JP7415057B1 - information processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing device that can preliminarily limit the range of goods or services to be obtained in exchange for completing a task. A server 10 serving as an information processing device includes a first task receiving unit 112-1 that receives a task to be processed by a first user, and a first task receiving unit 112-1 that receives a task to be processed by a first user. A range receiving unit 112-4 receives the range of products or services that can be obtained from the second user, and the first user specifies the range of products or services accepted by the range receiving unit 112-4. and a specifying unit 113 that specifies the goods or services to be provided. [Selection diagram] Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device.

For example, when a child helps a parent, the parent may give the child some pocket money. When parents give pocket money to their children, it is conceivable to give them electronic money or points instead of actual cash.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology regarding a virtual account for granting points to a child when the child performs well or behaves well, and for managing the points to be granted.

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In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, points are awarded to a child after the child completes a task such as chores or homework. The child then uses the points to purchase, for example, a video game. In the technology according to Patent Document 1, a monetary value associated with the completion of a task is set at the time the task is set. However, at this point in time, the product that the child would purchase using points in exchange for completing the task had not been specified. For this reason, there was a possibility that a child who completed a task would obtain, for example, a product that is undesirable to the child's guardian in exchange for completing the task.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can preliminarily limit the range of products or services that can be obtained in exchange for completing a task.

An information processing apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes a first task receiving unit that receives a task to be processed by a first user; a range receiving unit that receives a range of products or services that can be obtained from a second user; and a range of products or services that the first user specifies from among the range of products or services accepted by the range receiving unit. and a specifying part that specifies the.

According to the present invention, the range of goods or services to be obtained in exchange for completing a task can be limited in advance.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a server 10. FIG. A table showing a configuration example of a product database MDB. The table which shows the example of a structure of task database TDB. The table which shows the example of a structure of user database UDB. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a reception unit 112. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a usage limiting unit 116. FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a proposal unit 117. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a terminal device 20. FIG. An example of the first display screen DI1. An example of the second display screen DI2. An example of the third display screen DI3. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server 10.

1: Configuration of Embodiment Hereinafter, a configuration example of an information processing system 1 including a server 10 as an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10C.

1-1: Overall Configuration FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a server 10 and terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, . . . , 20-K, . . . 20-N. N is an integer of 1 or more. K is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than N. In this embodiment, the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N have the same configuration. However, terminal devices with different configurations may be included.

The terminal device 20 is a terminal device used by a user. More specifically, the terminal device 20 is used to set up tasks for the child to handle. Furthermore, the terminal device 20 is used by the guardian to give points corresponding to the task to the child when the child completes the task. Here, the "child" is an example of the "first user." Further, the "guardian" is an example of the "second user." The first user is not limited to children, and the second user is not limited to parents. For example, the first user may be a provider of some service, and the second user may be a beneficiary of the service. Note that the first user and the second user may use the same terminal device 20 by sharing it, or may use different terminal devices 20 from each other. In the following, for convenience of explanation, an example will be described in which the user U1 corresponding to the first user uses the terminal device 20-1 and the user U2 corresponding to the second user uses the terminal device 20-2. However, each of the first user and the second user may use any terminal device 20 among the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. The terminal device 20 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, or a portable game machine. However, the terminal device 20 is not limited to these devices.

The server 10 is a device that manages the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. The server 10 and the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N are communicably connected to each other via the communication network NET. The server 10 provides functions used by the first user and the second user to the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. Furthermore, in order to execute the above functions, the server 10 and the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N exchange various data with each other.

1-2: Server Configuration FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server 10. The server 10 includes a processing device 11, a storage device 12, a communication device 13, a display device 14, and an input device 15. Each element included in the server 10 is interconnected using one or more buses for communicating information.

The processing device 11 is a processor that controls the entire server 10 . Further, the processing device 11 is configured using, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 11 is configured using, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) that includes an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, registers, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 11 may be implemented using hardware such as a DSP, an ASIC, a PLD, and an FPGA. The processing device 11 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The storage device 12 is a recording medium that can be read and written by the processing device 11 . Furthermore, the storage device 12 stores a plurality of programs including the control program PR1 executed by the processing device 11. The storage device 12 also stores a product database MDB, a task database TDB, and a user database UDB.

FIG. 3 is a table showing an example of the configuration of the product database MDB. As shown in Figure 3, the product database MDB contains, for each product or service, the category in which the product or service is included, the name of the product or service, and the number of points required to obtain the product or service. Stored. For example, the category "baseball" is associated with five product names: "bat," "glove," "baseball," "uniform," and "spikes." Further, for example, in the case of "bat", 3000 points are set as the required number of points. Note that in the product database MDB shown in FIG. 3, the "category" has one layer, but it may be composed of multiple layers. Specifically, a large category may include a plurality of small categories. As an example, the large category "sports" may include the small categories "baseball" and "soccer" shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a table showing an example of the configuration of the task database TDB. As shown in FIG. 4, the task database TDB includes the "user name" of each user, the "task" that each user processes, the "target deadline" for completing the task, and whether the task has been completed. A "completion flag" indicating whether or not the task is completed, and data indicating the "number of points" given to each user when the processing of the task is completed are stored. In FIG. 4, for example, three "tasks" are associated with the user U1: "10 pages of math drills," "cleaning the room," and "winning the soccer tournament." Furthermore, in the data set in the first row of the task database TDB illustrated in FIG. 4, the user U1 is required to complete the process of the "task" called "Math Drill 10 Pages" by November 15, 2022. is set as the "target deadline". Note that the "target deadline" data does not need to be set. Furthermore, when the data of the "task" itself is stored in the task database TDB, the "target deadline" data associated with the "task" is not set, and the "target deadline" data is changed after the fact. May be set. Further, for the "completion flag", "1" indicates that the task has already been completed, and "0" indicates that the task is not completed. In the data set in the first row of the task database TDB illustrated in FIG. 4, "1" is stored in the "Complete Flag" column, and the user U1 has already completed the process of the task "Math Drill 10 Pages". It will be shown as completed. Furthermore, in the data set, the data "200" is stored in the "Number of Points" column, and when the user U1 completes the process of the task "10 pages of math drills", the It is shown that 200 points will be awarded. Note that the information indicating the history of tasks stored in the task database TDB is an example of "task history information."

FIG. 5 is a table showing an example of the configuration of the user database UDB. As shown in FIG. 5, the user database UDB stores data indicating each user's "user name," each user's "gender," each user's "age," and each user's "place of residence." Ru. In the data set in the first row of the user database UDB illustrated in FIG. 5, the "gender" of user U1 whose user name is "U1" is "male" and his "age" is "10" years old. Contains data indicating that the "place of residence" is "Hokkaido". Note that data indicating "user name," "gender," "age," and "place of residence" stored in the user database UDB is an example of "attribute information."

In FIG. 2, the communication device 13 is hardware as a transmitting/receiving device for communicating with other devices. The communication device 13 is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. The communication device 13 may include a connector for wired connection and an interface circuit corresponding to the connector. Furthermore, the communication device 13 may include a wireless communication interface. Examples of connectors and interface circuits for wired connections include products compliant with wired LAN, IEEE1394, and USB. Furthermore, examples of the wireless communication interface include products compliant with wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

The display device 14 is a device that displays images and text information. The display device 14 displays various images under the control of the processing device 11. For example, various display panels such as a liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display panel are suitably used as the display device 14.

The input device 15 accepts operations from the administrator of the server 10. For example, the input device 15 includes a keyboard, a touch pad, a touch panel, or a pointing device such as a mouse. Here, when the input device 15 includes a touch panel, it may also serve as the display device 14.

The processing device 11 reads the control program PR1 from the storage device 12 and executes it. As a result, the processing device 11 functions as a communication control section 111, reception section 112, identification section 113, point setting section 114, point giving section 115, usage restriction section 116, proposal section 117, difference change section 118, and payment section 119. Function.

The communication control unit 111 causes the communication device 13 to transmit and receive various data to and from the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. For example, the communication control unit 111 causes the communication device 13 to receive various data input by the users U1 to UN from the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. Alternatively, the communication control unit 111 causes the communication device 13 to transmit various data stored in the storage device 12 to the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. As an example, the communication control unit 111 causes the communication device 13 to transmit product information stored in the product database MDB to the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N. As another example, the communication control unit 111 causes the communication device 13 to receive various data to be stored in the task database TDB or the user database UDB from the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-N.

The receiving unit 112 receives various data received from the terminal devices 20-1 to 20-2. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the reception unit 112. The reception unit 112 includes a first task reception unit 112-1, a second task reception unit 112-2, an application reception unit 112-3, and a range reception unit 112-4.

The first task accepting unit 112-1 accepts data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1. For example, the user U2 inputs into the terminal device 20-2 data indicating the content of the task itself, such as "10 pages of math drills" or "cleaning the room", as a task to be processed by the user U1. Further, the user U2 inputs data indicating the target deadline of the task and data indicating the number of points to be awarded to the user U1 when the processing of the task is completed. Note that it is not essential to input data indicating the target deadline of the task and data indicating the number of points. Data indicating the content of the task itself, data indicating the target deadline of the task, and data indicating the number of points to be given to user U1 when processing of the task is completed indicate that the task has not yet been completed. It is transmitted from the terminal device 20-2 to the server 10 along with a completion flag indicating the completion flag. The first task accepting unit 112-1 accepts data regarding the above tasks. Further, the first task reception unit 112-1 stores data regarding the task received from the terminal device 20-2 in the task database TDB. Note that instead of the user U2 as the second user, the user U1 as the first user may input data regarding the task that he/she processes into the terminal device 20-1. In this case, data regarding the task is transmitted from the terminal device 20-1 to the server 10. After receiving data regarding the task, the first task receiving unit 112-1 stores the data in the task database TDB.

When the user U1 completes processing of the above task, the second task receiving unit 112-2 receives data indicating the completion. For example, when the user U1 as the first user completes a task, the user U2 as the second user completes the task by clicking on the icon indicating that the task has been completed on the terminal device 20-2. certify completion. As a result of the authentication, data indicating that the task has been completed is transmitted from the terminal device 20-2 to the server 10. The second task accepting unit 112-2 accepts data indicating that the task has been completed. Note that instead of the user U2 as the second user, the user U1 himself as the first user may click on the icon indicating that the task has been completed on the terminal device 20-1. After receiving the data indicating that the task has been completed, the second task receiving unit 112-2 updates the completion flag associated with the task stored in the task database TDB to "1".

The usage receiving unit 112-3 receives the usage of points given to the user U1 as the first user from the user U2 as the second user. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when user U1 wins a soccer tournament, 4000 points are given to user U1 from user U2. As such, it is accepted to be used to obtain a soccer ball. As a result, by limiting the use of points, it is possible to limit the products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 as a child to, for example, products or services that are preferable for the user U2 as a parent.

In FIG. 6, the range receiving unit 112-4 transmits the range of goods or services that can be obtained by the user U1 as the first user when the user U1 processes the task to the user U2 as the second user. Accept from. As will be described later, the products or services that will be available to the user U1 when the user U1 processes the task are specified before accepting that the task processing has been completed. The range reception unit 112-4 receives in advance the range of products or services that will be available before the specification. As a result, for example, the user U2 as a guardian can limit in advance the range of products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 as a child. When limiting the range of products or services, for example, the user U2 as a guardian specifies a category in the product database MDB illustrated in FIG. 3 on the terminal device 20-2. As an example, the user U2 as a guardian specifies "baseball" as the category. Data indicating the designated category is transmitted from the terminal device 20-2 to the server 10. The range receiving unit 112-4 receives data indicating the category as the range of goods or services. As mentioned above, if the accepted category is "baseball", the user U1 as a child can, according to FIG. ”, select the product that will be available when you complete the task.

As a result, the server 10 can limit in advance the range of products that can be obtained in exchange for completing the task. Furthermore, for example, when the user U1 as a child completes processing of a task, the range of products that the user U1 can obtain can be limited to a range that is desirable for the user U2 as a parent, for example.

In FIG. 2, the specifying unit 113 specifies the products or services that will be available to the user U1 when the first user U1 processes the task, and the second task accepting unit 112-2 selects the products or services that will be available to the user U1 when the task is processed. Identify what is completed before accepting it. As a result, products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 are specified before the user U1 completes the processing of the task. As an example, when the user U2 as a guardian inputs data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1 as a child into the terminal device 20-2, along with the input, a product or a Enter the services as well. Data indicating the product or service is transmitted to the server 10. The identifying unit 113 identifies products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 based on the data. Alternatively, after the user U2 as a guardian inputs data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1 as a child into the terminal device 20-2, the user U1 as a child , you may enter the products or services that will become available. The same applies when the user U1, who is a child, inputs data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1 into the terminal device 20-1.

As a result, the server 10 can specify in advance the type of product or service to be obtained in exchange for completing the task. As an example, when the child user U1 completes a task, the products or services that the child user U1 obtains can be limited to products that are desirable for the child user U2 as the child's guardian.

Note that the specifying unit 113 specifies a product or service that can be obtained by the user U1 when the user U2 as the second user authenticates the product or service specified by the user U1 as the first user. You can. For example, the user U1 specifies, on the terminal device 20-1, a product or service that will become available when a task is processed. Data indicating the designated product or service is transmitted to the terminal device 20-2 via the server 10. After confirming the product or service specified by the user U1 on the terminal device 20-2, the user U2 authenticates the product or service by clicking an icon, for example, if there is no problem with the product or service. do. Data indicating the authentication is sent to the server 10. The identifying unit 113 identifies products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 based on the data indicating the authentication. For example, if user U2 as a parent wishes for user U1 as a child to select goods or services related to sports, only if user U1 actually selects goods or services related to sports will the user U2 authenticates the product specified by user U1. The identifying unit 113 identifies the product or service related to the sport selected by the user U1 as the product authenticated by the user U2.

As described above, when the range receiving unit 112-4 receives the range of goods or services that the user U1 as the first user can obtain when the user U1 processes the task, the specific unit 113 specifies the product or service specified by the user U1 as the first user from the range of products or services accepted by the range receiving unit 112-4.

Point setting section 114 sets the number of points required to obtain a product or service. The point setting unit 114 sets the above-mentioned number of points based on, for example, data input by the administrator of the server 10 using the input device 15. Specifically, the point setting unit 114 stores data indicating the number of points in the product database MDB. For example, if the administrator of the server 10 uses the input device 15 to input data indicating that the number of points for "Gloves" is 5000, the point setting section 114 corresponds to "Gloves" in the product database MDB. The data “5000” is stored in the “Number of Points” column.

When the second task reception unit 112-2 accepts that the user U1 as the first user has completed the processing of the task, the point granting unit 115 sends a request to the user U1 as the second user. Points that can be used to purchase goods or services are given from the points owned by the user U2. For example, when the second task reception unit 112-2 accepts that the user U1 has completed the processing of a task, the point granting unit 115 gives points corresponding to the number of points associated with the task in the task database TDB. is granted to the user U1 from the points owned by the user U2. As an example, according to FIG. 4, if the user U1 wins the soccer tournament, the point giving unit 115 gives the user U1 4000 points from the points owned by the user U2.

Note that, as described above, when the user U2 as the second user authenticates the completion of the task by clicking on the icon indicating that the task has been completed on the terminal device 20-2, the point granting unit 115 may provide points to the user U1 as the first user. Alternatively, when the user U1 as the first user clicks on the icon indicating that the task has been completed on the terminal device 20-1, the point giving unit 115 Points may also be awarded.

As a result, for example, the products or services that the user U1 as a child obtains in exchange for completing a task can be limited to the products or services that have been authenticated by the user U2 as a guardian, for example.

Further, the point giving unit 115 gives points to the user U1 according to the processing status of the task of the user U1 as the first user, and at the first time point, the point giving unit 115 gives the user U1 points and the desired number of points. Points with a smaller number of points than the difference between the number of points required to obtain the product or service may be given to the user U1 as points with a limited period of use.

For example, assume that user U1 currently owns 2900 points and desires to obtain Othello, which requires 3000 points. If the user U1 completes the task of 10 pages of arithmetic drills, he will have 3100 points and can obtain Othello. If the user U1 has processed 8 pages of math drills at this point, the point granting unit 115 gives the user U1, for example, 50 points as a point number smaller than the difference between the required number of points and the required number of points. . As a result, the number of points that user U1 currently owns does not yet reach the number of points required to obtain Othello, and the difference between the points that user U1 currently owns and the number of points required to obtain Othello. becomes smaller. Furthermore, the 50 points are points that can be used for a limited period of time, so if they are not used as soon as possible, they will be lost. Since the difference has become smaller and the period of use of the 50 points is limited, it is expected that the user U1 will be more motivated to quickly complete the task of 10 pages of math drills.

Note that the above-mentioned points with a limited period of use may be given to the user U1 by the operator of the information processing system 1, for example. Alternatively, the points may be provided from user U2 to user U1 in a format with a limited period of use. In this case, when the usage period has elapsed, the points are returned from user U1 to user U2.

The usage limiting unit 116 limits the usage of points given to the user U1 as the first user. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the usage limiting unit 116. The usage limiting section 116 includes a first usage limiting section 116-1, a second usage limiting section 116-2, and a third usage limiting section 116-3.

The first usage limiting unit 116-1 limits the usage of the points given to the user U1 as the first user to the usage accepted by the usage receiving unit 112-3. For example, as described above, the usage reception unit 112-3 determines the usage of the 4000 points given to the user U1 by the user U2 as the second user when the user U1 completes the processing of the task. If it is accepted that the 4000 points can be used to obtain a soccer ball, the first use limiting unit 116-1 limits the use of the 4000 points to obtaining a soccer ball.

As a result, the products or services that can be obtained by the user U1 as a child, for example, can be limited to the products or services that are preferable for the user U2 as a parent, for example.

The second usage limiting unit 116-2 limits the usage of the points given to the user U1 as the first user, depending on the type of task accepted by the first task accepting unit 112-1. For example, when the task received by the first task reception unit 112-1 is “winning a soccer tournament”, the second purpose restriction unit 116-2 determines that the user U1 The use of the points given to is limited to the acquisition of products belonging to the "soccer" category in the product database MDB illustrated in FIG.

As a result, for example, the products or services that the user U1, who is a child, obtains in exchange for completing the processing of a task can be limited to products or services that are highly relevant to the task.

In FIG. 7, the third usage limiting unit 116-3 limits the usage of points given to the user U1 as the first user, depending on the type of product or service specified by the identifying unit 113. For example, when the product or service specified by the specifying unit 113 is a bat, the third use limiting unit 116-3 is assigned from the user U2 as the second user to the user U1 as the first user. Limit the use of points earned to obtaining bats.

As a result, for example, the user U2 as a guardian may decide to use the points given to the user U1 as a child, for example, as a product or service that the user U1 obtains in exchange for completing a task, and selects a pre-specified product or service. can be limited to purchases of

In FIG. 2, the proposal unit 117 proposes a task to be processed by the user U1 as the first user or the number of points to be given to the user U1. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the proposal unit 117. The proposal unit 117 includes a task proposal unit 117-1 and a point proposal unit 117-2.

The task proposal unit 117-1 selects a user as the first user based on attribute information indicating the attributes of the plurality of users U and task history information indicating the history of tasks that the plurality of users U have processed so far. Suggest a task for U1 to process. As described above, the attribute information is information stored in the user database UDB. Further, the task history information is information stored in the task database TDB. Data indicating the task proposed by the task proposal unit 117-1 may be transmitted to the terminal device 20-1 used by the user U1 as the first user. Alternatively, the data may be transmitted to the terminal device 20-2 used by the user U2 as the second user.

For example, the task proposal unit 117-1 extracts a user U who is the same age as the user U1 or a user U who resides in the same place of residence by referring to the user database UDB. Furthermore, the task proposal unit 117-1 extracts at least one task associated with the user U by referring to the task database TDB. The task proposal unit 117-1 proposes one task included in the extracted at least one task to the user U1. When referring to the task database TDB, the task proposal unit 117-1 may extract the above-mentioned at least one task from among the tasks that have already been completed. Alternatively, the task proposal unit 117-1 eliminates from the tasks stored in the task database TDB tasks whose current date and time has exceeded the target deadline but is incomplete, and then performs at least one of the above tasks. You may extract one task.

As a result, when setting a task to be processed by the user U1 as a child, for example, the user U1 as a child or the user U2 as a guardian can refer to the proposal of the task proposal unit 117-1.

The point suggestion unit 117-2 determines whether the user U1 as the first user The number of points awarded to user U1 by completing the task is derived. Further, the point proposal unit 117-2 proposes the derived number of points to the user U2 as the second user.

For example, in the task database TDB shown in FIG. 4, when the user U3 completes the process of the task "Complete the book review," and when the user U3 completes the process of the task, points are awarded to the user U3. It is shown that the number was 800 points. In other words, as a result of setting 800 points as the number of points to be given when user U3 completes the process of the task "Complete the book review", the user U3 completes the process of the task "Complete the book review". I can say it's completed. When user U2 assigns the task of "completion of book review" to user U1, point suggestion unit 117-2 proposes the number of points "800 points" to user U2.

User U2, who has been proposed the number of points, accepts the proposed number of points by clicking on the icon on the terminal device 20-2, for example. Data indicating that the user U2 has approved the proposed number of points is transmitted from the terminal device 20-2 to the server 10. Based on the data, the point setting unit 114 sets the authorized number of points as the number of points that will be awarded when the user U1 completes the processing of the task. In the above example, the point setting unit 114 sets "800 points" as the number of points to be awarded when the user U1 completes the process of the task "Complete reading review." Specifically, the point setting unit 114 stores the data “800” in the “number of points” column included in the data set that includes the task “Complete the book review essay” of the user U1 in the task database TDB. .

Note that the point giving unit 115 may give points to the user U1 according to the task processing status of the user U1 as the first user, based on the set number of points. For example, if the task "Complete a book review" to be processed by the user U1 is specifically a task of writing 4000 characters, when the user U1 has written 1000 characters, the point granting unit 115 200 points may be given to U1. In this case, the fact that the user U1 has written 1000 characters may be requested by the user U1 himself from the terminal device 20-1, and the user U2 as the second user may approve it using the terminal device 20-2. You can.

As a result, the server 10 can propose the optimal number of points to maintain user U1's motivation based on past logs related to task processing.

The difference changing unit 118 allocates the points of the user U2 to the points of the user U1 as the first user based on the operation of the user U2 as the second user on the terminal device 20-2 at the first time point. By doing so, the number of points that is the difference between the number of points of the user U1 and the number of points required to obtain the desired product or service is changed.

For example, assume that the user U1, who is a child, currently owns 2900 points and wishes to obtain Othello, which requires 3000 points. In this case, the number of points for the difference is 100 points. When the user U2 as a guardian recognizes that the user U1 is studying harder than usual, for example, the difference changing unit 118 changes the difference based on the user U2's operation such as clicking on an icon. Then, the 30 points owned by the user U2 are given to the user U1. As a result, the difference changing unit 118 can change the number of points of the difference to 70 points. For example, the user U2 as a guardian can set the remaining number of points required for the user U1 to obtain a product or service depending on how hard the user U1 is working as a child.

If the user U1 as the first user completes the processing of the task at a second time point after the first time point, the payment unit 119 calculates, from the points of the user U2 as the second user, By appropriating points corresponding to the difference in points, the payment necessary for the user U1 to obtain the product or service is executed.

For example, assume that the user U1, who is a child, currently owns 2900 points and wishes to obtain Othello, which requires 3000 points. In this case, the number of points for the difference is 100 points. For example, when the user U1 completes processing of the task "10 pages of math drill", the point granting unit 115 transfers the 300 points allocated to the task to the user U2 who is the guardian, as described above. It is given to the user U1 from the points he/she owns. The payment unit 119 executes the payment necessary for the user U1 to obtain Othello by allocating 100 points, which is the difference in the number of points, out of the 300 points given by the user U2.

As a result, the user U2 will only have to pay the difference in the number of points in order for the user U1 to obtain the product or service specified in advance. In addition, in the above example, out of the 300 points given by user U2, 200 points other than the 100 points used for the payment necessary to obtain Othello are kept by user U1 until the next payment. .

Alternatively, if the user U1 as the first user completes the task at a second time point after the first time point described above, the payment unit 119 calculates the required points for the user U2 as the second user. Points may be used to make payments necessary to obtain goods or services.

For example, assume that user U1, who is a child, currently owns 100 points and desires to obtain a ballpoint pen for which 300 points are required. Here, it is assumed that the user U1 completes the process of the task "room cleaning" for which the corresponding number of points is not set. The point granting unit 115 grants 300 points to the user U1 from the points owned by the user U2. The payment unit 119 may use the 300 points to perform the payment necessary to obtain the ballpoint pen, regardless of the number of points currently owned by the user U1.

As a result, the user U2 can bear the total number of points required to obtain the product or service.

1-3: Configuration of Terminal Device FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 20. The terminal device 20 includes a processing device 21, a storage device 22, a communication device 23, a display device 24, and an input device 25. Each element included in the terminal device 20 is interconnected using a single bus or multiple buses for communicating information.

The processing device 21 is a processor that controls the entire terminal device 20 . Further, the processing device 21 is configured using, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 21 is configured using, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) that includes an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, registers, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 11 may be implemented using hardware such as a DSP, an ASIC, a PLD, and an FPGA. The processing device 21 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The storage device 22 is a recording medium that can be read and written by the processing device 21 . Furthermore, the storage device 22 stores a plurality of programs including the control program PR2 executed by the processing device 21.

The communication device 23 is hardware as a transmitting/receiving device for communicating with other devices. The communication device 23 is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. The communication device 23 may include a connector for wired connection and an interface circuit corresponding to the connector. Furthermore, the communication device 23 may include a wireless communication interface. Examples of connectors and interface circuits for wired connections include products compliant with wired LAN, IEEE1394, and USB. Furthermore, examples of the wireless communication interface include products compliant with wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

The display device 24 is a device that displays images and text information. The display device 24 displays various images under the control of the processing device 21. For example, various display panels such as a liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display panel are suitably used as the display device 24.

The input device 25 accepts operations from the user U. For example, the input device 25 includes a keyboard, a touch pad, a touch panel, or a pointing device such as a mouse. Here, when the input device 25 includes a touch panel, it may also serve as the display device 24.

The processing device 21 reads the control program PR2 from the storage device 22 and executes it. As a result, the processing device 21 functions as a communication control section 211 and a display control section 212.

The communication control unit 211 causes the communication device 23 to transmit and receive various data to and from the server 10 . The communication control unit 211 sends to the server 10, for example, data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1 as the first user, data indicating completion of the task, data regarding the use of points given to the user U1, The communication device 23 is caused to transmit data indicating the range of products or services that can be obtained by the user U1, and data indicating the products or services themselves that can be obtained when the user U1 processes the task. The communication control unit 211 also receives from the server 10, for example, data stored in the product database MDB, data stored in the task database TDB, data stored in the user database UDB, and tasks and points proposed by the server 10. The communication device 23 is caused to receive data regarding the number.

The display control unit 212 controls the display of data on the display device 24. The display control unit 212 causes the display device 24 to display, for example, data input by the user U using the input device 25 and data received from the server 10.

10A to 10C are examples of display screens displayed on the display device 24 by the display control unit 212. FIG. 10A shows an example of the first display screen DI1. FIG. 10B shows an example of the second display screen DI2. FIG. 10C shows an example of the third display screen DI3.

The first display screen DI1 shown in FIG. 10A and the second display screen DI2 shown in FIG. 10B are examples of screens for the user U1 as a child to input data regarding a task. The user U1 first selects a task category on the first display screen DI1. In the example shown in FIG. 10A, the first display screen DI1 includes a first button SB1 indicating help for the guardian, a second button SB2 indicating that the child will try something that the child has not been able to do before, and A third button SB3 indicating studying is included. Furthermore, the first display screen DI1 includes a fourth button SB4 for returning to the top screen of the application according to the present embodiment. The user U1, who is a child, clicks either the first button SB1, the second button SB2, or the third button SB3, which corresponds to the category of the task he/she is performing.

The second display screen DI2 illustrated in FIG. 10B is an example of a screen displayed when the user U1 clicks the first button SB1 on the first display screen DI1. The second display screen DI2 displays a fifth button SB5 indicating a task of folding laundry, a sixth button SB6 indicating a task of walking the dog, and a sixth button SB6 indicating a task of cleaning the bathroom, as tasks related to helping children. include. Note that in the example shown in FIG. 10B, the number of points corresponding to each task is displayed together with each task. Furthermore, after any of the fifth button SB5 to seventh button SB7 is clicked, the second display screen DI2 displays an eighth button for registering a task associated with the clicked fifth button SB5 to seventh button SB7. It includes a button SB8 and a ninth button SB9 for returning to the top screen of the application according to the present embodiment. For example, when the user U1 who is a child registers a task of folding laundry, he first clicks the fifth button SB5 and then clicks the eighth button SB8. As a result, the communication control unit 211 causes the server 10 to transmit data regarding the task to be processed by the user U1 as a child to the communication device 23. The first task accepting unit 112-1 provided in the server 10 accepts data regarding a task to be processed by the user U1.

The third display screen DI3 illustrated in FIG. 10C is an example of a screen displayed when the user U1 specifies a product or service that will be available to the user U1 when the task processing is completed. In the example shown in FIG. 10C, the third display screen DI3 includes first icons SI1 to ninth icons SI9 indicating each product or service. Specifically, the first icon SI1 represents a baseball bat. The second icon SI2 shows a baseball ball. The third icon SI3 shows a baseball glove. The fourth icon SI4 shows a soccer ball. The fifth icon SI5 shows soccer spikes. The sixth icon SI6 shows a soccer uniform. The seventh icon SI7 indicates a ballpoint pen. The eighth icon SI8 indicates a note. The ninth icon SI9 indicates an eraser. On the third display screen DI3, the first icon SI1 to the ninth icon SI9 are displayed classified into categories to which each product or service belongs. Further, the third display screen DI3 is for registering goods or services linked to the clicked first icon SI1 to ninth icon SI9 after any one of the first icon SI1 to ninth icon SI9 is clicked. , and an eleventh button SB11 for returning to the top screen of the application according to the present embodiment. If the user U1 wants to register a soccer uniform as a product or service that will become available when the user processes the task, he or she first clicks on the sixth icon SI6 and then clicks on the tenth button SB10. As a result, the communication control unit 211 causes the server 10 to transmit data indicating a soccer uniform to the communication device 23 as data regarding products or services that will become available when the user U1 processes the task. The specifying unit 113 included in the server 10 specifies the products or services that will be available to the user U1 before the second task accepting unit 112-2 accepts that the task processing has been completed.

2: Operation of Embodiment FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server 10 as an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 11.

In step S1, the processing device 11 functions as the first task receiving section 112-1. The processing device 11 receives a task to be processed by a user U1 as a first user.

In step S2, the processing device 11 functions as the range reception unit 112-4. The processing device 11 receives from the user U2 as the second user the range of products or services that will become available to the user U1 when the user U1 as the first user processes the above task.

In step S3, the processing device 11 functions as the specifying unit 113. The processing device 11 specifies the product or service specified by the user U1 as the first user from the range of products or services accepted in step S2.

3: Effects of the Embodiment According to the above description, the server 10 as an information processing device includes the first task receiving section 112-1, the range receiving section 112-4, and the specifying section 113. The first task accepting unit 112-1 accepts a task to be processed by the user U1 as the first user. The range reception unit 112-4 receives from the user U2 as the second user the range of products or services that will be available to the user U1 when the user U1 processes the above task. The specifying unit 113 specifies the product or service specified by the user U1 as the first user from the range of products or services accepted by the range receiving unit 112-4.

Since the server 10 has the above configuration, it is possible to limit in advance the range of goods or services to be obtained in exchange for completing a task. As a result, when the first user as a child completes a task, the range of products or services that the child obtains can be limited to a range that is desirable for the second user as the child's guardian.

Moreover, according to the above description, the server 10 further includes the point giving unit 115. When the user U1 as the first user processes the above task, the point granting unit 115 awards the above goods or services to the user U1 from the points owned by the user U2 as the second user. Give points to get

Since the server 10 has the above configuration, for example, when the first user as a child processes a task, points are awarded to the first user by the second user as the child's guardian, for example. be done.

Furthermore, according to the above description, the server 10 further includes the usage receiving section 112-3 and the first usage limiting section 116-1. The usage receiving unit 112-3 receives the usage of points given to the user U1 as the first user from the user U2 as the second user. The first usage limiting unit 116-1 limits the usage of the points given to the user U1 to the above-mentioned usage accepted by the usage receiving unit 112-3.

If the second user, who is the child's guardian, simply grants points to the first user, who is the child, the child can obtain, for example, goods or services that are not desirable to the guardian. Since the server 10 has the above configuration, by limiting the use of points, the products or services available to the child can be limited to, for example, products or services preferred by the parents.

Furthermore, according to the above description, the server 10 further includes the second usage limiting section 116-2. The second usage limiting unit 116-2 limits the usage of the points given to the user U1 as the first user, depending on the type of task accepted by the first task accepting unit 112-1.

Since the server 10 has the above configuration, it is possible to limit the products or services that the first user, who is a child, obtains in exchange for completing the processing of a task to products or services that are highly relevant to the task.

Furthermore, according to the above description, the server 10 further includes the third usage limiting section 116-3. The third usage limiting unit 116-3 limits the usage of the points given to the user U1 as the first user, depending on the type of product or service specified by the identifying unit 113.

Since the server 10 has the above-described configuration, the second user, who is a guardian of a child, can use the points given to the first user, who is a child, for example, and the first user can decide whether to complete the processing of a task or not. The products or services to be obtained in exchange can be limited to purchases of products or services specified in advance.

According to the above description, in the server 10, the identification unit 113 determines whether the user U1 as the first user has authenticated the product or service specified by the user U1 as the second user. Identify the goods or services that will be available. The point giving unit 115 gives the above points to the user U1 when the user U2 authenticates that the user U1 has completed the processing of the above task.

Since the server 10 has the above-described configuration, the first user, who is, for example, a child, obtains goods or services in exchange for completing the processing of a task, and the second user, who is, for example, the child's guardian, has authenticated the goods or services. Can be limited to goods or services.

Furthermore, according to the above description, the server 10 further includes a task proposal unit 117-1. The task proposal unit 117-1 selects a candidate as the first user based on attribute information indicating the attributes of the plurality of users U and task history information indicating the history of tasks that the plurality of users U have processed so far. Suggest a task for user U1 to process.

Since the server 10 has the above configuration, when the first user as a child, for example, sets what kind of task to process, the first user or the second user as the child's guardian, for example, users can refer to the suggestions of the server 10.

4: Modification The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments illustrated above. Specific modes of modification are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the examples below may be combined.

4-1: Modification example 1
In the embodiment described above, the tasks handled by the user U1 as a child include, for example, tasks using learning materials such as "10 pages of math drills." The learning material may be a material distributed from the server 10 to the terminal device 20-1. In this case, when the user U1 finishes solving the problems in the preset range in the learning materials distributed from the server 10, the second task receiving unit 112-2 receives the questions from the terminal device 20-1. , data indicating completion of task processing may be accepted.

4-2: Modification 2
In the above embodiment, the payment unit 119 makes the payment necessary to obtain the product or service, so that the user U1 as the first user obtains the product or service, but the product or service is optional. User U1 may obtain it at the point in time.

5: Others (1) In the embodiments described above, ROM and RAM are used as examples of the storage device 12 and the storage device 22, but flexible disks, magneto-optical disks (for example, compact disks, digital versatile disks, Blu -ray disks), smart cards, flash memory devices (e.g. cards, sticks, key drives), CD-ROMs (Compact Disc-ROMs), registers, removable disks, hard disks, floppy disks, A magnetic strip, a database, a server or other suitable storage medium.

(2) In the embodiments described above, the information, signals, etc. described may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc., which may be referred to throughout the above description, may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may also be represented by a combination of

(3) In the embodiments described above, the input/output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Information etc. to be input/output may be overwritten, updated, or additionally written. The output information etc. may be deleted. The input information etc. may be transmitted to other devices.

(4) In the embodiments described above, the determination may be made using a value expressed using 1 bit (0 or 1) or a truth value (Boolean: true or false). Alternatively, the comparison may be performed by comparing numerical values (for example, comparing with a predetermined value).

(5) The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. illustrated in the embodiments described above may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in this disclosure use an example order to present elements of the various steps and are not limited to the particular order presented.

(6) Each function illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 11 is realized by an arbitrary combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices directly or indirectly (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using a plurality of these devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

(7) The programs exemplified in the above-described embodiments are instructions, instruction sets, codes, codes, regardless of whether they are called software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by other names. Should be broadly construed to mean a segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module, application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable, thread of execution, procedure, function, etc.

Additionally, software, instructions, information, etc. may be sent and received via a transmission medium. For example, if the software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to When transmitted from a server or other remote source, these wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

(8) In each of the above embodiments, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

(9) The information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or other corresponding information. It may also be expressed as

(10) In the embodiments described above, the server 10 and the terminal device 20 may be mobile stations (MS). A mobile station is defined by a person skilled in the art as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology. Further, in the present disclosure, terms such as "mobile station," "user terminal," "user equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably.

(11) In the embodiments described above, the terms "connected", "coupled", or any variations thereof refer to direct or indirect connections between two or more elements. Refers to any connection or combination and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled" to each other. The coupling or connection between elements may be a physical coupling or connection, a logical coupling or connection, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be replaced with "access." As used in this disclosure, two elements may include one or more wires, cables, and/or printed electrical connections, as well as in the radio frequency domain, as some non-limiting and non-inclusive examples. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and optical (both visible and non-visible) ranges.

(12) In the embodiments described above, the statement "based on" does not mean "based solely on" unless specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

(13) The terms "determining" and "determining" used in this disclosure may encompass a wide variety of operations. "Judgment" and "decision" include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, and inquiry. (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), and regarding an ascertaining as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, and access. (accessing) (e.g., accessing data in memory) may include considering something as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. as "judgment" and "decision". may be included. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include regarding some action as having been "judged" or "determined." Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering", etc.

(14) In the embodiments described above, when “include”, “including” and variations thereof are used, these terms are used in the same manner as the term “comprising”. , is intended to be comprehensive. Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to be exclusive or.

(15) In the present disclosure, when articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the present disclosure does not include that the nouns following these articles are plural. good.

(16) In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." Note that the term may also mean that "A and B are each different from C". Terms such as "separate", "coupled", etc. may also be interpreted similarly to "different".

(17) Each aspect/embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or may be switched and used in accordance with execution. In addition, notification of prescribed information (for example, notification of "X") is not limited to explicit notification, but may also be done implicitly (for example, by not notifying the prescribed information). Good too.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in this disclosure. The present disclosure can be implemented as modifications and changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as determined by the claims. Accordingly, the description of the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and is not meant to be limiting on the present disclosure.

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Claims (7)

a first task reception unit that accepts a task to be processed by a first user;
a range reception unit that receives from a second user a range of products or services that the first user can obtain when the first user processes the task;
a specifying unit that specifies the product or service specified by the first user from the range of products or services accepted by the range receiving unit;
An information processing device comprising: further comprising a point granting unit that grants points for obtaining the product from points owned by the second user to the first user when the first user processes the task; prepare,
The information processing device according to claim 1. a usage reception unit that receives a usage of points given to the first user from the second user;
further comprising a first usage limiting unit that limits the usage of points given to the first user to the usage accepted by the usage reception unit;
The information processing device according to claim 2. further comprising a second usage limiting unit that limits the usage of points given to the first user according to the type of task accepted by the first task accepting unit;
The information processing device according to claim 2. further comprising a third usage limiting unit that limits the usage of points given to the first user according to the type of product or service specified by the identifying unit;
The information processing device according to claim 2. The identifying unit identifies a product or service that becomes available to the first user when the second user authenticates the product or service specified by the first user,
The point granting unit grants the points to the first user when the second user authenticates that the first user has completed the processing of the task.
The information processing device according to claim 2. a task proposal unit that proposes a task to be processed by the first user based on attribute information indicating attributes of a plurality of users and task history information indicating a history of tasks that have been processed by the plurality of users; The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: .

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