JP2020149185A - Server and terminal device for reservation of schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a suitable system for booking services provided at any location.SOLUTION: A server 2 comprises a candidate determination part 222 determining a worker who can be reserved under the reservation condition and a candidate of a visit date in response to receiving the reservation condition including the conditional location and the time required and/or the conditional date based on the travel time calculated using the travel means and schedule information for each of the plurality of workers and the reservation conditions, and a transmission part 221 transmitting information about the determined worker and the candidate date and time of the visit, the information about the candidate includes, for each of the candidates, the date and time of the visit of the available worker and information about the immediate location of the worker as indicated by the reserved position of the worker in the immediately preceding reserved schedule information for the worker.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a server and a terminal device for reserving a schedule.

With the spread of the Internet, a schedule management technology in which a user reserves a service provided by a service provider via the Internet is widely used. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a reservation acceptance system that accepts reservations for using services from users via the Internet.

Further, as in Patent Document 2, for example, a schedule management system for sharing the schedule of each employee belonging to the company within the company is also widely used.

As a service provided by a service provider, there is a service provided at any place desired by the user. For example, such services include a service in which a sales representative is dispatched to any location desired by the user to respond to the user's consultation, and a photographer is dispatched to any store desired by the user. Includes services such as taking photographs according to the request of.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-216349 Japanese Patent No. 6361774

The reservation acceptance system described in Patent Document 1 assumes that a user makes a reservation for a service provided at a predetermined position. Therefore, the technique described in Patent Document 1 cannot be used as it is when reserving a service provided at an arbitrary place not limited to a predetermined position.

The schedule management system described in Patent Document 2 enables schedule registration of each employee, and can grasp the registered schedule. However, it does not take into account the travel time that occurs between schedules, each of which takes place at any location. Therefore, for example, when a receptionist who accepts a usage reservation from a user by telephone or the like uses a conventional schedule management system, the receptionist asks each employee where the already confirmed schedule is scheduled. It is necessary to confirm and judge whether or not the schedule registration is possible after considering the movement time to the desired position desired by the user.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a system suitable for reserving a service provided at an arbitrary place.

For each of the plurality of workers according to one aspect of the present invention, the server communicably connected to the storage resource that stores the information regarding the transportation means and the reserved schedule information including the reserved date and time and the reserved position is the conditional position. Based on the travel time calculated using the travel means and schedule information of each of the plurality of workers and the reservation condition in response to receiving the reservation condition including the required time and / or the condition date. A candidate determination unit that determines a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation conditions and a candidate for the visit date and time, and a transmission unit that transmits information about the determined worker and the candidate for the visit date and time. The information about the candidate is for each of the candidates. The transmitter includes a visit date and time of a reservable worker and information about the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately before the worker.

According to this aspect, in order to reserve a service by a worker provided at any location, the server only receives the conditional location and the required time and / or the conditional date and takes into account the travel time. Information can be provided on the workers who can be booked above and potential visit dates.

In the server, the transmitting unit may transmit information about the map including the position immediately before each of the candidates and the conditional position. According to this aspect, the server can provide a positional relationship between the conditional position and the position immediately before each candidate worker.

In the above server, the storage resource further stores information on the base position for each of the plurality of workers, and the candidate determination unit adds the transportation means, schedule information, and reservation conditions for each of the plurality of workers, and the base position. If the travel time is calculated using the above and the immediately preceding reserved schedule information does not exist, the base position may be used as the immediately preceding position. Alternatively, in the above server, the reserved position may include the base position.

According to these aspects, the server can calculate the travel time using the base location and make a reservation based on the calculated travel time even for the worker who does not have the reserved schedule information immediately before the application from the user. The worker can be decided.

In the above server, the candidate determination unit calculates the movement time using the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the position immediately after the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately after the worker, and the moving means. Therefore, a predetermined number of workers with a short calculated travel time may be determined as candidates.

According to this aspect, since the worker with the short calculated travel time is determined as a candidate, the loss related to the travel time, which is considered as the cost of providing the service, can be minimized.

In response to receiving a detailed request requesting a detailed schedule of a specific worker in the above server, the position immediately before the specific worker, the movement time from the position immediately before to the condition position, and the work concerned. It further includes a detailed request receiving unit that specifies the position immediately after the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately after the person and the movement time from the condition position to the position immediately after, and the transmitting unit is a detailed request. The information specified by the reception unit, the reservation date and time of the immediately preceding reserved schedule information, the visit date and time, and the reservation date and time of the immediately preceding reserved schedule information may be transmitted.

According to this aspect, the server can provide detailed information that can be used in determining whether to reserve a particular candidate.

In the above server, when there is no worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition, the candidate determination unit may determine a worker who satisfies the alternative condition by changing a part of the reservation condition and a candidate for the visit date and time. According to this aspect, even if there is no worker who satisfies the reservation condition, the server can provide information on the worker who satisfies the alternative condition close to the reservation condition and the candidate of the visit date and time. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in reservation conditions transmitted to the server.

For each of the plurality of workers according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer communicatively connected to a storage resource that stores information about the means of transportation and reserved schedule information including the reserved date and time and the reserved position is executed. The method is a process of receiving a reservation condition including a condition position, a required time and / or a condition date, and in response to receiving the reservation condition, a means of transportation and schedule information and a reservation condition of each of a plurality of workers. Based on the travel time calculated using and, the process of determining the workers who can make a reservation under the reservation conditions and the candidates for the visit date and time, and the process of transmitting information about the determined workers and the candidates for the visit date and time. The information about the candidate includes, for each of the candidates, the date and time of the visit of the worker who can be reserved and the information about the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately before the worker. And include.

The terminal device according to another aspect of the present invention transmits a reservation condition including a display device and a condition position, a required time and / or a condition date to a server, and relates to a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition and a candidate for a visit date and time. It is a search request unit that receives information and displays a screen that presents information about candidates to the display device, and the information about candidates is the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation for each candidate and immediately before the worker. It is provided with a search request unit including information on the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information of.

According to this aspect, in order to reserve a service by a worker provided at an arbitrary location, the user of the terminal device simply specifies and transmits a conditional location, a required time, and / or a conditional date. , Get information about available workers and potential visit dates. For each of the candidates, the date and time of the visit of the worker who can make a reservation and the position immediately before the worker can be obtained, so that the user of the terminal device makes a reservation based on the position immediately before the worker. Candidates can be decided.

In the terminal device, the search request unit may display information on the map including the position immediately before each of the candidates and the condition position on the screen. According to this aspect, the user of the terminal device can visually grasp the positional relationship between the conditional position and the position immediately before the worker of each candidate, and can easily determine the candidate.

In the terminal device, a detailed request requesting a detailed schedule of a specific worker is sent to a server, information about the detailed schedule of a specific worker is received, and information about the detailed schedule is presented to a display device. A detailed request unit that displays a screen, and information on a detailed schedule includes the immediately preceding position of a specific worker, the travel time from the immediately preceding position to the condition position, and the reservation immediately after the worker. Immediately after the position indicated by the reserved position of the schedule information, the movement time from the conditional position to the immediately preceding position, the reserved date and time of the immediately preceding reserved schedule information, the visit date and time, and the reserved date and time of the immediately preceding reserved schedule information. It may further include a detailed request unit including.

According to this aspect, the user of the terminal device can obtain detailed information that can be used in determining whether or not to reserve a particular candidate.

The terminal device may further include a reservation reception unit that transmits a reservation request for reserving a worker's schedule to a server. According to this aspect, the user of the terminal device can obtain information on a reservable worker and a candidate for a visit date and time simply by designating and transmitting a conditional position, a required time, and / or a conditional date. The schedule of the desired worker indicated by one of the candidates can be reserved.

In a method according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer transmits information regarding a process of transmitting a reservation condition including a condition position, a required time and / or a condition date, a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition, and a candidate for a visit date and time. In the process of receiving, the information about the candidate is related to the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation and the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately before the worker for each candidate. The process includes a process including information, and a process of displaying a screen for presenting information about the candidate to the display device.

The program according to another aspect of the present invention transmits a reservation condition including a condition position, a required time and / or a condition date to a computer, and provides information on a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition and a candidate for a visit date and time. In the process of receiving, the information about the candidate is related to the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation and the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately before the worker for each candidate. The process including the information and the process of displaying the screen for presenting the information about the candidate to the display device are executed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system suitable for reserving a service provided at any place.

It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the schedule management system including the schedule management server and the terminal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the schedule management server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the terminal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the content of the worker DB which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the content of the schedule DB which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the condition setting screen. It is a figure which illustrates the suggestion map screen which presents a candidate of a worker. It is a figure which illustrates the schedule map screen which presents the detailed schedule of a worker. It is a figure which illustrates the reservation confirmation screen. It is a figure which illustrates the suggestion map screen after changing the reservation condition. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the schedule reservation processing which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the candidate determination process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

(System configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a schedule management system including a schedule management server and a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schedule management system 1 in the present embodiment includes a schedule management server 2 and one or more terminal devices 4. The terminal device 4 is configured to communicate with the schedule management server 2 via the network N.

The schedule management system 1 is a system that enables schedule reservations for workers registered in the schedule management server 2. In the present embodiment, an example of reserving a photographer's schedule as an example of a worker will be described, but the present invention is applicable to an embodiment of reserving a schedule of a worker in any other industry.

It has a schedule management server 2 and a worker database (DB) for storing basic worker information. The basic information in the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but may include base location, means of transportation, vacation information, working hours information, and the like.

The terminal device 4 is a terminal device used by a user who applies for a worker's reservation. The user can acquire the information of the worker who can make a reservation by designating the reservation condition of the worker and transmitting it to the schedule management server 2 via the terminal device 4. The reservation conditions are not particularly limited, but may include a condition position, a required time, a condition date, and the like. Here, "reservable" means that it is possible to stay at the conditional position for the required time on the conditional date based on the reserved schedule of the worker. Further, the user can reserve the schedule of the selected worker by selecting one worker from the acquired reservable workers and transmitting the reservation request to the schedule management server 2.

The schedule management server 2 can transmit the information of the worker who matches the reservation condition to the terminal device 4 based on the information registered in the worker DB in response to the reception of the reservation condition from the terminal device 4. .. For example, the schedule management server 2 can transmit a predetermined number of worker information that matches the reservation conditions to the terminal device 4. Further, the schedule management server 2 can register the schedule information of the selected worker in the schedule DB in response to the reception of the reservation request from the terminal device 4.

In the present embodiment, a smartphone will be described as the terminal device 4, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. As the terminal device 4, for example, a PC, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or other terminal device can be appropriately used. Other terminal devices include, for example, devices with display screens such as navigation devices, television devices, and wearable devices, and devices that process information by using voice input / output functions.

The schedule management server 2 is configured by, for example, a computer having a relatively high arithmetic processing capacity, and realizes a server function by operating a predetermined server program on the computer. Here, the computers constituting the schedule management server 2 do not necessarily have to be one, and may be composed of a plurality of computers distributed on the network N.

The network N includes a communication network capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the schedule management server 2 and the terminal device 4. The network N may be, for example, any of the Internet, LAN, dedicated lines, telephone lines, corporate networks, mobile communication networks, Bluetooth, WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), other communication lines, combinations thereof, and the like. It doesn't matter if it's wired or wireless.

(Schedule management server configuration)
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the schedule management server according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the schedule management server 2 includes, for example, a processor 20, a communication interface 21, and a storage resource 22.

The processor 20 is composed of an arithmetic and logical operation unit that processes arithmetic operations, logical operations, bit operations, and various registers, and realizes various functions described later by executing a computer program 220 stored in the storage resource 22. To do. The various registers are, for example, a program counter, a data register, an instruction register, a general-purpose register, and the like.

The communication interface 21 is a hardware module for connecting to the network N and communicating with other terminals on the network N. The communication interface 21 is, for example, a modulation / demodulation device such as an ISDN modem, an ADSL modem, a cable modem, an optical modem, or a soft modem.

The storage resource 22 is, for example, a logical device provided by a storage area of a physical device. The physical device is, for example, a computer-readable recording medium such as a disk drive or semiconductor memory. The storage resource 22 may be constructed by mapping a plurality of physical devices to one logical device, or may be constructed by mapping one physical device to a plurality of logical devices. The computer program 220 is stored in the storage resource 22.

The computer program 220 is a program for performing a predetermined process, and includes a plurality of software modules that are appropriately called and executed during the operation of the main program of the schedule management server 2. Each of these software modules is a modularized subprogram to execute a specific process, and is created by using, for example, a procedure, a subroutine, a method, a function, a data structure, or the like.

The computer program 220 has, for example, a screen transmission unit 221, a candidate determination unit 222, a detailed request reception unit 223, and a registration unit 224. The functions realized by executing the computer program 220 will be described later.

In addition to the computer program 220, the storage resource 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, various data, and the like used for processing of the schedule management server 2. As the driver program, for example, there is a communication interface driver program for controlling the communication interface 21.

Examples of various data include worker DB 225, schedule DB 226, map information 227, and the like.

Basic information of the worker is stored in the worker DB 225. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, it is desirable that the worker code, base location, transportation means, vacation information, working time information, and the like are registered in the worker DB 225. The worker code is information for uniquely identifying the worker. The code in the present specification is information consisting of one or more such as kanji, hiragana, katakana, alphanumeric characters, and symbols.

The base location is information indicating the location where the worker is the base of the activity, and for example, the address of the office or home where the worker works is set. In the present embodiment, when the travel time to be described later is calculated, the base position is used as the immediately preceding position when the immediately preceding schedule does not exist. In another embodiment, the schedule information described later may be registered with the base position as the reserved position. The means of transportation is information indicating the means for the worker to move, and for example, a train, a car, a bicycle, or the like is set.

Vacation information is information about a worker's vacation. In the present embodiment, information indicating the day of the week of the vacation, the date of taking the vacation at the spot, and the like can be set in the vacation information. Working time information is information on the working hours of workers. In the present embodiment, the start time, the end time, and the like can be set in the labor information.

Information about the schedule is stored in the schedule DB 226. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, it is desirable that the reservation date, reservation time, worker code, reservation position, and the like are registered in the schedule DB 226. The reservation date and reservation time are information indicating the date of the reserved schedule and the start time and end time. The worker code is information indicating the worker code of the reserved worker. The reserved position is information indicating the position of the reserved schedule. Based on the schedule information of the schedule DB 226, the worker arrives at the point indicated by the reservation position at the start time of the reservation date, and provides the service at the point until the end time.

Information about the map is stored in the map information 227. In one embodiment, it is desirable that position information such as latitude and longitude, road information, route map information, and the like are registered in the map DB 227. The map information 227 may be acquired from an external system.

The screen transmission unit 221 creates a corresponding screen and transmits it to the terminal device 4 in response to an input from the user or the like. Specifically, for example, a worker registration screen for registering a worker, a condition setting screen for setting reservation conditions, a suggestion map screen for presenting worker candidates, and a detailed schedule for workers are presented. The screen transmission unit 221 transmits the schedule map screen and the like to the terminal device 4.

The candidate determination unit 222 determines a worker who can make a reservation and a candidate for a visit date and time in response to receiving the reservation condition from the terminal device 4. In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 determines a worker who can make a reservation and a candidate for a visit date and time based on the worker DB 225, the schedule DB 226, and the map DB 227. Further, in the present embodiment, the reservation condition includes the condition position, the required time, and the condition date.

In one embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 can determine a candidate for a worker based on the position immediately before the worker. For the position immediately before, for example, the reserved position of the schedule immediately before the worker or the base position is used when the schedule immediately before does not exist. The candidate determination unit 222 may calculate the movement time based on the immediately preceding position, the conditional position, and the moving means, and determine a worker having a short moving time as a candidate.

In another embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 can determine the candidate of the worker based on the position immediately after the worker in addition to the position immediately before the worker. For the position immediately after, for example, the reserved position of the schedule immediately after the worker, or the base position is used when there is no schedule immediately after. The candidate determination unit 222 may calculate the movement time based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means, and determine a worker having a short moving time as a candidate. Further, the candidate determination unit 222 uses the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means to move from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position, and the moving time from the immediately preceding position via the condition position. Then, the difference from the movement time when moving to the position immediately after is calculated, and the worker with a short difference may be determined as a candidate.

In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 first sets the condition date based on the reservation position in the schedule information registered in the schedule DB 226 or the base position in the worker information registered in the worker DB 225. Search for workers near the condition position. For example, the candidate determination unit 222 may search for workers within a predetermined range (for example, 30 km from the reserved position or the base position to the condition position).

Next, the candidate determination unit 222 determines whether or not the searched worker can make a reservation. Specifically, the candidate determination unit 222 determines whether or not the worker whose schedule information is registered can stay at the conditional position for the required time during working hours, the reserved time of the reserved schedule information, and It is determined whether or not the worker can make a reservation based on the travel time calculated based on the reserved position and the conditional position. Workers for whom schedule information is not registered are considered to be reservable. The candidate determination unit 222 determines whether or not reservations can be made in the order of being closer to the condition position on the condition date, and when the number of workers who can make reservations reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10 people), the next You may move to the processing of.

Subsequently, the candidate determination unit 222 determines the reserved visit time for the reservable worker. For example, the candidate determination unit 222 may determine the earliest available time within working hours as the visit time.

Finally, the candidate determination unit 222 determines a predetermined number of workers (for example, 1 to 3 workers) as candidates from the workers who can make reservations. In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 calculates the movement time based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means, and determines a worker having a short moving time as a candidate.

The detailed request receiving unit 223 specifies information for creating the worker's schedule map screen in response to receiving the detailed request requesting the worker's detailed schedule from the terminal device 4. In this embodiment, the detailed request includes a worker code. In one embodiment, the detailed request receiving unit 223 may specify the position immediately before the worker and the moving time from the position immediately before to the condition position. In another embodiment, the detailed request receiving unit 223 moves from the position immediately before and from the position immediately before to the position immediately after the condition position in addition to the movement time from the position immediately before and the position immediately before to the condition position described above. You may specify the time.

The registration unit 224 registers the worker's schedule information in response to receiving a reservation request for reserving the worker's schedule from the terminal device 4. In the present embodiment, the reservation request includes the worker code, the conditional position, the visit date, and the visit time, and the registration unit 224 registers the schedule information in the schedule DB 226 based on the reservation request.

(Client configuration)
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 4 includes, for example, a processor 41, a communication interface 42, an input device 43, a display device 44, and a storage resource 45.

The processor 41 is composed of an arithmetic and logical operation unit and various registers (program counter, data register, instruction register, general-purpose register, etc.). For example, the processor 41 interprets and executes the computer program 450 stored in the storage resource 45, sends a request to the schedule management server 2 according to the information input from the input device 43, and receives a response from the schedule management server 2. Receive.

The communication interface 42 provides, for example, a connection interface with the schedule management server 2, and is composed of a wireless communication interface or a wired communication interface. The input device 43 provides an interface for receiving input from the user, and examples thereof include a touch panel, a keyboard, and a mouse. The display device 44 provides the user with an image display interface such as a condition setting screen, a suggestion map screen, and a schedule map screen, and can exemplify an organic EL display, a liquid crystal display, and the like.

The storage resource 45 is, for example, a logical device provided by a storage area of a physical device. The physical device is, for example, a computer-readable recording medium such as a disk drive or semiconductor memory. The computer program 450 is stored in the storage resource 45.

The computer program 450 is a program for performing a predetermined process, and includes a plurality of software modules that are appropriately called and executed during the operation of the main program of the terminal device 4. Each of these software modules is a modularized subprogram to execute a specific process, and is created by using, for example, a procedure, a subroutine, a method, a function, a data structure, or the like.

The terminal device 4 stores an application 451 (hereinafter, referred to as a “reservation application”) for reserving a worker's schedule. As shown in FIG. 3, the reservation application 451 has, for example, a position reception unit 452, a search request unit 453, a detail request unit 454, and a reservation reception unit 455. The function realized by executing the reservation application 451 will be described later. In this embodiment, an example of using the reservation application 451 of the native application stored in the terminal device 4 will be described, but in another embodiment, the schedule management system 1 is configured by using the technology of the Web application server system. The terminal device 4 may send various requests to the schedule management server 2 according to the user's operation on the browser mounted on the terminal device 4, receive the processing result, and display the processing result on the browser.

In addition to the computer program 450, the storage resource 45 stores an operating system program, a driver program, various data, and the like used for processing the terminal device 4. Examples of the driver program include an input device driver program for controlling the input device 43, an output device driver program for controlling the display device 44, and the like.

The position reception unit 452 transmits the condition position to the schedule management server 2 in response to the input of the condition position from the user. Further, the position reception unit 452 receives the peripheral map pinned at the conditional position from the schedule management server 2 and displays it on the display device 44. In the present embodiment, when the condition position of the reservation conditions is specified and at least one of the other reservation conditions is not specified, the position reception unit 452 processes and all reservations are made. When the condition is specified, the search request unit 453 described later shall perform the process. In one embodiment, the position reception unit 452 receives the peripheral map based on the input from the user on the condition setting screen for setting the reservation condition, and displays it in the area of the condition setting screen.

The search request unit 453 sends the reservation condition to the schedule management server 2 in response to the input from the user. In this embodiment, the reservation conditions include a condition position, a required time and a condition date. In one embodiment, the search request unit 453 transmits the reservation condition to the schedule management server 2 based on the input from the user on the condition setting screen for setting the reservation condition. Further, the search request unit 453 receives the suggestion map screen for presenting the worker candidates from the schedule management server 2 and displays it on the display device 44.

The detailed request unit 454 sends a detailed request requesting a detailed schedule of the worker to the schedule management server 2 in response to the input from the user. In this embodiment, the detailed request includes a worker code. In one embodiment, the detailed request unit 454 transmits the detailed request to the schedule management server 2 based on the input from the user on the suggestion map screen. Further, the search request unit 453 receives the schedule map screen that presents the detailed schedule of the worker from the schedule management server 2 and displays it on the display device 44.

The reservation reception unit 455 sends a reservation request for reserving the worker's schedule to the schedule management server 2 in response to the input from the user. In this embodiment, the reservation request includes a worker code, a conditional location, a visit date, and a visit time. In one embodiment, the reservation reception unit 455 may send a reservation request to the schedule management server 2 based on the input from the user on the schedule map screen. In another embodiment, the reservation reception unit 455 displays the reservation confirmation screen described later based on the input from the user on the schedule map screen, and makes a reservation request based on the input from the user on the displayed reservation confirmation screen. It may be transmitted to the schedule management server 2. In yet another embodiment, the reservation reception unit 455 may send the reservation request to the schedule management server 2 based on the input from the user on the suggestion map screen.

(Screen example of terminal device 4)
Next, a screen example in the embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a condition setting screen. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a conditional position among the reservation conditions is designated, and a peripheral map with a pin at the designated conditional position is displayed. In the present embodiment, the condition setting screen includes a map area 600, a condition position 601, a required time 602, a condition date 603, and the like. The map area 600 is an area for displaying a peripheral map in which a pin is set at a position designated by the condition position 601 described later. The condition position 601 is a control for the user to input a desired condition position. The required time 602 is a control for the user to input a desired required time. The condition date 603 is a control for the user to input a desired date, period, and the like.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a suggestion map screen that presents candidates for photographers. In the example shown in FIG. 7, as a result of further specifying the required time and the condition date on the condition setting screen of FIG. 6, candidates 1 to 3 of the photographer are presented. In the present embodiment, the suggestion map screen includes a map area 700, a time change control 701, a time change control 702, a condition position 601, a required time 602, a condition date 603, and the like. The map area 700 includes a pair of a previous position 703, which is an indicator indicating the position immediately before the candidate worker, and a candidate control 704, which is a control for selecting the candidate worker. In the present embodiment, the candidate control 704 displays a reservationable visit date, visit time, and means of transportation for the photographer. The time change control 701 and the time change control 702 are controls for re-presenting candidates for photographers who can make reservations under the changed reservation conditions by changing the time required for the reservation conditions, for example, by shortening by 5 minutes.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a schedule map screen that presents a detailed schedule of the photographer. In the example shown in FIG. 8, as a result of selecting candidate 1 on the suggestion map screen of FIG. 7, a detailed schedule of candidate 1 is presented. In the present embodiment, the schedule map screen includes a map area 800, a reservation control 801 and a reservation confirmation control 802. The reservation control 801 is a control for reserving a schedule of a photographer who can make a reservation. The reservation confirmation control 802 is a control for displaying information on the schedule of the reservation schedule. The map area 800 includes the immediately preceding position 703 and the immediately following position 803, which is an indicator indicating the position immediately after the candidate worker, and moves from the immediately preceding position 703 to the immediately following position 803 via the pin position. The route is shown. Then, in the vicinity of the movement path, the movement time from the immediately preceding position 703 to the pin (20 minutes) and the movement time from the pin to the immediately following position 803 (20 minutes) are displayed. Further, the reservation time (14: 00-14: 40) of the immediately preceding schedule is displayed in the vicinity of the immediately preceding position 703, and the visit time (15: 00-16: 00) is displayed in the vicinity of the pin. In the vicinity of the immediately after position 803, the reservation time (17: 00-17: 50) of the immediately following schedule is displayed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a reservation confirmation screen. In the example shown in FIG. 9, as a result of selecting the reservation confirmation control 802 on the schedule map screen of FIG. 8, information on the schedule of the reservation schedule is displayed. In the present embodiment, the reservation confirmation screen includes a confirmation area 901, a reservation control 801 and the like. The confirmation area 901 is an area for displaying information on the schedule to be reserved.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a suggestion map screen after changing the reservation conditions. In the example shown in FIG. 10, as a result of selecting the time change control 701 on the suggestion map screen of FIG. 7, candidates for photographers searched by changing the required time are presented. Also in the present embodiment, as in FIG. 7, the suggestion map screen includes a map area 700, a time change control 701, a time change control 702, a condition position 601, a required time 602, a condition date 603, and the like. Further, the map area 700 includes a pair of the immediately preceding position 703, which is an indicator indicating the position immediately before the candidate worker, and the candidate control 704, which is a control for selecting the candidate worker. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 10, a photographer who can make a reservation because the required time is shortened by 5 minutes is newly presented.

(Schedule reservation processing)
Next, the operation of the schedule management system 1 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the schedule reservation process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

When the user activates the reservation application 451 of the terminal device 4, the reservation application 451 displays the condition setting screen on the display device 44 (S101). In this embodiment, the reservation conditions include a condition position, a required time and a condition date. When the user specifies the condition position on the condition setting screen (S102), the position reception unit 452 of the reservation application 451 transmits the condition position to the schedule management server 2 (S103), and as a response, the periphery where the condition position is pinned The map is received (S104) and displayed on the display device 44 (S105). Here, it is assumed that the position reception unit 452 displays the peripheral map in the map area 600 of the condition setting screen in response to the designation of the condition position shown in FIG.

Subsequently, when the user specifies the required time and the condition date on the condition setting screen (S106), the search request unit 453 of the reservation application 451 transmits the reservation condition to the schedule management server 2 (S107).

The candidate determination unit 222 of the schedule management server 2 determines the photographer who can make a reservation and the candidate of the visit date and time in response to receiving the reservation condition from the terminal device 4 (S108). In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 determines a photographer who can make a reservation and a candidate for a visit date and time based on the worker DB 225, the schedule DB 226, and the map DB 227. In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 determines three candidates for photographers who can make reservations. The details of the candidate determination process will be described later. Here, the candidate determination unit 222 passes the worker codes, the means of transportation, the previous position, the visit date, and the visit time of the three determined candidates to the screen transmission unit 221 of the schedule management server 2.

The screen transmission unit 221 creates a suggestion map screen for presenting a candidate for a photographer and transmits it to the terminal device 4 (S109). Here, it is assumed that the screen transmission unit 221 creates the suggestion map screen shown in FIG. 7 and transmits it to the terminal device 4.

The user selects a candidate who wants to make a reservation from the candidates presented on the suggestion map screen (S110). Here, it is assumed that the candidate control 704 of candidate 1 is selected. The detailed request unit 454 of the reservation application 451 transmits a detailed request requesting the detailed schedule of the photographer to the schedule management server 2 (S111). In the present embodiment, the detailed request includes a worker code, and here, it is assumed that the detailed request unit 454 has transmitted the detailed request including the worker code "001" to the schedule management server 2.

The detailed request receiving unit 223 of the schedule management server 2 specifies information for creating the schedule map screen of the worker in response to receiving the detailed request from the terminal device 4 (S112). In the present embodiment, the detailed request reception unit 223 specifies the position immediately before the worker, the movement time from the position immediately before to the condition position, the position immediately after, and the movement time from the condition position to the position immediately after. Here, the detailed request reception unit 223 determines the position immediately before the specified worker, the movement time from the position immediately before to the condition position (20 minutes), the position immediately after, and the movement time from the condition position to the position immediately after (20 minutes). 20 minutes) is passed to the screen transmitter 221.

The screen transmission unit 221 creates a schedule map screen that presents a detailed schedule of the worker and transmits it to the terminal device 4 (S113). Here, it is assumed that the screen transmission unit 221 creates and transmits the schedule map screen shown in FIG.

The user gives a confirmation instruction for confirming the schedule information of the reservation schedule on the schedule map screen (S114). Here, it is assumed that the reservation confirmation control 802 is selected.

The reservation reception unit 455 of the reservation application 451 creates a reservation confirmation screen and displays it on the display device 44 (S115). Here, it is assumed that the reservation reception unit 455 creates the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 9 and displays it on the display device 44. On the displayed reservation confirmation screen, the user gives a reservation instruction for reserving the confirmed schedule (S116). Here, it is assumed that the reservation control 801 is selected.

The reservation reception unit 455 transmits a reservation request for reserving the worker's schedule to the schedule management server 2 (S117). In the present embodiment, the reservation request includes the worker code, the conditional position, the visit date, and the visit. Time is included. Here, the reservation reception unit 455 has a worker code "001", a condition position "1-1-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo", a visit date "October 1, 2018", and a visit time "15: 00-". It is assumed that the reservation request including "16:00" is transmitted to the schedule management server 2.

The registration unit 224 of the schedule management server 2 registers the schedule information of the worker in response to receiving the reservation request from the terminal device 4 (S118). In the present embodiment, the registration unit 224 registers the schedule information in the schedule DB 226 based on the reservation request.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the image transmission unit 221 of the schedule management server 2 creates the suggestion map screen and the schedule map screen and transmits them to the terminal device 4 has been described, but in another embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 has S106. The information determined in the above and the detailed request reception unit 223 may transmit the information specified in S110 to the terminal device 4 and create a screen on the reservation application 451 side of the terminal device 4.

(Candidate determination process)
Next, the candidate determination process of the schedule management server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, an example will be described in which the candidate determination unit 222 calculates the movement time based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means, and determines a worker having a short moving time as a candidate.

The candidate determination unit 222 receives the reservation condition from the terminal device 4 (S201). In this embodiment, the reservation conditions include a condition position, a required time and a condition date. Here, it is assumed that the candidate determination unit 222 has received the reservation conditions including the condition position "1-1-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo", the required time "1 hour", and the condition date "October 1, 2018". To do.

In response to the reception of the reservation condition, the candidate determination unit 222 sets the condition date based on the reservation position in the schedule information registered in the schedule DB 226 or the base position in the worker information registered in the worker DB 225. Search for a worker near the condition position (S202). In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 searches for a worker whose distance from the reserved position or the base position to the condition position is 30 km. Here, the candidate determination unit 222 searches for 15 workers whose reservation position or base position is 30 km from the condition position "1-1-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo" on the condition date "October 1, 2018". It is assumed that

Next, the candidate determination unit 222 determines whether or not the searched worker can make a reservation (S203). Specifically, the candidate determination unit 222 determines whether or not the worker whose schedule information is registered can stay at the conditional position for the required time during working hours, the reserved time of the reserved schedule information, and It is determined whether or not the worker can make a reservation based on the travel time calculated based on the reserved position and the conditional position. Workers for whom schedule information is not registered are considered to be reservable. Here, it is assumed that the candidate determination unit 222 has determined that 11 out of the 15 persons searched in S202 can be reserved.

Subsequently, the candidate determination unit 222 determines the reservable visit time for the worker determined to be reservable (S204). In the present embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 determines the earliest available time within the working hours as the visit time.

Finally, the candidate determination unit 222 calculates the movement time for the worker determined to be reservable based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means (S205), and the moving time. A predetermined number of workers (for example, 1 to 3 workers) having a short value are determined as candidates (S206). Here, it is assumed that the candidate determination unit 222 determines three persons with a short calculated travel time as candidates from the 11 persons determined to be able to make a reservation in S203.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the candidate determination unit 222 calculates the movement time based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means, and determines a worker having a short moving time as a candidate. However, as described above, a worker who has a short movement time calculated by using the immediately preceding position, the condition position, and the moving means may be determined as a candidate, or calculated using the immediately preceding position and the condition position. A worker with a short travel distance may be determined as a candidate. Further, the candidate determination unit 222 uses the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the moving means to move from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position, and the moving time from the immediately preceding position via the condition position. Then, the difference from the movement time when moving to the immediately preceding position may be calculated, and a worker having a short difference may be determined as a candidate, or the moving distance when moving from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position. And, the difference from the moving distance when moving from the immediately preceding position to the immediately following position via the conditional position may be calculated, and a worker having a short difference may be determined as a candidate.

As described above, according to the schedule management system 1 in the present embodiment, it is possible to reserve the service provided by the photographer at any place. A user who applies for a reservation can obtain information on the most suitable candidate with a short travel time from among photographers who can make a reservation in consideration of the travel time by simply specifying the condition position, the required time, and the condition date for which the reservation is desired. Obtainable.

In addition, the terminal device in the present embodiment displays a suggestion map screen that visually presents candidates for the cameraman, so that the user can use the suggestion map screen based on the position immediately before the cameraman, the means of movement, and the like. , Candidates can be easily selected.

Further, the schedule management server 2 in the present embodiment determines a photographer having a short travel time as a candidate based on the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the immediately following position, and the travel time calculated by using the travel means. , It is possible to minimize the loss related to travel time, which is considered as the cost of providing services.

(Additional Embodiment)
In the candidate determination process by the candidate determination unit 222, it is assumed that there is no candidate for a worker who satisfies the reservation condition specified by the terminal device 4. In such a case, in an additional embodiment, the candidate determination unit 222 may present to the terminal device 4 a candidate for a worker who satisfies the reservationable alternative condition. For example, in S203, when there is a worker who can determine that reservation is possible by shortening the required time, the candidate determination unit 222 includes an alternative condition including the shortened required time and a candidate for a worker who satisfies the alternative condition. May be presented to the terminal device 4. Alternatively, if there is no worker who can make a reservation on the condition date, the candidate determination unit 222 may present to the terminal device 4 an alternative condition including the changed condition date and a candidate for a worker who satisfies the alternative condition. ..

As described above, according to the schedule management system 1 in the present embodiment, the user who applies for a reservation is a photographer who satisfies an alternative condition close to the reservation condition even if there is no photographer who can make a reservation under the reservation condition desired by himself / herself. You can get information about the candidates.

Further, the schedule management server 2 in the present embodiment presents information on the candidate photographer who satisfies the alternative condition to the terminal device 4 when there is no photographer who can make a reservation under the reservation condition, so that the schedule management server 2 from the terminal device 4 It is possible to suppress an increase in the reservation conditions transmitted to 2.

1 ... Schedule management system, 2 ... Schedule management server (server), 20 ... Processor, 21 ... Communication interface, 22 ... Storage resource, 220 ... Computer program, 221 ... Screen transmission unit (transmission unit), 222 ... Candidate determination unit, 223 ... Detailed request reception unit, 224 ... Registration unit, 225 ... Worker DB, 226 ... Schedule DB, 227 ... Map DB, 4 ... Terminal device, 41 ... Processor, 42 ... Communication interface, 43 ... Input device, 44 ... Display Device, 45 ... Storage resource, 450 ... Computer program, 451 ... Reservation application, 452 ... Location reception unit, 453 ... Search request unit, 454 ... Detailed request unit, 455 ... Reservation reception unit, 600 ... Map area, 601 ... Conditional position , 602 ... Time required, 603 ... Conditional date, 700 ... Map area, 701 ... Time change control, 702 ... Time change control, 703 ... Immediate position, 704 ... Candidate control, 800 ... Map area, 801 ... Reservation control, 802 ... Reservation confirmation control, 803 ... Immediately after position, 901 ... Confirmation area, N ... Network

Claims (14)

A server that is communicably connected to a storage resource that stores information about transportation means and reserved schedule information including a reservation date and time and a reservation position for each of a plurality of workers.
A travel time calculated using the travel means and schedule information of each of the plurality of workers and the reservation condition in response to receiving a reservation condition including a condition position and a required time and / or a condition date. Based on the above, a candidate determination unit that determines a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation conditions and a candidate for a visit date and time, and
It is a transmission unit that transmits information about the determined worker and the candidate for the visit date and time, and the information about the candidate is the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation for each of the candidates and the reservation immediately before the worker. A server with a transmitter that contains information about the worker's previous position as indicated by the reserved position of the completed schedule information. The server according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits information about a map including a position immediately before each of the candidates and the condition position. The storage resource further stores information about the location of the base for each of the plurality of workers.
The candidate determination unit calculates the travel time using the base position in addition to the travel means and schedule information of each of the plurality of workers and the reservation conditions.
The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base location is used as the immediately preceding location when the immediately preceding reserved schedule information does not exist. The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reserved position includes a base position. The candidate determination unit uses the immediately preceding position, the condition position, the position immediately after the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately after the worker, and the moving time. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which calculates and determines a predetermined number of workers having a short calculated travel time as candidates. In response to receiving a detailed request requesting a detailed schedule of a specific worker, the position immediately before the specific worker, the travel time from the position immediately before to the condition position, and the work. Further provided with a detailed request receiving unit for specifying the position immediately after the worker indicated by the reserved position of the reserved schedule information immediately after the person and the movement time from the condition position to the position immediately after the worker.
The transmitting unit transmits the information specified by the detailed request receiving unit, the reserved date and time of the immediately preceding reserved schedule information, the visit date and time, and the reserved date and time of the reserved schedule information immediately after the above. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The candidate determination unit determines a worker who satisfies an alternative condition in which a part of the reservation condition is changed and a candidate for a visit date and time when there is no worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition. The server described in any one paragraph. For each of the plurality of workers, a method performed by a computer communicably connected to a storage resource that stores information about the means of transportation and reserved schedule information including the reserved date and time and the reserved position.
A process of receiving a reservation condition including a condition position and a required time and / or a condition date.
In response to receiving the reservation condition, a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition based on the movement means and schedule information of each of the plurality of workers and the travel time calculated using the reservation condition. And the process of determining candidates for the date and time of visit,
It is a step of transmitting the information about the determined worker and the candidate of the visit date and time, and the information about the candidate is the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation for each of the candidates, and the reserved immediately before the worker. A method that includes a process and includes information about the position immediately before the worker indicated by the reserved position in the schedule information. It sends a reservation condition including a display device and a condition position, a required time and / or a condition date to a server, receives information about a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition and a candidate for a visit date and time, and sends the candidate to the display device. It is a search request part that displays a screen for presenting information about the candidate, and the information about the candidate is the reservation of the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation and the reserved schedule information immediately before the worker for each of the candidates. A terminal device with a search request unit that includes information about the position immediately before the worker indicated by the position. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the search request unit displays information on a map including the position immediately before each of the candidates and the condition position on the screen. A screen that sends a detailed request for a detailed schedule of a specific worker to the server, receives information on the detailed schedule of the specific worker, and presents information on the detailed schedule to the display device. The detailed request unit for displaying the detailed schedule, such as the position immediately before the specific worker, the movement time from the position immediately before to the condition position, and the information immediately after the worker. The position immediately after the reserved schedule information indicated by the reserved position, the movement time from the conditional position to the position immediately after the condition, the reservation date and time of the reserved schedule information immediately before, the visit date and time, and immediately after the visit. The terminal device according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising a detailed request unit including a reserved date and time of reserved schedule information. The terminal device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, further comprising a reservation receiving unit for transmitting a reservation request for reserving a worker's schedule to the server. The computer
The process of transmitting reservation conditions including the condition position, required time and / or condition date, and
It is a step of receiving information about a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation condition and a candidate for a visit date and time, and the information about the candidate is the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation and the visit date and time of the worker for each of the candidates. A process and a process, including information about the worker's previous position indicated by the reserved position in the last reserved schedule information.
A method comprising displaying a screen for presenting information about the candidate on a display device. On the computer
Processing to send reservation conditions including condition position, required time and / or condition date,
It is a process of receiving information on a worker who can make a reservation under the reservation conditions and a candidate for a visit date and time, and the information on the candidate is the visit date and time of the worker who can make a reservation and the visit date and time of the worker for each of the candidates. Processing and processing, including information about the worker's previous position indicated by the reserved position of the previous reserved schedule information.
A program that causes a display device to execute a process of displaying a screen that presents information about the candidate.