PRIVACY GIVING DEVICE, PRIVACY GIVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Abstract

To provide a benefit granting device, a benefit granting method, and a program that contribute to promoting the use of charging appliances.SOLUTION: A benefit granting device 10 comprises: a charge determination unit 112 that determines whether or not a moving vehicle that members belonging to a group use has been charged by a charging appliance which is provided at a facility that the group has visited; a stay time determination unit 114 that determines whether or not the stay time of the group in the facility has exceeded a predetermined time threshold; and a benefit granting unit 116 that grants a benefit to the member who has had the moving vehicle charged by the charging appliance when the moving vehicle was charged by the charging appliance and the stay time exceeded the time threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bonus awarding device, a bonus awarding method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, research and development has been conducted on charging mobility vehicles equipped with secondary batteries that contribute to energy efficiency, in order to ensure more people have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and advanced energy.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a charging service system that allows users to search for and reserve standard charging devices near the destination of an electric vehicle. Users can charge their electric vehicles while sightseeing, eating, shopping, etc. at their destination. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-171172 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] There is a strong demand for technology that will help promote the use of charging equipment.

[0006] The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and ultimately contributes to energy efficiency. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A first aspect of the present invention is a privilege granting device that includes a charging determination unit that determines whether a mobile object used by a member of a group has been charged using charging equipment provided in a facility visited by the group, a stay time determination unit that determines whether the group's stay time at the facility has exceeded a predetermined time threshold, and a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to the member who charged the mobile object using the charging equipment when the mobile object is charged using the charging equipment and the stay time exceeds the time threshold.

[0008] A second aspect of the present invention is a reward awarding method comprising: a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object used by a member of a group has been charged by a charging facility provided in a facility visited by the group; a stay time determination step of determining whether the group's stay time at the facility has exceeded a predetermined time threshold; and a reward awarding step of awarding a reward to the member who charged the mobile object by the charging facility if the mobile object has been charged by the charging facility and the stay time has exceeded the time threshold.

[0009] A third aspect of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to execute the following steps: a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object used by a member of a group has been charged using charging equipment provided in a facility visited by the group; a stay time determination step of determining whether the group's stay time at the facility has exceeded a predetermined time threshold; and a reward granting step of granting a reward to the member who charged the mobile object using the charging equipment if the mobile object has been charged using the charging equipment and the stay time has exceeded the time threshold. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a reward granting device, a reward granting method, and a program that contribute to promoting the use of charging facilities. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an application example of a privilege granting device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the privilege granting device. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table in which the size of the benefit to be given according to the number of moving objects is determined in advance. [Figure 4] Fig. 4A is a diagram showing an example of content for user verification of a member who will be charging displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal. Fig. 4B is a diagram showing an example of content including a discount on the usage fee for the charging facility displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the bonus awarding process performed by the bonus awarding device. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a table in which the amount of the benefit to be given is determined in advance according to the number of moving objects to be charged. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which content for user verification of a member who will be charging is displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an application example of a reward granting device 10. A group G consisting of multiple members visits a facility 30 using multiple mobile objects 20 including mobile objects 20A and 20B. The mobile objects 20 are, for example, electric vehicles. In this embodiment, a case where the mobile objects 20 are electric vehicles will be described as an example. However, the mobile objects 20 may be other mobile objects such as robots or aircraft.

[0013] Facility 30 is a place where group G spends at least a few hours together, such as an entertainment facility, an exercise facility, etc. Facility 30 has a parking lot (parking lot) 32 and a building 34. A reception terminal 36 is installed in building 34 to accept entry and exit registration for group G to facility 30.

[0014] Charging equipment 38 is installed in parking lot 32. The operator of facility 30 bears the installation and maintenance costs of charging equipment 38. To keep installation costs low, it is common for standard chargers, which are cheaper than quick chargers, to be installed as charging equipment 38. To cover the maintenance costs, it is preferable to promote the use of charging equipment 38.

[0015] One member M1 belonging to group G charges the battery 40 installed in the mobile unit 20A using charging equipment 38. When charging, member M1 inserts a charging card on which a user ID unique to member M1 is recorded into charging equipment 38. If a standard charger is installed as charging equipment 38, the charging speed is relatively slow. As described above, group G will spend at least several hours at facility 30, during which time the battery 40 will be charged.

[0016] Member M1, who charges battery 40, carries mobile terminal 50. Reception terminal 36 of facility 30, charging equipment 38, and member M1's mobile terminal 50 are connected to reward granting device 10 via communication network 60. Charging equipment 38 reads user ID information from the charging card. Charging equipment 38 transfers the read user ID information as charging notification information 70 to reward granting device 10 via communication network 60.

[0017] When member M1 enters and leaves facility 30, content for user verification is displayed on the screen of mobile terminal 50. The content displayed on the screen includes the user ID of member M1 and the number of mobile objects 20. The number of mobile objects 20 is the number of mobile objects 20 used by group G. The content information is read by reception terminal 36. Reception terminal 36 transfers the read content information to privilege granting device 10 via communication network 60 as reception notification information 72.

[0018] The privilege granting device 10 performs user verification of member M1 based on the charging notification information 70 notified from the charging facility 38 and the reception notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36. If the user ID included in the charging notification information 70 and the reception notification information 72 matches the information registered in the pre-stored user registration information, the user verification of member M1 is successful.

[0019] If the user verification of member M1 is successful, the reward granting device 10 determines whether the reward granting condition is satisfied based on the charging notification information 70 and the reception notification information 72. If the reward granting condition is satisfied, the reward granting device 10 determines the size of the reward to be granted to member M1 based on the information on the number of moving objects 20 included in the reception notification information 72. The reward granting device 10 delivers reward information 80 indicating the reward to be granted to member M1 to the mobile terminal 50 based on the user registration information of member M1.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the reward granting device 10. The reward granting device 10 has a processing circuit 100 and a storage unit 102. The processing circuit 100 includes a processor such as a CPU or a GPU. The storage unit 102 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM and a non-volatile memory such as a ROM or a flash memory. The volatile memory is used as a working memory for the processor. The non-volatile memory stores programs executed by the processor and other necessary data.

[0021] The processing circuit 100 has a charging determination unit 112, a stay time determination unit 114, and a reward granting unit 116. The charging determination unit 112, the stay time determination unit 114, and the reward granting unit 116 are realized by the processing circuit 100 executing a program stored in the storage unit 102. At least some of the charging determination unit 112, the stay time determination unit 114, and the reward granting unit 116 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA, or an electronic circuit including a discrete device.

[0022] The charging determination unit 112 performs user verification of member M1 based on the charging notification information 70 notified from the charging facility 38 and the acceptance notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36. The charging determination unit 112 compares the user ID included in the charging notification information 70 and the acceptance notification information 72 with the user ID registered in the user registration information stored in the storage unit 102. The charging determination unit 112 determines, based on the user verification result, whether the mobile object 20A used by member M1 has been charged by the charging facility 38 provided in the facility 30 visited by group G.

[0023] The content for user verification described above is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 50 that member M1 presents when entering and leaving facility 30. Reception notification information 72 includes information on the content read by reception terminal 36 and information on the time the content was read by reception terminal 36. Reception notification information 72 is notified by reception terminal 36 when member M1 enters and leaves facility 30.

[0024] The stay time determination unit 114 estimates the stay time of group G at facility 30 based on the above-mentioned time information included in each of the pieces of reception notification information 72 acquired twice by the charging determination unit 112. The stay time of group G at facility 30 is obtained, for example, as the difference between the times included in each of the pieces of reception notification information 72 acquired twice. The stay time determination unit 114 determines whether the stay time estimated in this way exceeds a predetermined time threshold. The predetermined time threshold is stored in the storage unit 102.

[0025] When the reward condition is satisfied, the reward granting unit 116 determines a reward to be granted to the member M1 who charged the mobile unit 20A using the charging facility 38. The reward condition is satisfied when the following two conditions C1 and C2 are both satisfied. Condition C1 is that it is determined that the mobile unit 20A used by the member M1 who belongs to the group G has been charged by the charging facility 38 provided in the facility 30 visited by the group G. Condition C2 is that it is determined that the stay time of the group G at the facility 30 has exceeded the time threshold stored in the memory unit 102.

[0026] As described above, group G visits facility 30 using multiple mobile objects 20. The number of multiple mobile objects 20 is included in reception notification information 72 notified from reception terminal 36. Benefit granting unit 116 determines the size of the benefit to be granted to member M1 in accordance with the number of multiple mobile objects 20. Benefit granting unit 116 delivers benefit information 80 indicating the benefit thus determined to mobile terminal 50 based on member M1's user registration information.

[0027] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table 120 in which the size of a benefit to be granted is predetermined according to the number of mobile units 20. The benefit granted to member M1 who charges mobile unit 20A using charging facility 38 is, for example, a discount on the usage fee for charging facility 38. The size of the benefit is determined by benefit granting unit 116 according to the number of mobile units 20 used by group G when visiting facility 30.

[0028] In the example shown in Figure 3, the size of the benefit increases from 5% to 20% as the number of moving objects 20 increases from 2 to 5. When the number of moving objects 20 is 5 or more, a 20% discount is given on the regular charging fee.

[0029] 4A is a diagram showing an example in which content for user verification of member M1 who will be charging is displayed on screen 130 of mobile terminal 50. The content displayed on screen 130 is read by reception terminal 36 of facility 30 twice, when member M1 enters facility 30 and when he or she leaves facility 30. Reception notification information 72 is generated based on the information of the read content.

[0030] A title 140 is placed at the top of the content shown in FIG. 4A. The title 140 states "User Verification." Messages 152, 154, 156, and 158 are placed below the title 140. Message 152 indicates the user ID. Message 154 is a message inquiring about group usage. Member M1 selects "Yes" or "No."

[0031] Message 156 is a message inquiring about the number of mobile objects 20 used by group G when visiting facility 30. If member M1 selects "Yes" for message 154, he or she selects "1," "2," "3," "4," or "5 or more" for message 156.

[0032] The message 158 is a message that prompts the member M1 to present the two-dimensional code 160 located at the bottom of the content to the reception terminal 36 when entering and leaving the facility 30. When the two-dimensional code 160 is read by the reception terminal 36, reception notification information 72 including information on the time when the code was read, the user ID of the member M1, whether or not the facility 30 is being used by a group, and the number of mobile objects 20 in the group G is transferred from the reception terminal 36 to the benefit granting device 10.

[0033] FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example in which content including a discount on the usage fee for charging facility 38 is displayed on screen 130 of mobile terminal 50. This content is displayed when benefit information 80 is delivered from benefit granting device 10 to mobile terminal 50. A title 180 is placed at the top of the content shown in FIG. 4B. Title 180 states "Charging Fee."

[0034] Messages 192, 194, and 196 are arranged under the title 180. Message 192 indicates that the normal charging fee before any discount is 5,000 yen. Message 194 indicates that a 10% discount of 500 yen, which is the normal charging fee, will be applied as a benefit granted to member M1.

[0035] Message 196 indicates that the amount billed to the user is 4,500 yen. The billed amount is a 10% discount off the regular charging fee. Button 198 is located at the bottom of the content. When member M1 presses button 198, the discounted charging fee of 4,500 yen is paid.

[0036] 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reward granting process performed by the reward granting device 10. This procedure is performed, for example, by the processing circuit 100 of the reward granting device 10 executing a program stored in the storage unit 102. When this procedure starts, in step S10, the charging determination unit 112 acquires the charging notification information 70 notified from the charging facility 38.

[0037] In step S12, the charging determination unit 112 compares the user ID included in the charging notification information 70 with the user ID registered in the user registration information stored in the storage unit 102. In step S14, the charging determination unit 112 determines whether the user ID included in the charging notification information 70 is registered in the user registration information. If the result in step S14 is YES, the processing procedure proceeds to step S16. If the result in step S14 is NO, the processing procedure proceeds to step S50.

[0038] If the result in step S14 is NO, in step S50, the charging determination unit 112 determines that the mobile object 20A used by the member M1 of group G is not being charged by the charging equipment 38 provided in the facility 30 visited by group G. When the processing in step S50 is completed, this processing procedure ends.

[0039] If the result of step S14 is YES, then in step S16, the charging determination unit 112 acquires the reception notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36. The reception notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36 is acquired when member M1 enters the facility 30. The reception notification information 72 includes the user ID of member M1, information regarding whether or not the facility 30 is being used by a group, and information regarding the number of moving objects 20 in group G.

[0040] In step S18, the charging determination unit 112 determines whether the reception notification information 72 indicates group use of the facility 30. The determination process in step S18 uses information regarding whether or not group use of the facility 30 is present, which is included in the reception notification information 72. If the result in step S18 is YES, the process proceeds to step S20. If the result in step S18 is NO, the process proceeds to step S50 described above.

[0041] In step S20, the charging determination unit 112 compares the user ID included in the reception notification information 72 with the user ID registered in the user registration information stored in the storage unit 102. In step S22, the charging determination unit 112 determines whether the user ID included in the reception notification information 72 is registered in the user registration information. If the result of step S22 is YES, the process proceeds to step S24. If the result of step S22 is NO, the process proceeds to step S50 described above.

[0042] In step S24, the charging determination unit 112 acquires the reception notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36. The reception notification information 72 notified from the reception terminal 36 is acquired when member M1 leaves the facility 30. In step S26, the charging determination unit 112 compares the user ID included in the reception notification information 72 with the user ID registered in the user registration information stored in the memory unit 102.

[0043] In step S28, the charging determination unit 112 determines whether the user ID included in the acceptance notification information 72 is registered in the user registration information. If the result is YES in step S28, the processing procedure proceeds to step S30. If the result is NO in step S28, the processing procedure proceeds to step S50 described above. If the result is YES in step S28, the charging determination unit 112 determines in step S30 that the mobile object 20A used by member M1 of group G has been charged by charging equipment 38 provided in the facility 30 visited by group G.

[0044] In step S32, the stay time determination unit 114 determines whether the stay time of group G in facility 30 exceeds a predetermined time threshold. The predetermined time threshold is stored in the memory unit 102. The reception notification information 72 acquired in step S16 includes the time T1 when the two-dimensional code 160 presented by member M1 was read. The reception notification information 72 acquired in step S24 includes the time T2 when the two-dimensional code 160 presented by member M1 was read. The stay time of group G is obtained as the difference between the two times T2 and T1 when the two-dimensional code 160 was read.

[0045] If the answer is YES in step S32, the process proceeds to step S34, whereas if the answer is NO in step S32, the process ends.

[0046] In step S34, the reward granting unit 116 determines the reward to be granted to the member M1 who has charged the mobile object 20A using the charging facility 38. The reception notification information 72 acquired in step S16 or step S24 includes the number of mobile objects 20 used by the group G when visiting the facility 30. In this embodiment, the reward granting unit 116 determines the size of the reward to be granted to the member M1 based on the number of mobile objects 20, based on the table 120.

[0047] In step S36, the benefit granting unit 116 grants a benefit to member M1. The benefit granting unit 116 delivers benefit information 80 indicating the benefit to be granted to member M1 to the mobile terminal 50 based on the user registration information of member M1 described above. When the processing of step S36 is completed, this processing procedure ends.

[0048] The conditions for granting a benefit to member M1 of group G in step S36 include the following two conditions C1 and C2. The first condition C1 is that it is determined in step S30 that mobile unit 20A used by member M1 belonging to group G has been charged by charging equipment 38 provided in facility 30 visited by group G. The second condition C2 is that it is determined in step S32 that the stay time of group G at facility 30 has exceeded a predetermined time threshold.

[0049] It is expected that the stay time of group G at facility 30 will be longer than the stay time of member M1 staying alone at facility 30. If a longer stay is planned, the likelihood that mobile unit 20A will be charged using charging equipment 38 increases. Because charging is not the main purpose of the stay, the use of charging equipment 38 can be promoted even if charging equipment 38 is a normal charger rather than a rapid charger. Since benefits are awarded for long stays in groups, it is expected that longer stays will be planned. It is expected that the longer stay will encourage the use of charging equipment 38.

[0050] The size of the benefit determined in step S34 is determined based on table 120. According to table 120 shown in FIG. 3, the greater the number of mobile objects 20 used by group G when visiting facility 30, the greater the benefit granted to member M1 who charges mobile object 20A using charging facility 38. Therefore, an increase in the number of mobile objects 20 used by group G is expected. As the number of mobile objects 20 increases, the use of charging facility 38 is expected to be promoted.

[0051] After charging of mobile unit 20A is completed, if another member M2 belonging to group G uses charging equipment 38 to charge mobile unit 20B used by member M2, member M2 will also be granted a benefit. Since the amount of the benefit granted to member M2 is determined based on table 120, member M2 will also be granted a benefit of the same amount as member M1.

[0052] [Variation] The above embodiment may be modified as follows.

[0053] The size of the benefit may be granted according to the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of table 120A in which the size of the benefit to be granted according to the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged is predetermined. The benefit may be, for example, a discount on the usage fee for the charging facility 38. The size of the benefit is determined by benefit granting unit 116 according to the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged by the charging facility 38.

[0054] In the example shown in Figure 6, the size of the benefit increases from 3% to 20% as the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged increases from 1 to 5. When the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged is 5 or more, a 20% discount is applied to the regular charging fee.

[0055] 7 is a diagram showing an example in which content for user verification of member M1 who will be charging is displayed on the screen 130 of the mobile terminal 50. The content displayed on this screen 130 is read by the reception terminal 36 of the facility 30 twice, when member M1 enters the facility 30 and when he or she leaves the facility 30. Reception notification information 72 is generated based on the information of the read content.

[0056] In the content shown in Fig. 7, message 156A is placed instead of message 156 placed in the content shown in Fig. 4A. Message 156A is a message inquiring about the number of mobile objects 20 that will be charged by charging equipment 38 out of the mobile objects 20 used by group G when they visited facility 30. Member M1 selects "1", "2", "3", "4" or "5 or more (5 or more)".

[0057] When a mobile object 20A used by member M1 and a mobile object 20B used by member M2 are charged by charging facility 38, the number of mobile objects 20 charged by charging facility 38 is 2. According to table 120A, when the number of mobile objects 20 charged by charging facility 38 is 2, the size of the benefit granted is 5%.

[0058] That is, member M1 who charges mobile unit 20A using charging facility 38 is granted a privilege of a 5% discount on the usage fee for charging facility 38 required for that charging. Member M2 who charges mobile unit 20B using charging facility 38 is also granted a privilege of a 5% discount on the usage fee for charging facility 38 required for that charging.

[0059] The flowchart showing the procedure of the reward granting process performed by the reward granting device 10 according to this modification is identical to that shown in FIG. 5. However, in step S34, the reward granting unit 116 determines the size of the reward to be granted to member M1 based on the number of mobile objects 20 to be charged, using table 120A instead of table 120. A reward of the same size as that of member M1 is also granted to member M2. This is expected to increase the number of mobile objects 20 charged by the charging facility 38. In other words, this is expected to promote the use of the charging facility 38.

[0060] [Inventions Obtained from the Embodiments] The invention that can be understood from the above-described embodiment and modifications will be described below.

[0061] (1) The reward granting device (10) includes a charging determination unit (112) that determines whether a mobile object (20, 20A) used by a member (M1) belonging to a group (G) is charged by a charging facility (38) provided in a facility (30) visited by the group, a stay time determination unit (114) that determines whether the stay time of the group at the facility exceeds a predetermined time threshold, and a reward granting unit (116) that grants a reward to the member who charged the mobile object by the charging facility when the mobile object is charged by the charging facility and the stay time exceeds the time threshold. This can contribute to promoting the use of charging facilities.

[0062] (2) The group may visit the facility using multiple mobile objects, and the greater the number of mobile objects, the greater the benefit given to the member who charges the mobile object using the charging facility. This may further increase the likelihood of promoting the use of charging facilities.

[0063] (3) The group may visit the facility using multiple mobile objects, and the greater the number of mobile objects that are charged using the charging facility, the greater the benefit that may be granted to each member who charges the mobile object using the charging facility. This may further increase the likelihood of promoting the use of the charging facility.

[0064] (4) The benefit may be a discount on the usage fee for the charging facility. This makes it possible to easily realize the benefit.

[0065] (5) A reward granting method includes a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object (20, 20A) used by a member (M1) belonging to a group (G) is charged by a charging facility (38) provided in a facility (30) visited by the group, a stay time determination step of determining whether the stay time of the group at the facility exceeds a predetermined time threshold, and a reward granting step of granting a reward to the member who charged the mobile object by the charging facility when the mobile object is charged by the charging facility and the stay time exceeds the time threshold, thereby contributing to promoting the use of charging facilities.

[0066] (6) The program causes a computer to execute a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object (20, 20A) used by a member (M1) belonging to a group (G) has been charged by a charging facility (38) provided in a facility (30) visited by the group, a stay time determination step of determining whether the stay time of the group at the facility has exceeded a predetermined time threshold, and a reward granting step of granting a reward to the member who charged the mobile object by the charging facility when the mobile object has been charged by the charging facility and the stay time has exceeded the time threshold, thereby contributing to promoting the use of charging facilities.

[0067] The present invention is not limited to the above disclosure, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0068] 10...Benefit granting device 20...Mobile object 30...Facilities 32...Parking lot 34...Building 36...Reception terminal 38...Charging equipment 40...Battery 50...Mobile terminal 60...Communication network 70...Charging notification information 72...Reception notification information 80...Bonus information 100...Processing circuit 102...Storage unit 112...Charging determination unit 114... Stay time determination unit 116... Benefit granting unit 120...table 130...screen 140, 180...Title 152, 154, 156, 158, 192, 194, 196... Messages 160...2D code 198...button

Claims

1. a charging determination unit that determines whether a mobile object used by a member belonging to a group has been charged by a charging facility provided in a facility visited by the group, based on a comparison between a user ID of the member included in charging notification information notified from the charging facility and in reception notification information notified from a reception terminal of the facility and a user ID registered in user registration information stored in a storage unit, and information regarding the group's use of the facility by the member included in the reception notification information; a stay time determination unit that estimates the stay time of the group at the facility based on time information included in the reception notification information notified from the reception terminal when the member enters the facility and when the member leaves the facility, and determines whether the stay time exceeds a predetermined time threshold that is stored in the storage unit; a benefit granting unit that, when the mobile object is charged by the charging facility and the stay time exceeds the time threshold, determines a benefit to be granted to the member who has charged the mobile object by the charging facility based on a table in which the magnitude of the benefit is predetermined, and grants the benefit to the member by delivering benefit information indicating the determined benefit to a mobile terminal carried by the member; A reward granting device comprising:

2. The reward granting device according to claim 1, the group visits the facility using a plurality of the mobile objects; the benefit granting unit determines the benefit to be granted to the member in accordance with the number of the moving objects in the group included in the reception notification information; The greater the number of the mobile objects, the greater the benefit given to the member who has used the charging facility to charge the mobile objects.

3. The reward granting device according to claim 1, the group visits the facility using a plurality of the mobile objects; the benefit granting unit determines the benefit to be granted to the member who has charged the mobile object using the charging facility, according to the number of the mobile objects of the group that have been charged using the charging facility, which is included in the acceptance notification information; The greater the number of the mobile objects charged by the charging facility, the greater the benefit given to the member.

4. The privilege granting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The benefit is a discount on a usage fee for the charging facility.

5. A method for granting rewards by a computer executing a program, comprising: a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object used by a member belonging to a group has been charged by a charging facility provided in a facility visited by the group, based on comparing the user ID of the member included in charging notification information notified from the charging facility and reception notification information notified from a reception terminal of the facility with the user ID registered in user registration information stored in a storage unit, and based on information regarding the group's use of the facility by the member included in the reception notification information; a stay time determination step of estimating the stay time of the group at the facility based on time information included in the reception notification information notified from the reception terminal when the member enters the facility and when the member leaves the facility, and determining whether the stay time exceeds a predetermined time threshold stored in the storage unit; a benefit granting step of determining a benefit to be granted to the member who has charged the mobile object using the charging facility when the mobile object is charged by the charging facility and the stay time exceeds the time threshold based on a table in which the size of the benefit is predetermined, and granting the benefit to the member by delivering benefit information indicating the determined benefit to a mobile terminal carried by the member; A method for granting a benefit.

6. a charging determination step of determining whether a mobile object used by a member belonging to a group has been charged by a charging facility provided in a facility visited by the group, based on comparing the user ID of the member included in charging notification information notified from the charging facility and reception notification information notified from a reception terminal of the facility with the user ID registered in user registration information stored in a storage unit, and based on information regarding the group's use of the facility by the member included in the reception notification information; a stay time determination step of estimating the stay time of the group at the facility based on time information included in the reception notification information notified from the reception terminal when the member enters the facility and when the member leaves the facility, and determining whether the stay time exceeds a predetermined time threshold stored in the storage unit; a benefit granting step of determining a benefit to be granted to the member who has charged the mobile object using the charging facility when the mobile object is charged by the charging facility and the stay time exceeds the time threshold based on a table in which the size of the benefit is predetermined, and granting the benefit to the member by delivering benefit information indicating the determined benefit to a mobile terminal carried by the member; A program that causes a computer to execute the following.

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