A computer-based system collects data associated with a user activity. The data is transmitted from an app running on a computing device with a user account authenticated by the computer-based system. A carbon footprint of the user activity is calculated based on the data associated with the user activity. The system calculates a proof of environmental impact in response to a function of the carbon footprint and a baseline value. An amount of cryptocurrency is generated based on the proof of environmental impact by writing a transaction for the amount of cryptocurrency to a blockchain in response to proof of environmental impact. The amount of cryptocurrency is assigned to the user account authenticated with the computer-based system.

When a process of returning a vehicle is performed, a fee setting device identifies a zone where the vehicle is returned, and calculates the identified zone's zone SOC. The fee setting device determines whether a discount for leveling is applicable. The fee setting device compares a zone SOC of a zone where a user rented a vehicle and a zone SOC of a zone where the user returned the vehicle. When the zone SOC of the zone where the user rented the vehicle is larger than the zone SOC of the zone where the user returned the vehicle, the discount for leveling is applied.

A method of traffic reduction in a mesh computing system (400), the mesh computing system (400) comprising hosts located on edge nodes of the mesh computing system (400) and a central registry located outside the mesh computing system (400), the central registry holding the images. The method comprises, at a first host located at a first edge node, receiving (920) a request from a client for an image, sending (930) a request for the image to at least one other host of the mesh computing system (400). When the first host receives (940) notification that at least a second host holds the image, the first host downloads (960) the image from the second host to the first host. The first host creates (970) a container from the image. A host at a node (636; 700) and a mesh computing system (400) are also provided.

A management server is configured to perform a process including: a step of obtaining a utilization history of each user in the previous month when a condition for performing a dividing ratio setting process is satisfied; a step of updating a utilization record evaluation; a step of calculating a first dividing ratio; a step of updating a driving record evaluation; a step of calculating a second dividing ratio; and a step of setting a dividing ratio.

A proposal system includes a processor. The processor is configured to propose to a user of a battery electric vehicle a rental vehicle the user is able to use during charging of an energy storage device mounted on the battery electric vehicle in order to allow the user to use the battery electric vehicle in a charged state in which the energy storage device has been charged.

Disclosed is a method and system for providing a behavior data sales service. A behavior data sales service providing method, implemented by a computer system, may include collecting behavior data of each of activity entities; associating the behavior data with unique information of each of the activity entities; generating sales data of each of the activity entities by assigning a valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities to the unique information of each of the activity entities; monitoring the valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities in response to selling sales data of each of the activity entities to each of purchase entities; and repeatedly updating the unique information of each of the activity entities according to the valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities.

The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.

Methods and apparatuses to connect people for services delivered via real time communications and to optionally generate leads to new customers for the services. One embodiment includes: providing a communication reference to an entity for distribution to customers; establishing connections for real time communications between the entity and the customers in response to requests made via the communication reference; charging the customers on behalf of the entity using a process to establish the connections for a service of the entity provided to the customers over the connections; presenting the service of the entity to customers on behalf of the entity; charging the entity a first fee according to what the entity charges a customer for the service; and charging the entity a second fee according to a bid price specified by the entity in response to a determination that the presenting of the service leads to the customer.

A non-transitory computer-readable program, an information processing method, an information processing device, and a model generation method that can predict a time and a fee required for catheter treatment. According to the program, a computer obtains patient information related to a patient for whom catheter treatment is performed, and treatment information related to the catheter treatment to be performed on the patient. Furthermore, the computer outputs a treatment time and a fee required for the catheter treatment based on the obtained patient information and treatment information.

An information processing apparatus communicable with a reader provided in a parking lot includes a controlling portion. The controlling portion executes an operation including: detecting a vehicle by the reader; detecting one or more vacant spots from among parking spots in the parking lot; calculating a parking fee for each of the one or more vacant spots; and notifying a user of the vehicle of the calculated parking fee.