JP2023000352A - Information processing device, program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve incentives for user behavior for energy saving.SOLUTION: An information processing device 1 capable of communicating with a user terminal 2 includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit performs: acquiring via the communication unit information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal 2; determining energy consumption reduced by the user; generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of animals and plants of which the numbers correspond to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene; and transmitting the display information to the user terminal 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a television in which brightness and volume are set in relation to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions (for example, Patent Literature 1). Also, there is known a technique of accepting from an electric power user a plurality of power generation methods such as nuclear power generation, coal-fired power generation, solar power generation, wind power generation, and biomass power generation, and designation of respective ratios (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-062927 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-070083

In Patent Document 1, only the brightness and volume of the television are set. In Patent Literature 2, only a plurality of power generation methods and designation of respective ratios are received from the electricity user. Therefore, there is room for improvement in incentives for user behavior for energy saving.

An object of the present disclosure, which has been made in view of such circumstances, is to provide an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method that can improve incentives for user behavior toward energy saving.

An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure,
An information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal, comprising a control unit and a communication unit, the control unit comprising:
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal via the communication unit;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal via the communication unit;
to run.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is
A computer as an information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal,
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal;
perform an action including

An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes
An information processing method by an information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal,
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal;
including.

According to an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve incentives for user behavior for energy saving.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information processing apparatus. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal; FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure of energy information DB (database). It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a user terminal. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen of the user terminal; 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device;

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system S of this embodiment. An information processing system S includes an information processing device 1 and a user terminal 2 that can communicate with each other via a network NW. The network NW includes, for example, a mobile communication network and the Internet.

In FIG. 1, one information processing device 1 and one user terminal 2 are illustrated for the sake of simplicity of explanation. However, the numbers of the information processing apparatuses 1 and the user terminals 2 are not limited to this. For example, the processing executed by the information processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment may be executed by a plurality of information processing apparatuses 1 distributed. A plurality of user terminals 2 may be operated by a user.

An outline of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 acquires information about the energy consumed by the user of the user terminal 2 via the communication unit, determines the amount of energy consumption reduced by the user, Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the amount of energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene, and transmitting the display information to the user terminal 2 are performed. With this arrangement, the number of animals and/or plants in the image changes according to the reduced energy consumption. As a result, the information processing apparatus 1 can make the user visually recognize the reduction amount of energy, and thus can improve the incentive for the user's behavior toward energy saving.

The information processing device 1 is installed in a facility such as a data center. The information processing device 1 is a computer such as a server belonging to a cloud computing system or other computing system.

The internal configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Information processing device 1 includes control unit 11 , communication unit 12 , and storage unit 13 . Each component of the information processing apparatus 1 is communicably connected to each other via a dedicated line, for example.

The control unit 11 includes, for example, one or more general-purpose processors including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit). Control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. Control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated circuits instead of including a processor. The dedicated circuit may be, for example, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 11 may include an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The control unit 11 transmits and receives arbitrary information via the communication unit 12 .

The communication unit 12 includes a communication module compatible with one or more wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standards for connecting to the network NW. The communication unit 12 may include modules compatible with one or more mobile communication standards including LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), or 5G (5th Generation). The communication unit 12 supports one or more short-range communication standards or specifications including Bluetooth (registered trademark), AirDrop (registered trademark), IrDA, ZigBee (registered trademark), Felica (registered trademark), or RFID. It may include modules and the like. The communication unit 12 transmits and receives arbitrary information via the network NW.

The storage unit 13 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or a combination of at least two of these, but is not limited to these. A semiconductor memory is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. RAM is, for example, SRAM or DRAM. ROM is, for example, EEPROM. The storage unit 13 may function, for example, as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 13 may store information of results analyzed or processed by the control unit 11 . The storage unit 13 may store various kinds of information regarding the operation or control of the information processing device 1 . The storage unit 13 may store system programs, application programs, embedded software, and the like. The storage unit 13 may be provided outside the information processing device 1 and accessed from the information processing device 1 . The storage unit 13 includes an energy information DB, which will be described later.

The user terminal 2 is a terminal operated by a user. The user terminal 2 is, for example, a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a wearable device, or a tablet. Alternatively, the user terminal 2 may be a general purpose device such as a PC, or a dedicated device. "PC" is an abbreviation for personal computer.

The internal configuration of the user terminal 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The user terminal 2 includes a control section 21 , a communication section 22 , a storage section 23 , a display section 24 and an input section 25 . Each component of the user terminal 2 is communicably connected to each other via a dedicated line, for example.

The hardware configuration of the control unit 21 , the communication unit 22 and the storage unit 23 of the user terminal 2 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the control unit 11 , the communication unit 12 and the storage unit 13 of the information processing device 1 . Description here is omitted.

The display unit 24 is, for example, a display. The display is, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display. "LCD" is an abbreviation for liquid crystal display. "EL" is an abbreviation for electro luminescence. The display unit 24 may be connected to the user terminal 2 as an external output device instead of being provided in the user terminal 2 . As the connection method, for example, any method such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used.

The input unit 25 is, for example, a physical key, a capacitive key, a pointing device, a touch screen integrated with a display, or a microphone. The input unit 25 receives an operation of inputting information used for the operation of the user terminal 2 . The input unit 25 may be connected to the user terminal 2 as an external input device instead of being provided in the user terminal 2 . As the connection method, for example, any method such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), or Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used. "USB" is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. "HDMI (registered trademark)" is an abbreviation for High-Definition Multimedia Interface.

The processing executed by the information processing system S of this embodiment will be described in detail below. Here, as an example, a scene in which the user U01 spends energy to live is described. The energy consumed here is at least one of the following factors.
・Electricity/Heat/Light

Here, as an example, the case where the energy is electricity is described.

The control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 acquires information on the energy consumption of the user U01 via the communication unit 12 from any server managed by an electric power company or the like. The control unit 11 stores information about energy consumption in the energy information DB of the storage unit 13 .

As shown in FIG. 4, in the energy information DB, a predetermined period (corresponding to "period"), energy consumption (corresponding to "consumption amount"), and energy reduction amount are stored in association with the user ID. The target value (corresponding to the "reduction amount target value"), the reduced energy consumption (corresponding to the "reduction amount"), and the power generation location of the consumed energy (corresponding to the "power generation area") are stored. be done.

The above predetermined period is one month here. Alternatively, the predetermined period of time may be one day, one week, one year, or any other period of time.

The target value of the energy reduction amount is a value set by the electric power company, the user, or the like. The target value of the amount of reduction may be for each individual or for each household.

The reduced amount of energy consumption (that is, the amount of reduction) may be calculated outside the information processing device 1 or may be calculated by the information processing device 1 .

The power plant may be one or more power plants. A power generation area is also called an electric production area.

On April 1, 2021, the control unit 11 generates display information for superimposing at least one of animals and plants in nature on a scene of nature. An example of generated display information is shown in FIG. The natural scene here is a natural scene at a location corresponding to the power generation site L01. Alternatively, the natural scene may be a natural scene designated by user U01.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display information displays coral 51 as a plant in the sea and fish 52 as an animal in the sea overlaid on the sea as the scene of the power generation site L01. It is possible to arbitrarily set what kinds of scenes, animals, and plants are to be displayed in the display information. Alternatively, the scene may be forests, meadows, mountains, rivers, hills, and the like. The display information is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed on the display unit 24 .

On May 1, 2021, the control unit 11 updates the display information as of April 1, 2021 to generate the display information as of May 1, 2021. Specifically, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the energy consumption reduced from April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021 is equal to or greater than the target value of the reduction amount. When the control unit 11 determines that the amount of reduction is equal to or greater than the target value of the amount of reduction, the control unit 11 generates display information in which the numbers of animals 62 and plants 63 are increased, as shown in FIG. As an additional example, the control unit 11 may determine the color of at least one of the animal 62 and the plant 63 according to the power generation form of the consumed energy.

As an alternative example, the control unit 11 may generate display information in which the number of animals and plants is reduced when the amount of energy reduction is below the target value of the amount of reduction.

The control unit 11 transmits the generated display information to the user terminal 2 . The user terminal 2 displays display information on the display unit 24 .

As described above, the control unit 11 determines the reduced energy consumption. As an additional example, the control unit 11 may determine that the energy consumption has been reduced when determining that the energy source of the consumed energy has been replaced from non-renewable energy to non-renewable energy.

Non-renewable energy includes fossil energy sources such as oil and coal. Renewable energy includes non-fossil energy sources that are recognized to be permanently available as energy sources. Renewable energy includes, for example, at least one of:
・Sunlight, wind power, water power, geothermal heat, solar heat, heat in the atmosphere and other heat existing in the natural world, biomass, tidal currents, wave power, tides

As described above, when the control unit 11 determines that the energy reduction amount is equal to or greater than the target value, it generates display information with an increased number of animals and plants. As an alternative example, when the control unit 11 determines that the amount of non-renewable energy used by the user U01 has increased, it may generate display information in which the number of at least one of animals and plants has decreased. As another alternative, when the control unit 11 determines that the amount of renewable energy used by the user U01 has increased, it may generate display information in which the number of at least one of animals and plants has increased.

An information processing method by the control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S1, the control unit 11 regularly or irregularly acquires information about the energy consumed by the user U01 via the communication unit 12. FIG.

In step S2, the control unit 11 determines the energy consumption reduced by the user U01.

In step S3, the control unit 11 generates display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene.

In step S<b>4 , the control unit 11 transmits display information to the user terminal 2 .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 acquires information on the energy consumed by the user of the user terminal 2 via the communication unit 12 and the energy consumption by the user. and determining the energy consumption. The control unit 11 generates display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene, and transmits the display information to the user terminal 2. Do things and With this arrangement, the number of animals and/or plants in the image changes according to the reduced energy consumption. As a result, the information processing apparatus 1 can make the user visually recognize the reduction amount of energy, and thus can improve the incentive for the user's behavior toward energy saving.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 11 determines the amount of energy consumption reduced by the user U01 with respect to the set target value. When determining that the reduced energy consumption is equal to or greater than the target value, the control unit 11 generates display information in which the number of at least one of animals and plants is increased. With this configuration, the information processing apparatus 1 can motivate the user U01 to achieve the target value.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when determining that the energy source of the consumed energy has been replaced from non-renewable energy to renewable energy, the control unit 11 determines that the energy consumption has been reduced. With this configuration, the information processing apparatus 1 can motivate the user U01 to replace non-renewable energy with renewable energy, thereby increasing the environmental awareness of the user U01.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the natural scene includes a natural scene designated by the user U01 or a natural scene at a location corresponding to the power generation site of the energy consumed by the user U01. With this configuration, the information processing apparatus 1 provides the user U01 with a choice of scenes, so that the user U01's willingness to participate can be enhanced.

Further, according to this embodiment, the control unit 11 determines the color of at least one of the animal and the plant according to the power generation mode of the energy consumed by the user U01. With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can make the user U01 aware of the form of energy generation, thereby further enhancing environmental awareness.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when determining that the amount of non-renewable energy used by the user U01 has increased, the control unit 11 determines that the amount of energy consumption has increased; generating display information with a reduced number of . With this configuration, the information processing device 1 can visually recognize that the number of at least one of animals and plants decreases when the amount of non-renewable energy used increases, so that the user U01 can be more environmentally conscious. can be done.

Although the present disclosure is described with reference to figures and examples, it should be noted that various variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art based on the present disclosure. Other modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, functions included in each means or each step can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and a plurality of means or steps can be combined into one or divided.

For example, in the above embodiment, a program for executing all or part of the functions or processes of the information processing device 1 can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include non-transitory computer-readable media, such as magnetic recording devices, optical discs, magneto-optical recording media, or semiconductor memories. Program distribution is performed by selling, assigning, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. Also, the distribution of the program may be performed by storing the program in the storage of an arbitrary server and transmitting the program from the arbitrary server to another computer. A program may also be provided as a program product. The present disclosure can also be implemented as a program executable by a processor.

A computer temporarily stores, for example, a program recorded on a portable recording medium or a program transferred from a server in a main storage device. Then, the computer reads the program stored in the main storage device with the processor, and executes processing according to the read program with the processor. The computer may read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. The computer may execute processing according to the received program every time the program is transferred from the server to the computer. The processing may be executed by a so-called ASP type service that realizes the function only by executing the execution instruction and obtaining the result without transferring the program from the server to the computer. "ASP" is an abbreviation for application service provider. The program includes information that is used for processing by a computer and that conforms to the program. For example, data that is not a direct instruction to a computer but that has the property of prescribing the processing of the computer corresponds to "things equivalent to a program."

S information processing system NW network 1 information processing device 11 control unit 12 communication unit 13 storage unit 2 user terminal 21 control unit 22 communication unit 23 storage unit 24 display unit 25 input unit

Claims (20)

An information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal, comprising a control unit and a communication unit, the control unit comprising:
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal via the communication unit;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal via the communication unit;
An information processing device that executes 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit
Determining energy consumption reduced by the user against a set target value;
Information processing equipment. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit
An information processing device that generates display information in which the number of at least one of the animal and the plant is increased when it is determined that the reduced energy consumption is equal to or greater than the target value. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit
An information processing device that determines that the consumption of the energy has been reduced when determining that the energy source of the consumed energy has been replaced from non-renewable energy to renewable energy. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the natural scene includes a natural scene specified by the user, or a natural scene at a location corresponding to a power generation site of energy consumed by the user. 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit
An information processing device that determines the color of at least one of the animal and the plant according to a power generation form of energy consumed by the user. 7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control unit
Determining that the energy consumption has increased upon determining that the amount of non-renewable energy used by the user has increased;
generating display information with a reduced number of at least one of the animals and the plants;
An information processing device that executes A computer as an information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal,
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal;
A program that causes an action to be performed, including 9. The program according to claim 8, wherein the operation includes:
A program comprising determining energy consumption reduced by said user against a set target value. 10. The program according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the operation is
The program, comprising generating display information in which the number of at least one of the animals and the plants is increased when determining that the reduced energy consumption is equal to or greater than the target value. 11. The program according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein said operation includes:
determining that the energy consumption has been reduced upon determining that an energy source of the consumed energy has been replaced from non-renewable energy to renewable energy. In the program according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
The program according to claim 1, wherein the natural scene includes a natural scene specified by the user or a natural scene at a location corresponding to a power source of energy consumed by the user. 13. The program according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the operation is
A program comprising determining a color of at least one of said animal and said plant according to a power generation form of energy consumed by said user. 14. The program according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the operation is
Determining that the energy consumption has increased upon determining that the amount of non-renewable energy used by the user has increased;
generating display information with a reduced number of at least one of the animals and the plants;
program, including An information processing method by an information processing device capable of communicating with a user terminal,
obtaining information about energy consumed by a user of the user terminal;
determining reduced energy consumption by the user;
Generating display information for displaying an image in which at least one of the number of animals and plants corresponding to the reduced energy consumption is superimposed on a natural scene;
transmitting the display information to the user terminal;
Information processing methods, including In the information processing method according to claim 15,
Determining energy consumption reduced by the user against a set target value;
Information processing method, including In the information processing method according to claim 15 or 16,
An information processing method, comprising generating display information in which the number of at least one of the animals and the plants is increased when it is determined that the reduced energy consumption is equal to or greater than the target value. In the information processing method according to any one of claims 15 to 17,
An information processing method, comprising determining that the consumption of the energy has been reduced when determining that an energy source of the consumed energy has been replaced from non-renewable energy to renewable energy. In the information processing method according to any one of claims 15 to 18,
The information processing method, wherein the natural scene includes a natural scene designated by the user, or a natural scene at a location corresponding to a power generation site of energy consumed by the user. In the information processing method according to any one of claims 15 to 19,
An information processing method, comprising determining a color of at least one of the animal and the plant according to a power generation form of energy consumed by the user.

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