JP2023176517A - Commodity transaction system - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem that in an information item of a virtual space as a conventional one, a user is disconnected from the information item if the user returns to an activity in an actual space by log-outing from the virtual space.SOLUTION: A commodity transaction system comprises: identification information 6 that is added to a commodity 5 purchased in an actual space; authentication means 7 that is provided into a virtual space 3 constructed in a server 2; an information terminal 4 that can be connected to the virtual space 3 via an internet W; and item acquisition means 9 that can acquire an information item 8 that can be used in the virtual space 3 by making the authentication means 7 authenticate the identification information 6 input into the information terminal 4. The information item 8 includes related information S on the commodity 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a commodity trading system.

In recent years, virtual spaces have been constructed using information technology within servers connected to the Internet, and users can connect to the Internet using information terminals and enjoy communication, information exchange, and even shopping with others in the virtual spaces. A virtual space system that can do this has been put into practical use. Within a virtual space, many users can not only experience the same virtual space at the same time, but also purchase and own digital items that they can occupy themselves.

JP2020-036253A

However, in the prior art, information items within a virtual space can be obtained by purchasing them within the virtual space or by receiving them from other users. When the user logs out of the virtual space and returns to activities in the real space, the user is no longer connected to the information item.

Therefore, as a means to solve the above problems, the commodity trading system according to the present invention authenticates the identification information attached to the purchased product in the real space, the virtual space constructed in the server, and the identification information. an information terminal that can be connected to the virtual space via the Internet; and having the authentication means authenticate the identification information input to the information terminal, thereby providing information in the virtual space. and item obtaining means for making available an information item that can be used, and the information item is characterized in that it has information related to the product.

Real space refers to a space in which humans can move their bodies. Virtual space refers to a visually perceivable virtual space constructed from digital information displayed on a monitor equipped with an information terminal.

The products are preferably accessories, electronic devices, toys, stationery, mobile information terminal supplies, music media, or the like. The information item is information that the user can feel using some of his five senses in the virtual space via the terminal, such as a character icon, or a character icon to be attached to an avatar that the user uses in the virtual space. Display items such as small items and clothes, displays of buildings and animals that can be owned in virtual space, music information, odor information generated from the terminal according to conditions, information that can be sensed by the sense of touch using vibration, etc. It is preferable that it is appropriately selected from the following.

The information related to the product that the information item has includes, for example, information representing a specific character, members of a specific sports team, members of a specific idol group, specific animals, plants, foods, vehicles, etc. Preferably, it represents a building, a person, a landscape, or something that is reminiscent of any of the above.

It is also preferable that the identification information include an NFT (Non-Fungible Token). As a result, it is possible to separately set the value attached to the identification information for each product. For example, even if products with the same appearance are purchased, the information item that can be obtained in the virtual space is determined by the accompanying identification information. can be different. Specifically, by making the value of NFTs included in identification information different depending on whether a product with the same appearance is purchased at a store where anyone can purchase it or at a special event venue, There are cases where the information items available within the virtual space are different.

According to the present invention, by using identification information attached to a product purchased in real space, it is possible to obtain information items related to the product in virtual space as well.

In particular, by including NFT in identification information, it is possible to give each product a value corresponding to the information item available in the virtual space, and products that are recognized as the same in the real space can have different added values. be able to.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the system structure of a commodity trading system 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between a real space R and a virtual space 3 of the commodity trading system 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a commodity trading system 1 according to the present invention includes a virtual space 3 constructed in a server 2 connected to the Internet W, and an information terminal 4a connectable to the virtual space 3 via the Internet W. , 4b are provided. In the following, the information terminals 4a and 4b may be collectively referred to as an information terminal 4, and more information terminals 4 can be connected to the server 2 at the same time. The products 5a and 5b that can be purchased in the real space R are accompanied by identification information 6 associated with each product. As a method of attaching the identification information 6 to the product 5, a tag in which an IC chip in which the identification information 6 is recorded as data is embedded may be attached to the product 5, or the IC chip may be directly attached to the inside of the product 5. May be embedded. Alternatively, the external shape of the product 5 itself may be converted into data and used as the identification information 6.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the real space R and the virtual space 3 according to the present invention. In the present invention, the real space R is a user's activity space other than the virtual space 3, and is a space where the product 5 can be obtained for the user's own use. The real space R is preferably a store or an event venue in the physical world where the user can pick up and obtain the product 5, and can further include a living space where the user can move around. Note that the product 5 may be something that the user can obtain through an EC (Electronic Commerce) site and own in his or her living space.

In the present invention, the virtual space 3 is a visualized virtual world constructed on the server 2 using digital information, and also means an information space in which communication with others can be performed through the Internet W. The user can access the virtual space 3 through operations from the information terminal 4 connected to the Internet W. Although the type of information terminal 4 does not matter, it is preferably a portable information terminal, a desktop type information terminal, a headset type information terminal, etc. This is a terminal device that allows the user to visually recognize and recognize the virtual world constructed by 3. Note that the server 2 that constructs the virtual space 3 may be configured with one server, but it is also preferable that one virtual space 3 is configured with multiple servers connected via a network. .

Note that the server 2 has a communication means connectable to the Internet W, a storage means including a memory for storing the structure of the virtual space 3, etc., and a storage means for storing data when a user attempts to access the virtual space 3 using the information terminal 4. It has hardware such as an authentication means 7 that can authenticate the user authentication and identification information 6 when doing so, and an arithmetic device for transmitting the results of the user's desired activities in the virtual space 3 to the information terminal 4.

The information terminal 4 also serves as a means for inputting user authentication data when accessing the server 2, transmitting and receiving user information to the server 2, and receiving video information of the virtual space 3 from the server 2. It has hardware such as a device, a storage means for storing this information, and an arithmetic device for processing the information.

A user who has accessed the virtual space 3 via the information terminal 4 can enter a shared space 3a configured within the virtual space 3 and perform activities. Although the type of activity is not particularly limited, it is possible to communicate with other users accessing the virtual space 3 in the shared space 3a. Further, if a virtual store 3b is installed in the shared space 3a, the information item 8 may be obtained at the store 3b. Furthermore, if a virtual event space 3c is installed in the shared space 3a, the user may obtain the information item 8 by participating in an event held in the event space 3c. Note that the user may obtain the information item 8 owned by another user by taking over the information item 8. The information item 8 can be obtained in the virtual space 3 using the identification information 6 attached to the product 5 obtained by the user in the real space R.

Further, it is preferable that the server 2 is provided with authentication means 7 that can authenticate the identification information 6. A user operating the information terminal 4 transmits the identification information 6 to the authentication means 7 by, for example, bringing an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) device built into the information terminal 4a close to an IC chip in which the identification information 6 is embedded. The authentication means 7 authenticates the identification information 6 and transmits or outputs the authentication result that the information can be used to obtain the information item 8 within the virtual space 3 to the server 2 . Note that when the identification information 6 is embedded inside the product 5, the information terminal 4 may acquire the identification information 6 using RFID technology by bringing the information terminal 4 close to the product 5 itself. . Note that the authentication means 7 may be available before the user performs user authentication and enters the virtual space 3, or the authentication means 7 may be provided within the virtual space 3 so that the user can may be available after entering.

For each information item 8 that the user can obtain in the virtual space 3, an acquisition price P is set as digital information. Preferably, information on the acquisition price P is stored in the server 2 for each information item 8. Note that the acquisition price P may change depending on time or changes in needs for the information item 8. By having the identification information 6 authenticated by the authentication means 7, the user can save his/her own assets in the virtual space 3 as information in the server 2. Furthermore, the user can use assets within the virtual space 3 based on the identification information 6 authenticated by the authentication means 7. The commodity trading system 1 can obtain the information item 8 if the acquisition price P of the information item 8 is low compared to the asset value of the identification information 6 authenticated by the authentication means 7, and the information item 8 can be obtained. The means for owning the item is the item acquisition means 9. Here, it is preferable that the information that a specific user owns the information item 8 by obtaining it is stored in the storage device of the server 2 .

Here, the authentication means 7 reads the identification information 6 transmitted from the information terminal 4, authenticates that it is digital information having an asset value that can be exchanged with the information item 8 in the virtual space 3, and Preferably, each user who presents 6 is recorded and saved in the server 2 as an asset value. Further, it is preferable that the asset value stored in the server 2 by the authentication means 7 is stored in the server 2 as digital information that can be exchanged for the monetary value of virtual currency. Note that the method for obtaining the information item 8 using the item obtaining means 9 is to negotiate with another user in the virtual space 3 and transfer assets authenticated from the user's identification information 6 to the other user. Information items 8 held by other users may be transferable. Further, the asset value information for each user stored by the authentication means 7 may be stored in a server 2 different from the server 2 on which the virtual space 3 is constructed. This is because the user's asset value information can be stored in a storage medium different from the configuration information of the virtual space 3, which contributes to asset protection.

For example, the authentication means 7 that receives the identification information 6a attached to the card 5a with the character's face image S authenticates the identification information 6a (C1), and can obtain the card in the virtual space 3 based on its asset value. By displaying the information items 8 on the display D of the information terminal 4, the information items 81 that are available at the present time can be shown to the user.
Further, the user allows the authentication means 7 to authenticate, for example, the identification information 6a attached to the product 5a and the identification information 6b attached to the product 5b (C2), and sets the asset value of the identification information 6 to the asset value of the identification information 6a. and the asset value of the identification information 6b can be added up. In this case, the authentication means 7 adds up the asset values obtained from the plural pieces of identification information 6 attached to the products 5a and 5b, thereby determining the information items 82 and 83 whose asset value is higher than that of one of the identification information 6 alone. It can be shown to the user that it is available.

Note that as a means for the authentication means 7 to identify the identification information 6, various means can be used in addition to the above-mentioned RFID technology. For example, by transmitting image data of the product 5a photographed using the camera 4Ca or camera 4Cb installed on the information terminals 4a and 4b to the authentication means 7, the external shape of the product 5a itself can be used as the identification information 6. It may also be possible to recognize and certify a certain asset value.

A user who is shown the information items 8 available in the virtual space 3 can obtain the information item 8 by selecting the desired information item 8. A user who has obtained the information item 8 can use the information item 8 according to the usage mode set in the virtual space 3 for each information item 8. For example, if the obtained information item 8 is a clothing item 82 that can be worn on the user's avatar A, it can be changed to the avatar A wearing B1. Further, if the obtained information item 8 is an accessory 81 that can be held in the hand of the user's avatar A, the avatar A can be held in the hand of B1. Furthermore, if the user owns a private space 3d in the virtual space 3 that allows the user to change the decoration, interior, exterior, etc. at his/her own will, the obtained information item 8 is the virtual house H constructed in the private space 3d. If the virtual furniture 83 can be installed in the virtual house H, the interior of the virtual house H can be changed by placing the virtual furniture 83 inside the virtual house H.

Here, the information item 8 includes information S related to the product 5. Examples of information S related to product 5 include information representing a specific character, members of a specific sports team, members of a specific idol group, specific animals, plants, foods, vehicles, buildings, and people. , or a landscape, or may be reminiscent of any of the above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, if an image of a specific character's face is attached as related information S to product 5, an image of the same character's face is attached as related information S to information item 8 as well. For example, if it is attached. In addition, for the image attached to the product 5 as related information S, the information item 8 includes information such as a logo that associates with the image, even if the information does not completely match, the two can be associated. Bye.

Further, the identification information 6 may be a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode that is configured as digital information and added to the product 5, but more preferably, the identification information 6 includes an NFT (Non-Fungible Token). Preferably included. When the identification information 6 includes an NFT, it is preferable that the identification information 6 is stored, for example, in an IC chip, and the transaction record of the product 5 is recorded as information that cannot be tampered with. By including NFT in the identification information 6, the asset value of the accompanying identification information 6 can be set separately for each product 5. For example, even if products with the same external appearance are purchased, the information items 8 available in the virtual space 3 can be different depending on the accompanying identification information 6. Specifically, the asset value of the NFT included in the identification information 6 is made different depending on whether the product 5 having the same appearance is purchased at a store where anyone can purchase it or at a special event venue. This makes it possible to treat the information items 8 that can be obtained within the virtual space 3 as different, and it is possible to add value to the products 5 purchased at a special event venue. Further, if the product 5 to which the identification information 6 including NFT is attached is traded with virtual currency using NFT, the asset value of the identification information may change depending on the history of the person who owns the product 5.

1 Commodity trading system 2 Server 3 Virtual space 5 Commodity 6 Identification information 7 Authentication means 8 Information item 9 Item acquisition means

Claims (2)

Identification information attached to products purchased in real space,
A virtual space built within the server,
authentication means for authenticating the identification information and transmitting the authentication result to the server;
an information terminal connectable to the virtual space via the Internet;
an item obtaining means for making it possible to obtain an information item that can be used in the virtual space by having the authentication means authenticate the identification information input to the information terminal;
A commodity trading system, wherein the information item has information related to the commodity. The commodity trading system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an NFT (Non-Fungible Token).

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