Method, electronic device and recording medium for determining carbon credit

Abstract

The present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving carbon credit methodology data from a first terminal; storing the carbon credit methodology data on the basis of an authentication result for the carbon credit methodology data; and determining a carbon credit on the basis of at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information and the stored carbon credit methodology data.

Description

Method for determining carbon emission rights, electronic device and recording medium

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for determining carbon emission rights, an electronic device, and a recording medium.

[0002] This study is the result of research conducted under the Seoul Economic Promotion Agency's "Fintech Blockchain Technology Commercialization Support Program." [Project Title: Development of a Store-Centric Carbon-Neutral Fintech All-in-One Platform; Project No.: FB230053]

[0003] Carbon emission allowance management platforms have emerged as part of global efforts to balance industrial development with environmental protection. These platforms represent a market-based approach to managing and reducing carbon emissions. Carbon emission allowances can be a concept that encompasses both carbon allowances and carbon credits. Carbon allowances refer to the right to emit greenhouse gases granted to greenhouse gas sources. Examples of carbon allowance utilization include the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Under the EU ETS, each company is granted an annual emission allowance; companies exceeding this allowance purchase surplus allowances, while those with excess allowances can sell them to other companies to generate economic benefits. Carbon credits refer to emission rights granted to participants in greenhouse gas reduction projects as a certificate acknowledging that greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced compared to baseline forecasts. Carbon credits are granted to individuals or companies through greenhouse gas reduction activities and can be traded through carbon emission allowance management platforms. Carbon emission allowance management platforms set carbon emission reduction targets and provide rewards to participants, allowing them to purchase the carbon allowances necessary to achieve those targets or sell surplus allowances on the market by reducing emissions. Currently, carbon emission allowance methodologies are determined under the leadership of government agencies. A carbon emission allowance methodology is a mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, referring to a method of standardizing how specific activities (or projects) contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and granting carbon allowances as rewards to participants. However, as technological advancements have diversified both carbon-emitting and carbon-reducing activities, there is a continuing demand for carbon emission allowance methodologies for newly proposed eco-friendly activities.As government agencies alone face limitations in proposing carbon emission allowance methodologies in response to rapidly changing technological advancements, there is a growing demand for a platform where diverse participants, including not only government agencies but also individuals and companies, can actively register such methodologies.

[0004] The present disclosure has as its technical objective the collection of carbon reduction activities related to daily life or consumption from electronic receipts or transaction information to determine carbon emission rights and distribute them to participants.

[0005] The present disclosure has as its technical objective the receiving and authentication of carbon emission allowance methodology data, and the storage of the authenticated carbon emission allowance methodology data.

[0006] The present disclosure has as its technical objective the determination of carbon emission allowances based on certified carbon emission allowance methodology data and electronic receipts.

[0007] The present disclosure has as its technical objective the distribution of determined carbon emission rights to accounts included in an account list based on distribution ratios included in certified carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0008] The present disclosure has as its technical problem a method for determining carbon emission rights to be provided to a user in response to the user receiving an electronic receipt instead of a paper receipt.

[0009] In one embodiment, the method may include the steps of: storing policy data for determining a carbon emission right (Emission Right) based on at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information, wherein the policy data includes at least one of a first list of products that replace disposable items or a second list of products manufactured using a technology that reduces carbon emissions; identifying products included in at least one of the first list of products or the second list of products based on at least one of the electronic receipt or transaction information; and determining a carbon emission right corresponding to the identified products based on a table of carbon reduction amounts per product included in the policy data.

[0010] In one embodiment, the carbon reduction amount table by product may include a carbon reduction amount resulting from using a product included in a first product list and a carbon reduction amount resulting from purchasing a product included in a second product list.

[0011] In one embodiment, the policy data may further include carbon emission allowance methodology data.

[0012] In one embodiment, carbon emission allowance methodology data may include at least one of a definition of an activity to which a carbon emission allowance is granted, a method for identifying an activity based on at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information, a method for determining a carbon emission allowance according to an activity, a list of accounts to which a carbon emission allowance is granted, or a distribution ratio of carbon emission allowances to accounts included in the list of accounts.

[0013] In one embodiment, the method may further include the steps of: receiving carbon emission allowance methodology data from a first terminal; storing carbon emission allowance methodology data based on an authentication result for the carbon emission allowance methodology data; and determining a carbon emission allowance based on at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information and the stored carbon emission allowance methodology data.

[0014] In one embodiment, the activity can be predetermined as an eco-friendly activity that reduces carbon emissions.

[0015] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of updating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on activities related to product information, based on carbon specification information corresponding to product information.

[0016] In one embodiment, the method further includes the step of generating an account list based on the attributes of an activity, and the attributes of the activity may indicate features related to the product that is the target of the activity.

[0017] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of identifying other activities whose similarity to features related to the goods subject to the activity is above a certain standard; and the step of determining the distribution ratio of carbon emission rights based on carbon emission rights methodology data corresponding to the identified other activities.

[0018] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of determining the distribution ratio of carbon emission rights based on user input.

[0019] In one embodiment, the step of determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information and stored carbon emission rights methodology data may include: obtaining product information included in at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information; identifying carbon emission rights methodology data that matches an activity corresponding to the product information; and determining carbon emission rights based on the carbon emission rights determination method and product information included in the identified carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0020] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of distributing carbon emission rights to accounts included in the account list according to the distribution ratio determined based on the account list and the distribution ratio of carbon emission rights included in the identified carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0021] In one embodiment, the step of obtaining product information may include: a step of recognizing a product name listed in at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information; and a step of preprocessing the product name into a standardized name so that it can be matched to a corresponding activity.

[0022] In one embodiment, carbon emission rights may be issued in correspondence with at least one of a non-fungible token or a token security.

[0023] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of determining a carbon emission allowance based on the size of the paper receipt and the size of the electronic receipt displayed on the screen of the second terminal that received the electronic receipt, in accordance with the decision to receive an electronic receipt instead of a paper receipt.

[0024] In one embodiment, the step of determining a method for determining carbon emission rights may include: determining the vertical length of a paper receipt based on the horizontal length of a paper receipt, the horizontal length of an electronic receipt, and the vertical length of an electronic receipt; and determining a method based on the determined vertical length of the paper receipt and carbon specification information corresponding to the paper receipt.

[0025] In one embodiment, the size of the electronic receipt may be a size corresponding to at least a portion of the area where the electronic receipt is displayed on the screen of the second terminal.

[0026] In one embodiment, the method may further include the step of determining the size of an electronic receipt based on the width and height included in an image file corresponding to the electronic receipt, upon determining that a size corresponding to at least some area cannot be obtained.

[0027] In another embodiment, as an electronic device, the processor; and a memory in which instructions configured to be executed by the processor are stored, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor stores policy data for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information—the policy data includes at least one of a first list of products that replace disposable items or a second list of products manufactured using technology that reduces carbon emissions—and identifies products included in at least one of the first list of products or the second list of products based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information, and can determine carbon emission rights corresponding to the identified products based on a table of carbon reduction amounts per product included in the policy data.

[0028] In another embodiment, as a non-transient computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program to be executed by a processor, the computer program may enable the processor to store policy data for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information—the policy data includes at least one of a first list of products that replace disposable items or a second list of products manufactured using technology that reduces carbon emissions—identify products included in at least one of the first list of products or the second list of products based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information, and determine carbon emission rights corresponding to the identified products based on a table of carbon reduction amounts per product included in the policy data.

[0029] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, carbon reduction activities related to daily life or consumption can be aggregated from electronic receipts or transaction information to determine carbon emission rights and distribute them to participants.

[0030] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, carbon emission rights methodology data can be received and authenticated, and then the authenticated carbon emission rights methodology data can be stored.

[0031] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, carbon emission rights can be determined based on certified carbon emission rights methodology data and electronic receipts.

[0032] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, determined carbon emission rights can be distributed to accounts included in an account list based on the distribution ratio included in the certified carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0033] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for determining carbon emission rights can be determined in response to a user receiving an electronic receipt instead of a paper receipt.

[0034] FIG. 1 is a drawing illustrating a system for determining carbon emission rights according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing carbon emission rights methodology data according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on electronic receipts according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating carbon emission rights methodology data according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on product information included in an electronic receipt according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights when an electronic receipt is issued instead of a paper receipt according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure to determine carbon emission rights based on policy data.

[0042] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on carbon emission rights methodology data using an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0043] The embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrative for the purpose of explaining the technical concept of the present disclosure. The scope of rights according to the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments presented below or the specific description thereof.

[0044] All technical and scientific terms used in this disclosure, unless otherwise defined, have the meaning generally understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains. All terms used in this disclosure are selected for the purpose of further clarifying this disclosure and are not selected to limit the scope of the rights under this disclosure.

[0045] Expressions such as “comprising,” “comprising,” “having,” etc. used in this disclosure should be understood as open-ended terms implying the possibility of including other embodiments, unless otherwise stated in the phrase or sentence containing such expressions.

[0046] Unless otherwise stated, singular expressions described in this disclosure may include a plural meaning, and this applies likewise to singular expressions described in the claims.

[0047] Expressions such as "first," "second," etc. used in this disclosure are used to distinguish multiple components from one another and do not limit the order or importance of said components.

[0048] As used in this disclosure, the term “part” refers to software or hardware components such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). However, “part” is not limited to hardware and software. “Part” may be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium or configured to run on one or more processors. Accordingly, by example, “part” includes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, as well as processors, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Components and functions provided within “part” may be combined into a smaller number of components and “parts” or further separated into additional components and “parts.”

[0049] The expression “based on” as used in this disclosure is used to describe one or more factors affecting an act or action of a decision or judgment described in the phrase or sentence containing such expression, and this expression does not exclude additional factors affecting an act or action of a decision or judgment.

[0050] In the present disclosure, where it is stated that a component is "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, or connected or connected through a new component.

[0051] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. In the attached drawings, identical or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals. Furthermore, in the description of the embodiments below, the description of identical or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if a description of a component is omitted, it is not intended that such component is not included in any embodiment.

[0052] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system for determining carbon emission rights according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. A server (110), a first terminal (120), a second terminal (140), and a certification authority server (130) are connected via a network and can communicate with each other. The first terminal (120) and the second terminal (140) are user terminals, and for convenience of explanation in the present disclosure, the first terminal (120) may indicate a terminal that transmits carbon emission rights methodology data to the server (110), and the second terminal (120) may indicate a terminal that receives carbon emission rights.

[0053] A user terminal (hereinafter referred to as "terminal") may be implemented as a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various information to and from a server (110) via a network. For example, the terminal may be one of a computer, a laptop, a portable communication terminal (such as a smartphone), a portable multimedia device, a wearable device, or an HMD. However, the type of terminal is not limited thereto, and the terminal may be any device capable of receiving information from a user or outputting information to a user, and communicating with a server (110) or other devices via a network. The terminal may provide information received from the server (110) to the user and may receive input from the user and transmit it to the server (110). Input obtained from the user may include various forms of input, such as clicking with a mouse, touching with a touchpad or touchscreen, voice recognition, and other electronic inputs.

[0054] The network can serve to connect the server (110) with a terminal or other external device. For example, the network can provide a connection path so that the terminal can be connected to the server (110) and transmit and receive packet data with the server (110). The network can be implemented as any kind of wired or wireless network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Mobile Radio Communication Network, or Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet).

[0055] The server (110) may be a carbon emission rights management platform. The carbon emission rights management platform allows users to receive and trade carbon emission rights on the platform. However, since the amount of carbon reduction per individual or per product is small and it is difficult to obtain accurate data on the amount of carbon reduction, there may be difficulties in providing carbon emission rights to individuals or distributing carbon emission rights to participants.

[0056] The present disclosure can aggregate carbon reduction activities that occur during an individual's daily life or consumption process and distribute carbon credits to participants who have participated in the carbon reduction activities. The present disclosure can automatically calculate carbon credits, for example, quantitatively, by identifying activities that contributed to carbon reduction (e.g., using reusable containers instead of purchasing disposable items, purchasing eco-friendly items) from at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information. Therefore, even if a participant does not personally certify carbon reduction activities, the server (110) can quantitatively determine carbon credits using at least one of the electronic receipts or transaction information of an individual or company. An electronic receipt is a proof document issued in a digital format to replace traditional paper receipts. Transaction information refers to all forms of data generated during a transaction process, and this encompasses all information related to the exchange of goods or services.

[0057] In one embodiment, the server (110) may store policy data for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information. The policy data may include various information for determining carbon emission rights. The policy data may include at least one of a first list of products that replace disposable items or a second list of products manufactured using technology that reduces carbon emissions.

[0058] In one embodiment, transaction information may be stored, for example, in a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal. And, the server (110) may receive transaction information from a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal.

[0059] In one embodiment, the electronic receipt may be stored, for example, in an electronic receipt issuing server, a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal. And, the server (110) may receive the electronic receipt from the electronic receipt issuing server, a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal.

[0060] By receiving transaction information and / or electronic receipts, individuals (consumers) who have not received electronic receipts can also receive carbon emission rights. For example, if an individual engages in eco-friendly activities by purchasing eco-friendly products at a store, since the electronic receipt is both the store's data and the customer's data, even if the electronic receipt is not issued to the customer, the server (110) can receive transaction information and / or electronic receipts, identify products included in the first product list or the second product list, and issue carbon emission rights to the participants.

[0061] For example, the server (110) can identify a product based on product information in an electronic receipt. For another example, the server (110) can identify a product based on product information included in transaction information. The server (110) can identify a product based on a product name included in product information. For example, the server (110) can identify at least one of soju, wet wipes, detergent, Hanwoo, or apple included in the second product list by recognizing the product name of at least one of the low-carbon certified products included in at least one of the electronic receipt or transaction information.

[0062] The first list of products may include substitutes for disposable items. For example, the first list of products may include stainless steel straws and bamboo straws as substitutes for disposable plastic straws, eco-friendly packaging as substitutes for disposable plastic bags, and silicone bowls as substitutes for disposable bowls.

[0063] The second product list may include products manufactured using technologies that reduce carbon emissions. The second product list may include products certified by national agencies or certification bodies. For example, the second product list may include low-carbon certified products, low-carbon certified agricultural and livestock products, eco-friendly certified agricultural and livestock products, and products bearing an eco-friendly label. For example, Phellinus linteus mushrooms grown on organic brown rice may be included in the second product list as eco-friendly certified agricultural products. When a user purchases Phellinus linteus mushrooms grown on organic brown rice, they may receive carbon credits corresponding to the mushrooms.

[0064] For example, in a situation where an electronic receipt is not issued, the server (110) can determine carbon credits based on information obtained from transaction information. For example, the transaction information may include a history of purchasing biodegradable plastic plates. The server (110) can determine carbon credits to be paid to the buyer based on the amount of carbon reduction resulting from purchasing biodegradable plastic plates. Therefore, even if the buyer does not receive an electronic receipt, they can receive carbon credits for purchasing biodegradable plastic plates.

[0065] Policy data may include carbon reduction amounts and / or carbon emission rights corresponding to each product included in the first product list or the second product list. For example, the policy data may include carbon reduction amounts and / or carbon emission rights when a reusable cup included in the first product list replaces a disposable cup and a reusable cup is used instead of a disposable cup. As another example, the policy data may include carbon reduction amounts and / or carbon emission rights corresponding to Hanwoo included in the second product list. Therefore, if a user purchases Hanwoo, they may receive carbon emission rights corresponding to the Hanwoo.

[0066] The policy data may further include a table of carbon reduction amounts by product. The table of carbon reduction amounts by product may store a matching relationship between a product included in at least one of the first product list or the second product list and a carbon reduction amount. As another example, the table may store a matching relationship between a product and a carbon emission right. The server (110) may determine the carbon reduction amount of an identified product based on the table of carbon reduction amounts by product, and may determine a carbon emission right based on the determined carbon reduction amount. At this time, the amount of carbon emission right to be granted for the carbon reduction amount may be predetermined. For example, the server (110) may determine the carbon emission right using a mathematical formula that defines the correlation between the carbon reduction amount and the carbon emission right.

[0067] In one embodiment, the server (110) may distribute carbon credits to accounts included in the account list according to a determined distribution ratio. Policy data may further include the account list and / or the distribution ratio. If there are two or more participants in an activity, the distribution ratio may be the ratio of the carbon credits to be distributed to the participants. The account list may be a list of participants in an activity. For example, the account list may include at least one of a product manufacturer included in the eco-friendly activity, a distributor of the product, a user of the product, or a buyer of the product. For example, when purchasing Hanwoo, which is a low-carbon certified agricultural product, carbon credits may be distributed to the producer, distributor, and buyer of the Hanwoo. The server (110) may distribute carbon credits to participants in the distribution process of Hanwoo based on the distribution ratio.

[0068] In another embodiment, the policy data may further include carbon emission allowance methodology data. The server (110) may determine carbon emission allowances based on the carbon emission allowance methodology data. A method for determining carbon emission allowances based on carbon emission allowance methodology data is described below.

[0069] Carbon emission trading methodology refers to a mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that standardizes how specific activities (or projects) contribute to reducing emissions and grants carbon credits as rewards to participants. For example, carbon emission trading methodology may include methods for quantitatively calculating carbon reduction amounts when implementing carbon reduction and carbon capture projects. The purpose of carbon emission trading methodology is to ensure the verifiability and reliability of greenhouse gas reduction activities, thereby enabling the carbon credits generated through these activities to be traded in the market. Carbon emission trading methodology may include voluntary carbon emission trading methodologies and / or regulatory carbon emission trading methodologies. Voluntary carbon emission trading methodology is a system that defines procedures and standards for evaluating the effectiveness of projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and converting them into carbon credits. This methodology involves the process of measuring, reporting, and certifying carbon reductions achieved by directly or indirectly reducing greenhouse gas emissions through specific activities or technical measures; these are then converted into carbon credits tradable in the carbon emission trading market, making them available for use by companies or individuals. Regulatory carbon emission trading methodology is a systematic approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, referring to a system that enables companies to trade carbon emission allowances within limits set by governments or regulatory bodies. Each company is assigned a defined carbon emission limit, and if this limit is exceeded, the excess must be offset through effective reductions or the purchase of emission allowances. Companies can secure surplus allowances by reducing their carbon emissions and can also sell them to other companies. This emission trading contributes to reducing greenhouse gases in the most cost-effective manner by utilizing market mechanisms.

[0070] The carbon emission allowance methodology aims to reflect various technical parameters by considering the characteristics of each industrial sector and technology. The methodology may include definitions for specific activities, such as improving energy efficiency, expanding the use of renewable energy, improving waste management, and using reusable items instead of single-use items. The carbon emission allowance methodology must be certified by an international or domestic certification body. If a participant performs the activities defined in the certified methodology, the participant may be awarded carbon emission allowances. The certified methodology may also include a list of accounts (or participants) eligible to receive carbon emission allowances. The list of accounts may include, for example, participants who have engaged in the defined activities. For instance, if a consumer purchases biodegradable plastic, the list of accounts may include the account of the manufacturer of the biodegradable plastic, the account of the distributor of the biodegradable plastic, and the account of the consumer who purchased the biodegradable plastic.

[0071] Certification of carbon emission allowance methodologies is performed by a certification body with expertise. Such certification bodies are responsible for evaluating whether carbon emission reduction projects meet established criteria and methodologies, and this is done in accordance with internationally recognized standards. The certification body reviews the validity, legality, and measurability of the carbon emission allowance methodology and prepares a report accordingly to certify the actual carbon emission reduction performance of the methodology. Certification bodies may be, for example, Verra, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve (CAR), the American Carbon Registry (ACR) of Winrock International (WI), the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Sustainable Development Digital Transformation (SDX) Foundation. The certification body server (130) may be the server of the certification body that certifies the carbon emission allowance methodology.

[0072] The first terminal (120) may be a user's device that generates carbon emission rights methodology data. The first terminal (120) may be a terminal of a carbon emission rights participating company or individual. For example, the carbon emission rights participating company or individual may be a company or individual that produces carbon-reduction certified goods (e.g., biodegradable plastic plates). As another example, the carbon emission rights participating company or individual may be a company or individual that distributes carbon-reduction goods. As another example, the individual may be a consumer of carbon-reduction certified goods.

[0073] Users developing carbon emission allowance methodologies must include specific plans in their methodology data, such as emission sources tailored to the product's characteristics, the establishment of carbon emission baselines, monitoring, and methods for calculating carbon reductions. This methodology data is submitted to a certification body to evaluate whether the methodology is actually effective for climate change mitigation. During the certification process, the certification body reviews the overall validity of the methodology, including its environmental and social impacts. Once the methodology data is certified, users will be able to trade carbon allowances issued based on that methodology in the market through a carbon emission allowance management platform.

[0074] In one embodiment, the server (110) may receive carbon emission rights methodology data from the terminal (120). The carbon emission rights methodology data may be data generated by the terminal (120) or data stored in the terminal (120). The carbon emission rights methodology data may include a method for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information. An electronic receipt is a proof document issued in a digital format to replace traditional paper receipts. It is used to prove that a buyer has purchased goods and can contribute to environmental protection by reducing paper usage as it is transmitted electronically. An electronic receipt may include transaction information. An electronic receipt may be displayed through an application installed on the buyer's terminal. The application may be capable of integrating and viewing electronic receipts from all purchase locations of a specific user. Transaction information refers to all forms of data generated during the transaction process, encompassing all information related to the exchange of goods or services. Transaction information includes basic transaction details such as price, items, and quantity, and may also include contract terms between the parties, payment information, shipping details, and other related documents. Even if an electronic receipt is not issued, transaction information can be generated and stored when a transaction occurs. Through this, the server (110) can use the transaction information to identify activities and determine carbon emission rights even when an electronic receipt is not issued.

[0075] In one embodiment, transaction information may be stored, for example, in a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal. And, the server (110) may receive transaction information from a device installed in an offline store (e.g., a POS device), a distributor's server, an online e-commerce platform's server, or a personal terminal.

[0076] The server (110) may receive electronic receipts from a server (not shown) or terminal (120) that manages electronic receipts. For example, the server (110) may receive electronic receipts corresponding to a personal account. Through this, the server (110) may receive electronic receipts corresponding to the transaction history of an individual. As another example, the server (110) may receive at least one of transaction information or electronic receipts stored in a device (e.g., POS device) installed in an offline store. As another example, the server (110) may receive at least one of transaction information or electronic receipts stored in a distributor's server. Through this, the server (110) may receive all transaction information and / or electronic receipts that have been traded centered around the store or distributor. By the server (110) receiving transaction information and / or electronic receipts, individuals (consumers) who have not been issued electronic receipts may also receive carbon emission rights.

[0077] In one embodiment, the server (110) receives an electronic receipt corresponding to a transaction at a store, and at the same time receives whether an individual has received an electronic receipt. Accordingly, the server (110) may, separately from issuing carbon credits for activities identified from the electronic receipt, issue carbon credits to the individual if the electronic receipt was issued instead of a paper receipt, based on whether the electronic receipt was issued.

[0078] The server (110) can recognize an activity included in the carbon emission allowance methodology data from at least one of the received transaction information or electronic receipt. Then, the server (110) can determine a carbon emission allowance for an activity obtained from an electronic receipt based on a policy included in the carbon emission allowance methodology data. The policy may include information necessary to determine a carbon emission allowance for a specific activity.

[0079] In one embodiment, the server (110) may transmit carbon emission allowance methodology data to the certification body server (130). The certification body server (130) may receive the carbon emission allowance methodology data, perform a certification procedure, and transmit the certification result to the server (110). For example, the certification procedure may include, but is not limited to, a procedure to determine whether the carbon emission allowance methodology data meets the criteria according to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) methodology approval procedure, whether the document was prepared according to VCS program rules, whether the carbon emission allowance methodology data meets the required standards, whether it is politically or ethically controversial, whether it affects the integrity of the VCS program, or a procedure to gather public opinion regarding the carbon emission allowance methodology data. The VCS methodology approval procedure is to quantitatively calculate the greenhouse gas reduction amount of the carbon emission allowance methodology.

[0080] In another embodiment, prior to the certification procedure, verification of the accuracy of the carbon reduction amount in the carbon emission allowance methodology data may be obtained from a verification body. The server (110) or terminal (120) may generate carbon emission allowance methodology data and transmit a request for verification regarding whether the carbon reduction amount according to this methodology is accurate to the verification body server. Alternatively, the user may directly receive verification of the carbon emission allowance methodology data from the verification body. Based on the verification results, the server (110) or terminal (120) may transmit the verified carbon emission allowance methodology data to the certification body server (130). The verification procedure may be omitted.

[0081] In one embodiment, the server (110) may store carbon emission methodology data based on the certification result for carbon emission methodology data received from the certification authority server (130). The server (110) may decide to store certified carbon emission methodology data in a portion of memory and not to store uncertified carbon emission methodologies in that memory area. That memory area may be intended for storing certified carbon emission methodology data. When the server (110) receives an electronic receipt from the terminal (120) and proceeds with the procedure for determining carbon emission rights, it may identify carbon emission methodology data corresponding to the electronic receipt in that memory area. For example, if a buyer uses a reusable cup instead of a disposable cup when purchasing coffee based on the electronic receipt, the server (110) may identify carbon emission methodology data for determining carbon emission rights resulting from the use of a reusable cup among the certified carbon emission methodology data. As another example, the server (110) may store the certified carbon emission methodology data in a separate database.

[0082] In one embodiment, the server (110) may determine carbon emission rights based on at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information and stored carbon emission rights methodology data. The server (110) may receive a request for carbon emission rights payment from a terminal of a user who performed an activity (e.g., a second terminal (140)). The second terminal (140) of the user who performed the activity may be the same as or different from the terminal that generated the carbon emission rights methodology data (e.g., a first terminal (120)). In response to the carbon emission rights payment request, the server (110) may obtain information from the electronic receipt and identify carbon emission rights methodology data corresponding to the electronic receipt. In another example, the server (110) may obtain information from the transaction information and identify carbon emission rights methodology data corresponding to the transaction information in response to the carbon emission rights payment request. The server (110) may determine carbon emission rights based on the information obtained from the electronic receipt and the identified carbon emission rights methodology data. For example, if the activity is "using a shared bicycle," the electronic receipt may include a record of using the shared bicycle. The server (110) can recognize the usage history and identify carbon emission methodology data corresponding to the use of a shared bicycle among the authenticated carbon emission methodology data. The carbon emission methodology data may include a method for determining carbon emission rights that are granted to the user when using a shared bicycle. By the carbon emission right determination method, the server (110) can determine the carbon emission rights granted to the user.

[0083] In another example, in a situation where an electronic receipt is not issued, the server (110) can determine carbon credits based on information obtained from transaction information and identified carbon credit methodology data. For example, if the activity is "using a shared bicycle," the transaction information may include a history of using the shared bicycle. The server (110) can recognize such usage history and identify carbon credit methodology data among the certified carbon credit methodology data that corresponds to the use of the shared bicycle. The carbon credit methodology data may include a method for determining carbon credits that are paid to the buyer when using the shared bicycle. By the carbon credit determination method, the server (110) can determine the carbon credits paid to the buyer. Therefore, even if the buyer does not receive an electronic receipt, they can receive carbon credits by using the shared bicycle.

[0084] In another embodiment, even if there is no request for carbon emission rights payment, if the server (110) receives at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information, it may determine carbon emission rights based on at least one of the electronic receipt or transaction information. In this case, the user may automatically receive carbon emission rights without making a separate request.

[0085] In one embodiment, the server (110) may issue the determined carbon emission rights to the user of the second terminal (140) corresponding to the electronic receipt. The method of issuing the determined carbon emission rights may be to issue the carbon emission rights to the wallet or account of the user account of the second terminal (140).

[0086] For example, carbon emission rights may be paid in the form of at least one of currency or digital currency (e.g., virtual currency, cryptocurrency, etc.). Unlike traditional physical currency, digital currency is currency that exists in an electronic form, and various types exist. Examples include private electronic currency operated in digital form, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) issued by a central bank, and cryptocurrency. Electronic currency is currency designed for the convenience of online transactions. For example, electronic currency may take various forms such as points, online cash, and game money. Electronic currency may be guaranteed by an issuing institution and may be circulated within a specific platform. The server (110) may pay electronic currency (e.g., points) corresponding to the determined carbon emission rights to the user of the second terminal (140). The user may use the received electronic currency (e.g., points) as a means of acquiring goods on a specific platform. For example, the user may receive points usable on an e-commerce platform in correspondence with carbon emission rights. The user may use the points to purchase goods on the e-commerce platform. Users may use points to purchase goods at offline stores (e.g., convenience stores, supermarkets, shops, etc.) and to pay for transportation. Users may also convert points into other points, currency (or cash, gift certificates, etc.), cryptocurrency, etc. The aforementioned uses of points are merely examples and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0087] Cryptocurrency is a digital currency based on blockchain technology, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, and does not have a centralized issuer. For example, carbon emission rights can be issued corresponding to at least one of non-fungible tokens or token securities.

[0088] Users can trade carbon emission rights with other users. Through this, general consumers can also purchase eco-friendly products to receive carbon emission rights as rewards, which they can then trade with others. By increasing the number of users participating in eco-friendly activities, the demand for eco-friendly products can be boosted. Furthermore, the carbon emission rights management platform can promote user participation not only in purchasing eco-friendly products but also in various other forms of eco-friendly activities, such as cycling and electric vehicle charging.

[0089] In another embodiment, the server (110) may receive a request for carbon emission rights payment. The server (110) may determine and issue carbon emission rights to the user based on electronic receipts or transaction information, as well as directly receive a request for carbon emission rights payment from the user and issue the carbon emission rights to the user. A user participating in the carbon emission rights management platform may authenticate another user's product purchase or activity and, based on the authentication result, send a request for carbon emission rights payment to the server (110) via a terminal. For example, if a user purchases biodegradable plastic at a store, the store may send a request for carbon emission rights payment for the biodegradable plastic to the server (110). The server (110) may receive the request for carbon emission rights payment and issue carbon emission rights to the user who purchased the biodegradable plastic.

[0090] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0091] In one embodiment, the electronic device may be a server or a terminal. In one embodiment, the electronic device may include a communication circuit (210), one or more processors (220) and / or one or more memories (230) as components. In one embodiment, at least one of the components of the electronic device may be omitted, or another component may be added to the electronic device. In one embodiment, additionally or alternatively, some components may be implemented as an integrated unit or as a singular or plural entity. In this disclosure, one or more processors (220) may be referred to as processors (220). Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the expression processors (220) may mean a set of one or more processors. In this disclosure, one or more memories (230) may be referred to as memories (230). Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the expression memories (230) may mean a set of one or more memories. In one embodiment, at least some of the components inside and outside the electronic device may be connected to each other through a bus, GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output), SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), or MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface), etc., to exchange information (data, signals, etc.).

[0092] A communication circuit (210) can communicate with a user's terminal and an external device. The communication circuit (210) can perform wireless or wired communication between an electronic device and a terminal. For example, the communication circuit (210) can perform wireless communication according to methods such as eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband), URLLC (Ultra Reliable Low-Latency Communications), MMTC (Massive Machine Type Communications), LTE (Long-Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE Advance), NR (New Radio), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication), GPS (Global Positioning System), or GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). For example, the communication circuit (210) can perform wired communication according to methods such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), RS-232 (Recommended Standard-232), or POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). In one embodiment, the electronic device may be implemented by being integrated with another device. In this case, the communication circuit (210) may function as a connection circuit or interface connecting the electronic device and the other device.

[0093] The processor (220) can control at least one component of an electronic device connected to the processor (220) by running software (e.g., instructions, programs, etc.). Additionally, the processor (220) can perform various operations related to the present disclosure, such as computation, processing, data generation, and processing. Furthermore, the processor (220) can load data, etc. from memory (230) or store it in memory (230). Moreover, the processor (220) can transmit and receive various information to and from a user's terminal and an external device through a communication circuit (210). In one embodiment, the processor (220) can control the communication circuit (210) to transmit various information, such as information about various pages, to the user's terminal.

[0094] The memory (230) can store various information (data). The information stored in the memory (230) is information acquired, processed, or used by at least one component of the electronic device, and may include software (e.g., instructions, programs, etc.). The memory (230) may include volatile and / or non-volatile memory. In the present disclosure, instructions or programs are software stored in the memory (230) and may include an operating system for controlling the resources of the electronic device, an application, and / or middleware that provides various functions to the application so that the application can utilize the resources of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the memory (230) may store instructions that cause the processor (220) to perform calculations when executed by the processor (220). The memory (230) may store at least a portion of information received from a terminal through the communication circuit (210) and / or information transmitted to the terminal through the communication circuit (210). The processor (220) can store at least a portion of the information received from the terminal through the communication circuit (210) and / or the information transmitted to the terminal through the communication circuit (210) in the memory (230).

[0095] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for storing carbon emission rights methodology data according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0096] In one embodiment, the first terminal (120) can generate carbon emission rights methodology data (S311). The server (110) can receive carbon emission rights methodology data (S331). The server (110) can receive an authentication request for carbon emission rights methodology data and carbon emission rights methodology data from the first terminal (120). Upon receiving the authentication request for carbon emission rights methodology data, the server (110) can transmit the authentication request to the certification authority server (130). While transmitting the authentication request to the certification authority server (130), the server (110) can transmit the carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0097] In one embodiment, the certification authority server (130) may perform a certification procedure on carbon emission allowance methodology data. The certification authority server (130) may transmit the certification result to the server (S351). The certification result may be a certification success or a certification failure. If the certification is successful, the server (110) may determine carbon emission allowances based on the carbon emission allowance methodology data and grant carbon emission allowances to a specific user (or account). If the certification fails, the server (110) cannot use the carbon emission allowance methodology data in the carbon emission allowance determination process. This is because it cannot gain the trust of the participants since it is not certified.

[0098] In one embodiment, the server (110) may receive an authentication result from the certification authority server (130) (S333). If the authentication result is an authentication failure (S334), the server (110) may send an authentication failure message to the first terminal (120). The first terminal (120) may receive the authentication failure message (S312). The first terminal (120) may update the carbon emission rights methodology data that failed the authentication and send an authentication request to the server (110) again. If the authentication result is an authentication success (S335), the server (110) may send an authentication success message to the first terminal (120). The first terminal (120) may receive the authentication success message (S313). The server (110) may store the carbon emission rights methodology data based on the fact that the authentication result is an authentication success (S336).

[0099] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on electronic receipts according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0100] In one embodiment, the second terminal (140) can receive an electronic receipt corresponding to an activity for which a carbon emission right is granted (S411). The activity can be predetermined as an eco-friendly activity that reduces carbon emissions.

[0101] There are various practical measures for eco-friendly activities aimed at reducing carbon emissions. For example, one method involves reducing carbon emissions through energy efficiency. This can be achieved by installing energy-efficient LED lighting in buildings or replacing appliances with high-efficiency ones. Improving energy efficiency reduces electricity consumption, thereby decreasing the use of fossil fuels and consequently reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Another example is that activities may include the use of renewable energy. By utilizing new and renewable energy sources, such as installing solar panels or wind turbines, one can replace traditional fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions. Renewable energy sources are more environmentally sustainable because they do not emit carbon during combustion. Yet another example is that activities may involve changes in transportation methods. Users can reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector by using low-carbon modes of transport, such as electric or hybrid vehicles. Additionally, users can reduce transportation-related carbon emissions by using public transportation or by cycling and walking. Yet another example is that activities may include resource recycling and waste management. Material recycling can contribute to reducing carbon emissions, and effective recycling of materials such as metal, plastic, glass, and paper may be particularly necessary. Activities may include using reusable items instead of single-use ones. Eco-friendly activities can include reducing food waste or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane from landfills, by utilizing eco-friendly waste disposal methods like composting. As another example, eco-friendly activities can also include sustainable agriculture and forestry. Various forest restoration projects and sustainable land management practices can contribute to absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and strengthen natural ecosystems as carbon capture and storage devices.

[0102] In one embodiment, the server (110) may receive an electronic receipt from the second terminal (140) (S431). The server (110) may obtain product information included in the electronic receipt (S432). The electronic receipt may include transaction information. The transaction information may further include product information. The product information may include general information related to the product. For example, the product information may include the product name, product code, identification number, manufacturer, distributor, etc. The transaction information may include the tax amount if tax is applied. The transaction information may also include information regarding the discount rate or discount amount if applied. The transaction information may include information related to the purchase of the product. The transaction information may include the date and time the transaction took place, and information or contact details of the store where the transaction took place.

[0103] In one embodiment, the server (110) can recognize a product name included in the product information. The server (110) can store a table that matches a product name with a carbon reduction amount or a carbon emission amount. For example, the table can match a carbon reduction amount of 20g to a product name called "biodegradable plastic container". In another example, the table can match a carbon reduction amount of 40g to a product name called "refillable laundry detergent".

[0104] In one embodiment, the server (110) can preprocess the product name into a standardized name so that it can be matched to a corresponding activity. The reason for preprocessing the product name into a standardized name is that even for the same product, the way the product name is displayed on an electronic receipt may vary. Therefore, assuming that the product name included in the table is a standardized name, the server (110) can change the product name into a standardized name.

[0105] In one embodiment, the server (110) can identify carbon emission rights methodology data included in the activity corresponding to the product information (S433).

[0106] In one embodiment, after changing the product name obtained from the electronic receipt into a standardized name, the server (110) can match the standardized name included in the table to a specific activity. For example, the "for refill" OO product may correspond to the activity of using a refill station. The reason for identifying the activity may be to identify carbon emission methodology data among a plurality of carbon emission methodology data stored in the server (110). In another embodiment, the server (110) may identify carbon emission methodology data that matches the product name.

[0107] In one embodiment, the server (110) may determine carbon emission rights based on the carbon emission rights determination method and product information included in the identified carbon emission rights methodology data (S434). The server (110) may determine carbon emission rights based on the carbon emission rights determination method and product information included in the carbon emission rights methodology data. The method for determining carbon emission rights may be to determine the carbon reduction amount and / or carbon emission amount based on the activity and / or product information, and then determine carbon emission rights including carbon allocations or carbon credits based on the carbon reduction amount and / or carbon emission amount. For example, the method for determining carbon emission rights may be to determine the carbon reduction amount and / or carbon emission amount according to the product name, and then determine carbon emission rights based on the carbon reduction amount and / or carbon emission amount. For example, the carbon reduction amount for the product name "biodegradable plastic container" may be 40g, and the carbon credit corresponding to the carbon reduction amount of 40g may be 40 won. As another example, if the activity is cycling and the carbon reduction corresponding to a cycling distance of 10 km is 60 g, the carbon credit can be 60 won.

[0108] In one embodiment, the server (110) may update the method for determining carbon emission rights based on activities related to product information, based on carbon standard information corresponding to product information. Carbon standard information may refer to information in which a country or institution standardizes carbon emissions or carbon reduction amounts for a specific activity. For example, carbon standard information may include a table matching product names with carbon reduction amounts or carbon emissions. In one embodiment, the server (110) may update carbon standard information periodically or irregularly according to user settings. In another embodiment, if the system for determining carbon reduction amounts is applied to another country, the server may update the existing carbon standard information with the carbon standard information of that country. In another embodiment, the server (110) may update carbon standard information according to changes in domestic systems.

[0109] In one embodiment, the server (110) may determine a carbon emission allowance determination method based on product information. For example, the server (110) may determine a carbon emission allowance determination method differently depending on the composition or manufacturing process of the product. For example, the more eco-friendly components a product contains, the greater the carbon reduction amount of the product may be. As another example, if a specific product is manufactured using a manufacturing process that reduces carbon emissions, the server (110) may determine a carbon emission allowance determination method to increase the carbon reduction amount of the product.

[0110] In one embodiment, the server (110) may distribute the determined carbon emission rights to accounts included in the account list according to the distribution ratio (S435). If there are two or more participants in the activity, the distribution ratio may be the ratio of the carbon emission rights to be distributed to the respective participants. The account list may be a list of participants in the activity. The distribution ratio and the account list included in the carbon emission right methodology data may be determined by the first terminal (120). For example, the account list may include at least one of a product manufacturer included in the eco-friendly activity, a distributor of the product, a user of the product, or a buyer of the product. For example, the distribution ratio may be the ratio of carbon emission rights distributed to the manufacturer, the distributor, and the buyer, respectively. For example, the distribution ratio may be 1:1:1.

[0111] In another embodiment, the server (110) may generate an account list based on the attributes of an activity. The attributes of an activity may indicate characteristics related to the product that is the subject of the activity. The first terminal (120) may not determine the account list during the process of generating carbon emission rights methodology data. In this case, the server (110) may generate the account list before transmitting the carbon emission rights methodology data to the certification authority server (130). For example, the server (110) may determine the account list based on characteristics related to the product included in the product information. For example, carbon emission rights methodology data A may be about biodegradable plastic plates. Carbon emission rights methodology data A may include a policy in which manufacturers, distributors, and consumers receive carbon emission rights when using biodegradable plastic plates. Carbon emission rights methodology data B may be about biodegradable plastic bags. Biodegradable plastic plates and biodegradable plastic bags may have the same product-related characteristics in that they are composed of biodegradable plastic. Since biodegradable plastic bags have the "product attribute of biodegrading in nature" just like biodegradable plastic plates, the server (110) can determine the list of accounts receiving carbon credits in carbon credit methodology data B related to biodegradable plastic bags as producers, distributors, and consumers.

[0112] In another embodiment, there may be cases where the accounts included in the account list are not identified. For example, the account list may include manufacturers, distributors, and consumers. However, Manufacturer A, Distributor A, and Consumer A associated with biodegradable plastic plates may not be registered with the carbon emission rights management platform. In this case, even if the recipients are specified in the account list, if the participants are not registered with the carbon emission rights management platform, carbon emission rights may not be paid to the accounts included in the account list. In one embodiment, the server (110) may pay carbon emission rights scheduled to be paid to one or more accounts among the accounts included in the account list that are not registered with the carbon emission rights management platform to the account, account wallet, or account of the server (110) (e.g., carbon emission rights management platform). In another example, the server (110) may pay carbon emission rights scheduled to be paid to one or more accounts that are not registered with the carbon emission rights management platform to the account (or account wallet, account, etc.) of the server managing unpaid carbon emission rights.

[0113] In another embodiment, an account list may not exist. For example, if there are no participants who have applied for carbon emission rights distribution, an account list may not be created. In this case, it may be unclear to whom the carbon emission rights will be distributed. For example, there may be a case where consumer A purchases a biodegradable plastic plate, but the recipient of the carbon emission rights resulting from the purchase of the biodegradable plastic plate is undetermined because there is no account list to determine who will receive the carbon emission rights. Accordingly, the server (110) may distribute the determined carbon emission rights to an account, account wallet, or account of the server (110) (e.g., a carbon emission rights management platform), or to an account, account wallet, or account of the server managing the unpaid carbon emission rights.

[0114] In another embodiment, the server (110) may identify other activities where the similarity of features related to the product being the subject of the activity is above a certain standard. For example, the similarity may be high if the product categories are the same or if the components of the product are similar. The server (110) may determine the distribution ratio of carbon credits based on carbon credit methodology data corresponding to the identified other activities. For example, carbon credit methodology data A may be related to biodegradable plastic plates. Carbon credit methodology data A may include a distribution ratio in which the producer, distributor, and consumer receive carbon credits in a 1:1:2 ratio when using biodegradable plastic plates. Carbon credit methodology data B may be related to biodegradable plastic bags. The server (110) may determine a distribution ratio in which carbon credits are distributed to the producer, distributor, and consumer in a 1:1:2 ratio from carbon credit methodology data B related to biodegradable plastic bags.

[0115] In another embodiment, the server (110) may determine the distribution ratio of carbon emission rights based on user input. For example, participants in an activity may vote on the distribution ratio. If the participants are a producer, a distributor, and a consumer, the server (110) may receive the desired distribution ratio from the producer's terminal, the distributor's terminal, and the consumer's terminal. For example, if the producer votes for a producer:distributor:consumer distribution ratio of 3:2:1, the distributor votes for 1:2:3, and the consumer votes for 1:2:3, the distribution ratio may be determined as 1:2:3. Through this, participants may voluntarily participate to determine the distribution ratio included in the carbon emission rights methodology data.

[0116] In one embodiment, the server (110) may distribute carbon credits determined based on the distribution ratio of carbon credits included in the account list and the account list included in the identified carbon credit methodology data to the accounts included in the account list according to the distribution ratio. For example, if the product name included in the electronic receipt is biodegradable plastic plate, the account list consists of a manufacturer, a distributor, and a consumer of biodegradable plastic plate, and the distribution ratio is 1:1:1, the server (110) may distribute the carbon credits determined in a ratio of 1:1:1 to the manufacturer, the distributor, and the consumer, respectively.

[0117] As another example, if the product name included in the electronic receipt is a biodegradable plastic bag, the account list is a manufacturer and a consumer of the biodegradable plastic bag, and the distribution ratio is 1:2, the server (110) can distribute the carbon emission rights determined at a ratio of 1:2 to the manufacturer and the consumer, respectively. For example, the consumer's terminal may be the second terminal (140), and the manufacturer's terminal may be the third terminal (410). The carbon emission rights distributed to the consumer may be the first carbon emission rights, and the carbon emission rights distributed to the manufacturer may be the second carbon emission rights. If the determined carbon emission rights are 6, according to the distribution ratio, the first carbon emission rights may be 4 and the second carbon emission rights may be 2. The second terminal (140) can receive the first carbon emission rights determined according to the distribution ratio (S412). Additionally, the third terminal (410) can receive the second carbon emission rights determined according to the distribution ratio (S451). Receiving carbon emission rights means that the carbon emission rights are received into the wallet or account of the relevant account.

[0118] The method for determining the distribution ratio and account list of the above-described embodiment is not limited to the distribution ratio and account list included in the carbon emission allowance methodology data, and can also be applied to the distribution ratio and account list used when distributing carbon emission allowances determined according to the first product list and the second product list.

[0119] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating carbon emission rights methodology data according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0120] In one embodiment, carbon emission allowance methodology data (500) may include at least one of a definition of an activity to which a carbon emission allowance is granted (510), a method for identifying an activity based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information (520), a method for determining a carbon emission allowance according to an activity (530), a list of accounts to which a carbon emission allowance is granted (540), or a distribution ratio of carbon emission allowances to accounts included in the list of accounts (550).

[0121] The definition of an activity (510) may include a definition of an activity for which carbon credits are granted. For example, the definition of an activity may include a technology for reducing carbon in the production process of electric vehicles.

[0122] The method for identifying an activity (520) may include a method for the server (110) to identify an activity from at least one of an electronic receipt or transaction information. For example, the server (110) may identify an activity based on product information in the electronic receipt. As another example, the server (110) may identify an activity based on product information included in the transaction information. For example, the method for identifying an activity (520) may include a method for identifying an activity based on a product name. As another example, an activity may be recorded in at least one of the electronic receipt or transaction information. For example, since a history of shared bicycle usage may be included in at least one of the electronic receipt or transaction information, the server (110) may identify bicycle usage, which is an eco-friendly activity, from the electronic receipt.

[0123] A method for determining carbon emission rights based on an activity (530) may be to determine carbon emission rights including carbon allocations or carbon credits based on activity and / or product information identified from at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information.

[0124] At least one of the list of accounts (540) to which carbon emission rights are granted, or the distribution ratio (550) of carbon emission rights for the accounts included in the list of accounts, may be determined by an operator operating a carbon emission rights management platform, a participant in the activity (e.g., a producer, a distributor, a user, or a consumer, etc.), or a country. For example, if an operator determines the list of accounts (540) and the distribution ratio (550), the server (110) may determine the list of accounts (540) and the distribution ratio (550) based on the operator's input. If a participant in the activity determines them, the server (110) may make a final decision by receiving opinions on the list of accounts (540) and the distribution ratio (550) from each participant. If a country determines them, the server (110) may receive the determined list of accounts (540) and the distribution ratio (550) from the server of the country agency.

[0125] The method for determining the distribution ratio and account list of the above-described embodiment is not limited to the distribution ratio and account list included in the carbon emission allowance methodology data, and can also be applied to the distribution ratio and account list used when distributing carbon emission allowances determined according to the first product list and the second product list.

[0126] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights based on product information included in an electronic receipt according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0127] Product names may be displayed on the electronic receipt. For example, product names such as Lunch Box A (610), Americano A (620), and Laundry Detergent (2L) (630) may be displayed on the electronic receipt. Based on the product name Lunch Box A (610), the server (110) can identify a carbon reduction amount of 20g (611) as Lunch Box A uses a biodegradable plastic container, and a carbon emission amount of 10g (612) as Lunch Box A contains beef bulgogi. The server (110) can obtain the aforementioned carbon reduction amount or carbon emission amount based on a table that matches the product name with the carbon reduction amount or carbon emission amount.

[0128] The server (110) can identify carbon reduction or carbon emission based on the activity identified from the electronic receipt. When purchasing Americano A (620), the consumer can use a reusable cup (e.g., a tumbler) instead of a disposable cup. The server (110) can identify a carbon reduction of 70g (621) based on the activity of using a reusable cup. Since the consumer purchased refillable laundry detergent (2L) (630), the carbon reduction of 40g can be identified based on the activity of using a refill station.

[0129] The electronic receipt may include a total carbon reduction amount (640) and a total carbon credit (650). For example, the total carbon reduction amount (640) may be 20 carbon reduction amount (611) - 10g carbon emission amount (612) + 70g carbon reduction amount (621) + 40g carbon reduction amount (631) = 120g carbon reduction amount. The carbon credit (650) may be determined by the carbon credit conversion rate of the carbon reduction amount. For example, 120g of carbon reduction may correspond to 80g of carbon credit. As another example, 120g of carbon emission may mean that 80g of carbon credit must be spent rather than receiving 80g of carbon credit.

[0130] At least one of the carbon reduction amount, carbon emission amount, or carbon emission allowance may be displayed or omitted on the electronic receipt, and FIG. 6 is merely an example.

[0131] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights when an electronic receipt is issued instead of a paper receipt according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0132] In one embodiment, depending on the decision that the activity is to receive an electronic receipt (730) instead of a paper receipt (700), a method for determining carbon emission rights can be determined based on the size of the paper receipt (700) and the size of the electronic receipt (730) displayed on the screen of the second terminal (120) that received the electronic receipt (730). When an electronic receipt (730) is received, the paper receipt (700) is not issued, so the amount of paper used for the paper receipt (700) cannot be known. However, the horizontal length (710) of the paper receipt (700) is standardized and has a fixed length, and the vertical length (720) may vary depending on the content included in the electronic receipt (730). Therefore, the server (110) can estimate the vertical length (720) of the paper receipt (700) using the vertical length (750) of the electronic receipt (730).

[0133] In one embodiment, the server (110) may determine the vertical length (720) of the paper receipt based on the horizontal length (710) of the paper receipt (700), the horizontal length (740) of the electronic receipt, and the vertical length (750) of the electronic receipt. For example, the vertical length (720) of the paper receipt (700) may be "horizontal length (710) of the paper receipt * vertical length (750) of the electronic receipt / horizontal length (740) of the electronic receipt". The horizontal length (740) and vertical length (750) of the electronic receipt may be determined based on the screen size of the second terminal (120). For example, in a situation where the horizontal length of the screen is 785px and the vertical length is 1300px, the horizontal length of the electronic receipt may be 785px and the vertical length may be 1536px. Since the vertical length of the electronic receipt is longer than the vertical length of the screen, the user can check other areas of the electronic receipt that are not visible on the screen through scroll input. For example, if the width of the paper receipt (700) is 8 cm, the height (750) of the paper receipt (700) may be 1536px * 8 cm / 785px = 15.7.

[0134] In one embodiment, the server (110) may determine a determination method based on the vertical length (720) of the determined paper receipt (700) and carbon specification information corresponding to the paper receipt (700). For example, the carbon specification information may be that the carbon reduction amount per 1 cm of vertical length of one paper receipt is 0.12 g. As described above, since the vertical length (720) of the paper receipt obtained by the server is 15.7 cm, the result of calculating 15.7 cm * 0.12 g may be the carbon reduction amount. The server (110) may determine carbon emission rights based on the corresponding carbon reduction amount.

[0135] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure to determine carbon emission rights based on policy data.

[0136] In one embodiment, the electronic device may store policy data for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information (S810).

[0137] In one embodiment, the electronic device can identify a product included in at least one of the first product list or the second product list based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information (S820).

[0138] In one embodiment, the electronic device can determine carbon emission rights corresponding to the identified product based on a table of carbon reduction amounts per product included in the policy data (S830).

[0139] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining carbon emission rights using carbon emission rights methodology data in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0140] In one embodiment, the electronic device can receive carbon emission rights methodology data from a first terminal (S910).

[0141] In one embodiment, the electronic device can store carbon emission methodology data based on the certification result of the carbon emission methodology data (S920).

[0142] In one embodiment, the electronic device can determine carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information and stored carbon emission rights methodology data (S930).

[0143] Although process steps, method steps, algorithms, etc. are described in a sequential order in the drawings, such processes, methods, and algorithms may be configured to operate in any suitable order. In other words, the steps of the processes, methods, and algorithms described in the various embodiments of this disclosure do not need to be performed in the order described in this disclosure. Furthermore, even if some steps are described as being performed asynchronously, in other embodiments, such steps may be performed simultaneously. Also, the illustration of a process in the drawings does not imply that the illustrated process excludes other variations and modifications thereof, does not imply that any of the illustrated process or its steps is essential to one or more of the various embodiments of this disclosure, and does not imply that the illustrated process is preferred.

[0144] Although the above method has been described through specific embodiments, the above method can also be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media may include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. Additionally, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed across networked computer systems so that computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. Furthermore, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the above embodiments can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains.

Claims

1. A method for determining carbon emission rights performed by a server, A step of storing policy data for determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information—said that the policy data includes at least one of a first list of products replacing disposable items or a second list of products manufactured using technology that reduces carbon emissions—; A step of identifying a product included in at least one of the first product list or the second product list based on at least one of electronic receipts or transaction information; and A step of determining carbon emission rights corresponding to the identified product based on a table of carbon reduction amounts by product included in the policy data. A method including 2. In Paragraph 1, The above table of carbon reduction amounts by product is, Includes the amount of carbon reduction resulting from the use of the products included in the above-mentioned first product list, and A method comprising a carbon reduction amount resulting from purchasing a product included in the above second product list.

3. In Paragraph 1, The above policy data is, A method that further includes carbon emission rights methodology data.

4. In Paragraph 3, The carbon emission rights methodology data mentioned above is, A method comprising: a definition of an activity to which carbon emission rights are granted; a method for identifying said activity based on at least one of said electronic receipt or said transaction information; a method for determining carbon emission rights according to said activity; a list of accounts to which said carbon emission rights are granted; or at least one of said distribution ratio of said carbon emission rights to accounts included in said list of accounts.

5. In Paragraph 4, A step of receiving carbon emission rights methodology data from a first terminal; A step of storing carbon emission allowance methodology data based on the certification result of the carbon emission allowance methodology data; and A step of determining carbon emission rights based on at least one of the above electronic receipt or the above transaction information and the above stored carbon emission right methodology data A method that further includes.

6. In Paragraph 4, The above activity is, A method determined in advance as an eco-friendly activity to reduce carbon emissions.

7. In Paragraph 4, A step of updating the method for determining the carbon emission allowance according to the activity related to the product information based on carbon specification information corresponding to the product information. A method that further includes.

8. In Paragraph 4, Step of generating the account list based on the attributes of the above activity Includes more, A method in which the attributes of the above activity indicate characteristics related to the product that is the subject of the above activity.

9. In Paragraph 8, A step of identifying other activities in which the similarity of features related to the product that is the subject of the above activity is above a certain standard; and Step of determining the distribution ratio of the carbon emission allowance based on carbon emission allowance methodology data corresponding to the other activities identified above A method that further includes.

10. In Paragraph 4, Step of determining the distribution ratio of the above carbon emission allowance based on user input A method that further includes.

11. In Paragraph 5, The step of determining the carbon emission rights based on at least one of the above electronic receipt or the above transaction information and the above stored carbon emission rights methodology data is, A step of obtaining product information included in at least one of the above electronic receipt or the above transaction information; A step of identifying carbon emission allowance methodology data that matches the activity corresponding to the above product information; and A step of determining the carbon emission allowance based on the method for determining the carbon emission allowance included in the identified carbon emission allowance methodology data and the product information. A method including 12. In Paragraph 11, A step of distributing the determined carbon emission rights to the accounts included in the account list according to the distribution ratio, based on the account list included in the identified carbon emission rights methodology data and the distribution ratio of the carbon emission rights. A method that further includes.

13. In Paragraph 11, The step of obtaining the above product information is, A step of recognizing a product name listed in at least one of the above electronic receipt or above transaction information; and A step of preprocessing the above product name into a standardized name so that it can be matched to the corresponding activity. A method including 14. In Paragraph 1, The above carbon emission rights are, A method issued in correspondence with at least one of a non-fungible token or a token security.

15. In Paragraph 1, A step of determining a method for determining the carbon emission rights based on the size of the paper receipt and the size of the electronic receipt displayed on the screen of the second terminal that received the electronic receipt, in accordance with the decision to receive an electronic receipt instead of a paper receipt. A method that further includes.

16. In Paragraph 15, The step of determining the above method for determining the above carbon emission rights is, A step of determining the vertical length of the paper receipt based on the horizontal length of the paper receipt, the horizontal length of the electronic receipt, and the vertical length of the electronic receipt; and Step of determining the determination method based on the vertical length of the paper receipt determined above and carbon specification information corresponding to the paper receipt. A method including 17. In Paragraph 15, A method in which the size of the electronic receipt is a size corresponding to at least a portion of the area where the electronic receipt is displayed on the screen of the second terminal.

18. In Paragraph 17, A step of determining the size of the electronic receipt based on the width and height included in the image file corresponding to the electronic receipt, in accordance with the determination that a size corresponding to at least some of the above-mentioned areas cannot be obtained. A method that further includes.

19. As an electronic device, processor; and Memory storing instructions configured to be executed by the above processor Includes, An electronic device configured such that, when the above instructions are executed by the processor, the processor performs the method of any one of claims 1 to 18.

20. A non-transient computer-readable recording medium that records a computer program to be executed by a processor, A non-transient computer-readable recording medium configured such that the computer program causes the processor to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 through 18.

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