JP2003331074A - Grave visiting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grave visiting system for enabling a user to easily perform grave visiting and read the personal information of the deceased and relatives. <P>SOLUTION: In the grave visiting system, the user connects an external terminal 3a to a server 1 through the Internet 4 to perform the grave visiting of the deceased by using a virtual grave constructed on a Web page. The server 1 is provided with a personal history data storage part 23 and a family tree data storage part 24 for storing the personal information of the deceased, and the relation and personal information of the relatives as a database 2. Since the family tree of the deceased and the relatives is displayed on the Web page, the detailed personal information of the deceased and the relatives can be read from the family tree. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grave visiting system that virtually visits a grave using a communication network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is customary to set up a grave (also called a cemetery) for the memorial service of ancestors and visit a graveyard where the grave is located. However, if the distance to the graveyard is too long, or if the person who visits the grave is old or injured, it may not be possible to visit the grave on its own. And I was so tired that I couldn't visit the grave, which was bad for my mental health.

Further, when the above-mentioned person tries to visit a grave, there is a problem that a caregiver such as a family member must accompany him. Further, there is a problem that it is very inconvenient for an old man living alone to visit a grave.

To solve this problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-1
In Japanese Patent No. 12971, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-297161, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-325380, a method of photographing a grave and its surroundings with a camera or the like and distributing the image on the Internet to visit the grave at home. It is shown.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned method, since it is necessary to actually photograph the grave, it is necessary to make a reservation when visiting the grave due to legal matters. Therefore, there is a problem that it suddenly becomes inconvenient and becomes impossible.

Further, since predetermined management information such as visiting a grave is displayed on a web page (home page) and delivered upon request, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and labor to update data. .

[0007] Further, there is a problem that the grave cannot be cleaned and cleaned because the grave is not actually visited. You can also ask other people to clean the grave and its surroundings, but there was the problem that management and maintenance costs would be incurred.

In order to solve this problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-2002
Japanese Patent No. 99641 discloses a method of providing a virtual cemetery on the Internet and visiting a grave only in a virtual space.

However, with this method, it was not possible to browse even the detailed personal information of the deceased, ancestors, and relatives.

[0010]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to easily visit a grave and browse personal information and family tree of deceased and relatives. It provides a grave visit system that can be done.

The grave visiting system according to the present invention is a server (for example, the embodiment of the present invention) from an external terminal (for example, the PC 3a according to the embodiment of the present invention) through a communication network (for example, the Internet 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention). Is a system for visiting a deceased grave in a virtual graveyard provided on a web page, the server storing the personal information of the deceased and the relationship and personal information of the deceased's relatives. Storage means (for example, the family tree data storage unit 24 according to the embodiment of the present invention)
The family tree of the deceased and relatives is displayed on the web page, and the personal information of the deceased and relatives is browsed from the family tree. This makes it possible to easily visit the grave and browse the personal information and family tree of the deceased and relatives.

[0012] In the above-described grave visiting system according to the present invention, it is desirable that the personal information of the deceased or relative has a personal history of the individual, and the personal history is displayed as a chronological table along with the age. Thereby, detailed personal information of the deceased and relatives can be known.

Further, the grave visiting system according to the present invention may include a search means for storing the personal information as a database according to the type of information and searching for a similar relative using the type. This makes it possible to know similar relatives.

In the above grave visiting system, it is desirable that the personal information database contains at least one of a still image, a moving image, and a voice. This allows
You can remember the deceased across generations. You can also feel close to your relatives.

Further, a voice of the deceased person may be included in a part of the personal information, and a predetermined conversation may be conducted with the relatives. This makes it possible to communicate as if the deceased were alive.

Further, the relative or the deceased person before birth may input the personal information from the external terminal through a communication network. As a result, personal information can be easily registered and detailed information can be displayed.

Further, it is also possible to calculate the date and time of the memorial service from the date of death of the deceased person and notify a plurality of the relatives before a preset date so that the plurality of relatives can simultaneously carry out the memorial service. As a result, the relatives can perform the memorial service at the same time even if they are distant.

It is possible to easily visit the grave by the grave visit method using the grave visit system described above.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1 of the present invention. A grave visiting system according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a virtual graveyard system) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the grave visiting system, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of personal information registration. 1 is a server, 2 is a database, 3a to 3c are personal computers (hereinafter, P
Called C), 4 is the Internet. 11 is a user data management unit, 12 is a user authentication unit, 13 is a user registration processing unit, 14 is a graveyard generation processing unit, 15 is a personal history generation processing unit, 16 is a family tree generation processing unit, and these are in the server. It is provided. Reference numeral 21 is a user registration storage unit, 22 is a graveyard data storage unit, 23 is a personal history data storage unit, and 24 is a family tree data storage unit, and these are stored as a database.

A user (AA) who requests management in the post-mortem virtual graveyard uses the PC 3a to access the server 1 on the Internet 4, which is a communication network. Then, make a new registration on the virtual graveyard home page.
The user data management unit 11 in the server 1 calls the user registration screen in response to a user registration request (S10).
1). This user registration screen is shown in FIG. On the user registration screen, first, the predetermined personal information (address, name, age, date of birth, telephone number, email address, etc.) of the AA person is input. Then select the service you want to receive (visiting the grave, personal history, family tree, memorial service, etc.). If your ancestors or relatives are already using this service, enter the issued family number.

[0021] Furthermore, the user and relationship that can be browsed by brothers, spouses, children, relatives, grandchildren, relatives, relatives, etc. (hereinafter referred to as relatives) and personal information of the user are input, and the user is entered. Registration is performed (S102). It is desirable to set one or more representatives from these relatives and let them manage the data after the death of AA. Here, the spouse, AB, was the representative. The information input here is stored in the user registration data storage unit 21 and made into a database.

Next, the graveyard generation processing unit 14 displays the graveyard generation screen and asks the user to input the graveyard data. Here, the AA inputs religion, denomination, graveyard design, layout, etc., and registers graveyard data (S103). The information input here is stored in the graveyard data storage unit 21 and saved as a database. The above-mentioned personal information is linked to the design of the graveyard set here.

After that, the personal history generation processing section 15 creates a personal history and registers the personal history data (S104). Here you can see the background of chronology, educational background, work history, medical history, anniversaries,
Enter your achievements (hereinafter referred to as "history"), and also your place of origin, physical characteristics, personality, hobbies, special skills, habits, and things you liked. At this time, the photograph, video, voice, music, etc. related to the input data are registered. You may also enter the memories and episodes related to them. In addition, voices such as messages desired to be left to relatives, singing voices, or music played by the person may be registered. These data are stored in the personal history data storage unit 23 and made into a database.

Next, the family tree generation processing unit 16 inputs the names of ancestors, relatives, and relationships to create family tree data (S1).
06). Here, regardless of whether you are alive or dead, you can obtain the personal information (address, name, age, date of birth, email address, etc.) of parents, grandparents, spouse, siblings, children, grandchildren, etc. and their relationships. input. If you are dead, enter the date of death. Furthermore, you may register a photograph, a video, a voice, etc. These data are stored in the family tree data storage unit 2
4 and stored in the database. Furthermore, personal history data may be registered by inputting the careers of these persons according to their ages (S107). In this case, the personal history is stored in the personal history data storage unit 23 and made into a database. By stocking such information as a database, it is possible to stock a large amount of accurate information, and various data types such as chronology, images, videos, and sounds can be organized and stored.

After all registration is completed, AA and representative A
The user ID and password are delivered to B. The user ID and password may be determined by the person himself or may be randomly determined by the server 1. Furthermore, it can be changed after distribution. The user ID and password may be distributed to relatives other than the person (AA) and the representative (AB). In this case, the relative to whom the person distributes can be selected from the specific relatives.

Next, a method of updating registration data will be described. If you want to update the data after user registration, log in from the home page using the user ID and password delivered at the time of registration. Then, the user authentication unit reads the data registered according to the user ID and password. Then, select the content you want to update on the homepage, and add and update as you did when you registered.

At this time, when a relative is added, it is processed by the user registration processing unit 13 and stored in the user registration data storage unit 21. Similarly, graveyard data, personal history data,
Even when the family tree data is added, modified, or deleted, it is processed by the graveyard generation processing unit 14, the personal history generation processing unit 15, and the family tree generation processing unit 16, respectively, and the graveyard data storage unit 22, the personal history data storage unit 23, It is stored in the family tree data storage unit 24.

This data is updated at the time of user registration (S10
In 2), the person who can update the data and the possible period are specified. For example, only the person himself / herself may be allowed to update the data, or only the person himself / herself, a spouse, and an adult child may be designated to be able to update the data. Furthermore, the person who is within the third degree of the person who wants to update may be able to update the data. As a result, the security of the database is improved, and the family tree data and personal information are registered and updated at any time, and the contents of the family tree data and personal information are enhanced.

Next, regarding the service contents after the death of the person in the grave visiting system according to the present invention, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG.
Will be explained. First, when the person dies, the above-mentioned relative accesses the home page and registers the name, user ID, date and time of death of the deceased person. Then,
All registered users will be notified by email that the registered person has died. Then, each user ID, password and homepage address are notified. In that case, the religion registered from the date of death,
Regardless of sectarian funeral, religion (first 7th day, 49th day, etc.), annual memorial service (1st anniversary, 7th anniversary, etc.), etc. are calculated and the schedule is notified. Furthermore, the fact that they died and their dates are displayed on the website. Further, the registration of death is not limited to registration on the home page, and registration may be performed by e-mail, telephone, FAX, mail, or the like.
Similarly, notification to relatives is not limited to e-mail, but telephone, FA
X, mail, telegram, etc. may be used.

If the legal requirement is checked at the time of user registration, the relatives are notified to the relatives by e-mail or the like when the preset date of the amaryllis, the Bon festival, the legal affairs, the annual memorial service, etc. is reached. And each relative has a P on that day.
Access the server 1 using C3a, 3b, 3c,
Display the home page for login. Then, enter the delivered user ID and password to log in.

Then, the user goes to the top page of the system for visiting the grave and the screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the home page. On this screen, as shown in FIG. 4, a visit to grave button 51 showing the personal remains etc., a personal history button 52 for browsing detailed personal information of the deceased, a family tree button 53 for displaying the family tree of the deceased, and the like. Search button 5 to search for relatives
4. A search information input window 55 for inputting parameters to be searched is displayed.

When the visit grave button 51 is clicked, the design, layout, etc. of the graveyard stored in the graveyard data storage unit 22 are displayed. Here, you can visit the grave in the virtual space on the homepage. For example, by selecting the button provided on the homepage,
You can see the screen of cleaning the grave or watering the gravestone,
A screen showing flowers, incense sticks, offerings, and alcohol is displayed. In addition, sutras, hymns, songs that the person liked, etc. may be played. By developing a virtual graveyard (grave, cemetery) on the Internet as described above, it is possible to visit the grave on the home page. Therefore, it is possible to easily visit a grave even at a distant place, and it is possible to provide a grave visit system that does not require administration costs, maintenance costs, or the like. Furthermore, even if each relative is in a remote place, they can visit the grave at the same time.

When the personal history button 52 is clicked, the personal history page of the deceased person stored in the personal history data storage unit 23 is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, a personal history 61, a photograph button 62, a photograph button 63, a video button 64, a physical feature button 65, a memory button 66 regarding a photograph, a voice button 67, a habit / favorite thing button 68, etc. are displayed.

When these buttons are clicked, they are linked with the data stored in the personal history data storage unit 23. Therefore, if you click on each event in your personal history, you will be able to see the detailed event, a photo of that event, and so on. If you click the photo button, you will see a photo of your memory. Click the video button to play a video of your memories. Then click the voice button to hear the voice of the deceased. At this time, it is also possible to reproduce the message for each relative by registering the voice of the name of the relative. In addition, the registered voice data may be used to have a predetermined conversation with a relative.
This makes it possible to communicate as if the deceased were alive.

Further, when the physical characteristics button and habit / favorite thing button are clicked, the physical characteristics, habit / favorite thing of the deceased person are displayed. Information about the deceased person other than those listed here (for example, birthplace, blood type, height, weight, hobbies, special skills, etc.) may be displayed, and a message sent by the deceased person to the relatives may be played. As a result, the face, voice, and detailed data of the deceased person are displayed, so that the deceased person can be easily remembered and can fully remember.

Next, the service when the family tree button 53 is clicked is shown. When the family tree button 53 is clicked, as shown in FIG. 6, it is displayed along the family tree based on the names and relationships of the deceased's relatives stored in the family tree data storage unit 24. Here, the parents (A, B), spouse (AB), children (AAA,
AAB, AAC, ABA), grandchildren (AAAA, AAAB)
Is displayed. If you click the button of a person whose personal information has already been registered, that person's personal information (date of birth, hobby, photograph, etc.) will be displayed. Further, in the case of a person whose personal history is registered, the personal history of that person is displayed in the same manner as the personal history shown in FIG. If the data is not registered, the person may register the data by inputting the user ID and password. This allows
Information on vast ancestry and distant relatives will also be readily available.

The data displayed here shall be displayed regardless of whether the relative is alive or dead.
If you are dying, you can enter your date of birth to notify your relatives by e-mail or other means prior to the memorial service. It is also possible to update the family tree each time a relative has a child, or if he or she is married and has more relatives. As a result, it is possible to know a wide range of personal information related to relatives. This allows you to look up on the home page when you can't remember the name of a distant relative or the relative you met after a long time and the relationship with that person.

Next, the service when the search button 54 displayed on the top page is clicked is shown. This service is a service that searches for similar persons from the registered personal information of the family tree. For example, search parameters such as appearance, personality, and medical history are input to the search information input window 55. Then, the search button 54 is clicked to search. Then, the relatives similar to the parameter are displayed. This allows you to know which ancestor you are like and to know the deceased information of that relative. In addition, by searching the medical history, it is possible to understand which disease the ancestor is likely to have, and it is possible to obtain useful information for health management.

By providing a virtual graveyard on the Internet, the present invention provides a grave visit system which allows visitors to easily visit a grave and pay a royal memorial, and which does not require maintenance and management costs. And by registering the personal information of the deceased, its ancestors, relatives, etc. in the grave visit system, the purpose is to create a family tree on the homepage and widely know personal information of one's family lineage, ancestors, relatives, etc. . Furthermore, by registering the personal information as a database, it is possible to search for similar relatives. Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various application modifications are possible. In addition, the registration procedure shown in the first embodiment,
The registered data types, various names such as buttons, etc. are merely examples, and other registration procedures, types, and names may be used.

Other Embodiments. In the above-described embodiment, the person registered the personal history data before birth, but a person other than the person such as a spouse or a child may register the personal history data. In addition, a person other than the person himself / herself may register the data after death. Furthermore, it is possible to browse, search, etc. at any time other than when it is required. Alternatively, the relative may leave a message to the deceased when browsing the home page.

The user ID distributed to the relatives may be sent to each individual, or may be sent to a plurality of people. For example, one user ID may be distributed to one family.
Further, it is desirable to divide the access level (hierarchy) for each user ID and set the operation restriction. For example, the access level 1 allows only one deceased person to browse, and the level 2 allows the family tree to be browsed and searched. Level 3 may allow browsing, searching, inputting and updating personal information of the person, and level 4 may allow browsing, searching, inputting and updating personal information of the person, and updating data of the deceased person. Furthermore, people other than relatives may freely browse. Also, these operations may be arbitrarily limited depending on the user ID and time. For example, it is possible to view only minors and register personal information for adults. This can improve the security of the family tree data.

In the above-mentioned family tree, relatives may be linked to each other, and relatives may be linked to each other, or personal information registered by relatives separately may be displayed as the same family tree. Furthermore, personal history data of the deceased's children, grandchildren, etc. may be registered, and the family tree page may be updated at any time. This makes it possible to know a wide range of relative information. In addition, 1
It may be decided whether to display on the screen, and the family tree may be switched according to it. This makes the screen easier to see even if the number of relatives increases.

The data is browsed and registered not only by the PC but also by the CATV, the game machine or the like. This gives P
Even people who are not good at operating C can easily register and browse. Furthermore, PDA (Personal Data)
Assistant), mobile phone, PHS (Perso)
You may browse, etc. from nal Handyphone System). This allows you to visit a grave and perform a memorial service even when you are out.

It is also possible to photograph each relative with a camera during the memorial and display the images of each other on the home page. With this, even if the relatives are distant from each other, it is possible to carry out the law at the same time. Furthermore, the sounds of each other may be heard through a telephone line or the Internet.

The above search may be performed not only within the same family tree, but also from the entire database registered in the server. As a result, more information can be retrieved. Therefore, if you enter your school,
You can learn personal information of classmates and teachers. Furthermore, if the place of birth is entered, it is possible to search for people in the same country.

It is desirable that a corporation manages the above-mentioned server and database. As a result, the data can be continuously stored for a long time. Furthermore, even if the data format is changed, it can be dealt with.

Further, the data registration is not limited to the registration via the Internet, but may be made and registered by the maker on the database management side based on the template created by the person himself, the hearing from the person himself, the photograph, etc. As a result, even a person who cannot use the Internet can create a virtual graveyard and receive the service of the grave visiting system according to the present invention. Further, data registration and browsing are not limited to the Internet, and other communication networks such as personal computer communication may be used.

The grave visiting system according to the present invention can be used for any religion or denomination regardless of religion or denomination. Furthermore, it can be used not only for humans but also for animals such as pets and race horses.

[0049]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a grave visiting system which allows visitors to easily visit a grave and browse detailed personal information and family tree of a deceased person and a relative.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a grave visiting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of data registration of the grave visiting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a user registration screen of the grave visiting system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top page of a grave visiting system service according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a personal history page of the visit to grave system service according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a family tree page of the grave visiting system service according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server 2 database 3a PC 3b
PC 3c PC 4 Internet 11 User data management unit 1
2 User authentication unit 13 User registration processing unit 14 Personal history generation processing unit
15 Family tree generation processing unit 21 User registration data storage unit 22 Cemetery data storage unit 23 Personal history data storage unit 24 Family tree data storage unit 3a PC 3b PC 3c PC 4 Internet 51 Grave visit button 52 Personal history button 53 Family tree button 54 Search Button 55 Search information input window 61 Personal history 62 Photo button 63 Photo button
64 Video button 65 Physical feature button 66 Memories button about pictures 67 Voice button 68 Habit / favorite button

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A grave visiting system for connecting a server from an external terminal through a communication network to visit a deceased grave in a virtual graveyard provided on a web page, wherein the server is the personal information of the deceased and the relationship of the deceased's relatives. And a storage means for storing personal information, wherein the family tree of the deceased and relatives is displayed on a web page, and the personal information of the deceased and relatives is browsed from the family tree. 2. The grave visiting system according to claim 1, wherein the personal information of the deceased or relative has a personal history of the individual, and the personal history is displayed as a chronological table along with the age. 3. The grave visiting system according to claim 1, wherein the personal information is stored as a database according to the type of information, and a search means for searching for similar relatives using the type is provided. 4. The grave-visiting system according to claim 3, wherein the personal information database contains at least one of a still image, a moving image, and a sound. 5. The grave-visiting system according to claim 1, wherein a voice of the deceased person is included in a part of the personal information and a predetermined conversation is performed with the relative. 6. The grave-visiting system according to claim 1, wherein the relative or the deceased person before birth inputs the personal information from the external terminal through a communication network. 7. The date and time of the law is calculated from the date of death of the deceased person, a plurality of said relatives are notified before a preset date, and the plurality of relatives simultaneously perform the law. The grave visiting system according to any one of 6 to 6. 8. A grave visiting method using the grave visiting system according to claim 1.