Information processing apparatus

Abstract

To efficiently match a person "wanting to get rid of" an old private house and old materials such as columns and beams to be produced in demoliting the old private house to a person "wanting to utilize" them.SOLUTION: In a server 1 supporting an old private house K or old materials W owner S wanting to get rid of the old private house K or the old materials W, and a utilizer R wanting to utilize the old private house K or the old materials W, both an old private house acquisition part 111 and an old material acquisition part 112 respectively acquire old private house information and old material information presented by the owner S. A request acquisition part 113 acquires request information related to characteristics of the old private house K or the old materials W presented by the utilizer R. An extraction part 103 extracts information showing old private houses K or old materials W matching or being similar to contents of a request related to the old private house K or the old materials W included in the request information from the old private house information or the old material information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a technique for effectively utilizing housing resources by reforming an old house that has been around for a considerable number of years since construction has already been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in conventional technologies including the technology described in Patent Document 1, there has been no consideration whatsoever regarding matching those who want to "let go" of old houses or old building materials such as pillars and beams that are derived when an old house is demolished, and those who want to "utilize" them.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to efficiently match those who want to "let go" of old houses or old building materials such as pillars and beams that are derived when an old house is demolished, and those who want to "utilize" them.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that supports an owner of the article who wishes to let go of the article and a user who wishes to utilize the article, a first acquisition means for acquiring first information regarding the article presented by the owner, Second acquisition means for acquiring second information indicating a request regarding the characteristics of the article presented by the user; Extraction means for extracting, from the first information, information indicating an article that matches or approximates the content of the request regarding the characteristics included in the second information; and is provided with.

Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently match those who want to "dispose of" old houses and old materials such as pillars and beams derived from the demolition of old houses with those who want to "utilize" them.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] [First Embodiment] First, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an overview of the service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") to which the information processing system (see FIG. 3 described later) to which the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of this service that can be realized by an information processing system including a server according to a first embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

[0012] In FIG. 1, a service provider G, a server 1 managed by the service provider G, an owner S, an owner terminal 2 operated by the owner S, and a user terminal 3 operated by a user R are drawn.

[0013] This service is an example of a service provided by the service provider G to the owner S and the user R. In this service, the "owner S" refers to a person (an individual or a group such as a corporation) who owns an old house K (hereinafter referred to as "old traditional house K") that has been in existence for a considerable number of years (for example, several decades to over a hundred years) since construction. The owner S includes those who want to dispose of the old traditional house K they own for various reasons.

[0014] In this service, the "user R" refers to a person (individual or group such as a corporation) who wishes to utilize the old house K or the "old material W" described later. The user R includes those who sell the old house K or old material W (such as franchise stores, sales stores, etc.), those who design houses and furniture using the old house K or old material W (such as design offices, etc.), businesses that provide various products and services using houses and furniture that reuse the old house K or old material W (such as stores, hotels, etc.), those who provide articles and topics themed on the old house K or old material W (such as the media, etc.), and end-users, etc.

[0015] In this service, the "old material W" refers to, for example, old materials that were used for purposes such as the pillars and beams of the old house K. This old material W is often a high-quality material imbued with people's feelings and attachments, and there are also cases where the history and past of where the old material W was used are clearly recorded.

[0016] Generally, for buildings, the newer they are, the more valuable they are often considered. However, in the field of reuse and relocation of wooden buildings and the wood that constitutes them, depending on the location and circumstances of the destination and the people using them, added value may be found in their age. That is, the degree of discoloration and engraved marks on the wood instead become factors that evoke a sense of charm, and in the reuse destinations of such wood (i.e., old material W) (such as residences, stores, etc.), an atmosphere with "flavor" is created, which may enhance the attractiveness of the reuse destination.

[0017] The "flavor" of the old material W relates to the characteristics of the appearance of the old material W, and refers to the state of an item that can evoke some kind of charm in people. The "characteristics of the appearance" refer to things such as texture, the feeling received from the appearance, or the touch, and refer to the characteristics related to the impression of an item obtained from at least one of the visual and tactile senses among the five human senses. Specifically, the "taste" of the old material W includes the degree of soot (for example, the presence or absence of soot, and if so, its ratio, position, etc.), color, things related to the mortise holes (for example, the number, position, etc.), things related to scratches (for example, the number, position, etc.), things related to patterns (for example, the number, position, etc.), when the wood is in a rod shape, the degree of bending, the surface state (for example, the texture such as a rough feeling or a smooth feeling), and the like. In this service, this "taste" and "story" are managed for each old material W. Thereby, it is possible to provide the old material W that gives more satisfaction to the user R who wants to utilize the old material W.

[0018] The old material W includes the old materials Wa1 to Wan (n is an integer value of 1 or more) that already exist as a single entity, and the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkm (m is an integer value of 1 or more) that can be derived when the old houses K1 to Kb (b is an integer value of 1 or more) are disassembled. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the old materials Wa1 to Wan and the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkm individually, these are collectively referred to as "old material Wa" and "old material candidate Wk", respectively. Further, when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the old material Wa and the old material candidate Wk individually, these are collectively referred to as "old material W".

[0019] Each of the owner S and the user R uses this service using the owner terminal 2 and the user terminal 3, respectively, on which dedicated application software for users of this service (hereinafter referred to as the "dedicated app") is installed. Note that hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, when it is expressed that "the owner S operates the owner terminal 2", it means that the owner S starts the dedicated app installed on the owner terminal 2 and performs various operations. Similarly, when it is expressed that "the user R operates the user terminal 3", it means that the user R starts the dedicated app installed on the user terminal 3 and performs various operations.

[0020] In this service, the owner S presents each of the old house information or the old material information (steps SS1 and SS2). Specifically, the owner S operates the owner terminal 2 to present information about each of the old houses K and old materials W owned by the owner to the service provider G as old house information and old material information, respectively. There are no particular limitations on what information is included in the old house information. For example, information such as an old house ID that can uniquely identify each of the old houses K1 to Kb is included. There are no particular limitations on what information is included in the old material information. For example, information such as old material IDs that can uniquely identify each of the old materials Wa1 to Wan and old material candidates Wk1 to Wkm is included. Regarding specific examples of the information included in each of the old house information and old material information, reference will be made to FIGS. 6 and 7 and described later.

[0021] The user R presents request information (step SS3). Specifically, the user R operates the user terminal 3 to present information indicating a request regarding at least one of the features of the old house K and old material W desired by the user to the service provider G as request information. The request information presented by the user R includes information indicating a request such as "want a beam with a curved base".

[0022] The service provider G registers the presented old house information, old material information, and request information in this service (step SS4). Specifically, the server 1 stores and manages the presented old house information, old material information, and request information in a predetermined database (for example, the old house DB181 and KDB182 in FIG. 4 described later), respectively.

[0023] Based on the registered old house information, old material information, and request information, the service provider G matches the desire of the owner S to "want to dispose of" with the desire of the user R to "want to utilize" (step SS5). Specifically, for example, assume a case where the request information of the user R includes information indicating a request for "a beam with a curved base portion". In this case, if there is an old material W in the old material information of the owner S that matches or approximates "a beam with a curved base portion", the server 1 extracts the old material information of that old material W. Also, for example, assume a case where the request information of the user R includes information indicating a request for "a pillar over 150 years old with a sword wound". In this case, if there is an old material W in the old material information of the owner S that matches or approximates the two features of "a pillar with a sword wound" and "a pillar that has passed 150 years or more", the server 1 extracts the old material information of that old material W.

[0024] When an old material W that matches or approximates the content of the request information is extracted from the database, the service provider G presents the extraction result to the user R and the owner S as a matching result (step SS6). Specifically, when an old material W that matches or approximates the request information presented by the user terminal 3 is extracted from the database, the server 1 presents the extraction result to the user terminal 3 and the owner terminal 2 as a matching result.

[0025] According to this service, the owner S only needs to pre-register information about the old house K or the old material W he owns as old house information or old material information, and can find a user R who can be a buyer without looking for a buyer himself. In this case, since the user R who can be a buyer naturally wants to obtain the old house K or the old material W of the owner S, the owner S can sell the old house K or the old material W under favorable conditions. Note that when registering the old house information and old material information in this service, it is not necessary for the owner S to have the intention of releasing the old house K or the old material W. That is, the owner S can register the old house information or the old material information in this service, and then reconsider whether to sell again at the timing when an offer with favorable conditions for the owner S appears. In other words, even an owner S who does not have a clear intention of selling at the time of registration in this service can easily use this service. As a result, the service provider G can increase the number of users of this service. At the same time, the database can be enriched.

[0026] In addition, the user R can have the owner S who owns the old house K or the old material W that the user desires found by simply presenting the request information. In addition, the user R can also easily search for and refer to the old house K and the old material W that match the image desired by the user R.

[0027] Conventionally, in the fields of old houses K and old materials W, since the market has not been established, when looking for a trading partner, one has no choice but to rely on introductions from acquaintances or accidental encounters. However, according to this service, it is possible to easily match the desire of the owner S who "wants to release" the old house K or the old material W with the desire of the user R who "wants to utilize" the old house K or the old material W.

[0028] In addition, although not shown in the figure, when the user R obtains the old material W desired by the user R and actually utilizes the old material W, the impressions can also be presented. Specifically, for example, by the user R operating the user terminal 3, the user can input comments about the old material W that the user has utilized, or press a button marked with so-called "like" (hereinafter referred to as the "like button"). Then, the impressions presented by the user R (the content of the comments and the number of times the "like button" is pressed) are stored and managed in the KDB182 as old material information. Accordingly, for example, for user R who presses the "Like button", a DM (direct mail) can be automatically sent from service provider G. For example, assume a case where the number of times the "Like button" is pressed for the reused materials W of a prosperous store that has been in operation for 10 years since the start of utilization is compared with the number of times the "Like button" is pressed for the reused materials W of a normal store that has only been in operation for 3 years since the start of utilization. In this case, for example, if the number of times the "Like button" is pressed for the reused materials W of the prosperous store is 100,000 times and the number of times the "Like button" is pressed for the reused materials W of the normal store is 3,000 times, it can also be determined that the reused materials W of the prosperous store are "more valuable" than the reused materials W of the normal store. In addition, user R can also enjoy by referring to the reused material information, and can also be notified when the desired reused material W is registered in the database.

[0029] As described above, in this service, each of the old house information and the reused material information presented by owner S is stored and managed in a predetermined database, and specifically, for example, it is managed by the method shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a method for storing and managing each of the old house information and the reused material information presented by the owner in a predetermined database.

[0030] FIG. 2(A) shows an image in which the reused material information indicating each of the reused materials Wa1 and Wa2 is stored in a predetermined database. Both the reused materials Wa1 and Wa2 are reused materials W that have constituted or were planned to constitute a part of the old house K in the past. Therefore, the reused material information indicating each of the reused materials Wa1 and Wa2 is stored individually in a predetermined database (KDB182 in FIG. 4) without being attributed to the old house information indicating the old house K. Regarding what information can be included in the reused material information, it will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

[0031] FIG. 2(B) shows an image in which the old house information and the old material information indicating the old house K1 and each of the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkp (p is an integer value of 1 or more and m or less) constituting the old house K1 are stored in a predetermined database. The old house information indicating the old house K1 is stored in a predetermined database (old house DB181 in FIG. 4) in units of old houses. Regarding what information can be included in the old house information, it will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

[0032] One or more pillars, beams, etc. constituting the old house K1 are each stored in the database in units of old materials as old material candidates Wk1 to Wkp that can be circulated in the market as old materials Wa in the future. Specifically, the old material information indicating each of the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkp is stored in a predetermined database (KDB182 in FIG. 2). Regarding what information can be included in the old material information, it will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

[0033] In this way, the old house information indicating the old house K and the old material information indicating the old material W presented by the owner S are stored in a predetermined database (old house DB181 and KDB182 in FIG. 2) and appropriately managed. Therefore, in this service, an appropriate service is realized based on the old house information and the old material information that are appropriately stored and managed in a predetermined database.

[0034] Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the configuration of an information processing system that realizes the provision of the above-described service, that is, a server 1 included in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention, will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system including a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

[0035] The information processing system shown in FIG. 3 is configured to include a server 1, owner terminals 2-1 to 2-r (r is an integer value of 1 or more), and user terminals 3-1 to 3-t (t is an integer value of 1 or more). Server 1, the owner terminals 2-1 to 2-r, and the user terminals 3-1 to 3-t are each connected to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.

[0036] Server 1 executes various processes for realizing this service while appropriately communicating with each of the owner terminals 2-1 to 2-r and the user terminals 3-1 to 3-t.

[0037] Each of the owner terminals 2-1 to 2-r and the user terminals 3-1 to 3-t is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like. Hereinafter, when there is no need to individually distinguish each of the owner terminals 2-1 to 2-r and the user terminals 3-1 to 3-t, these are collectively referred to as "owner terminal 2" and "user terminal 3", respectively.

[0038] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server in the information processing system shown in FIG. 3.

[0039] Server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0040] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 18 to the RAM 13. In the RAM 13, data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes are also appropriately stored.

[0041] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are interconnected via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. The input / output interface 15 is connected to an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0042] The input unit 16 is composed of, for example, a keyboard or the like and outputs various kinds of information. The output unit 17 is composed of a display such as a liquid crystal display or a speaker or the like and outputs various kinds of information as images or sounds. The storage unit 18 is composed of a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like and stores various kinds of data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (for example, the owner terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 shown in FIG. 2, etc.) via a network N including the Internet.

[0043] A removable medium 30 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory or the like is appropriately mounted on the drive 20. The program read from the removable medium 30 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. Also, the removable medium 30 can store various kinds of data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

[0044] Although not shown, the owner terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 in FIG. 3 can also have a configuration basically the same as the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, the description of the hardware configuration of the owner terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 is omitted.

[0045] Through the cooperation of the various hardware and various software of the server 1 in FIG. 4 like this, it becomes possible to execute various processes including the matching process in the server 1. As a result, the service provider G can provide the above-described service to the owner S and the user R. The "matching process" refers to the process executed to provide the above-mentioned service. Hereinafter, the functional configuration for executing the matching process, which is executed on Server 1, will be described.

[0046] FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration for executing the matching process among the functional configurations of the information processing system including the server of FIG. 4.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 5, when the execution of the matching process is controlled in CPU 11 of Server 1, an acquisition unit 101, a management unit 102, an extraction unit 103, and a presentation unit 104 function. In addition, in an area of storage unit 18 of Server 1, an old house DB 181, a KDB 182, an owner DB 183, and a user DB 184 are provided.

[0048] The acquisition unit 101 acquires various information. In the acquisition unit 101, an old house acquisition unit 111, an old material acquisition unit 112, and a request acquisition unit 113 function.

[0049] The old house acquisition unit 111 acquires, as old house information, information regarding the old house K that the owner S wishes to sell and has presented. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 5, the old house acquisition unit 111 acquires, as old house information, information regarding each of the old houses K1 to Kb that the owners S1 to Sr wish to sell and have presented respectively. Note that the information included in the old house information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as an old house ID that can uniquely identify each of the old houses K1 to Kb is included. Note that specific examples of the information included in the old house information will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

[0050] The old material acquisition unit 112 acquires, as old house information, information regarding the old material W that the owner S wishes to sell and has presented. Specifically, the antique material acquisition unit 112 acquires, as antique material information, information regarding each of the antique materials Wa1 to Wan that the owners S1 to Sr wish to sell and have presented respectively. In addition, the antique material acquisition unit 112 acquires, as antique material candidate information, information regarding each of the antique material candidates Wk1 to Wkm that may be derived when disassembling the old houses K that the owners S1 to Sr wish to sell and have presented respectively. Note that the information included in the old house information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as old house IDs that can uniquely identify each of the old houses K1 to Kb is included. Specific examples of the information included in the old house information will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

[0051] The request acquisition unit 113 acquires request information of the old house K or the antique material W that the user R wishes to purchase and has presented. Specifically, for example, the request acquisition unit 113 acquires, as request information of the antique material W, information indicating requests such as "a beam with a curved root part" and "a pillar with a sword wound left during the turmoil at the end of the Edo period".

[0052] The management unit 102 stores and manages various information including the information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 in a predetermined database. Specifically, the management unit 102 stores and manages the old house information acquired by the old house acquisition unit 111 in the old house DB181. As described above, the information included in the old house information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as old house IDs that can uniquely identify each of the old houses K1 to Kb is included. Specific examples of the information included in the old house information will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

[0053] In addition, the management unit 102 stores and manages the antique material information acquired by the antique material acquisition unit 112 in the KDB182. Moreover, the information included in the old building materials information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as old building material IDs that can uniquely identify each of the old building materials Wa1 to Wan and the old building material candidates Wk1 to Wkm is included. Note that specific examples of the information included in the old building materials information will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

[0054] In addition, the management unit 102 stores and manages information regarding each of the owners S1 to Sr as owner information in the owner DB 183. Note that the information included in the owner information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as owner IDs that can uniquely identify each of the owners S1 to Sr is included.

[0055] In addition, the management unit 102 stores and manages information regarding each of the utilizers R1 to Rt as utilizer information in the utilizer DB 184. Note that the information included in the utilizer information is not particularly limited. For example, information such as utilizer IDs that can uniquely identify each of the utilizers R1 to Rt is included.

[0056] The extraction unit 103 extracts information indicating an old house K or an old building material W that matches or approximates the content of the request regarding the characteristics of each of the old houses K or old building materials W included in the request information from the old house information or the old building materials information.

[0057] The presentation unit 104 presents the information indicating the old house K or the old building material W extracted by the extraction unit 103 to the owner and the utilizer as the matching result. Specifically, the presentation unit 104 presents the information indicating the old house K or the old building material W extracted by the extraction unit 103 to the owner terminal 2 and the utilizer terminal 3 as the matching result.

[0058] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the old house information stored and managed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG. 5.

[0059] The old house information stored and managed in the old house DB 181 of the server 1 is managed for each old house by one or more characteristics. Specifically, for example, in the example of FIG. 6, the old house information is managed for each old house K based on features such as the old house ID, building area (gross floor area), years since construction, type (e.g., "warehouse", "townhouse", etc.), number of floors, old material ID of the old material W that is a component, price, link buttons to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image), and history. Among these, the "history" includes various types of information such as personal information like who was related (and how) to each of the one or more old houses K that have a story.

[0060] FIG. 6 shows, as an example of old house information, an old house K with an old house ID of "A", a building area (gross floor area) of "55 tsubo", years since construction of "89 years", type of "townhouse", number of floors of "1st floor", old material ID of the old material W that is a component being "A-a to A-c", price of "XX ten thousand yen", link button to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) being "https: / / ···", and history being "a soba restaurant run by a couple", and an old house K with an old house ID of "B", a building area (gross floor area) of "30 tsubo", years since construction of "160 years", type of "townhouse", number of floors of "2nd floor", old material ID of the old material W that is a component being "B-a to B-c", price of "XX ten thousand yen", link button to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) being "https: / / ···", and history being "an inn that was also used as a hideout for XX, a samurai of the Meiji Restoration".

[0061] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of old material information stored and managed by a server having the functional configuration of FIG. 5.

[0062] The old material information stored and managed in the KDB182 of the server 1 is defined by one or more features and is managed for each old material W. Specifically, for example, in the example of FIG. 7, the old wood information is defined by features such as the old wood ID, the individual old wood or old wood candidate, the attributed old house ID, tree species, length, volume, color tone (which can also be digitized), overall shape, price (calculated based on volume), link buttons to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image), and history, etc., and is managed for each old house K. Also, although not shown in the figure, the shape of the original end, the area of the original end, the shape of the terminal end, the area of the terminal end, thickness, presence or absence of damage, condition, etc. are also regarded as features of the old wood W and are managed. One or more features defining the old wood information Among these, the "history" includes information such as episodes (e.g., human episodes, etc.) related to each of one or more old woods W having a story, characteristics, which part of the old house K it was used in, or whether it is an old wood W that is being used. Here, the color tone (which can also be digitized) specifically means that, for example, in many cases, it is difficult to judge the actual color of the old wood W just by classifying the color tone of the old wood W into colors such as brown and simply stating the color. In such cases, for example, instead of simply storing the color tone information, information such as the gradation and brightness of the color, such as dark brown or light brown, which are digitized, may be obtained together.

[0063] FIG. 7 shows an example of the old wood information. For example, the old wood Wa with the "old wood ID" being "a" has "no attributed old house", "tree species" being "pine", "length" being "1.0 m", "volume" being "XXX m 3 ", "color tone" being "tea", "overall shape" being "straight", price being "XX0,000 yen", the link button to the drawing and captured image (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) being "https: / / ···", and the "history" being "part of the wall of the house" for the old wood Wa. Also, for example, the old wood Wa with the "old wood ID" being "b" has "no attributed old house", "tree species" being "pine", "length" being "1.5 m", "volume" being "XXX m 3 ", "color tone" being "tea", "overall shape" being "straight", price being "XX0,000 yen", the link button to the drawing and captured image (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) being "https: / / ···", and the "history" being "part of the ceiling of the house" for the old wood Wa. For example, a timber candidate Wk with a "timber ID" of "A-a" has a folk house ID of "A" for the "attributed folk house", a "tree species" of "zelkova", a "length" of "1.0 m", a "volume" of "XXX m 3 ", a "color" of "burnt tea", an "overall shape" of "straight", a price of "XX0,000 yen", a link button to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) of "https: / / ···", and a "history" of "part of the roof of a buckwheat restaurant run by a couple". This is the timber candidate Wk. For example, a timber candidate Wk with a "timber ID" of "A-b" has a folk house ID of "A" for the "attributed folk house", a "tree species" of "zelkova", a "length" of "5.0 m", a "volume" of "XXX m 3 ", a "color" of "tea", an "overall shape" of "curved from the root", a price of "XX0,000 yen", a link button to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) of "https: / / ···", and a "history" of "the beam of a buckwheat restaurant run by a couple". This is the timber candidate Wk. For example, a timber candidate Wk with a "timber ID" of "A-c" has a folk house ID of "A" for the "attributed folk house", a "tree species" of "zelkova", a "length" of "3.5 m", a "volume" of "XXX m 3 ", a "color" of "burnt tea", an "overall shape" of "straight", a price of "XX0,000 yen", a link button to drawings and captured images (e.g., six-sided view, 360° captured image) of "https: / / ···", and a "history" of "the big black pillar of a buckwheat restaurant run by a couple". This is the timber candidate Wk. Note that the items of KDB182 shown in FIG. 7 can also include, for example, the items of KDB182 shown in FIG. 10 in the second embodiment described later.

[0064] In this way, the folk house information shown in FIG. 6 and the timber information shown in FIG. 7 are respectively stored in the folk house DB181 and KDB182 in the server 1 and managed by the management unit 102. As a result, each of the folk houses K1 to Kb, the timber candidates Wk1 to Wkm that can be derived from the dismantling of the folk houses K1 to Kb, and the existing timbers Wa1 to Wan can be individually managed in the server 1. Then, information indicating each of the old houses K or old materials W that matches the content of the request information presented by each of the users R1 to Rt is extracted from the old house DB181 or the KDB182. As a result, it is possible to realize the matching between the old house K and the old materials W such as pillars and beams derived when disassembling the old house K, the owner S who wants to "let go" and the user R who wants to "utilize" them.

[0065] In addition, since it is possible to manage in units of the old materials W from the stage of the old house K before disassembly, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the handling after disassembly (for example, specifying the place of use, delivery, etc.) becomes easy. Also, from the standpoint of the owner S, it is possible to appeal to the user R that the potential inventory of the old materials W is held in the form of the old house K.

[0066] In addition, the traceability of the old house information and old material information of each of the old house K and the old materials W is ensured even after being registered in this service. That is, not only information such as where in the forest it was cut by whom and processed by whom, but also information regarding individual transactions (for example, transaction price) and information regarding the increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage are continuously recorded in detail as logs even when they are transferred and circulated after registration. That is, the history of each old material W is continuously recorded not only in the past but also in the future. As a result, the transparency and credibility of the history of the old house K and the old materials W are ensured, so that the owner S and the user R can easily grasp the basis of the price and the like. Also, the service provider G can obtain the reliability from the owner S and the user R regarding the market price in the transactions of this service. As a result, for example, restaurants, hotels, etc. that use the old materials W with a story in the store can use this as one of the promotional materials or symbolize the old materials W themselves. The service provider G can also create a guidebook or the like with the old materials W as the theme.

[0067] [Second Embodiment] As described above, in the server 1 according to the first embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention, each of the old houses K1 to Kb, the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkm, and the old materials Wa1 to Wan is individually managed by the management unit 102. Specifically, the management unit 102 stores each of the old houses K1 to Kb in the old house DB 181 and manages them using the old house ID as a key. Further, the management unit 102 stores each of the old material candidates Wk1 to Wkm and the old materials Wa1 to Wan in the KDB 182 and manages them using the old material ID as a key. That is, in the above-described first embodiment, a method of matching an owner S who wants to "let go" of an old house K or an old material W and a user R who wants to "utilize" it by efficiently managing old house information and old material information has been described. In the second embodiment, a method of efficiently managing the old material W (old material Wa and old material candidate Wk) as a physical object will be described.

[0068] When the types of a plurality of products are the same, it is common to manage them by dividing them into products that are the same or substantially the same and products that are not the same or substantially the same. Products that are the same or substantially the same include, for example, mass-produced products such as books, drinking water, processed foods, newly sold clothes, furniture, automobiles, home appliances, and computers.

[0069] On the other hand, products that are not the same or substantially the same include, for example, one-of-a-kind products such as wood, incense wood, swords such as imitation knives, Persian carpets, vintage denim, and antiques. Since products that are not the same or substantially the same have different individual characteristics, their transaction values are also different. Therefore, detailed inventory management including individual characteristics is required. As a conventional method of managing "wood" among products that are not the same or substantially the same, for example, there is a method of directly engraving identification information such as a serial number on the surface of each piece of wood for management.

[0070] However, in conventional methods, serial numbers or the like that can be visually identified are attached to individual pieces of wood. Therefore, when managing a large number of pieces of wood, in order to find the desired piece of wood, it was necessary to check each serial number or the like one by one. Also, it is difficult to grasp the differences in wood just by a casual glance. Therefore, when a large number of similar pieces of wood are lined up stacked on top of each other, there were cases where serial numbers or the like were skipped over, or the same serial numbers or the like were read repeatedly.

[0071] As a solution to such problems, a method of managing the storage locations of wood using a management list or the like can be considered. However, since the wood stored in the warehouse is frequently added to and removed from, the storage location of the wood also has the property of changing moment by moment. Therefore, every time the storage location of the wood changes, the management list or the like has to be updated. Also, there is a risk of human errors such as the on-site staff misidentifying the storage location of the wood or the change in the storage location not being reflected in the management list. Once an error occurs, the reliability of the management list itself is lost, and as a result, it may lead to a situation where each serial number or the like has to be checked one by one. Furthermore, since the old wood candidate Wk is still in the state of constituting the old house K, it cannot be concentrated and managed in one place like a warehouse.

[0072] Therefore, according to this service, since each of the same type of products (for example, old wood W) has individuality, even when it is necessary to manage them individually, it becomes possible to manage them easily.

[0073] Articles that can be the object of management in this service are preferably articles that, while being of the same type, are not of the same quality or substantially the same quality. More preferably, they are articles having elements (for example, taste (flavor)) belonging to at least one of "vision" and "tactile sense" among the five senses of humans that can change the value of the article itself. An example of such an article is "old wood W".

[0074] This service enables service provider G to efficiently manage each of one or more old woods W using RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. Specifically, service provider G can uniquely identify old wood W by operating the service provider terminal 4 (Fig. 8) to read the information stored in the RFID tag attached to each old wood W.

[0075] The specific form of the RFID tag attached to old wood W is not particularly limited. For example, a passive IC tag can be adopted. In this case, since it operates using the radio wave (i.e., the radio wave for powering the passive RFID tag) from the service provider terminal 4 (Fig. 8) having a reader / writer function as an energy source, there is no need to incorporate a power source. When the RFID tag receives the radio wave transmitted from the service provider terminal 4 (Fig. 8), it transmits a radio wave modulated with information (hereinafter referred to as "old wood identification information") that can uniquely identify old wood W and is pre-stored. The RFID tag is attached to each old wood W, but the specific method of attaching the RFID tag to old wood W is not particularly limited. For example, it may be attached to an easily distinguishable position on the surface of old wood W, or it may be placed inside the mortise provided in old wood W.

[0076] According to this service, it is possible to easily identify old wood W whose taste elements change over time or during the production process, resulting in a change in value. Also, according to this service, not only can old wood W be identified, but also the "taste" and "story" of old wood W can be managed.

[0077] In this service, the articles to be managed are old woods W, and they are managed for the purpose of reusing the already existing single old wood Wa or the old wood candidates Wk that can be derived from the demolition of an old house K. "Reusing" means, for example, relocation or selling individual old woods W to users R, etc.

[0078] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system including a server according to a second embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

[0079] The information processing system shown in FIG. 8 is configured to include a server 1 and a service provider terminal 4. The server 1 and the service provider terminal 4 are connected to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.

[0080] The server 1 executes various processes for realizing this service while appropriately communicating with the service provider terminal 4.

[0081] The service provider terminal 4 is composed of, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like. The service provider G uses this service using the service provider terminal 4 in which a dedicated application is installed. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, when it is expressed that "the service provider G operates the service provider terminal 4", it means that the service provider G starts a dedicated application installed in the service provider terminal 4 and performs various operations.

[0082] Note that the hardware configurations of the server 1 and the service provider terminal 4 constituting the information processing system shown in FIG. 8 can have basically the same configuration as the hardware configuration of the server 1 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, the description of the hardware configurations of the server 1 and the service provider terminal 4 in the present embodiment will be omitted.

[0083] By the cooperation of various hardware and various software of the server 1 like this, it becomes possible to execute various processes including the used material management process in the server 1. As a result, the service provider G can provide the above-described service. The "used material management process" refers to a process executed to provide the above-described service. The following describes the functional configuration for executing the used lumber management process, which is executed on Server 1.

[0084] FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration for executing the used lumber management process among the functional configurations of the information processing system including the server of FIG. 8.

[0085] As shown in FIG. 9, when the execution of the used lumber management process is controlled in CPU 11 of Server 1, an acquisition unit 201 and a specification unit 202 function. Also, a KDB 182 is provided in an area of the storage unit 18 of Server 1. In the KDB 182, various types of information are associated with and managed by the used lumber identification information.

[0086] The acquisition unit 201 acquires the used lumber identification information stored in the RFID tag read by the service provider terminal 4.

[0087] The specification unit 202 specifies one used lumber W among one or more used lumbers W stored in the KDB 182 based on the used lumber identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 201. Note that specific examples of the used lumber identification information stored in the KDB 182 and the various types of information associated with the used lumber identification information will be described later with reference to FIG. 10.

[0088] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing specific examples of the used lumber identification information stored in the used lumber DB of FIG. 9 and the various types of information associated with the used lumber identification information.

[0089] As shown in FIG. 10, in the KDB 182, a tag ID as the used lumber identification information is associated with and stored with the demolition date and time, demolition location, presence or absence of soot, degree of soot, storage date and time, storage location, storage area, conveyance date and time, and conveyance destination. "Tag ID" is the ID of the RFID tag (i.e., the old material identification information that uniquely identifies the old material W), "Demolition Date and Time" is the date and time when the old house K was demolished, and "Demolition Location" is the location where the demolished old house K existed. Also, "Presence of Soot" indicates whether there is soot on the old material W, "Degree of Soot" is the proportion of its presence (e.g., the visual estimate of the person entering the data) if there is soot, "Storage Date and Time" is the date and time when the storage of the old material W was started, "Storage Location" is the storage location, and "Storage Area" is the area within the storage location where the old material W is placed. Also, "Transport Date and Time" is the date and time when the old material W was transported towards the utilization destination (the place where the old material W is actually utilized), and "Transport Destination" is the transport destination (utilization destination). In addition, the items of KDB182 shown in FIG. 10 can include, for example, the items of KDB182 shown in FIG. 7 in the above-described first embodiment.

[0090] As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been explained. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are considered to be included in the present invention.

[0091] Here, an application example of the present service in the above-described embodiment will be briefly explained. As described above, the present service is a service related to the management of old materials and old houses. Regarding the database, etc. used for this, general users, etc. can easily register information. Also, such information registration may be provided as a subscription model via a vendor. In addition, the above-described general user may be provided with services such as being able to freely view relevant information or being notified when new information is registered, for example, the above-described "like" function. As a result, users can enjoy and have more fun with the value of the old house K and the old material W. Furthermore, as a result of using the above-described service, ordinary users may use it for information exchange with other users and the like. The old house K and the old material W are highly unique compared to ordinary wood and the like, and the frequency of information exchange and its value itself are extremely high. Therefore, due to the active conduct of such information exchange, the value of the old house K and the old material W that are the objects of information exchange will be further enhanced. To summarize the above, this service is, so to speak, a service that provides a platform capable of acquiring and accumulating logs regarding objects (old house K and old material W) that the current owner wishes to leave value for future generations. As a result, the value of the object will be further enhanced, and thereby, ordinary users will be able to enjoy the value more.

[0092] For example, in the above-described embodiment, each of the owner S, the user R, and the service provider G uses this service by using dedicated applications installed on the owner terminal 2, the user terminal 3, and the service provider terminal 4, respectively. However, the specific method for using this service is not particularly limited. For example, each of the owner S, the user R, and the service provider G can also use this service by using the browser functions of the owner terminal 2, the user terminal 3, and the service provider terminal 4, respectively.

[0093] Also, for example, although the owner S in the above-described embodiment is premised on selling the old house K or the old material W, it is not limited thereto. For example, as a subscription model, a merchant or an individual may be allowed to use the old house K or the old material W, and the usage fee may be collected. In this case, the owner S can save up the collected usage fee to prepare for future expenses that may occur at the time of demolition of the old house K.

[0094] Also, for example, the features showing the old house information and the old material information shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 10 are merely examples. As long as the object of the present invention can be achieved, any features other than those shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 10 can be adopted. That is, the items indicating the old material information shown in FIG. 7 are merely examples. For example, similar to the old material information shown in FIG. 10, the demolition date and time, and demolition location of the old house K, the presence or absence of soot on the old material W, the degree of sooting, the storage date and time, storage location, storage area, transportation date and time, and destination of transportation, etc. may be included. Also, the items indicating the old material information shown in FIG. 10 are merely examples. For example, the presence or absence of mortise holes, the presence or absence of damage, the feel to the touch, the weight, and similar to the old material information shown in FIG. 7, the length, thickness, color, and history of the old house K of the old material W may be included. That is, the items constituting the old material information may be any information that can define the old material W. Similarly, for the old house information, the items constituting the old house information may be any information that can define the old house K.

[0095] Also, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the old house K and the old material W are the objects of matching or management, but it is not limited to the old house K and the old material W. For any item (for example, furniture, antiques, etc.) that the owner wants to leave value for future generations by selling or the like, it can be targeted regardless of whether it is new or used.

[0096] Also, the system configurations shown in FIGS. 3 and 8 and the hardware configuration of the server 1 shown in FIG. 4 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention and are not particularly limited.

[0097] Also, the functional block diagrams shown in FIGS. 5 and 9 are merely examples and are not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system is provided with a function capable of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and the functional blocks used to realize this function are not particularly limited to the examples in FIGS. 5 and 9.

[0098] Also, the location where the functional blocks exist is not limited to FIGS. 5 and 9 and may be arbitrary. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the above-described matching process is configured to be performed on the server 1 side, but it is not limited thereto, and at least a part of the matching process may be performed on the owner terminal 2 side or the user terminal 3 side. That is, although the functional blocks required for executing the matching process are configured on the server 1 side, this is merely an example. At least a part of the functional blocks arranged on the server 1 side may be configured on the owner terminal 2 side or the user terminal 3 side.

[0099] In addition, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or by software. In addition, one functional block may be configured by hardware alone, by software alone, or by a combination thereof.

[0100] When the series of processes are executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. In addition, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose smartphone or personal computer in addition to a server.

[0101] A recording medium including such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium (not shown) distributed separately from the apparatus main body to provide the program to the user, but also constituted by a recording medium or the like provided to the user in a state pre-incorporated in the apparatus main body.

[0102] Note that in this specification, the steps of describing the program recorded on the recording medium include not only the processes performed in time series along the order, but also the processes executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series. In addition, in this specification, the term "system" shall mean an overall apparatus composed of a plurality of apparatuses, a plurality of means, and the like.

[0103] To summarize, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied can have the following configuration and can take various embodiments. That is, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is an information processing apparatus (e.g., server 1 in FIG. 5) that supports an owner (e.g., owner S in FIG. 1) of an article (e.g., old house K or old material W in FIG. 1) who wishes to part with the article and a user (e.g., user R in FIG. 1) who wishes to utilize the article, a first acquisition means (e.g., old house acquisition unit 111, old material acquisition unit 112 in FIG. 5) that acquires first information (e.g., old house information in FIG. 6, old material information in FIG. 7) regarding the article presented by the owner, a second acquisition means (e.g., request acquisition unit 113 in FIG. 5) that acquires second information (e.g., request information in FIG. 1) indicating a request regarding a feature of the article presented by the user, an extraction means (e.g., extraction unit 103 in FIG. 5) that extracts information indicating an article that matches or approximates the content of the request regarding the feature included in the second information from the first information, and includes.

[0104] Thereby, information regarding the article presented by the owner and information indicating a request regarding a feature of the article presented by the user are acquired. Then, information indicating an article that matches or approximates the content of the request is extracted from the information regarding the article. As a result, it is possible to efficiently match a person who wants to "part with" an article and a person who wants to "utilize" the article.

[0105] Further, the article can be an old house after a predetermined period has elapsed since construction or an old material derived from the demolition of the old house.

[0106] Thereby, information regarding the old house K or old materials W presented by the owner and information indicating a request regarding the characteristics of the old house K or old materials W presented by the user are acquired. Then, information indicating the old house K or old materials W that matches or approximates the content of the request is extracted from the information regarding the old house K or old materials W. As a result, it is possible to efficiently match those who want to "let go" of the old house K and old materials W such as pillars and beams derived when the old house K is disassembled with those who want to "utilize" them.

[0107] Further, each of the first information and the second information may include, as the characteristic, information indicating the history of each of the old house or the old materials.

[0108] Thereby, information regarding the history of the old house K or old materials W presented by the owner and information indicating a request regarding the characteristics including the history of the old house K or old materials W presented by the user are acquired. Then, information indicating the old house K or old materials W that matches or approximates the content of the request is extracted from the information regarding the old house K or old materials W. As a result, it is possible to efficiently match those who want to "let go" of the old house K and old materials W such as pillars and beams derived when the old house K is disassembled with those who want to "utilize" them.

[0109] Further, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is In an information processing apparatus (for example, server 1 in FIG. 9) that manages a plurality of articles when each of the plurality of articles has unique characteristics, an acquisition means (for example, acquisition unit 201 in FIG. 9) that acquires third information attached to each of the plurality of articles and uniquely identifiable for each of the plurality of articles, a specifying means (for example, specifying unit 202 in FIG. 9) that specifies one article among the plurality of articles based on the third information acquired by the acquisition means, is provided.

[0110] As a result, articles with individual characteristics can be efficiently managed.

[0111] In addition, the article can be an old house after a predetermined period has elapsed since construction, or old materials derived from the demolition of the old house.

[0112] As a result, the old house K or the old materials W with individual characteristics can be efficiently managed.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0113] 1 ··· Server, 2, 2-1 to 2-r ··· Owner terminals, 3, 3-1 to 3-t ··· User terminals, 11 ··· CPU, 12 ··· ROM, 13 ··· RAM, 14 ··· Bus, 15 ··· Input / output interface, 16 ··· Input unit, 17 ··· Output unit, 18 ··· Storage unit, 19 ··· Communication unit, 20 ··· Drive, 30 ··· Removable media, 101 ··· Acquisition unit, 102 ··· Management unit, 103 ··· Extraction unit, 104 ··· Presentation unit, 111 ··· Old house acquisition unit, 112 ··· Old material acquisition unit, 113 ··· Request acquisition unit, 181 ··· Old house DB, 182 ··· KDB, 183 ··· Owner DB, 184 ··· User DB, 201 ··· Acquisition unit, 202 ··· Identification unit, G ··· Service provider, S, S1 to Sr ··· Owners, R, R1 to Rt ··· Users, N ··· Network, K, K1 to Kb ··· Old houses, W ··· Old materials, Wa, Wa1 to Wan ··· Old materials (single), Wk, Wk1 to Wkm ··· Old material candidates, SS ··· Each step

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for managing information on antique materials having a history of being used in an old house after a predetermined period has elapsed since construction, a first information acquisition means for acquiring first information regarding the antique material, the first information having a taste regarding characteristics of the appearance of the antique material and a history including an episode related to the antique material, which were presented by the owner of the antique material when it was used in the old house; a second information acquisition means for acquiring, after acquisition of the first information, information regarding a transaction or information regarding an increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage, as second information regarding the antique material, at each timing when a transaction of the antique material is made or when an increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage occurs; a history management means for storing and managing, as history information regarding the antique material, the acquired first information and the second information acquired at each of one or more of the timings in a predetermined storage medium; An information processing apparatus comprising the above.

2. The first information includes information having a history including an episode related to the antique material having a story and a taste indicating characteristics of the appearance of the antique material that can give a person a sense of taste. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus for managing information on antique materials having a history of being used in an old house after a predetermined period has elapsed since construction, a first information acquisition step of acquiring first information regarding the antique material, the first information having a taste regarding characteristics of the appearance of the antique material and a history including an episode related to the antique material, which were presented by the owner of the antique material when it was used in the old house; a second information acquisition step of acquiring, after acquisition of the first information, information regarding a transaction or information regarding an increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage, as second information regarding the antique material, at each timing when a transaction of the antique material is made or when an increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage occurs; a history management step of storing and managing, as history information regarding the antique material, the acquired first information and the second information acquired at each of one or more of the timings in a predetermined storage medium; An information processing method including the above.

4. In a computer for managing information on antique materials having a history of being used in an old house after a predetermined period has elapsed since construction, A first information acquisition step of acquiring first information regarding the old material, the first information having the taste regarding the characteristics of the appearance of the old material presented by the owner of the old material when it was used in the old house, and the history including the episodes related to the old material; After the acquisition of the first information, at each timing when a transaction of the old material is carried out, or when there is an increase or decrease in value due to repair or damage, information regarding the transaction or information regarding the increase or decrease in value is acquired as second information regarding the old material in a second information acquisition step; A history management step of storing and managing the acquired first information and the second information respectively acquired at each of one or more of the timings in a predetermined storage medium as history information regarding the old material; A program for executing a control process including the above.

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