Gas facility safety management system and method

Abstract

The gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment, upon receiving information regarding a consumer's request for gas construction, searches a database standardizing the scope of gas facility construction to calculate a standard construction estimate and provides it to the consumer, and collects the lowest estimates from registered construction companies as competitive bids and provides the collected lowest estimate information to the consumer. Furthermore, the embodiment enables the automatic selection and contracting of construction companies and allows safety management after construction is completed to be conducted through an application. Since liquefied petroleum gas and industrial high-pressure gas are supplied to consumers after the installation of supply facilities, the gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment provides automated and standardized data regarding gas facilities to multiple consumption sites. The embodiment automatically calculates and provides gas facility installation estimates based on standardized data and provides a service that connects gas facility companies nationwide with consumers.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a gas facility safety management system and method, and specifically, to a gas facility safety management system and method that automatically calculates estimates based on standardized data when installing gas facilities at multiple consumption sites, links facility operators nationwide, and provides gas facility safety management services. Background Technology

[0003] Unless otherwise indicated in this specification, the contents described in this section are not prior art for the claims of this application, and are not to be recognized as prior art simply because they are included in this section.

[0004] Business matching systems, which connect customers with companies providing the services they desire, are being utilized across various fields. They are expanding into platforms that match hospitals, beauty salons, and tutoring services. Recently, platforms matching interior construction companies with consumers have emerged, enabling consumers seeking interior renovations to easily access diverse information about these firms. By matching consumers with companies that meet their specific criteria, business matching platforms allow consumers to easily select the company they need while providing companies with opportunities to generate revenue.

[0005] Meanwhile, gas facility construction is an essential step for various events such as building, interior renovations, and moving. Although there are numerous companies capable of performing gas facility construction, it is difficult for consumers to personally identify firms that perform installations safely at reasonable prices. Above all, since gas facility installation is a task requiring a high level of safety, it is crucial to select a company with high consumer trust. However, it is currently very difficult for consumers to fully grasp the reliability and detailed information of each company and select a gas facility installation contractor that meets their specific requirements. Furthermore, as the range of estimates for gas facility construction varies significantly among contractors, disputes with consumers regarding gas installation are occurring frequently. Prior art literature

[0007] 1. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1930394 (December 12, 2018) 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2164651 (October 5, 2020) The problem to be solved

[0008] The gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment receives gas construction request information from a consumer, searches a database standardizing the scope of gas facility construction to calculate a standard construction estimate and provides it to the consumer, and collects the lowest estimates from registered construction companies as competitive estimates and provides the collected lowest estimate information to the consumer. In addition, the embodiment enables the automatic selection and contracting of construction companies and allows safety management to be conducted through an application after construction is completed.

[0009] Since liquefied petroleum gas and industrial high-pressure gas are supplied to consumers after the installation of supply facilities, the gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment provide automated and standardized data on gas facilities to multiple consumption sites. In the embodiment, gas facility installation estimates are automatically calculated and provided based on standardized data, and a service is provided to connect gas facility companies nationwide with consumers.

[0010] In addition, the embodiment enables gas facility safety management and facility management to be performed in conjunction with an application after the installation of the gas facility.

[0011] In addition, the embodiment provides standardized estimates for gas facility construction and can provide detailed quotation information by collecting building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas installation from consumers. Furthermore, it registers gas facilities and suppliers nationwide to provide comparative construction contract quotations and prioritizes the lowest quotation. means of solving the problem

[0013] A gas facility safety management system according to an embodiment includes: a consumer terminal that receives construction details from a consumer, including building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas construction; a business terminal that collects gas facility construction business details from a business operator, including business history, number of constructions, costs, and business location; and a server that collects construction details and gas facility construction business details, standardizes estimates by type of gas facility construction, and recommends an optimal business considering the consumer's desired business conditions, including estimates and construction periods.

[0014] Preferably, the server comprises: an information collection module that databases construction details collected from consumer terminals and construction company details collected from company terminals; a standard estimate generation module that generates standard estimates for each gas facility construction project based on the type, duration, and detailed equipment quantity required for the construction; a priority generation module that compares company selection conditions, including the desired construction period and estimate from the consumer terminal, with the details of registered companies, extracts multiple companies recommendable to the consumer based on the comparison results, and generates priorities; and a post-management module that provides safety inspection services for each completed gas facility after the completion of the gas facility construction.

[0015] It includes a matching module that matches the consumer with the company most similar to the company selection conditions and company details by considering the item-specific weights of the company selection conditions collected from the consumer terminal; and a company evaluation module that collects review information and evaluation information about the company that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of the gas facility construction. Effects of the invention

[0017] The gas facility safety management system and method described above enable transparent and rapid management of gas facility construction estimates, and allow consumers to reduce the effort of comparing prices from multiple companies.

[0018] In particular, regarding post-construction management after gas facility construction, the safety management application provided in the embodiment enables the management of gas construction history, thereby ensuring that consumers can safely receive gas.

[0019] The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects described above, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description of the invention or the claims. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0021] FIG. 1 is a drawing showing the configuration of a gas facility safety management system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the data processing configuration of a server according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the signal flow of a gas facility safety management system according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data processing process of a server according to an embodiment. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0022] The advantages and features of the present invention and the methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but can be implemented in various different forms. These embodiments are provided merely to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same components.

[0023] In describing the embodiments of the present invention, specific descriptions of known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that such detailed descriptions could unnecessarily obscure the essence of the invention. Furthermore, the terms described below are defined considering their functions in the embodiments of the present invention, and these may vary depending on the intentions or practices of the user or operator. Therefore, their definitions should be based on the content throughout this specification.

[0024] Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a gas facility safety management system according to an embodiment.

[0025] Referring to FIG. 1, the gas facility safety management system according to the embodiment may be configured to include a server (100), a consumer terminal (200), and a company terminal (300).

[0026] The consumer terminal (200) receives construction details from the consumer, including building drawings required for gas construction and the quantity of gas appliances. The company terminal (300) collects gas facility construction company details from the business operator, including business history, number of constructions, costs, and company location.

[0027] The server (100) collects construction details and gas facility construction company details, standardizes estimates by type of gas facility construction, and recommends the optimal company considering the consumer's desired company conditions. In the embodiment, the consumer terminal (200) downloads a safety management application from the server after construction is completed and periodically inputs safety management information to enable safety inspections of the constructed gas facility to be performed through the application. In the embodiment, the server (100) periodically updates the standard prices of construction estimate parts so that they are automatically reflected in the construction estimate. For example, the unit price of steel pipe piping and the price per unit of pipe fittings such as elbows are periodically updated so that the standard prices of the updated parts are reflected in the calculation of the standard construction estimate.

[0028] In an embodiment, at least one terminal (200, 300) may be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal via a network. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a navigation system or a web browser. At this time, at least one terminal (200, 300) may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal via a network. At least one terminal (200, 300) may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices, such as navigation, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, smartphone, smartpad, tablet PC, etc.

[0029] The gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment receives gas construction request information from a consumer, searches a database standardizing the scope of gas facility construction to calculate a standard construction estimate and provides it to the consumer, and collects the lowest estimates from registered construction companies as competitive estimates and provides the collected lowest estimate information to the consumer. In addition, the embodiment enables the automatic selection and contracting of construction companies and allows safety management to be conducted through an application after construction is completed.

[0030] Since industrial high-pressure gas is supplied to consumers after the installation of supply facilities, the gas facility safety management system and method according to the embodiment automatically calculates and provides gas facility installation estimates based on automated and standardized data regarding gas facilities at multiple consumption sites, including liquefied petroleum gas, and provides a service that connects gas facility companies nationwide with consumers. Furthermore, the embodiment enables gas facility safety management and facility management to be performed in conjunction with an application after the installation of the gas facilities.

[0031] In the embodiment, gas facility construction estimates are standardized and provided, and detailed estimation information can be provided by collecting building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas installation from consumers. In addition, gas facilities and suppliers nationwide are registered to provide comparative construction contract estimates and prioritize the lowest estimate.

[0032] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the data processing configuration of a server according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2, the server (100) according to the embodiment may be configured to include an information collection module (110), a standard quotation generation module (120), a priority generation module (130), a post-management module (140), a matching module (150), and a vendor evaluation module (160). The term "module" as used in this specification should be interpreted as including software, hardware, or a combination thereof, depending on the context in which the term is used. For example, software may be machine language, firmware, embedded code, and application software. As another example, hardware may be a circuit, processor, computer, integrated circuit, integrated circuit core, sensor, MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), passive device, or a combination thereof.

[0033] The information collection module (110) databases construction details collected from consumer terminals and construction company details collected from company terminals.

[0034] The standard estimate generation module (120) generates a standard estimate for each gas facility construction based on the type of gas facility construction, the duration, and the amount of detailed equipment required for the construction.

[0035] The priority generation module (130) compares the company selection conditions, including the desired construction period and estimate from the consumer terminal, with the detailed information of the registered companies, and generates a priority by extracting multiple companies that can be recommended to the consumer based on the comparison result. In addition, in the embodiment, the priority generation module (130) can provide standard estimates regarding the construction scale, period, and type of construction collected from the consumer terminal, generate a list of companies capable of performing the construction at the optimal estimate, and transmit the list of companies with the lowest estimates to the consumer terminal. In the embodiment, the priority generation module (130) can convert input information, such as drawings of buildings requiring gas construction and the quantity of necessary gas appliances collected from the consumer terminal, into detailed estimates and extract companies capable of satisfying the detailed estimates. In addition, when the priority generation module (130) receives an estimate calculation request from the consumer terminal, it can collect lowest estimate information from each company terminal, extract companies ranked 1st to 3rd for the lowest estimates as priority companies, and provide the priority company information to the consumer.

[0036] The post-management module (140) provides safety inspection services for each completed gas facility after the completion of gas facility construction. In the embodiment, the post-management module (140) analyzes collected safety management information to periodically evaluate the safety of the completed facilities and requests expert inspections for facilities whose safety is evaluated to be below a certain level.

[0037] The matching module (150) considers the item-specific weights of the company selection conditions collected from the consumer terminal, extracts the company most similar to the company selection conditions and company details, and matches it with the consumer. For example, if the consumer sets the weights of the company selection conditions, including equipment quality, estimate, and construction period, to a, b, and c, respectively, in the embodiment, the final similarity can be calculated by the sum of the item-specific similarity, which is obtained by comparing the company details and conditions with the set weights by item using mathematical formula 1, and multiplying each of the weights.

[0038] Mathematical formula 1

[0039] Final Similarity = 1st Item Similarity * a + 2nd Item Similarity * b + … + nth Item Similarity * n

[0040] (a to n are weights for each selection condition item set by the consumer)

[0041] The company evaluation module (160) collects review information and evaluation information about the company that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of the gas facility construction.

[0042] The company evaluation module (160) collects review information and evaluation information regarding the company that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of the gas facility construction. Additionally, in the embodiment, the company evaluation module (160) can calculate a reward to be provided to the consumer based on the results of analyzing the review information regarding the company that carried out the construction, and provide the calculated reward to the consumer. For example, the company evaluation module (160) can calculate a reward to be provided to the consumer who registered the review through text analysis included in the review information. In the embodiment, text analysis included in the review can be performed through quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. Quantitative analysis involves determining the number of times the review was registered and the number of characters in the text, and calculating a reward to be provided to the consumer in proportion to the number of times the review was registered and the number of characters in the text. Qualitative analysis involves determining whether the registered review can help improve the accuracy of the company evaluation by identifying the authenticity, causality, and probability of the registered quantitative analysis review through Text-entailment Recognition. In the embodiment, if the qualitative analysis of a registered review yields a high value for the causality and probability of the text, a reward can be calculated for the consumer who registered the review in proportion to the calculated value. The company evaluation module (160) grants bonus points to each company based on the results of the consumer's evaluation and review analysis, thereby enabling companies that receive bonus points to be actively matched with consumers.

[0043] The construction verification module (170) imposes a penalty on a company contracted with a consumer if the company violates the terms of the contract, and monitors the progress of the construction by the contracted company to determine whether it is proceeding normally. In the embodiment, the construction verification module (170) makes information regarding contract violations and penalties issued during the construction process available to other consumers and other company managers. Additionally, in the embodiment, companies that have received more than a certain number of penalties can be set as a blacklist to be excluded from the consumer matching ranking.

[0044] Below, the gas facility safety management method will be explained in order. Since the operation (function) of the gas facility safety management method according to the embodiment is essentially the same as the function of the gas facility safety management system, explanations that overlap with FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 2 will be omitted.

[0045] Figure 3 is a diagram showing the signal flow of a gas facility safety management system according to an embodiment.

[0046] Referring to Fig. 3, in step S100, construction details, including building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas construction, are received from the consumer via the user terminal. In step S200, the server collects the desired construction details and contractor selection criteria information from the user terminal. In step S300, detailed information regarding the gas facility construction contractor, including business history, number of constructions, costs, and company location, is received from the business operator via the contractor terminal, and in step S400, the server collects the contractor details from the contractor terminal. In step S500, the server standardizes estimates by type of gas facility construction and recommends an optimal contractor considering the consumer's desired contractor conditions. In step S500, the server periodically updates the standard prices of construction estimate components so that they are automatically reflected in the construction estimate. For example, the unit price of steel pipe piping and the price per unit of pipe fittings such as elbows are periodically updated so that the updated standard prices of the components are reflected in the calculation of the standard construction estimate. In step S600, the optimal contractor recommendation information received from the server is output to the user terminal.

[0047] Figure 4 is a diagram showing the data processing process of a server according to an embodiment.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 4, in step S100, the information collection module collects construction details collected from the consumer terminal and construction company details collected from the company terminal and databases them. In step S200, the standard estimate generation module generates a standard estimate for each gas facility construction project based on the type, duration, and quantity of detailed equipment required for the construction. In step S300, the priority generation module compares the company selection conditions, including the desired construction period and estimate from the consumer terminal, with the details of registered companies, and generates priorities by extracting multiple companies that can be recommended to the consumer based on the comparison results. In the embodiment, input information such as drawings of buildings requiring gas construction and the quantity of necessary gas appliances collected from the consumer terminal can be converted into detailed estimates, and companies capable of satisfying the detailed estimates can be extracted. Additionally, when a request for estimate calculation is received from the consumer terminal, the lowest estimate information is collected from each company terminal, the companies ranked 1st to 3rd for the lowest estimates are extracted as priority companies, and the priority company information can be provided to the consumer.

[0049] In step S400, the matching module considers the item-specific weights of the company selection conditions collected from the consumer terminal to extract the company most similar to the company selection conditions and company details and match it with the consumer. In the embodiment, in step S400, when the consumer sets the weights of the company selection conditions, including equipment quality, quotation, and construction period, to a, b, and c respectively, the final similarity can be calculated as the sum of the item-specific similarity obtained by comparing the company details and conditions with the set weights by item using Equation 1, and multiplying each of the weights.

[0050] Mathematical formula 1

[0051] Final Similarity = 1st Item Similarity * a + 2nd Item Similarity * b + … + nth Item Similarity * n

[0052] (a to n are weights for each selection condition item set by the consumer)

[0053] In the S500 stage, if a contractor contracted with a consumer violates the terms of the contract in the construction verification module, a penalty is imposed on the contractor, and the contractor's construction progress is monitored to determine whether it is proceeding normally. In the embodiment, information regarding contract violations and penalties issued during the construction process is made known to other consumers and other contractor managers, and contractors whose penalty count exceeds a certain number can be set as a blacklist to be excluded from the consumer matching ranking.

[0054] In step S600, the post-management module provides safety inspection services for each completed gas facility after the completion of gas facility construction. In step S700, the vendor evaluation module collects review and evaluation information regarding the contractor that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of gas facility construction, and provides feedback on the process of generating priority contractors recommended to the consumer. Additionally, in the embodiment, rewards provided to the consumer can be calculated based on the analysis results of review information regarding the contractor that carried out the construction, and the calculated rewards can be provided to the consumer. For example, rewards provided to the consumer who registered the review can be calculated through text analysis included in the construction review information. In the embodiment, text analysis included in the review can be performed using quantitative and qualitative analysis. Quantitative analysis involves determining the number of reviews registered and the number of characters in the text to calculate rewards provided to the consumer in proportion to the number of reviews registered and the number of characters in the text. Qualitative analysis involves determining whether the registered reviews can help improve the accuracy of vendor evaluations by identifying the authenticity, causality, and probability of the registered quantitatively analyzed reviews through Text-entailment Recognition. In the embodiment, if the qualitative analysis of a registered review yields a high value indicating causality and probability of the text, a reward can be calculated for the consumer who registered the review in proportion to the calculated value. In the embodiment, bonus points are awarded to each company based on consumer evaluations and review analysis results, thereby enabling companies that receive bonus points to be actively matched with consumers.

[0055] The gas facility safety management system and method described above enable transparent and rapid management of gas facility construction estimates, thereby reducing the burden on consumers of comparing prices from multiple companies. In particular, regarding post-construction management, the safety management application provided in the embodiment allows for the management of gas construction history, ensuring that consumers can receive a safe gas supply.

[0056] The disclosed content is merely illustrative and can be modified and implemented in various ways by a person skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the claim claimed in the patent claims; therefore, the scope of protection of the disclosed content is not limited to the specific embodiments described above.

Claims

Claim 1 A gas facility safety management system comprises: a consumer terminal that receives construction details from a consumer, including building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas construction; a business terminal that collects detailed information on gas facility construction companies from a business operator, including business history, number of constructions, costs, and company locations; and a server that collects the construction details and gas facility construction company details, standardizes estimates by type of gas facility construction, and recommends an optimal company considering the consumer's desired company conditions, including estimates and construction periods. The server comprises: an information collection module that databases the construction details collected from the consumer terminal and the construction company details collected from the business terminal; a standard estimate generation module that generates standard estimates for each gas facility construction based on the type, duration, and detailed equipment quantity required for the construction; a priority generation module that compares company selection conditions, including the desired construction period and estimate from the consumer terminal, with the detailed information of registered companies, extracts multiple companies recommendable to the consumer based on the comparison result, and generates priorities; and a post-management module that provides safety inspection services for each completed gas facility after the completion of the gas facility construction. A matching module that matches a consumer with a company by extracting the company most similar to the company selection criteria and company details, considering the item-specific weights of the company selection criteria collected from the consumer terminal; a company evaluation module that collects review information and evaluation information regarding the company that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of the gas facility construction; and a construction verification module that imposes a penalty on the company contracted with the consumer if the company violates the contract terms, and monitors the construction progress of the contracted company to determine whether it is proceeding normally; and the post-management module;A gas facility safety management system that analyzes collected safety management information to periodically evaluate the safety of completed facilities and requests expert inspections for facilities evaluated as having safety below a certain level; the priority generation module converts input information, such as building drawings requiring gas installation and the quantity of necessary gas appliances collected from consumer terminals, into detailed estimates and extracts companies that satisfy the detailed estimates; when an estimate calculation request is received from a consumer terminal, it collects lowest estimate information from each company terminal and extracts companies within a certain ranking of the lowest estimates as priority companies; the matching module calculates the final similarity by summing the item-by-item similarity multiplied by each weight when the consumer sets weights for company selection conditions including equipment quality, estimates, and construction period, and the company evaluation module calculates rewards provided to consumers who registered reviews through text analysis included in review information. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete Claim 4 delete Claim 5 delete Claim 6 A method for managing the safety of gas facilities comprises: (A) a step of receiving construction details, including building drawings and the quantity of gas appliances required for gas construction, from a consumer at a consumer terminal; (B) a step of collecting detailed information on gas facility construction companies, including business history, number of constructions, costs, and company locations, from a business operator at a company terminal; and (C) a step of collecting the construction details and detailed information on gas facility construction companies at a server, standardizing estimates by type of gas facility construction, and recommending an optimal company considering the consumer's desired company conditions, including estimates and construction periods; wherein the step of (C) comprises: (C-1) a step of creating a database of construction details collected from the consumer terminal and construction company details collected from the company terminal in an information collection module; (C-2) a step of generating a standard estimate for each gas facility construction according to the type, period, and detailed equipment quantity required for the construction in a standard estimate generation module; (C-3) a step of comparing company selection conditions, including the desired construction period and estimate from the consumer terminal, with the detailed information of registered companies, and extracting multiple companies that can be recommended to the consumer based on the comparison result to generate a priority in a priority generation module. (C-4) A step of providing safety inspection services for each completed gas facility after the completion of gas facility construction in the post-management module; and the step of (C-3) above includes a step of matching the consumer with the company most similar to the company selection conditions and company details by considering the item-specific weights of the company selection conditions collected from the consumer terminal in the matching module; and a step of collecting review information and evaluation information regarding the company that carried out the construction from the consumer terminal after the completion of gas facility construction in the company evaluation module; and the step of (C-4) above includes periodically evaluating the safety of the completed facilities by analyzing the collected safety management information, requesting expert inspections for facilities whose safety is evaluated to be below a certain level, and the step of (C-4) above;A method for managing the safety of gas facilities, characterized in that, in the construction verification module, if a contractor contracted with a consumer violates the terms of the contract, a penalty is imposed on the said contractor, and the step of monitoring the construction progress of the said contractor to determine whether it is proceeding normally and matching it with the said consumer comprises: converting input information, such as drawings of a building requiring gas construction and the quantity of necessary gas appliances collected from a consumer terminal, into a detailed estimate; extracting contractors that satisfy the detailed estimate; when an estimate calculation request is received from a consumer terminal, collecting lowest estimate information from each contractor terminal and extracting contractors within a certain ranking of the lowest estimate as priority contractors; and when the consumer sets weights for contractor selection conditions including equipment quality, estimate, and construction period, calculating the final similarity as the sum of the item-by-item similarity multiplied by each weight when comparing the detailed information and conditions of the contractors with set weights by item; and the step of collecting review information and evaluation information comprises a step of calculating a reward provided to the consumer who registered the review through text analysis included in the review information. 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