JP2022151952A - Determination device, determination method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a determination device, a determination method, and a computer program capable of increasing frequency of conversations and conferences over a network from a viewpoint of environmental protection.SOLUTION: In a determination system in which a plurality of user terminals and a determination device conduct conversations and conferences via a network, a determination device 20 includes a reduction information determination unit 232 that determines reduction information, which is information indicating an environmental load that is reduced by conducting a conversation or a conference via a network compared to a case where users meet face-to-face on the basis of conference information, which is information on conversations or conferences conducted by a plurality of users over a network, and an information provision unit 233 that provides the reduction information to an other device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to technology for reducing the amount of environmental load caused by human behavior.

Conventionally, systems have been proposed for conducting conversations and conferences via networks. It is known that holding a conference using such a system is beneficial from the viewpoint of environmental protection to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (see, for example, Patent Document 1, particularly see paragraph 0002). Such a way of thinking has spread widely in general society including companies.

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However, there are a certain number of users who think that it is better to meet face-to-face when having a meeting. Therefore, from the viewpoint of environmental protection, it cannot be said that having a conversation or having a meeting via a network is fully realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a technology capable of increasing the frequency of conversations and meetings over a network from the viewpoint of environmental protection.

One aspect of the present invention is based on conference information, which is information about conversations or conferences held by a plurality of users via a network, compared to the case where users directly meet and conduct the conversations or conferences via the network. and an information providing unit for providing the reduction information to other devices.

One aspect of the present invention is the determination device described above, wherein the reduction information determination unit determines the reduction information based on the positions of users who participate in the conversation or the meeting.

One aspect of the present invention is the determination device described above, wherein the reduction information determination unit determines the reduction information based on the distance that the user participating in the conversation or conference is assumed to travel to meet another user directly. judge information.

One aspect of the present invention is based on conference information, which is information about conversations or conferences held by a plurality of users via a network, compared to the case where users directly meet and conduct the conversations or conferences via the network. a reduction information determination step of determining reduction information, which is information indicating an environmental burden to be reduced by implementing the method; and an information provision step of providing the reduction information to another device.

One aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to function as the determination device.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the frequency of conversations and meetings over a network from the viewpoint of environmental protection.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of a determination system 100 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 10; FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of a determination device 20; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the flow of processing of the determination device 20; 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a first application example; FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the conference control device 40; FIG. It is a system configuration diagram showing a second application example. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of a management device 50; FIG.

Hereinafter, specific configuration examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the concept of a virtual connection between two or more users having a conversation over a network is referred to as a network conference. Therefore, the network conference in the following description does not necessarily have to be called a network conference. For example, even if it is simply called a conversation or session, two or more users are If it is a virtual place where people converse with each other, it corresponds to a network conference in the following description.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of a determination system 100 of the present invention. The determination system 100 is a system for providing the user operating the user terminal 10 with information on the environmental load reduced by holding a network conference (hereinafter referred to as “reduction information”). The environmental load refers to events such as carbon dioxide emission, plastic waste emission, water resource usage, petroleum resource usage, and electric power usage. Reduction information includes, for example, information indicating the amount of reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, information indicating the amount of reduction in plastic waste emissions, information indicating the amount of reduction in water resource usage, and information indicating the amount of reduction in petroleum resource usage. and information indicating the amount of reduction in power consumption.

A user operating a user terminal 10 can hold a network conference with a user operating another user terminal 10 via the network 30 . The determination system 100 includes multiple user terminals 10 and determination devices 20 . A plurality of user terminals 10 and determination devices 20 are communicably connected via a network 30 . The network 30 may be a network using wireless communication or a network using wired communication. Network 30 may be configured by combining a plurality of networks.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 10. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 10 is configured using information equipment such as a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, portable game machine, stationary game machine, and dedicated equipment. The user terminal 10 includes a communication section 11 , an operation section 12 , a display section 13 , an audio input section 14 , an audio output section 15 , a storage section 16 and a control section 17 .

The communication unit 11 is a communication device. The communication unit 11 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 11 performs data communication with other devices via the network 30 under the control of the control unit 17 . The communication unit 11 may be a device that performs wireless communication, or may be a device that performs wired communication.

The operation unit 12 is configured using existing input devices such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), buttons, touch panel, and the like. The operation unit 12 is operated by the user when inputting user instructions to the user terminal 10 . The operation unit 12 may be an interface for connecting an input device to the user terminal 10 . In this case, the operation unit 12 inputs to the user terminal 10 an input signal generated according to the user's input in the input device. The operation unit 12 may be configured using a microphone and a voice recognition device. In this case, the operation unit 12 performs voice recognition of the words uttered by the user, and inputs the character string information of the recognition result to the user terminal 10 . The operation unit 12 may be configured in any way as long as it is configured to allow the user's instructions to be input to the user terminal 10 .

The display unit 13 is an image display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 13 displays image data used for conversation. The display unit 13 may be an interface for connecting an image display device to the user terminal 10 . In this case, the display unit 13 generates a video signal for displaying image data, and outputs the video signal to an image display device connected thereto.

The voice input unit 14 is configured using a microphone. The voice input unit 14 may be configured as a microphone itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting a microphone as an external device to the user terminal 10 . The microphone picks up the voice of the user who is having a conversation. The voice input unit 14 outputs voice data acquired by the microphone to the control unit 17 .

The audio output unit 15 is configured using an audio output device such as a speaker, headphones, or earphones. The audio output unit 15 may be configured as an audio output device itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting an audio output device as an external device to the user terminal 10 . It is desirable that the audio output device output audio so that the user who is having a conversation can hear the audio. The audio output unit 15 outputs audio according to the audio signal output by the control unit 17 .

The storage unit 16 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 16 stores data used by the control unit 17 . The storage unit 16 may function as the user information storage unit 161, for example.

The user information storage unit 161 stores information about the user who operates the user terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as “user information”). The user information may include, for example, user identification information, information indicating the location of the user's home, information indicating the location of the user's company, information indicating the department to which the user belongs, and user attribute information. Attribute information may include, for example, information on the user's age and gender.

The control unit 17 is configured using a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The control unit 17 functions as a conference control unit 171, a conversation control unit 172, and a reduction information control unit 173 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 17 may be implemented using hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD: Solid State Drives), hard disks and semiconductor storage built into computer systems. It is a storage device such as a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The conference control unit 171 controls a virtual conference. For example, when the user instructs to log in to the network conference service by operating the operation unit 12, the conference control unit 171 performs processing for logging in. FIG. For example, when the user instructs to set up a new network conference by operating the operation unit 12, the conference control unit 171 performs processing for setting up a new network conference. For example, when the user instructs to participate in a network conference by operating the operation unit 12, the conference control unit 171 performs processing for participating in the instructed network conference. Such a network conference may be provided by the determination device 20, may be provided by a network conference system (not shown), or may be realized by communication between applications installed on the user terminal 10. .

The conversation control unit 172 controls conversations in network conferences with users of other user terminals 10 . A conversation with a user of another user terminal 10 is realized by participating in any one network conference. When you join a network conference, you can have conversations with other users who are participating in the network conference. Participation in network meetings may take any form. For example, participation in a network conference may be performed by accessing an address (for example, a specific identification number, URL (Uniform Resource Locator), etc.) assigned to each network conference. The conversation control unit 172 transmits, for example, voice data input from the voice input unit 14 via the communication unit 11 . Upon receiving the voice data, conversation control section 172 outputs the received voice data from voice output section 15 .

The reduction information control unit 173 transmits information necessary for the determination device 20 to determine the reduction information to the determination device 20 . For example, the reduction information control section 173 may transmit part or all of the information stored in the user information storage section 161 to the determination device 20 . For example, the reduction information control unit 173 may transmit the position information of the own device obtained by a position information acquisition device (for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) device) provided in the own device to the determination device 20 . For example, the reduction information control unit 173 may transmit information about network meetings (hereinafter referred to as “meeting information”) to the determination device 20 . The conference information to be transmitted may be, for example, conference information held or held in the own device.

The meeting information may indicate, for example, the start date and time of the network meeting and the end date and time of the network meeting. The meeting information may further indicate information about the organizer of the network, information about the participants of the network meeting. The information of the participants in the network conference may include, for example, the identification information of the users who are the participants, the location when the users participate in the network conference, and the user's attribute information (gender, age, etc.).

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the determination device 20. As shown in FIG. The determination device 20 is configured using, for example, an information processing device such as a personal computer or a server device. The determination device 20 includes a communication section 21 , a storage section 22 and a control section 23 .

The communication unit 21 is a communication device. The communication unit 21 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 21 performs data communication with other devices via the network 30 under the control of the control unit 23 . The communication unit 21 may be a device that performs wireless communication or a device that performs wired communication.

The storage unit 22 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. Storage unit 22 stores data used by control unit 23 . The storage unit 22 may function as the position information storage unit 221 and the determination information storage unit 222, for example. The position information storage unit 221 stores the positions of physical facilities that may be used in conducting network conferences. For example, the position information storage unit 221 may store the positions of facilities such as headquarters, branches, branches, factories, and research laboratories. For example, the position information storage unit 221 may store the home position of each user who may participate in the network conference.

The determination information storage unit 222 stores information used when the control unit 23 determines the reduction information (hereinafter referred to as “determination information”). The determination information may be, for example, information that associates the position where the user holds the network meeting with the environmental load reduced by holding the network meeting at that position.

The determination information may include, for example, information used to calculate the amount of environmental load generated according to the assumed travel distance of users (the travel distance that occurs when a meeting is held in person rather than in a network meeting). good. More specifically, for example, information in which the user's unit movement distance and the environmental load caused by the movement (for example, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions) are associated with each other may be defined as the determination information. In this case, calculate the amount of environmental load that can be generated according to the assumed distance traveled by the user, calculate the amount of environmental load that is actually caused by the user moving according to the implementation of the network meeting, and calculate the difference Reduction information may be obtained by calculating

Judgment information is, for example, the amount of environmental load generated according to the means of transportation used for the assumed movement of users (movement that occurs when a meeting is held in person rather than a network conference) and the distance traveled. It may also include information used for the calculation. More specifically, for example, the determination information is information that associates transportation, the user's unit travel distance using the transportation, and the environmental load (e.g., carbon dioxide emissions) caused by the travel. may be defined. In this case, we calculate the amount of environmental load that can occur according to the assumed user's means of transportation and the distance traveled, and the environment created by the user actually using transportation to move in accordance with the implementation of the network meeting. The reduction information may be obtained by calculating the amount of load and calculating the difference.

The determination information may include, for example, information used to calculate the amount of environmental load that occurs when the facility is used by the user. More specifically, for example, facilities used by users (e.g. homes, headquarters, branches, factories, research and development bases, etc.) and the environmental load caused by the use of these facilities by users (e.g. carbon dioxide , the amount of electric power used, and the amount of plastic waste discharged) may be defined as the determination information. In this case, we calculated the amount of environmental load that could occur according to the assumed use of the user's facilities (the use of facilities that would occur if a meeting was held in person rather than a network meeting), The reduction information may be obtained by calculating the amount of the environmental load caused by the use of the facility according to the situation and calculating the difference.

The determination information may include, for example, information used to calculate the amount of environmental load generated when the facility is used by the user according to the time the facility is used. More specifically, for example, the facility used by the user (e.g., home, head office, branch offices, factories, research and development bases, etc.) and the environmental load per unit time generated by the user's use of the facility (For example, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions, the amount of power consumption, and the amount of plastic waste emissions) may be defined as the determination information in association with each other. In this case, the amount of environmental load that can be generated according to the assumed use of the facility by users (use of the facility that occurs when a meeting is held in person rather than a network meeting) is calculated according to the usage time (e.g. meeting time). Then, the reduction information is obtained by calculating the amount of environmental load caused by the use of the facility according to the actual use of the network meeting by the user according to the usage time (for example, the meeting time) and calculating the difference. good too. In general, people are more likely to use more electricity and produce more plastic waste when they are at work than when they are at home. Therefore, determination information may be defined based on such criteria.

How is judgment information defined if it is possible to obtain the amount of environmental impact reduction based on information related to the user's network meeting (information such as the user's location, the time of the meeting, and the location of the other party)? good too.

The control unit 23 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 23 functions as a meeting information acquisition unit 231, a reduction information determination unit 232, and an information provision unit 233 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 23 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The meeting information acquisition unit 231 acquires information (meeting information) about a network meeting to be held.

The reduction information determination unit 232 determines reduction information based on the meeting information acquired by the meeting information acquisition unit 231 and the information stored in the determination information storage unit 222 . If the meeting information does not include location information, the location information stored in the location information storage unit 221 may be used to determine the reduction information. For example, the reduction information determination unit 232 determines, as the reduction information of the organizer, the positions of the participants of the network meeting that satisfy a predetermined condition (for example, the positions of the participants registered as customers, the number of participants The curtailment information may be determined based on the location of the majority, the location in the middle for everyone, the location of the head office, etc.) and the location of the organizer himself/herself.

The reduction information determination unit 232 calculates, for example, the amount of environmental load that can occur according to the assumed travel distance of the user, and calculates the amount of environmental load caused by the user actually moving according to the implementation of the network conference. may be calculated, and the reduction information may be acquired by calculating the difference.

The reduction information determination unit 232 calculates, for example, the amount of environmental load that can occur according to the assumed means of transportation and travel distance of the user, and determines whether the user actually travels using the transportation according to the implementation of the network conference. The reduction information may be obtained by calculating the amount of the environmental load caused by doing so and calculating the difference.

The reduction information determination unit 232, for example, calculates the amount of environmental load that can occur according to the assumed use of facilities by users (use of facilities that occurs when a meeting is held in person rather than in a network meeting). The reduction information may be obtained by calculating the amount of the environmental load caused by the use of the facility in accordance with the implementation of the network conference by the user, and calculating the difference.

For example, the reduction information determination unit 232 determines the amount of environmental load that can occur according to the assumed use of facilities by users (use of facilities that occurs when a meeting is held not by a network meeting but by meeting face-to-face). time), the amount of environmental load caused by the actual use of the facility by the user during the network meeting is calculated according to the usage time (e.g. meeting time), and the difference is calculated. Reduction information may be obtained.

The information providing unit 233 provides the user terminal 10 and other information processing devices with the reduction information, which is the determination result of the reduction information determination unit 232 . The timing at which the information providing unit 233 provides the reduction information may be set in any way. For example, the information providing unit 233 provides conference setting information (information such as date and time and URL) at the timing when the user makes settings for a network conference (acquisition of date and time and URL), and also sends reduction information to the user terminal 10. or the system that controls the network conference. For example, the information providing unit 233 may provide the reduction information in the network conference to the user terminal 10 or the conference system that controlled the network conference at the timing of the end of the network conference. For example, the information providing unit 233 may provide the user terminal 10 or the application system with reduction information when the business trip is replaced with a network conference at the timing when the user inputs a business trip application to the application system.

Next, a specific example of the operation flow of the determination device 20 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the processing flow of the determination device 20. As shown in FIG. First, the meeting information acquisition unit 231 acquires meeting information (step S101). Next, the reduction information determination unit 232 determines reduction information based on the acquired meeting information (step S102). Then, the information providing unit 233 provides the reduction information, which is the determination result, to the user terminal, other information processing apparatus, etc. (step S103).

Next, application examples of the determination device 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram showing a first application example. In the example of FIG. 5, the determination device 20 is applied to the conference control device 40. FIG. The conference control device 40 is a device that provides a user terminal 10 with a service for realizing a network conference with another user terminal 10 .

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the conference control device 40. As shown in FIG. The conference control device 40 is configured using information equipment such as a personal computer or a server device. The conference control device 40 includes a communication section 41 , a storage section 42 and a control section 43 .

The communication unit 41 is a communication device. The communication unit 41 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 41 performs data communication with other devices via the network 30 under the control of the control unit 43 . The communication unit 41 may be a device that performs wireless communication, or may be a device that performs wired communication.

The storage unit 42 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 42 stores data used by the control unit 43 . The storage unit 42 may function as a meeting information storage unit 421, a position information storage unit 422, and a determination information storage unit 423, for example.

The conference information storage unit 421 stores information regarding holding of network conferences. The conference information storage unit 421 stores, for example, information such as network conferences scheduled to be held by the device itself (conference control device 40), network conferences being held, and network conferences held in the past.

The position information storage unit 422 and the determination information storage unit 423 have the same configuration as the position information storage unit 221 and the determination information storage unit 222 in the determination device 20, so description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 43 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 43 functions as a conference control unit 431, a reduction information determination unit 432, and an information provision unit 433 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 43 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The conference control unit 431 controls the network conference held in its own device (conference control device 40). For example, when receiving a request for holding a network conference from the user terminal 10, the conference control device 40 issues information (hereinafter referred to as "holding information") used when holding the network conference in response to the request. The holding information may indicate, for example, information such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator, etc.) to be accessed by the participants when the network conference is held, and the date and time of the meeting. The conference control unit 431 records the issued holding information in the conference information storage unit 421 as part of the conference information. The conference control unit 431 transmits the event information to the user terminal 10 that made the request and the user terminals 10 of the users who will be other participants. The conference control unit 431 records the information in the conference information storage unit 421 when the information on the participants other than the organizer is also acquired. When a network conference is held, the conference control unit 431 controls user participation in the network conference and transmission/reception of audio and video.

The configuration of the reduction information determination unit 432 is basically the same as that of the reduction information determination unit 232 . The information providing unit 433 has, in principle, the same configuration as the information providing unit 233 . The information providing unit 433 may transmit the reduction information to the user terminal 10 when the conference control unit 431 transmits holding information to the user terminal 10, for example. In that case, when part or all of the event information is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, the reduction information is transmitted so that part or all of the reduction information is displayed on part of the screen. good too.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram showing a second application example. In the example of FIG. 7, the determination device 20 is applied to the management device 50. FIG. The management device 50 is a device that provides the user terminal 10 with services such as schedule management of the user, facility reservation, and workflow.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the management device 50. As shown in FIG. The management device 50 is configured using an information device such as a personal computer or a server device, for example. The management device 50 includes a communication section 51 , a storage section 52 and a control section 53 .

The communication unit 51 is a communication device. The communication unit 51 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 51 performs data communication with other devices via the network 30 under the control of the control unit 53 . The communication unit 51 may be a device that performs wireless communication, or may be a device that performs wired communication.

The storage unit 52 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. Storage unit 52 stores data used by control unit 53 . The storage unit 52 may function as a schedule information storage unit 521, a position information storage unit 522, and a determination information storage unit 523, for example.

The schedule information storage unit 521 stores information about the schedule of the user of the user terminal 10 (hereinafter referred to as “schedule information”). The schedule information includes information (meeting information) indicating a schedule of a network conference to be held by the user and information indicating a schedule of a conference to be held in person.

Since the position information storage unit 522 and the determination information storage unit 523 have the same configuration as the position information storage unit 221 and the determination information storage unit 222 in the determination device 20, description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 53 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 53 functions as a schedule management unit 531, an information control unit 532, a meeting information acquisition unit 533, a reduction information determination unit 534, and an information provision unit 535 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 53 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The schedule management unit 531 manages schedule information (schedule information) registered by the user of the user terminal 10 . For example, the schedule management unit 531 executes processing such as registration of schedule information, change of schedule information, sharing of schedule information, and deletion of schedule information. For example, when schedule information is registered, the schedule management unit 531 receives schedule information to be registered from the user terminal 10, generates schedule information based on the received information, schedule information storage unit 521.

The information control unit 532 controls information regarding approval. For example, when the user of the user terminal 10 applies for a long-distance business trip for a meeting, it is necessary to register information on the business trip in advance in the information control unit 532 and receive a request for approval. The information control unit 532 acquires information from the user for each predetermined data item, and shares the acquired information with related parties. The information control unit 532 provides the user with information regarding approval or rejection of approval based on information input from the user terminal 10 of each person with whom information is shared.

The meeting information acquisition unit 533 acquires meeting information based on the schedule information. The meeting information acquisition section 533 may acquire meeting information based on information registered in the schedule information storage section 521 . For example, the meeting information acquisition unit 533 determines, in the schedule information, conditions indicating a meeting (for example, selection of an icon indicating a meeting or inclusion of a predetermined character string indicating a meeting such as "meeting"). Acquire the meeting schedule information as the schedule information related to the meeting.

The configuration of the reduction information determination unit 534 is basically the same as that of the reduction information determination unit 232 . The information providing unit 535 has the same configuration as the information providing unit 233 in principle. For example, when the schedule management unit 531 transmits the registered schedule information to the user terminal 10 , the information providing unit 535 may transmit the reduction information to the user terminal 10 . In that case, when part or all of the schedule information is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, the reduction information is transmitted so that part or all of the reduction information is displayed on part of the screen. good too.

According to the determination system 100 configured in this way, when users hold a network meeting or hold a face-to-face meeting, information regarding the environmental load that can be reduced by holding the meeting as a network meeting is provided. be. As a result, it is possible to make users realize the environmental benefits of holding network conferences, and to provide an opportunity to increase the frequency of conversations and conferences over networks from the perspective of environmental protection. becomes possible.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design and the like are included within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Judgment system, 10... User terminal, 20... Judgment apparatus, 30... Network, 40... Conference control apparatus, 50... Management apparatus

Claims (5)

Based on conference information, which is information about conversations or conferences conducted by a plurality of users over a network, the amount of reduction is achieved by conducting the conversations or conferences over the network compared to when the users meet face-to-face. a reduction information determination unit that determines reduction information that is information indicating the environmental burden of
an information providing unit that provides the reduction information to another device;
A determination device comprising: 2. The determination device according to claim 1, wherein said reduction information determination unit determines said reduction information based on positions of users participating in said conversation or conference. 2. The determination device according to claim 1, wherein said reduction information determination unit determines said reduction information based on a distance that a user participating in said conversation or meeting is expected to travel to meet another user directly. Based on conference information, which is information about conversations or conferences conducted by a plurality of users over a network, the amount of reduction is achieved by conducting the conversations or conferences over the network compared to when the users meet face-to-face. a reduction information determination step for determining reduction information, which is information indicating the environmental burden caused by
an information providing step of providing the reduction information to another device;
A determination method comprising A computer program for causing a computer to function as the determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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