JP2002222278A - Virtual ceremony providing device and virtual ceremony providing method using the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a virtual ceremony providing device and method using the Internet capable of providing a place for blessing a couple who will marry as hosts of the ceremony or mourning a deceased person as an object person for the ceremony, to persons who live in a place remote from the site of the ceremony or cannot participate in the ceremony. SOLUTION: This virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet is provided with a receiving means for receiving the information on a host of the ceremony transmitted from an information terminal, a component storage means for storing a home page component, a home page creating means for creating a home page for displaying a virtual ceremony screen using the information on the ceremony host and the home page component, a server for saving the created home page and opening the same to the public, a payment information input means for inputting the payment information required for paying gift money or funeral money for the ceremony host on the home page, and payment information transmit/receive means for transmitting the payment information to an external settlement engine to perform authentication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual ceremony providing apparatus and a virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet. The present invention relates to a virtual ceremony providing device and a virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet, which can provide a place for a virtual ceremony to those who live on the ground and have difficulty participating in the ceremony, or those who cannot participate in the ceremony due to circumstances.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ceremony, for example, a funeral is a sudden event, and for those who live far away from the funeral hall, the cost and time required for participating in the funeral are burdensome, and the ceremony may not be possible. In addition, there are cases where a person who lives near the funeral hall cannot participate due to circumstances. In the past, people who could not participate were sent a condolence message and sent registered inscriptions by registered mail. However, those who could not participate in the funeral may wish to have a chance to remember the deceased in some way.
The same applies to weddings, where the number of people who can participate in weddings and receptions is limited, and to invite people who live far away,
The burden on the organizer is large. Even those who cannot attend a wedding may want to have the opportunity to congratulate both marriages.

[0003] Funeral services are generally communicated by obituary advertisements in newspapers, postcards by postal mail, or telegrams by telegram. However, in the case of newspapers, it can be widely notified, but the information is lacking in speed, and the postcards and telegrams of death must be contacted for each sender, which is troublesome, and the amount of information is limited in each case. A detailed funeral hall map cannot be attached. Therefore, there is a demand for a communication method that requires less troublesome communication, has a large amount of information about funerals, and can be performed quickly.
In addition, even in the case of a wedding guide, a contact method is also desired in which the trouble of contact is small and the amount of information on the wedding is large.

[0004] Also, ceremonies at wedding receptions and non-faith ceremonies at funerals are paid in cash, and there is a risk of theft at the venue for the organizer, and management is difficult.
Also, sending back a repayment for congratulatory money or non-congratulatory money is troublesome, as it involves selecting the person who paid the money from the ceremony participants and further examining the address of that person.

[0005] Recently, there are also people who wish to treat pets as members of their families and hold pet funerals, but few funeral companies handle pets.

[0006]

Accordingly, the present invention congratulates the marriage of the ceremony organizer on those who live away from the venue of the ceremony and those who cannot participate in the ceremony due to circumstances. An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual ceremony providing apparatus or method using the Internet, which can provide a place for remembering a deceased person who is a ceremony target person.

[0007] The present invention also provides a virtual system using the Internet, which enables quick communication with a large amount of information regarding the holding of a ceremony, manages congratulatory money or non-congratulatory money, and facilitates return after a ceremony. It is an object to provide a ceremony providing device or method.

[0008]

Means for solving the above-mentioned problems are achieved by a ceremony organizer or a ceremony object transmitted from an information terminal or input from information input means connected to a virtual ceremony providing device. Receiving means for receiving information about the party, a component storage means in which home page components used for the virtual ceremony are stored, and information on the ceremony organizer or ceremony subject sent from the receiving means and the component storage means A homepage creating means for creating a homepage for displaying a virtual ceremony screen using the homepage component, a homepage server for storing the homepage created by the homepage creating means and publishing it on the Internet, , A ceremony for the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target on the website Payment information input means for inputting payment information necessary to pay a condemnation, payment information transmitting and receiving means for performing authentication by transmitting the payment information sent from the payment information input means to an external settlement institution; A virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet, characterized by having: a ceremony transmitted from an information terminal or input from information input means connected to the virtual ceremony providing device. Reception means for receiving information about the holding, and ceremony guidance creating means for creating a ceremony guide based on the information about the ceremony held sent from the reception means,
A contact list storage unit that stores an e-mail address for transmitting the ceremony guidance, and is connected to the ceremony guidance creation unit and the contact list storage unit;
And a mail server for transmitting an address on the Internet for accessing the homepage according to claim 1 to a mail address stored in the contact list storage means. A virtual ceremony providing device, further comprising: a payment management list storage unit connected to the payment information input unit and configured to store the payment information input by the payment information input unit; The virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet as described above, further comprising address information transmitting means for transmitting the address information of the payer sent from the list storage means to a center for sending a rewarding product, and further comprising: Another means of the present invention is a refund business in accordance with the payment amount input by the payment information input means. And selection means for selecting a reward means, the commodity information selected is transmitted from the selecting means,
Displaying a decoration image for decorating the virtual ceremony screen on the virtual ceremony screen on the homepage according to the selected thank-you means information transmitted from the selection means and the product information transmission means for transmitting the returned goods to the center for sending the returned goods. The virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet according to the above, further comprising: a display unit that displays the payment amount input by the payment information input unit. The virtual ceremony providing apparatus using the Internet according to the above, further comprising a payment refusing unit that does not accept payment if the number exceeds the limit. Display means for displaying a ritual act for a person or a ceremony subject, and operation means for operating the displayed ritual act on a screen The virtual ceremony providing apparatus using the Internet according to the above, further comprising: a photographing means for photographing an image of a real ceremony; and video data transmitted from the photographing means. A virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet as described above, characterized by having a video receiving means for receiving, and a reproducing means for reproducing the video data on a homepage, and further means of the present invention, Receives information on the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target and information on the ceremony held transmitted from the information terminal of the ceremony organizer or input from the information input means connected to the virtual ceremony providing device, and Using the information information about the user and the homepage components used for the virtual ceremony stored in the homepage component storage means. Create a homepage that displays the ceremony, publish it on the Internet, create a ceremony guide using the information about the ceremony holding, and store in advance a contact list on the Internet for accessing the ceremony guide and the homepage When a person who accesses the homepage by sending to the e-mail address stored in the means uses the payment information input means to enter payment information for paying a congratulatory or non-congratulatory money to the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target person In order to authenticate the payment information, the payment information is transmitted to an external settlement institution for authentication, and authentication is performed. A virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet, characterized by transmitting Is the virtual ceremony providing apparatus or the virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet described above, wherein the ceremony is a funeral, and another means of the present invention is that the ceremony is a wedding A virtual ceremony providing apparatus or a virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet described above.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the formation of a homepage for a virtual ceremony using a virtual ceremony providing device and the communication of holding a real ceremony using the virtual ceremony providing device will be described. The following ceremony focuses on funerals. FIG. 1 outlines an example of the configuration of a communication network between a virtual ceremony providing device and a computer of a mourner who is a funeral organizer and other computers. The virtual ceremony providing device 10, a computer 14 which is one of the information terminals of the mourning house, and a computer 15 of a deceased person are connected by an Internet network 13. The mourner sends the contact information and the funeral information to the virtual ceremony providing device 10 through the Internet network 13. The virtual ceremony providing device 10 collectively sends an obituary e-mail to the contact 15. In addition, based on information from the mourning house, a virtual funeral home, which is one of the virtual ceremonial halls, is provided on the homepage of the virtual ceremony providing device. By accessing the URL described in the obituary email, even a deceased person living in a remote place can participate in a virtual funeral. In addition, those who receive the obituary mail can attend not only virtual funerals but also real funerals. In addition, the actual funeral pattern can be played in the virtual funeral home by the video camera 11 which is a photographing means connected to the virtual ceremony providing apparatus 10 through a telephone line or an Internet line. In addition, the fact that the incense book has been deposited at the virtual funeral home is also confirmed by printing a payment certificate imitating an incense book on a facsimile or a printer, which is a printing means connected to the virtual ceremony providing apparatus 10 through a telephone line or an Internet line. can do.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the virtual ceremony providing device 10. The virtual ceremony providing device 10 includes input means 20 for inputting data represented by a keyboard and a scanner,
A data receiving unit 21 for receiving data input from the Internet line or the input unit 20, and a contact list storage unit 22 for storing a contact list for each mourning house
And a mail server 23 as information providing means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the outside, and a death report document by combining the data received by the data receiving means 21 with the death report template stored in the storage device of the death report creation means. , An obituary creating means 24 for creating a obituary, a printer 27 for printing an obituary document on a postcard,
A homepage component storage unit 28 in which components such as images and decorative characters constituting the homepage are stored, and a homepage creation unit 25 which combines the data received by the data receiving unit 21 with the homepage component to create a homepage. A homepage storage means 26 for storing the created homepage, a homepage server 30 for exposing the homepage to the outside through the Internet, a virtual funeral operating means 31 which is a program for operating a virtual funeral screen, and an external It has an authentication server 32 for transmitting and receiving data for credit card authentication to a settlement institution such as a credit card company, and a payment management list storage unit 29 for storing a payment management list after authentication.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for creating a virtual funeral homepage. First, the mourner accesses the homepage provided by the administrator of the virtual ceremony providing device (s
1). The homepage provided by this administrator is, for example,
It has a page for creating a virtual funeral home and a page for publishing the created virtual funeral home on a homepage. The virtual funeral home can be created on the screen by following the on-screen input instructions on the page for creating the virtual funeral home. The screen for selecting the funeral religion is displayed by the homepage creation means (s2).
In the virtual ceremony providing device 10, for example, in addition to general Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, and a non-religion method are prepared.
If the mourner chooses Buddhism (s3), the creation of the homepage and the operation of the virtual funeral are performed in a Buddhist style. The homepage creation means 25 selects and displays a Buddhist altar from the homepage component storage means (s4). At this time, only one altar may be displayed, but several types of different altars may be displayed so that the mourning house can select from among them. In addition, the multiple altars displayed may differ depending on the amount of fees paid to the administrator of the virtual ceremony provision equipment by the mourning house, just as the higher the fee, the more expensive the altar in a normal funeral. Can also be attached. The altar is determined by selecting one of the altars on which the mourning house is displayed (s5). In addition, even the same Buddhist ceremony, it is possible to select a different altar for each sect. In s3,
If Christianity other than Buddhism is selected, for example, a homepage component for Christianity is selected from the homepage component storage means (s6). Then, the Christian altar is displayed from the Christian homepage component storage means (s7). The altar is determined by the mourning house selecting one of the altars displayed as in the case of Buddhism (s5). The following description is based on a Buddhist funeral.

Subsequently, a selection screen as to whether or not a deceased mortality image can be transmitted is displayed (s8). If there is an image taken by a digital camera etc. and it can be transmitted,
“Transmittable” is selected. In this case, a screen for uploading the image data is displayed. The mourning house uploads the ghost image (s9). The uploaded mortality image data is transmitted from the data receiving means 21 to the homepage creating means 25. If the mourning house has only normal photos or negative films, "cannot send" is selected. In this case, the mourning house sends the post-mortem image to the administrator of the virtual ceremony providing device by mail (s12). In this case, the photograph of the photograph is read as image data by a scanner, which is one of the input means 20, and transmitted from the data receiving means 21 to the homepage creating means 25. The transmitted ghost image data is processed by the ghost image processing means in the homepage creation means (s10). In order to display the remains image on the altar, for example, a black frame is provided at the edge of the image, and the image processing is performed so that the periphery of the black frame is decorated with white flowers. The processed altar image is combined with the altar and the altar so as to be displayed at the center of the selected altar (s11). The home page components other than the altar include, for example, a wreath, a bell, a burning incense stand, a tent, a flower offering, a lantern, and the like. Further, the information regarding the deceased that the mourning house needs to transmit includes, for example, the name of the deceased, the biography of the deceased, moving image data in which images of the deceased are stored, and audio data in which messages of the deceased are recorded. These are similarly selected by being displayed on the selection screen. Also, by displaying the request screen, it is uploaded from the mourning house. Information about these components and the deceased is also synthesized with the altar.
The homepage of the virtual funeral thus created is stored in the homepage storage means 26, and the homepage server 3
Open to the outside through 0.

[0013] The virtual ceremony providing device of the present invention can perform not only a virtual funeral but also a funeral support. One example is funeral communication, and FIG. 4 shows a procedure for funeral communication. When the mourning house accesses the homepage provided by the administrator of the virtual ceremony providing device (s20) and inputs the name of the mourner or the deceased, the obituary creation means 24 stores the contact data in the contact list storage means of the virtual ceremony providing device. It is checked whether it is stored (s21). If the contact list associated with the mourner's or deceased's name is not found, a screen is displayed requesting data from the contact list. If contact data is sent by the mourning house (s22),
The contact data is stored in the contact list storage means 22 from the data receiving means 21 (s23). The information stored in the contact list includes an address, a name, a telephone number, an e-mail address, a relationship with the deceased, an affiliated organization, and a title. For example, if the contact information is a New Year's card, a list, etc., and the data has not been converted into data, the mourner sends these to the administrator of the virtual ceremony providing apparatus by mail or facsimile (s24), and the manager inputs the information using an input means such as the keyboard 20. The received contact data is sent from the data receiving means 21 to the contact list storage means 22 and stored (s23). For the created contact list, a file is created with the title, for example, the contact list of the deceased Mr. A. Contact list storage means 22
Stores a list of contacts of a plurality of deceased persons.

If a contact list related to the name of the mourner or deceased is found, a screen for selecting whether or not a death message is prepared is displayed (s26). If the mourning house has already prepared the obituary, select “Prepared”. Next, an upload screen is displayed. The death message text data uploaded according to the screen is stored in the storage means of the death report creation means (s27). If no obituary message is prepared, an input screen for inputting necessary information such as a funeral schedule and a funeral place is displayed, prompting the mourner to input data (s28). The obituary message is prepared by combining the obituary message template prepared in the storage unit of the obituary message creation unit with the input information (s29). The information on the funeral service held in the obituary includes the place where the funeral service is held, the date and time of the funeral service, the mourner, the means of transportation to the site, and the route map from the station to the site. For example, a more detailed obituary message can be obtained by attaching a guide map to the obituary message using the map data stored in the storage unit of the obituary creation unit. The obituary message created or downloaded in this way is transmitted to the e-mail addresses listed in the contact list in a lump by information transmission means such as a mail server (s30). The obituary mail also displays the URL where the virtual funeral is provided. In addition, the person concerned of the deceased can know that the virtual funeral will be performed mainly by this death mail.
Also, the obituary message can be posted on the homepage of the virtual ceremony providing device.

Further, a screen for selecting whether to send an obituary postcard in addition to the obituary mail can be displayed (s
31). When the sending of the obituary postcard is selected, the address data of the contact and the obituary text data are transmitted to the printer connected to the contact list storage means and the obituary creating means, and the obituary postcard is printed. (S32). The obituary postcard can be set to be printed only for contacts who do not send obituary e-mails. The contact list can also be used when sending a thank-you email to a mourner or printing a thank-you note.

Further, by using the above-mentioned contact list, it is possible to notify the date of the Buddhist ceremony after the funeral. In the case of conducting a virtual memorial service as well as a virtual funeral, the contact can be made.

Next, an operation procedure in the virtual funeral will be described with reference to FIGS. A participant of the virtual funeral can know the URL of the homepage of the virtual ceremony providing device from the obituary mail and the obituary postcard, as well as the URL described in the obituary column of the newspaper. When the participant inputs the URL on the browser screen of the computer, the participant is connected to the homepage of the virtual ceremony providing device (s
40). The virtual ceremony providing device displays a screen for inputting the name of the mourner or deceased in order to determine which virtual funeral he / she wants to attend (s41). At the same time, a screen for inputting the participant's name or telephone number is displayed. Based on the name of the mourner or deceased and the participant's name or phone number entered, a check is made as to whether there is a match in the contact database with the entered participant's name or phone number. If there is a match, it is determined that the participant is a registered participant, and entry to the virtual funeral home is permitted (s43). If there is no match, it is determined that the participant is an unregistered participant, and an input screen for an address or the like is displayed to prompt input (s44). The input information includes a name, an address, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and a relationship with a deceased person.
Although it is possible to enter the virtual funeral home without entering an address, etc., it is possible to enter the address etc. so that participants can be identified and it will be easier to send a thank-you note, This has the advantage of reducing the number of admissions of Internet users and preventing the private information of the deceased from being exposed to an unspecified number of people. The input contact information of the participant is stored in the contact list storage means 22. Further, the URL posted in the obituary mail or the like may be not only the URL of the homepage of the virtual ceremony providing device but also a URL that directly displays a virtual funeral home screen of the mourning house. In this case, there is an advantage that the user can quickly enter the virtual funeral screen without inputting the name of the mourner or the deceased.

When the input is completed, the user can enter the virtual funeral home (s43). FIG. 8 shows a screen showing an example of the virtual funeral home. At the upper center of the altar 40, a deceased's remains 41 are placed, and on both sides of the altar, wreaths 42 are displayed. The wreath 42 can be displayed for a fee as in an actual funeral. In that case, the name of the wreath purchaser is described in the wreath, for example, "all relatives". Above the altar 40, the name of the ○ funeral home is clearly indicated so that the funeral of the person is known. Below the altar 40, there is provided a selection bar 43, in which "burning incense", "bell", "reading", "incense" buttons 44, 45, 46 for ceremonies are provided.
47 and buttons for reminding of the deceased, such as "biography of the deceased", "videos of the deceased" and "messages from the deceased".
50 are provided. When the incense burn button 44 is clicked, for example, a lit incense is displayed on the screen, and smoke is displayed for several minutes. When the bell button 45 is clicked, for example, the bell is hit on the screen, and at the same time, the sound of the bell is reproduced. Clicking on the sutra button 46 reproduces the sutra of the sect specified in advance by the mourner. The incense button 47 will be described below. When the biographies button 48 of the deceased is clicked, the biographies data of the deceased registered in the homepage storage means are displayed. In addition, video button 4 of the deceased
When 9 is clicked, a video taken before birth and registered as video data in the homepage storage means is reproduced. When the message button 50 from the deceased is clicked, the real voice or text of the deceased registered in the homepage storage means is reproduced or displayed.

A scent button 47 for providing a scent at the virtual funeral home is provided. Returning to FIG. 5, a participant who wants to provide a scent clicks a scent button (s45).
When the incense button is clicked, the virtual funeral management means 31 displays an input screen for inputting information necessary for paying the incense. The input information includes, for example, the name of the deceased, the name of the mourner, the name of the participant, the amount of the incense, the credit card number of the participant, the password of the credit card, the expiration date of the credit card, and the address to which the incentive is returned. Here, the amount of the incense book is set to 50,000 yen or less. The set amount can be set in advance by the mourning house when the homepage is created. By setting a limit on the amount of money to be paid and not accepting money exceeding the limit, it is possible to prevent inflow of illegal funds. When 50,000 yen or more is entered in the input field of the incense amount, a screen displaying that payment cannot be made is displayed (s49). If it is less than 50,000 yen and there is no omission in the other input fields, a credit card authentication procedure is performed (s48). To authenticate a participant's credit card, the participant's credit card information and current payment information are transmitted from the authentication server of the virtual ceremony providing device to the customer authentication server provided in the credit card company's network via the Internet line. Then, the authentication is performed by the customer authentication server. The customer authentication server that has received the credit card information or the like performs authentication based on whether or not a combination that matches the transmitted combination of the credit card number and the password is present in the customer database in the customer authentication server. If there is no match, a message indicating that authentication has not been performed is sent to the authentication server of the virtual ceremony providing apparatus. If there is a match, transmission of the authentication is sent to the authentication server 32 of the virtual ceremony providing apparatus. The authentication server that has received the transmission indicating that the card has not been authenticated displays on the screen that the card cannot be used (s53). The authentication server 32 that has received the transmission of the authentication registers the participant's name in the perfume payer list storage unit 29. Further, on the virtual funeral screen, an image of the incense bag is displayed on the altar by the virtual funeral operating means. Then, the participants who have paid the incense will receive an incense return. However, a participant with a small amount of incense will display a donation with the name of the payer on the virtual funeral screen instead of returning the incense. For example, sending the incense return is set to a person whose incense amount is more than 3,000 yen. If the incense amount input on the input screen of s46 is less than 3,000 yen, a flower offering is displayed on the virtual funeral screen (s
55) In the case of 3,000 yen or more, data including the address and name of the participant is transmitted from the authentication server 32 to the computer of the distribution center that sends out the merchandise returned (s).
56). The distribution center will send the return merchandise to the sent address. After the data transmission, a display indicating that the incentive return has been transmitted is registered to the participant stored in the payment management list (s57). Then, the data of the inscription list is transmitted to the computer of the mourning house (s58). In addition, a guidance message for notifying the fact of the delivery of the incense book or the delivery of the incense book to the facsimile or printer 12 which is a printing means connected through a telephone line or an Internet line to the virtual ceremony providing device 10 prepared in a real funeral home or mourning house is printed. You can also. The guide text informing the fact of payment is, for example, printed in imitation of an incense bag, and the name of the payer can be written in a brush font. In this case, a guide message that informs the fact of payment is created for each participant who has paid.

The merchandise returned in return for incense can be made selectable in the virtual ceremony providing device, for example, the merchandise which becomes 1/2 to 1/3 of the amount of the incentive. That is, a commodity group for returning incense from high-priced goods to inexpensive goods is stored in the storage means of the virtual ceremony providing apparatus in advance, and a commodity in the commodity amount range calculated based on the incense amount input by the incense is selected. Then, the selected merchandise name or merchandise number is transmitted together with the destination address to the computer of the distribution center that distributes the incense return.

FIG. 7 shows the flow of the merchandise to be paid and returned.
Shown in The participant clicks on the incense button 47 to open an input screen, select 10,000 yen as the incense amount, and enter other necessary conditions. The virtual ceremony providing device transmits the credit card information and the perfume amount, and authenticates the card by a credit card company. Upon receiving the transmission of the authentication, the virtual ceremony providing device transmits the participant's address and name to a distribution center for delivering the incense return, for example, a computer in a warehouse, and the distribution center transmits the participant's address entered in the computer. A 3,000 yen towel will be delivered to the participants based on their name. The credit card company transfers 10,000 yen, which is a perfume charge, to the manager's account of the financial institution based on the contract with the manager of the virtual ceremony providing device. The administrator transfers 10,000 yen from the administrator's account to the account of the financial institution of the mourning house, and the incense of the participant is transferred to the mourning house. This example does not take into account transfer fees or expenses. On the other hand, the credit company, based on the credit agreement with the participants,
10,000 yen will be deducted from the account of the financial institution of the participant on the prescribed debit day each month.

Since the incense can be paid using a credit card, not only the participants of the virtual funeral alone but also the actual funeral, but even those who do not have cash for the incense are not available on the homepage. It is convenient because you can pay by accessing. In addition, it is convenient for the mourner because it is not necessary to send the incense return to the person who paid the incense at the virtual funeral every time.

The information terminal connected to the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention via the Internet communication network is not limited to a computer but can be connected to the Internet such as a mobile phone, a PHS, and a mobile, and can exchange various information. A mobile communication terminal can be mentioned. The ceremony organizer is, for example, a mourner or mourning house at a funeral,
It is a marriage party or both families, and if it is a celebration, the organizer. The subject of the ceremony is a deceased person at a funeral, a marriage party at a marriage, and a celebrated person at a celebration. Information on the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target posted on the virtual ceremony homepage includes:
Includes all information about the ceremony organizer or who can be posted on the website. Specific examples include personal information such as name, age, occupation, gender, career, etc., message text, diary, journal, text such as comments from friends and family, photos, videos, audio data with real voice recorded, etc. Can be

Examples of the external settlement institution include a credit card company, a credit company, a bank, an insurance company, and a settlement company that performs settlement on the Internet. In addition, not only cash but also electronic money can be used. When a credit card company is used, it can be deducted not only from the account of the financial institution but also from electronic money pooled in the account of the settlement company that performs settlement on the Internet. Payments such as congratulatory money may be temporarily transferred to the account of the administrator of the virtual ceremony providing apparatus, or may be directly transferred from a settlement company such as a credit card company to the account of the ceremony organizer.

In the case of a funeral, the image display of the altar and the like of the virtual ceremony can be changed for every night, funeral, and farewell ceremony. In addition, after the funeral, it can be changed to an altar for decoration, an image of a grave, an altar for legal purposes such as the 49th, etc. until the inauguration. In this case, an image is selected in advance at the time of creating the homepage, or a new homepage for a grave or a legal memorandum is created.

The virtual funeral can be used not only for humans but also for pets.

By participating in the virtual ceremony, it is possible to obtain an opportunity to celebrate the marriage party who is the organizer of the ceremony and to remember the deceased who is the subject of the ceremony, even if the person is remote from the ceremony site. . You can get more information about the ceremony faster and more quickly by e-mail and website.

[0027] The ceremony organizer can collectively carry out communication of the ceremony, receipt of the ceremony money, non-congratulation money, and shipment of the goods in return, which facilitates the holding of the ceremony.

Since the congratulatory money and non-congratulatory money can be paid from the homepage screen, the satisfaction of the participants of the virtual ceremony can be increased. It is convenient for actual attendees of the ceremony as they can pay in advance or later if cash is not available. Since the ceremony organizer who receives the payment is transferred directly to the account, the management of congratulatory money and non-congratulatory money is facilitated and the risk of theft is eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a ceremony participant connected to a virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a virtual ceremony providing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a virtual funeral page creation procedure in the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a funeral communication procedure in the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a virtual ceremony participation procedure in the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a virtual ceremony participation procedure in the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a guilty money and a flow of merchandise in return in the virtual ceremony providing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a virtual funeral screen in the virtual ceremony providing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 virtual ceremony providing device 11 video camera 12 printer 13 internet network 14 computer of mourner 15 computer of deceased person 20 input means 21 data receiving means 22 contact list storage means 23 mail server 24 death report creation means 25 homepage creation means 26 homepage Storage means 27 Printer 28 Homepage component storage means 29 Payment management list storage means 30 Homepage server 31 Virtual funeral management means 32 Authentication server 40 Altar 41 Shadow 43 Selection bar

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[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving information about a ceremony organizer or a ceremony subject transmitted from an information terminal or input from information input means connected to a virtual ceremony providing device, and a homepage configuration used for a virtual ceremony A homepage for displaying a virtual ceremony screen using the component storage means in which the elements are stored, the information on the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target sent from the reception means and the homepage component sent from the component storage means. A homepage creation means to be created, a homepage server for storing the homepage created by the homepage creation means and publishing it on the Internet, and a ceremony paid to the ceremony organizer or a ceremony subject to the homepage viewer by being connected to the homepage server. Or enter the payment information required to pay the condemnation A payment ceremony providing apparatus using the Internet, comprising: payment information input means for making payment; and payment information transmitting / receiving means for performing authentication by transmitting payment information sent from the payment information input means to an external settlement institution. . 2. A reception unit for receiving information on a ceremony held from an information terminal or input from an information input unit connected to a virtual ceremony providing device, and based on the information on the ceremony held sent from the reception unit. Ceremony guide creating means for creating a ceremony guide, a contact list storage means storing an e-mail address for transmitting the ceremony guide, and a ceremony guide connected to the ceremony guide creation means and the contact list storage means. The mail server according to claim 1, further comprising: a mail server for transmitting a guidance and an address on the Internet for accessing the homepage according to claim 1 to a mail address stored in the contact list storage means. Virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet. 3. A payment management list storage means connected to the payment information input means for storing payment information input by the payment information input means, and a payer address information sent from the payment management list storage means. The virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an address information transmitting means for transmitting the address information to a center for sending a returned product. 4. A selection means for selecting a rewarded product and a thank-you means in accordance with the amount of payment input to the payment information input means, and a returned-goods product by sending the selected product information sent from the selection means. A product information transmitting means for transmitting to the center for sending out, a display means for displaying a decorative image for decorating the virtual ceremony screen on a virtual ceremony screen on a homepage according to the selected thank-you means information sent from the selecting means; The virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a payment rejecting unit that does not accept payment when a payment amount input to the payment information input unit exceeds a predetermined amount. A virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet. 6. A virtual ceremony screen on the homepage, comprising: display means for displaying a ritual act for a sponsor or a ceremony subject; and operation means for operating the displayed ritual act on the screen. A virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. An image receiving means for receiving image data transmitted from a photographing means for photographing an image of a real ceremony,
The virtual ceremony providing apparatus using the Internet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a reproducing unit configured to reproduce the video data on a homepage. 8. Receiving information on a ceremony organizer or a ceremony target and information on holding a ceremony transmitted from an information terminal of the ceremony organizer or input from information input means connected to a virtual ceremony providing device, A homepage for displaying a virtual ceremony is created using information information about the organizer or the ceremony target and homepage components used for the virtual ceremony stored in the homepage component storage means, and the homepage is displayed on the Internet. A ceremony guide is created using the information on the event, an address on the Internet for accessing the ceremony guide and the homepage is transmitted to an e-mail address stored in the contact list storage means in advance, and a person accessing the homepage can be accessed. Ceremony for the ceremony organizer or the ceremony target using the payment information input means Or, when the payment information for paying the congratulatory money is input, the payment information is transmitted to an external settlement institution for authentication to authenticate the payment information, and the product is returned in return for the congratulation money or the congratulation money. Sending the address information of the person who paid the money to a shipping center for sending the virtual ceremony. 9. The virtual ceremony providing apparatus using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the ceremony is a funeral. 10. The virtual ceremony providing device using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the ceremony is a wedding ceremony. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ceremony is a funeral. 12. The virtual ceremony providing method using the Internet according to claim 8, wherein the ceremony is a wedding.