information indicating that system information and status information of each section included in the area managed by the sales office corresponding to the selection is requested. Is generated. Further, when “select a predetermined area of the first display area 111 after pressing the graphic selection button 115” is performed, request information indicating that system information and status information of the selected section is requested is displayed. Generate. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, an area for requesting system information and situation information is specified by a section. The request information includes an identification number for identifying the in-house terminal 40.

  In step S <b> 17, the control unit 47 transmits the generated request information to the information processing apparatus 10. In step S18, the control unit 47 receives the layer image. Next, in step S19, the control unit 47 superimposes the received layer image on the map data acquired in step S13 and displays it on the display unit 43.

  FIG. 11 shows a state where the display designation button 116 is pressed after the enlargement instruction is performed, and the symbols of the system information and the damage information to be displayed are selected. In this screen, it is instructed to display the electric wire symbol, the utility pole symbol, the damage symbol, and the worker symbol in the second display area 112.

  Next, in step S <b> 20 of FIG. 9, the control unit 47 determines whether or not damage occurrence notification information has been received from the information processing apparatus 10. If “YES” is determined in this process, the controller 47 shifts the process to step S21. In step S <b> 21, the control unit 47 displays content indicating that damage has occurred in the area displayed in the first display area 111 based on the received damage occurrence notification information. For example, in the first display area 111, contents indicating that are displayed in a pop-up.

  In step S22, the control unit 47 determines whether an end operation has been accepted. In this process, when it is determined “NO”, the control unit 47 shifts the process to step S12, and when it is determined “YES”, the control unit 47 ends the terminal process.

  In this way, through the terminal processing of the in-house terminal 40, the in-house terminal 40 acquires the map data from the map data distribution device 50, acquires the layer image from the information processing device 10, and displays the layer image superimposed on the map data. System information and status information can be presented to the operator.

  Next, power system information distribution processing executed by the control unit 24 of the power system information distribution apparatus 20 will be described. When receiving an update operation for updating information from the operator of the power system information distribution apparatus 20, the control unit 24 updates the contents of the system information database 32 and the situation information database 36 based on the contents of the update operation.

  In addition, the control unit 24 transmits the system information to the information processing apparatus 10 when the current time becomes the first update time. As a result, the latest system information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 at each first update time. The interval of the first update time can be set as appropriate. For example, by setting this interval to “1 day”, the system information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 once a day. Can be configured.

  In addition, the control unit 24 transmits the status information to the information processing apparatus 10 when the current time becomes the second update time. Thereby, the latest status information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 at each second update time. The interval of the second update time can be set as appropriate. For example, by setting this interval to “1 minute”, the status information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 every other minute. Can be configured.

  Moreover, the control part 24 will complete | finish a power grid information delivery process, if completion | finish operation is received from the operator of the power grid information delivery apparatus 20. FIG. Control unit 24 repeatedly executes the power system information distribution process until this end operation is accepted.

  Thus, the latest system information and status information can be provided to the information processing apparatus 10 by the power system information distribution process of the power system information distribution apparatus 20.

  Next, each process executed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. In the information processing apparatus 10, an information reception process, a first information transmission process, and a second information transmission process are executed.

  First, an information reception process executed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the contents of information reception processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10.

  In step S <b> 41, the control unit 16 of the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether system information or status information has been received from the power system information distribution apparatus 20. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S42. In step S <b> 42, the received geodetic system of the system information or situation information is converted into the geodetic system of the coordinates of the map data distribution device 50. For example, when the geodetic system of the map data of the map data distribution device 50 is the world geodetic system, the above-mentioned “X, Y coordinates” are converted into the world geodetic system. In addition, since the method for converting is well-known, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S43, the control unit 16 generates a layer image. The layer image is information for drawing a symbol on the map data acquired by the in-house terminal 40, and is configured as a pair of the symbol and the coordinate of the symbol. Here, a method for generating a new electric wire symbol will be described.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing how a new symbol is generated by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 shows a state where a new symbol (electric wire symbol) is created based on the connection information acquired from the power system information distribution apparatuses 20 of two business offices. When the telephone pole of the target number A12 that exists in the area managed by the A sales office and the telephone pole of the target number B15 that exists in the area managed by the B sales office are connected, the information processing apparatus 10 has the information shown in FIG. E) and two pieces of connection information shown in FIG. 5F are stored.

  And as shown in FIG. 13, the new electric wire symbol 81N can be created by integrating two connection information. Thereby, the system information and status information possessed by each business office can be integrated, so that the system information and status information possessed by the power system information distribution device 20 of each business office can be processed in an integrated manner.

  Next, in step S44 of FIG. 12, the layer image created in step S43 is stored in the storage unit 12 to update the layer image. In step S45, the control unit 16 executes various processes. In these various processes, a damage occurrence notification process, a scheduling process, and an information providing process described later are executed.

  In step S46, the control unit 16 determines whether an end command has been received. In this process, when it is determined “NO”, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S41, and when it is determined “YES”, the control unit 16 ends the information reception process.

  By storing information in the information processing device 10, the layer image converted into the coordinate system of the map data distribution device 50 is stored in the storage unit 12 based on the system information and the situation information received from the power system information distribution device 20. Can do.

  Next, the first information transmission process of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the first information transmission processing content of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In step S51, it is determined whether request information has been received from the in-house terminal 40. In this determination, if “YES” is determined, the process proceeds to step S52. In step S <b> 52, the control unit 16 acquires the system information and the situation information of the section included in the request information from the storage unit 12. Note that, as described in the processing of step S16, in the embodiment of the present invention, an area for requesting system information and status information is specified by a section.

  Next, in step S53, the control unit 16 executes a layer image selection process described later. In step S54, the control unit 16 transmits the layer image selected in step S53 to the in-house terminal 40.

  In step S55, the control unit 16 determines whether an end command has been received. In this process, when it is determined “NO”, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S51, and when it is determined “YES”, the control unit 16 ends the first transmission process. By the first information transmission process of the information processing apparatus 10, a layer image corresponding to a request from the in-house terminal 40 can be selected and transmitted to the in-house terminal 40.

  Next, the layer image selection process executed in step S53 of the first information transmission process in FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the layer image selection process executed in step S53 of the first information transmission process of FIG.

  In step S61, the control unit 16 extracts one section included in the request information received in step S51 of FIG. In step S62, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the damage display setting information is included in the request information received in step S51 of FIG. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S63. It is assumed that the damage display setting information includes damage display setting information when the check box 121 in FIG. 10 is selected.

  In step S63, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the section extracted in step S61 is in a power outage. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S64. In step S64, the control unit 16 determines a symbol to be displayed based on the request information, the system information, and the situation information, and selects a layer image corresponding to the symbol. Specifically, an object included in the section extracted in step S61 is specified, and the symbol and coordinate value of the object are selected as a layer image. For example, when it is determined to display a utility pole symbol, the utility pole symbol and its coordinate value are selected as a layer image.

  Further, the damage occurring in the section extracted in step S61 is specified, and a symbol indicating the damage and its coordinate value are selected as a layer image.

  The layer image selected in this process is transmitted to the in-house terminal 40 in step S54 of FIG. 14 of the first information transmission process described above. In addition, when there are a plurality of layer images transmitted in step S54 of FIG. 14 (when transmitting a plurality of pairs of symbols and coordinate values), they are integrated and transmitted to the in-house terminal 40 as one file. . The file to be transmitted is, for example, an XML or HTML format file.

  Next, in step S65, the control unit 16 determines whether or not all sections included in the request information have been extracted. In this process, when it is determined “NO”, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S61, and when it is determined “YES”, the control unit 16 ends the layer image selection process.

  By this layer image selection processing of the information processing apparatus 10, it is possible to select a layer image that displays only symbols according to the request of the in-house terminal 40 among the symbols in the section included in the request information. The layer image selected by the layer image selection process is transmitted to the in-house terminal 40 and displayed on the display unit 43 of the in-house terminal 40. For example, in the in-house terminal 40, when “charge / power outage information”, “electric pole”, “damage situation”, “mobilization situation” are selected as shown in FIG. 11, an electric wire symbol, an electric pole symbol, a damage situation symbol The worker symbol and the work vehicle symbol are displayed.

  Next, of the “various processes” executed in S45 of the information reception process of FIG. 12 in the information reception process of the information processing apparatus 10, the damage occurrence notification process will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the contents of the damage occurrence notification process executed in S45 of the information reception process of FIG.

  In step S <b> 71, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the charging / discharging information of the situation information received from the power system information distribution device 20 includes a section “being out of power”. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S72.

  In step S72, the control unit 16 specifies the in-house terminal 40 displaying the section specified in step S71. For example, the in-house terminal 40 is configured to periodically transmit information indicating the area displayed on the display unit 43 to the information processing apparatus 10, and the information is stored in the storage unit 12 of the information processing apparatus 10. Thus, the in-house terminal 40 can be specified by referring to the information. In step S73, the control unit 16 transmits damage occurrence notification information to the in-house terminal 40 identified in step S72. By the damage occurrence notification process in the information processing apparatus 10, it is possible to appropriately notify the in-house terminal 40 that damage has occurred in the area being displayed.

  Next, the scheduling process among the “various processes” executed in S45 of the information reception process in the information reception process of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the scheduling process contents executed in S45 of the information reception process of FIG.

  In step S <b> 81, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the charging / discharging information in the status information received from the power system information distribution device 20 includes a section “that is during a power failure” (that is, a section that requires a recovery operation). Determine whether. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to S82.

  In step S82, the control unit 16 requests the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 for disaster countermeasure information around the section identified in step S81. Here, the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 includes a system installed by each local government or disaster countermeasure headquarters or a system of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Further, the disaster countermeasure information includes an evacuation place, a disaster situation, and a dangerous place at the time of a disaster.

  In step S83, the control unit 16 determines whether or not the section identified in step S81 includes the evacuation site included in the disaster countermeasure information acquired in step S82. In this process, if it is determined “YES”, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S84. In step S84, the control unit 16 transmits priority notification information instructing the power system information distribution apparatus 20 to prioritize the restoration work in the section identified in step S83.

  In addition, the power system information distribution apparatus 20 can perform the recovery work scheduling based on the priority notification information. By the scheduling process in the information processing apparatus 10, the restoration work can be preferentially performed from the section where the necessity for restoration is large.

  Next, the second information transmission process of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the second information transmission processing content of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the second information transmission process, the disaster countermeasure information acquired from the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 is transmitted in response to a request from the in-house terminal 40 or the general terminal 60. Further, the second information transmission process is executed in parallel with the first information transmission process described above.

  In step S <b> 91, the control unit 16 determines whether request information has been received from the in-house terminal 40 or the general terminal 60. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S92. In step S <b> 92, the control unit 16 acquires, from the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70, the disaster countermeasure information for the area in the section included in the request information.

  In step S93, the control unit 16 generates a layer image. Here, a layer image in which symbols indicating evacuation places, disaster situations, and dangerous places are drawn is generated. In step S94, the control unit 16 transmits the layer image generated in S93 to the in-house terminal 40 or the general terminal 60 that has transmitted the request signal in step S91.

  In step S95, the control unit 16 determines whether an end command has been received. In this process, when it is determined “NO”, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S91. On the other hand, when it is determined “YES”, the control unit 16 ends the second transmission process. By the second information transmission processing of the information processing apparatus 10, the disaster countermeasure information acquired from the disaster countermeasure information distribution apparatus 70 can be transmitted in response to a request from the in-house terminal 40 or the general terminal 60.

  Next, the information providing process will be described among the “various processes” executed in S45 of the information receiving process of FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the contents of the information provision process executed in S45 of the information reception process of FIG.

  In step S <b> 101, the control unit 16 determines whether the charging / discharging information of the status information received from the power system information distribution device 20 includes a section “being out of power”. If it is determined “YES” in this process, the control unit 16 shifts the process to step S102. In step S102, the control unit 16 requests the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 for disaster countermeasure information around the section identified in step S101.

In step S103, the control part 16 specifies the consumer of the area specified by step S101. At this time, system information is used. In step S104, the control unit 16 refers to the customer information storage unit 30, identifies the contact information of the customer identified in S103, and transmits the disaster countermeasure information in step S102 to the contact information. For example, disaster countermeasure information can be transmitted to a customer's email address. Moreover, you may comprise so that the address of a consumer may be specified and disaster countermeasure information may be transmitted to the circumference | surroundings of the said address using digital communication techniques, such as digital broadcasting. By the information provision processing in this information processing apparatus, disaster countermeasure information can be quickly provided to each consumer, and the consumer can grasp the damage information.
As described above, the embodiment according to the present invention has been specifically described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the first information transmission process described above, a layer image based on information included in the power system information distribution device 20 is provided to the in-house terminal 40, but the layer image is also provided to the general terminal 60. You may comprise. However, the personal information of each consumer (for example, customer information stored in the system information database 32) is not transmitted to the general terminal 60 in order to protect personal information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the disaster countermeasure information is provided to the customer after the occurrence of a power failure or the like. However, the information (for example, flood information) acquired from the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 is used. It may be configured to simulate a damage situation after several hours (for example, a place where there is a high possibility of a landslide or a power failure) and transmit the simulated information. Further, the disaster countermeasure information distribution device 70 may be configured to transmit the disaster countermeasure information to the information processing device 10 every predetermined time (for example, every five minutes).

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to quickly answer an inquiry from a customer, and it is possible to reduce the maintenance cost of the information processing apparatus because it does not have map data. Furthermore, it is possible to provide information regarding power outages to consumers. Can also contribute to social contribution business

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information processing apparatus, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 13 ... CPU, 14 ... Work RAM, 15 ... Memory | storage device, 16 ... Control part, 20 ... Power system information distribution apparatus, 21 ... CPU, 22 ... RAM, 23 ... storage device, 24 ... control unit, 25 ... communication unit, 26 ... input unit, 27 ... span information storage means, 28 ... utility pole information storage means, 29 ... switch information storage means, 30 ... customer information Storage means 31 ... Connection information storage means 32 ... System information database 33 ... Charge / power failure information storage means 34 ... Damage information storage means 35 ... Worker information storage means 36 ... Situation information database 37 ... System bus 38 ..., 39 ..., 40 ... In-house terminal, 41 ... Communication unit, 42 ... Input unit, 43 ... Display unit, 44 ... CPU, 45 ... RAM, 46 ... Storage device, 47 ... Control unit, 50 ... Map data distribution device 51 ... Key house, 52 ... Electric power company, 53 ... Sales department, 54 ... Operator, 55 ... Power distribution department, 56 ... Operator, 57 ... Management computer, 58 ... Intranet, 59 ... Internet, 60 ... General terminal, 61 ... Information receiving means, 62 ... Information acquisition means, 63 ... Symbol generation means, 64 ... Layer image generation means, 65 ... Layer image output means, 66 ... Coordinate conversion means, 67 ... Information provision means, 68 ... Disaster countermeasure information reception means, 69 ... Scheduling means 70 ... Disaster countermeasure information distribution device, 81 ... electric wire symbol, 82 ... electric pole symbol, 83 ... switch symbol, 84 ... damage situation symbol, 85 ... worker symbol, 86 ... work vehicle symbol, 87 ... customer symbol, 111 ... 1st display area, 112 ... 2nd display area, 113 ... Move button, 114 ... Enlarge / reduce button, 115 ... Graphic selection Button, 116 ... display designation button, 120 ... check box, 121 ... check box

Claims (10)

  Information receiving means for receiving a selection of a region from a specific terminal connected to the intranet, and system information indicating a position of an object related to power supply existing in the selected region from the power system information distribution device connected to the intranet And information acquisition means for acquiring status information indicating the status of the target object, symbol generation means for generating a symbol of each target object based on the status information of each target object acquired by the information acquisition means, and the information Layer image generating means for generating a layer image for superimposing the symbol on map data acquired by the specific terminal from the map data distribution device via the Internet based on system information of each object acquired by the acquiring means; And a layer image output means for outputting the layer image generated by the layer image generation means to the specific terminal. The information processing apparatus characterized by.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the map data distributed from the map data distribution apparatus is map data provided by the Geographical Survey Institute.   A plurality of the power system information distribution devices are provided, each power system information distribution device has system information and status information of a different region, and the information acquisition means includes system information and a plurality of power system information distribution devices. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein situation information is acquired.   Coordinate conversion means is provided for converting the geodetic system of the position of each object into the geodetic system of the map data based on the system information of each object acquired by the information acquisition means, and the layer image generation means is configured to convert the coordinate conversion The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a layer image is generated based on information on a position of each object coordinate-converted by the means.   The system information includes connection information for connecting the objects in the plurality of regions, and the symbol generation unit generates a new symbol for connecting the objects in the plurality of regions based on the connection information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.   The status information includes charge / power outage information indicating that a power outage has occurred, the symbol generating means identifies a section in which the power outage has occurred based on the situation information, and an object in the identified section The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a symbol is generated only for.   The grid information includes customer information associating the object with a consumer of electric power, and identifies the consumer in the section where the power outage occurs based on the consumer information. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising information providing means for providing information regarding the power failure.   Provide disaster countermeasure information acquisition means for acquiring disaster countermeasure information in a specific area selected by the specific terminal from a disaster countermeasure information distribution device having disaster countermeasure information including disaster evacuation locations, disaster situations, and dangerous locations The layer image generation unit generates a layer image including an image displaying an evacuation place, a disaster situation, and a dangerous place at the time of the disaster as the layer image based on the disaster countermeasure information acquired by the disaster countermeasure information acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   When there is a section that needs to be restored in the power system, it is determined whether or not the section is an evacuation place included in the disaster countermeasure information, and the section is restored when it is determined that the section is the evacuation place. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising scheduling means for transmitting priority notification information instructing to prioritize work to the power system information distribution apparatus.   The information accepting unit accepts selection of a region from an unspecified terminal connected to the Internet, and the layer image generating unit adds map data acquired by the unspecified terminal based on the region selected by the unspecified terminal. 10. The layer image for superimposing is generated, and the layer image output means outputs the generated layer image to an unspecified terminal that has received the selection. The information processing apparatus described in 1.

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