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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Iwanami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G10L 15/04 (2013.01); G10L 15/07 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G10L 15/04 (2013.01); G10L 15/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a client device that includes a detection unit that detects an act of expressing gratitude by a user, a communication unit that transmits and receives at least a first portion of virtual currency, and a control unit that performs control, with recognition of an act of expressing gratitude by a first user on the basis of data detected, such that a certain amount corresponding to the act in virtual currency held by the first user is subtracted and a first portion of the certain amount of the virtual currency is managed as gratitude currency held by the first user.