Information processing device

Abstract

To provide judgement materials for a user to determine whether products posted and sold on the Internet are legitimate.SOLUTION: An information processing device manages a sales site including the webpage where product content related to a product is posted and for selling the product. The information processing device includes: means for receiving a transmission request of a webpage from an external information processing terminal; and means for transmitting data of the webpage to the information processing terminal in response to the received transmission request. The webpage managed by the information processing device contains a link for transition directly or indirectly to a webpage on an NFT marketplace where the owner of the product content is posted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] The time and effort required for regular grave visits by bereaved families are significant. In particular, due to the aging of bereaved families in recent years, this has become particularly prominent. Therefore, in order to reduce the time and effort required for grave visits, a technology is known in which a virtual grave is provided on the Internet and grave visits can be made (for example, Patent Document 1). According to such a technology, even for bereaved families who have difficulty moving due to old age or the like, as long as they have an information processing terminal such as a smartphone connected to the Internet, they can make a grave visit without visiting an actual grave. This promotes grave visits by bereaved families and reduces the burden of maintaining and managing graves by bereaved families. In addition, it promotes grave visits by friends who were close to the deceased and who have difficulty visiting the actual grave. On the other hand, because it is so easy to build a virtual grave on the Internet just by user operations via an information processing terminal, there is a possibility that multiple virtual graves of a specific deceased person will be built. For example, if multiple virtual graves of a famous deceased person are built, a situation will occur in which the relatives and fans of that deceased person have to determine which grave to visit. Of course, the relatives and fans of a famous person should want to visit a legitimate virtual grave such as a virtual grave corresponding to the grave of an actual deceased person. However, it is difficult to determine which of the multiple virtual graves on the Internet is the legitimate virtual grave just by looking at the virtual graves.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] It is to provide a user with a judgment material for the user to judge whether the products posted and sold on the Internet pages are genuine products.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0005] The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure manages a sales site for selling products, including a web page on which product content related to the product is posted. The information processing apparatus includes means for receiving a transmission request for the web page from an external information processing terminal, and means for transmitting the data of the web page to the information processing terminal in response to the received transmission request. A link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page on the NFT marketplace posted by the owner of the product content is attached to the web page on which the product content related to the product is posted.

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[0007] Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, components having substantially the same functions and configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions will be made only when necessary.

[0008] The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as the information processing apparatus) has a function of managing virtual graves on the Internet. Specifically, the information processing apparatus manages a gravesite including a Web page related to a virtual temple (temple Web page), a Web page related to a virtual cemetery (cemetery Web page), a Web page related to a virtual grave (grave Web page), and a Web page related to the content of the deceased person enshrined in the virtual grave (deceased person content Web page) (content Web page), receives a transmission request from an information processing terminal (user terminal) such as a smartphone, and returns a Web page corresponding to the received transmission request to the user terminal. Thereby, the temple Web page, the cemetery Web page, the grave Web page, and the content Web page can be displayed on the user terminal. In the present embodiment, the temple Web page represents a virtual temple, the cemetery Web page represents a virtual cemetery, and the grave Web page represents a virtual grave.

[0009] One feature of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is that it has a function of providing a determination material for a user who has visited a virtual grave (grave Web page) built on the Internet to determine whether the virtual grave (grave Web page) is a legitimate virtual grave.

[0010] In the present embodiment, terms are defined as follows. Virtual grave site: A website that realizes virtual grave visits on the Internet. In this embodiment, the virtual grave site consists of four levels where the first level (top page) is the temple / shrine website page, the second level is the cemetery website page, the third level is the grave website page, and the fourth level is the content website page.

[0011] Virtual temple / shrine: A virtual temple / shrine on the Internet. Typically, the owner of the virtual temple / shrine is the same as the owner of an actual temple / shrine. Here, the temple / shrine is not limited to just temples and shrines, but also includes churches and other religious facilities. For example, a virtual cemetery is set up within the grounds of the virtual temple / shrine, and virtual graves are built in virtual sections within the virtual cemetery. Virtual cemetery: A virtual cemetery on the Internet. Typically, the administrator of the virtual cemetery is the same as the administrator of an actual cemetery. Here, the cemetery includes a burial ground or a facility similar thereto.

[0012] Virtual grave: A virtual grave on the Internet. An actual grave is installed by borrowing a section within an actual cemetery. Similarly, a virtual grave is built by borrowing a virtual section within a virtual cemetery. Of course, a virtual grave may also be built by purchasing a virtual section within a virtual cemetery. Typically, the owner of the virtual grave is the same as the owner of an actual grave. A virtual grave is represented by trees, stones (tombstones), etc. Of course, a virtual grave may also be represented by piling up a part of the land in the virtual section higher. Here, the virtual grave includes a virtual grave marker or a virtual tombstone, etc.

[0013] Deceased person content: Images (deceased person images), videos (deceased person videos), etc. related to the deceased person enshrined in the virtual grave. Typically, the owner of the deceased person content is the same as that of the virtual grave.

[0014] NFT: An NFT is used to prove the ownership of digital content and is issued, for example, in accordance with the ERC721 standard on the Ethereum (registered trademark) blockchain. An NFT consists of a token ID for identifying the NFT, an owner address that owns the NFT, a token URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), etc. These pieces of information are recorded on the blockchain (decentralized ledger). The token ID has a unique value by itself. The token URI is an attribute indicating the location of the metadata of the content associated with the NFT. The metadata includes the name of the content, description, URL of the data, owner of the data, history of the owner, etc. In this embodiment, NFT-ization means recording digital data as a token on the blockchain. A token ID and owner information (owner information) are associated with the digital data recorded (NFT-ized) on the blockchain.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment is connected to an information processing terminal (user terminal) 5 and an NFT management system 2 via a network 9. The information processing apparatus 1 has a management function for managing a gravesite visit site, a reception function for receiving a Web page transmission request from the user terminal 5, and a transmission function for transmitting a Web page corresponding to the received transmission request to the user terminal 5. The reception function and the transmission function may be realized by a Web server apparatus that actually stores the Web pages constituting the gravesite visit site.

[0016] The NFT management system 2 is an information processing system for managing NFTs (such as token IDs, owner addresses, URIs, etc.). The NFTs managed by the NFT management system 2 are recorded on the blockchain 4. The blockchain 4 is composed of a plurality of nodes (computers) 41, 42, 43, 44, disperses information regarding NFTs, and manages them in a way that is difficult to tamper with. In the present embodiment, the URL, token ID (temple token ID), and owner information of the temple image converted into an NFT, the URL, token ID (section token ID), and owner information of the section image converted into an NFT, the URL, token ID (tomb token ID), and owner information of the tomb image converted into an NFT, and the URL, token ID (content token ID), and owner information of the image of the deceased person converted into an NFT are recorded on the blockchain 4. Thereby, the owner information of each image converted into an NFT is guaranteed by the blockchain 4. As the blockchain 4, a general public type without restrictions on participants such as ETHEREUM (registered trademark), OPENSEA (registered trademark), etc. can be adopted. Of course, as the blockchain 4, a private type blockchain 4 that only specific participants can participate in may be adopted.

[0017] The NFT management server device 3 has a hardware configuration as a general computer, and has a function related to the NFT marketplace. Specifically, the NFT management server device 3 manages a web page on the NFT marketplace that summarizes information related to NFTs recorded on the blockchain 4 according to a predetermined format. For example, on the NFT marketplace, a web page (first web page) that lists an NFTed temple / shrine image together with a temple / shrine token ID and owner information associated with the NFTed temple / shrine image, a web page (second web page) that lists an NFTed plot image together with a partition token ID and owner information associated with the NFTed plot image, a web page (third web page) that lists an NFTed grave image together with a grave token ID and owner information associated with the NFTed grave image, and a web page (fourth web page) that lists an NFTed deceased image together with a content token ID and owner information associated with the NFTed deceased image. URLs are assigned to these web pages. The NFT management server device 3 has a receiving function for receiving a request to send a web page based on a URL from the user terminal 5, and a transmitting function for sending the web page corresponding to the URL to the user terminal 5. This allows the first web page, the second web page, the third web page, and the fourth web page to be displayed on the user terminal 5. Each NFTed image can be circulated on the NFT marketplace, and the owner information includes history information.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 2, an information processing apparatus 1 has a RAM 12, a ROM 13, a storage device 14, and a communication device 17 connected to a processor 11 via a data / control bus 10. The processor 11 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The RAM 12 functions as a main memory, a work area, etc. of the processor 11. The ROM 13 stores data such as a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and an operating system program (OS) executed by the processor 11. The storage device 14 stores various programs for realizing functions related to the gravesite visit site. The communication device 17 has a communication module compliant with an arbitrary standard, and transmits and receives data to and from a user terminal 5 and an NFT management server device 3 according to the control of the processor 11.

[0019] FIG. 3 shows an example of a user information management table stored in the storage device 14. As shown in FIG. 3, in the user information management table, a user name, a password, a deceased person's name, a temple ID, a cemetery ID, a grave ID, and a content ID are associated with a user ID that uniquely identifies a user. The user name and password are login information required when the user logs in to the gravesite visit site. The deceased person's name represents the name of the deceased person enshrined in the virtual grave. If a plurality of deceased persons are enshrined in the virtual grave, a plurality of deceased person's names are associated with a single user ID. The temple ID is an example of identification information for identifying a virtual temple. The cemetery ID is an example of identification information for identifying a virtual cemetery. The grave ID is an example of identification information for identifying a virtual grave. The content ID is an example of identification information for identifying deceased person content. A plurality of content IDs may be associated with the deceased person's name.

[0020] FIG. 4 shows an example of a temple / shrine information management table stored in the storage device 14. As shown in FIG. 4, in the temple / shrine information management table, for the temple / shrine ID, the temple / shrine name, the temple / shrine image, the temple / shrine token ID, the first web page URL, and the cemetery web page URL are associated. The temple / shrine image is an NFT-converted image, and typically, it is a material image constituting the temple / shrine web page. However, as long as the user who views the temple / shrine image can recognize that the temple / shrine image is related to the temple / shrine web page, the temple / shrine image is not limited to the material image of the temple / shrine web page. For example, the temple / shrine image may be an image not used on the temple / shrine web page, such as a virtual temple / shrine exterior image or a virtual temple / shrine logo image. Also, the temple / shrine image may be an image related to an existing temple / shrine, such as an image representing the exterior of an existing tomb corresponding to a virtual tomb. The temple / shrine token ID is a non-fungible token ID associated with the NFT-converted temple / shrine image. The first web page URL is the URL of the web page on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted temple / shrine image is posted. The cemetery web page URL is the URL of the cemetery web page that transitions from the temple / shrine web page.

[0021] FIG. 5 shows an example of the cemetery information management table stored in the storage device 14. As shown in FIG. 5, in the cemetery information management table, the cemetery name, the section image, the section token ID, the second web page URL, and the tomb web page URL are associated with the cemetery ID. The section image is an NFT-converted image and represents the appearance of a virtual section in a virtual cemetery. The section image is typically a material image that constitutes the cemetery web page. However, as long as a user who views the section image can recognize that the section image is related to the cemetery web page, the section image is not limited to the material image of the cemetery web page. For example, an image related to the appearance of a virtual cemetery, an image related to the sign of a virtual cemetery, etc. are also examples of the section image. Also, an image related to an actual cemetery, such as an image representing the appearance of an actual cemetery corresponding to a virtual cemetery, is also an example of the section image. The section token ID is a non-fungible token ID associated with the NFT-converted section image. The second web page URL is the URL of the web page on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted section image is posted. The tomb web page URL is the URL of the tomb web page that transitions from the cemetery web page.

[0022] Figure 6 shows an example of the tomb information management table stored in the storage device 14. As shown in Figure 6, in the tomb information management table, a tomb image, a tomb token ID, a third Web page URL, and a content Web page URL are associated with the tomb ID. The tomb image is an NFT-converted image, typically a material image that constitutes a cemetery Web page. However, if a third party who views the tomb image can grasp that the tomb image is an image related to the tomb Web page, the tomb image is not limited to the material image of the tomb Web page. For example, the tomb image may be an image not used on the tomb Web page, such as an image related to the appearance of a virtual tomb or an image related to the sign of a virtual tomb. Also, the tomb image may be an image related to an actual tomb, such as an image representing the appearance of an actual tomb corresponding to a virtual tomb. The tomb token ID is a non-fungible token ID associated with the NFT-converted tomb image. The third Web page URL is the URL of the Web page on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted tomb image is posted. The content Web page URL is the URL of the content Web page that transitions from the tomb Web page.

[0023] Figure 7 shows an example of the content information management table stored in the storage device 14. As shown in Figure 6, in the content information management table, a deceased person's image, a content token ID, and a fourth Web page URL are associated with the content ID. The deceased person's image is an NFT-converted image. The content token ID is a non-fungible token associated with the NFT-converted deceased person's image. The fourth Web page URL is the URL corresponding to the Web page on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted deceased person's image is posted.

[0024] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overview of a gravesite managed by the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 8, the gravesite includes a shrine / temple website 110, a cemetery website 120, a grave website 130, and a content website 140. Although details will be described later, the grave website 130 does not exist alone on the Internet. Instead, the grave website 130, together with the cemetery website 120 related to a virtual cemetery and the shrine / temple website 110 related to a virtual shrine / temple, constitutes one gravesite. Moreover, the fact that the owner of the virtual grave is different from the administrator (owner) of the virtual cemetery and the owner of the virtual shrine / temple is an important element.

[0025] On the shrine / temple website 110, a link 119 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the cemetery website 120 and a link 118 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the first website 210 are posted. On the cemetery website 120, a link 129 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the grave website 130 and a link 128 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the second website 220 are posted. On the grave website 130, a link 139 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the content website 140 and a link 138 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the third website 230 are posted. On the content website 140, a link 148 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the fourth website 240 is posted.

[0026] In addition, the direct transition to the cemetery web page 120 means transition from the temple / shrine web page 110 to the cemetery web page 120 without passing through another web page. In the link 129 for direct transition to the cemetery web page 120, the URL of the cemetery web page 120 is specified. On the other hand, the indirect transition to the cemetery web page 120 means transition from the temple / shrine web page 110 to the cemetery web page 120 automatically or by a user operation on the other web page after once passing through another web page. In the link 129 for indirect transition to the cemetery web page 120, the URL of the other web page is specified. These explanations are also applied to the explanations of the other links shown in FIG. 8. In addition, the indirect transition to the first web page 210 on the NFT marketplace also includes a mode of transition to the first web page 210 via the NFT management server device 3. For example, the NFT management server device 3 receives a command to access the first Web page 210 from the user terminal 5, as well as search words such as a token ID and owner information, and uses them to retrieve the first Web page 210 and send it to the user terminal 5.

[0027] In addition, the link 119 for directly or indirectly transitioning to the cemetery web page 120 is attached to the temple / shrine web page 110 means that, in the case where the temple / shrine web page 110 is written in html or css, a link tab for specifying the cemetery web page 120 is described in the html file corresponding to the temple / shrine web page 110. Therefore, it does not matter whether the link 119 is always displayed on the temple / shrine web page 110 or not. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the link 119 may be attached to the first text image 112 that is always displayed on the temple / shrine web page 110, or the link 119 may not always be displayed on the temple / shrine web page 110, but may be displayed as a button on which the link 119 is attached in response to a user operation on the temple / shrine web page 110. For example, the case where the image or text on which the link 119 is attached is displayed in a pull-down view by clicking a button that is always displayed on the temple / shrine web page 110 corresponds to the above case.

[0028] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the grave visit site managed by the information processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 9, on the temple / shrine web page 110, there are displayed a temple / shrine image 111 representing a virtual temple / shrine, a first text image 112 obtained by imaging the text “visit a grave”, and a second text image 113 obtained by imaging the text representing the temple / shrine token ID associated with the temple / shrine image 111. A first link for directly transitioning to the cemetery web page 120 is attached to the first text image 112. The URL of the cemetery web page 120 as the transition destination is specified in the first link. A second link for transitioning to the first web page 210 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the temple / shrine image 111 is posted is attached to the second text image 113. The URL of the first web page 210 as the transition destination is specified in the second link.

[0029] On the cemetery web page 120, a plurality of section images 122 are arranged. A plurality of grave web pages 130 are respectively associated with the plurality of section images 122. A first link for transitioning to the grave web page 130 associated with each section image 122 is attached to each section image 122. The URL of the grave web page 130 as the transition destination is specified in the first link. Further, when the cursor is placed on the section image 122 by a user operation, a text image 123 obtained by imaging the text representing the section token ID associated with the section image 122 is displayed. A second link for transitioning to the second web page 220 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the section image 122 is posted is attached to the text image 123. The URL of the second web page 220 as the transition destination is specified in the second link.

[0030] On the tomb Web page 130, a tomb image 131 representing a virtual tomb, a first text image 132 in which the text "Content" notifying the user to transition to the content Web page 140 is imaged, and a second text image 133 in which the text representing the tomb token ID associated with the tomb image 131 is imaged are displayed. A first link for transitioning to the content Web page 140 is attached to the first text image 132. The URL of the content Web page 140 as the transition destination is specified in the first link. A second link for transitioning to the third Web page 230 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the tomb image 131 is published is attached to the second text image 133. The URL of the third Web page 230 as the transition destination is specified in the second link.

[0031] On the content Web page 140, a deceased person image 141 and a text image 143 in which the text representing the content token ID associated with the deceased person image 141 is imaged are displayed. A link for transitioning to the fourth Web page 240 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the deceased person image 141 is published is attached to the text image 143. The URL of the fourth Web page 240 as the transition destination is specified in the link.

[0032] According to the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the tomb Web page 130 can be displayed on the user terminal 5 as a virtual tomb. Thereby, users such as the bereaved family of the deceased person and friends who were close to the deceased person can recall and offer memorial services to the deceased person enshrined in the virtual tomb while browsing the tomb Web page 130, realizing a virtual tomb visit on the Internet.

[0033] The information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a function of providing a user who has visited the tomb Web page 130 with a determination material as to whether the tomb Web page 130 as a virtual tomb on the Internet is legitimate. Typically, a legitimate virtual tomb is a virtual tomb corresponding to an existing tomb. Of course, in the case where there is no existing tomb of the deceased, a legitimate virtual tomb can be a virtual tomb built on the Internet by a person having a relationship with the deceased, such as the deceased, the family of the deceased, a close friend of the deceased, or a contractor with whom the deceased had a contract during his or her lifetime regarding the establishment of the virtual tomb. For example, for reasons such as the existing tomb of the deceased (the first tomb) being far away, the bones of the deceased are often exhumed from the existing tomb of the deceased and divided, and a new tomb of the deceased (the second tomb) containing the divided bones is built nearby. In such a case, although both tombs are tombs of the deceased containing the bones of the deceased, the existing tomb of the deceased (the first tomb) that is the source of the divided bones corresponds to the legitimate tomb in the present embodiment. For example, a legitimate virtual tomb can also be paraphrased as a virtual tomb with an old establishment, a virtual tomb established by a person who inherits the will of the deceased, and the like.

[0034] The tomb Web page 130 publishes a tomb image 131 that has been NFTized. The NFTized tomb image 131 is not originally freely available to anyone without the permission of the owner. Therefore, using the NFTized tomb image 131 as a material for the tomb Web page 130 means that the tomb Web page 130 itself was created with the intention of the owner of the tomb image 131.

[0035] On the tomb Web page 130, a link 138 is posted to a Web page (the third Web page 230) on an NFT marketplace where owner information of the NFT - converted tomb image 131 is published so that the owner of the tomb image 131 can be easily confirmed. By operating the link 138, the third Web page 230 is displayed on the user terminal 5. The user can check the owner information of the tomb image 131 on the third Web page 230 and investigate who the owner of the tomb image 131 is, thereby determining whether the tomb Web page 130 (virtual tomb) is legitimate. For example, the fact that the current owner or past owner of the tomb image 131 is the owner of the real tomb corresponding to the virtual tomb, a surviving family member of the deceased, a close friend of the deceased, etc. means that the tomb Web page 130 is legitimate. On the other hand, the absence of a person having a relationship with the deceased as described above among the current owner or past owner of the tomb image 131 means that the tomb Web page 130 is illegitimate. In this way, by posting the NFT - converted tomb image 131 on the tomb Web page 130 and providing a function to check the owner information of the NFT - converted tomb image 131, it is possible to provide a basis for the user to determine whether the tomb Web page 130 is legitimate. The content Web page 140 with the same owner as the virtual tomb also has a function to check the owner information of the NFT - converted deceased image 141 published on the content Web page 140, similar to the tomb Web page 130. Thereby, it is possible to provide a basis for the user to determine whether the content Web page 140 (deceased image 141) is legitimate.

[0036] However, a third party who has no relationship with the deceased can impersonate the deceased, their surviving family members, etc., create a tomb image 131, tokenize the created tomb image 131 as an NFT, and create a tomb Web page 130 that publishes the tokenized tomb image 131. Similarly, a content Web page 140 can be created. Tokenization only guarantees the uniqueness of digital data and ensures the owner associated with the digital data, and does not guarantee that the digital data itself is legitimate or that the owner of the digital data is legitimate. Therefore, a third party who has no relationship with the deceased can register a person who has a relationship with the deceased as the owner information of the tomb image 131 or the deceased image 141. In such a case, it is difficult to identify impersonation just by checking the owner information of the tomb image 131 or the deceased image 141, and there is a possibility that a virtual tomb created by a third party may be misidentified as a legitimate virtual tomb. Therefore, the inventors focused on the fact that the owner of a virtual tomb or the owner of deceased-related content is different from the administrator of the virtual cemetery where the virtual tomb is built and the owner of the virtual temple that has the virtual cemetery, and implemented the same functions as the tomb Web page 130 on the temple Web page 110 and the cemetery Web page 120 that constitute the tomb visit site together with the tomb Web page 130, thinking that it might be possible to suppress the above-mentioned impersonation behavior and provide a basis for the user to determine whether the tomb Web page 130 is legitimate.

[0037] That is, by posting the NFT-converted temple / shrine image 111 on the temple / shrine web page 110, it was shown that the temple / shrine web page 110 itself was created with the intention of the owner of the temple / shrine image 111. Also, a link 118 was attached to the temple / shrine web page 110 to transition to a web page (the first web page 210) on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted temple / shrine image 111 was posted. By operating the image or text with the link 118 attached, the user can transition to the first web page 210 and check the owner information of the temple / shrine image 111. For example, the fact that the current owner or past owner of the temple / shrine image 111 is the owner of an actual temple / shrine where an actual grave is installed, a company that operates and manages a virtual temple / shrine, or a company with which the deceased contracted during their lifetime, etc., means that the temple / shrine web page 110 is legitimate. The legitimacy of the temple / shrine web page 110 can be objective evidence to support the legitimacy of the grave web page 130 that constitutes the grave visit site together with the temple / shrine web page 110. This improves the likelihood of the grave web page 130 being legitimate and supports the user's judgment that the grave web page 130 is legitimate. In this way, by posting the temple / shrine image 111 converted into an NFT on the temple / shrine web page 110 and providing a function to check the owner information of the temple / shrine image 111, it is possible to provide the user with a basis for judgment for the user to determine whether the grave web page 130 is legitimate.

[0038] In addition, by posting the NFT-converted sectional painting image 122 on the cemetery website page 120, it was shown that the cemetery website page 120 itself was created with the consent of the owner of the sectional painting image 122. Also, a link 128 was attached to the cemetery website page 120 to a web page (second web page 220) on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted sectional painting image 122 was posted. By operating the image or text with the link 128 attached, the user can transition to the second web page 220 and check the owner information of the sectional painting image 122. For example, the fact that the current or past owner of the sectional painting image 122 is the administrator of an actual cemetery where an actual tomb is built, a company that manages and operates a virtual cemetery, or a company with which the deceased had a contract during their lifetime means that the cemetery website page 120 is legitimate. The legitimacy of the cemetery website page 120 can serve as objective evidence to support the legitimacy of the tomb website page 130 that constitutes the grave visit site together with the cemetery website page 120. This improves the likelihood that the tomb website page 130 is legitimate and supports the user's determination that the tomb website page 130 is legitimate. In this way, by posting the NFT-converted sectional painting image 122 on the cemetery website page 120 and providing a function to check the owner information of the sectional painting image 122, it is possible to provide the user with a basis for judgment for the user to determine whether the tomb website page 130 is legitimate.

[0039] As described above, according to the information processing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, by having a function of checking the owner information of the temple / shrine website page 110 that constitutes the gravesite website together with the grave Web page 130 and the content Web page 140, and a function of checking the owner information of the cemetery Web page 120, it is possible to provide the user with an objective judgment material for the user to determine whether the grave Web page 130 and the content Web page 140 are legitimate. For example, assume that the user determines that a virtual grave whose owner is the bereaved family of the deceased is legitimate with a credibility of 80%. By providing such a user with the objective fact that the owner of the virtual temple / shrine is the legitimate owner of an existing temple / shrine and the objective fact that the owner of the virtual cemetery is the legitimate administrator of an existing cemetery, the credibility that the virtual grave is legitimate can be increased from 80% to nearly 100%. This is synonymous with the fact that the legitimacy of the virtual grave is guaranteed by the owner of the virtual temple / shrine having a relationship with the virtual grave and the owner of the virtual cemetery respectively, and can improve the likelihood that the virtual grave is legitimate.

[0040] In this embodiment, in order to verify that the cemetery Web page 130 is legitimate, functions similar to those of the cemetery Web page 130 are implemented on two Web pages, namely the temple / shrine Web page 110 and the cemetery Web page 120. However, there only needs to be at least one Web page for verifying that the cemetery Web page 130 is legitimate, and functions similar to those of the cemetery Web page 130 may be implemented on only one of the temple / shrine Web page 110 and the cemetery Web page 120. Also, originally, the cemetery visit site may be constituted by only the cemetery Web page 130 and the temple / shrine Web page 110, or may be constituted by only the cemetery Web page 130 and the cemetery Web page 120. Of course, the more verification there is, the more likely it is that the virtual cemetery is legitimate, so the cemetery visit site may further have other Web pages. Also, if verification that the virtual cemetery is legitimate is not required, the cemetery Web page 130 may exist alone on the Internet, and other Web pages constituting the cemetery visit site together with the cemetery Web page 130 do not necessarily have functions similar to those of the cemetery Web page 130. Note that the functions similar to those of the cemetery Web page 130 mean that for a Web page, an image related to the Web page, which is an NFT-converted image, is posted, and a link to a posting page on an NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted image is posted is attached.

[0041] In this embodiment, a token ID is posted on each of the temple / shrine Web page 110, the cemetery Web page 120, the cemetery Web page 130, and the content Web page 140. Thereby, a user can check the NFT-converted image associated with the token ID from the token ID, and it has the effect of giving a sense of security to the user who views the token ID. However, since a link to a Web page on the NFT marketplace is originally posted on each of the above Web pages, the token ID does not necessarily have to be posted on each Web page.

[0042] One feature of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is to support the likelihood that a specific web page is legitimate with other web pages constituting the site together with the specific web page, and improve the probability that the specific web page is legitimate. This feature can be applied to other sites than the grave visit sites, and preferably can be applied to sales sites that sell single-piece artworks, branded products with serial numbers, products sold in limited quantities, and the like.

[0043] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a painting sales site managed by the information processing apparatus 1 according to a modification of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the painting sales site is composed of a top page 310, a product page 320, and a sales company page 330. On the top page 310, there are a first link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page 410 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted operating company image 311 posted on the top page 310 is posted, and a second link for directly or indirectly transitioning to the product page 320. For example, the first link is posted on a text image 313 representing the first token ID associated with the NFT-converted operating company image 311. The second link is posted on the corresponding product image 312.

[0044] On the product page 320, there are a first link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page 420 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted product image 321 posted on the product page 320 is posted, and a second link for directly or indirectly transitioning to the sales company page 330. For example, the first link is posted on a text image 323 representing the second token ID associated with the NFT-converted product image 321. The second link is posted on a text 322 representing the sales company that sells the product.

[0045] On the sales company page 330, there is a link for directly or indirectly transitioning to the web page 430 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT - converted sales company image 331 posted on the sales company page 330 is posted. For example, the link is posted on the text image 333 representing the third token ID associated with the NFT - converted sales company image 331.

[0046] According to the information processing apparatus 1 according to the modification example of the present embodiment described above, the same effects as those of the present embodiment are achieved. That is, on the product page 320, an NFT - converted product image 321 representing a product (painting) is posted. The NFT - converted product image 321 is not originally freely available to anyone without the permission of the owner. Therefore, using the NFT - converted product image 321 as a material for the product page 320 means that the product page 320 itself is created with the intention of the owner of the product image 321. Also, on the product page 320, there is a link for transitioning to the web page 420 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT - converted product image 321 is posted so that the owner of the product image 321 can be easily confirmed. By clicking the link, the user can check the owner information of the product image 321 on the web page 420. For example, the fact that the current owner or past owner of the product image 321 is the author of the painting that is the product, the sales company of the product, etc. means that the product is legitimate. In this way, by posting the NFT - converted product image 321 on the product page 320 and providing a function to check the owner information of the NFT - converted product image 321, it is possible to provide a basis for the user to judge whether the product is legitimate.

[0047] In addition, by posting the NFT-converted image 311 of the operating company related to the operating company that operates the painting sales site on the top page 310, it was shown that the top page 310 itself was created with the consent of the owner of the operating company image 311. Also, a link was attached to the top page 310 to transition to the web page 410 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT-converted operating company image 311 was posted. By operating the link, the user can transition to the web page 410 on the NFT marketplace and check the owner information of the operating company image 311. For example, the fact that the current owner or past owner of the operating company image 311 is an operating company of an actual painting sales site means that the top page 310 is legitimate. The legitimacy of the top page 310 can be objective evidence to support the legitimacy of the product page 320 that constitutes the painting sales site together with the top page 310. This means that the owner of the top page 310 guarantees that the product page 320 is legitimate, improves the likelihood that the product page 320 is legitimate, and encourages the user's judgment that the products posted on the product page 320 are legitimate.

[0048] Similarly, by posting the NFT - converted sales company image 331 related to the sales company that sells the product on the sales company page 330, it was shown that the sales company page 330 itself was created with the consent of the owner of the sales company image 331. Also, a link was attached to the sales company page 330 to transition to the web page 430 on the NFT marketplace where the owner information of the NFT - converted sales company image 331 was posted. By operating the link, the user can transition to the web page 430 on the NFT marketplace and view the owner information of the sales company image 331. For example, the fact that the owner of the sales company image 331 is a real - world painting - selling sales company or its representative, etc., means that the sales company page 330 is legitimate. The legitimacy of the sales company page 330 can be an objective evidence to support the legitimacy of the product page 320 that constitutes the painting - selling site together with the sales company page 330. This means that the owner of the sales company page 330 guarantees that the product page 320 is legitimate, improves the likelihood that the product page 320 is legitimate, and encourages the user's judgment that the product posted on the product page 320 is legitimate.

[0049] Thus, according to the information processing apparatus 1 according to the modified example of the present embodiment, similar to the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, by having a function of checking the owner information of the top page 310 that constitutes the site together with the product page 320 and a function of checking the owner information of the sales company page 330, it is possible to provide a basis for the user to judge whether the product page 320 is legitimate. The user can comprehensively judge whether the painting posted on the product page 320 is legitimate after checking the owner information of each web page that constitutes the painting - selling site.

[0050] Note that, as shown in Fig. 10, on the sales company page 330, information such as the SNS account name of the sales company and the URL of the sales company's homepage, which can be objective evidence that the sales company is legitimate, may be posted. Of course, a link to the SNS account page of the sales company or a link to the sales company's homepage may be posted on the sales company page 330. For example, by accumulating objective facts such as having a large number of followers on the sales company's SNS, many people replying to the posts on the sales company's SNS, and the sales company's SNS account having an official seal from the SNS operating company, the likelihood that the sales company page 330 is legitimate can be improved. This means that the fact that the sales company is legitimate is guaranteed by the SNS users and the operating company operating the SNS.

[0051] Of course, for the temple / shrine web page 110, the SNS account name of the owner of the temple / shrine web page 110, that is, the owner of the NFT-ed temple / shrine image, the owner's homepage, etc. may be posted, or links to these pages may be posted. Thereby, the likelihood that the temple / shrine web page 110 is legitimate, and by extension, the likelihood that the tomb web page 130 is legitimate can be improved. Similarly, for the cemetery web page 120, the SNS account name of the owner of the cemetery web page 120, that is, the owner of the NFT-ed section painting image, the owner's homepage, etc. may be posted, or links to these pages may be posted. Thereby, the likelihood that the cemetery web page 120 is legitimate, and by extension, the likelihood that the tomb web page 130 is legitimate can be improved.

[0052] Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0053] 1... Information processing apparatus, 2... NFT management system, 3... NFT management server apparatus, 4... Blockchain, 41, 42, 43, 44... Nodes (computers), 5... Information processing terminal (user terminal 5), 9... Network (public telecommunications network).

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for managing a sales site for selling the commodity, including a web page on which commodity content related to the commodity is posted, comprising: means for receiving a transmission request for the web page from an external information processing terminal; means for transmitting the data of the web page to the information processing terminal in response to the received transmission request; and a link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page on an NFT marketplace posted by the owner of the commodity content is posted on the web page. Information processing apparatus.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing a token ID issued by NFTizing the commodity content, wherein the token ID is posted on a web page on which commodity content related to the commodity is posted. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The sales site includes another web page as the top page of the sales site, together with a web page on which commodity content related to the commodity is posted, means for receiving another transmission request for the other web page from an external information processing terminal; means for transmitting the data of the other web page to the information processing terminal in response to the received other transmission request; and a link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page on an NFT marketplace posted by the owner of the content related to the other web page is posted on the other web page. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

4. The sales site includes another web page related to the sales company selling the commodity, together with a web page on which commodity content related to the commodity is posted, means for receiving another transmission request for the other web page from an external information processing terminal; means for transmitting the data of the other web page to the information processing terminal in response to the received other transmission request; and a link for directly or indirectly transitioning to a web page on an NFT marketplace posted by the owner of the content related to the other web page is posted on the other web page. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

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