Server, control method of server, and program

Abstract

To allow a user to further easily and deeply participate in a local community.SOLUTION: A server according to the present disclosure includes: a metaverse space providing unit which provides a metaverse obtained by virtualizing a specific area; a token issuing unit which issues a token to a user who is acting in the metaverse space or a user who has actually visited the specific area; a drafting qualification giving unit which gives a user a drafting qualification for drafting a business for collecting a budget by crowd funding according to a token owned by the user where the business is related to the specific area; and a business determination unit which accepts drafting of the businesses from the users who own the drafting qualification, sets the drafted business to candidate businesses, accepts voting to either of the candidate businesses from the users who own the token, and determines, from among the candidate businesses, a business for which the crowd funding is started on the basis of the result of the voting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a server, a server control method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] A recent trend surrounding domestic travel is the growing need for a "second hometown." In this specification, a "second hometown" is defined as "a region where users who visit it become fans of it, take the region's issues as their own, and as a result, visit it repeatedly and eventually consider moving there."

[0003] On the other hand, workation, which involves working remotely from home and enjoying leisure time at a place other than the usual workplace, is becoming a common lifestyle for people these days. For this reason, it is likely that people who visit a region for workation often end up liking the area after staying there for a certain period of time.

[0004] As a result, it is expected that there will be an increasing need for technologies that enable users to become more deeply involved in their local communities and contribute to turning those communities into "second hometowns."

[0005] As a related technology, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology related to an idea called "hometown charging," which allows users to donate a portion of their in-game charges to organizations such as local governments and receive special benefits.

[0006] Specifically, according to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a user plays a game to perform hometown charging. Then, collection data is calculated based on the charging information and game results of the game, and the amount of tax to be paid or the amount of donation to the organization is determined. In addition, a benefit is given to the user according to the calculated collection data. Benefits include not only tangible items such as regional promotion vouchers and coupons, but also intangible items such as points and game items. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-088963 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] As described above, according to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a user needs to play a game in order to perform hometown charging. However, it is considered that some users have an aversion to games or are not good at games, and for such users, there is a problem that there is an obstacle to performing hometown reduction. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a technology that allows users to more easily become involved in the local area.

[0009] In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a server, a server control method, and a program that enable users to become more easily and deeply involved in the local area. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] According to one aspect, the server comprises: A metaverse space provider that provides a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; A token issuing unit that issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; a proposal qualification granting unit that grants a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; and a business decision-making unit that accepts proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications, sets the proposed business as a candidate business, accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determines from among the candidate businesses the business for which crowdfunding will be started based on the results of the vote.

[0011] A method for controlling a server according to one aspect includes the steps of: To provide a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region, Issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; Granting to each user, according to the tokens owned by that user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; The method includes accepting votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote.

[0012] A program according to one aspect includes: On the computer, A procedure for providing a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; A step of granting a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; A procedure for accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; The system executes a procedure of accepting votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the above-mentioned aspects, it is possible to provide a server, a server control method, and a program that allow users to become more easily and deeply involved in the local area. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a server according to the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user database according to the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic operation example of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic operation example of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic operation example of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a server according to the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of a schematic operation of a server according to the present disclosure. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example hardware configuration of a computer that realizes a server according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the following description and drawings are omitted and simplified as appropriate for clarity of explanation. In addition, in each of the following drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations are omitted as necessary. In addition, the specific numerical values ​​shown below are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present disclosure, and are not limited thereto.

[0016] <Embodiment 1> The first embodiment is an embodiment for enabling users to become more deeply involved in the region, thereby contributing to making such a region a "second hometown." In the following, such a region is referred to as a "specific region."

[0017] First, with reference to FIG. 1, a configuration example of an information processing system 1 will be described. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a server 10 and a plurality of terminals 20. The server 10 and the plurality of terminals 20 are connected via a network (not shown). The network may be a wireless network such as a mobile phone network or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or a wired network such as a wired LAN. Although one server 10 is provided in the example of Fig. 1, the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of servers may be provided, and the functions of the server 10, which will be described later, may be distributed among the plurality of servers.

[0018] The server 10 has, for example, the following functions. - Function to provide a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region - A function to issue Fan Tokens (hereinafter simply referred to as "Tokens") to users who act in the Metaverse space or who actually visit specific areas. A function that qualifies users to propose projects related to a specific region and that raise funds through crowdfunding - A function to accept proposals for the above-mentioned projects from users and set the projects proposed by users as candidate projects - A function to accept votes from users for one of the candidate projects - A function to decide which projects to start crowdfunding based on the results of the votes

[0019] The terminal 20 is a terminal used by a user. An application for using the above-mentioned functions of the server 10 is installed in the terminal 20. This application may be a dedicated application or a general web browser application. In the following, this application is described as a general web browser application. The user uses the above-mentioned functions of the server 10 via the application on the terminal 20. The terminal 20 is assumed to be a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may be other types of terminals such as a desktop or notebook personal computer.

[0020] Next, a configuration example of the server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 2, the server 10 includes a metaverse space providing unit 11, a token issuing unit 12, a proposal qualification granting unit 13, a business decision-making unit 14, and a memory unit 15. The metaverse space providing unit 11, the token issuing unit 12, the proposal qualification granting unit 13, the business decision-making unit 14, and the memory unit 15 are connected by a data transmission path for transmitting and receiving data to and from each other.

[0021] The storage unit 15 stores various information. For example, the storage unit 15 stores a user database as shown in Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the user database stores information for each user, such as the user name, the user's account, the email address of the user's terminal 20, the user's credit card number, the amount of tokens owned by the user, and whether or not the user is qualified to propose a business.

[0022] The metaverse space providing unit 11 provides a metaverse space, which is a virtualized version of a specific area, on a network. For example, the metaverse space providing unit 11 may arrange specific locations (e.g., tourist spots, commercial facilities, etc.) in a specific area in the metaverse space, or may hold specific events (e.g., festivals and other events) in a specific area. Furthermore, when the metaverse space providing unit 11 arranges a commercial facility in the metaverse space, the metaverse space providing unit 11 may sell specific items (e.g., local specialties, etc.) to users at the commercial facility. Furthermore, when the metaverse space providing unit 11 sells a specific item to a user, the metaverse space providing unit 11 may perform payment using the user's credit card number registered in the user database.

[0023] Users can access the metaverse space on the network via an application on terminal 20, and can virtually experience a particular area by manipulating an avatar, which is a representation of the user in the metaverse space.

[0024] For example, a user can visit a specific place in a specific area or participate in a specific event in a specific area in the metaverse space. In addition, if a commercial facility is located in the metaverse space, a user can purchase a specific item at the commercial facility.

[0025] The token issuing unit 12 monitors the actions of users in the metaverse space, and issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space. For example, the token issuing unit 12 may issue tokens to a user who visited a specific place in a specific area in the metaverse space and to a user who participated in a specific event in a specific area. In this case, the token issuing unit 12 may issue an amount of tokens according to the number of visits to a specific place, the number of participations in a specific event, etc. In addition, the token issuing unit 12 may issue an amount of tokens according to the number of visits and the purchase amount to a user who visited a specific place and purchased a specific item.

[0026] In addition, the token issuing unit 12 issues tokens not only to users who have experienced a specific area in a virtual way in the metaverse space, but also to users who have actually visited the specific area. In this case, the token issuing unit 12 may issue an amount of tokens according to the number of days of stay in the specific area.

[0027] For example, the token issuing unit 12 may determine that a user has actually visited a particular area if the user books accommodation located in a particular area via an application on the user's terminal 20.

[0028] Alternatively, the token issuing unit 12 may determine that a user has actually visited a specific area when the user reserves accommodation located in a specific area via an application on the user's terminal 20 and confirms, using the GPS (Global Positioning System) function of the user's terminal 20, that the user's terminal 20 is located in the specific area on the reserved date and time of accommodation.

[0029] In addition, the token issuing unit 12 may issue a token to a user depending on how long the user has been a fan of a particular area (the number of days since the user first visited the particular area, the fan history).

[0030] When the token issuing unit 12 issues a token to a user, it adds the amount of tokens just issued to the amount of tokens owned by the user, which is registered in the user database. At this time, the token issuing unit 12 may notify the user that the token has been issued by sending an email to the email address of the user's terminal 20, which is registered in the user database.

[0031] The proposal qualification granting unit 13 grants a user the qualification to propose a business related to a specific region (e.g., a business opening a cafe in a specific region, a business selling items related to a specific region, etc.) that raises funds through crowdfunding, according to the tokens owned by the user. For example, the proposal qualification granting unit 13 may grant a business proposal qualification to a user who owns a predetermined amount or more of tokens. Also, the proposal qualification granting unit 13 may cancel the business proposal qualification of a user who has consumed tokens and the amount of tokens he owns falls below the predetermined amount.

[0032] When the user's qualification to propose a business is changed, the proposal qualification assigning unit 13 changes the user's qualification to propose a business registered in the user database. At this time, the proposal qualification assigning unit 13 may notify the user that the qualification to propose a business has been changed by sending an email to the email address of the user's terminal 20 registered in the user database.

[0033] When the above-mentioned businesses are proposed by users who have the proposal qualifications, the business decision unit 14 decides, by voting, from among the proposed businesses, which business to start crowdfunding for.

[0034] Specifically, the business decision-making unit 14 performs the following operations. First, the business decision-making unit 14 refers to the user database to confirm users who are qualified to propose a business. Then, the business decision-making unit 14 requests the qualified users to propose a business by, for example, sending an email to the email address of the terminal 20 of the user registered in the user database. This proposal request includes the conditions of the proposed business (for example, that the business is related to a specific region, that the business is a business that raises funds through crowdfunding, upper or lower limits of funds, etc.), the acceptance period for accepting proposals, etc. It is assumed that users propose businesses via an application on the terminal 20.

[0035] When the proposal acceptance period ends, the business decision unit 14 sets the businesses proposed by users who are qualified to propose during the acceptance period as candidate businesses that will be candidates for businesses to start crowdfunding.

[0036] Next, the business decision-making unit 14 refers to the user database to confirm the user who owns the token. Then, the business decision-making unit 14 requests the user who owns the token to vote for one of the candidate businesses by, for example, sending an email to the email address of the terminal 20 of the user registered in the user database. This voting request includes the details of each candidate business, the period during which votes are accepted, and the like. Note that users vote via an application on the terminal 20.

[0037] When the voting period ends, the business decision unit 14 decides on the candidate business that received the most votes during the voting period based on the results of voting by users who own tokens as the business for which crowdfunding will be started.

[0038] The business decision-making unit 14 may set a condition for users to vote that they use tokens as voting rights in addition to the condition that they own tokens. In this case, users will vote (donate) their own tokens to one of the candidate businesses like a "currency."

[0039] In this case, the business decision-making unit 14 may convert all tokens used for voting (as voting rights) for each of all the candidate businesses into funds for implementing the business for which crowdfunding has been decided to be started. That is, for example, in an example in which candidate business A is decided from candidate businesses A to D, the business decision-making unit 14 may convert all tokens used for voting for each of all candidate businesses A to D into funds for implementing candidate business A.

[0040] Alternatively, the business decision-making unit 14 may convert only the tokens used (as voting rights) to vote for the candidate business that is determined to start crowdfunding among the candidate businesses, into funds for implementing the determined business. Also, the business decision-making unit 14 may return tokens used (as voting rights) to vote for candidate businesses other than the determined candidate business among the candidate businesses to the users who used the tokens. That is, for example, in an example in which candidate business A is determined from candidate businesses A to D, the business decision-making unit 14 may convert only the tokens used to vote for candidate business A into funds for implementing candidate business A. Also, the business decision-making unit 14 may return tokens used to vote for candidate businesses B to D to the users who used the tokens.

[0041] In addition, when a user uses a token as a voting right or returns a token to the user, the business decision-making unit 14 subtracts or adds to the amount of tokens owned by the user registered in the user database. At this time, the business decision-making unit 14 may notify the user that the amount of tokens owned has been subtracted or added by sending an email to the email address of the user's terminal 20 registered in the user database.

[0042] Furthermore, when the project decision-making unit 14 converts tokens used for voting (as voting rights) into funds, it provides the converted funds to the project owner who will carry out the project. In this case, if the user who proposed the project is the project owner, the project decision-making unit 14 may transfer the funds to a bank account or the like linked to the user's credit card number registered in the user database.

[0043] An example of the general operation of the information processing system 1 will now be described. First, with reference to FIG. 4, an example of an operation for issuing a token to a user acting in the metaverse space will be described. 4, in the server 10, the metaverse space provider 11 provides a metaverse space, which is a virtualized version of a specific area, on a network. A user accesses this metaverse space via an application on the terminal 20 and acts in the metaverse space (step S11). In the server 10, the token issuing unit 12 issues a token to a user who acts in the metaverse space (step S12). The token issuing unit 12 also issues a token to a user who actually visits a specific area.

[0044] Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of operations from granting a user the qualification to propose a business to accepting a business proposal from the user will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, in the server 10, the proposal qualification granting unit 13 grants a user the qualification to propose a business related to a specific region and that raises funds through crowdfunding, depending on the tokens owned by the user (step S21).

[0045] Next, in the server 10, the project decision-making unit 14 requests users who are qualified to propose projects to propose the above-mentioned projects (step S22). Thereafter, in the server 10, the project decision-making unit 14 accepts the proposal of the above-mentioned project from a user who has the proposal qualification (step S23). At this time, the user proposes the above-mentioned project via an application on the terminal 20.

[0046] Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an example of operations from accepting votes for projects from users to determining which project to start crowdfunding will be described. 6, in the server 10, the business decision-making unit 14 sets businesses proposed by users who have the proposal qualifications as candidate businesses that will be candidates for businesses that start crowdfunding. Then, the business decision-making unit 14 requests users who own tokens to vote for one of the candidate businesses (step S31).

[0047] Next, in the server 10, the business decision-making unit 14 accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own tokens (step S32). At this time, the users vote for any of the candidate businesses via an application on the terminal 20. Thereafter, the server 10 determines the business for which crowdfunding will be started based on the results of voting by users who own tokens (step S33).

[0048] As described above, according to the first embodiment, the server 10 provides a metaverse space on a network that virtualizes a specific area, and issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or users who actually visit the specific area. The server 10 also grants users the qualification to propose a business related to the specific area and to raise funds through crowdfunding, according to the tokens owned by the users. The server 10 also accepts proposals for the above-mentioned businesses from users who have the proposal qualification, and sets the proposed business as a candidate business. The server 10 also accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own tokens, and determines the business for which crowdfunding will be started based on the voting results.

[0049] Therefore, users can propose projects related to a specific region or vote for proposed projects by using tokens acquired by acting in a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region or by actually visiting the specific region. This allows users to become more deeply involved in the specific region. In addition, since users do not need to play a game as in Patent Document 1, they can become more casually involved in the specific region. Furthermore, as a result, it is possible to contribute to turning the specific region into a "second hometown," which can also revitalize the economy of the specific region.

[0050] <Embodiment 2> The second embodiment corresponds to an embodiment that is a higher-level concept than the first embodiment described above. First, a configuration example of the server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the server 100 includes a metaverse space providing unit 101, a token issuing unit 102, a proposal qualification granting unit 103, and a business decision-making unit 104.

[0051] The metaverse space providing unit 101 provides a metaverse space that is a virtualized version of a specific area. The token issuing unit 102 issues a token to a user who acts in the metaverse space or a user who actually visits a specific area.

[0052] The proposal qualification granting unit 103 grants a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, the proposal qualification to propose a business related to a specific region and that raises funds through crowdfunding.

[0053] The business decision unit 104 accepts proposals for the above-mentioned businesses from users who have the proposal qualifications, and sets the proposed businesses as candidate businesses. The business decision unit 104 also accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own tokens, and determines which business to start crowdfunding for from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the votes.

[0054] Next, an example of the general operation of the server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 8, the metaverse space providing unit 101 provides a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific area (step S41). The token issuing unit 102 issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit a specific area (step S42). The proposal qualification granting unit 103 grants proposal qualification to a user to propose a business related to the specific area and to raise funds through crowdfunding according to the tokens owned by the user (step S43).

[0055] Next, during a period during which business proposals are accepted, the business decision-making unit 104 accepts proposals for the above-mentioned businesses from users who are qualified to propose businesses (step S44), and sets the proposed businesses as candidate businesses (step S45).

[0056] Next, at a timing such as a period for accepting votes for the candidate businesses, the business decision-making unit 104 accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own tokens (step S46).

[0057] Thereafter, at a timing such as after the end of the period for accepting votes for the candidate businesses, the business decision unit 104 decides, based on the results of the votes, on a business for which crowdfunding will be started from among the candidate businesses (step S47).

[0058] As described above, according to the second embodiment, the server 100 provides a metaverse space on a network that virtualizes a specific area, and issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or users who actually visit the specific area. The server 100 also grants users the qualification to propose a business related to the specific area and to raise funds through crowdfunding, according to the tokens owned by the users. The server 100 also accepts proposals for the above-mentioned businesses from users who have the proposal qualification, and sets the proposed business as a candidate business. The server 100 also accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own tokens, and determines the business for which crowdfunding will be started based on the voting results.

[0059] Therefore, users can propose projects related to a specific region or vote for proposed projects by using tokens acquired by acting in a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region or by actually visiting the specific region. This allows users to become more deeply involved in a specific region. In addition, since users do not need to play a game as in Patent Document 1, they can become more easily involved in a specific region.

[0060] In addition, the token issuing unit 102 may issue a token to a user who visits a specific place in a specific area in the metaverse space, and to a user who participates in a specific event in a specific area in the metaverse space.

[0061] In addition, the token issuing unit 102 may determine that a user has actually visited a specific region when the user books accommodation located in the specific region via an application on the user's terminal. Alternatively, the token issuing unit 102 may determine that a user has actually visited a specific area when the user reserves accommodation located in a specific area via an application on the user's terminal and uses the terminal's GPS function to confirm that the terminal is located in the specific area on the reserved date and time of accommodation.

[0062] Furthermore, the proposal qualification granting unit 103 may grant a qualification to propose the above-mentioned business to a user who owns a predetermined amount of tokens or more.

[0063] Furthermore, the project decision-making unit 104 may accept votes from users who own tokens, using the tokens as voting rights. In this case, the project decision-making unit 104 may convert the tokens used for voting for the project determined among the candidate projects into funds for implementing the determined project. Also, the project decision-making unit 104 may return the tokens used for voting for projects other than the determined project among the candidate projects to the users who used the tokens. Alternatively, the business decision unit 104 may convert all tokens used to vote for each of all candidate businesses into funds to implement the decided business.

[0064] <Hardware configuration of the server according to the embodiment> Next, with reference to FIG. 9, an example of the hardware configuration of a computer that realizes the above-mentioned servers 10 and 100 will be described.

[0065] 9, a computer 90 includes a processor 91, a memory 92, a storage 93, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 94, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 95. The processor 91, the memory 92, the storage 93, the input / output interface 94, and the communication interface 95 are connected by a data transmission path for transmitting and receiving data to and from each other.

[0066] The processor 91 is, for example, an arithmetic processing device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU). The memory 92 is, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM). The storage 93 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a memory card. The storage 93 may also be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM.

[0067] A program is stored in the storage 93. This program includes a set of instructions (or software code) for causing the computer 90 to perform one or more functions of the above-mentioned servers 10, 100 when the program is loaded into the computer. The components of the above-mentioned servers 10, 100 may be realized by the processor 91 loading and executing the program stored in the storage 93. Furthermore, the storage function of the above-mentioned servers 10, 100 may be realized by the memory 92 or the storage 93.

[0068] The above-mentioned programs may also be stored on non-transitory computer-readable media or tangible storage media. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable media or tangible storage media include RAM, ROM, flash memory, SSD or other memory technology, CD (Compact Disc)-ROM, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), Blu-ray (registered trademark) disk or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The programs may also be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, transitory computer-readable media or communication media include electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagated signals.

[0069] The input / output interface 94 is connected to a display device 941, an input device 942, a sound output device 943, and the like. The display device 941 is a device that displays a screen corresponding to drawing data processed by the processor 91, such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, or a monitor. The input device 942 is a device that accepts an operation input by an operator, and is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch sensor. The display device 941 and the input device 942 may be integrated and realized as a touch panel. The sound output device 943 is a device that acoustically outputs a sound corresponding to the sound data processed by the processor 91, such as a speaker.

[0070] The communication interface 95 transmits and receives data to and from an external device. For example, the communication interface 95 communicates with the external device via a wired communication path or a wireless communication path.

[0071] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, each embodiment can be appropriately combined with other embodiments.

[0072] Moreover, each drawing is merely an example for describing one or more embodiments. Each drawing may relate not only to one particular embodiment, but to one or more other embodiments. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, various features or steps described with reference to any one drawing may be combined with features or steps shown in one or more other drawings to create an embodiment not explicitly shown or described, for example. Not all features or steps shown in any one drawing are necessarily required to describe an exemplary embodiment, and some features or steps may be omitted. The order of steps described in any drawing may be changed as appropriate.

[0073] Furthermore, some or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Appendix 1) A metaverse space provider that provides a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; A token issuing unit that issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; a proposal qualification granting unit that grants a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; and a business decision unit that accepts proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications, sets the proposed business as a candidate business, accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and decides on a business for which crowdfunding will be started from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the votes. server. (Appendix 2) The token issuing unit issues the token to a user who visits a specific place in the specific area in the metaverse space and a user who participates in a specific event in the specific area in the metaverse space. The server described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 3) the token issuing unit determines that a user has actually visited the specific region when the user reserves an accommodation facility located in the specific region via an application on the user's terminal; The server described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 4) the token issuing unit determines that the user has actually visited the specific area when the user reserves an accommodation facility located in the specific area via an application on the user's terminal and confirms, using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function of the terminal, that the terminal is located in the specific area on the reserved accommodation date and time; The server described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 5) The proposal qualification granting unit grants the qualification to propose the business to a user who owns a predetermined amount or more of the tokens. The server described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 6) The business decision-making unit accepts votes from users who own the tokens using the tokens as voting rights. The server described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 7) The business decision-making unit converts the tokens used for voting for the determined business among the candidate businesses into funds for implementing the determined business. 7. The server described in Appendix 6. (Appendix 8) The project decision-making unit returns the tokens used to vote for projects other than the determined project among the candidate projects to the users who used the tokens. 7. The server described in Appendix 6. (Appendix 9) The business decision-making unit converts all of the tokens used for voting for each of the candidate businesses into funds for implementing the determined business. 7. The server described in Appendix 6. (Appendix 10) A method for controlling a server, comprising: To provide a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region, Issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; Granting to each user, according to the tokens owned by that user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; and accepting votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will be the one to start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote. Control methods. (Appendix 11) On the computer, A procedure for providing a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; A step of granting a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; A procedure for accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; A program that executes a procedure for accepting votes for one of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote.

[0074] Some or all of the elements (e.g., configurations and functions) described in Supplementary Notes 2 to 9 that are dependent on Supplementary Note 1 may also be dependent on Supplementary Notes 10 and 11 in the same dependent relationship as Supplementary Notes 2 to 9. Some or all of the elements described in any Supplementary Note may be applied to various hardware, software, recording means for recording software, systems, and methods. [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 10 Server 11 Metaverse Space Provision Department 12 Token issuing department 13. Drafting Qualifications Department 14 Business Decision-Making Department 15 Storage section 20 Terminals 90 Computer 91 Processor 92 Memory 93 Storage 94 Input / Output Interface 941 Display device 942 Input Device 943 Sound output device 95 Communication Interface 100 Servers 101 Metaverse Space Provider 102 Token Issuance Department 103 Drafting Qualifications Department 104 Business Decision-Making Department

Claims

1. A metaverse space provider that provides a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; A token issuing unit that issues tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; a proposal qualification granting unit that grants a user a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and that raises funds through crowdfunding according to the tokens owned by the user; and a business decision unit that accepts proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications, sets the proposed business as a candidate business, accepts votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and decides on a business for which crowdfunding will be started from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the votes. server.

2. The token issuing unit issues the token to a user who visits a specific place in the specific area in the metaverse space and a user who participates in a specific event in the specific area in the metaverse space. The server of claim 1 .

3. the token issuing unit determines that a user has actually visited the specific region when the user reserves an accommodation facility located in the specific region via an application on the user's terminal; The server of claim 1 .

4. The token issuing unit determines that a user has actually visited the specific area when the user reserves an accommodation facility located in the specific area via an application on the user's terminal and confirms, using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function of the terminal, that the terminal is located in the specific area on the reserved accommodation date and time. The server of claim 1 .

5. The proposal qualification granting unit grants the qualification to propose the business to a user who owns a predetermined amount or more of the tokens. The server of claim 1 .

6. The business decision-making unit accepts votes from users who own the tokens using the tokens as voting rights. The server of claim 1 .

7. The business decision-making unit converts the tokens used for voting for the determined business among the candidate businesses into funds for implementing the determined business. The server according to claim 6.

8. The project decision-making unit returns the tokens used to vote for projects other than the determined project among the candidate projects to the users who used the tokens. The server according to claim 6.

9. A method for controlling a server, comprising: To provide a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region, Issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; Granting to each user, according to the tokens owned by that user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; and accepting votes for any of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will be the one to start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote. Control methods.

10. On the computer, A procedure for providing a metaverse space that virtualizes a specific region; issuing tokens to users who act in the metaverse space or who actually visit the specific area; A step of granting a user, according to the tokens owned by the user, a proposal qualification to propose a business related to the specific region and to raise funds through crowdfunding; A procedure for accepting proposals for the business from users who have the proposal qualifications and setting the proposed business as a candidate business; A program that executes a procedure for accepting votes for one of the candidate businesses from users who own the tokens, and determining which business will start the crowdfunding campaign from among the candidate businesses based on the results of the vote.

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