JP7387039B1 - Information processing device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing device and method that facilitates promotion activities for users in cooperation with facilities in a real space and facilities in a virtual space.
[Solution] In an information processing system S, an information processing device 1 satisfies a real activity condition indicating that a user has performed a predetermined activity within a predetermined range based on a real facility that is a facility in real space. The first determination unit 132 determines whether or not the user has performed a predetermined activity with respect to the virtual facility, which is a facility in the virtual space, and the avatar that is active in the virtual space in response to an operation performed by the user on the information terminal. a second determining unit 133 that determines whether a virtual activity condition indicating that the virtual activity condition is satisfied; a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied; and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied. Output for outputting benefit information indicating benefits to be granted to the user on the condition that it is determined whether or not the first period and the second period overlap, and at least a portion of the first period and the second period overlap. 134.
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Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for processing information regarding real space and virtual space.

Patent Document 1 describes a technology for conducting marketing such as advertisements for avatars by linking and analyzing attributes and behaviors of avatars in a virtual space.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-216073

Conventionally, facilities in real space and facilities in virtual space have been independent, so it has not been easy for facilities in real space and facilities in virtual space to collaborate for promotional activities such as distributing coupons to users. . In the technology described in Patent Document 1, advertising is performed based on the relevance of the attributes and actions of avatars in virtual space, so it is difficult to carry out promotional activities by considering information in both real space and virtual space. could not.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to enable facilities in real space and facilities in virtual space to cooperate and easily carry out promotional activities for users.

The information processing device according to the first aspect of the present invention determines whether or not a real activity condition indicating that the user has performed a predetermined activity within a predetermined range based on a real facility that is a facility in real space is satisfied. a first determination unit that determines that an avatar that is active in a virtual space has performed a predetermined activity with respect to a virtual facility that is a facility in the virtual space in response to an operation performed by the user on an information terminal; a second determination unit that determines whether the virtual activity condition shown in the table is satisfied; a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied; and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied. Determine whether or not they overlap, and output benefit information indicating a benefit to be granted to the user on the condition that it is determined that at least a portion of the first period and the second period overlap. and an output section.

The user's activities regarding the real facility and the avatar's activities regarding the virtual facility may be performed independently.

The benefit information may indicate the benefit regarding at least one of the real facility or the virtual facility.

The benefit information may indicate the benefit that is applied in response to purchasing a product at at least one of the real facility and the virtual facility.

The benefit information may indicate the benefit that is applied in response to the user purchasing a product at the real facility and the avatar purchasing a product at the virtual facility.

The benefit information may indicate the benefit that is applied on the condition that the real activity condition or the virtual activity condition is satisfied.

The real activity condition may include that the position of the information terminal used by the user in the real space is within a predetermined range with respect to the real facility.

The real activity condition may include that the location of the information terminal is within a predetermined range based on the real facility, and that the user has purchased a product from the real facility.

The virtual activity condition may include that the position of the avatar in the virtual space is within a predetermined range with respect to the virtual facility.

The virtual activity condition may include that the avatar has received a predetermined service from the virtual facility.

The virtual activity condition may include that the avatar purchased a product from the virtual facility.

The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires code information obtained by reading a predetermined code placed in the actual facility from the information terminal, and a system that responds to the acquisition of the code information by the acquisition unit. , an avatar control unit that moves the avatar to the virtual facility associated with the real facility.

Information indicating the activities performed by the user in the real space and information indicating activities performed by the avatar in the virtual space are stored in a blockchain, and the first determination unit acquires the information from the blockchain. The second determining unit determines whether the virtual activity condition is satisfied based on the information obtained from the blockchain. You may.

In the information processing method of the second aspect of the present invention, the processor executes a real activity condition indicating that the user has performed a predetermined activity within a predetermined range based on a real facility that is a facility in real space. a step of determining whether the satisfaction is satisfied; and a step of determining whether the avatar active in the virtual space performs a predetermined activity with respect to a virtual facility that is a facility in the virtual space in response to an operation performed by the user on the information terminal. The step of determining whether or not a virtual activity condition indicating that the virtual activity condition is satisfied overlaps with a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied. outputting benefit information indicating a benefit to be granted to the user, on the condition that it is determined that at least a portion of the first period and the second period overlap; and has.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a facility in a real space and a facility in a virtual space can cooperate to easily carry out promotional activities for users.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of exemplary condition information. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a determination method by a first determination section and a second determination section. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a state in which both a real activity condition and a virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the method by which an output part outputs privilege information. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of an exemplary information processing method executed by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

[Overview of information processing system S]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system S according to this embodiment. The information processing system S includes an information processing device 1 and one or more information terminals 2. The information processing system S may include other devices such as servers and terminals.

The information processing device 1 is a computer that manages information regarding real space and virtual space. A virtual space is a virtual space (for example, a metaverse) created on a computer. The virtual space is displayed on the information terminal 2 as a region having an area or volume. On the other hand, the real space is the actual space in which the human user lives (for example, space on the earth).

Avatars operated by each of a plurality of users are displayed in the virtual space. The avatar is, for example, a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image registered in advance by the user. For example, an avatar moves in a virtual space in response to a user's operation and interacts (communicates) with other avatars using at least one of text, voice, or movement.

On the real space, there is one or more real facilities F1 for the user to perform activities. The user performs predetermined activities such as staying, purchasing products (goods or services), and using services at the physical facility F1. In the virtual space, there are one or more virtual facilities F2 for the avatar to perform predetermined activities in response to operations by the user. The avatar performs predetermined activities such as staying in the virtual facility F2, purchasing products (goods or services), and using services in accordance with operations performed by the user on the information terminal 2.

The user's activities regarding the real facility F1 and the avatar's activities regarding the virtual facility F2 are performed independently and are not linked. The user performs activities related to the real facility F1 by operating the user himself, and performs activities related to the virtual facility F2 via the avatar by operating the information terminal 2.

The information terminal 2 is a computer used by each of a plurality of users. The user is a person who uses the information terminal 2 to operate an avatar in the virtual space. The information terminal 2 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The information terminal 2 includes an operation section such as a touch panel or a keyboard for receiving operations, and a display section such as a liquid crystal display for displaying information. The information terminal 2 can communicate with the information processing device 1 via a network.

An overview of the processing executed by the information processing system S according to this embodiment will be described below. The information processing device 1 acquires real information indicating the user's activities in the real space and virtual information indicating the activities of the avatar operated by the user in the virtual space. The actual information is, for example, information that associates a user's activity with the date and time of the activity. The virtual information is, for example, information that associates an avatar's activity with the date and time of the activity.

Based on the acquired real information, the information processing device 1 determines whether a real activity condition indicating that the user has performed a predetermined activity within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1 is satisfied. The real activity condition is, for example, that the user has stayed at the real facility F1.

The information processing device 1 also determines, based on the acquired virtual information, whether a virtual activity condition indicating that the avatar operated by the user has performed a predetermined activity with respect to the virtual facility F2 is satisfied. The virtual activity conditions include, for example, that the avatar has stayed at the virtual facility F2, that the avatar has purchased a product from the virtual facility F2, and so on.

The information processing device 1 provides benefit information indicating benefits to be granted to the user on the condition that it is determined that both the real activity conditions regarding the real facility F1 and the virtual activity conditions regarding the virtual facility F2 are satisfied in parallel. Output. For example, the information processing device 1 specifies a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and determines whether the specified first period and second period are Determine whether there are duplicates. When determining that at least a portion of the first period and the second period overlap, the information processing device 1 determines that both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel. The benefits are, for example, coupons or points that can be applied to purchase products or use services at the real facility F1, virtual facility F2, or other facilities.

In this way, the information processing system S can detect both that the user has performed a predetermined activity on the real facility F1 and that the avatar operated by the user has performed a predetermined activity on the virtual facility F2. Benefits will be given to the user on the condition that these are performed in parallel. Thereby, the information processing system S can facilitate promotional activities for users in cooperation with the facilities in the real space and the facilities in the virtual space.

[Configuration of information processing system S]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information processing system S according to this embodiment. In FIG. 2, arrows indicate main data flows, and data flows other than those shown in FIG. 2 may exist. In FIG. 2, each block shows the configuration of a functional unit rather than a hardware (device) unit. Therefore, the blocks shown in FIG. 2 may be implemented within a single device, or may be implemented separately within multiple devices. Data may be exchanged between blocks via any means such as a data bus, network, or portable storage medium.

The information processing device 1 includes a communication section 11, a storage section 12, and a control section 13. The information processing device 1 may be configured by two or more physically separate devices connected by wire or wirelessly. Further, the information processing device 1 may be configured by a cloud that is a collection of computer resources.

The communication unit 11 includes a communication controller for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information terminal 2 via the network. The communication unit 11 notifies the control unit 13 of data received from the information terminal 2 via the network. Furthermore, the communication unit 11 transmits data output from the control unit 13 to the information terminal 2 via the network.

The storage unit 12 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, and the like. The storage unit 12 stores in advance a program to be executed by the control unit 13. Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores in advance condition information indicating real activity conditions and virtual activity conditions for granting benefits to the user. The storage unit 12 may be provided outside the information processing device 1, and in that case, data may be exchanged with the control unit 13 via a network.

The control unit 13 includes an acquisition unit 131 , a first determination unit 132 , a second determination unit 133 , an output unit 134 , and an avatar control unit 135 . The control unit 13 is, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes a program stored in the storage unit 12 to control the acquisition unit 131, the first determination unit 132, the second determination unit 133, and the output unit. 134 and an avatar control unit 135.

The processing executed by the information processing system S will be described in detail below. In the information processing device 1, the acquisition unit 131 acquires real information indicating the user's activity in the real space and virtual information indicating the activity in the virtual space of the avatar operated by the user. The acquisition unit 131 may acquire the latest real information and virtual information at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 10 seconds), or may acquire the latest real information and virtual information for a predetermined period (for example, the past minute) at once. Good too.

The actual information is, for example, information indicating the user's activity and the date and time of the activity. The user's activities include, for example, staying at the real facility F1, purchasing products from the real facility F1, and the like.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 may receive, as the real information, position information indicating the history of the position of the information terminal 2 used by the user in real space from the information terminal 2 or a server that manages the position information. The location information is specified, for example, by using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) in the information terminal 2.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires, as real information, communication information indicating a history of wireless communication performed between the information terminal 2 and a beacon (radio signal transmitter) installed in the real facility F1. Alternatively, it may be received from a server that manages communication information. The communication information indicates that the information terminal 2 is located within the reachable range of a wireless signal emitted by a beacon installed in the actual facility F1.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 may receive, as real information, payment information when a user purchases a product at the real facility F1 from the information terminal 2 or a server that manages payment information. The payment information indicates that the user purchased the product from the physical facility F1.

The virtual information is, for example, information indicating the activity of the avatar operated by the user and the date and time of the activity. The avatar's activities include, for example, staying at the virtual facility F2, purchasing products from the virtual facility F2, and receiving services from the virtual facility F2.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 may receive, as the virtual information, position information indicating the history of the position of the avatar in the virtual space from a server that manages the virtual space. The position information is specified based on, for example, the coordinates at which the avatar is displayed in the virtual space.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 may receive, as virtual information, payment information when the avatar purchases a product at the virtual facility F2 from the information terminal 2 or a server that manages payment information. The payment information indicates that the user purchased the product from the virtual facility F2 via the avatar.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 may receive, as virtual information, service usage information indicating a history of services received at the virtual facility F2 from the information terminal 2 or a server that manages service usage information. The service usage information indicates that the avatar has received a predetermined service (consultation, consulting, etc.) from the virtual facility F2.

Real information and virtual information may be stored in association with a user ID, which is identification information (ID) for identifying a user, by a blockchain on one or more storage units on the network. A blockchain includes multiple blocks of data, each block including one or more transactions indicating that ownership of real or virtual information has been transferred. Each block in the blockchain contains a hash value generated according to a predetermined rule, and by checking the consistency of hash values between blocks, the correctness of the entire blockchain is ensured. The acquisition unit 131 acquires real information or virtual information associated with the user ID from the blockchain. This can prevent the real information and virtual information from being tampered with, allowing the acquisition unit 131 to more accurately identify the activities of the user and the avatar.

The acquisition unit 131 acquires condition information that is stored in the storage unit 12 in advance and indicates real activity conditions and virtual activity conditions for granting benefits to the user. The condition information is, for example, information that associates each of one or a plurality of benefits with a real activity condition related to the real facility F1 and a virtual activity condition related to the virtual facility F2. According to the condition information, the real facility F1 indicated by the real activity condition and the virtual facility F2 indicated by the virtual activity condition are associated in advance. The business operator who operates the real facility F1 indicated by the real activity condition and the business operator who operates the virtual facility F2 indicated by the virtual activity condition may be the same or different.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of exemplary condition information. The real activity condition is a condition indicating that the user has performed a predetermined activity within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1. The real activity condition includes, for example, that the position of the information terminal 2 used by the user is within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1 ("stay" in FIG. 3). Being within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1 means, for example, being inside the real facility F1 or within a predetermined distance from the position of the real facility F1.

Further, the real activity conditions include, for example, the location of the information terminal 2 used by the user is within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1, and the user has the right to enter the real facility F1 (admission ticket, etc.). This may include purchasing. Whether the user has purchased the right to enter the inside of the real facility F1 is determined, for example, based on the payment information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. Thereby, the information processing system S can suppress granting benefits to users who do not have the right to enter the real facility F1 and are simply located near the real facility F1.

The real activity condition is, for example, that the location of the information terminal 2 used by the user is within a predetermined range based on the real facility F1, and that the user has purchased a product from the real facility F1 ("Product purchase" in FIG. 3). ”) may also be indicated.

The virtual activity condition is a condition indicating that the avatar operated by the user has performed a predetermined activity in the virtual facility F2. The virtual activity condition includes, for example, that the avatar's position is within a predetermined range with respect to the virtual facility F2. Being within a predetermined range based on the virtual facility F2 means, for example, being inside the virtual facility F2 or within a predetermined distance from the position of the virtual facility F2.

The virtual activity conditions may include that the avatar has purchased a product from the virtual facility F2, or that the avatar has received a service from the virtual facility F2 (“service use” in FIG. 3). In this case, the avatar may purchase a product from the virtual facility F2 or receive a service from the virtual facility F2 while the avatar's position is not within a predetermined range with respect to the virtual facility F2. As a result, the information processing system S makes it a condition for granting benefits to the user that the avatar remotely performs an activity on the virtual facility F2 without moving to the virtual facility F2 in the virtual space. Can be done.

The benefit is a benefit related to at least one of the real facility F1 and the virtual facility F2. Further, the benefit may be a benefit related to another facility different from the real facility F1 or the virtual facility F2.

The benefits are, for example, coupons or points that are given to the user and can be applied to purchasing products or using services. By applying coupons or points when purchasing products at at least one of the real facility F1 or the virtual facility F2, the user can receive discounts, the provision of goods, the provision of services, etc. In this case, it is desirable for the information processing system S to have at least one of the business operator operating the real facility F1 and the business operator operating the virtual facility F2 bear the funds for the benefit.

The benefit may be, for example, content (digital data) in virtual space. In this case, the content that is a benefit may be managed by being associated with an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) using a blockchain. The NFT is information indicating, for example, a token ID for identifying a token, a content ID for identifying a content, and a user ID for identifying a user who owns the NFT. The content ID is, for example, information indicating a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) for accessing the content. The content is stored in a storage device on the network corresponding to the URI. Furthermore, the content is not limited to blockchain, and may be managed using a database or the like.

The benefit may be, for example, a benefit that is applied in response to the user purchasing a product at the real facility F1 and the avatar operated by the user purchasing the product at the virtual facility F2. As a result, the information processing system S can provide benefits (such as set discounts) for products purchased at both the real facility F1 and the virtual facility F2, so the collaboration between the real facility F1 and the virtual facility F2 can be further strengthened.

The benefit may be a benefit that is applied on the condition that a real activity condition or a virtual activity condition is satisfied. In this case, at the time when the user desires to apply the benefit, the first determination unit 132 (described later) determines that the real activity condition is satisfied, and the second determination unit 133 (described later) determines that the virtual activity condition is satisfied. Benefits will be applied if it is determined that the As a result, the information processing system S enables the benefit only during the period when the user is staying at the real facility F1 and the avatar is staying at the virtual facility F2, for example, so that the user can actively comply with the real activity conditions and the virtual activity conditions. can be induced to meet.

Based on the real information, virtual information, and condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131, the first determination unit 132 determines whether the real activity condition is satisfied, and the second determination unit 133 determines whether the virtual activity condition is satisfied. Determine whether or not.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a determination method by the first determination section 132 and the second determination section 133. The first determination unit 132 determines whether the reality information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 satisfies the actual activity conditions for each of one or more benefits included in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. When the real activity condition includes staying at a specific real facility F1, the first determination unit 132 determines, for example, that the position of the information terminal 2 indicated by the location information that is real information is within a predetermined range with respect to the real facility F1. (for example, within the actual facility F1 or within a predetermined distance from the location of the actual facility F1), it is determined that the actual activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it is determined that the actual activity condition is not satisfied. do.

When the real activity condition includes staying at a specific real facility F1, the first determination unit 132 determines that the communication information that is real information is, for example, that the information terminal 2 is emitted by a beacon installed in the real facility F1. If it indicates that the location is within the reachable range of the wireless signal, it may be determined that the actual activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it may be determined that the actual activity condition is not satisfied.

When the real activity condition includes that the user purchased a product at the specific real facility F1, the first determination unit 132 determines that, for example, the location information or communication information that is real information satisfies the above-mentioned conditions, When the payment information, which is the real information, indicates that the product was purchased from the real facility F1, it is determined that the real activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it is determined that the real activity condition is not satisfied.

The first determination unit 132 is not limited to the specific criteria shown here, and may determine whether the real activity condition is satisfied based on other criteria.

The second determination unit 133 determines whether the virtual information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 satisfies the virtual activity conditions of each of one or more benefits included in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. When the virtual activity condition includes staying at a specific virtual facility F2, the second determination unit 133 determines, for example, that the position of the avatar indicated by the location information, which is virtual information, is within a predetermined range (with reference to the virtual facility F2). For example, if the virtual facility F2 is inside the virtual facility F2 or within a predetermined distance from the location of the virtual facility F2, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is not satisfied.

When the virtual activity conditions include that the avatar purchased a product from a specific virtual facility F2, the second determination unit 133 determines, for example, that the payment information, which is virtual information, indicates that the avatar purchased a product from the virtual facility F2. If so, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is not satisfied.

When the virtual activity condition includes that the avatar received a service from a specific virtual facility F2, the second determination unit 133 determines, for example, that the service usage information, which is virtual information, indicates that the avatar received a service from the virtual facility F2. If so, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and if not, it is determined that the virtual activity condition is not satisfied.

The second determination unit 133 is not limited to the specific criteria shown here, and may determine whether the virtual activity condition is satisfied based on other criteria.

The output unit 134 outputs a message indicating that the first determination unit 132 and the second determination unit 133 have determined that both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel, for example, the information including the date and time when the real activity condition was satisfied. Privilege information indicating a privilege to be given to the user is output on the condition that at least a portion of the first period and the second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied overlaps. The benefits indicated by the benefit information are benefits associated with the real activity conditions and virtual activity conditions that are determined to be satisfied in parallel by the first determination unit 132 and the second determination unit 133 in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. It is.

The fact that both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel means that the virtual activity condition is satisfied at a date and time close to the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied, for example. For example, if the avatar operated by the user stays in the virtual facility F2 or purchases a product from the virtual facility F2 while the user is staying in the real facility F1, both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are fulfilled in parallel.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a state in which both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel. As an example of a process for identifying a state in which both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel, the output unit 134 outputs a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied, and a virtual activity condition. and a second period including the date and time when is satisfied. The first period is, for example, a period of a predetermined length from a predetermined time before (approximately 10 minutes) to a predetermined time after (eg, 10 minutes) the date and time when the actual activity condition is satisfied. The second period is, for example, a period of a predetermined length from a predetermined time before (approximately 10 minutes) to a predetermined time after (eg, 10 minutes) the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied.

FIG. 5 shows, along the time axis, a first period during which the user stayed at store α in real space, and a period during which the avatar operated by the user purchased products from store β in virtual space. 2 periods. As shown in FIG. 5, during the period in which part of the first period and part of the second period overlap, both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel.

The output unit 134 determines whether the specified first period and second period overlap. The output unit 134 outputs benefit information on the condition that it is determined that at least a portion of the first period and the second period overlap. As a result, the information processing system S can confirm both that the user has performed a predetermined activity on the real facility F1 and that the avatar operated by the user has performed a predetermined activity on the virtual facility F2. Benefits can be given to the user on the condition that they are performed in parallel.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining how the output unit 134 outputs bonus information. For example, the output unit 134 sends a message (email, SNS (Social Networking Service) message, etc.) for displaying benefit information to the user ID of the user.

The information terminal 2 presents the benefit information 21 indicated by the message received from the information processing device 1 on an application for displaying the message. The benefit information 21 includes, for example, characters or images that represent coupons or points that are given to the user and are applicable to purchasing products or using services. Thereby, the information processing system S can present the privilege information to the user who satisfies both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition in parallel, and can promote the use of the privilege indicated by the privilege information.

[Flow of information processing method]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flowchart of an exemplary information processing method executed by the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. The acquisition unit 131 acquires real information indicating the user's activity in the real space and virtual information indicating the activity in the virtual space of the avatar operated by the user (S11).

The acquisition unit 131 acquires condition information indicating real activity conditions and virtual activity conditions for granting benefits to the user, which is stored in advance in the storage unit 12 (S12). The condition information is, for example, information that associates each of one or a plurality of benefits with a real activity condition related to the real facility F1 and a virtual activity condition related to the virtual facility F2.

The first determination unit 132 determines whether the reality information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 satisfies the reality activity conditions of each of one or more benefits included in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 (S13). The second determination unit 133 determines whether the virtual information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 satisfies the virtual activity conditions for each of one or more benefits included in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131 (S14).

For example, the output unit 134 specifies a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is met and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is met, and determines whether the specified first period and second period overlap. (Whether both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel) is determined. If the first determining unit 132 and the second determining unit 133 do not determine that both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel, for example, the output unit 134 determines that the first period and the second period overlap. If it is determined that there is no such information (NO in S15), the information processing device 1 proceeds to step S17.

When the first determining unit 132 and the second determining unit 133 determine that both the real activity condition and the virtual activity condition are satisfied in parallel, for example, the output unit 134 outputs that at least part of the first period and the second period are If it is determined that there is overlap (YES in S15), the output unit 134 outputs benefit information indicating the benefit to be given to the user (S16). The benefits indicated by the benefit information are benefits associated with the real activity conditions and virtual activity conditions that are determined to be satisfied in parallel by the first determination unit 132 and the second determination unit 133 in the condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. It is.

If the predetermined termination condition (such as that a termination operation has been performed in the information processing device 1) is not met (NO in S17), the information processing device 1 repeats steps S11 to S16. If the predetermined termination condition is met (YES in S17), the information processing device 1 terminates the process.

[Effects of embodiment]
According to the information processing system S according to the present embodiment, the information processing device 1 can detect that the user has performed a predetermined activity with respect to the real facility F1, and that the avatar operated by the user has performed a predetermined activity with respect to the virtual facility F2. Benefits are given to the user on the condition that both of the activities are carried out in parallel. Thereby, the information processing system S can facilitate promotional activities for users in cooperation with the facilities in the real space and the facilities in the virtual space.

[Modified example]
In the information processing system S according to this modification, when the user uses the information terminal 2 to read a predetermined code placed in the real facility F1, the avatar corresponding to the user is moved to the virtual facility F2.

A code for moving the avatar to the virtual facility F2 is arranged in the real facility F1. The code is, for example, a barcode or two-dimensional code generated by encoding a facility ID for identifying the virtual facility F2 according to a predetermined rule, and is printed on paper or the like. The code is attached to a predetermined location within the physical facility F1 or handed to the user by an employee of the physical facility F1. The virtual facility F2 indicated by the code is associated in advance with the real facility F1 where the code is placed by condition information.

The information terminal 2 has an imaging unit that generates a captured image by capturing an image of a predetermined range. The information terminal 2 acquires code information by reading the code placed in the physical facility F1 using the imaging unit in response to a predetermined operation performed by the user. The information terminal 2 obtains the facility ID indicated by the code as code information, for example, by decoding the captured image of the code according to a predetermined rule.

The information terminal 2 transmits the acquired code information and a user ID for identifying the user who uses the information terminal 2 to the information processing device 1. The user ID is preset in the information terminal 2.

In the information processing device 1, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the code information and user ID transmitted by the information terminal 2. In response to the acquisition unit 131 receiving the code information, the avatar control unit 135 moves the avatar operated by the user to the virtual facility F2 associated with the real facility F1 where the code is placed. For example, the avatar control unit 135 moves the position of the avatar associated with the user ID acquired by the acquisition unit 131 to the position of the virtual facility F2 corresponding to the facility ID indicated by the code information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. Information indicating the position of the virtual facility F2 corresponding to the facility ID is stored in the storage unit 12 in advance.

According to this modification, the information processing system S transfers the avatar corresponding to the user to the virtual facility F2 by the user visiting the real facility F1 using the information terminal 2 to read a code placed in the real facility F1. move automatically. Thereby, the information processing system S can make it easier for the user to simultaneously satisfy both the real activity conditions related to the real facility F1 and the virtual activity conditions related to the virtual facility F2.

Furthermore, the present invention makes it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations, "Create a foundation for industry and technological innovation."

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated into arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments created by arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiment resulting from the combination have the effects of the original embodiment.

S Information processing system 1 Information processing device 11 Communication unit 12 Storage unit 13 Control unit 131 Acquisition unit 132 First determination unit 133 Second determination unit 134 Output unit 135 Avatar control unit 2 Information terminal

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Reality information indicating a user's activities in real space, which is associated with identification information for identifying the user, based on which the user is based on a real facility that is a facility in the real space . a first determination unit that determines whether a real activity condition indicating that a predetermined activity has been performed within a predetermined range of the activity is satisfied;
Virtual information indicating the activities of an avatar that is active in a virtual space in response to an operation performed by the user on an information terminal, the avatar being able to perform activities in the virtual space based on virtual information associated with the identification information. a second determination unit that determines whether a virtual activity condition indicating that a predetermined activity has been performed with respect to a virtual facility that is a facility is satisfied;
Determine whether a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and determine whether or not the first period and the second period include the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied. an output unit that outputs benefit information indicating a benefit to be granted to the user in association with the identification information , on the condition that at least a portion of the information is determined to be duplicated;
An information processing device having: the user's activities regarding the real facility and the avatar's activities regarding the virtual facility are performed independently;
The information processing device according to claim 1. The benefit information indicates the benefit regarding at least one of the real facility or the virtual facility;
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The benefit information indicates the benefit that is applied in response to purchasing a product at at least one of the real facility or the virtual facility.
The information processing device according to claim 3. The benefit information indicates the benefit that is applied in response to the user purchasing a product at the real facility and the avatar purchasing a product at the virtual facility.
The information processing device according to claim 4. The benefit information indicates the benefit that is applied on the condition that the real activity condition or the virtual activity condition is satisfied.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The real activity condition includes that the position of the information terminal used by the user in the real space is within a predetermined range based on the real facility.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The real activity condition includes that the location of the information terminal is within a predetermined range based on the real facility, and that the user has purchased a product from the real facility.
The information processing device according to claim 7. The virtual activity condition includes that the position of the avatar in the virtual space is within a predetermined range based on the virtual facility.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The virtual activity condition includes that the avatar has received a predetermined service from the virtual facility.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The virtual activity condition includes that the avatar purchased a product from the virtual facility.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. an acquisition unit that acquires code information obtained by reading a predetermined code placed at the actual facility from the information terminal;
an avatar control unit that moves the avatar to the virtual facility associated with the real facility in response to the acquisition unit acquiring the code information;
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: Information indicating the activities carried out by the user in the real space and information indicating activities carried out by the avatar in the virtual space are stored in a blockchain,
The first determination unit determines whether the real activity condition is satisfied based on the information obtained from the blockchain,
The second determination unit determines whether the virtual activity condition is satisfied based on information obtained from the blockchain.
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. The processor executes
Reality information indicating the user's activities in the real space, which is associated with identification information for identifying the user, based on which the user is based on the real facility that is the facility in the real space . a step of determining whether a real activity condition indicating that a predetermined activity was performed within a predetermined range in which the actual activity was performed;
Virtual information indicating an activity of an avatar that is active in a virtual space in response to an operation performed by the user on an information terminal, the avatar being associated with a facility in the virtual space based on the virtual information associated with the identification information. a step of determining whether a virtual activity condition indicating that a predetermined activity has been performed for a virtual facility is satisfied;
Determine whether a first period including the date and time when the real activity condition is satisfied and a second period including the date and time when the virtual activity condition is satisfied, and determine whether the first period and the second period are overlapped. outputting benefit information indicating a benefit to be granted to the user in association with the identification information , on the condition that at least a portion of the information is determined to be duplicated;
An information processing method comprising:

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