Information processing system, information processing method and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system for supporting reduction of greenhouse gases.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: an emission amount information acquisition part for acquiring, from a user, the emitter for emitting greenhouse gases, emission amount information of an amount of greenhouse gas emissions by the emitter; a solution storage part for storing solution information relating to greenhouse gas emission reduction means; an extraction part for extracting solution information matching the emission amount information, and a provision part for providing the extracted solution information to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Solutions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are being introduced (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-219542 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] It's hard to know what solutions are available.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and has an object to provide a technique that can assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problem is an information processing system comprising an emission information acquisition unit that acquires emission information regarding the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by an emission entity from a user of the emission entity that emits greenhouse gases, a solution storage unit that stores solution information regarding means of reducing the greenhouse gases, an extraction unit that extracts the solution information that matches the emission information, and a provision unit that provides the extracted solution information to the user.

[0007] Other problems and solutions disclosed in this application will be made clear in the description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and the drawings. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The present invention can assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a management server 2. FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 illustrates an example of the software configuration of a management server 2. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the management server 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] <Summary of the Invention> The present invention will be described below with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof. [Item 1] an emission information acquisition unit that acquires emission information on an amount of greenhouse gas emitted by an emission entity from a user of the emission entity that emits the greenhouse gas; a solution storage unit that stores solution information related to the greenhouse gas reduction means; an extraction unit that extracts the solution information that matches the emission information; a providing unit that provides the extracted solution information to the user; An information processing system comprising: [Item 2] The information processing system according to item 1, In the solution information, conditions for the discharge subject are set, the extraction unit extracts a discharge entity that satisfies the condition included in the solution information; An information processing system comprising: [Item 3] Item 2. An information processing system according to the present invention, The emission information is accompanied by additional information related to activities related to the emission. The extraction unit matches the emission amount and the additional information with the solution information; An information processing system comprising: [Item 4] The information processing system according to item 1, The emissions information includes the greenhouse gas emissions aggregated by GHG Protocol scope and category; the extraction unit preferentially extracts the solution information corresponding to the scope and the category with a large amount of emission; An information processing system comprising: [Item 5] The information processing system according to item 1, the solution information includes cost information for determining the cost of the reduction means and reduction information for determining an expected reduction amount of the greenhouse gas when the reduction means is adopted; the extraction unit calculates a unit cost per unit reduction amount determined based on the reduction amount determined based on the reduction information and the cost determined based on the cost information, and extracts a predetermined number of the solution information that matches the emission information in order of the unit cost; An information processing system comprising: [Item 6] The information processing system according to item 1, The solution information includes an expected reduction amount; extracting a predetermined number of the solution information according to the reduction amount; An information processing system comprising: [Item 7] The information processing system according to item 1, a performance acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the solution adopted by the waste generator and an amount of reduction achieved by the solution; a billing processing unit that bills the provider according to the amount of reduction; An information processing system comprising: [Item 8] acquiring emission amount information on an amount of greenhouse gas emitted by an emission entity from a user of the emission entity that emits the greenhouse gas; storing solution information regarding the greenhouse gas reduction measures; extracting the solution information that matches the emission information; providing the extracted solution information to the user; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer. [Item 9] acquiring emission amount information on an amount of greenhouse gas emitted by an emission entity from a user of the emission entity that emits the greenhouse gas; storing solution information regarding the greenhouse gas reduction measures; extracting the solution information that matches the emission information; providing the extracted solution information to the user; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

[0011] <System Overview> An information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The information processing system of this embodiment provides information (hereinafter referred to as solution information) on emission reduction means (also called solutions) to users who are emitters of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorocarbons, etc.). A solution provider registers the solution information, and users can view the solution information. Users can also contact the provider regarding the solution.

[0012] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system according to this embodiment. The information processing system according to this embodiment is configured to include a management server 2. The management server 2 is communicably connected to a user terminal 1 via a communication network. The communication network is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed by a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

[0013] The user terminal 1 is a computer operated by a user. The user terminal 1 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

[0014] The management server 2 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

[0015] <Administration Server> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the management server 2. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may be used. The management server 2 includes a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, an input device 205, and an output device 206. The storage device 203 is, for example, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or a flash memory that stores various data and programs. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 3, and is, for example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone line network, a wireless communication device for wireless communication, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector or an RS232C connector for serial communication, etc. The input device 205 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, etc. that input data. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, a printer, a speaker, etc. that output data. Each functional unit of the management server device 2 described later is realized by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it, and each storage unit of the management server 2 is realized as part of the storage area provided by the memory 202 and the storage device 203.

[0016] 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the software configuration of the management server 2. The management server 2 includes a solution storage unit 231, a user information storage unit 232, an emission amount information storage unit 233, an emission amount information acquisition unit 211, an extraction unit 212, a provision unit 213, a performance acquisition unit 214, and a billing processing unit 215.

[0017] <Storage section> The solution storage unit 231 stores solution information. The solution storage unit 231 can store solution information in association with provider identification information (provider ID) that identifies a provider that provides a reduction means. The solution information can include cost information for determining the cost of the reduction means and reduction information for determining an expected reduction amount of greenhouse gases when the reduction means is adopted. In this embodiment, the solution information can include information for identifying the solution (solution ID), a provider ID, a solution name, a solution description, a price, a reduction amount, and an introduction condition. The solution name is the name of the reduction means (solution). The solution description is a description of the solution, and can include, for example, text data, image data, and voice data. The price may be information for determining an amount related to the adoption of the solution by a user. As the price, a unit price related to the provision unit of the solution may be set, or an estimated value of a standard introduction cost may be set. The price may be specified by a range such as a price range. The reduction amount may be information indicating an expected reduction amount of greenhouse gases by the introduction of the solution. The reduction amount may be set as a standard amount of greenhouse gases reduced per company when the solution is introduced, or may be a standard value of the reduction amount per unit when the device is introduced, or may be a function that calculates the reduction amount according to various activity amounts. The introduction conditions may be set as conditions for the emitter that introduces the solution. The introduction conditions may specify, for example, the business or activity content or activity amount that is the target of the solution. The introduction conditions may also specify the scope and / or category of the reduction target.

[0018] The user information storage unit 232 stores information about users (discharge subjects) (hereinafter referred to as user information). The user information can include information (user ID) that identifies the user (or discharge subject), the name of the user (or discharge subject) (user name), information about the business conducted by the discharge subject (business information), information about the equipment used in the business (equipment information), and the like.

[0019] The emission information storage unit 233 stores information on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by the emitter (hereinafter referred to as emission information). The emission information may include an aggregated value of the amount of emissions by the emitter. The emission information may include attributes of the emitter. The attributes of the emitter may include the emitter's business, number of employees, region, etc. The attributes of the emitter may also include accounting information such as sales, purchases, and labor costs. The emission information may include additional information related to the activity related to the emission. The additional information may include, for example, activity amount (actual value, aggregated value of actual value, predicted value, etc.). The additional information may include information for estimating the activity amount. The information for estimating the activity amount may include, for example, floor area, roof area, number of products that can be produced, etc. In this embodiment, the emission information includes information identifying the emitter (for example, company ID), activity amount, additional information, and emission amount. The emission amount and activity amount may be an aggregated value of the emission amount and activity amount for each scope and category related to the GHG Protocol for a predetermined aggregation period (for example, year and month). The additional information may have different setting items depending on the discharge entity.

[0020] <Functional section> The emission information acquisition unit 211 acquires emission information. The emission information acquisition unit 211 can receive emission information from the user terminal 1. The emission information acquisition unit 211 may acquire emission information by accessing another system. The management server 2 can also include an emission calculation unit that acquires, for example, an activity amount and an emission coefficient related to an emission subject, and calculates an emission amount by multiplying the acquired activity amount and emission coefficient, and can also acquire various information used in calculating an emission amount, such as the emission amount and activity amount calculated by the emission calculation unit, as emission information.

[0021] The extraction unit 212 acquires solution information that matches the emission amount information. The extraction unit 212 can match the emission amount and the additional information with the solution information. The extraction unit 212 can extract the user information of the emission subject and / or the emission amount information that satisfies the introduction condition included in the solution information. The extraction unit 212 can preferentially extract a predetermined number of scopes and categories in descending order of emission amount from the emission amount by scope and category included in the emission amount information, and can search for solution information in which the emission amount and / or the corresponding additional information related to the scope and category satisfies the introduction condition, for example. The extraction unit 212 can calculate the unit cost per unit reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction amount determined based on the reduction information and the cost determined by the cost information, and can extract a predetermined number of solution information in descending order of unit cost from the solution information that matches the emission amount information.

[0022] The providing unit 213 can provide the extracted solution information to the user.

[0023] The performance acquisition unit 214 acquires information indicating a solution adopted by a waste generating entity and information including a reduction amount realized by the solution (hereinafter referred to as performance information). The management server 2 may include a performance information storage unit that stores the performance information.

[0024] The billing processing unit 215 performs processing (billing) to charge the provider for using the system. The billing processing unit 215 can bill the provider who provided the solution according to the amount of reduction included in the performance information. The billing processing unit 215 may also bill the emission entity that adopted the solution according to the amount of reduction included in the performance information. The billing processing unit 215 may, for example, determine the billing amount so that it is higher when the amount of reduction is large. The billing processing unit 215 may, for example, determine the billing amount so that it is lower when the amount of reduction is large.

[0025] <Operation> FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the management server 2. As shown in FIG.

[0026] The management server 2 acquires solution information from the provider and registers it in the solution storage unit 231 (S301), and acquires emission amount information from the emission subject and registers it in the emission amount storage unit 233 (S302). The management server 2 extracts solution information that matches the emission amount for each piece of emission information (S303), and provides the extracted solution information to the emission subject that is the provider of the emission information (S304).

[0027] The management server 2 acquires the performance information (S305), and can perform billing according to the reduction amount included in the performance information (S306).

[0028] As described above, the information processing system of this embodiment can match solution information with the emitter (emission amount information).

[0029] Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention may be modified or improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention.

[0030] For example, conditions for solution information can be set in the emission amount information, and the management server 2 can narrow down solution information that matches the emission amount information to only those that satisfy the conditions of the emission amount information and provide them.

[0031] The management server 2 can display a list of solution information on the user terminal 1. The management server 2 can display the list of solution information in the order in which the solution information was registered.

[0032] The management server 2 can manage the solution information viewed by the user terminal 1, and can provide the solution information with a priority according to the number of views. For example, the management server 2 can display the solution information sorted in order of the number of views. Furthermore, the management server 2 can transmit only a predetermined number of solution information to the user terminal 1 in order of the number of views.

[0033] The management server 2 can display a list of only a portion of the solution information on the user terminal 1, accept selection (tap or click) of solution information from the user terminal 1, and manage the selection of solution information. The management server 2 can provide solution information with a priority according to the number of selections. For example, the management server 2 can display the solution information sorted in order of the number of selections. Furthermore, the management server 2 can transmit only a predetermined number of solution information to the user terminal 1 in the order of the number of selections.

[0034] The management server 2 can acquire and manage evaluations of solutions from users. For example, a list of evaluation values ​​acquired from users and / or an aggregated value (for example, an average value or a total value) can be set in the solution information. The management server 2 can provide the solution information with a priority according to the aggregated value of the evaluation values. For example, the management server 2 can display the solution information sorted in order of evaluation value. Furthermore, the management server 2 can transmit only a predetermined number of solution information to the user terminal 1 in order of evaluation value.

[0035] Furthermore, the management server 2 can provide solution information preferentially when an additional fee has been paid by a provider.

[0036] The management server 2 may also include an application processing unit that accepts an application for a solution. The management server 2 may provide a reward to a user for the application for a solution.

[0037] Furthermore, when a contract for a solution is concluded, the management server 2 can charge the provider a predetermined percentage of the contract fee. Furthermore, the management server 2 can include a notification unit that notifies the user and / or the provider of the conclusion of a contract. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1 User terminal 2 Management Server

Claims

1. An emission information storage unit that stores emission information regarding greenhouse gas emissions by users who are emitters; a solution storage unit that stores solution information including cost information for determining the cost of the greenhouse gas reduction measures and reduction information for determining the greenhouse gas reduction amount expected when the reduction measures are adopted; an extraction unit that extracts a predetermined number of the solution information that matches the emission information in order of unit cost per unit reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction information and the cost that is determined based on the cost information; a providing unit that provides the extracted solution information to the user; An information processing system comprising:

2. A step of storing emission information regarding greenhouse gas emissions by users who are emitters in an emission information storage unit; storing solution information in a solution storage unit, the solution information including cost information for determining the cost of the greenhouse gas reduction measures and reduction information for determining the greenhouse gas reduction amount expected when the reduction measures are adopted; extracting a predetermined number of the solution information that matches the emission information in order of unit cost per unit reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction information and the cost that is determined based on the cost information; providing the extracted solution information to the user; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer.

3. A step of storing emission information regarding greenhouse gas emissions by users who are emitters in an emission information storage unit; storing solution information in a solution storage unit, the solution information including cost information for determining the cost of the greenhouse gas reduction measures and reduction information for determining the greenhouse gas reduction amount expected when the reduction measures are adopted; extracting a predetermined number of the solution information that matches the emission information in order of unit cost per unit reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction amount that is determined based on the reduction information and the cost that is determined based on the cost information; providing the extracted solution information to the user; A program that causes a computer to execute the following.

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