JP2023144052A - Support system, support method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a support system, a support method, and a program which can support a user so that his/her economic activity is an activity for environmental conservation.SOLUTION: The support system comprises: an acquisition unit which acquires first information being information about trading by a user; a storage unit which stores second information being information with which energy consumed in relation to the trading is associated; a calculation unit which calculates an index indicating a degree of influence on an environment by the trading by the user on the basis of the first information and the second information of the user; and an output unit which outputs the index calculated by the calculation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present invention relates to a support system, a support method, and a program.

A system to promote environmental protection is needed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that can widely popularize the concept of emissions credits among general consumers. Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which gas emission credit points are calculated based on a vehicle's mileage, fuel efficiency, etc., and the calculated gas emission credit points can be used to purchase products or enjoy services.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-127655

It is desirable that such a mechanism for promoting environmental protection be implemented in users' daily economic activities.

The present invention was made in view of this situation, and provides a support system, a support method, and a program that can support a user's economic activities to become activities that protect the environment.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the present invention, the present invention provides an acquisition unit that acquires first information that is information regarding a buying and selling transaction by a user, and information that associates energy consumed in connection with the buying and selling transaction. a storage unit that stores second information, and a calculation unit that calculates an index indicating the degree of impact of the buying and selling transactions of the user on the environment based on the first information and the second information of the user; , and an output unit that outputs the index calculated by the calculation unit.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the present invention, the present invention provides a computer equipped with a storage section that stores second information that is information associated with energy consumed in connection with a buying and selling transaction. obtaining first information that is information related to transactions, calculating an index indicating the degree of impact that the buying and selling transactions of the user have on the environment based on the first information and the second information of the user; This is a support method for outputting the index.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the present invention, the present invention provides a computer equipped with a storage section that stores second information that is information associated with energy consumed in connection with a buying and selling transaction. obtaining first information that is information related to transactions, calculating an index indicating the degree of impact of the buying and selling transactions of the user on the environment based on the first information and the second information of the user; This is a program that outputs the index.

According to the present invention, it is possible to support a user's economic activities so that they become activities that protect the environment.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of an environmental protection support system 1 according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing performed by the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing performed by the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an environmental protection support system 1 according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a computer system 100 according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal 10 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a management server 20 according to an embodiment. It is a diagram showing an example of registered user information 220 according to the embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of conversion information 221 concerning an embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of conversion information 221 concerning an embodiment. It is a diagram showing an example of shared information 222 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of exchange information 223 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of exchange information 223 according to the embodiment.

Embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Overview of environmental protection support system 1]
An overview of an environmental protection support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The environmental protection support system 1 is a system that supports environmental protection by visualizing and notifying the impact that purchases of products and services by users have on the environment. In the following, a case where a product or service is purchased will be explained as an example. However, it is not limited to this. This system may be applied not only to purchases of products, but also to any transactions (accounting transactions) such as sales, savings, donations, etc.

First, the services provided by the environmental protection support system 1 will be explained. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an environmental protection support system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the environmental protection support system 1, an "environmental protection support service" is proposed. The "Environmental Protection Support Service" provides a service that visualizes and notifies users of the environmental impact of products and services they purchase.

The “environmental protection support service” is provided to the user terminal 10 via the management server 20. For example, a user U who desires an "environmental protection support service" installs an "environmental protection support service" application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) provided by the management server 20 on his or her user terminal 10 and creates an account. create. Thereby, user U can receive the service provided by the application.

User U inputs information regarding products and services purchased on a daily basis (hereinafter referred to as purchase information) into the app. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the user U inputs information regarding products purchased by the user U, such as meat, drinks, and snacks. The information regarding the product is, for example, information indicating the product name, the store where the product was purchased, the purchase price, the number of purchases, and the like.

The method of inputting purchase information into the app may be arbitrary. For example, the user U manually inputs information regarding the product he/she purchased into the input form of the application as purchase information. Further, the user U may have the app read the receipt when purchasing a product or the like. Thereby, it is possible to cause the application to acquire information regarding the product purchased by the user U as purchase information.

Alternatively, user U may link the history of fund transfers and credit card payment history in his/her own financial account with the application. This allows the app to acquire the history of fund transfers in the financial account of user U or the history of credit card payments as purchase information.

Further, the user U may already be using another application, and may have linked the history of financial accounts, etc., with the other application. The separate application here may be any application program that is different from the application related to the "environmental protection support service", and may be, for example, a household account book application that records the user's household account book. In this case, by linking the app related to the "environmental protection support service" with another app, user U can use the history of fund transfers in user U's financial account or the history of credit card payments as purchase information. The information may be acquired by an application related to "environmental protection support service."

When a financial account is linked, the history of fund transfers in that financial account, such as the date of transfer, summary, payment amount and payee, deposit amount, and balance, is used as purchase information. It is possible to have the app retrieve it.

When a credit card is linked, it is possible for the application to obtain information indicating the history of use of the credit card, such as date of use, name of store used, amount spent, summary, etc., as purchase information.

The management server 20 calculates an index (hereinafter referred to as consumption points) indicating the degree of environmental impact of the products and services purchased by the user U, based on the purchase information input into the application. For example, the management server 20 calculates consumption points based on information regarding products.

For example, consider a case where the object of purchase is a product. In this case, the consumption points corresponding to the product are determined according to the energy used in the process of manufacturing the product and the energy used in the process of distributing the product. For example, if the product is an electrical appliance manufactured by assembling parts, the energy used in the process of manufacturing the product includes the transportation energy used to procure the parts and the line used to assemble the parts. This includes electrical energy used to drive machines and tools, energy used to maintain factories that assemble parts, and energy related to light and heat. Energy used in the process of distributing products includes, for example, transportation energy used when delivering products to stores, energy related to light and heat used in stores where products are displayed, and the like.

Consider a case where the object of purchase is a service. In this case, the consumption points corresponding to the service are calculated according to the energy used in the process of providing the service. For example, if a service involves traveling to a destination by airplane, the energy used in the process of providing the service includes the energy used by the airplane to travel, and the energy used for maintenance and inspection of the airplane. etc.

Moreover, when the certification mark M is attached to the product purchased by the user U, the management server 20 may calculate the certification points attached to the certification mark M. The certification mark M here is, for example, a mark given to a product certified as an environmentally friendly product. An environmentally friendly product is, for example, a product for which efforts have been made to reduce the burden on the environment as much as possible during the process of manufacturing the product or the process of distributing the product. Certification points are determined based on the amount of energy saved from the amount of energy that would normally be used in the process of manufacturing and distributing products. Further, the certified points may be determined based on the emission rights such as CO2 (carbon dioxide) purchased by the company that produced the product, the amount donated by the company to tree planting activities, etc.

In addition, the management server 20 calculates consumption points based on information indicating the store where the product was purchased and the amount paid to the store based on the history of fund transfer in the financial account of the user U or the history of credit card payments. may be calculated. For example, the management server 20 sets a value obtained by weighting the amount paid to a store according to the store as consumption points for products or services purchased at the store. The weighting depending on the store is determined, for example, depending on whether the store sells environmentally friendly products or not, and if the store sells environmentally friendly products, the ratio of such products.

The management server 20 transmits the calculated consumption points to the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 displays the consumption points received from the management server 20 on the screen of the application (see FIG. 2).

Further, in this embodiment, the certification points held by the user U can be shared with other users and organizations such as schools and companies via the application. By sharing points, it becomes possible to aggregate certified points in organizations such as schools and companies, and to exchange points through organizations such as schools and companies. In the following description, the side that requests point sharing will be referred to as the "sharing source", and the side that consents to point sharing will be referred to as the "sharing destination".

User U inputs information specifying the sharing destination organization with which the certified points are to be shared, information indicating the number of points to be shared, etc. into the input form of the application (see FIG. 3). The management server 20 sets the points to be shared with the sharing destination organization specified by the user U based on the information input into the application. The method by which the management server 20 causes the sharing destination to share points will be described in detail later.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the user U can exchange the points he/she owns (possession points, certified points) with other users and organizations such as schools and companies via the app.

In the following description, a case where points are given and money is received will be described as an example of point exchange, but the present invention is not limited to this. Points may be exchanged not only for money but also for goods and services. In addition, in the following description, the side that hands over points and receives money etc. will be referred to as the "exchange source", and the side that hands over money etc. and receives points will be referred to as the "exchange destination".

User U inputs information specifying the organization to which points are to be exchanged, information indicating the number of points to be exchanged, etc. in the input form of the application (see FIG. 5). The management server 20 sets the points to be exchanged with the exchange destination organization specified by the user U based on the information input into the application. The method by which the management server 20 causes points to be exchanged with the exchange destination will be described in detail later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 shows an example of visualizing the degree of load that a user's economic activities have on the environment using points. However, it is not limited to this. At least, it is sufficient if the extent of the load that the user's economic activities have on the environment can be shown in a manner that the user can recognize.

In FIG. 2, the points held by the user U (held points) are displayed as "this month's held points." For example, the retained points are the value obtained by subtracting the consumed points from the granted points and adding the certified points. The awarded points are points given to the user in a unit period (one day, one week, one month, etc.). The consumption points are calculated by the management server 20 and are the degree of load that products purchased by the user have on the environment. Here, it is assumed that the greater the burden on the environment, the greater the number of consumption points. Further, the certification points are the number of certification marks M attached to products etc. purchased by the user, which are calculated by the management server 20.

Further, in FIG. 2, the "breakdown of consumption points" is shown in a pie chart. Category A shown as a breakdown of the pie chart in FIG. 2 is, for example, a category of products purchased at a store that handles many products bearing the certification mark M. Category B is, for example, a category of products purchased at a store that does not sell products with the certification mark M attached.

Further, in FIG. 2, a "message" is shown. The message here displays, for example, advice from an environmental perspective regarding the purchase made by the user. In addition, advice according to the user's spending tendency, such as "If you purchase product P2 (product with relatively small consumption points) instead of product P1 (product with relatively large consumption points), the consumption points will be reduced to PT points. Advice from a consumer's perspective on points for promoting environmentally friendly consumption behavior may also be provided. By displaying such a message, it is possible to suggest more environmentally friendly consumption behavior, and it is possible to support the user's economic activities to protect the environment.

Generally, when considering the purchase of a product or service, the brand and selling price of the product are considered. However, no consideration has been given to the environmental impact of the product during its manufacturing or distribution process. This is because it is not easy for general users to know how much load a product places on the environment during its manufacturing or distribution process.

As a countermeasure against this, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the degree of environmental impact of the products purchased by the user U is displayed as consumption points. Thereby, the user U can easily know how much of a load the item to be purchased places on the environment. If user U can know the burden on the environment, he or she can consider the magnitude of the burden on the environment when considering the purchase of a product or service, and therefore purchase environmentally friendly products. It becomes possible to act like this. Therefore, in the environmental protection support system 1 of this embodiment, it is possible to support the user's economic activities so that they reduce the burden on the environment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed when points are shared.

In FIG. 3, the certified points held by user U are displayed as the upper limit of the number of points that can be shared. Further, FIG. 3 shows a "shared destination list". The sharing destination list is, for example, a list of sharing destination organizations registered in advance by the user. For example, if the school that his or her child attends is an organization with which certification points can be shared, the user registers that school as a sharing destination. In the example of FIG. 3, columns for each of groups A to C are displayed as sharing destinations.

The user sets the number of points to be shared in the column of sharing destination, and touches the button labeled "Share." As a result, information related to sharing is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the management server 20. The management server 20 receives information related to sharing from the user terminal 10, and performs a process of causing the sharing destination to share points based on the received information. The information related to sharing here is, for example, information input on the screen shown in the example of FIG. 3, and is information indicating the sharing destination and the number of points to be shared.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing performed by the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 shows the flow of processing performed until points are displayed on the user terminal 10 and the flow of processing performed until points are shared.

The user terminal 10 acquires purchase information (step S10). For example, purchase information is input into the user terminal 10 by the user U performing an input operation in accordance with an input form displayed on an application. Alternatively, the purchase information of the user U is input into the user terminal 10 by the user U having the application read the receipt. The user terminal 10 acquires the input purchase information and transmits the acquired purchase information to the management server 20.

Here, when the user U links the application with the user's credit card, the management server 20 accesses the server device that handles the usage details of the user U's credit card, and the management server 20 stores the information on the user U's credit card. Obtain relevant usage details.

The management server 20 calculates points (consumption points and certification points) based on the purchase information (step S11). The management server 20 updates registered user information based on the calculated points. The registered user information is registered user information 220, which will be described later, and includes information indicating points held by the user U registered in the application. Here, the management server 20 updates the information related to the points held by the user U in the registered user information 220 based on the calculated points. The management server 20 transmits information indicating the calculated points to the user terminal 10.

The user terminal 10 displays the points calculated by the management server 20 on the screen (step S13). For example, the user terminal 10 receives information indicating consumption points and certification points from the management server 20, and displays the received information on the screen.

Furthermore, the user terminal 10 requests the application to share the certification points (step S14). For example, the user U performs an input operation (share operation) for sharing certification points, etc., in accordance with an input form displayed on the application (for example, the input home shown in FIG. 3). As a result, information indicating the sharing destination of the certified points, the number of points to be shared, etc. is input to the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 acquires information indicating the input sharing destination, etc., and transmits the acquired purchase information to the management server 20.

The management server 20 checks the certification points specified by the user terminal 10 (step S15). For example, the management server 20 confirms that points have not already been shared by the user's family or the like at the specified sharing destination.

For example, consider a case where a school where user U's child attends calls for cooperation in having the school share certification points held by each family. In such a case, by the time User U attempts to share certified points, User U's children or other family members may have already performed the operation to share points using their respective user terminals 10. It can happen. In such cases, the school ends up sharing more points than the family expected.

As a countermeasure for this, in the present embodiment, before sharing points with a sharing destination specified from the user terminal 10, it is checked whether or not points have already been shared by a family member or the like.

For example, the management server 20 may be configured to allow user U's family to share points with the same group for a predetermined period (for example, within one week) before user U attempts to share points. Determine whether there is a track record. The method by which the management server 20 determines whether there is a track record will be described later.

If the management server 20 has received a request to share points from a family member's user terminal 10 between the predetermined period and the current time, the management server 20 notifies the user's user terminal 10 of this fact. do. The management server 20 notifies the user terminal 10 of the user U of information (hereinafter referred to as confirmation information) indicating, for example, "when, who, and where points were shared" (hereinafter referred to as confirmation information).

When the user terminal 10 receives confirmation information from the management server 20, the user terminal 10 displays the received confirmation information on the screen. For example, a message such as "Mr. be done. User U visually confirms the message displayed on the screen and, for example, if it is determined that the points that the organization A is trying to share are duplicated, the user U responds by canceling the sharing. On the other hand, if it is determined that the points that are to be shared with group A do not overlap, the group responds that the sharing will be executed without canceling it. This makes it possible to adjust the number of points to be shared with a particular organization among family members.

When sharing the certification points specified by the user terminal 10, the management server 20 notifies the sharing destination server 30 of the sharing destination of information regarding sharing. The information regarding sharing includes, for example, information indicating the user terminal 10 that is the sharing source and the number of certification points to be shared.

The sharing destination server 30 receives information regarding sharing from the management server 20. The sharing destination server 30 determines whether or not points may be shared based on the received information regarding sharing, and if sharing is allowed, it responds to the effect that sharing is approved (step S16).

When the management server 20 receives a response from the sharing destination server 30 to approve the sharing, the management server 20 updates the registered user information 220 based on the shared points (step S17). Specifically, the management server 20 updates the registered user information 220 of the user U, who is the sharing source, and the registered user information 220 of the sharing destination server 30, which is the sharing destination. The management server 20 notifies the user terminal 10 that sharing has been completed. The user terminal 10 receives notification from the management server 20 that sharing has been completed (step S18).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displayed when exchanging points.

In FIG. 5, the points held by user U are displayed as the upper limit of the number of points that can be exchanged. Here, user U's certified points may be displayed as the upper limit of the number of points that can be exchanged.

FIG. 5 shows an example of exchange conditions. The exchange conditions here are conditions presented by the exchange source when exchanging points, and are comprised of columns indicating, for example, the number of points, priority matters, and exchange deadline. The number of points is a column for setting the number of points to be exchanged. For example, it is possible to set whether to exchange all points or a specified number of points. The priority item is a column for setting conditions to be given priority when exchanging points, and for example, it is possible to set whether to exchange points as soon as possible or at a rate as high as possible. The exchange deadline is a column for setting the deadline for exchanging points.

The user sets the number of points to be exchanged, priorities, and exchange deadline, and touches a button labeled "Match". As a result, information related to the exchange is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the management server 20. The management server 20 receives exchange-related information from the user terminal 10, and performs a process of exchanging points with an exchange destination based on the received information. The information related to the exchange here is, for example, information input on the screen shown in the example of FIG. 5, and is information indicating the number of points to be exchanged, priority matters, exchange deadline, and the like.

Furthermore, matching here means linking (matching) an exchange source and an exchange destination. For example, the management server 20 compares the exchange conditions of the user terminal 10 that is the exchange source with the exchange conditions of the exchange destination server 40 that is the exchange destination, and matches exchange partners whose conditions match.

In this case, the management server 20 may match a plurality of user terminals 10 with one replacement server 40. When the number of points to be exchanged presented by the user terminal 10 of the exchange source is a small value and does not reach the lower limit of the number of points to be exchanged presented by the exchange destination server 40 of the exchange destination, multiple user terminals 10 may be integrated. However, by making the total number of points that each user wants to exchange satisfy the lower limit value of the number of points to be exchanged presented by the exchange destination server 40, point exchange that could not be realized with individual user terminals 10 is realized. I can do it. Below, the flow of processing in which the management server 20 exchanges points with an exchange destination will be described.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing performed by the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 shows the flow of processing performed before points are exchanged.

The exchange destination server 40 sets exchange conditions (step S20). The exchange conditions here are conditions presented by the exchange destination when exchanging points, and are, for example, conditions such as the upper limit of the exchange rate and the lower limit of the number of points to be exchanged. The exchange destination server 40 requests matching to the management server 20 to search for an exchange partner with which to exchange points according to the set exchange conditions (step S21). The management server 20 receives the exchange conditions from the exchange destination server 40, and stores the received conditions as the conditions of the exchange destination (step S22).

On the other hand, the user terminal 10-1 sets exchange conditions (step S23). The exchange conditions here are conditions presented by the exchange source when exchanging points, and are, for example, conditions such as the number of points to be exchanged, priorities, and exchange deadlines. The user terminal 10-1 requests matching from the management server 20 to find an exchange partner with which to exchange points according to the set exchange conditions (step S24).

Further, the user terminal 10-k (k is an integer of 2 or more), which is a different terminal from the user terminal 10-1, also sets exchange conditions (step S25). The exchange conditions here are conditions presented by the exchange source when exchanging points, and are, for example, conditions such as the number of points to be exchanged, priorities, and exchange deadlines. The user terminal 10-k requests matching from the management server 20 to find an exchange partner with which to exchange points according to the set exchange conditions (step S26).

The management server 20 receives the exchange conditions from each of the user terminals 10-1 and 10-k, and stores the received conditions as the conditions of the exchange source (step S27).

The management server 20 performs matching based on the term ring conditions of the exchange destination and the exchange source (step S28).

Matching may be performed in any manner. For example, it may be implemented based on priorities set at the exchange source. In this case, the management server 20 extracts user terminals 10 whose priority is to replace them as soon as possible from among the user terminals 10 that have requested matching. The management server 20 calculates the total number of points set in the extracted user terminals 10 to be exchanged. The management server 20 extracts, from among the exchange destination servers 40 that have requested matching, the exchange destination servers 40 for which the lower limit value of the number of points to be exchanged is less than the total value. The management server 20 matches the extracted exchange destination server 40 with a group of user terminals 10 whose priority is to exchange as soon as possible.

When matching is established, the management server 20 notifies the user terminal 10 and the exchange destination server 40 of each other's exchange partners. The user terminal 10 and the exchange destination server 40, which have been notified of the exchange partner, respond whether or not to accept the exchange (steps S20 to S31). The management server 20 determines that matching has been established when a response to the effect that the exchange is accepted is obtained from each exchange partner (step S32). If matching is established, the management server 20 updates the registered user information.

[Configuration of environmental protection support system 1]
Next, the configuration of the environmental protection support system 1 will be explained. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the environmental protection support system 1. As shown in FIG. The environmental protection support system 1 includes, for example, a plurality of user terminals 10 (user terminals 10-1 to 10-N, where N is an integer of 2 or more), a management server 20, a shared server 30, and an exchange server 40. Equipped with. These components of the environmental protection support system 1 can be connected to a wireless or wired communication network NW and communicate with each other.

The user terminal 10 is a computer including a computer system 100 (see FIG. 8). For example, the user terminal 10 may be a personal computer, a wearable terminal, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like. The user terminal 10 displays points and the like according to consumption to the user U via the application. For example, the user terminal 10 displays consumption points and the like related to products and services purchased by the user U via an application.

The management server 20 is a computer that includes the computer system 100. For example, the management server 20 is a server device, a personal computer, or the like. The management server 20 calculates consumption points based on the purchase information received from the user terminal 10. The management server 20 notifies the user terminal 10 of the calculated consumption points.

The sharing destination server 30 is a computer including a computer system 100. For example, the sharing destination server 30 is a server device, a personal computer, or the like. The sharing destination server 30 receives a notification from the management server 20 requesting sharing of points requested by the user terminal 10 . The sharing destination server 30 determines whether to approve sharing of points. The sharing destination server 30 notifies the management server 20 of the determination result indicating whether or not to accept the request.

The replacement server 40 is a computer including a computer system 100. For example, the replacement server 40 is a server device, a personal computer, or the like. The exchange destination server 40 sets exchange conditions for the exchange destination and requests matching to the management server 20 to search for an exchange destination that can receive points under the set conditions. The exchange destination server 40 receives information regarding the matched exchange destination from the management server 20. The exchange destination server 40 notifies the management server 20 of the determination result indicating whether or not to accept the exchange.

[Configuration of computer system 100]
Next, the configuration of the computer system 100 of each device included in the environmental protection support system 1 will be explained. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computer system 100. The computer system 100 includes a communication section 101, an input section 102, an output section 103, a storage section 104, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 105. These components are communicatively connected to each other via bus B.

The communication unit 101 is a communication module such as a communication IC (Integrated Circuit). The input unit 102 is an input device including, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a touch pad, a keyboard, a microphone, a camera, and other various sensors (for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, and a proximity sensor). It is a module. The input unit 102 may be configured integrally with a display as a touch panel. The output unit 103 is an output module such as a display panel, a speaker, a woofer, etc.

The storage unit 104 is, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a read-only memory (ROM). - Memory including RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. It is a module for Note that the storage unit 104 is not limited to a built-in one, but may be an external storage module connected via a digital input/output port such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus). The CPU 105 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 104 and controls each component included in the computer system 100.

[Configuration of user terminal 10]
Next, the configuration of the user terminal 10 will be explained. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 includes, for example, a communication section 11, a storage section 12, a control section 13, and a display section 14.

The communication unit 11 communicates with the management server 20, the shared server 30, and the exchange server 40. Note that, in order to protect the user's personal information, the user terminal 10 and the shared server 30, and the user terminal 10 and the exchange server 40 may be configured so that they cannot communicate directly. In this case, the communication unit 11 may be able to communicate indirectly with the sharing destination server 30 or the exchange destination server 40 via the management server 20.

The storage unit 12 stores variables, various data, programs, etc. necessary for realizing the functions of the user terminal 10. The storage unit 12 stores, for example, application information 120. The application information 120 is information for realizing an application.

The control unit 13 controls each component of the user terminal 10. The control unit 13 is realized, for example, by the CPU of the user terminal 10 executing a program stored in the storage unit 12 in advance. Further, the control unit 13 may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 13 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 130 and a display control unit 131.

The acquisition unit 130 acquires information regarding consumption points from the management server 20 via the communication unit 11. Information regarding consumption points includes, for example, points held by user U, purchase information, consumption points and certified points calculated based on purchase information, breakdown of consumption points, consumption points calculated based on purchase information, etc. It includes information indicating the points held by user U after the user U has done so.

The display control unit 131 causes the display unit 14 to display information received from the management server 20. The display control unit 131 takes into account, for example, user U's owned points, purchase information, consumption points and certified points calculated based on the purchase information, breakdown of consumption points, consumption points calculated based on purchase information, etc. An image as shown in the example of FIG. 2 is displayed on the display unit 14 based on information indicating the points held by the subsequent user U.

The display unit 14 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and displays images according to control by the display control unit 131.

[Configuration of management server 20]
Next, the configuration of the management server 20 will be explained. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server 20. The management server 20 includes, for example, a communication section 21, a storage section 22, and a control section 23.

The communication unit 21 communicates with the user terminal 10, the shared server 30, and the exchange server 40.

The storage unit 22 stores variables, various data, programs, etc. necessary for realizing the functions of the management server 20. The storage unit 22 stores, for example, registered user information 220, conversion information 221, shared information 222, and exchange information 223. Registered user information 220 is information regarding users registered with the application. Conversion information 221 is information used when calculating consumption points from purchase information. The shared information 222 is information used when sharing points. Exchange information 223 is information used when exchanging points.

The control unit 23 controls each component of the management server 20. The control unit 23 is realized, for example, by the CPU of the management server 20 executing a program stored in advance in the storage unit 12. Further, the control unit 23 may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 23 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 230, a point calculation unit 231, a shared point comparison unit 232, a point exchange matching unit 233, and a device control unit 234.

The acquisition unit 230 acquires the purchase information notified from the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 21. The acquisition unit 230 outputs the acquired purchase information to the point calculation unit 231.

The point calculation unit 231 calculates consumption points based on the purchase information acquired from the acquisition unit 230. The point calculation unit 231 calculates consumption points for each store or product by referring to the conversion information 221, for example. The point calculation unit 231 causes the storage unit 22 to store the calculated consumption points as held points in the registered user information 220.

When calculating consumption points for each store, the point calculation unit 231 obtains, for example, the store where the user U purchased the product or the like and the amount paid to the store from the purchase information. The point calculation unit 231 refers to the conversion information 221 based on the acquired store.

For example, the conversion information 221 is associated with a weighting coefficient for each store (see conversion information 221A in FIG. 12). The weighting coefficient is a coefficient determined based on the degree to which the store is environmentally friendly, for example, the handling ratio of products bearing the certification mark M. For example, if the store is environmentally friendly, the weighting coefficient is set to a value between 0.0 and 1.0. If the store is not environmentally friendly, the weighting factor is set to a value greater than or equal to 1.0.

For example, the point calculation unit 231 determines, as consumption points, a value obtained by multiplying the amount paid by the user U to a store by a weighting coefficient associated with the store. For example, if a store is environmentally friendly, a value less than or equal to the amount paid to the store will be calculated as consumption points. If a store is not environmentally friendly, a value greater than the amount paid to the store will be calculated as consumption points.

When calculating consumption points for each product, the point calculation unit 231 obtains, for example, the name of the product purchased by the user U and the number of purchases from the purchase information. The point calculation unit 231 refers to the conversion information 221 based on the acquired product name.

For example, consumption points are associated with each product in the conversion information 221 (see conversion information 221B in FIG. 13). Consumption points are determined based on the degree to which a product is environmentally friendly, such as the total value of energy used in manufacturing and energy used in distribution. For example, if the product is environmentally friendly, the consumption points are set to a small value. If the product is not environmentally friendly, the consumption points are set to a large value.

The point calculation unit 231 sets the consumption point value associated with the product purchased by the user U as the consumption point of the product. For example, if the product is environmentally friendly, a smaller value is calculated as the consumption point. If the product is not environmentally friendly, a larger value will be calculated as consumption points.

The point calculation unit 231 may calculate the certification points attached to the certification mark M when the certification mark M is attached to the product purchased by the user U. In this case, information indicating whether or not the certification mark M is attached to the product is included in the purchase information, for example, and the point calculation unit 231 calculates certification points based on the purchase information. The point calculation unit 231 stores the calculated certified points in the storage unit 22 as certified points in the registered user information 220.

The shared point matching unit 232 checks (verifies) the points that the user U wants to share with the sharing destination. The shared point comparison unit 232 determines whether there has been a request for point sharing from user U's family within a predetermined period (for example, within one week) before the current time. Specifically, the shared point matching unit 232 refers to the registered user information 220 of the user U to identify the family of the user U. The shared point comparison unit 232 refers to the registered user information 220 of the specified family member and obtains the history of point sharing performed by the user terminal 10 of the family member. Based on the acquired history, the shared point comparison unit 232 determines whether the family has caused the sharing destination organization to share points.

Further, when receiving purchase information from the user terminal 10, the shared point matching unit 232 determines whether or not certified points based on the purchase information are already held by the user U's family. You may also do so. Specifically, the shared point matching unit 232 refers to the registered user information 220 of the user U to identify the family of the user U. The shared point comparison unit 232 refers to the registered user information 220 of the identified family member and obtains the history of certified points performed by the user terminal 10 of the family member. Based on the acquired history, the shared point checking unit 232 determines whether the family has caused the sharing destination organization to share points.

The point exchange matching unit 233 matches exchange destinations with which the user U can exchange points under conditions that the user U wants to exchange. For example, the point exchange matching unit 233 extracts, from among the user terminals 10 that have requested matching, user terminals 10 whose priority is to exchange points as soon as possible. The point exchange matching unit 233 calculates the total number of points set in the extracted user terminals 10 to be exchanged.

On the other hand, the point exchange matching unit 233 extracts, from among the exchange destination servers 40 that have requested matching, the exchange destination servers 40 for which the lower limit value of the number of points to be exchanged is less than the total value. The point exchange matching unit 233 matches the extracted exchange destination server 40 with a group of user terminals 10 whose priority is to exchange points as soon as possible.

The point exchange matching unit 233 extracts, from among the user terminals 10 that have requested matching, user terminals 10 whose priority is to exchange at a rate as high as possible. The point exchange matching unit 233 calculates the total number of points set in the extracted user terminals 10 to be exchanged.

On the other hand, the point exchange matching unit 233 extracts the exchange destination server 40 with the highest exchange rate from among the exchange destination servers 40 that have requested matching. The point exchange matching unit 233 determines whether the lower limit value of the number of points to be exchanged, which is set in the extracted exchange destination server 40, is less than the total value. If it is less than the total value, the point exchange matching unit 233 matches the extracted exchange destination server 40 with a group of user terminals 10 whose priority is to exchange at the highest possible rate.

The device control unit 234 centrally controls the management server 20. For example, the device control unit 234 outputs the purchase information received by the communication unit 21 to the acquisition unit 230. The device control unit 234 notifies the user terminal 10 of the consumption points and certified points calculated by the point calculation unit 231 by outputting them to the communication unit 21. The device control unit 234 outputs the information regarding point sharing received by the communication unit 21 to the shared point verification unit 232. The device control unit 234 outputs information regarding point exchange received by the communication unit 21 to the point exchange matching unit 233.

[Data structure]
Next, the configuration of various data used for processing by the environmental protection support system 1 will be explained. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the registered user information 220. Registered user information 220 is information regarding registered users. Registered user information 220 is created for each user (registered user) registered with the "environmental protection support service." The registered user information 220 includes, for example, items such as registered user number, family information, date, notes, granted points, consumption points, certified points, and held points. Identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies a registered user is stored in the registered user number. The family information stores information regarding the family of the registered user specified by the registered user number. The history of points held by the registered user is stored in each item of date, notes, points awarded, consumed points, certified points, and held points. The example in this figure shows that points (100,000 points) were awarded on the date (YY-4-01). Consumption points (9720 points) were consumed by using store A on date (YY-4-05), and certified points (9720 points) were returned, resulting in the registered user's points being (41076 points). It has been shown that Furthermore, it is shown that as a result of the certification points (1000 points) being shared and granted to school B on the date (YY-4-10), the registered user's points have become (40076 points).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the conversion information 221. In FIG. 12, information used when calculating consumption points for each store is shown as conversion information 221A. The conversion information 221A includes items such as store number, marked product handling ratio, and weighting coefficient, for example. Identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies a store is stored in the store number. The marked product handling ratio stores the ratio at which the store specified by the store number handles products with the certification mark M attached. The weighting coefficient stores the weighting coefficient of the store specified by the store number.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the conversion information 221. In FIG. 13, information used when calculating consumption points for each product is shown as conversion information 221B. The conversion information 221B includes, for example, items such as product number, manufacturing energy/distribution energy, and consumption points. Identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies the product is stored in the product number. The manufacturing energy/distribution energy field stores the total amount of energy used in the manufacturing and distribution process of the product specified by the product number. The consumption point stores the consumption point of the product specified by the product number.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the shared information 222. The shared information 222 includes items such as registered user number, shared history 1, shared history 2, etc., for example. Identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies a registered user is stored in the registered user number. The sharing history stores a history of points shared by the registered user identified by the registered user number. The sharing history includes items such as sharing points and sharing destinations, for example. The number of shared points is stored in the shared points. Information indicating the sharing destination with which points are shared is stored in the sharing destination.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the exchange information 223. In FIG. 15, information indicating the exchange conditions of the exchange source is shown as exchange information 223A. The exchange information 223A includes items such as exchange source number and exchange conditions, for example. Identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies the user terminal 10 of the exchange source is stored in the exchange source number. The exchange conditions set at the user terminal 10 specified by the exchange source number are stored in the exchange conditions.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the exchange information 223. In FIG. 16, information indicating the exchange conditions of the exchange destination is shown as exchange information 223B. The exchange information 223B includes items such as exchange destination number and exchange conditions, for example. The replacement destination number stores identification information such as a number that uniquely identifies the replacement server 40 that is the replacement destination. The exchange conditions set in the exchange destination server 40 specified by the exchange destination number are stored in the exchange conditions.

[Summary of this embodiment]
As described above, the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment includes the acquisition section 230, the storage section 22, the point calculation section 231, and the communication section 21. The acquisition unit 230 acquires purchase information from the user terminal 10 of the user U. The storage unit 22 stores conversion information 221. Point calculation unit 231 calculates consumption points based on purchase information and conversion information 221. The communication unit 21 transmits the consumption points to the user terminal 10. Thereby, the environmental protection support system 1 according to the embodiment can present consumption points based on user U's purchase information. Therefore, it is possible to support the user's economic activities so that they protect the environment.

Here, the purchase information is information regarding a buying and selling transaction, and is an example of "first information." The conversion information 221 is information associated with energy consumed in connection with a buying and selling transaction, and is an example of "second information." Consumption points are an example of "an index that indicates the degree of impact that a user's buying and selling transactions have on the environment." Further, the point calculation unit 231 is an example of a “calculation unit”. The communication unit 21 is an example of an “output unit”. Information regarding sales transactions as purchase information includes detailed data indicating the history of fund transfers at financial institutions such as banks and card companies. In addition, information regarding sales transactions as purchase information includes information that is automatically extracted from detailed data showing purchase history that can be obtained from EC (Electronic Commerce) sites or POS systems such as cash registers at stores. included.

In the embodiment described above, a case is exemplified in which detailed data at a financial institution is obtained by linking financial accounts and credit cards, and consumption points, etc. are calculated based on the payment amount indicated in the obtained detailed data. explained. However, it is not limited to this. In the environmental protection support system 1, the details of the products and/or services that the user would have purchased are estimated by combining the detailed data in the financial account and the information that can be acquired by the user terminal 10. good. The information that can be acquired by the user terminal 10 here refers to the information acquired by the user terminal 10 that indicates the user's consumption behavior, and includes, for example, the user's location information that indicates the user's behavior history, calendar information, SNS ( Social Networking Service), household account book information recorded in household account book apps, etc.

For example, suppose that the date of use, amount spent, and name of the store used are recorded in the credit card statement data, and the household account book app records that the store has been used regularly in the past. . In this case, the management server 20 extracts products that have been regularly purchased at the store in the past and their prices from the household account book application, and compares the extracted prices with the usage amount in the credit card statement data. Then, the management server 20 determines that if the difference between the two amounts is within a predetermined amount and the two amounts can be considered to be the same amount, the user made the purchase with the credit card this time at the same store in the past. It is assumed that this is a product that is purchased regularly. Then, the management server 20 may calculate consumption points by regarding the estimated product as a product purchased by the user. Products and services purchased by a user are an example of "objects to be bought and sold."

Further, a program for realizing the functions of the environmental protection support system 1 and the management server 20 described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the computer system and executed. Accordingly, processing as the environmental protection support system 1 and the management server 20 may be performed. Here, "reading a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system and executing it" includes installing the program on the computer system. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, a "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, a communication line such as a dedicated line, etc. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. In this way, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided internally or externally that can be accessed from the distribution server to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format executable by the terminal device. That is, as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in an executable form on the terminal device, the format in which it is stored on the distribution server does not matter. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and then combined on a terminal device, or the distribution servers that deliver each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a ``computer-readable recording medium'' refers to a storage medium that retains a program for a certain period of time, such as volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network. This shall also include things. Moreover, the above-mentioned program may be for realizing part of the above-mentioned functions. Furthermore, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

Furthermore, part or all of the functions of the environmental protection support system 1 and the management server 20 described above may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each of the above-mentioned functions may be implemented as an individual processor, or some or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, but may be implemented using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. Further, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI emerges due to advances in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on this technology may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Environmental protection support system, 10...User terminal, 20...Management server, 21...Communication unit, 22...Storage unit, 23...Control unit, 220...Registered user information, 221...Conversion information, 222...Shared information, 223... exchange information, 230... acquisition unit, 231... point calculation unit, 232... shared point matching unit, 233... point exchange matching unit

Claims (8)

an acquisition unit that acquires first information that is information regarding buying and selling transactions by the user;
a storage unit that stores second information that is information associated with energy consumed in connection with buying and selling transactions;
a calculation unit that calculates an index indicating the degree of impact of the buying and selling transactions of the user on the environment based on the first information and the second information of the user;
an output unit that outputs the index calculated by the calculation unit;
A support system equipped with The acquisition unit acquires, as the first information, information in which a store in which the purchase and sale was carried out by the user is associated with a total amount of money traded between the store and the user;
The storage unit stores, as the second information, information in which energy is associated with a store according to an amount of money transacted at the store.
The support system according to claim 1. 2. The second information is information in which a store is associated with energy according to a unit amount calculated based on energy consumed in connection with objects traded at the store. Support system described in. The acquisition unit acquires, as the first information, information indicating an object to be bought and sold traded at a store where the purchase and sale was carried out by the user,
The storage unit stores information in which the object to be bought and sold is associated with energy according to the object to be bought and sold, as the second information.
The support system according to claim 1. The second information is information in which the energy consumed in the manufacturing and distribution process of the object to be bought and sold is associated with the object to be bought and sold,
The support system according to claim 4. The acquisition unit includes information associating a total amount of money traded between the store and the user with a store where the purchase and sale was carried out by the user, and a user information acquired by the user terminal of the user. acquires, as the first information, information indicating the object to be bought and sold traded at the store where the purchase and sale was carried out by the user, which is estimated based on information indicating the consumption behavior of the user; storing information in which an object is associated with an energy corresponding to the object to be bought and sold as the second information;
The support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A computer comprising a storage unit that stores second information that is information associated with energy consumed in connection with a buying and selling transaction,
Obtaining first information that is information regarding buying and selling transactions by the user,
Based on the first information and the second information of the user, calculate an index indicating the degree of impact that the buying and selling transactions of the user have on the environment;
outputting the calculated index;
How to help. A computer equipped with a storage unit that stores second information that is information associated with energy consumed in connection with buying and selling transactions,
Obtaining first information that is information regarding buying and selling transactions by the user,
Calculating an index indicating the degree of impact of the buying and selling transactions of the user on the environment based on the first information and the second information of the user;
outputting the calculated index;
program.

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