WO2020121446A1

WO2020121446A1 - Sales assisting server, method for controlling same, and program

Info

Publication number: WO2020121446A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/045719
Authority: WO
Inventors: 友秀原口; 郡司　貴浩
Original assignee: 本田技研工業株式会社
Priority date: 2018-12-12
Filing date: 2018-12-12
Publication date: 2020-06-18

Abstract

The present invention provides a sales assisting server for an energy product including renewable energy, the sales assisting server being provided with: a user-information management means for managing user information of a user; an incentive-condition determining means for determining a condition for an incentive awarded for purchasing the energy product, per unit amount of the energy product provided at a shop that sells the energy product, on the basis of credit transaction information associated with circulation of the renewable energy and shop information of the shop; a receiving means for receiving purchase information concerning the purchase of the energy product from a user terminal of the user; and an awarding means for awarding an incentive to the user on the basis of the purchase information and the incentive condition.

Description

Sales support server, its control method, and program

The present invention relates to a sales support server, a control method thereof, and a program.

Conventionally, fossil fuels such as gasoline have been used as fuels for automobiles, but from the perspective of global warming countermeasures, renewable electricity and biofuels ・Renewable fuels represented by carbon offset alternative fuels such as e-fuel Use of energy is recommended.

For example, in Patent Document 1, by calculating the CO2 emission amount associated with the use of the sold fuel and offsetting the CO2 emission right equivalent to the CO2 emission amount from the CO2 emission right previously acquired by the fuel distributor, We are proposing a method to virtually eliminate CO2 emissions when using fuel sold to customers.

In addition, Patent Document 2 proposes a method of notifying users of the CO2 reduction amount using a membership point card for the purpose of promoting the sale of 100% biomass ethanol automobile fuel.

JP 2004-152138 A JP, 2007-287112, A

▽ Nationally, measures such as incentives to producers and importers of low-carbon strength electricity/alternative fuels, and legislation are being developed. However, the method of acquiring and utilizing the incentives is left to each business operator, and the method is currently limited as a method that leads to the expansion of the use of renewable energy by general users.

Therefore, the present invention aims to improve the convenience of general users to obtain and use incentives for the purpose of further expanding the use of renewable energy.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configurations. That is, a sales support server for energy products including renewable energy,
User information management means for managing user information of users,
The energy product provided at the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product, based on the transaction information of the credit associated with the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product. An incentive condition determining means for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of
Receiving means for receiving purchase information regarding purchase of the energy product from the user terminal of the user,
And a granting unit for granting an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of general users for obtaining and using incentives, which accompanies the use of renewable energy.

The accompanying drawings are included in the specification and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.
The figure which shows the whole outline|summary of the system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of each apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of the software structure of each apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure for demonstrating the flow of the data which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the incentive condition determination process which concerns on this invention. The flowchart of the incentive provision process which concerns on this invention.

An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the configurations and the like shown below are examples, and the present invention is not limited to these. In the following embodiments, carbon offset alternative fuel will be described as an example. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable not only to the carbon offset alternative fuel but also to other renewable energy such as renewable electric power (renewable energy product).

[About credit]
In companies and the like, for example, for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gases, efforts are being made to reduce the amount of emissions to below a certain amount. On the other hand, if the target reduction amount cannot be achieved, the amount that cannot be achieved is offset by purchasing credits (carbon offset).

Fossil fuels are used as fuel for automobiles, for example. In response to these trends, it has been recommended to use alternative fuels such as biofuels in line with recent eco-consciousness. As one of these measures, it is sometimes required as a standard that the fuel contains a certain amount of renewable fuel (for example, ethanol). Fuel producers buy and sell renewable fuels that are used to produce fuel, and the associated credits are based on greenhouse gas reductions achieved by consuming them as alternatives to fossil fuels. For example, carbon credits) are issued. The issued credit can be used for offsetting the above-mentioned emission amount, and can be traded between traders separately from the renewable fuel. The transaction price of credits fluctuates according to the supply and demand between the traders. Such tradable credits include, for example, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) and the California Air Resources Board (LCFS) LCFS (low carbon fuel) standard. Can be mentioned.

The following embodiments according to the present invention will be described in consideration of the above credit transaction.

<First Embodiment>
[System overview]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overall outline of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the system according to the present embodiment, the sales support server 100, the user terminal 200, the store terminal 300, and the carbon intensity information disclosure server 400 are communicably connected via the Internet 500. The sales support server 100 collects and manages information on stores that sell alternative fuels, information on users who purchase alternative fuels, and the like, and performs processing relating to sales promotion of alternative fuels. The user terminal 200 is, for example, an information processing terminal operated by a user who purchases or uses alternative fuel, and examples thereof include a PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile PC, and a dedicated terminal. It is not limited. The store terminal 300 is an information processing device used in each store of a supplier that purchases and sells alternative fuel, and examples thereof include a PC and a dedicated terminal, but are not particularly limited thereto. The store terminal 300 does not necessarily have to be present at the place where the store is located. The carbon intensity information disclosure server 400, which functions as a fuel information disclosure server, publishes the carbon intensity information of the fuel including the alternative fuel as the fuel information. Specifically, it indicates the amount of carbon dioxide emission generated with respect to the amount of fuel consumed. The carbon intensity information disclosure server 400 is provided by, for example, a public organization, and the disclosure information is secured.

In FIG. 1, one device is shown for each of the above devices, but more devices may be provided depending on the number of stores, the number of users, the processing load distribution, and the like.

[Example of hardware configuration]
(Information processing device)
A hardware configuration example of each device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Here, the information processing apparatus 10 that can operate as the sales support server 100, the user terminal 200, and the shop terminal 300 will be described as an example. Here, all of them are described as having the same configuration, but they may have different configurations.

The information processing device 10 is configured to include a CPU 11, a RAM 12, a ROM 13, an HDD 14, a display device 15, an input device 16, and a NIC 17. The respective parts are communicatively connected to each other via an internal bus 18. The CPU 11 controls the entire information processing device 10. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 12 is a volatile storage area and is used as a work memory or the like. The ROM (Read Only Memory) 13 is a non-volatile storage area and holds various programs and data. The HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14 is a non-volatile storage area and holds various data.

The display device 15 displays various data to the user. The input device 16 receives inputs and operations from the user. An NIC (Network Interface Card) 17 controls communication with an external device via the Internet 500 and transmits/receives various data. In the communication method here, wired/wireless communication methods are not limited, and various communication methods may be combined.

[Software configuration example]
A configuration example of software of the information processing apparatus that functions as the sales support server 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, each processing unit is realized by the CPU 11 included in the information processing device 10 reading and executing a program stored in a storage unit such as the HDD 14. The databases (DB) may be configured in different storage units or may be configured in one storage unit.

The sales support server 100 according to the present embodiment includes a user information management unit 101, a user information acquisition unit 102, a store information management unit 103, a store information acquisition unit 104, a store information provision unit 105, an incentive condition management unit 106, and an incentive condition determination. It includes a unit 107, an incentive giving unit 108, a transaction information management unit 109, a transaction information acquisition unit 110, and a carbon intensity information acquisition unit 111. Further, the sales support server 100 is configured to include a user information DB 112, a store information DB 113, an incentive condition DB 114, a transaction information DB 115, and a carbon intensity information DB 116.

The user information management unit 101 manages various user information stored in the user information DB 112. Further, the user information management unit 101 registers and updates user information in response to a request from the user. The user information acquisition unit 102 acquires user information from the user via the user terminal 200 and causes the user information DB 112 to register the user information. For example, the user information acquisition unit 102 may provide a UI (User Interface) or the like when the user registers user information as a Web page.

The store information management unit 103 manages various store information stored in the store information DB 113. The store information acquisition unit 104 acquires store information from the store side via the store terminal 300 and registers it in the store information DB 113. For example, the store information acquisition unit 104 may provide a UI or the like for registering store information on the store side as a Web page. The store information providing unit 105 provides store information managed in the store information DB 113 and incentive conditions managed in the incentive condition DB 114 in response to a request from the user. As the store information provided here, for example, based on the position of the user (user terminal 200), the position information of the store near the position and the information of the fuel product (energy product) to be handled can be provided. In addition, the incentive conditions provided here include information on incentives obtained when purchasing fuel products at corresponding stores. The incentive conditions may include those determined for each store and those determined for each fuel product handled in that store.

The incentive condition management unit 106 manages a condition (hereinafter, referred to as “incentive condition”) used when determining an incentive according to a purchase of a fuel product by a user in the incentive condition DB 114. The incentive condition is, for example, the amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) emission generated according to the components (for example, alcohol mixture concentration) of the alternative fuel constituting the fuel product, or the CO2 from the reference value depending on the use of the fuel product. It is a condition for determining the incentive to be granted, which is defined according to the reduction amount. The reference value here is, for example, the amount of CO2 generated per unit, which is defined when the fossil fuel is consumed. Therefore, as the CO2 reduction amount, a relative value reduced when the alternative fuel is used may be used with respect to this value. Specifically, the incentive per unit amount of the purchased fuel product is used. The incentive condition determining unit 107 determines an incentive condition used for determining an incentive to be given according to a fuel product or the like handled in a store. Information about the incentive conditions determined here may be provided to the user who is supposed to purchase the fuel product. The incentive giving unit 108 gives an incentive to the user based on the incentive condition determined by the incentive condition determining unit 107, the purchase history of the fuel product of the user, and the like. The incentive provided here is managed in the user information DB 112 in association with the user.

The transaction information management unit 109 manages various transaction information held in the transaction information DB 115. The transaction information here corresponds to credit transaction information that is issued and traded along with the distribution of a renewable fuel (for example, ethanol) contained as a component in a fuel product. The credits here include credits that can be bought and sold in a market transaction between traders, and one example thereof is the renewable identification number (RIN) described above. Further, the transaction information management unit 109 registers and updates the information in the transaction information DB 115 using the transaction information acquired at appropriate times. The transaction information acquisition unit 110 exchanges transaction information with the store terminal 300 in a timely manner and acquires credit transaction information. The transaction information may be acquired from an external server (not shown) as published market information in addition to the store terminal 300. The transaction information acquired here is held in the transaction information DB 115. The carbon strength information acquisition unit 111 acquires carbon strength information from the carbon strength information disclosure server 400. The carbon strength information acquired here is held in the carbon strength information DB 116. As described above, the carbon intensity information indicates, for example, the amount of CO2 emission generated with respect to the amount of alternative fuel consumed.

Note that each unit of the sales support server 100 shown in FIG. 3 may be configured by load balancing in a plurality of information processing devices. Further, each database is not limited to the configuration held by the server itself having each unit, and may be configured in a device communicably connected via a network. In this case, the server can acquire necessary information by accessing an external device and referring to various databases. Further, it may be configured such that a part of the means shown in FIG. 3 is realized on the terminal device side (or an application in the terminal device).

[Data flow]
The flow of various data between each device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that in FIG. 4, the data transmission/reception timing is not strictly specified, and the data transmission/reception timing and the number of times may be changed or moved back and forth according to the generation timing of a request or the like.

The sales support server 100 acquires carbon strength information from the carbon strength information disclosure server 400. The acquisition here may be performed periodically, or may be performed at a predefined timing. As described above, the carbon intensity information here includes the carbon intensity information of the alternative fuel. Since alternative fuels have different manufacturing processes and raw materials depending on the manufacturer, it is desirable to obtain carbon intensity information for each.

Next, the data communication between the sales support server 100 and the store terminal 300 will be described. The store terminal 300 transmits its own store information to the sales support server 100. The store information here includes, for example, store location information, business hours, prices of fuel products handled at the stores (for example, unit price), product characteristics (for example, types of fossil fuel, renewable fuel, etc.), quality (For example, alcohol mixture concentration), campaign information in stores, and the like. Further, the store terminal 300 transmits transaction information regarding purchase of the alternative fuel purchased by the company to which the store terminal 300 belongs to the sales support server 100. The transaction information here includes the amount of credit held by the trader, the transaction price thereof, and the like. In addition, although the example in which the transaction information is provided from the store terminal 300 is shown here, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a trader who manages a plurality of stores collectively provides the transaction information from another terminal. May be.

The sales support server 100 performs a process of determining an incentive condition based on the information acquired from the carbon strength information disclosure server 400 and the store terminal 300. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, the user terminal 200 transmits user information registered and managed by the sales support server 100 based on a user operation. Examples of the user information here include a user account, authentication information (password, etc.), name, age, sex, living area, information of owned vehicle, contact information (e-mail address, etc.). Further, in addition to the position (address) of the base, when the user terminal 200 is a mobile terminal (moving body) such as a smartphone, the position information at that time may be periodically acquired.

The sales support server 100 provides store information to the user terminal 200 based on store information and user information managed by itself. The store information here includes information on a store near the position of the user (user terminal 200), product information handled at the store, campaign information at the store, incentive conditions at the store, and the like. The product information may include information on how much the purchase and use of each product affects the environment (CO2 reduction amount, etc.). The timing of providing may be due to a request from the user terminal 200, or may be provided at preset times or intervals.

When the user purchases a fuel product at any of the stores, the user terminal 200 acquires information about the purchase (hereinafter referred to as “purchase information”) and sends it to the sales support server 100. Here, the purchase information includes the purchased fuel product, the purchase amount, the purchase store, the purchase date and time, the purchase price, the position information (for example, the position of the purchase store), and the like.

The sales support server 100, in response to receiving the purchase information from the user terminal 200, performs an incentive giving process of giving an incentive obtained by the purchase. Then, the user terminal 200 is notified of the information about the granted incentive. The notification here may be given at predetermined intervals, or may be given as a response at the timing when the purchase information is received.

[Provision of store information to user terminals]
The sales support server 100 according to the present embodiment provides the user terminal 200 with store information of stores that sell fuel products. As an example of the providing method here, a form in which the user terminal 200 assumes a mobile terminal such as a smartphone will be described. The user terminal 200 can include various applications, and here it is assumed to include an application (not shown) that can cooperate with the sales support server 100. With this application, it is possible to acquire information on a store near the location according to the location information by the GPS (Global Positioning System) function of the user terminal 200. It is possible to provide the user with the product information of the fuel product associated with the store and the incentive information (incentive condition) obtained by the purchase.

Further, in addition to store information, the sales support server 100 may provide various advertisements related to products and stores via an application. Further, the route to the store, the required time, the congestion status of the store, etc. may be provided together.

Also, the application may provide information regarding eco-enlightenment activities. For example, a predetermined point may be given as an example of an incentive from the purchase history of fuel products related to the alternative fuel in the past, and the relationship with other users may be displayed in a ranking format according to the point. In this case, for example, the user information management unit 101 may provide ranking information by an application based on the user information held in the user information DB 112. Further, the notification may be made such that the applied incentive condition differs depending on the points or rank. This may encourage users to enjoy their eco-friendly activities and contributions.

[Obtain purchase information]
The user terminal 200 acquires information on fuel products purchased by the user. Various methods can be cited as the acquisition method here. For example, the user terminal 200 is provided with a camera function (not shown), and the user terminal 200 takes an image of a paper receipt acquired at the time of purchasing a product. In this case, for example, an OCR (Optical Character Recognition/Reader) function may be provided on the user terminal 200 side, and characters may be extracted by the OCR function and transmitted to the sales support server 100. Alternatively, the user terminal 200 may transmit the receipt image to the sales support server 100, and the sales support server 100 may perform the OCR process on the image data.

Alternatively, instead of the paper receipt, the store may be provided with electronic data regarding purchase information. For example, a bar code or a QR code (registered trademark) including purchase information may be displayed on the store side, and the purchase information may be acquired by reading these with the camera function of the user terminal 200.

Alternatively, the purchase information may be acquired from payment information such as credit card or electronic money used when purchasing the fuel product.

[Incentive]
The incentive according to this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, an incentive is given to the user according to the purchase/use of the fuel product including the alternative fuel. The incentive here is, for example, points given according to the amount of CO2 reduction, the return cost (cash) calculated from the relationship between the content of the alternative fuel contained in the purchased fuel product and the market price of credits. Back) and discount services. Further, the discount service may be a fuel product (energy product) including an alternative fuel, and may be a service that can be used when purchasing or receiving a product (for example, a vehicle or a service) that is eco-friendly. .. Further, the incentive does not have to be limited to the one unique to the trader to which the shop selling the fuel product belongs, and may be, for example, one that can be mutually used by the traders.

[Processing flow]
(Incentive condition determination process)
With reference to FIG. 5, a flow of processing for determining incentive conditions used when determining incentives to be given according to purchase of a fuel product in the sales support server 100 will be described. This processing is realized by the CPU 11 of the sales support server 100 reading and executing the program stored in the HDD 14 or the like, and operating as the incentive condition determining unit 107 shown in FIG.

In S501, the incentive condition determination unit 107 acquires store information from the store information DB 113. The store information here includes product information handled in the store. Further, the product information includes components and price (unit price) of the fuel product, inventory capacity in the store, available supply amount, and the like. When the fuel product is a packaged product, the capacity per unit may be used. Further, when the amount (upper limit) that can be sold per customer is set during the campaign, the information may be included. The component of the product is specifically the content of the alternative fuel, and an example of the alternative fuel is ethanol as a renewable fuel.

In S502, the incentive condition determination unit 107 acquires carbon strength information from the carbon strength information DB 116. Specifically, the carbon strength information acquired here corresponds to the carbon strength information regarding the alternative fuel included in the fuel product acquired in S501.

At S 503, incentive condition determination unit 107 acquires transaction information from transaction information DB 115. The transaction information acquired here corresponds to the amount of credits held by the company operating each store, the transaction price of the credits themselves, and the like.

In S504, the incentive condition determining unit 107 determines an incentive condition for determining an incentive to be given when the fuel product is purchased at the target store, based on the product information, the carbon intensity information, and the transaction information. The incentive conditions here are determined according to the CO2 emission amount that can be calculated based on the content of the alternative fuel in the product, the credits owned by the vendor, the profit of the vendor, and the like. Note that the incentive condition determined here is not limited to one and may be plural. For example, since the transaction price of credits fluctuates from moment to moment, a plurality of incentive conditions may be determined so that different incentives are given according to the timing of purchasing fuel products, the total purchase amount, and the like. When determining the incentive condition, it is not necessary to use all the above-mentioned information, and any one may be used.

In S505, the incentive condition determination unit 107 stores the incentive condition determined in S504 in the incentive condition DB 114 and holds it. The determined incentive condition may be stored in association with each store, or may be stored as being commonly used in a plurality of stores. Alternatively, it may be held in association with the conditions of the user to be applied. The user condition here may be based on the user's rank, the use history of the alternative fuel, and the like as described above. Then, this processing flow ends.

(Incentive giving process)
With reference to FIG. 6, a flow of processing for giving an incentive in accordance with a product purchase in the sales support server 100 will be described. This processing is realized by the CPU 11 of the sales support server 100 reading and executing the program stored in the HDD 14 or the like, and operating as the incentive providing unit 108 illustrated in FIG. 3.

In S601, the incentive providing unit 108 acquires the purchase information transmitted from the user terminal 200. As described above, the purchase information acquired here may be character information obtained as a result of applying OCR processing or the like, or may be image data such as a receipt.

In S602, the incentive giving unit 108 reads the user information of the user corresponding to the purchase information from the user information DB 112.

In S603, the incentive providing unit 108 reads out the corresponding incentive condition from the incentive condition DB 114 based on the information on the store or the purchased product indicated by the purchase information and the corresponding user information. For example, the incentive condition to be read may be specified according to the rank of the user or the purchase history.

In S604, the incentive giving unit 108 determines an incentive to be given to the corresponding user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.

In S605, the incentive giving unit 108 holds the determined incentive in the user information DB 112 in association with the user information.

In S606, the incentive giving unit 108 notifies the user terminal 200 of the contents of the given incentive. The notification method here may be, for example, transmission to a mail address registered by the user as user information, or an application (not shown) provided in the user terminal 200 or a web page (provided by the sales support server 100). The configuration may be such that it is displayed (not shown). Then, this processing flow ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the incentive condition for determining the incentive is determined based on the renewable energy included in the fuel product and the transaction information on the renewable energy. Further, in accordance with the purchase of the fuel product, the incentive is given based on the incentive condition and the purchase information. As a result, the general user can be provided with an appropriate incentive according to the fuel product purchased and used, and the convenience of the general user in obtaining and using the incentive can be improved.

<Other embodiments>
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which a low carbon alternative fuel is assumed as the alternative fuel (renewable energy). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and renewable energy products such as wind power generation and solar power generation may be targeted. For example, instead of the amount of CO2 reduction, it may be applied to a product that can reduce the emission of dust and components that affect environmental pollution. Alternatively, when electric power derived from photovoltaic power generation is purchased as an alternative to electric power derived from thermal power generation, it may be operated so as to give an incentive according to the purchase amount.

Further, in the above example, a smartphone is taken as an example of the user terminal, but other devices such as wearable terminals and devices that consume fuel products (for example, vehicles, two-wheeled vehicles, four-wheeled vehicles), in-vehicle devices, etc. may also be used. Good.

Also, information that encourages the use of the incentive given by the above process may be provided. For example, if the granted incentive is available in the store, the store information about the store may be presented to the user terminal. In addition, when the incentive can be used at a place other than the store where the fuel product is purchased, the user terminal (for example, an application) may be notified of the location or a notification prompting the use of the incentive. For example, the donation destination for environmental activities, the sales destination for incentives for the purchase of environmentally friendly products, the access destination of Web contents for environmental activities, and the like.

<Summary of Embodiments>
1. The sales support server (for example, 100) of the above embodiment is a sales support server for energy products including renewable energy,
User information management means (for example, 101, 112) for managing user information of users,
The energy product provided at the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product, based on the transaction information of the credit associated with the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product. Incentive condition determining means (for example, 107) for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of
Receiving means (for example, 15, 108) for receiving purchase information related to the purchase of the energy product from the user terminal (for example, 200) of the user,
The present invention is characterized by further comprising an giving unit (for example, 108) for giving an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.

With this embodiment, it is possible to improve the convenience of general users for obtaining and using incentives, which accompanies the use of alternative energy.

2. In the sales support server according to the above embodiment, the purchase information includes a store that has purchased an energy product, information on the energy product, and information on a purchase amount.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately give an incentive according to the amount of energy products purchased by general users.

3. In the sales support server according to the above-described embodiment, the receiving unit receives, as the purchase information, a receipt image of a receipt relating to purchase or information obtained as a result of OCR (Optical Character Recognition/Reader) processing of the receipt image. Is characterized by.

According to this embodiment, an incentive can be acquired by a simple operation by a general user.

4. In the sales support server according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the sales support server further includes notifying means (for example, 15) for notifying the user terminal of the incentive given by the giving means.

According to this embodiment, a general user can easily recognize the incentive information given.

5. In the sales support server of the above embodiment, a collection unit (eg, 104) that collects store information about the store from the store,
Store information managing means (for example, 103, 113) for managing the store information collected by the collecting means,
It further comprises a providing unit (for example, 105) for providing the user with the store information managed by the store information managing unit.

According to this embodiment, general users can easily obtain information on stores that handle fuel products including reusable fuel.

6. In the sales support server of the above-described embodiment, the store information provided by the providing unit is position information of the store, information of energy products sold at the store, information about incentive conditions associated with the store, And at least one of information on incentive conditions associated with the energy product.

With this embodiment, it becomes possible for general users to refer to the information on the stores handling energy products in more detail and according to the purpose.

7. In the sales support server of the above embodiment, the energy product information includes at least one of product name and price information.

This embodiment enables general users to refer to information on energy products in more detail and according to their purpose.

8. In the sales support server of the above embodiment, the renewable energy is renewable fuel, and the incentive condition determining means determines the incentive to be given to the user based on the component and capacity of the energy product. It is characterized by determining incentive conditions for

According to this embodiment, it is possible to determine appropriate incentive conditions according to the components and capacity of the purchased energy product.

9. In the sales support server according to the above embodiment, the renewable fuel is bioethanol.

This embodiment makes it possible to promote the use of bioethanol.

10. In the sales support server according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the transaction information includes market price information in a credit market transaction.

According to this embodiment, the incentive condition can be appropriately determined according to the market price information of the credit transaction market.

11. In the sales support server of the above-described embodiment, ranking means (for example, 101, 112) that determines the rank between users according to the increase or decrease of the incentive given to the user,
It is characterized by further comprising presentation means (15, 101) for sharing and presenting the ranks determined by the ranking means to the users.

With this embodiment, it becomes possible for general users to have fun while enlightening the environment and promoting the use of renewable energy.

12. The control method of the sales support server (for example, 100) of the above-mentioned embodiment is a control method of the sales support server for energy products including renewable energy,
A user information management step of managing user information of users,
The energy provided in the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product, based on the transaction market information of the credit accompanying the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product. An incentive condition determination process for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of the product,
A receiving step of receiving purchase information regarding purchase of the energy product from the user terminal (for example, 200) of the user,
The present invention is characterized by further comprising an giving step of giving an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.

13. The program of the above-mentioned embodiment is a computer (for example, 10),
User information management means (for example, 100, 112) for managing user information of users,
Provided at the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product based on the transaction market information of the credit accompanying the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product containing the renewable energy. Incentive condition determining means for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of the energy product,
Receiving means (for example, 15, 108) for receiving purchase information regarding the purchase of the energy product from the user terminal (for example, 200) of the user,
Granting means (eg 108) for granting an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.
To function as.

Claims

A sales support server for energy products including renewable energy,
User information management means for managing user information of users,
The energy product provided at the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product, based on the transaction information of the credit associated with the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product. An incentive condition determining means for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of
Receiving means for receiving purchase information regarding purchase of the energy product from the user terminal of the user,
A sales support server comprising: a granting unit that grants an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.
The sales support server according to claim 1, wherein the purchase information includes a store that purchased the energy product, information on the energy product, and information on the purchase amount.
The receiving unit receives, as the purchase information, a receipt image of a receipt related to purchase or information obtained as a result of OCR (Optical Character Recognition/Reader) processing of the receipt image. Sales support server described in.
The sales support server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sales support server further has a notification unit that notifies the user terminal of the incentive given by the giving unit.
Collection means for collecting store information about the store from the store,
Store information managing means for managing store information collected by the collecting means,
The sales support server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a providing unit that provides the user with store information managed by the store information managing unit.
The store information provided by the providing unit is associated with the location information of the store, information about energy products sold at the store, information about incentive conditions associated with the store, and the energy product. The sales support server according to claim 5, wherein the sales support server includes at least one of information regarding the incentive conditions.
The sales support server according to claim 6, wherein the energy product information includes at least one of product name and price information.
The renewable energy is renewable fuel,
8. The incentive condition determining means determines an incentive condition for determining an incentive given to a user on the basis of a component and a capacity of the energy product. Sales support server described in.
The sales support server according to claim 8, wherein the renewable fuel is bioethanol.
The sales support server according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the transaction information includes market price information in a market transaction of credit.
Ranking means for determining a rank between users according to increase or decrease of the incentive given to the users,
The sales support server according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: a presenting unit that presents the rank determined by the ranking unit to a user in a shared manner.
A method for controlling a sales support server for energy products including renewable energy, comprising:
A user information management step of managing user information of users,
The energy provided in the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product, based on the transaction market information of the credit accompanying the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product. An incentive condition determination process for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of the product,
A receiving step of receiving purchase information regarding purchase of the energy product from the user terminal of the user,
A control method comprising: an giving step of giving an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.
Computer,
User information management means for managing user information of users,
Provided at the store, which is given to the purchase of the energy product based on the transaction market information of the credit accompanying the distribution of the renewable energy and the store information of the store that sells the energy product containing the renewable energy. Incentive condition determining means for determining the incentive condition per unit amount of the energy product,
Receiving means for receiving purchase information regarding purchase of the energy product from the user terminal of the user,
A program for causing the user to function as an imparting means for imparting an incentive to the user based on the purchase information and the incentive condition.