Title of invention: payment management system and payment management method
Technical field
[0001]
　The present invention relates to a payment management system and a payment management method. Specifically, the usage fee for a continuous service that is substantially started after the contractor's death is considered in consideration of the needs and convenience of stakeholders. Regarding technology that enables payment processing in the form.
Background technology
[0002]
　Various payment methods for service usage fees have been proposed, such as the settlement of the remaining bonds of a case contracted by a service contractor after his death. One of the most well-known and common ones is to settle the remaining mortgage debt with the insurance money of group credit life insurance.
[0003]
　Conventional techniques for such payment include, for example, a communication unit that communicates with a sales company terminal, a storage unit that stores the amount of insurance money to be settled when the user dies, and a product or service purchased by the user. The user information update unit that obtains the purchase charge from the sales company terminal via the communication unit and stores the purchase charge in the storage unit, and the amount of the insurance money stored by the storage unit. An insurance company terminal (see Patent Document 1) and the like provided with a payment processing unit for deducting the purchase fee from
[0004]
　In addition, information processing reservation and automatic processing of the individual requester who executes information processing on the remaining data or unexecuted data related to the individual requester existing in the individually designated destination system left after the death of the individual requester or after the certification for long-term care is required. The execution system, the information processing reservation and automatic execution system of the individual requester, includes a storage device, a receiving means, an executing means, and a transmitting means, and the individual request is made by having a contractual relationship with the individual requester. Insurance companies, banks, credit unions, credit unions, labor unions, securities companies, financial institutions including agricultural cooperatives and their agents, telecommunications carriers, real estate management companies, transportation companies, funeral services, which are institutions that have personal information about the person. Personal information of affiliated companies, nursing care affiliated companies, hospitals, schools, government offices, companies that receive personal information, or companies that have received requests from those companies or institutions (hereinafter referred to as "individual client's personal information possessing organization") The storage device is enabled to communicate with the management system, and the storage device is described as "advance request content" related to information processing on the remaining data of the individual requester existing in the individually designated destination system from the individual requester. "Information that identifies the individual requester", "Information that specifies the individual designated destination system", "" Designated ID and password "related to approval for the individual requester to access the individual designated destination system", and " Stores at least one of "request for execution of specific information processing related to residual data in the individually designated destination system" and one or more "programs for executing specific information processing on the individually designated destination system". Information that identifies the individual requester and death related to the individual requester by the receiving means directly input from the personal information management system or the information terminal of the personal information possessing organization of the individual requester. When at least one of the information or the information requiring nursing care certification and the information certifying the sender is received or received by input, the executing means receives the individual requester received by the receiving means from the storage unit. "Information for designating the individual designated destination system", "request for executing specific information processing for the individually designated destination system", and "the designated I" related to the specified information."D and password" and "a program that executes specific information processing about the individually designated destination system" are extracted, and the individually designated destination system is accessed from the transmission means via a network such as the Internet, and " After obtaining access permission such as personal authentication using the "designated ID and password", the individual client is characterized by operating and executing the "program that executes specific information processing for the individually designated system". Information processing reservation and automatic execution systems (see Patent Document 2) have also been proposed.
[0005]
　In addition, as a service in which the contents contracted by the policyholder during his / her life are executed after death, for example, a message storage device that stores a message and supports the collection of a message storage fee for the stored message, and is used for each policyholder. In addition, the billing amount information in which the billing amount, which is the amount of the message storage fee that should be billed, is stored, the debit account for deducting the message storage fee for each policyholder, and the deduction. Of the account balance, the collateral account that can prohibit free monetization when the message storage fee cannot be withdrawn, the collateral account balance, and the collateral account balance, the actual monetization is prohibited. The collateral set amount information in which the balance to be charged is stored, the storage unit in which the claim amount is stored, and the policyholder who should collect the claim amount by referring to the claim amount information when the time to claim the claim arrives. Identify, refer to the collateral set amount information, specify the withdrawal account of the specified policyholder, deduct the billed amount from the balance of the specified withdrawal account, store it, and withdraw the specified. If the billed amount cannot be deducted from the balance of the account, the collateral account of the specified policyholder is specified by referring to the collateral setting amount information, and a part of the balance of the specified collateral account is specified. Alternatively, a message storage device (see Patent Document 3) characterized by having a control unit that stores all of the balance of the collateral account as a balance that actually prohibits monetization has been proposed.
Prior art literature
Patent documents
[0006]
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-118630
Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-149048
Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-120513
Outline of the invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
[0007]
　The service targeted by the prior art is in the category of notifying the stakeholder due to the death of the contractor and processing the remaining debt of the service used during his lifetime.
[0008]
　On the other hand, based on artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies that have been evolving at a remarkable rate in recent years, we also envision a service that continuously provides images of the deceased contractor and three-dimensional avatars to bereaved families and stakeholders. Will be done. Even if you try to apply the conventional technology to such a service, the premise of providing the service is very different, and in response to the situation where the actual service can be started when the contractor dies, the service usage fee is settled appropriately. Cannot be done.
[0009]
　Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that enables payment processing of continuous service usage fees, which are substantially started after the death of a contractor, in a form that takes into consideration the needs and convenience of stakeholders. ..
Means to solve problems
[0010]
　The payment management system of the present invention that solves the above problems has a storage device that stores contract content information for each contractor of a predetermined service for each period after his / her life and death, and the contract content information indicates. Based on the service usage fee unit price and contract period length for each period, the process of calculating the total service usage fee when the specified contractor dies and the longest service usage period is reached from the current time or the specified time, and the above. Predetermined processing for checking the balance of the principal account of the predetermined contractor, and when the balance of the principal account is the amount that can be settled of the total service usage fee, the total service usage fee is transferred from the principal account to another account. Processing to withdraw the amount of money and processing to settle the service usage fee based on the service usage fee unit price of the predetermined contractor during the lifetime of the predetermined contractor from the separate account for each predetermined period during the lifetime of the predetermined contractor. And, the death information of the predetermined contractor is obtained from the predetermined device, and the death is based on the death date indicated by the death information, the service usage fee unit price and the contract period length for the period after the death of the predetermined contractor. The process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period of the subsequent period and the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period are settled from the separate account, and the balance of the total amount of the service usage fee after the settlement is described. It is characterized by including a process of refunding to the principal account and a computing device for executing the process.
[0011]
　Further, the payment management method of the present invention is an information processing system including a storage device for storing information on contract contents for each contractor of a predetermined service regarding each period after his / her life and death. Based on the service usage fee unit price and contract period length for each period shown above, the process of calculating the total service usage fee when the service usage period is the longest from the current time or the specified time after the death of the prescribed contractor. , Predetermined processing for balance inquiry regarding the principal account of the predetermined contractor, and when the balance of the principal account is a settleable amount of the total service usage fee, the service usage fee is transferred from the principal account to another account. The processing to withdraw the total amount and the service usage fee based on the service usage fee unit price of the predetermined contractor during the lifetime of the predetermined contractor are settled from the separate account for each predetermined period during the lifetime of the predetermined contractor. Based on the processing to be performed, the death information of the predetermined contractor is obtained from the predetermined device, the death date indicated by the death information, the service usage fee unit price and the contract period length for the period after the death of the predetermined contractor. The process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death, and the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period are settled from the separate account, and the balance of the total amount of the service usage fee after the settlement is completed. Is refunded to the principal account, and the process is executed.
The invention's effect
[0012]
　According to the present invention, it is possible to settle the usage fee of the continuous service, which is substantially started after the contractor's death, in consideration of the needs and convenience of the stakeholders.
A brief description of the drawing
[0013]
[Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration including a payment management system in the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a payment management device according to the present embodiment.
[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a service provider device according to the present embodiment.
[Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of contract information in the present embodiment.
[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of payment information in the present embodiment.
[Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of account management information in the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow example of a payment management method in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of notification in the present embodiment.
[Fig. 9] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a distributed ledger network in another embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a payment management device according to another embodiment.
Mode for carrying out the invention
[0014]
--- Network Configuration ---
　Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment.
[0015]
　The payment management system 10 shown in the network configuration of FIG. 1 is a computer that enables payment processing of continuous service usage fees, which are substantially started after the contractor's death, in consideration of the needs and convenience of stakeholders. It is a system.
[0016]
　As a specific example of the above-mentioned continuous service, the bereaved family of the deceased contractor detects this every time he / she visits the contractor's graveyard or bone-feeding facility, and displays the contractor's personal image or three-dimensional avatar. It is possible to envision a service such as distributing the service to the bereaved family's smartphone 50 and displaying it, or displaying it on the display 60 installed in the above-mentioned graveyard or the like. This service will continue to be provided after the contractor's death until the expiration of the period specified in the contract (which the contractor has concluded during his / her lifetime). Of course, such a service is an example, and other services may be assumed in various ways.
[0017]
　Such a payment management system 10 includes at least a payment management device 100 and a service provider device 200 among the payment management device 100, the service provider device 200, the financial institution server 300, and the public institution system 400. ing.
[0018]
　Of these, the payment management device 100 is an information processing device that mainly constitutes the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment. The operating entity of the payment management device 100 mediates various electronic processes that occur between, for example, a contractor who desires to contract / use the above-mentioned continuous service and a service provider who provides the continuous service. , An intermediary company, can be assumed.
[0019]
　Further, the service provider device 200 is an information processing device of the service provider that provides the above-mentioned continuous service to the contractor. This service provider concludes a service provision contract with the above-mentioned contractor, manages the information of the contract content (contract information 225 described later), and charges the service usage fee of the amount specified in this contract content. It manages the history collected from the contractor (payment information 226 described later).
[0020]
　Further, the financial institution server 300 is a server device of a financial institution that manages the above-mentioned contractor's own account and another account, and specifically, an accounting host can be assumed. The financial institution server 300 receives a payment request from the payment management device 100 or the service provider device 200 via, for example, an Internet banking system, and based on the account information managed by itself (account management information 325 described later). Account system processing such as transfer of funds from the principal account to another account, transfer of service usage fees from the separate account to the account of the service provider, and refund of the remaining amount in the separate account after settlement to the principal account is executed. The financial institution server 300 executes the freeze processing of the contractor's principal account after the completion of the core banking processing associated with the execution of the settlement management method of the present embodiment.
[0021]
　Further, as an example, the public institution system 400 assumes a system operated by the local government or hospital where the contractor resides. More specifically, there is a system that updates the family register information when a resident is born or died, or a system that notifies the local government of the above-mentioned fact of birth or death.
[0022]
--- Hardware configuration --- The hardware configuration of
　each device constituting the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment is as follows.
[0023]
　First, the payment management device 100 of the present embodiment includes a storage device 101 composed of an appropriate non-volatile storage element such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or a hard disk drive, a memory 103 composed of a volatile storage element such as a RAM, and a storage device. The program 102 held in the 101 is read into the memory 103 and executed to perform overall control of the device itself, and is connected to a computing device 104 such as a CPU that performs various determinations, calculations and control processes, and network 1, and is a service provider. A communication device 105 that handles communication processing with other devices such as a device 200, a financial institution service 300, and a public institution system 400 is provided.
[0024]
　In the storage device 101, at least the contract information 125 is stored in addition to the program 102 for implementing the functions required as the device constituting the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment. Details of this contract information 125 will be described later.
[0025]
　Further, FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the service provider device 200 according to the present embodiment. The service provider device 200 in the present embodiment includes a storage device 201 composed of an appropriate non-volatile storage element such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or a hard disk drive, a memory 203 composed of a volatile storage element such as a RAM, and a storage device. The payment management device is connected to a calculation device 204 such as a CPU and a network 1 that executes the program 202 held in the 201 by reading it into the memory 203 to perform overall control of the device itself and perform various determinations, calculations and control processes. It includes a communication device 205 that handles communication processing with other devices such as 100, a financial institution service 300, and a public institution system 400.
[0026]
　In the storage device 201, at least contract information 225 and payment information 226 are stored in addition to the program 202 for implementing the functions required as the device constituting the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment. There is. Details of the contract information 225 and payment information 226 will be described later.
[0027]
--- Data Structure Example ---
　Next, information used by each device constituting the payment management system 10 of the present embodiment will be described.
[0028]
　FIG. 4 shows an example of data configuration of contract information 125 in this embodiment. The contract information 125 (and contract information 225) shown here is a database that stores information on the contents of the contract that the contractor has concluded with the service provider (intermediate by the intermediary provider) in order to receive the above-mentioned continuous service. Is.
[0029]
　Here, the contract information 125 held by the payment management device 100 will be described as an example, but the service provider device 200 also holds the same contract information 125 as the contract information 225.
[0030]
　The data structure uses the contractor ID that uniquely identifies the contractor as a key, and the contractor (identification information of the service provider), contract period, payment period, contract remaining period, and service use with which the contractor has concluded a contract. It is a collection of records associated with data such as unit price and account information.
[0031]
　Of these, the "contract period" is a value indicating the total contract period length, which is the sum of the periods during the life of the contractor and after the death of the contractor. It should be noted that each period during life and after death is not fixed until the contractor dies, and is a completely unknown value at the time of contract conclusion. In addition, the value of this "contract period" is an arbitrary value desired by the contractor.
[0032]
　The "payment period" is a value indicating an elapsed period in which the contractor has paid the service usage fee up to now in connection with the conclusion of the contract. For example, if the contractor has paid the service usage fee for 14 years, the "payment period" is 14 years.
[0033]
　The "remaining contract period" is a value indicating the remaining period length obtained by subtracting the "payment period" from the above-mentioned "contract period". For example, in a contract in which the "contract period" is 20 years, the contractor provides the service. If the usage fee is paid for 14 years, the "remaining contract period" will be 6 years.
[0034]
　The "service usage fee unit price" is a value indicating the unit price of the service usage fee during the above-mentioned life and each period after death. For example, the service usage fee unit price during the period of life is defined as "100,000 yen / year", and the service usage fee unit price during the period after death is defined as "200,000 yen / year". The value of this "service usage fee unit price" corresponds to the amount and unit period agreed between the contractor and the service provider, and basically reflects the contractor's wishes. ..
[0035]
　Further, the "account information" is the information of the account designated by the contractor as the service usage fee withdrawal account, and includes values ​​such as the store number, the subject, and the account number.
[0036]
　Further, FIG. 5 shows an example of data configuration of payment information 226 in the present embodiment. The payment information 226 in this embodiment is a database that stores information on service usage fees collected by the service provider from the contractor.
[0037]
　The data structure uses the contractor ID that uniquely identifies the contractor as a key, and data such as the target period, amount, withdrawal account, and whether or not the contractor has paid the service usage fee to the service provider. It is a collection of records associated with. In the example of the figure, a mode in which "1" is set in the overdue presence / absence column is illustrated for the period in which the service usage fee has not been paid.
[0038]
　Further, FIG. 6 shows an example of data configuration of the account management information 325 in the present embodiment. The account management information 325 is managed by the financial institution server 300, and is a database that stores the account information of each customer in the financial institution. The above-mentioned contractor is a customer of this financial institution and has a principal account. Further, it is assumed that the account management information 325 also includes the information of another account.
[0039]
　The data structure is a collection of records associated with data such as the store number, subject, account number, and account balance of the customer's own account, using the customer ID, which is the customer identification information, as a key.
[0040]
--- Flow Example ---
　Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the payment management method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the figure. Various operations corresponding to the payment management method described below are realized by a program read and executed by each device constituting the payment management system 10 in a memory or the like. The program is composed of code for performing various operations described below.
[0041]
　FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow example of the payment management method in the present embodiment. Here, first, the above-mentioned payment management device 100 refers to the contract information 125 with respect to a certain contractor, and the service usage fee unit price for each period during the life of the contractor and after the death, and the contract period specified therein. Each value of length is specified (s100).
[0042]
　For example, from each record of the contract information 125, from the record related to the contractor, the value of the "service usage fee unit price" is the service usage fee unit price "100,000 yen / year" during the period of life, and the period after death. Specify a value such as the service usage fee unit price "200,000 yen / year", and specify a value such as "20 years" from the "contract period" column as the contract period length.
[0043]
　It is assumed that the contractor to be processed in this s100 is, for example, a new contractor whose information is stored in the contract information 125 (contract information 225). In this case, the payment management device 100 refers to the contract information 125 at regular time intervals and senses the registration of a new record as the occurrence of a new contractor. More specifically, the contract information 125 in the payment management device 100 is configured to be updated with the update of the contract information 225 by the service provider device 200, and s100 is executed in response to the occurrence of this update event. It shall be.
[0044]
　Subsequently, the payment management device 100 is set by the relevant contractor based on the respective values ​​obtained in s100, that is, the service usage fee unit price for each period during the life of the contractor and each period after the death, and the contract period length. In the case of death, the total amount of service usage fee is calculated when the longest service usage period is reached from the current time or a predetermined time (eg, the contract performance start date specified in advance by the contractor) after the death (s101).
[0045]
　For example, in the above specific example, if the contractor dies immediately after the contract is concluded, the entire contract period "20 years" becomes the period "after death". Therefore, the longest service usage period as the "period after death" corresponds to the "contract period". Therefore, the payment management device 100 multiplies this longest service usage period "20 years" by the service usage fee unit price "200,000 yen / year" for the period after death, and sets 4 million yen as the total service usage fee. It will be calculated.
[0046]
　Further, the payment management device 100 requests the financial institution server 300 to inquire about the balance of the contractor's personal account (s102). The financial institution server 300 receives this request, refers to the information of the relevant contractor in the account management information 325, and returns the value of the balance.
[0047]
　Subsequently, the payment management device 100 compares the balance of the personal account obtained from the financial institution server 300 in response to the above request with the total service usage fee calculated in s101, and the total service usage fee is calculated based on the balance of the personal account. Is settled (s103).
[0048]
　When it is found that payment is possible as a result of the above determination (s103: y), the payment management device 100 tells the financial institution server 300 a separate account from the principal account for the total amount of the service usage fee described above. Request a transfer of funds to, or withdrawal, (s104). On the other hand, in response to this request, the financial institution server 300 executes a predetermined withdrawal process, updates the account information of the corresponding contractor in the account management information 325, and returns the result of the withdrawal process to the payment management device 100.
[0049]
　On the other hand, when it is found that payment is not possible as a result of the above determination (s103: n), the payment management device 100 is unable to settle, so a message indicating that the contract needs to be reviewed (see message 800 in FIG. 8). ) Is delivered to, for example, a predetermined terminal of the contractor (an appropriate notification destination such as an e-mail address is known in advance) (s105), and the process is terminated.
[0050]
　Prior to the execution of s104 described above, the payment management device 100 acquires information on the deposit / withdrawal history in the principal account from the financial institution server 300 in addition to the account balance of the principal account, and makes a predetermined determination. Good.
[0051]
　In this case, the payment management device 100 determines at least one of the relationship between the account balance of the principal account and the total service usage fee, and the relationship between the decreasing tendency of the account balance of the principal account and the total service usage fee. However, it detects a situation in which there is a concern that the balance in the personal account will be less than the total service usage fee.
[0052]
　For example, the payment management device 100 indicates whether or not the account balance of the principal account is less than 110% of the total service usage fee, and the balance reduction rate (deposit / withdrawal history) during the latest unit period (example: 1 month). If the deposit / withdrawal transition reaches the prescribed standard (example: 30% / week) and remains unchanged, the total service usage fee will be calculated by the prescribed date (example: the date two weeks after the present). Judgment is made for each of whether or not there is a high possibility of falling below, and if it is judged that at least one of them is negative, that is, there is a concern that the balance in the personal account will be less than the total service usage fee, the personal account Transfers funds for the total amount of service usage fees from to another account (requests the financial institution server 300 for the above-mentioned withdrawal).
[0053]
　Here, the description from s104 described above is returned. When the payment management device 100 obtains the result of successful withdrawal from the financial institution server 300 by executing s104, it recognizes that the contract can actually be fulfilled with respect to the contractor, and one month or the like with respect to the contractor. Every time a predetermined period elapses, the financial institution server 300 is requested to withdraw the service usage fee based on the service usage fee unit price during the lifetime (s106). This withdrawal request is a request for withdrawal of the amount of the service usage fee from the above-mentioned separate account that holds the total amount of the service usage fee for the contractor to the predetermined account of the service provider that provides the service.
[0054]
　Upon receiving this, the financial institution server 300 moves the amount of the service usage fee from the separate account to the account of the service provider, and returns the result to the payment management device 100.
[0055]
　It is assumed that the transfer of funds to the account of the service provider, that is, the deposit, is detected by the service provider device 200 of the service provider, and the content thereof is reflected in the payment information 226. In this case, the service provider device 200 uses the Internet banking service of the financial institution to periodically refer to the deposit / withdrawal history in the account of the service provider, and deposits from the above-mentioned separate account related to the contractor. In this case, this is recognized as a service usage fee collection event from the contractor, and the payment information is stored in the payment information 226.
[0056]
　The payment management device 100 periodically executes s106 for the above-mentioned contractor until the death information is received from the public institution system 400 (s107: n).
[0057]
　On the other hand, when the payment management device 100 receives the above-mentioned death information of the contractor from the public institution system 400 (s107: y), the death date of the contractor indicated by the death information and after the death of the contractor. Based on the service usage fee unit price for the period and the contract period length, the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death is calculated (s108).
[0058]
　For example, a service generated for the remaining period by multiplying the value "14 years" in the "remaining contract period" column of the contract information 125 by the service usage fee unit price "200,000 yen / year" for the period after the death of the contractor. The usage fee is calculated as "2.8 million yen".
[0059]
　Subsequently, the payment management device 100 makes a request for withdrawal of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period in s108 to the financial institution server 300 (s109). This withdrawal request is a request for withdrawal of the amount of the service usage fee from the above-mentioned separate account that holds the total amount of the service usage fee for the contractor to the predetermined account of the service provider that provides the service.
[0060]
　Upon receiving this, the financial institution server 300 moves the amount of the service usage fee calculated for the above-mentioned remaining period from another account to the account of the service provider, and returns the result to the payment management device 100.
[0061]
　Further, the payment management device 100 identifies the balance of the separate account as the balance of the total service usage fee after the transfer of funds, that is, the settlement, by the withdrawal request of s109, and identifies this as the balance of the total service usage fee from the separate account to the contractor's own account. The financial institution server 300 is requested to refund the money (s110).
[0062]
　Upon receiving this, the financial institution server 300 moves the amount of the balance of the above-mentioned special account from the special account to the principal account, and returns the result to the payment management device 100.
[0063]
　Subsequently, the payment management device 100 requests the financial institution server 300 that manages the principal account to freeze the account related to the principal account when the above-mentioned refund processing in s110 is completed (s111: y). Alternatively, the permission is notified (s112), and the process is terminated.
[0064]
--- Other Embodiments --- The
　payment management device 100, the service provider device 200, the financial institution server 300, and the public institution system 400, etc. included in the network 1 in the above-described embodiment are A form of being configured as a node of the distributed ledger network 5 can also be assumed.
[0065]
　FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of the distributed ledger network 5 in this embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the distributed ledger network 5, the nodes, the payment management device 100, the service provider device 200, the financial institution server 300, and the public institution system 400, are distributed to their respective storage devices. Holds the ledger 110.
[0066]
　The distributed ledger 110 is a so-called blockchain, and is a series of blocks in which transactions issued by any node of the distributed ledger network 5 are grouped at regular intervals. In addition, the transaction is confirmed by the work of calculating a specific hash value called proof of work after the validity is judged by a predetermined node called a minor. The transactions confirmed here are combined into one block and described in the blockchain, that is, the distributed ledger 110 described above.
[0067]
　Therefore, when the above-mentioned devices constituting the payment management system 10 are used as nodes, a transaction is issued each time each step of the above-mentioned s100 to s111 is executed on the corresponding node, and the transaction is broadcast on the network 1. .. Further, this transaction is stored in each distributed ledger 110 after undergoing a predetermined consensus building such as the above-mentioned validity determination.
[0068]
　Among these nodes, FIG. 10 shows a hardware configuration example of the payment management device 100 as a typical example. As shown here, the payment management device 100 holds the distributed ledger 110 in the storage device 101. Although not shown in particular, each node is preliminarily equipped with general functions corresponding to the so-called distributed ledger technology, such as issuing a transaction, forming the above-mentioned consensus, and adding a transaction to a block.
[0069]
　The merit of adopting such distributed ledger technology is that multiple transactions issued from nodes are collected as blocks, recorded in the distributed ledger 110 in a string of beads, and hash calculation is performed on consecutive blocks, so that tampering is practical. It is impossible, and all the participants (all the operators of each node) can confirm the transaction by sharing the same ledger data in the distributed ledger 110.
[0070]
　Under these assumptions, each node receives, for example, a transaction related to the information on the death of the contractor issued by the public institution system 400, and stores it in the distributed ledger 110 after forming a predetermined agreement in the distributed ledger network. At the same time, the processing to be carried out by itself (the processing of any of s100 to s111 or the processing to be executed in connection therewith) can be executed regardless of the processing status of other nodes.
[0071]
　That is, each node constituting the distributed ledger network can execute each process in the wake of the transaction of the contractor's death, the processing efficiency as a whole is improved, and various costs for information processing by stakeholder and others are reduced. It becomes.
[0072]
　Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.
[0073]
　According to this embodiment, while the service usage fee during the life of the contractor (lower than the service usage fee for the period after death) is continuously collected and settled, it is substantially started when the contractor dies. Regarding the usage fee of the service to be paid, it is possible to settle using the settlement funds secured in the account separately when the contract is concluded. In addition, such payment can be controlled so as to be performed prior to the freeze processing of the principal account, and the service provider can ensure the collection of the service usage fee at an early stage and with certainty.
[0074]
　In other words, it is possible to settle the usage fee for continuous services, which will be substantially started after the contractor's death, in consideration of the needs and convenience of stakeholders.
[0075]
　The description herein reveals at least the following: That is, in the payment management system of the present embodiment, the arithmetic unit requests the predetermined device of the financial institution that manages the principal account to freeze the account related to the principal account when the refund processing is completed. Alternatively, it may further notify the permission.
[0076]
　According to this, as the service provider side, the collection of the service usage fee can be made early and reliable. As a result, it will be possible to settle the usage fee for continuous services, which will be substantially started after the contractor's death, in a form that further considers the needs and convenience of stakeholders.
[0077]
　Further, in the payment management system of the present embodiment, the arithmetic unit acquires information on the balance or deposit / withdrawal history of the principal account from a predetermined device of a financial institution that manages the principal account, and obtains the balance or the deposit / withdrawal. When the money history reaches the predetermined standard, the process of withdrawing the total amount of the service usage fee may be executed.
[0078]
　According to this, for example, "If the balance reduction rate based on the deposit / withdrawal tendency during a certain period reaches a predetermined standard and remains unchanged, it is highly likely that the total service usage fee will be less than the specified date." Alternatively, it detects a situation in which there is a concern that the balance in the principal account will be less than the total service usage fee, such as "the account balance has fallen below 110% of the total service usage fee", and before this concern becomes a reality, the principal It is possible to transfer funds for the total service usage fee from one account to another.
[0079]
　From the contractor's point of view, it is possible to secure the convenience of managing the money as the settlement fund for the service usage fee with its own account and using it at will, while the service provider side is not. For example, the satisfaction of the contractor can be improved by providing the above-mentioned convenience, and the service usage fee can be surely collected by securing the settlement fund in a timely manner. In addition, the financial institution that manages the principal account can smoothly complete such fund transfer and service usage fee settlement prior to the account freeze processing due to the death of the contractor, and can improve the business efficiency. As a result, it will be possible to settle the usage fee for continuous services, which will be substantially started after the contractor's death, in a form that further considers the needs and convenience of stakeholders.
[0080]
　Further, in the payment management system of the present embodiment, at least, among the above-mentioned processes, the process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death, the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period, and the settlement of the service usage fee. Each of the devices that execute the refund process and the execution entity is different from each other, and each device that is the execution entity constitutes a distributed ledger network together with the predetermined device that is the source of the death information. The arithmetic unit of each device, which is the execution subject, receives the transaction related to the death information issued by the predetermined device, and after undergoing a predetermined agreement formation in the distributed ledger network, stores the transaction in the distributed ledger. It may be that it executes the process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period, or the processing of the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period and the refund.
[0081]
　According to this, each device constituting the above-mentioned distributed ledger network can execute each process in the wake of the transaction of the death of the contractor, the processing efficiency is improved as a whole, and various information processing of stakeholders and the like is involved. Reduce costs. As a result, it will be possible to settle the usage fee for continuous services, which will be substantially started after the contractor's death, in a form that further considers the needs and convenience of stakeholders.
[0082]
　Further, in the payment management method of the present embodiment, when the information processing system completes the refund processing, the account freeze related to the principal account is made to the predetermined device of the financial institution that manages the principal account. It may be further notified of the request or permission.
[0083]
　Further, in the payment management method of the present embodiment, the information processing system acquires information on the balance or deposit / withdrawal history of the principal account from a predetermined device of a financial institution that manages the principal account, and obtains the balance or the deposit. When the withdrawal history reaches the predetermined standard, the process of withdrawing the total amount of the service usage fee may be executed.
[0084]
　Further, in the settlement management method of the present embodiment, at least, among the above-mentioned processes, the process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death, the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period, and the settlement of the service usage fee. Each of the devices that execute the refund process and the execution entity is different from each other, and each device that is the execution entity constitutes a distributed ledger network together with the predetermined device that is the source of the death information. Each device, which is the execution subject, receives a transaction related to the death information issued by the predetermined device, stores the transaction in the distributed ledger after forming a predetermined agreement in the distributed ledger network, and is responsible for it. The process of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period, or the processing of the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period and the refund processing may be executed.
Description of the sign
[0085]
1 Network
5 Distributed Ledger Network
10 Payment Management System
50 Smartphone
60 Display
100 Payment Management Device
101 Storage Device
102 Program
103 Memory
104 Arithmetic Logic Unit
105 Communication Device
110 Distributed Ledger
125 Contract Information
200 Service Provider Device
201 Storage Device
202 Program
203 Memory
204 Arithmetic logic unit
205 Communication device
225 Contract information
226 Payment information
300 Financial institution server
325 Account management information
400 Public institution system
The scope of the claims
[Claim 1]
　For each contractor of a predetermined service, a storage device that stores information on the contract details for each period after his / her life and death, and
　the service usage fee unit price and contract period length for each period indicated by the contract details information. Based on this, after the death of the prescribed contractor, the process of calculating the total service usage fee when the longest service usage period is reached from the current time or the prescribed time, and the prescribed for the balance inquiry regarding the principal account of the prescribed contractor. The processing, the processing of deducting the total amount of the service usage fee from the principal account to another account when the balance of the principal account is the amount that can be settled, and the predetermined contractor. The process of settling the service usage fee based on the service usage fee unit price of the predetermined contractor from the separate account and the death information of the predetermined contractor from the predetermined device for each predetermined period during the lifetime of the Obtained, based on the death date indicated by the death information, the service usage fee unit price for the period after the death of the predetermined contractor, and the contract period length, the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period of the period after the death is calculated. A computing device that executes a process of calculating and a process of settling the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period from the separate account and refunding the balance of the total amount of the service usage fee after the settlement to the principal account. , and
　settlement management system, characterized in that it comprises a.
[Claim 2]
　The arithmetic unit
　further notifies the predetermined device of the financial institution that manages the principal account of the request or permission to freeze the account regarding the principal account when the refund processing is completed. The payment management system according to claim 1, wherein the payment management system is characterized in that.
[Claim 3]
　When the arithmetic unit
　acquires information on the balance or deposit / withdrawal history of the principal account from a predetermined device of a financial institution that manages the principal account, and the balance or the deposit / withdrawal history reaches a predetermined standard.
　The payment management system according to claim 1 , wherein the process of withdrawing the total amount of the service usage fee is executed .
[Claim 4]
　At least, among the above-mentioned processes, the processing of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death, and the processing of the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period and the processing of the refund, respectively. Each device, which is a different device from each other and is the execution subject, constitutes a distributed ledger network together with the predetermined device which is the source of the death information, and
　the calculation of each device which is the execution subject. The device receives a transaction related to the death information issued by the predetermined device, stores it in the distributed ledger after forming a predetermined agreement in the distributed ledger network, and generates the remaining period that it should bear.
　The payment management system according to claim 1, wherein the processing for calculating the service usage fee, the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period, and the processing for the refund are executed .
[Claim 5]
　An information processing system equipped with a storage device that stores information on the contract contents for each period after the life and death of each contractor of the predetermined service
　indicates the service usage fee unit price for each period indicated by the information on the contract contents. And, based on the contract period length, the process of calculating the total service usage fee when the maximum service usage period is reached at the present time or from the specified time after the death of the
　specified contractor, and the balance related to the principal account of the specified contractor. Predetermined processing for inquiries and processing for deducting the
　total amount of the service usage fee from the principal account to another account when the balance of the principal account is a settleable amount of the total service usage fee. , The
　process of settling the service usage fee based on the service usage fee unit price of the predetermined contractor during the lifetime of the predetermined contractor from the separate account
　and the death of the predetermined contractor. Information is obtained from a predetermined device, and it occurs with respect to the remaining period of the period after the death based on the death date indicated by the death information, the service usage fee unit price and the contract period length of the period after the death of the predetermined contractor. The process of calculating the service usage fee to be performed, the process of
　settling the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period from the separate account, and the process of refunding the balance of the total amount of the service usage fee after the settlement to the principal account.
　A payment management method characterized by executing.
[Claim 6]
　When the
　refund process is completed , the information processing system further notifies the predetermined device of the financial institution that manages the principal account of a request or permission to freeze the account related to the principal account. The payment management method according to claim 5, characterized in that.
[Claim 7]
　The information processing system
　acquires information on the balance or deposit / withdrawal history of the principal account from a predetermined device of a financial institution that manages the principal account, and the balance or the deposit / withdrawal history meets a predetermined standard.
　The payment management method according to claim 5 , wherein the process of withdrawing the total amount of the service usage fee is executed in this case .
[Claim 8]
　At least, among the above-mentioned processes, the processing of calculating the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period after the death, and the processing of the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period and the processing of the refund, respectively. Each device, which is a different device from each other and is an execution subject, constitutes a distributed ledger network together with the predetermined device which is a source of the death information
　. After receiving the transaction related to the death information issued by the predetermined device and forming a predetermined agreement in the distributed ledger network, it is stored in the distributed ledger and the service usage fee incurred for the remaining period that it should bear.
　The settlement management method according to claim 5 , wherein the process of calculating the above, or the settlement of the service usage fee calculated for the remaining period and the processing of the refund are executed .