JP2017224044A - Market management system and market management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select a shop suitable for needs of customers and an objective of a promoter of a market.SOLUTION: An application acceptance processing unit 102 executes processing for accepting a request of setting up a booth from a shop registered in a member database 1 as a member, with restriction of an acceptance period. A processing unit 103 for determining a shop owner which sets up a booth accepts an operation for designating conditions of shops which should set up a booth preferentially, then analyzes information registered in the member database 1 in a member corresponding to the request of setting up a booth accepted during the acceptance period, on the basis of rules of selection in which, as adaptation to the conditions is higher, probability of being selected becomes higher, then selects a shop located on each of plural zones for setting up a booth, then sends a notification of determination of setting up a booth, to a contact address registered in the selected shop. A management unit 104 for setting up a booth compares position information acquired by communication with a radio communication device of the shop to which the notification of determination of setting up a booth is sent, with position information of a zone for setting up a booth determined to the shop, for grasping a setting up a booth state of the shop.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system and management method for collecting a movable store and operating a market.

  Conventionally, IT technology has been developed to determine the sales location and movement status of mobile dealers by using the GPS function of mobile terminal devices and car navigation devices, and to manage sales and support sales promotions. Yes.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in a server device in which location information of a parking area where mobile sales are possible is registered, a placement request including location information is received from a sales terminal device installed in a mobile sales vehicle. It is described that the nearest sales area is notified based on the location information. Further, in Patent Document 1, sales data including position information is transmitted from the sales terminal device after starting business, and the sales amount and the parking area where the sales are generated based on the transmission information from the sales terminal device in the server device. It is described that the mobile sales usage fee is specified according to the sales amount and the usage time of the parking area.

  Further, Patent Document 2 receives position information transmitted from both terminal devices in a server device in which a category of a product in which a consumer is interested and a category of a product sold by a mobile dealer are registered. Then, when a seller's terminal device that falls within the display range of the consumer's terminal device is detected, the registered information corresponding to both is collated, and either It is described that the position information of the other terminal device is displayed on the terminal device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-13383 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-62415

  The conventional management system including the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 is intended for mobile dealers who stop at appropriate places while moving around the city, and even when sales locations are defined, Since store openings are decided on a first-come-first-served basis, stores that meet the needs of nearby people do not always open. Even when multiple mobile sellers are gathered in one place and a dealer is selected to hold a market to hold a market, the method of deciding the store openings on a first-come-first-served basis is overwhelmed by the burden on distant traders, It is difficult to select a store that suits the customer's needs and the market organizer's aim.

  The present invention pays attention to the above-mentioned problems, and facilitates the reception and selection of store opening requests and the management of the store opening status, and allows a store suitable for the needs of the customer and the organizer to be opened. With the goal.

  The market management system according to the present invention is used for operating a market by these stores by arranging a movable store together with a wireless communication device having a function of notifying location information in each of a plurality of store openings. It is.

  The above-mentioned “plurality of store openings” can be provided in a place corresponding to a so-called open space such as a vacant lot in a city, a park, a free space in a commercial facility, or an elongated area extending along a road where people come and go. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of a plurality of places distributed at a certain distance may be integrated and managed as a “section”.

  The store's wireless communication device is preferably installed as equipment on the items that make up the store (such as vehicles for sale and multi-function carts, which will be described later). The mobile terminal device (such as a smartphone) that performs the above may be the wireless communication device.

  In the management system of the present invention, store-related information including store identification information and contact information and identification information of a wireless communication device used in the store includes a store information storage unit that is registered for each store, and a plurality of stores A section information storage unit in which section position information for specifying the position of the store opening section is registered for each section is provided. Further, the market management system of the present invention is provided with the following functions of store opening request receiving means, store opening determination means, and store opening management means.

  The store opening request receiving means performs a process of receiving a store opening notification including the store identification information registered in the store information storage unit via the Internet for a limited reception period.

  The store deciding means accepts an operation for designating a condition of a store to be opened with priority, and a store selection request is made based on a selection rule that increases the probability of being selected as the degree of conformance to this condition increases. The store-related information corresponding to the store identification information in the store request notification received by the receiving means is analyzed to select a store to be placed in each store section. Then, information processing for sending a store opening notification to the contact indicated by the contact information corresponding to the identification information of the selected store is executed.

  The store opening management unit acquires the location information of the store by communication with the wireless communication device in which the identification information is registered in the store information storage unit for the store selected by the store opening determination unit. In addition, the store to which the store determination notification is sent can be obtained by comparing the block position information registered in the block information storage unit with the position information acquired by the communication for the store block determined for the store. It is determined whether or not a store is opened in the determined section. This determination result can be stored in the management system or transmitted to a communication terminal device belonging to the system for display.

  According to the above management system, by registering store related information of various stores in the store information storage unit, accepting a store opening request from a registered store within a predetermined period before the start of the market. A store having a high degree of conformity to the designated condition can be preferentially selected from those stores. In addition, on the day when the market is held, each store is assigned by collating the position information received from the wireless communication terminal device of the store that sent the store decision notification with the section position information of the section assigned to the store. It is possible to easily determine whether or not a store is open in the designated section.

  In addition, by changing the condition setting when analyzing store-related information of each store that accepts store opening requests, the environment around the venue where the market is held, the tendency of people to go around the venue, the market It is possible to select a store suitable for the theme of the included event and other aims of the organizer.

  In one embodiment of the market management system, the store-related information in the store information storage unit includes a plurality of types of numerical information reflecting the results of past processing by the store deciding unit and the store management unit (for example, store opening) The number of times the request was granted, the number of store openings, the total sales, etc.). The store deciding means accepts an operation for designating a priority order for at least one of a plurality of types of numerical information registered in the store information storage unit, and targets the numerical information for which the designation has been made. The suitability of each store for the designation is determined by the analysis process performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily select an appropriate store without relying on a sense for setting up a market with various contents.

  For example, when it is desired to hold a stable market centered on stores with a track record, it may be specified that a store with a high numerical value representing a past store opening record or a sales record is given priority. On the other hand, in order to hold a market where you can feel a novelty, we will give priority to stores with low numbers showing the results of store openings, or to open stores for the purpose of supporting stores or new businesses that do not perform well. It is also possible to make a designation such that a store with a low numerical value indicating the result is given priority.

  The management system according to another embodiment is provided with a schedule information storage unit in which schedule information of a market to be held is registered. In that case, the store opening request receiving means receives a store opening notification using the predetermined period before the market holding time indicated by the schedule information as the receiving period. In addition, the store opening management means repeats the process of determining whether or not the store to which the store determination notification is sent by the store determining means has opened in the determined section, at least during the market period indicated by the schedule information Run.

  According to the above embodiment, it is possible to steadily execute reception and determination of store openings before the start of the market based on schedule information. Moreover, during the holding of the market, it is possible to accurately grasp whether or not each store has opened a store in the assigned block and the status of movement with respect to the block.

  The section managed by the management system is a multi-function cart including a cart body including wheels and a loading platform, a business unit detachably installed on the cart body, and a function of the wireless communication device. Stores can be placed.

  According to the present invention, for stores that have made a store opening request within a certain period of time, information on these stores is analyzed to select a store that is suitable for the needs of the customer and the market organizer. It is possible to efficiently and accurately manage the store opening situation.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of a part of event venue where the management by this invention was applied. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the 1st infrastructure equipment for electricity supply. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the 2nd infrastructure equipment for water supply. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the cart main body of the multifunctional cart used as a store. It is a perspective view which shows the multi-function cart of the state with which the business unit was connected with the cart main body. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a multifunctional cart. It is a functional block which shows the software configuration of a market management system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of various databases, and the relationship between databases. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the setting screen of the conditions for selecting a store opening person. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the weighting table used for the determination process of a store opening person. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a store opening person determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the store opening management for 1 cycle with respect to one store opening person. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which manages the utilization condition of an infrastructure installation.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a part of an event venue P to which management according to the present invention is applied. This event venue P is set up in a vacant lot in the city, and there are a plurality of store openings R0, R1, R2,... In addition, infrastructure facilities 2E and 2W for providing a water and wireless communication environment are installed at appropriate positions. In addition, a table 7 and a chair 8 are arranged around the store openings R0, R1, R2,.

  Of the store opening sections R0 to R10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “sections”) in the figure, the section R0 near the entrance of the event venue P is provided with an information center by the event operator, which will be described later. Guide counter by 3 is arranged. The other sections R1, R2,... Are assigned to persons selected from businesses that wish to open a store, and each business operator possesses or is rented from the event venue P. Stores with light trucks, kitchen cars, etc.). In addition to stores that provide food and drinks and stores that sell food, stores also include stores that provide amusement services such as fortune-telling and games, and ministages that perform entertainment and music live.

  The first infrastructure facility 2E is for providing electricity to the store that opened the store, and the second infrastructure facility 2W is for providing water to the store that is in operation. In this embodiment, the first infrastructure facility 2E is installed at a boundary position in two adjacent sections or in one section. The second infrastructure facility 2W is installed in the sections R3, R8, and R9 assuming joint use in three to four sections.

  Each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W is connected in advance to the distribution facility of the nearest building of the event venue P after receiving permission from the parties concerned, and operates by receiving commercial power supply from this distribution facility. Each of the infrastructure facilities 2E and 2W is provided with a control unit 20 and a wireless communication circuit 21 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) using a microcomputer, and functions as a wireless communication terminal device for transmitting and receiving information as well as events. A function as an access point of the wireless communication network at the venue P is set.

  The corporation or organization that manages the event venue P mentioned above (hereinafter referred to as “manager”) recruits applicants for opening a store for each event and holds from various companies that have applied for the event. A store opening person is determined, and the store situation at the time of the event and the use situation of each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W are managed. The management system 1 described later is used for this management work.

  FIG. 2 shows an outline of the electrical configuration of the first infrastructure equipment 2E for power supply, and FIG. 3 shows the outline of the electrical configuration of the second infrastructure equipment 2W for water supply. In each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W, in addition to the control unit 20 and the wireless communication circuit 21 described above, the touch panel 22 functioning as an operation unit and a display unit, and alternating current from a commercial power source is converted into direct current, and each of the above components A DC power supply circuit 23 for supplying power to 20, 21, 22 is provided.

  The first infrastructure facility 2E is further provided with a current sensor 24 for measuring a current flowing in the circuit of the apparatus, a commercial power supply relay circuit 25, and an outlet 26 for connecting an external electric device. . The control unit 20 takes in the measurement value obtained by the current sensor 24, calculates the power consumption in units of a predetermined length of time (for example, 10 minutes), and creates report information that combines the power consumption with the processing time. . While an electrical device is not connected to the outlet 26, only the amount of power used in the internal circuit is measured, and when the electrical device is connected, the amount of power supplied to the electrical device is used internally. The combined value is measured. The report information is notified to the management system 1 via the wireless communication circuit 21 and is also stored in the internal memory of the control unit 20, and the stored report information can be displayed on the touch panel 22 by a call operation.

  Although not shown, the second infrastructure facility 2W is a faucet device including a water discharge unit, a water supply pipe, and the like. The water supply pipe is connected to the water supply facility of the nearest building through a pipe for connection, and a water amount sensor 27 is installed at an appropriate position of the water supply pipe. A person who performs business in the store can receive water supply by twisting the cock of the water discharge section.

  The control unit 20 of the second infrastructure facility 2W takes the measured value by the water amount sensor 27, calculates the amount of water used in units of a predetermined length of time (for example, 10 minutes), and combines the processing time with the amount of water used. Create report information. The report information is notified to the management system 1 via the wireless communication circuit 21 and is also stored in the internal memory of the control unit 20, and the stored report information can be displayed on the touch panel 22 by a call operation.

  The report information from each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W includes the management system 1 as well as a computer system managed by a party related to the nearest building that is the source of electricity and water, or a third party entrusted by the person concerned It can also be transmitted to an “external system” (not shown).

  4-6 shows the structure of the multifunction cart 3 used as a guidance counter or a store. The multi-function cart 3 of this embodiment has a cart main body 3A (see FIG. 4) having wheels and a loading platform as an essential component, and a business unit 3B (FIG. 5) detachably installed on the cart main body 3A. By combining these, it functions as a movable mini-store.

  The business unit 3B in the illustrated example is a counter table having a top plate 38 that protrudes slightly from the cart body 3A. On the top plate 38, equipment 39 and products used for business are placed and used. be able to. Arrangements such as providing a shelf in the space below the top plate 38 or providing a window on the front plate for visually confirming products arranged on the shelf are also possible.

  Furthermore, the business unit 3B is not limited to a counter table, and there are a plurality of types such as a refrigerator equipped with a display function, a refrigerator or a freezer or a built-in heating cabinet, and a cooking table. Is selected and connected to the cart body 3A.

  The cart body 3A and the business unit 3B are connected by screws, but the connection can be easily released using a tool. Therefore, only the cart body 3A can be used for the purpose of transporting goods and equipment, and the business unit 3B can be replaced as appropriate.

  The cart body 3A is not a simple cart, but includes a control unit 30, a wireless communication circuit 31, a GPS circuit 32, a DC power circuit 33, a storage battery unit 34, a current sensor 35, a commercial power relay circuit 36, an outlet 37, and the like. It is an IoT device (see FIG. 6).

  When the circuit of FIG. 6 is connected to a commercial power supply via the first infrastructure device 2E or the like, the direct current converted from the commercial power AC by the DC power supply circuit 33 is converted to the control unit 30 and the wireless communication circuit 31. , The GPS circuit 32, and the drive circuit of the storage battery unit 34. When the commercial electrical device 39 (see FIG. 5) is connected to the outlet 37, the AC of commercial power is relayed to the electrical device 39 by the power relay circuit 36. Even when the circuit of FIG. 6 is not connected to a commercial power source, the circuit can be operated in the same manner using the storage battery of the storage battery unit 34 as a power source, and alternating current can also be supplied to the electrical device 39.

  The control unit 30 controls the charging operation and discharging operation of the storage battery unit 34 while monitoring the measurement value by the current sensor 35 and the charge amount of the storage battery. Further, by communicating with the management system 1 via the wireless communication circuit 31, the position information acquired by the GPS circuit 32 is transmitted to the management system 1.

  When a general vehicle 4 such as a kitchen car is used as a store, position information from a car navigation device in the vehicle 4 or a general-purpose communication terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal is transmitted to the management system 1. The Further, each store uses a general-purpose communication terminal device or a dedicated POS cash register terminal in which a POS cash register application is incorporated, and a sales notification including position information is also transmitted to the management system 1 from these. It is also possible to incorporate a POS register function into the multi-function cart 3.

  FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the management system 1 that manages the operation of events. The management system 1 is a computer network system including an Internet server and an input PC terminal, and includes a database unit 10 including a plurality of types of databases, a member information management unit 101, an application reception processing unit 102, and a store opening decision processing unit. 103, store opening management unit 104, infrastructure management unit 105, checkout processing unit 106, customer response processing unit 107, processing condition input unit 108, and communication processing unit 109 for each customer visiting the store, infrastructure facility, external system, and event venue -112 and the like are included.

  The database unit 10 includes a member database 11, a schedule management database 12, a store management database 13, a partition management database 14, an infrastructure equipment management database 15, an infrastructure use management database 16, and the like (in FIG. 7, each database is abbreviated as “DB”). Are included.)

  FIG. 8 shows an outline of information stored in each of the databases 11 to 16 and a relationship between the databases 11 to 16. Hereinafter, functions of the various processing units 101 to 112 according to the databases 11 to 16 and programs will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

  The member database 11 is for managing individuals and corporations that can perform sales and other operations at the event venue P as members, and a basic information management table 11a in which specific information including contact information of members is registered. A device management table 11b in which information related to devices used for business is registered, detailed store opening history information 11d regarding past store openings, a store opening history management table 11c created by analyzing the history information, and the like are included. Each table 11a, 11b, 11c and detailed store opening history information 11d are linked via identification information (hereinafter referred to as “member ID”) unique to the member. The group of pieces of information associated with each other corresponds to “store related information” described in [Means for Solving the Problems].

The member information management unit 101 cooperates with the store communication processing unit 109 to execute registration processing for the basic information management table 11a and the device management table 11b.
Specifically, the communication processing unit 109 receives basic information from a communication terminal device (PC, smartphone, etc.) of a business operator who desires to open a store at the event venue P via a member registration site on the Internet. The member information management unit 101 associates the received information with a new member ID and registers it in the basic information management table 11 a of the member database 11. The member ID and password can be registered with the contents designated by the member on the assumption that duplicate registration is not performed, and can be changed as appropriate.

  Even when a business operator who has completed member registration accesses the management system 1 from a device used for business (hereinafter referred to as “business device”) using the registered member ID and password, the member information management unit 101 Cooperates with the communication processing unit 109 to authenticate the access, and then extracts information such as the MAC address and device type included in the transmission information from the business device and registers it in the device management table 11b. . The MAC address is registered as device identification information (hereinafter referred to as “device ID”).

  The devices that can be registered as business devices are devices equipped with a GPS circuit and a wireless communication circuit, specifically, dedicated devices such as the aforementioned multi-function cart 3, car navigation device, POS cash register terminal, and business applications. Is a general-purpose communication terminal device in which is embedded. A plurality of business devices can be registered for one member (for example, the multi-function cart 3 and the POS cash register terminal), and registration after opening at the event venue P is also possible.

  The detailed store opening history information 11d for each member opened a store opening request for an event held in the past, whether or not a lottery was selected for determining a store opener, whether or not a store was actually opened after winning Location information and sales information history. These pieces of information are accumulated along with processing in the application reception processing unit 102, the store opening decision processing unit 103, and the store opening management unit 104 after member registration. The accumulated information is analyzed by the member information management unit 101 and the store opening management unit 104, and the number of store openings so far, the number of times the store selection lottery has been won, the number of times the store has been canceled after winning, the accumulation of past sales Numerical information such as values and average values is derived and registered in the store opening history management table 11c.

  In the schedule management database 12, information input by the administrator regarding events scheduled to be held at the event venue P is registered. This registration information includes an identification code (event ID) for identifying an event, an event name, an event date / time and end date / time, a store opening reception start date / time and an end date / time.

  In the store management database 13, a combination of a member ID of a member determined as a store owner and partition identification information (section ID) assigned to the member is registered. The section management database 14 includes, for each section of the event venue P, the type, position information (latitude / longitude at the center of the section) measured in advance in each section, and identification information (equipment ID) of the nearest infrastructure facility ), The relative position of the infrastructure equipment is registered.

  In the infrastructure facility management database 15, the types of the infrastructure facilities 2E and 2W and the position information (latitude / longitude) measured in advance are registered in association with the facility ID. In the infrastructure usage management database 16, a management table 16a for storing the cumulative usage during the event period in each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W, detailed usage history information 16b as its original information, and the like are registered for each facility.

  The store management database 13 and the section management database 14 are linked through the section ID of the event venue P, and the section management database 14, the infrastructure equipment management database 15, and the infrastructure management database 16 are connected through the equipment ID of the infrastructure equipment. And tied.

  The registration information in the section management database 14 and the infrastructure facility management database 15 is prepared and input in advance by the operator of the management system 1 and should be updated as appropriate according to changes in the configuration of the event venue P. You can also.

  The application reception processing unit 102 receives a store opening notification from the communication terminal device logged in with the member ID and password registered in the member database 11 in accordance with the store opening start date / time and end date / time registered in the schedule management database 12. When the store opening acceptance period ends, the store opening determination processing unit 103 determines a store opening and a store block (details will be described later), and a combination of the member ID of each store branch and the block ID of the store block is a store management database. 13 is registered.

  The store opening management unit 104 determines a period in which the process is to be executed based on the event start date and time and end date and time registered in the schedule management database 12, and enters the period between the store opening management database 13 and the member database 11. , Specify the device ID of the business device used by the store clerk in each section, communicate with the business device having the device ID via the communication processing unit 109, and the state of the store clerk Is determined.

  Similarly, the infrastructure management unit 105 determines a period for executing the process based on the schedule information. When the period is entered, the infrastructure management unit 105 communicates with each infrastructure facility 2E and 2W in cooperation with the communication processing unit 110 for the infrastructure facility. To obtain the report information described above. Each report information is analyzed, and the infrastructure use management database 16 is updated based on the analysis result.

  The checkout processing unit 106 is activated in accordance with an operation designated by the administrator after the event ends, and calculates electricity and water usage charges based on the accumulated usage amount registered in the management table 16a of the infrastructure usage management database 16. Further, the settlement processing unit 106 executes processing related to payment of the usage fee, such as transmitting a notification including the cumulative usage amount and the calculation result of the usage fee to the external system via the communication processing unit 111.

  The customer correspondence processing unit 107 cooperates with the customer communication processing unit 112 to accept access from an unspecified number of communication terminal devices, and returns a response according to the request after the access. For example, when a search request for a specific store or a search request specifying a business type is accepted, a store that matches the search condition is specified with reference to the member database 11 or the block management database 14, and the store branch is determined. The display data for the map shown is transmitted. When a search request including position information corresponding to the inside or the periphery of the event P is received, display data for a map with navigation including display of the position information can be transmitted. In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not the store corresponding to the search condition is in operation by analyzing the position information and sales information included in the detailed store opening history information 11d, and to notify the determination result.

  In FIG. 8, only the data structure related to one event venue P is shown, but when there are a plurality of event venues to be managed, the schedule management database 12, the store management database 13, the section management database 14, the infrastructure In the facility management database 15 and the infrastructure usage management database 16, various types of information shown in FIG. 8 are registered for each event venue, and these information groups are linked via the event venue identification information.

  Hereinafter, the processing executed by the store opening determination processing unit 103, the store opening management unit 104, and the infrastructure management unit 105, which are highly important in the management system 1, will be described in detail.

<Store decision processing>
In this embodiment, a method of determining store openings in the order of arrival is not taken, but within a period (hereinafter referred to as “reception period”) from the store reception start date and time to the store reception end date and time registered in the schedule management database 12. A notice of request for opening a store from a member is accepted, and a store opening person is selected by lottery after the period ends. In this lottery, conditions designated by the event organizer are input to the management system 1, and the winning probability for the member suitable for the conditions is increased.

FIG. 9 shows, as an example of a setting screen for setting the above lottery conditions, a setting screen for two events held on different days at the same event venue P side by side.
In the exemplary setting screen, the first designation area 51 for designating conditions relating to past store opening history and the number of stores opened by industry are displayed along with guidance information including event names and holding periods registered in the schedule management database 12. A second designation area 52 for designation is included.

  The first designated area 51 is provided with three combo boxes 50 for selecting parameters as conditions. In these combo boxes 50, various numerical information registered in the store opening history management table 11c are set as choices. When any numerical information is selected, the higher the numerical value of the corresponding numerical value, the higher the numerical value. Options for setting higher priority ("priority" is given priority) and options for setting higher priority as the numerical value is lower ("less" is given priority) appear.

  The selection for each combo box 50 can be freely performed as long as the options do not overlap with other combo boxes 50, and the priority order can be freely changed. However, the priority order when “number of times of cancellation” is selected is fixed to “priority is“ less ”” (see Example 1 in FIG. 9).

  The second designation area 52 is provided with a “detailed setting” button 53 for each of a plurality of industries (five in the illustrated example). In this embodiment, various industries are classified and managed in a tree structure, and in the second designated area 52, the industry name of the top category in the tree structure is associated with the button 53 for “detail setting”. It is displayed. When the button 53 is operated, a list screen (not shown) of lower-level industry names belonging to the corresponding category is displayed, and the number of stores opened for each industry is input on this screen, and the input is completed and the list screen is closed. Then, the total value of the number of opened stores is set in the corresponding upper category and reflected in the display of the second designated area 52. It should be noted that the number of store openings can be specified not in the lower category unit but in the upper category unit.

  FIG. 10 is an example of a weighting table incorporated in a program corresponding to the store opening determination processing unit 103 in order to reflect the conditions set in the first designated area 51 in the lottery for determining store opening. In this example, the store opening applicants are sorted in order of priority of numerical values corresponding to the conditions, and then classified into three ranks A, B, and C according to the ranks, and the weights are changed for each combination of the conditions and the ranks. Yes. Specifically, those who want to open a store in the top 20% of the rank after sorting are classified into A rank, those who want to open in the lower 20% are classified into C rank, and the remaining 40% are classified into B rank. Has been. In any condition, the weight for the A rank is larger than the weight for the B rank, and the weight for the C rank is set to 0 (no weight). Further, when comparing the conditions, the weight for condition 1 is the largest, the weight for condition 2 is the second, and the weight for condition 3 is the third.

  The higher rank classification is performed when the number of store opening candidates to be classified and the distribution of numerical values corresponding to the conditions exceed predetermined reference values. Therefore, the number of applicants who want to open a store that exceeds the number of applications can be obtained, and when the variation in store history information among members increases due to the implementation of a certain number of events, ranking is performed and designated It is possible to place a store applicant who has a high degree of conformity to the determined conditions in the A rank. When the variance of the number corresponding to the number of applicants or conditions for opening a store is below the standard value, a simple lottery without weighting is performed, so it is possible to prevent a difference in winning probability due to a slight difference in past results. Can do.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a schematic procedure of processing executed by the store opening decision processing unit 103. This process is started in response to the confirmation of the setting of the condition on the setting screen shown in FIG. 9 after the acceptance of the store opening notification by the application acceptance processing unit 102 is completed.

The process of FIG. 11 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 as appropriate.
In the store opening determination process of this embodiment, in the first step S1, member IDs are extracted from all accepted store opening notifications and stored as the targets of the following processing. To S15). This loop L0 is executed for each type of business in which the number of store openings is designated, and includes a nested structure including a loop L1 (steps S4 to S10) for each condition designated in the first designated area 51 in the setting screen. It has become.

  In the loop L0, the basic member management table 11a of the member database 11 is referred to by the target member ID stored in step S1, and the target member ID linked to the current processing target business type is extracted as a selection candidate. The member ID extracted here is hereinafter referred to as “candidate ID”.

  Here, the loop L1 is entered, and the numerical information set under the first condition is extracted from the store opening history management table 11c for each candidate ID (step S6), and each candidate ID is set according to the conditions set with this numerical information as a key. After sorting, according to the definition of the weighting table shown in FIG. 10, the sorted candidate IDs are classified into ranks A, B, and C (step S7). Furthermore, the weight for each rank related to the condition under attention is read from the weighting table, and the weight corresponding to each candidate ID is set (step S8).

  Similarly, for the conditions 2 and 3, when steps S6 to S8 are executed and the loop L1 ends, in step S10, for each candidate ID, the total weight value for each condition set in the loop L1 is set. The corresponding number of branch numbers is set. According to FIG. 10, for example, for a candidate ID in which the numerical value related to condition 1 is A rank, the numerical value related to condition 2 is B rank, and the numerical value related to condition 3 is C rank, the total weight is 9 and 9 branches Number is set. In addition, although the numerical values related to the conditions 2 and 3 are the C rank, the total value of the weight is 6 for the candidate IDs in which the numerical value related to the condition 1 is A rank, and 6 branch numbers are set. On the other hand, for candidate IDs that are ranked C for any condition, the total weight value is 0 and no branch number is set, so the winning probability is the lowest.

  In step S11, for all candidate IDs including branch numbers, a lottery for selecting the number of candidate IDs set for the industry of interest is executed. Since the branch number is also handled as the same as the original candidate ID, the more branch numbers, the higher the winning probability. In the next step S12, the winning candidate ID is saved for subsequent processing (the candidate ID to be saved is hereinafter referred to as “winning ID”) and is deleted from the candidate ID (when there is a branch number). (Including branch numbers). Further, in step S13, the non-winning candidate ID including the branch number set in step S11 is deleted, and this completes the loop L0 for one time.

  After the loop L0 for all the types of business for which the number of store openings is designated is completed, in step S15, a partition allocation process is executed for the winning ID stored in step S12 of each loop L0. For example, if an industry type is specified for each section in advance, a lottery for the winning ID linked to the corresponding industry is executed for each section or group of sections corresponding to the same industry. To do. In addition, when a store opening notification is included in the store opening notification, for each block, a winning ID associated with the store opening request for the block is extracted and one of them is selected. Execute. In each lottery, the same weighting as the lottery in the store opening process may be performed, or conversely, a simple lottery with no difference in the winning probability may be executed.

  Step S15 includes a process of registering the combination of the section ID assigned to each winning ID and the winning ID in the store management database 13. When step S15 is completed, the store opening determination processing unit 103 searches the basic information management table 11a with the winning ID (member ID of the store opener) registered in the store management database 13, and is associated with the member ID. The e-mail address is extracted, and a store opening notification is sent by e-mail addressed to the address (step S16). With this step S16, the store opening decision process ends.

  It is desirable that the store opening decision notification includes a block ID registered in the store management database 13 regarding the store opener, map information indicating the relationship between each block and the block ID, and the like. Also, for the purpose of confirmation on the manager's side and guidance to visitors, map information that associates each store opening with the section is created and attached to the store opening decision notification, or the map information is saved. A link to an address (url) on the Internet may be set.

  The store determination notification is not limited to e-mail, and an SNS notification function may be used. Alternatively, in order to make a notification by mail, a contact address included in the content of the notification or basic information may be printed, or a phone number list of the storekeeper may be displayed to make a notification by phone.

  Note that the condition-specific processing loop L1 is executed for the specific contents of the conditions 1, 2, and 3, and has entered the processing for the condition that has not been set. In this case, “NO” is determined in step S5 immediately after that, and the loop L1 ends. If no specific condition is set for any of the conditions 1, 2 and 3, the loop L1 and step S10 are substantially skipped, and a lottery without weighting is executed in step S11. If the number of store openings is not specified for any type of business, the loop L0 is executed only once with all the target member IDs stored in step S1 as candidate IDs.

  As described above, in this example, the winning probability is adjusted by a method of setting a weight to each candidate ID based on the setting contents of conditions 1 to 3 and assigning a number of branch numbers according to the value of the weight. The method of adjusting the winning probability is not limited to the method of this embodiment. Further, the determination of the store opening is not limited to the lottery, and the store opening may be determined by, for example, a method of selecting candidate IDs corresponding to the number of stores in descending order of the total value or average value of the weights.

  Parameters for setting conditions for the store opening determination process are not limited to the numerical information or the type of industry registered in the store opening history management table 11c. For example, it is possible to specify a business model (specify a store that uses the multi-function cart 3) and a member's address / location.

<Store management>
After the store opening determination process is completed, when the store operator operates the business device on the day of the event, the device starts communication with the management system 1 based on a pre-installed program, A notification including position information is transmitted to the management system 1 every time.

  On the other hand, in the management system 1, store opening management by the store opening management unit 104 is started when a predetermined time comes before the start date and time of the event registered in the schedule management database 12. In this store management, the above notification is checked for each store opener, and a flag (hereinafter referred to as “0”, “1”, “2”) indicating the state of each store opener according to the determination result. "Status flag") is set.

  The status flag “0” means that the business device is in a communication impossible state, and “1” means that the business device is communicable but is located outside the assigned section. However, “2” means that the business device is located in the allocated section where communication is possible. At the time when the store opening management process is started, the status flag is set to “0” for any store opening.

  FIG. 12 shows a one-time process performed for one store opening subject to store management (a member who has won the lottery in step S11 in FIG. 11 and has been sent a store determination notification in step S16). The procedure is shown. For any shopkeeper, the process shown in FIG. 12 is repeatedly executed at least during the event period indicated by the schedule information.

  The store opening management unit 104 first refers to the model management table 11b in the member database 11 by the member ID (hereinafter referred to as “target ID”) of the member to be processed, and the model ID linked to the target ID. Is identified (step S21), and it is checked whether or not a notification from the business device with this model ID has arrived (step S22). Until the notification from the business device is confirmed, the “NO” determination in step S22 and the “YES” determination in step S32 are performed and the process ends.

  If it is determined as “YES” in step S22 by confirming the notification from the business device, the store opening management unit 104 extracts the position information from the notification, and the store management database 13 and the section management for the target ID. Following the link with the database 14, the position information of the section linked to the target ID is acquired, and each position information is collated (step S23). If the distance between the points indicated by each position information is within a predetermined allowable value, it is determined that the two match (the determination of “YES” in step S24), the process proceeds to step S26 through the determination in step S25, and the state The flag is changed to “2”. On the other hand, if it is determined that the pieces of positional information do not match (“NO” determination in step S24), the process proceeds to step S28 through the determination in step S27, and the status flag is changed to “1”.

  Further, when the sales information is included in the notification from the business device (determination of “YES” in step S29), the sales information is combined with the time when the notification is received, the position information, and the status flag. It adds to store opening history information (step S30). If the sales information is not included in the notification from the business device ("NO" determination in step S29), the combination of the notification time, location information, and status flag is added to the detailed store opening history information 11d ( Step S31).

  Similarly, in the subsequent processing, while the notification from the business device is received, it is determined whether or not the position information in the notification matches the position information of the section assigned to the member to be processed (step). S22 to S24), if the determination result is the same as the previous time, it is determined “YES” in step S25 or S27, the state flag is maintained, and if the determination result is different from the previous time, step S25 or In S27, “NO” is determined and the state flag is changed (step S26 or step S28).

  If the notification is not received from the business device that has received the notification, the determination in step S22 and step S32 is “NO”, and the store opening management unit 104 changes the state flag to “0” (step S33). The state flag is stored in combination with the current time (step S34). Thereafter, when the notification from the business device is resumed and the determination in step S22 is “YES”, the procedures of steps S23 to S31 are executed again.

  In addition, when multiple business devices are registered for the same member, after the presence / absence of notification for each registered business device, the current value of the status flag and the position information are determined, The determination result for each device is integrated to determine the value of the status flag. In this case, if there is a contradiction in the determination result for each business device, the determination result for the notification from the business device having the sales information transmission function is preferentially adopted.

  In the example of FIG. 12, the management system 1 confirms the notification periodically transmitted from each business device to the management system 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Inquiries may be made to the devices in order from the management system 1, and the presence / absence of a reply from the business device in response to the inquiry and the content of the reply may be determined.

  According to the store opening management process shown in FIG. 12, for example, the business device of the store opener enters the wireless communication network in the event hall P a predetermined time before the event holding time, and the position information is notified for the first time in the management system. When it reaches 1, the determination in step S22 is “YES”, the process proceeds in the flow of steps S23, S24, S27, and S28, and the status flag is changed from “0” to “1”. Further, the process proceeds from step S29 to step S31, and the changed state flag is recorded together with the time and position information. Thereafter, the process proceeds in the same flow (however, step S28 is skipped) until the notified position information matches the position information of the section, and the status flag is maintained at “1”.

  When the business device enters the section assigned to the corresponding member, the process proceeds in the flow of steps S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, and S26, and the status flag is changed from “1” to “2”. Further, the process proceeds from step S29 to step S31, and the changed status flag is recorded together with the time and position information. After that, while the business device stays in the section associated with the store member, the process proceeds in the same flow (however, step S26 is skipped), and the status flag is maintained at “2”. . Further, when a notification including sales information is transmitted from the business device, the process proceeds from step S29 to step S30, and the sales information is added to the detailed store opening history information 11d.

  When the business device leaves the assigned section, the process proceeds in the flow of steps S21, S22, S23, S24, S27, and S28, the status flag is changed to “1”, and then through step S29. In step S30 or S31, information including the changed status flag is added to the detailed store opening history information 11d.

  When the event end date and time indicated by the schedule information has passed and the status flags relating to all the store openings have become “0”, the processing illustrated in FIG. 12 ends. After that, the store opening management unit 104 individually analyzes the detailed store opening history information 11d of each store opening person, whether there is a store opening, the staying time in the allocated section, whether there is a midway exit from the section, cumulative sales, allocation The presence / absence of business outside the designated section is identified, and the store opening history management table 11c is updated based on the identification result.

  Further, the store opening management unit 104 analyzes the detailed store opening history information in parallel with the processing shown in FIG. 12 during the event period, and the business device whose time outside the allocated section exceeds a predetermined allowable time In addition, a device ID of a business device that cannot receive a notification of position information or a notification including sales information for a predetermined time or longer is extracted. This extraction result is transmitted to a communication terminal device of a person in charge at the site so that it can be used for a tour of the site of the event venue. As a result, it is possible to cope with fraudulent acts such as stopping the POS register in order to conceal support and sales of stores that have opened stores in other sections by mistake.

<Infrastructure usage management>
The control unit 20 of each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W in the event venue P calculates the amount of electricity or water used per unit time based on the measured value by the current sensor 24 or the water amount sensor 27, and the calculation result or own device. The report information including the equipment ID is transmitted to the management system 1. In the management system 1, this report information is received by the communication processing unit 110 for infrastructure equipment, and processed by the infrastructure management unit 105 according to the procedure shown in FIG.

  The infrastructure usage management shown in FIG. 13 starts from a predetermined time before the event start time indicated by the schedule information, and the individual processing loop L4 (steps S41 to S44) for each infrastructure facility is repeated until the event end time is reached. Executed.

  In the loop L4, a notification corresponding to the facility ID of the infrastructure facility under consideration is acquired (step S42), and the usage data included in the notification is combined with the facility ID and the notification time to use the detailed usage history of the infrastructure utilization management database 16 It adds to the information 16b (step S43). In this case as well, instead of the method of acquiring the notification from the infrastructure facility, the management system 1 may make an inquiry to each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W and acquire the usage data included in the reply to the inquiry. Good.

  When the end time of the event is reached and the loop L4 being executed at that time ends, the determination in step S45 becomes “YES” and the flow proceeds to step S46. In step S46, the infrastructure management unit 105 extracts the detailed usage history information 16b for each of the infrastructure facilities 2E and 2W, calculates the cumulative usage amount of electricity or water, and the infrastructure facility 2E or 2W corresponding to the cumulative usage amount. It registers with management table 16a in combination with equipment ID.

  In the management system 1 after the completion of the infrastructure usage management, the usage fee based on the cumulative usage amount registered in the infrastructure usage management database 16 is calculated by the settlement processing unit 106 operated according to the operation designated by the administrator, and the calculation is performed. A notification including the result is transmitted by the communication processing unit 111 to an external system (a system managed by a person concerned or a third party of the electricity / water supply source facility).

  Note that the report information from each infrastructure facility 2E, 2W may be transmitted to an external system, and the external system may perform the same processing as in FIG. In that case, the settlement processing unit 106 may calculate the usage fee after confirming the consistency of the detailed usage history information or the calculation result of the cumulative usage amount through communication with an external system. Alternatively, a billing notification based on the calculation result of the accumulated usage amount and the usage amount fee may be received from the external system, and the settlement processing unit 106 may confirm the consistency with the processing result in the own system.

  For example, an amount can be charged to a store opening person by adding a predetermined rate to the total sales amount during the event period to a certain amount determined as a usage fee for the store area and infrastructure facilities. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  According to the management system 1 described above, by registering a considerable number of members and repeating the processes including those shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, members who have received the store opening notification are selected as members suitable for the specified conditions. It becomes possible to select as a store opening person. Therefore, it is possible to change the face of the store opening person based on the contents of the event and the aim of the organizer, and to operate a highly attractive market.

  The infrastructure facilities 2E and 2W shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the multi-function cart 3 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 are not only operated in the market, but also in the event of an emergency such as a disaster, electricity and water, and a wireless communication environment. Can also be used to provide

  Up to this point, we have explained the management of the market for events held during a specific period, but not limited to this, but in the permanent market, we accept requests for opening stores in units of days, weeks, months, etc. Store opening decision processing and store opening management. In addition, a plurality of small spots scattered at a certain distance are grouped into one group, and a store opening request for each spot is received for a limited period. It is also possible to perform person determination processing and store opening management. In that case, the condition of the store opening decision process may be changed for each spot.

  Further, in the management system 1 of the above-described embodiment, as for the sales performance of each member, the location information and sales information generated in the venue are collected only when the store opens at the market venue P managed by the system. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but it is also possible to collect information generated outside the market place P and use it as a parameter for specifying conditions for the store opening determination process. .

  According to the management system of the present invention including each modified example, the conditions of the store opening are set based on the surrounding environment of the store opening place, the customer base, the purpose of the manager, etc. Appropriate members can be opened preferentially.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Market management system 2E, 2W Infrastructure equipment 3 Multifunctional cart 3A Cart main body 3B Business unit 30 Control part 31 Wireless communication circuit 32 GPS circuit 33 DC power supply circuit 4 General vehicle 10 Database part 11 Member database 12 Schedule management database 13 Store opening person Management database 101 Member information management unit 102 Application reception processing unit 103 Store opening decision processing unit 104 Store opening management unit

Claims (5)

It is a computer system used to operate a market by these stores by arranging a store that can move together with a wireless communication device having a function of notifying location information in each of a plurality of store openings,
Store-related information including store identification information and contact information, and store-related information including identification information of the wireless communication device used in the store, a store information storage unit that is registered for each store,
A section information storage unit in which section position information for specifying the positions of the plurality of store branch sections is registered for each section;
A store opening request receiving means for performing a process of receiving a store opening notification including the store identification information registered in the store information storage unit via the Internet for a limited reception period;
Based on a selection rule that accepts an operation for designating a condition of a store that should be preferentially opened, and the higher the degree of conformance to the condition, the higher the probability of being selected, the operation is accepted by the store request accepting means. The store related information corresponding to the identification information in the store opening notification is analyzed, the store to be arranged in each store section is selected, and the store opening notification is notified to the contact indicated by the contact information corresponding to the selected store identification information. Store deciding means for executing information processing for sending
For the store selected by the store deciding means, the location information of the store is acquired by communication with a wireless communication device in which identification information is registered in the store information storage unit, and the store opened for the store is determined. Whether or not the store to which the store determination notification is sent has opened in the determined partition by comparing the partition position information registered in the partition information storage unit with the position information acquired by the communication Store opening management means to determine whether
Market management system provided. The store-related information in the store information storage unit includes a plurality of types of numerical information reflecting the results of past processing by the store deciding unit and the store management unit,
The store deciding means accepts an operation for designating a priority order for at least one of a plurality of types of numerical information registered in the store information storage unit, and targets the numerical information for which the designation has been made. To determine the suitability of each store for the specified
The market management system according to claim 1. A schedule information storage unit for registering schedule information of the market to be held is further provided,
The store opening request receiving means receives the store opening notification using the predetermined period before the market start time indicated by the schedule information as the receiving period, and the store management means is configured to determine the store to which the store determination notification is sent. The market management system according to claim 1, wherein the process of determining whether or not a store is opened in the determined section is repeatedly executed at least during a market period indicated by the schedule information.   The said store is a multi-function cart provided with the cart main body containing a wheel and a loading platform, the business unit detachably installed in this cart main body, and the function of the said radio | wireless communication apparatus. Market management system. Store-related information including identification information and contact information of a store that can be moved is registered for each store, and store location information for specifying the location of a plurality of store openings is registered for each store. And a partition information storage unit to be set in a computer system connected to the Internet,
Carrying out a process of accepting a store opening notification including the store identification information registered in the store information storage unit via the Internet for a limited reception period;
Based on a selection rule that accepts an operation to specify the conditions of a store that should be opened preferentially, and the probability of being selected increases as the degree of conformance to this condition increases, Analyzing store-related information corresponding to the identification information and selecting a store to be placed in each store branch; and
A market management method for executing information processing for sending a store opening notification to a contact indicated by contact information corresponding to identification information of a selected store.

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