Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method configured to smoothly carry out disposal of wastes.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 100 includes: a receiving unit 121 that receives input of work information including information representing the details of a task that may generate wastes; and an estimating unit 122 that estimates the wastes generated by the task based on the work information. The receiving unit 121 receives an input of work information including information representing a work plan. The estimating unit 122 estimates wastes based on the information representing the work plan included in the work information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] From the perspective of environmental protection and resource reuse, it is necessary to properly separate waste and carry out appropriate disposal. For this reason, waste can be identified and disposal can be requested from a waste disposal company. Furthermore, as a technology related to waste disposal, Patent Document 1 describes a method for identifying the recovery rate of reusable valuable materials contained in waste. Specifically, Patent Document 1 calculates the amount of material contained in a product from the product model name. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-244836 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, waste includes various types of materials, making it difficult to accurately grasp the amount of waste, which creates the problem of being unable to smoothly carry out waste disposal.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to solve the above-mentioned problem of being unable to smoothly carry out disposal processing of waste. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a receiving unit that receives input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; an estimation unit that estimates waste generated by the work based on the work information; Equipped with The structure is as follows. Furthermore, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: The information processing device Accepting input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; Estimating waste generated by the work based on the work information; The structure is as follows. Furthermore, a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: Accepting input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; Estimating waste generated by the work based on the work information; Have the computer perform the process, The structure is as follows. Furthermore, an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a receiving unit that receives input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste; a selection unit that selects a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the details of the work of the contractor that performs work related to the disposal of the waste; Equipped with The structure is as follows. Furthermore, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: The information processing device Accepts input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste, selecting a contractor to be entrusted with disposing of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the details of the work of contractors who perform work related to waste disposal; The structure is as follows. Furthermore, a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: Accepts input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste, selecting a contractor to be entrusted with disposing of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the details of the work of contractors who perform work related to waste disposal; Have the computer perform the process, The structure is as follows. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] By being configured as described above, the present disclosure allows waste disposal processing to be carried out smoothly. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system according to the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a waste estimation processing apparatus according to the present disclosure. [Figure 3] 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a waste disposal arrangement support device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the waste estimation processing apparatus according to the present disclosure. [Figure 5] 10 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the waste disposal arrangement support device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing device according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings, which may be relevant to any embodiment.

[0010] [composition] The information processing system disclosed herein has a function for estimating the amount of waste that may be generated when work that may generate waste is performed and for supporting the selection of a contractor to be commissioned to dispose of the generated waste. As an example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 , it is assumed that work that may generate the waste described above is work that a certain department B within a company A performs construction work such as an office expansion or renovation. The information processing system estimates the amount of waste that may be generated by such construction work and supports the selection and arrangement of contractors a, b, ... to be commissioned by another department C within the company A to dispose of the waste. In this case, the department that performs the construction work and may generate waste is referred to as waste-generating department B, and the waste is estimated using a waste estimation processing device 10 that estimates the amount of waste. Furthermore, the department to which waste-generating department B submits a waste disposal application is referred to as waste disposal arrangement department C, and the system supports the selection of a contractor to be commissioned to dispose of the waste using a waste disposal arrangement support device 20.

[0011] It should be noted that the waste estimation and contractor selection described above are not necessarily limited to being carried out within the same company A. In other words, the waste estimation processing device 10 and the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 are not limited to being used by the same company A. For this reason, the waste estimation processing device 10 and the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 may each be used in different situations. For example, as will be described later, the waste estimation processing device 10 may be used only to estimate waste from information about a certain construction project, and the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 may be used to select a contractor for a waste disposal application other than for a waste disposal application based on information about waste estimated by the waste estimation processing device 10.

[0012] In addition, in this embodiment, construction work such as office expansion and renovation will be described as an example of work that can generate waste, but work that can generate waste can also be work that does not involve construction, such as moving work, manufacturing in a manufacturing factory, demolition work, etc., and includes any work that can generate waste.

[0013] First, the waste estimation processing device 10 will be described. The waste estimation processing device 10 is composed of one or more information processing devices each having a calculation device and a storage device. As shown in FIG. 2, the waste estimation processing device 10 comprises a reception unit 11, an estimation unit 12, and an output unit 13. The functions of the reception unit 11, the estimation unit 12, and the output unit 13 can be realized by the calculation device executing a program for realizing each function stored in the storage device. The waste estimation processing device 10 also comprises a construction information storage unit 14. The construction information storage unit 14 is composed of a storage device. Each component will be described in detail below.

[0014] The reception unit 11 receives input of construction information D1 from a person in the waste-generating department B, including information describing the details of construction work that may generate waste. For example, the construction information D1 is information contained in a construction plan, such as a construction ledger, a schedule, an estimate, and construction site information. Specifically, the construction ledger includes estimate information such as material costs, labor costs, subcontracting costs, and expenses. The schedule is information describing the construction plan and includes information describing the work status, such as the construction period and work content. The estimate includes information such as the construction period, delivery date, construction overview, and construction details. Construction site information includes information such as the geology of the construction site, the weather during construction, and photographs taken of the site before and during construction. As described above, the construction information D1 includes the construction work content, material costs, and site photographs, as well as information on the dimensions, shape, structure, and materials used of the building before demolition due to the construction, and information on new materials to be used in the construction. As a result, by using the construction information D1, it is possible to estimate the amount of waste that may be generated by the construction, as described below. Note that the construction information D1 is not limited to information representing the details of work such as the construction described above, but may also be information (work information) representing the details of work that does not involve construction, such as moving work, manufacturing work, demolition work, etc. For example, work information representing moving work may include information on waste that may be discarded due to the move, and work information representing manufacturing work may include information on the manufacturing process and information on waste that may be generated by manufacturing.

[0015] The receiving unit 11 then stores the above-mentioned construction information D1 in the construction information storage unit 14. The construction information D1 may be structured based on predefined rules or using large language models (LLMs) or image recognition algorithms. Specifically, the LLM extracts information from the construction information D1 and complements the surrounding information, while the image recognition algorithm estimates the volume and quality of each material from the image information in the construction information D1 and fills in numerical values ​​representing the amount of each material used, thereby organizing the information as table data. However, the above is an example of structuring the construction information D1, and is not limited to this. The received construction information D1 is used for waste estimation processing, as described below. However, if the receiving unit 11 determines that the received construction information D1 is insufficient based on predefined criteria, it requests the missing information from the person in charge of waste-generating department B and accepts the construction information D1 entered in response to the request. For example, when a construction ledger and a schedule are required as construction information D1, if either of the pieces of information is missing, the reception unit 11 requests the other piece of information.

[0016] The estimation unit 12 estimates the waste generated by the construction work based on the construction work information D1 input as described above. At this time, the estimation unit 12 estimates the types of waste and the amount of each type of waste.

[0017] Specifically, the estimation unit 12 inputs the construction information D1 into an estimation model created in advance using machine learning, and the types of waste and the amount of each type of waste output from the estimation model are used as estimation results. For example, types of machine learning may include linear regression, logistic regression, support vector machine (support vector regression), decision tree, random forest, neural network, k-nearest neighbor method, Gaussian process, etc. However, these are merely examples and are not limiting. For example, the types of waste may be estimated as waste plastic, scrap metal, scrap concrete, etc. At this time, the possibility that the waste contains hazardous materials such as asbestos may be estimated based on the percentage of this possibility. Furthermore, the amount of each type of waste may be calculated using weight (kg), volume (m 3 ), etc. As an example, the estimation unit 12 estimates the waste as follows. 1. Scrap metal: Weight: XX kg, Volume: XX m 3 2. Concrete scrap: Weight: YY kg, Volume: YY m 3 Total weight: ZZkg, volume: ZZm 3 *Possibility of containing dangerous substances Asbestos content: 20%

[0018] Furthermore, the estimation unit 12 may express the waste transportation requirements, i.e., the load capacity of a transporting truck, based on the estimated amount of each type of waste as described above. Specifically, the estimation unit 12 may estimate, as the transportation requirements, the selection of a vehicle capable of transporting the amount of waste and the loading ratio as the loading situation when the waste is loaded onto the vehicle. For example, the estimation unit 12 stores information on the loadable weight and volume for each type of vehicle, selects a type of vehicle capable of loading waste of the estimated weight and volume, and further calculates the ratio of the volume of the waste to the loadable capacity of the selected vehicle. In this way, the estimation unit 12 can calculate and estimate information such as "one 4-ton truck (loading ratio: 70%)" or "one 2-ton Unic truck (loading ratio: 80%)" as the transportation requirements from the estimated weight and volume of the waste. Although the example shows a case where the loading ratio is calculated as the loading status of waste on a vehicle, the loading status may also be calculated as the remaining loading capacity after waste has been loaded on the vehicle, that is, the remaining loading capacity or the remaining loading ratio. 1. Scrap metal: Weight: XX kg, Volume: XX m 3 ,Load capacity XX%

[0019] Here, the above-mentioned estimation model is created by learning from training data that pairs pre-prepared construction information D1 with waste information (type and amount). Specifically, the training data is data consisting of pairs of construction information D1 from past construction examples and the type and amount of waste actually generated in those construction examples. Note that the training data is not limited to data generated from actual construction examples, but may also be data generated by simulation or the like. The estimation model is created by learning to minimize the error between the output estimated using the construction information D1, which is the training data, as input and the type and amount of waste, which is the teacher data, which is the true output.

[0020] However, the estimation unit 12 is not necessarily limited to estimating waste from the construction information D1 using an estimation model, and other methods may be used for estimation. For example, the estimation unit 12 may be configured with a pre-set formula for calculating the type and amount of waste using information included in the construction information D1 as parameters, and the waste may be estimated using such a formula. In this case, as described above, the construction information D1 includes information such as the details of the construction work, material costs, and site photos, and this information can be used to estimate the waste using a formula for estimating the amount. For example, the details of the construction work also include information such as the dimensions, shape, structure, installed objects, and materials used of the room before demolition, and this information can be used to estimate the type and amount of waste that may be generated after demolition.

[0021] The output unit 13 (estimation unit) outputs information on the type and amount of waste estimated as described above as waste information D2. This allows the person in charge at waste-generating department B to accurately grasp the type and amount of waste that may be generated by the construction work, and based on this information, can submit a disposal application to waste disposal arrangement department C requesting waste disposal. In this case, the waste disposal application to waste disposal arrangement department C is submitted by submitting a disposal application form, and the output unit 13 may generate at least a part of the disposal application form. For example, electronic data in the format of the disposal application form may be prepared in advance, and the estimated data on the type, weight, and volume of waste may be entered into the fields in the disposal application form for entering the type, weight, and volume of waste, and the disposal application form may be created and output.

[0022] Next, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 will be described. The waste disposal arrangement support device 20 is composed of one or more information processing devices each having a calculation device and a storage device. As shown in Figure 3, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 comprises a registration unit 21, a reception unit 22, a selection unit 23, and an output unit 24. The functions of the registration unit 21, reception unit 22, selection unit 23, and output unit 24 can be realized by the calculation device executing a program for realizing each function stored in the storage device. The waste disposal arrangement support device 20 also comprises a contractor information storage unit 25. The contractor information storage unit 25 is composed of a storage device. Each component will be described in detail below.

[0023] The registration unit 21 receives input of contractor information, which is information about contractors engaged in waste disposal-related business, from a person in charge of waste disposal arrangement department C, and stores and registers the information in contractor information storage unit 25. For example, contractor information D4 is information contained in a permit, which is a certificate certifying that the contractor is authorized by a designated institution to perform waste-related business, or a contract indicating that the contractor has been requested by company A to perform waste-related business. Specifically, the permit contains business type information indicating the contractor's name and the contractor's type according to the contractor's business activities, and the registration unit 21 registers the contractor's name and contractor type information as contractor information D4. As an example of contractor type information, as shown in FIG. 1, types such as collection and transportation contractor A, which performs the business of transporting waste, and processing contractor B, which performs the business of disposing of waste, are registered. In addition to the above-mentioned types, the contractor type information may also include the type of removal contractor, which performs the business of removing waste from a construction site, or other types.

[0024] The permit also includes item information indicating the types of waste that the contractor is permitted to handle, and the registration unit 21 registers the item information as contractor information D4. Item information includes information on the types of waste mentioned above, such as waste plastic, scrap metal, and scrap concrete, and these types of waste are registered. The item information may also include information on the method of disposal of the waste. The permit also includes location information indicating the area in which the contractor is permitted to carry out its work and the contractor's address, as well as period information indicating the period during which the contractor is permitted to carry out its work, and the registration unit 21 registers the location information and period information as contractor information D4.

[0025] The contract also includes contract period information indicating the contract period for which the contractor will receive a service request from company A, and the registration unit 21 registers the contract period information as contractor information D4. When the period specified in the registered contract period information has elapsed, the registration unit 21 automatically updates and registers the period unless the contract period information is modified or deleted.

[0026] The registration unit 21 also registers, as the contractor information D4, not only the information contained in the permits and contracts described above, but also the details of interviews conducted by the waste disposal arrangement department C with contractors. At this time, the waste disposal arrangement department C particularly interviews the contractors about their business characteristics. For example, the contractor characteristics may include preset indicators such as the cost of performing the business (e.g., the cost per unit amount of waste), the recycling rate (e.g., the ratio of recycled amount per unit amount of waste), CO2 emissions (e.g., the amount of CO2 emitted per unit amount of waste), and environmental indicators (e.g., a preset scoring system for the recycling rate vs. CO2 emissions). The contractor characteristics may also include information about the trucks owned (e.g., type, size, number), operating hours, and processing volume (e.g., the amount processed per day). The registration unit 21 registers each of these characteristics as the contractor information D4 in response to input from the waste disposal arrangement department C. Information such as the location and period obtained from the permits and contracts described above can also be considered contractor characteristics.

[0027] As described above, the registration unit 21 may register not only the information of contractors who have received a business request from company A and have a contract with the company, but also the above-mentioned contractor information D4 of contractors who have not made a contract with the company. In this case, the registration unit 21 may register, as described above, information included in a license or information obtained through a hearing, as contractor information D4.

[0028] Furthermore, the registration unit 21 is not limited to acquiring the contractor information D4 from a permit or through a hearing as described above and storing it in the contractor information storage unit 25, but may acquire the contractor information D4 from an external device and store it in the contractor information storage unit 25. Furthermore, the contractor information D4 may be stored in advance in the contractor information storage unit 25, and the contractor information storage unit 25 may be configured as a storage device of an external device connected to the waste disposal arrangement support device 20.

[0029] The reception unit 22 receives input of waste information D2 from a person in the waste-generating department B, which indicates the details of the waste included in the disposal application. At this time, the received waste information D2 includes data on the type, weight, and volume of the waste. The waste information D2 also includes information on the waste discharge location, i.e., information on the location of construction work that may generate waste. The waste information D2 also includes request information that indicates requests regarding the disposal of waste from the company A itself that disposes of the waste, the waste-generating department B, or the waste disposal arrangement department C. The request information is a request regarding preset indicators associated with the contractor's work, such as the cost of waste disposal by the contractor, the recycling rate in the contractor's waste disposal process, the amount of CO2 that may be generated in the contractor's waste disposal process, and the desired disposal time, such as the desired date and time of disposal. For example, if Company A requesting waste disposal places top priority on cost, the desired information would be low cost; if the desired priority is recycling rate, the desired information would be high recycling rate; if the desired priority is CO2 emissions, the desired information would be low CO2 emissions; and if the desired priority is the waste disposal date and time, the desired information would be that the scheduled completion date and time of the disposal process is close to the disposal date and time.

[0030] The reception unit 22 receives input of a disposal application form in the form of electronic data with a pre-prepared format, and obtains data on the type, weight, and volume of waste, as well as discharge location information and request information from pre-set fields in the disposal application form, thereby receiving the input of waste information D2. However, the reception unit 22 may also receive data on the type, weight, and volume of waste, as well as discharge location information and request information, directly input to the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 by a person in charge of the waste generating department B, as waste information D2.

[0031] The selection unit 23 selects a contractor to be requested to dispose of the waste included in the received waste information D2, based on the contractor information D4 stored and registered in the contractor information storage unit 25 as described above. At this time, the selection unit 23 selects a contractor that can handle the disposal of the waste included in the waste information D2. Specifically, the selection unit 23 first checks the type of waste included in the waste information D2 and the type of waste that the contractor can handle based on the item information included in the contractor information D4, and selects a contractor that can handle the type of waste included in the waste information D2. For example, if the type of waste included in the waste information D2 is "scrap iron," the selection unit 23 selects a contractor that is authorized to handle "scrap iron" waste.

[0032] At this time, the selection unit 23 selects a combination of a collection and transportation company and a disposal company based on the business classification information included in the company information D4. That is, the selection unit 23 selects a collection and transportation company that performs waste transportation work and a disposal company that performs waste disposal work, and then selects a combination thereof. Note that the selection unit 23 may also set a transport company that performs the work of transporting waste from the discharge site, but in this embodiment, a case will be described in which a combination of a collection and transportation company and a disposal company is selected. The specific process of outputting the combination will be described later.

[0033] When selecting a combination of a collection and transportation company and a disposal company, the selection unit 23 makes the selection based on the discharge location information included in the waste information D2 and the location information of the company included in the company information D4. As an example, the selection unit 23 may select a collection and transportation company whose waste discharge location represented by the discharge location information is included in an area where they are permitted to do business, or may select a disposal company whose removal location is closer. In this case, the selection unit 23 may select multiple collection and transportation companies to relay the waste depending on the area where they are permitted to do business.

[0034] Furthermore, when selecting a combination of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies, the selection unit 23 makes the selection based on the request information included in the waste information D2 and the indicators representing the characteristics of the companies included in the company information D4. For example, if the request information indicates "priority on cost," the selection unit 23 examines the costs associated with the companies' operations and selects a combination of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies with a low total cost. Similarly, if the request information indicates "priority on recycling rate" or "priority on CO2 emissions," the selection unit 23 examines the recycling rate and CO2 emissions associated with the companies' operations and selects a combination of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies with a high recycling rate or a low CO2 emissions. In this case, the selection unit 23 is not limited to selecting one combination, but may select multiple combinations, or may set a selection priority.

[0035] Furthermore, when selecting a combination of a collection and transportation company and a disposal company, the selection unit 23 makes the selection based on the weight and volume of the waste contained in the waste information D2 and the information representing the characteristics of the company contained in the company information D4. As an example, the selection unit 23 checks the information on trucks owned by the company contained in the company information D4 and selects a combination including a collection and transportation company that can transport waste of the weight and volume contained in the waste information D2. In this case, for example, if the processing volume or the like is registered as a characteristic of the disposal company, the selection unit 23 selects a combination including a disposal company that can process waste of the weight and volume contained in the waste information D2.

[0036] When selecting a combination of a collection and transportation company and a disposal company, the selection unit 23 may select a combination consisting of only companies that have a contract with company A, or may select a combination that includes companies that do not have a contract with company A. In this case, the selection unit 23 may include information indicating whether or not the companies included in the combination have a contract with company A in the information about the combination.

[0037] The selection unit 23 may further select a predetermined number of combinations of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies selected as described above by assigning priorities to them. At this time, the selection unit 23 may calculate a score for each combination based on preset rules and assign priorities in order of score. For example, when selecting combinations as described above, the total score for each combination may be calculated by assigning a higher score to disposal companies that are closer to the removal location, assigning a higher score to companies that have better indicators such as cost specified in the request information, or assigning a higher score to companies that have a contract with Company A than to companies that do not have a contract.

[0038] The output unit 24 outputs the combinations of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies selected as described above. For example, the output unit 24 outputs one or more selected combinations of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies as arrangement information D3 so that they can be viewed by the person in charge of waste disposal arrangement department C. At this time, if the output unit 24 sets priorities as described above and selects multiple combinations, it may also output the priorities and calculated scores. Furthermore, the output unit 24 may also output information calculated when selecting the combinations, such as index values ​​calculated based on the characteristics of the companies in response to requested information from company A, such as cost and recycling rate. The output unit 24 may also output information indicating whether the companies included in the combinations have contracts with company A.

[0039] An example of a specific process for outputting combinations will be described. The combination problem in this invention involves two types of constraints: "constraints," which are rules that must be observed, and "objective functions," which are scores to be maximized or minimized. Here, constraints refer to, for example, the fact that each company is limited in the types of waste it can process, and objective functions refer to factors such as cost and recycling rate. When the number of combinations is sufficiently small to allow testing of all possible patterns, the most appropriate combination can be determined by calculating whether each pattern satisfies the constraints and the corresponding score. On the other hand, when the number of combinations is enormous, enumerating all possible patterns is not practical. Therefore, the most appropriate combination can be efficiently determined using mathematical optimization techniques that take into account the aforementioned constraints and objective functions. Here, mathematical optimization techniques refer to, for example, linear programming, integer programming, mixed integer linear programming, nonlinear programming, genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, etc. Furthermore, when there are multiple types of scores, which are the objective functions, it is not obvious which combination is best. In this case, two possible methods are possible. One method is for the user to quantitatively determine the importance of each score and aggregate them into a single "total score." Once the total score results in a single objective function, the optimal combination can be found using the aforementioned exhaustive search or mathematical optimization techniques. The other method is to enumerate all combinations where each score is in a trade-off relationship. In other words, this means eliminating all combinations that are not in a trade-off relationship. After this enumeration, the user can select an optimal combination based on some kind of criteria. When there are multiple objective functions like this, this falls into the field of multi-objective optimization, and multi-objective optimization techniques can also be used. Specific examples include branch-and-bound methods, genetic algorithms, and metaheuristics. However, these processes are merely examples and are not limiting.

[0040] This allows the person in charge of waste disposal arrangements department C to refer to the output combinations of collection and transportation companies and processing companies, decide on the combinations of collection and transportation companies and processing companies to request to dispose of the waste, and request these companies to dispose of the waste.

[0041] [Operation] Next, the operation of the above-mentioned information processing system will be described. First, the operation of the waste estimation processing device 10 to estimate the amount of waste that may be generated in conjunction with the implementation of construction work will be described.

[0042] First, the waste estimation processing device 10 receives input of construction information D1 including information describing the details of construction (work) that may generate waste from a person in the waste-generating department B (step S1 in FIG. 4). For example, the construction information D1 is information contained in a construction plan, such as information contained in a construction ledger, a schedule, an estimate, construction site information, etc. At this time, if the waste estimation processing device 10 determines that the received construction information D1 is insufficient based on preset criteria (Yes in step S2 in FIG. 4), it requests the person in the waste-generating department B for the missing information and receives the construction information D1 input in response to the request (step S1 in FIG. 4).

[0043] Next, the waste estimation processing device 10 estimates the amount of waste generated by the construction work based on the input construction work information D1 (step S3 in FIG. 4). At this time, the waste estimation processing device 10 estimates the type of waste and the amount of each type of waste. For example, the waste estimation processing device 10 inputs the construction work information D1 into an estimation model that has been machine-learned in advance, and the type of waste and the amount of each type of waste output from the estimation model are used as the estimation results. For example, the types of waste estimated may be waste plastic, scrap metal, scrap concrete, etc., and the amount of each type of waste may be weight (kg), volume (m 3 ) is estimated.

[0044] Furthermore, the waste estimation processing device 10 estimates the waste transportation requirements based on the estimated amount of each type of waste (step S4 in FIG. 4). For example, the waste estimation processing device 10 estimates, as transportation requirements, the selection of a vehicle capable of transporting the amount of waste and the loading ratio as the loading situation when the waste is loaded onto such a vehicle.

[0045] The waste estimation processing device 10 then outputs information on the estimated type and amount of waste as waste information D2 (step S5 in FIG. 4). This allows the person in charge at waste generating department B to accurately grasp the type and amount of waste that may be generated by the construction work, and based on this information, can submit a disposal application to waste disposal arrangement department C requesting disposal of the waste.

[0046] Next, the operation of the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 to support the selection of a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of generated waste will be described.

[0047] First, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 registers contractor information (step S11 in FIG. 5). For example, contractor information D4 includes business type information such as collection and transportation contractor or disposal contractor, item information indicating the waste that can be handled, and location information indicating the locations where the contractor can handle the waste. Furthermore, contractor information D4 includes preset indicators such as the cost of performing the contractor's work, and characteristic information such as information on the trucks owned.

[0048] Next, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 receives input of waste information D2, which is information about the waste that company A wishes to dispose of (step S12 in FIG. 5). At this time, the received waste information D2 includes data on the type, weight, and volume of the waste, information on the waste disposal location, and request information indicating requests regarding the disposal of the waste.

[0049] Next, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 selects a contractor to be requested to dispose of the waste included in the received waste information D2, based on the registered contractor information D4 (step S13 in FIG. 5). Specifically, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 selects a combination of a collection and transportation contractor and a disposal contractor that can dispose of the type of waste included in the waste information D2. At this time, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 makes the selection based on the location information of the waste discharge location and the contractor's licensed area, company A's request information, and various indicators that represent the contractor's characteristics (cost, recycling rate, etc.).

[0050] Thereafter, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 outputs the combination of the selected collection and transportation company and disposal company (step S14 in FIG. 5). At this time, the waste disposal arrangement support device 20 outputs the selected combination of one or more collection and transportation companies and disposal companies so that it can be viewed by the person in charge of waste disposal arrangement department C. This allows the person in charge of waste disposal arrangement department C to refer to the output combination of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies, decide on a combination of collection and transportation companies and disposal companies to request to dispose of the waste, and request these companies to dispose of the waste.

[0051] <Second embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment shows an outline of the configuration of the waste estimation processing device 10 and the waste processing arrangement support device 20 described in the above embodiment. Note that Figures 6 to 8 are diagrams for explaining the configuration, and these diagrams may be relevant to any of the embodiments.

[0052] First, the hardware configuration of the information processing device 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. The information processing device 100 is configured as a general information processing device, and is equipped with the following hardware configuration, for example. ·CPU(Central Processing Unit)101(Arithmetic unit) ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 (storage device) RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 (storage device) Programs 104 loaded into RAM 103 A storage device 105 for storing a group of programs 104 A drive device 106 that reads and writes from a storage medium 110 external to the information processing device A communication interface 107 that connects to a communication network 111 outside the information processing device Input / output interface 108 for inputting and outputting data Bus 109 connecting each component

[0053] 6 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing device 100, and the hardware configuration of the information processing device is not limited to the above-described case. For example, the information processing device may be configured with a part of the above-described configuration, such as not including the drive device 106. Furthermore, the information processing device may use a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), an FPU (Floating point number Processing Unit), a PPU (Physics Processing Unit), a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit), a quantum processor, a microcontroller, or a combination thereof, instead of the above-described CPU.

[0054] The information processing device 100 can be configured and equipped with the reception unit 121 and the estimation unit 122 shown in FIG. 7 by having the CPU 101 acquire and execute the program group 104. The information processing device 100 can be configured and equipped with the reception unit 131 and the selection unit 132 shown in FIG. 8 by having the CPU 101 acquire and execute the program group 104. The program group 104 is stored in the storage device 105 or the ROM 102 in advance, for example, and is loaded into the RAM 103 and executed by the CPU 101 as needed. The program group 104 may be supplied to the CPU 101 via the communication network 111, or may be stored in the storage medium 110 in advance, and the drive device 106 may read and supply the program to the CPU 101. However, the reception unit 121 and the estimation unit 122, and the reception unit 131 and the selection unit 132 described above may be configured with dedicated electronic circuits for realizing such means.

[0055] The receiving unit 121 receives input of work information including information indicating the details of work that may generate waste. The estimation unit 122 estimates the amount of waste that will be generated by the work based on the work information.

[0056] The receiving unit 131 also receives input of waste information indicating the contents of the waste. The selecting unit 132 selects a contractor to be commissioned to dispose of the waste included in the waste information, based on contractor information including information on the details of the work of the contractor who performs work related to the disposal of the waste.

[0057] The present disclosure, configured as described above, enables accurate recognition of waste that may be generated by work from work information, making it easier to submit a disposal application requesting disposal of the waste, and enabling smooth implementation of waste disposal processing.

[0058] Furthermore, by configuring the present disclosure as described above, a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of waste is selected based on contractor information and waste information. As a result, it is possible to easily determine and request a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of waste, and to smoothly carry out the disposal of waste.

[0059] At least one of the functions of the above-mentioned reception unit 121 and estimation unit 122, and the functions of the reception unit 131 and selection unit 132 may be executed by an information processing device installed and connected anywhere on the network, that is, they may be executed by so-called cloud computing.

[0060] The above-described program can be stored and supplied to a computer using various types of non-transitory computer-readable media. Non-transitory computer-readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (e.g., flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (e.g., magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R / Ws, and semiconductor memories (e.g., mask ROMs, PROMs (Programmable ROMs), EPROMs (Erasable PROMs), flash ROMs, and RAMs (Random Access Memory)). The program can also be supplied to a computer by various types of transitory computer-readable media. Examples of transitory computer-readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The transitory computer-readable media can supply the program to a computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire or optical fiber, or via a wireless communication path.

[0061] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the above-described embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, each of the above-described embodiments can be combined with other embodiments as appropriate.

[0062] <Additional Notes> A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as follows: The following provides an overview of the configurations of an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program according to the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following configurations. (Appendix 1) a receiving unit that receives input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; an estimation unit that estimates waste generated by the work based on the work information; An information processing device comprising: (Appendix 2) 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information representing a work plan; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information representing a work plan included in the work information. Information processing device. (Appendix 3) 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information indicating costs involved in the work; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information indicating costs required for the work included in the work information. Information processing device. (Appendix 4) 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information about a work site; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information about a work site included in the work information. Information processing device. (Appendix 5) 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, The estimation unit estimates the type of the waste based on the work information. Information processing device. (Appendix 6) 6. The information processing device according to claim 5, The estimation unit estimates the amount of each type of waste based on the work information. Information processing device. (Appendix 7) 7. The information processing device according to claim 6, The estimation unit estimates transportation requirements for the waste based on the amount of each type of waste. Information processing device. (Appendix 8) 8. The information processing device according to claim 7, the estimation unit estimates the loading status of the waste on a vehicle transporting the waste based on the amount of each type of waste; Information processing device. (Appendix 9) 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, the estimation unit generates, based on the estimated waste, preset information to be used for treating the waste. Information processing device. (Appendix 10) The information processing device Accepting input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; Estimating waste generated by the work based on the work information; Information processing methods. (Appendix 11) Accepting input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; Estimating waste generated by the work based on the work information; A program that causes a computer to perform a process. (Appendix A1) a receiving unit that receives input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste; a selection unit that selects a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the details of the work of the contractor that performs work related to the disposal of the waste; An information processing device comprising: (Appendix A2) An information processing device according to Appendix A1, The trader information includes information on waste that the trader can handle, The selection unit selects a contractor capable of disposing of the waste included in the waste information based on the contractor information. Information processing device. (Appendix A3) An information processing device according to Appendix A1, The trader information includes information on predetermined characteristics of traders involved in the disposal of waste; the selection unit selects a trader based on the characteristics included in the trader information; Information processing device. (Appendix A4) An information processing device according to Appendix A3, The receiving unit receives request information representing a request for disposal from a requester who wishes to dispose of waste, the selection unit selects a vendor based on the request information and the characteristics included in the vendor information; Information processing device. (Appendix A5) An information processing device according to Appendix A4, The trader information includes, as the trader characteristics, values ​​of predetermined indicators associated with the trader's business operations; the receiving unit receives the request information including information specifying the index; the selection unit selects a vendor based on the specified index included in the request information and the value of the index included in the vendor information; Information processing device. (Appendix A6) An information processing device according to Appendix A3, The trader information includes, as the trader characteristics, information on the location where the trader performs business; the receiving unit receives discharge location information indicating a waste discharge location; The selection unit selects a contractor based on the waste disposal location information and information on the location where the contractor will carry out its business, which is included in the contractor information. Information processing device. (Appendix A7) An information processing device according to Appendix A1, The trader information includes information that the trader's business content is a transport business for transporting waste or a disposal business for treating waste, The selection unit selects a combination of a company that will perform the transportation work and a company that will perform the processing work based on the company information. Information processing device. (Appendix A8) An information processing device according to Appendix A7, The business information includes information about the location where the business does business; the receiving unit receives discharge location information indicating a waste discharge location; the selection unit selects a combination of a company that will perform the transportation work and a company that will perform the processing work based on the discharge location information and the company information. Information processing device. (Appendix A9) The information processing device Accepts input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste, selecting a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the business details of contractors engaged in businesses related to waste disposal; Information processing methods. (Appendix A10) Accepts input of waste information that indicates the contents of the waste, selecting a contractor to be entrusted with the disposal of the waste included in the waste information based on contractor information including information on the business details of contractors engaged in businesses related to waste disposal; A program that causes a computer to perform a process. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 10. Waste Estimation Treatment Equipment 11 Reception 12 Estimation part 13 Output section 14 Construction information storage unit 20. Waste disposal arrangement support device 21 Registration Department 22 Reception 23 Selection Department 24 Output section 25 Vendor information storage section 100 Information processing device 101 CPU 102 ROM 103 RAM 104 Programs 105 Storage device 106 Drive device 107 Communication Interface 108 Input / Output Interface 109 Bus 110 Storage medium 111 Communication Network 121 Reception 122 Estimation Department 131 Reception 132 Selection Department

Claims

1. a receiving unit that receives input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; an estimation unit that estimates waste generated by the work based on the work information; An information processing device comprising:

2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information representing a work plan; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information representing a work plan included in the work information. Information processing device.

3. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information indicating costs involved in the work; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information indicating costs required for the work included in the work information. Information processing device.

4. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, the receiving unit receives input of the work information including information about a work site; The estimation unit estimates the waste based on information about a work site included in the work information. Information processing device.

5. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The estimation unit estimates the type of the waste based on the work information. Information processing device.

6. 6. The information processing device according to claim 5, The estimation unit estimates the amount of each type of waste based on the work information. Information processing device.

7. 7. The information processing device according to claim 6, The estimation unit estimates transportation requirements for the waste based on the amount of each type of waste. Information processing device.

8. 8. The information processing device according to claim 7, the estimation unit estimates the loading status of the waste on a vehicle transporting the waste based on the amount of each type of waste; Information processing device.

9. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, the estimation unit generates, based on the estimated waste, preset information to be used for treating the waste. Information processing device.

10. The information processing device Accepting input of work information including information representing the content of work that may generate waste; Estimating waste generated by the work based on the work information; Information processing methods.

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