JP2002279231A - Method and system for calculating estimated price - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of facilitating calculation of estimated price at the time of using a meeting room for rent. SOLUTION: This system comprises a display part 2 which displays a chart 41 displaying items of a first group vertically in order and items of a second group horizontally in order and displays an estimated price, a recording part 3 which records information on usage price for a plurality of facilities, an inputting part 1 which inputs information regarding usage when a customer selects cells specified by items displaying desired usage facility and period, a retrieving part 4 which retrieves facility usage price corresponding to the information on the usage, and a calculating part 5 which calculates the estimated price based on the facility usage price.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an estimated fee calculating method and an estimated fee calculating system for calculating an estimated fee when using a facility at a rental venue.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, large-scale rental venues called international conference halls and exhibition halls are present in various places, and trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences, various events and the like are frequently held. Small-scale rental venues such as rental conference rooms and rental event spaces are also widely used, and are used for seminars, gatherings, picture exhibitions, small concerts, and the like. Furthermore, many hotels have a plurality of banquet halls and the like that can be used for banquets, seminars, and the like, and widely provide rental hall services to non-guests. In addition, public facilities such as public halls,
It has multiple meeting rooms, multipurpose halls, etc., and provides rental venue services to local residents. As described above, the rental venues are used by a wide range of users for various purposes.

[0003] Such rental venues are used in various forms according to the wishes of the user. For example, a large exhibition hall has a hall that can be used for exhibitions and events, a large conference room that can hold symposiums, and a small conference room that can be used as a business meeting room and waiting room in addition to general meetings. In addition, each facility may be used individually or may be used as one large hall by removing partitions between a plurality of halls, for example.

[0004] In rental venues, there is generally a bias on the days of the week when facilities are used. For example, exhibitions
Often held later in the week, exhibitions for general enterprises are Wednesday to Friday, exhibitions for general consumers are Saturday to Sunday, and a wide range of visitors including traders and general consumers are assumed. The exhibition period is set in the exhibition from Friday to Sunday taking into account the trends of the target visitors. On the other hand, exhibitions are rarely held at the beginning of the week or after the consecutive holidays.
Therefore, it is possible to promote the use on these days of the week by reducing the facility use fee on the days of the week when exhibitions and the like are rarely performed, to reduce the bias of use on each day of the week, and to increase the profit. .

[0005] By the way, when calculating an estimated fee for using a facility at a rental site, conventionally, the total is calculated by referring to a prescribed fee table. However, the fee for using facilities such as halls and conference rooms differs from facility to facility, and different facility use fees are set for each facility for each time section. In addition, if the purpose of the user to use the facility is for the purpose of for-profit, for example, an exhibition spot sale or an event for collecting an entrance fee, the facility usage fee may be increased. Further, when all facilities are rented out or a certain facility is used continuously for a certain period or more, the facility use fee may be discounted.
As described above, since the facility use fee is set in detail, it takes time to calculate the estimated fee. For this reason,
It is difficult to respond immediately when the user inquires about the estimated price by telephone, so it has been troublesome to contact them later.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention relates to a rental facility including an exhibition hall, a hotel, a public hall, and the like, in which a facility usage fee of each facility is reduced depending on conditions such as a use period and a purpose of use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system capable of easily calculating an estimated fee for using different facilities.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an estimated fee calculating method according to the present invention is a method for calculating an estimated fee when using a rental venue having a plurality of facilities. (A) displaying a table in which items of a first group representing facilities of the first group are arranged in a first direction, and items of a second group representing a plurality of use periods are arranged in a second direction; By selecting at least one cell from the cells included in the table displayed in a),
Step (b) of obtaining first information about a facility that the customer wants to use from among the plurality of facilities and second information about a period that the customer wants to use, and the first obtained in step (b). Out of a plurality of pre-recorded information on facility usage charges based on the second information.
And (c) searching for third information related to the facility usage fee corresponding to the second information, and calculating (d) an estimated fee based on the third information retrieved in step (c). And (e) displaying the estimated charge calculated in step (d).

[0008] Further, an estimated fee calculation system according to the present invention is a system for calculating an estimated fee when using a rental venue having a plurality of facilities, wherein a display means for displaying an image, and information for inputting information. And a display unit that displays a table in which input means used for a plurality of facilities and a first group of items representing a plurality of facilities are arranged in a first direction and items of a second group representing a plurality of use periods are arranged in a second direction By displaying and displaying at least one cell from the cells included in the table by the customer using the input means, the first information on the facility desired by the customer among the plurality of facilities and the customer Based on the first and second information obtained by the control means for obtaining second information on a period in which the user desires to use, recording third information on a plurality of facility usage charges, and the control means. And record hands Searching means for searching for third information relating to the facility usage fee corresponding to the first and second information from among the plurality of information relating to the facility usage fee recorded in the information processing apparatus, and the third information retrieved by the searching means. Calculating means for calculating an estimated fee based on the information.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an estimated fee calculation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The estimated fee calculation system 10 includes an input unit 1 for inputting a facility desired by the customer, a use period desired by the customer, and the like, a display unit 2 for displaying the estimated fee, and the like.
A recording unit 3 for recording information on facility usage fee, information on date, etc., a search unit 4 for searching information recorded in the storage unit 3, and a calculation unit for calculating an estimated fee based on the searched information. 5, a storage unit 6 for temporarily storing the calculated estimated charge, and a control unit 7 for controlling these units.

The input unit 1 is a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, and is operated by an operator. The display unit 2 is a CRT, an LCD, or the like. The recording unit 3 records a date information database (DB) 31, a charge information table 32, and a use purpose information table 33. As shown in FIG. 2, the date information database 31
Stores information on a plurality of dates, which is used to search for a facility usage fee. The information on each date includes the date and day of the week. The information on each date includes a flag that is referred to when searching for a facility usage fee. The flag is set according to the day of the week of each date. That is, based on past facility utilization results, weekday A flag on Monday and Tuesday when low utilization rate is expected, weekday B flag on Wednesday and Thursday when average utilization rate is expected, and high utilization rate On the expected Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, a holiday and a day before holiday flag are set, respectively. The information on each date also includes information on national holidays, and the information on dates corresponding to national holidays and the day preceding the national holidays is set with a holiday / day before holiday flag. The information on each date may also include information indicating the reservation status of each facility for each use time segment on each date.

As shown in FIG. 3, the charge information table 32
Stores a basic fee (hereinafter simply referred to as a basic fee) of a facility usage fee set for each facility of the rental venue by flag and usage time category. As shown in FIG. 4, the use purpose information table 33 stores the purpose of the customer using the rental venue (hereinafter referred to as “use purpose”), the code number corresponding to each use purpose, and the rate multiplied by the basic fee. Stored. There are two types of purposes: non-profit purposes such as exhibitions, conferences, free seminars, free events, waiting rooms, etc., and profit purposes such as paid seminars, paid events, exhibition spot sales, and auctions. . The charge rate is used to calculate an actually applied facility use charge (hereinafter simply referred to as a use charge) by adding or discounting a basic charge according to the purpose of use. In this embodiment, when the purpose of use is for profit, the rate is set such that the use fee is increased by 50% of the basic fee. Also, when the purpose of use is rehearsal or venue equipment preparation / removal without a customer, the rate is set so that the usage fee is reduced by 50% of the basic fee. Furthermore, when the purpose of use is accompanied by eating and drinking at a party or the like, the rate is set such that the usage fee is increased by 30% from the basic fee.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the search unit 4 searches the date information database 31 based on the input information, and refers to the fee information table 32 based on the information on the searched date, and uses the facility usage fee. Extract information about (basic fee). Further, the search unit 4 searches the use purpose information database 33 and extracts a rate corresponding to the use purpose.

Next, the operation of the estimated charge calculation system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an input operation by an operator who operates the present system and an operation of the present system. 6 to 8 show screens displayed on the display unit 2 during operation of the present system. First, when an inquiry is received from a customer who wants to use the facility, the operator activates the estimated fee calculation system 10 in step S101. In response, the estimated fee calculation system 10 displays the estimated fee calculation screen 40 as shown in FIG. 6 in step S201. A schedule table 41 is displayed in the estimated charge calculation screen 40. In the vertical items of the schedule 41, the names of facilities such as halls and conference rooms of the rental venue are displayed in order, and the area of each facility is displayed next to each facility name. In the horizontal items of the schedule table 41, a plurality of dates and days of the week, and use time divisions on each day are displayed in order. In the vertical items of the schedule 41, a code or the like representing each facility may be displayed instead of each facility name. In the estimated charge calculation screen 40,
The estimate table 50 is displayed. The estimation table 50 includes the use date, facility name, purpose of use, start time and end time of use,
A column for displaying a basic charge, a charge rate, and a use charge calculated by multiplying the basic charge by the charge rate for each use day and facility is included.

Here, the rental venue to be estimated by the estimated fee calculation system 10 according to the present embodiment has exhibition halls A to C and first to sixth conference rooms. Exhibition halls A to C use each hall individually,
By removing the partition between the halls, they can be integrated to be used as a large hall. Further, the third and fourth conference rooms, and the fifth and sixth conference rooms can be used as small halls by removing the partition between the conference rooms and integrating them. In this way, facilities that can be used in an integrated manner are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the schedule 41.

[0015] In this rental venue, the use time is
It is divided into three time zones indicated by "morning", "day", and "night", and the facility can be used in each of the use time intervals. However, when the same facility is used in successive use time segments, it can be used throughout from the beginning of the first use time segment to the end of the last use time segment. For example, if the same facility is used for “morning” and “day” on the same day, this facility is
It can be used continuously until 7 o'clock, and there is no need to leave between 12:00 and 13:00.

Schedule 41 shows the reservation status of each facility. The operator shifts the schedule 41 by clicking the move button 42, and can see the reservation status of a date earlier than the currently displayed date and the reservation status of the previous date. The shaded portions in the schedule table 41 indicate the facilities and use time divisions that have already been reserved, and the cells in the shaded portions are locked.

In step S102, the operator clicks the move button 42 to shift the schedule 41, and displays a date on which the customer desires to use (a desired use date) on the screen. Alternatively, the operator can use the estimated charge calculation screen 40
A desired date of use may be displayed in the schedule table 41 by inputting a numerical value into the input field 43 in the table.

Next, in step S103, the operator selects, from the cells in the schedule table 41, a cell specified by the desired use date, the desired use time division, and the desired facility. In the present embodiment,
It is assumed that the customer wants to rent out the halls A to C for four days from February 16 (Fri) to February 19 (Mon), and the operator operates the mouse to operate the estimated charge calculation screen 40. Select cells included in the selection range 44 in the table. Further, in step S104, the operator clicks a decision button 45 in the estimated charge calculation screen 40. In response to this, the estimated fee calculation system 10 receives the cells included in the selection range 44 as information on use in step S203, and stores the date of use,
The facility name, start time and end time of use are displayed. If the cell selected by the operator in step S103 has already been reserved, the estimated charge calculation system 10 issues a warning sound and displays a warning message to indicate that the reservation has been made. , And the cell may be selected again.

The search unit 4 of the estimated charge calculation system 10
In step S204, a search of the date information database 31 is started based on the information on use. As a result of the search, it is found that the holiday / day before holiday flag is set on February 16 (Fri), 17 (Sat), and 18 (Sun), and the weekday A flag is set on 19th (Mon).

Next, in step S205, the search unit 4 refers to the charge information table 32 and extracts the basic charges for the halls A to C based on the information on use and the flags searched in step S204. Search part 4
Records the basic fee on weekdays A and the basic fee on holidays and days before holidays for each of the halls A to C.
And outputs it to the calculation unit 5. Next, step S
In 206, the calculation unit 5 calculates a basic charge for each use day and for each facility based on the information on use and the basic charge read in step S205, and displays the display unit 2
Displays the basic fee in the estimate table 50 of the estimated fee calculation screen 40 shown in FIG. For example, the basic charges for “morning”, “day”, and “night” of Hall A on the day before holidays and holidays are 600,000 yen, respectively. The total amount will be 1.8 million yen.

Next, the operator inputs the purpose of use to the estimate table 50 in step S105. As an input method, a method of inputting a code number of a corresponding purpose of use in a field for inputting a purpose of use of the estimate table 50 may be used, or a method of drop-down menu preset in a field of inputting a purpose of use may be used. Alternatively, a method of selecting the purpose of use may be used.

The estimated charge calculation system 10 executes step S
At 207, the input purpose of use is displayed in the estimate table 50, and the search unit 4 is caused to search the use purpose information table 33 recorded in the recording unit 3 to extract the rate corresponding to the use purpose. . The extracted multiplication rate is calculated by the calculation unit 5
Is output to the display unit 2 and is displayed in the estimated charge estimation table 50.

In step S208, the calculation unit 5
Based on the output rate and the basic charge for each use day and each facility, the usage fee for each use day and each facility is calculated, and the display unit 2 displays this in the estimate table 50. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the basic fee for each use day and each facility of the hall A on February 16 is 1.8 million yen, and the rate when the use purpose is “exhibition” is 100%. The usage fee for each use day and each facility of the hall A on February 18 is calculated to be 1.8 million yen.

As described above, when the usage fee is calculated for each use day and for each facility, in step S209, the calculation unit 5
Calculates the estimated amount by adding up the usage charges for all the use days and for each facility, and the display unit 2 displays the calculated estimated amount in the estimated amount column 48.

In step S106, the operator inquires of the customer whether or not there is a facility or a usage time category to which the user desires to add, and if there is an addition, the input operation of steps S103 to S105 is repeated. If there is an addition, the estimated fee calculation system 10 stores the estimated fee previously calculated in the storage unit 6 in step S211 and then repeats steps S203 to S209 to add the newly selected cell to the newly selected cell. Calculate the estimated fee based on the price. Here, in step S209, the estimated fee calculation system 10 adds the newly calculated estimated fee and the estimated fee stored in the storage unit 6 to obtain an estimated fee column 4
8 is displayed. FIG. 8 shows an estimated charge calculation screen 40 when a facility that the customer desires to use is further added. The cells included in the selection range 51 are set by the customer from February 16 (Fri.)
Meeting room 1 and 2 for 4 days on February 19 (Mon)
The cell which is selected when it is desired to rent a conference room is shown. The cells included in the selection range 52 are cells that are selected when the customer desires to rent the fifth and sixth conference rooms during the use time period of the night of February 16 (Fri). ing. The operator selects the selection ranges 51 and 5
The estimated charge calculated by the estimated charge calculation system 10 due to the addition of the cell included in No. 2 is displayed in the estimated amount column 48.

When the operator makes a mistake in the selection range of the schedule table 41 or wants to change the range selected by the customer's instruction, the operator may select a cell to cancel the selection in the schedule table 41 and click the cancel button 46. .
In response, the calculating unit 5 of the estimated fee calculating system 10
Can calculate and subtract the estimated fee of the canceled portion from the estimated fee stored in the storage unit 6. The operator may click the clear button 47 to calculate a new estimated fee. In response to this, the estimated fee calculation system 10 cancels the selection of the cell already selected in the schedule 41, and resets the estimated amount column 48.

The operator may transmit the estimated charge calculated in this way to the customer by e-mail, facsimile or the like, instead of verbally notifying the customer. Further, a web for realizing such an estimated fee calculation system may be made public on the Internet so that a customer who desires to use the system can calculate an approximate estimated fee. Further, by linking such an estimated fee calculation system with another support system such as a venue reservation system, it is possible to totally manage an exhibition or the like at a rental venue.

In the present embodiment, three types of facility usage rates are set for each facility on weekdays A, B, and days before holidays and holidays. For example, seven different types of facility usage rates are set for each day of the week. Holiday and weekday rates for holidays including Sundays and national holidays and other days (weekdays)
Different types of facility usage fees may be set. In this case,
A flag corresponding to the setting of the facility usage fee may be set in the information on the date in the date information database 31. Further, a facility usage fee that does not vary depending on the date, the day of the week, or the like may be set for each facility.

Further, in the present embodiment, the facility usage fee of each facility is set based on the date and the usage time segment. However, the facility usage fee may be simply set for each usage time segment. In this case, only the use time segments such as “morning”, “daytime”, and “night” may be displayed in the horizontal direction of the schedule table 41 on the estimated charge calculation screen 40. Further, the facility use fee of each facility may be set in units of one day without dividing the use time. In this case, the schedule table 41 on the estimated charge calculation screen 40
It is sufficient to display only the date in the horizontal direction. In addition, as contents to be displayed in the horizontal direction of the schedule table 41, in addition to the above, display of only days of the week, display of only holidays and weekdays, display of days of the week and use time divisions, display of holidays and weekdays and use time divisions And so on.

Further, according to the actual facility use situation,
The use time division may be changed for each facility. For example, the facility usage fee is set so that the hall can be used on a daily basis or a half-day basis, and the conference room is designated as “morning”, “day”, and “night”
The facility usage fee may be set so that it can be used for each time section. Alternatively, the facility use fee may be calculated based on the start time and the end time of the use desired by the customer without dividing the use time. in this case,
Set the facility usage fee per unit time, calculate the usage time from the start time and end time of the usage specified by the customer, and multiply the usage time by the facility usage fee per unit time to obtain the total usage time Can be calculated. In addition, the charge setting for each use time section and the charge setting per unit time may be combined so that an extended charge when the facility is used beyond the use time section may be added.

Next, an estimated charge calculation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the estimated fee calculation system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the discount information table 34 recorded in the recording unit 3 of FIG. In the present system, the discount is applied to the usage fee according to the combination of the usage period during which the customer uses the facility and the facility the customer desires to use, to the estimated fee calculation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a function added.

As shown in FIG. 9, the recording unit 3 of the estimated fee calculation system 10 records a discount information table 34. As shown in FIG. 10, the discount information table 34 includes
The combination of the entered usage period and the facility used,
Information used to determine whether or not a condition necessary for applying the discount fee (hereinafter referred to as a discount condition) is satisfied, and a rate corresponding to each discount condition are recorded. Estimated fee calculation system 10 according to the present embodiment
10% discount will be applied if the customer rents out the hall or conference room
A 5% discount is applied when the customer uses the same facility throughout the day, and a 10% discount is applied when the customer uses the same facility continuously for one week. In the present embodiment, the discount to be applied is represented by a multiplication factor applied to the basic fee, but the discount may be represented by an amount subtracted from the basic fee.

Next, the operation of the estimated fee calculation system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an input operation of an operator who operates the present system and an operation of the present system, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an estimated charge calculation screen shown during the operation of the present system. First, when an inquiry is received from a customer who wants to use the facility, the operator performs steps S101 to S104, as in the first embodiment of the present invention, and obtains information on use and calculates information on the estimated fee. Enter 10 In response to this, the estimated fee calculation system 10 performs the operations of steps S201 to S206, as in the first embodiment of the present invention, and returns the estimate table 50 of the estimated fee calculation screen 40 shown in FIG.
In addition, the date of use, the name of the facility, the purpose of use, the start time and end time of use, and the basic fee for each use day and facility are displayed.

Next, in step S301, the estimated charge calculation system 10 refers to the discount information table 34 based on the input information on the use and determines whether there is a discount condition to which the information on the use matches. Is determined, and a rate corresponding to the applicable discount condition is extracted. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the customer may enter the halls A to A for four days from February 16 (Fri) to February 19 (Mon).
Assuming that it is desired to rent out C, as shown in FIG. 10, the input information on the use conforms to the discount conditions of “hole reservation” and “all day long”. Accordingly, 90% and 95% correspond to the extraction rates. As described above, when a plurality of factors apply, a value obtained by multiplying the plurality of factors is used as the factor. Alternatively, for example, either one of the smaller rates or the like may be selected. In the present embodiment, 85.5% obtained by multiplying 90% and 95% is used as the multiplying factor. If there is no discount condition that matches the input information on use (not applicable), a rate of 100% is extracted. The extracted rate is displayed in the estimate table 50.

The operator inputs the purpose of use to the estimate table 50 in step S105. In response, in step S302, the estimated charge calculation system 10 displays the purpose of use on the display unit 2 and causes the search unit 4 to search the use purpose information table 33 included in the recording unit 3, and Is extracted. The extracted rate is output to the calculating unit 5 and is multiplied by the rate extracted from the discount information table. Quotation table 50
Is updated to the multiplication rate multiplied by the calculation unit 5.

In step S208, the calculation unit 5
The display unit 2 calculates the usage fee for each usage day and each facility based on the basic fee and the charging rate for each usage day and facility, and the display unit 2 displays the usage fee in the estimate table 50. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the basic charge per use day and each facility of the hall A on February 16 is 1.8 million yen and the charge rate is 85.5%. The fee is calculated to be 1539,000 yen.

In step S 209, the estimated fee calculation system 10 calculates an estimated fee by adding all the calculated usage fees for each use day and for each facility, and displays the estimated fee in the estimated price column 48. Further, in step S106, the operator inquires of the customer whether or not there is a facility or a usage time category to which a desired use is further added, and if there is an addition, the input operation of steps S103 to S105 is repeated. In response to this, the estimated charge calculation system 10 stores the previously calculated estimated charge in the storage unit 6 in step S211 and then proceeds to step S20.
Steps 3 to S209 are repeated to calculate the estimated charge based on the newly selected cell.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily calculate an estimated fee when using a facility where the facility usage fee of each facility is different depending on the use period or the like at the rental venue. Therefore, even when a customer inquires by telephone suddenly, it is possible to immediately reply to the estimated fee according to the customer's desired date and time by referring to the availability of facilities. As a result, the customer can quickly take measures such as temporary reservation of the venue. Further, the rental venue side can take a timely response to inquiries from customers, and can improve customer service.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an estimated fee calculation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing contents of a date information database included in a recording unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing contents of a fee information table included in a recording unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing contents of a use purpose information table included in a recording unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the estimated fee calculation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an estimated charge calculation screen displayed during operation of the estimated charge calculation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen on which the estimated charge is displayed in the estimated charge calculation screen shown during the operation of the estimated charge calculation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen when a plurality of ranges are selected in the schedule included in the estimated charge calculation screen shown during the operation of the estimated charge calculation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an estimated fee calculation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing contents of a discount information table included in the recording unit of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the estimated fee calculation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an estimated charge calculation screen displayed during operation of the estimated charge calculation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 input unit 2 display unit 3 recording unit 4 search unit 5 calculation unit 6 storage unit 7 control unit 10 estimated charge calculation system 31 date information database 32 charge information table 33 use purpose information table 34 discount information table 40 estimated charge calculation screen 41 schedule Table 42 Move button 43 Input field 45 Enter button 46 Cancel button 47 Clear button 44, 51, 52 Selection range 48 Estimated amount field 50 Quotation table

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A method for calculating an estimated fee when a rental venue having a plurality of facilities is used, wherein a first group of items representing the plurality of facilities is arranged in a first direction, and (A) displaying a table in which a second group of items indicating a period is arranged in a second direction; and the customer displays at least one cell from the cells included in the table displayed in step (a). (B) obtaining, by selection, first information about a facility that the customer wants to use among the plurality of facilities and second information about a period during which the customer wants to use the step; Based on the first and second information obtained in the above, from the information about a plurality of facility usage fees recorded in advance, the third information on the facility usage fee corresponding to the first and second information is obtained. Searching step (c)
Step (d) of calculating an estimated charge based on the third information retrieved in Step (c); and Step (e) of displaying the estimated charge calculated in Step (d). Estimated fee calculation method. 2. In the step (a), a plurality of items representing a plurality of facilities which can be integrated and used by removing a partition between the facilities from among the plurality of facilities are displayed adjacently. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the charge is calculated. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second group of items representing the plurality of use periods includes use time segments representing respective time zones obtained by dividing one day into a plurality of time zones. How to calculate the estimated fee. 4. The estimated charge calculation according to claim 1, wherein the items of the second group representing the plurality of use periods include at least one of a date and a day of the week. Method. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second group of items representing the plurality of usage periods includes information on national holidays. 6. The fourth item relating to the purpose of the customer using the facility.
(F) inputting the information of at least one discount or surcharge recorded in advance based on the fourth information input in step (f). And searching for fifth information relating to the discount or surcharge corresponding to the fourth information from among the information, wherein step (d) estimates based on the third and fifth information retrieved in step (c). The method according to claim 1, wherein the charge is calculated. 7. Based on the first and second information obtained in step (b), first and second information from at least one of the pre-recorded information relating to a discount condition is obtained.
(G) retrieving information on a discount condition that matches the information of step (d), wherein step (d) comprises the third information retrieved in step (c) and the discount condition retrieved in step (g). The estimated charge calculation method according to claim 1, wherein the estimated charge is calculated based on the information related to the estimated charge. 8. A system for calculating an estimated fee when using a rental venue having a plurality of facilities, a display means for displaying an image, an input means used for inputting information, and the plurality of facilities. Are displayed in the first direction, and a table in which items of the second group representing a plurality of usage periods are arranged in the second direction is displayed on the display means, and is included in the table. The customer selects at least one of the cells to be used from the plurality of facilities by using the input means.
Control means for obtaining the second information relating to the period in which the customer desires to use the information, recording means for recording third information relating to the plurality of facility usage charges, and first and second information obtained by the control means. Searching means for searching, based on the second information, a plurality of pieces of facility usage fee information recorded in the recording means for third information related to facility usage rates corresponding to the first and second information; A calculating means for calculating an estimated charge based on the third information retrieved by the retrieval means. 9. The estimated charge calculation system according to claim 8, wherein the control means causes the display means to display the estimated charge calculated by the calculation means. 10. The display means includes a plurality of items representing a plurality of facilities which can be integrated and used by removing a partition between the facilities from among the plurality of facilities. 10. The estimated fee calculation system according to claim 8, wherein the estimated fee is displayed on a display. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the items of the second group indicating the plurality of use periods include use time segments indicating respective time zones obtained by dividing one day into a plurality of time zones. The estimated charge calculation system according to any one of the above. 12. The estimated charge calculation according to claim 8, wherein the items of the second group representing the plurality of use periods include at least one of a date and a day of the week. system. 13. The estimated fee calculation system according to claim 12, wherein the items of the second group representing the plurality of use periods include information on national holidays. 14. The recording means further records at least one information relating to a discount or a surcharge, and the control means inputs the information by the customer using the input means so that the customer can use the facility. And obtaining, based on the fourth information obtained by the control means, at least one discount or surcharge recorded in the recording means. The fifth information relating to a discount or a surcharge corresponding to the fourth information is searched, and the calculating means calculates an estimated fee based on the third information and the fifth information. Item 8
14. The estimated charge calculation device according to any one of items 13 to 13. 15. The recording means further records information information on at least one discount condition, and the search means, based on the first and second information,
Searching for information relating to a discount condition that matches the first and second information from among the information relating to at least one discount condition recorded in the recording means, wherein the calculating means calculates the third information and the discount The estimated fee calculation system according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the estimated fee is calculated based on information on conditions.