KR102698489B1 - Electronic apparatus for intermediating time trade between multiple users based on time bank - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device for mediating time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank, comprising: a communication unit for communicating with multiple terminals of multiple users; and a control unit for mediating time transactions between the multiple users based on user inputs through the multiple terminals communicating with the communication unit, and when a user, who is a supplier, among the multiple users provides a service to another user, who is a demander, the time spent for the provided service is added to the account of the supplier, and the amount of time spent is deducted from the account of the demander, and the time spent for the service provided by the supplier to multiple demanders in a single time transaction is added to the account of the supplier so that the value is greater than the value of the same time spent for the service provided to the demander in a single different time transaction and smaller than the sum of multiple identical times spent for the service provided to each of the same multiple demanders in multiple different time transactions. According to this, a time transaction that satisfies everyone can be achieved in a one-to-many service transaction.

Description

{ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR INTERMEDIATING TIME TRADE BETWEEN MULTIPLE USERS BASED ON TIME BANK}

The present invention relates to an electronic device that provides service activities between multiple users and mediates time transactions to save time based on a time bank.

Time banks are social networks that compensate or pay for service activities such as help and service between multiple users outside of the market economy with the time spent. Time banks enable mutually beneficial service activities to continue within the community through such time transactions, and ultimately achieve the public welfare of the country, so attempts to apply them throughout society are increasing.

Time banks assume that the value of services and time for all users is the same. However, if one provider provides services to multiple users or multiple providers provide one service to one user, maintaining the same value of time for the service will result in unfair results, causing dissatisfaction among some users, and if dissatisfaction accumulates over a long period of time, it can cause users to leave the time bank.

Therefore, there is a growing demand that time should be valued so that each user can be satisfied in time transactions involving multiple users, such as the above-mentioned cases.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that mediates time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank, and that determines the value of time for a service action so that all users can be satisfied.

The above-described object of the present invention can be achieved by an electronic device that mediates time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank, comprising: a communication unit that communicates with multiple terminals of multiple users; and a control unit that mediates time transactions between the multiple users based on user inputs through the multiple terminals communicating with the communication unit, and when a user, who is a provider, of the multiple users provides a service to another user, who is a demander, adds the time spent for the provided service to the account of the provider, deducts the amount of the spent time from the account of the demander, and adds the time spent for one-to-many service transactions provided by the provider to multiple demanders in a single time transaction to the account of the provider so that the value is greater than the value of the same time spent for service transactions provided to the demander in a single different time transaction and less than the sum of multiple identical times spent for service transactions provided to each of the same multiple demanders in multiple different time transactions.

According to this, in a one-to-many service act, a time value that is less than the sum of the time taken for the service act provided individually to multiple users but greater than the time taken for the service act provided to a single user is added to the supplier's account, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

The above control unit deducts from the account of the demander the time taken for the multiple-to-one service acts provided by the multiple suppliers to the demander in the single time transaction so that the value thereof is greater than the value of the same time taken for the service acts provided by the multiple suppliers in the single different time transaction and less than the sum of the multiple same times taken for the service acts provided by each of the multiple identical suppliers in the multiple different time transactions.

According to this, in a one-to-many service transaction, a time value less than the sum of the times taken for each service provided by multiple suppliers but greater than the time taken for a service provided by a single supplier is deducted from the user's account, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

The above control unit, in the one-to-many service action, deducts the time spent for the one-to-many service action from each of the demanders' accounts, sets the time spent for the one-to-many service action as the minimum value, and adds a time determined within a range where the sum of the deducted times is the maximum value to the joint account of the supplier.

The above control unit, in the above multi-to-one service activity, adds the time required for the multi-to-one service activity to each supplier's account, and deducts a time determined within a range where the time required for the multi-to-one service activity is the minimum value and the sum of the added times is the maximum value from the joint account of the demander.

In this way, by utilizing a joint account in one-to-many or many-to-one service activities, the usability of the time bank can be improved because time can be shared with other users in the community.

The above control unit causes the time added to the account of the supplier based on the one-to-many service acts provided by the supplier to multiple first-party users to be used for a transaction in which another supplier provides one-to-many service acts to multiple second-party users, and the time added based on the one-to-many service acts provided to the multiple first-party users is converted based on the number of the multiple first-party users.

According to this, the time added in one-to-many service actions can be converted and used in other one-to-many service actions, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

The above-described purpose of the present invention is achieved by an electronic device for mediating time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank, comprising: a communication unit for communicating with multiple terminals of multiple users; and a control unit for mediating time transactions between the multiple users based on user inputs through the multiple terminals communicating with the communication unit, and when one of the multiple users, a provider, provides a service to another user, a demander, the time spent for the provided service is added to the account of the provider, and the amount of time spent is deducted from the account of the demander, and the time added to the account of the provider based on the one-to-many service transactions provided by the provider to multiple first demanders is used for a transaction in which another provider provides one-to-many service transactions to multiple second demanders, wherein the added time is converted based on the number of the multiple first demanders.

According to this, the time added in one-to-many service actions can be converted and used in other one-to-many service actions, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

The above control unit, in the one-to-many service action, deducts the time spent for the one-to-many service action from the account of each first demander, sets the time spent for the one-to-many service action as the minimum value, and adds the time converted based on the number of the plurality of first demanders to the account of the supplier within a range where the sum of the deducted times is the maximum value.

According to this, the time added in one-to-many service actions can be converted and used in other one-to-many service actions, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

According to the present invention, an electronic device for mediating time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank can be provided, which determines the value of time for a service action so that all users can be satisfied.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a sequence in which the electronic device of FIG. 1 mediates time transactions between multiple users.
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an interface that the electronic device of FIG. 1 provides to multiple terminals of multiple users.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the electronic device of FIG. 1 mediates one-to-one service actions and one-to-many service actions.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which the electronic device of FIG. 1 mediates many-to-one service actions and many-to-many service actions.
Figure 6 illustrates an example of the electronic device of Figure 1 utilizing a joint account in time trading.
Figure 7 illustrates an example of how the electronic device of Figure 1 utilizes time between different time transactions.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This is intended to describe in detail enough to enable a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs to to easily carry out the invention, and it is to be understood that the technical idea and scope of the present invention are not limited thereby.

Figure 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

An electronic device (1) mediates time transactions based on a time bank between multiple users through multiple terminals (100, 200) used by multiple users. The electronic device (1) may be provided as a server, etc. In FIG. 1, the electronic device (1) is illustrated as a single server, but may be implemented as two or more servers. In addition, although only two terminals (100, 200) are illustrated in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device (1) can mediate time transactions for additional terminals other than the two terminals (100, 200). However, for the convenience of explanation, the following description will describe a case where the electronic device (1) mediates time transactions between two terminals (100, 200).

The electronic device (1) includes a communication unit (3) for communicating with a plurality of terminals (100, 200). The communication unit (8) includes a communication circuit that operates in a wired manner. For example, the communication unit (8) may include a wired communication circuit that operates in a manner such as HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), USB (Universal Serial Bus), wired LAN (Local Area Network), etc., or may include a wireless communication circuit that operates in a manner such as RF (Radio Frequency), Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB (Ultra-Wide Band), and NFC (Near Field Communication).

The electronic device (1) includes a storage unit (9) for storing digitized data. The storage unit (9) includes a non-volatile storage capable of preserving data regardless of whether power is supplied, and a volatile memory into which data to be processed by the control unit (2) described below is loaded and which cannot preserving data if power is not supplied. The storage includes a flash memory, an HDD (Hard-Disc Drive), an SSD (Solid-State Drive), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc., and the memory includes a buffer, a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.

The electronic device (1) includes a control unit (2). The control unit (2) controls each component of the electronic device (1). The control unit (2) includes one or more hardware processors implemented as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), chipset, buffer, circuit, etc. mounted on a printed circuit board, and may be implemented as a SOC (System On Chip) depending on the design method.

The first terminal (100) includes a first terminal control unit (110), a first terminal communication unit (120), a first terminal display (130), and a first terminal input unit (140). The first terminal control unit (110) can be implemented as a processor, SOC, etc., like the control unit (2) of the electronic device (1), and controls each component of the first terminal (100) described below.

The first terminal communication unit (120) can communicate with the communication unit (8) of the electronic device (1) by including a wired or wireless communication circuit, such as the communication unit (8) of the electronic device (1).

The first terminal display (130) includes a display panel capable of displaying an image on the screen. The display panel is provided with a self-luminous structure such as OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes). The first terminal input unit (140) includes various types of input interface-related circuits that are provided so that the user can operate them to perform user input.

The first terminal input unit (140) can be configured in various forms depending on the type of electronic device (1), and for example, there are mechanical or electronic buttons of the electronic device (1), a touchpad, a touch screen installed on the first terminal display (130), etc. The user of the first terminal (100) can input various information required for time transactions through the first terminal input unit (140).

The second terminal (200) communicating with the electronic device (1) includes a second terminal control unit (210), a second terminal communication unit (220), a second terminal display (230), and a second terminal input unit (240). The description of the function and role of each component is the same as or similar to the description of the function and role of the components of the first terminal (200), and therefore, will be omitted for convenience of explanation.

The electronic device (1), the first terminal (100), and the second terminal (200) may include various components not shown in FIG. 1. For example, the electronic device (1) may also include a display for displaying an image, an input unit for receiving a user's input, and the like, like the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200). In addition, the electronic device (1), the first terminal (100), and the second terminal (200) may include a power supply unit for providing power required for the operation of each component. The power supply units of the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200) may include a battery that stores power and supplies power to each component of the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200) when necessary.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the control unit (2) of the electronic device (1) will be described in detail. The control unit (2) may include various configurations to mediate so that multiple users of multiple terminals (100, 200) can conduct time transactions under the time bank platform. For example, the control unit (2) may include a member management unit (3), a service transaction unit (4), a transaction recommendation unit (5), a time account unit (6), and a product transaction unit (7).

The member management department (3) can receive member registration information from multiple users of multiple terminals (100, 200) and proceed with member registration for multiple users. Member registration information includes the user's ID, email, password, user name, profile picture, etc. The member management department (3) allows the user to log in or log out of the time bank platform using the registered ID, etc.

The member management department (3) receives additional information other than the member registration information. For example, it receives the user's contact information, age, date of birth, gender, residence, service actions to be provided or received, time spent on service actions, etc. The member management department (3) can set up a user profile based on the additional information. Member registration information, additional information, user profile, etc. can be managed in the form of a lookup table.

The membership management department (3) transmits data regarding membership registration information, additional information, user profiles, etc. to at least one of the service transaction department (4) or transaction recommendation department (5).

The service transaction department (4) mediates time transactions between users based on various information, data, etc. received from the member management department (3). The service transaction department (4) may go through processes such as new transaction registration, transaction application, counterparty selection, transaction completion, and transaction confirmation to mediate time transactions between users. Below, each of the above processes will be described in detail assuming that the user is a supplier who intends to provide a service. However, this is for convenience of explanation, and thus can be applied equally when the user is a demander who intends to receive a service.

Users can register a new transaction by entering information on new transaction properties such as the type of service activity to be provided as a supplier, the time required for the service activity, the start/end date of the service activity, and the place of residence. New transaction registration may be automatically performed based on various information and data managed by the member management department (3). Even if a new transaction is registered, the supplier can change the new transaction by modifying the new transaction property information before the transaction application process and counterparty selection process described below are performed.

In the transaction application process, a registered transaction is selected. The supplier can wait until the demander selects the transaction he has registered, or he can search for and select the transaction registered by the demander himself. If multiple demanders have selected their transactions, the supplier can select one demander or all demanders depending on the type of service activity. The supplier can check the information about the selected transactions in a list.

The transaction application process may include a process in which the supplier directly selects the demander. That is, if the supplier wishes to provide a service to a specific demander, the supplier may search for that demander and select the demander directly.

The transaction is completed when the service is provided between the selected supplier and the demander during the transaction application process. Of course, the supplier can stop the transaction before the service is provided. In this case, the transaction application process will be returned.

The transaction is confirmed when the time taken for the service provided in the transaction completion process is reflected in the provider's account and the recipient's account. The provider's account is also updated and the time taken for the service is added, and the recipient's account is updated and the time taken for the service is deducted.

The time transaction process by the service transaction department (4) includes processes such as review writing and transaction search in addition to the processes described above. The review writing process is a process in which the supplier or demander writes a review or evaluates each other regarding the quality of the service provided, whether time compensation is provided, etc. in a confirmed transaction. The matters written or evaluated in the review writing process can be used when recommending the other party in the transaction recommendation department (5) described below.

The transaction recommendation department (5) recommends a suitable counterparty based on various information, data, etc. received from the member management department (3). For example, the transaction recommendation department (5) recommends at least one demander desired by the supplier. If a supplier whose residence is Asan can provide an errand, the transaction recommendation department (5) recommends at least one demander who resides in the same area and wants to receive the errand. The time taken for the errand entered by the supplier or demander can also be considered to recommend at least one suitable demander.

According to various embodiments, the transaction recommendation unit (5) can recommend a suitable counterparty through processes such as data collection, function application, and data analysis.

The data collection process refers to the process of receiving various information, data, etc. from the member management department (3), or extracting or processing additional data therefrom. For example, the transaction recommendation department (5) can categorize users based on the types of service acts provided by users, the time spent on service acts, their residence, their talent assets, and their previous time transaction history, based on various information and data received from the member management department (3). Here, talent assets can refer to degrees, licenses, and careers recognized by public institutions that the user has in relation to the service act.

The function application process includes a process of assigning scores to users by utilizing data categorized by users. The scores assigned to users can be derived by adding scores based on the user's talent assets and scores based on transaction frequency. The scores based on the user's talent assets can be set so that the maximum value does not exceed 2 if there is a talent asset, and the maximum value does not exceed 1 if there is no talent asset. In other words, the sigmoid function can be utilized.

The data analysis process includes a process of recommending the counterpart by analyzing the score given to each user through the function application process. For example, the transaction recommendation unit (5) sorts at least one user with a high score given through the function application process and recommends it to the supplier when the type of service activity of the user, the time taken for the service activity, the place of residence, etc. are input values. Of course, only one user with the highest score can be recommended.

The method by which the transaction recommendation unit (5) recommends a suitable counterparty to the user is not limited to the process of data collection, function application, data analysis, etc. described above. Therefore, the transaction recommendation unit (5) can recommend a suitable counterparty to the user through various processes according to the design method.

When conducting a time transaction by selecting a counterparty recommended by the transaction recommendation department (5), the process of transaction completion and transaction confirmation by the service transaction department (4) can be followed as explained above.

The time account section (6) manages the user's time account. The time account section (6) adds the time spent on the service act of the supplier to the supplier's account and deducts it from the user's account. The time account section (6) manages the user's account in real time and reflects the increase and decrease of time according to the time transaction. Depending on the design method, the time account section (6) may be included in the service transaction section (4).

Users pay time in return for service, but they can also provide time in their account to other users without receiving service. As a so-called gifting function, the time account (6) adds the gifted time to the account of another user who has received the gifted time, and deducts the gifted time from the account of the user who has gifted the time.

The product transaction section (7) allows users to trade products using the time accumulated in their account. The product may be a product that the user has put up for sale, or may be a product sold by the shopping mall if the time bank is linked to the shopping mall platform. The user can deduct the time accumulated in his or her account and obtain the product. According to various embodiments, the product transaction section (7) may go through the process of registering a new transaction, applying for a transaction, selecting a counterparty, completing a transaction, and confirming a transaction for product transactions using time. For example, in the process of a new transaction, the user may create a new transaction by entering new transaction properties such as the type of product to be provided as a product supplier, the time to be received in exchange for the product, etc., and in the process of applying for a transaction, the user may select a product registered by the supplier, and in the process of completing and confirming the transaction, the product is provided and time is paid. In other words, instead of the user obtaining the product, the user's account is updated and time is deducted, and the supplier's account is updated and time is added.

According to this embodiment, the electronic device (1) can mediate time transactions for services or goods between multiple users based on a time bank.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a sequence in which the electronic device (1) of FIG. 1 mediates time transactions between multiple users.

Each operation below is performed by the control unit (2) of the electronic device (1) controlling each component of the electronic device (1) or executing a program stored in the storage unit (9), but for convenience of explanation, it is described as being performed by the control unit (2).

The control unit (2) of the electronic device (1) receives service request information or service provision information from the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200) (S10). If the user of the first terminal (100) is a provider, service provision information regarding what service action will be provided and how much time was required for the service action is received from the first terminal (100). In addition, if the user of the second terminal (200) is a demander, service request information regarding what service action is desired and how much time was required for the service action is received from the second terminal (200).

The control unit (2) recommends the counterpart (S20). The control unit (2) may base the recommendation on user information. The user information is information about the supplier or the demander, and includes not only information and data received from the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200), but also SNS activity history such as content uploaded by the supplier or the demander on SNS (Social Network Service), and device usage history such as content played on the first terminal (100) and the second terminal (200). The control unit (2) may recommend at least one demander who is most suitable for the supplier, or may recommend at least one supplier who is most suitable for the demander. Of course, the control unit (2) may recommend one supplier or one demander, or match a supplier and a demander without a recommendation process.

When a supplier provides a service act (S30), the control unit (2) updates the demander's account and the supplier's account (S40). That is, the control unit (2) adds the time required for the service act to the supplier's account and deducts it from the demander's account.

The control unit (2) can collect evaluation information when the supplier and the demander have evaluated each other after the account update and reflect it in the counterpart recommendation process as described above with reference to Figure 1 (S50). For example, the transaction recommendation unit (5) in Figure 1 can be made to exclude suppliers or demanders with low evaluation scores from future recommendations.

According to this embodiment, the electronic device (1) can recommend a more suitable counterparty to the user by utilizing not only information directly input by the user but also information obtained from SNS, etc. In addition, since the evaluation of time transactions can be reflected when recommending counterparties, the reliability of time transaction mediation can be further improved.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an interface (30) that the electronic device (1) of FIG. 1 provides to multiple terminals (100, 200) of multiple users.

The service transaction unit (4) of the control unit (2) can provide a user interface (30) to multiple terminals (100, 200) to mediate time transactions between users. Depending on the design method, the service transaction unit (4) can further include a user interface generation unit, a user interface provision unit, etc.

A plurality of terminals (100, 200) can receive information about the user interface (30) from the electronic device (1) and display the user interface (30) on the display (130, 230), respectively. The user interface (30) can display various registered transactions as a list. For example, a transaction registered by a first user who is a supplier includes attributes such as whether the user is a supplier, a place of residence, a type of service activity, and time spent on the service activity. The user interface (30) can indicate that the registered transaction of the first user is available for application because it has not been selected by the user. However, if it is selected by another user, such as a registered transaction of a second or third user, the user interface (30) can indicate that the corresponding registered transaction is in progress, and if the service activity has already been provided or time compensation has been completed, the user interface (30) can indicate that the corresponding registered transaction has been completed or confirmed.

According to this embodiment, the electronic device (1) provides a user interface (30) for time trading to each terminal (100, 200), and each user can make various inputs for time trading while looking at the user interface (30), thereby improving the convenience of time trading.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the electronic device (1) of FIG. 1 mediates one-to-one service actions and one-to-many service actions, and FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which the electronic device (1) of FIG. 1 mediates many-to-one service actions and many-to-many service actions.

First, referring to (a) of Fig. 4, a one-to-one time transaction between a supplier (40) and a demander (50) will be explained. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the time required for a one-to-one service provided by a supplier (40) is 1 hour. For example, a supplier (40) can take care of a child of a demander (50) for 1 hour.

When a supplier (40) provides a service act to a user (50), the control unit (2) adds 1 hour spent on the one-to-one service act to the account (45) of the supplier (40) and deducts it from the account (55) of the user (50). In this way, in a one-to-one time transaction, the time spent on the service act and the time transacted are the same, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

Referring to (b) of Fig. 4, a one-to-many time transaction between a supplier (40) and a demander (50) is explained. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the supplier (40) provides a one-to-many service activity that takes 1 hour to 3 demanders (50). For example, the supplier (40) can give an online lecture to 3 demanders (50) for 1 hour.

The control unit (2) determines that the time (X) taken for a one-to-many service act provided by a supplier (40) to three demanders (50) in a single time transaction is equal to or greater than the value of the same time taken for a service act provided to one demander (50) in a single different time transaction, and is less than the sum of multiple identical times taken for service acts provided to each of the same three demanders (50) in multiple different time transactions. Then, the control unit (2) adds the determined time (X) to the account (45) of the supplier (40).

For example, the control unit (2) sets the time (X) to have a value that is equal to or greater than 1 hour spent for the service act provided by the supplier (40) to one consumer (50) and less than 3 hours, which is the sum of the times spent for the service act provided by the supplier (40) to each of three consumers (50). Then, the control unit (2) adds the set time (X) to the account (45) of the supplier (40).

According to this embodiment, in a one-to-many service act, the time (X) added to the account (45) of the supplier (40) is different from the 1 hour taken for the service act provided by the supplier (40). In addition, since the time (X) has a greater value than the 1 hour taken for the service act provided to one demander (50), it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

A supplier (40) according to various embodiments may use the time (X) charged to its account (45) for the time required for service acts provided by other suppliers in other transactions. The other transactions may include not only the one-to-one time transactions described above, but also the one-to-many time transactions of this embodiment. In addition, the other transactions may include the many-to-one time transactions and many-to-many time transactions described below.

Hereinafter, a time transaction between suppliers (40) and consumers (50) will be described with reference to (c) of Fig. 5. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that three suppliers (40) provide a one-to-many service action that takes 1 hour to consumers (50). For example, three suppliers (40) can perform a service action for 1 hour in which it is difficult to move an item of a consumer (50) individually, but can move it easily if they cooperate.

The control unit (2) determines that the time (Y) required for a multi-to-one service act provided by three suppliers (40) to a consumer (50) in a single time transaction is equal to or greater than the value of the same time required for a service act provided by one supplier (40) in a single different time transaction, and is less than the sum of multiple identical times required for service acts provided by each of the same three suppliers (40) in multiple different time transactions. Then, the control unit (2) deducts the determined time (Y) from the account (55) of the consumer (50).

For example, the control unit (2) sets a time (Y) that is equal to or greater than 1 hour spent for a service act provided by one supplier (40) to a consumer (30) and less than 3 hours, which is the sum of the times spent for the service acts individually provided by each of the three suppliers (40) to the consumer (50). Then, the control unit (2) deducts the set time (Y) from the account (55) of the consumer (50).

According to this embodiment, in a one-to-many service activity, the demander (50) pays a time (Y) of lesser value than the sum of the time required for the service activities provided by three suppliers (40), so that a time transaction can be satisfactory to everyone.

A supplier (40) according to various embodiments may use the time charged to its account (45) for the time required for service acts provided by other suppliers in other transactions. The other transactions may include one-to-many time transactions as described above.

Hereinafter, a time transaction between suppliers (40) and consumers (50) will be described with reference to (d) of Fig. 5. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that two suppliers (40) provide a many-to-many service activity that takes 1 hour to three consumers (50). For example, two suppliers (40) can cooperate to repair the buildings of each of the three consumers (50) for 1 hour.

In this case, the control unit (2) adds a time (Xa) of value that is less than the sum of 3 hours required for the service acts individually provided by one supplier (40) to three consumers (50), but greater than 1 hour required for the service acts provided by one supplier (40) to one consumer (50), to the accounts (45) of each of the two suppliers (40).

The control unit (2) deducts from each account (55) of three users (50) a time (Ya) that is less than the sum of 2 hours required to individually receive service from two suppliers (40), but greater than 1 hour required to receive service from one supplier (40).

According to this embodiment, even in a many-to-many time transaction, a time transaction that satisfies everyone can be achieved.

Figure 6 illustrates an example of the electronic device (1) of Figure 1 utilizing a joint account in time trading.

Referring to (e) of Fig. 6, a case in which a joint account (46) is utilized in a one-to-many time transaction between a supplier (40) and a demander (50) is explained. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the supplier (40) provides a one-to-many service activity that takes one hour to three demanders (50). For example, the supplier (40) can give an online lecture to three demanders (50) for one hour.

That is, in the one-to-many service action, the control unit (2) deducts 1 hour spent in the one-to-many service action from each demander's (50) account (55), sets 1 hour spent in the one-to-many service action as the minimum, and adds a set amount of time to the joint account (46) of the supplier (40) within the range of 3 hours, which is the sum of the deducted times, as the maximum. For example, the time added to the joint account (46) of the supplier (40) may be 2 hours, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the remaining 1 hour may be added to the account (45) of the supplier (40).

Hereinafter, with reference to (f) of Fig. 6, a case in which a joint account (56) is utilized in a multi-to-one time transaction between suppliers (40) and consumers (50) is described. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that three suppliers (40) provide a multi-to-one service activity that takes 1 hour to one consumer (50). For example, three suppliers (40) can divide each part of the consumer's (50) building and repair each part for 1 hour.

That is, in the case of a multi-to-one service, the control unit (2) adds 1 hour for the multi-to-one service to each supplier's (40) account, and deducts a set time from the joint account (56) of the demander (50) within a range where the minimum value is 1 hour for the multi-to-one service and the maximum value is 3 hours, which is the sum of the added 1 hour. For example, the time deducted from the joint account (56) of the demander (50) may be 2 hours, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the remaining 1 hour may be deducted from the account (55) of the demander (50).

Multiple users (40, 50) are included in a community, circle, etc., and are given the right to use a joint account (46, 56). Therefore, the control unit (2) provides convenience so that multiple users (40, 50) can share the time of the joint account (46, 56) in different transactions.

In this way, by utilizing a joint account (46, 56) in one-to-many or many-to-one service activities, time can be shared with other users in the community, thereby improving the usability of the time bank.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of how the electronic device (1) of FIG. 1 utilizes time between different time transactions.

As illustrated in Fig. 7, the control unit (2) can add the time (Xb) required for a one-to-many service action provided by the supplier (40) to three first users (80) in a one-to-many service action to the special account (47) of the supplier (40).

The control unit (2) allows the supplier (40) to utilize 1 hour added to the special account (47) of the supplier (40) when the supplier (40) participates as a demander in a time transaction in which another supplier (70) provides a service to two second demanders (90). In this case, the control unit (2) converts the 1 hour added to the special account (47) based on the number of three first demanders (80) and utilizes it. For example, the control unit (2) converts the 1 hour added to the special account (47) of the supplier (40) into 1/3 hour corresponding to three people, and adds 1/3 hour to the account (75) of the other supplier (70). Finally, 1 hour, which is the time required for the service provided to two second demanders (90), is added to the account (75) of the other supplier (70).

Here, the service provided by the supplier (40) and the service provided by another supplier (70) may be of the same type. In addition, the service may have an irreversible characteristic in that at least one supplier may provide the service to multiple users, such as a lecture, performance, or game, but conversely, multiple users may not provide the service of the same value to the supplier.

That is, the control unit (2) allows the supplier (40) to participate in other time transactions in which similar service acts are provided, but allows the 1 hour spent on the service act provided by the supplier (40) to be converted and used according to the number of first demanders (80).

According to this, the supplier (40) can use the time (Xb) added to the special account (47) in a one-to-many service transaction in a one-to-many service transaction by another supplier (70), so that a time transaction that satisfies everyone can be made.

According to various embodiments, the control unit (2) may add 1 hour spent on a service act provided by a supplier (40) to one first user (80) in the above-mentioned one-to-many service act to an account (45), and may also add the time (Xb) exceeding this to a special account (47). Of course, the control unit (2) may convert the time (Xb) added to the special account (47) according to the number of first users (80) and use it for other time transactions of the same service act.

According to various embodiments, the control unit (2), in a one-to-many service action, deducts 1 hour spent in the one-to-many service action from the account (85) of each first user (80), sets 1 hour spent in the one-to-many service action as the minimum, and adds time converted based on the number of multiple first users (80) to the account of the supplier (47) within a range where 3 hours, which is the sum of the 1 hour deducted, is the maximum.

According to this, the time added in one-to-many service actions can be converted and used in other one-to-many service actions, so it can be a time transaction that satisfies everyone.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways within the scope of the claims.

1: Electronic devices
2: Control section
3: Membership Management Department
4: Service Transaction Department
5: Trading Recommendation Department
6: Time Account Book
7: Goods Trading Department
8: Communication Department
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In an electronic device that mediates time transactions between multiple users based on a time bank,
A communication unit for communicating with multiple terminals of multiple users; and
Based on user input through the multiple terminals communicating with the above communication unit, time transactions between the multiple users are mediated,
When a supplier, one of the above multiple users, provides a service to another user, the first user, the time required for the provided service is added to the supplier's account, and the amount of time required is deducted from the first user's account.
In a single time transaction, the time required for the one-to-many first service acts provided by the supplier to the plurality of first demanders is added to the supplier's account so that the value thereof is equal to or greater than the value of the same time required for the first service acts provided to the first demanders in a single different time transaction, and is less than the sum of the multiple same times required for the first service acts provided to each of the same plurality of first demanders in multiple different time transactions.
The above control unit,
Deduct the time required for the first service act from each of the above first demanders' accounts, set the time required for the first service act as the minimum, and add a time determined within the range where the sum of the deducted times is the maximum to the joint account of the above supplier.
An electronic device that deducts from the joint account the amount of time required for a one-to-many second service act provided to multiple second demanders including the supplier from another supplier. In the first paragraph,
The control unit is an electronic device that deducts from the account of the first user the time taken for the multiple third service acts provided by the multiple suppliers to the first user in the single time transaction so that the value of the same time taken for the third service acts provided by the multiple suppliers in the single different time transaction is equal to or greater than the value of the same time taken for the third service acts provided by the multiple suppliers in the multiple different time transactions. delete In the second paragraph,
The above control unit is an electronic device that adds the time required for the third service act to each of the suppliers' accounts for the third service act, and deducts a time determined within a range where the time required for the third service act is the minimum value and the sum of the added times is the maximum value from the joint account of the first user. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit,
An electronic device in which the time added based on the first service act provided to the plurality of first users is converted based on the number of the plurality of first users.
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