Grave visit system, grave visit method and grave visit program

Abstract

To enable a deceased person to save browsing data with authority while he / she is still alive, and also to register grave visitors with authority, thereby sufficiently ensuring protection of personal information. [Solution] Contract data is stored in a first storage device 5a, authorized person data is generated including the designation of one or more main grave visitors P2 who can visit the grave after the deceased's death, data of the deceased that can be viewed after the deceased's death including viewing restrictions is set, the authorized person data and the deceased person data are linked to the contract data and the deceased person data is stored in a second storage device for display on a viewing device 9 installed in a specified grave visiting room 7b, and after receiving the grave visiting data for the grave visiting date and time specified by the main grave visitor P2, authentication including viewing restrictions is confirmed and then grave visiting permission data is sent, and on the grave visiting date and time, visiting the grave is permitted by referring to the authentication data included in the grave visiting permission data, and the deceased person data is displayed on the viewing device 9 according to the viewing restrictions.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a grave visiting system, a grave visiting method, and a grave visiting program, and in particular to a personal grave visiting system, a grave visiting method, and a grave visiting program that allows a person who signed a contract in advance while alive to register personal information that can be viewed by grave visitors after their death, and to designate a main grave visitor. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, with the decrease in cemeteries and the shrinking of relatives, instead of having a graveyard dedicated to the deceased, a columbarium with an ossuary to store a large number of remains has been established, and a separate grave-visiting room has been set up for exclusive use of graveside services, making it possible to hold joint interment and worship services in what are known as communal graves or communal graves.

[0003] On the other hand, in such communal graves or collective graves, grave visitors can view various personal information when remembering the deceased. In this case, from the perspective of identifying the deceased and protecting personal information, there are known systems that identify the deceased by reading a barcode or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and systems that allow related information to be shared between people related to the deceased and others via a communication device (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3246252 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-025622 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, with the grave visit system described above, it is difficult to, for example, allow anyone to view personal information by reading a barcode, or to impose different viewing restrictions on relatives or blood relatives and other people by sharing related information, which has led to the problem of insufficient protection of personal information.

[0006] To provide a grave visiting system, a grave visiting method and a grave visiting program that enable the deceased person to save data viewed by the deceased with authority while he or she is still alive, and also enable grave visitors to be registered with authority, thereby ensuring sufficient protection of personal information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the grave visitation system of the present invention includes a contracting step in which a contractor who has signed a burial contract stores contract data in a first storage device of the system server during his / her lifetime using an application that can be installed on a terminal via an electric communication line from a system server; a designation step in which the contractor, during his / her lifetime, designates one or more main grave visitors who can visit the grave after the deceased's death and generates authorized person data; a setting step in which the contractor, during his / her lifetime, sets deceased data that can be viewed after the deceased's death, including restrictions on viewing; and a setting step in which the authorized person data and the deceased data are linked to the contract data, and the deceased data is installed in a specified grave visitation room and viewed. and a storage step of storing the data in a second storage device for display on a viewing device, and the application further comprises a reception step of receiving grave visit data relating to the grave visit date and time requested by the main grave visitor or a secondary grave visitor designated by the main grave visitor, a transmission step of transmitting grave visit permission data after confirming authentication including viewing restrictions for the main or secondary grave visitor received in the reception step, and a display step of allowing grave visits on the grave visit date and time received in the reception step by referring to the authentication data included in the grave visit permission data, and displaying the viewing of the deceased person data by the viewing device in accordance with the viewing restrictions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, the deceased person can save the data viewed by the deceased person with authority while he / she is still alive, and grave visitors can be registered with authority, thereby ensuring sufficient protection of personal information. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a grave visit system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] An explanatory diagram showing an example of the flow that a contract holder carries out during his or her lifetime in the grave visit system of this embodiment. [Figure 3] An explanatory diagram showing an example of the flow carried out by the main grave visitor in the grave visitation system of this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Next, an example of a grave visit system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] In the following explanation, we will assume that a single contract holder for the planned interment of ashes uses a smartphone during his or her lifetime. This contract holder can register personal information that will be viewed by grave visitors after the death and designate a primary grave visitor. For example, if the person planning the interment is unable to operate a smartphone, it is possible to designate one of the other relatives (any family member, not limited to the legal definitions of relative, blood relative, in-law, or family; hereinafter simply referred to as "relative") as the contract holder. Alternatively, it is possible to designate a representative or all of the individuals in a couple or family as independent contract holders. Therefore, since the following explanation can also assume the inclusion of one or more individuals in these cases as planned interment or contract holders, a detailed explanation will be omitted. Furthermore, as described below, because the contract holder can freely designate and change primary and secondary grave visitors, the above "relative" can be broadly or narrowly defined as necessary.

[0012] In addition, in the following explanation, we will use an example of a building that can provide bone interment services such as a temple, which does not have a dedicated graveyard for the deceased but has an ossuary that can store a large number of remains, due to the decrease in cemeteries and the shrinking of relatives, and which has a separate grave visiting room dedicated to grave visits (worship) and allows joint (or communal) bone interment and grave visits.

[0013] In Figure 1, the grave visit system 1 is divided into a memorial hall 2, which has a building for providing burial services, including at least burial and grave visits, as a business, a management company 3 that manages the operation of this memorial hall 2, and customers 4 who use the burial services.

[0014] The memorial hall 2 or the management company 3 also includes a system server 5 for data management, which includes the application according to this embodiment, and a platform 6 for data security, which includes the system server 5. The actual installation and management of the system server 5 and platform 6 may be performed by either the memorial hall 2 or the management company 3. The management company 3 may also be the memorial hall 2.

[0015] The memorial hall 2 has one or more buildings for providing burial services. Specifically, the chapel 7 has multiple ossuaries 8 installed in the ossuary room 7a and a viewing device 9 with a naked-eye stereoscopic function, such as a 3D projector, installed in the grave-visiting room 7b.

[0016] In this embodiment, the burial service executed by the system server 5 in the memorial hall 2 includes digital memorial information, such as predetermined contract information (including ID, etc.) at the time of contract, sheet-like fields for generating data on the deceased, displayed on the smartphone T1, as well as various data stored in the first storage device 5a and available for teaching, including funeral-related information, family information, obituary information, bulletin boards, online sales of funeral supplies, and inquiries. Note that the various service contents described above are merely examples, and detailed descriptions thereof, including publicly known information, will be omitted. The smartphone is also simply referred to as a "terminal."

[0017] The management company 3 includes an administrator P4 who operates a notebook personal computer T4 that can access the system server 5, and uses applications including consulting functions to manage relationships with customers, specifically, to perform management including platemaking management and operational management, thereby improving the profitability of the company (memorial hall 2) through CRM (Customer Relationship Management), which increases customer satisfaction.

[0018] As an example, at the management company 3, the system server 5 transmits to at least the terminal T2 of the main grave visitor P2 funeral-related data including a guide for the funeral when the contract holder ("the person in question" in the figure) P1 dies, the contract data containing the desired list of recipients for the death notice in the event of the contract holder's death, the contract data containing the desired list of contacts for memorial service notices, and advertising data related to online sales, and also analyzes, by referring to the desired list of recipients, the results of the sending of the death notice and the responses to the death notice as to whether or not the person will attend, as well as the results of actual attendance, and by referring to the desired list of contacts, the results of the sending of the memorial service notice and the responses to the memorial service notice as to whether or not the person will attend, as well as the results of actual attendance, the results of online sales usage including the results of delivery of money and goods purchased by the contract holder with the address and date specified before death, and the results of funeral services regarding whether or not additional funeral details were added to the contract (see boxed number 1 in Figure 3), and transmits the results to terminal T4 (see boxed number 2 in Figures 1 and 3). Furthermore, the system server 5 can also send an alarm to the terminals T2 and T3 of the target person on the day before the grave visit date and time described below, informing them that the grave visit date and time is the following day. Note that the above-mentioned "money and goods purchased by the contracting party with a specified destination and date during his / her lifetime" is assumed to be, for example, a "gift from heaven" such as a school bag or a gift (including cash as well as gift certificates) purchased by the contracting party during his / her lifetime and sent to his / her grandchild when he / she starts elementary school.

[0019] The system server 5 can use, for example, an EDW (Empowering Digital Workplaces) as the first storage device 5a, which has a data warehouse function that contains and stores (stores) all data of organizations, etc. scattered across various sources throughout the entire bone interment service business.

[0020] The customers 4 include a subscriber P1 who owns a smartphone T1, a relative P2 (for example, the eldest son of subscriber 1, who is the main grave visitor, as described below) who owns a smartphone T2, and another P3 who owns a smartphone T3. These customers can access the memorial hall 2, and in fact, the system server 5, via a telecommunications line such as the Internet (see the arrow indicated by the circled symbol 1 in FIG. 1). This allows each customer who owns the smartphones T1, T2, and T3 as terminals to download (install) the application according to this embodiment (see the arrow indicated by the circled symbol 2 in FIG. 1). The smartphones T1, T2, and T3 as terminals may be personal computers, including tablet terminals.

[0021] Next, an example of use at the time of contract will be described with reference to FIG.

[0022] The contractor P1 obtains an ID when completing a contract, such as by submitting a written application or making a payment, either before or after downloading the application (see circled number 3 in Figure 2).

[0023] Here, the contractor P1 uses the terminal T1 to input contractor information (information necessary to identify an individual, such as an ID) as contract data and stores it in the first storage device 5a of the system server 5 (contract step = see circled number 4 in Figure 2).

[0024] In addition, as part of the contract data, the contract holder P1 uses an application to designate one or more main grave visitors P2 and secondary grave visitors P3 who will be able to visit the grave after the death as authorized person data with different authorities (designation step = see circled number 5 in Figure 2), and stores this in the first storage device 5a of the system server 5 (contract step = see circled number 4 in Figure 2).

[0025] Furthermore, the contractor P1 sets data about the deceased that he does not want to be obtained from the first storage device 5a via the Internet line, such as a memorial photograph (a naked-eye stereoscopic image p1 such as a 3D image that can be generated separately using the photograph data and projected on the viewing device 9) or a will, and that can be viewed on the viewing device 9 by grave visitors P2, P3, etc. after the death, and saves the deceased data in a storage medium M such as a USB memory (setting step = see circled number 6 in Figure 2).

[0026] This data of the deceased is stored in the second storage device M for displaying at least the data of the deceased on the viewing device 9 installed in the designated grave visiting room 7b, with the authorized person data and the deceased data linked to the contract data (storage step = see circled number 7 in Figure 2). At this time, the data of the deceased can also be backed up or transferred to the first storage device 5a via the viewing device 9 over an intranet line (see circled number 8 in Figure 2).

[0027] Here, if contract holder P1 dies, he / she will obtain authority to be the main grave visitor through the application, either in advance or after his / her death (see circled number 9 in Figure 2), and will then apply for a change of authority, etc., including to notify that the contract holder has died (see circled number 10 in Figure 2).

[0028] For example, if there is an update to the data of the deceased, such as the date and time of death, the main grave visitor P2 saves the updated data of the deceased on a storage medium M such as a USB memory (see circled number 11 in Figure 2). The timing of copying the updated data to the second storage device is arbitrary (for example, just before the funeral).

[0029] Next, the setting of the grave visit to be performed by the main grave visitor P2 (the new policyholder after the death of the policyholder) will be explained with reference to Figure 3. For example, a secondary grave visitor P3 designated by the main grave visitor P2 can set a separate grave visit date and time.

[0030] When the dates for the funeral (interment) and memorial service for the anniversary of the death have been decided and the date and time of the grave visit have been requested by the main grave visitor P2, the system server 5 determines whether or not it is possible to accept a grave visit on the relevant date and time, and then accepts the grave visit data regarding the date and time of the grave visit (reception step = see circled number 12 in Figure 3), and sends the result to the main grave visitor P2 along with a notification of completion of acceptance, confirming authentication including viewing restrictions, and then transmitting the grave visit permission data to terminal T2 (transmission step = see circled number 13 in Figure 3).

[0031] The system server 5 notifies the secondary grave visitor P3 that the main grave visitor P2 will hold a funeral (interment), memorial service, etc. (see circled number 14 in FIG. 3).

[0032] The system server 5 also receives a response to the notification as to whether or not the person will participate (or whether or not the person will visit the grave independently on another day) (see circled number 15 in FIG. 3).

[0033] Furthermore, if the response is participation, the system server 5 sends grave visit permission data to terminal T3 (see circled number 16 in Figure 3). If this secondary grave visitor P3 has been granted the same authority as the main grave visitor P2 and wishes to set the grave visit date and time on the above-mentioned separate day, the grave visit date and time will be set instead of the above-mentioned notification and response, and permission will be granted if it is appropriate.

[0034] On the other hand, the authorization data transmitted to the main grave visitor P2 (or secondary grave visitor P3) accepted in the above acceptance step includes authentication data such as a two-dimensional barcode.

[0035] Therefore, on the actual date and time of the grave visit after the date and time of the grave visit has been accepted, the main grave visitor P2 is permitted to visit the grave by having the authentication data read by a reading device (not shown) of the viewing device 9, and the viewing of the deceased person's data by the viewing device 9 is displayed according to the viewing restrictions (display step = see circled number 17 in Figure 3).

[0036] In this way, the grave visit system 1 uses an application that can be installed on the terminals T1, T2, and T3 from the system server 5 via an electric communication line (see circled numbers 1 and 2 in Fig. 1 ), and includes the following steps: a contract step (see circled number 4 in Fig. 2 ) in which the contract holder P1 who has signed the burial contract stores the contract data in the first storage device 5a of the system server 5 while alive; a designation step (see circled number 5 in Fig. 2 ) in which the contract holder P1, while alive, designates one or more main grave visitors P2 who can visit the grave after the deceased's death and generates authorized person data; and a setting step (see circled number 6 in Fig. 2 ) in which the contract holder P1, while alive, sets the deceased's data that can be viewed after the deceased's death, including access restrictions. The system executes the following steps: a storage step (see circled number 7 in Figure 2) of storing at least the deceased person data in a second storage device M for display on a viewing device 9 installed in a designated grave visiting room 7b, with the authorized person data and the deceased person data linked to the contract data; a reception step (see circled number 13 in Figure 3) of receiving grave visiting data regarding the grave visiting date and time requested by the main grave visitor P2 (or a secondary grave visitor P3 designated by the main grave visitor P2); and a display step (see circled number 17 in Figure 2) of allowing grave visiting on the grave visiting date and time received in the reception step by referring to the authentication data included in the grave visiting permission data, and displaying the viewing of the deceased person data by the viewing device 9 in accordance with the viewing restrictions.

[0037] Here, the viewing device 9 is at least separated from the internet line as a telecommunications line, and is a storage medium such as a USB memory that stores the deceased person data created by the subscriber P1 or the main grave visitor P2 using an application. The second storage device may acquire the deceased person data from the first storage device 5a of the system server 5 via an intranet line as a telecommunications line, and in practice, a hard disk or the like (not shown) built into the viewing device 9 is used.

[0038] This allows the subscriber P1 to impose viewing restrictions, and since the viewing device 9 is at least disconnected from the Internet line, it is possible to provide a variety of security functions.

[0039] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the spirit and technical concept of the present invention. That is, as described above, the number of contracting parties is not limited to one, and it is possible for couples, parents and children, etc. to enter into contracts at the same time or at different times. In addition, since the people who can be considered relatives vary depending on the broad definition of family, it is optional, including proxy contracts.

[0040] In addition, the second storage device can be a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk provided in the viewing device 9, but in this case, the second storage device is at least separated from the Internet line and is connected to the system server 5 using an intranet line.

[0041] This makes it difficult for the deceased's data to be leaked to the outside world via the Internet, which has weak security management. Therefore, by using a storage medium M such as a USB memory as the second storage device, security can be further improved. It is also possible to use the storage medium M as a physical personal authentication key.

[0042] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it goes without saying that the scope of the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein. It is clear that a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can conceive of various changes, modifications, combinations, etc. within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention as defined in the claims. Therefore, such changes, modifications, combinations, etc., naturally fall within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention.

[0043] In the above, the arrows shown in each of Figures 1 to 3 indicate an example of the flow of signals, and do not limit the direction or specific order of signal flow, including, for example, an interrupt operation by a user.

[0044] Although not specifically illustrated, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 1. Grave Visit System 5 System Server 5a 1st storage device 9. Viewing device (including secondary storage device) T1 Smartphone (Device) T2 Smartphone (device) T3 Smartphone (terminal) M 2nd storage device (substitute)

Claims

1. Using an application that can be installed on the terminal via a telecommunications line from the system server, A contract step in which the contractee who has made the burial contract stores contract data in the first storage device of the system server during his / her lifetime; A designation step in which the contract holder, while alive, designates one or more main grave visitors who can visit the grave after the contract holder's death and generates authorized person data; a setting step in which the subscriber sets the deceased's data that can be accessed after the deceased's death, including access restrictions, by the subscriber during his / her lifetime; a storage step of storing at least the deceased data in a second storage device for displaying the authorized person data and the deceased data in a state in which the authorized person data and the deceased data are linked to the contract data on a viewing device installed in a specified grave visiting room; Equipped with Furthermore, the application a receiving step of receiving grave visit data relating to the grave visit date and time requested by the main grave visitor or a secondary grave visitor designated by the main grave visitor; a sending step of confirming authentication including viewing restrictions for the main or secondary grave visitor accepted in the accepting step, and then sending grave visit permission data; a display step of permitting a visit to the grave on the date and time of the visit to the grave accepted in the accepting step by referring to authentication data included in the grave visit permission data, and displaying the viewing of the deceased person data by the viewing device in accordance with the viewing restrictions; A grave visiting system characterized by comprising:

2. The grave visit system according to claim 1, The viewing device is Separated from at least the internet line as the telecommunications line, The second storage device is The deceased data is acquired from either a storage medium storing the deceased data created by the contracting party or the main grave visitor using the application, or from the first storage device of the system server via an intranet line as the telecommunications line. A grave visit system characterized by:

3. In the grave visit system according to claim 1 or 2, The system server At least for the main grave visitors, Funeral-related data, including funeral instructions in the event of the subscriber's death; The contract data includes a list of recipients of death notices in the event of the individual's death. Contact request list data for legal notices included in the contract data; advertising data relating to online sales; and By referring to the destination request list data, the result of sending the obituary notice and the response result of whether or not the person will attend the obituary notice, as well as the actual attendance result, By referring to the contact request list data, the result of sending the memorial service notice and the response result of whether or not to attend the memorial service notice, as well as the actual attendance result, The results of online sales, including the delivery results of money and goods purchased by the subscriber with a specified destination and date during his / her lifetime; Funeral results, whether or not additional funeral details were included in the contract, Including management consulting steps to analyze A grave visit system characterized by:

4. Using a system server including an application that can be installed on a terminal accessed through a telecommunications line, The system server uses the application to A contract step of accepting contract data to be stored in the first storage device of the system server during the lifetime of a contracting party who has made a burial contract; A designation step for generating authorized person data regarding one or more primary grave visitors designated by the contract holder during his / her lifetime who are allowed to visit the grave after his / her death; a setting step for setting the deceased person's data that can be accessed after the deceased person's death, including access restrictions set by the contracting party during his / her lifetime; a storage step of storing at least the deceased data in a second storage device for displaying the authorized person data and the deceased data in a state in which the authorized person data and the deceased data are linked to the contract data on a viewing device installed in a specified grave visiting room; Equipped with Furthermore, the system server uses the application to a receiving step of receiving grave visit data relating to the grave visit date and time requested by the main grave visitor or a secondary grave visitor designated by the main grave visitor; a sending step of confirming authentication including viewing restrictions for the main or secondary grave visitor accepted in the accepting step, and then sending grave visit permission data; a display step of permitting a visit to the grave on the date and time of the visit to the grave accepted in the accepting step by referring to authentication data included in the grave visit permission data, and displaying the viewing of the deceased person data by the viewing device in accordance with the viewing restrictions; A grave visiting method characterized by carrying out the following.

5. For the system server, A contract process for accepting contract data to be stored in the first storage device of the system server during the lifetime of a contracting party who has made a burial contract; A designation process for generating authorized person data regarding one or more primary grave visitors designated by the contract holder during his / her lifetime who are allowed to visit the grave after his / her death; A setting process for setting the deceased person's data that can be accessed after the deceased person's death, including access restrictions set by the subscriber during his / her lifetime; a storage process for storing at least the deceased data in a second storage device for displaying the deceased data on a viewing device installed in a specified grave visiting room, with the authorized person data and the deceased data linked to the contract data; A reception process for receiving grave visit data relating to the grave visit date and time requested by the main grave visitor or a secondary grave visitor designated by the main grave visitor; a transmission process for transmitting grave visit permission data to the main or secondary grave visitor accepted in the acceptance process after confirming authentication including viewing restrictions; a display process for permitting a visit to the grave on the date and time of the visit to the grave accepted in the acceptance process by referring to authentication data included in the grave visit permission data, and displaying the viewing of the deceased person data by the viewing device in accordance with the viewing restrictions; A grave visiting program characterized by executing the following.

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