JP2018169836A - Event management device, event management program, event management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an event management device, an event management program, and an event management method capable of providing facility information in consideration of both desired conditions and rejection conditions of a participation candidate of an event.SOLUTION: An event management device according to the present invention comprises an event setting processing part for setting information about an event in which a plurality of participants participate, an acceptance processing part capable of accepting desired conditions and rejection conditions related to selection of a facility to be used in the event from a plurality of users, a retrieval processing part for retrieving a facility which meets the desired conditions and does not meet the rejection conditions, and a presentation processing part for presenting a retrieval result of the facility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an event management apparatus, an event management program, and an event management method for managing events.

  For example, when an event such as a banquet is held, notification of the event to the participation candidate and confirmation of whether or not the participation candidate can participate in each event holding candidate period are performed. Here, there is a known system that can accept a participation candidate's possible participation date and can accept a desired condition such as a cooking genre or ingredients desired by the participation candidate (for example, Patent Documents). 1 and 2).

JP 2003-36334 A JP 2010-33484 A

  However, when selecting a facility to be used in an event, it is desirable to consider a rejection condition such as a cooking genre or ingredients that the candidate wants to avoid, as opposed to a desired condition.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an event management apparatus, an event management program, and an event management method capable of providing facility information in consideration of both a request condition and a rejection condition of a candidate for event participation. .

  The event management apparatus according to the present invention can accept an event setting processing unit for setting information on an event in which a plurality of participants participate, and a desired condition and a rejection condition regarding selection of a facility used in the event from a plurality of users. A reception processing unit; a search processing unit that searches for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition; and a presentation processing unit that presents a search result of the facility.

  The event management program according to the present invention sets information related to an event in which a plurality of participants participate, accepts desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users, and the desired This is a program for causing one or a plurality of processors to search for a facility that matches a condition but does not match the rejection condition and to present a search result of the facility.

  The event management method according to the present invention includes setting information regarding an event in which a plurality of participants participate by one or a plurality of processors, and a desired condition and a rejection condition regarding selection of a facility to be used in the event from a plurality of users. , Searching for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition, and presenting a search result of the facility.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the event management apparatus, the event management program, and the event management method which can provide the information of the facility which considered both the desired condition and rejection condition of the candidate for event participation are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an event management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of facility information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of menu information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of event information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of user information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an answer page displayed on the user terminal of the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of event management processing executed in the event management apparatus of the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search result page displayed on the user terminal of the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, each configuration and each processing function described in the following embodiments can be selected and arbitrarily combined as necessary.

[Event management system 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, an event management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an event management device 2, one or more user terminals 3, and one or more facility terminals 4. The event management apparatus 2, the user terminal 3, and the facility terminal 4 can communicate via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, LAN, WAN, or public telephone line.

  The event management device 2 is a device for managing an event in which a plurality of participants participate. The event is, for example, a banquet, a trip, a meeting, or golf. Note that the functions of the event management apparatus 2 may be realized by being distributed by a plurality of computers.

[User terminal 3]
The user terminal 3 is an information processing apparatus operated by a user who is a candidate for participation in an event. One user terminal 3 may be used by a plurality of users. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation display unit 33, a communication I / F 34, and the like. The user terminal 3 is an information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

  The communication I / F 34 connects the user terminal 3 to the communication network N1 by wire or wirelessly, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the event management device 2 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The operation display unit 33 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 32 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program for causing the control unit 31 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the event management device 2 according to a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The control unit 31 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 31 controls the user terminal 3 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 32 with the CPU.

  Specifically, the control unit 31 functions as the browser processing unit 311 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 32. The browser processing unit 311 displays a web page provided from the event management device 2 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 33, and executes browser processing for inputting an operation on the operation display unit 33 to the event management device 2. It is possible. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 31 may be configured by an electronic circuit.

  The user terminal 3 logs in to the event management apparatus 2 based on the user ID and password input on the predetermined login page displayed on the user terminal 3, and creates an event creation page (not shown) or a user setting page (not shown). ) Can be accessed. On the event creation page, it is possible to input information such as the “event name” and “candidate date” of the event, and event information D3 (see FIG. 4) described later is updated based on the input information. Is done. In the user setting page, it is possible to input information such as “user name”, “email address”, and “group” of users who are candidates for participation in the event. The user information D4 (see FIG. 5) is updated.

[Facility terminal 4]
The facility terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by a manager or employee of a facility used in an event. Examples of the facility include a restaurant, an accommodation facility, a conference hall, and a golf course.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the facility terminal 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, an operation display unit 43, a communication I / F 44, and the like. The facility terminal 4 is an information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

  The communication I / F 44 connects the facility terminal 4 to the communication network N1 by wire or wireless, and performs data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the event management device 2 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The operation display unit 43 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 42 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 42 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program for causing the control unit 41 to perform communication processing with an external device such as the event management device 2 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The control unit 41 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 41 controls the facility terminal 4 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 42 with the CPU.

  Specifically, the control unit 41 functions as the browser processing unit 411 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 42. The browser processing unit 411 displays a web page provided from the event management device 2 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 43, and executes browser processing for inputting an operation on the operation display unit 43 to the event management device 2. It is possible. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 41 may be configured by an electronic circuit.

  By the way, there is a known system that can accept a participation candidate's possible participation date for an event scheduled to be held and can accept a desired condition such as a cooking genre or ingredients desired by the participation candidate. Yes. However, when selecting a facility to be used in an event, it is desirable to consider a rejection condition such as a cooking genre or ingredients that the candidate wants to avoid, as opposed to a desired condition. On the other hand, the event management apparatus 2 can provide facility information that considers both the desired conditions and the refusal conditions of the event participation candidates.

[Event management device 2]
As shown in FIG. 1, the event management apparatus 2 is a server that includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, a communication I / F 24, and the like. The event management apparatus 2 is not limited to a single computer, and may be a computer system in which a plurality of computers operate in cooperation. Various processes executed by the event management apparatus 2 may be executed in a distributed manner by one or a plurality of processors.

  The communication I / F 24 connects the event management apparatus 2 to the communication network N1 in a wired or wireless manner, and follows a predetermined communication protocol with external devices such as the user terminal 3 and the facility terminal 4 via the communication network N1. It is a communication interface for executing data communication.

  The operation display unit 23 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 22 is a nonvolatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 22 stores data such as facility information D1, menu information D2, event information D3, and user information D4. The storage unit 22 also stores data such as a later-described answer page P1 (see FIG. 6).

  2 is a diagram showing an example of facility information D1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of menu information D2, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of event information D3, and FIG. 5 is user information. It is a figure which shows an example of D4. The menu information D2 is stored in the storage unit 22 in association with each facility (here, a restaurant) individually. As another embodiment, part or all of the facility information D1, menu information D2, event information D3, and user information D4 is stored in another server accessible from the event management apparatus 2 via the communication network N1. It is also possible that In this case, the control unit 21 of the event management apparatus 2 may appropriately acquire the information from the other server and execute an event management process (see FIG. 7) described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the facility information D1 includes information such as a facility ID, a password, a facility name, an area, a genre, a budget, and a theme corresponding to each facility registered in advance. The facility ID and password are used for, for example, a login process executed by the control unit 21 in order to specify a user who uses the facility terminal 4. The facility ID and the facility name are facility identification information for identifying the facility. The area indicates the location of the facility, and the genre indicates the service content provided by the facility, for example, the cooking genre. The budget is, for example, an amount set in advance as an average amount necessary for using the facility. The theme is information preset as information indicating the feature of the facility, and includes, for example, themes such as “date”, “girls' association”, “diet”, and “healthy”. In the facility information D1, other information such as the purpose of use, the allowable number of people, coupon availability, all-you-can-drink, or all-you-can-eat may be registered. For example, the control unit 21 can arbitrarily register information such as a facility name, an area, a genre, a budget, and a theme in the facility information D1 according to a user operation of the facility terminal 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the menu information D2 is stored in the storage unit 22 in association with each facility registered in the facility information D1. In the menu information D2, a cooking menu provided at a facility corresponding to the menu information D2 and ingredients used in the cooking menu are stored in association with each other. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, “spinach” and “sweet potato” are used as ingredients for “spinach and sweet potato salad”. In addition, the control part 21 can register arbitrarily information, such as a cooking menu and foodstuff in the menu information D2, according to user operation of the facility terminal 4, for example. It is also conceivable that the menu information D2 includes information on main ingredients that are the main items of the cooking menu.

  As shown in FIG. 4, information on various events is registered in the event information D3. Specifically, the event information D3 includes information about the event such as “event ID”, “event name”, “candidate date”, “desired condition”, “rejection condition” for each event. “Event ID” is an example of identification information for the control unit 21 to identify each event. “Event name” is the name of the event. The “candidate date” is a condition related to the date of the event, the date and time of the event, and the period of the event.

  The “desired condition” of the event information D3 is a condition that a user who is a candidate for participation individually desires for a facility (restaurant) used in the event. Further, the “rejection condition” of the event information D3 is a condition that a user who is a candidate for participation wants to avoid (exclude) individually regarding a facility (restaurant) used in the event. Specifically, items such as the genre of the facility, the dish menu provided at the facility, and the ingredients included in the dish menu provided at the facility are registered as the desired condition and the rejection condition. Further, although the event information D3 shown in FIG. 4 shows a case where there is one desired condition and one rejection condition, a plurality of conditions may be set for the desired condition and the rejection condition.

  The control unit 21 relates to an event such as “event name”, “candidate date”, “desired condition”, “rejection condition” of the event information D3 in accordance with, for example, a user operation at the user terminal 3 or the facility terminal 4. Information can be registered arbitrarily. The control unit 21 issues and manages event identification information such as an individual event ID for each event when the event information D3 corresponding to the user operation is registered.

  As shown in FIG. 5, information related to each of a plurality of users (for example, members of an organization such as a company) who are candidates for participation in the event is registered in the user information D4. Specifically, the user information D4 includes information such as “user name”, “mail address”, and “group” corresponding to the user for each user. “User name” is the name of the user. Instead of “user name”, arbitrary identification information that can identify the user may be used. “Mail address” is an e-mail address used by the user. “Group” is information for identifying a group to which a plurality of users belong.

  Further, the storage unit 22 stores a control program such as an event management program for causing the control unit 21 to execute an event management process (see FIG. 9) described later. For example, the event management program is recorded non-temporarily on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or a DVD, and is read by a reading device (not shown) such as a CD drive or a DVD drive provided in the event management device 2. And stored in the storage unit 22.

  The control unit 21 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the event management device 2 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22 on the CPU.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 21 includes various processing units such as an event setting processing unit 211, a reception processing unit 212, a search processing unit 213, and a presentation processing unit 214. The control unit 21 functions as the processing unit when the CPU executes various processes according to the event management program. Moreover, one part or all part processing part may be comprised with the electronic circuit. The event management program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as each processing unit, for example, an aggregate of a plurality of program modules.

  The event setting processing unit 211 sets information related to an event in which a plurality of participants participate, and registers it in event information D3 (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage unit 22. Specifically, the event setting processing unit 211 first registers in the event information D3 the event name of the event input by the user operation on the user terminal 3 or the facility terminal 4 and one or more holding candidate times. The event setting processing unit 211 stores information on each event in the storage unit 22 in association with the event ID that can identify the event.

  The reception processing unit 212 receives, for each event set by the event setting processing unit 211, whether or not to participate in one or more holding candidate periods corresponding to the event according to a user operation of the user terminal 3. Specifically, when the event setting processing unit 211 registers new event information in the event information D3, the reception processing unit 212 presets access information such as a URL for accessing the event information. A plurality of participating candidates are notified by e-mail or SNS. For example, it is conceivable that the reception processing unit 212 notifies a user belonging to the group of a group specified when an event is created by the event setting processing unit 211. In addition, the reception processing unit 212 can be notified to a plurality of destinations specified when an event is created by the event setting processing unit 211. The access information may be transmitted to the creator of the event, and the creator may be notified to a plurality of participation candidates. Then, the reception processing unit 212 causes the user terminal 3 to display an answer page P1 (FIG. 6) on which the event information is displayed in response to an access request based on the access information from each user terminal 3.

  FIG. 6 is an example of an answer page P1 displayed on the user terminal 3. The response page P1 displays an event name (here, “A drinking party”) of the event. The answer page P1 includes a name field F0, a participation setting field F1, and a condition setting field F2. Further, the answer page P1 displays an operation key K1 for accepting an operation for answering with the input contents of the answer page P1. It should be noted that the method for inputting the response content on the response page P1 is merely an example, as long as the reception processing unit 212 can receive similar information.

  The name column F0 is an input column for accepting input of the name of a user who is a candidate for participation. In the name field F0, for example, it is possible to accept text input according to a user operation. Further, when a user who is an operator of the user terminal 3 is logging in to the event management apparatus 2, the name of the user may be automatically input to the name column F 0 by the control unit 21. Further, in the name field F0, a plurality of participation candidates set in advance by a pull-down menu or a pop-up selection screen can be displayed, and the selection operation of the participation candidates may be accepted.

  The participation setting field F1 is an input field for accepting an input as to whether or not to participate in an event. In the participation setting field F1, one or more holding candidate times set for the event by the event setting processing unit 211 are displayed. In addition, in the participation setting column F1, a selection area R11 corresponding to participation possible (attendance) and a selection area R12 corresponding to participation impossible (non-participation) are displayed for each holding candidate period. The user can alternatively select one of the selection regions R11 or R12 for each holding candidate period by operating (for example, clicking, touching, etc.). In the participation setting field F1, attendance / undecided may be selectable.

  The condition setting field F2 is an input field for accepting input of desired conditions and rejection conditions for an event. In the condition setting field F2, an input field R21 and an input field R22 in which a desired condition and a rejection condition for an event can be input are displayed individually for each holding candidate period. Specifically, the desired condition is a condition related to a cooking genre, a cooking menu, ingredients, etc. desired by the participant candidate, and the desired condition is a condition relating to a cooking genre, dish menu, ingredients, etc. that the candidate candidate wants to avoid. is there. The desired condition and the rejection condition are not limited to those exemplified here.

  Specifically, in the input field R21 and the input field R22, for example, it is possible to accept a text input corresponding to a user operation. Further, in the input column R21 and the input column R22, a plurality of selection items set in advance by a pull-down menu or a pop-up selection screen can be displayed, and selection operations for one or a plurality of the selection items can be accepted. May be. Here, in the input field R21 and the input field R22, the item type of the information to be input (such as a cooking genre, a cooking menu, and ingredients) may be designated. Note that the input in the input field R21 and the input field R22 of the condition setting field F2 is not essential, and may not be input when there are no desired conditions and rejection conditions desired by the user.

  Here, the control unit 21 displays the holding candidate time and the input field R21 and the input field R22 corresponding to the holding candidate time only for the holding candidate time selected to be able to participate in the participation setting field F1 on the answer page P1. Display. That is, the control unit 21 does not display the holding candidate time and the input field R21 and the input field R22 corresponding to the holding candidate time for the holding candidate time for which the participation prohibition is selected in the participation setting field F1. Then, each time the selection area R11 is selected in the participation setting field F1, the control unit 21 displays the holding candidate time corresponding to the selection area R11 and the input field R21 and the input field R22 corresponding to the holding candidate time. It is displayed in the condition setting field F2. As another embodiment, the input field R21 and the input field R22 may be displayed for all the holding candidate times regardless of the selection content in the participation setting field F1. Moreover, the structure which can input a common desired condition and rejection conditions in several holding candidate periods may be sufficient.

  Then, after various information is input on the answer page P1, when the operation key K1 is operated, the answer contents in the name field F0, the participation setting field F1, and the condition setting field F2 of the answer page P1 are displayed from the user terminal 3. It is transmitted to the event management device 2. The reception processing unit 212 registers the response contents received from the user terminal 3 in the name field F0, the participation setting field F1, and the condition setting field F2 in the event information D3 as the answer information of the participation candidate. Instead of the name input in the name field F0, arbitrary identification information such as a user ID that can identify the user corresponding to the name may be stored.

  The search processing unit 213 is a facility that matches a desired condition set in the input field R21 of the condition setting field F2 based on the facility information D1, the menu information D2, and the event information D3, and is input to the condition setting field F2. At least a facility that does not meet the rejection condition set in the field R22 is searched. In particular, the search processing unit 213 executes the search processing for each of the holding candidate times based on the desired conditions and the rejection conditions received from users who can participate in the holding candidate times. In addition, the search processing unit 213 may search only for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition. Specifically, the search processing unit 213 extracts a facility that matches the information on the cooking genre, the cooking menu, and the ingredients included in the desired conditions based on the facility information D1 and the menu information D2, and sets the rejection condition as the rejection condition. A facility that does not match the information of the included cooking genre, cooking menu, and ingredients is extracted. In addition, about the foodstuff in desired conditions and rejection conditions, it is possible to determine whether it corresponds with the main foodstuff of a cooking menu, for example.

  Further, the search processing unit 213 may search for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition, and searches for a facility even under a condition in which the search condition is relaxed. For example, when the search processing unit 213 searches for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition as a search condition, a predetermined number of facilities are not extracted as a search result. In addition, it is conceivable that a facility that matches at least one or a plurality of the desired conditions is searched as a search condition without considering the rejection condition. Similarly, the search processing unit 213 searches for a facility that matches the desired condition but does not match the rejection condition as a search condition, and then a predetermined number of facilities are extracted as the search result. If not, it is conceivable to search for a facility using a facility that does not match at least one or a plurality of the rejection conditions without considering the desired condition.

[Event management processing]
Hereinafter, an event management process executed by the control unit 21 of the event management apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Note that the present invention can be understood as an invention of an event management method for executing one or more steps included in the event management process, and one or more steps included in the event management process described here are appropriately determined. It may be omitted. It should be noted that the steps in the event management process may be executed in a different order as long as similar effects are produced. Furthermore, here, a case where each step in the event management process is executed by the control unit 21 will be described as an example, but an event management method in which each step in the event management process is executed in a distributed manner by a plurality of processors. Is also conceivable as another embodiment.

<Step S10>
First, in step S10, the event setting processing unit 211 of the control unit 21 determines an event name and a holding candidate time of an event in which a plurality of participants participate in response to a user operation on the user terminal 3 by a user who is the organizer of the event. Set the event and create an event. The event information created here is registered in the event information D3 (see FIG. 4) in the storage unit 22 by the control unit 21.

<Step S11>
In step S11, the reception processing unit 212 of the control unit 21 is a candidate for participating in event notification information including an event name and a holding candidate time for the event set in step S10 (hereinafter referred to as a target event). Send to multiple users. For example, based on the “mail address” registered in the user information D4, the control unit 21 notifies each user of access information for accessing the answer page P1 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 3 to display an operation screen for selecting each user in the same group as the user currently logged in to the user terminal 3 based on the user information D4. The destination of the access information is set according to the selection operation.

<Step S12>
In step S12, the reception processing unit 212 of the control unit 21 determines whether or not an access request to the answer page P1 based on the access information from the user terminal 3 of each user has been made. If it is determined that an access request to the answer page P1 has been made (S12: Yes), the process proceeds to step S13, and if an access request to the answer page P1 has not been made (S12: No). The process waits at step S12.

<Step S13>
In step S13, the reception processing unit 212 of the control unit 21 displays the answer page P1 based on the operation of the user who presented the holding candidate time in step S11, and the name field F0, the participation setting field F1, the condition setting field F2 Get the answer information entered in. Specifically, the reception processing unit 212 operates the operation key K1 after information is input to the name field F0, the participation setting field F1, and the condition setting field F2 on the answer page P1 by the user operation of the user terminal 3. In this case, information input in the name field F0, the participation setting field F1, and the condition setting field F2 is received from the user terminal 3 and registered in the event information D3. The reception processing unit 212 waits for processing in step S13 until the response information is acquired from the user terminal 3 by operating the operation key K1.

<Step S14>
In step S14, the control unit 21 determines whether or not at least one of the desired condition or the rejection condition is included in the information acquired in step S13. If it is determined that at least one of the desired condition or the rejection condition is included (S14: Yes), the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if it is determined that information on at least one of the desired condition or the rejection condition is not included (S14: No), the process proceeds to step S17. That is, the search processing unit 213 executes facility search processing in step S15 described later each time the acceptance processing unit 212 accepts the desired condition or the rejection condition. On the other hand, the search processing unit 213 performs a step when the acceptance processing unit 212 does not accept the desired condition or the rejection condition even if it accepts an answer about whether or not to participate in each of the holding candidate times. S15 to S16 are not executed.

<Step S15>
In step S15, the search processing unit 213 of the control unit 21 searches for facility candidates at each of the target event holding candidate times based on the event information D3 and the desired condition and the rejection condition acquired in step S13. The search process is executed. In other words, the facility candidates are individually searched based on the desired condition and the rejection condition corresponding to each holding candidate period.

  Specifically, the search processing unit 213 is a facility that matches the desired condition set in the input field R21 of the condition setting field F2 based on the facility information D1, the menu information D2, and the event information D3. Only the facilities that do not meet the rejection condition set in the input field R22 of the field F2 are searched. In particular, the search processing unit 213 executes the search processing for each of the holding candidate times based on the desired conditions and the rejection conditions received from users who can participate in the holding candidate times. That is, the search result by the search process may differ depending on the holding candidate time. Here, the search processing unit 213 may search only for facilities that match the desired condition but do not match the rejection condition and that can be reserved at the target event holding candidate time. In addition, as described above, the search processing unit 213 searches for facilities under conditions where the search conditions are relaxed while preferentially searching for facilities that match the desired conditions but do not match the rejection conditions. Can be considered.

  The search result in step S15 is stored in the storage unit 22 by the search processing unit 213 in association with the target event. Here, when there is a search result stored in association with the target event, the search processing unit 213 overwrites the search result. In addition, the search processing unit 213 may execute the search process only for the holding candidate period that is the target of the desired condition or the rejection condition acquired in step S13. It is also conceivable that an operation key for requesting display of the search result is displayed on the answer page P1, and the control unit 21 displays the search result on the user terminal 3 in accordance with the operation of the operation key.

<Step S16>
In step S <b> 16, the presentation processing unit 214 of the control unit 21 executes notification processing for notifying a preset user that the search in step S <b> 15 has been performed or the search result. For example, the presentation processing unit 214 executes notification processing with the mail address of the user who created the target event as a destination. Specifically, the presentation processing unit 214 notifies the user terminal 3 of search result access information for displaying the search result obtained in step S15, and displays the search result in response to an access request based on the search result access information. It is displayed on the terminal 3. In this case, the presentation processing unit 214 executes processing after step S19 described later in response to the access request. Thereby, for example, the user who is the secretary can grasp the fact and refer to the search result every time the desired condition or the rejection condition is set. In step S15, the control unit 21 searches for facilities only for the holding candidate time when it is determined in step S14 that the desired condition or the rejection condition is accepted, and only the search result is notified in step S16. It is also conceivable as another embodiment. Further, it is also conceivable as another embodiment that the steps S14 to S16 are omitted or that the step S16 is omitted.

<Step S17>
In step S <b> 17, the search processing unit 213 of the control unit 21 determines whether a search start operation for searching for a facility for the target event has been performed by a user such as a secretary set in advance. For example, the search processing unit 213 can edit the event name or the event candidate time of the target event according to the operation of the user terminal 3 by the user such as the manager who created the event, and accepts the search start operation. An event management page (not shown) on which a search start key is displayed is displayed on the user terminal 3. Then, the search processing unit 213 determines that the search start operation has been performed when the search start key is operated. More specifically, in the event management page, the search start key is displayed corresponding to each of the holding candidate times, and the search start key corresponding to any of the holding candidate times can be selected. If it is determined that the search start operation has been performed (S17: Yes), the process proceeds to step S18. If it is determined that the search start operation has not been performed (S17: No), the process is performed. Returns to step S12.

<Step S18>
In step S18, the search processing unit 213 of the control unit 21 selects a facility that becomes a selection candidate for the holding candidate time selected on the event management page based on the desired condition and the rejection condition as in step S15. Execute search processing to search. Specifically, the search processing unit 213 searches for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition and that can be reserved at the candidate event holding time.

  Note that, when the holding candidate time period to be searched is not selected, in step S18, the search processing is executed for all the holding candidate time periods. By the way, the search process in step S18 may be omitted for the holding candidate time for which the search process has already been executed in step S15 within a preset period. In addition, when the search processing unit 213 omits the step S14 and executes the step S15 regardless of the presence of the desired condition or the rejection condition, the step S15 is performed every time the event information D3 is updated. Since the search process is executed in step S18, step S18 can be omitted.

<Step S19>
In step S19, the presentation processing unit 214 of the control unit 21 performs a presentation process that presents the search result of the search process executed in step S15 or step S18. Specifically, the presentation processing unit 214 transmits the search result of the search process for the holding candidate time selected on the event management page to the user terminal 3 on which the search start operation has been performed, and the user terminal 3 To display the search result. As a result, facility information that takes into account both the desired conditions and the refusal conditions of the candidate for participation in the event is provided to the user.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the search result page P2 presented as the search result in step S19. As shown in FIG. 8, on the search result page P2, one or a plurality of facility display units F3 on which information on each facility extracted as the search result is displayed. For each facility display unit F3, facility identification information such as a facility name, an image of a typical cooking menu provided by the facility, an appearance image of the facility, access information to the facility, and an explanation for explaining an overview of the facility Various information such as sentences is displayed.

  In particular, the presentation processing unit 214 can identify, in the facility display unit F3, a user who has input the desired condition that matches the facility and a user who has input the rejection condition that matches the facility for each facility to be presented. It is possible to present. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the presentation processing unit 214 includes identification information such as the names of participating candidates who input desired conditions that match the facilities whose information is displayed in the facility display unit F3, The facility display unit F3 displays a display field F31 in which identification information such as names of participating candidates who have entered rejection conditions that do not match the facility whose information is displayed is displayed. As a result, when a manager or other user selects a facility, a reservation is made while easily grasping a participant candidate who entered a desired condition that matches the facility and a participant candidate who entered a rejection condition that does not match the facility. The facility can be selected.

  In addition, it is possible that the control part 21 displays the operation key for arbitrarily switching the validity and invalidity of each of the desired condition and the rejection condition input by each participating candidate on the search result page P2. Then, it is conceivable that the control unit 21 updates the display of the search result page P2 by executing a search process based on one or a plurality of desired conditions and rejection conditions for which valid is selected by operating the operation key. . In addition, the control unit 21 displays an operation key for selecting a participant candidate who has input the desired condition or the rejection condition, instead of the operation key for arbitrarily switching between valid and invalid of each of the desired condition and the rejection condition. It is also possible. In this case, the control unit 21 updates the display of the search result page P2 by executing a search process based on the desired condition and the rejection condition of one or a plurality of participating candidates selected by operating the operation key. Can be considered.

<Step S20>
In step S20, the control unit 21 executes a reservation process for reserving the facility selected by the user operation among the facilities displayed as the search result in step S19 as the facility to be used in the target event. For example, the control unit 21 sets the name of the user who is the creator of the event as the name of the reservation, and sets the candidate time selected in step S17 as the reservation time, and determines other participation numbers, desired conditions, rejection conditions, and the like. The reservation information including it is transmitted to the event management device 2 or the store terminal 4. Note that the reservation information may include, for example, a budget or course meal input by a user operation of the user terminal 3. In addition, the control unit 21 may present a plurality of facility candidates to a plurality of users participating in the target event, acquire desired facility candidates from each of the users, and determine a facility to be reserved by majority vote. Good.

<Step S21>
In step S21, the control unit 21 uses the information on the facility reserved in step S20 and information on the target event (event name, name of the reservation person, reservation time, facility name, number of participants, etc.) to participate in the target event. Notify by e-mail. In addition, in the said step S21, the control part 21 may notify only to the user who can participate in the reservation time of an object event, and may notify all users including the user who cannot participate in a reservation time. .

  As described above, in the event management apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment, the facility in which the desired condition and the refusal condition are accepted from each user who is a candidate for participation and searched based on the desired condition and the refusal condition. Is presented. That is, facility information is provided in consideration of both the desired conditions and the refusal conditions of the candidates for event participation. Therefore, a user such as a secretary can easily select a facility in consideration of not only the desired conditions of each user who is a candidate for participation but also the rejection conditions.

  For example, when a facility is searched based only on the desired condition, a user such as a secretary who selects the facility sequentially refers to information on each facility searched based on the desired condition and asks the candidate for participation. The facility is repeatedly searched for while excluding facilities that do not meet the rejection conditions. On the other hand, the event management device 2 searches for facilities that match the desired conditions of each participating candidate and does not match the rejection conditions of each participating candidate. Communication with the apparatus 2 is suppressed. Therefore, according to the event management apparatus 2, it is possible to effectively use computer resources and reduce communication traffic.

  Further, in the present embodiment, information indicating whether or not to participate in each holding candidate period and a desired condition or a rejection condition are performed at the same timing by an input operation on the same answer screen P1. On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also conceivable as another embodiment that the information on whether or not to participate in each holding candidate period and the desired condition or the rejection condition are performed at different timings.

  In the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the item type of the condition input as the desired condition and the rejection condition is a cooking menu or an ingredient. On the other hand, the item types input as the desired condition and the rejection condition are not limited to this. For example, the item type may be an area, facility name, chain store name, theme, or allergy item.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of item types that can be input as the desired condition and the rejection condition, it is conceivable that the item type can be selected when the condition is input. Specifically, a selection key capable of selecting the item type of the desired condition is displayed for each input field R21, and the control unit 21 selects the item type selected by the selection key corresponding to the input field R21 as the input field. It may be accepted as the item type of the desired condition input in R21. Similarly, a selection key capable of selecting the item type of the rejection condition is displayed for each input field R22, and the control unit 21 displays the item type selected by the selection key corresponding to the input field R22 in the input field R22. It may be accepted as an item type of the input rejection condition. Thereby, the control unit 21 can search for a facility after correctly specifying the item type of the condition input in the input field R21 or the input field R22.

  The search processing unit 213 searches for a facility that does not match the cooking genre input as the rejection condition, and the presentation processing unit 214 has a facility that matches the cooking menu or ingredients input as the rejection condition. When selected as a reservation target, it may be possible to present the presence of a cooking menu or ingredients input as the rejection condition. The search processing unit 213 searches for a facility that does not match the cooking genre input as the rejection condition, and the presentation processing unit 214 includes a course menu including the cooking menu or ingredients input as the rejection condition. When selected as a reservation target, it may be possible to present the presence of a cooking menu or ingredients input as the rejection condition. As a result, for example, facilities that can be used if only a part of the cooking menus or ingredients that meet the rejection condition are avoided are extracted, and a wasteful limitation on the number of extracted facilities is suppressed.

  Furthermore, the control unit 21 can accept the setting of the priority of each participating candidate on the event management page corresponding to the event, and the search processing unit 213 searches for the high-priority participating candidate. It is also conceivable that the search process is executed with priority on the desired condition and the reject condition. It is also conceivable that the presentation processing unit 214 preferentially displays the facilities extracted based on the desired conditions and rejection conditions of the high-priority participant candidates on the search result page P2.

[Additional Notes]
Hereinafter, the outline of the invention extracted from the above-described embodiment will be additionally described. Each configuration and each processing function described in the following supplementary notes can be selected and arbitrarily combined.

<Appendix 1>
An event setting processing unit for setting information on an event in which a plurality of participants participate;
A reception processing unit capable of receiving desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
A search processing unit for searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
A presentation processing unit for presenting a search result of the facility;
An information providing apparatus comprising:

<Appendix 2>
The facility is a restaurant;
The desired condition and the rejection condition include a condition related to any of a cooking genre, a cooking menu, and ingredients,
The event management device according to attachment 1.

<Appendix 3>
The search processing unit executes a search for the facility each time the desired condition or the rejection condition is received by the reception processing unit.
The event management device according to appendix 1 or 2.

<Appendix 4>
The search processing unit searches only facilities that match the desired condition and do not match the rejection condition.
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.

<Appendix 5>
The acceptance processing unit is capable of individually accepting input of permission / inhibition, the desired condition, and the rejection condition at a plurality of holding candidate times.
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4.

<Appendix 6>
The search processing unit searches for facilities based on the desired conditions and the rejection conditions received from users who can participate in the holding candidate period for each holding candidate period.
The event management device according to attachment 5.

<Appendix 7>
The reception processing unit displays the input column for the desired condition and the rejection condition only for the holding candidate time selected to be able to participate in the holding candidate time.
The event management device according to appendix 5 or 6.

<Appendix 8>
The presentation processing unit presents each of the facilities to be presented so that the user who has input the desired condition that matches the facility and the user who has input the rejection condition that matches the facility can be identified.
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 7.

<Appendix 9>
Setting information about events attended by multiple participants,
Accepting desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding the selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
Searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
Presenting the facility search results;
An event management program for causing one or more processors to execute.

<Appendix 10>
By one or more processors
Setting information about events attended by multiple participants,
Accepting desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding the selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
Searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
Presenting the facility search results;
Event management method to execute.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Event management system 2 Event management apparatus 21 Control part 211 Event setting process part 212 Reception process part 213 Search process part 214 Presentation process part 3 User terminal 4 Facility terminal

Claims (10)

An event setting processing unit for setting information on an event in which a plurality of participants participate;
A reception processing unit capable of receiving desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
A search processing unit for searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
A presentation processing unit for presenting a search result of the facility;
An information providing apparatus comprising: The facility is a restaurant;
The desired condition and the rejection condition include a condition related to any of a cooking genre, a cooking menu, and ingredients,
The event management apparatus according to claim 1. The search processing unit executes a search for the facility each time the desired condition or the rejection condition is received by the reception processing unit.
The event management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The search processing unit searches only facilities that match the desired condition and do not match the rejection condition.
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3. The acceptance processing unit is capable of individually accepting input of permission / inhibition, the desired condition, and the rejection condition at a plurality of holding candidate times.
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-4. The search processing unit searches for facilities based on the desired conditions and the rejection conditions received from users who can participate in the holding candidate period for each holding candidate period.
The event management apparatus according to claim 5. The reception processing unit displays the input column for the desired condition and the rejection condition only for the holding candidate time selected to be able to participate in the holding candidate time.
The event management apparatus according to claim 5 or 6. The presentation processing unit presents each of the facilities to be presented so that the user who has input the desired condition that matches the facility and the user who has input the rejection condition that matches the facility can be identified.
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-7. Setting information about events attended by multiple participants,
Accepting desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding the selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
Searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
Presenting the facility search results;
An event management program for causing one or more processors to execute. By one or more processors
Setting information about events attended by multiple participants,
Accepting desired conditions and rejection conditions regarding the selection of facilities to be used in the event from a plurality of users;
Searching for a facility that matches the desired condition and does not match the rejection condition;
Presenting the facility search results;
Event management method including