JP6933417B1 - Information processing equipment, methods and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device, a method and a program capable of notifying that an emission amount of an environmentally hazardous substance has been offset. In an offset support system, an information processing device 20 includes an emission calculation unit that calculates an emission amount of an environmentally hazardous substance related to a user's behavior, an offset processing unit that performs processing related to the offset of the emission amount, and an action. It includes an image input unit that accepts the input of the first image related to the above, an image generation unit that generates a second image indicating that the offset has been performed, and an image composition unit that synthesizes the first and second images. .. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to information processing devices, methods and programs.

Patent Document 1 discloses a system for managing greenhouse gas emission credits that have been credited.

Japanese Patent No. 6625298

However, there is no mechanism for notifying the user that the emission amount has been offset.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of notifying that the emission amount of an environmentally hazardous substance has been offset.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problems is an information processing apparatus, which is a calculation unit that calculates an emission amount of an environmentally hazardous substance related to a user's behavior, and an offset that performs processing related to the offset of the emission amount. The processing unit, the image input unit that accepts the input of the first image related to the action, the image generation unit that generates the second image indicating that the offset has been performed, and the first and second images are combined. It is characterized by including an image synthesizing unit.

Other problems disclosed in the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified in the columns and drawings of the embodiments of the invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to notify that the emission amount of the environmentally hazardous substance has been offset.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure example of the offset support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of the server apparatus 20. It is a figure which shows the software configuration example of the server apparatus 20. It is a figure explaining the operation of the server apparatus 20 of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the generation of a composite image.

<Outline of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention includes, for example, the following configuration.
[Item 1]
A calculation unit that calculates the amount of environmentally hazardous substances emitted regarding user behavior,
An offset processing unit that performs processing related to the offset of the emission amount, and
An image input unit that accepts input of a first image related to the action, and
An image generation unit that generates a second image indicating that the offset has been performed, and an image generation unit.
An image compositing unit that synthesizes the first and second images, and
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with.
[Item 2]
The information processing device according to item 1.
Further provided with a posting section for posting a third image obtained by synthesizing the first and second images to a social network.
An information processing device characterized by.
[Item 3]
The information processing device according to item 1 or 2.
The image generation unit creates a background transparent image that displays at least one of the offset amount of the environmentally hazardous substance, the subject performing the offset, and the content of the environmental value related to the offset.
An information processing device characterized by.
[Item 4]
Steps to calculate emissions of environmentally hazardous substances related to user behavior,
The step of performing the process related to the offset of the emission amount and
The step of accepting the input of the first image related to the action, and
A step of generating a second image indicating that the offset has been performed, and
The step of synthesizing the first and second images and
How the computer does.
[Item 5]
Steps to calculate emissions of environmentally hazardous substances related to user behavior,
The step of performing the process related to the offset of the emission amount and
The step of accepting the input of the first image related to the action, and
A step of generating a second image indicating that the offset has been performed, and
The step of synthesizing the first and second images and
A program that lets your computer run.

<System overview>
Hereinafter, the offset support system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The offset support system of the present embodiment supports the user to offset the environmentally hazardous substance. In this embodiment, carbon dioxide (CO2) is assumed as the environmentally hazardous substance. In the offset support system of the present embodiment, the CO2 emission amount related to the behavior accompanied by the CO2 emission of the user is calculated. Actions that involve CO2 emissions can include, for example, the use of transportation and the purchase of goods on EC sites. In the use of transportation, for example, CO2 is emitted by the combustion of an internal combustion engine, and in the purchase of an article at an EC site, CO2 is emitted from a truck or the like at the time of delivery of the article. The offset support system of this embodiment can also offset CO2 emissions. Offsetting of environmentally hazardous substances can be performed, for example, by purchasing an offset right (environmental value) such as J-credit.

In the offset support system of the present embodiment, an image for synthesizing with an image (first image) such as a photograph related to the behavior accompanied by CO2 emission as described above (second image, hereinafter referred to as a frame image). To generate. The frame image can be an image with a transparent background on which information related to the offset performed by the user is drawn. The offset support system is an image showing that CO2 emissions related to behavior have been offset by synthesizing a frame image with an image such as a user's photograph (third image, hereinafter referred to as a composite image). Can be created. The offset support system of the present embodiment can further post a composite image to a social network service.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration example of an offset support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The offset support system of the present embodiment includes a server device 20. The server device 20 is communicably connected to each of the user terminal 10 and the SNS server 30 via the communication network 40. The communication network 40 is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed by a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

The user terminal 10 is a computer such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer operated by the user. The user can access the server device 20 by operating the user terminal 10 in order to offset the CO2. Further, the user terminal 10 is provided with a camera function, for example, and can perform shooting.

The server device 20 is a computer that calculates the amount of CO2 emissions related to the user's behavior and offsets the CO2. The server device 20 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

The SNS server 30 is a computer that provides a social network service. The user terminal 10 and the server device 20 can post a message to the social network service by using the API provided by the SNS server 30.

<Server device 20>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the server device 20. The illustrated configuration is an example, and may have other configurations. The management server 2 includes a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, an input device 205, and an output device 206. The storage device 203 stores various data and programs, such as a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, and a flash memory. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 3, for example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone network, and a wireless communication device for performing wireless communication. , USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector for serial communication, RS232C connector and the like. The input device 205 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, or the like for inputting data. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, a printer, a speaker, or the like that outputs data. Each functional unit included in the server device 20 described later can be realized by the CPU 201 reading the program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing the program. Further, each storage unit included in the server device 20 can be realized as a part of the storage area provided by the memory 202 and the storage device 203.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a software configuration example of the server device 20. The server device 20 includes the emission calculation unit 211, the offset processing unit 212, the image input unit 213, the image generation unit 214, the image composition unit 215, the posting unit 216, the action information storage unit 231 and the environmental value information storage. Each storage unit of unit 232 is provided.

The emission calculation unit 211 calculates the emission of environmentally hazardous substances related to the behavior of the user. The emission calculation unit 211 can calculate, for example, by the greenhouse gas (GHG: Green House Gas) protocol. The emission calculation unit 211 acquires information (behavior information) regarding the user's behavior associated with CO2 emission. The action information includes the date and time of the action, the type of action, the amount of activity related to the action, and the like. The action information is registered in the action information storage unit 231. The action information storage unit 231 stores action information (date and time, type of action, amount of activity) in association with an action ID that uniquely identifies an action and a user ID that identifies a user. The emission calculation unit 211 may, for example, receive the action information from the user terminal 10, or may sell the product to the user and provide the service (for example, a transportation server or the like). Behavioral information may be obtained from an EC site or the like. The emission amount calculation unit 211 can calculate the emission amount by multiplying the acquired activity amount by the emission coefficient defined in the GHG protocol.

The offset processing unit 212 performs processing related to the offset of the CO2 emission amount. Emissions can be offset, for example, by purchasing environmental value such as J-credit on behalf of the user or the business operator that provided the product or service. The offset processing unit 212 can, for example, access an external server (not shown) that trades the environmental value and purchase the environmental value by using the API provided by the external server. The offset processing unit 212 may purchase an amount of environmental value corresponding to the amount of emissions each time, or the server device 20 (the entity that invalidates the proxy such as the operator or system operator) may purchase in advance. You may purchase the environmental value and invalidate it by proxy. When performing proxy invalidation, the environmental value information storage unit 232 stores the amount of environmental value possessed by the proxy invalidation entity, and the offset processing unit 212 has the above entity each time the proxy invalidation is performed. The amount of environmental value can be reduced, and the amount of environmental value (emission amount) related to proxy invalidation can be registered in the environmental value information storage unit 232 in association with the relocation destination.

The purchased information on the environmental value is registered in the environmental value information storage unit 232. In the environmental value information storage unit 232, the date and time when the environmental value was purchased, the amount of CO2 emitted as the offset target, and the type of the purchased environmental value ( The brand), the provider (or seller) of the environmental value, the amount of the purchased environmental value, the price of the purchased environmental value, etc. can be memorized.

The image input unit 213 accepts input of a user image (first image) relating to an action accompanied by CO2 emission. The user image may be, for example, an image taken by a camera (not shown) included in the user terminal 10, an image acquired by the user terminal 10 from another computer, or a screen of the user terminal 10. It may be a screenshot or an image of a purchased product provided by an EC site. That is, the user image can be any image prepared by the user. The user image may be a moving image.

The image generation unit 214 generates a frame image (second image) indicating that the CO2 emission amount has been offset. As described above, in the present embodiment, the frame image is assumed to be a background transparent image. The image generation unit 214 can draw, for example, information on the behavior information, the calculated emission amount, and the purchased environmental value as a character string on the transparent image. The image generation unit 214 may also draw an image such as an arbitrary logo or icon on the frame image. In the present embodiment, the image generation unit 214 includes the amount of the offset environmentally hazardous substance (CO2), the entity that performed the offset (provider, seller), and the content of the environmental value related to the offset (type, purchase amount, price, A transparent background image shall be created that displays at least one of (date and time, etc.).

The image composition unit 215 combines the user image and the frame image to generate a composite image (third image).

The posting unit 216 can transmit the composite image to the SNS server 30 and post the composite image to the social network service. The posting unit 216 can receive a message of a character string about the user image from the user terminal 10 and post the composite image to the social network service together with the received message.

<Operation>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the server device 20 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the generation of a composite image.

The emission calculation unit 211 receives the action information from the user terminal 10 (S301). The emission calculation unit 211 calculates the CO2 emission amount by multiplying the activity amount by the emission factor (S302). The offset processing unit 212 purchases the environmental value according to the calculated CO2 emission amount and offsets the CO2 emission amount (S303). The offset processing unit 212 may perform proxy invalidation as described above.

The image input unit 213 receives the user image from the user terminal 10 (S304). FIG. 5 shows an example in which the user image 41 is a snapshot of a tourist spot. The image generation unit 214 generates a frame image in which information regarding the offset is drawn (S305). In the example of FIG. 5, the fact that the CO2 emission amount of "10 g" is offset and the date and time when the offset is performed are drawn on the frame image 42. The image synthesizing unit 215 creates a composite image 43 by synthesizing the user image 41 so as to superimpose the frame image 42 (S306). As shown in FIG. 5, in the composite image 43, information indicating that 10 g of CO2 has been offset is drawn on the snapshot at the tourist spot.

The posting unit 216 transmits the composite image 43 to the SNS server 30 and posts the composite image 43 to the social network service (S307). As described above, the posting unit 216 may receive the text message from the user terminal 10 and post the composite image 43 together with the text message to the social network service.

As described above, according to the offset support system of the present embodiment, the behavior information related to the behavior accompanied by CO2 emission is received from the user, and the emission amount of the environmentally hazardous substance according to the behavior information (activity amount) is automatically calculated. In addition to the calculation, the environmental value corresponding to the calculated emission amount can be purchased, or the proxy invalidation process can be performed to automatically offset. Further, according to the offset support system of the present embodiment, the environmental load substance related to the user's behavior is offset by synthesizing the frame image indicating the offset with the user image and posting it to the social network service. Can be notified to people who are connected to the user.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting and interpreting the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention also includes an equivalent thereof.

For example, in the present embodiment, the server device 20 posts a composite image to the social network service, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the server device 20 transmits a frame image to the user terminal 10 for use. The user terminal 10 may combine the user image and the frame image and post them to the SNS server 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, the behavior information is acquired from the user terminal 10, but the behavior information (activity amount) is acquired from the server of the service provider such as the EC site or the travel site. It may be. Further, the emission amount may be calculated on the user terminal 10 side, and the server device 20 may receive the calculation result.

10 User terminal 20 Server device 30 SNS server 40 Communication network 211 Emission calculation unit 212 Offset processing unit 213 Image input unit 214 Image generation unit 215 Image synthesis unit 216 Posting unit 231 Behavior information storage unit 232 Environmental value information storage unit

Claims (5)

A calculation unit that calculates the amount of environmentally hazardous substances emitted regarding user behavior,
An image input unit that receives input of a first image related to the action from the user, and an image input unit.
An offset processing unit that performs processing related to the offset of the emission amount, and
A second image showing that the offset has been performed, the second image showing at least one of the offset amount of emissions, the subject performing the offset, and the content of the environmental value related to the offset. An image generator that generates an image and
An image synthesizing unit that generates a third image obtained by synthesizing the second image with the first image, and an image synthesizing unit.
A transmitter that transmits the third image and
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with. The information processing device according to claim 1.
The transmitter posts the third image on a social network.
An information processing device characterized by. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2.
The image generation unit creates a background transparent image as the second image, which displays at least one of the offset amount of the environmentally hazardous substance, the subject performing the offset, and the content of the environmental value related to the offset. matter,
An information processing device characterized by. Steps to calculate emissions of environmentally hazardous substances related to user behavior,
A step of accepting the input of the first image related to the action from the user, and
The step of performing the process related to the offset of the emission amount and
A second image showing that the offset has been performed, the second image showing at least one of the offset amount of emissions, the subject performing the offset, and the content of the environmental value related to the offset. Steps to generate an image and
A step of generating a third image in which the second image is combined with the first image, and
The step of transmitting the third image and
How the computer does. Steps to calculate emissions of environmentally hazardous substances related to user behavior,
A step of accepting the input of the first image related to the action from the user, and
The step of performing the process related to the offset of the emission amount and
A second image showing that the offset has been performed, the second image showing at least one of the offset amount of emissions, the subject performing the offset, and the content of the environmental value related to the offset. Steps to generate an image and
A step of generating a third image in which the second image is combined with the first image, and
The step of transmitting the third image and
A program that lets your computer run.

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