JP2005031943A - Lending information management method and lending information management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lending information management method and a lending information management program for providing a schedule to make it possible for a user to easily borrow a plurality of lending objects in a predetermined order. <P>SOLUTION: A lending schedule to lend each of serial books to users in a regular order is prepared on the basis of information associated with a return scheduled date when books are to be returned and information associated with a reading pace in which a user reads through the books. The prepared lending schedule is outputted to library terminal equipment 100a to 100c under the control of the user, and presented to the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lending information management method and a lending information management program for managing information related to lending of a loan to a user, and in particular, a schedule that allows a user to easily borrow a plurality of loans in a predetermined order. The present invention relates to a lending information management method and a lending information management program that can be provided to a user.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a user borrows a book in a library, it is confirmed whether or not the book to be borrowed is held by searching a database. Then, after confirming that the book is in possession, you can borrow the desired book efficiently by going to the rental counter and performing the procedure for borrowing the book.
[0003]
The database search is performed by inputting keywords such as the title of the book, the author name, and the publisher name into the terminal device of the database. However, the purpose of this search is to find the book that the user is trying to borrow, so even if there was a book related to the book, the user could not obtain such useful information. .
[0004]
Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a book search system that links data of each book using data such as an author name as a key and presents a list of related books linked to the book when the book is searched. Is disclosed. Further, Patent Literature 2 discloses a reading support system that analyzes a user's reading tendency based on the user's past reading history and provides book information according to the user's reading tendency. .
[0005]
In the prior art of Patent Document 1 or 2, it is possible to receive library information related to a desired book. However, even when trying to borrow those books, there are cases where the books are already lent out. Even going to the library could be useless.
[0006]
Therefore, in Patent Document 3, the lending status of the lent is stored by the server device, and the user operates the client device to connect to the server device via the Internet. A rental method that can be confirmed is disclosed.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2003-91548 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-29895 A
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2000-268099 A
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prior art of Patent Document 3, only a list of book lending statuses is presented. When borrowing a plurality of books according to a certain order, each book is considered in consideration of the lending status. There was a problem that the user himself / herself had to consider the schedule to borrow, and had to make a reservation for renting books, which was a heavy burden on the user.
[0009]
Specifically, when a user tries to borrow multiple books, such as series books or books of the same author, in order, check the stock status for each book, and if there is no stock, each book There is a problem that it is inconvenient because it is necessary to make a schedule for borrowing a desired book in consideration of the scheduled return date.
[0010]
In particular, when borrowing multiple popular books, there is a high possibility that those books are already lent out, and the user can check all the scheduled return dates of those books and borrow each book in turn. There was a problem that it was difficult to check whether it was possible.
[0011]
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems (issues), and lending information that can provide a user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of lending items in a predetermined order. An object is to provide a management method and a lending information management program.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lending information management device for managing information related to lending of a loan to a user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. A lending schedule creating step for lending a lending item according to a predetermined order and a lending schedule output step for outputting the lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating step are executed.
[0013]
According to this invention, based on the information relating to the scheduled return date on which the loan is returned, creating a loan schedule for renting the loan to the user in a predetermined order, and outputting the created loan schedule; Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order.
[0014]
Further, according to the present invention, the lending schedule creating step creates a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. It is characterized by.
[0015]
According to this invention, the user decides to create a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on the information related to the scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. It is possible to provide a user with a schedule that can easily borrow a series of loans having an order relationship according to the order.
[0016]
Further, according to the present invention, the lending schedule creating step creates the lending schedule satisfying a predetermined condition relating to the borrowing of the user based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. It is characterized by.
[0017]
According to this invention, since it was decided to create a lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition relating to the borrowing of the user based on information related to the scheduled return date on which the loaned item is returned, the user's reading pace, etc. It is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of loans in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition related to borrowing a loan considering the above.
[0018]
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the lending schedule creating step creates the lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition relating to the lending based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. To do.
[0019]
According to this invention, since it was decided to create a lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition related to lending based on information related to the scheduled return date on which the lending is returned, the restriction conditions when lending the lending, etc. It is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition relating to the lending.
[0020]
The present invention is a lending information management program for managing information related to lending of a loan to a user, wherein the loan is provided to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. A lending schedule creation procedure for creating a lending schedule for lending according to a predetermined order, and a lending schedule output procedure for outputting a lending schedule created by the lending schedule creation procedure are executed by a computer.
[0021]
According to this invention, based on the information relating to the scheduled return date on which the loan is returned, creating a loan schedule for renting the loan to the user in a predetermined order, and outputting the created loan schedule; Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order.
[0022]
Further, the present invention is a lending information management device for managing information related to lending of a loan to a user, wherein the loan is provided to the user based on information related to a return date on which the loan is returned. A lending schedule creating means for creating a lending schedule for lending in accordance with a predetermined order, and a lending schedule output means for outputting a lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating means are provided.
[0023]
According to this invention, based on the information relating to the scheduled return date on which the loan is returned, creating a loan schedule for renting the loan to the user in a predetermined order, and outputting the created loan schedule; Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Exemplary embodiments of a lending information management method and a lending information management program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a lending information management system that provides lending information to a user who operates a library terminal device installed in a library will be described. .
[0025]
First, the configuration of the lending information management system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a lending information management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this lending information management system, each library terminal device 100a to 100c installed in a library and a lending information management device 102 are connected via a LAN 101. In addition, user terminal devices 103 a to 103 c included in each user and a lending information management device 102 are connected via a public line 104.
[0026]
The library terminal devices 100a to 100c are terminal devices that allow a library user to access the lending information management device 102 and acquire information related to lending various books. The user terminal devices 103a to 103c are terminal devices such as mobile phones and personal computers equipped with e-mail transmission / reception software that allows library users to send and receive e-mails, and are transmitted by the lending information management device 102. E-mail notifications can be received.
[0027]
The lending information management apparatus 102 is an apparatus according to the present invention, and manages lending book information, provides information related to lending status of books to users, and accepts lending reservations for books. .
[0028]
The lending information management apparatus 102 not only provides the above service but also extracts a plurality of books related to the book searched by the user, and the user borrows the extracted books in a predetermined order. (Book lending schedule) is created and presented to the user.
[0029]
Specifically, a lending schedule that allows you to lend a series of books such as series books that are related to the books searched by the user in order, considering the scheduled return date of the books that are being lent. It creates and presents it to the user.
[0030]
As a result, when borrowing a plurality of books in a predetermined order, the user can save time and effort to think about what schedule to borrow while checking the lending status of each book. You can borrow books.
[0031]
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the lending information management apparatus 102 includes an interface unit 105, an input unit 106, a display unit 107, a storage unit 108, and a control unit 109. The interface unit 105 is a network interface that exchanges data with the library terminal devices 100 a to 100 c via the LAN 101 or with the user terminal devices 103 a to 103 c via the public line 104.
[0032]
The input unit 106 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display unit 107 is a display device such as a display. The storage unit 108 is a storage device such as a hard disk device. The storage unit 108 stores user information 108a, book information 108b, user reading pace information 108c, scheduled return date information 108d, and reservation information 108e. Yes.
[0033]
The user information 108a is data that stores information related to a search for a user who has searched a book using the library terminal devices 100a to 100c. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user information 108a illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, the user information 108a includes items of a user ID, a user name, a search execution date, a search keyword, a search book ID, a loan flag, and a loan date.
[0034]
The user ID is an identification ID assigned to each user, and the user name is the name of the user. The search execution date is the date when the book search is executed, and the search keyword is the keyword entered by the user when the search is executed. Further, the search book ID is an identification ID of the book searched by the keyword, the lending flag is a flag indicating whether or not the searched book is lent, and the loan date is the rent of the searched book. This is the date of the day of the event.
[0035]
The book information 108b is data storing various kinds of information on books held in the library. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the book information 108b shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the book information 108b has items of book ID, book name, series name, author name, genre name, page number, issue date, and stock quantity.
[0036]
The book ID is an identification ID assigned to each book, and corresponds to the identification ID of the search book ID of the user information 108a. The book name is the title of each book, the series name is the name of the series when each book is a series book, and the author name is the name of the author.
[0037]
Here, when the book is a series book, the number part of the book ID is a number assigned in ascending order from the first volume. For example, books whose titles are “Japanese history 1”, “Japanese history 2” and “Japanese history 3” are series books with the name “series history”, and the book ID is “a10011”, Numbers are assigned in ascending order from volume 1 to volume 3, such as “a100012” and “a100013”. This makes it possible to easily check the context of each book in the series.
[0038]
The genre name is the name of the genre to which each book belongs, the number of pages is the total number of pages of each book, and the issue date is the date on which the book was issued. The stock quantity is the stock quantity of each book that is left in the library without being lent and can be rented immediately.
[0039]
Here, in the series name, author name, and genre name fields, identification IDs consisting of letters and numbers enclosed in parentheses [] are stored. By specifying this identification ID, the series name, author name, and genre name can be uniquely selected.
[0040]
The user reading pace information 108c is data in which the reading pace at which the user reads through the book is set. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the user reading pace information 108c shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, this user reading pace information 108c has items of a user ID, a minimum number of days, and a maximum number of pages.
[0041]
The user ID is an identification ID for identifying each user, and corresponds to the user ID of the user information 108a. The minimum number of days is the minimum number of days required for the user to finish reading one book, and the maximum number of pages is the maximum number of pages that the user can read in one week. Information about the minimum number of days and the maximum number of pages can be set in advance by the user operating the library terminal devices 100a to 100c.
[0042]
The scheduled return date information 108d is data storing the scheduled return date of each book. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of scheduled return date information 108d shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the scheduled return date information 108d includes items of a user ID, a rental book ID, a loan date, a scheduled return date, and a scheduled return date after change.
[0043]
The user ID is an identification ID for identifying each user, and corresponds to the user ID of the user information 108a. The lending book ID is a book ID for identifying a book lent to the user. The lending date is the date when the book is lent, and the scheduled return date is the date when the lent book is returned.
[0044]
The scheduled return date is usually a return deadline determined by the library regulations and is set automatically. However, this return deadline can be postponed by the user. The scheduled return date after the change is the scheduled return date after the return deadline has been postponed by the user.
[0045]
The reservation information 108e is data storing reservation information of a book reserved by the user. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the reservation information 108e illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, this reservation information 108e has items of a user ID, a reservation book ID, a lending date, a scheduled return date, and a scheduled return date after return.
[0046]
The user ID is an identification ID for identifying each user, and corresponds to the user ID of the user information 108a. The reserved book ID is a book ID for identifying a book reserved by the user. The lending date is the date on which the book that has been reserved is lent to another user, and corresponds to the lending date of the scheduled return date information 108d.
[0047]
The scheduled return date is the date on which the reserved book is to be returned, and corresponds to the scheduled return date of the scheduled return date information 108d. The return date after change is the return date after the return deadline has been extended by the user, and corresponds to the return date after change of the return date information 108d.
[0048]
Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the control unit 109 is a control unit that controls the lending information management apparatus 102 as a whole, and includes a reservation receiving unit 109a, a lending schedule creating unit 109b, a lending schedule output unit 109c, and a notification output unit 109d. .
[0049]
The reservation accepting unit 109a is a accepting unit that obtains information and accepts a reservation when the user applies for a book reservation by operating the library terminal devices 100a to 100c. Specifically, the information of the user who makes a reservation or the information of the book to be reserved is acquired from the library terminal devices 100a to 100c and stored in the reservation information 108e.
[0050]
Since the library lending period is determined in advance by the library regulations, the book return date is automatically set when the loan date is fixed, but the user operates the library terminal devices 100a to 100c to return the date. Can be postponed. In that case, the reservation accepting unit 109a accepts the changed return date information from the library terminal devices 100a to 100c, and stores the scheduled return date information 108d and the scheduled return date information of the reservation information 108e.
[0051]
In addition, when the user searches the books by operating the library terminal devices 100a to 100c, the reservation receiving unit 109a receives information such as keywords input by the user, and the user information 108a receives the information. Remember. Then, the book is searched based on the information, and the process of outputting the results to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c is performed.
[0052]
The lending schedule creation unit 109b creates a lending schedule for lending a series of books related to the book searched by the user to the user according to a predetermined order based on the scheduled return date on which the book is returned. This is the creation section.
[0053]
Specifically, a book of the same series as the book searched by the user in the past is searched based on the series name data of the book information 108b. Furthermore, the lending schedule creation unit 109b acquires the number of stocks of each book of the same series that has been searched and information on the scheduled return date of the book that is being lent. Further, information in which the user sets his / her own reading pace in advance is acquired from the user reading pace information 108c.
[0054]
Then, based on the acquired inventory number, scheduled return date, and information on the user's reading pace, a process for creating a lending schedule (user reading schedule) for lending each book of the same series to the user is performed. .
[0055]
The lending schedule output unit 109c is an output unit that outputs the lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating unit 109b to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user.
[0056]
The notification output unit 109d is an output unit that outputs a notification notifying the user terminal devices 103a to 103c of the change when the scheduled rental date of the book reserved by the user is changed. This change in the scheduled loan date occurs when another user who borrows a book reserved by the user extends the return deadline. By transmitting the change notification in this way, the user can be urged to review the book reservation.
[0057]
Next, the processing procedure of the book lending process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a book lending process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG.
[0058]
As shown in the figure, first, the lending information management apparatus 102 accepts a keyword for a book search inputted by a user by operating the library terminal apparatuses 100a to 100c, and stores it in the user information 108a ( Step S701).
[0059]
Then, the book is searched from the book information 108b based on the accepted keyword, and the search result is output to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user (step S702). The user sees the search result and selects a book to be borrowed from among them, or inputs a new keyword and searches the book again.
[0060]
Subsequently, the lending information management apparatus 102 accepts a book selection or book re-search request made by the user operating the library terminal apparatuses 100a to 100c (step S703). Then, it is checked whether or not there is a re-search request for the book (step S704). If there is a re-search request for the book (step S704, Yes), the process proceeds to step S701 to accept the keyword for the search again. Perform processing.
[0061]
When there is no request for re-searching for a book and selection of a book to be borrowed is accepted (No in step S704), it is checked whether or not the designated book is being lent (step S705). If the designated book is not being lent (step S705, No), the process proceeds to step S709.
[0062]
If the designated book is being lent (step S705, Yes), information on the scheduled return date of the book that is being lent is searched from the scheduled return date information 108d, and the search result is stored in the library terminal devices 100a to 100c. Output (step S706). Then, a reservation acceptance process for the book that is being lent is performed (step S707), and it is checked whether or not there is a book reservation (step S708).
[0063]
When there is no book reservation (step S708, No), the process proceeds to step S701 to accept a keyword for search again. If there is a book reservation (step S708, Yes), the number of stocks of the corresponding book in the book information 108b is updated, and the reserved book and the scheduled return date information of the book are also returned. The process of storing in 108d is performed (step S709).
[0064]
Next, the processing procedure of the lending schedule providing process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts (1) and (2) showing the processing procedure of the lending schedule providing process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG.
[0065]
Here, a process in which the lending information management apparatus 102 creates a lending schedule for lending a series book to a user in a predetermined order will be described. However, the books to be rented are not limited to series books, but may be books of the same author or books of the same genre, and a lending schedule for lending those books in a predetermined order may be created.
[0066]
In addition, this lending schedule providing service is not provided to a user of a general lending service as shown in FIG. 7, but is provided to a user who logs in to this service separately. However, the provision of this service is not limited to the above case, and may be provided at the same time when a book is searched in the lending service shown in FIG.
[0067]
As shown in FIG. 8, the lending information management apparatus 102 first receives a login made by the user operating the library terminal apparatuses 100a to 100c (step S801). Then, the information of the search keyword input when the user who has accepted the login searches in the past is acquired from the user information 108a (step S802), and the book is searched from the book information 108b using the search keyword. (Step S803).
[0068]
When searching, information on the number of stocks of the searched books is also acquired from the book information 108b. In addition, an upper limit is set on the number of books to be searched to prevent a large number of books from being searched at once.
[0069]
Subsequently, it is checked whether or not there is a series book in the retrieved book (step S804). Whether there is a series book can be confirmed by searching for information on the series name in the book information 108b. If there is no series book (step S804, No), a message for ending the lending schedule providing process is output (step S820), and the lending schedule providing process is terminated.
[0070]
If there is a series book (step S804, Yes), information on the scheduled return date of each book in the series book is acquired from the scheduled return date information 108d (step S805), and further information on the reading pace of the user is obtained. Is acquired from the user reading pace information 108c (step S806).
[0071]
Subsequently, a process of creating a lending schedule candidate for the user from the information on the scheduled return date of the book and the reading pace information of the user is performed (step S807). Here, a candidate for a lending schedule is created in which the user can borrow a series of books as a series book in order from the first volume. The lending schedule candidate creation process will be described in detail later with an example.
[0072]
Then, the lending information management device 102 outputs the created lending schedule candidates to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user (step S808). Thereafter, it is checked whether a re-search request for a series book has been received from the user (step S809).
[0073]
If a re-search request is received from the user (step S809, Yes), the book is searched again using the search keyword from the remaining books excluding the previously searched book (step S816). The process proceeds to S804.
[0074]
If there is no re-search request from the user (No in step S809), it is checked whether or not the rental schedule selection information has been received from the user (step S810). This selection information is transmitted by the library terminal devices 100a to 100c, and is information on a lending schedule selected by the user from lending schedule candidates.
[0075]
When the rental schedule is not selected by the user and the selection information is not accepted (step S810, No), the rental schedule providing process is terminated. When the selection information of the lending schedule is accepted (step S810, Yes), the book reservation information included in the lending schedule is searched from the reservation information 108e (step S811).
[0076]
Then, based on the retrieved result, it is checked whether or not the books included in the lending schedule can be lent according to the lending schedule (step S812). This process is performed in order to confirm whether the books included in the lending schedule are reserved by other users and lending is not possible during the above process.
[0077]
When it is not possible to lend according to the lending schedule (step S812, No), a lending impossible message is output to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user (step S817), the process proceeds to step S816, and the previous search is performed. The book is searched again from the remaining books excluding the book that has been made.
[0078]
If there is no change in the reservation status of the books included in the lending schedule and lending can be performed according to the lending schedule (step S812, Yes), it is checked whether a lending schedule confirmation request from the user has been accepted (step S813). ).
[0079]
When the confirmation request for the rental schedule is not received (step S813, No), the correction information of the rental schedule transmitted by operating the library terminal devices 100a to 100c by the user is received (step S818). This correction information is information instructed to change the lending date of the books included in the lending schedule, to change the lending order of books that are series books, or to add or exclude specific books.
[0080]
Then, the lending information management apparatus 102 corrects the lending schedule based on the correction information (step S819). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S811, and a process of searching for reservation information of the book included in the revised lending schedule from the reservation information 108e is performed.
[0081]
In step S813, when a confirmation request for the lending schedule is received (step S813, Yes), the book information such as the book ID and the scheduled return date of the book included in the lending schedule for which the confirmation request is received is returned return date information. 108d and reservation information 108e are stored (step S814).
[0082]
Thereafter, a confirmation message for notifying that the lending schedule is confirmed is output to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user, and the lending schedule providing process is terminated.
[0083]
Next, the lending schedule candidate creation process described in step S807 in FIG. 9 will be specifically described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information on the scheduled return date of each book. This scheduled return date information is the scheduled return date information of the series book acquired in step S805 of FIG. This information is temporarily prepared when creating a lending schedule candidate.
[0084]
As shown in the figure, this scheduled return date information includes related book ID, inventory quantity, and multiple scheduled return date information. The related book ID is a book ID of a book included in the series, and the number of stocks is the number of each book remaining without being lent out, which means that the number of books can be lent out immediately. The plurality of return dates are information storing each return date when a plurality of books are being lent out.
[0085]
For example, a book whose related book ID is “a100011” is in stock, and the user can borrow it on the day. Further, the scheduled return date of a book whose related book ID that has already been lent is “a1000011” may be “2003/3/31”, “2003/4/2”, “2003/4/30”, and the like. Recognize.
[0086]
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of lending schedule candidate information. This lending schedule candidate information is temporarily created based on the scheduled return date information of each book shown in FIG. 10 and the user reading pace information 108c shown in FIG. The lending schedule candidate information includes lending schedule candidate numbers and lending schedule information.
[0087]
The lending schedule candidate number is a number for identifying a plurality of created lending schedule candidates, and the lending schedule is information on the scheduled lending date of each book in the lending schedule proposed to the user.
[0088]
For example, in a lending schedule candidate whose lending schedule candidate number is “1”, a lending schedule date of a book whose related book ID is “a100011” is “2003/3/29” and lending a book whose name is “a100012” The scheduled date is “2003/4/30”, and the book lending date of the book “a100013” is “2003/5/30”.
[0089]
If the date of creation of the lending schedule candidate is “2003/3/29”, the book with the related book ID “a1000011” is in stock from the information on the scheduled return date shown in FIG. Can be rented on the day. Therefore, the scheduled loan date of the loan schedule corresponding to “a1000011” in the loan schedule candidate information is “2003/3/29”.
[0090]
Further, the book with the related book ID “a100012” is not in stock due to the return date information, and the return date is “2003/4/1”, “2003/4/30”, “2003/5”. / 15 "or the like.
[0091]
Here, when the user ID of the user who currently uses this lending schedule providing service is “DTC0182,” the user reads one book according to the user reading pace information 108c shown in FIG. It is confirmed that the minimum number of days required to finish is “7” days.
[0092]
Therefore, the scheduled loan date corresponding to the book “a100012” of the loan schedule candidate information is not “2003/4/1” but “2003/4/30” that can be lent next. The same processing is performed for the book “a100013”, and the scheduled loan date is “2003/5/30”.
[0093]
In the lending schedule candidate with the lending schedule candidate number “2”, the candidate number is “1” because the scheduled lending date of the book with the related book ID “a100012” is “2003/5/15”. The loan schedule is different. This date corresponds to the scheduled return date 3 of the book “a100012” in the scheduled return date information shown in FIG. Even in this case, the conditions relating to the reading pace of the user are satisfied.
[0094]
In this way, based on the return date information and the user's reading pace information, it is possible to create a schedule that allows the user to borrow a series of books in order from the first volume. The book can be read in a planned manner according to the scheduled schedule.
[0095]
In this example, the case where the information on the minimum number of days of the user reading pace information 108c is used as the restriction condition has been described. However, the maximum number of pages that the user can read per week is added to the restriction condition, Candidates can be easily created.
[0096]
Furthermore, it is possible to create a lending schedule in consideration of library lending regulations. Specifically, taking into account restrictions on the number of books that can be loaned within a certain period of time, restrictions on the maximum number of books that can be loaned in a single loan procedure, etc., excluding loan schedules that exceed that limit, etc. Perform processing.
[0097]
Although an example of a method for creating a lending schedule is shown here, the method for creating a lending schedule is not limited to the above, and the lending schedule may be created by various other methods.
[0098]
Next, the reading schedule display screen will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reading schedule display screen. This reading schedule display screen is configured by the lending information management apparatus 102 based on the lending schedule candidate information shown in FIG. And it outputs to library terminal device 100a-100c, and is displayed on the display by library terminal device 100a-100c.
[0099]
This reading schedule display screen includes related books and related books reading schedule information, reading schedule number input field, “confirm” button, “modify” button, “cancel” button, and “search for other related books” button. Have.
[0100]
The related book information is information indicating a criterion for selecting a series of books. In this example, a series book named “series history” is selected as an object to be scheduled.
[0101]
The related book reading schedule information is information on a lending schedule (user reading schedule) presented to the user, and includes items of a number and a reading schedule. The number item is a number for identifying each reading schedule, and the reading schedule item presents a schedule for lending each book included in the series to the user.
[0102]
The reading schedule item includes information on books to be lent, information on the order of renting each book, and information on available dates on which each book can be lent. Information on books to be lent includes the name of each book (such as “Japanese History 1”), author name (such as “Taro Taro”), genre name (such as “history”), and date of publication (“2001”). "January 9").
[0103]
The reading schedule number input field is an input field for accepting input by the user of the rental schedule number when the rental schedule is selected by the user from the presented rental schedule candidates.
[0104]
The “confirm” button is a button for instructing confirmation of the lending schedule after the user inputs the lending schedule number selected in the reading schedule number input field.
[0105]
The “correct” button is a button for instructing correction of the lending schedule after the user inputs the lending schedule number selected in the reading schedule number input field. This modification includes changing the lending date of books included in the lending schedule, changing the lending order of books that are series books, or adding or excluding specific books.
[0106]
The “Cancel” button is a button for instructing to cancel all of the presented lending schedules. The “search for other related books” button is a button for instructing to cancel all of the presented lending schedules, search for other series books, and re-output the lending schedule information.
[0107]
Next, the processing procedure of the scheduled return date update process of the book performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the scheduled return date update process of the book performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG.
[0108]
As shown in the figure, the lending information management apparatus 102 first waits for a request for changing the scheduled return date of a book made by the user operating the library terminal apparatuses 100a to 100c (step S1301). Then, it is checked whether there is a change request for the scheduled return date (step S1302). If there is no change request (step S1302, No), the process proceeds to step S1301, and the change request is continuously awaited.
[0109]
When there is a request for changing the scheduled return date (step S1302, Yes), the scheduled return date information is stored in the scheduled return date field after the change in the scheduled return date field 108d. 108d is updated (step S1303).
[0110]
Then, it is checked whether or not the book whose reservation return date is changed in step S1303 is included in the reservation information 108e (step S1304). If the book is not included in the reservation information 108e (step S1304, No), End the scheduled return date update process.
[0111]
If the book whose reservation return date is changed is included in the reservation information 108e (step S1304, Yes), the date of the return return date after the change is stored in the item of the return date after change of the reservation information 108e. Then, the reservation information 108e is updated (step S1305).
[0112]
Thereafter, an e-mail is sent to the user terminal device 103a-103c of the user indicating that the rentable date on which the book that has been scheduled to be returned has been reserved can be rented to the user. The notification process is performed by transmitting to (step S1306). The user can review the book reservation by receiving the notification by e-mail.
[0113]
As described above, in the present embodiment, each book of the series book is obtained based on the information related to the scheduled return date when the book is returned and the information related to the reading pace at which the user reads through the book. Since the lending schedule for lending in order is created and the created lending schedule is output to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c operated by the user and presented to the user, the user can provide a plurality of lending items. A schedule that can be easily borrowed in a predetermined order can be provided to the user.
[0114]
By the way, the lending information management apparatus 102 and the lending information management method can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation. Therefore, a computer system that executes a lending information management program having the same function as the lending information management apparatus 102 (lending information management method) described above will be described next.
[0115]
FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a computer system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main body unit according to the computer system.
[0116]
As shown in FIG. 14, a computer system 200 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 201, a display 202 for displaying information such as an image on a display screen 202a according to an instruction from the main body 201, and the computer system. A keyboard 203 for inputting various kinds of information to 200 and a mouse 204 for designating an arbitrary position on the display screen 202a of the display 202 are provided.
[0117]
As shown in FIG. 15, the main body 201 in the computer system 200 includes a CPU 220, a RAM 221, a ROM 222, a hard disk drive (HDD) 223, a CD-ROM drive 224 that accepts a CD-ROM 207, and a flexible disk. An FD drive 225 that receives (FD) 206.
[0118]
The main unit 201 further includes an I / O interface 226 for connecting the display 202, the keyboard 203, and the mouse 204, and a LAN interface 227 for connecting to a local area network or a wide area network (LAN / WAN) 101.
[0119]
The computer system 200 is connected to a modem 205 for connecting to the public line 104 such as the Internet, and is connected to another computer system (PC) 208 and server 209 via the LAN interface 227 and the LAN / WAN 101. In addition, a printer 210 and the like are connected.
[0120]
And this computer system 200 implement | achieves the lending information management apparatus 102 (lending information management method) by reading and executing the lending information management program recorded on the predetermined recording medium.
[0121]
Here, the predetermined recording medium is not limited to a “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk (FD) 206, a CD-ROM 207, an MO disk, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, and an IC card. The hard disk drive (HDD) 223 provided inside and outside, “fixed physical medium” such as the RAM 221 and the ROM 222 are included.
[0122]
Further, the storage medium holds the program in a short time when transmitting the program, such as the public line 104 connected via the modem 205 and the LAN / WAN 101 to which the other computer system 208 and the server 208 are connected. It includes any recording medium that records a lending information management program readable by the computer system 200, such as “communication medium”.
[0123]
That is, the lending information management program is recorded on a recording medium such as the above-mentioned “portable physical medium”, “fixed physical medium”, and “communication medium” in a computer-readable manner. Implements the lending information management apparatus 102 and the lending information management method by reading and executing the lending information management program from such a recording medium.
[0124]
Note that the lending information management program is not limited to be executed by the computer system 200, and when the other computer system 208 or the server 209 executes the lending information management program, the lending information management program cooperates with the lending information management program. The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where an information management program is executed.
[0125]
The embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be applied in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be implemented.
[0126]
For example, in the present embodiment, a book search request made by a user operating the library terminal devices 100a to 100c is accepted, and the created lending schedule is output to the library terminal devices 100a to 100c. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to accept a search request from the user terminal devices 103a to 103c operated by the user and output the created lending schedule to the user terminal devices 103a to 103c. Good.
[0127]
In this case, the user terminal devices 103a to 103c are equipped with a web browser or the like, and perform transmission / reception of various information such as a lending schedule using the web browser, or perform transmission / reception of such information by electronic mail.
[0128]
In the present embodiment, the lending schedule for lending a series of books included in the series in order from the first volume is created. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various books may be used. It is good also as accepting designation | designated of the order which borrows a book from a user, and creating the rental schedule which lends a book according to the order.
[0129]
In other cases, such as creating a lending schedule for lending books from an author in chronological order, or lending a book related to a certain field in order from books with basic contents to books with applied contents. Also, the present invention can be applied.
[0130]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a case has been shown in which a library lending schedule is provided to a user in a library. However, the present invention is not limited to this. ) Or DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), etc., the present invention can be similarly applied to the case of providing a rental schedule of rental items to the user.
[0131]
In addition, among the processes described in the present embodiment, all or a part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being manually performed All or a part of the above can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.
[0132]
Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.
[0133]
Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.
[0134]
(Supplementary note 1) A lending information management device that manages information related to lending of lending to users,
A lending schedule creation step of creating a lending schedule for lending the loan according to a predetermined order to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned;
A lending schedule output step for outputting the lending schedule created by the lending schedule creation step;
Lending information management method characterized by executing
[0135]
(Supplementary Note 2) The lending schedule creation step creates a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. The lending information management method according to Appendix 1.
[0136]
(Appendix 3) The lending schedule creation step creates the lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition relating to the borrowing of the user based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. The lending information management method according to appendix 1 or 2.
[0137]
(Additional remark 4) The said loan schedule creation process creates the said loan schedule which satisfies the predetermined conditions which concern on the said loan based on the information which concerns on the return date when the said loan is returned. The lending information management method according to 1, 2 or 3.
[0138]
(Supplementary note 5) A lending information management program for managing information related to lending of a loan to a user,
A lending schedule creation procedure for creating a lending schedule for lending a loan according to a predetermined order to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned;
A lending schedule output procedure for outputting a lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating procedure;
A lending information management program characterized by causing a computer to execute.
[0139]
(Appendix 6) The lending schedule creation procedure creates a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. The loan information management program according to appendix 5.
[0140]
(Additional remark 7) The said loan schedule preparation procedure produces the said loan schedule which satisfies the predetermined conditions concerning the said user's borrowing based on the information which concerns on the return date when the said loan is returned. The rental information management program according to appendix 5 or 6.
[0141]
(Additional remark 8) The said loan schedule preparation procedure produces the said loan schedule which satisfies the predetermined condition which concerns on the said loan based on the information which concerns on the return date on which the said loan is returned. The lending information management program according to 5, 6 or 7.
[0142]
(Supplementary note 9) A lending information management device that manages information related to lending of a loan to a user,
Lending schedule creating means for creating a lending schedule for lending a loan according to a predetermined order to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned;
Lending schedule output means for outputting the lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating means;
A lending information management device characterized by comprising:
[0143]
(Supplementary Note 10) The lending schedule creation means creates a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. The lending information management device according to appendix 9.
[0144]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a lending schedule for lending a loan to a user according to a predetermined order is created based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned, and the created lending Since the schedule is output, it is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order.
[0145]
Further, according to the present invention, based on the information related to the scheduled return date on which the loan is returned, the lending schedule for lending a series of loans having an order relationship according to the order is used. There is an effect that it is possible to provide a user with a schedule that allows a user to easily borrow a series of loans having an order relationship according to the order.
[0146]
In addition, according to the present invention, since the lending schedule that satisfies the predetermined condition relating to the borrowing of the user is created based on the information related to the scheduled return date on which the loaned item is returned, the user's reading There is an effect that it is possible to provide a user with a schedule that allows a user to easily borrow a plurality of loans in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition related to borrowing a loan considering the pace and the like. .
[0147]
In addition, according to the present invention, since it is decided to create a lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition related to lending based on information related to the scheduled return date on which the lending is returned, restrictions on lending the lending There is an effect that it is possible to provide the user with a schedule that allows the user to easily borrow a plurality of rental items in a predetermined order under predetermined conditions relating to the rental such as conditions.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a lending information management system according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of user information 108a shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of book information 108b illustrated in FIG. 1;
4 is a diagram showing an example of user reading pace information 108c shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of scheduled return date information 108d shown in FIG. 1;
6 is a diagram showing an example of reservation information 108e shown in FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a book lending process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart (1) illustrating a processing procedure of a lending schedule providing process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart (2) illustrating a processing procedure of a lending schedule providing process performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information on a scheduled return date of each book.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of lending schedule candidate information.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reading schedule display screen.
13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a scheduled return date update process of a book performed by the lending information management apparatus 102 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a computer system according to the present embodiment.
15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main body unit 201 according to the computer system shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
100a to 100c library terminal device
101 LAN
102 Lending information management device
103a to 103c User terminal device
104 Public line
105 Interface section
106 Input section
107 Display section
108 Storage unit
108a User information
108b Book information
108c User reading pace information
108d Return date information
108e Reservation information
109 Control unit
109a Reservation reception
109b Rental schedule creation department
109c Rental schedule output part
109d Notification output unit

Claims (5)

A lending information management device that manages information related to lending of lending to users,
A lending schedule creation step of creating a lending schedule for lending the loan according to a predetermined order to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned;
A lending schedule output step for outputting the lending schedule created by the lending schedule creation step;
Lending information management method characterized by executing The lending schedule creation step creates a lending schedule for lending a series of lending items having an order relationship according to the order based on information relating to a scheduled return date on which the lending item is returned. The lending information management method according to 1. The lending schedule creation step creates the lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition related to borrowing of the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned. The lending information management method according to 1 or 2. The lending schedule creating step creates the lending schedule that satisfies a predetermined condition related to the lending based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the lending is returned. Or the loan information management method of 3. A lending information management program for managing information related to lending of lending to users,
A lending schedule creation procedure for creating a lending schedule for lending a loan according to a predetermined order to the user based on information related to a scheduled return date on which the loan is returned;
A lending schedule output procedure for outputting a lending schedule created by the lending schedule creating procedure;
A lending information management program characterized by causing a computer to execute.

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