JP2003316931A - Method and system for reservation control - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology providing an excellent convenience and allowing the unused time of a meeting room to be accurately provided. <P>SOLUTION: When a DTE 11 held by a user is instructed to reserve the meeting room, information on the use of the meeting room such as the name, date, use start time, and use end time of the meeting room desired for use is transmitted to and stored in a server device 13 through a communication network 12 storing the DTE 11 to register the reservation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for managing reservation of a conference room shared by a plurality of users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Reservation for using a conference room shared by a plurality of users so that their time zones do not overlap,
User who wants to use LAN (Local Area Network)
2. Description of the Related Art A conference room reservation management system that can be registered using a personal computer device (hereinafter, referred to as “PC”) connected to a fixed network, such as, has become widespread. In this type of conference room reservation management system, the user can register a reservation for using the conference room, view the status of the reservation regarding the use of the meeting room, change the content of the reservation, and cancel the reservation. And so on. Further, in this type of conference room reservation management system, reservation registration and reservation content change are restricted in order to prevent different users from using the meeting rooms in different time zones.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional conference room reservation management system, even if the user decides to register the reservation in a situation where the user cannot use the fixed network such as a place where he / she goes out, he / she goes out. I can not register a reservation until I return to the destination and the fixed network becomes available,
It's inconvenient. By the way, in the conventional conference room reservation management system, a reservation that matches a free time related to the use of the conference room is registered, and a reservation that does not match is not registered. Since this free time is determined based on the status of the reservation, its accuracy depends on the accuracy of the reservation, but the reservation is not always accurate. There is a problem resulting from this in the conventional conference room reservation management system. For example, even if the user decides to change the reservation content or cancel the reservation in a situation where the user cannot use the fixed network such as on the go, the user returns from the place to use the fixed network. It cannot be changed or canceled until it is possible. In other words, there is a time when the reservation is incorrect. This unnecessarily lengthens the time for restricting the reservation of other users, and as a result, the conference room reservation management system deprives the other user of the opportunity to use the conference room or the opportunity to use the conference room. In addition, for example, when the user no longer needs the reservation after registering the reservation for use, cancellation of the reservation may be forgotten. In such a case, the conference room is not used during the reserved time, which is extremely wasteful. Since the use of the conference room is not specifically scheduled, a user who registers a reservation for long-term use (hereinafter referred to as "dummy reservation") and later changes to an appropriate reservation is The same applies to the case where the change is forgotten.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique which is excellent in convenience and which can more accurately determine a vacant time regarding use of a conference room.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention shows user information indicating users who desire to reserve the use of a shared conference room and scheduled time to start the use. The management system that stores the usage schedule information including the information and registers the reservation for use indicated by the stored usage schedule information so that the conference room is exclusively used on the time axis is carried by the user. Registration process for receiving and storing the usage schedule information transmitted via the mobile communication network accommodating the mobile communication terminal, and communication of the mobile communication terminal carried by the user based on the information indicating the user The management system that identifies an address sends the confirmation information for confirming that there is no change in the content of the use that registered the reservation to the communication address that is identified based on the use schedule information indicating the use. It provides reservation management method and a confirmation process of transmitting before scheduled time indicated in the use schedule information to.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a use schedule including information indicating users who desire to reserve the use of a shared conference room and information indicating a scheduled time to start the use. Storage means for storing information, registration means for registering a reservation for use indicated by the usage schedule information stored in the storage means so that the conference room is exclusively used on the time axis, and a user Receiving means for receiving the usage schedule information transmitted via the mobile communication network accommodating the mobile communication terminal to be carried, time acquisition means for acquiring the current time, and the use based on the information indicating the user. The identification means for identifying the communication address of the mobile communication terminal carried by the person and the confirmation information for confirming that there is no change in the content of the use that registered the reservation are identified based on the use plan information indicating the use. Communication Providing reservation management system having a transmitting means via the mobile communication network to the address to send before scheduled time indicated in the use schedule information.

When such a reservation management method and reservation management system are used, a usage including information indicating a user who desires a reservation for the use of a jointly used conference room and information indicating a scheduled time to start the usage The schedule information is stored so that the conference room is exclusively used on the time axis, and the confirmation information for confirming that the contents of the registered reservation are not changed to the usage schedule information indicating the use. It is transmitted to the communication address specified on the basis of the scheduled time indicated by the use schedule information via the mobile communication network.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and includes any aspect within the scope described in the claims, which is obtained by applying a well-known technique to the embodiment.

<1. Overall Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a communication system for executing the reservation management method according to the present invention. In the communication system shown in this figure, a data terminal (hereinafter referred to as “DTE”) instructed by a user to reserve a conference room.
11 transmits a request for registering information regarding the use of the conference room (name of the conference room desired to be used, use start date / time, use end date / time, etc.) to the server device 13 via the communication network 12. However, the server device 13 that has received this request registers the reservation by storing the information regarding the use of the conference room included in this request.

Although not shown in detail, the communication network 1
Reference numeral 2 has a mobile packet communication network accommodating the DTE 11, an Internet, and a gateway device interposed between the mobile packet communication network and the Internet for converting a communication protocol in the mobile packet communication network and a communication protocol in the Internet. is doing. In addition, although one DTE 11 is illustrated in this figure,
In reality, there are many DTEs 11. This DTE1
1 has a mobile phone function and can make a voice call via the communication network 12. However, since the voice call function is irrelevant to the present invention, description thereof will be omitted.

<2. Configuration and Function of Server Device 13>
The server device 13 has substantially the same configuration as a general server device, and has a control unit, a clock unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit, although detailed description and illustration are omitted.
Specifically, the control unit is, for example, a CPU (Central Process).
sing unit), and can control each part of the server device 13. The communication unit uses the DTE 1 via the communication network 12.
It is for receiving the request regarding the conference room reservation transmitted from the server 1 and transmitting the information indicating the result of the conference room reservation to the DTE 11 via the communication network 12.
The timekeeping unit is a device having a timekeeping function, and is for passing information indicating the current date and current time to the control unit in response to a request from the control unit. The storage unit is, for example, a hard disk, and stores two kinds of programs for causing the control unit to execute the conference room reservation method according to the present invention. The first program exclusively registers the information about the conference room reservation, which will be described later, on the time axis in response to various requests transmitted from the DTE 11, and also searches / updates / updates the information about the registered reservation. It is a program for deleting. In the second program, the date and time acquired by the above-mentioned timekeeping unit is the date and time registered in advance by the user (for example, the date and time when the user desires to confirm whether or not to execute the reservation, the conference room It is a program for sending a notification inquiring whether to execute a registered reservation to the user who registered the reservation using electronic mail or the like when the reservation start date and time).

Further, the storage unit has an HTML (Hype) for causing the DTE 11 to provide various user interfaces.
r Text Markup Languae) document, a user table that stores information about users who can execute the reservation management method according to the present invention (for example, user ID, name, email address, etc.), and information about reservations for conference rooms (for example, Since the usage schedule table that stores the usage schedule that is the reservation number, the user ID of the user who made the reservation, the conference room name, the use start date / time, the use end date / time, etc., and the use schedule that conflicts on the time axis have already been registered. A cancellation waiting table that stores a usage schedule registered as a cancellation waiting list is stored.

<3. Configuration and Function of DTE11> DT
E11 has substantially the same configuration as a general mobile phone device with a browser function. That is, although detailed description and illustration are omitted, the DTE 11 has an operation unit, a display unit, a control unit, a storage unit, and a wireless communication unit. Specifically, the control unit is, for example, a CPU, and can control each unit of the DTE 11. The wireless communication unit is a communication network 1.
This is for transmitting a request regarding the reservation of the conference room to the server device 13 via 2 and receiving information indicating the result of the reservation of the conference room via the communication network 12. The storage unit is, for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Program).
It is a storage device such as a rammable read only memory) and stores software such as a browser and a user ID of a user who uses the DTE 11. The operation unit includes operating elements, such as a numeric keypad and a cursor key, that are operated by the user, and can pass information according to the operation content of the user to the control unit. The display unit is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and can display an image according to the image information passed from the control unit.

By executing the software stored in the storage unit, the DTE 11 has substantially the same function as a general mobile phone device with a browser function.
That is, the DTE 11 executing the browser acquires the HTML document corresponding to the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input by the user from the server device 13, interprets the HTML document according to the HTML grammar, and responds to the user according to the interpretation result. It has the function of providing an interface.

<4. Operation Example> Next, an operation of executing the reservation management method according to the present invention using the server device 13 and the DTE 11 described above will be described. <4.1 Reservation Registration Operation> First, the flow of the operation in which the user confirms the availability of the conference room and registers the reservation of the conference room will be described with reference to the sequence flowchart shown in FIG. The user first starts the browser with DTE11,
The URL of the server device 13 is specified on the browser. Then, the DTE 11 acquires an HTML document (hereinafter referred to as “menu HTML document”) that provides a user interface for starting execution of the reservation management method from the server device 13 via the communication network 12, and HTML
The document is interpreted using the control unit, and a menu screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit (step SA1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the menu screen. Note that the menu items 31 on the screen shown in this figure
URLs of HTML documents that provide a user interface for causing the server device 13 to execute each process related to the present reservation management method are associated in advance with to 37.
Specifically, the menu item 31 is associated with the URL of the HTML document that provides the user interface for causing the server device 13 to execute the availability check process. Here, when the user selects any one of the menu items 31 to 37 using the operation unit, the DTE 11 highlights the menu item. In the following, a case where the menu item 31 is selected will be described. Here, when the user presses the send button B1, D
TE11 is the U associated with the selected menu item
The HTML document specified by the RL is acquired from the server device 13 via the communication network 12, the HTML document is interpreted by the control unit, and the conference room search screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit (step. SA2).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conference room search screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11 in step SA2. The DTE 11 displaying the screen shown in this figure displays the conference room name (for example, “first conference room”) selected from the pull-down menus 41 to 42 and the date (for example, “200”).
1.01.23 ″) from the operation unit and these conference room names and dates can be temporarily stored in the storage unit (note that the pull-down menu is one of the predetermined candidates). (This is an input area where you can enter a value by selecting a value.)
Similar to the menu screen described above, when the user presses the send button B1 or the cancel button B2, D
The TE 11 determines which button has been pressed. When the send button B1 is pressed, D
The TE 11 transmits, via the communication network 12, an HTML document for displaying the availability of the conference room identified by the conference room name stored in the storage unit on the date identified by the date stored in the storage unit. It is acquired from the server device 13 and the H
The control unit interprets the TML document and displays a vacancy status display screen on the display unit according to the interpretation result (step SA
3).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a vacancy status display screen displayed on the display unit in step SA3. As shown in this figure, in the output areas 51 to 53, the conference room name, the date, the time zone, and information indicating whether or not there is a reservation for the time zone (for example, when there is a reservation, The character string “present” and the character string “absent” if no reservation is displayed. When the user selects the time zone displayed in the output area 53 on the screen shown in this figure, DT
At E11, the time zone is highlighted. Here, when the user presses the send button B1, the DTE 11 stores the information displayed in the output areas 51 to 53 in the storage unit, and an HTML document that provides a user interface for performing reservation registration of the conference room. The HTML document obtained from the server device 13 via the communication network 12 is interpreted by the control unit, and the reservation registration screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit (step SA4).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation registration screen displayed on the display unit in step SA4. It should be noted that a registration category (information indicating whether reservation registration is desired or cancellation waiting registration is desired: for example, the character strings “registration” and “waiting for cancellation”) corresponding to the options of the pull-down menus 61 to 64, When the information such as the conference room name, the use start date and time, and the use end date and time is already stored in the storage unit, the DTE 11 reserves the information set in the corresponding pull-down menus 61 to 64. Display the screen on the display. When the user inputs the information indicating the content of the reservation desired in the screen shown in this figure into the pull-down menus 61 to 65, the DTE 11 displays the registration classification, the conference room name, the use start date and time input in the pull-down menus 61 to 65. The use end date and time and the confirmation date and time are received from the operation unit, and information indicating these reservation contents is overwritten and stored in the storage unit (step SA5).

When the user presses the send button B1 or the cancel button B2, the DTE 11 determines which button has been pressed (step SA).
6). When the send button B1 is pressed,
The DTE 11 uses the user ID, registration classification, meeting room name, use start date / time, use end date / time, and confirmation date / time stored in the storage unit as a use schedule, and requests the server device 13 to store the use schedule. The request 21 is generated and transmitted to the server device 13 via the communication network 12 (step SA7). Conversely, when the cancel button B2 is pressed, the DTE 11 does not transmit the request 21 and ends the reservation registration operation.

If the registration category included in the usage schedule included in the request 21 is "reserved", the server device 13 that has received the request 21 via the communication network 12 assigns a reservation number to the usage schedule. When the registration category included in the usage schedule included in the request 21 is “waiting for cancellation”, the reservation number is added to the usage schedule and stored in the cancellation waiting table. (Step SA8). The reservation numbers are serial numbers starting from 1, and are assigned in the order in which the server device 13 received the request. Next, the server device 13 acquires the mail address corresponding to the user ID included in the usage schedule from the user table stored in the storage unit, and notifies the user that the reservation is completed (for example, "your The reservation is registered with the reservation number 1. ", etc.) is generated, and the electronic mail is transmitted to the mail address acquired earlier through the communication network 12 (step SA9), and the reservation registration operation is completed. .

<4.2 Reservation Change Operation> Next, the operation for changing the reservation of the conference room registered by the user will be described with reference to the sequence flowchart shown in FIG. The user who desires to change the registered reservation performs the same operation as step SA1 in the case of the reservation registration operation described above, and causes the DTE 11 to display the menu screen (see FIG. 3) (step SB1). Next, the user selects the menu item 34 on the menu screen and presses the send button B1. Then, the DTE 11 is the HTM specified by the URL associated with the selected menu item.
The L document is acquired from the server device 13 via the communication network 12, the HTML document is interpreted by the control unit, and the reservation change screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit (step SB2).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation change screen displayed on the display unit in step SB2. In this figure, when the user inputs a reservation number of a use schedule to be changed into the input area 81 and inputs information indicating the changed use schedule into the pull-down menus 82 to 86, the DTE 11 reserves the reservation entered in the input area 81. Number and registration category input in the pull-down menus 82 to 86 (information indicating whether the reservation change is desired or the cancellation wait is desired: for example, the character string "reservation" and the character string "waiting for cancellation") , The conference room name, the use start date / time, the use end date / time, and the confirmation date / time are received from the operation unit and stored in the storage unit (step SB3).

When the user presses the send button B1 or the cancel button B2, the DTE 11 determines which button has been pressed (step SB).
4). When the send button B1 is pressed,
The DTE 11 updates the user ID, the registration classification, the reservation number, the conference room name, the use start date and time, the use end date and time, and the confirmation date and time, which are stored in the storage unit, as the server device 13
A request 71 for requesting to update a usage schedule having the same reservation number as the reservation number included in the updated usage schedule stored in the storage unit of the request 71 with the updated usage schedule is generated. 71 to communication network 12
To the server device 13 via (step SB
5). Conversely, when the cancel button B2 is pressed, the DTE 11 does not transmit the request and ends the reservation changing operation.

Upon receiving the request 71 via the communication network 12, the server device 13 updates the usage schedule stored in the storage unit with the update usage schedule included in the request 71. Specifically, when the registration category included in the update usage schedule is “reserved”, the usage schedule stored in the usage schedule table is registered in the update usage schedule included in the request 71. Is “waiting for cancellation”, the usage schedule stored in the cancellation waiting table is updated with the updated usage schedule (step SB6), and the reservation changing operation is completed.

<4.3 Cancellation of Reservation> Next, the operation of canceling the reservation of the conference room registered by the user is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to the sequence flowchart shown in FIG. The user who desires to cancel the registered reservation performs the same operation as step SA1 in the case of the reservation registration operation described above, and causes the DTE 11 to display the menu screen (see FIG. 3) (step SC1). Next, the user selects the menu item 33 on the menu screen and presses the send button B1. Then, the DTE 11 is the HTM specified by the URL associated with the selected menu item.
The L document is acquired from the server device 13 via the communication network 12, the HTML document is interpreted by the control unit, and the reservation cancellation screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit (step SC2).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation cancellation screen displayed on the display unit in step SC2. In the screen shown in this figure, when the user selects the registration category of the usage schedule that the user wants to cancel using the pull-down menu 101 and inputs the reservation number of the usage schedule that the user wants to cancel in the input area 102, the DTE 11 causes the information Is received from the operation unit and stored in the storage unit (step SC3). Here, the user sends the send button B1 or the cancel button B.
When the user presses 2, the DTE 11 determines which button has been pressed (step SC4). Then, when the send button B1 is pressed, the DTE 11 generates the request 91 requesting to delete the usage schedule specified by the registration classification and the reservation number stored in the storage unit, and the request 91 is generated. Is transmitted to the server device 13 via the communication network 12 (step SC5).

When the registration category included in the request 91 is "reserved", the server device 13 that has received the request 91 via the communication network 12 indicates the reservation number included in the request 91 from the usage schedule table. If the registration category included in the request is “waiting for cancellation”, the usage schedule specified by the reservation number included in the request 91 is deleted from the cancellation waiting table ( Step SC
6).

Next, the server device 13 performs step SC6.
Only when the registration category deleted in step 3 is "reservation" (step SC7), the usage schedule having the smallest reservation number among the cancellation waits associated with the usage schedule is acquired from the cancellation wait table (step SC7). SC
8).

Next, the server device 13 acquires the mail address of the user specified by the user ID included in the usage schedule acquired in step SC8 from the user table, and the conference room reservation is possible because the conflicting reservation is canceled. Generate an e-mail 92 (for example, “The conflicting reservation has been resolved. Would you like to reserve the meeting room?”) And send the e-mail 92 to the e-mail address you obtained earlier. Transmission via the network 12 (step SC
9).

A terminal device (hereinafter referred to as "DTE11
When the user confirms the content of the e-mail 92 using a mailer or the like and desires to change the usage schedule registered as a waitlist for cancellation to a reservation, the user receives First, the menu screen (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display unit, the menu item 37 is selected, and the cancellation waiting reservation screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display unit (step SC10). On the screen shown in this figure, the user inputs a reservation number waiting for cancellation, which the user desires to make a reservation, into the input area 111, and the send button B1
When is pressed, the DTE 11A generates a request 93 requesting reservation for a cancellation specified by the reservation number, and transmits the request 93 to the server device 13 via the communication network 12 (step SC11).

The server device 13, which has received the request 93 via the communication network 12, reads the usage schedule specified by the reservation number included in the request 93 from the cancellation waiting table, and at the same time, reads the usage schedule from the cancellation waiting table. The deletion is further performed, the usage schedule is stored in the usage schedule table (step SC12), and the reservation cancel operation ends. On the contrary, when it is not desired to change the usage schedule registered as the cancellation waiting to the reservation, the user cancels the reservation for the usage schedule waiting for the cancellation. If the usage schedule waiting for cancellation is cancelled, the server device 15 repeats the processing from step SC8 onward for the usage schedule having the next smallest reservation number.

<4.4 Reservation Confirmation Operation> Next, the reservation confirmation operation for confirming whether or not the server device 13 executes the reservation already registered on the date and time desired by the user (for example, the day before the use of the conference room). The flow will be described with reference to the sequence flowchart shown in FIG. The server device 13 first obtains the current date and time from the clock unit (step SD1),
It is determined whether or not a usage schedule having a confirmation date and time that matches the current date and time is stored in the usage schedule table of the storage unit (step SD2). If not remembered,
The server device 13 repeats the processing after step SD1 and, if stored, acquires the mail address corresponding to the user ID included in the use schedule from the user table stored in the storage unit (step SD
3) The electronic mail 121 for confirming whether to use the conference room as scheduled is generated, and the electronic mail 121 is transmitted to the mail address previously acquired through the communication network 12 (step SD4).

When this electronic mail 121 arrives at the DTE 11, the user confirms the contents of the electronic mail 121 using, for example, a mailer, and displays a menu screen (see FIG. 3) using a browser (step SD).
5). Here, when using the conference room as reserved,
The user selects the menu item 35 on the menu screen and presses the send button B1. Then, DTE11
Acquires the HTML document specified by the URL associated with the selected menu item from the server device 13 through the communication network 12, interprets the HTML document using the control unit, and reserves the document according to the interpretation result. The confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit (step SD6). The screen layout of the reservation confirmation screen is as shown in FIG.
See)). On the contrary, when it becomes unnecessary to use the conference room, the user performs the above-described reservation cancel operation, deletes the registered use schedule, and ends the reservation confirmation operation.

On this reservation confirmation screen, when the user inputs the reservation number of the use schedule desired to be confirmed in the input area 111 and presses the send button B1, the DTE 11 requests the confirmation of the use schedule specified by the reservation number. Request 12
2 is generated and the request is transmitted to the server device 13 via the communication network 12 (step SD7).

The request 122 is sent via the communication network 12.
The server device 13 that has received the request confirms the usage schedule specified by the reservation number included in the request 122 (step SD8). Specifically, the usage schedule waiting for cancellation of the usage schedule is deleted from the cancellation waiting table. Further, the server device 13 sends an e-mail indicating that the competing reservation is confirmed to the user who registered the waiting for cancellation, and completes the reservation confirmation operation.

<4.5 Start-of-use Confirmation Operation> Next, the start-of-use confirms whether or not the use of the conference room is started at the use start date and time of the conference room indicated by the server device 13 registered in the use schedule. The flow of the confirmation operation will be described with reference to the sequence flowchart shown in FIG. Server device 13
First obtains the current date and time from the timekeeping section (step SE
1) It is determined whether or not a usage schedule having a usage start date and time that matches the current date and time is stored in the usage schedule table of the storage unit (step SE2). If it is not stored, the server device 13 repeats the processing from step SE1 onward, and if it is stored, the user who stores the mail address corresponding to the user ID included in the usage schedule in the storage unit. An e-mail 131 having the content of acquiring from the table (step SE3) and confirming whether to start using the conference room is generated, and the e-mail 131 is generated.
Is transmitted to the previously obtained mail address via the communication network 12 (step SE4).

When this electronic mail 131 arrives at the DTE 11, the user confirms the contents of the electronic mail 131 using, for example, a mailer, and displays the menu screen (see FIG. 3) using a browser (step SE).
5). Here, when starting to use the conference room as reserved, the user selects the menu item 36 on the menu screen and presses the send button B1. Then DT
E11 is the UR associated with the selected menu item
The HTML document specified by L is acquired from the server device 13 via the communication network 12, the HTML document is interpreted by the control unit, and the use start / end notification screen corresponding to the interpretation result is displayed on the display unit. (Step SE6). Figure 14
It is a figure which shows an example of the use start / end notification screen displayed on the display part in step SE6. On the screen shown in this figure, the user inputs a reservation number that specifies the usage schedule to be executed in the input area 141, and the pull-down menu 142 is notified (for example, in the case of notifying the start of use of a conference room,
Enter "Start" or "End" to notify the end of use of the conference room, and press the send button B1
E11 is a notification 13 indicating that the user has started to use the conference room indicated by the usage schedule specified by the reservation number.
1 is generated and the notification is transmitted to the server device 13 via the communication network 12 (step SE7).

Upon receiving the notification via the communication network 12, the server device 13 updates the usage status of the conference room indicated by the usage schedule specified by the reservation number included in the notification during use (step SE8). , The operation to confirm the start of use ends.

<5. Modifications><5-1. Modification 1> In the above-described embodiment, DTE1
Although the embodiment in which the mobile phone with a browser function is used as 1 has been described, the DTE 11 is not limited to the mobile phone with a browser function, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assis) having a communication function and a browser is installed.
tance). In short, any terminal device having a communication function and a browser may be used.

<5-2. Modification 2> Also, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the URL of the server device 13 is directly specified by the DTE 11 in the state where the browser is executed to start the communication with the server device 13 has been described. The DTE 11 in the state of executing the above may start communication with the server device 13 via the portal site.

<5-3. Modified Example 3> In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the user performs the input operation using the pull-down menu and the input area as the user interface in the DTE 11 has been described, but the input operation is performed using only the pull-down menu. Alternatively, the input operation may be performed using only the input area.

<5-4. Modification 4> In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the user ID of the user who can use the reservation management method according to the present invention is stored in the storage unit of the DTE 11 in advance has been described. Each time the reservation management method according to the invention is executed, the user may be prompted to input his or her user ID. Specifically, the server device 1
Before the 3 sends the menu HTML document to the DTE 11, the HTML document for user authentication (for example, receives the user ID and password input by the user, and receives the user ID and password from the server device 13).
HTM for realizing the function to send to DTE11
After transmitting the L document) and performing user authentication, the menu HTML document may be transmitted to the DTE 11.

<5-5. Modified Example 5> In the above-described embodiment, an example of displaying the presence / absence of a reservation for each unit time zone divided at a predetermined time interval when displaying the availability of a conference room has been described. You may display only the time zone which is not set.

<5-6. Modification 6> In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the server device 13 according to the present invention is connected to the communication network 12 has been described, but the gateway device included in the communication network 12 is provided with the function of the server device 13. You may store the program for implement | achieving and may give the same function as the server apparatus 13 to the said gateway apparatus.

<5-7. Modification 7> In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the server device 13 is configured by one computer device has been described. However, in order to improve reliability and processing performance, a plurality of server devices 13 may be provided. It is also possible to adopt a cluster configuration consisting of, or a hot standby configuration.

[0047]

According to the present invention, it is possible for a user to register a reservation for a conference room and change or delete the registered reservation by using a DTE that can be always carried by a user.
This has the effect of improving convenience. Further, according to the present invention, in order to confirm in advance whether or not to execute a registered reservation, it is possible to reduce forgetting to cancel an unnecessary reservation and forgetting to change a dummy reservation. This has the effect of being able to more accurately obtain the free time regarding the use of the room.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a communication system that executes a reservation management method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence flowchart showing a flow of a reservation registration operation executed by the system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11 that constitutes the system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conference room search screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a vacancy status display screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation registration screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 7 is a sequence flowchart showing a flow of a reservation changing operation executed by the system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation change screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 9 is a sequence flowchart showing the flow of a reservation cancellation operation executed by the system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation cancellation screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a cancellation waiting reservation screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

FIG. 12 is a sequence flowchart showing a flow of a reservation confirmation operation executed by the system.

FIG. 13 is a sequence flowchart showing a flow of a use start confirmation operation executed by the system.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a use start / end notification screen displayed on the display unit of the DTE 11.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... DTE, 12 ... Communication network, 13 ... Server device.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Use schedule information including user information indicating users who desire to reserve the use of a shared conference room and information indicating a scheduled time to start the use, and the stored use schedule. A management system for registering a reservation for use indicated by information so that the conference room is exclusively used on the time axis is transmitted through a mobile communication network accommodating a mobile communication terminal carried by a user. The registration process of receiving and storing the usage schedule information received, and the management system that identifies the communication address of the mobile communication terminal carried by the user based on the information indicating the user Confirmation information for confirming that the contents have not been changed is transmitted to the communication address specified based on the usage schedule information indicating the usage via the mobile communication network before the scheduled time indicated by the usage schedule information. Reservation management method characterized by having a confirmation process that. 2. The management system receives, via the mobile communication network, information indicating that there is a change in the content of use with respect to the confirmation information transmitted in the confirmation process, and responds to the confirmation information. 2. The reservation management method according to claim 1, further comprising a confirmation process of deleting the usage schedule information to be used and canceling the usage reservation indicated by the usage schedule information. 3. In the registration process, information indicating that the management system registers a wait for use cancellation indicated by the usage schedule information transmitted via the mobile communication network is provided from the mobile communication network. When sent, the usage schedule information is stored, the cancellation wait of the usage indicated by the usage schedule information is registered, and usage schedule information indicating usage that conflicts with the registered usage of the cancellation wait on the time axis Is specified in the confirmation process only, the communication address of the mobile communication terminal carried by the user is specified based on the user information included in the use schedule information indicating the use registered for the cancellation. The management system identifies reservation availability information indicating that the reservation for the use for which the cancellation waiting is registered can be registered based on the use schedule information indicating the use. Reservation management method according to claim 2, characterized in that it has a conflict resolution notification process of transmitting via the mobile communication network to the address. 4. Storage means for storing use schedule information including information indicating users who desire to reserve the use of a shared conference room and information indicating a scheduled time to start the use, and the storage means. Registration means for registering the reservation for use indicated by the usage schedule information stored in the so that the conference room is exclusively used on the time axis, and mobile communication for accommodating the mobile communication terminal carried by the user. Receiving means for receiving the usage schedule information transmitted via the network, time acquisition means for acquiring the current time, and a communication address of the mobile communication terminal carried by the user based on the information indicating the user. And a confirmation information for confirming that there is no change in the contents of the use registered for the reservation, to the communication address specified based on the use schedule information indicating the use via the mobile communication network. Reservation management system characterized by a transmission means for transmitting before scheduled time indicated by the use schedule information.