Funeral information sharing system

Abstract

To allow business operators to smoothly share information related to a funeral.SOLUTION: A funeral information sharing system performs the steps of: providing a notice of death from a hospital terminal to a funeral information sharing server; registering, by the funeral information sharing server, the notice of death; providing the registered notice of death to a local government terminal in response to a death notice confirmation request; electronically issuing, by the local government terminal, a cremation permission corresponding to the notice of death, and providing it to at least the funeral information sharing server; registering, by the funeral information sharing server, the cremation permission; providing the registered cremation permission to a crematorium terminal in response to a cremation permission request; providing cremation completion information from the crematorium terminal to the funeral information sharing server; registering, by the funeral information sharing server; and providing the registered cremation completion information to a cemetery terminal in response to a cremation completion information request.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a funeral information sharing system.

Background Art

[0002] Funerals occur suddenly and it is not possible to decide the date in advance and make preparations. Currently, it is not possible to smoothly share information regarding funerals with those who need it (including businesses and local governments).

[0003] For example, in view of the fact that documents serving as evidence in government agencies are being digitized from paper-based to electronic due to the progress of digitalization, in life insurance that secures only death for those who are the users of the cemetery where the cremated bones are buried in a cemetery or temple when a person dies or those approved by the user, a death insurance benefit payment system has been proposed in which an image of a burial permit is used as a means of death approval and the identification of the death insurance benefit recipient is confirmed by an image of a public certificate and the claim for the death insurance benefit is regarded as such.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for mutually sharing documents generated between the time of death and burial in a cemetery.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] That is, the present invention is a funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a hospital terminal, a local government terminal, a crematorium terminal, and a cemetery terminal, A step of providing a death notice from the hospital terminal to the funeral information sharing server; A step of the funeral information sharing server registering the death notice; A step of providing the registered death notice to the local government terminal in response to a death notice confirmation request; A step of electronically issuing a cremation permit corresponding to the death notice from the local government terminal and providing it to at least the funeral information sharing server; A step of the funeral information sharing server registering the cremation permit; A step of providing the registered cremation permit to the crematorium terminal in response to a cremation permit request; A step of providing cremation-completed information from the crematorium terminal to the funeral information sharing server; A step of the funeral information sharing server registering the cremation-completed information; A step of providing the registered cremation-completed information to the cemetery terminal in response to a cremation-completed information request, including Providing a funeral information sharing system.

[0007] Also, the present invention A funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a user terminal, a funeral company terminal, a local government terminal, and a crematorium terminal, The user terminal provides information regarding the death notice to the funeral company terminal, The funeral company terminal transmits an announcement to the user terminal to prompt the user terminal to provide information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, The user terminal provides information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, The funeral information sharing server provides information regarding the death notice to the local government terminal, The local government terminal issues a cremation permit based on the information regarding the death notice and provides the cremation permit to the funeral information sharing server, The crematorium terminal accepts a reservation for the crematorium terminal from the funeral company terminal, The funeral agency terminal obtains a cremation permit from the funeral information sharing server and provides it to the crematorium terminal. The crematorium terminal issues a burial permit after the cremation is completed. A funeral information sharing system is provided.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, information generated in connection with the death of the requester can be smoothly provided by digitizing it.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be listed and described. The present invention has the following configuration. [Item 1] A funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a hospital terminal, a local government terminal, a crematorium terminal, and a cemetery terminal, The step of providing a death notice from the hospital terminal to the funeral information sharing server, The step of the funeral information sharing server registering the death notice, In response to a death notice confirmation request, the registered death notice is provided to the local government terminal; An electronic cremation permit corresponding to the death notice is issued from the local government terminal and provided to at least the funeral information sharing server; The funeral information sharing server registers the cremation permit; In response to a cremation permit request, the registered cremation permit is provided to the crematorium terminal; Cremated information is provided from the crematorium terminal to the funeral information sharing server; The funeral information sharing server registers the cremated information; In response to the cremated information request, the registered cremated information is provided to the cemetery terminal, A funeral information sharing system. [Item 2] A funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a user terminal, a funeral agency terminal, a local government terminal, and a crematorium terminal, The user terminal provides information regarding the death notice to the funeral agency terminal, The funeral agency terminal transmits an announcement to the user terminal to prompt the user terminal to provide the information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, The user terminal provides the information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, The funeral information sharing server provides the information regarding the death notice to the local government terminal, The local government terminal issues a cremation permit based on the information regarding the death notice and provides the cremation permit to the funeral information sharing server, The crematorium terminal accepts a reservation for the crematorium terminal from the funeral agency terminal, The funeral agency terminal obtains a cremation permit from the funeral information sharing server and provides it to the crematorium terminal, The crematorium terminal issues a burial permit after the cremation is completed, A funeral information sharing system.

[0011] <First Embodiment> Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

[0012] <System Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a funeral information sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The funeral information sharing system smoothly shares information among a hospital, a local government, a crematorium, a cemetery, and the bereaved family or the like who conducts procedures for them.

[0013] As shown in the figure, conventionally, when a person dies, a death certificate is issued by a medical institution such as a hospital. The bereaved family submits the death certificate to the local government. The local government issues a cremation permit and provides it to the bereaved family. The bereaved family submits the issued cremation permit to the crematorium, and the cremation of the deceased person is performed. When the cremation is performed, a cremation-completed seal is affixed to the cremation permit (hereinafter, the sealed cremation permit is referred to as a burial permit). When the 49-day memorial service or the like is over and internment is to be performed, the burial permit is submitted to the cemetery administrator.

[0014] <Hardware Configuration> The funeral information sharing system according to this embodiment includes a funeral information sharing server, a hospital terminal, a local government terminal, a crematorium terminal, and a cemetery terminal. Each piece of hardware can be configured by, for example, the hardware provided in a computer, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or software. For example, when configured by software, it is actually configured with a computer's CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is realized by the operation of a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, a hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. A series of processes by the system and terminals described in this specification may be realized using any of software, hardware, and combinations of software and hardware. It is possible to create a computer program for realizing each function of the funeral information sharing device according to this embodiment and install it on a PC or the like. Also, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. Also, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

[0015] <Software Configuration> As shown in FIG. 2, the funeral information sharing system according to the embodiment of the present invention executes the following processes by the cooperation of each piece of hardware.

[0016] A death notice is provided from the hospital terminal to the funeral information sharing server (SQ01), and the funeral information sharing server registers the death notice in a death notice database (not shown) (SQ02).

[0017] When there is a request for issuing a cremation permit (not shown) from a user (for example, a bereaved family) to the local government, the local government terminal sends a death notice confirmation request to the funeral information sharing server (or accesses the funeral information sharing server) to confirm whether a death notice has been issued for the person related to the request (SQ03).

[0018] The funeral information sharing server provides the registered death notice to the local government terminal (SQ04). When the local government terminal confirms and authenticates the death notice, it electronically issues a cremation permit corresponding to the death notice and provides it to at least the funeral information sharing server (SQ05).

[0019] The provided cremation permit is registered in a cremation permit database (not shown) in association with the above-mentioned death notice (SQ06). Subsequently, the crematorium terminal sends a cremation permit confirmation request to the funeral information sharing server (or accesses the funeral information sharing server) to confirm whether a cremation permit has been issued for the person concerned about the cremation request (SQ07).

[0020] The funeral information sharing server provides the registered cremation permit to the crematorium terminal (SQ04). When the crematorium terminal confirms and authenticates the cremation permit, it cremates the transported corpse (SQ09).

[0021] When the cremation is performed, the crematorium terminal provides the cremated information to the funeral information management server (SQ10), and the cremated information is registered in a cremated information database (not shown).

[0022] The cemetery terminal sends a burial permit confirmation request to the funeral information sharing server (or accesses the funeral information sharing server) to confirm whether a burial permit has been issued for the person concerned about the burial request (SQ12).

[0023] The funeral information sharing server provides the registered cremation permit to the crematorium terminal (SQ013).

[0024] In this embodiment, since the death notice, the cremation permit, and the burial permit can be managed in one system, they will not be damaged or lost.

[0025] As described above, the embodiments according to the present invention can be implemented in various other forms, and can be implemented with various omissions, substitutions, and changes. These embodiments, modifications, omissions, substitutions, and changes are included in the technical scope of the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

[0026] For example, the funeral information sharing server according to the present invention may also register and store documents such as medical certificates, autopsy reports, death certificates, cemetery use permits (permanent use permits), acceptance certificates, exhumation permits, burial site names, household registers, and resident cards in a predetermined database in a predetermined format, and update and provide the information as necessary.

[0027] Also, seals of family members, bereaved families, doctors, local governments (responsible persons), crematorium managers, cemetery managers, etc. may be digitized impressions, or predetermined authentication may be performed and identification information / symbols may be used.

[0028] <Second Embodiment> With reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the processing flow of the funeral information sharing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The funeral information sharing system according to the present embodiment includes a funeral information sharing server, a bereaved family terminal, a funeral parlor terminal, a crematorium terminal, and a municipality terminal.

[0029] The hardware configuration of the funeral company terminal according to this embodiment can be configured by, for example, the hardware provided in a computer, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or software. For example, when configured by software, it is actually configured with a computer's CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is realized by the operation of a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, a hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. A series of processes by the systems and terminals described in this specification may be realized using any of software, hardware, and combinations of software and hardware. It is possible to create a computer program for realizing each function of the funeral information sharing device according to this embodiment and install it on a PC or the like. Further, it is also possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, etc. Further, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 7, the bereaved family terminal receives a death certificate from a doctor (hospital). At this point, the bereaved family selects and contacts a funeral company. The funeral company terminal selects the destination to submit the death notice. At this time, the funeral company checks whether the local government to which the death notice should be submitted is a local government that has introduced DX (Digital Transformation). This check may be made through communication with the local government terminal electronically connected to the funeral company terminal. In addition, if the local government to which the death notice should be submitted is not a local government that has introduced DX, the death notice will be submitted to the local government window as usual.

[0031] The funeral service terminal prompts the bereaved family terminal to upload the death notice to the funeral information sharing server. Thereby, the user accesses the system of the funeral information sharing terminal using the user terminal and registers the information of the mourner (oneself). The funeral information sharing server issues a one-time URL and sends it to the user terminal. The user accesses the funeral information sharing server using the said URL and sends the death information including the death notice to the funeral information education server.

[0032] The funeral information sharing server sends the death information to the local government terminal. The local government terminal verifies whether it can accept the death information. If it can be accepted, it deletes the household register and accesses the funeral information sharing server to send the cremation permission. The funeral information sharing server issues a digital cremation permit.

[0033] The funeral service terminal checks whether the crematorium (funeral hall) has introduced DX. If it has, it makes a cremation reservation with the funeral information sharing server. On the other hand, if the crematorium has not introduced DX, it manually makes a cremation reservation with the crematorium.

[0034] The funeral information sharing server provides the received cremation reservation to the crematorium terminal. The crematorium terminal checks the cremation reservation data and verifies the content of the cremation permit. When the cremation is carried out, the crematorium terminal notifies the local government terminal and the funeral information sharing server of the cremation implementation. The funeral information sharing server performs the registration process of the cremation implementation. The crematorium terminal issues a burial permit upon the completion of the cremation. The burial permit is sent to the bereaved family terminal. The user conducts the burial by presenting the burial permit to the cemetery administrator (cemetery terminal) (not shown).

[0035] The series of processes by the apparatus described in this specification may be realized using any of software, hardware, and combinations of software and hardware. Also, a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program can be provided. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. Further, the above computer program may be distributed via a network, for example, without using a recording medium.

[0036] Also, the processes described in this specification using flowcharts need not necessarily be executed in the order shown. Some of the process steps may be executed in parallel. Also, additional process steps may be employed, and some of the process steps may be omitted.

[0037] Also, the effects described in this specification are illustrative or exemplary only and not limiting. That is, the technology according to the present invention may exhibit other effects apparent to those skilled in the art from the description in this specification, together with or instead of the above effects.

Claims

1. A funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a hospital terminal, a local government terminal, a crematorium terminal, and a cemetery terminal, wherein the hospital terminal provides a death notice to the funeral information sharing server, the funeral information sharing server registers the death notice, in response to a death notice confirmation request from a user, the registered death notice is provided to the local government terminal, the local government terminal electronically issues a cremation permit corresponding to the death notice and provides it to at least the funeral information sharing server, the funeral information sharing server registers the cremation permit, in response to a cremation permit request from the user, the registered cremation permit is provided to the crematorium terminal, the crematorium terminal provides cremation-completed information to the funeral information sharing server, the funeral information sharing server registers the cremation-completed information, and in response to a cremation-completed information request, the registered cremation-completed information is provided to the cemetery terminal. A funeral information sharing system.

2. A funeral information sharing system including a funeral information sharing server, a user terminal, a funeral director terminal, a local government terminal, and a crematorium terminal, wherein the user terminal provides information regarding a death notice to the funeral director terminal, the funeral director terminal transmits an announcement to the user terminal to prompt the user terminal to provide the information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, the user terminal provides the information regarding the death notice to the funeral information sharing server, the funeral information sharing server provides the information regarding the death notice to the local government terminal, the local government terminal issues a cremation permit based on the information regarding the death notice and provides the cremation permit to the funeral information sharing server, the crematorium terminal accepts a reservation for the crematorium terminal from the funeral director terminal, the funeral director terminal obtains a cremation permit from the funeral information sharing server and provides it to the crematorium terminal, and the crematorium terminal issues a burial permit after the cremation is completed. A funeral information sharing system.

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