Learn how mobile OCR makes smart meter rollout easier to manage and quicker to executre!

1. Streamline Data Collection and Avoid
Customer Complaints During Smart
Meter Roll Out with Mobile OCR

2. Immanuel Neureiter
Senior Sales Manager
immanuel@anyline.com
+43 1 386 52 52 - 32

3. Anyline aims to provide all mobile devices with its
highly accurate OCR technology.
OUR VISION

4. What is mobile OCR ?
How does mobile OCR help utilities ?
Use case mobile OCR - smart meter rollout Vienna
AGENDA

6. HOW DOES MOBILE OCR WORK?
1. Position the text in the
predefined window area
2. The swift scanning process
begins automatically
3. You will get the result

7. ANYLINE SDK FEATURES
Fast
Instant results,
machine learning and AI
supported
Highly Accurate
Up to 99% accuracy under
lab conditions
Offline & Realtime
Works offline and ensures the
best data safety
Extreme Conditions
Works in bad lighting and
reflective conditions
Multiframe Detection
Analyses more than
12 frames / second
Secure
No data is sent to 3rd party
servers

8. PLATFORMS & FRAMEWORKS
Android
Android 4.0.3 or better API
Level 15
Epson Moverio | Google Glasses | Vuzix
iOS
iOS 8 or better
Windows
10 or better
Xamarin
Anyline SDK for
Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS
Cordova
Plugin for the Cordova framework
React Native
Plugin for React Native

9. Passports
(MRZ)
Driving Licenses
License Plates
Documents
Serial Numbers (MRO)
Meter Reading
Custom

10. Customer self service
Workforce tools
Meter change management
UTILITY
USE CASES

11. Supported meters: gas, water, electricity,
digital, heat
Works in low light conditions & offline
Higher customer engagement
Positive interaction
Reduces reading cost
Accurate data and documentation
CUSTOMER
SELF READING

12. WORKFORCE
TOOLS
Optimize meter reading process
Maintains perfect record of meter readings
Faster than manual data entry
No need for embedded devices
Fully digital process
Meter change management

13. Municipal Utility - Vienna
~2.1 Mio inhabitants in service area
~1.6 Mio electric meters
~700k gas meters (10k pilot in rollout)
WIENER NETZE
SMARTMETER ROLLOUT
KEY FIGURES

14. Start planned 2018
Multiple rollout phases
80% until 2020 - 100% until 2022
70 - 80.000 installations/ month at peak
3.500 - 5.000 installations/ day
250 - 400 field technicians in parallel
WIENER NETZE
SMARTMETER ROLLOUT
KEY FIGURES

15. Siemens prime contractor
Mobile solution by Tieto
Anyline SDK integrated in mobile solution
-> enables scanning
WIENER NETZE
SMARTMETER ROLLOUT
KEY FIGURES

16. Metering operation work orders
Real-time scheduling
Check lists & map view
Status reporting
Off-line and on-line functionality
MOBILE SOLUTION
FEATURES

17. Serial Number Scanner
Bar Code Scanner
Meter Reading Scanner
Photo Evidence
MOBILE OCR CAPABILITIES
PROVIDED BY ANYLINE

18. Secure data quality & documentation
Speed - maximize assistance for technicians
Minimize typing errors
WHY MOBILE OCR?

19. End to end digital process
Automatic photo evidence live from video stream
Minimize risk of customer complaints
WHY MOBILE OCR?

20. Identify meter via serial number
Meter reading of old meter
Evidence photo attached to work order report
Additional photos can be captured
SCANNING PROCESS

21. Mobile OCR lets smart devices scan
Wide range of use cases for utilities
Smooth smart meter roll out supported by mobile
OCR - streamline data & minimize risk
SUMMARY MOBILE OCR

22. Immanuel Neureiter
Senior Sales Manager
immanuel@anyline.com
+43 1 386 52 52 - 32
THANK YOU VERY MUCH