Alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device, alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method, alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program, and recording medium

Abstract

Provided is an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device capable of guaranteeing the value of alcoholic beverages and increasing the market value thereof.　The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to the present disclosure includes: an NFT issuance request acquiring unit for acquiring production unit NFT issuance request information including production unit identification information relating to an alcoholic beverage product; an NFT issuing unit for issuing, on the basis of the production unit NFT issuance request information, a production unit NFT on a block chain for each production unit of the alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information; a market unit for publishing the production unit NFT on a market; a transaction information acquiring unit for acquiring transaction information relating to the production unit NFT in the market; an NFT management unit for updating owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain on the basis of the transaction information; an option information acquiring unit for acquiring option information including information relating to storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, in association with the production unit NFT; and an instruction information output unit for generating instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information and outputting the instruction information.

Description

Alcohol NFT trading support device, alcohol NFT trading support method, alcohol NFT trading support program and recording medium

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an alcohol NFT transaction support device, an alcohol NFT transaction support method, an alcohol NFT transaction support program, and a recording medium.

[0002] In recent years, with the development of EC (electronic commerce) sites, etc., various products are being bought and sold over the Internet. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below describes a program that enables alcoholic beverages such as sake to be sold on EC sites.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-131743

[0004] However, the authenticity and value of products purchased on e-commerce sites are not guaranteed, and there are cases where products different from the ordered products are delivered. In particular, in the case of alcoholic beverages, there are cases where only the container is genuine and the alcohol in the container has been replaced with another, which is a problem.

[0005] Therefore, the present disclosure aims to provide an alcohol NFT trading support device, an alcohol NFT trading support method, and a program that can guarantee the value of alcohol and increase its market value.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure includes an NFT issuance request acquisition unit, an NFT issuing unit, a market unit, a transaction information acquisition unit, an NFT management unit, an option information acquisition unit, and an instruction information output unit, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition unit acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuing unit issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market unit publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management unit updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition unit acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, The optional information includes information regarding the storage of production units of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output unit generates instruction information based on the optional information, the instruction information includes product management instruction information based on the optional information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

[0007] The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method of the present disclosure includes an NFT issuance request acquisition process, an NFT issuance process, a market process, a transaction information acquisition process, an NFT management process, an option information acquisition process, and an instruction information output process, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition process acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance process issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market process publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition process acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management process updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition process acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

[0008] The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program disclosed herein includes an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition procedure acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance procedure issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market procedure publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The instruction information output procedure generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information includes product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information, and is a program for causing a computer to execute each of the procedures.

[0009] The recording medium of the present disclosure includes an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition procedure acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance procedure issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market procedure publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The instruction information output procedure generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.The computer-readable recording medium records an alcohol NFT trading support program for causing a computer to execute each of the procedures.

[0010] According to the present disclosure, the value of alcoholic beverages can be guaranteed and their market value can be increased.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a terminal screen when using the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a terminal screen when using the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure.

[0012] In the present disclosure, the term "alcoholic beverage" is not particularly limited as long as it is, for example, a beverage containing alcohol. The alcoholic beverage may be, for example, any of brewed alcoholic beverages, distilled alcoholic beverages, and mixed alcoholic beverages. Specific examples of the alcoholic beverage include sake, beer, happoshu (low-malt beer), plum wine, shochu, chuhai (Japanese liquor highball), wine, whiskey, spirits, liqueur, doburoku (rice wine), makgeolli (rice wine), cocktails, brandy, tequila, and rum.

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Furthermore, the descriptions of the embodiments can be mutually incorporated unless otherwise specified, and the configurations of the embodiments can be combined unless otherwise specified.

[0014] [Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 includes an NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11, an NFT issuing unit 12, a market unit 13, a transaction information acquisition unit 14, an NFT management unit 15, an option information acquisition unit 16, and an instruction information output unit 17. The device 10 may also include an input unit, an output unit, a display unit, and / or a memory unit (not shown). As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 may be capable of communicating with a blockchain network 30 via a communication network 20, for example, and may further be capable of communicating with a terminal 40 of an alcoholic beverage provider and a terminal 50 of a trader of a production unit NFT.

[0015] The device 10 may be, for example, a single device including the above-mentioned components, or a device in which the components can be connected via a communication network. The device 10 can also be connected to an external device (described later) via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited and any known network can be used, and may be wired or wireless. Examples of the communication network include the Internet, the World Wide Web (WWW), a telephone line, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Storage Area Network (SAN), a Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN), a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWA), and a Local 5G (L5G). Examples of wireless communication networks include Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), a Local 5G, and a LPWA. The wireless communication may be a form in which each device communicates directly (ad hoc communication), infrastructure communication, indirect communication via an access point, or the like. The device 10 may be incorporated into a server as a system, for example. The device 10 may also be a personal computer (e.g., desktop or laptop PC), a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like, on which the program of the present disclosure is installed. The device 10 may also be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the units is located on a server and the other units are located on a terminal.

[0016] 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the device 10. The device 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, an output device 106, and a communication device 107. The components of the device 10 are connected to each other via the bus 103 and their respective interfaces (I / F).

[0017] The central processing unit 101 cooperates with other components via a controller (such as a system controller or an I / O controller) and is responsible for overall control of the device 10. In the device 10, the central processing unit 101 executes, for example, the program disclosed herein and other programs, and reads and writes various information. Specifically, the central processing unit 101 functions as an NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11, an NFT issuing unit 12, a market unit 13, a transaction information acquisition unit 14, an NFT management unit 15, an option information acquisition unit 16, and an instruction information output unit 17. The device 10 may include other computing devices such as a CPU, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), or a combination thereof as a computing device.

[0018] The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, external devices. Examples of the external devices include an external storage device (such as an external database), a printer, an external input device, an external display device, and an external imaging device. The device 10 can be connected to an external network (the communication line network) by, for example, a communication device 107 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to other devices via the external network.

[0019] The memory 102 may be, for example, a main memory (primary storage device). When the central processing unit 101 performs processing, the memory 102 reads various operating programs, such as the program of the present disclosure, stored in the storage device 104 (described later), and the central processing unit 101 receives data from the memory 102 and executes the programs. The main memory may be, for example, a RAM (random access memory). Alternatively, the memory 102 may be, for example, a ROM (read only memory).

[0020] The storage device 104 is also referred to as an auxiliary storage device, for example, in contrast to the main memory (primary storage device). As described above, the storage device 104 stores an operating program including the program of the present disclosure. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a combination of a recording medium and a drive that reads and writes from and to the recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited and may be, for example, an internal or external type, such as a hard disk drive (HDD), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, or memory card. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD) that integrates a recording medium and a drive. When the device 10 includes the storage unit, for example, the storage device 104 functions as the storage unit. The memory unit can store, for example, information about the alcohol provider and trader (identification information (e.g., name or title, address, telephone number, ID, etc.), attribute information (e.g., gender, age, affiliated organization, address, contact information, hobbies, preferences, etc.), biometric information, etc.), NFT issuance request information, production unit identification information, production unit NFT, product unit identification information, product unit NFT, transaction information, owner information, option information, product management instruction information, management information, shipping request information, and shipping instructions, etc.

[0021] In the present device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 can also store various information such as log information, information acquired from an external database (not shown) or an external device, information generated by the present device 10, and information used when the present device 10 executes processing. In this case, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 may store, for example, the above-mentioned information on the user of the present device. Note that at least a portion of the information may be stored, for example, in an external server other than the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or may be stored in a distributed manner across multiple terminals using blockchain technology or the like.

[0022] The device 10 further includes, for example, an input device 105 and an output device 106. Examples of the input device 105 include pointing devices such as a touch panel, track pad, and mouse; a keyboard; imaging means such as a camera and scanner; card readers such as an IC card reader and a magnetic card reader; and audio input means such as a microphone. Examples of the output device 106 include display devices such as an LED display and a liquid crystal display; audio output devices such as a speaker; a printer; and the like. In the first embodiment, the input device 105 and the output device 106 are configured separately, but the input device 105 and the output device 106 may be configured as an integrated device, such as a touch panel display.

[0023] Next, an example of the alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of Fig. 3. The alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment is implemented as follows, for example, using the device 10 of Fig. 1 or Fig. 2. Note that the alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment is not limited to use of the device 10 of Fig. 1 or Fig. 2.

[0024] First, the NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11 acquires production unit NFT issuance request information (S1, NFT issuance request acquisition step). The NFT issuance request information is, for example, information requesting the issuance of a production unit NFT from the device 10 from a person wishing to issue a production unit NFT (also referred to as an issuer, e.g., a provider of alcoholic beverage products (e.g., a manufacturer, seller, distributor, etc. of alcoholic beverages)), as described below, and includes production unit identification information for the alcoholic beverage product. The production unit identification information is information for identifying the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product. The production unit of the alcoholic beverage product is a predetermined unit during the production of the alcoholic beverage product, and may be a production container (e.g., a tank, a barrel, etc.) during production, or a storage container (e.g., a barrel, etc.) after production and before packaging as a product in a container such as a bottle. The production unit is also referred to as a lot, for example. The production unit identification information is not particularly limited as long as it can identify (specify) the production unit, and examples include a production number (lot number), identification information of the storage container, etc. The NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11 may acquire the production unit NFT issuance request information, for example, from the terminal 40 of the alcohol provider (issuing party) in FIG. 1 , or may acquire it through input by an administrator of the device 10 who receives information from the alcohol provider. The NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11 may acquire the production unit NFT issuance request information directly from the terminal 40, or may acquire the production unit NFT issuance request information indirectly. In the latter case, the NFT issuance request acquisition unit 11 may acquire the production unit NFT issuance request information from, for example, a server device or storage that acquires and stores the production unit NFT issuance request information output by the terminal 40.

[0025] The NFT issuance request information may also include, for example, trading information. The trading information is, for example, information for trading the production unit NFT with a trader via the market section 13, which will be described later. The trading information includes, for example, identification information of the production unit NFT to be traded, information about the trader (e.g., the provider) (e.g., trader identification information, etc.), price information of the production unit NFT, information on whether the price can fluctuate, the trading period, information about the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information linked to the production unit NFT (e.g., product name, alcohol content, information about the production location (e.g., place of origin, manufacturer (brewery), etc.), information about the manufacturing method (e.g., ingredients, rice polishing ratio, variety, etc.), information about the taste (e.g., sweetness, sourness, sake meter value, etc.), volume, production date, product appearance (e.g., photo of the container), product description, etc. The trader identification information is information for identifying the provider of the alcoholic beverage, for example, store name, product information (product type, price), delivery method, name, nickname, address, telephone number, email address, ID, identification number, identification information of the terminal owned by the provider of the alcoholic beverage (e.g., serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identification Number) The information may include information such as the IP address, MAC address, etc.

[0026] Next, based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the NFT issuing unit 12 issues a production unit NFT on the blockchain for each production unit of the alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information (S2, NFT issuing process). The production unit NFT is, for example, a non-fungible token (NFT) linked 1:1 to the production unit identified by the production unit identification information. The NFT has a unique identifier that enables it to be distinguished from other NFTs, and therefore can have unique value that is distinguishable from other NFTs. Specifically, the NFT issuing unit 12 can issue the production unit NFT on the blockchain by storing the production unit NFT in each node 31 of the blockchain network 30 connected to the device 10 via the communication network 20. For example, the NFT issuing unit 12 may further record information on the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT on the blockchain network 30. The NFT issuing unit 12 may store the production unit NFT in the memory 102 or the storage device 104, for example. In this case, the NFT issuing unit 12 may store, for example, production unit identification information of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product corresponding to the production unit NFT, linked to the production unit NFT. Note that in FIG. 1, each node 31 of the blockchain network 30 is depicted as a different terminal from the alcoholic beverage provider's terminal 40 and the trader's terminal 50; however, some or all of the alcoholic beverage provider's terminal 40 and the trader's terminal 50 may function as nodes 31 of the blockchain network 30. The NFT issuing process of S2 may also be referred to as a production unit NFT issuing process, for example.

[0027] The production unit NFT may also include, for example, an additional program that enables additional functions. The additional program is not particularly limited, and examples include a program for implementing a mechanism that adds a portion of the distribution price of the production unit NFT as a fee to the administrator of the device 10 or the provider of the alcoholic beverage when the production unit NFT is distributed. The production unit NFT may also include content information, such as images such as illustrations and music.

[0028] Next, the market unit 13 publishes the production unit NFT on the market (S3, market step). Specifically, the market unit 13 can publish the production unit NFT on the market, for example, by transmitting the production unit NFT to a general blockchain marketplace via a communication network. The market unit 13 may also, for example, transmit trading information to the blockchain marketplace. The trading information is, for example, information necessary for trading NFTs on the blockchain market. The trading information may be, for example, information included in the NFT issuance request information acquired in S1, or information stored in the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device 10. As a specific example, for example, the alcohol provider using the device 10 may register an account to be used when using the device 10, and some or all of the trading information may be linked to the account and stored. For example, the market unit 13 itself may function as the blockchain marketplace. In this case, the market unit 13 of the device 10 may be, for example, a market (store) server, which is a device independent of the other units of the device 10. In this case, the market (store) server may be capable of communicating with, for example, devices having the other units of the device 10. If the market unit 13 has the marketplace function, payment may be made by the device 10, or may be made separately outside the device 10. In the former case, the device 10 may include a payment unit, which may acquire transaction price information for the manufacturing unit NFT based on the transaction information described below, transmit the transaction price information to a payment server outside the device, and acquire the payment result from the payment server, thereby executing payment processing. The payment processing is not particularly limited, and various methods used in known payment devices may be used, for example.

[0029] The market unit 13 may have, for example, a market function for reselling the production unit NFT. In this case, the market unit 13 may, for example, obtain listing information for the production unit NFT from the owner of the production unit NFT and publish the listing information on the market. The listing information may include, for example, information for identifying the production unit NFT that the owner wishes to resell, the owner's identification information (name, nickname, address, telephone number, email address, ID, identification number, identification information for the terminal owned by the alcohol provider or the administrator of the device 10 (e.g., serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity), IP address, MAC address, etc.)), price information, and option information (described below). Furthermore, the market unit 13 may, for example, publish option information (described below) on the market so that traders of the production unit token information can select it.

[0030] Next, the transaction information acquisition unit 14 acquires transaction information for the manufacturing unit NFT in the market (S4, transaction information acquisition step). The transaction information is, for example, information regarding the transaction of the manufacturing unit NFT in the blockchain marketplace, and includes, for example, the trader (e.g., seller, buyer), transaction date and time, transaction location, the manufacturing unit NFT involved in the transaction, and transaction price. The transaction information may also include, for example, option information, which will be described later in embodiment 2. The transaction information acquisition unit 14 can acquire the transaction information from, for example, a server device that builds the blockchain marketplace. Furthermore, if the market unit 13 of the device 10 functions as a blockchain marketplace, the transaction information may be acquired from the market unit 13. If the market unit 13 has the market function for resale, the transaction information acquisition unit 14 may acquire, for example, transaction information for the manufacturing unit NFT in the market based on the listing information. The transaction information acquisition unit 14 may store the acquired transaction information in the memory 102 or the storage device 104, for example.

[0031] Next, the NFT management unit 15 updates the owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information (S5, NFT management step). For example, based on the transaction information, the NFT management unit 15 can register the purchaser of the production unit NFT as the owner of the production unit NFT and register the purchaser's information as the owner information in the blockchain network 30. Furthermore, if a production unit NFT that already has an owner is put up for sale on the market section 13 and purchased by another trader, the NFT management unit 15 registers the purchaser as the new owner of the traded production unit NFT in the blockchain network 30. Registration of information in the blockchain network 30 can be performed, for example, in the same manner as in step S2. This allows the owner of the production unit NFT to be registered in the blockchain network 30, thereby clarifying the owner of the product identified by the product identification information linked to the production unit NFT.

[0032] Next, the option information acquisition unit 16 acquires option information related to the alcoholic beverage product, linking it to the production unit NFT (S6, option information acquisition step). The option information acquisition unit 16 may, for example, acquire the option information entered by a user during transaction processing on the marketplace, or may acquire option information separately entered (purchased) by a user who traded the production unit NFT. This allows the option information acquisition unit 16 to acquire, for example, option information related to the alcoholic beverage product. The option information acquisition unit 16 may, for example, link the acquired option information to the production unit NFT linked to the corresponding alcoholic beverage product and store it in the memory 102 or the storage device 104. Furthermore, the NFT management unit 15 may, for example, link the acquired option information to the production unit NFT and store it on the blockchain. The option information is information selectable by a trader when trading the production unit NFT, and is information that indicates the management status of the production unit, selectable by the trader of the production unit NFT. For this reason, the option information is also called, for example, selection instruction information.

[0033] The option information is, for example, information about options selectable by a purchaser when trading the production unit NFT. Specifically, the option information includes, for example, information about the handling (management, storage conditions, delivery) of the production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information linked to the production unit NFT. The option information includes, for example, information about the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product (storage temperature, storage location, storage period). The information about the storage conditions may be, for example, information specifying in detail storage conditions (management conditions) such as temperature, humidity, brightness of the storage location, storage container, and storage period, or information specifying a storage condition (management condition) category such as frozen, quick-frozen (also called flash-frozen), refrigerated, room temperature, or aged. In the latter case, the device 10 preferably stores in its memory, for example, a combination of the storage condition category and corresponding detailed storage condition information for each type of alcoholic beverage product.

[0034] Furthermore, the optional information may include, for example, information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product production unit (delivery company, delivery time, delivery conditions (temperature conditions such as refrigerated, frozen, room temperature, etc.), delivery location, etc.). The information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product production unit may be acquired, for example, simultaneously with information regarding the storage of the alcoholic beverage product production unit, or may be acquired separately. In the latter case, optional information including information regarding delivery is also referred to, for example, as delivery request information. The owner of the production unit NFT may be able to request delivery of the alcoholic beverage product production unit linked to the production unit NFT that he or she owns at any time, or may be able to request delivery only within the preset expiration date of the production unit NFT.

[0035] Next, the instruction information output unit 17 generates instruction information based on the option information and outputs the instruction information (S7, instruction information output step).

[0036] If the optional information includes information regarding the storage of the alcoholic beverage product production unit, the instruction information output unit 17 can, for example, generate product management instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information. Specifically, if the optional information includes detailed information regarding the storage condition of the alcoholic beverage product production unit, the instruction information output unit 17 can generate the storage conditions as the instruction information. Furthermore, if the optional information is information specifying a category of the storage condition, the instruction information output unit 17 can, for example, refer to the memory unit, reference the storage conditions associated with the storage condition category corresponding to the alcoholic beverage product purchased by the purchaser, and generate and output the information regarding the storage conditions as the instruction information. The output destination of the instruction information may be, for example, the provider of the alcoholic beverage product, the administrator of the device 10, a delivery company, or a storer of the alcoholic beverage product. The delivery company and storer are preferably, for example, persons designated by the administrator. Furthermore, the instruction information output unit 17 may, for example, output the instruction information to a storage device for the alcoholic beverage production unit. The instruction information output unit 17 can, for example, output the instruction information to the storage device, thereby changing the storage conditions of the storage device in which the production unit is stored in accordance with the instruction information.

[0037] The manager of the alcoholic beverage product production unit (e.g., the provider, the custodian, etc.) to whom the instruction information is output can change the storage status of the alcoholic beverage product production unit based on the instruction information. The change in storage status may be performed, for example, by the manager himself / herself, or by another party (e.g., a delivery company, a distributor, a storage company, etc.) who receives instructions from the alcoholic beverage product manager. The manager can then transmit information regarding the storage status of the alcoholic beverage product to the device 10 as management information using, for example, his / her own terminal (terminal 40). The instruction information output unit 17 of the device 10 can, for example, acquire the transmitted management information and output the management information linked to the corresponding production unit NFT. The output may, for example, be output directly to the terminal of the provider, trader, purchaser, etc., or may be output so that it can be viewed on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the purchaser of the production unit NFT (the owner of the alcoholic beverage product) to check the management information of the alcoholic beverage product production unit via the device 10. However, without being limited to this, for example, the device 10 may acquire storage information of the corresponding alcoholic beverage product production unit as the management information using cameras and various sensors installed in the storage facility of the alcoholic beverage product production unit.

[0038] If the optional information includes information regarding the delivery of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, the instruction information output unit 17 generates delivery instructions based on the optional information and outputs the delivery instruction information. Specifically, the instruction information output unit 17 generates delivery instructions for arranging delivery of the alcoholic beverage product based on information regarding the delivery of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product (delivery company, delivery time, delivery conditions (temperature conditions such as refrigerated, frozen, or room temperature), delivery location, etc.). The instruction information output unit 17 can then output the delivery instructions to a terminal of the provider, manager, delivery company, warehouse management company, distributor, etc.

[0039] The alcoholic beverage product manager who receives the instruction information, for example, arranges for the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product based on the delivery instruction. The delivery arrangements may be made by the manager himself or by another party (e.g., a delivery company, distributor, or storage company) who receives instructions from the manager. The manager can then send information regarding the delivery status of the alcoholic beverage product to the device 10 as management information using, for example, his or her own terminal (terminal 40). The instruction information output unit 17 of the device 10 can, for example, acquire the transmitted management information and output the management information by linking it to the corresponding production unit NFT. The output may, for example, be output directly to the terminal of the provider, trader, purchaser, etc., or may be output so that it can be viewed on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the purchaser of the production unit NFT (owner of the alcoholic beverage product) to check the delivery status of the alcoholic beverage product via the device 10.

[0040] The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment can issue a production unit NFT that is linked one-to-one with a production unit identified by the production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, and can record transactions of the production unit NFT using a blockchain network. Furthermore, the production unit NFT issued by the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment is, for example, linked one-to-one with the production unit identified by the production unit identification information. Therefore, the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment enables indirect trading of the production unit of an alcoholic beverage product by trading the production unit NFT. Furthermore, the production unit NFT has a one-to-one relationship with the production unit identification information, and information regarding the transaction history and the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT can also be recorded on the blockchain network. This makes it possible to guarantee the authenticity and value of the alcoholic beverage product being traded.

[0041] It is generally known that the value of alcoholic beverages varies greatly depending on their storage conditions. However, even for the same alcoholic beverage, how the value of the alcoholic beverage is assessed based on its storage conditions varies greatly depending on the preferences and values ​​of the consumer of the alcoholic beverage. Specifically, for example, even for the same alcoholic beverage produced at the same brewery, one consumer may value fresh alcohol immediately after production, while another consumer may value alcohol that has been aged over many years. However, the ability to select the storage and management conditions of alcoholic beverages (e.g., whether to flash-freeze fresh alcohol immediately after production or to store it for aging) is typically limited to the manufacturer of the alcoholic beverage, and traders of alcoholic beverages have no control over the storage and management conditions of alcoholic beverages. The present disclosure allows traders of production unit NFTs to specify the storage condition category as optional information, even in such cases. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, a trader who purchases a production unit NFT can choose to, for example, flash-freeze some of the alcoholic beverages to ensure value for consumers who prefer fresh alcohol, and age some of the alcoholic beverages to ensure value for consumers who prefer aged alcohol, thereby making it possible to maintain and manage the asset value of the alcoholic beverages in a more stable state.

[0042] Furthermore, among alcoholic beverages, for example, wine, whose trading price increases over time, increases with secondary distribution, and its value as an asset increases. In contrast, the asset value of sake, beer, plum wine, shochu, etc. is less stable than wine, and there is no secondary distribution market, making trading prices less likely to rise and resulting in low profitability. Therefore, the alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of this embodiment issues production unit NFTs for these alcoholic beverage products, and after the alcoholic beverage provider sells them, they are resold between other traders via the production unit NFTs, which is expected to increase the final sales price. In this case, if the production unit NFT has an additional function, such as a function to add a portion of the distribution price to the administrator of the device 10 or the alcoholic beverage provider as a fee when the production unit NFT is redistributed, profitability can be further improved. Furthermore, since the market price of sake is often lower than that of wine and other products relative to its product quality, the alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of this embodiment is suitable for supporting transactions via the production unit NFT of sake products.

[0043] [Embodiment 2] Embodiment 2 is another example of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of the present disclosure.

[0044] The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of this embodiment is similar to the alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device 10 of embodiment 1, except that it includes a refill information acquisition unit in addition to the configuration of the alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device 10 of embodiment 1, and the description thereof can be used. The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10A of this embodiment includes, for example, a refill information acquisition unit, which acquires refill information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refill information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, the instruction information output unit generating refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information and outputting the refill instruction information, the NFT issuing unit issuing a product unit NFT on the blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information, the market unit publishing the product unit NFT on the market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquiring transaction information for the product unit NFT in the market, and the NFT management unit updating owner information of the product unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

[0045] Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10A of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10A includes a refill information acquisition unit 18 in addition to the configuration of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10A is the same as that of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10 of Fig. 2, except that the central processing unit 101 has the configuration of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10A of Fig. 4 instead of the configuration of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10 of Fig. 1.

[0046] Next, an example of the alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of Figure 5. The alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment is implemented as follows, for example, using the device 10A of Figure 4. Note that the alcohol NFT transaction support method of this embodiment is not limited to use of the device 10A of Figure 4. Furthermore, S11 to S18 in the following description may be executed simultaneously with S1 to S7 in the first embodiment, or may be executed sequentially or in parallel.

[0047] The refill information acquisition unit 18 acquires refill information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT (S11, refill information acquisition process). The refill information is, for example, information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit. The product unit is, for example, a unit in which the alcoholic beverage product of the production unit is filled into a container to be traded. The type of container to be traded is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a barrel, a bottle, a can, or a bottle. The material of the container is also not particularly limited, and any material can be used. Specific examples of the material include glass, crystal glass, and other glass; minerals such as quartz; metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, and tin; plastics such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PP (polypropylene), and PE (polyethylene); wood; bamboo; and the like. The refill information includes, for example, information specifying the type of container, information specifying the material of the container, information specifying the filling amount per unit container, and information specifying the refill quantity per unit container. The refill information may be, for example, information specifying refilling of the production unit into one type of product unit, or information specifying refilling of multiple types of product units. The refill information acquisition unit 18 may acquire, for example, the refill information entered by a user during transaction processing in the marketplace, or may acquire refill information separately entered (purchased) by a user who traded the production unit NFT. This allows the refill information acquisition unit 18 to acquire, for example, the refill information. The refill information may be, for example, optional information that a trader can select (purchase) when trading the production unit NFT. The refill information acquisition unit 18 may, for example, associate the acquired refill information with the production unit NFT associated with the corresponding alcoholic beverage product and store it in the memory 102 or the storage device 104. Furthermore, the NFT management unit 15 may, for example, associate the acquired refill information with the production unit NFT and store it on the blockchain.

[0048] Next, the instruction information output unit 17 generates refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information and outputs the refill instruction information (S12, instruction information output step). The refill instruction information may be output to, for example, the provider of the alcoholic beverage product, the manager of the device 10A, or the custodian of the alcoholic beverage product. The delivery company and custodian are preferably, for example, persons designated by the manager. S12 is also referred to as, for example, the refill instruction information output step.

[0049] The manager of the alcoholic beverage product (the provider, the manager, the custodian) to whom the refilling instruction information has been output refills the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product corresponding to the production unit NFT into the product unit based on the refilling instruction information.

[0050] The NFT issuing unit 12 issues a product-unit NFT on the blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, for example, based on the refill information (S13, NFT issuing process). First, the NFT issuing unit 12 generates product-unit identification information for each product unit to be refilled from the production unit, for example, based on the refill information. Specifically, the NFT issuing unit 12, for example, identifies the number of product units to be refilled from the refill information and assigns product-unit identification information that can identify each of the identified quantities of product units. Then, the NFT issuing unit 12 generates a product-unit NFT, for example, linked to the product-unit identification information for each product unit. The product-unit NFT is, for example, a non-fungible token (NFT) linked one-to-one with the product unit identified by the product-unit identification information. The NFT has a unique identifier that enables it to be distinguished from other NFTs, and therefore can have unique value that is distinguishable from other NFTs. Specifically, the NFT issuing unit 12 can issue the product-unit NFT on the blockchain by storing the product-unit NFT in each node 31 of the blockchain network 30 connected to the device 10A via the communication network 20. The blockchain that issues the product-unit NFT may be, for example, the same blockchain that issued the production-unit NFT in S2, or a different blockchain. The NFT issuing unit 12 may, for example, further record information about the alcoholic beverage product linked to the product-unit NFT on the blockchain network 30. The NFT issuing unit 12 may, for example, store the product-unit NFT in the memory 102 or the storage device 104. In this case, the NFT issuing unit 12 may, for example, store product-unit identification information for the alcoholic beverage product corresponding to the product-unit NFT, linked to the product-unit NFT. In Figure 4, each node 31 of the blockchain network 30 is shown as a different terminal from the alcohol provider's terminal 40 and the trader's terminal 50, but some or all of the alcohol provider's terminal 40 and the trader's terminal 50 may function as nodes 31 of the blockchain network 30.In addition, the NFT issuing process of S13 is also referred to as, for example, a product-unit NFT issuing process.

[0051] Furthermore, the NFT issuing unit 12 may, for example, link the manufacturing unit NFT linked to the manufacturing unit identification information that identifies the manufacturing unit from which the product unit was refilled based on the refill information to the product unit NFT of the product unit, and record the linked manufacturing unit NFT. This makes it possible, for example, to identify the manufacturing unit from which the product unit was refilled from the product unit NFT, and to transfer various information linked to the manufacturing unit NFT to the product unit NFT.

[0052] The product-unit NFT may include, for example, an additional program that enables additional functions. The additional program is not particularly limited, and examples include a program for implementing a mechanism that adds a portion of the distribution price of the product-unit NFT as a fee to the administrator of the device 10A or the provider of the alcoholic beverage when the product-unit NFT is distributed. The product-unit NFT may further include content information, such as images such as illustrations or music.

[0053] The market unit 13 publishes the product-unit NFT on the market (S14, market step). The market may be the same as or different from the market in step S3 of the first embodiment. The processing of S14 can be performed in the same manner as step S3 of the first embodiment, except that the product-unit NFT is published instead of the manufacturing-unit NFT. The market unit 13 may, for example, publish option information, described below, on the market so that traders of the product-unit token information can select it.

[0054] The transaction information acquisition unit 14 acquires transaction information for the product-unit NFT in the market (S15, transaction information acquisition step). The processing of S15 can be performed in the same manner as step S4 of the first embodiment, except that transaction information for the product-unit NFT is acquired instead of transaction information for the manufacturing-unit NFT. The description of the first embodiment can be used to explain the transaction information.

[0055] The NFT management unit 15 updates the owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information (S16, NFT management step). The processing of S16 can be performed in the same manner as step S5 of the first embodiment, except that the owner information of the product-unit NFT is updated instead of the owner information of the manufacturing-unit NFT.

[0056] The option information acquisition unit 16 acquires option information related to the alcoholic beverage product unit in association with the product unit NFT (S17, option information acquisition step). The processing of S17 can be performed in the same manner as step S6 of the first embodiment, except that option information for the product unit NFT is acquired instead of option information for the production unit NFT. The option information is information selectable by the trader when trading the product unit NFT, and is information that indicates the management status of the product unit NFT, selectable by the trader. For this reason, the option information is also referred to as, for example, selection instruction information.

[0057] The option information is, for example, information about options selectable by the purchaser when trading the product-unit NFT. Specifically, the option information may include, for example, information about the handling (management, storage conditions, delivery) of the alcoholic beverage product identified by the product-unit identification information linked to the product-unit NFT. The option information may include, for example, information about the storage of the alcoholic beverage product (storage temperature, storage location, storage period). The information about the storage conditions may be, for example, information specifying in detail storage conditions (management conditions) such as temperature, humidity, brightness of the storage location, storage container, and storage period, or information specifying a storage condition (management condition) category such as frozen, quick-frozen (also called flash-frozen), refrigerated, room temperature, or aged. In the latter case, the device 10A preferably stores in its memory, for example, a combination of the storage condition category and corresponding detailed storage condition information for each type of alcoholic beverage product.

[0058] Furthermore, the optional information may include, for example, information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product unit (delivery company, delivery time, delivery conditions (temperature conditions such as refrigerated, frozen, or room temperature), delivery location, etc.). The information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product unit may be acquired simultaneously with information regarding the storage of the alcoholic beverage product unit, or may be acquired separately. In the latter case, optional information including information regarding delivery may also be referred to as, for example, delivery request information. The owner of the product-unit NFT may be able to request delivery of the alcoholic beverage product unit linked to the product-unit NFT that he or she owns at any time, or may be able to request delivery only within the predetermined expiration date of the product-unit NFT.

[0059] The instruction information output unit 17 generates instruction information based on the option information and outputs the instruction information (S18, instruction information output step). The process of S18 can be performed in the same manner as step S7 in the first embodiment. The explanation of the first embodiment can be applied to the instruction information.

[0060] If the optional information includes information regarding the storage of each alcoholic beverage product, the instruction information output unit 17 can generate, for example, product management instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information. Specifically, if the optional information includes detailed information regarding the storage condition of each alcoholic beverage product, the instruction information output unit 17 can generate the storage conditions as the instruction information. Furthermore, if the optional information is information specifying a category of the storage condition, the instruction information output unit 17 can, for example, refer to the memory unit, reference the storage conditions associated with the storage condition category corresponding to the alcoholic beverage product purchased by the purchaser, and generate and output the information regarding the storage conditions as the instruction information. The output destination of the instruction information may be, for example, the provider of the alcoholic beverage product, the administrator of the device 10A, a delivery company, or a storer of the alcoholic beverage product. Preferably, the delivery company and storer are, for example, persons designated by the administrator. Furthermore, the instruction information output unit 17 may output the instruction information to, for example, a storage device for each alcoholic beverage product. The instruction information output unit 17 can, for example, output the instruction information to the storage device, thereby changing the storage conditions of the storage device in which the product units are stored, in accordance with the instruction information.

[0061] The manager of the alcoholic beverage product (e.g., the provider, the custodian, etc.) who receives the instruction information can change the storage status of the alcoholic beverage product based on the instruction information. The change in storage status may be performed, for example, by the manager himself or herself, or by another party (e.g., a delivery company, distributor, or storage company) who receives instructions from the manager of the alcoholic beverage product. The manager can then transmit information regarding the storage status of the alcoholic beverage product to the device 10A as management information using, for example, his or her own terminal (terminal 40). The instruction information output unit 17 of the device 10A can, for example, acquire the transmitted management information and output the management information linked to the corresponding product-unit NFT. The output may be output, for example, directly to the terminal of the provider, trader, purchaser, etc., or may be output so that it can be viewed on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the purchaser of the product-unit NFT (the owner of the alcoholic beverage product) to check the management information of the alcoholic beverage product via the device 10A. However, without being limited to this, for example, the device 10A may acquire storage information for each product of the corresponding alcoholic beverage product as the management information using cameras and various sensors installed in a storage facility for each product of the alcoholic beverage product.

[0062] When the optional information includes information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a per-product basis, the instruction information output unit 17 generates delivery instructions based on the optional information and outputs the delivery instruction information. Specifically, the instruction information output unit 17 generates delivery instructions for arranging delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on the basis of information regarding the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a per-product basis (delivery company, delivery time, delivery conditions (temperature conditions such as refrigerated, frozen, or room temperature), delivery location, etc.). The instruction information output unit 17 can then output the delivery instructions to a terminal of the provider, the manager, the delivery company, the warehouse management company, the distributor, etc.

[0063] The alcoholic beverage product manager who receives the instruction information, for example, arranges for the delivery of the alcoholic beverage product based on the delivery instruction. The delivery arrangements may be made, for example, by the manager himself or by another party (e.g., a delivery company, distributor, or storage company) who receives instructions from the manager. The manager can then send information regarding the delivery status of the alcoholic beverage product to the device 10A as management information using, for example, his or her own terminal (terminal 40). The instruction information output unit 17 of the device 10A can, for example, acquire the transmitted management information and output the management information by linking it to the corresponding product-unit NFT. The output may, for example, be output directly to the terminal of the provider, trader, purchaser, etc., or may be output so that it can be viewed on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the purchaser of the product-unit NFT (owner of the alcoholic beverage product) to check the delivery status of the alcoholic beverage product via the device 10A.

[0064] The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of this embodiment can, for example, acquire refill information for the alcoholic beverage product production unit linked to the production unit NFT using a refill information acquisition unit, and output refill instruction information for refilling the production unit into a product unit. This allows, for example, a trader who purchases a production unit NFT corresponding to the alcoholic beverage product production unit to refill the production unit linked to the production unit NFT they own (e.g., a barrel of alcoholic beverage) into any product unit (e.g., a bottle of alcoholic beverage). Furthermore, in this case, for example, the refill information can specify the type of container to be used to refill the product unit. This allows the trader to prepare product units that meet the demand of the consumers they anticipate, thereby more appropriately managing the market value of the alcoholic beverage product.

[0065] Furthermore, the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment can issue a product-unit NFT linked 1:1 to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information, and can record transactions of the product-unit NFT on a blockchain network. Furthermore, the product-unit NFT issued by the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment is linked 1:1 to the product unit identified by the product unit identification information, for example. Therefore, according to the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment, trading the product-unit NFT enables indirect trading of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product. Furthermore, the product unit NFT has a 1:1 relationship with the product unit identification information, and information regarding the transaction history and the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the product unit NFT can also be recorded on the blockchain network. This makes it possible to guarantee the authenticity and value of the alcoholic beverage product being traded.

[0066] Furthermore, the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of this embodiment also allows traders of product-unit NFTs to specify a storage status category as optional information. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, traders who purchase product-unit NFTs can choose to, for example, flash-freeze some of the alcoholic beverages to ensure value for consumers who prefer fresh alcoholic beverages and age some of the alcoholic beverages to ensure value for consumers who prefer aged alcoholic beverages, thereby enabling the asset value of alcoholic beverages to be maintained and managed in a more stable state.

[0067] [Third Embodiment] The third embodiment is an example of use of the alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 10 (10A) of the first and second embodiments.

[0068] In this embodiment, for example, sake is used as the alcoholic beverage product, and a case will be described in which a sake brewery, which is an alcoholic beverage provider, uses the device 10 to generate a production unit NFT (barrel unit NFT) for sake products and supports transactions of production units of alcoholic beverage products through the barrel unit NFT, but the present disclosure is not limited to the following description. As mentioned above, the device 10 can be used to support transactions of various alcoholic beverage products, not just sake.

[0069] First, a person wishing to issue a barrel-unit NFT (e.g., an employee of the sake brewery that provides the alcoholic beverages, or an administrator of the device 10 requested by the alcoholic beverage provider) accesses the device 10 using, for example, their own terminal 40 and inputs NFT issuance request information related to the produced sake to request the issuance of a barrel-unit NFT. FIG. 6 shows an example screen displayed on the terminal 40 that has accessed the device 10. Note that the example screen shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example and does not limit the present disclosure in any way. A person wishing to issue a barrel-unit NFT can request the issuance of a barrel-unit NFT by, for example, inputting the necessary information for each item (product image, product name, product description, link to a details page, detailed information, Collection, number of editions, Blockchain, etc.) as the NFT issuance request information on the screen shown in FIG.

[0070] The device 10 issues a barrel-unit NFT (production unit NFT) that is associated one-to-one with the production unit identification information on the blockchain. The device 10 then publishes the registered barrel-unit NFT on the blockchain marketplace via the market unit 13. FIG. 7 shows an example screen of the NFT market published by the device 10. However, the screen example shown in FIG. 7 is merely an example and does not limit the present disclosure in any way. As shown in FIG. 7, the published barrel-unit NFT (Sake 1 #111) can be searched, for example, using the marketplace's functions and displayed in a list in response to a user's search operation. The search method is not particularly limited, and examples include keyword search, price search, tag search, etc. The marketplace may also have, for example, a tag search function, a sorting function, a filtering function, etc. The marketplace's functions may also include, for example, a function for aggregating and displaying the number of views and likes for each barrel-unit NFT. The marketplace may further have a function for displaying a ranking of barrel-unit NFTs based on the trading performance of the barrel-unit NFTs (volume, price, price fluctuation range, number of views, number of likes, etc.). In this case, the aggregation for displaying the rankings may be performed by criteria such as the type of blockchain, place of production, and trading period.

[0071] A trader wishing to purchase a sake barrel via the device 10 can access the blockchain marketplace published by the device 10 using their own terminal 50 and view the barrel-unit NFTs that have been published, as shown in Figure 7. If the trader wishes to purchase the viewed barrel-unit NFT, they will carry out a purchase process for the barrel-unit NFT on the blockchain marketplace. When a published barrel-unit NFT is purchased on the blockchain marketplace, the device 10 obtains transaction information for the barrel-unit NFT from the blockchain marketplace and, based on the transaction information, updates the owner information of the barrel-unit NFT on the blockchain network from the alcoholic beverage provider to the trader.

[0072] Furthermore, if the trader selects 10 years of aging storage for the sake barrels as optional information when purchasing the barrel-unit NFTs, the device 10 acquires the optional information. The device 10 then generates and outputs instruction information instructing the transfer of the sake product corresponding to the purchased barrel-unit NFT to a warehouse for aging storage. As described above, the output may be from the administrator of the device 10 or the producer (brewery) of the sake product. Based on the instruction information, the administrator or brewery then ships the sake product to a storage facility and stores it there. The owner or manager of the storage facility may be the same person or different from the administrator or brewery of the device 10, but it is preferable that the facility be managed by the administrator of the device 10. The device 10 can also acquire management information regarding the storage status of the sake product from the refrigerated warehouse and output it for viewing on the blockchain marketplace. The management information includes, for example, the identification number (token ID) of the barrel-unit NFT, storage location, shipping deadline, warehousing date, delivery status, and the like.

[0073] When a trader trades barrel-unit NFTs that he or she owns through the device 10, the trader accesses the device 10 using his or her terminal 50 and inputs listing information for the blockchain marketplace. The market unit 13 of the device 10, for example, publishes the listing information on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the trader to trade barrel-unit NFTs that he or she owns through the device 10.

[0074] When the trader needs to deliver a sake barrel linked to the barrel-unit NFT he or she owns, the trader accesses the device 10 using his or her terminal 50 and inputs information regarding the delivery of sake products as the option information. Upon acquiring the option information regarding the delivery, the device 10 generates delivery instructions based on the option information and outputs the delivery instructions to the terminal of the administrator who manages the storage facility. The administrator of the storage facility then processes the shipment of the sake barrel corresponding to the barrel-unit NFT based on the delivery instructions. This allows the trader to deliver the sake barrel product linked to the barrel-unit NFT he or she owns.

[0075] Furthermore, if the trader inputs refill information (optionally specifying refilling into bottles) when purchasing barrel-unit NFTs, the device 10 acquires the refill information. The device 10 generates and outputs refill instruction information based on the refill information, and identifies the number of product units to be refilled from the refill information and assigns product unit identification information that can identify each of the identified product units. The device 10 then issues a bottle-unit NFT (product unit NFT) that corresponds one-to-one with the product unit identification information and assigns it to the owner of the barrel-unit NFT. The device 10 then publishes the registered bottle-unit NFTs on the blockchain marketplace via the market unit 13. The published bottle-unit NFTs can be searched, for example, using the marketplace's functions and are displayed in a list by a user's search operation. The search method is not particularly limited and may include, for example, keyword search, price search, tag search, etc. The marketplace may also have, for example, a tag search function, a sorting function, a filtering function, etc. Additionally, the marketplace may have functions such as a function of aggregating and displaying the number of views and likes for each bottle-unit NFT. The marketplace may further have a function of displaying a ranking of bottle-unit NFTs based on the trading history of the bottle-unit NFTs (volume, price, price fluctuation range, number of views, number of likes, etc.). In this case, the aggregation for displaying the rankings may be performed based on criteria such as the type of blockchain, place of production, and trading period.

[0076] A trader who wishes to purchase sake via the device 10 can access the blockchain marketplace published by the device 10 using their own terminal 50 and view the published bottle-per-unit NFTs. If the trader wishes to purchase the viewed bottle-per-unit NFT, they perform a purchase process for the bottle-per-unit NFT on the blockchain marketplace. When a published bottle-per-unit NFT is purchased on the blockchain marketplace, the device 10 obtains transaction information for the bottle-per-unit NFT from the blockchain marketplace and, based on the transaction information, updates the owner information of the bottle-per-unit NFT on the blockchain network from the owner of the cask-per-unit NFT to the new trader.

[0077] Furthermore, if the trader selects 10 years of aging storage for the sake barrels as optional information when purchasing the bottle-unit NFTs, the device 10 acquires the optional information. The device 10 then generates and outputs instruction information instructing the sake product corresponding to the purchased bottle-unit NFT to be transported to a warehouse for aging storage. As described above, the output may be from the administrator of the device 10 or the sake product producer (brewery). Based on the instruction information, the administrator or brewery then ships the sake product to a storage facility and stores it there. The owner or manager of the storage facility may be the same person or different from the administrator or brewery of the device 10, but it is preferable that the facility be managed by the administrator of the device 10. The device 10 can also acquire management information about the storage status of the sake product from the refrigerated warehouse and output it for viewing on the blockchain marketplace. The management information includes, for example, the identification number (token ID) of the bottle-unit NFT, storage location, shipping deadline, date of receipt, delivery status, and the like.

[0078] When a trader trades bottle-unit NFTs he or she owns through the device 10, the trader accesses the device 10 using his or her terminal 50 and inputs listing information for the blockchain marketplace. The market unit 13 of the device 10, for example, publishes the listing information on the blockchain marketplace. This allows the trader to trade bottle-unit NFTs he or she owns through the device 10.

[0079] When the trader needs to deliver sake linked to the bottle-per-unit NFT he or she owns, the trader accesses the device 10 using his or her terminal 50 and inputs information regarding the delivery of the sake product as the option information. Upon acquiring the option information regarding the delivery, the device 10 generates delivery instructions based on the option information and outputs the delivery instructions to the terminal of the manager who manages the storage facility. The manager of the storage facility then processes the shipment of the sake barrel corresponding to the bottle-per-unit NFT based on the delivery instructions. This allows the trader to deliver the sake product linked to the bottle-per-unit NFT he or she owns.

[0080] [Embodiment 4] The program of this embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the alcoholic beverage NFT trading support method described above. Specifically, the program of this embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure.

[0081] the NFT issuance request acquisition procedure acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product; the NFT issuance procedure issues a production unit NFT on the blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information; the market procedure publishes the production unit NFT on the market; the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT; the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information; the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the production unit NFT, the option information including information regarding the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product; the instruction information output procedure generates instruction information based on the option information; the instruction information includes product management instruction information based on the option information; and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

[0082] Furthermore, the program of this embodiment can also be said to be a program that causes a computer to function as an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure.

[0083] The program of this embodiment can be implemented by reference to the descriptions of the alcohol NFT transaction support device and alcohol NFT transaction support method of the present disclosure. For example, the "procedure" in each of the steps can be replaced with "processing." The program of this embodiment may also be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium may be, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), hard disk (HD), flash memory (e.g., solid state drive (SSD), USB flash memory, SD / SDHC card, etc.), optical disc (e.g., CD-R / CD-RW, DVD-R / DVD-RW, BD-R / BD-RE, etc.), magneto-optical disk (MO), floppy disk (FD), etc. Furthermore, the program of this embodiment (also referred to as a programming product or program product, for example) may be distributed from an external computer. The "distribution" may be, for example, distribution via a communication network or distribution via a device connected via a wire. The program of this embodiment may be installed and executed on the device to which it is distributed, or may be executed without being installed.

[0084] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0085] This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-132180, filed on August 14, 2023, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0086] <Supplementary Notes> A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Supplementary Note 1) The system includes an NFT issuance request acquisition unit, an NFT issuing unit, a market unit, a transaction information acquisition unit, an NFT management unit, an option information acquisition unit, and an instruction information output unit, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition unit acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuing unit issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market unit publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management unit updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition unit acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the instruction information output unit generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information. (Supplementary Note 2) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the market unit acquires listing information from an owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT based on the listing information, and the NFT management unit updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information. (Supplementary Note 3) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, wherein the option information includes information regarding delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output unit generates delivery instruction information based on the option information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.(Supplementary Note 4) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to any of Supplements 1 to 3, wherein the instruction information output unit acquires management information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information in association with the corresponding production unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 5) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to any of Supplements 1 to 4, wherein the storage information includes information specifying a storage state category, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged. (Supplementary Note 6) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to any of Supplements 1 to 5, further including a refill information acquisition unit, wherein the refill information acquisition unit acquires refill information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product associated with the production unit NFT, the refill information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output unit generates refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information, and outputs the refill instruction information. (Supplementary Note 7) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 6, wherein the NFT issuing unit issues a product-unit NFT on a blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information, the market unit publishes the product-unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information for the product-unit NFT in the market, and the NFT management unit updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information. (Supplementary Note 8) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the option information acquisition unit acquires option information related to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the option information including information on storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, the instruction information output unit generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information. (Appendix 9) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device described in Appendix 7 or 8, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a product-by-product basis, and the instruction information output unit generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.(Supplementary Note 10) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to Supplementary Note 8 or 9, wherein the instruction information output unit acquires management information for each product of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information linked to the corresponding product-unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 11) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 8 to 10, wherein the information regarding storage includes information specifying a storage state category, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged. (Supplementary Note 12) The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition step, an NFT issuance step, a market step, a transaction information acquisition step, an NFT management step, an option information acquisition step, and an instruction information output step, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition step acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance step issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market step publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management step updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition step acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions described in Supplementary Note 12, wherein the market step acquires listing information from an owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information for the production unit NFT in the market based on the listing information, and the NFT management step updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.(Supplementary Note 14) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to Supplementary Note 12 or 13, wherein the option information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product production unit, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the option information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information. (Supplementary Note 15) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to any of Supplements 12 to 14, wherein the instruction information output step acquires management information for the alcoholic beverage product production unit for which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information linked to the corresponding production unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 16) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to any of Supplements 12 to 15, wherein the storage information includes information specifying a storage state category, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged. (Supplementary Note 17) A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions according to any of Supplementary Notes 12 to 16, comprising: a refill information acquisition step of acquiring refill information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refill information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output step of generating refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information and outputting the refill instruction information. (Supplementary Note 18) A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions according to Supplementary Note 17, wherein: the NFT issuance step issues a product-unit NFT on a blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information, the market step publishes the product-unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information in the market for the product-unit NFT, and the NFT management step updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.(Supplementary Note 19) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to Supplementary Note 18, wherein the option information acquisition step acquires option information related to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the option information including information related to storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information. (Supplementary Note 20) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to Supplementary Note 18 or 19, wherein the option information includes information related to delivery of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the option information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information. (Supplementary Note 21) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to Supplementary Note 19 or 20, wherein the instruction information output step acquires management information related to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information in association with the corresponding product unit NFT. (Appendix 22) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support method according to any one of Appendices 19 to 21, wherein the information regarding storage includes information specifying a category of storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged.(Supplementary Note 23) The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition procedure acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance procedure issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market procedure publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 23, wherein the instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information includes product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information, causing a computer to execute each of the steps. (Supplementary Note 24) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 23, wherein the market step acquires listing information from an owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT based on the listing information, and the NFT management step updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information. (Supplementary Note 25) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 23 or 24, wherein the option information includes information regarding delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates, as the instruction information, delivery instruction information based on the option information and outputs the delivery instruction information.(Supplementary Note 26) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to any one of Supplements 23 to 25, wherein the instruction information output step acquires management information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information in association with the corresponding production unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 27) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to any one of Supplements 23 to 26, wherein the storage information includes information specifying a storage state category, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging. (Supplementary Note 28) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to any one of Supplements 23 to 27, further including a refill information acquisition step, wherein the refill information acquisition step acquires refill information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product associated with the production unit NFT, the refill information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output step generates refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information, and outputs the refill instruction information. (Supplementary Note 29) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 28, wherein the NFT issuance procedure issues a product-unit NFT on a blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information, the market procedure publishes the product-unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the product-unit NFT, and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information. (Supplementary Note 30) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 29, wherein the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product-unit NFT, the option information including information on storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output procedure generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.(Supplementary Note 31) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 29 or 30, wherein the option information includes information regarding delivery of each product of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the option information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information. (Supplementary Note 32) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to Supplementary Note 30 or 31, wherein the instruction information output step acquires management information for each product of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information linked to the corresponding product-unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 33) The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program according to any of Supplementary Notes 30 to 32, wherein the information regarding storage includes information specifying a storage state category, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged. (Supplementary Note 34) The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition procedure, an NFT issuance procedure, a market procedure, a transaction information acquisition procedure, an NFT management procedure, an option information acquisition procedure, and an instruction information output procedure, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition procedure acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance procedure issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market procedure publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition procedure acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product by linking it to the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, The instruction information output procedure generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an alcohol NFT transaction support program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures.(Supplementary Note 35) The recording medium of Supplementary Note 34, wherein the market procedure acquires listing information from the owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT based on the listing information, and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information. (Supplementary Note 36) The recording medium of Supplementary Note 34 or 35, wherein the option information includes information regarding delivery of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output procedure generates, as the instruction information, delivery instruction information based on the option information and outputs the delivery instruction information. (Supplementary Note 37) The recording medium of any of Supplements 34 to 36, wherein the instruction information output procedure acquires management information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information in association with the corresponding production unit NFT. (Supplementary Note 38) The recording medium according to any one of Supplements 34 to 37, wherein the information regarding storage includes information specifying a category of storage state, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging. (Supplementary Note 39) The recording medium according to any one of Supplements 34 to 38, further comprising a refill information acquisition step, wherein the refill information acquisition step acquires refill information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refill information is information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output step generates refill instruction information based on the refill information as the instruction information and outputs the refill instruction information. (Appendix 40) A recording medium as described in Appendix 39, wherein the NFT issuance procedure issues a product-unit NFT on a blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information; the market procedure publishes the product-unit NFT on a market; the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information for the product-unit NFT in the market; and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.(Supplementary Note 41) The recording medium of Supplementary Note 40, wherein the optional information acquisition step acquires optional information related to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the optional information including information related to storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the optional information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the optional information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information. (Supplementary Note 42) The recording medium of Supplementary Note 40 or 41, wherein the optional information includes information related to delivery of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information. (Supplementary Note 43) The recording medium of Supplementary Note 41 or 42, wherein the instruction information output step acquires management information for the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product for which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information in association with the corresponding product unit NFT. (Appendix 44) A recording medium described in any one of Appendices 41 to 43, wherein the information regarding storage includes information specifying a category of storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged.

[0087] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to issue a production unit NFT that is linked 1:1 to a product identified by the product identification information of the alcoholic beverage product, and transactions of the production unit NFT can be recorded on a blockchain network. Therefore, the present disclosure is particularly suitable for use in e-commerce, particularly in transactions of alcoholic beverage products.

[0088] REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device 11 NFT issuance request acquisition unit 12 NFT issuance unit 13 Market unit 14 Transaction information acquisition unit 15 NFT management unit 16 Option information acquisition unit 17 Instruction information output unit 18 Refill information acquisition unit 101 Central processing unit 102 Memory 103 Bus 104 Storage device 105 Input device 106 Output device 107 Communication device

Claims

1. A system including an NFT issuance request acquisition unit, an NFT issuing unit, a market unit, a transaction information acquisition unit, an NFT management unit, an option information acquisition unit, and an instruction information output unit, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition unit acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuing unit issues a production unit NFT on a blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market unit publishes the production unit NFT on a market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management unit updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition unit acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output unit An alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device comprising: generating instruction information based on the option information; the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information; and outputting the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

2. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of claim 1, wherein the market unit acquires listing information from the owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information for the production unit NFT in the market based on the listing information, and the NFT management unit updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

3. The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the optional information includes information regarding the delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output unit generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.

4. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the instruction information output unit obtains management information of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information linked to the corresponding production unit NFT.

5. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

6. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a refilling information acquisition unit which acquires refilling information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refilling information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output unit generating refilling instruction information based on the refilling information as the instruction information and outputting the refilling instruction information.

7. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of claim 6, wherein the NFT issuing unit issues a product-unit NFT on the blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refilling information, the market unit publishes the product-unit NFT on the market, the transaction information acquisition unit acquires transaction information for the product-unit NFT in the market, and the NFT management unit updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

8. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device of claim 7, wherein the option information acquisition unit acquires option information relating to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the option information including information regarding storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, the instruction information output unit generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

9. The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device of claim 7 or 8, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a product-by-product basis, and the instruction information output unit generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.

10. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support device as described in claim 8 or 9, wherein the instruction information output unit obtains product-unit management information for the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information has been output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding product-unit NFT.

11. An alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support device as described in any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

12. The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition process, an NFT issuing process, a market process, a transaction information acquisition process, an NFT management process, an option information acquisition process, and an instruction information output process, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition process acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance process issues a production unit NFT on the blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market process publishes the production unit NFT on the market, the transaction information acquisition process acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management process updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition process acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output process A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions, comprising: generating instruction information based on the option information; the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information; and outputting the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

13. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support method described in claim 12, wherein the market process acquires listing information from the owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition process acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT based on the listing information, and the NFT management process updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

14. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in claim 12 or 13, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output process generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.

15. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions described in any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the instruction information output process obtains management information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding production unit NFT.

16. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions described in any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

17. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in any one of claims 12 to 16, comprising a refilling information acquisition process, which acquires refilling information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refilling information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output process generating refilling instruction information based on the refilling information as the instruction information and outputting the refilling instruction information.

18. The method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in claim 17, wherein the NFT issuance process issues a product-unit NFT on a blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refilling information; the market process publishes the product-unit NFT on a market; the transaction information acquisition process acquires transaction information in the market for the product-unit NFT; and the NFT management process updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

19. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in claim 18, wherein the option information acquisition process acquires option information relating to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the option information including information regarding storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output process generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

20. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in claim 18 or 19, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a product-by-product basis, and the instruction information output process generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information and outputs the delivery instruction information.

21. A method for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions as described in claim 19 or 20, wherein the instruction information output process obtains product-unit management information for the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding product-unit NFT.

22. A method for supporting alcohol NFT transactions described in any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, and the category includes at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

23. The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition step, an NFT issuance step, a market step, a transaction information acquisition step, an NFT management step, an option information acquisition step, and an instruction information output step, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition step acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance step issues a production unit NFT on the blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market step publishes the production unit NFT on the market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management step updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition step acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step A program for supporting alcoholic beverage NFT transactions that generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information, and causes a computer to execute each of the steps.

24. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program of claim 23, wherein the market procedure obtains listing information from the owner of the production unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition procedure obtains transaction information for the production unit NFT in the market based on the listing information, and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

25. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program described in claim 23 or 24, wherein the optional information includes information regarding the delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information, and outputs the delivery instruction information.

26. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program described in any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the instruction information output procedure obtains management information of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding production unit NFT.

27. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program as described in any one of claims 23 to 26, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

28. A program for supporting trading of alcoholic beverages NFTs as described in any one of claims 23 to 27, comprising a refilling information acquisition step, which acquires refilling information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refilling information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output step, which generates refilling instruction information based on the refilling information as the instruction information, and outputs the refilling instruction information.

29. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program of claim 28, wherein the NFT issuance procedure issues a product-unit NFT on the blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information; the market procedure publishes the product-unit NFT on a market; the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the product-unit NFT; and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

30. The alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program of claim 29, wherein the option information acquisition step acquires option information relating to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the option information including information regarding storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

31. The alcoholic beverage NFT transaction support program described in claim 29 or 30, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a product-by-product basis, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information, and outputs the delivery instruction information.

32. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program as described in claim 30 or 31, wherein the instruction information output procedure obtains product-unit management information for the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding product-unit NFT.

33. An alcoholic beverage NFT trading support program as described in any one of claims 30 to 32, wherein the information regarding the storage includes information specifying a category of the storage state, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

34. The method includes an NFT issuance request acquisition step, an NFT issuance step, a market step, a transaction information acquisition step, an NFT management step, an option information acquisition step, and an instruction information output step, wherein the NFT issuance request acquisition step acquires production unit NFT issuance request information, the production unit NFT issuance request information includes production unit identification information of an alcoholic beverage product, the NFT issuance step issues a production unit NFT on the blockchain for each production unit of an alcoholic beverage product identified by the production unit identification information based on the production unit NFT issuance request information, the market step publishes the production unit NFT on the market, the transaction information acquisition step acquires transaction information in the market for the production unit NFT, the NFT management step updates owner information of the production unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information, the option information acquisition step acquires option information related to the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the production unit NFT, the option information includes information related to the storage of the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an alcohol NFT trading support program for causing a computer to execute each of the above steps: generating instruction information based on the option information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the option information; and outputting the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

35. The recording medium described in claim 34, wherein the market procedure obtains listing information from the owner of the manufacturing unit NFT and publishes the listing information on the market, the transaction information acquisition procedure obtains transaction information in the market for the manufacturing unit NFT based on the listing information, and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the manufacturing unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

36. A recording medium as described in claim 34 or 35, wherein the optional information includes information regarding the delivery of a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information, and outputs the delivery instruction information.

37. A recording medium described in any one of claims 34 to 36, wherein the instruction information output procedure obtains management information for the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding production unit NFT.

38. A recording medium according to any one of claims 34 to 37, wherein the information relating to storage includes information designating a category of storage conditions, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aged.

39. A recording medium described in any one of claims 34 to 38, comprising a refilling information acquisition step, which acquires refilling information for a production unit of the alcoholic beverage product linked to the production unit NFT, the refilling information being information for refilling the production unit of the alcoholic beverage product into a product unit, and the instruction information output step, which generates refilling instruction information based on the refilling information as the instruction information, and outputs the refilling instruction information.

40. The recording medium of claim 39, wherein the NFT issuance procedure issues a product-unit NFT on the blockchain for each product unit of the alcoholic beverage product based on the refill information; the market procedure publishes the product-unit NFT on a market; the transaction information acquisition procedure acquires transaction information in the market for the product-unit NFT; and the NFT management procedure updates owner information of the product-unit NFT on the blockchain based on the transaction information.

41. The recording medium of claim 40, wherein the optional information acquisition step acquires optional information relating to the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product in association with the product unit NFT, the optional information including information regarding storage of the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product, and the instruction information output step generates instruction information based on the optional information, the instruction information including product management instruction information based on the optional information, and outputs the instruction information including the product management instruction information.

42. A recording medium as described in claim 40 or 41, wherein the optional information includes information regarding delivery of the alcoholic beverage product on a product-by-product basis, and the instruction information output step generates delivery instruction information based on the optional information as the instruction information, and outputs the delivery instruction information.

43. A recording medium as described in claim 41 or 42, wherein the instruction information output procedure obtains management information for the product unit of the alcoholic beverage product to which the instruction information is output, and outputs the management information by linking it to the corresponding product unit NFT.

44. A recording medium according to any one of claims 41 to 43, wherein the information relating to storage includes information designating a category of storage state, the category including at least one category selected from the group consisting of frozen, quick-frozen, refrigerated, room temperature, and aging.

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