Methods and internet of things (IoT) systems for gas meter management based on smart gas platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12499495-B2
Application number	US-202318530161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2023
Priority date	Oct 12, 2023
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

Methods and Internet of Things (IoT) systems for gas meter management based on a smart gas platform are provided. The method is implemented based on a smart gas device management platform of the IoT system for smart gas meter management, and the method comprises: obtaining traceability information and user information of a gas meter, the traceability information at least including active data and the active data being related to a gas meter management operation performed on the gas meter; in response to the active data satisfying a preset condition, generating warning information and sending the warning information to at least one associated platform of the IoT system for smart gas meter management; in response to receiving request information of a user, retrieving associated traceability information of the gas meter based on the request information, the traceability information, and the user information; and pushing the associated traceability information to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for gas meter management based on a smart gas platform, wherein the method is implemented based on a smart gas device management platform of an Internet of Things (IoT) system for smart gas meter management, and the method comprises:
obtaining traceability information and user information of a gas meter, the traceability information at least including active data and the active data being related to a gas meter management operation performed on the gas meter; in response to the active data satisfying a preset condition, generating warning information and sending the warning information to at least one associated platform of the IoT system for smart gas meter management; in response to receiving request information of a user, retrieving associated traceability information of the gas meter based on the request information, the obtained traceability information, and the user information; and pushing the associated traceability information to the user.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtained traceability information is dynamically updated based on the smart gas device management platform; and
the obtained traceability information is updated by a process including: determining a data obtaining cycle based on a data volume of historical traceability information of the gas meter; obtaining the active data of the gas meter based on the smart gas device management platform in conjunction with the data obtaining cycle; and updating the obtained traceability information based on the active data.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the updating the obtained traceability information based on the active data includes:
determining a data update priority of the gas meter based on the active data; and updating the obtained traceability information of the gas meter based on the data update priority.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining the data update priority of the gas meter based on the active data includes:
extracting an active feature in the active data based on the active data, the active feature characterizing a time feature of the gas meter management operation; and determining the data update priority of the gas meter based on the active feature.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the data update priority is also related to an associated active feature of an associated gas meter, and the associated active feature characterizes a time feature of a gas meter management operation for the associated gas meter; and
the determining the data update priority of the gas meter based on the active data also includes: determining a total activity feature of a plurality of gas meter management operations through a preset algorithm based on the extracted active feature and the associated active feature; and determining the data update priority based on the total activity feature and an importance degree of the gas meter management operation performed on the gas meter.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing the associated traceability information to the user includes:
determining an association degree between the associated traceability information and the request information based on the request information; determining a pushing order of the associated traceability information based on the association degree; and pushing the associated traceability information to the user based on the pushing order.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining the association degree between the associated traceability information and the request information based on the request information includes:
obtaining restriction information in the request information; and determining the association degree between the associated traceability information and the request information through an association analysis model based on the restriction information, the user information, an active feature of the gas meter, and the associated traceability information, wherein the association analysis model is a machine learning model.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the association degree is updated based on a viewing situation of the associated traceability information; and
the method further comprises: updating the association analysis model based on the updated association degree.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining the pushing order of the associated traceability information based on the association degree includes:
determining the pushing order through a preset rule according to the association degree and pushing the associated traceability information to the user based on the pushing order, the preset rule being related to the association degree; and dynamically adjusting the pushing order based on a viewing situation of the associated traceability information.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, wherein when reading the computer instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a computer executes a method for gas meter management based on a smart gas platform according to claim 1 .

11 . An Internet of Things (IoT) system for smart gas meter management, wherein the IoT system comprises a smart gas user platform, a smart gas service platform, a smart gas device management platform, a smart gas sensor network platform, and a smart gas object platform;
the smart gas device management platform is configured to: obtain traceability information and user information of a gas meter, the traceability information at least including active data and the active data being related to a gas meter management operation performed on the gas meter; in response to the active data satisfying a preset condition, generate warning information and send the warning information to at least one associated platform of the IoT system for smart gas meter management; in response to receiving request information of a user, retrieve associated traceability information of the gas meter based on the request information, the obtained traceability information, and the user information; and push the associated traceability information to the user.

12 . The IoT system according to claim 11 , wherein the smart gas device management platform includes a smart gas indoor device management sub-platform, a smart gas pipeline network device management sub-platform, and a smart gas data center; and
the smart gas device management platform interacts with the smart gas service platform and the smart gas sensor network platform through the smart gas data center.

13 . The IoT system according to claim 12 , wherein the obtained traceability information is dynamically updated based on the smart gas device management platform; and
the smart gas device management platform is further configured to: determine a data obtaining cycle based on a data volume of historical traceability information of the gas meter; obtain the active data of the gas meter based on the smart gas device management platform in conjunction with the data obtaining cycle; and update the obtained traceability information based on the active data.

14 . The IoT system according to claim 13 , wherein the smart gas device management platform is further configured to:
determine a data update priority of the gas meter based on the active data; and update the obtained traceability information of the gas meter based on the data update priority.

15 . The IoT system according to claim 14 , wherein the smart gas device management platform is

Assignees

• Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shao Zehua
• Li Yong
• Zhou Junyan
• Wang Feng

Classifications

• H04Q2209/60

  for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter · CPC title

• H04Q2209/10

  using a centralized architecture · CPC title

• H04Q2209/40

  using a wireless architecture · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04L67/55

  Push-based network services · CPC title