JP6959707B2 - Local currency issuance system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a local currency issuance system by local governments such as prefectures and municipalities.

There is a pedometer that measures the number of steps as an application to be incorporated into a smartphone. In Pokemon Go, a game application developed and operated by Niantic and Inc, when you carry a smartphone that has downloaded the game application, the movement distance is calculated via GPS, and when the movement distance reaches a certain value, eggs hatch. It is a rule to do. It is said that this game has eliminated withdrawal and lack of exercise.

It has been pointed out that the declining and depopulated local population will be corrected and the region will be revitalized, and local currencies are being issued as part of the revitalization. In addition, the Regional Future Investment Promotion Law will come into effect from August 2017.

Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 describe that a local currency is used for the use and provision of volunteer services, and electronic money is used in addition to banknotes as the local currency. Patent Document 3 describes living protection costs. Proposals have been made to pay the beneficiaries of the living protection expenses as points of the local currency.

In addition, Non-Patent Document 1 introduces a highly reliable blockchain technology that is extremely difficult to tamper with as a means of transmitting encrypted information and its application example, and local currency is mentioned as one of the application examples. There is.

The value of money is exhibited only after it is circulated, and the usage method of saving money without using it and earning interest does not contribute to the development of industry. Therefore, some electronic commerce payments (Orb) whose value temporarily decreases with the passage of time have been proposed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-258984 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-2586969 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-129000

"FY2015 Infrastructure Development for Informatization and Service of Japan's Economy and Society (Survey on Domestic and Overseas Trends in Services Using Blockchain Technology) Report Published in March 2016 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

Since local currencies are valid only in the relevant region, issuing local currencies should enrich the local economy, but if the amount of yen circulation is reduced by that amount, the economic circulation of the country as a whole will be poor. Become.

What is important as a local currency is how much money should be paid to whom in what form, so that people who have not worked until now will be able to work, which will lead to the creation of new jobs. It needs to be a currency.

All of the above-mentioned prior arts are related to local currencies, but they are technically to increase the circulation amount of local currencies without batting with the yen, simply by considering the local currencies as a form of electronic money. No means have been proposed.

The present inventor issues local currency to pensioners as a means for regional revitalization, issues it for patrols in the region, and the value of blockchain, etc., which is difficult to tamper with as a form of issuance. As a form of information, the issuing method is to send from a server computer such as a local government that has the authority to issue local currency to a smartphone owned by the pensioner, and the distance of the patrol patrol is the number of steps (distance) by the perimeter. ) And the idea of using GPS used in Pokemon Go.

However, the above configuration alone is no different from a normal walk for pensioners, and they will receive local currency without any labor, which is unfair compared to other local residents.

Therefore, the regional currency issuing system according to the present invention is a smart capable of two-way communication between a server computer owned by a local government or the like capable of issuing a regional currency and the server computer owned by a pensioner. It is composed of a phone, and the smart phone has a function to calculate the distance traveled (number of steps) using the perimeter and GPS built into the smart phone and send it to the server computer, which corresponds to the points added by the user. An application incorporating a function of inputting an act to be performed and transmitting it to the server computer and a function of authenticating an act corresponding to an additional point performed by another pensioner and transmitting it to the server computer is downloaded, and the server is downloaded. The computer uses the calculation unit that calculates the regional currency to be paid by summing the basic points and additional points corresponding to the travel distance received from the smartphone, and the calculated regional currency as electronic value information to the pensioner's smartphone. A transmission unit for transmitting is provided.

Value information includes virtual currency and electronic money composed of blockchain, and in order to perform finality instantly when using blockchain, make the blockchain a consortium type or a private type instead of a public type. Preferably, local currencies are suitable for this.

In addition, in order to enhance the stability of the value of the local currency, it is also possible to make it convertible with utility charges such as electricity generated in the area, and to make it convertible when using a blockchain. Can be a colored coin.

Incorporate information on restrictions on the use of local currencies, such as the fact that each beneficiary cannot use it for gambling, and information that encourages the use of local currencies whose value fluctuates according to the period from the issuance of the local currency. Can be done.

For example, the validity period of the currency is within 6 months from the issuance of the local currency, and just before this period elapses, electricity charges, gas charges, telephone charges, smartphone contract charges, water charges, etc. are automatically determined by the local currency. By setting to pay, it is possible to prevent the local currency from becoming worthless and to revitalize the local economy.

Patrols performed by pensioners are an extension of the usual walks for pensioners and can be done comfortably, leading to enhanced security for the community and further helping to improve the health of the elderly who lack exercise.

Since the contents of the patrol patrol that is converted into the local currency are divided into the basic points that can be obtained by simply walking and moving, and the additional points that can be obtained by the act of contributing to the area, the patrol patrol can be done like a game and motivation is increased. ..

Since local currencies are not transferred to accounts managed by financial institutions such as banks, but directly to smartphones, pensioners are likely to consume them as they are without accumulating them. As a result, the amount of circulation of currency increases, and the function as money increases.

By having two or more people perform the patrol patrol as a group, even elderly people can carry out the patrol patrol with peace of mind, and it is also possible to easily prove that they have performed an act equivalent to the additional points.

The figure explaining the whole structure of the local currency issuance system which concerns on this invention (A) to (c) are diagrams showing a display example of a touch panel of a smart phone. Flowchart of this system

Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a server computer 1 used by a local government, a smartphone 2 owned by a pensioner, and a GPS 3. The server computer 1 and the smart phone 2 are capable of two-way communication via a network, and the server computer 1 receives a patrol patrol report from the smart phone 2, and depending on the content of the received report, the smart phone 2 is connected to a blockchain or the like. Issue local currency in the form of electronic money.

In the case of this embodiment, the amount of local currency paid according to the contents of the patrol patrol is different. Specifically, it is divided into basic points corresponding to the distance traveled by the beneficiary who owns the smartphone 2 and additional points paid for special acts during the patrol, and the total of these basic points and additional points. Will be paid.

Therefore, the server computer 1 calculates the calculation results in the communication unit that communicates with the smartphone 2, the input unit such as a keyboard, the output unit such as a liquid crystal display device, the calculation unit that totals the basic points and the addition points, and the calculation unit. It is provided with a storage unit for storing and a control unit for controlling each of these elements.

On the other hand, a patrol application that executes this system is downloaded in advance to the smartphone 2. When downloaded, the logo of the application will be displayed on the top screen.

Touching the application logo transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 2 (a). When the "start" button on this screen is touched, communication with GPS 3 is started and the moving distance of the smartphone 2 (basic point of patrol patrol) is calculated.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the patrol is completed without performing any action corresponding to the addition action from the “start”, the “end” button is touched. Then, the traveling distance of the patrol is transmitted to the server computer 1, and the server computer 1 transmits the local currency corresponding to the traveling distance to the smart phone 2.

On the other hand, if something useful for local safety or regional revitalization is done during the patrol, it will be reported as an additional point act. Examples of points to be added include reporting of suspicious persons, reporting of incidents such as landslides, cleaning up garbage, directions, dealing with foreigners, protecting children, protecting the elderly, participating in local communities, and animals. Protection and discovery of dangerous animals such as wasps.

The operation procedure of the smart phone is to touch the "additional points" button when the additional points are performed. Then, the screen transitions to a screen listing the specific addition point actions shown in FIG. 2 (b). The beneficiary selects by touching the act performed by himself / herself or an act close to it among the listed additional point acts.

After selecting, touch the "Back" button to return to the screen shown in FIG. 2A, and touch the "Report" button. Then, the contents are transmitted to the server computer 1.

Since the added points cannot be proved by GPS and the contribution to the area is larger than that of the basic points, the points are also large. Therefore, the present invention requires the authentication of another person.
Therefore, in the present invention, when two or more beneficiaries perform a patrol as a group and the other party performs an act equivalent to the additional points, other beneficiaries constituting the group authenticate. bottom.

Specifically, the approver touches the "approve" button in FIG. 2 (a). Then, the screen transitions to FIG. 2 (c), and this screen has a screen of "with a photo" and a screen of "without a photo". If you can take a photo related to the points to be added, touch "Photograph" and the approval will be sent to the server computer 1 along with the photo.

When the "No photo" button is touched, only the approval is sent to the server computer 1, but the approval time is sent for both "with photo" and "without photo". Comparing the time with the reported time of the additional points will increase the reliability of the approval.

When the patrol patrol is completed as described above, the "end" button is touched to notify the server computer 1 that the patrol has been completed. The server computer 1 transmits the local currency, which is the sum of the basic points and the additional points, to the smart phone 2.

The above points may be further subdivided, and special points may be added for information that leads to lifesaving or arrest of a criminal, for example.

Local currencies are transmitted, for example, in blockchain format. The blockchain is extremely difficult to tamper with, and transactions (remittances) can be performed between smartphones 2 without going through the server computer 1 (P2P).

A blockchain is a series of multiple blocks in chronological order, and one block contains the hash value of the previous block, the time stamp representing the time when the block was generated, and the nonce for determining the hash value. , Multiple transaction information is incorporated.

As transaction information, information in which the value of the local currency fluctuates according to the period from the issuance of the local currency can be considered. For example, if it is within one year from the issuance, it can be used as a local currency with a 20% increase in the amount received, it can be used as a local currency with a 10% increase from the second to the third year, and the information will be at face value after the third year. Can be incorporated. There is also the idea of reducing the value as the period elapses, but rather it is better to increase the value only for the first period without reducing it, because many beneficiaries use the local currency in a short period of time, so the circulation volume of the local currency will increase. The effect of a large increase can be expected.

In addition, in order to suppress fluctuations in the value of local currencies, it is preferable to ensure convertibility with electricity, gas, water, etc. generated in the area. By using a blockchain, information on convertibility with electric power and the like can be written in the blockchain. For example, if the finality is completed simply by confirming that the local currency is convertible to electric power, etc., and that it has not yet been converted to electric power, etc., the transaction will be completed instantly.

As described above, various conditions can be added to the currency by using the local currency as electronic information. For example, to encourage the use of local currency, set the expiration date of the local currency to, for example, 6 months, and to protect the pensioners who forgot to use it when the expiration date is set, just before the expiration date is reached. It is also possible to incorporate a system that automatically pays utility charges such as electricity charges (one day in advance) in the local currency.

In the above embodiment, the walking distance of the pensioner is measured by using GPS, but the pedometer application may be downloaded to a smartphone and used. In this case, the distance and the number of steps may be converted, or the number of steps may be adopted as the distance as it is.

1 ... Server computer, 2 ... Smartphone, 3 ... GPS.

Claims (3)

It consists of a server computer owned by an institution that can issue local currencies such as local governments and a smartphone owned by a pensioner and capable of two-way communication between the server computer.
In the smart phone, input a function of calculating the travel distance of the patrol patrol using a perimeter (registered trademark) or GPS and transmitting it to the server computer, and an act corresponding to the addition point of the patrol patrol performed by oneself. Then, an application incorporating a function of transmitting to the server computer and a function of authenticating an act corresponding to an additional point performed by another pensioner and transmitting to the server computer is downloaded.
The server computer calculates the local currency to be paid by totaling the basic points corresponding to the traveling distance of the patrol patrol received from the smartphone and the additional points corresponding to the actions supported by the authentication received by the server computer from the smartphone. A local currency issuance system characterized by being provided with a calculation unit that performs calculation and a transmission unit that transmits the calculated local currency as electronic value information to the smartphone of the pensioner. In the local currency issuance system according to claim 1, the patrol patrol is performed by a group of two or more pensioners, and the certification of the act corresponding to the additional points is performed by another pensioner of the same group. A local currency issuing system characterized in that a smart phone transmits to the server computer. In the local currency issuing system according to claim 1 or 2, the local currency issuing system is characterized in that the act corresponding to the additional points is any of the following acts.
Report of suspicious persons, report of accidents such as landslides, cleaning up garbage, directions, dealing with foreigners, protection of children, protection of old people, participation in local communities, protection of animals, protection of dangerous animals such as wasps discover.

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