JP7171856B2 - Management system, control method and program - Google Patents

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there have been an increasing number of cases where transactions are conducted according to electronic transmission and reception of information, such as credit cards, debit cards, electronic money, and the like, without the exchange of cash.

On the other hand, there are still cases where cash is customarily exchanged. For example, there is a congratulatory money for a wedding reception. Typically, participants attending a reception hand-wrap cash to a receptionist at the reception hall. When cash is delivered in this way, it takes time to confirm the amount at the time of receipt, time is required for the subsequent processing of cash receipts and payments, and there is a risk of theft prevention due to cash management. various problems arise.

Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for using virtual currency. In Non-Patent Document 1, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the display of the receiver's mobile terminal. Then, the remitter reads this two-dimensional code using the camera of the mobile terminal of the remitter and inputs remittance instructions. Through such processing, the virtual currency is transferred from the remitter to the receiver.

Using the technique of Non-Patent Document 1 enables face-to-face electronic payment of money (virtual currency) without preparing a dedicated terminal. The various problems described above can be resolved if money is transferred electronically.

“Bitcoin – an open source peer-to-peer currency”, [online], [searched on September 29, 2016], Internet (URL: https://bitcoin.org/)

However, simply replacing cash delivery with electronic money delivery is difficult to change long-standing practices and, as a result, the various problems described above still exist.

Therefore, the present invention actively replaces the scene where cash is customarily exchanged with the scene where virtual currency is exchanged by transmitting or receiving additional data when sending or receiving virtual currency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management system, a control method, and a program capable of easily managing money or various data.

A management system according to an aspect of the present invention sequentially connects a block including a plurality of virtual currency transaction data with a block generated immediately before the block, and each connected block is connected to a plurality of information processing devices. wherein the management system comprises a plurality of user terminals, and among these user terminals, the first user terminal is used in the virtual currency network system an acquisition unit for acquiring information on an account to be used by the first user terminal, and transmitting transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency from the account of the user using the first user terminal to the account of a user other than the first user terminal to the virtual currency network system, and adding the transaction data to the virtual currency network system and a transmission unit for transmitting data.

A management system according to an aspect of the present invention sequentially connects a block including a plurality of virtual currency transaction data with a block generated immediately before the block, and each connected block is connected to a plurality of information processing devices. wherein the management system comprises a first user terminal and a second user terminal, the second user terminal being the virtual currency network system An output unit that outputs information on the second account used, a receiving unit that receives transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency from the virtual currency network system, and the transaction data received by the receiving unit is transmitted to the first user terminal A second addition directed to the first user when including transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency from the first account, which is the account used in the virtual currency network system of the first user to use, to the second account and a transmission unit for transmitting data.

A management system according to an aspect of the present invention sequentially connects a block including a plurality of virtual currency transaction data with a block generated immediately before the block, and each connected block is connected to a plurality of information processing devices. wherein the management system acquires the identification information of the usage item and uses it in the virtual currency network system to which the usage item is paid based on the identification information. a plurality of user terminals having an acquisition unit that acquires account information that can be used, a transmission unit that transmits transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency to a virtual currency network system; and a management means for managing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a management system, a control method, and a program capable of easily managing money or various data.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure explaining the outline|summary of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing the whole composition including the management system of a 1st embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a virtual network system; FIG. It is a diagram for explaining blocks used in the virtual currency network system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a list managed by a management unit and an example of visualizing the list; It is a figure which shows an example of the flowchart of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the outline|summary of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure containing the management system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the flowchart of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the outline|summary of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure containing the management system of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the flowchart of 3rd Embodiment.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in each figure, the same reference numerals have the same or similar configurations.

First, the terms used in this specification will be explained.
“Virtual currency”: means electronic currency. It has properties similar to real currency, and it is possible to purchase goods and pay fees with virtual currency. It may be a so-called point that can be used only at a specific store or the like. In this embodiment, the virtual currency is
It is managed in a decentralized network called blockchain. Details will be described later.
“Virtual currency network system”: A distributed network system that manages virtual currency.
“First user”: A user who remits (pays) money using virtual currency.
“Second user”: A user who receives virtual currency remittance (payment) from the first user.
"First user terminal": A terminal used by the first user.
"Second user terminal": A terminal used by a second user.
"First account": the account of the first user used in the virtual currency network system.
"Secondary account": the account of the second user used in the virtual currency network system.
“Two-dimensional code”: An image obtained by encoding predetermined data. Reading a two-dimensional code means decoding the code of the two-dimensional code to obtain the original predetermined data.

[First embodiment]
[Overview]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows an example of a scene of reception at a wedding reception. In FIG. 1, a first user 110a is a participant attending a reception,
It has a first user terminal 120a. A plurality of other first users 110b, 110c are also participants in the reception and have first user terminals 120b, 120c. A plurality of first users are collectively referred to as a first user 110 , and a plurality of first user terminals are collectively referred to as a first user terminal 120 . A second user 130 is a user on the sponsor side who hosts the reception. The second user terminal 140 is a terminal used by the second user 130 . The first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 store predetermined programs for sending and receiving virtual currency.

The second user terminal 140 is installed, for example, at the reception desk of the venue. Second user terminal 140
On the screen, the account to receive the gift (second account) is displayed as a two-dimensional code. The first user 110 who participates in the reception prepares in advance text data, photographs, videos, etc. of a congratulatory message, for example. Then, at the reception of the reception, the first user 110 uses the two-dimensional code reading function (for example, a camera, etc.) installed in the first user terminal 120 and is displayed on the screen of the second user terminal 140. read the two-dimensional code Although not shown, there may be a plurality of second user terminals 140 for the groom and the bride, and the two-dimensional codes for the groom and the two-dimensional codes for the bride may be separately displayed on the screens of the respective terminals. Also, a plurality of two-dimensional codes may be displayed simultaneously on the screen of the same terminal, and the displayed two-dimensional code may be switched according to the user's operation.

The first user 110 inputs a payment instruction to the first user terminal 120 by designating celebration data (additional data) prepared in advance and an amount to be paid as a gift. Then, transaction data indicating that the specified amount of money has been paid from the first user's account (first account) to the second user's account (second account) is sent to the virtual currency network system 250 described later. and the specified additional data is sent to the second user 130 . It should be noted that the additional data can be transmitted to the second user 130 in any manner as long as the second user 130 can refer to the additional data. For example, the additional data may be transmitted to the second user terminal 140 or stored in a server accessible via the second user terminal 140 .

[Constitution]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the overall configuration including a management system 200 according to this embodiment. The management system 200 comprises a first user terminal 120 and a second user terminal 140 . Management system 200 cooperates with virtual currency network system 250 . That is, the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 can transmit and receive transaction data to and from the virtual currency network system 250, respectively. The first user terminal 120 has an acquisition unit 121 , a first transmission unit 122 , a first display unit 123 and an instruction reception unit 124 .
The second user terminal 140 has a second display section 141 , a second transmission section 142 , a reception section 143 and a management section 144 .

Note that the configuration shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2 is merely an example, and is not limited to this.
FIG. 2 merely shows the configuration showing the main functions of the first user terminal 120 and the main functions of the second user terminal 140. good. Also, the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is not necessarily the essential configuration. The same is true for block diagrams of other embodiments described herein.

In addition, the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 are the terminal used by the first user 110 who is the remitter, and the terminal used by the second user 130 who is the receiver. A certain user A may be the first user 110 or the second user 130 in some cases. In such a case, the user terminal used by the user A functioning as the first user terminal 120 is the second user terminal 140.
It is also possible to function as Thus, a terminal that includes both the first user terminal 120 and second user terminal 140 configurations may be used. Also, the first transmission unit 122 and the second transmission unit 142 are simply called separately for the sake of convenience so as not to have names common to each terminal (in this case, "transmission unit"). Therefore, the second user terminal 14
Note that 0 is not intended to employ multiple transmitters. Of course, the second user terminal 140 may have one transmission unit, or may have multiple transmission units. The same is true for other than the transmitting section, and the same is true for other embodiments described herein.

Before describing each configuration, the virtual currency network system 250 to which the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 exchange transaction data will be described.

[Virtual currency network system]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the virtual currency network system 250. As shown in FIG. The virtual currency network system 250 includes a plurality of information processing devices 310a, 310b, 310c, 3
10d (hereinafter collectively referred to as an information processing device 310). In the virtual currency network system 250, there is no centralized server device, and each information processing device 310 is connected to each other and manages the same data. Although four information processing apparatuses 310 are illustrated in the example of FIG. 3, the present invention is not limited to this. As the number of information processing devices 310 increases, a more robust system is constructed.

The virtual currency network system 250 of this embodiment is a system using a so-called block chain method. That is, a block containing a plurality of virtual currency transaction data is sequentially linked to a block generated immediately before that block, and each block linked in this way is connected to each of the plurality of information processing devices 310. It is a system managed by

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating blocks used in the virtual currency network system 250. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the blocks are sequentially connected by chain connection in the order of block N−1, block N, and block N+1. Block N representatively shows an example of the data contained therein. In block N, the hash value of block N-1, which is the previous block of block N, transaction information,
data called a nonce. A hash value of block N is generated by performing a predetermined operation using these three pieces of data. Then, this hash value is handed over to block N+1, which is the block next to block N. In this way, the blocks are sequentially connected. Note that when data in a block is tampered with, the hash value changes, and all hash values of blocks after the tampering become different values, making it easy to identify the location of tampering. Further, in the virtual currency network system 250, each of the information processing devices 310 manages such block data, so even if one information processing device 310a is tampered with, the remaining information processing devices 310b, 310c, 310d, it is possible to specify that the data in the information processing device 310a is erroneous.

The transaction information of block N includes data of individual transactions.
For example, transaction data of "Mr. A paid 10 BTC to Mr. B" is included. Here, BTC is one unit of virtual currency. The virtual currency network system 250 collects a plurality of such transaction data and manages them as one block. In the virtual currency network system 250 , each information processing device 310 manages a block that collects transaction data. By referring to this transaction data, the account balance of the user using the virtual currency network system 250 is identified. For example, there are transaction data indicating that user A1 has paid 5 BTC to user A2, who has never made a transaction, and transaction data indicating that user A2 has paid 4 BTC to user A3. Assume the case. In this case, since the balance of user A2 is (5-4) BTC, it can be identified as 1 BTC.

Returning to FIG. 2, the description of each component of the management system 200 will be continued. In addition, in the example of FIG. 2, the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 are the virtual currency network system 25
0, it may function as the information processing device 310 that constitutes the virtual currency network system 250 .

The first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 can be, for example, portable terminal devices such as tablet terminals, smart phones, and portable game machines. However, it is not limited to this example. For example, it may be a notebook personal computer.

The first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 each have a touch panel display (not shown) to display various information and receive various input instructions. Also, the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 have a CPU (Central
Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory) and flash memory.
Then, the program stored in the flash memory is temporarily read into the RAM, and the CP
U executes the program read into the RAM, so that the CPU can function as each part of the first user terminal 120 or each part of the second user terminal 140 shown in FIG. The same applies to ).

[First user terminal]
A configuration of the first user terminal 120 will be described.
The acquisition unit 121 acquires account information used in the virtual currency network system 250 . For example, the acquisition unit 121 acquires information on a second account that is the account of the second user. As an example, a two-dimensional code displayed on the second display unit 141 of the second user terminal 140 is read using a two-dimensional code reading function (for example, a camera, etc.) of the first user terminal 120 (not shown). By doing so, the information of the second account can be acquired.

Also, the acquisition unit 121 may acquire the second account information by referring to the e-mail sent by the second transmission unit 142 of the second user terminal 140 . For example, the second account data (enumerated data of character strings) described in the body of the e-mail may be acquired, or the attachment of the e-mail with the above-mentioned two-dimensional code attached may be referred. to get the information of the second account.

Although an example in which the information of the second account is displayed in the two-dimensional code has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a web page in which the second account is displayed as a two-dimensional code is prepared in advance, and the two-dimensional code indicating the URL of the web page is displayed on the second display unit 141 of the second user terminal 140. may be Also, when using a two-dimensional code,
The two-dimensional code does not necessarily have to be displayed on the second display unit 141 of the second user terminal 140 . For example, a paper on which the two-dimensional code is printed is displayed, and the two-dimensional code printed on this paper is read by a two-dimensional code reading function (for example, a camera, etc.) (not shown) of the first user terminal 120. , the acquisition unit 121 may acquire the information of the second account. Also, the two-dimensional code may be displayed on an electronic display device such as a display,
You may utilize well-known digital signage.

In addition, the first user terminal 120 and the second user terminal 140 use NFC (Near Field C
ommunication), the acquisition unit 121 may acquire the information of the second account by NFC. The acquisition unit 121 may acquire the information of the second account using other standards of short-range wireless communication. Further, when the first user terminal 120 has a function of wireless communication and the second user terminal 140 has a function of transmitting a beacon, the first user terminal 120 is the second user terminal. When approaching within a predetermined range from the user terminal 140 , the first user terminal 120 may transmit a request to transmit the second account information to the second user terminal 140 . Also, in advance, the first user terminal 1
By installing an application having a function of registering a face photograph of the first user who uses 20 and a function of performing face authentication on the second user terminal 140, the second user who uses the first user terminal 120 After one user's face authentication, the second user terminal 140 is connected to the first user's terminal 120 specified by the first user's ID linked to the first user's face photo data.
However, you may send the information of the second account. Also, the first user terminal 12
The second account information may be obtained only when the first user terminal 120 enters a preset range based on the location information of 0.

The first transmission unit 122 transmits transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency from the account of the user using the first user terminal 120 to the account of a user other than the first user terminal 120 to the virtual currency network system. For example, the first transmission unit 122 makes a virtual currency payment from a first account, which is an account used in the virtual currency network system 250 of the first user 110 using the first user terminal 120, to a second account. to the virtual currency network system 250. Also, the first transmission unit 122 transmits additional data (referred to as “first additional data” in the first embodiment). For example, the first transmission unit 122 transmits first additional data directed to the second user corresponding to the second account. The destination of the additional data may be the first user terminal 120 or a server device (not shown) that manages data related to the first user 110 .

The first additional data can be, for example, text data of a congratulatory message, photographs, moving images, and the like. In other words, the attendees can send a congratulatory message or the like together with the payment of the gift at the reception of the reception. Since the message or the like transmitted in this way is electronic data, it can be easily processed and edited, and can be used at the wedding reception hall on the spot. In addition, among the additional data received by the second user terminal 140, text data of congratulatory messages, photographs, videos, etc. are sent from the second user terminal 140 to an account for display on digital signage or the like. Alternatively, it may be transmitted from the first user terminal 120 to an account for display on a digital signage or the like.

Also, the first additional data may be user identification information of a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as SNS) of the attendee (first user). For example, attendees (first users) may take various pictures and videos at the reception venue and upload the data to their SNS. Therefore, after a predetermined period of time has passed, the second user terminal 140 can confirm the date of the SNS reception for each attendee (first user) based on the SNS user identification information sent as the first additional data. A process of searching the page and collecting the text data, images and videos posted on the page may be performed. Regarding the process of displaying additional data such as text data, images, and moving images on the second user terminal 140, the additional data may be displayed in chronological order based on the time at which the additional data is received. Based on the relationship between the first user and the second user specified by the information, for example, only the additional data transmitted from the first user terminal 120 estimated to have a higher degree of intimacy may be displayed. , may be set by the second user terminal 140 .

The first display unit 123 displays the first additional data to be transmitted and the amount of virtual currency to be remitted.

Instruction accepting unit 124 accepts an operation instruction from first user 110 . For example, it receives an instruction of the amount of virtual currency to be remitted, or an instruction to select the first additional data to be transmitted.

[Second user terminal]
Next, the second user terminal 140 will be explained.
The second display unit 141 displays information of the second account. For example, a two-dimensional code that encodes a character string indicating the second account is displayed.

The second transmission unit 142 transmits the second account information to the first user terminal 120 . For example, a character string indicating the second account is sent to the first user terminal 120 by e-mail, or a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the character string indicating the second account is attached and sent to the first user terminal 120. or send it by e-mail to

The second display unit 141 and the second transmission unit 142 may not have both configurations,
Any configuration may be provided.

The receiving section 143 receives the first additional data transmitted from the first transmitting section 122 . The receiving unit 143 also receives transaction data from the virtual currency network system 250 .

The management unit 144 manages various types of information. For example, the management unit 144, the first transmission unit 12
2 is stored in a storage medium (not shown) and managed. This storage medium may be a storage medium provided in the second user terminal, or may be a storage medium provided in a server (not shown). The management unit 144 manages the virtual currency payment amount from the first user 110 to the second user 130 for each first user 110 based on the transaction data received from the virtual currency network system 250 . As described above, in the virtual currency network system 250 , past transaction data is aggregated as blocks, and chain-connected data is managed by each information processing device 310 . Therefore, by referring to the transaction data managed by the virtual currency network system 250, each transaction can be referred to.
Therefore, for example, the management unit 144 can change the first account, which is the account of the first user 110 used in the virtual currency network system 250 , to the second account, which is the account of the second user 130 used in the virtual currency network system 250 . transaction data in which virtual currency has been paid to the account of , can be obtained from the virtual currency network system 250 through the receiving unit 143 and managed.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of a list managed by the management unit 144. As shown in FIG. The amount paid by each of "Mr. A", "Mr. B" and "Mr. C" as the first user is managed. In this way, when a payment is made in virtual currency, it can be handled as electronic data, so management can be performed more easily than in the case of delivery in cash.
Although not shown, if the user terminal has a function to convert the virtual currency into a currency such as US dollar or yen, the virtual currency paid is converted into any currency and displayed in the list. You can do it. The conversion display may be the amount at the time the transaction was performed (at the time the virtual currency was paid), or the amount converted at the rate specified by the user at the time of the transaction. , and the converted amount at a point in time designated by the user may be displayed simultaneously. In addition, although not shown, the virtual currency managed by the management unit 144 may be managed by attaching arbitrary tags to the virtual currency managed by the management unit 144 for each transaction event (for example, a wedding reception). They may be managed and listed for each defined group type.

Also, the management unit 144 may perform further processing using the first additional data transmitted from the first user terminal 120 . For example, the management unit 144 may edit the message, photo, and video transmitted as the first additional data to generate content data. For example, an electronic album of the reception may be generated. Also, the page indicated by the SNS user identification information of the first user 110 may be accessed to collect contents such as messages, photos, and videos to generate content data. Also, a process of sending a thank-you message to the attendee to the user who sent the first additional data may be performed. In this way, by also managing the first additional data transmitted at the time of virtual currency payment, it is possible to easily manage the data of a specific event such as a wedding reception.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the virtual currency paid by each attendee may be displayed in the seating chart of the attendees of the reception. This also makes it possible to grasp who paid how much of the gift. Congratulatory gifts for attendees to be paid in cash instead of virtual currency on the day of the reception can also be visually managed without omission by manually entering them on the screen of FIG. 5(b). In this management, a flag may be provided to identify whether the gift is for the groom or the bride, and displayed on the screen in FIG. 5B so that the type can be identified.

In addition, although the management part 144 mentioned the structure contained in the 2nd user terminal 140 as an example, it is not restricted to this. It may be provided in a management server (not shown) separate from the second user terminal 140 .

[flowchart]
FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of a control method for the first user terminal 120 in this embodiment.

In step S605, the acquisition unit 121 acquires account information. for example,
Second account information is obtained from the two-dimensional code displayed on the second display unit 141 of the second user terminal 140 .

In step S610, the instruction receiving unit 124 receives input of the amount of virtual currency to be paid to the second account specified by the second account information acquired in step S605.

In step S615, the instruction receiving unit 124 receives designation of the first additional data to be transmitted together with the remittance of the virtual currency.

In step S620, instruction accepting unit 124 accepts a transmission execution instruction.

In step S625, the first transmission unit 122 transmits, to the virtual currency network system 250, transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency from the account of the user using the first user terminal 120 to the account of a user other than the user. . For example, the first transmission unit 122 transmits to the virtual currency network system 250 the transaction data indicating the payment of the amount received in step S610 from the first account to the second account.

In step S630, the first transmission unit 122 transmits the first additional data specified in step S615 to, for example, the second user terminal 140 or an account for display on digital signage.

Note that steps S625 and S630 need not be transmitted in this order. The order may be reversed, or they may be transmitted simultaneously.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the process of transmitting the first additional data is performed when transmitting the transaction data indicating the payment of the virtual currency. With such a process, for example, when a wedding reception is accepted, the process of sending congratulatory data and the process of paying the congratulatory gift can be performed together, thereby improving convenience. Therefore, it is possible to positively shift the scene in which cash is customarily delivered to the scene in which virtual currency is delivered. Then, by performing delivery in virtual currency, the person who received the gift and the amount can be easily confirmed by referring to the transaction data managed by each information processing device 310 of the virtual currency network system. It becomes possible to

In this embodiment, the scene of the reception of the wedding reception was described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can be applied in various situations.

Also, in the present embodiment, the virtual currency is transferred from the first user terminal 120 to the second user terminal 140. Alternatively, the virtual currency may be transferred to the second user terminal instead of the user. In this case, information indicating that the remittance is from a third party user may be included in the virtual currency transaction data or additional data, or the information may be transmitted separately. .

Furthermore, the transmission timing of the additional data may be the same as the transmission timing of the virtual currency transaction data, or may be a different transmission timing. For example, if the additional data can be sent at a different timing from the remittance process, after the reception is over, it will be possible to send photos and videos taken by friends at the reception as additional data.

[Second embodiment]
[Overview]
In the first embodiment, a mode in which the first user terminal transmits additional data (first additional data) has been described. In the second embodiment, the second user terminal transmits additional data (second additional data) when payment is made to the second user who is the recipient of the virtual currency. do. Note that the configuration and the like that are not particularly described below can be the same as the configuration and the like described in the first embodiment (for example, the virtual currency network system, the information of the second account, etc.).

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is an example of a scene of fundraising. In FIG. 7, a first user 710a is a payer paying donations and has a first user terminal 720a. A plurality of other users 710b, 710c are likewise payers paying donations and have first user terminals 720b, 720c. A plurality of first users are collectively referred to as a first user 710 , and a plurality of first user terminals are collectively referred to as a first user terminal 720 . A second user 730 is a user calling for donations. A second user terminal 740 is a terminal used by a second user 730 . The first user terminal 720 and the second user terminal 740 store predetermined programs for sending and receiving virtual currency.

A second user 730 holds a donation box 750 and asks for donations on the street, for example. On the surface of the donation box 750, the information of the second account to receive the donation is pasted as a two-dimensional code. The first user 710 who pays the donation reads the two-dimensional code attached to the surface of the donation box 750 using the two-dimensional code reading function (such as a camera) installed in the first user terminal 720. .

A first user 710 inputs a payment instruction to a first user terminal 720 specifying an amount to be paid as a donation. Transaction data is then sent to the virtual currency network system 250 indicating that the specified amount has been paid from the first user's account to the second account.

The second user terminal 740 receives the transaction data from the virtual currency network system 250 and confirms the payment from the first user 710 based on the received data and the transaction data. The second user terminal 740 is the first user terminal 7 of the first user 710 who made the payment.
20 to the first user 71 or send proof of donation, such as an image of a feather, to the first user 71
0 performs processing for displaying an image of a wing on a page for the first user 710 of a server (for example, an SNS server) accessible by 0.

[Constitution]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the overall configuration including a management system 800 according to this embodiment. Management system 800 comprises a first user terminal 720 and a second user terminal 740 . Management system 800 cooperates with virtual currency network system 250 . The first user terminal 720 has an acquisition unit 721 , a determination unit 722 , an instruction reception unit 723 , a first transmission unit 724 and a display unit 725 . The second user terminal 740 has an output section 741 , a receiving section 742 and a second transmitting section 743 .

[Second user terminal]
First, the configuration of the second user terminal 740 will be described.
The output unit 741 outputs second account information used in the virtual currency network system 250 . For example, an instruction to output a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the character string of the second account may be transmitted to a printing device (not shown), or a display device (not shown) (a display device of the second user terminal may be used). Alternatively, an instruction to display the two-dimensional code on a display device of another device may be output.

The receiving unit 742 receives transaction data indicating a virtual currency payment from a first account used in the virtual currency network system 250 of the first user 710 using the first user terminal 720 to a second account. Virtual currency network system 2
Receive from 50. For example, transaction data indicating remittance from the first user who read the two-dimensional code of the donation box 750 is received.

If the transaction data received by the receiving unit 742 includes transaction data indicating a virtual currency payment from the first account to the second account, the second transmitting unit 743 sends the first transaction data corresponding to the first account. Send second additional data intended for the user. For example, when the e-mail address and SNS account of the first user are transmitted from the first user terminal in association with the first account, the second user terminal 740 receives the The e-mail address and SNS account of one user can be specified. The second transmission unit 743 transmits the second additional data to the first user specified in this way.

The second additional data can be arbitrary data. In this embodiment, the virtual currency payment is a donation payment, and the second additional data is a proof of the donation. For example, an image of a wing may be used as the second additional data. This feather image may be displayed on the user's top page of the SNS for a limited period of time. For example, if the second additional data is
When sent to the first user's account (called an SNS account) on the SNS, an image of, for example, a red feather may be displayed for a limited time on the top page of the SNS account. More specifically, the second transmission unit 743 notifies an SNS management server (not shown) that manages the SNS of the SNS account of the SNS account that displays the image of the red feather for a limited time. The SNS management server may perform a process of displaying the image of the red feather on the corresponding SNS account for a limited period of time.

According to such a form, since the second additional data is transmitted in exchange for payment, it can be expected to facilitate delivery in virtual currency. In addition, it is possible to solve problems when cash is handed over, such as collecting cash donations on the street or the like.

[First user terminal]
Next, the configuration of the first user terminal 720 will be described.
Acquisition unit 721 acquires the information of the second account. The acquisition unit 721 may acquire the second account information based on the two-dimensional code attached to the surface of the donation box 750 held by the second user 730, as described above. The acquisition unit 721 can acquire the information of the second account in any form other than the donation box 750, such as e-mail, web page, and NFC.

The determination unit 722 determines the first Determining whether to send transaction data indicative of a virtual currency payment from an account to a second account. Taking the example of donations, there are cases where the donations are used for purposes different from the original purpose of the donations. The determination unit 722 performs a process of determining whether or not the second account is a trustworthy account (whether the account is trustworthy). This will be explained below.

By referring to past transaction data managed by the virtual currency network system,
An account to which the second account is paid (third account) can be specified. For example, if you can identify that the support recipient's account information (third account) is posted on the support recipient's web page, etc., or refer to the web page that summarizes the information of various support recipients. If it is possible to identify that the third account is posted, the determining unit 722 can determine that the second account is a trustworthy account. Also, the determination unit 722 may perform determination processing based on an instruction from the first user. For example, the information of the third account to be paid from the second account is displayed on the display unit 725 of the first user terminal and confirmed by the first user. After that, when the determination unit 722 receives an instruction from the first user 710 indicating that the third account is a trustworthy account, the determination unit 722 determines that the third account is trustworthy. good.

Instruction accepting portion 723 accepts input of various instructions. For example, it accepts input of the amount of virtual currency to be paid (donated).

When the determination unit 722 determines that the transaction data should be transmitted, that is, when the second account is determined to be a trustworthy account, the first transmission unit 724 transmits data from the first account to the second account. Transmitting transaction data indicative of a virtual currency payment to the virtual currency network system 250 . In addition, the first transmission unit 724 receives the second user terminal 74
0, the e-mail address or SNS account of the first user 710 may be sent along with the transaction data.

Display unit 725 displays the second additional data transmitted from second user terminal 740 . For example, when the second additional data is directly transmitted from the second user terminal 740 by e-mail, NFC, or the like, the transmitted data may be displayed. Further, when the second additional data is transmitted from the second user terminal 740 to the first user's SNS account or the like, the display unit 725 displays the second additional data when displaying the SNS page. Additional data can be displayed.

[flowchart]
FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a control method for the first user terminal 720 and the second user terminal 740 in this embodiment.

In step S902, the output unit 741 of the second user terminal 740 outputs the second account information.

In step S952, the acquisition unit of the first user terminal 720 acquires the second account information output in step S902.

In step S954, the determination unit 722 of the first user terminal 720 determines whether the second account is a reliable account. That is, it determines whether or not to remit money to the second account. If remittance is to be performed, the process proceeds to step S956; otherwise, the process ends.

In step S956, the instruction receiving unit 723 of the first user terminal 720
Receiving input of an amount of virtual currency to be paid to the second account identified by the second account information obtained at 952 .

In step S<b>958 , the first transmission unit 724 transmits to the virtual currency network system 250 transaction data indicating payment of the amount input in step S<b>956 from the first account to the second account. Note that the first transmission unit 724 sends the first user's e-mail address, SNS account, etc. to the second user terminal 740 as necessary.
may be sent to

In step S<b>904 , the receiving unit 742 of the second user terminal 740 receives transaction data from the virtual currency network system 250 .

In step S906, the second user terminal 740 proceeds to step S908 if the transaction data received in step S904 includes payment data from the first account to the second account. Otherwise, end the process.

In step S908, the second transmission unit 743 transmits the second additional data to the first user terminal 720 if payment data is included in step S906. Note that, as described above, the destination of the second additional data may be, for example, an SNS server or the like.

[Third embodiment]
[Overview]
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the third embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a scene where payment is made in a cafeteria such as an employee cafeteria and a food court. First user 1 in FIG.
010 is a user who uses the cafeteria and has a first user terminal 1020 .

The display 1040 of the ticket vending machine in the cafeteria displays meal items (menus) and two-dimensional codes associated with the items. For example, for the A lunch menu, a two-dimensional code associated with the A lunch menu is displayed. A two-dimensional code is an image in which menu identification information for identifying a menu is encoded. first user 1010
When the first user terminal 1020 reads the two-dimensional code according to the operation of , the first user terminal 1020 transmits the menu identification information to a server or the like (not shown). Then, the first user terminal 1020 acquires the menu name and amount returned from the server or the like, and the second account associated with the menu, and the menu name and amount are transmitted to the first user terminal 1020.
020. Here, the first user 1010 sends a purchase instruction to the first user terminal 10
20, the virtual currency network system 250 from the first user terminal 1020
, the transaction data for the second account associated with that menu is sent.

Thereafter, ticket data indicating purchase, for example, is transmitted from a server (not shown) or the like to the first user terminal 1020, and the first user 1010 can receive the usage item using the ticket data. For example, in a cafeteria such as a food court, the order number may be displayed as ticket data on the first user terminal 1020, and by showing the order number to the attendant at the time of receipt, the meal may be served. good. ticket data
It may be the menu number of the purchased menu or the name of the menu.

Also, the usage item is not limited to meals, and may be other usage items. For example, items in a retail store such as a convenience store may be used as usage items. Further, for example, the present invention may be applied to an unattended sales service of sweets or the like in an office. In the case of unmanned sales, it is necessary to fix the sales unit price, for example, 100 yen, in order to manage coins smoothly. However, by applying the mechanism of virtual currency, it is possible to set an arbitrary unit price.

Since the purchase history of the first user 1010 can be easily identified in this way, health management such as calorie intake management can be performed using the purchase history. It is also possible to perform inventory management of products and the like.

[Constitution]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the overall configuration including a management system 1100 according to this embodiment.
The management system 1100 comprises a first user terminal 1020 and a management server 1150 . Management server 1150 can be an arbitrary configuration. first user terminal 1020
has an acquisition unit 1021 , a display unit 1022 , an instruction reception unit 1023 , a transmission unit 1024 and a management unit 1025 . At least one of the management server 1150 and the management unit 1025 can function as management means.

Acquisition unit 1021 acquires identification information of a usage item. In addition, the acquisition unit 1021, based on the acquired identification information, the virtual currency network system 25, which is the payee of the usage item,
Get the account information used by 0. Also in this embodiment, this account information will be described as the second account information. The acquisition unit 1021 acquires the identification information of the usage item from the two-dimensional code that is printed, displayed, attached to e-mail, or the like, as described in the first embodiment. Then, the acquisition unit 1021 receives the management unit 1025 or the management server 11
The database of usage items managed by 50 is searched using the identification information of the usage items contained in the two-dimensional code as a key. Then, the information of the second account associated with the usage name of the usage item, the payment amount, and the identification information of the usage item obtained as a result of the search is obtained. In this embodiment, a form using a two-dimensional code will be described, but as described in the first embodiment and the like, the information of the second account may be obtained by other forms.

The display unit 1022 performs display based on information included in the two-dimensional code acquired by the acquisition unit 1021 . For example, the name of the item to be used and the amount of money for the item to be used, which are specified by the identification information of the item to be used included in the two-dimensional code, are displayed.

The instruction receiving unit 1023 receives input of various instructions. For example, the instruction receiving unit 1023
accepts input of confirmation instructions such as the names and amounts of usage items displayed on the display unit 1022 .

When the instruction accepting unit 1023 accepts the input of the confirmation instruction such as the name of the item to be used and the amount of money, the transmitting unit 1024 transmits transaction data indicating payment of the virtual currency to the virtual currency network system. For example, the transmission unit 1024 receives the second account acquired by the acquisition unit 1021 from the first account used in the virtual currency network system 250 of the first user 1010 using the first user terminal 1020. Transmitting transaction data indicative of a virtual currency payment to the virtual currency network system 250 .

The management unit 1025 manages the history of usage items according to transmission by the transmission unit 1024 . For example, the management unit 1025 manages the purchase history of the first user 1010, health management records (for example, calorie intake), inventory, and the like.

The management server 1150 manages the history of usage items according to the transmission by the transmission unit 1024, similarly to the management unit 1025. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a management table 1200 managed by the management unit 1025 (or the management server 1150; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph). Management unit 1025 acquires the usage items (menu) displayed on display unit 1022 when transaction data is transmitted by transmission unit 1024 . In addition, the management unit 1025 can acquire information on calorie intake corresponding to the acquired usage item from the management server 1150, a server (not shown), or the like. The management unit 1025 manages this information for each date of use so that the first user 10
10 health care can be performed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of management tables 1300 and 1350 managed by the management server 1150 (or the management unit 1025; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph). In FIG. 13,
It shows a form of managing information on products (use items) in an unmanned shop. Management table 1
Reference numeral 300 denotes a table storing information on the sales history of each product. The management server 1150
The product name of the usage item displayed on the display unit 1022 when the transmission unit 1024 transmits the transaction data is acquired. Then, the first user and the usage item are associated and managed. The management table 1350 is a table that stores inventory management information. management server 1
150 acquires the product name of the usage item displayed on display unit 1022 when transaction data is transmitted by transmission unit 1024 . Then, the management server 1150 performs inventory management by reducing the acquired number of available items in stock according to the number of used items. In addition, the management server 1150 acquires the calorie intake information corresponding to the usage item displayed on the display unit 1022 when the transaction data is transmitted by the transmission unit 1024, and calculates the health information for each first user 1010. You can manage.

[First Modification]
In the example of the unmanned shop described above, a form of reading a two-dimensional code containing identification information of a usage item (product) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, general commercial products already have barcodes for identifying the products. By using this barcode information as the identification information of the usage items managed by the management server 1150, similar processing can be performed without creating a new two-dimensional code.

[Second Modification]
The first modification described above has the advantage of being able to use existing bar codes, but on the other hand, the price of the item to be used (merchandise) is fixed. In this modified example, a transmitting device for transmitting predetermined beacon information is provided on a shelf for storing products. The first user terminal 1020 has a receiving device (not shown) that receives beacon information, and the acquisition unit 1021 is configured to acquire the received beacon information. The management server 1150 manages the name of the usage item, the payment amount, the second account, etc., using the identification information of the usage item and the beacon information as keys. In such a configuration, when the first user terminal 1020 reads a barcode using a camera or the like (not shown), the acquisition unit 1021 accesses the management server 1150 to access the management server 11
The data managed by 50 is searched using the identification information of the usage item and the beacon information contained in the bar code as keys. The display unit 1022 displays the usage name and payment amount of the usage item obtained as a result of the search. In this way, the name of the item to be used and the amount of payment are specified by using the identification information of the item to be used and the beacon information as keys. Therefore, according to this modified example, by changing the information managed by the management server 1150, even if the same product is stored on different shelves, the payment amount will be different. It is also possible to set the payment amount of It is also possible to set the second account of the payee to be a different account depending on which shelf is accommodated.

[Third Modification]
In the second modified example described above, an example was explained in which a transmitting device for transmitting predetermined beacon information is provided on a shelf for storing products. In this modified example, a bar code that identifies the shelf is attached to the shelf that stores the products. In addition, the management server 1150 manages the name of the item to be used, the payment amount, the second account, etc. based on the identification information of the shelf instead of the beacon information. In such a configuration, when the first user terminal 1020 sequentially reads the bar code of the shelf and the bar code of the product using a two-dimensional code reading function (for example, a camera, etc.) not shown, the acquisition unit 1021 The management server 1150 is accessed, and the data managed by the management server 1150 is searched using the shelf identification information and product identification information as keys. The display unit 1022 displays the usage name and payment amount of the usage item obtained as a result of the search. In this modification, as in the second modification, by changing the information managed by the management server 1150, even if the same product is stored on a different shelf, the payment amount will be different. In addition, it is also possible to set the payment amount for the usage item. Although an example in which the bar code attached to the shelf is the identification information of the shelf has been described here, it may be the identification information for identifying the installation position where the shelf is installed.

[flowchart]
FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an example of a control method for the first user terminal 1120 in this embodiment.

In step S1405, the acquisition unit 1021 acquires account information. For example, get the information of the second account.

In step S1410, display unit 1022 displays the item to be paid and the amount.

In step S1415, instruction receiving unit 1023 receives input of a payment instruction for the item and amount displayed in step S1410.

In step S<b>1420 , the transmission unit 1024 transmits transaction data indicating payment of virtual currency to the virtual currency network system 250 . For example, the transmission unit 1024 transmits to the virtual currency network system 250 transaction data indicating payment of the amount accepted in step S1415 from the first account to the second account.

In step S1425, the management unit 1025 writes and stores the history of usage items used by the first user in a storage unit (not shown) or the like.

[Other configurations]
Although the virtual currency network system 250 has been described as being common in each of the embodiments described above, it is not limited to this. For example, processing of a closed network system with limited participants may be adopted. In the third embodiment, a virtual currency network system that handles intra-company currency (in-company points) that can be used by a company in its cafeterias, unmanned shops, etc. may be adopted.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. Each element included in the embodiment and its arrangement, materials, conditions, shape, size, etc. are not limited to those illustrated and can be changed as appropriate. Also, it is possible to partially replace or combine the configurations shown in different embodiments.

A program for realizing each embodiment of the present invention described above may be stored in a recording medium. By using this recording medium, the above program can be installed in a computer for managing waiting lists for reservations in facilities. Here, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

110, 110a, 110b, 110c... first users, 120, 120a, 120b,
120c...first user terminal, 121...acquisition unit, 122...first transmission unit, 123...first display unit, 124...instruction reception unit, 130...second user, 140...second user terminal, 14
Reference Signs List 1 second display unit 142 second transmission unit 143 reception unit 144 management unit 200
Management system 250... Virtual currency network system 310, 310a, 310b...
, 310c, 310d... information processing device, 710, 710a, 710b, 710c... first user, 720, 720a, 720b, 720c... first user terminal, 721... acquisition unit,
722... Determination unit 723... Instruction reception unit 724... First transmission unit 725... Display unit 730
... second user 740 ... second user terminal 741 ... output section 742 ... reception section 743
... second transmission unit 750 ... donation box 800 ... management system 1010 ... first user 1
020 First user terminal 1021 Acquisition unit 1022 Display unit 1023 Instruction reception unit 1024 Transmission unit 1025 Management unit 1040 Display 1100 Management system 1120 First user terminal , 1150... Management server, 1200... Management table, 1300... Management table, 1350... Management table.

Claims (7)

A management system that cooperates with a virtual currency network system,
The management system is
Obtaining product identification information for identifying a product and shelf identification information for identifying a shelf containing the product, and based on the product identification information and the shelf identification information, a payment amount for the product and a payee for the product. an acquisition unit that acquires account information used in the virtual currency network system;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit transaction data indicating virtual currency payment to the virtual currency network system based on the acquired information; and
A management system comprising management means for managing the history of the product according to transmission by the transmission unit. 2. The management system of claim 1, wherein the shelf identification information is beacon information. The system according to claim 1, wherein said shelf identification information is information indicated by a bar code. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said management means updates information on inventory management of said product according to transmission by said transmission unit. the product is food,
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said management means acquires information on calorie intake of said food according to transmission by said transmission unit. A control method for a user terminal that cooperates with a virtual currency network system,
to the user terminal,
Obtaining product identification information for identifying a product and shelf identification information for identifying a shelf containing the product, and based on the product identification information and the shelf identification information, a payment amount for the product and a payee for the product. a step of obtaining account information used in the virtual currency network system;
A control method comprising: transmitting transaction data indicating virtual currency payment to said virtual currency network system based on said acquired information; . A program for controlling a user terminal that cooperates with a virtual currency network system,
to the user terminal,
Obtaining product identification information for identifying a product and shelf identification information for identifying a shelf containing the product, and based on the product identification information and the shelf identification information, a payment amount for the product and a payee for the product. a step of obtaining account information used in the virtual currency network system;
A program for executing a step of transmitting transaction data indicating a virtual currency payment to the virtual currency network system based on the acquired information, and a step of writing the history of the product to a storage unit in response to the transmission.

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