JP2010015459A - Ticket transfer system, ticket transfer method and ticket transfer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide transfer service from a free seat to a reserved seat according to a congestion state of reserved seats. <P>SOLUTION: A ticket transfer system 100 is configured by: a user information acquisition means 110 for acquiring user information including data of a train name to be used and the use date and use section of the train and storing the obtained information in a user information table; a situation inquiry means 111 for reading the user information at a prescribed interval and transmitting a vacant seat situation inquiry to a reservation management apparatus; a reserved seat vacant situation acquisition means 112 for receiving vacant seat situation data from the reservation management apparatus and storing the received data in a vacant seat table correspondingly to the user information; and a transfer processing means 113 for reading out reserved seat vacant situation data at a prescribed interval, comparing the read data with a prescribed vacancy rate threshold, specifying the user information corresponding to the reserved seat vacant situation data lower than the vacancy rate threshold by a vacant seat table, and transmitting a transfer inquiry report for inquiring whether a reservation instruction of a reserved seat is performed or not to a user terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket transfer system, a ticket transfer method, and a ticket transfer program, and more particularly to a passenger ticket release system, and in particular, to calculate a vacancy rate of a designated seat and to calculate a calculated vacancy rate. The present invention relates to the technology of reservation transfer processing from a reserved seat to a designated seat.

  Techniques have been proposed for grasping the congestion situation of trains and providing information to users. For example, under the problem of providing a train information distribution system capable of notifying a passenger's mobile phone of the congestion status of a train, detection means for detecting the weight of the train vehicle, and the vehicle based on the detected weight Computation means for calculating the degree of congestion of the vehicle, and congestion information creation / distribution means for creating congestion degree information including the calculated congestion degree and information for identifying the vehicle and delivering the congestion degree information to a portable terminal. A train information distribution system (see Patent Document 1) is proposed.

In addition, under the problem of accurately calculating and providing the congestion level of the train located immediately before the station, a passenger number detector that is provided in each train and detects the number of passengers of the train, and any target station The indicator which displays the congestion degree of the train arriving at the target station, each intermediate station where an arbitrary train stops by the target station, each expected number of passengers at the target station, and passengers of the train A train congestion degree providing system comprising: a congestion degree calculator that estimates the congestion degree of the train at the target station from the number of passengers detected by a number detector and outputs the estimated congestion degree to the display unit (patent) Reference 2) is also proposed.
JP 2004-322960 A JP 2007-145210 A

  By the way, in addition to the need to reserve and use a reserved seat on a train, there is also a need to use a free seat when a free seat is available. If the conventional technology is applied to such a situation, it is possible to grasp the degree of congestion of the train in the user's desired time zone, grasp the congestion situation of the currently running train and present it to the user side Although it is possible, it has not been possible to transfer usage from a free seat to a reserved seat in response to the detailed needs of users as described above.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can provide a transfer service from a free seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

  The ticket transfer system according to the present invention includes a communication means that communicates with other devices, a storage means that stores a table, and a user terminal that communicates with a user terminal using the communication means, and a user plans to use a free seat. User information acquisition means for acquiring user information including a name, use date / time and data of a use section, and storing the user information in a user information table of the storage means; and user information stored in the user information table , And the vacant seat status inquiry using the train name, use date and time, and data of the use section included in the user information as a key to the reservation management device that performs reserved seat reservation management of the train. The status inquiry means transmitted by the means, and the use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name and the indication in the usage section returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check The seat availability data is received via the communication means, and the designated seat availability data is stored in the vacancy table of the storage means in association with the user information that is the origin of the availability inquiry. The designated seat vacancy status acquisition means and the designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table are read at a predetermined interval, compared with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and corresponding to the reserved seat vacancy status data that is below the vacant seat rate threshold value. Whether user information is specified in the vacant seat table, and a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time, and use section indicated by the specified user information is given to the reservation management device And a transfer processing means for transmitting a transfer inquiry notice asking whether or not to the user terminal by the communication means.

  According to this, for the target train that the user plans to use (initially, he / she wishes or plans to use a non-reserved seat), the designated seat of the train is crowded above the predetermined standard (= the vacant seat rate is less than the predetermined) In that case, it is estimated that the free seats will be crowded and difficult to use, and that will be notified to the relevant user, whether or not the seats will be transferred from the free seat to the designated seat, The execution timing of the transfer process can be determined. Therefore, it is possible to provide a transfer service from a non-reserved seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

  Further, in the ticket transfer system, when the transfer processing unit receives the transfer execution notification returned from the user terminal in response to the transfer inquiry notification via the communication unit, the specified use is performed. A reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the person information may be transmitted to the reservation management device by the communication means. According to this, after receiving an instruction from the user, it is possible to execute a process of transferring the use seat from the free seat to the designated seat.

  Moreover, in the said ticket transfer system, the said user information acquisition means communicates with a user terminal using the said communication means, the train name which the user plans to use a non-reserved seat, its use date, and a use area, User information including data on the number of users may be acquired and stored in the user information table of the storage means.

  In this case, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit extracts a group of vacant reserved seats continuous for a predetermined number of people from the reserved seat vacancy status data received from the reservation management device, and the group of vacant reserved seats extracted here The number of seats is divided by the number of reserved seats divided by the specified number of people, and the vacancy rate for each designated seat group that continues for the specified number of people is calculated, and the data on the vacant seat rate for each designated seat group is specified. The vacant seat status data may be stored in the vacant seat table of the storage means in association with the user information that originated the vacant seat status query. Further, the transfer processing means reads the vacancy rate data in the vacancy table at predetermined intervals, compares the vacancy rate data with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold, and uses the corresponding vacancy rate data of the designated seat group that is below the vacancy rate threshold. User information is specified in the vacant seat table, and the reservation management device is instructed to reserve a reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time, use section and number of users indicated by the user information specified here. It is good also as what transmits the transfer inquiry notification which asks whether it is to the said user terminal by the said communication means.

  According to this, for example, when the user is thinking about using in a group, the seats that the user wants to use are also a group of seats that are easy to use in the group (= a designated seat group that continues for a predetermined number of people). Correspondingly, it is possible to notify whether or not the transfer process can be performed from a free seat to a designated seat.

  Further, in the ticket transfer system, the transfer processing means sends a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the specified user information without transmitting the transfer inquiry notification to the user terminal. May be transmitted by the communication means. According to this, for example, when the user's intention for the transfer process has been confirmed in advance, the transfer process from the free seat to the designated seat can be performed quickly only on the system side.

  In the ticket transfer system, the storage means includes a vacant seat update management table that defines a transmission timing for transmitting the vacant seat status inquiry to the reservation management device for each busy period of the train, The situation inquiry means determines which busy time the current date and time corresponds to in the vacant seat update management table, specifies the transmission timing according to the determined busy time, and at intervals according to the transmission timing specified here The vacant seat status inquiry may be transmitted to the reservation management device by the communication means.

  According to this, for example, in the case of the number of days A until the scheduled departure date in the off season, the vacant seat status inquiry transmission interval is every B hours, and in the normal period the number of days C until the scheduled departure date, the vacant seat When the transmission interval of the situation inquiry is every D hours and the number of days E until the scheduled departure date in the busy season, it becomes possible for the system to control the transmission interval of the vacant seat situation inquiry every F hours. . Therefore, when there is little change in the seat availability of the reserved seats, it is meaninglessly frequently inquired about the seat availability, resulting in a decrease in processing efficiency, or when the seat availability of the designated seat changes every minute. It is possible to avoid the fact that the accuracy of the transfer process from the free seat to the designated seat according to the vacant seat rate is lowered by only inquiring the vacant seat status at intervals.

  In addition, according to the ticket transfer method of the present invention, the computer includes a communication unit that communicates with another device and a storage unit that stores a table, and communicates with the user terminal using the communication unit. A process of acquiring user information including the name of a train scheduled to use a seat, its use date and time, and use section data, and storing it in the user information table of the storage means, and the use stored in the user information table To reservation management device that manages reserved seat reservation for trains by reading train information at specified intervals and using the train name, use date and time, and use section data included in the user information as keys. The process transmitted by the communication means and the use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name and the reserved seat in the use section returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check Processing for receiving seat status data via the communication means, and storing the designated seat vacancy status data in the vacancy table of the storage means in association with the user information that originated the vacancy status query And the reserved seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table are read at a predetermined interval and compared with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and user information corresponding to the reserved seat vacancy status data that falls below the vacant seat rate threshold value is stored in the vacant seat table. The transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, the train name, the use date and time, and the use section indicated by the user information specified here. Is transmitted to the user terminal by the communication means.

  According to this, for the target train that the user plans to use (initially, he / she wishes or plans to use a non-reserved seat), the designated seat of the train is crowded above the predetermined standard (= the vacant seat rate is less than the predetermined) In that case, it is estimated that the free seats will be crowded and difficult to use, and that will be notified to the relevant user, whether or not the seats will be transferred from the free seat to the designated seat, The execution timing of the transfer process can be determined. Therefore, it is possible to provide a transfer service from a non-reserved seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

  Further, the ticket transfer program of the present invention communicates with a user terminal using the communication means to a computer having communication means for communicating with other devices and storage means for storing a table. Obtaining user information including the name of a train scheduled to use a non-reserved seat, its use date and time, and data of a use section, and storing it in the user information table of the storage means; and storing the user information in the user information table Reservation management device that performs reserved seat reservation management for trains by reading out user information at predetermined intervals and using the train name, use date and time and data of the use section included in the user information as keys. And the use date and time and the use section of the train corresponding to the train name returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check Vacancy status data of a reserved seat in the storage means is received by associating the reserved seat vacancy status data with the user information that originated the vacancy status inquiry. Storing the designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table at a predetermined interval, comparing with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and storing user information corresponding to the designated seat vacancy status data that is below the vacancy rate threshold value It is specified in the vacant seat table, and it is asked whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time, and use section indicated by the specified user information to the reservation management device. Sending a transfer inquiry notification to the user terminal by the communication means.

  According to this, for the target train that the user plans to use (initially, he / she wishes or plans to use a non-reserved seat), the designated seat of the train is crowded above the predetermined standard (= the vacant seat rate is less than the predetermined) In that case, it is estimated that the free seats will be crowded and difficult to use, and that will be notified to the relevant user, whether or not the seats will be transferred from the free seat to the designated seat, It is possible to cause the computer to execute processing such as determining the execution timing of the transfer processing.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the embodiments of the present invention and the drawings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transfer service from a free seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including a ticket transfer system 100 in the present embodiment. A ticket transfer system 100 (hereinafter, system 100) in the present embodiment is a computer system that can provide a transfer service from a free seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

  The system 100 reads out the program 102 stored in the storage means 101 such as a non-volatile memory (for example, a hard disk drive or the like) to the memory 103 in order to realize the function of executing the ticket transfer method, and the CPU 104 serving as an arithmetic device Execute. Further, the system 100 is provided with an input interface 105 such as various buttons and a keyboard generally provided in a computer device and an output interface 106 such as an LED and a display as necessary, and a user terminal via a network 140. 200, the communication management unit 107 that handles communication with the reservation management device 300, and the like. The communication means 107 can be assumed to be existing hardware that enables data communication between devices in accordance with the communication protocol of the network 140 such as the Internet, and software that controls the hardware.

  The user terminal 200 is a terminal used by a user who plans to board a train, in particular, to use a non-reserved seat. For example, the user terminal 200 can communicate with the system 100 via a network 140 or a personal computer. PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) can be assumed. The reservation management device 300 can be a seat reservation management server of a railway company that operates a train. This seat reservation management server is a server that manages reserved seat reservation of each train, stores data on the presence / absence of reservation of each reserved seat in a database, and corresponds to the vacant seat status inquiry from the system 100 The database is searched for the reserved date / time of the train and the reserved seats in the corresponding boarding section (eg, station A to station B), and the search result is returned to the system 100. Of course, the system 100 may include the function and database of the reservation management apparatus 300.

  Next, the means that the system 100 configures and holds based on the program 102 will be described. Each means may be provided integrally in one server device or the like, but is distributed and arranged in a computer group (including the server device corresponding to the system 100) arranged on the network 140, and one of the server devices (system 100). An example of collaboration under the leadership of The system stores at least tables 125 to 127 described later in the storage unit 101.

  The system 100 communicates with the user terminal 200 using the communication means 107, and acquires user information including the name of the train for which the user plans to use a free seat, the use date and time, and the data of the use section. , A user information acquisition unit 110 for storing in the user information table 125 of the storage unit 101 is provided.

  In addition, the system 100 reads the user information stored in the user information table 125 at a predetermined interval, and queries the vacant seat situation using the train name, the use date and time, and the data of the use section included in the user information as keys. Is transmitted to the reservation management apparatus 300 that performs reserved seat reservation management of trains by the communication means 107.

  Further, the system 100 transmits the use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name and the seat availability data of the designated seat in the use section, which are returned from the reservation management device 300 in response to the availability check. The designated seat vacant seat data received via the means 107 and stored in the vacant seat table 126 of the storage means 101 in association with the user information that originated the vacant seat situation query. A situation acquisition unit 112 is provided.

  Further, the system 100 reads out the designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table 126 at a predetermined interval, compares it with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold, and corresponds to the reserved seat vacancy status data that is below the vacancy rate threshold. Whether information is specified in the vacant seat table 126, and a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time, and use section indicated by the user information specified here is given to the reservation management apparatus 300 A transfer processing unit 113 is provided, which transmits a transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to the user terminal 200 by the communication unit 107.

  When the transfer processing unit 113 receives the transfer execution notification returned from the user terminal 200 in response to the transfer inquiry notification via the communication unit 107, the transfer processing unit 113 corresponds to the specified user information. The reservation instruction for the reserved seat to be transmitted may be transmitted to the reservation management apparatus 300 by the communication means 107.

  In addition, the user information acquisition unit 110 communicates with the user terminal 200 using the communication unit 107, and the train name, the use date and time, the use section, and the number of users that the user plans to use a free seat. May be acquired and stored in the user information table 125 of the storage means 101.

  In this case, the reserved seat availability acquisition unit 112 extracts a group of empty reserved seats that are continuous for a predetermined number of people from the reserved seat availability data received from the reservation management apparatus 300, and the empty reserved seats extracted here are extracted. The number of seats is divided by the number of reserved seats divided by the specified number of people, and the vacancy rate for each specified number of seats that continue for the specified number of people is calculated. The reserved seat vacancy status data is stored in the vacant seat table 126 of the storage means 101 in association with the user information that originated the vacancy status query.

  Further, the transfer processing means 113 reads the vacancy rate data in the vacant seat table 126 at predetermined intervals, compares the vacancy rate data with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold, and corresponds to the vacancy rate data of the designated seat group that is below the vacancy rate threshold. User information to be specified is specified in the vacant seat table 126, and a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to a user, a train name, a use date and time, a use section, and a number of users indicated by the specified user information is provided in the reservation management apparatus. A transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to perform the process 300 is transmitted to the user terminal 200 by the communication means 107.

  Note that the transfer processing unit 113 does not transmit the transfer inquiry notification to the user terminal 200, and sends a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the specified user information to the reservation management apparatus 300. It may be transmitted by means 107.

  In addition, the storage unit 101 may include a vacant seat update management table 127 that defines a transmission timing for transmitting the vacant seat status inquiry to the reservation management device 300 for each busy period of the train. In this case, the situation inquiry means 111 determines which busy time the current date and time corresponds to in the vacant seat update management table 127, specifies the transmission timing according to the determined busy time, and specifies the transmission specified here. The vacant seat status inquiry may be transmitted to the reservation management apparatus 300 by the communication means 107 at intervals according to timing.

  The units 110 to 113 in the system 100 described so far may be realized as hardware, or as a program stored in an appropriate storage unit 101 such as a memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Also good. In this case, the CPU 103 of the system 100 reads the corresponding program 102 from the storage unit 101 to the memory 103 and executes it in accordance with the program execution.

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Next, the structure of the table used by the system 100 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user information table 125 of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the vacant seat table 126 of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the vacant seat update management table 127 of the present embodiment.

  The user information table 125 is a table for storing user information including the name of a train for which a user plans to use a non-reserved seat, the use date and time, and data of a use section. This user information table 125 is, for example, a registration ID (a unique ID for each user information set when registering the user information in the table) using the user ID included in the user information as a key. , Use day (the day on which the user plans to use the train), use section (the section of the train to be used), number of users (the number of users to use), use time (the time zone in which the train is used) is specified in units of one hour. , If it is set to 10:00, trains that can be boarded between 10:00 and 11:00 are subject to processing), vacancy rate (threshold when transferring user seats from reserved seats to designated seats) The vacancy rate value (for example, 1% to 90% can be specified), the inquiry date and time (the time when the reservation management device 300 was last inquired about the availability of seats), the next inquiry date and time (the time when the availability status is inquired next time), Transfer opportunity (The opportunity to transfer from a non-reserved seat to a reserved seat. Automatic selection or manual selection to be executed in response to an instruction from the user terminal 200), distribution opportunity (an opportunity to distribute vacant seat information; selected from required / unnecessary), search key 1 (subject to check availability) Or specify the conditions of the destination seat when changing the designated seat (select from normal smoking / non-smoking), search key 2 (specify the seat condition to be confirmed or the destination seat when changing the designated seat. / Selection from the window side / passage side).

  The vacant seat table 126 is a table that stores the use date and time of the train and vacant seat status data of the designated seat in the used section corresponding to each entry stored in the user information table 125. The vacant seat table 126 in this example is, for example, the vacant seat rate calculated from the total number of vacant seats for each facility of one person / two persons / three persons / four persons / vehicle end / center / window side / passage for each type of smoking / smoking. The vacancy rate is updated every time a predetermined time elapses. Such a vacant seat table 126 is, for example, using a registration ID corresponding to an entry in the user information table 125 as a key, a use date (same as the user information table 125), a use time (same as the user information table 125), and a use. Section (same as the user information table 125), inquiry date (most recent vacancy rate calculation date), next inquiry date (next vacancy rate calculation date), vacancy rate (non-smoking), vacancy rate (smoking), and train information ( It is a collection of entries that associate data such as the train name / train number that the user intends to use, the number of non-smoking seats: the total number of non-smoking seats of the relevant train, the number of smoking seats: the total number of smoking seats of the relevant train) .

  The above vacancy rate (non-smoking) data includes 1 person: vacancy rate for single seats (no smoking seats / total number of smoking cessation seats), car end: vacancy rate for car end seats (no smoking seats / no smoking vehicles) No. of seats at the edge), Central: Vacancy rate at the center seat (No smoking at the central seat / No. Of seats at the end of the car), Window side: Vacancy rate at the window side (No. Seat vacancy rate (number of seats on the non-smoking aisle side / total number of seats at the end of smoking car seats), 2 people: vacancy rate of 2 seats (no smoking seats for 2 seats / (total number of seats for smoking cessation) / 2), 3 people: 3 people Seat vacancy rate (no smoking 3 seats / (no smoking total seats) / 4), 4 people: 4 seat vacancy rate (no smoking 4 seats / (no smoking total seats) / 4) included.

  In addition, the vacancy rate (smoking) data includes: 1 person: vacancy rate for single seats (number of smoking vacancies / total number of smoking seats), car end: vacancy rate for car end seats (vacancies at the end of smoking cars / smoking cars) No. of all seats), Central: Vacancy rate of central seats (No. of smoking central seats / No. Of smoking car ends), Window side: Vacancy rate of window side seats (No. of smoking window side seats / No. Of smoking car end seats), Aisle side: Aisle side Seat vacancy rate (number of vacancies on the smoking aisle / total number of seats at the end of the smoking car), 2 people: vacancy rate for 2 seats (vacancies for 2 smoking seats / (total number of smoking seats) / 2), 3 people: 3 people Seat vacancy rate (3 smoking seats / (total number of smoking seats) / 4), 4 people: 4 seats vacancy rate (number of smoking 4 seats / (total number of smoking seats) / 4) included.

  The vacant seat update management table 127 is a table that defines a transmission timing for transmitting a vacant seat status inquiry to the reservation management device 300, that is, an update timing of the vacant seat table 126 for each busy period of the train. The vacant seat update management table 127 includes, for example, data such as the number of days until the departure date and the next update time (transmission timing of the next vacant seat status inquiry) using the departure date (low season, normal season, busy season) as a key. It is a collection of associated entries.

  The departure date data includes the off-season: January 10 to March 15, normal season: March 16 to April 25, May 15 to July 20, and September 1. -December 20, busy season: January 1-January 9, April 26-May 14, July 21-August 31, December 21-December 31, etc. Can be defined.

  The vacant seat update management table 127 is configured to execute the vacant seat status inquiry to the reservation management device 300 more frequently in the busy season than in the quiet season. By setting the execution interval short, an efficient vacancy rate update process can be performed. For example, when the train use date and time of a certain user is “January 10 11:00 (low season)”, the current “December 30 10:00” and the latest inquiry date and time “December 29 23:00” Since the number of days until the departure date is “11 days”, according to the vacant seat update management table 127 in FIG. 4, the next update date / time corresponds to “12 hours” after item number 2. Therefore, the next update date and time is “December 30 11:00”, and the next update date and time is “December 30 23:00”.

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Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the ticket transfer method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Various operations corresponding to the ticket transfer method described below are realized by a program 102 that the system 100 reads into the memory 103 and executes. The program 102 includes codes for performing various operations described below. Here, the overall processing flow will be described first. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 1 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.
In this case, the system 100 communicates with the user terminal 200 on the network 140 by the communication means 107, and transmits, for example, initial screen data that allows the user to select subsequent processing. On the other hand, the user terminal 200 returns the processing request type input by the user to the system 100. The system 100 receives this, and distributes the processing according to the request type ID and the like (2-001).
The request types distributed by the system 100 and the processing to be executed according to the request types are the new registration request for the user information and the new registration processing (2-002) corresponding thereto, the change registration request for the user information and the corresponding processing. Change registration processing (2-003), vacant seat inquiry request for designated seat based on the user information and vacant seat inquiry processing (2-004) corresponding thereto, transfer from free seat to designated seat based on the user information There is a request and a transfer process (2-005) corresponding to the request. Details of each of these processes (2-001 to 005) will be described in the following process flow examples.

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Next, the new registration process (2-002) described in the process flow example 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 2 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment. This new registration process is a process of newly registering user information obtained from the user terminal 200 in the user information table 125, and is executed by the user information acquisition unit 110 of the system 100.

  The user information acquisition means 110 communicates with the user terminal 200 using the communication means 107, and the name of the train on which the user of the user terminal 200 plans to use a non-reserved seat, its use date and time, and the use section. Get user information including data. At this time, the user information acquisition unit 110 first adds a new entry to the user information table 125, and sets this entry, that is, a registration ID corresponding to the user information (3-001). This ID may be set by using an existing ID numbering method (eg, numbering by incrementing numerical values or symbols as IDs in the order of entry registration one by one).

  In the example of the user information table 125 in FIG. 2, assuming that the user with the user ID: “A” has requested new registration of user information, the user information acquisition unit 110 has the item number: “1”. "Is newly added. The registration ID: “001” is set for the entry of this item number: “1”.

  Subsequently, the user information acquisition unit 110 sets the remaining items other than the item number, user ID, and registration ID in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125 based on the user information (3- 002). In the entry of the item number: “1” in the user information table 125 of FIG. 2, the usage date: “1/10” usage time: “11:00”, and the usage section: “station A to station E” For a user who uses the section as the number of passengers: “one person”, the threshold of the vacancy rate for executing or notifying the transfer process from the unreserved seat to the designated seat is set to “50%”, and the transfer opportunity and the delivery opportunity are “Manual” “No smoking” is set in the search key 1. That is, these pieces of information are transmitted as user information from the user terminal 200 to the system side.

  Next, the user information acquisition unit 110 refers to the vacant seat table 126 for each item of the use date, the use time, and the use section among the contents set in the entry, and searches for an entry in which these items match. (3-003). If there is no matching entry (3-003: none), the user information acquisition unit 110 performs vacant seat table addition processing (3-004).

  For example, when the entry of the item number: “1” is registered in the user information table 125 of FIG. 2, the entry corresponding to the entry of the item number: “1” in the vacant seat table 126 of FIG. When there is no entry having a common ID, the user information acquisition unit 110 performs this vacant table addition process.

  On the other hand, if there is a matching entry (3-003: present), the user information acquisition unit 110 displays the inquiry date / time and next inquiry date / time of the corresponding vacant seat table 126 in the entry of the user information table 125. It is set in the columns “Inquiry time” and “Next inquiry time” (3-006).

  Finally, the user information acquisition unit 110 sends the screen data of FIG. 18- (a) to the user terminal 200 in order to answer the registration completion at the end of the entry addition process of the item number: “1”. Is transmitted (3-005).

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Next, a change registration process executed when a change request is made from the user terminal 200 and changing the setting contents of the user information table 125 for the corresponding registration ID will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a third processing procedure example of the ticket transfer method according to the present embodiment. It is assumed that the processing here is also executed by the user information acquisition unit 110.

Here, it is assumed that the user information acquisition unit 110 receives a request for “change registration” from the user terminal 200 and returns an input screen corresponding thereto. Then, the user terminal 200 returns the user ID and registration ID input from the user through this input screen to the system side. At this time, the user information acquisition unit 110 searches the user information table 125 using the user ID and registration ID as a key (4-001).
As a result of the search, if there is no entry in the user information table 125 that matches the key input from the user terminal 200 (4-001: none), it is determined that an unregistered ID has been input. The screen data of FIG. 18- (c) is returned to 200 and an error is returned (4-002). On the other hand, if there is an entry as a result of the search (4-001: present), the user information acquisition unit 110 sets the user information table 125 for the items and change contents specified from the user terminal 200. The contents are changed (4-003).

Next, as in the case of the new registration process (2-002), the user information acquisition unit 110 searches the vacant seat table 126 for an entry having the same usage date, usage time, and usage section ( 4-004). If there is no matching entry (4-004: none), the user information acquisition unit 110 performs the vacant seat table addition process (4-005) in the same manner as in step 3-004, and matches. If there is an entry (4-004: present), the inquiry date / time and the next inquiry date / time in the entry of the corresponding vacant seat table 126 are set in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125 (4-007).
Finally, the user information acquisition unit 110 transmits the screen data of FIG. 18- (b) to the user terminal 200 in order to answer the change completion (4-006).

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Next, vacant seat table addition processing will be described. This vacant seat table addition process is performed when there is no entry in the vacant seat table 126 corresponding to the use date, the use section, and the use time when the user information table 125 is updated by new registration or change registration in the user information table 125. In this process, an entry corresponding to the corresponding user information is added to the vacant seat table 126. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 4 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.
Here, the user information acquisition means 110 adds a new entry to the vacant seat table 126 (5-001), and the new entry process (2-002) or the change registration process (2- 003), a use date, a use time, and a use section of the user information table 125, which are keys when the search is performed, are set (5-002).

Next, the status inquiry means 111 acquires the current date and time from the clock function built in the system (5-003), and the current date and time and the “use date” (= departure date of the corresponding train) included in the new entry. The number of days until the train departure date is calculated from the data.
Then, the situation inquiry means 111 searches the vacant seat update management table 127 of FIG. 4 using the current date and time as a key to determine which busy time the current date and time corresponds to, and further, the calculated number of days is “departure date”. It is determined which of the “days until” column. Thereby, the situation inquiry means 111 specifies the transmission timing (for example, 12 hours later) corresponding to the number of days “11” until the departure date in the determined busy season, for example, “low season”. The situation inquiry means 111 that acquired this transmission timing as the next update time sets the data of the next update time as “next inquiry date” in the new entry of the vacant seat table 126 (5-004).

In addition, when the vacant seat table addition process (3-004) is executed, the vacant seat status inquiry (inquiry) to the reservation management apparatus 300 has never been performed. Is set to “uninquired” as an initial value (5-005).
Subsequently, the situation inquiry means 111 sends a train search request to the reservation management apparatus 300 using the use date, use time, and use section of the vacant seat table 126 as keys, and information on trains matching these keys Is acquired from the reservation management device 300 (5-006), and is set in the item of “train information” in the new entry of the vacant seat table 126 (5-007).

--- Processing flow example 5 ---
Next, the vacant seat inquiry process will be described. This vacant seat inquiry process searches the vacant seat table 126 for an entry corresponding to the corresponding user information in the user information table 125 based on information specified from the user terminal 200, and vacant seats stored in the corresponding entry. This is a process of answering rate data. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 5 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.

First, the status inquiry unit 111 of the system 100 searches the user information table 125 using the user ID and registration ID input from the user terminal 200 as keys (6-001). If there is no entry in the user information table 125 that matches the input key as a result of this search processing (6-001: none), the status inquiry unit 111 assumes that an unregistered ID has been input. Then, the screen data of FIG. 18- (c) is transmitted to the user terminal 200 and an error is answered (6-002).
On the other hand, in the step 6-001, if there is an entry (6-001: present), the situation inquiry unit 111 determines the usage date, usage time, and usage section included in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125. Using the data as a key, the vacant seat table 126 is searched (6-003). If the value of “inquiry date” included in the entry of the vacant seat table 126 extracted by this search is other than “unset” which is the initial value (6-003: other than initial value), the vacancy rate of the entire designated seat included in this entry The data of the designated seat vacancy rate (such as n seats) and the next inquiry date / time of the predetermined conditions are embedded in the screen data of FIG. 18- (d) and transmitted to the user terminal 200 (6-004).

Note that the vacancy rate of the entire designated seat refers to “search key 1” of the entry whose user ID and registration ID match in the user information table 125, and the data of the “search key 1” is “non-smoking”. In the vacant seat table 126, a value of “vacant seat rate (non-smoking): one person” is set. On the other hand, if it is “smoking”, a value of “vacant seat rate (smoking): one person” is set.
In addition, the reserved seat vacancy rate under the specified conditions shall be answered only when “Number of passengers” is 2 or more or “Search key 2” is set, and when “Number of passengers” is 2 or more Depending on the number of people, the vacancy rate of the vacant seat table 126 is set to 2, 3, or 4. If “Search key 2” is set, the type of the vehicle end / center / window side / passage side is the key. Accordingly, the vacant seat ratio of the vehicle end / center / window side / passage side of the vacant seat table 126 is set (the search key 1 is used to distinguish between smoking cessation and smoking).

For example, in the case of the entry of “item number 1” in the user information table 125 in FIG. 2, the number of users: “one person”, search key 1: “no smoking”, search key 2: no setting. The matching unit 111 replies to the user terminal 200 with a vacant seat rate: “30%” corresponding to “vacant seat rate (non-smoking): one person” in the entry of “item number 1” in the vacant seat table 126.
In the case of the entry of “item number 2” in the user information table 125 of FIG. 2, the number of users: “two people” and the search key 1: “no smoking”. ", The vacancy rate (non-smoking): two people" corresponding to 40% is returned to the information registration terminal.
On the other hand, in the process of step (6-003), when the value of the “reference date” of the entry is “unset” which is an initial value (6-003: initial value), the status inquiry unit 111 Since the reservation management device 300 is not inquired about the reserved seat vacancy status, it is determined that the vacant seat rate information is not set in the vacant seat table 126, and the screen shown in FIG. Data is transmitted (6-005).

--- Processing flow example 6 ---
Next, the transfer process will be described. This transfer process is a process of transferring to a designated seat corresponding to an entry in the corresponding user information table 125 based on information specified from the user terminal 200. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 6 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment. First, the system 100 searches the user information table 125 using the user ID and registration ID input from the user terminal 200 as keys (7-001). When there is no entry in the user information table 125 that matches the input key (7-001: none), it is determined that an unregistered ID has been input, and the user terminal 200 receives the entry shown in FIG. The screen data is transmitted and an error is answered (7-002). On the other hand, if there is an entry (7-001: present), a reserved seat search process is performed (7-003).

--- Processing flow example 7 ---
Next, the processing procedure of the reserved seat search process (7-003) will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 7 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment. Here, the transfer processing unit 113 of the system 100 includes the use date, the use time, and the use time included in the entry of the user information table 125 specified when the transfer process (FIG. 5: 2-005, FIG. 14: 11-006) described later is executed. The vacant seat table 126 is searched using the data of the use section as a key. Then, a loop process for sequentially reading train information (for example, a maximum of 15 trains) included in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 matched by this search is executed (8-001).
In addition, the transfer processing means 113, in the loop, the train name and train number of the read train information and the use date, use time, use section, number of people, search key 1 included in the entry of the user information table 125 The reserved seat reservation process is executed for the reservation management apparatus 300 using the search key 2 as the request information (8-002).

Next, the transfer processing means 113 determines whether the response from the reservation management device 300 is reservation OK or reservation NG for the designated reserved seat (8-003), and if the reservation is OK (8-003: reservation OK). The loop processing (8-001) is terminated. Thereafter, the transfer processing means 113 transmits the screen data of FIG. 18- (g) indicating the reserved seat reservation result to the user terminal 200 (8-004), and this process is performed from the user information table 125. The entry used for the search is deleted (8-005).
On the other hand, if the reservation is NG in step 8-003 (8-003: reservation NG), the reservation process (8-002) is executed again using the next train information in the vacant seat table 126 as a key. If all trains in the information entry are reserved NG, the loop data (8-001) is terminated and the reserved seat cannot be reserved, and the screen data of FIG. It transmits to the terminal 200 (8-006).

--- Processing flow example 8 ----
Next, the periodic update process will be described. This regular update process is a process of updating the user information table 125 and the vacant seat table 126 at predetermined time intervals such as every 10 minutes. This makes it possible to provide new information necessary for the user. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 8 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment. It is assumed that the system 100 monitors the internal clock and repeatedly detects the arrival of a predetermined unit time (e.g., a unit of 10 minutes) to measure the timing of the periodic update process.
In this case, the system 100 acquires the current time from the built-in clock (9-001), and executes the loop processing for all the entries in the vacant seat table 126 (9-002). In this loop, the acquired current time is compared with the time obtained by adding one hour to the “use time” value included in the entry of the vacant seat table 126 (9-003). The reason for adding 1 hour here is that the value of “use time” included in the entry of the vacant seat table 126 manages the vacancy rate and train information for 1 hour, so whether or not the use time has ended is determined. This is because it is necessary to consider this one hour.

  The system 100 determines that the current entry of the vacant seat table 126 is a past entry that has passed the usage time and determines from the vacant seat table 126 that the time of “use time + 1 hour” is past the current time (9-003: Y). Delete (9-004) and end the loop processing of the current entry. On the other hand, if the time of “use time + 1 hour” is later than the current time (9-003: N), the system 100 compares the acquired current time with the “next inquiry time” included in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. (9-005).

  If this “next inquiry time” is past the current time (9-005: N), the vacant seat number update process is executed (9-006), and the loop process for the current entry is terminated. Next, the system 100 executes loop processing for all entries in the user information table 125 (9-007). In this loop, the system 100 compares the acquired “current time” with the time obtained by adding one hour to the “use time” included in the entry of the user information table 125 (9-008). The system 100 determines that the current entry of the user information table 125 is a past entry whose usage time has passed if the time of “use time + 1 hour” is past the current time (9-008: Y). 18- (d) is transmitted to the user terminal 200 in order to notify the user of deleting (9-009). Then, the corresponding entry is deleted from the user information table 125 (9-010), and the loop process for the current entry is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the time of “use time + 1 hour” is later than the current time (9-008: N), the acquired “current time” is compared with the “next inquiry time” included in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125. (9-011). If the next inquiry time is past the current time (9-011: N), vacancy rate determination processing is performed (9-012), and the loop processing for the current entry is terminated.

--- Processing flow example 9 ---
Next, the vacant seat number update process will be described. This vacant seat number update process is a process of calculating the vacant seat number necessary for calculating the vacant seat rate. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 9 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.

  First, the situation inquiry means 111 executes a process of sequentially reading train information (for a maximum of 15 trains) in entries in the vacant seat table 126 in the loop in the regular update process (the above-described process flow example 8) (10-001). ). In the loop of this process, the train name and train number of the read train information and the “use date”, “use time”, and “use section” included in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 are requested information (vacancy status question And the vacant seat information (vacant seat status data) of the corresponding train is acquired (10-002).

  In addition, the reserved seat availability acquisition means 112 of the system 100 is based on the acquired vacant seat information, based on the use conditions such as one person, vehicle end, center, window side, passage side, two people, three people, and four people. The number of vacant seats is calculated (10-003). As vacant seat information, vacant seat information 161 shown in FIG. 16A is assumed as an example. As shown in the figure, the seats in the train are represented by a matrix configuration consisting of rows A to D and columns 1 to 10. In addition, a flag “1” is set for a vacant seat and a flag “0” is set for a seat that has already been reserved.

  Here, a method for calculating the number of seats will be described below. The designated seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates the number of vacant seats for “one seat” by counting the number of flags “1” in the vacant seat information 161. In addition, for the train facilities, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 obtains the mask information of the corresponding facilities (Table 2: vehicle end mask in FIG. 16B, table 3: center mask in FIG. ) Table 4: Window side mask, Table 5 (e) Table 5: Window side mask) and the vacant seat information 161 are calculated, and as a result, the number of seats that are “1” is counted. Then, calculate the number of seats available for each facility.

  In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 sets the flag to “1” continuously in row AB or row CD in the matrix configuration of the vacant seat information 161 when the use condition is “two seats”, for example. The number of vacant seats is calculated by counting the number of locations. For example, in the case of the vacant seat information 161 shown in FIG. 16A, the shaded portion in Table 7 of FIG. 17A corresponds to the above location, and the number of vacant seats in this case is “12”.

  Further, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 sets the flag to “1” continuously in row ABC or row BCD in the matrix configuration of the vacant seat information 161 when the use condition is “three seats”, for example. The number of vacant seats is calculated by counting the number of locations. However, the BCD seats in the same row are not vacant seats where the row ABC continues. For example, in the case of the vacant seat information 161 of FIG. 16A, the shaded portion in Table 8 of FIG. 17B corresponds to the above-mentioned location, and the number of vacant seats in this case is “4”. Furthermore, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 removes the row except for the column (the hatched portion in the matrix of FIG. 17C) in which the flag is continuously “1” in the row ABC or row BCD. The number of vacant seats in the box format is calculated where the AB or row CD seats are continuously vacant in two columns. For example, in the case of vacant seat information 161 in FIG. 16A, the shaded portion in Table 9 in FIG. 17C corresponds to the above-mentioned location, and the number of vacant seats in the box format is “1”. Thus, the designated seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 determines the total number of consecutive three seats and the number of vacant seats in the box format from the above, that is, the number of vacant seats in Table 8 in FIG. 17B in the above example. And “5” which is the sum of the number of vacant seats in Table 9 of FIG.

  In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112, for a usage condition of “four seats”, for example, in the matrix configuration of the vacant seat information 161, places where the flag is continuously “1” in the row ABCD. The number of vacant seats is calculated by counting. For example, in the case of vacant seat information 161 in FIG. 16A, the shaded portion in Table 10 in FIG. 17D corresponds to the above-mentioned location, and in this case, the number of vacant seats is “3”. Next, the reserved seat occupancy status obtaining unit 112 excludes the row AB or the row except for the column in which the flag in the row ABCD is continuously “1” (the portion in the matrix of FIG. 17E). The location (box format) where the CD seats are empty in two consecutive rows is calculated. For example, in the case of the vacant seat information 161 in FIG. 16A, the shaded portion in Table 11 in FIG. 17E corresponds to the above-mentioned location, and the number of vacant seats is “1”. Based on the above, the total number of vacant seats for four consecutive seats and the number of vacant seats in the box format is the vacant seat number. For example, the total number “4” of the number of vacant seats in Table 10 of FIG. 17D and the number of vacant seats in Table 11 of FIG.

  The designated seat vacant seat status obtaining unit 112 repeats such a vacant seat count calculation process for the number of train information, and ends the loop processing. Next, the designated seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 performs vacancy rate calculation processing (10-004), and sets the “next inquiry time” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 according to the vacant seat update management table 127 of FIG. -005). Finally, the current time acquired in the periodic update process (the above processing flow example 8) is set as the “reference time” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 (10-006).

--- Processing flow example 10 ---
Subsequently, the vacancy rate calculation process will be described. This vacancy rate calculation process is performed according to the use conditions of one person, the car end, the center, the window side, the aisle side, two persons, three persons, and four persons calculated by the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 in the above processing flow example 9. This is a process of calculating the vacancy rate based on the number of vacant seats and setting it in the corresponding entry in the vacancy table 126. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 10 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates one person, the vehicle end, the center, the window side, the aisle side, two people, three people, four people, calculated in the vacant seat number update process (the above-mentioned processing flow example 9). The vacancy rate is calculated on the basis of the number of vacant seats under each usage condition and the total number of reserved seats for smoking or smoking (data included in the train information in the vacant seat table 126). Here, the designated seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 first calculates (the number of non-smoking persons / the total number of non-smoking persons), and the calculated value is “vacant seat rate (non-smoking) one person” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set in the field (12-001).

  Next, the reserved seat occupancy status obtaining unit 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats at the end of the non-smoking car / the total number of seats at the end of the non-smoking car) and uses the calculated value as the “vacant seat rate (non-smoking) car in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set in the "End" column (12-002). In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats in the smoking cessation center / the total number of seats in the smoking cessation center) and calculates the calculated value in the “vacant seat rate (no smoking) center” column in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. (12-003).

  In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats on the non-smoking window side / the total number of seats on the non-smoking window side) and puts the calculated value in the “vacant seat rate (non-smoking) window side” column of the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set (12-004). Next, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats on the non-smoking passage side / the total number of seats on the non-smoking passage side) and uses the calculated value as the “vacant seat rate (non-smoking) passage in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. "Side" column is set (12-005).

  Also, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (no smoking two seats / no smoking total seats / 2) and calculates the calculated value in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 as “vacant seat rate (non-smoking) two people”. "Field (12-006). Next, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats of three smoking cessants / the total number of smoking cessation seats / 4) and calculates the calculated value as “the vacant seat rate (no smoking) three” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. "Field (12-007).

  Next, the reserved seat vacancy status obtaining unit 112 calculates (no vacancy number of four smoking seats / no smoking total seat number / 4) and calculates the calculated value as “vacant seat rate (no smoking) four” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set in the “person” field (12-008). Also, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of smoking vacant seats / the total number of smoking seats) and sets the calculated value in the “vacant seat rate (smoking) one person” column in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. (12-009).

  The reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats at the end of the smoking car / the total number of seats at the end of the smoking car) and uses the calculated value as the “vacant seat rate (smoking) car in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set in the "End" column (12-010). Subsequently, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats in the smoking center / the total number of seats in the smoking center) and sets the calculated value to the “vacant seat rate (smoking) center” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. Set (12-011).

  Next, the reserved seat vacancy situation acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats on the smoking window side / the total number of seats on the smoking window side), and calculates the calculated value in the “vacant seat rate (smoking) window side” column in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. (12-012). In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of vacant seats on the smoking aisle side / the total number of seats on the smoking aisle side) and calculates the calculated value in the “vacant seat rate (smoking) aisle side” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. "Field (12-013).

  Subsequently, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (the number of smoking two smoking seats / the total number of smoking seats / 2) and calculates the calculated value in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 as “two vacant seat rates (smoking)”. "Field (12-014). In addition, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means 112 calculates (the number of smoking three smoking seats / the total number of smoking seats / 4) and calculates the calculated value as “the vacant seat rate (smoking) three” in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126. "Field (12-015). Finally, the reserved seat vacancy status acquisition unit 112 calculates (number of smoking four seats / total number of smoking seats / 4) and calculates the calculated value in the corresponding entry of the vacant seat table 126 as “four seat occupancy rates (smoking)”. "Field (12-016).

--- Processing flow example 11 ---
Next, the vacancy rate determination process will be described. This vacancy rate determination process compares the vacancy rate in the entry in the vacancy table 126 with the vacancy rate (threshold) in the user information table 125, and the vacancy rate in the vacancy table 126 determines the vacancy rate threshold in the user information table 125. If it is lower, that is, in a situation where it is estimated that a predetermined congestion has occurred, in accordance with the “transfer opportunity” set in the entry of the user information table 125, if “automatic”, execution of the transfer process to the designated seat, “manual Is a process of notifying the user terminal 200 that the vacancy rate has fallen below the threshold. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure example 11 of the ticket transfer method of the present embodiment.

  In this case, the transfer processing unit 113 of the system 100 uses the vacancy rate (threshold) in the entry of the user information table 125 in the loop in the periodic update process (process flow example 8) and the vacant seat corresponding to the entry. The vacancy rate in the entry of the table 126 (which specifies “number of users” in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125 as a key) is compared (11-001).

  If the vacancy rate in the vacant seat table 126 is not less than the vacancy rate threshold (11-001: N) in the step 11-001, the transfer processing unit 113 displays “delivery opportunity” in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125. (11-002). If the “distribution opportunity” data is “unnecessary” (11-002: unnecessary), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the “delivery opportunity” is “necessary” (11-002: required), the total vacancy rate in the corresponding entry (simple vacancy rate for all the reserved seats of the corresponding train across the use conditions), designated The screen data of FIG. 18- (d) that answers the vacancy rate (vacancy rate according to the specified conditions such as the number of users and facilities) and the next inquiry date are transmitted to the user terminal 200 (11-003).

  On the other hand, when the vacancy rate in the vacant seat table 126 is below the vacancy rate threshold value (11-001: Y) in the step 11-001, the transfer processing unit 113 displays “transfer” in the corresponding entry of the user information table 125. The data in the “Trigger” column is referenced (11-004). If the “transfer opportunity” is “manual” (11-004: manual), the transfer processing means 113 sends a response to the user terminal 200 that the vacancy rate exceeds the specified threshold value. The screen data of FIG. 18- (i) is transmitted (11-005). On the other hand, if the “transfer opportunity” is “automatic” (11-004: automatic), the notification to the user terminal 200 is omitted and the transfer process (11-006) is performed.

  For example, for the user information table 125 in FIG. 2 and the vacant seat table 126 in FIG. 3, when the entry of the item number: “2” in the user information table is taken as an example, the usage date: “January 5”, The entry in the vacant seat table corresponding to the use section: “BF” and the use time: “10 o'clock” is the entry of the item number: “2”. The number of people in the entry of the item number: “2” in the vacancy table 126 is compared to “vacancy rate”: 35% (= that is, the vacancy rate threshold) in the entry of the item number: “2” in the user information table 125. : “Two people”, search key 1: Since the vacancy rate of “no smoking” is “60%”, the vacancy rate in the entry of the vacancy table 126 is larger, so the item number of the user information table 125: “2” The transfer processing unit 113 executes the transfer process in accordance with the transfer opportunity: “automatic”. This transfer process is performed by using the user ID, the usage date, the usage section, the number of users, the usage time, and the corresponding entry in the vacant seat table 126 (= user) indicated by the corresponding entry in the user information table 125 of the item number: “2”. A reservation instruction for a reserved seat including data of train information (train name, train number) included in an ID and a registration ID that are the same as the corresponding entry of the user information table 125) to the reservation management device 300 is the communication means. 107 is transmitted. When the reservation is completed, the transfer processing unit 113 transmits to the user terminal 200 the screen data in FIG.

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In addition to the above-described example, for example, from the user terminal 200 of the user who actually got in the free seat, a report on the actual vacancy rate (of course, in addition to information on the number of vacant seats, the train name and the date of use as train information) , Including the information on the usage time and the usage station), and updates the vacancy rate in the corresponding entry of the vacancy table 126 with the actual vacancy rate.

  In addition, the system 100 specifies a future stop station in the corresponding train by, for example, inquiring the train name and use date / time information with respect to the reservation management apparatus 300 as a key. At this time, among the future stop stations identified here, the system 100 is entering the user information table 125 for another user who plans to board at the station ahead of the station from which the user has sent the report. Search from.

  And about this other user, the change for the predetermined width | variety of the value (example: 40%) of a "vacancy rate threshold value" column is performed in the applicable entry of the user information table 125. FIG. For example, if the actual vacancy rate (eg, 60%) recognized by the system 100 in the notification is significantly lower than the vacancy rate (eg: 90%) in the corresponding entry of the vacancy table 126, that is, actually assumed. When the number of free seats is considerably congested, the system 100 can increase the value of the vacancy rate threshold value by a predetermined value (eg, 10%) and execute the transfer process quickly in preparation for further vacancy rate reduction. Like that.

  On the contrary, for example, when the actual vacancy rate (eg 80%) recognized by the system 100 in the notification is significantly higher than the vacancy rate (eg 50%) in the corresponding entry of the vacancy table 126, that is, in actuality In the case where the number of unreserved seats is considerably larger than expected, the system 100 increases the vacancy rate threshold value by a predetermined value (eg, 10%), and increases the margin time until the transfer process to increase the number of unreserved seats as much as possible. It is possible to meet the demands of users who want to use.

  Alternatively, the system 100 may execute the transfer process as it is without changing the vacancy rate threshold.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a transfer service from a free seat to a designated seat according to the congestion situation of the designated seat.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram including the boarding ticket transfer system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the user information table of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the vacant seat table of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the vacant seat update management table of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process procedure example 1 of the boarding ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process procedure example 2 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process procedure example 3 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows process sequence example 4 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 5 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 6 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 7 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 8 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows process sequence example 9 of the boarding pass transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 10 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence example 11 of the ticket transfer method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a mask for the vacant seat number calculation of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the vacant seat number calculation conceptual example of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of an output screen of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Passage Transfer System 101 Storage Means 102 Program 103 Memory 104 CPU
105 Input Interface 106 Output Interface 107 Communication Unit 110 User Information Acquisition Unit 111 Status Inquiry Unit 112 Reserved Seat Vacancy Status Acquisition Unit 113 Transfer Processing Unit 125 User Information Table 126 Vacant Seat Table 127 Vacant Seat Update Management Table 140 Network 200 User Terminal 300 Reservation management device

Claims (7)

Communication means for communicating with other devices;
Storage means for storing the table;
User information is communicated with the user terminal using the communication means, the user obtains user information including the name of the train scheduled to use the unreserved seat, the use date and time, and the data of the use section, and the user information of the storage means User information acquisition means stored in a table;
User information stored in the user information table is read at a predetermined interval, and reserved seat reservation management of trains is performed using train names, use dates and times, and use section data included in the user information as keys. Status inquiry means for transmitting by the communication means to the reservation management device performing
The use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check and the availability data of the reserved seat in the use section are received via the communication means, A designated seat vacancy status data is stored in a vacancy table of the storage means in association with the user information that originated the vacancy status query;
The designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table is read at a predetermined interval, compared with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and user information corresponding to the designated seat vacancy status data that falls below the vacant seat rate threshold value is identified in the vacant seat table Then, a transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time and use section indicated by the user information specified here, A transfer processing means for transmitting to the user terminal by the communication means;
A ticket transfer system comprising:   Reservation of a reserved seat corresponding to the specified user information when the transfer processing means receives the transfer execution notification returned from the user terminal in response to the transfer inquiry notification via the communication means The ticket transfer system according to claim 1, wherein an instruction is transmitted to the reservation management device by the communication unit. The user information acquisition means communicates with the user terminal using the communication means, and the user information including the train name, the use date and time, the use section and the number of users that the user plans to use the unreserved seat. Is stored in the user information table of the storage means,
The reserved seat vacancy status acquisition means extracts a group of vacant reserved seats that are continuous for a predetermined number of people from the reserved seat vacancy status data received from the reservation management device, and the number of vacant reserved seat groups extracted here is extracted. Divide the reserved seat capacity by the number of the specified number of people, calculate the vacancy rate for each designated seat group that is continuous for the specified number of people, and use the seat availability data for each designated seat group The data is stored in the vacant table of the storage means in association with the user information that is the origin of the vacant seat status inquiry,
The transfer processing means reads the vacancy rate data in the vacant seat table at a predetermined interval, compares it with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold, and the user information corresponding to the vacancy rate data of the designated seat group that is below the vacancy rate threshold Whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, the train name, the use date and time, the use section and the number of users indicated by the user information specified here, to the reservation management device. 3. The ticket transfer system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a transfer inquiry notification for inquiring is sent to the user terminal by the communication means.   The transfer processing means transmits a reservation instruction for a reserved seat corresponding to the specified user information to the reservation management apparatus by the communication means without transmitting the transfer inquiry notice to the user terminal. The ticket transfer system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein The storage means includes a vacant seat update management table that defines a transmission timing for transmitting the vacant seat status query to the reservation management device for each busy period of a train,
The situation inquiry means determines which busy time the current date and time corresponds to in the vacant seat update management table, specifies a transmission timing according to the determined busy time, and an interval according to the transmission timing specified here The vacant seat status inquiry is transmitted to the reservation management device by the communication means.
The ticket transfer system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein Computer
Comprising communication means for communicating with other devices and storage means for storing a table;
User information is communicated with the user terminal using the communication means, the user obtains user information including the name of the train scheduled to use the unreserved seat, the use date and time, and the data of the use section, and the user information of the storage means Processing to store in the table;
User information stored in the user information table is read at a predetermined interval, and reserved seat reservation management of trains is performed using train names, use dates and times, and use section data included in the user information as keys. Processing to transmit by the communication means to the reservation management device that is performing,
The use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check and the availability data of the reserved seat in the use section are received via the communication means, Processing for storing designated seat vacancy status data in the vacancy table of the storage means in association with the user information that originated the vacancy status query;
The designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table is read at a predetermined interval, compared with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and user information corresponding to the designated seat vacancy status data that falls below the vacant seat rate threshold value is identified in the vacant seat table Then, a transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time and use section indicated by the user information specified here, Processing to transmit to the user terminal by the communication means;
A ticket transfer method, characterized in that In a computer comprising communication means for communicating with other devices and storage means for storing a table,
User information is communicated with the user terminal using the communication means, the user obtains user information including the name of the train scheduled to use the unreserved seat, the use date and time, and the data of the use section, and the user information of the storage means Storing in a table;
User information stored in the user information table is read at a predetermined interval, and reserved seat reservation management of trains is performed using train names, use dates and times, and use section data included in the user information as keys. Transmitting by the communication means to the reservation management device performing
The use date and time of the train corresponding to the train name returned from the reservation management device in response to the availability check and the availability data of the reserved seat in the use section are received via the communication means, Storing designated seat occupancy status data in the vacancy table of the storage means in association with the user information that originated the vacancy status query;
The designated seat vacancy status data in the vacant seat table is read at a predetermined interval, compared with a predetermined vacancy rate threshold value, and user information corresponding to the designated seat vacancy status data that falls below the vacant seat rate threshold value is identified in the vacant seat table Then, a transfer inquiry notification asking whether or not to make a reservation instruction for the reserved seat corresponding to the user, train name, use date and time and use section indicated by the user information specified here, Transmitting to the user terminal by the communication means;
A ticket transfer program characterized in that