Multi-function electric meter reading system based on computer visual sense

Abstract

The invention relates to a multifunctional energy meter and meter reading system based on computer sight, comprising two big parts of hardware and software; wherein the hardware comprises a plurality of intelligent meter readers, a plurality of PC computers and a database server. The intelligent meter reader comprises a housing body, a color screen, a viewfinder, a bar code scanner, an infrared interface, four keypads (A, B, C, D), a five-dimension keypad and a controller; the color screen, the viewfinder, the bar code scanner, the infrared interface, the four keypads (A, B, C, D), the five-dimension keypad and the controller are arranged on the housing body. A plurality of the intelligent meter readers are respectively connected with a PC computer randomly through wires. A plurality of the PC computers are connected with the database server through general broadband network cables. The software part comprises meter reading programs and PC computer management programs; wherein the meter reading programs comprise bar code scanning, image processing, energy meter indication recognition, electrical price counting, power utilization notification note printing, the storage of power utilization information of a user and abnormal warning. The overall structure in the invention has the advantages of scientific design, simple structure, sound use effect, small overall investment, high utilization rate, stability, reliability and relative sound development prospect. The invention is suitable for power departments and the corresponding departments.

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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to an automatic processing system for electricity meter data, in particular to a computer vision-based multifunctional electricity meter reading system which uses images to capture electricity meter data and perform identification and information processing. Background technique

[0002] The electricity consumption of a family or a unit is calculated from the figures accumulated on the watt-hour meter. For this reason, the meter readers of the Electric Power Bureau visit each household to copy by hand every month. This practice has become a very long history so far. There are three problems that should be improved in this original form of meter reading:

[0003] 1. The workload is heavy and the efficiency is low. When copying the watt-hour meters of each household, first check the name, then read the numbers on the meter, copy them on the account statement, calculate the cumulative amount, and finally calculate the payable amount....

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