Method for calculating the autonomy of a gas distribution assembly

Abstract

A method for calculating the autonomy of a gas distribution system assembly including a container containing gas and equipped with at least one gas filling indicator device and a gas flow rate indicator device at the output of the container. The method includes recovering at least one item of identification information on the container and/or the gas used. The method also includes acquiring at least one image to recover a first datum on a value indicated by the gas filling indicator device and a second datum on a value indicated by the flow rate indicator device. The method also includes communicating the at least one acquired image and the at least one recovered item of identification to a computation module configured to deduce therefrom a corresponding value of autonomy of the gas distribution assembly, the computation module including at least the ability to process images.

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         19 . A method for calculating the autonomy of a gas distribution assembly comprising a container containing gas and equipped with at least one gas filling indicator device and a gas flow rate indicator device at the output of the container, the method comprising the following steps:
 recovering at least one item of identification information on the container and/or the gas used,   acquiring, via a communicating mobile device, at least one image to recover a first datum on a value indicated by the gas filling indicator device and a second datum on a value indicated by the flow rate indicator device, and   communicating said at least one acquired image and of said at least one recovered item of identification information to a computation module configured to deduce therefrom a corresponding value of autonomy of said gas distribution assembly, said computation module comprising at least image processing means.   
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the first datum and the second datum are recovered simultaneously by the acquisition of a single image. 
     
     
         21 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the computation module and the image processing means are embedded in the communicating mobile device. 
     
     
         22 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the step of recovery of identification information is a preliminary step to the step of acquisition of the first and second data. 
     
     
         23 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the step of recovery of information comprises a step of pairing of the communicating mobile device and the gas distribution assembly concerned. 
     
     
         24 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the preliminary pairing step generates the opening or the downloading on the communicating mobile device of an application for processing parameters associated with the gas distribution assembly. 
     
     
         25 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein an acquisition of information on the temperature of the gas container is also carried out. 
     
     
         26 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the communicating mobile device is chosen from among smartphones or tablets. 
     
     
         27 . A method for managing stock of gas distribution assemblies, based on an item of information on the autonomy of at least one of these assemblies, obtained via the computation method as claimed in  claim 19 , said autonomy information item being transmitted to a stock management server. 
     
     
         28 . A gas distribution assembly comprising a gas container, a valve block fixed to the container and comprising at least one gas output coupling, and a gas flow rate regulation member having a face supporting an item of information relating to the flow rate of the gas, said assembly further comprising a pressure gauge arranged to show an item of information relating to the pressure of the gas contained in the container, wherein the screen of the pressure gauge is disposed in proximity to the face supporting the item of information relating to the gas flow rate borne by the regulation member. 
     
     
         29 . The gas distribution assembly as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the screen of the pressure gauge and the face supporting information relating to the gas flow rate borne by the regulation member are arranged opposite the container relative to the gas output coupling. 
     
     
         30 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the pressure gauge and the face supporting information relating to the gas flow rate extend along planes substantially parallel to one another. 
     
     
         31 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 28 , further comprising a handle disposed at the top of the container, covering the valve block, the pressure gauge and the gas flow rate regulation member, said handle incorporating a recognition chip. 
     
     
         32 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein the handle has at its center a zone for receiving a communicating mobile device. 
     
     
         33 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 32 , wherein said reception zone extends along a plane substantially parallel to the planes in which the pressure gauge and the face supporting information relating to the gas flow rate extend. 
     
     
         34 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the gas container is a gas bottle. 
     
     
         35 . A communicating mobile device program comprising program code portions and capable of being launched or downloaded on the communicating mobile device on reading a recognition chip borne by the gas distribution assembly, for the execution of a method, when the program is run on the communicating mobile device, according to which, on the basis of the information registered on the gas distribution assembly, a definition is made as to whether an item of information on the autonomy of the container is directly usable, and a request for the acquisition of an image by the user is made if not, in order to start a computation method as claimed in  claim 19 . 
     
     
         36 . A system for calculating the autonomy of a gas distribution assembly comprising a container containing gas and equipped with at least one gas filling indicator device and a gas flow rate indicator device at the output of the container, comprising:
 means for recovering at least one item of identification information of the container and/or the gas used,   means, comprising a communicating mobile device, for acquiring at least one image to recover a first datum on a value indicated by the gas filling indicator device and a second datum on a value indicated by the flow rate indicator device, and   means for communicating said at least one acquired image and said at least one recovered item of identification information to a computation module configured to deduce therefrom a corresponding value of autonomy of said gas distribution assembly, said computation module comprising at least image processing means.