JP2024002012A - Storage container, recycle management system, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage container capable of reducing a load required to develop a program for performing management related to resource recovery.SOLUTION: A terminal device is provided in a storage container for storing an object to be recovered, and the terminal device includes a user identification information acquisition part for acquiring user identification information for identifying a user who charges the object into the storage container, an article identification information acquisition part for acquiring article identification information attached to the object made close to the storage container, a charging detection part for detecting whether the object is charged into a charging path of the storage container, and a storage part for storing the user identification information, the article identification information and a detection result of the charging detection part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a storage container, a recycling management system, and an information processing method.

Some packaging materials for products such as food and detergents are made from recyclable materials. Such packaging materials can be collected and reused as resources after the product has been used by a user.
A system for managing the history of discarded and recovered packaging materials has also been devised (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this system, various modules such as a scanner module that scans tags, a camera module, and an RF reader module are installed on mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablets owned by users, and when collecting packaging materials, they can be collected. The target is scanned with a tag, imaged with a camera, etc.

JP2021-131620A

However, when a mobile terminal is equipped with various modules to manage collected history, it is necessary to develop an application program compatible with the hardware of the mobile terminal. The type of mobile terminal that a user uses differs depending on the user. Therefore, the installed OS (operating system) and the version of the OS differ depending on the model of the mobile terminal. Therefore, service providers need to prepare application programs according to the OS type and version, and when the OS version is updated, they must prepare application programs according to the updated version. You need to prepare. Further, the application program may differ depending on the model of the mobile terminal. Therefore, the burden of developing a program for managing resource recovery increases.
Further, the application program needs to be downloaded by the user, and if the application program is updated, the updated application program needs to be downloaded.

The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a storage container, a recycling management system, and an information processing system that can reduce the burden of developing a program for managing resources related to resource recovery. provide a method.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is that a terminal device is provided in a storage container that stores objects to be collected, and the terminal device identifies a user who puts the object into the storage container. a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information that is attached to the object; an article identification information acquisition unit that acquires article identification information given to the object that is brought close to the storage container; The storage container includes an input detection section that detects whether the article has been input into a route, and a storage section that stores the user identification information, the article identification information, and the detection results of the input detection section.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is a recycling management system including a storage container provided with a terminal device and accommodating objects to be collected, and a privilege management server, wherein the terminal device stores the objects in the storage container. a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user who makes an input; an article identification information acquisition unit that acquires article identification information given to the object brought close to the storage container; an input detection unit that detects whether or not the object has been input into the input path of the storage container; and when the article identification information is obtained and the detection result of the input detection unit indicates that the object has been input; , a benefit granting unit that transmits benefit granting data indicating that a benefit is granted to the user identification information, and the benefit management server transmits the user identification information and benefit information indicating the granted benefit. The recycling management system includes a user information storage section that stores the information in association with each other, and an update section that updates the privilege information stored in the user information storage section based on the privilege data received from the terminal device.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is an information processing method that is executed by a computer, which is a terminal device, in a storage container that stores objects to be collected, the information processing method being performed by a user who identifies a user who puts the object into the storage container. obtains identification information, obtains article identification information given to the object brought close to the storage container, detects whether or not the object is thrown into the insertion path of the storage container, and detects the user identification information. This is an information processing method for storing information, the article identification information, and the detected detection result.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden of developing a program that performs management related to resource recovery.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a storage container 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the storage container 10 when viewed from the side. It is an external view showing packaging material P which is an example of a target object. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of a recycling management system S including a storage container 10. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating the functions of devices provided in the storage container 10. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the recycling management system S. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the recycling management system S. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the recycling management system S. FIG.

Hereinafter, a recycling management system using a storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a storage container 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The storage container 10 stores objects to be collected. The objects to be collected are, for example, packaging materials made of recyclable materials. Packaging materials include food and beverage packages, containers for toiletry products, refillable containers for detergent, etc., and are made at least partially of plastic. By collecting such packaging materials, the materials can be recycled into a reusable state.

At least one such storage container 10 is installed at a collection base where objects are collected. The collection base is a base where the storage container 10 is installed, and may be any one of a store, a commercial facility, a public facility, etc., for example.

A tablet terminal 11 is provided on an inclined surface 10a above the middle stage of the storage container 10 in the height direction. The tablet terminal 11 is attached to the inner circumferential surface side of the container 10 along the inclined surface 10a. The display screen of the tablet terminal 11 is attached so as to face the outer surface of the container 10. Here, a transparent material is used for a portion of the inclined surface 10a that corresponds to the display screen of the tablet terminal 11, so that the display screen of the tablet terminal 11 can be visually recognized from outside the container 10.

The input port 12 is arranged below the position where the tablet terminal 11 is arranged on the inclined surface 10a. The longitudinal direction of the input port 12 is arranged along the side of the inclined surface 10a in the waterside direction. The length in the longitudinal direction and the length in the lateral direction of the input port 12 are determined to be arbitrary sizes, and here, the size is set to a size that allows insertion of the object to be accommodated.
By putting the objects to be accommodated through the input port 12, the objects are accumulated inside the storage container 10.

A door 13 is provided at the lower part of the inclined surface 10a on a surface continuous from the lower end of the inclined surface 10a. The door 13 is locked and can be unlocked and opened using a key carried by a person in charge of collection at a collection agency. By opening the door 13, objects accumulated inside the storage container 10 can be recovered.
Further, the door 13 is provided with a window portion 13a. A transparent material is used for the window section, and the objects accumulated in the container 10 can be visually recognized from the outside of the container 10.

Above the inclined surface 10a, a bulletin board 14 is provided on a surface continuous from the upper end of the inclined surface 10a. The main surface of the bulletin board section 14 is attached along the vertical direction, and the bulletin board posted on the bulletin board section 14 can be viewed by the user who uses the storage container 10. In the bulletin board section 14, the bulletin board may be attached with an adhesive or an adhesive material, or the bulletin content may be printed directly on the bulletin board surface.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the storage container 10 when viewed from the side.
The touch panel 11a of the tablet terminal 11 is attached so as to be parallel to the inclined surface 10a. The tablet terminal 11 is provided with a camera 11b. The imaging range of the camera 11b is set to capture images of the area outside the inclined surface of the container 10. This camera 11b is provided on the same surface as the display screen of the touch panel 11a.

The guide member 12a is provided so as to extend from the input port 12 and to be inclined downward inside the storage container 10. In the guide member 12a, the object inputted from the input port 12 is conveyed along the slope of the guide member 12a, and falls into the storage part 17 from the end of the guide member 12a. The guide member 12a regulates the route along which objects input from the input port 12 are conveyed.

The optical sensor 15 is provided on the lower surface side of the guide member 12a, and detects whether or not the inserted object has passed over the guide member 12a. A hole is provided in a part of the guide member 12a, and the light emitted from the optical sensor 15 passes through the hole, so that the emitted light passes from the lower surface side to the upper surface side of the guide member 12a. If the object has not passed, the optical sensor 15 does not receive the reflected light of the emitted light, and therefore detects that the object has not passed. On the other hand, when the object is conveyed along the upper surface of the guide member 12a and reaches the position of the optical sensor 15, the light emitted from the optical sensor 15 is reflected by the object. The optical sensor 15 detects that the object has passed by receiving this reflected light.

A weight sensor 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the storage container 10. Weight sensor 16 detects the weight of the object accommodated in accommodation section 17 . The weight sensor 16 detects the amount of objects accommodated in the accommodation section 17 by detecting the weight. The weight of each packaging material accumulated in the storage section 17 may be approximately several grams, so if the measurement accuracy of the weight sensor 16 is high to a certain extent, measurement can be performed with less error. .

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a packaging material P which is an example of a target object. The packaging material P is, for example, a container into which a liquid (product) such as detergent, shampoo, etc. can be placed. This packaging material P is recycled by being opened by a user, the contained liquid being refilled into another bottle, etc., and then folded and thrown into the storage container 10.
The packaging material P is used as a container by stacking film-like sheets and pasting together the outer periphery. Moreover, since the packaging material P is put into the storage container 10 after the contained liquid has been discharged, the packaging material P becomes a thin planar shape by being folded. Therefore, it becomes easy to charge the container into the charging port 12 of the storage container 10.
A part of the outer surface of the packaging material P is assigned an area Pa to which article identification information is attached. The article identification information is information for identifying the product contained in the packaging material P, is represented by a barcode, and is printed in the area Pa. The article identification information only needs to be able to identify the product contained in the packaging material P, and for example, a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code may be used. Moreover, the identification information may be information that identifies each packaging material P individually.

FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of the recycling management system S including the storage container 10.
The recycling management system S includes a tablet terminal 11, a user terminal 20, a privilege management server 30, an SNS server 40, a product information management server 50, a distribution server 60, a collection management server 70, a gift server 80, A distribution server 90 is communicably connected via a network N.
The packaging material P is put into the storage container 10.
Network N includes at least one of the Internet, 4G, 5G, etc. The network N is connected by wire, but at least a portion thereof may be connected wirelessly.

The tablet terminal 11 is provided in the storage container 10.
The user terminal 20 is a terminal device owned by a user, and is, for example, a smartphone.
The privilege management server 30 stores user information of the user who puts the packaging material P into the storage container 10. User information corresponds to information about the user (user identification information, name, address, telephone number, email address used for logging in to the SNS server 40, password, etc.) and benefits granted to the user (points, etc.) It has a user information storage section that stores the user information.
Further, the privilege management server 30 includes an updating section that updates the privilege information stored in the user information storage section based on the privilege data received from the terminal device (tablet terminal 11).
The benefit management server 30 realizes the function of the benefit management server 30 by using an existing server that provides services such as campaign application management and point management, and adding necessary functions in the recycling management system S. You can do it like this.

The SNS server 40 provides a communication service for exchanging messages between a plurality of user terminals 20. The exchange of messages is at least one of a chat format, a voice call, and the like. The SNS server 40 causes the mobile messenger application software to be downloaded in response to a request from the user terminal 20, and allows messages to be sent and received between the plurality of user terminals 20 on which this application software is installed. As the SNS server 40, for example, a server that provides SNS (Social networking service) can be used.

The product information management server 50 stores product information. The product information includes JAN code, product name, product code, manufacturer name, price, etc.

The distribution server 60 stores product information. The distribution server 60 receives and stores a product code from a terminal device or server of a manufacturer that manufactures products using the packaging material P. When a new product is released, the distribution server 60 additionally receives and stores the product information.

The collection management server 70 receives a detection result transmitted from the tablet terminal 11 that detects the amount of the object (packaging material P) placed in the storage container 10 . Based on the detection result, when the amount of packaging material P stored in the storage container 10 exceeds a reference value, the collection management server 70 sends a terminal device owned by a collection company to unpack the packaging material P from the storage container 10. An instruction to collect the material P is transmitted together with the installation location of the storage container 10. The collection management server 70 stores the installation location of the storage container 10 and the tablet ID, which is the identification information of the tablet terminal 11, in association with each other, and based on the tablet ID of the tablet terminal 11 that is the source of the detection result, The installation location can now be specified.

In response to a request from the user terminal 20, the gift server 80 transmits a digital benefit corresponding to the number of points to be exchanged to the user terminal 20. Digital benefits include points, coupons, etc. that can be used as electronic money.

The distribution server 90 distributes various messages to the SNS server 40. The distribution server 90 can perform various inputs from the management terminal of the administrator who manages the account that the privilege management server 30 has on the SNS server 40. For example, a content distribution request can be made to an account of a user who can send messages to and from the privilege management server 30 account, after specifying distribution conditions. Thereby, content can be distributed to the accounts of users who meet the distribution conditions among the accounts of many users. For example, after specifying the range of the remaining number of points held, it is possible to distribute content corresponding to the number of points (for example, content introducing redeemable benefits, etc.). Furthermore, content can be distributed by specifying user attributes as conditions.

FIG. 5 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating the functions of devices provided in the storage container 10.
Inside the container 10, the tablet terminal 11 is communicably connected to an optical sensor 15 and a weight sensor 16, respectively. This connection may be wireless or wired.
The communication unit 110 communicates with the optical sensor 15 and the weight sensor 16, respectively. Further, the communication unit 110 communicates with the user terminal 20, the privilege management server 30, the product information management server 50, and the collection management server 70 via the network N.
The communication unit 110 transmits the detection results of the weight sensor 16 to the collection management server.

The storage unit 111 stores various data.
The storage unit 111 stores user identification information, article identification information, and detection results of the input detection unit 116. The user identification information may be anything that can identify the user of the user terminal 20, such as an email address used to log in to the SNS server 40, an individual identification number assigned to the user terminal 20, and benefits. Any one of the user IDs etc. assigned to each user by the management server 30 may be used.
The storage unit 111 includes a storage medium such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access read/write). e Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), or these Constructed by any combination of storage media.
This storage unit 111 can use, for example, a nonvolatile memory.

The input unit 112 inputs various data. The input unit 112 is a touch panel, and receives input according to the content of the user's operation.
The camera 113 captures an image of the object that is thrown into the slot 12 . Here, before the packaging material P, which is the object, is put into the input port 12, the user holds the camera 113 up so that the area Pa of the packaging material P is included in the imaging range of the camera 113. An image is taken of a range including area Pa. The camera 113 is the camera 11b in FIG.

The user identification information acquisition unit 114 acquires user identification information that identifies the user who puts the object into the storage container 10. The user identification information acquisition unit 114 may acquire user identification information transmitted from the benefit management server 30 or may acquire user identification information transmitted from the user terminal 20.

The article identification information acquisition unit 115 acquires article identification information given to the object brought close to the container 10 . For example, when the packaging material P held up to the camera 113 is imaged by the camera 113, the article identification information acquisition unit 115 recognizes the area Pa from the captured image obtained from the camera 113, and images the area Pa. It is obtained by extracting article identification information by analyzing the information.
The article identification information acquisition unit 115 extracts the barcode attached to the object from the image captured by the camera 113, and performs product information management to determine whether or not product information corresponding to the extracted barcode is registered. Query the server and get the query results.

The input detection unit 116 detects whether an article has been input into the input path of the storage container. The article is, for example, an object to be collected.
For example, when a detection signal indicating that the reflected light of the light emitted from the optical sensor 15 is not received based on the detection result from the optical sensor 15, the input detection unit 116 detects the target object. If it is determined that the target portion has not passed, and a detection signal indicating that the reflected light has been received is obtained, it is determined that the target portion has not passed. Note that the determination as to whether or not the object has passed may be made by the insertion detection unit 116, or may be made by the optical sensor 15, and the determination result may be acquired by the insertion detection unit 116.

The benefit granting unit 117 generates a benefit indicating that a benefit will be granted to the user identification information when the article identification information is obtained and the detection result of the insertion detection unit 116 indicates that the object has been inserted. Send grant data. The privilege granting unit 117 transmits specific grant data to the privilege management server 30.
The privilege granting unit 117 detects that the product information corresponding to the JAN code (barcode) is registered in the product information management server 50, and the detection result of the insertion detection unit 116 indicates that the object has been inserted. In this case, the privilege management server 30 may transmit privilege grant data indicating that the privilege is to be granted to the user identification information.
When transmitting benefit granting data to the benefit management server 30, the benefit granting unit 117 may transmit the benefit granting data after storing the user identification information, article identification information, and the detection result of the input detection unit 116 in the storage unit 111. . Thereby, a log of the user's loading status of packaging material P can be stored in the tablet terminal 11.

The control unit 118 controls each part of the tablet terminal 11.

The output unit 119 outputs various information. For example, the output unit 119 is a display panel, and displays various information on the display panel based on instructions from the control unit 118.
The output section 119 and the input section 112 may be configured by touch panels. The touch panel in this case may be, for example, the touch panel 11a in FIG. 2.

In the tablet terminal 11, the functions of the communication section 110, input section 112, user identification information acquisition section 114, article identification information acquisition section 115, insertion detection section 116, benefit provision section 117, control section 118, and output section 119 are implemented by, for example, a CPU. (Central Processing Unit) or a dedicated electronic circuit.

Here, since the optical sensor 15 and the weight sensor 16 are communicably connected using the tablet terminal 11, the functions of the container 10 can be realized with a simple configuration. In particular, a general-purpose product can be used as a tablet terminal, and functions necessary for the recycling management system S can be implemented by installing application programs for performing various processes on the tablet terminal.
Even if a plurality of storage containers 10 are provided, by preparing tablet terminals of the same model or several types and installing them in the storage container 10, the number of types of application programs to be developed does not increase. It can be suppressed as follows. This eliminates the need to develop many types of application programs to achieve the same function, and the load of updating and managing application programs can be reduced.

6 to 8 are sequence diagrams illustrating the operation of the recycling management system S. The flow of member registration and point acquisition will be explained using FIG. 6.

<Member registration>
The user operates the user terminal 20 and inputs an instruction to access the privilege management server 30. For example, the user terminal 20 accesses the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a web page published by the benefit management server 30 based on an instruction from the user (step S101). Here, user information for identifying the user terminal 20 (here, for example, an e-mail address and password for logging into the SNS server 40) is also transmitted to the benefit management server 30. The user's e-mail address and password may be registered in advance in the benefit management server 30 from the user terminal 20 at the stage of starting to use the recycling management system S.

The privilege management server 30 transmits the e-mail address, password, and registration request of the user terminal 20 to the SNS server 40 in response to the access from the user terminal 20 (step S102).

Upon receiving the email address, password, and registration request from the benefit management server 30, the SNS server 40 performs membership registration processing to use the SNS server 40, and sends a notification of completion of membership registration to the benefit management server 30. (Step S103). In membership registration, for example, the user account of the user terminal 20 that is separately registered on the SNS server 40 and the account on the SNS server 40 assigned to the benefit management server 30 are registered as parties with which messages can be exchanged. It is processing. Thereby, the user terminal 20 is registered as a user who can receive a benefit from the benefit management server 30 in accordance with putting the packaging material P into the storage container 10.

〈Acquire points〉
The tablet terminal 11 displays a two-dimensional barcode for entry on the display screen in a standby state (step S110).
The user accumulates the packaging material P after using the purchased product, brings it to the base where the storage container 10 is installed, activates the camera function of the user terminal 20, and uses the tablet terminal 11 of the storage container 10. The two-dimensional barcode for entry displayed on the display screen is imaged (step S111).
By analyzing the imaged two-dimensional barcode, the user terminal 20 extracts the container ID assigned to the container 10 displaying the two-dimensional barcode and the URL of the privilege management server 30 ( Step S112). The storage container ID may be assigned to each storage container 10, or the tablet ID assigned to the tablet terminal 11 provided in the storage container 10 may be used as the storage container ID.

The user terminal 20 uses the character string including the extracted URL and the container ID as the URL, and uses the user information (email address and password for logging into the SNS server 40) assigned to the user terminal 20 as the URL. (Step S113).
The privilege management server 30 temporarily stores the container ID and user information. This makes it possible to understand the relationship between the storage container 10 and the user terminal 20. That is, it is possible to specify the location where the storage container 10 is installed and the user who uses the container 10 at that location.

The benefit management server 30 accesses the SNS server 40 based on the email address and password in response to the access from the user terminal 20 (step S114). As a result, a talk screen that allows messages to be sent and received between the account of the user terminal 20 and the account of the privilege management server 30 is displayed on the user terminal 20, and a message is sent from the privilege management server 30 to the user terminal 20. It becomes possible to send.
When the privilege management server 30 receives a response to the login from the SNS server 40 (step S115), based on the temporarily stored storage container ID, the privilege management server 30 selects the tablet accommodated in the storage container 10 to which the storage container ID is assigned. The temporarily stored user information is transmitted to the terminal 11 (step S116).

Upon acquiring the user information from the privilege management server 30 (step S117), the control unit 118 of the tablet terminal 11 switches the operation screen and then starts the camera 113 (step S118). As a result, a message such as "Please hold up the barcode of the container to be loaded" is displayed on the display screen of the tablet terminal 11, for example.

In accordance with the message displayed on the tablet terminal 11, the user brings the barcode of the packaging material P close to the imaging range of the camera 113 to take an image (step S119).
The camera 113 of the tablet terminal 11 images the barcode of the packaging material P. The article identification information acquisition unit 115 of the tablet terminal 11 extracts the barcode given to the packaging material P from the image captured by the camera 113 (step S120), and registers the product information corresponding to the extracted barcode. The product information management server 50 is inquired as to whether or not the information is stored (step S121), and the result of the inquiry is obtained from the product information management server 50 (step S122). Here, the product information management server 50 transmits the determination result of whether or not product information corresponding to the barcode is registered to the tablet terminal 11 as an inquiry result.

When the control unit 118 of the tablet terminal 11 receives an inquiry result indicating that product information corresponding to the barcode is registered from the product information management server 50, it transmits an activation signal to the optical sensor 15. The optical sensor 15 is switched on (step S123).
Then, the control unit 118 displays a message on the display screen saying, "Reading completed. Please put the target container into the input port."

The user inserts the packaging material P into the input port 12 according to the message displayed on the tablet terminal 11 (step S124).
When the optical sensor 15 receives reflected light from the inserted packaging material P, it outputs a detection result that the packaging material P has been inserted to the tablet terminal 11 . When the control unit 118 of the tablet terminal 11 acquires the detection result indicating that the packaging material P has been inserted, it counts up the amount (number) of packaging materials P that have been inserted (step S125).

When the control unit 118 counts up the amount of input, it provides benefits with an inquiry result indicating that the product information corresponding to the barcode is registered and a detection result indicating that the packaging material P has been input. 117. When the product information corresponding to the barcode is registered and a detection result indicating that the packaging material P has been inserted is obtained, the benefit granting unit 117 decides to grant a benefit to the user identification information. The benefit grant data shown is transmitted to the benefit management server 30 (step S126, step S127). Here, when the product information corresponding to the barcode is registered and a detection result indicating that the packaging material P has been inserted is obtained, the privilege granting unit 117 stores the user identification information and the article identification information. and the detection result indicating that the packaging material P has been inserted may be stored in the storage unit 111. Thereby, the history of inputs made by the user can be stored not only in the privilege granting unit 117 but also in the tablet terminal 11.

When the privilege management server 30 receives the privilege award data from the tablet terminal 11, it updates the number of points associated with the user information by adding the number of awarded points (step S128).

Next, the flow of weight management will be explained using FIG. 7.

<Weight management>
When the storage container 10 is installed at a base, the collection management server 70 acquires the tablet ID of the tablet terminal 11 of the installed storage container 10, and stores the tablet ID in the storage unit within the collection management server 70. It is stored as the storage container ID of the container 10. As a result, the tablet terminal 11 to be managed is registered in the collection management server 70 (step S201).
When the timing to transmit the detection result of the weight sensor 16 arrives, the tablet terminal 11 acquires the detection result of the weight from the weight sensor 16 (step S202), and sends the detection result and tablet ID to the collection management server 70. Transmit (step S203).
Upon receiving the weight detection result and the tablet ID, the collection management server 70 stores the weight detection result and the tablet ID in association with each other (step S204).

Here, the timing of transmitting the detection result of the weight sensor 16 may be the timing when the packaging material P is put in, the timing when a predetermined time has arrived, or the timing at which the detection result of the weight sensor 16 is transmitted. It may be the timing when the time interval arrives.

Next, the flow of point management and distribution will be explained using FIG. 8.

<Point management>
The user operates the user terminal 20 and inputs an instruction to access the my page of the privilege management server 30. Based on instructions from the user, the user terminal 20 accesses the URL of the benefit management server 30 and transmits user information (email address and password for logging into the SNS server 40) and a request to view my page ( Step S301).
When the privilege management server 30 receives a request to view my page along with user information from the user terminal 20, it accesses the SNS server 40 based on the user information and transmits a my page login request based on the user information (step S302).
The SNS server 40 performs user authentication based on the login request, and if login is permitted, transmits the requested my page data to the privilege management server 30 (step S303).

Upon acquiring the my page data according to the user information from the SNS server 40, the privilege management server 30 transmits the acquired my page data to the requesting user terminal 20 (step S304).
When the user terminal 20 receives the my page data from the benefit management server 30, it displays the my page screen on the display screen (step S305).
The user of the user terminal 20 refers to my page and inputs data specifying the number of points to be exchanged and the benefits to be exchanged within the range of the number of points that the user owns. The user terminal 20 transmits a point exchange request to the benefit management server 30 based on the point exchange request input by the user (step S306). The request for point exchange includes, for example, used point data indicating the number of points to be exchanged, and benefit designation data specifying the benefit to be exchanged. When the benefit management server 30 receives the usage point data and benefit designation data from the user terminal 20, it transmits the usage point data and benefit designation data to the gift server 80 along with a request for point exchange (step S307).

When the gift server 80 receives a request for point exchange from the benefit management server 30, it transmits the digital benefit to be exchanged to the benefit management server 30 based on the used point data and benefit designation data that are transmitted together with the point exchange request. (Step S308).
When the benefit management server 30 receives (acquires) the digital benefit from the gift server 80 (step S308), the benefit management server 30 calculates the number of points stored in association with the user identification information of the user terminal 20 that is the source of the exchange request, based on the usage point data. The number of points corresponding to the usage point data is subtracted from (step S309). The benefit management server 30 then transmits the digital benefit to the user terminal 20 (step S310).
Thereby, the user terminal 20 can acquire the benefit and display it on the screen.

<delivery>
When the distribution condition and content to be distributed are specified from the administrator's management terminal, the distribution server 90 transmits the specified distribution condition and content to the SNS server 40 (step S350).
When the SNS server 40 receives the distribution conditions and content from the distribution server 90, the SNS server 40 extracts users who match the distribution conditions from among the user accounts associated with the accounts on the benefit management server 30, and transfers the extracted accounts to The content is distributed to (step S351).
As a result, the content is distributed from the distribution server 90 to the user terminals 20 of users who meet the specified distribution conditions. For example, content can be distributed depending on the user.

According to the embodiment described above, since the tablet terminal 11 images the barcode of the packaging material P, the process of acquiring the barcode from the packaging material P can be performed on the tablet terminal 11. There is no need to install a function to acquire the barcode of the packaging material P. In addition, since the tablet terminal 11 acquires the consignment information corresponding to the barcode or checks whether the product information exists, the user terminal 20 acquires the consignment information corresponding to the barcode or checks the existence of the product information. There is no need to confirm the presence.
This eliminates the need to install functions used when using the recycling management system S in the user terminal 20, so there is no need to develop different application programs for each OS or model of the user terminal 20. Here, it is sufficient to prepare an application program according to the functions installed in the tablet terminal 11, so that the burden of developing the application program can be reduced. For example, if one tablet terminal 11 is provided in the storage container 10 and an application program is installed on one tablet terminal, it can be used by a plurality of users. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare an application program according to the OS and model of each user terminal 20 of a plurality of users who use one storage container 10.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the two-dimensional barcode for entry is displayed on the display screen of the tablet terminal 11, but the two-dimensional barcode for entry is printed on a print medium and the two-dimensional barcode for entry is displayed on the display screen of the tablet terminal 11. It may be pasted on any position (for example, the bulletin board 14). This allows the user terminal 20 to image the two-dimensional barcode for entry printed on the print medium, so the tablet terminal 11 needs to always display the two-dimensional barcode for entry while on standby. disappears.

Further, in the above embodiment, the two-dimensional barcode for entry is displayed on the display screen of the tablet terminal 11, but the user identification information is displayed on the user terminal 20, and the camera 113 is displayed on the tablet terminal 11. The user identification information acquisition unit 114 may accept the user's login and acquire the user identification information by capturing the image.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the weight sensor 16 is used to detect the storage capacity, but other sensors may be used as long as they function as a storage capacity detection section that detects the storage capacity. . For example, an ultrasonic sensor may be used as the storage capacity detection section to detect the storage capacity.
When using an ultrasonic sensor, it is attached above the housing section 17 of the housing container 10. The ultrasonic sensor transmits ultrasonic waves in the direction toward the bottom of the container 10 and receives the reflected waves, thereby measuring the distance L to the object present on the bottom side of the container 10. When nothing is stored in the storage container 10, the longest distance L is detected. The larger the amount of packaging materials P accumulated in the storage section 17, the more the packaging materials P are piled up, and the higher the height of the upper part of the packaging materials P becomes. Therefore, as the amount of packaging material P that is accommodated increases, the distance L measured by the ultrasonic sensor becomes shorter. By measuring the distance L, the distance sensor can detect a storage amount indicating how much packaging material P is stored in the storage container 10.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the user terminal 20 can accumulate points and receive benefits by accessing the benefit management server 30 using the URL. Therefore, even when the user terminal 20 is used in the recycling management system S, there is no need for the user to install a special application program. As a result, the operator of the recycling management system S only has to manage the application programs of the tablet terminal 11, so there is no need to develop different application programs depending on the OS or model of the user terminal 20.

The functions of the user terminal 20 or the functions of the tablet terminal 11 in the embodiments described above may be realized by a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. Note that the "computer system" herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a storage medium that dynamically stores a program for a short period of time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. It may also include a device that retains a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory inside a computer system that is a server or client in that case. Further, the above-mentioned program may be one for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions, or may be one that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system. It may be realized using a programmable logic device such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and includes designs within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Storage container, 10a... Inclined surface, 11... Tablet terminal, 11a... Touch panel, 11b... Camera, 12... Inlet, 12a... Guide member, 13... Door, 13a... Window part, 14... Bulletin board part, 15... Light Sensor, 16...Weight sensor, 17...Accommodation unit, 20...User terminal, 30...Benefit management server, 40...SNS server, 50...Product information management server, 60...Distribution server, 70...Collection management server, 80...Gift server , 90...Distribution server, 110...Communication unit, 111...Storage unit, 112...Input unit, 113...Camera, 114...User identification information acquisition unit, 115...Article identification information acquisition unit, 116...Insertion detection unit, 117...Bonus Giving unit, 118...control unit, 119...output unit

Claims (7)

A terminal device is provided in a storage container that accommodates the object to be collected,
The terminal device is
a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user who puts the object into the storage container;
an article identification information acquisition unit that acquires article identification information given to the object brought close to the storage container;
an input detection unit that detects whether the object has been input into the input path of the storage container;
a storage unit that stores the user identification information, the article identification information, and the detection result of the input detection unit;
A storage container with. The terminal device is
When the article identification information is obtained and the detection result of the insertion detection unit indicates that the object has been inserted, benefit provision data indicating that a benefit will be granted to the user identification information; The container according to claim 1, further comprising a privilege granting unit that transmits the user identification information and privilege information indicating the granted privilege to a privilege management server that stores them in association with each other. The storage container includes a storage amount detection unit that detects a storage amount of the object placed in the storage container;
The storage container according to claim 2, further comprising a communication unit that transmits the detection result of the storage capacity detection unit to a collection management server. The terminal device is
a camera that captures an image of the object to be thrown;
The article identification information acquisition unit extracts a barcode attached to the object from the image captured by the camera, and performs product information management to determine whether product information corresponding to the extracted barcode is registered. query the server,
The storage container according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the article identification information together with the user identification information when the product information is registered. The storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the terminal device is a tablet terminal. A recycling management system including a storage container provided with a terminal device and containing objects to be collected, and a privilege management server,
The terminal device is
a user identification information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information for identifying a user who puts the object into the storage container;
an article identification information acquisition unit that acquires article identification information given to the object brought close to the storage container;
an input detection unit that detects whether the object has been input into the input path of the storage container;
When the article identification information is obtained and the detection result of the insertion detection unit indicates that the object has been inserted, transmit benefit grant data indicating that a benefit will be granted to the user identification information. It has a benefit granting department,
The benefit management server is
a user information storage unit that stores user identification information and benefit information indicating granted benefits in association with each other;
A recycling management system comprising: an updating section that updates privilege information stored in the user information storage section based on privilege data received from the terminal device. An information processing method executed by a computer serving as a terminal device in a storage container containing objects to be collected, the method comprising:
obtaining user identification information that identifies a user who puts the object into the storage container;
acquiring article identification information given to the object brought close to the storage container;
Detecting whether the object has been thrown into the feeding path of the storage container,
An information processing method that stores the user identification information, the article identification information, and the detected detection result.

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