JP2009230509A - Environment load reduction system and environment load reduction method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an environment load reduction system which enables each person to positively select a method optimum to reduction of the environment load by making the person be aware of the reduction of environment load quantity, and to provide an environment load reduction method. <P>SOLUTION: A user 102 is a member of a circle that promotes environment load reduction using an environment load management server 112, and obtains, for example, privileges such as discount of communication fees corresponding to efforts of environment load reduction from the total monthly travel distances and the degrees of using each transportation for the total monthly travel distances, by the detection of the position of a portable communication terminal 101 and communication by a wireless tag. Similar privileges are obtained by eliminating the need of shopping bags and paper receipts at stores. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an environmental load reduction system and an environmental load reduction method for reducing the load on the global environment.

  In recent years, the generation amount of carbon dioxide as a kind of greenhouse gas is increasing due to the increase in population and the activation of human consumption activities. Along with this, the amount of infrared radiation radiated from the ground surface is increasing in the atmosphere. As a result, the global warming phenomenon due to the greenhouse effect has become prominent in various places, and measures have been established globally. A typical example is the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Kyoto on December 11, 1997, and several other international measures have been agreed. However, the reality is that many countries, including Japan, have not reached the stated goals for environmental measures.

As an example, the current situation where the target set by the Kyoto Protocol has not been reached will be explained in detail. On October 17, 2006, the Ministry of the Environment released the preliminary figures for Japan's total greenhouse gas emissions for FY2005. According to this, the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 is 1,364 million tons in terms of CO ₂ . This is 8.1% higher than the total emission amount (1,261 million tons) in the base year (1990) of the Kyoto Protocol, and is an increase of about 9 million tons (0.6%) compared to FY2004. It has become. The Kyoto Protocol reduction target is 6% lower than the base year for Japan, so in reality, past increases must be added and subtracted, so the emissions must be reduced by 14.1%. It becomes calculation.

Therefore, it is important for each citizen to act with an awareness of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From this point of view, it is proposed as a related technique of the present invention to automatically calculate and evaluate an environmental load as an amount of load (damage) given to the environment due to movement of a person (for example, a patent) Reference 1).
JP 2006-190001 (paragraphs 0011 and 0027, FIG. 1)

  In this related technique, the movement state identification unit identifies the adopted movement method and movement distance as the movement state of the person. Further, environmental load data per moving distance is accumulated in the environmental load database for each moving method. Then, by using the movement state specified by the movement state specifying unit and the environmental load amount data stored in the environmental load amount database, the environmental load amount accompanying the movement of the person is calculated.

  If the environmental load amount of each person can be calculated in this way, for example, it is possible to evaluate that Mr. B does not give a load to the environment rather than Mr. A. However, work and lifestyle are different from person to person, and behavior patterns are different. Therefore, for example, Mr. A who travels in various places in business and Mr. B who spends most of his time at home as a housewife cannot be compared, and Mr. A who has a large environmental load cannot refrain from going out (moving).

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an environmental load reduction system and an environmental load that enable each person to be aware of the reduction of the environmental load in daily life and to actively select the optimum method for the reduction. To provide a mitigation method.

  In the present invention, (a) a type of environmental resource usage calculating means for obtaining the sum of various types of environmental resources as natural resources used for each individual for a predetermined period and a usage amount for each type; B) The above-mentioned predetermined period by multiplying the sum of the usage amounts by type calculated by the environmental resource usage calculation means by type by the numerical value representing the environmental load with respect to the unit usage amount by type, and obtaining these sums. (C) calculation of the reference value as a target for reducing the environmental load when considering the environmental load in the predetermined period and calculation of the total environmental load calculation unit The above-mentioned reference value comparison means for comparing the actual sum of the actual environmental loads for each individual, and (d) profit and loss granting means for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to the comparison result of the reference value comparison means. load It is provided in the reduction system.

  In the present invention, (a) a travel distance calculation means for each transport means for obtaining the sum of the types of various transport means used for each person during a predetermined period and a travel distance for each type; The sum of the travel distance for each means of transportation calculated by the means for calculating the travel distance for each means is multiplied by a numerical value representing the environmental load for each means of transportation to obtain the sum, thereby obtaining the sum of the environmental loads in the predetermined period. Total environmental load calculation means; (c) total travel distance calculation means for determining the total travel distance for each individual in the predetermined period; and (d) total travel distance obtained by the total travel distance calculation means. Reference value comparison means for comparing the ratio of the total environmental load calculated by the above-mentioned total environmental load calculation means to a predetermined reference value, and (e) for each individual according to the comparison result of the reference value comparison means And tradeoffs applying means for applying a pre specific tradeoffs is provided to reduce environmental impact system.

  Further, in the present invention, (a) for each individual for a predetermined period, the types of environmental resources used as various natural resources used in the store at the store and the sum of the amount used for each type And (b) multiplying the usage amount by environmental resource calculated by the resource usage calculation unit by a numerical value representing the environmental load for each type of environmental resource and obtaining the sum thereof. (C) an environment when the above-mentioned environmental resources are used in consideration of the environmental load accompanying the purchase of products in the store during the predetermined period; Reference value comparison means for comparing the total sum of actual environmental loads for each individual calculated by the above-mentioned environmental load total calculation means with respect to a reference value that is a target for reducing the load, and (d) a comparison between the reference value comparison means Individual depending on the result DOO in the advantages and disadvantages applying means for applying an economic trade-offs to be provided in the environmental load reduction system.

  In the present invention, (a) the mobile communication terminal and the communication facility arranged at the place of getting on / off of public transport perform near field wireless communication to detect the boarding / exiting location for each owner of the mobile communication terminal. The location detection means, (b) the section / distance table that defines the relation between the boarding distances and the boarding distances of the public transportation system, and (c) Riding distance discriminating means for discriminating the riding distance of the above-mentioned public transportation from the section / distance table, and (d) a predetermined period for each holder of the portable communication terminal as determined by the riding distance discriminating means. A predetermined person among the holders of the mobile communication terminal described above according to the calculation result of the public institution integrated distance calculating means for each owner to be integrated and (e) the public institution integrated distance calculating means for each owner And privilege providing means for providing a benefit to including the environmental load reduction system.

  Further, in the present invention, (b) a movement distance calculation means for obtaining a movement distance for each holder of the mobile communication terminal, and (b) a calculation result of the movement distance calculation means is predetermined for each holder of the mobile communication terminal. The total travel distance calculating means for each owner that accumulates the period of time, and (c) the place of getting on and off for each holder of the mobile communication terminal by communication between the mobile communication terminal and the communication facility arranged at the place of getting on and off of public transport. Detecting boarding location detection means, (d) a location / distance table that defines the relationship between each boarding location and boarding distance of the public transportation system, and (e) a boarding location detection result by the boarding location detection means described above. Riding distance discriminating means for discriminating the riding distance of the above-mentioned public transportation from the place / distance table as a key, When the calculation result of the owner-specific public institution integrated distance calculating means for integrating the predetermined period for each terminal owner and (g) the above-mentioned movement integrated distance calculating means for each owner is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, Public transportation use ratio calculation means for determining the ratio of the total distance of public institutions by holder for the above-mentioned predetermined period obtained by the above-mentioned calculation means for calculating the cumulative distance by owner of the public for the above, The environmental load reduction system is provided with a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to the holder of the mobile communication terminal described above according to the ratio calculated by the transportation facility use ratio calculation unit.

  Further, in the present invention, (i) whether or not a resource that does not need to be provided is received as a factor that increases the environmental load incidental to the product body each time the product is provided to the owner of the mobile communication terminal. (B) a ratio of not receiving the resource for each owner of the mobile communication terminal based on the notification contents of the resource provision status notification means in a predetermined period A resource refusal ratio calculating means for calculating the resource refusal ratio, and (c) a privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the owner of the mobile communication terminal according to the size of the ratio of not receiving the resource by the resource refusal ratio calculating means. Are provided in the environmental load reduction system.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, (b) a travel distance calculation step for each transport means for obtaining the total of the types of various transport means used for each individual during a predetermined period and the travel distances for each type; The environment as the sum of the environmental loads in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the sum of the travel distances for each means of transportation calculated in the separate travel distance calculation step by a numerical value representing the environmental load for each means of transportation and obtaining the sum of these. A total load calculation step; (c) a total travel distance calculation step for determining the total travel distance for each individual in the predetermined period; and (d) a total travel distance obtained by the total travel distance calculation step. A reference value comparison step for comparing the ratio of the total environmental loads calculated in the above-described total environmental load calculation step with a predetermined reference value; and (e) the reference value comparison step. And tradeoffs imparting step of giving an economic merits and demerits for each individual, depending on the comparison result by the flop is provided to reduce environmental impact methods.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, (a) for each individual for a predetermined period, the types of environmental resources as various natural resources used in connection with the purchase of merchandise at the store and the sum of the amount used for each type (B) by multiplying the sum of the amount used for each environmental resource calculated in this step for calculating the amount used for each resource by the numerical value representing the environmental load for each type of environment resource, A step of calculating the total environmental load as a sum of the environmental loads in the predetermined period, and (c) when the above-mentioned environmental resources are used in consideration of the environmental load accompanying the purchase of products in the store during the predetermined period. A reference value comparison step for comparing a reference value that is a target for reducing environmental load with the total sum of actual environmental loads for each individual calculated in the above-described total environmental load calculation step, and (d) a reference value comparison step Tsu in accordance with the comparison result of the flop and tradeoffs imparting step of giving an economic merits and demerits for each individual is provided to reduce environmental impact methods.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when each person makes an effort to reduce the environmental load while carrying out normal economic activities, it is possible to obtain a privilege for this, thereby providing an environmental load. It is possible to encourage the reduction of environmental impact and to raise awareness of environmental impact reduction at the individual level. In addition, appealing the reduction of the environmental burden as a corporate effort can increase the likability of the company.

  <First Embodiment>

  FIG. 1 shows an outline of an environmental load reduction system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this environmental load reduction system 100, the user 102 of the mobile communication terminal 101 goes to work 104 from his home 103 on the day of work. In addition, on holiday, he goes out shopping from his home 103 to the supermarket 105. The mobile communication terminal 101 can calculate the latitude and longitude of the current location using a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites 107 (only one of which is shown in the figure). Further, it is possible to access a communication network 109 such as a mobile phone network, a public telephone network, or the Internet via the wireless base station 108. The communication network 109 includes an environmental load management server 112 that manages the environmental load in addition to the billing server 111 that charges the mobile communication terminal 101 every month, and a POS (Point Of Sales system) of stores such as the supermarket 105. A POS server 114 that manages the terminal 113 is connected.

  The user 102 can employ any of the three means as a means of transportation between the home 103 on the work day and the company 104. In the first means of transportation, the train 121 is used between the A station and the B station, and the rest is on foot. In the second mode of transportation, a bicycle 122 is used between the home 103 and the company 104. In the third mode of transportation, a private car 123 is used between the home 103 and the company 104.

  The user 102 can employ one of two means as a means of transportation between the home 103 and the supermarket 105 on a holiday. A bicycle 122 is used as the first means of transportation. A private car 123 is used for the second means of transportation.

  The portable communication terminal 101 can send and receive data to and from the ticket gates 131 and 132 at the A station and the B station using a short-distance wireless means (not shown) built-in. Further, short-range wireless communication can be performed in the same manner with the POS terminal 113 in the store.

  FIG. 2 shows an outline of the configuration of the mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment. The mobile communication terminal 101 includes a main control unit 143 in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 141 and a memory 142 such as a semiconductor memory are arranged. The memory 142 stores a control program executed by the CPU 141. The main control unit 143 controls each unit of the mobile communication terminal 101 described below by a control program executed by the CPU 141, and at least a part of them is realized by software.

  Among these, the GPS communication unit 144 receives radio waves from the GPS satellite 107 shown in FIG. 1 and obtains the current position information (latitude and longitude) of the mobile communication terminal 101. The wireless communication unit 145 performs transmission / reception with the communication network 109 via the wireless base station 108 shown in FIG. The wireless tag communication unit 146 is a part that wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from a non-contact type IC chip (wireless tag) (not shown) at a short distance.

  In the present embodiment, communication is performed with a wireless communication unit of a transportation facility such as the ticket gates 131 and 132 at the stations A and B shown in FIG. 1, and necessary communication with the POS terminal 113 is performed. Communication is similarly performed when the mobile communication terminal 101 of the user 102 who has boarded a vehicle such as the private car 123 is detected by ETC (Electronic Toll Collection).

  The operation input unit 147 is an input unit including a plurality of keys such as a dial key of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the display 148 is an output unit including a liquid crystal or an organic EL (organic electroluminescence) display. The telephone basic function unit 149 is a circuit part that summarizes the basic functions when the mobile communication terminal 101 has a function as a mobile phone.

  FIG. 3 shows an outline of the configuration of the environmental load management server of the present embodiment. The environmental load management server 112 includes a main control unit 163 in which a CPU 161 and a memory 162 such as a hard disk are arranged. The memory 162 stores a control program executed by the CPU 161. The main control unit 163 controls each unit of the environmental load management server 112 described below by a control program executed by the CPU 161, and at least a part of them is realized by software.

  Among these, the communication control unit 164 is a part that communicates with each unit such as the portable communication terminal 101, the billing server 111, and the POS server 114 via the communication network 109 shown in FIG. The position / distance calculation unit 165 calculates a distance (distance) between them based on position information (latitude and longitude) of a plurality of points. The station section distance database 166 is a database in which distances (distances) are recorded in relation to transit stations and stops and waypoints. Data on the distance between the gates when using ETC is also included. The personal data database 167 is a database in which user-specific data registered for use of the environmental load reduction system 100 (FIG. 1) is collected. Here, the distance (distance) when walking between the home 103 and the company 104 shown in FIG. 1 and the nearest stations A and B, and when going back and forth between the home 103 and the company 104 The types of transportation that can be taken, the relationship between the day of the week when using the private car 123 and whether it rides with family or friends, the location information of the home 103 or company 104, the fuel consumption rate of the private car 123, bus, taxi, etc. Data that can be used as a reference for calculating the load is collected.

  Here, the relationship between the day in the private car 123 and whether to get on with a family member or friend will be described. For example, it is assumed that a person commute between his / her home 103 and the company 104 on weekdays, and that the couple goes back and forth between the home 103 and the supermarket 105 for shopping on a holiday. In this case, the environmental load for one person is reduced by about half per unit distance on holidays. Of course, on weekdays, when the user uses the train 121, the environmental load is further reduced, and when using the bicycle 122 or walking, the environmental load is further reduced.

  FIG. 4 shows a main part of the configuration of the POS terminal according to the present embodiment. The POS terminal 113 includes a main control unit 183 in which a CPU 181 and a memory 182 such as a hard disk are arranged. The memory 182 stores a control program executed by the CPU 181. The main control unit 183 controls each unit of the POS terminal 113 described below by a control program executed by the CPU 181 and realizes at least a part of these in software.

  Among them, the communication control unit 184 is a part that communicates with the POS server 114 via the communication network 109 shown in FIG. The wireless tag communication unit 185 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 101 when the user 102 shown in FIG. 1 comes to the supermarket 105 for shopping. The barcode reader 186 reads the barcode attached to each product in the supermarket 105 at the time of checkout at the cash register. In addition, the user 102 stores a shopping bag unnecessary card indicating that the shopping bag is unnecessary together with the product at the cashier counter. The bar code attached to it is read when it is sent out.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a shopping bag unnecessary card. The shopping bag unnecessary card 191 is a reusable plastic card. A hole 192 is formed in one end of the shopping bag unnecessary card 191, and a predetermined number is always put on a hook (not shown) in front of the POS terminal 113 shown in FIG. Those who do not need a shopping bag can take out one and put it in the shopping basket containing the products they purchase.

  On the surface of the shopping bag unnecessary card 191, a sentence 193 “A shopping bag and paper receipt are not required” is printed, and a barcode 194 indicating this is printed thereon. The barcode reader 186 shown in FIG. 4 reads this barcode 194.

  The shopping bag unnecessary card 191 may incorporate an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip of a wireless tag. In this case, the RFID tag communication unit 185 shown in FIG. 4 reads the shopping bag unnecessary card 191 placed in the shopping basket. In this case, a wireless tag may be used for the product. Further, in this example, an example of the plastic bag unnecessary card 191 that makes both the plastic bag and the paper receipt unnecessary for resource saving is shown, but a card that does not need only the plastic bag is prepared separately. When this latter card is used, a paper receipt is printed out as before and passed to the user 102. When the user makes the paper receipt unnecessary, an electronic receipt is sent to the portable communication terminal 101 possessed by the user.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the description will be continued. The shopping bag / user management unit 187 manages whether the user 102 shown in FIG. 1 needs a shopping bag when purchasing a product, and manages user transmission information transmitted to the user 102 through the wireless tag communication unit 185. I do. The user transmission information is information relating to the giving of points when a shopping bag is not required or a refund of a predetermined amount. However, depending on the store, an electronic receipt obtained by digitizing a receipt may be included in the transmission information. As a result, the user 102 downloads software provided by a store such as the supermarket 105 shown in FIG. 1 so that the electronic receipt can be taken in as input data for an electronic household account book, the expiration date of the purchased product, Detailed information such as raw materials and producer information can be obtained from the Internet. Of course, such information may be originally incorporated in transmission information sent from the POS terminal 113 to the mobile communication terminal 101. Information attached to such a product can be used for refrigeration management of the purchased product by transmitting the product to the refrigerator when the user 102 puts the product into the refrigerator at home.

  The POS terminal basic function unit 188 is a part that executes general functions other than the functions unique to the POS terminal described in the present embodiment, such as management of shopping bags. The POS terminal 113 communicates with the POS server 114 shown in FIG. 1 for these normal functions in the same manner as the existing POS terminal. Further, regarding the charging-related processing, the POS server 114 communicates with the charging server 111 shown in FIG. Since the accounting server 111 and the POS server 114 can basically use conventional ones, the illustration of these configurations and the description of the configuration accompanying this are omitted. A display 189 with a touch panel has a touch panel arranged on the surface of a liquid crystal display, and an operator (not shown) inputs data together with a barcode reader 186 and outputs various data to the screen. Yes.

  In the environmental load reduction system 100 configured as described above, the user 102 illustrated in FIG. 1 accesses the environmental load management server 112 to perform predetermined processing when cooperating in reducing the environmental load.

  FIG. 6 shows an outline of processing on the mobile communication terminal side for this environmental load management server. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The user 102 first accesses the environmental load management server 112 using the mobile communication terminal 101 (step S201). Then, the menu information sent from the environmental load management server 112 is displayed on the display 148 of the mobile communication terminal 101, and the member of the association that promotes the reduction of the environmental load by selecting the item “new registration” from the menu information. The registration procedure for becoming is started (step S202: Y). When the user 102 is already a member and the practice item for environmental measures is to be modified, the “modify” item is selected (step S202: N, step S203: Y). Further, when quitting the member, the item “deregistration” is selected (step S203: N, step S204: Y).

  When the new member registration is selected (step S202: Y), the user information such as the address of the user 102, the financial institution for clearing money, or the credit card is registered (step S205). Then, one environmental load countermeasure to be practiced is selected from the environmental load countermeasure menu items sent from the environmental load management server 112 (step S206). Then, details of the environmental load countermeasure are set (step S207). When two or more environmental load measures are taken (step S208: N), the process returns to step S206 and the same processing is performed.

  When details are set for an arbitrary number of environmental load countermeasures to be practiced as described above (step S208: Y), monetary processing for the load increase / decrease is set, and the above contents are transmitted to the environmental load management server 112. (Step S209), the process ends (END). Here, the load increase / decrease refers to an increase or decrease in load obtained by calculating whether the contribution to the environmental load is positive or negative with respect to the reference value. Only when the environmental load is reduced by the setting of the user 102, the contribution can be reduced to money or points in a positive manner, and more actively for a period when the environmental load has increased more than the set value, Money may be donated to organizations that support environmental burden reduction or points may be reduced.

  If “correction” is selected in step S203 (Y), necessary change processing of user information is performed (step S210), and the process proceeds to step S206 and subsequent steps. If “deregistration” is selected in step S204 (Y), a settlement process is performed up to the date of deregistration (step S211), and a registration content deletion process (including a transmission process) is performed (step S211). S212) The process ends (END).

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the user 102 has become a member by selecting two items of saving energy related to traffic in step S206 and step S207 and saving resources for shopping bag and receipt issuance at the store. Do.

  <Saving energy related to transportation>

  FIG. 7 shows the state of traffic-related energy evaluation processing performed by the mobile communication terminal in this embodiment, and FIG. 8 shows the state of processing of the corresponding environmental load management server. is there. It demonstrates with FIGS. 1-4.

  In the present embodiment, the user 102 calculates traffic-related energy on a monthly basis. Then, for the month that contributed to the saving of energy consumption as a reduction of environmental load, the company (carrier) that provides the communication service of the mobile communication terminal 101 has received cash back or discounts. Yes. By providing such services to customers, carriers expect the business effect of expanding market share in the field of mobile communication terminals with the support of customers who support the preservation of the global environment. As described above, the user 102 donates the profit of the month that contributed to the saving of energy consumption to the environmental protection organization, or the month when the energy consumption increases increases the corresponding amount from his / her deposit account as a penalty. You can choose to donate as well.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the mobile communication terminal 101, the GPS communication unit 144 receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites 107 at predetermined time intervals (step S231). In addition, the wireless tag communication unit 146 detects getting on and off of a train or bus at a station or a stop, and detects that the bus, taxi, or private car 123 has passed a predetermined road gate (step S232). When the GPS communication unit 144 receives a radio wave (step S231: Y), the current position (latitude and longitude) is determined using information obtained from a plurality of GPS satellites 107 (step S233). If the current position has changed compared to the previously obtained position information (step S234: Y), the position information and time of the current position are transmitted to the environmental load management server 112 through the wireless communication unit 145. (Step S235). If there is no change in the position information (step S234: N), the processing is returned to step S231 (return).

  Moreover, when boarding / exiting by transportation is detected, or when passage of the gate is detected (step S232: Y), it is either the detected location or boarding / exiting, or whether the gate has entered a predetermined section, Information about whether or not it has come out is transmitted to the environmental load management server 112 through the wireless communication unit 145 together with the time at that time (step S236). Then, the process returns to step S231 (return).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, in the environmental load management server 112, the communication control unit 164 receives the position information of the current position and the data about the time in step S235 in FIG. 7 (step S251), and gets on and off the transportation facility in step S236. And it waits for reception of data about the passage of the gate and time (step S252). These data include the ID (identifier) of the mobile communication terminal 101 that made the transmission, so that it is possible to determine which user 102 the data is based on.

  The position information obtained in step S251 is the only data for knowing the movement when the user 102 walks or uses the bicycle 122, but these are also used when the train 121 or the private car 123 is used at the same time. Data obtained. On the other hand, the data obtained in step S252 is data in which the type and location of the transportation facility are definitely obtained. When the latter data is obtained, the user 102 is not walking or riding the bicycle 122. Therefore, for this latter data, the place and time of transportation and the time of transportation and the type of transportation are determined (step S253). At this time, the registered information about the corresponding user 102 in the station section distance database 166 and the personal data database 167 is referred to.

  The environmental load management server 112 uses the data obtained in step S253, the position information of the current position, and the data representing the time (step SS251: Y), so that the environmental load management server 112 takes the route and means of transportation taken by the user 102. Are determined for all the possibilities at that time (step S254). Whether it is walking or using a bicycle 122 is common in that fossil fuel is not used for transportation, and it is not necessary to distinguish between them. The determination of the use of the bicycle 122 is important for the distinction from the use of the private car 123. The discrimination between the two is whether the travel speed, the travel distance, the complexity of the route accompanying the travel, and whether the specific section and day of the week are registered as the use of the bicycle 122 or the use of the private car 123 in the personal data database 167. This is done using such data.

  When the route and means of transportation that the user 102 has reached so far are determined (step S254), it is checked whether or not the period of one month has ended (step S255). If it has not ended (N), step S251 is performed. Processing is returned to

  In the process on the mobile communication terminal 101 side shown in FIG. 7, the process in which the GPS communication unit 144 receives the current position is a predetermined time period such as nighttime that is estimated to be a movement suspension period in view of the action state of the user 102. Thus, the processing can be paused to save power of the mobile communication terminal 101. Similarly, when getting on a train or bus or entering an expressway, the communication of the GPS communication unit 144 is similarly stopped until the getting-off is detected, thereby saving power of the mobile communication terminal 101.

  When the calculation period for one month ends in step S255 (step S255: Y), the environmental load management server 112 calculates the total travel distance for one month for the corresponding user 102, and the distance for each transportation facility. Calculation is performed (step S256). The total movement distance is the sum of distances (travel distances) that the user 102 has moved. The distances by transportation are the sum of distances that did not use fossil fuels such as walking and bicycle 122, the sum of distances by train 121, and the sum of distances by private car 123. Totals may be added. The distinction between the private car 123 and the taxi is made based on, for example, whether one of the boarding sections is the home 103. When other data is described in the personal data database 167, it can be referred to. In the case of the private car 123, when the family goes shopping on a holiday from the personal data database 167, the distance for one person is reduced by division according to the number of people. A case where a plurality of people are in the taxi can be dealt with by submitting addition of the personal data database 167 from the mobile communication terminal 101 to the environmental load management server 112 before the end of the period.

  When the process of step S256 is completed, the environmental load management server 112 obtains the total energy consumption as a reference as an expected energy value with respect to the total travel distance, and then sums the actual energy consumption by using each means of transportation. Is obtained (step S257). If the total actual energy consumption is less than the reference total energy consumption, the user 102 has considered the global environment. If there are many, the global environment should be considered by using mass transportation transportation such as walking, bicycle 122, and train 121 and bus.

  Therefore, the environmental load management server 112 calculates an evaluation amount or points from the result of comparing the total energy consumption as a reference and the total actual energy consumption (step S258), and notifies the mobile communication terminal 101 of the user 102 of this. At the same time, if necessary, the billing server 111 is notified to execute a corresponding process such as a communication fee discount (step S259). Thereafter, the processing returns to step S251 for the same processing for the next period (return). Note that the processing after step S257 may be performed together with the processing for saving resources by issuing shopping bags and receipts at the store described below.

  <Resource saving by issuing plastic bags and paper receipts at stores>

  9 and 10 show the state of the settlement process for the user of the POS terminal. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4. It is assumed that the user 102 puts in a shopping basket (not shown) a product to be cleared and a shopping bag unnecessary card 191 shown in FIG.

  When the operator and the shopping bag unnecessary card 191 exist in the shopping basket of the user 102, the POS terminal 113 takes out the product and the shopping bag unnecessary card 191 in order, and performs an input operation using the bar code reader 186 or the display with touch panel 189. By doing so, normal register input processing is performed (step S281 in FIG. 9). When all the input operations are completed, the instruction for the settlement method of the user 102 is displayed on the display 189 with the touch panel (step S282). Based on this, the operator selects according to the user's intention whether to perform settlement with a wireless tag using the mobile communication terminal 101 or settlement with other settlement means using cash or credit (steps S283 and S284). .

  When the user 102 wishes to settle with the wireless tag using the mobile communication terminal 101 (step S283: Y), an instruction for collation with the wireless tag is displayed on the display 189 with the touch panel, and the operator uses the mobile communication terminal of the user 102. An instruction is given to hold 101 near the wireless tag communication unit 185 of the POS terminal 113 (step S285).

  When the user 102 holds the portable communication terminal 101, the RFID tag communication unit 146 and the RFID tag communication unit 185 of the POS terminal 113 communicate with each other. As a result, if the user 102 of the mobile communication terminal 101 has made a contract for saving resources by issuing shopping bags or receipts in the store as an environmental load countermeasure, the authentication is successful (step S286: Y). On the other hand, when the authentication fails (step S286: N, step S287: Y), the processing returns to step S282 in order to adopt another settlement method.

  If the authentication is successful (step S286: Y), the POS terminal 113 refers to the data processed with the barcode in step S281 and determines whether the plastic bag unnecessary card 191 has been read and the contents of the card. Is determined whether or not a paper receipt is not required (steps S288 to S290 in FIG. 10).

  As a result, when both the plastic bag and the paper receipt are unnecessary (step S288: Y, step S290: Y), the cost for returning the unnecessary plastic bag and paper receipt to the user 102 is returned. The settlement is adjusted (step S291). Specifically, the amount of plastic bags and paper receipts that are no longer needed is deducted from the total price of each purchased product, or the plastic bags and paper that are no longer needed for the total price of each purchased product. Receipt information is added with points corresponding to the cost of the receipt. Then, the wireless tag communication unit 185 is used to transmit an electronic receipt based on the receipt information to the mobile communication terminal 101, and a display indicating that a plastic bag and a paper receipt are not necessary is displayed on the display 189 with a touch panel ( Step S292). If a voice guide or a melody indicating that a plastic bag and a paper receipt are not necessary are played together, the operator simply listens to the voice guide or the melody and does not look at the display 189 with a touch panel, and the user can receive the plastic bag or a paper receipt. It can be confirmed that the process is not passed.

  On the other hand, if a plastic bag is not required but a paper receipt is required (step S288: Y, step S290: N), a checkout for reducing the cost of the unnecessary plastic bag to the user 102 side. Adjustment is performed (step S293). Specifically, the amount of shopping bag costs that are no longer needed is deducted from the total price of each purchased item, or the amount of shopping bag that is no longer needed is added to the total price of each purchased item. Create receipt information with points. Then, a paper receipt is issued using the POS terminal basic function unit 188. In addition, the display 189 with the touch panel displays that only the shopping bag is unnecessary (step S294). In this case, if voice guidance and a melody indicating that only a plastic bag is not necessary are played together, the operator simply listens to the voice guidance or melody and does not look at the display 189 with a touch panel, and only the plastic bag is displayed. It is possible to confirm that the process is not passed to.

  If it is determined that a plastic bag is required but a paper receipt is not required (step S288: N, step S289: Y), the cost of saving the paper receipt is returned to the user 102 side. Is adjusted (step S295). Specifically, the amount of paper receipts that are no longer needed is deducted from the total price of each purchased item, or the amount of paper receipts that are no longer needed is added to the total price of each purchased item. Create receipt information with points. Then, an electronic receipt based on the receipt information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 101 using the wireless tag communication unit 185. Further, the display 189 with the touch panel displays that only the paper receipt is unnecessary (step S296). In this case, if a voice guidance or a melody to hand only the plastic bag to the user 102 is played, the operator only listens to the voice guidance or the melody and does not look at the display 189 with a touch panel, and only the plastic bag is displayed to the user. It can be confirmed that the process is passed to 102.

  As the last processing mode, a case where the user 102 needs both a shopping bag and a paper receipt (step S288: N, step S289: N) will be described. In this case, receipt information based on the total price of each purchased item is created. Then, a paper receipt is issued using the POS terminal basic function unit 188. The display 189 with a touch panel displays that both a shopping bag and a paper receipt are necessary (step S297). In this case, if both the plastic bag and the paper receipt are sent to the user 102 together with voice guidance and a melody, the operator simply listens to the voice guidance and the melody without looking at the display 189 with a touch panel. It can be confirmed that the process is a process of delivering both the bag and the paper receipt to the user 102.

  On the other hand, when the user 102 performs settlement by other means such as forgetting to carry the mobile communication terminal 101 (step S283: N, step S284: Y in FIG. 9), the POS terminal 113 uses the barcode in step S281. It is determined whether the shopping bag unnecessary card 191 is read with reference to the processed data (step S298).

  As a result, when a shopping bag is required (N), there is no resource saving effect, so a normal clearing process is performed (step S299), and the process proceeds to step S297 in FIG. If it is determined that the shopping bag is unnecessary (step S298 in FIG. 9: Y), the process proceeds to step S293 in FIG.

  In addition, you may add the result of environmental load reduction for every predetermined period, such as every month, to the receipt by paper or electronic which a store issues as a report. In this case, in the case of a receipt using electronic means, even if the contents are detailed, it is only necessary to transmit data to the mobile communication terminal 101, so that wasteful resources are not consumed and further environmental load is imposed. Can be expected to reduce this.

  According to the present embodiment described above, when the user 102 accesses the environmental load management server 112 using the mobile communication terminal 101, various resource saving methods can be learned from the menu items. Therefore, even if you become a member for the purpose of reducing the environmental impact of commuting and school transportation, for example, you will continue to cooperate in reducing environmental impact in various fields, such as saving resources in shopping at stores. I can go.

  Also, if you look at reducing the environmental impact of transportation, you can determine the efforts of individuals in the form of money or points by setting a period such as monthly or weekly, which will motivate you to use public transportation, Priority will be given to walking without relying on transportation, which will greatly contribute to health. Furthermore, by donating the money obtained by reducing the environmental burden to resource protection organizations, or when there is insufficient effort to reduce the environmental burden, the money for supplementing it is also donated in the same way. Awareness can be deepened and environmental protection activities can be supported by the money provided.

  In addition, companies such as the supermarket 105 working on environmental protection can attract customers and increase sales, thereby covering the economic burden due to price discounts and provision of points. Similarly, even when a cellular phone carrier applies the present invention, it is possible to actively tackle environmental protection by obtaining an incentive from a company such as a retail store.

  In the embodiment, the supermarket 105 has been described as an example of the store, but the present invention can be applied to stores of various business types. Further, the investment in the environmental load management server 112 is not limited to be performed by a mobile phone carrier, but may be performed by various companies, organizations, or countries alone or in a shared manner.

  In the embodiment, the GPS satellite 107 is used to determine the current position of the mobile communication terminal 101. From the position information of the nearest radio base station 108 or the positional relationship with a plurality of neighboring radio base stations 108, the mobile communication terminal 101 Of course, the current position 101 may be calculated.

  Further, in the embodiment, the walking distance of the user 102 and the moving distance by the bicycle 122 are obtained by detecting the position of the GPS satellite 107 and the like. However, the walking uses the output of the pedometer, and the moving distance by the bicycle is dedicated. The travel distance may be measured using a distance meter. When the travel distance is calculated using a pedometer, the stride of the user 102 can be recorded and stored as information for each user in the personal data database 167 of the environmental load management server 112, for example.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, the user 102 uses the shopping bag unnecessary card 191 to notify the POS terminal 113 side that the shopping bag or paper receipt is not required. However, the data registered in the shopping bag / user management unit 187 May be used with priority. Further, information indicating whether or not a plastic bag or a paper receipt is necessary may be stored in advance in the personal data database 167 of the mobile communication terminal 101 or the environmental load management server 112 and referred to by the POS terminal 113.

It is a system configuration figure showing the outline of the environmental load reduction system in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing the outline | summary of the structure of the portable communication terminal of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the outline | summary of the structure of the environmental load management server of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the principal part of the structure about the POS terminal of this Embodiment. It is the top view which showed an example of the shopping bag unnecessary card | curd in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the outline | summary of the process by the side of the portable communication terminal with respect to an environmental load management server in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of the evaluation process of the energy related to traffic which a portable communication terminal performs in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of processing of the environmental load management server in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart showing a part of the mode of the clearing process with respect to the user of a POS terminal in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the remaining part of the mode of the clearing process with respect to the user of a POS terminal in this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Environmental load reduction system 101 Mobile communication terminal 102 User 103 Home 104 Company 105 Supermarket 107 GPS satellite 108 Wireless base station 109 Communication network 111 Billing server 112 Environmental load management server 113 POS terminal 114 POS server 121 Train 122 Bicycle 123 Private car 141 161, 181 CPU
142, 162, 182 Memory 144 GPS communication unit 145 Wireless communication unit 146, 185 RFID tag communication unit 164, 184 Communication control unit 165 Position / distance calculation unit 166 Station section distance database 167 Personal data database 186 Bar code reader 187 Shopping bag / User management department

Claims (12)

A type of environmental resource usage calculating means for obtaining the sum of various types of environmental resources used as natural resources and their usage by type for each individual for a predetermined period;
The environmental load in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the sum of the usage amounts by type calculated by the environmental resource usage calculation means by type by a numerical value representing the environmental load with respect to the unit usage by type to obtain the sum. A means for calculating the total environmental load as the sum of
A reference value comparison means for comparing a reference value that is a target for reducing the environmental load in consideration of the environmental load in the predetermined period and the actual total environmental load for each individual calculated by the total environmental load calculation means; ,
An environmental load reducing system comprising: profit and loss granting means for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to the comparison result of the reference value comparison means. For each person in a given period, the travel distance calculation means for each transport means for obtaining the total of the various transport means used and the travel distance for each type,
The total of the environmental loads in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the sum of the travel distances by means of transport calculated by the travel distance by means of transport by the numerical value representing the environmental load by means of transport and calculating the sum thereof. A means for calculating the total environmental load,
A moving distance sum calculating means for calculating a sum of moving distances for each individual in the predetermined period;
Reference value comparison means for comparing the ratio of the total environmental load calculated by the total environmental load calculation means to the total movement distance obtained by the total travel distance calculation means with a predetermined reference value;
An environmental load reducing system comprising: profit and loss granting means for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to the comparison result of the reference value comparison means. For each individual for a predetermined period of time, the use amount calculation means by resource for obtaining the total of the types of environmental resources as various natural resources used at the store in the store and the use amount by those types;
The total amount of the environmental load in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the usage amount by the environmental resource calculated by the resource usage amount calculation means by the numerical value representing the environmental load by type of the environmental resource to obtain the sum thereof. A means for calculating the total environmental impact;
The individual load calculated by the environmental load sum calculation means with respect to a reference value that is a target for reducing the environmental load when the environmental resources are used in consideration of the environmental load associated with the purchase of goods at the store during the predetermined period A reference value comparison means for comparing the total environmental load of
An environmental load reducing system comprising: profit and loss granting means for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to the comparison result of the reference value comparison means. A boarding / alighting location detecting means for detecting a boarding / alighting location for each owner of the mobile communication terminal by performing short-range wireless communication between a mobile communication terminal and a communication facility disposed at a boarding location of public transport,
A section / distance table that defines the relationship between each boarding / exiting section of the public transport and the boarding distance;
Boarding distance discrimination means for discriminating the boarding distance of the public transport from this section / distance table using the detection result of the boarding place by the boarding place detection means as a key,
A public institution integrated distance calculation means for each owner that integrates the boarding distance determined by this riding distance determination means for a predetermined period for each owner of the portable communication terminal;
An environmental load reduction system comprising: privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a predetermined person among the holders of the portable communication terminal according to the calculation result of the individual-owner-accumulated public institution integrated distance calculation means. A travel distance calculating means for determining a travel distance for each portable communication terminal holder;
The movement total distance calculation means for each owner that integrates the calculation results of the movement distance calculation means for a predetermined period for each holder of the mobile communication terminal;
A boarding / alighting location detecting means for detecting a boarding / alighting location for each holder of the mobile communication terminal by communication between a mobile communication terminal and a communication facility arranged at a boarding location for public transport,
A place / distance table that defines the relationship between each boarding place and boarding distance of the public transportation;
Boarding distance discrimination means for discriminating the boarding distance of the public transport from this place / distance table using the detection result of the boarding place by the boarding place detection means as a key;
A public institution integrated distance calculation means for each owner that integrates the boarding distance determined by this riding distance determination means for a predetermined period for each owner of the portable communication terminal;
When the calculation result of the movement-by-owner-by-owner distance calculation means is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, the owner-by-owner period for the predetermined period obtained by the above-mentioned holder-by-owner-accumulated distance calculation means. Public transportation usage rate calculation means to calculate the percentage of public institutions accumulated distance,
An environmental load reduction system comprising: privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the holder of the portable communication terminal according to the ratio calculated by the public transport utilization ratio calculation means.   When the holder of the portable communication terminal uses public transportation during the predetermined period, the portable communication terminal further comprises a type detection means for detecting the type of public transportation along with these distances, and the privilege granting means is the public transportation 6. The environmental load reduction system according to claim 5, wherein a privilege according to the ratio calculated by the engine usage ratio calculation means and the type of public transportation is given.   The moving distance calculating means includes position sequential detecting means for sequentially detecting the position of the mobile communication terminal, and road determining means for determining a path by following a change in the position detected by the position sequential detecting means. 6. The environmental load reducing system according to claim 5, wherein   The moving distance calculating means includes a pedometer built in or added to the mobile communication terminal, a stride storage means for storing an average stride of a holder of the mobile communication terminal, a count value of the pedometer and a stride storage means 6. The environmental load reducing system according to claim 5, further comprising walking distance integrating means for calculating a walking distance by integrating the stored steps. Each time a product is provided to the owner of the mobile communication terminal, a predetermined destination is notified by communication as to whether or not a resource that can increase the environmental load attached to the product main body and that can be provided is received. Resource provision status notification means;
A resource refusal ratio calculating means for calculating a ratio of not receiving resources for each holder of the mobile communication terminal from a notification content of the resource providing status notifying means for a predetermined period;
An environmental load reduction system comprising: privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the holder of the portable communication terminal according to the size of the rate of not receiving the resource by the resource rejection rate calculating means.   10. The environmental load reducing system according to claim 9, wherein the resource is a product package or a bag prepared by a store for carrying the product. For each person for a predetermined period, the travel distance calculation step for each transport means for obtaining the sum of the various transport means used and the travel distance for each type,
The sum of the environmental loads in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the sum of the travel distances for each means of transportation calculated in this travel distance calculation step for each means of transportation by a numerical value representing the environmental load for each means of transportation to obtain the sum. A total environmental load calculating step
A total moving distance calculating step for calculating a total moving distance for each individual in the predetermined period;
A reference value comparison step for comparing the ratio of the total environmental load calculated in the total environmental load calculation step to the total total travel distance determined in the total travel distance calculation step with a predetermined reference value;
An environmental load reduction method comprising: a profit and loss granting step for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to a comparison result in the reference value comparison step. For each individual for a predetermined period, a resource usage calculation step for obtaining the total of the types of environmental resources as various natural resources used in the store along with the purchase of products and the usage by each type,
The sum of the environmental loads in the predetermined period is obtained by multiplying the sum of the amounts used for each environmental resource calculated in this resource-based usage calculation step by the numerical value representing the environmental load for each type of environmental resource to obtain the sum. And a step of calculating the total environmental load,
The individual value calculated in the environmental load total calculation step and the reference value as a target for reducing the environmental load when the environmental resources are used in consideration of the environmental load accompanying the purchase of the product in the store during the predetermined period A reference value comparison step for comparing the actual total environmental load of
An environmental load reduction method comprising: a profit and loss granting step for giving an economic profit and loss for each individual according to a comparison result in the reference value comparison step.

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