JP2024080595A - Information processing method, information processing system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing method, etc., even when accessing to a facility, etc. online, capable of outputting content data such as an electronic seal whose authenticity is guaranteed.SOLUTION: There is provided an information processing method. The information processing method includes the following steps: a first management step of managing facility information generated based on an actual facility itself or items related to the facility such that users can view it; a receiving step of receiving an access to the facility information from a user; an output step of, when the user accesses to the facility information, outputting content data related to a content that the facility can issue; and a first registration step of generating a non-fungible token representing that the content data is owned by the user and registering it on a blockchain.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing method, an information processing system, and a program.

Traditionally, when visiting a facility, it has been customary to obtain an item related to the facility as a memento. Patent Document 1 is a document relating to a digital red seal system that provides digital red seals that have been digitized when worshipping at a temple or shrine. The system described can provide a digital red seal to a user's mobile device using an electronic seal installed at the shrine or temple.

Utility Model No. 3216989

However, the known technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 can only provide an electronic seal when you actually visit a temple or shrine.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing method etc. that can output content data such as electronic seals with guaranteed authenticity even when accessing a facility etc. online.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing method is provided. This information processing method includes the following steps. In a first management step, facility information generated based on the actual facility itself or an item related to the facility is managed so that it can be viewed by a user. In a reception step, access to the facility information is received from a user. In an output step, when the user accesses the facility information, content data related to content that can be issued by the facility is output. In a first registration step, a non-fungible token indicating that the content data is owned by the user is generated and registered on the blockchain.

According to the above aspect, even if a facility is accessed online, content data such as an electronic seal with guaranteed authenticity can be output.

1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing device 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a user terminal 3. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the information processing device 2. 1 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in an information processing system 1. FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen 5 displayed on a display unit 34 of a user terminal 3. 2 shows an example of a screen 6 displayed on a display unit 34 of a user terminal 3. 2 shows an example of a screen 6 displayed on a display unit 34 of a user terminal 3. 2 shows an example of a screen 7 displayed on a display unit 34 of a user terminal 3. 1 shows an example of a screen 8 displayed on a display unit 34 of a user terminal 3.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. The various features shown in the embodiments below can be combined with each other.

The program for implementing the software used in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are implemented on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

In this embodiment, a "unit" may also include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In addition, this embodiment handles various types of information, which may be represented, for example, by physical values of signal values representing voltage and current, high and low signal values as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations may be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

In the broad sense, a circuit is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, a processor, and memory. In other words, it includes application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (e.g., simple programmable logic devices (SPLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)), etc.

1. Hardware Configuration In this section, a hardware configuration of an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the information processing system 1.

1.1. Information Processing System 1
The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 2, a user terminal 3, and a blockchain system 4, which are configured to be able to communicate with each other through a network (telecommunication line). In one aspect, the information processing system 1 is made up of one or more devices or components. For example, if the information processing system 1 is made up of only the information processing device 2, the information processing system 1 can be the information processing device 2, and if the information processing system 1 is made up of only the user terminal 3, the information processing system 1 can be the user terminal 3. Each of these components will be further described below.

1.2. Information processing device 2
2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing device 2. The information processing device 2 includes a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus 20 inside the information processing device 2.

The communication unit 21 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE 1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), wired LAN network communication, etc., but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G/LTE/5G, BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) communication, etc. as necessary. In other words, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means.

The memory unit 22 stores various information defined by the above description. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs related to the information processing device 2 executed by the control unit 23, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information related to the calculation of the program (arguments, arrays, etc.). It may also be a combination of these.

The control unit 23 processes and controls the overall operation related to the information processing device 2. The control unit 23 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or processor (not shown). The control unit 23 realizes various functions related to the information processing device 2 by reading out a specific program stored in the storage unit 22. That is, information processing by the software stored in the storage unit 22 can be specifically realized by the control unit 23, which is an example of hardware, and executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 23. Note that the control unit 23 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented with multiple control units 23 for each function. A combination of these may also be used.

1.3. User terminal 3
The user terminal 3 may be in any form, such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a computer, or any other device that can access the information processing device 2 via a telecommunications line.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 3. The user terminal 3 includes a communication unit 31, a memory unit 32, a control unit 33, a display unit 34, and an input unit 35, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus 30 inside the user terminal 3. The explanation of the communication unit 31, the memory unit 32, and the control unit 33 is omitted because it is the same as the explanation of each unit in the information processing device 2.

The display unit 34 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. The display unit 34 displays a screen of a graphical user interface (Graphical User Interface: GUI) that can be operated by the user. This is preferably implemented by using display devices such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, and a plasma display depending on the type of the user terminal 3. In the following description, the display unit 34 is assumed to be included in the housing of the user terminal 3.

The input unit 35 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3, or may be externally attached. For example, the input unit 35 may be implemented as a touch panel integrated with the display unit 34. A touch panel allows the user to input tapping, swiping, and the like. Of course, a switch button, a mouse, a QWERTY keyboard, and the like may be used instead of a touch panel. That is, the input unit 35 accepts operation inputs made by the user. The input is transferred as a command signal via the communication bus 30 to the control unit 33, and the control unit 33 can execute predetermined control or calculations as necessary.

1.4. Blockchain system 4
The blockchain system 4 distributes and manages various information using the blockchain mechanism. The blockchain system 4 includes a plurality of node devices connected to each other by a P2P network (P2P = Peer to Peer). The blockchain system 4 divides transaction data indicating the history of past processing into blocks of a certain capacity, and generates a blockchain by arranging and connecting the blocks in order. The blockchain system 4 gives each block a hash value of the immediately preceding block, and distributes and stores the generated blockchain in each of the plurality of node devices. In this way, the blockchain system 4 improves the tamper resistance of the blockchain.

2. Functional Configuration The functional configuration of this embodiment will be described. Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the information processing device 2. As described above, information processing by the software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by hardware (specifically, the control unit 23), and can be executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 23. In other words, the information processing system 1 includes each functional unit in the program.

Specifically, the control unit 23 includes, as its functional units, a management unit 231, a reception unit 232, a display control unit 233, an output unit 234, a payment unit 235, a registration unit 236, and a bonus granting unit 237. Note that the display control unit 233, the payment unit 235, and the bonus granting unit 237 can be omitted.

The management unit 231 is configured to be able to execute a first or second management step. Specifically, the management unit 231 is configured to manage various information. As an example, as a first management step, the management unit 231 manages facility information generated based on the actual facility itself or items related to the facility (hereinafter referred to as facilities, etc.) so that the facility information can be viewed by the user. Preferably, as the first management step, explanation information including an explanation regarding the content data is linked to the content data and managed. Furthermore, as a second management step, the management unit 231 manages multiple users by linking them to the content data output for each user. Details will be described later.

The reception unit 232 is configured to be able to execute a reception step. Specifically, the reception unit 232 is configured to be able to receive information via the communication unit 21 or the storage unit 22 and read this information into the working memory. In particular, the reception unit 232 receives various inputs from the user via the input unit 35 of the user terminal 3. As an example, the reception unit 232 receives access to facility information from the user as a reception step.

The display control unit 233 is configured to be able to execute the first or second display control step. Specifically, the display control unit 233 displays various pieces of information received from the information processing device 2 or stored in the storage unit 32, or screens, images, etc. including these, in a manner that is viewable on the user terminal 3. For example, the display control unit 233 controls visual information such as screens, images including still images or videos, icons, messages, etc. to be displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The display control unit 233 may generate only rendering information for displaying the visual information on the user terminal 3.

The output unit 234 is configured to output various information or electrical signals associated with information processing. Preferably, as an output step, the output unit 234 outputs content data related to content that can be issued by the facility when the user accesses the facility information. Details will be described later.

The settlement unit 235 is configured to be able to execute a settlement step. In the settlement step, the settlement unit 235 displays the billing amount corresponding to the content data on the screen of the terminal owned by the user so that the user can see it, and receives payment information corresponding to the billing amount from the user.

The registration unit 236 is configured to be able to execute a registration step. Specifically, in the registration step, the registration unit 236 transmits various pieces of information to the blockchain system 4, thereby registering the transmitted information in the blockchain. Note that the pieces of information to be registered in the blockchain may be described in the same token, or may be described in different tokens.

The benefit granting unit 237 is configured to grant various benefits to the user as a benefit granting step. A benefit is any benefit that the user can enjoy in real space or virtual space. It is not limited to objects or media, but also includes advantageous effects given to the user. As an example, in the benefit granting step, the benefit granting unit 237 grants the user a discount coupon that allows admission to a facility at a discounted price. Details will be described later.

3. Details of Information Processing In this section, the flow of the information processing method executed by the information processing system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown below, the information processing method includes the following steps (activities). Note that the order of the processes can be changed as appropriate, multiple processes may be executed simultaneously, or some processes may be omitted.

3.1 Overview of Information Processing FIG. 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1.

First, the display control unit 233 causes the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 to display an entrance screen for facility information in a manner that is visible to the user (A101). For example, when the display control unit 233 receives a request to access facility information from a user via the user terminal 3, it causes the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 to display an entrance screen for facility information in a manner that is visible to the user. Details of the entrance screen for facility information will be described later.

Facility information is information generated based on facilities, etc., and as a first management step, the management unit 231 manages the facility information so that it can be viewed by the user. The facility information managed by the management unit 231 includes visual information of the facility, such as the facility name, facility location, explanatory information about the facility, and location information about the facility. Furthermore, if there are items related to the facility, the facility information includes not only the facility itself, but also visual information about the items, such as the item name, explanatory information about the item, and location information about the item.

The actual facility itself refers to an existing building or structure, tourist spot, scenic spot, scenic spot, streetscape, row of houses, etc., as well as any of their exteriors or interiors. The facility is, for example, a castle or a historical building (such as Shuri Castle or the Atomic Bomb Dome). For example, the facility may be a temple or shrine. In the case of a temple or shrine, the facility itself refers to the building, garden, etc. of the temple or shrine.

Items related to a facility may be the possessions of the facility (e.g., artworks, Buddhist statues, sculptures, etc.) and plants growing within the facility. Items related to a facility may also be performing arts (e.g., dance and music), annual events, religious ceremonies, etc. related to the facility, and clothing, equipment, etc. related to these. For example, items related to temples and shrines include Buddhist statues, sculptures, Buddhist paintings, ancient documents, etc. Items may also be annual events and religious ceremonies related to temples and shrines, and clothing and equipment related to these.

Processed data obtained by imaging or scanning an actual facility or an item related to the facility does not only include the data itself, but also data that has been processed. For example, data may be processed to represent the past or future form of a facility. For example, data may be processed based on current data on a temple or shrine to restore its appearance at the time of its construction.

Next, as a reception step, the reception unit 232 receives access to the facility information from the user (A102). Here, the reception unit 232 may receive the user's wallet information and user identification information from the user. The wallet information and user identification information may be appropriately acquired from a server or the blockchain system 4 (not shown).

Next, as a first display control step, the display control unit 233 may display the facility information as a virtual object in the virtual space when the user accesses the facility information (A103). By displaying the facility information as a virtual object, the user can better understand the facility.

Here, a virtual object is, for example, information generated based on data obtained by capturing or scanning a facility or the like. A virtual object may be obtained by three-dimensionally measuring a facility or an object. Three-dimensional measurement can be performed, for example, by a laser scanner or photometry. For example, a three-dimensional (3D) laser scanner may be used to obtain three-dimensional measurement by converting the reflection time of a laser to distance to obtain the X, Y, and Z distance coordinates of an actual facility itself or an object related to the facility relative to the origin of the equipment. Also, for example, photometry may be used to determine feature points in visible images obtained from multiple different viewpoints, and three-dimensional measurement may be performed by calculating the positions of the feature points from multiple photographs taken at different angles.

Furthermore, the virtual object may be acquired in response to three-dimensional point cloud data acquired by three-dimensional measurement. The three-dimensional point cloud data is a collection of data of a plurality of points indicating the three-dimensional shape of a facility or the like, and may include measurement data (relative or absolute coordinate information) indicating the position of each point, and color information of each point. When creating a virtual object from point cloud data, the virtual object may be created by directly reflecting the obtained point cloud density, or the virtual object may be created after adjusting this point cloud density as appropriate. In addition, the virtual object may be created by directly reflecting color information included in the point cloud data, or the virtual object may be created after adjusting the color information.

The narrower the average spacing between points in the 3D point cloud data, the more detailed the virtual object that can be generated. The average spacing between points is less than 1 cm, preferably less than 1 mm, and more preferably less than 0.30 mm. Specifically, for example, the average spacing between points is 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0.09, 0.08, 0.07, 0.06, 0.05, 0.04, 0.03, 0.02, 0.01 mm, and may be within a range between any two of the numerical values exemplified here.

Table 1 shows an example of a preferred average distance between points for the size of a facility, etc. The size of the facility, etc. is L (m), and the average distance between points is d (m). Here, the size L (m) of the facility, etc. is the length of the longest side of the three sides of the smallest rectangular parallelepiped that contains the facility or the item. Table 1 shows the relationship between the facility, etc. and the average distance between points when a terrestrial laser scanner is used when the size L is 5 m or more, and when an arm-type laser scanner is used when the size L is 5 m or less. In the three-dimensional point cloud data, the average distance d between points is preferably less than 0.01L. In addition, as the size of the facility, etc. increases, the data capacity of the generated virtual object increases. Therefore, it is more preferable that the average distance between points is a data capacity that makes it easy to use the virtual object. It is more preferable that the average distance between points in the three-dimensional point cloud data is 0.0000025L or more and less than 0.01L.

Next, as an output step, when the user accesses the facility information, the output unit 234 outputs content data related to content that can be issued by the facility (A107). The output screen for the content data will be described in detail later. The content data is data on content related to the facility. The content related to the facility is products related to the facility, such as souvenirs and gifts sold at the facility. The content data can be generated based on these contents. For example, by scanning the content, content data converted into visual information can be generated. For example, if the facility is a temple or shrine, souvenirs include those related to the buildings and Buddhist statues of the temple or shrine, and gifts include goshuin (temple seals), omamori (amulet), votive plaques, hamaya (arrows used for demon-repelling purposes), ofuda (paper charms), commemorative stamps, etc. The content data may be data on goshuin (temple seals) or gifts issued by the temple or shrine.

The output step may process the content data according to the user's identification information and the date and time of access before outputting it. For example, the content data may include the date and time when the user accessed the facility. The content data may also include the user's name. In this manner, the content data may be more special to the user.

Here, the content data can also be issued for a fee. In that case, first, the display control unit displays the issuable content data in a manner that is visible to the user (A104). As a payment step, the settlement unit 235 displays the billing amount corresponding to the content data on the screen of the terminal owned by the user so that the user can see it (A105). The billing amount corresponding to the content data may be determined in advance and managed by the management unit 231 together with the facility information. Next, the settlement unit 235 receives settlement information corresponding to the billing amount from the user (A106). The settlement unit 235 can also receive the settlement information from a wallet address linked to the user's identification information using a smart contract. Next, as an output step, the output unit 234 outputs the content data to the user when the settlement information is received (A107).

Next, as a first registration step, the registration unit 236 generates a non-fungible token indicating that the content data is owned by the user, and registers it on the blockchain system 4 (A108). The registration unit 236 links the content data with ownership information, etc., indicating that the user is the owner of the content data, and registers it on the blockchain system 4. Here, the contents of the contract between the issuer of the content data and the user may be registered together with the ownership information.

Furthermore, as a second management step, the management unit 231 manages multiple users by linking them to the content data output to each user (A109). As a second management step, the management unit 231 can manage the user identification information and the output content data in a list.

Furthermore, the following processes A110 to A111 and A112 to A113 may be executed in parallel.
As a second registration step, the registration unit 236 determines whether the user has output the content data as a tangible object (A110). When it is accepted that the user has output the content data as a tangible object, the registration unit 236 then further registers an output record indicating the output on the blockchain system 4 (A111). The output unit 234 can also determine conditions regarding the output to a tangible object when issuing the content data. When the registration unit 236 determines that the content data has been output as a tangible object as a second registration step, it can register an output record indicating that in the blockchain system 4. Output methods include printing on paper and printing with a 3D printer. If a 3D printer is used, replicas of Buddhist statues can also be output. When outputting, identification information and ownership information of the content data can also be printed. For example, there is a need to output red seals, ofudas, Buddhist statues, etc. issued at temples and shrines as tangible objects and display them on a Shinto altar or Buddhist altar. Since temples and shrines are permitted to output tangible objects when content data is issued, users can feel as if the printed goshuin, ofuda, Buddha statue, etc., were given to them by the temple or shrine.

As a bonus granting step, the bonus granting unit 237 determines whether the user has visited the real facility (A112). If the bonus granting unit 237 determines that the user has visited the real facility, it grants a bonus to the user based on the content data output to the user (A113). If the bonus granting unit 237 determines that a user who owns content data issued by a facility has visited the real facility, it can grant the user a bonus such as a discount coupon for the admission fee to the real facility, or a discount coupon for products or gifts.

3.2 Details of Information Processing Details of the above-mentioned information processing will be described with reference to Figures 6 to 10. Figure 6 shows an example of a screen 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. Figures 7 and 8 show an example of a screen 6 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. Figure 9 shows an example of a screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. Figure 10 shows an example of a screen 8 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3.

<Facility information entrance screen>
FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The screen 5 includes a button 51. The screen 5 is an entrance screen for facility information and may include a part of the facility information. When the user presses the button 51, the reception unit 232 receives access to the facility information from the user as a reception step. By pressing the button 51, the user can view the facility information of the temple online. Here, when the reception unit 232 receives the pressing of the button 51, it may receive user identification information and wallet information of the user from the user. By receiving user identification information of the user who accesses the facility information, it is possible to manage the identification information of the user who accessed the facility information. In addition, when the output unit 234 receives access to the facility from the user, it may output content data related to content that can be issued by the facility from the reception screen to the user terminal 3.

<Facility information display screen>
7 and 8 show an example of the screen 6 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. When access to a facility from a user is accepted, the display control unit 233 causes the user terminal 3 to display facility information in a manner that is visible to the user. The facility information may be displayed in a virtual space as a virtual object. In this manner, the user can view the facility information via the user terminal 3.

Figure 7 shows an example of a screen 6 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The screen 6 includes items 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, and a content data issuing location 66. In Figure 7, facility information for the XX temple accessed by the user is displayed as a viewing map. The facility information is configured so that when the user presses item 61, detailed facility information about the gate can be viewed, and when the user presses item 62, detailed facility information about the Kannon Hall can be viewed. The screen 6 may be configured so that the user can view items 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, and the content data issuing location 66 in order, or so that the user can view only the items that he or she wishes to view. Content data may be issued at the content data issuing location 66 at the end of the viewing, or content data may be issued at the user's desired timing.

Fig. 8 shows an example of a screen 6 when an item 62 is being viewed and is displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. For example, when the item 62 is selected by the user in Fig. 7, the display control unit 233 displays detailed facility information for the item 62. The screen 6 in Fig. 8 includes the item 62, a button 620, a button 621, a zoom in button 622, a zoom out button 623, a facility name 624, an item name 625, an item description 626, a button 627, a button 628, and a content data issue link 629.
For example, a virtual object of a Thousand-Armed Kannon statue placed in the Kannon Hall of a real facility, XX Temple, is displayed on the screen 6. The virtual object may be a three-dimensional virtual object associated with three-dimensional point cloud data. By using the three-dimensional virtual object associated with the three-dimensional point cloud data, the user can view an item with the same shape as the real thing. In temples and shrines, Buddhist statues are often placed in dark places and cannot be viewed up close, so the user can view the item in more detail than if they were actually visiting.

As a reception step, the reception unit 232 receives input from the user regarding a virtual object displayed on the user's terminal, and as a display control step, the display control unit 233 can change the orientation or size of the virtual object in response to the user's input and display it on the user terminal. For example, the virtual object can be rotated, enlarged, or reduced using buttons 620, 621, enlarge button 622, reduce button 623, etc. Alternatively, without providing such buttons, the virtual object may be rotated or enlarged/reduced accordingly when the user moves his/her finger on the touch display of the user terminal to input an instruction to rotate or enlarge/reduc.

In FIG. 8, facility information such as facility name 624, item name 625, and item description 626 may also be displayed. Buttons 627 and 628 may also be provided to display information about other facilities within the same facility. Content data may also be issued by accepting a press of a content data issue link 629.

<Content data display screen>
In the first management step, the management unit 231 may manage explanatory information including an explanation of the content data in association with the content data. Furthermore, in the second display control step, the display control unit 233 may display the explanatory information together with the content data so that the user can view it. The management unit 231 may manage the facility name, the explanation of the item related to the facility, the content name of the content data, the origin of the content, the description of the content, and the like, as the explanation of the content data. FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The screen 7 includes content data 71, a visit date 72, a facility name 73, a content type 74, a content description 75, and an issue button 76. When outputting the content data, the user can check the content data description together with the content data. In this manner, the value of the content data can be conveyed to the user. For example, the content data of a temple seal includes the name of the temple or shrine accessed, the date of worship, and the name of the god or Buddha of the temple or shrine, together with the temple seal. However, a user who is not accustomed to seeing a red seal may not understand what is written on the red seal. The display control unit 233 displays the contents written on the red seal and an explanation of its benefits in a manner that is visible to the user, thereby conveying the value of the red seal to the user.

<Owned content data confirmation screen>
As a second management step, the management unit 231 may manage a plurality of users by linking them with the content data output to each of the users. Therefore, the display control unit 233 can display the content data owned by the user in a manner that is visible to the user, not only when the content data is issued, but also after the content data is issued, in response to a request from the user.

Figure 10 shows an example of screen 8 displayed on display unit 34 of user terminal 3. Screen 8 includes content 81, content 82, and content 83. Screen 8 includes, as a description of content 81, visit date 811, facility name 812, content type 813, content description 814, content description 815, fee 816, and output count 817. Figure 10 shows a list screen of owned content data when a user owns content 81, content 82, and content 83. When a user visits a facility in real life, the user keeps a list of souvenirs and mementos in a stamp book, a red seal book, or the like. This allows the user to keep a list of content data of facilities visited online.

4. Modifications The information processing system 1 according to the above embodiment may be modified as follows.

As another example, the management unit 231 may manage facility information generated based on facilities, etc., by linking it to location information measured by GPS. In this manner, the user can view facility information on the user terminal based on the location information.

As another example, the display control unit 233 may generate an event based on a facility or the like. For example, the display control unit 233 may generate an event that allows the user to experience an annual event or a religious ritual. For example, if the facility is a temple or shrine, the display control unit 233 can generate and display an event in which the user puts in an offering or receives a prayer when content data is issued. By displaying the event in a virtual space, the display control unit 233 can make the user feel like they have visited the facility.

In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the facility information is stored in the storage unit 22, but this is not limited thereto, and the facility information does not need to be included in the information processing system 1. Also, in the above embodiment, the information processing device 2 performs various storage and control, but multiple external devices may be used instead of the information processing device 2. For example, using blockchain technology or the like, the learned model of facility information, information received from users, etc. may be distributed and stored in multiple external devices.

In this embodiment, the management unit 231, the reception unit 232, the display control unit 233, the output unit 234, the payment unit 235, the registration unit 236, and the bonus granting unit 237 are described as functional units realized by the control unit 23 of the information processing device 2, but at least some of these may be implemented as functional units realized by the user terminal 3 or the blockchain system 4.

Another aspect of the embodiment may be a program. The program causes the user terminal 3, which is a computer, to execute each step in the information processing system 1.

Furthermore, it may be provided in the following forms:

(1) An information processing method comprising the following steps: in a first management step, facility information generated based on the actual facility itself or an item related to the facility is managed so that it can be viewed by a user; in a reception step, access to the facility information is received from the user; in an output step, content data relating to content that can be issued by the facility is output when the user accesses the facility information; and in a first registration step, a non-fungible token indicating that the content data is owned by the user is generated and registered on a blockchain.

According to this aspect, even if a facility is accessed online, content data such as an electronic seal with guaranteed authenticity can be output.

(2) The information processing method described in (1) above, further comprising: in the payment step, displaying a billing amount corresponding to the content data visibly to the user via a screen of a terminal owned by the user; receiving payment information corresponding to the billing amount from the user; and in the output step, outputting the content data to the user when the payment information is received.

In this manner, content can be provided to users for a fee.

(3) In the information processing method described in (1) or (2) above, in the first display control step, when the user accesses the facility information, the facility information is displayed in a virtual space as a virtual object.

According to this aspect, facility information can be displayed to the user as a virtual object in the virtual space.

(4) In the information processing method described in (3) above, the virtual object is obtained by three-dimensionally measuring the facility or the item.

According to this aspect, it is possible to display to the user a virtual object obtained by measuring a facility or object in three dimensions.

(5) In the information processing method described in (4) above, the virtual object is acquired corresponding to three-dimensional point cloud data acquired by the three-dimensional measurement, and the three-dimensional point cloud data has an average distance between points of less than 0.01L, where L is the length of the longest side of the three sides of the smallest rectangular parallelepiped that contains the facility or the item.

This aspect allows the user to see the virtual object in high definition.

(6) In the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (5) above, in the first management step, explanatory information including an explanation regarding the content data is managed in association with the content data, and further, in the second display control step, the explanatory information is displayed together with the content data so as to be visible to the user.

According to this aspect, explanatory information about the content data can be displayed to the user along with the content data.

(7) In the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (6) above, in the second registration step, when the user outputs the content data as a tangible object, an output record indicating the output is further registered on the blockchain.

According to this aspect, when a user outputs content data as a tangible object, an output record indicating the output can be registered in the blockchain.

(8) The information processing method according to any one of (1) to (7) above, wherein the facility is a temple or shrine.

According to this aspect, when a user accesses facility information that has been captured or scanned of the actual temple or shrine itself or an item related to the temple or shrine, the user can obtain content data (registered on the blockchain as a non-fungible token indicating that the user owns the content) relating to content that the temple or shrine can issue.

(9) In the information processing method described in (8) above, the content data is data on a red seal or a gift issued by the temple or shrine.

In this manner, when a user accesses facility information that has been captured or scanned of the actual temple or shrine itself or an item related to the temple or shrine, the user can obtain data on the red seal or gifts that can be issued by the temple or shrine (a non-fungible token indicating that the user owns it is registered on the blockchain).

(10) In the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (9) above, in the second management step, the multiple users are managed in association with the content data output to each of the users.

According to this aspect, it is possible to manage the content data output to each user. For example, it is possible to manage the data of the temple seals output to each user.

(11) In the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (10) above, in the bonus granting step, a bonus is granted to the user based on the content data output to the user.

According to this aspect, a benefit can be given to the user based on the content data output to the user. For example, based on the content data output to the user, a coupon can be issued that allows the user to enter the facility at a discounted price when the user actually visits the facility.

(12) An information processing system consisting of at least one device, comprising a processor, the processor being configured to execute each step of the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (11) above.

According to this aspect, even if a facility is accessed online, content data such as an electronic seal with guaranteed authenticity can be output.

(13) A program that causes at least one computer to execute each step of the information processing method described in any one of (1) to (11) above.

According to this aspect, even when a facility or the like is accessed online, content data such as an electronic seal whose authenticity is guaranteed can be output.
Of course, this is not a limitation. The above (1) to (13) can be combined with each other in any manner. For example, a combination of (1), (2), and (3) may be implemented.

Finally, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, but these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiments and modifications thereof are within the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents as set forth in the claims.

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Claims (13)

1. An information processing method, comprising:
It comprises the following steps:
In the first management step, facility information generated based on the actual facility itself or an item related to the facility is managed so that the facility information can be viewed by a user;
In the receiving step, access to the facility information is received from the user;
In the output step, when the user accesses the facility information, content data related to content that can be issued by the facility is output;
In a first registration step, a non-fungible token indicating that the content data is owned by the user is generated and registered on a blockchain. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
Furthermore, in the payment step,
displaying a billing amount corresponding to the content data so as to be visible to the user on a screen of a terminal owned by the user;
receiving payment information corresponding to the billing amount from the user;
In the output step, the content data is output to the user when the payment information is received. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
Furthermore, in the first display control step, when the user accesses the facility information, the facility information is displayed as a virtual object in a virtual space. 4. The information processing method according to claim 3,
A method according to claim 1, wherein the virtual object is obtained by three-dimensionally measuring the facility or the item. 5. The information processing method according to claim 4,
the virtual object is acquired corresponding to three-dimensional point cloud data acquired by the three-dimensional measurement,
The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional point cloud data has an average spacing between points of less than 0.01L, where L is the length of the longest side of the three sides of the smallest rectangular parallelepiped that contains the facility or the item. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
In the first management step, explanation information including an explanation regarding the content data is managed in association with the content data;
Furthermore, in the second display control step, the explanatory information is displayed together with the content data so as to be visible to the user. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
Furthermore, in a second registration step, when the user outputs the content data as a tangible object, an output record indicating that the content data has been output is further registered on the blockchain. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
The method, wherein the facility is a temple or shrine. 9. The information processing method according to claim 8,
The method, wherein the content data is data on a red seal or an item issued by the temple or shrine. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
Furthermore, in the second management step, a plurality of users are managed in association with the content data outputted to each of the users. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
Furthermore, in the reward providing step, a reward is provided to the user based on the content data output to the user. An information processing system comprising at least one device,
A processor is provided.
The processor is configured to execute each step of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A program,
A method for causing at least one computer to execute each step of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.