Recycled article tracking assistance device and recycled article tracking assistance method

Abstract

Provided is a recycled article tracking assistance device and a recycled article tracking assistance method that can assist the user of a product with the selection and purchase of a product that can be recycled. On the basis of identification information of a recycling source product, recycling source product information, recycling performance information, and material manufacturing information, the recycled article tracking assistance device calculates material recycling information that includes the type of recycling material that can be recycled from a recycling source product and the amount of the recycling material that can be recycled, and on the basis of the material recycling information and recycling destination product information, the recycled article tracking assistance device calculates candidates of a recycling destination product that can be manufactured using the recycling material that can be recycled from the recycling source product.

Description

Recycled Product Tracking Support Device and Recycled Product Tracking Support Method 【0001】 The present invention relates to a recycled product tracking support device and a recycled product tracking support method. 【0002】 In products such as home appliances and electronic devices that users own and use, due to malfunctions or replacements, users discard the products. Since the system for recycling these discarded products is socially established, users can appropriately discard the products by following a predetermined procedure. 【0003】 On the other hand, currently, users have no involvement in products that are remanufactured through recycling. Although it is possible to trace the evidence up to the fact that a product has been recycled, such as in home appliance recycling, it is impossible to know what products it has been remanufactured into. Therefore, even if a user recycles a product they are attached to, there is no opportunity to purchase the remanufactured product. 【0004】 Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a system for concluding a sales contract under appropriate sales conditions among users when conducting recycled product sales. 【0005】 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-15084 【0006】 However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, there is no mechanism for even a part of the product that the original user is attached to to return. 【0007】 Therefore, the present invention has been made by focusing on the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a recycled product tracking support device and a recycled product tracking support method that can support the selection and purchase of products remanufactured by recycling for product users. 【0008】To solve the above problems, the remanufactured product tracking support device of the present invention is a remanufactured product tracking support device that includes an information processing device having a processor and a memory device, wherein the memory device stores remanufactured product information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured product with material information relating to the material of the remanufactured product; remanufacturing performance information, which associates the type of product with information relating to remanufactured materials that can be remanufactured from the type of product; material manufacturing information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured material with the type of remanufactured material and the acceptance period; and remanufactured product information relating to the remanufactured product, wherein the processor is configured to calculate material remanufacturing information, which includes the type of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the remanufactured product and the amount of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured, based on the identification information of the remanufactured product, the remanufactured product information, the remanufacturing performance information and the material manufacturing information, and to calculate candidate remanufactured products that can be manufactured using the remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the remanufactured product. 【0009】 The present invention provides a method for supporting the tracking of remanufactured products using an information processing device having a processor and a memory device, wherein the memory device stores: source product information, which associates identification information of the source product with material information relating to the material of the source product; regeneration performance information, which associates the type of product with information relating to remanufactured materials that can be remanufactured from the type of product; material manufacturing information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured material with the type of remanufactured material and the acceptance period; and destination product information relating to the destination product, and the processor calculates material regeneration information, which includes the type of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the source product and the amount of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured, based on the identification information of the source product, the source product information, the regeneration performance information and the material manufacturing information, and calculates candidate destination products that can be manufactured using the remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the source product, based on the material regeneration information and the destination product information. 【0010】According to the present invention, product users can be assisted in selecting and purchasing products that will be recycled and remanufactured. This allows product users to choose where their products will be recycled and then purchase those products themselves or for others to purchase. The effects described herein are not necessarily limited and may include any of the effects described herein. 【0011】 Figure 1A is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remanufactured product sales and tracking support system according to an embodiment. Figure 1B is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a remanufactured product sales and tracking support system. Figure 1C is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a computer applied to a remanufactured product sales tracking device. Figure 2 is a data table illustrating an example of source product information. Figure 3 is a data table illustrating an example of operation information. Figure 4 is a data table illustrating an example of material manufacturing information. Figure 5 is a data table illustrating an example of destination product information. Figure 6A is a data table illustrating an example of material recycling information. Figure 6B is a data table illustrating an example of destination product candidate information. Figure 6C is a data table illustrating an example of destination product reference information. Figure 7 is an example of a flowchart of the material recycling information generation unit. Figure 8 is an example of a flowchart of the relevant product extraction unit. Figure 9 is an example of a flowchart of the maintenance schedule calculation process. Figure 10 is an example of a user interface screen using a source product. Figure 11 is an example of a user interface screen using a destination product. 【0012】 The following describes a recycled product sales and tracking support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, the recycled product sales and tracking support system 1 will be explained using examples of its use by a user, a manufacturer of recycled products, a material manufacturer, and a manufacturer of recycled products. In the figures of the embodiment, the same or corresponding parts may be denoted by the same reference numerals. 【0013】In the following explanation, various types of information may be described using terms such as "table," but these types of information may also be represented using other data structures. When describing identification information, terms such as "ID" and "name" will be used, but these are interchangeable and can also be replaced with other expressions of identification information. 【0014】 In the following explanation, the processing may be described using a functional block as the subject, but the subject of the processing may also be the CPU (processor) or the device instead of the functional block. The main entity performing the processing by executing the program can be the arithmetic unit, and may include dedicated circuits that perform specific processing. Here, dedicated circuits include, for example, FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices), etc. 【0015】 Figure 1A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the refurbished product sales and tracking support system 1 according to an embodiment. 【0016】 As shown in Figure 1A, the recycled product sales and tracking support system 1 includes a material recycling information generation unit 11, a relevant product extraction unit 12, a recycled product purchasing unit 13, and a recycled product information generation unit 14. 【0017】 The remanufactured product sales and tracking support system 1 includes a user interface 15, a remanufacturing source manufacturer interface 16, a material manufacturer interface 17, and a remanufacturing destination manufacturer interface 18. 【0018】 The refurbished product sales and tracking support system 1 includes a product information database D11, a refurbishment performance information database D12, a refurbished product database D13, and a manufacturing information database D14. 【0019】 The user interface 15 includes, as input or output information, a source product IDI1, material regeneration information I2, candidate regeneration product information I3, regeneration product IDI4, and a list of source products I5. 【0020】 The interface 16 for the remanufacturing source manufacturer has remanufacturing source product information 2 as output information. The interface 17 for the material manufacturer has remanufacturing performance information 3 and material manufacturing information 4 as input or output information. The interface 18 for the remanufacturing destination manufacturer has remanufacturing destination product information 5 as input or output information. 【0021】 The material recycling information generation unit 11 receives the source product IDI1 through the user interface 15 (S11), performs calculations based on the information in the product information database D11 and the recycling performance information database D12, and outputs material recycling information I2 (see Figure 6A below) (S12). The product information database D11 stores source product information (see Figure 2 below). The recycling performance information database D12 stores recycling performance information (see Figure 3 below). 【0022】 The relevant product extraction unit 12 receives material recycling information I2 through the user interface 15 (S13), performs calculation processing based on the information in the product information database D11 and the manufacturing information database D14, and outputs candidate recycling product information I3 (see Figure 6B described later) (S14). 【0023】 The remanufactured product purchasing unit 13 receives information selected by the user from the candidate remanufactured product information I3 via the user interface 15 (S15), and updates the remanufactured product database D13 (S16). The remanufactured product information generation unit 14 receives the remanufactured product IDI4 via the user interface 15 (S17), and outputs the remanufactured source product list information I5 based on the information in the remanufactured product database D13 and the manufacturing information database D14 (S18). The remanufactured product database D13 stores remanufactured product information 5 (see Figure 5) and remanufactured product reference information 67 (see Figure 6C). The manufacturing information database D14 stores material manufacturing information 4 (see Figure 4) and remanufactured product information 5 (see Figure 5). 【0024】The product information database D11 receives remanufacturing source product information 2 through the interface 16 for the remanufacturing source manufacturer and stores the information (S19). The remanufacturing performance information database D12 receives remanufacturing performance information 3 through the interface 17 for the material manufacturer and stores the information (S20). 【0025】 The remanufactured product database D13 receives remanufactured product information 5 (see Figure 5 below) from the remanufactured product purchasing department 13 (S21) and stores the information. 【0026】 The manufacturing information database D14 receives material manufacturing information 4 (see Figure 4) through the interface 17 for material manufacturers and recycled product information 5 (see Figure 5) through the interface 18 for recycled product manufacturers (S22), and stores the information. 【0027】 Figure 1B shows an example of the configuration of a remanufactured product sales and tracking support system. As shown in Figure 1B, the remanufactured product sales and tracking support system 1 includes a remanufactured product tracking support device 1000, a user terminal 1001, a material manufacturer terminal 1003, and a remanufacturing destination manufacturer terminal 1004. These are connected to each other via a network NW1 so that they can communicate with one another. 【0028】 The recycled product tracking support device 1000 includes, as shown in Figure 1A, a material recycling information generation unit 11, a corresponding product extraction unit 12, a recycled product purchasing unit 13, a recycled product information generation unit 14, a product information database D11, a recycling performance information database D12, a recycled product database D13, and a manufacturing information database D14. 【0029】 The user terminal 1001 is a terminal that provides the user interface 15. The source manufacturer terminal 1002 is a terminal that provides the source manufacturer interface 16. The material manufacturer terminal 1003 is a terminal that provides the material manufacturer interface 17. The destination manufacturer terminal 1004 is a terminal that provides the destination manufacturer interface 18. 【0030】Figure 1C shows an example of the hardware configuration of a computer 2000 applied to the refurbished product tracking support device 1000. The refurbished product tracking support device 1000 may consist of multiple computers, or it may be a virtual computer on the cloud. 【0031】 Computer 2000 is sometimes referred to as an "information processing device." Computer 2000 includes a processor (CPU 2001), ROM 2002, RAM 2003, a non-volatile storage device 2004 capable of reading and writing data, a network interface 2005, and an input / output interface 2006, etc. These are connected to each other via a bus 2007 so that they can communicate with one another. 【0032】 The CPU 2001 is an arithmetic unit that loads various programs (not shown) stored in the ROM 2002 and / or storage device 2004 into the RAM 2003 and executes the programs loaded into the RAM 2003 to realize the various functions of each of the above-mentioned functional blocks (material recycling information generation unit 11, relevant product extraction unit 12, recycled product purchasing unit 13, and recycled product information generation unit 14). As described above, the RAM 2003 is loaded with various programs that the CPU 2001 will execute, and data used by the CPU 2001 when executing various programs is temporarily stored there. The ROM 2002 and / or storage device 2004 are non-volatile storage media, and various programs are stored in the ROM 2002 and / or storage device 2004. The storage device 2004 stores the product information database D11, the recycling performance information database D12, the recycled product database D13, and the manufacturing information database D14. 【0033】 The network interface 2005 is an interface for connecting the computer 2000 to a network. The input / output interface 2006 is an interface for connecting the computer 2000 to an operating device and a display device 2007 (display) capable of displaying images. 【0034】The computer 2000 may or may not include the display device 2007. Alternatively, a hardware device in which part or all of the computer 2000 is configured as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or the like may be used. 【0035】 The user terminal 1001, the source manufacturer terminal 1002, the material manufacturer terminal 1003, and the destination manufacturer terminal 1004 are each composed of a computer 2000 including the display device 2007 shown in Figure 1C. 【0036】 Figure 2 shows the recycled product information 2 according to the embodiment. The recycled product information 2 associates the product name 21, product identification ID 22, recycling type 23, and contained materials 24, and these are formed in a data table format. 【0037】 Product name 21 is the name assigned to a particular product. Product identification ID 22 is an identifier used to uniquely identify a particular product. Recycling type 23 is the type used when recycling the product. Contained materials 24 is information that associates the name and weight of the material to be recycled among the materials contained in the product. 【0038】 As described above, the source product information 2 is entered into the product information database D11, and the product information database D11 holds (stores) the source product information 2. 【0039】 Figure 3 shows the regeneration performance information 3 according to the embodiment. The regeneration performance information 3 associates the material manufacturer name 31, product type 32, material type 33, and regeneration rate 34, and these are formed in a data table format. 【0040】 The material manufacturer name 31 is an identifier used to uniquely identify the material manufacturer. The product type 32 is classification information used by the material manufacturer to classify the product when it is recycled. The material type 33 is the material to be recycled. The recycling rate 34 is the weight ratio of recycled material obtained to the material contained in the product when the material manufacturer name 31 recycles the material type 33 (material) included in the product type 32. 【0041】As described above, the playback performance information 3 is input into the playback performance information database D12, and the playback performance information database D12 holds (stores, memorizes) the playback performance information 3. 【0042】 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the material production information 4 according to the embodiment. The material production information 4 is associated with a material ID 41, a material manufacturer name 42, a material type 43, a receiving period 44, a weight 45, and an input product ID 46, and these are formed in a data table format. 【0043】 The material ID 41 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the materials manufactured by the material manufacturer in terms of shipping units. The material manufacturer name 42 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the material manufacturer. The material type 43 is the material to be reproduced. The receiving period 44 is the period during which the product serving as the basis for the material manufacturer to carry out the associated material production is received. The input weight 45 is the weight of the material manufactured by the material manufacturer in terms of shipping units. The input product ID 46 stores an identification ID for identifying the input product (used) input into the reproduction of the material. 【0044】 As described above, the material production information 4 is input into the production information database D14, and the production information database D14 holds (stores, memorizes) the production information database D14. 【0045】 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the reproduced product information 5 according to the embodiment. The reproduced product information 5 is associated with a product identification ID 51, a product manufacturer name 52, a product name 53, a production quantity 54, a price 55, a sales date 56, and a used material ID 57, and these are formed in a data table format. 【0046】The product identification ID 51 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the products manufactured by a product manufacturer in terms of shipping units. The product manufacturer name 52 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the product manufacturer. The product name 53 is the name of the associated product. The production quantity 54 is the number of shipping units of the products manufactured by the product manufacturer. The price 55 is the price per unit when selling the associated product. The sale date 56 is the date when the sale of the associated product starts. The used material ID 57 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the materials used for the associated product in terms of shipping units. 【0047】 As described above, the reproduction destination product information 5 is input into the reproduction product database D13, and the reproduction product database D13 holds (stores, saves) the reproduction destination product information 5. Also, the reproduction destination product information 5 is input into the manufacturing information database D14, and the manufacturing information database D14 holds (stores, saves) the reproduction destination product information 5. 【0048】 FIG. 6A is a diagram showing the material reproduction information I2 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing the reproduction destination product candidate information I3 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing the reproduction destination product reference information 67 according to the embodiment. 【0049】 As shown in FIG. 6A, the material reproduction information I2 is associated with the providing user ID 61, the source product ID 62, the reproduced material ID 63, and the reproduced material 64, and these are formed in a data table shape. 【0050】 By associating the reproduction destination product ID 66 with the rows constituting the material reproduction information I2, the material reproduction information I2 can be used as reproduction destination candidate information for the source product indicated by the source product ID 62 (see FIG. 6B). The providing user ID 61 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the user who provided the product that is the raw material of the reproduced material. The source product ID 62 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the product that is the raw material of the reproduced material. The reproduced material ID 63 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the reproduced material in terms of shipping units. The reproduced material 64 is information associating the name of the reproduced material obtained when reproducing the associated product and its weight. 【0051】The recycled product candidate information I3 is information indicating a candidate for recycled products, and in addition to material recycling information, it is associated with the recycled product ID 66 and is formed in a data table format. The recycled product ID 66 is an identifier used to uniquely identify products that are planned to contain or have previously contained materials (the type and quantity of recycled material indicated by the recycled material ID and recycled material) that have been recycled from the associated product (the recycled product indicated by the recycled product ID). 【0052】 The remanufacturing target product reference information 67 is information about a remanufacturing target product identified by the user through selection from a list of remanufacturing target product candidates, and can be used as information to associate the source product with the remanufacturing target product. The remanufacturing target product reference information 67 is information in which the providing user ID, source product ID, remanufacturing material ID, remanufacturing material, and remanufacturing product ID are associated with each other. 【0053】 Figure 7 is an example of a flowchart of the material recycling information generation unit 11 according to the embodiment. When this flowchart is executed, material recycling information I2 is generated that indicates the type and quantity of material that can be provided (recycled) from the source product (source product ID) specified by the providing user who provides the source product. 【0054】In step 701, the user interface 15 receives the source product ID, p. In step 702, the return value of the flow, material regeneration information c, is initialized. In step 703, the product information database D11 is referenced, and the iterative processing is started for each material m contained in the product corresponding to p. In step 704, the manufacturing information database D14 is referenced, and the iterative processing is started for each item r in the material manufacturing information 4. In step 705, if r is within the acceptance period, the process proceeds to step 706; otherwise, it proceeds to step 709. In step 706, if the materials of m and r are the same, the process proceeds to step 707; otherwise, it proceeds to step 709. In step 707, the regeneration performance information database D12 is referenced, and the regenerated weight of the material corresponding to m is calculated by calculation. In step 708, the information is added to c, associating m with the weight calculated in step 706. In step 709, the iterative processing in step 704 is continued. In step 710, the iterative processing in step 705 is continued. In step 711, the process is terminated by returning c as the processing result. 【0055】 Figure 8 is an example of a flowchart of the product extraction unit 12 according to the embodiment. When this flowchart is executed, candidate product information I3 for refurbishment is generated. 【0056】In step 801, material recycling information c is received from the user interface 15. In step 802, the return value of the flow, candidate recycling product information r, is initialized. In step 803, iterative processing is started for each item m of material recycling information contained in c. In step 804, the manufacturing information database D14 is referenced, and iterative processing is started for each item a of product manufacturing information (recycling product information 5). In step 805, if m is included in the materials used in a, the process proceeds to step 806; otherwise, it proceeds to step 807. In step 806, the information of m is added to r. In step 807, the iterative processing of step 804 is continued. In step 808, the iterative processing of step 803 is continued. In step 809, r is returned as the processing result, and the process ends. 【0057】 Figure 9 shows an example of a user interface 15 in the material recycling information generation unit 11, specifically a recycling destination product display screen 9. For example, the recycling destination search screen 91 displays a list of products that can be recycled and purchased based on a product identification ID, and is used by the user to make a purchase reservation. 【0058】 As shown in Figure 9, the recycling destination search screen 91 displays information such as product identification ID 92, product name 93, manufacturer 94, acceptance period 95, price 96, recycled material 97, quantity 98, search button B 91, and reservation button B 92. 【0059】 The user can view the screen based on the refurbished product candidate information 65 by entering the value of their owned product in the product identification ID 92 and pressing the search button B91. 【0060】 The user reserves the purchase of a product by pressing the reservation button B92. The remanufactured product purchasing unit 13 duplicates only the reserved items from the candidate remanufactured product information 65 and stores them in the remanufactured product database D13 as remanufactured product reference information 67. The value of product identification ID 92 is added to the input product ID 46 of the corresponding material manufacturing information 4 in the manufacturing information database D14. 【0061】By referring to the D13 entries in the recycled product database, material manufacturers can obtain information linking material IDs and input product IDs for material production. 【0062】 In this embodiment, by entering the product identification ID of a notebook PC, examples of items that can be recycled into eyeglass frames, mouse pads, and cups are displayed. The user can select a product from these options. Furthermore, the purchaser of the product is not limited to the owner of the original product. Other companies may purchase similar recycled products by using product identification ID 92 or similar identifiers that can individually identify the source product or the product to which it is being recycled. 【0063】 Figure 10 shows a product information reference screen 10, which is an example of a user interface 15 in the material recycling information generation unit 11. For example, the recycling source search screen 101 displays a list of source products (recycling source product list information I5) based on the product identification ID 102 of the destination product. 【0064】 As shown in Figure 10, the source search screen 101 displays information such as the product identification ID 102, product name 103, manufacturer 104, original owner 105, and search button B101. 【0065】 The user can access a screen displayed based on the refurbished product database D13 (refurbished product reference information 67) by entering the value of their owned product in the product identification ID 102 field and pressing the search button B101. 【0066】 In this embodiment, an example is displayed in which, by entering the product identification ID of the eyeglass frame, it can be confirmed that the product contains recycled materials derived from notebook PCs and aluminum window frames. The original owner and the recycled product displayed here do not necessarily have to be the same person. To the extent permitted by the original owner, the owner's information may be disclosed even if the owner of the recycled product is another company. 【0067】 Figure 11 shows an example of a recycled material information screen, which is an interface for material manufacturers. For example, the recycled material search screen displays information about the original product from which the material was recycled based on the material ID. 【0068】As shown in Figure 11, the recycled material search screen displays information such as material ID 112, product name 113, manufacturer 114, input product ID 115, and search button B111. Users can access the screen displayed based on the manufacturing information database D14 by entering the material ID value in material ID 112 and pressing the search button B111. 【0069】 <<Modifications>> The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be adopted within the scope of the present invention. 【0070】 In the above embodiment, the system may be configured to provide users who have provided the original product with rewards such as points based on the number of times they have provided the original product. In this case, for example, the refurbished product tracking support device 1000 may obtain the user ID of the user who provided the original product from the refurbished product reference information, and calculate information indicating rewards (points) based on the number of times the original product has been provided by adding information indicating rewards (e.g., points) each time the user indicated by the user ID provides the original product. 【0071】 1...Recycled product sales and tracking support system, 2...Original product information, 3...Recycled performance information, 4...Material manufacturing information, 5...Recycled product information, 11...Material recycling information generation unit, 12...Relevant product extraction unit, 13...Recycled product purchasing unit, 14...Recycled product information generation unit, 15...User interface, 16...Original manufacturer interface, 17...Material manufacturer interface, 18...Recycled manufacturer interface, D11...Product information database, D12...Recycled performance information database, D13...Recycled product database, D14...Manufacturing information database, I1...Original product ID, I2...Material recycling information

Claims

1. A remanufactured product tracking support device including an information processing device having a processor and a memory device, wherein the memory device stores: remanufactured product information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured product with material information relating to the material of the remanufactured product; remanufacturing performance information, which associates the type of product with information relating to remanufactured materials that can be remanufactured from the type of product; material manufacturing information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured material with the type of remanufactured material and the acceptance period; and remanufactured product information relating to the remanufactured product, wherein the processor is configured to calculate material remanufacturing information, which includes the type of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the remanufactured product and the amount of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured, based on the identification information of the remanufactured product, the remanufactured product information, the remanufacturing performance information and the material manufacturing information; and to calculate candidate remanufactured products that can be manufactured using the remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the remanufactured product, based on the material remanufacturing information and the remanufactured product information.

2. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to output a list of candidates for the remanufactured product to a display device, and to display the list of candidates for the remanufactured product on the display device.

3. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to display an operation screen on a display device that allows the user to set the purchase or purchase reservation of a remanufactured product selected from among the remanufactured product candidates indicated by the remanufactured product candidate information, based on the remanufactured product candidate information indicating the remanufactured product candidates, and to set the purchase or purchase reservation of the remanufactured product candidate based on the operation on the operation screen.

4. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 2, wherein the material manufacturing information is configured to associate the identification information of input products used in the manufacture of the material with the identification information of the material, the type of the material, and the acceptance period of the material, and the processor is configured to associate the identification information of the source product as the identification information of the input product with the identification information of the material, the type of the material, and the acceptance period of the remanufactured product that corresponds to the remanufactured product for which purchase or purchase reservation has been set from the list of candidate remanufactured products.

5. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 3, wherein the storage device stores reference information for remanufactured products, which associates the identification information of the user who provided the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured material, the type and quantity of the remanufactured material, and the identification information of the remanufactured product, and the processor is configured to create reference information for remanufactured products that have been purchased or reserved for purchase from a list of candidate remanufactured products and store it in the storage device.

6. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device stores reference information for a remanufactured product, which associates the identification information of the user who provided the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured material, the type and quantity of the remanufactured material, and the identification information of the remanufactured product, and the processor is configured to identify at least one of the remanufactured product and the type of the remanufactured material used to manufacture the remanufactured product from the reference information for the remanufactured product, based on the identification information of the remanufactured product.

7. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to display a screen on a display device showing at least one of the identified remanufactured original product and the type of remanufactured material.

8. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 4, wherein the material manufacturing information is information associated with the identification information of the user who provided the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured material, and information indicating the type and quantity of the remanufactured material, in addition to the name of the material manufacturer and the identification information of the input product, and the processor is configured to identify the remanufactured product to be input in the material manufacturing indicated by the identification information of the remanufactured material from the material manufacturing information, based on at least one of the material identification information, the name of the material manufacturer and the material identification information and the name of the material manufacturer included in the material manufacturing information.

9. A remanufactured product tracking support device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device stores reference information for a remanufactured product, which associates the identification information of the user who provided the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured product, the identification information of the remanufactured material, the type and quantity of the remanufactured material, and the identification information of the remanufactured product, and the processor is configured to obtain the identification information of the user who provided the remanufactured product from the remanufactured product reference information, and to calculate information indicating the reward for providing the remanufactured product based on the obtained identification information of the user.

10. A method for supporting the tracking of remanufactured products using an information processing device having a processor and a memory device, wherein the memory device stores: source product information, which associates identification information of the source product with material information relating to the material of the source product; regeneration performance information, which associates the type of product with information relating to remanufactured materials that can be remanufactured from the type of product; material manufacturing information, which associates identification information of the remanufactured material with the type of remanufactured material and the acceptance period; and destination product information relating to the destination product; the processor calculates material regeneration information, which includes the type of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the source product and the amount of remanufactured material that can be remanufactured, based on the identification information of the source product, the source product information, the regeneration performance information and the material manufacturing information; and calculates candidate destination products that can be manufactured using the remanufactured material that can be remanufactured from the source product, based on the material regeneration information and the destination product information.

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