Information processing system, method, and computer program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system, a method, a computer program, or the like which are used to provide an electronic funeral service in a more secure form.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, an information processing system is an information processing system including at least one information processing device, and is configured to identify products purchased by certain users relating to a certain funeral and provided to a bereaved family representative and condolence money, distribute a total amount paid by the certain users as prices of the products and the condolence money to an amount to be remitted to each of at least one relevant undertaker relating to a service in relation to the certain funeral and an amount to be remitted to the bereaved family representative, and generate first information for identifying the amount to be remitted to each of at least the one relevant undertaker and second information for identifying the amount to be remitted to the bereaved family representative.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The technology disclosed in this application relates to a service ("electronic funeral service") that enables users who are unable to attend the funeral home to use an information processing device to send offerings, incense money, etc. to a representative of the bereaved family, and in particular to an information processing system, method, computer program, etc. used to realize such an electronic funeral service. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of an electronic funeral service according to the prior art is the service described in JP 2022-122767 A (Patent Document 1). With this service, users can select and send condolence money and offerings to the bereaved family using a smartphone or other device via a website operated by a business providing the service (service provider) without attending a funeral parlor.

[0003] In particular, when a user wishes to give a condolence gift to the bereaved family, the user transfers the amount corresponding to the gift to the service provider, the service provider deposits the amount corresponding to the gift into the account of the business providing the funeral (funeral provider), and the funeral provider gives the amount corresponding to the gift to the bereaved family. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-122767 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the service according to the above-mentioned conventional technology, the condolence money given by the user to the bereaved family is passed from the service provider to the bereaved family via the funeral business operator. In this case, the condolence money is not passed from the user to the bereaved family via the service provider, but is passed to the bereaved family via the funeral business operator. In this way, the act of the funeral business operator receiving the condolence money from the service provider and passing it on to the bereaved family may be considered as a currency exchange transaction. Therefore, the service according to the above-mentioned conventional technology is not a safe service.

[0006] Therefore, the technology disclosed in this application provides an information processing system, method, computer program, etc. that can be used to provide electronic funeral services in a more secure manner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing system in one embodiment can be configured to: "identify goods and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family; allocate a total amount paid by the user for the goods and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family; and generate first information identifying the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one involved business, and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family."

[0008] A method according to one embodiment can include "a method executed by an information processing system including at least one information processing device, comprising: identifying merchandise and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family; allocating a total amount paid by the user for the merchandise and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family; and generating first information identifying the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one involved business and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family."

[0009] A computer program in one embodiment can cause "at least one processor to function, when executed by at least one processor, to identify products and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family, allocate a total amount paid by the user for the products and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family, and generate first information identifying each of the at least one involved business and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family." Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the technology disclosed in this application, it is possible to provide an information processing system, method, computer program, etc. that can be used to provide electronic funeral services in a more secure manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of each server device 10 (each terminal device 20) used in the information processing system shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an operation executed by the information processing system illustrated in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing a specific example of the distribution process executed by the information processing system shown in FIG. [Figure 4A] FIG. 4A is a table showing an example of a condition branch table used by the information processing system in the distribution process shown in FIG. [Figure 4B] FIG. 4B is a table showing an example of an addition table used by the information processing system in the distribution process shown in FIG. [Figure 4C] FIG. 4C is a table showing an example of account information used by the information processing system in the distribution process shown in FIG. [Figure 4D] FIG. 4D is a table showing an example of a remittance schedule used by the information processing system in the distribution process shown in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a specific example of functions provided in the information processing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 5A] FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a web page displayed on terminal device 20C in ST302 in the flow diagram shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] This specification has been described in terms of various representative embodiments, which are not intended to be limiting in any way. As used in this application, the singular forms "a," "the," "said," "the," "the," "the" and "it" can include the plural unless the plural is clearly not indicated. Additionally, the term "comprising" can mean "comprising" or "having." Furthermore, the terms "coupled," "coupled," "connected," "connected" or "connected" encompass mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical ways of coupling, connecting or joining objects together, among other ways, and do not exclude the presence of intermediate elements between objects so coupled, coupled, coupled, connected, connected or connected.

[0013] The various systems, methods, and devices described herein should not be construed as being limited in any manner. Indeed, the present disclosure is directed to all novel features and aspects of each of the various disclosed embodiments, combinations of these various embodiments with each other, and combinations of portions of these various embodiments with each other. The various systems, methods, and devices described herein are not limited to a particular aspect, a particular feature, or a combination of such a particular aspect with a particular feature, nor do the products and methods described herein require that one or more particular advantages be present or problems be solved. Moreover, various features or aspects of the various embodiments described herein, or portions of such features or aspects, may be used in combination with each other.

[0014] Although operations of some of the various methods disclosed herein have been described in a particular order for convenience, it should be understood that description in such a manner encompasses rearranging the order of the operations, unless a particular order is required by specific text below. For example, operations described in a sequence may in some cases be rearranged or performed simultaneously. Moreover, for purposes of simplicity, the accompanying drawings do not show the various ways in which the various items and methods described herein may be used in conjunction with other items and methods. In addition, the specification may use terms such as "generate," "generate," "display," "receive," "evaluate," and "deliver." These terms are high level descriptions of various actual operations that are performed. The actual operations that correspond to these terms may vary depending on the particular implementation and would be readily discernible by one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0015] Any theories of operation, scientific principles, or other theoretical descriptions presented herein in connection with the devices or methods of the present disclosure are provided for the purpose of better understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the technology, and the devices and methods in the appended claims are not limited to devices and methods that operate in a manner described by such theories of operation.

[0016] Any of the various methods disclosed herein may be implemented and executed in a computer using computer-executable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable media (e.g., non-transitory computer-readable storage media, such as one or more optical media disks, volatile memory components, or non-volatile memory components), where the volatile memory components include, for example, DRAM or SRAM, and the non-volatile memory components include, for example, hard drives and solid-state drives (SSD). Additionally, the computer may include any computer available in the market, including, for example, smartphones and other mobile devices having hardware to perform computations.

[0017] Any such computer-executable instructions for implementing the techniques disclosed herein, along with any data generated and used during the implementation of the various embodiments disclosed herein, may be stored on one or more computer-readable media (e.g., non-transitory computer-readable storage media). Such computer-executable instructions may, for example, be part of a separate software application, or may be part of a software application accessed or downloaded via a web browser or other software application (such as a remote computing application). Such software may, for example, be executed on a single local computer (e.g., as a process executed on any suitable computer available on the market) or in a networked environment (e.g., the Internet, a wide area network, a local area network, a client-server network (such as a cloud computing network), or other such network) using one or more networked computers.

[0018] For clarity, only certain selected aspects of various software-based implementations are described, and other details that are well known in the art are omitted. For example, the techniques disclosed herein are not limited to a particular computer language or program. For example, the techniques disclosed herein may be implemented by software written in C, C++, Java, or any other suitable programming language. Similarly, the techniques disclosed herein are not limited to a particular computer or type of hardware. Specific details of suitable computers and hardware are well known and need not be described in detail herein.

[0019] Moreover, any of the various such software-based embodiments (e.g., including computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform any of the various methods disclosed herein) may be uploaded, downloaded, or accessed in a remote manner by any suitable communication means, including, for example, the Internet, the World Wide Web, an intranet, a software application, cable (including fiber optic cable), magnetic communication, electromagnetic communication (including RF, microwave, and infrared communication), electronic communication, or other such communication means.

[0020] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that common components in the drawings are given the same reference numerals. Also, it should be noted that components shown in one drawing may be omitted in another drawing for convenience of explanation. Furthermore, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0021] 1. Overview An information processing system according to various embodiments may be a system capable of performing the following operations: in connection with a funeral, a user uses an information processing device to select and purchase products and condolence money to be given to a representative of the bereaved family, identifying the products and condolence money purchased by the user and provided to the representative of the bereaved family, and allocating the total amount paid by the user for the products and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to a service provider that provides services related to the funeral, an amount to be remitted to a sales business that sells the products, and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family.

[0022] Furthermore, this information processing system can perform the above operations in connection with the funeral not only for the certain user, but also for each of at least one other user other than the certain user.

[0023] Furthermore, the information processing system is capable of performing the above operations not only in connection with the particular funeral, but also for each of at least one user in connection with each of at least one funeral other than the particular funeral.

[0024] Hereinafter, the service that this information processing system provides to each user by executing the above operations will be referred to as the "electronic funeral service" for convenience.

[0025] 2. Overall configuration of information processing system Next, an example of a configuration used in an information processing system to provide an "electronic funeral service" will be described.

[0026] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 can include a payment system 2, at least one server device 10, and multiple terminal devices 20. The payment system 2, the at least one server device 10, and the multiple terminal devices 20 can communicate with each other via a communication network N.

[0027] The payment system 2 may be a system that enables a user using the terminal device 20 to execute payment for the cost of products and condolence money to be given to the representative of the bereaved family, for example, by using a credit card, a debit card, or virtual currency. The payment system 2 may include at least one information processing device. Such information processing devices may include, for example, but are not limited to, personal computers, supercomputers, workstations, mainframes, and / or combinations of these. As the payment system 2, it is also possible to use a general system that has been used conventionally.

[0028] The server device 10 may be owned and used by a service provider (or another business entity) that operates an electronic funeral service. The server device 10 may execute various processes, including a process of identifying products and condolence money purchased by a certain user in relation to a certain funeral and provided to a representative of the bereaved family, and allocating the total amount paid by the certain user for the products and condolence money to a service provider that provides a service related to the certain funeral, an amount to be remitted to a sales business entity that sells the products, and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family. The server device 10 may include at least one information processing device. Such an information processing device may include, for example, but is not limited to, a personal computer, a supercomputer, a workstation, a mainframe, and / or a combination thereof.

[0029] 1, the server device 10 is composed of one server device, but in another example, the server device 10 may be composed of multiple server devices. In one example, such a server device 10 may be managed by a service provider that operates an electronic funeral service.

[0030] The multiple terminal devices 20 may be information processing devices used by at least one user, a bereaved family representative, a service provider, and a sales business operator involved in the electronic funeral service, respectively. In the example shown in FIG. 1, for example, four terminal devices 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D are shown as the multiple terminal devices 20. In this example, the four terminal devices 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D may be information processing devices used by the service provider, the sales business operator, the bereaved family representative, and user A, respectively. The multiple terminal devices 20 may include any number of terminal devices 20.

[0031] Each terminal device 20 may be an information processing device as described above. Such information processing devices may include, for example, but are not limited to, a smartphone, a personal computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant, a mobile phone, and / or a combination thereof.

[0032] The communication network N may include, for example, without limitation, a cellular network, a wireless network, a landline network, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or an Ethernet network, where the wireless network may include, for example, RF connections via Bluetooth, WiFi (such as IEEE 802.11a / b / n), WiMax, cellular, satellite, laser, and / or infrared.

[0033] 3. Hardware configuration of each device included in the information processing system Next, an example of the hardware configuration of each device used in the above-mentioned information processing system 1 will be described.

[0034] 3-1. Hardware configuration of each server device 10 First, the hardware configuration of each server device 10 used in the above-mentioned information processing system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of each server device 10 (each terminal device 20) used in the information processing system shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 2, the reference symbols in parentheses are described in relation to each terminal device 20, as will be described later.

[0035] 2, each server device 10 can mainly include a central processing unit 11, a main memory device 12, an input / output interface device 13, an input device 14, an auxiliary memory device 15, and an output device 16. These devices can be connected to each other by a data bus and / or a control bus.

[0036] The central processing unit 11 is referred to as a "CPU" and can perform operations on instructions and data stored in the main memory 12 and store the results of the operations in the main memory 12. Furthermore, the central processing unit 11 can control an input device 14, an auxiliary memory device 15, an output device 16, etc. via an input / output interface device 13. Each server device 10 can include one or more such central processing units 11.

[0037] The main memory 12 is referred to as a "memory" and can store instructions, data and information received from the input device 14, the auxiliary memory 15 and the communication network N (such as any terminal device 20 and / or any other server device 10) via the input / output interface device 13, as well as the results of calculations by the central processing unit 11. The main memory 12 can include computer-readable media such as, but not limited to, volatile memory (e.g., registers, cache, random access memory (RAM)), non-volatile memory (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), EEPROM, flash memory), and storage (e.g., hard disk drive (HDD), solid-state drive (SSD), magnetic tape, optical media). As will be readily understood, the term "computer-readable recording medium" can include media for data storage such as memory and storage, as well as transmission media such as modulated data signals, i.e., transitory signals.

[0038] The auxiliary storage device 15 is a storage device having a larger capacity than the main storage device 12. The auxiliary storage device 15 can store instructions and data (computer programs) constituting an operating system, a web browser application, a specific application for providing a reward distribution service to each user, and the like. Furthermore, the auxiliary storage device 15 can transmit these instructions and data (computer programs) to the main storage device 12 via the input / output interface device 13 by being controlled by the central processing unit 11. The auxiliary storage device 15 can include, without being limited to, a magnetic disk device and / or an optical disk device, and the like.

[0039] The input device 14 is a device that inputs data from the outside, and can include, without being limited to, a touch panel, a button, a keyboard, a mouse, and / or a sensor.

[0040] The output device 16 may include, but is not limited to, a display device, a touch panel, and / or a printer device.

[0041] In such a hardware configuration, the central processing unit 11 can sequentially load instructions and data (computer programs) constituting the specific application or the like stored in the auxiliary storage device 15 into the main storage device 12 and perform operations on the loaded instructions and data. This allows the central processing unit 11 to control the output device 16 via the input / output interface device 13, and also to transmit and receive various data to and from other devices (e.g., any other server device 10 and / or any terminal device 20, etc.) via the input / output interface device 13 and the communication network N.

[0042] As a result, the server device 10 can execute various operations related to electronic funeral services, etc. (including operations described below with reference to Figures 3 to 5, etc.) by executing the installed specific applications, etc.

[0043] Note that the server device 10 may include, instead of the central processing unit 11 or in addition to the central processing unit 11, one or more microprocessors and / or one or more graphics processing units (GPUs), etc.

[0044] The server device 10 can also function as a web server by executing the above-mentioned specific application etc. that has been installed. The server device 10 can transmit a web page including a computer program to each terminal device 20 (and / or other server devices 10) that has accessed the server device 10. Such terminal devices 20 (and / or other server devices 10) can also execute various operations related to the electronic funeral service etc. (including operations etc. that will be described later with reference to Figs. 3 to 5 etc.) by executing the computer program included in the web page.

[0045] 3-2. Hardware configuration of payment system 2 Next, the hardware configuration of the payment system 2 used in the above-mentioned information processing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0046] The payment system 2 can basically have the same hardware configuration as each of the above-mentioned server devices 10. However, the payment system 2 can execute operations related to a payment service (a service that allows each user to pay for purchased products and condolence money using a credit card or the like) rather than performing operations related to an electronic funeral service.

[0047] Therefore, the payment system 2 can execute various operations related to payment services, etc. (including operations described later with reference to Figures 3 to 5, etc.) by executing specific installed applications, etc.

[0048] In addition, the payment system 2 may include, instead of or in addition to the central processing unit 11, one or more microprocessors and / or one or more graphics processing units (GPUs), etc.

[0049] 3-3. Hardware configuration of each terminal device 20 Next, the hardware configuration of each terminal device 20 used in the above-mentioned information processing system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. As the hardware configuration of each terminal device 20, for example, it is possible to use one similar to the hardware configuration of each server device 10 described above. Therefore, the reference characters for the components of each terminal device 20 are shown in parentheses in Fig. 2.

[0050] 2, each terminal device 20 may include a central processing unit 21, a main memory device 22, an input / output interface device 23, an input device 24, an auxiliary memory device 25, and an output device 26. These devices may be connected to each other by a data bus and / or a control bus.

[0051] The central processing unit 21, the main memory device 22, the input / output interface device 23, the input device 24, the auxiliary memory device 25 and the output device 26 may be approximately the same as the central processing unit 11, the main memory device 12, the input / output interface device 13, the input device 14, the auxiliary memory device 15 and the output device 16 included in each of the above-mentioned server devices 10, respectively.

[0052] In such a hardware configuration, the central processing unit 21 can sequentially load instructions and data (computer programs) constituting specific applications prepared in relation to the electronic funeral service, which are stored in the auxiliary storage unit 25, into the main storage unit 22 and operate the loaded instructions and data. This allows the central processing unit 21 to control the output unit 26 via the input / output interface unit 23, and also to transmit and receive various data to and from other devices (e.g., any of the server devices 10 and / or any of the other terminal devices 20, etc.) via the input / output interface unit 23 and the communication network N.

[0053] As a result, the terminal device 20 can execute various operations related to electronic funeral services, etc. (including operations described below with reference to Figures 3 to 5, etc.) by executing the installed specific applications, etc.

[0054] In addition, the terminal device 20 may include, instead of the central processing unit 21 or in addition to the central processing unit 21, one or more microprocessors and / or one or more graphics processing units (GPUs), etc.

[0055] The terminal device 20 can also execute an installed web browser or the like to access the server device 10 that functions as a web server. This server device 10 can transmit web pages including computer programs to each terminal device 20 (and / or other server devices 10) that accesses this server device 10. Such a terminal device 20 (and / or other server device 10) can also perform various operations related to electronic funeral services, etc. (including operations described below with reference to Figures 3 to 5, etc.) by executing a computer program contained in a web page.

[0056] 4. Operation of the information processing system Next, a specific example of an operation executed by the information processing system 1 will be described with further reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram that shows a schematic example of an operation executed by the information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 1. Note that components in Fig. 3 that are common to Fig. 1 are given the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1.

[0057] In Fig. 3, we will focus on a case where one of the multiple users who use the electronic funeral service (here, user A) sends a product and a condolence gift to a representative of the deceased family D, who is a surviving family member of the deceased E. User A may be a person who was on friendly terms with the deceased E.

[0058] First, in step (hereinafter referred to as "ST") 101, service provider B (or an employee thereof, etc.) who provides an electronic funeral service can register information regarding the deposit account and bank account in advance in server device 10 (in its storage unit). The information regarding service provider B's deposit account can include information indicating each of service provider B's name, address, telephone number, identification information, etc. The information regarding service provider B's bank account can include information indicating each of the bank name, branch name, branch number, account number, ordinary / current account, etc. used by service provider B. Server device 10 can store such information regarding service provider B's deposit account and bank account in its storage unit.

[0059] Next, in ST102, sales company C (or its employee, etc.), who sells to user A the products and condolence money to be given to the bereaved family representative D, can register information regarding the deposit account and bank account in advance in the server device 10 (in its storage unit). The information regarding the deposit account of sales company C can include information indicating each of the name, address, telephone number, identification information, etc. of sales company C. The information regarding the bank account of sales company C can include information indicating each of the bank name, branch name, branch number, account number, ordinary / current account, etc. used by sales company C. The server device 10 can store such information regarding the deposit account and bank account of sales company C in its storage unit.

[0060] Next, in ST103, the surviving family representative D can register information about the deposit account and bank account of the surviving family representative D on a web page prepared for the surviving family representative D by the server device 10. The information about the deposit account of the surviving family representative D can include information indicating each of the name, address, telephone number, email address, and identification information of the surviving family representative D. The information about the bank account of the surviving family representative D can include information indicating each of the name of the bank, the name of the branch, the branch number, the account number, and ordinary / current account, etc. used by the surviving family representative D. The server device 10 can store such information about the deposit account and bank account of the surviving family representative D in the memory unit.

[0061] At this point, the server device 10 can store in the storage unit sales business information identifying the sales business (here, sales business C), service provider information identifying the service provider (here, service provider B), and bereaved family representative information identifying the bereaved family representative (here, bereaved family representative D), in association with the deceased E or the funeral held for the deceased E. The server device 10 can store such sales business information, service provider information, and bereaved family representative information in association with each deceased person or each funeral.

[0062] Next, in ST104, the sales company C or the service provider B (or their employees, etc.) can create a dedicated web page to be provided by the server device 10. This dedicated web page can be a web page (hereinafter referred to as the "obituary announcement web page") for informing multiple users related to the deceased E (a relative of the bereaved family representative D) that the deceased E has passed away (and that the funeral will be held at a specific date and time, etc.).

[0063] Sales company C or service provider B can notify multiple users, including user A (each user may have been a close friend of the deceased E), of information (e.g., a URL) for accessing a web page dedicated to disseminating obituaries. Sales company C or service provider B can notify multiple users, including user A, of such information via email, LINE (registered trademark), SMS, and / or letter, etc. The email address, LINE address, telephone number, and / or address, etc., of each of the multiple users can be provided to sales company C or service provider B by the representative of the bereaved family.

[0064] User A, who has received the notification from sales business operator C or service provider B, can access the obituary announcement web page regarding the deceased E using his / her terminal device 20D in ST105. By using this obituary announcement web page, user A can select a product to be presented to the bereaved family representative D from among multiple products displayed on this obituary announcement web page. Furthermore, user A can select a condolence gift to be presented to the bereaved family representative D from among multiple condolence gifts displayed on this obituary announcement web page.

[0065] Here, the multiple products may include multiple offerings having different prices, multiple condolence telegrams having different prices, etc. Also, the multiple condolence money may be different prices (for example, 3,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 30,000 yen, 50,000 yen, and This may include multiple condolence gifts, each of which may include 100,000 yen or more.

[0066] User A can use terminal device 20D to determine the product and condolence money to be given to the representative of the bereaved family, and then perform a payment process on the payment system 2 via server device 10. At this time, user A's terminal device 20D transmits information about user A's credit card, etc. (information identifying each of the credit card company, credit card number, credit card holder, PIN number, etc.), information identifying the purchased product and condolence money, and the total amount of the purchase, etc., to server device 10, whereby server device 10 can execute a predetermined decision process on the payment system 2.

[0067] During or after ST105, the server device 10 can obtain information about user A (user A's postal code, address, name, age, gender, telephone number, email address, and information identifying each of the products and condolence money purchased by user A) from user A (terminal device 20D) and store it in a memory unit.

[0068] Furthermore, during ST105 or after ST105, the server device 10 can store in the storage unit, in association with the deceased E or the funeral held for the deceased E, sales business information identifying the sales business (here, sales business C), service provider information identifying the service provider (here, service provider B), and bereaved family representative information identifying the bereaved family representative (here, bereaved family representative D), as well as user information identifying user A. The server device 10 can store such sales business information, service provider information, bereaved family representative information, and user information in the storage unit in association with each deceased person or each funeral.

[0069] As a result, the server device 10 can search the storage unit using any one of the multiple users as a search key to identify the deceased person or funeral associated with that user, as well as the service provider, sales business operator, and bereaved family representative corresponding to the deceased person or funeral. For example, the server device 10 can search the storage unit using user A as a search key to identify the deceased person E or funeral associated with user A, as well as the service provider B, sales business operator C, and bereaved family representative D corresponding to the deceased person E or funeral.

[0070] Next, in ST106, the server device 10 can execute a distribution process for distributing the total amount paid by the user A as the price of the product and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to the service provider B, an amount to be remitted to the sales company C, and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family. A specific example of the distribution process executed by the server device 10 will be described later.

[0071] Next, in ST107, the server device 10 can transfer a portion of the total amount paid by user A for the goods and the condolence money (the amount determined in ST106) as a service fee to service provider B via the payment system 2 (the above amount can be transferred to service provider B by the payment system 2).

[0072] Next, in ST108, the server device 10 can transfer the amount (the amount determined in ST106) obtained by deducting a portion of the total amount paid by user A for the product as a service charge to sales company C via the payment system 2 (the above amount can be transferred to sales company C by the payment system 2).

[0073] Next, in ST109, the server device 10 can transfer the amount (the amount determined in ST106) obtained by deducting a portion of the total amount paid by user A as the condolence money as a service fee to the bereaved family representative D via the payment system 2 (the above amount can be transferred to the bereaved family representative D by the payment system 2).

[0074] Next, a specific example of the distribution process executed by server device 10 in ST 106 will be described with further reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flow diagram showing a specific example of the distribution process executed by information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 1.

[0075] First, in ST200, the server device 10 can obtain information regarding each product and each condolence gift purchased by user A (information identifying each product, information identifying the price of each product, information identifying the condolence gift, information identifying the price of the condolence gift, etc.) from the payment system 2 or user A's terminal device 20D, as well as information regarding user A's credit card (information identifying each of the credit card company, credit card number, cardholder, PIN, etc.).

[0076] Next, in ST201, the server device 10 can identify that the user in question is User A based on information identifying the cardholder (or other information) contained in the acquired credit card information.

[0077] Next, in ST202, the server device 10 can identify the funeral (deceased person E), sales company C, service provider B, and bereaved family representative D corresponding to user A from among multiple funerals (multiple deceased people) stored in the memory unit.

[0078] As described above, the server device 10 stores in the storage unit sales business information identifying a sales business, service provider information identifying a service provider, bereaved family representative information identifying a bereaved family representative, and user information identifying a user, in association with the deceased or a funeral held for the deceased. The server device 10 can retrieve from the storage unit, by using the user information identifying user A as a search key, the deceased E or a funeral held for the deceased E, sales business information identifying sales business C, service provider information identifying service provider B, and bereaved family representative information identifying bereaved family representative D. This allows the server device 10 to execute the operation corresponding to ST202.

[0079] Next, in ST203, the server device 10 can read out a condition branch table as shown in Fig. 4A, which is stored in advance in the storage unit. By referring to this condition branch table, the server device 10 can recognize that the main entity that receives the payment for the product (here, the offering and the condolence telegram) is the sales company, and that the main entity that receives the payment for the condolence money is the representative of the bereaved family.

[0080] Next, in ST204, the server device 10 can generate an addition table as exemplified in Fig. 4B. First, focusing on the sales company, as shown in Fig. 4A, the sales company is an entity that receives payment for the product (offering and condolence telegram). Therefore, the server device 10 can use information about each product purchased by user A (information acquired in ST200) to calculate the total amount of the products (= the price of each product x the number of products). The server device 10 can determine the amount to be received by sales company C (218,000 yen in FIG. 4B) by deducting the commission (for example, 6% of the total amount) to be paid to service provider B from the total amount. may include or exclude payment fees.

[0081] Focusing on the representative of the bereaved family, as shown in FIG. 4A, the representative of the bereaved family is the entity that receives the payment for the condolence money. Therefore, the server device 10 can use information on each condolence money purchased by user A (information acquired in ST200) to calculate the total payment for the condolence money (= amount of each gift x number of items). The server device 10 determines the amount to be received by the representative of the bereaved family D (135,225 yen in FIG. 4B) by deducting the fee to be paid to service provider B (e.g., 6% of the total payment) from the total payment. The fees may be inclusive or exclusive of settlement fees.

[0082] Focusing on the service provider, the server device 10 determines the total amount of the above two types of fees (24,000 yen in FIG. 4B) as the amount to be paid to the service provider B. This can be done.

[0083] In this manner, the server device 10 can generate an addition table such as the one shown in FIG. 4B and use it as "fee information."

[0084] Next, in ST205, the server device 10 can read from the memory unit the deposit account information and bank account information of service provider B (information obtained in ST101), the deposit account information and bank account information of sales company C (information obtained in ST102), and the deposit account information and bank account information of surviving family representative D (information obtained in ST103), as illustrated in Figure 4C, to use as "recipient account information."

[0085] Next, in ST206, the server device 10 can determine a remittance schedule as exemplified in Fig. 4D for each of the service provider B, the sales company C, and the bereaved family representative D. Specifically, the server device 10 can determine, for example, the timing of remittance for each of the service provider B, the sales company C, and the bereaved family representative D to be any one of the following: 0:00 on the 11th, 0:00 on the 25th, or any arbitrary date and time.

[0086] Next, in ST207, the server device 10 can transmit information regarding the remittance to each of the sales company C, the service provider B, and the surviving family representative D to the payment system 2. The information regarding the remittance may include the "payment information" described in relation to ST204, the "recipient account information" described in relation to ST205, and the "schedule information" described in relation to ST206.

[0087] As a result, as described above in relation to FIG. 3, the server device 10 can cause the payment system 2 to execute remittances to the service provider B, the sales company C, and the surviving family representative D (ST107, ST108, and ST109).

[0088] As described above, the payment for the condolence money purchased by user A is directly remitted to the bereaved family representative D via the server device 10 and the settlement system 2. If the server device 10 is managed and held by the service provider B or another business (not the sales business C), the payment for the condolence money purchased by user A is directly remitted to the bereaved family representative D via only the service provider B or the other business (for example, without going through the sales business C, etc.). In other words, the payment for the condolence money purchased by user A is not remitted to the bereaved family representative D via multiple businesses. Therefore, the remittance for the condolence money made by the electronic funeral service disclosed in this application does not constitute an exchange transaction. Therefore, according to the technology disclosed in this application, it is possible to provide an electronic funeral service in a safer manner.

[0089] 5. Additional Examples It is customary for the bereaved family representative D to give a gift in return to all users who have given condolence money to the bereaved family representative D. However, the more users who have given condolence money to the bereaved family representative D, the more time and effort it may take for the bereaved family representative to decide which users to give which gifts in return.

[0090] Therefore, the electronic funeral service disclosed in the present application can have a function to more easily determine return gifts to be given to multiple users who have given condolence money to the representative of the bereaved family D. Such a function will be further described below with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flow diagram for explaining a specific example of the function provided in the information processing system according to one embodiment.

[0091] First, in ST300, the server device 10 can generate an orderer information table and store it in the storage unit in response to each user who uses the electronic funeral service sending a product and a condolence gift to the representative of the bereaved family (ST105). The orderer information table can be a table that stores, in association with each user, information that identifies, for example, a postal code, address, name, age, sex, telephone number, email address, and each of the purchased products and condolence gifts.

[0092] Next, in ST301, the bereaved family representative D can access a web page provided by the server device 10, for example a web page prepared for the bereaved family representative D, using the terminal device 20C.

[0093] Next, in ST302, the server device 10 allows the terminal device 20C of the bereaved family representative D to select a return gift corresponding to each of the multiple condolence money gifts (multiple condolence money gifts corresponding to different amounts) sent from multiple users on the web page from multiple return gifts (e.g., a pull-down menu). FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a web page displayed on the terminal device 20C in ST302. In the web page exemplified in FIG. 5A, the bereaved family representative D can select a return gift corresponding to the condolence money gift from multiple return gifts (e.g., a pull-down menu). The screen shows how gift A2 is selected from gifts A1 to A3, which are the number of envelopes, as a gift for each user who has provided the gift.

[0094] The server device 10 transmits such a web page to the terminal device 20C, thereby informing the terminal device 20C of the bereaved family representative D of the first condolence money (for example, a condolence money of 3,000 yen). The user is prompted to select a first gift from among the multiple gifts associated with the second condolence gift (e.g., a condolence gift of 5,000 yen) and a second gift from among the multiple gifts associated with the second condolence gift (e.g., a condolence gift of 5,000 yen). Similarly, the user can be caused to select an Nth return gift from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the Nth condolence gift.

[0095] In addition, the multiple return gifts associated with the first condolence offering, the multiple return gifts associated with the second condolence offering, and the multiple return gifts associated with the Nth condolence offering may be different from each other or may have some in common.

[0096] Next, in ST303, the server device 10 can automatically select the first return gift (second return gift) as a return gift to be given to all first users (second users) who have provided the first condolence money (second condolence money) to the bereaved family representative D in a lump sum. Similarly, the server device 10 can automatically select the Nth return gift as a return gift to be given to all Nth users who have provided the Nth condolence money to the bereaved family representative D in a lump sum. Here, the first user means a group of multiple users who have provided the same first condolence money to the bereaved family representative D, the second user means a group of multiple users who have provided the same second condolence money to the bereaved family representative D, and the Nth user can mean a group of multiple users who have provided the same Nth condolence money to the bereaved family representative D. In addition, the server device 10 can identify the first user (second user) who made the first condolence gift (second condolence gift) to the bereaved family representative D by searching the orderer information table using the first condolence gift (second condolence gift) as a search key, and similarly, can identify the Nth user who made the Nth condolence gift to the bereaved family representative D by searching the orderer information table using the Nth condolence gift as a search key.

[0097] Next, in ST304, as an option, the bereaved family representative D can use the terminal device 20C to manually change the return gifts determined in ST303 individually. For example, the server device 10 can display on a web page a list of return gifts to be given to each of the multiple users (first user, second user, ..., and / or Nth user) generated based on the execution result of ST303, and then have the bereaved family representative D select a specific user to be changed from among the multiple users.

[0098] Furthermore, when the specific user is included in the first user (second user), the server device 10 can determine, as the return gift to be given to the specific user, any one of the multiple return gifts associated with the first condolence gift (second condolence gift) selected by the bereaved family representative D. Similarly, when the specific user is included in the Nth user, the server device 10 can determine, as the return gift to be given to the specific user, any one of the multiple return gifts associated with the Nth condolence gift selected by the bereaved family representative D.

[0099] Next, in ST305, the surviving family representative D can use the terminal device 20C to execute the payment process for the return gift with the payment system 2 via the server device 10. To achieve this, the terminal device 20C of the surviving family representative D needs to transmit to the server device 10 information regarding the surviving family representative D's credit card, etc. (information identifying each of the credit card company, credit card number, credit card holder and PIN number, etc.), information identifying the purchased return gift, and the total amount of the purchase, etc.

[0100] Here, the bereaved family representative D can provide information regarding the bereaved family representative D's credit card to the service provider B in advance, for example, at the time of ordering (requesting) the electronic funeral service to the service provider B. Such credit card information can be provided to the service provider B, for example, via a paper medium (where the bereaved family representative D writes the credit card information on this paper medium) or via the terminal device 20C or the like. The credit card information provided in this manner can be stored in the server device 10 or the like by an employee of the service provider B (where the employee inputs the credit card information using the terminal device 20 while looking at the paper medium) or via the communication network N.

[0101] Alternatively, the surviving family representative D can register information regarding the surviving family representative D's credit card in, for example, ST103 shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the terminal device 20C can automatically obtain information regarding the credit card already registered in the server device 10 in ST103 from the server device 10 and present it to the surviving family representative D in ST305, without the surviving family representative having to input information regarding the credit card. After checking the displayed information regarding the credit card, the surviving family representative D can operate the terminal device 20C to transmit the information (or information at least partially corrected by the surviving family representative's operation) to the server device 10. This can reduce the effort and time required for the surviving family representative D to process the payment for the return gift.

[0102] 6. Variations 3 to 5 and the like, the description has been given of the case where only a single server device 10 is used as the server device 10. However, in another example, it is also possible to use a plurality of server devices (separate from each other) that are physically located in different locations as the server device 10.

[0103] In addition, in the various examples described above, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which at least a part of the processes or operations described as being executed by the server device 10 illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 is executed by the terminal device 20 of the user (user A in the example shown in Figures 4 and 5). Thus, the processes or operations defined in the claims directed to the "information processing system" among the claims first attached to the application can be executed by at least one information processing device (server device and / or terminal device).

[0104] In addition, in the various examples described above, the server device 10 (another server device or terminal device 20D, etc.) has been described as distributing the total amount of the price paid by the user into an amount to be paid to the service provider, an amount to be paid to the sales company, and an amount to be paid to the representative of the bereaved family. However, this is merely one example. The technology disclosed in the present application is based on the technical feature of distributing the total amount of the price paid by the user into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one participating business involved in the electronic funeral service and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family. In the various examples described above, the service provider and the sales company have been given as specific examples of the at least one participating business. The at least one participating business may include any number of participating businesses (one or more).

[0105] Examples of which entities the total amount paid by the user may be distributed to include, in addition to the examples mentioned above, the following several examples, but are not limited to these. (A) each of at least one (or multiple) sales businesses that sell products, and the bereaved family representative (here, the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one sales business may be determined based on at least one of the products purchased by the user and the condolence money); (B) each of at least one (which may be a plurality of) service providers providing electronic funeral services, and a bereaved family representative (wherein the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one service provider may be determined based on at least one of the products purchased by the user and the condolence money); (C) each of at least one dual-business entity that both sells products and provides electronic funeral services, and a bereaved family representative (wherein the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one dual-business entity may be determined based on at least one of the products purchased by the user and the condolence money);

[0106] In the typical example described above with reference to Figures 4 and 5, the server device 10 etc. generates information identifying the amount to be remitted to the service provider, information identifying the amount to be remitted to the sales business, and information identifying the amount to be remitted to the surviving family representative (the "payment information" in ST204). Meanwhile, in any of the above cases (A) to (C), the server device 10 etc. can generate, as "payment information", information identifying the amount to be remitted to at least one of the participating businesses, and information identifying the amount to be remitted to the surviving family representative. Based on this payment information, the settlement system 2 can execute remittances to each participating business and the surviving family representative.

[0107] In the above typical example, the server device 10 etc. stores sales business information identifying a sales business, service provider information identifying a service provider, bereaved family representative information identifying a bereaved family representative, and user information identifying a user in a storage unit in association with each deceased person or each funeral held for the deceased person, and retrieves the deceased person or funeral held for the deceased person, sales business information, service provider information, and bereaved family representative information from the storage unit using the user information identifying the user as a search key. Meanwhile, in any of the above (A) to (C), the server device 10 etc. stores participating business information identifying at least one participating business, bereaved family representative information identifying a bereaved family representative, and user information identifying a user in association with each deceased person or each funeral held for the deceased person, and retrieves the deceased person or funeral held for the deceased person, participating business information, and bereaved family representative information from the storage unit using the user information identifying the user as a search key.

[0108] As would be easily understood by a person skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure, the various examples described above may be appropriately combined with each other in various patterns, unless a contradiction occurs.

[0109] In view of the many possible embodiments to which the principles of the invention disclosed herein may be applied, it is to be understood that the illustrated embodiments are merely preferred examples and should not be considered as limiting the scope of the claimed invention to these preferred examples. In fact, the scope of the claimed invention is defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, we claim the grant of a patent as our invention to all that falls within the scope of the claimed invention.

[0110] 7. Various Aspects The information processing system of the first aspect can be "an information processing system including at least one information processing device, configured to identify goods and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family, allocate the total amount paid by the user for the goods and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family, and generate first information identifying the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one involved business, and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family."

[0111] The information processing system of the second aspect adopts the configuration of the first aspect described above, in which "user information identifying a user, involved business information identifying each of the at least one involved business, and bereaved family representative information identifying a bereaved family representative are stored in a memory unit in advance, in association with each of a plurality of funerals, and the information stored in the memory unit is used to identify a certain funeral corresponding to the certain user, and to identify each of the at least one involved business and the bereaved family representative corresponding to the certain funeral."

[0112] The information processing system of the third aspect is configured as in the second aspect above, and "executes, as a series of processes, a process of determining the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one participating business based on the product and / or the condolence money purchased by the certain user, and a process of determining the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family based on the condolence money purchased by the certain user."

[0113] The information processing system of the fourth aspect adopts the configuration of the first aspect described above, in which "the first information is used to execute a remittance to each of the at least one involved business entity, and the second information is used to execute a remittance to the representative of the surviving family members."

[0114] The information processing system of the fifth aspect is configured as in the first aspect above, where "the condolence money includes a first condolence money and a second condolence money corresponding to different amounts, and the terminal device operated by the representative of the bereaved family is caused to select a first return gift from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the first condolence money and to select a second return gift from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the second condolence money, the first return gifts are automatically selected collectively as return gifts to be provided to all first users who have provided the first condolence money to the representative of the bereaved family among users related to the certain funeral, and the second return gifts are automatically selected collectively as return gifts to be provided to all second users who have provided the second condolence money to the representative of the bereaved family among users related to the certain funeral."

[0115] The information processing system of the sixth aspect adopts the configuration of the fifth aspect described above, in which "one of the multiple return gifts associated with the first condolence money, selected by the terminal device, is determined as the return gift to be provided to a specific user selected by the terminal device from among the first users."

[0116] The information processing system of the seventh aspect adopts the configuration of the fifth aspect described above, in which "one of the multiple return gifts associated with the second condolence money, selected by the terminal device, is determined as the return gift to be provided to a specific user selected by the terminal device among the second users."

[0117] The information processing system according to the eighth aspect is any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, further comprising: "storing information identifying condolence money provided to the representative of the bereaved family by each user related to the certain funeral in a storage unit; The system is configured to identify the first user and the second user from among the users related to the certain funeral based on the information stored in the storage unit.

[0118] The information processing system of the 9th aspect adopts the configuration of the first aspect described above, in which "the at least one information processing device includes a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU)."

[0119] The method of the 10th aspect can be "a method executed by an information processing system including at least one information processing device, comprising: identifying goods and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family; allocating a total amount paid by the user for the goods and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family; and generating first information identifying the amount to be remitted to each of the at least one involved business and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family."

[0120] In the method of the 11th aspect, in the 10th aspect above, "the at least one information processing device may include a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU)."

[0121] The computer program of the 12th aspect can cause "at least one processor to function, when executed by at least one processor, to identify products and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the surviving family, allocate a total amount paid by the user for the products and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one involved business involved in services related to the funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family, and generate first information identifying each of the at least one involved business and second information identifying the amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family."

[0122] In the computer program of the thirteenth aspect, in the twelfth aspect above, "the at least one processor may include a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU)." [Explanation of symbols]

[0123] 1. Information Processing Systems 2. Payment System N Communication Network 10. Server device 20 Terminal Equipment

Claims

1. An information processing system including at least one information processing device, Identifying products and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the bereaved family; Allocating the total amount paid by the certain user as the price of the product and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one participating business involved in the service related to the certain funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family; generating first information identifying an amount to be remitted to each of the at least one participating entity and second information identifying an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family; An information processing system configured as above.

2. A storage unit is provided in advance with user information for identifying a user, participating business information for identifying each of the at least one participating business, and bereaved family representative information for identifying a bereaved family representative, each of which is associated with each of a plurality of funerals; Using each piece of information stored in the storage unit, Identifying the certain funeral corresponding to the certain user; identifying each of the at least one participating business entity and the bereaved family representative corresponding to the funeral; The information processing system according to claim 1 , configured as follows:

3. determining an amount to be remitted to each of the at least one participating business based on the goods and / or the condolence money purchased by the certain user; and Executing, as a series of processes, a process of determining an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family based on the condolence money purchased by the certain user. The information processing system according to claim 2 , configured as follows.

4. using the first information to effect a remittance to each of the at least one participating business; and using the second information to effect a remittance to the representative of the bereaved family. The information processing system according to claim 1 , configured as follows:

5. The condolence money includes a first condolence money and a second condolence money corresponding to mutually different amounts, having a terminal device operated by the bereaved family representative select a first return gift from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the first condolence money, and having the terminal device select a second return gift from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the second condolence money; The first return gift is automatically selected as a return gift to be provided to all first users who have provided the first condolence money to the representative of the bereaved family among the users related to the certain funeral, The information processing system of claim 1, which is configured to automatically select the second return gift all at once as a return gift to be provided to all second users who have provided the second condolence money to the representative of the bereaved family among users related to the certain funeral.

6. determining, as a return gift to be provided to a specific user selected by the terminal device from among a plurality of return gifts associated with the first condolence money, any one of the return gifts selected by the terminal device; The information processing system according to claim 5 .

7. determining, as a return gift to be provided to a specific user selected by the terminal device from among the plurality of return gifts associated with the second condolence money, any one of the return gifts selected by the terminal device; The information processing system according to claim 5 .

8. storing information identifying condolence money provided to the representative of the bereaved family by each user related to the certain funeral in a storage unit; Identifying the first user and the second user from among the users related to the certain funeral based on the information stored in the storage unit.

8. The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the information processing system is configured as follows.

9. 2. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the at least one information processing device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU).

10. 1. A method performed by an information processing system including at least one information processing device, comprising: Identifying merchandise and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the bereaved family; Allocating the total amount paid by the certain user as the cost of the product and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one participating business involved in the certain funeral-related service and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family; and generating first information identifying an amount to be remitted to each of the at least one participating entity and second information identifying an amount to be remitted to the representative of the surviving family; The method of claim 1, further comprising:

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one information processing device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU).

12. When executed by at least one processor, Identifying products and condolence money purchased by a user in connection with a funeral and provided to a representative of the bereaved family; Allocating the total amount paid by the certain user as the price of the product and the condolence money into an amount to be remitted to each of at least one participating business involved in the service related to the certain funeral and an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family; generating first information identifying each of the at least one participating entity and second information identifying an amount to be remitted to the representative of the bereaved family; A computer program product causing the at least one processor to function in such a manner.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor and / or a graphics processing unit (GPU).

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