JP2002133238A - Booking method, device, storage medium and remote education system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a booking system which enables students to register (application to a lecture), make and confirm a reservation through a communication network even at home. SOLUTION: In the booking system of this invention, when a request for the a reservation of a lecture is sent from the terminal of a student 1 to a server device 4 through a communication network 3 towards learning institutions such as music schools where each teacher has several classes in a varied time frame, the server device 4 searches teachers or course of lecture in accordance with the requested reservation of a course of lecture and sends the search results back to the terminal of the student 1. When a teacher or a course of lecture preferred by the student is selected from the search results and an instruction of reservation for the teacher or the course of lecture is resent from the terminal of the student 1, the server device 4 books the student at the terminal 1 for the course of lecture in accordance with the instructed reservation for the course of lecture. The terminal of a teacher 2 who is in charge of the course of lecture is notified of the booking results.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booking system capable of conducting a booking via a communication network in a training institution such as a music classroom. The present invention relates to a booking method, an apparatus, and a recording medium suitable for (application for attendance), reservation of attendance, confirmation, and the like, and further relates to a remote training system capable of performing not only booking but also lessons via a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a music training institution has a "classroom set type" system in which a user (student) himself goes to a music classroom, and performs student registration (application for a class), reservation and confirmation of a class, and the like. In addition, there is a "correspondence education type" system for providing guidance such as arranging and correcting lyrics and correcting performance data using a mail or a communication network.
However, in any of the types, there is no consideration at all in providing an immediate performance guidance between a student and a teacher located at a remote place.

[0003] The former "classroom set type" has a high educational effect because the students gather in the classroom and the teacher directly listens to the student's performance and directly gives music guidance to the students. On the other hand, physical and time constraints become stronger,
Regarding the location, time, teacher, etc., it is not always possible to take the course under conditions that are convenient for the student. Of course, outside the classroom reception hours, the student cannot perform any administrative procedures such as enrollment, as well as the application for enrollment. Also, for example, on weekdays, students take classes in the classroom near their work / school location, and on holidays, they take classes in a classroom near their home or receive guidance from a lecturer who is remote from home or the like. It is not easy to respond to various needs from users, such as.

[0004] Regarding the latter "distance learning type", since it is distance learning by mail or the like, there is no physical or time restriction, but the immediacy and "sharing the place of learning" in the training process. Although there is no such instruction, the instructor corrects and instructs the performance data, but judges the student's performance only from the performance data. Therefore, it is difficult to instruct while extracting elements necessary for musical instrument performance such as playing style and posture.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such circumstances, a main object of the present invention is to provide a conventional training institution such as a music classroom or a remote training institution that provides training between remote locations using a communication network. On the other hand, it is an object of the present invention to provide a booking system that enables student registration (application for attendance) and reservation / confirmation of attendance through a communication network even at home.

Another object of the present invention is to register a student at a training institution (application for attending a school) and reserve / confirm the attendance of a training institution via a communication network even from home. An object of the present invention is to provide a comprehensive distance learning system capable of reliably receiving a general training.

[0007]

According to a first feature of the present invention, there is provided a method for booking a desired course in a server device among a plurality of courses instructed by respective instructors at different time zones, the method comprising: Receiving a request from the student terminal, a search step of searching for a lecturer or a course that matches the requested course reservation, a step of transmitting the search result of the lecturer or the course to the student terminal, and selecting from the search results. Receiving a reservation instruction from the student terminal for the given instructor or course, booking the student of the student terminal to the lecture corresponding to the instructed reservation, and booking in accordance with the booking. Notifying the instructor's terminal of the lecture and the information of the student (claim 1). A booking device for booking a desired course among a plurality of courses in which a teacher is in charge, means for receiving a request for a course reservation from a student terminal, and a search for searching for a lecturer or a course suitable for the requested course reservation. Means, means for transmitting the instructor or course search result to the student terminal, means for receiving, from the student terminal, a lecture reservation instruction for the lecturer or course selected from the search result, and correspondence to the instructed lecture reservation. A booking device comprising: means for booking a student of the student-side terminal in a course to be performed; and means for notifying the terminal of the instructor of the lecture and the information of the student in accordance with the booking, And a recording medium readable by a server device for booking a desired course among a plurality of courses in which each instructor is in charge at different time zones. Receiving a reservation request from the student terminal; searching for an instructor or a course that matches the requested reservation; transmitting a search result of the lecturer or the course to the student terminal; and Receiving an instruction for attendance reservation from the student terminal for the instructor or course selected from the step, booking the student of the student terminal to the course corresponding to the instructed attendance reservation, and according to this booking, A step of notifying the terminal of the instructor of the lecture that has been booked and the information of the student, a recording medium for booking (claim 11) is provided.

[0008] According to a second feature of the present invention, the server device accumulates information on lesson contents that can be instructed for a plurality of students and first instructing means for accumulating information on the attendance contents for a plurality of students. A second storage means, wherein in the search step or means, the contents of the course corresponding to the student at the student side terminal which has transmitted the course reservation request are extracted from the first storage means, and the training contents corresponding to the extracted course contents are extracted. The information of the instructor is retrieved from the second storage means (claims 2, 7, 12).

According to a third feature of the present invention, the server device includes a third storage unit for storing the instructor's available operating time information, the request for attendance reservation includes designation of attendance date and time, and the search step or means includes: A search is made for available instructors at the specified attendance date and time from the available operating time information stored in the third storage means (claims 3, 8, and 13).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided:
A step or means for receiving a request for instructor information from the student terminal; and a step or means for extracting the requested instructor information from the information stored in the second storage means and transmitting the information to the student terminal. (Claims 4, 9, 1)
4).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided:
A step or means for receiving a request for obtaining student information from the instructor terminal; and a step or means for extracting the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means and transmitting it to the instructor terminal. (Claims 5, 10, 1)
5).

According to another feature of the present invention, a student terminal for use by a student receiving educational guidance, an instructor terminal for use by an instructor who provides educational instruction, a student terminal and an instructor terminal. And a server device interposed therebetween. The server device receives a course reservation requested from the student terminal, and generates authentication information for attending a course corresponding to the received course reservation. ,
Means for transmitting to the instructor terminal that the requested course reservation has been received, as well as transmitting to the instructor terminal, and transmitting from the student terminal at the time of the lecture corresponding to the course reservation after the receipt of the course reservation. Receiving the authentication information and verifying the validity of the authentication information, and when the authentication information is valid, establishes communication between the student terminal and the instructor terminal, and is transmitted from the student terminal. A distance education system (claim 16) is provided which includes means for transferring data to the instructor terminal and means for transferring data transmitted from the instructor terminal to the student terminal.

According to the first feature of the present invention, a student requests a learning institution such as a music classroom having a plurality of courses to be instructed by each instructor at different time zones for a student reservation. When the terminal sends a call to the server device via the communication network, the server device searches for an instructor (teacher) or a course that matches the requested course reservation, and returns the search result of the instructor or the course to the student terminal. The student-side terminal selects a desired instructor or course from the search results, and re-transmits the instruction to make a reservation for the selected instructor or course. On the other hand, the server device books the student of the student side terminal to a desired course corresponding to the instructed attendance reservation, and also transmits the information of the course and the student booked based on the instructed attendance reservation in the course. Is automatically notified to the instructor terminal (instructor side terminal) in charge of.

Therefore, booking (registering) for a course reservation for a desired course is automatically performed via a network, and physical and time restrictions in a preparation process for implementing a lesson such as music can be eliminated. it can. In addition, since the contents of the booking are automatically notified to the instructor-side terminal, which is the other party, the physical and time restrictions on communication with the instructor (teacher) in charge of training such as music can be eliminated. .

According to a second feature of the present invention, the server device includes a first storage unit (student information database) for storing information (student information (especially, courses)) relating to the contents of a plurality of students, and guidance of a plurality of instructors. A second storage means (instructor information database) for storing information on possible training contents (instructor information (especially instructable courses)) is provided, and the first learning content corresponding to the student at the student terminal that has transmitted the learning reservation request is stored in the first storage unit. Since the information of the instructor having the training content corresponding to the extracted content is retrieved from the second storage means, the instructor (teacher) suitable for the student's desire to take the lecture is automatically retrieved. Since the search is performed and the student can further select a desired instructor from the search results, the lecturer assigned to the student's wish can be booked without physical and time constraints. It is possible.

According to a third feature of the present invention, the server device includes third storage means (operation information database) for storing the instructor's idle operation time information [operation information (particularly, operation date and time)]. In response to the request for attendance reservation including the designation, a tutor capable of providing guidance at the designated attendance date and time is automatically searched from the available operating time information accumulated in the third accumulation means, and the student can further search for a desired instructor from the search result. Can be selected without any physical and time restrictions.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided:
When a request to acquire instructor information is transmitted from the student side terminal, the server device stores the request in the second storage unit (instructor information database).
The requested instructor information is automatically extracted from the information (instructor information) stored in the terminal, and is returned to the student terminal. Therefore, the student can acquire the information of the desired instructor (teacher) and reflect the information in the designation of the attendance reservation, so that the physical and time restrictions in the preparation process for reserving the optimal lecture can be eliminated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided:
When a request for acquiring student information is transmitted from the instructor side terminal, the server device extracts the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means and returns it to the instructor side terminal. Therefore, student information can also be obtained from the instructor (teacher) and reflected in the lesson implementation, so that physical and time constraints in the preparation process for conducting more effective lessons can be eliminated. .

According to another feature of the present invention, a student terminal for a student receiving educational guidance, an instructor terminal for an instructor performing an educational fingering, and an intervening terminal between the student terminal and the instructor terminal And a server device for performing various managements for the remote education. That is, in this distance learning system, when the server device receives the attendance reservation requested from the student terminal, the server device generates authentication information corresponding to the received attendance, transmits the authentication information to the student terminal, and sets the attendance reservation. Send the received information to the instructor terminal. Further, at a point in time after the reception of the course reservation and at the time of the lecture corresponding to the received course reservation, receiving the authentication information transmitted from the student terminal and verifying the validity of the authentication information, If the received authentication information is valid, establish a connection between the student terminal and the instructor terminal, transfer various data transmitted from the student terminal to the instructor terminal, and Various data to be transmitted are transferred to the student terminal.

[0020] Therefore, reservation of attendance from the student terminal,
Not only authentication of student attendance at student terminals and notification of student attendance to instructor terminals corresponding to attendance, but also remote education conducted between student terminals and instructor terminals under the management of the server device. A new comprehensive distance learning system can be provided. This allows students to not only make reservations for courses, authenticate and confirm the courses, etc. from home, but also over the communications network,
Effective and stable training can be reliably received via the communication network under the management of the server device.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic hardware block diagram showing a system configuration for realizing a booking system and a remote learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system is composed of a student-side terminal device 1, an instructor-side terminal device 2, a wide-area communication network 3, and a server device 4. The server device 4 is connected to another server device via a local communication network 5 as necessary. 6 can be connected to extend the functions of the server device 4. In this case, the other server devices 6 include, for example, various database devices 6D, an information search processing device 6S, an operation management processing device 6W, and the like, and the server device 4 functions as a management server.

A plurality of student-side terminal devices 1 are connected to a central processing unit (CP) connected to each other via a bus 10.
U) 11, a random access memory (RAM) 12, a read-only memory (ROM) 13, an input device 14, a display device 15, a wide area communication interface (I / F) 16, and the like. The CPU 11 that controls each terminal device 1 performs various processes such as communication control, screen control, and booking control according to a predetermined program. The RAM 12 is used to store data, parameters, and the like necessary for these processes, and can store necessary information. R
The OM 13 stores a predetermined control program and control data for performing these processes.

The input device 14 is provided with operators such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a switch button. The operator can visually recognize the display on the display of the display device 15 and input various information related to booking, lesson, and the like with the operators. it can. The wide area communication I / F 16 connects the student side terminal apparatus 1 to the instructor side terminal apparatus 2 via the wide area communication network 3.
And communicable with the server device 4 to exchange various information.

The instructor-side terminal device 2 has the same configuration as the student-side terminal device 1 and is provided in a plurality. When this system is to function as a booking system (first embodiment), a personal computer (PC) is typically used for the student and instructor terminal devices 1 and 2 as client devices (user terminals). However, other devices having equivalent processing functions, such as a dedicated training device (such as an electronic musical instrument system) having predetermined information processing and communication control functions, a telephone terminal, a game machine, and the like can be used.

If this system is to function not only as a booking system but also as a comprehensive remote training system (second embodiment) for remotely performing practical lessons via a communication network, the client device 1 , 2 are added. The student terminal device 1 will be described as an example. For example, the component 1 shown by a broken line in FIG.
45, 17, 18, 19, 1E, etc. are added, and the instructor-side terminal device 2 on the opposite side has the same equipment. In this case, a PC is typically used for the client devices 1 and 2, and other devices having equivalent processing functions, for example, a dedicated training device (electronic musical instrument system) having predetermined information processing and communication control functions are provided. ), A videophone terminal, a game machine, or the like.

More specifically, as the input means 14 of the terminal device, a microphone 14M and a camera 14C (both not shown) are further provided, and a function for inputting voices and images in practical skill lessons can be provided. .
A special input / output device 145 and a printer (not shown) can be connected to the bus 10 if necessary. The special input / output device 145 is a tablet with a display (touch panel) for tracing a locus written with a pen or a stick-type cursor and outputting the image to the other party as an image. Can be shared.

The external storage device 17 (provided as necessary also in the booking system) includes a removable hard disk drive (HDD) and a removable disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD) or a magneto-optical (MO) disk. It includes a small storage medium drive and can store various information including music information. Bus 10 of this terminal device
Is further connected to the electronic musical instrument 1E via the local communication I / F 18, and the sound system 19 is also connected. The sound system 19 is used for outputting musical information of performance information of the electronic musical instrument 1E and for emitting a voice of a partner (teacher).

The server device 4 includes a CPU 41, a RAM 42, and a ROM 4 connected to each other via a bus 40.
3, a storage device 44 such as an HDD, a wide-area communication I / F 45, and the like, and a student-side or instructor-side terminal device 1, which is a client device (user terminal) via the wide-area communication I / F 45;
Communicate with 2. The CPU 41 includes client devices 1 and 2
In response to the access from the server, various tasks are executed in accordance with the server application program in the ROM 43, and information necessary for that can be stored in the storage device 44 functioning as various databases. If necessary, a local communication I / F 46 for communicating with another server device 6 via the local communication network 5 can be provided.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the whole of a booking system or a distance learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The student-side terminal device 1 is functionally composed of an input unit 1N, an output unit 1U, a control unit 1C, a storage unit 1M, and a communication unit 1T, and performs a performance for processing performance information from the electronic musical instrument 1E as necessary. It can have a function of an information processing means. The instructor-side terminal device 2 is also configured in the same manner as the student-side terminal device 1. These client terminal devices 1 and 2 are connected via the wide area communication network 3 from the communication means 1T (or, if necessary,
The server device 4 can be accessed by communication connection (via a dedicated line) to the communication means 4T of the server device 4.

[0031] In the example shown in FIG.
It is mainly represented as having a function of a booking system (first embodiment), and includes a management server unit 4M including a communication unit 4T, an information processing unit 4P, an operation management unit 4W, and a search unit 4S; It is composed of various database units 4D for storing student information), instructor (teacher) information, booking information, and the like.

In the management server unit 4M, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is transmitted by the communication unit 4T.
3) A server application such as an operation, an interface with a user (client) in student registration, booking and the like is performed, and various tasks such as user authentication and student registration / booking are executed by the information processing means 4P.
The various database units 4D include an operation management database DW, a student information database DS, an instructor information database DT, a billing information database DM, and the like.

The processes described below are performed by a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) operating on the server device 4.
e) or partly realized as a script (for example, JavaScript) or an applet downloaded to the client via a network (creation of drawing information,
Check your input, etc.) In the case of a script / applet operating on the client devices 1 and 2,
Various databases on the server device 4 can be accessed via these small applications.

[First Embodiment = Booking System] As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a conventional training institution such as a music classroom, which is currently widely used, and a remote training system to be described later are used. , Student registration
A booking system is provided that enables confirmation / correction and booking of student / instructor information from a PC or mobile phone installed at home. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing an example of data stored in various databases in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows the student information database DS.
As shown in (1), a server such as a student ID (student number or student authentication information), student basic information, attendance information (current attendance contents), chart information for each attended course (or reference to the chart information), etc. Student information for operation management in the device 4 is stored and accumulated. Here, the student basic information indicated by a circle includes the name of the user (student), contact information, date of birth, and the like, and the student (student) can use the “student information registration / correction” screen described later. Input by himself.

FIG. 3 shows the instructor information database DT.
As shown in (2), instructor ID (or instructor authentication information)
And basic information of the instructor (information on personnel in the booking system, including the name of the instructor (teacher), contact information, date of birth, settlement information, status of qualification acquisition, status of participation in the insurance / mutual aid society, etc.), Instructable courses, instructor evaluation points,
Instructor information for operation management in the server device 4, such as operation date and time and other information, is stored and accumulated. Here, the instructor (teacher) himself inputs the operating date and time and other information indicated by the circles using the “instructor information registration / correction” screen described later.

FIG. 4 shows the operation information database DW.
As shown in (1), the date and time of the lesson, the ID of the operable instructor, and the reservation status are stored and accumulated for each attended course. In the example shown in the drawing, the reserved state is stored in a storage area provided for each course, in correspondence with the lesson holding date and time (horizontal axis) and the instructor ID of the operable instructor (vertical axis).
"Lecturer cannot run" (Lecturer cannot run) = "-1",
Three-valued data such as "no reservation yet" (unreserved) = "0", "reservation of a certain student is decided" (reserved) = "ID number of student whose reservation is decided" Is stored.

FIG. 4 shows the accounting information database DM.
As shown in (2), for each user (student, instructor), a user ID (student ID / instructor ID), a billing / reward list (settlement management number, billing type, deposit / payment type, scheduled settlement date, settlement date) Information for performing settlement management such as charge collection and remuneration payment is stored and accumulated.

[Overall Business Content] FIGS. 5 to 7 are business function block diagrams functionally representing the business content of the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention. When the student is registered or the instructor registration information is corrected, as shown in FIG. 5A, the student sends predetermined registration information to the server New registration or correction of student registration information. The server device 4 generates student registration information by adding the student ID to the registration information from the student by the information processing means 4P, obtains confirmation from the student, registers the student registration information in the student information database DS, and sends the student ID to the student.
Issue Further, when the teacher (instructor or teacher) transmits registration information to be corrected to the server device 4 using the instructor-side terminal device 2, the server device 4 similarly corrects the lecturer registration information, and after this correction. The registration information is stored in the lecturer information database DT after confirmation of the teacher.

At the time of booking, as shown in FIG. 5 (2), the student uses the student-side terminal device 1 to request the server device 4 to make a booking at a desired time and by a desired instructor. Make a reservation. In this case, it is possible not only to request a new booking but also to correct the registered reservation contents, and to confirm the reservation contents in any case. Further, the instructor can check the contents of the booking or correct the operation schedule using the instructor-side terminal device 2, and the operation state is stored in the operation management database DW. The server device 4 manages the operating state of the instructor by the operation management unit 4W, searches the instructor capable of operating at the desired date and time of the student by the search unit 4S, performs browsing work of various information to the user by the information processing unit 4P, When the lesson reservation according to the student's booking request is determined, the content is stored in the operation management database DW.

In a certain training mode, the practical skill lesson is performed in a direct training mode as in a conventional music classroom, or is performed in a remote training system format as described later as the second embodiment. In the latter case, as shown in FIG. 6 (lower part), the server device 4 is configured to also play a role of a repeater of lesson actual skill information between the terminal devices 1 and 2. At the end of the lesson, as shown in FIG. 6 (upper part), the server device 4 performs auxiliary tasks for the lesson, receives training reports of students and instructors from the terminal devices 1 and 2, A self-study program and a self-study content notification are transmitted to the terminal devices 1 and 2, and lesson management operations such as managing the instructor's operation status and storing lesson chart information are performed in connection with the lesson.

In the lesson management work of the server device 4, in addition to the management of the operation status of the instructor and the accumulation of lesson chart information, the sharing of student information among a plurality of instructors, the feedback to the evaluation of the instructor, the billing Information and reward information are generated, and charging information and reward information are transmitted to both terminal devices. The role of the repeater refers to a relay task of relaying performance information, audio / image information, and other training additional information in a practical skill lesson.

At the time of charge collection and reward payment, the server device 4 uses the student terminal device 1 or a financial institution to provide a lesson fee to the student based on the charge collection information and reward payment information generated according to the lesson. Course fees) and pay the instructors through financial institutions. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the lesson fee paid by the student is paid from the student financial institution or the like to the server financial institution or the like, and the server device 4 confirms this. In addition, in response to a request for reward transfer from the server device 4 to the instructor,
A reward is transferred from the server-side financial institution to the instructor-side financial institution.

[Basic Processing (Main) Processing Flow] FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing a basic process (main process) executed in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the first step U1 on the student side and instructor side terminal devices (client devices) 1 and 2 in this processing flow, the user (student and teacher) accesses a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) on the server device 4. The main page (not shown) has hyperlinks to each processing menu, and the user can display each screen by clicking a hyperlink corresponding to each processing menu on the browser.

On the other hand, the server device 4 requests user authentication in response to the access to the URL (step S).
1). Here, it is not desirable that screens other than “new student registration” described later can be freely viewed by persons other than the related persons (students, lecturers, and operators). Further, the user authentication is performed only when accessing the main page of the server, and thereafter, as will be described later, another UR on the server device 4 is used.
It is preferable to allow free access to L because the operation is simple. Performing user authentication when accessing the main page is convenient because users accessing each URL can be uniquely identified in the subsequent processing.

When the authentication of the user is completed, the server device 4 generates drawing information corresponding to the URL and transmits it to the client devices 1 and 2 (step S2). The drawing information includes various messages, information to be browsed, and form information for prompting the user to input some information. In the case of realizing with a script or an applet, such drawing information may be supplied as a part of the script or the applet.

In the client devices 1 and 2, the user browses the corresponding information with a Web browser (step U2), inputs information as needed, and provides a service (for example, search or reservation) to the server device 4. , An execution request for the CGI application specified by the predetermined URL of the server device 4 (step U3). In response to such information input from the user, the server device 4 executes the corresponding processing program (step S3). In executing the program on the server, the server device 4 stores the program in the various databases 4D as necessary. Access is made (step S4).

The server device 4 further generates drawing information in accordance with the result of the processing corresponding to the information input from the user (step S3) and transmits it to the client devices 1 and 2 (step S2). U2 → U3 → S3 →
The processing of S2 can be repeatedly performed. It is preferable that the client devices 1 and 2 be configured to be able to notify the authentication or destruction of the information input as needed (step U4).

In the client devices 1 and 2, after browsing the information (step U2), the user can access another URL on the server device 4 (step U5). In response to this access, the server device 4 generates drawing information corresponding to another URL and transmits the drawing information to the client devices 1 and 2 (step S2), and steps U2 → U5.
→ The process of S2 can be repeatedly performed. As described above, if access to another URL on the server can be freely performed without user authentication, the operation is simplified.

[New Student Registration / Student Information Correction and Instructor Information Input Processing] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of new student registration / student information correction / instructor information input processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the user (student or instructor) uses the client devices (student or instructor-side terminal devices) 1 and 2 for the server device 4 for new student registration, student information correction or instructor information input (registration / correction). Registration amendment U
When accessing the RL, the server device 4 transmits drawing information and an input form of the information input screen (step A).
1). In this case, other than the new student registration, user authentication is required.

When the user performs registration or correction input using the information input screen, the server device 4 receives the input content (step A2) and checks whether the input content satisfies a predetermined input rule. (Step A3) If the user is satisfied with the input rules, the user is inquired as to whether the contents (temporarily registered contents) entered for registration or correction may be really registered (step A4). Also, if the input content does not satisfy the input rules, for example, when the “desired course” is not selected in the case of student information, the user is instructed to input the missing information and registered. Or prompting the user to enter correct information on the correction (step A
5), the content of the re-input satisfies the input rule (A3 → YE)
Until S), the re-input instruction (A5 → A2) is repeated.

When the user instructs authentication or cancellation of the input content in response to the request for confirmation of the content (A4) input for registration or correction, the server apparatus 4 receives the authentication or cancellation instruction for the input content. (Step A6), it is determined whether or not this instruction is “authentication” (Step A)
7). If the instruction is "authentication", the information of the input contents authenticated by the user (temporarily registered information) is registered in the student or lecturer information databases DS and DT (step A).
8). In the case of new student registration, a user ID (student ID or student number) is also issued when registering in the student information database DS. On the other hand, when the instruction is a "cancel" instruction, the input contents canceled by the user are discarded from the server device 4 (step A9).

The result of the registration process (A8) or the discarding process (A9) is notified to the user of the client device 1 or 2 (step A10), and the new student registration / student information correction / instructor information input process is performed. finish. Note that the notified processing result includes, for example, the registered contents and the issued user ID when the registration processing (A8) is performed.

(1) Registration and Correction of Student Information FIGS. 10 to 13 show examples of information input screens displayed on the display of the student terminal device when registering and correcting student information. Therefore, the operation at the time of new student registration and correction of student information will be described using these display examples and according to the processing flow of FIG. When registering student information,
For example, a display input screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display of the display device 15 in the student terminal device 1 (A1).

The student inputs his / her name, date of birth, address and the like according to this screen. However, this input
When the correction is performed only when a new student is registered and the registration is to be made after the registration, these items are displayed in a non-editable form such as omitting a character input box for a name and a date of birth. Next, as shown in the middle section of FIG. 10, the user inputs his / her hobby (music genre), musical instrument experience, desired course, comment text, and the like.

As for the input items, it is also possible to register items that respond to tastes and requests to the instructor (for example, a request such as "women are not good at women and want to teach men"). . As shown in the option example of FIG. 11, the input items include a request to the instructor, a desired language, and the like. For example, when the student wants a female teacher, wants a gentle instruction, An item such as “desired” may be input.

The "booking confirmation" button is used as a reference for input work. When this button is pressed, a list of lessons currently reserved by the student is displayed. When the “clear contents” button is pressed, the display is returned to the initial display state. Then, when the "Send entry contents" button is pressed, the currently input contents are transmitted to the server (A2).

The information of the input content is registered in the student information database DS after a predetermined confirmation process [A3 (YES) to A7 (YES)] on the server device 4 side (A8).
The registered contents are notified to the student (A10). Here, when newly registering a student, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a user ID (student ID or student number) and a password are issued. Note that the user ID and the password may be freely selected (set) by the student.

When a new student is registered, a simple test is requested, and information representing the student's musical proficiency (judgment of music knowledge, if the student has an electronic musical instrument that can transmit performance data, Information of performance proficiency determined based on performance data according to an actual performance) may be communicated via a network. This information can be used as the initial information of the medical chart information, and the teacher (instructor) who is in charge of the student refers to this information and, based on the student's first attendance, It is possible to roughly understand whether guidance should be given. FIG. 13 shows an example of a display input screen when testing musical knowledge and proficiency at the time of new student registration.

(2) Registration and Correction of Instructor Information FIGS. 14 and 15 show examples of an information input screen displayed on the display of the terminal device on the instructor side when registering and correcting the instructor information. Therefore, the operation at the time of registering and correcting the instructor information will be described using these display examples and according to the processing flow of FIG. When registering and correcting instructor information,
On the display of the instructor-side terminal device 2, for example, FIG.
Is displayed (A1). In the case of instructor information, unlike student information, the instructor is limited to those who have received "instructor certification" in advance, so the instructor himself
Registered address and date of birth cannot be modified.

The teacher (instructor) has information specific to the instructor,
Enter the "working date and time" that indicates from what time of the week and from what time the lesson is available. "Booking confirmation"
As a content displayed when the button is operated, a result searched using the instructor as a key is displayed in a similar lesson list.

Other than this, the description is the same as that of (1) Registration and correction of student information. When information input is completed, the input information is transmitted from the instructor-side terminal device 2 (A2), and after the content is confirmed. [A3 (YES) to A7 (YES)], it is registered in the instructor information database DT (A8), and the registered content is notified to the teacher side (A10).

As for the input items, like the student information, further, the tastes and demands of the students (for example, “I want to use music training as an opportunity to deepen my proficiency in English conversation”
May be registered. In other words, the input items include the request and language of the student, and, for example, as shown in the option example of FIG. 15, the teacher can select “age and proficiency of the student who wants to teach” or “language ability”. You may make it possible to input an item. In FIG. 15, in the input field of “desired age group and skill level”, the horizontal axis represents “student age group” that the teacher wants to teach, and the vertical axis is “student skill level” who wants to teach. Degree ”. Further, “/” in the column indicates that no object exists in the first place, and “−”
Will not be able to teach students of that proficiency, and
"●" indicates "age age and proficiency of students" for whom guidance is desired
Is shown.

[Booking Process] FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a booking process according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, for booking, a student uses a client device (student terminal device) 1 to make a server device 4.
To access the new booking URL, and input the user ID and the desired time (date and time) for attending. When booking,
Since the user has already been authenticated, the server device 4 determines the student information from the user ID and sets the student information database D
From S, the student's course is acquired. Then, the instructor capable of instructing the attending course of the student is searched from the instructor information database DT, and the result listed up by the search is set out as "list A" (step B1).

On the other hand, regardless of whether or not the guidance of the student is possible, the instructor capable of operating at the desired time for the student is searched from the operation management database DW, and the result of the search is listed as “ List B "(step B2). Here, each of the lists A and B is an array of instructor IDs of teachers that match each search condition.

Next, the server device 4 operates the logical product of the instructor IDs in “List A” and “List B” (hereinafter “A AN”).
DB ”. ) To find an instructor who satisfies both the course and the desired time (step B3), and checks whether there is any applicable instructor (step B4). If there is an instructor who satisfies both (B4 → YES),
"A AND B" is sorted by the instructor operation frequency (step B5). In other words, the operating frequency in the instructor information stored in the instructor information database DT is extracted from the instructor IDs remaining in the “List A” and “List B” of the calculation results, and the less frequently operating instructors are ranked higher. Sort to be placed. By this sort processing, the instructor operation frequency can be averaged.

Next, the course list, the date and time information, the classroom information, and the like are added to the sorted list to create a candidate list, which is transmitted to the student terminal device 1 and desired from the candidate list. Prompt the student to select a teacher (step B6). Next, when the input information from the student based on the candidate list is received, it is determined whether or not the received information is candidate selection information (step B7). If the information is the candidate selection information, the instructor ID frame corresponding to the teacher selected by the student from the candidate list is booked, and this instructor ID is registered in the operation management database DW (step B8). The information is transmitted to the teacher by e-mail (e-mail) or the like (step B9).

As described above, by automatically notifying the other party that the booking has been made, the teacher (instructor) who is in charge of the booking can be given various restrictions on the confirmation of the guidance schedule or mistakes. Does not occur. In other words, since the other party is automatically notified in response to the booking, the teacher who is the booking partner does not have to access the server device 4 every time and check the booking status regarding himself / herself. No complicated actions such as checking the booking state are required. Also, the booking information notified by E-mail or the like is also stored in the server device 4 and can be sequentially referred to as needed, so that the double schedule confirmation used together with the notification by E-mail is performed. This makes it possible to minimize mistakes such as forgetting to check the booking state.

When there is no instructor who satisfies both the attended course and the desired time (B4 → NO), when no candidate selection is received (ie, cancellation of booking is instructed) (B7 → NO), Alternatively, after transmitting the booking information (B9), the student is notified of the respective processing results (for example, “no instructor is operable”, “booking canceled”, “booking completed”, etc.) (step B1).
0) This booking process ends.

FIGS. 17 to 19 show examples of display screens displayed on the display of the student terminal device during booking. Using these display examples, the contents of the work at the time of the booking process described above will be supplemented. In the example of FIG. 17, a method of selecting a teacher from desired time (date and time) is employed, and when a student instructs to display a booking screen, the first booking screen as shown at the top of FIG. 17 is displayed. Encourage students to choose the date and time they want.

When the student instructs the display of the booking screen or when the student inputs the date and time, the server device 4 changes the course ID included in the student information (the course ID corresponding to the desired course). Then, using this as a key, a teacher ID of a teacher who can be booked is searched from the operation management database DW (B1 to B3). Next, the instructor IDs of the instructors who can teach at the selected date and time are narrowed down from the searched instructor IDs, and are listed on the display of the student terminal device 1 in a predetermined order as shown in the second row from the top in FIG. It is displayed (B4 to B6).

When the student selects a desired one from the list of teachers and sends a booking request to the server device 4 and the booking is successful, as shown in the third row from the top in FIG. A success screen is displayed (B
7). Then, in response to the operation of the "confirm" button, information on the selected candidate teacher ("Hanako Yamakawa") is registered in the operation management database DW (B8). During the booking operation, if the selected candidate cannot be taught for some reason (for example, another student selects the same candidate immediately before) and the booking fails, as shown at the bottom of FIG. A booking failure screen is displayed, prompting another candidate to be selected, and performing the same processing again.

That is, at the time of booking, if a plurality of students want to take a one-on-one lesson from the same teacher at the same date and time, there may be a conflict such as a request for booking at the same timing. For example, if the student A and the student B wish to book the teacher C (the teacher “Hanako Yamakawa” in the example of FIG. 17) at the same date and time at the same timing, only one of them can actually be booked.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the student is prompted to input a plurality of booking requests in advance at the time of booking, so that both students A and B are not notified that "teacher C is available for booking". You can do so. In this case, when the bookable screen is displayed, the student temporarily holds the instructor who can make a booking, and control is performed so that the booking of the instructor by another student is prohibited.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent a situation in which, for example, the user was presented as bookable but could not actually book, and so on, and all users (students) can smoothly book. Can be.

There are a plurality of physically different classrooms,
In the case where a teacher belongs to each classroom, the student may be able to arbitrarily specify the classroom at the time of booking.

As described with reference to the option examples in FIGS. 11 and 15, when the student or the instructor is allowed to register his / her preference for the instructor or the student, when the booking is performed,
If these requests are also used as search conditions, it is possible to make a booking that matches the user's request.

In the example of FIG. 17, at the time of booking, a bookable course is searched from “date and time”. However, as shown in FIG. 19, a search can be made from the name of the instructor. In FIG. 19, the bold letters in the second calendar from the top indicate selectable dates, and the numbers below the third calendar from the top indicate times. In addition, at the time of booking, a search may be made from the attended course or from the classroom.

[Checking, Canceling and Correcting Booking]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of booking confirmation, cancellation, and correction processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, in order to confirm, cancel or correct the booking, the user (student or instructor) accesses the booking confirmation URL after completing the user authentication of the server device 4 using the client devices (student or instructor side terminal devices) 1 and 2. Then, the server device 4 searches for the booking information registered in the operation management database DW using the user ID (student ID or instructor ID) as a key, and based on the search result, the drawing information of the booking confirmation / cancellation screen. Is transmitted (step C1).

The server device 4 subsequently receives the information related to the confirmation / cancellation of the booking input from the client devices 1 and 2 using this booking confirmation / cancellation screen, and this information is displayed as “booking cancellation”. It is determined whether the instruction is an instruction (step C2), and if the instruction is not a cancellation instruction, this process ends. On the other hand, in the case of a cancellation instruction, the user is requested to confirm the contents of the booking to be canceled (step C3), and response information from the user (instruction information of “authentication” or “cancellation” for the confirmation request)
Is received (step C4).

The received information is "authentication" for the confirmation request.
(Step C5), and if it is an "authentication" instruction, the booking information for which the cancellation instruction has been given (that is, the cancellation has been "authenticated") is deleted from the operation management database DW. (Step C6), the user (teacher or student) on the other side in the booking information is notified of the cancellation of the booking by e-mail or the like (Step C7). In this way, by automatically notifying the teacher in charge of the booking being made, there is no need to impose various restrictions on the confirmation of the guidance schedule or make an error as described above. . Then, when it is not an instruction of “authentication” to the confirmation request (instruction of “cancel” = cancellation of cancellation of booking = confirmation of booking) (C5 → NO), or after notification of cancellation of booking (C7), The processing result is notified to the user (step C8), and the booking confirmation, cancellation, and modification end processing are terminated.

FIGS. 21 to 23 show examples of display screens displayed on the display of the student-side terminal device at the time of booking confirmation / cancellation or the like. These display examples are used to supplement the work contents at the time of the booking confirmation, cancellation, and correction processing described above.

FIG. 21 shows an example of a display screen on which the student only cancels the reservation (cancel or cancel the booking). In this example, the server device 4 uses the student ID as a key in response to the access from the student. And a search confirmation / cancellation screen shown at the top of FIG. 21 is displayed on the display of the student terminal device 1 (C1), and the "cancel" button at the right end of the applicable row is operated (C2 → YES). As a result, a cancellation request confirmation screen shown at the bottom of FIG. 21 is displayed (C3). Then, the operation of the “confirm” button on this screen cancels the reservation, and the operation of the “cancel” button cancels the reservation, and only confirms the reservation state.

When the teacher cancels the reservation, a search is performed using the instructor ID of the teacher as a key, and FIG.
The "Lecturer in charge" field on the booking confirmation / cancellation screen shown at the top of the screen changes to the student's name. In addition, booking confirmation
A hyperlink may be set in the column of “Lecturer in charge” or “Student name” on the cancellation screen, and the “Lecturer information browsing screen” (student information browsing screen) may be opened.

FIGS. 22 and 23 show examples of display screens in which not only the cancellation (confirmation) of the booking but also the correction of the contents of the booking can be performed as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 22, a booking confirmation / cancellation screen in which “cancel” and “correction” buttons are arranged on the right end is displayed on the display of the student terminal device 1 (C1). Here, when the "Modify" button in the row corresponding to the cancellation is instructed, a booking correction screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 22 (a), and by operating the "Change" button on this screen, the booking is changed. The same screen display and processing as the new registration are performed.

The “change” button includes, for example, FIG.
As shown in (a), there are a “change date and time” button and a “change instructor” button, and by operating the former, the screen and processing contents are shifted to FIGS. 23 (b) and (c). By operating the latter, the screen and the processing contents are shifted to FIG. When the server device 4 is instructed to register the correction of the booking, it cancels the current booking information and registers the changed booking information in the operation management database DW.

As described above, the cancellation or correction of the booking may be performed by the teacher. In this case, it is desirable to impose a predetermined penalty (for example, a reward reduction or the like) according to cancellation or correction of the booking.

[Student and Lecturer Information Browsing Process] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user (student or teacher) uses the client device (student or instructor terminal device) to instruct the instructor or student information of the server device. By accessing the browsing URL, the other user information browsing screen (instructor or student information browsing screen) is displayed from the instructor and student information databases DT and DS, and the other user information (instructor or student information) is displayed.
Can be browsed. 24 and 25 show examples of the instructor and student information browsing screens, respectively.

The instructor information browsing screen can be displayed only when logging in with the student ID using the student side terminal device (user terminal) 1. In this case, a method of selecting desired instructor information from the instructor list after transmitting the instructor list from the server device 4 to the user terminal 1 at the beginning of the access, or specifying the instructor name, the instructor is designated from the instructor information database DT using the instructor name as a key. The instructor information browsing screen is displayed by a method of searching for information. Note that the instructor list in the former method may be arranged for all the teachers in a format in which the instructor names are sorted in the order of the Japanese syllabary or in a format according to a predetermined classification rule.

The instructor information browsing screen displayed on the student terminal device 1 in this manner reflects the instructor information registered in the instructor information database DT, as shown in FIG. 24, for example. When the "search for available operating date and time" button at the lower right of FIG. 24 is pressed, the available time of the instructor is searched from the operation management database DW and presented to the user, and when the "booking" button is pressed, the instructor is designated. Booking takes place.

The student information browsing screen can be displayed only when the instructor-side terminal device (user terminal) 2 is used to log in with the instructor ID. As shown in FIG. 25, the student information displayed on the student information browsing screen includes, in addition to information on music training other than personal information (address, date, etc.) input at the time of student registration, The student's course information up to this point is displayed. When the “display chart” button at the lower right of FIG. 25 is pressed, the course-specific chart information of the student is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed on the display.

[Chart Display Processing] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the teacher accesses the chart display URL of the server device using the client device (the instructor-side terminal device), or the “document display process” on the student information browsing screen. By operating the "display chart" button, a chart display screen is displayed from the student information database DDS, and "training chart information" (lesson chart information) indicating the history of lessons previously conducted for students can be viewed. it can. FIG. 26 shows an example of the chart display screen.

As shown in FIG. 26, the contents of the lesson for one frame are displayed on one screen of the chart display screen, and the lesson contents of another frame are displayed by clicking the “Next” or “Previous” button. To be able to. However, it is also possible to display the contents of the lessons of all the frames of one course on one screen as a table of contents, and to display detailed items on each screen.

[Lesson end processing] FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of the lesson end processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, when the lesson is completed and the user (student or instructor) accesses the lesson end URL after completing the user authentication of the server device 4 using the client devices (student or instructor terminal devices) 1 and 2, the server device 4 Then, drawing information of a questionnaire or a report input screen is transmitted (step D1). This transmission information is a form for inputting a "training questionnaire" when the user is a student, and a form for inputting a "training report" when the user is a teacher.

Subsequently, the server device 4 uses the training questionnaire or the report input screen to display the client devices 1 and 2.
Is received (step D2), and the received training questionnaire or report information is stored in the student or instructor information databases DS and DT (step D3). Next, it is determined whether the received and stored information is training report information (step D4).

Here, in the case of the training report information, new billing data representing a billing fee corresponding to the content of the course inputted in the training report is generated, and the billing information database DM is generated.
The new billing data is added to the already billed data corresponding to the above student ID (step D5). Next, new reward data representing a reward corresponding to the course content is generated, and the new reward data is added to the already-paid data corresponding to the training ID on the charging information database DM (step D6). Then, the corresponding booking information is stored in the operation management database D.
W is deleted from W (step D7), and this lesson end processing ends.

On the other hand, in the case of the training questionnaire information, information on the evaluation of the instructor is extracted from the training questionnaire, and the “student evaluation” of the instructor ID in the instructor information database DT is updated (step D8). Finish.

FIGS. 28 and 29 show examples of a training questionnaire or report input screen displayed on the display of the student terminal device at the end of the lesson. Using these display examples, the contents of the work at the end of the lesson process described above will be supplemented. In this lesson end processing, FIG.
After the teacher registers the “training report” as shown in FIG. 29 in the server device 4, it is preferable that the “training questionnaire” as shown in FIG.

In addition, in response to the training report being registered in the server device 4 (D1 to D4 YES), billing information for the student and reward information for the teacher are generated, and these information are registered in the billing management database DM. (D5, D
6). By such automatic generation and registration of the charging and reward information, the efficiency of operation management and operation management can be improved. Here, the charging fee is set for each course in units of courses, not in units of time, and the calculation of the charging fee and the calculation of the reward are settled, for example, in units of months, and the following formulas (1) and (2)
Calculated as follows: Total charge = Σ ｛(unit price of course) × (number of frames)｝ (1) Reward amount = Σ ｛(unit price of course) × (number of frames)-royalty｝ (2)

In the lesson end processing, various post-processing modes can be adopted as needed, as exemplified below. For example, the content of the “training report” input by the teacher after the lesson includes the teaching materials used as illustrated in FIG. 28, evaluations such as pre-practice, concentration, understanding, and completion, comments, and self-study contents. An item for designating (such as a task that the student should practice before the next class) may be added, and the server may notify the student of the self-study content by e-mail or the like. Also, for example, performance data stored and stored in a format such as SMF (Standard MIDI File), which is performance information of a student's performance, and voice data obtained by sampling a student's voice and singing and appropriately compressing the data. The more detailed training content may be attached to the training report and stored on the server, and may be browsed / reproduced as needed as part of the training chart information.

From the training questionnaire input screen input by the student after the lesson, the content may be devised so that the next booking can be performed. Also, of the questionnaire items input by the student after the lesson, the evaluation of the instructor may be used as weighting information on the instructor in the next and subsequent bookings. For example, a teacher who received an evaluation such as "I do not want to receive this teacher again"
Take measures such as excluding them from the list at the next booking.

Further, the instructor evaluation may be reflected in the reward for the instructor. For example, there is a method in which the instructor evaluation is scored on a monthly basis, and the instructor who receives a negative evaluation comprehensively reduces the reward at a predetermined rate.

For billing, payment, and the like, account transfer / transfer or card settlement can be used.
Regarding charge collection, if payment cannot be made on the day of debit, a charge for late fees may be automatically made.

When the student cancels the booking, a cancellation fee may be charged for the cancellation within a predetermined date from the reservation date and the fee may be registered in the billing DB. Further, if the booked course is not implemented, some penalty (for example, additional charge / reward cut, etc.) may be imposed on some of the students or teachers.

[Effects of the Booking System According to the First Embodiment] The technical effects of the above-described booking system are listed in the following items in a bulleted list. Since registration, correction, and confirmation of information can be performed via the network, there are no physical and time restrictions on the process for participating in the music lesson except for the lesson itself. 2. Since information about teachers and students can be obtained via the network, the physical and time constraints of the preparation process for participating in music training (performing music training) are eliminated. 3. By storing the student's medical record information on the server, this medical record information can be easily assigned to the same student even if the instructor belongs to the server, and the student can take classes in different classrooms in some cases. Become. 4. By centrally managing the student information, the teacher information, the training information, and the operation information on the server, it is possible to easily review the curriculum contents and reuse the information in setting the operation days of the classroom itself. If you have multiple classrooms,
This is more effective because information can be reused comprehensively instead of in classroom units. And so on.

[Second Embodiment = Distance Learning System] As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention,
There is provided a distance learning system capable of effectively performing a practical skill lesson itself from a home or the like via a communication network. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an image of a user terminal in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As described above with reference to FIG. 1, the hardware configuration of the distance learning system is different from that of the booking system of the first embodiment in that the client devices 1 and 2 are indicated by broken lines in FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 30, the components described below are added. That is, since both the student and the instructor-side terminal devices have the same configuration, for convenience of understanding, the electronic musical instrument 1E,
Camera 14C, microphone 14M, sound system 19,
A special input / output device 145 and the like are added.

Here, the electronic musical instrument 1E can transmit and receive at least performance information, and at least two cameras 14C are provided to capture at least the face (expression) and posture of the user (student / teacher). Is preferred. The microphone 14M is used to input the voice of the user, and the sound system 19 is used to emit the voice of the other party. The special input / output device 145 is configured by a tablet or a touch panel with a display,
It functions as a "shared score display device", and is used to share visual training information in which a comment is added to a score or the like with a partner as shown in FIG.

The display 15D, which is the output means of the display device 15, has a server access screen and a partner (teacher /
It is configured to be able to display a moving image of the student). Furthermore, in order to relay data between the student and the teacher during the lesson, the server device 4 is provided with a relay server function, or a relay server device dedicated to relay is separately provided. In the following description, the server device 4 has a relay function, which is called a relay server.

In performing the remote training, the server device 4
There is a need for a means for verifying whether the student who has accessed the book is really booking the course at this date and time. Therefore, when the booking is completed, the server device 4 transmits key information called a “training key” to the user. As the training key, for example, the following (1) and (2) can be adopted.

(1) Unique character string corresponding to the relevant course = For example, a character string is sequentially generated from a random number string having a sufficiently large number of digits and a sufficiently long cycle, and this character string is provided to the user as a training key. Send. Operation management database DW
In this example, the training key is held for each frame, and at the start of the lesson, the matching between the training key input / transmitted by the user and the training key in the operation data stored in the operation management database DW is checked. .

(2) A character string indicating training information, which is obtained by performing predetermined encryption on the server side = for example, student ID / instructor I
D. A text file in which a character string such as the date and time of the course is described is encrypted and transmitted to the user terminal as an information file similar to a cookie (cookie). At the start of the lesson, the training key file sent by the user is decrypted by the server device 4 and the operation management database DW is referenced to determine whether a lesson in which the student ID, the instructor ID, the date and time of the lesson, etc. completely match is booked. Confirm.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a training image of the remote training system according to the second embodiment of the present invention in comparison with a conventional system. In the lesson (1) in the form of the distance learning system, the training effect can be expected in the following points as compared with the conventional (classroom-assembled) music training (2).

That is, in the conventional music training (1), when listening behind the performer (upper part), the performer's sound is cut off or the sound reflected by a wall or the like is heard. In the case of a face-to-face lesson (lower part), the user will hear the sound reflected by the performer and the wall. As described above, when a student or a teacher listens to a performance of a teacher or a student, the situation is such that the performance sound is shielded by the teacher or the student who is the performer, or only the sound reflected by a wall or the performer can be heard. Therefore, the sound actually heard does not faithfully reflect the performance sound. Therefore, in the conventional music training (1), it is difficult for the instructor and the student to recognize the subtle difference between the performance of the other party and the performance of the player, and to recognize the difference between the performances of each other. Is not easy to do (especially students).

On the other hand, in the distance learning system (2), the contents of the other party's performance are received as performance data and reproduced on the own machine, so that the performance of the other party and the performance of the user are the same. Can be heard. Therefore, the user listens to a musical tone that is pronounced in the same manner as his / her own performance, and can easily recognize a subtle difference between the performance of the other party and the performance of his / her own.

[Lesson Start Processing] In the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention, the lesson itself
This is performed according to the processing flow relating to the remote lesson shown in FIGS. 33 to 35, and is performed in the form of a TV phone and an electronic musical instrument. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing a lesson start process in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

At the start of the lesson, the student accesses the relay server 4 on the student side terminal device 1,
User authentication (user ID (student ID) and password used when performing booking etc. are transmitted (step U
11), user authentication is received from the relay server 4 (step S11). Further, the training key is transmitted from the student terminal device 1 to the relay server 4 (U11).
Verify whether the user is correct based on the training key (S
11).

When the relay server 4 confirms that the user is the correct user, the relay server 4 transmits a notice of the completion of the lesson to the student (step S12), and displays the completion of the lesson on the display 15D of the student terminal device 1 (step S12). U1
2). At the same time, if the student is booking,
Waiting for the transmission of a response message from the instructor-side terminal device 2 of the teacher who is booking (step T11), the relay server 4 enters a process of confirming this response (step S13), and determines whether or not there is a response from the teacher. Is determined (step S14).

Here, if there is no response, a notice that the lesson cannot be started is transmitted to the student (step S1).
5) It is confirmed that the lesson cannot be started on the student terminal device 1 side (step U13). On the other hand, if there is a response, both terminal devices 1 and 2 are requested to confirm the operation of each device (step S16), and are automatically checked for device operation confirmation (steps U14 and T12). When there is a transmission of the operation status by the automatic check from both terminal devices 1 and 2 (steps U15 and T13), relay server 4 performs a process of confirming that both operation statuses match (step S17).

Here, if the operation states do not match and the operation state is defective, a notification that the lesson cannot be started is transmitted to both users (step S19), and the lesson cannot be started on both the terminal devices 1 and 2. Confirm that there is (Step U1
6, T14). On the other hand, if the operating conditions match and are good,
A lesson start notification is generated (step S20), and the lesson start is notified to both terminal devices 1 and 2 (step U1).
7, T15).

[Process during Lesson] After the start of the lesson is notified, the process starts during the lesson and the relay server 4 continues until the instruction of “disconnection” is given from the student or the teacher.
Relays various data exchanged between the student and the instructor-side terminal devices 1 and 2. FIGS. 34 and 35 are flowcharts showing processing during a lesson in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the processing during the lesson, various data such as performance data, moving image data, audio data, and drawing data generated by the terminal devices 1 and 2 are transmitted via the communication network 3 via the relay server 4 (step). U31, T31).

As shown in the lower part of FIG. 34, the performance data is exchanged between the terminal devices 1 and 2 (steps U32 to U34, T32 to T34). The performance data includes, in addition to the performance data generated by the student or the teacher playing the electronic musical instrument, performance data stored in advance that is automatically performed by the student or the instructor-side terminal device 1 or 2 as an accompaniment sound or the like. Is included. Also, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 35, the moving image data and the audio data are communicated in the same manner as in a normal videophone system (steps U35 to U39, T35 to T39).

In this embodiment, as described above,
Both terminal devices 1 and 2 are provided with a shared score display device (special input / output device 145), and drawing information transmitted and received between both shared score display devices is communicated as shown in the lower part of FIG. Steps U40 to U42, T40 to T4
2) Thus, the data drawn by the user on the tablet is also transmitted to the other party, and the same drawing data is reproduced at the same position.

In this case, regarding the score information, at the start of the actual lesson, the operation management means 4 of the server device 4
W [or another server device (operation management processing device 6
W)] (see FIGS. 1 and 2) to transmit the musical score information to the student and the instructor side terminal devices 1 and 2 or to transmit the musical score information from the instructor side terminal device 2 to the student side terminal device 1 (for example, , And the score information together with the booking information) is displayed as a background image on both tablets. As the music score information, scan data of the music score, a language for describing the music score (an extensible markup language such as XML, a page description language such as PostScript, etc.), and the like are used.

[Lesson end processing] FIGS. 36 and 37
9 is a flowchart showing a lesson end process in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The lesson end processing in the distance learning system is basically the same as the lesson end processing in the booking system according to the first embodiment.

For example, similarly to the booking system of the first embodiment, after the teacher inputs the report, the self-study contents are notified from the server to the students (step S58). In addition,
In this case, the instructor-side terminal device 2 sends the student-side terminal device 1 during the lesson when creating a report (step T53).
Is also input as a part of the training report, the server device 4 analyzes the student's performance data (for example, playing skills), and determines and notifies the self-learning content based on the analysis result. Is preferred.
In other respects, only the processing flows of FIGS. 36 and 37 are shown.

[Various Embodiments in Distance Learning System] In this distance learning system, various embodiments can be adopted as needed, as exemplified below. For example, omitting the relay server, the training itself,
The student and the instructor-side terminal device may be directly connected. In this case, the booking management and the operation management may be separately performed (preferably, performed from the teacher terminal).

It is preferable that the instructor-side terminal device can set the student-side terminal device (for example, tone color setting, registration setting, etc.) with respect to the training content such as performance information.

At the start of the lesson, the operation of the student terminal device and the instructor terminal device may be remotely confirmed by an instruction from the server device or the instructor terminal device.

[Effects of the Distance Learning System According to the Second Embodiment] The technical effects of the distance learning system described above are listed in a bulleted list as follows: Not only the booking but also the lesson itself is configured to be conducted via a network, so that physical and time constraints are further eliminated. For example, an overseas student can easily take a lecture by a domestic teacher. 2. By using a TV phone, even between remote locations,
Immediately, the teacher checks the student's facial expression, playing posture, playing style, and the like, and the student can receive words, model postures, and advice from the teacher. By using the shared music score display device together, it is possible to convey to the other party musical information that cannot be transmitted depending on moving images, voices, and performance data, so that a higher training effect can be obtained.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the student terminal sends a request for learning reservation to a training institution such as a music classroom having a plurality of courses in which each instructor is in charge at different time zones. Sends a call to the server device via the communication network, the server device searches for a lecturer or a course that matches the requested course reservation, and returns the search result of the lecturer or the course to the student terminal. On the student terminal, select a desired instructor or course from the search results, and re-send the instruction for attendance reservation for the selected instructor or course, the server device,
The student at the student terminal is booked in a desired course corresponding to the instructed attendance reservation. Therefore, the booking (registration) of taking a course to a desired course is automatically performed via the network, and the physical and time constraints can be eliminated in the preparation process for implementing a lesson such as music. In addition, since the server device automatically informs the terminal of the instructor in charge of the course and the information of the student booked based on the instructed attendance reservation to the terminal of the instructor in charge of the course, the instructor in charge of training such as music is provided The physical and time restrictions on contacting can be eliminated.

According to the present invention, the server device stores the first storage means (student information database) for storing information (learning courses, etc.) on the contents of a plurality of students (learning courses) and the information on the contents of a lesson that can be taught by a plurality of instructors (a lesson is possible). The second storage means (instructor information database) for storing the courses to be taken is provided, and the contents of the course corresponding to the student of the student terminal which has transmitted the request for the course reservation are extracted from the first storage means. Since the information of the instructor having the corresponding training content is searched from the second storage means, the instructor suitable for the student's desire to attend the course is automatically searched, and the student further selects a desired instructor from the search result. So you can
It is possible to book a course instructed by the instructor according to the student's wish without physical and time constraints.

According to the present invention, the server device is provided with the third storage means (operation information database) for storing the idle operation time information (operation date and time) of the lecturer, and responds to the request for the attendance reservation including the designation of the attendance date and time. Then, from the available operating time information stored in the third storage means, an instructor capable of providing guidance at the designated attendance date and time is automatically searched, and the student can further select a desired instructor from the search result. It is possible to book a course assigned by a suitable instructor who further matches the student's request including the date and time without any physical and time constraints.

According to the present invention, further, when the request for instructor information is transmitted from the student terminal, the server device checks the information (instructor information) stored in the second storage means (instructor information database). The requested instructor information is automatically extracted and returned to the student terminal. Therefore, since the student can acquire the information of the desired instructor and reflect it in the designation of the attendance reservation, it is possible to eliminate the physical and time constraints in the preparation process for reserving the optimal lecture.

According to the present invention, when the request for acquiring student information is transmitted from the instructor terminal, the server device extracts the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means. Is returned to the instructor's terminal. Therefore, the student information can also be obtained from the instructor side and reflected in the lesson implementation, so that physical and time constraints can be eliminated in the preparation process for conducting more effective lessons.

According to the present invention, when the server device receives a class reservation requested from the student terminal, the server device generates authentication information corresponding to the received class and transmits the authentication information to the student terminal. In addition to sending the received information to the instructor terminal, and after accepting the class reservation, when conducting the lecture corresponding to the accepted class reservation, the authentication information transmitted from the student terminal is received and the validity of the authentication information is verified. If the received authentication information is valid, establish a connection between the student terminal and the instructor terminal, and transfer various data from the student terminal and the instructor terminal between the student and the instructor terminal. Compete with each other. Therefore, it is not limited to reservation of attendance from the student side terminal, authentication of attendance at the student side terminal, notification of student attendance to the instructor side terminal corresponding to the attendance, and remote education performed between the student and the instructor side terminal. Can provide a new comprehensive distance learning system that is implemented under the control of a server device, and students can use the communication network at home to reserve courses, authenticate and confirm courses, etc. In addition to performing the training, effective and stable training can be reliably received under the management of the server device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a hardware configuration for realizing a booking system and a distance learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the entirety of a booking system or a distance learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a student and lecturer information database among various databases in the function booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of an operation and reward information database among various databases in the booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a work content function block diagram [1] functionally showing work such as student / lecturer registration and booking in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a business function block diagram [2] functionally representing a lesson business in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a business function block diagram [3] functionally representing a charge collection / reward payment business in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing basic processing (main processing) executed in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of student new registration / student information correction / instructor information input processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display / input example at the time of student registration / correction in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of option display / input at the time of student registration in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example at the end of student registration in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a modification of display / input at the time of new student registration in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example at the time of registering and correcting instructor information in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of option display / input at the time of registering instructor information in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a booking process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a first display example [1] at the time of new booking in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a modified example [2] of a display at the time of new booking in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a second display example [3] at the time of new booking in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a booking confirmation / cancellation / correction process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a first display example [1] at the time of booking confirmation / correction in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a part [2-1] of the second display example at the time of booking confirmation / correction in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing another part [2-2] of the second display example at the time of booking confirmation / correction in the booking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a display example of instructor information in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display example of student information in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a display example of training chart information in a booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a lesson end process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a display example of training report information in the booking system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a questionnaire input in the booking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an image of a terminal device in a distance learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of musical score information displayed on the special input / output device of the instructor-side and student-side terminal devices in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a training image (1) in a distance training system according to an embodiment of the present invention in comparison with a conventional training system (2).

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing a lesson start process in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a part of a flowchart showing processing during a lesson in the distance learning system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 35 is another part of a flowchart showing processing during a lesson in the distance learning system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 36 is a part of a flowchart showing a lesson end process in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 37 is another part of a flowchart showing a lesson end process in the distance learning system according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 student terminal device, 1E electronic musical instrument, 14C camera, 14M microphone, 145 special input / output device (shared score display device, tablet with display, touch panel), 15D display, 2 instructor terminal device, 4 server device, DM billing information Database, DS student information database, DT instructor information database, DW operation management database.

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A method of booking a desired course in a server device among a plurality of courses in which respective instructors are in charge at different time zones, comprising the steps of: receiving a reservation request from a student terminal; A search step for searching for a tutor or a course that matches the course reservation, a step of transmitting the search result of the lecturer or the course to the student terminal, and an instruction for the course reservation for the lecturer or the course selected from the search results. Receiving the information from the instructor, and booking the student of the student terminal in the course corresponding to the instructed reservation, and informing the terminal of the instructor of the booked course and the information of the student according to the booking. Performing the booking step. 2. The server device according to claim 1, further comprising: first storage means for storing information on the contents of the lectures for a plurality of students; and second storage means for storing information on the contents of the lessons that can be taught for the plurality of instructors. In the retrieving step, the learning content corresponding to the student of the student terminal that has transmitted the learning reservation request is extracted from the first storage unit, and the information of the instructor having the training content corresponding to the extracted learning content is stored in the second storage unit. 2. The booking method according to claim 1, wherein the search is performed by means. 3. The server device includes a third storage unit that stores the instructor's idle operating time information, wherein the request for the attendance reservation includes designation of the attendance date and time, and in the search step, the request is stored in the third storage unit. 3. The booking method according to claim 2, wherein an instructor who can provide guidance at the designated attendance date and time is searched from the available free time information. 4. A step of receiving a request for obtaining instructor information from the student terminal, extracting the requested instructor information from the information stored in the second storage means, and transmitting the extracted instructor information to the student terminal. 4. The booking method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: 5. A step of receiving a request for obtaining student information from the instructor terminal, extracting the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means, and transmitting the extracted student information to the instructor terminal. The booking method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising the steps of: 6. A booking device for booking a desired course out of a plurality of courses in which respective instructors are in charge at different time zones, means for receiving a request for a course reservation from a student side terminal, A search means for searching for an instructor or course that matches the reservation, a means for transmitting the instructor or course search result to the student terminal, and an instruction for attendance reservation for the instructor or course selected from the search results is received from the student terminal. Means for booking the student of the student terminal in the course corresponding to the designated attendance reservation; and means for notifying the terminal of the instructor of the booked course and information of the student in accordance with the booking. And a booking device. 7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: first storage means for storing information on the contents of the lectures for a plurality of students; and second storage means for storing information on the contents of the lessons that can be taught for the plurality of instructors. The means extracts, from the first storage means, the contents of the lecture corresponding to the student of the student terminal which has transmitted the request for the lecture reservation, and searches the second storage means for information on the instructor having the training contents corresponding to the extracted contents of the lecture. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein
The booking device according to claim 1. 8. A third storage means for accumulating free operating time information of the instructor, wherein the request for attendance reservation includes designation of attendance date and time, and the search means includes an idle time accumulated in the third accumulation means. 8. The booking device according to claim 7, wherein the instructor capable of providing guidance at the designated attendance date and time is searched from the operating time information. 9. A means for receiving a request for obtaining instructor information from the student terminal, and extracting the requested instructor information from the information stored in the second storage means, and transmitting the extracted instructor information to the student terminal. The booking device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising: 10. A means for receiving a request for obtaining student information from the instructor terminal, and extracting the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means and transmitting it to the instructor terminal. The booking device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising: 11. A recording medium readable by a server device for booking a desired course among a plurality of courses in which each tutor is in charge at different time zones, and receiving a request for a course reservation from a student terminal. And a search step for searching for a tutor or a course that matches the requested course reservation; a step of transmitting the search result of the lecturer or the course to the student terminal; and an instruction for a course reservation for the lecturer or the course selected from the search results. Receiving from the student terminal the step of booking the student of the student terminal in the course corresponding to the instructed attendance reservation, and in accordance with the booking, the booked course and the information of the student are instructed by the instructor. A recording medium for booking, characterized by recording a program comprising a step of notifying a terminal. 12. The server device according to claim 1, further comprising: a first storage unit for storing information on the contents of the lectures for a plurality of students; and a second storage unit for storing information on the contents of the lessons that can be taught for the plurality of instructors. In the retrieving step, the learning content corresponding to the student of the student terminal that has transmitted the learning reservation request is extracted from the first storage unit, and the information of the instructor having the training content corresponding to the extracted learning content is stored in the second storage unit. 12. The recording medium for booking according to claim 11, wherein the recording medium is searched by means. 13. The server device includes a third storage unit for storing information on available operating hours of the instructor, wherein the request for attendance reservation includes designation of attendance date and time, and in the search step, is stored in the third storage unit. 13. The recording medium for booking according to claim 12, wherein an instructor capable of providing guidance at a designated attendance date and time is searched from the available free time information. 14. A method for receiving a request to acquire instructor information from a student terminal, extracting the requested instructor information from information stored in the second storage means, and transmitting the extracted instructor information to the student terminal. The recording medium for booking according to claim 12 or 13, further comprising: 15. A step of receiving a request for obtaining student information from the instructor terminal, extracting the requested student information from the information stored in the first storage means, and transmitting the extracted student information to the instructor terminal. The recording medium for booking according to any one of claims 12 to 14, further comprising: 16. A student terminal for use by a student receiving an educational instruction, an instructor terminal for an instructor to use for an educational instruction, and a server device interposed between the student terminal and the instructor terminal. The server device receives a reservation for a course requested from a student terminal, generates authentication information for attending a course corresponding to the received reservation, and transmits the authentication information to the student terminal. Means for transmitting to the instructor terminal that the requested course reservation has been received, and receiving the authentication information transmitted from the student side terminal at the time of the lecture corresponding to the course reservation after receiving the course reservation. And verifies the validity of the authentication information, and if the authentication information is valid, establishes communication between the student terminal and the instructor terminal, and transmits data transmitted from the student terminal. Distance Learning system characterized in that transfers the data to the teacher terminal, and means for transferring the data transmitted from the teacher terminal to the student terminal.