Funeral information management device, funeral information management method, and funeral information management program

Abstract

To provide a funeral information management device for managing information on a funeral by using a communication technology, such as the Internet.SOLUTION: A funeral information management device includes: a provision unit 212 for providing a page including an acquisition unit 211 for acquiring funeral information on a funeral from a first user, a content display unit 213 for displaying content based on the funeral information, and a settlement unit 214 for performing payment for condolence money to be able to be displayed in a terminal device (a second user terminal 10B) of a second user connected through a network; and a condolence money information acquisition unit 215 for acquiring information about the condolence money paid by the second user through the settlement unit 214.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a funeral information management device, a funeral information management method, and a funeral information management program. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, changes in people's lifestyles and advances in information and communication technology have led to demands for changes in the format of funerals to mourn the deceased. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an obituary information distribution system that uses communication technology to easily distribute obituary information that would previously have been passed on through newspaper obituary columns or word of mouth. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6539374 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, there has been a demand for the use of information and communications technology not only to transmit obituary information, but also to carry out the various procedures and tasks related to funerals appropriately and efficiently.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a funeral information management device, a funeral information management method, and a funeral information management program that enable various procedures and tasks related to funerals to be carried out appropriately and efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The funeral information management device has an acquisition unit, a provision unit, and a condolence money information acquisition unit. The acquisition unit acquires funeral information related to a funeral from a first user. The provision unit provides a page including a content display unit that displays content based on the funeral information and a payment unit for making a condolence money payment, in a manner that can be displayed on a terminal device of a second user connected via a network. The condolence money information acquisition unit acquires information related to the condolence money paid by the second user via the payment unit.

[0007] The funeral information management method includes an acquisition step, a provision step, and a condolence money information acquisition step. The acquisition step acquires funeral information related to a funeral from a first user. The provision step provides a page including a content display unit that displays content based on the funeral information and a payment unit for making a condolence money payment, in a manner that allows it to be displayed on a terminal device of a second user connected via a network. The condolence money information acquisition step acquires information related to the condolence money paid by the second user via the payment unit.

[0008] The funeral information management program is configured to cause an information processing device to function as the funeral information management device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the funeral information management device of the present invention, various procedures and tasks related to funerals can be carried out appropriately and efficiently. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system to which a funeral information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal shown in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a server shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server shown in FIG. [Figure 5]FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the payment system shown in FIG. [Figure 6A] 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the processing (steps S101 to S105) executed in the funeral information management device. [Figure 6B] 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the processing (steps S106 to S111) executed in the funeral information management device. [Figure 7A] FIG. 6B is a part of a screen for acquiring funeral information displayed on the first user terminal in step S101 of FIG. 6A, showing an example of a screen for acquiring a greeting from the chief mourner and the name of the deceased, etc.; [Figure 7B] This is a part of the screen for acquiring funeral information displayed on the first user terminal in step S101 of Figure 6A, and is a figure showing an example of the screen for acquiring information about the chief mourner, the duration of the funeral, the bank account for condolence money, etc. [Figure 7C] FIG. 6B is a part of a screen for acquiring funeral information displayed on the first user terminal in step S101 of FIG. 6A, and is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for acquiring photos, videos, etc.; [Figure 8A] FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a part of a page displayed on the screen of the second user terminal in step S105 of FIG. 6A, and is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying the name and photo of the deceased person, a message from the chief mourner, and the like. [Figure 8B] FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a part of a page displayed on the screen of the second user terminal in step S105 of FIG. 6A, and is an example of a portion that displays a screen where a photo, a video, and the amount of a condolence gift can be input. [Figure 9A] This is a part of the page displayed on the screen of the second user terminal in step S105 of Figure 6A, and shows an example of a screen that accepts input from the second user of information necessary for payment of the condolence money (such as the second user's name, address, telephone number, email address, etc.). [Figure 9B]This is a part of the page displayed on the screen of the second user terminal in step S105 of Figure 6A, and shows an example of a screen that accepts input from the second user of information necessary for payment of the condolence money (credit card number, expiration date, cardholder name, security code, etc.). [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of funeral information management processing regarding the distribution of funds, which is executed in the funeral information management device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this embodiment is an example and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0012] <Overall system configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system to which a funeral information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

[0013] As shown in Figure 1, the system is composed of a user terminal 10, a server 20, and a payment system 30. The user terminal 10 is an information terminal such as a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a notebook PC, or a desktop PC used by each user. The number of user terminals 10 may be one or more. The server 20 is a funeral information management device that transmits and receives various information between the user terminal 10 and the payment system 30. The payment system 30 is a system installed in a payment institution (financial institution) such as a bank, credit card company, electronic money management company, or two-dimensional code payment provider, or in a payment agent that handles various tasks for making payments at such payment institutions. Each component is connected via a network and can communicate using various wired or wireless communication methods. Each component will be described below.

[0014] <User terminal 10> Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal 10 shown in Figure 1. Within this specification, of the user terminals 10, the terminal device of the first user is referred to as the first user terminal 10A, and the terminal device of the second user is referred to as the second user terminal 10B.

[0015] 2, the user terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, a display unit 14, and an operation reception unit 15. The components are connected to each other via a bus so that they can communicate with each other.

[0016] The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the above-mentioned components and executes various arithmetic processing in accordance with a program.

[0017] The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs and data in advance, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores programs and data as a working area, and a hard disk that stores various programs and data.

[0018] The communication unit 13 includes an interface for communicating with other terminals and devices via a network. The communication unit 13 transmits and receives various data to and from the server 20, for example.

[0019] The display unit 14 includes an LCD (liquid crystal display), an organic EL display, or the like, and displays various types of information.

[0020] Operation reception unit 15 includes a touch sensor, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, etc., and receives various operations from the user. Note that display unit 14 and operation reception unit 15 may form a touch panel by superimposing a touch sensor serving as operation reception unit 15 on the display surface serving as display unit 14.

[0021] <Server 20> Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the server 20 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control unit 21 of the server 20.

[0022] 3, the server 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23. The components are connected to each other via a bus so that they can communicate with each other. The control unit 21, storage unit 22, and communication unit 23 of the server 20 have the same functions as the control unit 11, storage unit 12, and communication unit 13 of the user terminal 10, and therefore further description thereof will be omitted.

[0023] The storage unit 12 stores various information such as information about the first user, information about the second user, information about the deceased (deceased person), funeral information, etc. The storage unit 12 also stores information about condolence money acquired from the payment system 30.

[0024] As shown in Figure 4, the control unit 21 of the server 20 loads programs and executes processing, thereby functioning as an acquisition unit 211, a provision unit 212, a content display unit 213, a settlement unit 214, a condolence money information acquisition unit 215, a distribution unit 216, a registration unit 217, a registration change unit 218, a distribution setting unit 219, a distribution setting change unit 220, a second user information acquisition unit 221, a recording unit 222, a receipt issuance unit 223, and a notification unit 224.

[0025] The acquisition unit 211 acquires funeral information related to a funeral from a first user. For example, the acquisition unit 211 can acquire the funeral information via a terminal device (first user terminal 10A) used by the first user. Here, the first user refers to a person who holds or manages a funeral, such as the chief mourner, the bereaved family, a funeral company, or a funeral intermediary. On the other hand, the second user refers to a person other than the first user, such as a person who will attend the funeral or a person who will pay a condolence gift even if they cannot attend the funeral.

[0026] Furthermore, funeral information includes, for example, various types of information related to the funeral, such as a greeting from the chief mourner, information about the deceased (name, date of death, photographs such as a portrait of the deceased, video, audio, etc.), the date and time of the funeral, the location of the funeral, etc. Funerals include both funerals held in the real world and funerals held in virtual space.

[0027] The providing unit 212 provides a page, which includes a content display unit 213 that displays content based on the funeral information acquired from the first user, and a payment unit 214 for making a condolence gift payment, so that the page can be displayed on the second user terminal 10B connected via a network. The content displayed by the content display unit 213 can include at least one of images, video, audio, and text related to the funeral or the deceased person who is the subject of the funeral. More specifically, the video related to the funeral or the deceased person who is the subject of the funeral can be a live broadcast of the funeral, and the images can be a slideshow. The payment unit 214 is used by the second user to make a condolence gift payment. It acquires the amount of the condolence gift and other information necessary for payment from the second user and completes the payment by communicating with the payment system 30.

[0028] The condolence money information acquisition unit 215 acquires information about the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit 214. This information includes various information about the condolence money, such as the person who made the payment, the amount of the condolence money, the payment method, the date and time of payment, etc. The information about the condolence money may be acquired via the settlement unit 214 or may be acquired from the settlement system 30.

[0029] The distribution unit 216 distributes funds corresponding to the amount of condolence money acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit 215 to the recipients. Here, the recipients of funds corresponding to condolence money refer to those who hold or manage the funeral, such as the chief mourner, the bereaved family, the funeral company, and the funeral intermediary company. As will be described later, the distribution unit 216 can automatically distribute the funds to the recipients by providing a registration unit 217, a distribution setting unit 219, and the like. Note that the distribution unit 216 may distribute the funds to each recipient by a first user, such as the chief mourner or the funeral company, without going through the server 20. In this case, the distribution unit 216 can accept input of information about the recipients (such as name, company name, address, and telephone number) and the amount of funds to be distributed from the first user.

[0030] The registration unit 217 accepts registration of allocation destinations of funds corresponding to condolence money. The registration unit 217 may further include a registration change unit 218 that accepts changes to the allocation destinations of registered funds.

[0031] The distribution setting unit 219 accepts settings for fund distribution to the distribution destinations when there are multiple fund recipients registered by the registration unit 217. For example, when three recipients, A, B, and C, are registered as fund recipients, it is possible to set fund distribution such that the funds are distributed as follows: 700,000 yen to A, 250,000 yen to B, and 50,000 yen to C. It is also possible to set fund distribution such that the funds are distributed as 250,000 yen to B, 50,000 yen to C, and the remaining funds are distributed to A.

[0032] The distribution setting unit 219 may also set a fund receiving ratio as a fund distribution setting. For example, if three recipients, A, B, and C, are registered as fund recipients, the receiving ratio for A can be set to 90%, the receiving ratio for B to 6%, and the receiving ratio for C to 4%. The distribution setting unit 219 may further include a distribution setting change unit 220 that accepts changes to the fund distribution settings.

[0033] The distribution unit 216 may distribute to each distribution destination an amount that is adjusted according to the fund distribution settings set by the distribution setting unit 219. For example, if the fund is 1 million yen and fund distribution is set to distribute 700,000 yen to A, 250,000 yen to B, and 50,000 yen to C to three distribution destinations A, B, and C, 700,000 yen, 250,000 yen, and 50,000 yen to A, respectively, are distributed by bank transfer or the like. Also, if the fund is 1 million yen and fund distribution is set to distribute 250,000 yen to B, 50,000 yen to C, and the remaining fund is distributed to A, 250,000 yen to B, 50,000 yen to C, and the remaining fund, 700,000 yen, are distributed to A, respectively, by bank transfer or the like. Also, if the fund is 1 million yen and fund distribution is set to distribute 250,000 yen to B, 50,000 yen to C, and the remaining fund is distributed to A, 250,000 yen to B, 50,000 yen to C, and the remaining fund, 700,000 yen, are distributed to A, respectively.

[0034] Furthermore, when a fund receiving ratio is set as a fund distribution setting in the distribution setting unit 219, the distribution unit 216 can distribute to the distribution destinations the amount obtained by multiplying the fund by the receiving ratio. For example, if the fund is 1 million yen and the receiving ratios set by the distribution setting unit 219 for three distribution destinations A, B, and C are 90%, 6%, and 4%, respectively, 900,000 yen will be distributed to A, 60,000 yen to B, and 40,000 yen to C by bank transfer or other means.

[0035] The second user information acquisition unit 221 acquires information about the second user. The information about the second user may include various information such as the second user's name, address, date of birth, place of employment, position, telephone number, email address, and relationship with the deceased (friend, coworker, alumni, etc.).

[0036] The recording unit 222 records information about the second user acquired by the second user information acquisition unit 221 in association with information about the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit 214 acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit 215.

[0037] The receipt issuing unit 223 issues a receipt for the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit 214.

[0038] When the payment of the condolence money is completed, the notification unit 224 notifies the second user who has made the payment of the condolence money of the completion of the payment.

[0039] <Payment System 30> FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the payment system 30.

[0040] As shown in Figure 5, payment system 30 includes control unit 31, memory unit 32, and communication unit 33. These components are connected to each other via a bus so that they can communicate with each other. Control unit 31, memory unit 32, and communication unit 33 of payment system 30 have the same functions as control unit 11, memory unit 12, and communication unit 13 of user terminal 10, and therefore further explanation will be omitted.

[0041] The payment system 30 is installed in a payment institution (financial institution) such as a bank, credit card company, or two-dimensional code payment provider, or in a payment agent that handles various payment procedures for such payment institutions. The server 20 transmits to the payment system 30 information identifying a payment method used by the second user to pay condolence money using the payment system 30. This allows the server 20 to obtain information about condolence money paid using the payment method. For example, if the payment system 30 is a bank or credit card company system, the payment method may be a bank account, debit card, credit card, electronic money, etc. In this case, the server 20 can obtain information about condolence money paid using the payment method by transmitting various card information identifying the payment method and information identifying the second user associated with the payment method to the payment system 30. The server 20 can also transmit information identifying the payment method to the payment system 30 to request execution of payment processing using the payment method.

[0042] Each component of the above system may include components other than those described above, or may not include some of the components described above. Furthermore, each of the first user terminal 10A, the second user terminal 10B, the server 20, and the payment system 30 may be configured with multiple devices or may be integrated. Furthermore, a function described as being performed by a certain component may be performed by another component instead.

[0043] <Outline of processing on Server 20> The following describes an overview of the processing performed by the server 20. FIGS. 6A and 6B are flowcharts illustrating the funeral information management process executed by the server 20. For ease of explanation, two flowcharts are shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. Steps S101 to S111 are a single flow. The server 20 processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 6A and 6B are stored as a program in the storage unit 22 of the server 20 and are executed by the control unit 21 controlling each component. FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are a series of diagrams illustrating an example of a screen for acquiring funeral information, displayed on the first user terminal 10A in step S101 of FIG. 6A. FIGS. 8A and 8B are a series of diagrams illustrating an example of a page displayed on the second user terminal 10B in step S105 of FIG. 6A. FIGS. 9A and 9B are a series of diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the payment unit 214, which receives input of information necessary for the payment of condolence money from the second user, among the pages displayed on the screen of the second user terminal 10B in step S105 of FIG. 6A.

[0044] First, the procedure for the funeral information management process executed by server 20 will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 6A and 6B. As shown in FIG. 6A, server 20 acquires funeral information (S102) via first user terminal 10A (S101). Server 20 can output the screens shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C to first user terminal 10A, and acquire funeral information entered by the first user via the screens, such as the name of the deceased, the chief mourner's greeting, information about the chief mourner (such as the chief mourner's name, address, telephone number, and email address), the duration of the funeral, the bank account for condolence money, photos, and videos. FIG. 7A shows the screen for acquiring the chief mourner's greeting and the name of the deceased. FIG. 7B shows the screen for acquiring the information about the chief mourner, the duration of the funeral, and the bank account for condolence money. FIG. 7C shows the screen for acquiring the photos and videos.

[0045] Next, the server 20 prepares a page (S103) including a content display section 213 that displays content based on the funeral information acquired in step S102 and a payment section 214 for the second user to pay a condolence gift, and provides the page to the second user terminal 10B connected via the network (S104). The provided page is displayed on the second user terminal 10B (S105).

[0046] Here, content display unit 213 displays, for example, the name, photo, address, message from the chief mourner, photos, video, etc. of the deceased, as shown in Figures 8A and 8B. As shown in Figure 8B, the photos may be a slideshow, and the video may be footage of the funeral.

[0047] Furthermore, the settlement unit 214 displays a screen on the second user terminal 10B, as shown in FIG. 8B, on which the amount of the condolence money can be input. When the second user inputs the amount of the condolence money on the screen and presses the "Proceed to Payment" button, the settlement unit 214 further displays a screen, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, that accepts input of information required for payment of the condolence money from the second user (e.g., the second user's name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number, expiration date, cardholder name, security code, etc.). The information accepted on the screen is sent to the server 20 via the network (S106), as shown in FIG. 6B, and the server 20 acquires the information (S107).

[0048] Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, the server 20 presents the information necessary for payment acquired in step S107 to the payment system 30 via the network (S108), causing the payment system 30 to perform payment processing (S109). When the payment processing for the condolence money is completed, the payment system 30 sends information about the condolence money to the server 20 (S110), and the server 20 acquires the information (S111). The information about the condolence money may be acquired from the payment system 30 as shown in the flowchart, or may be acquired directly from information entered by the second user via the aforementioned payment unit 214. In addition, when the payment is completed, the server 20 may issue a receipt for the condolence money paid by the second user via the payment unit 214 (not shown). In addition, when the payment processing by the payment system 30 is completed, the server 20 may notify the second user of the completion (not shown).

[0049] Next, the funeral information management process executed by server 20, particularly the process related to the distribution of condolence money, will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 10. The process related to the distribution of condolence money shown in Figure 10 may be performed after the process shown in Figures 6A and 6B, or may be performed in parallel. Note that the process of server 20 shown in the flowchart in Figure 10, like the process shown in the flowcharts in Figures 6A and 6B, is stored as a program in memory unit 22 of server 20, and is executed by control unit 21 controlling each unit.

[0050] The server 20 receives, from the first user terminal 10A (S201), registration of recipients of funds corresponding to condolence money (S202) at the registration unit 217. The registered recipients of funds can be changed by the registration change unit 218 (not shown).

[0051] If there are multiple recipients of the funds registered in step S202, the server 20 receives (S204) the settings for fund distribution to the recipients from the first user terminal 10A (S203) at the distribution setting unit 219. The fund distribution settings can also be changed by the distribution setting change unit 220 (not shown).

[0052] Next, the server 20 calculates the amount of the funds acquired by the condolence information acquisition unit 215 by applying the fund distribution settings (S205), and distributes the amount to the recipient (for example, the first user, who is the chief mourner, the funeral company, the funeral intermediary company, etc.) by means of bank transfer or the like (S206).

[0053] According to the above embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

[0054] The server 20 acquires funeral information from the first user via the acquisition unit 211. Then, the provision unit 212 provides a page to the second user terminal 10B via the network, the page including a content display unit 213 that displays content based on the funeral information and a payment unit 214 for making a condolence gift payment. This allows the second user to obtain information about the funeral via the second user terminal 10B without having to go to the funeral hall. In addition, the second user can easily make a condolence gift payment because the second user can pay via the network. Meanwhile, the first user can distribute information about the funeral to more second users via the network. Furthermore, because the second user can easily pay condolence gifts, the first user can receive more condolence gifts.

[0055] The server 20 also acquires information about the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit 214 in the condolence money information acquisition unit 215. This makes it easier to manage information about condolence money, such as who gave the money, when, and how much.

[0056] The server 20 can also include at least one of images, video, audio, and text related to the funeral or the deceased person who is the subject of the funeral as content to be displayed on the content display unit 213 included in the page provided so that it can be displayed on the second user terminal 10B. This allows the second user to feel as if they were actually attending the funeral, even if they do not actually attend the funeral, and to more deeply remember the deceased. In addition, the server 20 can further enhance the sense of realism by displaying live video of the funeral as content.

[0057] The server 20 can accept registration of recipients of funds related to condolence money through the registration unit 217, thereby clarifying the recipients of funds. Furthermore, the server 20 can also accept changes to the recipients of registered funds through the registration change unit 218, thereby making it easier to manage the recipients.

[0058] Furthermore, if there are multiple fund allocation destinations registered by the distribution setting unit 219, the server 20 can accept fund allocation settings for the destinations. This allows for flexible setting of condolence money amounts to be distributed to, for example, the chief mourner, funeral home, funeral intermediary, etc., allowing the funeral to be held while providing appropriate compensation to necessary parties, thereby ensuring a meaningful and satisfying funeral for the deceased and their bereaved family. For example, simply streaming a simple funeral online does not fully reflect the deceased's personality, relationships, activities, and thoughts. However, by involving local funeral homes and other relevant parties and distributing funds appropriately, a more fulfilling funeral can be held. Furthermore, if a system for conducting online funerals is simply provided, the system provider must recover necessary costs, such as system construction and operation costs, through system usage fees, etc., and these costs must be included in the funeral budget in advance. In this case, funeral homes and intermediary companies find it difficult to propose high estimates to the chief mourner, which makes the proposal difficult for the chief mourner to accept. As a result, the system becomes less widely used. Therefore, according to the system of this embodiment, funds corresponding to condolence money can also be distributed to the system provider, eliminating the need to pre-account and collect system usage fees, and providing a system that is easy to use for all parties involved, such as funeral homes, intermediary companies, and chief mourners. Furthermore, the system of this embodiment is expected to increase the total amount of condolence money received, and since a portion of the funds corresponding to the increased condolence money is distributed to the system provider, it is possible to provide a system that is even easier to use for all parties involved. Furthermore, the server 20 can also accept changes to the fund distribution set by the distribution setting change unit 220, making it easy to manage the amount of funds to be distributed.

[0059] Furthermore, the server 20 can also use the distribution unit 216 to distribute to each recipient an amount that adapts the fund distribution settings to the fund, so that funds can be distributed without fail to, for example, the chief mourner, funeral home, funeral intermediary company, etc. It also makes it easier for the chief mourner to manage condolence money, and for funeral homes and funeral intermediary companies, etc. to manage sales.

[0060] Furthermore, the server 20 can acquire information about the second user through the second user information acquisition unit 221. This allows the first user to easily manage information about the second user who attended the funeral.

[0061] Furthermore, the server 20 can store in the recording unit 222 information about the second user acquired by the second user information acquisition unit 221 and information about the condolence money paid by the second user via the payment unit 214 acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit 215 in association with each other. This makes it easier to manage more detailed information about the second user, and for example, makes it easier for the chief mourner to send the second user a gift in return (condolence money return gift) according to the amount of the condolence money.

[0062] Furthermore, the server 20 issues a receipt for the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit 214 in the receipt issuing unit 223. This can save the chief mourner or the funeral organizer, for example, the trouble of having to issue a receipt for the condolence money of the second user during the funeral.

[0063] Furthermore, when the payment of the condolence money is completed by the notification unit 224, the server 20 notifies the second user who made the payment of the condolence money of the completion of the payment. This allows the second user to confirm that the payment of the condolence money has been completed successfully, thereby preventing the second user from forgetting to pay the condolence money due to a malfunction of the payment system 30 or an operation error.

[0064] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims.

[0065] For example, in the above embodiment, the acquisition unit 211 acquires funeral information from the first user terminal 10A, but this is not limiting. For example, the server 20 may acquire funeral information that has been stored in advance on a hard disk or in the cloud directly, without going through the first user terminal 10A.

[0066] In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which one page provided by the providing unit 212 includes the content display unit 213 and the payment unit 214, but these may be provided on separate pages. In addition, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the payment unit 214 includes a page for accepting input of the condolence money amount and a page for accepting input of information necessary for payment, but these may be included on a single page.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the registration unit 217 accepts the allocation destinations of funds corresponding to condolence money, and the allocation setting unit 219 accepts the settings for fund distribution to the allocation destinations from the first user terminal 10A, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server 20 may directly acquire information on fund distribution destinations and fund distribution settings that is stored in advance on a hard disk or in the cloud, without going through the first user terminal 10A.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the server 20 automatically distributes funds to the recipients by providing the distribution unit 216 with the registration unit 217 and the distribution setting unit 219, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the distribution unit 216 may be configured such that the first user calculates the amount of funds to be distributed to each recipient based on the amount of condolence money acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit 215, and distributes the funds to each recipient.

[0069] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the server 20 is configured as a single independent device, but the device configuration is not limited to this. The server 20 may be configured as a plurality of devices, or may be configured as part of a device having other functions. For example, the server 20 may be configured as a distributed server on a cloud server consisting of multiple servers. Alternatively, an application having the functions of the server 20 may be installed on the user terminal 10, and the processing of the server 20 may be executed on the user terminal 10.

[0070] In the above embodiment, the user terminal 10 has been described as a smartphone or tablet terminal carried by the user, but the embodiment of the user terminal 10 is not limited to this. The user terminal 10 may be a wearable terminal such as a glasses-type information terminal worn on the user's head or a wristband-type information terminal worn on the arm, or may be an implantable information terminal implanted in the user's body.

[0071] Furthermore, the processing units in the flowcharts in the above embodiments are divided according to the main processing content to make it easier to understand the processing of the server 20. The classification of the processing steps and the order of the processing do not limit the present invention. The processing performed by the server 20 can also be divided into more processing steps. Furthermore, one processing step may execute more processes, and the order of the processing steps may differ from that of the flowcharts in this embodiment.

[0072] The means and methods for performing various processes in the systems according to the above-described embodiments can be realized by either dedicated hardware circuits or a programmed computer. The programs may be provided, for example, on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk or CD-ROM, or online via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the programs recorded on the computer-readable recording medium are typically transferred to and stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. The programs may also be provided as standalone application software or may be incorporated into the software of the device as a function of the system. [Explanation of symbols]

[0073] 10 User Devices 10A first user terminal, 10B second user terminal, 11 control section, 12 storage section, 13 Communications Department, 14 Display section, 15 Operation reception unit, 20 servers, 21 control section, 211 Acquisition Department; 212 Provision Department, 213 content display unit, 214 Settlement Department, 215 Condolence Information Acquisition Department, 216 distribution section, 217 Registration Department, 218 Registration Change Division, 219 Distribution setting section, 220 distribution setting change unit, 221 second user information acquisition unit, 222 Records Department, 223 Receipts Issuance Department, 224 Notification Department, 22 Memory section, 23 Communications Department, 30 payment systems, 31 control section, 32 storage section, 33 Communications Department.

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires funeral information related to a funeral from a first user; a content display unit that displays content based on the funeral information and a payment unit that allows a second user to pay a condolence gift; and a provision unit that provides a page that includes the content display unit that displays content based on the funeral information and a payment unit that allows a second user to pay a condolence gift, in a manner that the page can be displayed on the second user's terminal device connected via a network. a condolence money information acquisition unit that acquires information about the condolence money paid by the second user through a settlement unit, The information about the condolence money acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit includes the amount of the condolence money, a distribution unit that distributes funds corresponding to the amount of the condolence money acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit to recipients; Further, a registration unit that accepts registration of the allocation destination is provided, Further, the system has a distribution setting unit that accepts settings for fund distribution to the allocation destinations when there are multiple allocation destinations registered by the registration unit, The distribution unit automatically distributes the amount of the funds to the recipients by applying the fund distribution settings to the funds.

2. The funeral information management device according to claim 1 , wherein the registration unit further comprises a registration change unit that accepts changes to the registered allocation destinations.

3. The funeral information management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distribution setting unit further comprises a distribution setting change unit that accepts changes to the fund distribution settings.

4. The funeral information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content includes at least one of images, video, audio, and text relating to the funeral or the deceased person who is the subject of the funeral.

5. The funeral information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a second user information acquisition unit that acquires information about the second user.

6. A funeral information management device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a recording unit that associates and records information about the second user acquired by the second user information acquisition unit and information about the condolence money paid by the second user via the payment unit acquired by the condolence money information acquisition unit.

7. A funeral information management device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a receipt issuing unit that issues a receipt for the condolence money paid by the second user via the settlement unit.

8. A funeral information management device as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the second user who paid the condolence money of the completion of payment when the payment of the condolence money is completed.

9. an acquisition step of acquiring funeral information regarding a funeral from a first user; a provision step of providing a page including a content display unit that displays content based on the funeral information and a settlement unit for making a condolence gift payment, in a manner that the page can be displayed on a terminal device of a second user connected via a network; and a condolence money information acquisition step of acquiring information about the condolence money paid by the second user through a settlement unit, The information about the condolence money acquired by the condolence money information acquisition step includes the amount of the condolence money, a distribution step of distributing funds corresponding to the amount of the condolence money acquired in the condolence money information acquisition step to recipients; further comprising a registration step of accepting registration of the allocation destination; The method further includes a distribution setting step of accepting a setting for distributing funds to the distribution destinations when there are a plurality of the distribution destinations registered by the registration step, A funeral information management method in which the distribution step automatically distributes an amount to the recipients that is adjusted according to the fund distribution settings.

10. A funeral information management program for causing an information processing device to function as the funeral information management device according to claims 1 to 8.

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