# US 2021/0240876 A1 · Miniature Facility Operation Method, Miniature Facility Control Device, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing a Miniature Facility Control Program, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing a Miniature Facility Remote Control Program, Miniature Facility Control System, and Miniature Facility Construction Method

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- Number: US 2021/0240876 A1
- Document ID: US20210240876A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/963,379
- Filed: 2019-02-06
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-09
- Assignees: SMALL WORLDS Inc.
- Applicants: SMALL WORLDS Inc.
- Inventors: Masahiro Kondo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240876A1

## CPC

- G06F 30/13: Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
- A63F 13/792: for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
- G06F 30/12: characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
- G06F 30/20: Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30)
- G06Q 30/0255: {based on user history}
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q 50/10: Services
- G06F 2111/04: Constraint-based CAD
- G06T 2219/2004: Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

In the miniature facility operation method: a component of a miniature facility which simulates the real world in a real space or expresses a virtual world in the real space and which builds a pseudo-space is presented; purchase of component use rights is accepted; identification information of a user that purchased the use rights is stored in a storage unit in association with the component ID of the purchased component; and when the identification information is read by a reader of the miniature facility, the component ID associated with the read user identification information is acquired from the storage unit, and the component to which the acquired component ID was assigned is operated.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-14. (canceled)

### Claim 15

A miniature facility operation method, comprising:
presenting a component of a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed;
accepting purchase of a use authority of the component;
storing identification information of a user who purchased the use authority and a component ID of the purchased component in a storage portion in association with each other;
when the identification information of the user is read by a reader of the miniature facility, obtaining the component ID associated with the read identification information of the user from the storage portion; and
operating the component assigned with the obtained component ID.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein the miniature facility is provided with a plurality of pseudo spaces,
the component is associated with one of the pseudo spaces, and
the storage portion stores the component ID and a space ID of the pseudo space associated with the component in association with each other.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein the component includes a miniature of a building, and
when the obtained component is the miniature of the building, an architectural installation included in the component is operated.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 17,
wherein the miniature of the building includes a miniature of a house,
a room arrangement setting regarding the miniature of the house is accepted, and
the accepted room arrangement setting is stored.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 18,
wherein the miniature of the house conforming to the room arrangement setting is placed in the pseudo space.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein the component includes a miniature of a mobile object, and
when the obtained component is the miniature of the mobile object, the mobile object is made to make a predetermined movement.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein the miniature facility is provided with a plurality of pseudo spaces,
the component is associated with the space ID to identify the pseudo space,
the number of pieces of identification information of the user read by the reader associated with the pseudo space is totalized for each pseudo space, and
when the total value satisfies a predetermined condition, a notification is provided to the user associated with the pseudo space satisfying the condition.

### Claim 22 (depends on 15)

The miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein the user's image is obtained, and
when the identification information of the user is read by the reader, a hologram based on the read user's image is projected in the pseudo space.

### Claim 23

A miniature facility control device comprising:
a first obtaining portion that obtains identification information of a user visiting a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed;
a second obtaining portion that obtains a component ID associated with the obtained identification information of the user, from a storage portion storing the component ID of a component of the miniature facility and the identification information of the user who purchased a use authority of the component in association with each other; and
an output portion that outputs an instruction to operate the component assigned with the obtained component ID.

### Claim 24

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a miniature facility control program causing a computer to perform processing of:
obtaining identification information of a user visiting a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed;
obtaining a component ID associated with the obtained identification information of the user, from a storage portion storing the component ID of a component of the miniature facility and the identification information of the user who purchased use authority of the component in association with each other; and
outputting an instruction to operate the component assigned with the obtained component ID.

### Claim 25

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a miniature facility remote control program causing a computer to perform processing of:
outputting identification information of a user of a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed;
obtaining information on a component of the miniature facility a use authority of which is purchased by a user;
accepting an operation instruction for the obtained component; and
outputting the accepted operation instruction.

### Claim 26

A miniature facility control system comprising:
a reader having: a reading portion that reads identification information of a user visiting a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed; and a transmission portion that transmits the read identification information of the user; and
a control device having: a receiving portion that receives the identification information of the user transmitted from the reader; an obtaining portion that obtains a component ID associated with the received identification information of the user, from a storage portion storing the component ID of a component of the miniature facility and the identification information on the user who purchased a use authority of the component in associated with each other; and an output portion that outputs an instruction to operate the component assigned with the obtained component ID.

### Claim 27 (depends on 15)

A miniature facility operation method according to claim 15,
wherein purchase of a use authority related to a partial space of the pseudo space is accepted,
based on the purchase of the use authority of the partial space, a component expressing a predetermined region and an advertisement assigned with identification information are placed in the partial space, and
the identification information is a URI where information on a product associated with the region is obtained.

### Claim 28

A miniature facility construction method, comprising:
in a miniature facility where a pseudo space simulating a real world in a real space or expressing a virtual world in the real space is constructed, accepting purchase of a use authority related to a partial space of the pseudo space; and
placing a component expressing a predetermined region and an advertisement assigned with identification information in the partial space based on the purchase of the use authority;
wherein the identification information is a URI where information on a product associated with the region is obtained.