WO2021065545A1 - Seat reservation system, seat reservation method, and seat reservation program - Google Patents

Abstract

A seat reservation system for a moving vehicle that includes a terminal and a server connected by a network, the moving vehicle moving along a plurality of sections between a starting point and a terminal point to carry users and being provided with a plurality of next-seat seat groups in which two or more seats are arranged next to each other in a row, wherein the server has: a next seat time value calculation unit that, when a user has inputted a riding section spanning two or more sections, calculates, on the basis of the riding section, reservation information, and a movement time value, a next-seat time value pertaining to the time for which the vacant next seat extracted by a vacant seat extraction unit is already reserved; and a reserved seat determination unit for determining, on the basis of the result of calculation by the next seat time calculation unit, a reserved seat from the vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit.

Description

Seat reservation system, seat reservation method, and seat reservation program

The present invention relates to a seat reservation system, a seat reservation method, and a seat reservation program.

Conventionally, for example, in the train seat reservation system described in Patent Document 1 below, a seat that meets one's own conditions can be easily and quickly selected from among the desired conditions for train seats that are accompanied by a wide variety of conditions. A system is provided for searching at no cost.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-18369

However, the system described in Patent Document 1 does not take into consideration the actual individual situation around the seat for which reservation is desired.

In general, transportation means such as trains, buses, and airplanes do not have a large amount of space in front, back, left, and right between seats in order to improve transportation efficiency. You can use your feet more widely and use your armrests freely.

In that case, you can freely go to the bathroom without worrying about the passengers in the next seat, or stop taking a nap, reading a book, or working on a computer to create a space for the passengers in the next seat to go out to the aisle. There is no need to change it.

On the other hand, the means of transportation is usually not always full, and the degree of congestion of passengers generally varies depending on the season, day of the week, time zone or section.

To provide a seat reservation system that can provide more comfortable seating space to users.

In the first aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, a terminal (for example, an automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a, a station window terminal 33b, a user terminal 33c described later) and a server (for example, a user terminal 33c described later) connected by a network (for example, the network 39 described later) and a server (for example). , A seat reservation server 31a, 31e, which will be described later), and moves a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry the user, and a group of adjacent seats in which two or more seats are lined up side by side (for example, A seat reservation system for a mobile vehicle (for example, a seat reservation system described later) having a plurality of seat groups consisting of three seats in columns x, y, and z in the same row and two seats in columns a and b in the same row, which will be described later. In the system 29), the terminal displays the information of the moving vehicle (for example, the train number, the information of the starting station and the ending station, the information of the stopping station, the departure time from the station, etc.) to the user, and the user can display the information. It has a display operation unit (for example, a display device 41 and an input device 43 described later) that are operated to input a boarding section and reserve a seat, and the server determines whether or not each seat is reserved for each of a plurality of sections. For each of the reservation information storage unit (for example, the reservation information storage unit 87 described later) for storing the indicated reservation information and each of the plurality of sections, the movement time value related to the movement of the moving vehicle (for example, the time required between each stop station described later). When the section travel time value storage unit (for example, the operation information storage unit 89 for storing the section required time table described later) for storing (for example) and the boarding section are input by the user (for example, S1 in FIG. 14 described later). When processing is performed), a vacant seat extraction unit (for example, a reservation information extraction unit 81 described later) that extracts vacant seats based on the information stored in the reservation information storage unit, and a user boarding over two or more sections. When a section is input (for example, when the determination in S4 in FIG. 14 described later is "YES"), the seat next to the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit based on the boarding section, reservation information, and travel time value. Based on the calculation results of the next-seat time value calculation unit (for example, the next-seat time calculation unit 83, which will be described later) and the next-seat time value calculation unit, which calculates the next-seat time value (for example, the next-seat time described later) with respect to the reserved time. It is characterized by having a reserved seat determination unit (for example, a seat automatic selection unit 85 described later) that determines a reserved seat from the vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit.

In the second aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the travel time value is the travel time of each of the plurality of sections (for example, information stored in the section required time table described later) or the travel distance (for example, the section described later). It is characterized in that it is a value related to (information stored in a distance table) or the same numerical value (for example, 1) assigned to each of a plurality of sections.

In the third aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, an adjacent seat group in which three seats are arranged side by side by a vacant seat extraction unit (for example, a seat group consisting of three seats in the same row, x, y, and z columns, which will be described later). ), The middle seat (for example, the seat in row y described later) is extracted as a vacant seat, and the next-seat time value calculation unit determines the two seats at both ends of the next-seat group (for example, for example). Each of the seats in rows x and y, which will be described later, is regarded as an adjacent seat, and two adjacent seat time values are calculated, and the total value is calculated as the adjacent seat time value of the vacant seat (for example, S6 in FIG. 14 described later). It is characterized by performing the processing of).

In the fourth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, when the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are arranged side by side is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the next seat time The value calculation unit is characterized by calculating the adjacent seat time value for the time when two seats at both ends of the adjacent seat group are reserved at the same time, or the time when at least one of the two seats is reserved. To do.

In the fifth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, when the user designates a seat at a predetermined position in the adjacent seat group through the display operation unit (for example, the determination of S21 in FIG. 15 described later is “NO”. The reserved seat determination unit determines the reserved seat based on the designation (for example, the process of S26 or S27 of FIG. 15 described later).

In the sixth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the reserved seat determination unit determines the vacant seat having the shortest adjacent seat time value calculated by the adjacent seat time value calculation unit as the reserved seat.

In the seventh aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the reserved seat determination unit determines the vacant seat having the longest adjacent seat time value calculated by the adjacent seat time value calculation unit as the reserved seat.

In the eighth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the reserved seat determination unit is a case where either of the two seats at both ends of the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are arranged side by side is vacant. The feature is that the middle seat of the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are lined up side by side is not determined as the reserved seat (for example, the determination is made based on the designation of S22 in FIG. 15 described later). To do.

In the first aspect of the seat reservation method of the present invention, the display operation unit operated to display the information of the moving vehicle connected by the network to the user and to input the boarding section and reserve the seat by the user is provided. Seat reservation for a mobile vehicle that includes a terminal and a server, travels a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry a user, and has a plurality of adjacent seat groups in which two or more seats are lined up next to each other. In the seat reservation method in the system, the server has a reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of a plurality of sections, and a travel time related to the movement of a moving vehicle for each of the plurality of sections. It has a section travel time value storage unit for storing values, and when the user inputs a boarding section over two or more sections performed by the server, based on the boarding section, reservation information, and travel time value. Reservation from vacant seats extracted by vacant seat extraction process based on the calculation results of the next seat time value calculation process and the next seat time value calculation process that calculate the next seat time value related to the time when the next seat of the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction process is reserved It is characterized by having a reserved seat determination process for determining a seat.

In the first aspect of the seat reservation program of the present invention, the computer functions as a server in the seat reservation system of the first to eighth aspects of the seat reservation system.

In the eleventh aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, a terminal (for example, an automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a, a station window terminal 33b, a user terminal 33c described later) and a server (for example, a user terminal 33c described later) connected by a network (for example, the network 39 described later) and a server (for example). , A seat reservation server 31a, 31e, which will be described later), and moves a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry the user, and a group of adjacent seats in which two or more seats are lined up side by side (for example, A seat reservation system for a mobile vehicle (for example, a seat reservation system described later) having a plurality of seat groups consisting of three seats in columns x, y, and z in the same row and two seats in columns a and b in the same row, which will be described later. In the system 29), the terminal displays the vacant seat information (for example, the white display with the frame of the vacant seat 21 in the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b described later) to the user, and the user inputs the boarding section. A display operation unit (for example, a display device 41 and an input device 43 described later) operated to reserve a seat, and a display control unit (for example, a display control unit 57 described later) for displaying and controlling the display operation unit. The server has a reservation information storage unit (for example, a reservation information storage unit 87 described later) that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of a plurality of sections, and moves for each of the plurality of sections. A section travel time value storage unit (for example, an operation information storage unit 89 that stores a section travel time table described later) for storing a travel time value related to vehicle movement (for example, the time required between each stop station described later), and When the user inputs a boarding section (for example, when the process of S1 in FIG. 14 described later is performed), a vacant seat extraction unit (for example, a vacant seat extraction unit) that extracts vacant seats based on the information stored in the reservation information storage unit. When the reservation information extraction unit 81) described later and the user input a boarding section covering two or more sections (for example, when the determination of S4 in FIG. 14 described later is “YES”), the boarding section and reservation The next-seat time value calculation unit (for example, described later) that calculates the next-seat time value (for example, the next-seat time described later) for the time when the next-seat of the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit is reserved based on the information and the travel time value. It has an adjacent seat time calculation unit 83), and the display control unit is characterized in that it performs display control based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit (for example, the process of S8 in FIG. 14 described later).

In the twelfth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the travel time value is the travel time of each of the plurality of sections (for example, information stored in the section required time table described later) or the travel distance (for example, the section described later). It is characterized in that it is a value related to (information stored in a distance table) or the same numerical value (for example, 1) assigned to each of a plurality of sections.

In the thirteenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, an adjacent seat group in which three seats are arranged side by side by a vacant seat extraction unit (for example, a seat group consisting of three seats in the same row, x, y, and z columns, which will be described later). ), The middle seat (for example, the seat in row y described later) is extracted as a vacant seat, and the next-seat time value calculation unit determines the two seats at both ends of the next-seat group (for example, for example). Each of the seats in rows x and y, which will be described later, is regarded as an adjacent seat, and two adjacent seat time values are calculated, and the total value is calculated as the adjacent seat time value of the vacant seat (for example, S6 in FIG. 14 described later). It is characterized by performing the processing of).

In the fourteenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, when the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which three seats are arranged side by side is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the next seat time The value calculation unit is characterized by calculating the adjacent seat time value for the time when two seats at both ends of the adjacent seat group are reserved at the same time, or the time when at least one of the two seats is reserved. To do.

In the fifteenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, one of the three seats included in the next-seat group in which three seats are arranged side by side is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, and the next-seat seat is extracted. When the seat in the middle of the group is vacant, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit calculates the adjacent seat time value by regarding the other end of the adjacent seat group as the adjacent seat.

In the 16th aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached corresponding to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle. For example, the gray display information of the reserved seat 19 and the white display information with the frame of the vacant seat 21 in the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b described later), and the display control unit displays each vacant seat on the seat display. It is characterized in that the next seat time value is displayed at a position corresponding to (for example, the seat selection screens 7a and 7b described later are displayed).

In the seventeenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the server determines the priority information based on the magnitude of the adjacent seat time value calculated by the adjacent seat time value calculation unit (for example, the priority order described later). The display control unit includes the determination unit 93), and is characterized in that the display control unit performs display control based on the determination result of the priority order determination unit (for example, the display control is performed so as to display the seat selection screens 7e and 7f described later). To do.

In the eighteenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached corresponding to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle. The display control unit is characterized in that it controls to display priority information (for example, display the seat selection screens 7e and 7f described later) at positions corresponding to each vacant seat on the seat display.

In the nineteenth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached corresponding to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle. Yes, the display control unit displays the adjacent seat time value at the position corresponding to the reserved seat next to each vacant seat on the seat display (for example, displaying the seat selection screens 7c and 7d described later). It is characterized by controlling the display control unit.

In the twentieth aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the vacant seat information is information regarding the number of vacant seats of each moving vehicle, and the display control unit is the minimum for each vehicle based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit. It is characterized in that display control for displaying the time value of the next seat of the vehicle (for example, displaying the information screen 1a of each car to be described later) is performed.

In the 21st aspect of the seat reservation system of the present invention, the display control unit performs display control based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit, and the number of vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit occupies all the seats of the moving vehicle. It is characterized in that it is performed when the ratio is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio.

In the second aspect of the seat reservation method of the present invention, a terminal having a display operation unit connected by a network, which displays vacant seat information to the user and is operated for the user to input a boarding section and reserve a seat. In a seat reservation system for a mobile vehicle that includes a server and moves a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry a user and has a plurality of adjacent seat groups in which two or more seats are lined up next to each other. In the seat reservation method, the server relates to a reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of the plurality of sections, and a movement of the moving vehicle for each of the plurality of sections. A section for storing a travel time value A display control step for displaying and controlling the display operation unit performed by the terminal and a display control step performed by the server for the user to input a boarding section. In this case, based on the vacant seat extraction process for extracting vacant seats based on the reservation information, and when the user inputs a boarding section covering two or more sections, the boarding section, the reservation information, and the travel time value are used. The display control step includes a calculation result of the next-seat time value calculation step, which calculates the next-seat time value for the time when the next-seat of the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction step is reserved. It is characterized by performing display control based on.

In the second aspect of the seat reservation program of the present invention, the computer functions as a server or a terminal in the seat reservation system of the 11th to 21st aspects.

In the seat reservation system of the present invention, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit calculates the adjacent seat time value regarding the time when the next seat of the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit is reserved. The reserved seat determination unit determines the reserved seat from the vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit. Since the adjacent seat time value is one of the indexes that affect the comfort of the user, it is possible to provide the user with a more comfortable seating space.

Further, in the seat reservation system of the present invention, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit calculates the adjacent seat time value regarding the time when the next seat of the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit is reserved. The display control unit performs display control based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit. Since the next-seat time value is one of the indexes that affect the comfort of the user, the user can reserve a seat based on the display result of the display control, thus providing a more comfortable seating space. It becomes possible to do.

This is a car information screen of each train set according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a seat selection screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the seat reservation system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the automatic ticketing machine terminal, the station window terminal and the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the detail of the automatic ticketing machine terminal, the station window terminal and the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration of the seat reservation server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the detail of the seat reservation server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a reservation information table of the first car which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a reservation information table of car No. 5 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a section required time table which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a time information table of the first car which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a time information table of car No. 5 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the terminal and the seat reservation server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation of the seat automatic selection processing by the seat reservation server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is shown. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a time information table of the first car which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a time information table of car No. 5 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is each car information screen which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which showed the detail of the seat reservation server which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a priority order determination table of the first car which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. This is a priority determination table for car No. 5 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the terminal and the seat reservation server which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the priority order determination process by the seat reservation server which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is each car information screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This is an example of a seat selection screen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a seat selection screen which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a seat selection screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a seat selection screen which concerns on 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a section distance table which concerns on 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is a distance information table which concerns on 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is a section number information table which concerns on 9th Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the seat reservation system and the like disclosed in the present application will be described. The following description and figures in each embodiment are not intended to limit the present invention, but merely show an example. Each of the following embodiments may be partially or wholly combined as appropriate within the scope and consistency of the technical idea of the present invention.

In the following description, the description of the later embodiment that overlaps with the above-described embodiment will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will be given to the same or similar configurations and processes, and the later description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the seat reservation system 29 (the system configuration will be described later with reference to FIG. 4), which is used when the user of the transportation means operated by public transportation makes a reservation for the seat provided by the transportation means, will be described. .. Hereinafter, as the means of transportation, a trained vehicle traveling on an orbit will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an automobile, an aircraft, a ship, or the like may be used.

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The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15.

FIG. 1 shows each car number information screen 1a of the train set. In this embodiment, an example in which each car information screen 1a is displayed on a display provided with a touch panel will be described. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the trained cars are connected to cars 1 to 5, but only car 1 or cars 6 or more may be connected. Each car information screen 1a shows the automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a and the station window terminal 33b, which will be described later, in the process of selecting a reserved seat when a user (customer who purchases a reserved seat ticket or a ticket) makes a seat reservation. This is a screen for displaying information for each train number of a train, which is displayed on a user terminal 33c (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "terminals").

At the top of each car information screen 1a, the train operation date, train name, number of people reserved, and seat selection conditions for the boarding section including the boarding station and the getting-off station are displayed, which are entered by the user who selects the seat. In the car No. information display area 3a, the number of vacant seats and the minimum adjacent seat time of each car No. 1 to No. 5 at the start of the operation for selecting a reserved seat are displayed. The user can select the car number by referring to this minimum next-seat time value.

Next-seat time refers to the time when a vacant seat next to a seat is reserved in the passenger's boarding section, that is, the time when a passenger is in the next seat. The minimum next-seat time refers to the minimum time of the vacant seats next to each car. If the vacancy rate of the train is not 60% or less, the minimum next-seat time is not displayed. The vacant seat rate is the ratio of vacant seats in all sections of the user's boarding section to all seats in all vehicles, and 60% is one example.

At the bottom of each car information screen 1a, "view car 1" buttons 5a to "view car 5" buttons 5e are provided. These buttons 5a to 5e can be touch-operated, and by performing the touch operation, the seat selection screens 7a and 7b described later can be displayed for the corresponding car number. Touching the "view car 1" button 5a displays the seat selection screen 7a shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later, and touching the "view car 5" button 5e displays the seat selection screen 7b shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later. Will be done.

2 and 3 show seat selection screens 7a and 7b. FIG. 2 is a seat selection screen 7a when car 1 is selected, and FIG. 3 is a seat selection screen 7b when car 5 is selected. These seat selection screens 7a and 7b are provided with seat selection selection areas 9a and 9b and seat automatic selection areas 11.

The seat selection selection areas 9a and 9b are areas for the user to select a seat by himself / herself while confirming whether or not a seat is reserved for each vehicle. The seat automatic selection area 11 is an area for the user to automatically select a seat. When the seat selection conditions are the same, the display contents of the seat selection selection areas 9a and 9b on the seat selection screens 7a and 7b displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c differ depending on the seat reservation status of the selected car, and the seats are automatically selected. The display contents of the area 11 are the same.

The seat designation selection areas 9a and 9b are provided with a "previous car" button 13, a "rear car" button 15, and seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b. By touch-operating the "previous car" button 13 and the "rear car" button 15, the information in the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b is updated with the information of the previous car and the rear car.

In the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b, the arrangement of each seat of the vehicle is displayed, the seat 19 already reserved is displayed in gray, and the vacant seat 21 that can be reserved is displayed in white with a frame. .. The next seat time is displayed on the vacant seat 21.

Here, each vehicle has seats arranged in a total of 18 rows from 01 to 18 rows, a total of 5 columns in columns x, y, z, a, and b, but seats in columns x and z. The seat next to is the seat in row y in the same row. The seats next to the seats in row y are the seats in rows x and z in the same row (each of the two seats at both ends of the row of seats next to each other is considered as the next seat). Further, the seat next to the seat in column a is the seat in column b in the same row, and the seat next to the seat in column b is the seat in column a in the same row.

For example, 230 is displayed as the adjacent seat time in the vacant seat of "02 row y column" of the seat touch selection area 17a in FIG. 2, and "02 row x column" and "02 row z" are displayed in the section from A station to D station. The column "indicates that the total reserved time is 230 minutes.

As will be described later, when both the x-row and z-row seats of the bank are reserved, the next-seat time of the x-row seat and the next-seat time of the z-row seat are calculated, respectively, and the two next-door seats are calculated. The value obtained by adding the times is taken as the time next to the vacant seats in row y.

0 is displayed as the adjacent seat time in the vacant seat of "01 row z column" of the seat touch selection area 17b in FIG. 3, and the time when "01 row y column" is reserved in the section from A station to D station. It indicates that the total is 0 minutes, that is, the seats are vacant. In addition, 140 is displayed in the vacant seat of "01 row a column" of the seat touch selection area 17b, and the total time when the seat of "01 row b column" is reserved in the section from A station to D station is total. It shows that it is 140 minutes.

The seat automatic selection area 11 on the right side of the seat selection screens 7a and 7b is provided with a seat row designation area 23, a "any seat" button 25, and a secondary condition designation area 27. Here, when the seat selection conditions are the same, the contents of the seat automatic selection area 11 displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c are the same.

The seat row designated area 23 is provided with a white "from x seat" button, "from y seat" button, "from z seat" button, "from a seat" button, and "from b seat" button with a frame. ing. By touching these buttons, it is possible to reserve the seat with the shortest adjacent seat time among the vacant seats of all the vehicles in the corresponding row. White with a frame indicates that there are vacant seats in the row. Although not shown, if there are no vacant seats in any of the rows in all vehicles, the buttons corresponding to the rows are grayed out, indicating that touch operation is not possible.

By touching the "any seat" button 25, it is possible to reserve the seat with the shortest adjacent seat time among the vacant seats of all vehicles. However, if the seat to be reserved is one seat and the seats other than the y row are vacant, the seat in the y row is not reserved.

The secondary condition designation area 27 determines whether to prioritize the front, the center, or the rear of the reserved seat in the traveling direction of the vehicle, the front, the center, or the rear in the vehicle, and the smoking room. This is an area for selecting whether to prioritize near or far. When making a selection in the secondary condition designation area 27, the selection is made before the touch in the seat row designation area 23 or the touch of the "any seat" button 25. It can be done after the touch instead of.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the seat reservation system 29. In the seat reservation system 29, a seat reservation server 31a that manages train reservation information and the like, an automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a operated by the user, a station window terminal 33b, and a user terminal 33c such as a smartphone are connected through a network 39. It is configured so that it can be connected and exchange information. Each of these terminals 33a to 33c actually exists in plurality, but here, these are shown one by one.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the hardware configurations of the automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a, the station window terminal 33b, and the user terminal 33c. These terminals 33a to 33c are a communication device 40, a display device 41 such as a display, an input device 43 such as a touch panel and a keyboard, a ticket issuing device 45, a CPU 47 for program control, a memory 49, a storage device 51, and a card reader / writer. It is configured to include a card processing device 53. In the case of the user terminal 33c, the ticket issuing device 45 and the card processing device 53 as hardware are not provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing details of the automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a, the station window terminal 33b, and the user terminal 33c. The communication control unit 55 controls communication with the seat reservation server 31a. The display control unit 57 controls the display of a display (a display unit (not shown), which constitutes a display operation unit together with an input reception unit 59). The input receiving unit 59 accepts input such as a user's touch operation. The input processing unit 61 processes the information received by the input receiving unit 59. The ticketing unit 63 issues a paper ticket and an electronic ticket. In the case of the user terminal 33c, the ticketing unit 63 is realized by a program.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the seat reservation server 31a. The seat reservation server 31a includes a communication device 65, a display device 67 such as a display, an input device 69 such as a touch panel and a keyboard, a CPU 71 for program control, a memory 73, and a storage device 75.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of the seat reservation server 31a. The seat reservation server 31a is a communication control unit 77 that controls communication with each terminal 33a to 33c, a reservation information update unit 79, a reservation information extraction unit 81, an adjacent seat time calculation unit 83, a seat automatic selection unit 85, and a reservation information storage unit. It includes 87, an operation information storage unit 89, and a fare information storage unit 91.

The reservation information storage unit 87 stores reservation information for seats of each train, for example, the reservation information table shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 described later. The operation information storage unit 89 stores operation information of each train and a section time required table shown in FIG. 11 to be described later. The fare information storage unit 91 stores information on the fare of each train, and the communication control unit 77 transmits the information to the terminals 33a to 33c.

The reservation information update unit 79 reserves and cancels a seat in a certain boarding section of a certain train by operating terminals 33a to 33c, and the cancellation information transmitted via the network 39 is received by the seat reservation server 31a. Then, the information of the reservation information table stored in the reservation information storage unit 87 is updated.

The reservation information extraction unit 81 extracts information on whether each seat in the boarding section of the train that the user wants to board is reserved or vacant from the reservation information storage unit 87 (extracts vacant seats). The extracted information is transmitted to the terminals 33a to 33c by the communication control unit 77.

The adjacent seat time calculation unit 83 is in a section in which the user desires to board, based on the information extracted by the reservation information extraction unit 81 and the section required time table shown in FIG. 11 described later stored in the operation information storage unit 89. When the vacant seat rate in all vehicles is, for example, 60% or less, the adjacent seat time of each vacant seat is calculated. Specifically, a time information table as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 described later is created. The calculated information on the adjacent seat time of each vacant seat (information in the time information table) is transmitted to the terminals 33a to 33c by the communication control unit 77. The seat automatic selection unit 85 performs the seat automatic selection process shown in FIG. 15 described later based on the instruction information transmitted by the operation of the terminals 33a to 33c.

9 and 10 show an example of the reservation information table. In the reservation information table, all seats of each vehicle of each train are in each section from the train's starting station (starting point) to the ending station (ending point) (one section between one stop station and the next stop station). I have information on whether it is reserved or vacant at. The information in the reservation information table is updated by the reservation information update unit 79 every time the seat reservation is completed. In the case where stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section as described later, in the case of the reservation information table of FIG. 9, the screen of FIG. 2 is displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c, and FIG. In the case of the reservation information table of 10, the screen of FIG. 3 is displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c.

Specifically, in the reservation information table, information of "1" indicating that the seat is reserved or "0" indicating that the seat is vacant corresponding to the seat ID and the section ID for each car of the train. have. The seat ID is information that combines the row number of the seat and the alphabet of the column, and is information for identifying the seat in the vehicle. For example, the seat ID of the seat in row 01, column x is "01x".

The section ID is information that identifies the section between each stop station from the first station to the last station of the train. When the train arrives at the terminal station E after stopping at the B station, C station, and D station from the starting station A, the section ID of the section between the A station and the B station is "AB". ", The section ID of the section between B station and C station is" BC ", the section ID of the section between C station and D station is" CD ", and the section ID of the section between D station and E station is" DE ".

FIG. 9 is a reservation information table for car 1. For seats with a seat ID of "01x", all section IDs are "1", so it can be seen that reservations have been made for all sections from the first station, A station, to the last station, E station. .. Here, when the user specifies a boarding section, the seat determined to be vacant is a seat that is vacant in the entire section of the boarding section.

In the reservation information table of FIG. 9, in any of the seats in the x-row, z-row, a-row, and b-row seats, the seats whose section IDs are "AB", "BC", and "CD" are all "0". Since it does not exist, when stations A to D are designated as boarding sections by the user, it is determined that there are no vacant seats in rows x, z, a, and b. For seats in row y, seat IDs are "02y", "04y" to "06y", "08y" for seats whose section IDs are all "0" for "AB", "BC", and "CD". The seats are "10y" and "15y" to "18y", and only these seats are judged to be vacant.

FIG. 10 is a reservation information table for car No. 5. For example, in the seat where the seat ID is "03a", all of the section IDs "AB", "BC", and "CD" are "0", and it can be seen that the seats are vacant from the A station to the D station. Further, in the seat where the seat ID is "03b", when the section ID is "AB" or "CD", it is "1", when it is "BC" or "DE", it is "0", and it is A station and B. It can be seen that the section between stations and the section between C station and D station are reserved, and the section between B station and C station and the section between D station and E station are vacant. Therefore, when stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section, it is determined that the seat with the seat ID "03a" is vacant and the seat with the seat ID "03b" is reserved.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a section time required table. The section required time table is stored in the operation information storage unit 89 corresponding to each train, and has information on the required time (time required for movement) between each stop station. Specifically, it has information on the required time for each section ID. The information in this section required time table is used to calculate the adjacent seat time.

In the example of FIG. 11, the time required to move from A station to B station is 10 minutes, the time required to move from B station to C station is 90 minutes, and the time required to move from C station to D station is 40 minutes. , It can be seen that the time required to move from D station to E station is 20 minutes.

12 and 13 show an example of a time information table. The time information table has information on the adjacent seat time corresponding to the seat ID of each seat that is vacant when the user specifies the train to be boarded and the boarding section. The time information table is created by the adjacent seat time calculation unit 83 based on the information of the boarding section designated by the user, the information of the reservation information table, and the information of the section required time table. Here, when the time information tables shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 are created, the display screens of the terminals 33a to 33c are as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively.

FIG. 12 is a time information table for car 1, and when the boarding section from station A to station D is designated by the user and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 9, the section time required table in FIG. 11 is used. It is a table created using. As described above, the vacant seats are the seats whose seat IDs are "02y", "04y" to "06y", "08y" to "10y", and "15y" to "18y", respectively, as time information. The next seat time is shown.

When the seat ID in FIG. 12 is "02y", 230 is displayed as time information. The seat next to the seat with the seat ID "02y" is the seat with the seat IDs "02x" and "02z". When the boarding section is designated from A station to D station by the user, the section from A station to D station is reserved for the seat with seat ID "02x" based on the reservation information table of FIG. The section from B station to C station is reserved for the seat with seat ID "02z".

Looking at the information on the required time in the section required time table in FIG. 11, if the section from station A to station D is reserved, the seat is seated (designated) for 140 minutes (10 + 90 + 40), and from station B to C. If the section of the station is reserved, the seat will be available for 90 minutes. Therefore, when the seat ID in FIG. 12 is "02y", 230 (140 + 90) is displayed as time information, that is, the two adjacent seat time values are calculated, and the total value is the adjacent seat time value of the vacant seat. It is supposed to be.

FIG. 13 is a time information table for car No. 5, and when the boarding section from station A to station D is designated by the user and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. It is a table created using.

When the seat ID in FIG. 13 is "07a", 10 is displayed as time information. This is because the seat next to the seat with the seat ID "07a" is the seat with the seat ID "07b", and this seat is reserved for the section from A station to B station based on the reservation information table of FIG. This is because the time required for traveling from station A to station B is 10 minutes based on the section time table shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminals 33a to 33c and the seat reservation server 31a.

In step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as "S") 1, terminals 33a to 33c receive input of boarding date and time, train number, number of boarding (reserved number of people), and boarding section through the input device 43. In S2, the terminals 33a to 33c request the vacant seat information and the next seat time of each vacant seat based on the reception of the input. Specifically, the terminals 33a to 33c transmit the received boarding date / time, train number, number of passengers, and boarding section information to the seat reservation server to make the request.

In S3, the seat reservation server reads out the reservation information table based on the boarding date and train number. For example, in the case of the conditions of boarding date: August 8, 2020, train: limited express X123, boarding station: A station, and disembarking station: D station, for example, the tables shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are read out.

In S4, the seat reservation server determines whether or not the vacancy rate is 60% or less and the number of passengers is two or more sections in the range of all vehicles. That is, it is determined whether or not the reserved seats exceed 40%. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S6, and when the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to S5. In S5, the vacant seat information is returned to the terminals 33a to 33c, and the process proceeds to S8. In S6, the next seat time of each vacant seat is calculated (creates a time information table) based on the boarding section, the section required time table, and the reservation information table, and the process proceeds to S7. In S7, the seat reservation server answers the vacant seat information, the minimum next-seat time of each vehicle, and the next-seat time of each vacant seat, and moves to S8.

In S8, the terminals 33a to 33c display the car number information screen 1a and the seat selection screens 7a and 7b based on the received answers. By this S8, the screens as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c, for example. Subsequently, in S9, it is determined whether or not there is an automatic seat selection reception. Specifically, the "from x seat" button, the "from y seat" button, the "from z seat" button, the "from a seat" button, the "from b seat" button, and "any seat" in the automatic seat selection area 11 It is determined whether or not any of the "good" buttons 25 has been operated. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S10, and when the determination is "NO", that is, when any of the reserved seats in the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b is touched, the process proceeds to S12.

In S10, the terminals 33a to 33c transmit the conditions for automatic selection to the seat reservation server. Specifically, among the buttons related to the determination in S9, the information regarding the operated button is transmitted. In S12, the terminals 33a to 33c transmit the received seat information, that is, the information on the vacant seats that can be touched and reserved. Here, if there are a plurality of passengers, a plurality of seats will be accepted.

In S11, the seat reservation server performs the seat automatic selection process described later with reference to FIG. 15, and moves to S13. In S13, the seat is confirmed as the reserved seat, and the information in the reservation information table is updated. That is, the seat selected in the seat touch selection areas 17a and 17b or the seat automatically selected through the operation of the seat automatic selection area 11 is confirmed as the reserved seat, and the information in the reservation information table is updated. Will be updated.

In S14, the seat reservation server notifies the terminals 33a to 33c of the completion of the reservation. In S15, the terminals 33a to 33c perform the ticketing procedure. Specifically, the automatic ticketing machine terminal 33a and the station window terminal 33b issue paper tickets, and the user terminal 33c issues electronic tickets. Subsequently, the terminals 33a to 33c notify the completion of ticketing in S16. In S17, the seat reservation server registers the completion of ticketing.

FIG. 15 shows a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic seat selection process by the seat reservation server 31a.

In S21, it is determined whether or not the "any seat is acceptable" button 25 is designated (touched) based on the information transmitted from the terminals 33a to 33c. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S22, and when the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to S23.

In S22, based on a predetermined priority, the presence or absence of vacant seats in each row is confirmed, and the row is designated. Here, the predetermined priority is, for example, the order assigned to all five rows of the x row, the y row, the z row, the a row, and the b row of the seats, and the first place is the b row and the second place is the x. The third place is defined as the a column, the fourth position is defined as the z column, and the fifth position is defined as the y column.

The presence or absence of vacant seats is judged in order from the 1st place, and the top row with vacant seats is designated. That is, when the seats in the x-row or the z-row are vacant, the seats in the y-row, which have a lower priority, are not designated. As a predetermined priority, a plurality of columns may be designated in S22, with the first place being the x column, the z column, the a column, the b column, and the second place being the y column.

In S23, the next seat time is calculated for the vacant seats in the designated row. Subsequently, in S24, the vacant seat with the minimum adjacent seat time is extracted. When there are a plurality of vacant seats with the minimum adjacent seat time, the plurality of vacant seats (plurality of vacant seats having the same adjacent seat time) are extracted.

Here, in the present embodiment, the maximum number of people who can reserve a terminal operation at one time is 3, and a maximum of 3 seats can be reserved at one time. When the number of reserved seats is 1, if any of the seats in row x, row z, row a, and row b is vacant, the seats in row y are not extracted.

When the number of reserved seats is 2, first, if the total of the seats next to the seats in columns a and b is zero in any row, the seats in columns a and b in that row are extracted. If there is no row whose total is zero, the total of the seats next to the seats in columns x and y in the same row and the total time of seats next to the seats in columns y and z in the same row are calculated, and the total is the minimum. Two seats are extracted.

If the total cannot be calculated, that is, if there are no vacant seats in the x and y rows of the same row and the y and z seats in the same row, the two seats with the shortest adjacent seat time are selected. To. In this case, the adjacent seat times of the two seats may be different, that is, one may be the seat with the minimum adjacent seat time and the other may be the seat with the second smallest adjacent seat time.

When the number of reserved seats is 3, if the total of the seats next to the seats in columns x, y, and z is zero in any row, the seats in columns x, y, and z in that row are extracted. To. If there is no row whose total is zero, two processes are performed, that is, the number of reserved seats is 1, and the number of reserved seats is 2, and three seats are extracted.

In S25, it is determined whether or not a secondary condition is specified. Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is a selection in the secondary condition designation area 27. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S26, and when the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to S27.

In S26, reserved seats are determined based on the designated secondary conditions and prescribed rules. That is, when a plurality of vacant seats are extracted in S24, reserved seats for the reserved number of people are randomly determined from the vacant seats satisfying the designated secondary conditions. Further, when one vacant seat is extracted in S24, the vacant seat is determined as a reserved seat.

In S27, reserved seats will be decided based on the prescribed rules. That is, when a plurality of vacant seats are extracted in S24 when the number of reserved seats is 1, reserved seats are randomly determined from the vacant seats, and the vacant seats are determined as reserved seats. When the number of reserved seats is two or more, the reserved seats are determined based on the rule that the reserved seats are preferentially accommodated in the same vehicle from the extracted seats.

Here, a certain user X designates the seat with the shortest next-seat next-seat time through a touch operation at the time of seat reservation or by the seat automatic selection process (FIG. 15), but then another user Y's seat is designated. As a result, the time next to the seat of user X may change. For example, after user X reserves a seat in the section from A station to D station, while the user X is moving between A station and B station, another user Y is from C station to D on the same train. It is assumed that a seat at a station is reserved.

In such a case, the time next to the seat of user X may change, for example, it may change to a larger time next to the seat. However, due to the above configuration, when user X selects and designates a seat. In, it is possible to prevent the situation where the seat with the maximum adjacent seat time is selected, and it becomes possible to realize a more comfortable ride.

<Second Embodiment>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 19. The hardware configuration and the contents of the flowchart of the second embodiment are basically the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

16 and 17 show the seat selection screens 7c and 7d of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the next seat time is displayed on the already reserved seat which is the next seat of the vacant seat.

18 and 19 show an example of the time information table of the second embodiment. In FIGS. 18 and 19, information on the next seat time is provided corresponding to the seat ID of the next seat of each seat that is vacant when the user specifies the train and the boarding section to be boarded.

The time information table of FIG. 18 is the time information table of the first car, and when the boarding section from station A to station D is designated by the user and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment. , Is a table created by using the section time required table of FIG. 11 of the first embodiment. Further, based on the time information table of FIG. 18, the seat selection screen 7c of FIG. 16 shows the display mode of the seat touch selection area 17c in the seat designation selection area 9c.

As described above, in the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, the vacant seats have seat IDs of "02y", "04y" to "06y", "08y" to "10y", and "15y" to "18y". In the time information table of FIG. 18, the next seat time is shown as time information in the column of the seat ID corresponding to the seat next to those seats.

When the seat ID in FIG. 18 is "02x", 140 is displayed as time information. For the seat with the seat ID "02x", the sections from A station to B station, B station to C station, and C station to D station are reserved based on the reservation information table of FIG. Looking at the information on the required time in the section required time table in FIG. 11, if the section from station A to station D is reserved, the seat is seated for 140 minutes (10 + 90 + 40), so the seat ID in FIG. 18 is ". In "02x", 140 is displayed as time information.

The time information table of FIG. 19 is a time information table of car No. 5, in the case where stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 10 of the first embodiment. , Is a table created by using the section time required table of FIG. 11 of the first embodiment. Further, based on the time information table of FIG. 19, the seat selection screen 7d of FIG. 17 has a display mode of the seat touch selection area 17d in the seat designation selection area 9d.

When the seat ID in FIG. 19 is "03b", 50 is displayed as time information. For the seat with the seat ID "03b", the sections from A station to B station and from C station to D station are reserved based on the reservation information table of FIG. With reference to the time required information in the section time required table in FIG. 11, if the section from A station to B station and from C station to D station is reserved, the seat is seated for 50 minutes (10 + 40). When the seat ID of 19 is "03b", 50 is displayed as time information.

Similar to the first embodiment, the time information table of the second embodiment is based on the information of the boarding section designated by the user, the information of the reservation information table, and the information of the section required time table, and the adjacent seat time calculation unit 83. Creates (S6 in FIG. 14).

<Third Embodiment>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 27. The basic configuration of the hardware of the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, but the contents of the flowchart are partially different.

In the third embodiment, the information on the adjacent seat time is not directly displayed on the vacant seat as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, but the information on the relative priority in each vehicle based on the adjacent seat time. Is displayed in the vacant seat. It should be noted that the priority of the entire plurality of vehicles may be determined, and the information may be displayed in vacant seats.

In the third embodiment, the next seat time of each vacant seat, which is the basis of the priority, is determined as follows.

Regarding the seats next to the vacant seats in rows a and b, the seat next to the seat in row a is the seat in row b, and the seat next to the seat in row b is the seat in row a, and the next seat time is determined. ..

Regarding the seats next to the vacant seats in rows x and z, if the seats in row y of the bank are reserved, the reserved seats in row y are set as the next seats, and the next seat time is determined. If the seat in row y of the bank is vacant, the seat next to the vacant seat in row x is regarded as the seat in row z of the bank, and the seat next to the vacant seat in row z is regarded as the seat in row x of the bank. Determine the next seat time (hereinafter referred to as "deemed decision").

Here, for example, if the seats in column x in the same row are reserved and the seats in columns y and z are vacant, when the seats in column z are specified, the passengers in column x are in the aisle. You may need to change your posture when you leave.

Also, for example, if the seats in column z in the same row are reserved and the seats in columns x and y are vacant, when the seats in column x are specified, the seats in column z when entering the aisle You may have to be careful with your passengers.

Therefore, by making a "deemed decision", it becomes possible to realize a more comfortable ride for the user.

Regarding the seats next to the vacant seats in row y, the time for next seats is determined with the seats in rows x and z of the bank as the next seats. If both the x-row and z-row seats of the same bank are reserved, the next-seat time of the x-row seat and the next-seat time of the z-row seat are calculated respectively, and the sum of the two next-seat times is calculated. , Next to the vacant seats in row y.

The priority is determined so that the shorter the time next to a vacant seat, the higher the priority (the number becomes smaller). However, if any of columns x, z, a, and b is vacant, and a row in which the y column is reserved and a row in which the y column is vacant coexist, the row is accompanied by the reserved y column. The priority of the vacant seats in columns x and z of is changed to the lowest regardless of the time of the next seat (change to the lowest). If any of the x-row, z-row, a-row, and b-row is vacant, the vacant seats in the y-row are not prioritized.

FIG. 20 shows each car information screen 1e of the third embodiment. On this screen, a number is shown in the column of the minimum next-seat time in the car number information display area 3e. This number ranks the minimum next-seat time of each car from car 1 to car 5, and "1" is shown in the column of car 5 to indicate that the minimum next-seat time of car 5 is the smallest. Represents. In addition, "2" is shown in the column of car 1, indicating that the minimum seating time of car 1 is the second smallest.

21 and 22 show the seat selection screens 7e and 7f of the third embodiment. In the seat touch selection areas 17e and 17f of the seat selection selection areas 9e and 9f, the arrangement of each seat of the vehicle is displayed, the seats 19 already reserved are displayed in gray, and the vacant seats 21 that can be reserved are framed. It is displayed in white with. Vacancy seats are indicated by circled numbers indicating priority. If the vacancy rate of the train is not 60% or less, the next seat time is not displayed.

In the seat touch selection area 17e of FIG. 21, "1 (circled 1)" is given as a priority to the vacant seats in "08 rows and y columns", indicating that the next seat time is the shortest in the first car.

In the seat touch selection area 17f of FIG. 22, the vacant seats of "02 rows x columns", "02 rows and z columns", "06 rows and a columns", and "06 rows and b columns" are given priority as "1 (1 in a circle)". ) ”Is added, indicating that the next seat time is the shortest in car 5.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing details of the seat reservation server 31e of the third embodiment, and a priority determination unit 93 is further added to the configuration of FIG. The priority order determination unit 93 performs the priority order determination process shown in FIG. 27, which will be described later. That is, the priority information table shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, which will be described later, is created. Specifically, the priority order determination unit 93 determines the priority order of each vacant seat based on the information extracted by the reservation information extraction unit 81 and the calculation result of the adjacent seat time calculation unit 83.

24 and 25 show an example of a priority determination table. The priority determination table has priority information corresponding to the seat ID of each seat that is vacant when the user specifies the train to be boarded and the boarding section. In the case of the priority table of FIG. 24, the seat selection screen 7e of FIG. 21 is displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c, and in the case of the priority table of FIG. 25, the seat selection screen 7f of FIG. 22 is displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c. Is displayed.

FIG. 24 is a priority determination table for car 1, and when the boarding section from station A to station D is designated by the user and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, the first It is a table created by using the section required time table of FIG. 11 of the embodiment.

In the reservation information table (car No. 1) of FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, when stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section, the vacant seats are only the seats in the y row, and the time in the y row. The information is the same as the time information in the time information table of FIG. 12 of the first embodiment.

That is, the priority information table of FIG. 24 sets the priority of the seat ID showing the time information “20” to “1” and the priority of the seat ID showing “90” in the time information table of FIG. The priority of the seat IDs indicated by "2" and "100" is "3", the priority of the seat IDs indicated by "130" is "4", and the priority of the seat IDs indicated by "180". The priority of the seat ID indicated by "5" and "190" is "6", the priority of the seat ID indicated by "230" is "7", and the priority of the seat ID indicated by "260" is "priority". The priority of the seat IDs showing "8" and "280" are set to "9".

FIG. 25 is a priority determination table for car No. 5, and when the boarding section from station A to station D is designated by the user and the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 10 of the first embodiment, the first It is a table created by using the section required time table of FIG. 11 of the embodiment.

Here, in the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG. 19 of the second embodiment, stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section, and the reservation information table is shown in FIG. 10 of the first embodiment. In a certain case, it is a table created by using the section time required table of FIG. 11 of the first embodiment. Further, the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG. 19 has information on the next seat time corresponding to the seat ID of the next seat of each vacant seat.

Therefore, the time information that is the basis of the priority of each vacant seat in row a of car No. 5 of the third embodiment is the time information of the corresponding seat in row b of the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG. Further, the time information that is the basis of the priority of each vacant seat in the b row of the fifth car of the third embodiment is the time information of the corresponding seat in the a row of the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG.

Regarding the time information that is the basis of the priority of the vacant seats in columns x, y, and z of car No. 5 of the third embodiment, only row 08 is reserved for column y, and as described above, the same bank If the seats in row y are vacant, a "deemed decision" is made.

Therefore, except for row 08, the time information that is the basis of the priority of each vacant seat in column x of car 5 is the time information of the corresponding seat in column y of the time information table (car 5) in FIG. Further, the time information that is the basis of the priority of each vacant seat in the y row of the fifth car of the third embodiment is the time information of the corresponding seat in the x row of the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG.

In the time information table (car No. 5) of FIG. 19, there are time information of "0", "10", "40", "50", "90", "100", "130", "140", and they are The time information of is corresponding to the priority "1" to "8", which is the priority of each seat in FIG. 25.

In the above-mentioned row 08, since the seat in row y (seat ID is 08y) is reserved, the seat next to it and the vacant seat in row z (seat ID is 08z) has the lowest priority, "9". (Change at the bottom). In the reservation information table of FIG. 10 of the first embodiment, when stations A to D are designated by the user as the boarding section, any one of columns x, z, a, and b is vacant. Therefore, the vacant seats in row y in FIG. 25 are not prioritized.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminals 33a to 33c and the seat reservation server 31e of the third embodiment. The same operation as that of the first embodiment is assigned the same step number as that of FIG. 14, and the description thereof will be omitted.

After S1, the terminals 33a to 33c request the seat reservation server 31e for vacant seat information and priority information for each vacant seat based on the input reception (S200). When the determination of S4 is "YES", the seat reservation server 31e performs a priority order determination process (FIG. 27 described later) (S600) and proceeds to S700. In S700, the vacant seat information, the minimum next-seat time of each vehicle, and the priority information of each vacant seat are replied to the terminals 33a to 33c, and the process proceeds to S8. In S8, the terminals 33a to 33c display, for example, the screens shown in FIGS. 20 to 22.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a priority order determination process by the seat reservation server 31e.

In S51, it is determined whether or not any of the seats in row x, row z, row a, and row b is vacant. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S52, and when the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to S55. In S52, it is determined whether or not there are vacant seats in the rows a or b. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S53, and when the determination is "NO", the process proceeds to S54.

In S53, the seat next to the seat in column a is set as the seat in row b in the same row, and the seat next to the seat in row b is set as the seat in row a in the same row, and the seating time of each vacant seat in columns a and b is determined. Move to. In S54, when the seat in row y of the accompaniment is vacant, the seat next to the seat in row x is regarded as row z, the seat next to the seat in row z is regarded as row x, and the seat in row y of the accompaniment is reserved. The seat next to the seats in the x-row and the z-row is set as the seat in the y-row, the time for the next vacant seat in the x-row and the z-row is determined, and the process proceeds to S57.

In S55, it is determined whether or not any of the seats in the y row is vacant. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S56, and when this determination is "NO", the priority determination process is terminated. In S56, both the seats in the x-row and the seats in the z-row are used as adjacent seats, the next-seat time of each vacant seat in the y-row is determined, and the process proceeds to S57. In S57, the priority information of each vacant seat is determined for each vehicle based on the adjacent seat time (time information) of each vacant seat, and the process proceeds to S58.

In S58, it is determined whether or not the row in which the seats in the y row are reserved and the row in which the seats in the y row are vacant coexist in the same vehicle. When this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to S59, and when this determination is "NO", the priority determination process is terminated. In S59, the priority of the vacant seats in the x-column and z-column of the row in which the adjacent seat is in the y column is changed to the lowest (lowermost change), and the priority determination process is completed.

<Fourth Embodiment>
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 30. The basic configuration of the hardware of the fourth embodiment and the contents of the flowchart are the same as the configuration of the third embodiment.

In the seat designation selection areas 9g and 9h of the fourth embodiment, the priority is not indicated by the circled numbers for all the vacant seats as in the third embodiment, but the seats having the highest priority are assigned. On the other hand, the symbol is shown. The symbols are triple circles, double circles, and circles, and the triple circle has the highest priority and the circle has the lowest priority.

FIG. 28 shows 1 g of each car information screen of the fourth embodiment. On this screen, unlike the first embodiment, among the five cars, only the top three cars having the shortest minimum next-seat time are shown with the ranking numbers of the minimum next-seat times.

29 and 30 show the seat selection screens 7g and 7h of the fourth embodiment. In the seat touch selection areas 17g and 17h of the seat selection selection areas 9g and 9h, the arrangement of each seat of the vehicle is displayed, the seats 19 already reserved are displayed in gray, and the vacant seats 21 that can be reserved are framed. It is displayed in white with. Some vacant seats are marked with triple circles, double circles, and circles to indicate priority.

In FIGS. 29 and 30, among the vacant seats in the seat designation selection areas 9e and 9f of FIGS. 21 and 22 of the third embodiment, the vacant seats marked with "1 (circled 1)" are double circles, ". The vacant seats with "2 (circled 2)" are double circled, and the vacant seats with "3 (circled 3)" are marked with a circle, "4 (circled 4)" ~ The vacant seats marked with "9 (9 in a circle)" are not marked. By displaying in this way, it becomes possible to grasp the seats having a high priority more quickly.

<Fifth Embodiment>
A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the hardware of the fifth embodiment and the contents of the flowchart are the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

In the fifth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when both the x-row and z-row seats of the accompanying bank are reserved, the next-seat time of the x-row seat and the next-seat time of the z-row seat are set respectively. Instead of using the calculated value of the sum of the two seats next to each other as the time next to the vacant seat in row y, the time next to the seat in row y is reserved for rows x and y at the same time. It's a certain time.

FIG. 31 shows the seat selection screen 7i of the fifth embodiment. The seat selection screen 7i is a screen displayed based on the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9 and the section required time table shown in FIG. 11 when the user specifies boarding from station A to station D as the boarding section. .. In this embodiment, the time information table is not shown.

For example, in the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9, the seats of "04 rows x columns" are reserved for the section from A station to B station and the section from C station to D station. The section from station C to station D is reserved for the seats in "04 rows and z columns". The section in which the seats in "04 rows x columns" and the seats in "04 rows and z columns" are reserved at the same time is the section from C station to D station. In the section time required table shown in FIG. 11, the time required for the section from C station to D station is "40 minutes". Therefore, "40" is displayed in the vacant seat in "04 row y column" of the seat touch selection area 17i in FIG. 31.

Further, in the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9, the section from B station to C station is reserved for the seat of "10 rows x columns". The section from C station to D station is reserved for the seats in "10 rows and z columns". There is no section where "10 rows x columns" seats and "10 rows z columns" seats are reserved at the same time. Therefore, "0" is displayed in the vacant seats in the "10 rows and y columns" of the seat touch selection area 17i in FIG. 31.

<Sixth Embodiment>
A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the hardware of the sixth embodiment and the contents of the flowchart are the same as the configuration of the third embodiment.

In the sixth embodiment, when calculating the next-seat time, which is the information that is the basis for determining the priority, the next-seat time of the y-row seat is set to x as in the fifth embodiment. It is assumed that the columns and y columns are reserved at the same time.

FIG. 32 shows the seat selection screen 7j of the sixth embodiment. The vacant seats on the seat selection screen 7j are displayed in order of priority according to the adjacent seat time shown in the seat touch selection area 17i of the seat selection screen 7i of FIG. 31 of the fifth embodiment.

<7th Embodiment>
A seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the hardware of the seventh embodiment and the contents of the flowchart are the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

In the seventh embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when both the x-row and z-row seats of the accompaniment are reserved, the next-seat time of the x-row seat and the next-seat time of the z-row seat are set respectively. Instead of using the calculated value of the sum of the two seats next to each other as the time next to the vacant seat in row y, the time next to the seat in row y is set as the time next to the seat in row x and row y. At least one is reserved.

FIG. 33 shows the seat selection screen 7k of the seventh embodiment. This seat selection screen 7k is a screen displayed based on the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9 and the section required time table shown in FIG. 11 when the user specifies boarding from station A to station D as the boarding section. .. In this embodiment, the time information table is not shown.

For example, in the reservation information table shown in FIG. 9, the section from C station to D station is reserved for the seat of "06 rows x columns". The section from station B to station C is reserved for the seats in "06 rows and z columns". The section in which at least one of the "06 row x column" seat and the "06 row z column" seat is reserved is the section from B station to C station and from C station to D station. In the section time required table shown in FIG. 11, the time required for the section from B station to C station and from C station to D station is "90 minutes" and "40 minutes", respectively. Therefore, "130" is displayed in the vacant seats in the "06 rows and y columns" of the seat touch selection area 17k in FIG. 33.

<8th Embodiment>
An eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 and 35. In the first to seventh embodiments, the section required time table shown in FIG. 11 is used, but in the eighth embodiment, the section distance table shown in FIG. 34 is used instead of the section required time table. Further, in the eighth embodiment, the distance information table shown in FIG. 35 is used instead of the time information table.

FIG. 34 shows an example of a section distance table. The section distance table is stored in the operation information storage unit 89 corresponding to each train, and has information on the distance between each stop station. Specifically, it has information on the required distance for each section ID. The information in this section distance table is used to calculate the adjacent seat distance. The next-seat distance refers to the distance at which a vacant next-seat is reserved in the boarding section of the user, that is, the distance at which a passenger is in the next-seat.

FIG. 35 shows an example of a distance information table. The distance information table of FIG. 35 corresponds to the time information table shown in FIG. 12, and was created by using the section distance time table of FIG. 34 when the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. It's a table. Based on the information in this section distance time table, the adjacent seat distance is displayed in the seat touch selection area (not shown).

<9th embodiment>
A ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the ninth embodiment, the section number information table shown in FIG. 36 is used instead of the time information table of the first embodiment. That is, a ward function in which "1" is assigned to each of the plurality of sections and the adjacent seat is reserved is used.

In the ninth embodiment, when the reservation information table is in the situation shown in FIG. 9, "4" is displayed as the section number information when the seat ID in FIG. 36 is "02y". The seat next to the seat with the seat ID "02y" is the seat with the seat IDs "02x" and "02z". When the boarding section is specified from A station to D station by the user, based on the reservation information table in FIG. 9, the seat with seat ID "02x" is reserved for "3" sections from A station to D station. The seat with the seat ID "02z" has already been reserved for the "1" section from the B station to the C station. The “4” shown corresponding to the seat ID “02y” in FIG. 36 is the addition result of the “3” and the “1”.

Although not shown, the information in the section number information table of FIG. 36 is displayed on the terminals 33a to 33c as in the first embodiment.

The same reference numerals as in <1st embodiment> are used for the areas displaying the same contents and the buttons having the same functions.

Here, in the first to seventh embodiments, the time information table and the priority determination table are used, and in the seat touch selection area of the terminals 33a to 33c, the adjacent seat time is placed at the vacant seat position (the calculation method is for each embodiment). (Different) is displayed, the next seat time is displayed at the reserved seat position, and priority information is displayed at the vacant seat position. That is, there are seven types of display modes for the seat touch selection area.

Then, the seat reservation server of FIG. 23 is configured to send the information of the next seat time from the next seat time calculation unit 83 to the communication control unit 77, and further, a display mode switching button is provided on the seat selection selection area, and the button is pressed. By touching, the display modes of the seven types of seat touch selection areas shown in the first to seventh embodiments may be switched and displayed. In this case, a plurality of types of time information tables and priority determination tables are transmitted from the seat reservation server 31e to the terminals 33a to 33c, and the display control unit 57 of the terminals 33a to 33c is seated based on the operation of the display mode switching button. The display mode of the touch selection area is switched.

Further, it is possible to provide a display / non-display selection button for the user to select whether or not to display the adjacent seat time in the seat touch selection area of the terminals 33a to 33c. Based on the operation of the display / non-display selection button, the display control unit 57 controls to switch the display mode.

Further, through the input device 69 of the seat reservation servers 31a and 31e, it is possible to set whether or not to allow the display regarding the adjacent seat time in the seat touch selection area of the terminals 33a to 33c, or to set the conditions for the permission. It may be configured as follows. Specifically, immediately after S3 in FIG. 14, a step of determining "Is the display related to the next seat time permitted?" Is added, and when this determination is "YES", the process moves to S4, and when "NO", the process proceeds to S4. May move to S5. By doing so, for example, when the display regarding the next seat time is given only to a specific user, it is possible to improve the service.

In addition, the vacancy rate at which the display regarding the adjacent seat time will be displayed can be set through the input device 69. Specifically, in S4 of FIG. 14, it is determined that "the vacancy rate is less than or equal to the set ratio and the ride is for two or more sections?"

Further, the vacancy rate at which the display regarding the adjacent seat time in the seat touch selection area of the terminals 33a to 33c will be displayed may be set through the input device 69 of the seat reservation servers 31a and 31e. In this case, in S4 of FIG. 14, it is determined that "the vacancy rate is less than or equal to the set value and the ride is for two or more sections?"

In the present embodiment, the vacant seat with the minimum adjacent seat time is extracted (S24 in FIG. 15), but the vacant seat with the maximum adjacent seat time may be extracted. Also, the longer the next seat time, the higher the priority. When the purpose of using a mobile vehicle is travel, one of the purposes of travel is new encounters and exchanges between travelers. Therefore, by doing so, it is possible to increase opportunities for encounters and exchanges.

Although the embodiments have been described above, the disclosure of the present application is not limited by the above-mentioned contents. Further, within the scope not deviating from the gist of the present invention, changes, additions, omissions, deletions, replacements, combinations, integrations, dispersions, replacements, etc. that can be easily performed by those skilled in the art are added to the above-described configurations and processes. The configuration and processing are also included in the scope of the disclosure of the present application.

17a Seat touch selection area 29 Seat reservation system 31a Seat reservation server 33a Automatic ticketing machine terminal 33b Station window terminal 33c User terminal 39 Network 41 Display device 43 Input device 83 Adjacent seat time calculation unit 87 Reservation information storage unit 89 Operation information storage unit

Claims (23)

1. A mobile vehicle that includes terminals and servers connected by a network, travels a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry users, and has a group of adjacent seats in which two or more seats are lined up next to each other. It ’s a seat reservation system,
   The terminal has a display operation unit that displays information on the moving vehicle to the user and is operated by the user to input a boarding section and reserve a seat.
   The server
   A reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of the plurality of sections.
   For each of the plurality of sections, a section movement time value storage unit that stores a movement time value related to the movement of the moving vehicle, and a section movement time value storage unit.
   A vacant seat extraction unit that extracts vacant seats based on the information stored in the reservation information storage unit when the user inputs a boarding section, and a vacant seat extraction unit.
   When the user inputs a boarding section covering two or more sections, the time when the seat next to the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit is reserved based on the boarding section, the reservation information, and the travel time value. Next-seat time value calculation unit that calculates the next-seat time value for
   A seat reservation system comprising a reserved seat determination unit that determines a reserved seat from vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit based on a calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit.
2. The seat reservation system according to claim 1.
   The seat reservation system, wherein the travel time value is a value related to each travel time or travel distance of the plurality of sections, or the same numerical value assigned to each of the plurality of sections.
3. The seat reservation system according to claim 1 or 2.
   When the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are lined up next to each other is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit performs both ends of the adjacent seat group. A seat reservation system characterized in that each of the two seats is regarded as an adjacent seat, two adjacent seat time values are calculated, and the total value is calculated as the adjacent seat time value of the vacant seat.
4. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
   When the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are lined up next to each other is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit performs both ends of the adjacent seat group. A seat reservation system comprising calculating an adjacent seat time value for a time when two seats are reserved at the same time, or a time when at least one of the two seats is reserved.
5. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
   When the user designates a seat at a predetermined position in the adjacent seat group through the display operation unit, the reserved seat determination unit determines a reserved seat based on the designation. system.
6. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
   The reserved seat determination unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that a vacant seat having the shortest adjacent seat time value calculated by the adjacent seat time value calculation unit is determined as a reserved seat.
7. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
   The reserved seat determination unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that a vacant seat having the longest adjacent seat time value calculated by the adjacent seat time value calculation unit is determined as a reserved seat.
8. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
   In the reserved seat determination unit, if any of the two seats at both ends of the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are arranged side by side is vacant, the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are arranged next to each other. A seat reservation system characterized in that the middle seat of the three seats included in is not determined as a reserved seat.
9. The starting point includes a terminal having a display operation unit that displays information on the moving vehicle connected to the network to the user and is operated for the user to input a boarding section and reserve a seat, and a server. It is a seat reservation method in a seat reservation system of a mobile vehicle having a plurality of adjacent seat groups in which two or more seats are lined up side by side to carry the user by moving a plurality of sections from to the final destination.
   The server
   A reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of the plurality of sections.
   For each of the plurality of sections, a section movement time value storage unit for storing a movement time value related to the movement of the moving vehicle is provided.
   The server does
   Regarding the time when the seat next to the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction step is reserved based on the boarding section, the reservation information, and the travel time value when the user inputs a boarding section covering two or more sections. It is characterized by having a next-seat time value calculation process for calculating the next-seat time value and a reserved seat determination process for determining a reserved seat from the vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction process based on the calculation result of the next-seat time value calculation process. How to reserve a seat.
10. A program for operating a computer as the server in the seat reservation system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
11. A mobile vehicle that includes terminals and servers connected by a network, travels a plurality of sections from the starting point to the ending point to carry users, and has a group of adjacent seats in which two or more seats are lined up next to each other. It ’s a seat reservation system,
    The terminal
    A display operation unit that displays vacant seat information to the user and is operated by the user to input a boarding section and reserve a seat.
    It has a display control unit that controls the display of the display operation unit.
    The server
    A reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of the plurality of sections.
    For each of the plurality of sections, a section movement time value storage unit that stores a movement time value related to the movement of the moving vehicle, and a section movement time value storage unit.
    A vacant seat extraction unit that extracts vacant seats based on the information stored in the reservation information storage unit when the user inputs a boarding section, and a vacant seat extraction unit.
    When the user inputs a boarding section covering two or more sections, the time when the seat next to the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit is reserved based on the boarding section, the reservation information, and the travel time value. It has a next-seat time value calculation unit that calculates the next-seat time value for
    The display control unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that display control is performed based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit.
12. The seat reservation system according to claim 11.
    The seat reservation system, wherein the travel time value is a value related to each travel time or travel distance of the plurality of sections, or the same numerical value assigned to each of the plurality of sections.
13. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 or 12.
    When the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are lined up next to each other is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit performs both ends of the adjacent seat group. A seat reservation system characterized in that each of the two seats is regarded as an adjacent seat, two adjacent seat time values are calculated, and the total value is calculated as the adjacent seat time value of the vacant seat.
14. The seat reservation system according to claim 11 or 12.
    When the middle seat among the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are lined up next to each other is extracted as a vacant seat by the vacant seat extraction unit, the adjacent seat time value calculation unit performs both ends of the adjacent seat group. A seat reservation system comprising calculating an adjacent seat time value for a time when two seats are reserved at the same time, or a time when at least one of the two seats is reserved.
15. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 to 14.
    When one of the three seats included in the adjacent seat group in which the three seats are arranged side by side is extracted as an empty seat by the vacant seat extraction unit and the middle seat of the adjacent seat group is vacant, the above-mentioned The next-seat time value calculation unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that the other end of the next-seat group is regarded as an adjacent seat and the next-seat time value is calculated.
16. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 to 15.
    The vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle.
    The display control unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that the display control unit controls to display the adjacent seat time value at a position corresponding to each vacant seat on the seat display.
17. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 to 15.
    The server includes a priority order determination unit that determines priority information based on the magnitude of the next seat time value calculated by the next seat time value calculation unit.
    The display control unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that display control is performed based on the determination result of the priority order determination unit.
18. The seat reservation system according to claim 17.
    The vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle.
    The display control unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that the display control unit controls to display the priority information at a position corresponding to each vacant seat on the seat display.
19. The seat reservation system according to claim 11 or 12.
    The vacant seat information is identification information indicating whether the seat is reserved or vacant, which is attached to each seat on the seat display imitating the arrangement of each seat of the moving vehicle.
    The display control unit is characterized in that the display control unit controls the display control unit so as to display the adjacent seat time value at a position corresponding to a reserved seat next to each vacant seat on the seat display. Seat reservation system.
20. The seat reservation system according to claim 11 or 12.
    The vacant seat information is information on the number of vacant seats of each moving vehicle.
    The display control unit is a seat reservation system characterized in that display control for displaying the minimum next-seat time value is performed for each vehicle based on the calculation result of the next-seat time value calculation unit.
21. The seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 to 20.
    The display control unit performs display control based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation unit when the ratio of the number of vacant seats extracted by the vacant seat extraction unit to all the seats of the moving vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio. A seat reservation system characterized by doing.
22. It includes a terminal having a display operation unit that displays vacant seat information to the user connected by a network and is operated for the user to input a boarding section and reserve a seat, and a server, from the starting point to the ending place. It is a seat reservation method in a seat reservation system of a mobile vehicle having a plurality of adjacent seat groups in which two or more seats are lined up side by side to carry the user by moving a plurality of sections between
    The server
    A reservation information storage unit that stores reservation information indicating whether or not each seat is reserved for each of the plurality of sections.
    For each of the plurality of sections, a section movement time value storage unit for storing a movement time value related to the movement of the moving vehicle is provided.
    A display control step of displaying and controlling the display operation unit performed by the terminal, and
    The server does
    A vacant seat extraction process for extracting vacant seats based on the reservation information when the user inputs a boarding section, and
    When the user inputs a boarding section covering two or more sections, the time when the seat next to the vacant seat extracted by the vacant seat extraction step is reserved based on the boarding section, the reservation information, and the travel time value. It has a next-seat time value calculation process that calculates the next-seat time value for
    The display control step is a seat reservation method characterized in that display control is performed based on the calculation result of the adjacent seat time value calculation step.
23. A program for operating a computer as the server or the terminal in the seat reservation system according to any one of claims 11 to 21.

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