JP2016177775A - Information processor, vacancy information providing program and vacancy information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information indicating places where users are absent in places that are usable by users in facilities.SOLUTION: An information processor includes a terminal position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of a portable terminal, vacancy information retrieval unit for acquiring vacancy information of facilities present within a prescribed range including the position information of the portable terminal with reference to a vacancy information storage unit which stores for each facility the vacancy information indicating places with no users in places usable by the users in the facilities, and a transmission unit for transmitting the acquired vacancy information to the portable terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that provides free space information, a free information providing program, and a free information providing method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for providing information indicating whether or not there is a vacant seat is known in restaurants such as a coffee shop and a restaurant.

  Specifically, for example, in a restaurant, a vacant seat management device that can check a seat state such as whether a seat is vacant or in use for each table on which a customer sits is known (Patent Document 1). This vacant seat management apparatus notifies the vacant seat state in the store to the employees in the restaurant.

  In the above conventional technology, for example, when a person outside the store tries to find a restaurant for a break or a meal around the current location, there is a vacancy in a space that can be occupied by an individual such as an empty seat in the restaurant. It is not possible to provide information indicating whether or not there is. In other words, the conventional technology cannot provide information indicating a place where a user in the facility is absent.

  The disclosed technology has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide information indicating a place where a user is absent in a place where a user in a facility can use.

  In the disclosed technology, a terminal location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of a mobile terminal, and empty information indicating a location where a user is absent in a location where a user in the facility can be used are stored for each facility. A free information search unit that refers to a free information storage unit, acquires the free information of a facility within a predetermined range including the location information of the mobile terminal, and a transmission unit that transmits the acquired free information to the mobile terminal; , An information processing apparatus.

  It is possible to provide information indicating a place where the user is absent in the place where the user in the facility is available.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a vacancy information database. It is a figure which shows an example of layout data. It is a figure explaining the hardware constitutions of the server of 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of the server of 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining acquisition of empty information by the terminal unit of a first embodiment. It is a 1st figure explaining arrangement | positioning of a thermopile. It is a 2nd figure explaining arrangement | positioning of a thermopile. It is a figure explaining acquisition of empty information. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function structure of the terminal device and server in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 2nd embodiment. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of the server of 2nd embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an advertisement information database. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of the server of 3rd embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 4th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a seat information database. It is a figure explaining the function structure of the server of 4th embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 4th embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 4th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the facility location database of 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout data of 5th embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function structure of the server of 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of human detection data. It is a figure explaining acquisition of empty information of a 5th embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the empty information provision system of 6th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the reservation database of 6th embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function structure of the server of 6th Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 6th embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the process of the collation part of 6th embodiment. It is a 1st figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 6th embodiment. It is a 2nd figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 6th embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function structure of the server of 7th Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the empty information provision system of 7th embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the portable terminal in 7th embodiment.

(First embodiment)
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a vacant information providing system according to the first embodiment.

  The empty information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile terminal 200 and a server 300. The mobile terminal 200 and the server 300 are connected via a network N.

  The server 300 of the present embodiment has a free information providing program 310 installed therein and has a free information database 320.

  In addition, the server 300 of the present embodiment communicates with the terminal device 400 installed in a store such as a restaurant via the network N. The terminal device 400 according to the present embodiment has a vacancy information acquisition program 410 installed therein and has layout data 420 indicating a store layout. The terminal device 400 executes the vacancy information acquisition program 410 and acquires vacancy information of store seats using the layout data 420. Seat availability information is information indicating available seats. Free information acquired by the terminal device 400 is stored in the free information database 320 of the server 300.

  When the server 300 of this embodiment receives a request for acquiring free information from the mobile terminal 200, the server 300 executes the free information providing program 310, and according to the position of the mobile terminal 200 among the free information stored in the free information database 320. Free information is provided to the portable terminal 200.

  In the following description, the terminal device 400 of the present embodiment will be described as a terminal installed in a restaurant such as a restaurant, but the facility where the terminal device 400 is installed is not limited to a restaurant. The facility where the terminal device 400 is installed may be, for example, a public hall having a library or a learning room. Furthermore, the facility where the terminal device 400 of the present embodiment is installed may be a place having a space that can be used exclusively by an individual and a facility that can acquire position information to be described later.

  In the following description, information indicating the presence or absence of a vacant seat in the facility where the terminal device 400 is installed will be described as vacant information. However, the vacant information is not limited to this. The vacant information of the present embodiment may be information indicating the presence or absence of a space that can be occupied by an individual. That is, the vacancy information of the present embodiment indicates whether there is a place in the facility that is not used by the user. In other words, the vacancy information is information indicating a place where the user is absent in a place where the user in the facility can use.

  In this embodiment, a space that can be exclusively used by an individual (a place where no user is present) indicates a space that an individual can own for a specific time. Specifically, the space that an individual can occupy may be, for example, a space that includes seats in restaurants, libraries, satellite offices, and the like. Also, the space that an individual can occupy does not have to include a seat. The space that an individual can occupy may be, for example, a space for eating and drinking while standing or a space for lying down and taking a break.

  In the free information providing system 100 of this embodiment, the mobile terminal 200 makes a free information acquisition request to the server 300, so that free information indicating a place where the user is absent is obtained in the facility around the mobile terminal 200. It is transmitted to the portable terminal 200. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user of the mobile terminal 200 grasps the vacant space around the current position by a simple operation according to the purpose of his / her rest, eating and drinking, etc. around his current location. be able to.

  Hereinafter, the free information database 320 of the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the empty information database according to the first embodiment.

  The vacancy information database 320 of this embodiment has facility ID, facility name, address, and vacancy information as information items, and these are associated with each other.

  The value of the item “facility ID” indicates an identifier for identifying a facility in which vacancy information is stored in the vacancy information database 320. The facility where the vacancy information is stored in the vacancy information database 320 is a facility where the terminal device 400 is arranged. The value of the item “facility name” indicates the name of the facility where the terminal device 400 is arranged. The value of the item “address” indicates the address of the facility having the corresponding facility name. The value of the item “empty information” is image data received from the terminal device 400. Details of the vacant information will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of layout data according to the first embodiment. The layout data 420 of the present embodiment is data stored in the terminal device 400 in a facility where the terminal device 400 is arranged.

  The layout data 420 of this embodiment includes a facility ID, a facility name, a design drawing, and the number of seats as information items. The value of the item “facility name” indicates the name of the facility where the terminal device 400 is installed. The value of the item “design drawing” is image data indicating the layout of the facility having the corresponding facility name. The value of the item “number of seats” indicates the number of seats of the facility having the corresponding facility name.

  In the layout data 420 shown in FIG. 3, the value of the item “facility name” is restaurant A, and the value of the item “design drawing” is image data A.3. jpg and the value of the item “number of seats” is 12. Therefore, the layout data 420 of FIG. 3 has 12 seats for restaurant A, and image data A.1 indicating the layout of restaurant A. It can be seen that jpg is stored. The image data indicating the layout is, for example, a floor plan in a restaurant A store. The image data indicating the layout includes, for example, information indicating the arrangement of tables, chairs, etc. in the store. The number of seats is the number of passenger seats provided for the passengers to sit on. Details of the image data indicating the layout will be described later.

  Next, the server 300 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of the server according to the first embodiment.

  The server 300 of this embodiment includes an input device 31, an output device 32, a drive device 33, an auxiliary storage device 34, a memory device 35, an arithmetic processing device 36, and an interface device 37 that are connected to each other via a bus B.

  The input device 31 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used for inputting various signals. The output device 32 includes a display device and the like, and is used for displaying various windows and data. The interface device 37 includes a modem, a LAN card, and the like, and is used for connecting to a network.

  The empty information providing program 310 is at least a part of various programs that control the server 300. The empty information providing program 310 is provided by, for example, distribution of the recording medium 38 or downloading from a network. The recording medium 38 on which the vacant information providing program 310 is recorded is a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, etc. for recording information optically, electrically or magnetically, ROM, flash memory, etc. Various types of recording media such as a semiconductor memory that electrically records information can be used.

  Further, the free information providing program 310 is installed from the recording medium 38 to the auxiliary storage device 34 via the drive device 33 when the recording medium 38 on which the free information providing program 310 is recorded is set in the drive device 33. The free information providing program 310 downloaded from the network is installed in the auxiliary storage device 34 via the interface device 37.

  The auxiliary storage device 34 stores the installed empty information providing program 310 and stores necessary files, data, and the like. The memory device 35 reads the free information providing program 310 from the auxiliary storage device 34 and stores it when the computer is activated. Then, the arithmetic processing unit 36 implements various processes as will be described later in accordance with the empty information providing program 310 stored in the memory device 35.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the terminal device 400 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the server 300, and thus the description thereof is omitted. The mobile terminal 200 of this embodiment may be a mobile phone such as a smartphone, or may be a tablet computer. In that case, the mobile terminal 200 may have a display operation device having a display function as an input device.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server according to the first embodiment. The server 300 of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310A. The empty information provision processing unit 310A of the present embodiment is realized by the arithmetic processing device 36 of the server 300 executing the empty information provision program 310.

  The empty information provision processing unit 310A of the present embodiment includes an empty information registration unit 311, a terminal location acquisition unit 312, an empty information search unit 313, a screen data generation unit 314, and a transmission unit 315.

  The vacancy information registration unit 311 acquires the vacancy information acquired from the terminal device 400 together with the facility name and address of the facility where the terminal device 400 is located, and registers the vacancy information in the vacancy information database 320.

  The terminal location acquisition unit 312 acquires location information of the mobile terminal 200 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200. The position information of the mobile terminal 200 is information acquired by a GPS (Global Positioning System) function of the mobile terminal 200. The position information of the present embodiment is information indicating latitude / longitude, for example.

  The vacant information search unit 313 searches the vacant information database 320 with the acquired location information of the mobile terminal 200 to acquire vacant information. The screen data generation unit 314 generates screen data for causing the mobile terminal 200 to display the acquired vacancy information. The transmission unit 315 transmits data from the server 300 to the mobile terminal 200.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating acquisition of vacancy information by the terminal device according to the first embodiment. The terminal device 400 according to the present embodiment includes a free information acquisition processing unit 410A.

  The free information acquisition processing unit 410A is realized by the arithmetic processing device of the terminal device 400 executing the free information acquisition program 410.

  The vacant information acquisition processing unit 410A includes a human detection unit 411, a vacant information acquisition unit 412, and a transmission unit 413.

  The human detection unit 411 detects the temperature distribution of the space in the facility to be observed according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection sensors (thermopiles) 2a to 2f, which will be described later. Detect. In the following description, information indicating presence / absence of a person in the space detected by the human detection unit 411 is referred to as human detection data.

  The vacancy information acquisition unit 412 acquires vacancy information based on the layout data 420 and an area where a person exists. The transmission unit 413 transmits the acquired vacancy information to the server 300 together with the facility name and the facility address.

  Hereinafter, acquisition of vacant information by the terminal device 400 will be described.

  In FIG. 6, 1 represents the space (floor) in the facility which observed the direction of the floor from the ceiling. Reference numerals 2a to 2f are thermopiles for detecting the temperature distribution in the space. The arrangement of the thermopile will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 7 is a first diagram for explaining the arrangement of the thermopile, and FIG. 8 is a second diagram for explaining the arrangement of the thermopile. In FIG. 7, 1a represents a fluorescent tube and is attached to a fluorescent lamp mounting device provided on the ceiling of the space as a lighting device for the space. 2a is a thermopile and corresponds to 2a in FIG. The thermopile 2a is attached to the fluorescent tube 1a via the annular ring 12.

  FIG. 8 shows a state in which the fluorescent tube 1 a is attached to the fluorescent lamp mounting device 14 fixed to the ceiling 13. By attaching the fluorescent tube 1a to the fluorescent lamp attaching device 15, the thermopile 2a can be arranged at the same time. In FIG. 8, a fluorescent tube is shown as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other lighting devices such as LED lighting may be used. Data detected by the thermopile 2a can be transferred to other devices such as the server 300 via a driver and a wireless module (not shown). A mode in which data detected by the thermopile 2a is transmitted to the server 300 will be described in a later-described modification.

  In the present embodiment, the thermopile 2a is an element in which infrared sensors are two-dimensionally arranged, and an image formed by an optical system (not shown) is imaged by the thermopile to detect a two-dimensional spatial temperature distribution in a predetermined range. . If a person is present in the space, the person has a body temperature, and thus is detected as a heat source that emits an infrared ray of a different amount from the surroundings, thereby detecting that the person is in the space and its position.

  Therefore, in the example of FIG. 6, the presence / absence of a person in the space 1 can be detected from the temperature distribution by the thermopile 2a to 2f and the temperature distribution of the entire space 1.

  Hereinafter, the acquisition of empty information will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining acquisition of vacant information. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing the presence / absence of a person in the restaurant A detected by the human detection unit 411 of the terminal device 400 set in the restaurant A having the facility ID “001”. That is, the information illustrated in FIG. 9A is human detection data in the restaurant A. In FIG. 9A, 2a ′ to 2f ′ indicated by broken-line squares represent regions where the temperature distribution is detected by the thermopiles 2a to 2f provided in the room of the restaurant A, and black circles represented by 45 are Represents a person who is a heat source.

  In the terminal device 400 of this embodiment, the vacancy information acquisition unit 412 acquires vacancy information using the layout data 420 stored in the memory and the human detection data.

  FIG. 9B shows image data A.1 showing the layout of restaurant A. FIG. It is an example of the image which displayed jpg (refer FIG. 3), and the codes | symbols 46, 47, and 48 typically represent the counter seat, the chair, and the table which were installed in the restaurant A, respectively. FIG. 9C shows image data A-1. It is an example of the image which displayed jpg. That is, the image shown in FIG. 9C is restaurant A vacancy information.

  In this embodiment, the vacancy information shown in FIG. 9C includes the human detection data shown in FIG. 9A and the image data A.3 shown in FIG. It is obtained by superimposing the image displaying jpg. It should be noted that human detection data and image data A.I. The correspondence between the position of the image displaying jpg and the position in advance is taken.

  In FIG. 9C, a gray circle represents a person, and a place where a human presence detection unit 411 determines that a person is present is replaced with a gray circle symbol.

  That is, the vacancy information in the present embodiment is image data of an image obtained by superimposing an image indicating that a user exists at a position where the user exists in image data indicating the layout of the facility.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the vacant information, a place where an image indicating the presence of the user is not displayed is a place where the user is absent and can be occupied by an individual. In the example of FIG. 9C, for example, it can be seen that the seat indicated by reference numeral 49 is an empty seat.

  The terminal device 400 of this embodiment performs the process of the empty information acquisition unit 412 described above every predetermined time, and transmits the acquired empty information to the server 300 each time. Therefore, the vacancy information database 320 of this embodiment is updated every predetermined time.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the operation of the empty information providing system 100 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the first embodiment.

  First, the operation of the terminal device 400 will be described. In the terminal device 400 of the present embodiment, the human detection unit 411 acquires human detection data detected in a facility where the terminal device 400 is arranged (step S1001).

  Subsequently, the terminal device 400 refers to the human detection data and the layout data 420 and acquires vacancy information (step S1002). The acquisition of the vacant information is as described in FIG. Subsequently, the terminal device 400 transmits the acquired vacancy information and the facility name and address of the facility where the terminal device 400 is arranged to the server 300 by the transmission unit 413 (step S1003). The facility name and the facility address may be stored in advance in the memory of the terminal device 400 together with the layout data 420.

The processing from step S1001 to step S1003 by the terminal device 400 described above is executed every predetermined time. The vacant information and the facility name and address transmitted from the terminal device 400 are stored in the vacant information database 320 by the vacant information registration unit 311 in the server 300.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 200 of this embodiment will be described.

  When the user of the portable terminal 200 accepts an operation for requesting acquisition of free information, the portable terminal 200 accesses the server 300 (step S1011). Subsequently, the mobile terminal 200 acquires position information indicating the current location of the mobile terminal 200 using the GPS function of the mobile terminal 200 (step S1012). Subsequently, the mobile terminal 200 transmits the acquired location information of the mobile terminal 200 to the server 300 (step S1013).

  When the mobile terminal 200 receives screen data including empty information from the server 300 (step S1014), the mobile terminal 200 displays the received screen data (step S1015).

  Next, the operation of the server 300 of this embodiment will be described.

  The server 300 of this embodiment receives the position information of the portable terminal 200 from the portable terminal 200 together with the empty information acquisition request by the terminal position obtaining unit 312 (step S1021). Subsequently, the server 300 searches the empty information database 320 based on the position information of the portable terminal 200 by the empty information search unit 313 (step S1022).

  Subsequently, the server 300 uses the vacancy information search unit 313 to acquire vacancy information around the facility indicated by the location information of the mobile terminal 200 (step S1023). Specifically, the vacancy information search unit 313 draws a circle with a predetermined radius centered on the position of the mobile terminal 200, for example, and extracts a facility in which the vacancy information is registered from the general map information within the circle To do. Then, the vacancy information search unit 313 may acquire vacancy information associated with the extracted facility from the vacancy information database 320. Further, the vacancy information search unit 313 may acquire vacancy information of a facility in a town or an address where the position of the mobile terminal 200 is included, for example.

  Subsequently, the server 300 generates screen data including the acquired vacancy information by the screen data generation unit 314, and transmits the screen data generated by the transmission unit 315 to the mobile terminal 200 (step S1024).

  Below, with reference to FIG. 11, the empty information displayed on the portable terminal 200 is demonstrated. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the portable terminal in 1st embodiment.

  On the screen 201 shown in FIG. 11, the vacancy information 202 of the restaurant A and the vacancy information 203 of the coffee shop B are displayed. In FIG. 11, as in FIG. 9C, the person in the temperature distribution output is replaced with a gray circle symbol. Therefore, according to the vacant information 202, it can be seen that the restaurant A has five vacant seats, but the table is not vacant and the counter seats are vacant. Further, according to the vacant information 203, it can be seen that there are six vacant seats in the coffee shop B, but all the tables are filled.

  In addition, although FIG. 11 demonstrated the example in which the empty information of two facilities was displayed on the screen 201, the number of empty information displayed on the screen 201 is not limited. For example, when a plurality of pieces of free information are acquired by the free information search unit 313, the server 300 generates screen data for displaying a list of facility names and the like in order from the mobile terminal 200 and transmits the screen data to the mobile terminal 200. good. In this case, the server 300 may accept the selection of the facility from the list of facility names in the mobile terminal 200, generate screen data including vacancy information of the selected facility, and transmit the screen data to the mobile terminal 200.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide information indicating the availability of a private space that is exclusively owned by an individual with a simple operation.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal device 400 acquires vacancy information and transmits it to the server 300. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 400 may transmit the human detection data together with the layout data 420 to the server 300. In this case, the server 300 may generate facility vacancy information from the layout data 420 and the human detection data.

  Hereinafter, a mode in which the server 300 generates free information will be described as a modified example of the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal device and the server in the modified example.

  The terminal device 400A in FIG. 12 includes a human detection unit 411 and a transmission unit 413.

  In the terminal device 400A of this embodiment, the human detection unit 411 acquires human detection data, and the transmission unit 413 transmits the human detection data to the server 300A.

  The server 300A in FIG. 12 has a free information provision processing unit 310B. The empty information provision processing unit 310B includes a layout data acquisition unit 316, a human detection data acquisition unit 317, and an empty information generation unit 318 in addition to the units included in the empty information provision processing unit 310A.

  The layout data acquisition unit 316 acquires layout data 420 from the terminal device 400A. The human detection data acquisition unit 317 acquires human detection data from the terminal device 400A every predetermined time. The vacancy information generation unit 318 generates vacancy information using the layout data 420 and the human detection data. The generated empty information is stored in the empty information database 320 by the empty information registration unit 311.

  As shown in the above modification, in this embodiment, the server 300A may generate free information. When the server 300A generates vacancy information, the server 300A only needs to be able to refer to the layout data 420 in the facility and the human detection data indicating the presence / absence of the person and the position of the person in the facility.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that map information indicating the route to the facility is provided in addition to the empty information. Therefore, in the following description of the second embodiment, only differences from the first embodiment will be described, and those having the same functional configuration as the first embodiment will be described in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are assigned, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the empty information providing system according to the second embodiment.

  In the free information providing system 100A of the present embodiment, the server 300B has a map information database 330.

  The map information database 330 of the present embodiment is map information used for a general navigation system, for example.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the second embodiment. The server 300B of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310C. The empty information provision processing unit 310C of the present embodiment includes a map information search unit 321 in addition to the units included in the empty information provision processing unit 310A of the first embodiment.

  The map information search unit 321 according to the present embodiment searches the map information database 330 based on the position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 200.

  Below, with reference to FIG. 15, operation | movement of the free information provision system 100A of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 15, steps assigned with the same numbers as in FIG. 10 are the same as the processes in FIG.

  The processing from step S1501 to step S1503 in FIG. 15 is the same as the processing from step S1021 to step S1023 in FIG.

  Subsequent to step S1503, the server 300B causes the map information search unit 321 to search the map information database 330 based on the position information acquired from the mobile terminal 200 (step S1504). Then, the server 300B acquires map information including the current position of the mobile terminal 200 and the address of the facility for which vacant information has been acquired in step S1503 (step S1505).

  Subsequently, the server 300B causes the screen data generation unit 314 to generate screen data including the vacancy information acquired in step S1503 and the map information acquired in step S1505 (step S1506). Then, the server 300B transmits the screen data to the mobile terminal 200 by the transmission unit 315 (step S1507).

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. A screen 201A shown in FIG. 16 displays vacancy information 202 of restaurant A, and map information 161 including the current location of mobile terminal 200, restaurant A, and coffee shop B.

  In the map information 161, the route from the current location of the mobile terminal 200 to each of the restaurant A and the coffee shop B is displayed.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, not only the vacancy information but also the road to the facility from which the vacancy information has been acquired is displayed. Therefore, according to this embodiment, for example, even when the user of the mobile terminal 200 has no intuition around the current location of the mobile terminal 200, the user can easily lead to the facility where the empty information is provided.

  In the example of FIG. 16, the map information 161 and the empty information 202 are displayed on the same screen. However, the server 300 </ b> B of the present embodiment first displays only the map information 161 on the mobile terminal 200. May be. That is, the server 300 </ b> B may first display map information including all the facilities that have acquired vacancy information on the mobile terminal 200.

  Then, the server 300B may accept the selection of the facility in the map information displayed on the mobile terminal 200, and display the map information and the vacant information of the selected facility on the same screen.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that advertisement information is provided in addition to the empty information. Therefore, in the following description of the third embodiment, only differences from the first embodiment will be described, and those having the same functional configuration as the first embodiment will be described in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are assigned, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the empty information providing system according to the third embodiment.

  In the vacant information providing system 100B of the present embodiment, the server 300C has an advertisement information database 340.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the advertisement information database. The advertisement information database 340 of this embodiment has an address, an advertiser, and advertisement content as information items. The value of the item “address” is an address, a town name, or the like for determining a predetermined range for providing the advertisement. The value of the item “advertiser” indicates an advertiser who advertises the corresponding advertisement content. The value of the item “advertisement content” indicates the content of the advertisement provided together with the empty information. In the following description, the value of the item “advertisement content” is referred to as advertisement information.

  In the present embodiment, an advertiser who wishes to provide an advertisement rests on the advertisement information database 340, and sets the town name and address for determining a predetermined range for providing the advertisement, the advertiser name, and the advertisement information. You may register.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the third embodiment. The server 300C according to the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310D. The empty information provision processing unit 310D of this embodiment includes an advertisement information search unit 322 in addition to the units included in the empty information provision processing unit 310A of the first embodiment.

  Below, with reference to FIG. 20, operation | movement of the empty information provision system 100B of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the third embodiment.

  20, steps given the same numbers as in FIG. 10 are the same as the processes in FIG.

  The processing from step S2001 to step S2003 in FIG. 20 is the same as the processing from step S1021 to step S1023 in FIG.

  Subsequent to step S2003, the server 300C causes the advertisement information search unit 322 to search the advertisement information database 340 based on the position information acquired from the mobile terminal 200 (step S2004). Then, the server 300C acquires advertisement information in which the current location of the mobile terminal 200 is included in the value of the item “address” in the advertisement information database 340 (step S2005).

  Subsequently, the server 300C causes the screen data generation unit 314 to generate screen data including the vacancy information acquired in step S2003 and the advertisement information acquired in step S2005 (step S2006). Then, the server 300C transmits the screen data to the mobile terminal 200 by using the transmission unit 315 (step S2007).

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the third embodiment. On the screen 201B shown in FIG. 21, the vacancy information 202 of the restaurant A, the vacancy information 203 of the coffee shop B, and the advertisement information 205 are displayed.

  In the example of FIG. 21, for example, the current location of the mobile terminal 200 is XX city XX town 1-2-3. In this case, in the advertisement information database 340, the advertisement information in which the current location of the mobile terminal 200 is included in the town name determined by the value of the item “address” is “directly from the production area! Therefore, the advertisement information search unit 322 acquires the advertisement information “Ship directly from the production area! Fresh food C” and displays it on the screen 201B.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user of the mobile terminal 200 tries to grasp vacant information such as a restaurant in the vicinity of the current location, advertisement information in the vicinity of the current location of the mobile terminal 200 can be naturally seen. Therefore, the advertiser can enjoy the advertising effect.

  In the present embodiment, the advertisement information is displayed together with the vacancy information. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  In the present embodiment, instead of the advertisement information, information on a facility related to the facility where the empty information is displayed may be displayed. Specifically, for example, when the vacancy information of the restaurant A is displayed, information on the sister store of the restaurant A may be displayed instead of the advertisement information. Furthermore, in this embodiment, for example, when the number of vacant seats in the restaurant A information is smaller than a preset value or when there are no vacant seats, the surroundings of the current location of the mobile terminal 200 instead of the advertisement information In addition, the guidance of the sister store of the restaurant A with vacant seats may be displayed.

(Fourth embodiment)
The fourth embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that seat information set for each seat in addition to vacancy information is provided. Therefore, in the following description of the fourth embodiment, only differences from the first embodiment will be described, and those having the same functional configuration as the first embodiment will be described in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are assigned, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a vacancy information providing system according to the fourth embodiment.

  In the vacant information providing system 100C of this embodiment, the server 300D has a seat information database 350, and the terminal device 400B has seat data 430. In the terminal device 400B of the present embodiment, seat data 430 is registered and stored in advance, for example, by an administrator of a facility where the terminal device 400B is disposed. The seat data 430 is transmitted to the server 300D and stored in the seat information database 350.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a seat information database. The seat information database 350 according to the present embodiment includes a facility ID, a facility name, a seat position, and display information as information items, and the item “seat position” and other items are associated with each other. In the following description, information including the value of the item “seat position” and the values of other items is referred to as seat information. The seat information database 350 of the present embodiment is a set of seat information transmitted from the terminal device 400B arranged in each facility.

  The value of the item “facility name” is the name of the facility where the terminal device 400B that has transmitted seat data (described later) to the server 300D is arranged. The value of the item “seat position” is a coordinate indicating the position of each seat in the layout data 420. The coordinates of the seat position in the present embodiment may be, for example, the coordinates of the center point of the area occupied by the seat in the image data included in the layout data 420.

  The value of the item “seat information” is information set for the seat at the corresponding seat position. The seat information of the present embodiment may be information indicating the characteristics of the seat, for example, information regarding a service associated with the seat, or the like. In the present embodiment, arbitrary seat information is registered in the terminal device 400B.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the fourth embodiment. The server 300D of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310E. The vacant information provision processing unit 310E of the present embodiment includes an operation reception unit 331 and a seat information search unit 332 in addition to the units included in the vacant information provision processing unit 310A of the first embodiment.

  The operation accepting unit 331 accepts that an operation for selecting a seat has been performed in the vacancy information displayed on the mobile terminal 200. The seat information search unit 332 searches the seat information database 350 with the seat position of the selected seat, and acquires seat information corresponding to the selected seat.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 25, operation | movement of the empty information provision system 100C of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 25 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the fourth embodiment.

  In FIG. 25, steps assigned with the same numbers as in FIG. 10 are the same as the processes in FIG.

  When the vacant information is displayed on the portable terminal 200, the portable terminal 200 accepts a seat selection in the vacant information (step S2501).

  The server 300C receives a seat selection operation on the portable terminal 200 by the operation reception unit 331, and searches the seat information database 350 by coordinates indicating the position of the selected seat by the seat information search unit 332 (step S2502). .

  Subsequently, the server 300C acquires seat information corresponding to the selected coordinates by the seat information search unit 332 (step S2503), and transmits the seat information to the mobile terminal 200 by the transmission unit 315 (step S2504).

  When the portable terminal 200 receives the seat information, the portable terminal 200 displays the received seat information in association with the seat for which the vacant information is selected (step S2505).

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the fourth embodiment. A screen 201C illustrated in FIG. 26 illustrates a case where the seat at the seat position (x1, y1) is selected in the vacancy information of the restaurant A.

  In the present embodiment, for example, when the user of the mobile terminal 200 taps the seat at the seat position (x1, y1), the selection of the seat is accepted. Then, the server 300C searches the seat information database 350 based on the seat position (x1, y1), acquires the seat information “I can see the night view!”, And transmits it to the mobile terminal 200. The portable terminal 200 displays the received seat information as seat information 261 associated with the selected seat.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a seat indicated by vacancy information is selected, information corresponding to each seat can be displayed. Therefore, for example, a restaurant or the like in which the terminal device 400 is arranged can provide a service corresponding to the seat or appeal the advantages of the seat. For this reason, for example, when there is a seat or the like where the frequency of seating by the customer is low due to the layout or the like, it is possible to appeal a privilege or the like by being seated in the corresponding seat, and an effect of attracting customers can be expected.

(Fifth embodiment)
The fifth embodiment of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The fifth embodiment differs from the first and fourth embodiments in that coordinates indicating the position of equipment such as a chair or a table in the facility are used when acquiring vacancy information. Therefore, in the following description of the fifth embodiment, only differences from the first embodiment will be described, and the same functional configuration as the first embodiment will be described in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used in FIG.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a vacant information providing system according to the fifth embodiment.

  In the vacant information providing system 100D of the present embodiment, the server 300E has a facility position database 360, and the terminal device 400C has layout data 420A.

  The facility location database 360 of the present embodiment stores information indicating the location of the facility where the vacancy information is stored in the vacancy information database 320. The layout data 420A of the terminal device 400C of the present embodiment includes information indicating the position of a seat or the like of a facility where the terminal device 400C is disposed, for example.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of a facility location database according to the fifth embodiment. The facility location database 360 of this embodiment has a facility ID, a facility name, and latitude / longitude as information items. The item “latitude / longitude” of the present embodiment is, for example, latitude / longitude indicating the center of the area indicating the site of the facility specified by the facility ID. Further, in the facility location database 360 of this embodiment, when the site of the facility specified by the facility ID is rectangular, etc., the latitude / longitude of the four points in the rectangle is present as the value of the item “latitude / longitude”. You may do it.

  The facility location database 360 may be input in the terminal device 400 by an administrator of the facility where the terminal device 400 is disposed and transmitted to the server 300E. Further, the facility location database 360 may be acquired by the server 300E searching for general map information using the facility ID and the facility name stored in the vacancy information database 320.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of layout data according to the fifth embodiment. The layout data 420A of this embodiment has a facility ID, a facility name, a design drawing, the number of seats, a seat ID, and coordinates as information items. The value of the item “seat ID” is an identifier for identifying a seat such as a chair arranged in the facility specified by the corresponding facility ID. The value of the item “coordinate” is a coordinate indicating the position of the seat in the corresponding design drawing.

  In the example of FIG. 29, the seat with the seat ID “1” placed in the restaurant A with the facility ID “001” is image data. It can be seen that it is arranged at the position of coordinates (x1, y1) in the image displayed by jpg. The coordinates (x1, y1) of the present embodiment may indicate, for example, the center point of the image display area indicating the seat with the seat ID “1” in the image, or the seat with the seat ID “1”. A predetermined reference point may be shown in the image shown. For example, when the image indicating the seat is a rectangle, the upper left vertex may be used as the reference point.

  In the present embodiment, the coordinates of the seat may be input by an administrator of a facility where the terminal device 400 is disposed. In addition, the coordinates of the seat according to the present embodiment may be acquired by analyzing, for example, an image in a facility or a design drawing.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the fifth embodiment. The server 300E of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310F. The empty information provision processing unit 310F of the present embodiment includes a facility search unit 333 in addition to the units included in the empty information provision processing unit 310A of the first embodiment. Also, the empty information provision processing unit 310F of the present embodiment includes a free information acquisition unit 334 instead of the free information search unit 313.

  The facility search unit 333 according to the present embodiment searches the facility position database 360 based on the position information of the mobile terminal 200 and extracts the facility ID of the facility having the position corresponding to the position information. More specifically, for example, the facility search unit 333 draws a circle with a predetermined radius around the position indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal 200, and the facility position database 360 includes latitude and longitude within the circle. The facility ID of the facility is extracted.

  The vacancy information acquisition unit 334 acquires the vacancy information of the facility indicated by the facility ID extracted by the facility search unit 333 from the vacancy information database 320.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of human detection data. The human detection data 301 shown in FIG. 30 is data generated in the human detection unit 411, temporarily held in the terminal device 400A, and collated with the layout data 420.

  The human detection data 301 of this embodiment includes an area ID, center coordinates, temperature, and presence / absence flag as information items. The value of the item “area ID” indicates an identifier for identifying each area obtained by dividing the room viewed from the ceiling in advance. In this embodiment, temperature and the presence / absence of a person are detected for each region. In this embodiment, the area is rectangular.

  The value of the item “center coordinates” indicates the coordinates of the center of the area specified by the corresponding area ID. The value of the item “temperature” is the temperature of the area specified by the corresponding area ID, and is detected by the thermopile. The value of the item “present / absent flag” is a value indicating whether or not there is a person in the area specified by the corresponding area ID. In this embodiment, when the value of the item “present / absent flag” is 1, there is a person in the corresponding area, and when the value of the item “present / absent flag” is 0, there is no person in the corresponding area. It shows that.

  In the following, with reference to FIG. 32, acquisition of empty information according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating acquisition of vacancy information according to the fifth embodiment.

  FIG. 32A is a diagram for explaining the human detection data 301 acquired in the room of the restaurant A. As shown in FIG. 32 (A), the interior of the restaurant A has image data A.D. .., 1n, 21,..., 2n,..., m1,..., mn in order from the upper left of the image displaying jpeg. In the human detection data 301, the presence / absence flag value of the areas 11, 12, and 14 is 1. Therefore, it can be seen that there are people in the areas 11, 12, and 14, as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 32B shows a state in which the layout data 420A and the human detection data 301 are collated.

  In the layout data 420A of this embodiment, a seat ID and seat coordinates are stored. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to know which area in the human detection data 301 is overlapped with each seat. In the present embodiment, for example, the seat with the seat ID “1” is arranged in the area 11, and the value of the presence / absence flag of the area 11 is 1. Therefore, in this embodiment, it can be determined that a person is sitting in the seat with the seat ID “1”.

  FIG. 32C is a diagram illustrating an example of empty information according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, as described above, by checking the value of the presence / absence flag for each divided area of the room and the coordinates indicating the position of the seat, it is possible to determine which seat at which position is an empty seat. Can be included in availability information.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 32C, a frame or the like that surrounds the empty seat with the rectangle P can be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the image data obtained by superimposing an image indicating the presence / absence of a person on the facility layout data 420A is used as vacant information, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, the number of vacant seats in the facility included in the layout data may be used.

  In the present embodiment, in the layout data 420A, the coordinates of the seat are associated with the seat ID, but the coordinates of the seat may be associated with, for example, the ID of a table corresponding to the seat.

  In this embodiment, by associating the coordinates of the seat with the coordinates of the table, for example, when it is desired to secure a seat that surrounds one table by a plurality of people, the number of vacant tables and the number of tables that are reserved It is possible to provide information on whether it is available.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 33, acquisition of vacancy information with reference to the facility location database 360 by the server 300E of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 33 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the fifth embodiment.

  The processing in step S3301 in FIG. 33 is the same as the processing in step S1021 in FIG.

  Subsequently, the server 300E causes the facility search unit 333 to search the facility location database 360 based on the location information of the mobile terminal 200, and extracts the facility ID of the facility corresponding to the location information (step S3302). The facility ID extraction by the facility search unit 333 is as described above.

  Subsequently, the vacancy information acquisition unit 334 refers to the vacancy information database 320 and acquires the vacancy information of the facility corresponding to the facility ID extracted in step S3302 (step S3303). The processing in step S3304 in FIG. 33 is the same as the processing in step S1024 in FIG.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the layout data 420A includes coordinates of a position where a facility such as a seat in the facility is arranged, so that the layout data 420A is more detailed than vacancy information that simply indicates a vacant seat. Free information can be provided.

(Sixth embodiment)
The sixth embodiment of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The sixth embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment in that, when acquiring the vacancy information, the vacancy information according to the facility reservation status is acquired. Therefore, in the following description of the sixth embodiment, only differences from the fifth embodiment will be described, and the fifth embodiment will be described in that it has the same functional configuration as that of the fifth embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used in FIG.

  FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a vacancy information providing system according to the sixth embodiment.

  In the empty information providing system 100E of the present embodiment, the server 300E includes an empty information database 320, a facility location database 360, and a reservation database 370, and the terminal device 400D includes reservation data 440.

  In the reservation database 370 of the present embodiment, reservation data transmitted from the terminal device 400D is registered.

  The reservation data of the terminal device 400D of this embodiment is data indicating the reservation status of the facility where the terminal device 400D is installed. Specifically, the reservation data 440 includes data indicating the position of the reserved seat and the date and time when the seat is reserved in the facility where the terminal device 400D is installed.

  The reservation data 440 of the present embodiment is input to the terminal device 400D by the administrator of the terminal device 400D, an employee of the facility where the terminal device 400D is installed, or the like using, for example, a reservation reception function of the terminal device 400D. May be. When the reservation data 440 of this embodiment is input to the terminal device 400D, the reservation data 440 may be temporarily held in the terminal device 400D and then transmitted to the server 300E at a predetermined timing.

  FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reservation database according to the sixth embodiment. The reservation database 370 of this embodiment has a facility ID, a facility name, an address, a reservation position, and a reservation date and time as information items. In the reservation database 370 of this embodiment, the item “facility ID” is associated with other items. In the following description, information including the value of the item “facility ID” and the values of other items is referred to as reservation information.

  The value of the item “reserved position” indicates the position of a reserved seat in the corresponding facility. The position of the seat in the present embodiment is a coordinate indicating the position of the seat in the design drawing corresponding to the facility ID.

  The value of the item “reservation date and time” indicates the date and time zone when the corresponding seat is reserved.

  In FIG. 35, for example, the image data. It can be seen that the seat at the position of the coordinates (x1, y1) in the image displayed by jpg is reserved from 16:00 to 17:00 on 8/14.

  In the reservation database 370 of this embodiment, the number of stored coordinates is used as the value of the item “seat position” as the number of reserved seats.

  In FIG. 35, for example, in the reservation information including the facility ID “002”, two coordinates are stored as the value of the item “reservation position”. Therefore, it can be seen that the reservation information including the facility ID “002” indicates that two seats are reserved.

  In the example of FIG. 35, the position of the reserved seat is specified by indicating the reserved seat by the coordinates of the seat, but the method of specifying the reserved seat is not limited to this. In the reservation database 370, for example, the item “seat ID” may be used instead of the item “reserved position”. In this case, the value of the item “seat ID” can specify the reserved seat as the seat indicated by the seat ID.

  Further, the reservation information of the present embodiment includes the value of the item “address”, but the value of the item “address” may not be included.

  In the present embodiment, for example, information that the terminal device 400D associates with the reservation data input in the terminal device 400D and transmits the facility ID of the facility in which the terminal device 400D is installed to the server 300E as reservation information. It may be stored in the reservation database 370.

  FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the sixth embodiment. The server 300F of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310G. The vacant information provision processing unit 310G of the present embodiment includes a reservation information acquisition unit 335, an arrival / stay information acquisition unit 336, and a verification unit 337 in addition to the units included in the vacancy information provision processing unit 310F of the fifth embodiment.

  The reservation information acquisition unit 335 according to this embodiment refers to the reservation database 370 and acquires reservation information corresponding to the facility ID extracted by the facility search unit 333.

  The arrival / stay information acquisition unit 336 according to the present embodiment acquires the estimated arrival time of arrival at the facility corresponding to the extracted facility ID and the estimated stay time of the user of the mobile terminal 200. In this embodiment, the estimated arrival time and the estimated stay time may be set in advance. Specifically, the scheduled arrival time of the present embodiment is 10 minutes after the time when the location information is acquired from the mobile terminal 200, and the planned stay time is 1 hour. The estimated arrival time and the estimated stay time may be stored, for example, in the auxiliary storage device 34 or the memory device 35 of the server 300F.

  The collation unit 337 of the present embodiment collates the vacancy information acquired from the vacancy information database 320, the reservation information, the estimated arrival time, and the expected stay time, and the vacant space from the estimated arrival time until the estimated stay time ends. Get information.

  That is, in the present embodiment, a place (seat) that can be occupied (available) for a desired stay time after the user of the mobile terminal 200 arrives at a desired facility is provided as vacant information. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, for example, while the user is staying at the facility based on the current vacancy information, the seat used by the user is released for other reserved users. You can avoid the situation where you have to go.

  FIG. 37 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system according to the sixth embodiment.

  In FIG. 37, the process to which the same step as FIG. 10 is given is as described in FIG.

  First, the operation of the terminal device 400D of the present embodiment will be described. When receiving the input of the reservation data 440, the terminal device 400D of the present embodiment transmits the reservation information in which the facility ID where the terminal device 400D is installed and the reservation data 440 are associated with each other to the server 300F (step S3701). The transmitted reservation information is stored in the reservation database 370.

  Next, the operation of the server 300F of this embodiment will be described.

  The processing from step S3701 to step S3702 and step S3703 in FIG. 37 is the same as the processing in step S3301 and step S3302 in FIG.

  The empty information provision processing unit 310G of the present embodiment refers to the reservation database 370 by the reservation information acquisition unit 335, and acquires reservation information corresponding to the facility ID for each facility ID extracted in step S3703 (step S3704). ). Subsequently, the vacancy information provision processing unit 310G acquires the estimated arrival time and the estimated stay time by the arrival / stay information acquisition unit 336 (step S3705).

  Subsequently, the empty information provision processing unit 310G acquires empty information corresponding to the facility ID for each extracted facility ID from the empty information database 320 by the empty information acquisition unit 334 (step S3706).

  Subsequently, the availability information provision processing unit 310G collates the reservation information, the estimated arrival time, the estimated stay time, and the availability information for each extracted facility ID, and acquires the availability information reflecting the matching result. (Step S3707). Details of the processing performed by the collation unit 337 will be described later.

  Subsequently, the free information provision processing unit 310G generates screen data based on the free information in which the collation result is reflected by the screen data generation unit 314, and transmits the screen data generated by the transmission unit 315 to the mobile terminal 200 (Step S1). S3708).

  Hereinafter, the processing of the matching unit 337 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 38 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the collation unit of the sixth embodiment.

  The collation unit 337 of the present embodiment determines whether there is reservation information in which the reservation date and time overlaps with the estimated stay time in the extracted reservation information (step S3801).

  In step S3801, if there is no corresponding reservation time in the extracted reservation information, the free information provision processing unit 310G outputs the free information extracted by the free information acquisition unit 334 to the screen data generation unit 314 (step S3802). ), The process is terminated.

  In step S3801, when the corresponding reservation information exists, the collation unit 337 specifies a vacant seat in the facility based on the vacancy information (step S3803). Specifically, the collation unit 337 according to the present embodiment collates the value of the presence / absence flag for each area obtained by dividing the facility and the coordinates indicating the position of the seat from the vacancy information, so Identify which seats are empty.

  Subsequently, the collation unit 337 determines whether or not the coordinates of the identified seat are included in the corresponding reservation information in Step S3801 (Step S3804). That is, the collation unit 337 determines whether or not the reservation information whose scheduled stay time overlaps with the reservation date / time includes the coordinates of a seat that is currently vacant.

  In step S3804, when the specified seat coordinates are not included in the corresponding reservation information, the collation unit 337 proceeds to step S3802.

  In step S3804, when the coordinates of the identified seat are included in the corresponding reservation information, the collation unit 337 sets the identified seat as an unusable seat (step S3805).

  Subsequently, the collation unit 337 determines whether or not processing has been performed for all vacant seats in the vacancy information extracted by the vacancy information acquisition unit 334 (step S3806).

  If it is determined in step S3806 that all seats have not been processed, the collation unit 337 returns to step S3803.

  In step S3806, when processing has been performed for all seats, the collation unit 337 matches the empty information extracted by the empty information acquisition unit 334 with the empty information of the collation result that reflects the information of the seats that cannot be used. It outputs to the screen data generation part 314 (step S3807), and complete | finishes a process.

  In the following, with reference to FIG. 39 and FIG. 40, the empty information in which the collation result is reflected will be described. 39 and 40 show cases where the planned stay time is 10:10 to 11:00. FIG. 39 is a first diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the sixth embodiment.

  The screen 201D shown in FIG. 39 includes, as vacancy information of A restaurant, vacancy information 202A reflecting the collation result, and vacancy information 203 of coffee shop B where there is no reservation information in which the scheduled stay time and the reservation date and time overlap. It is displayed.

  In the A restaurant vacancy information 202A, a seat 391 indicates a seat that cannot be used when the mobile terminal 200 makes a vacancy information acquisition request. An unusable seat is, for example, a seat where a person is sitting.

  In the vacant information 202A, the seat 392 indicates a seat that can be used when the portable terminal 200 requests acquisition of vacant information, but becomes unavailable during the scheduled stay time. That is, the seat 392 is a seat that has been made unusable by the processing of the matching unit 337. Specifically, the seat 392 is a vacant seat when the user of the mobile terminal 200 arrives at the restaurant A, but is a seat used by other reserved users during the scheduled stay time.

  In addition, a message 393 indicating that it is vacant information during the planned stay time is displayed on the screen 21D of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39, the unusable seat at the time when the vacant information is acquired and the seat that becomes unusable during the scheduled stay time may be displayed in different display modes. By displaying these in different display modes, for example, changes in the degree of congestion in the facility during the planned stay time can be provided to the user.

  FIG. 40 is a second diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the sixth embodiment.

  In the screen 201E shown in FIG. 40, when a seat is selected, reservation data for the selected seat is displayed.

  FIG. 40 shows a case where the seat 394 is selected in the vacancy information of the restaurant A. The coordinates indicating the seat position of the seat 394 are (x1, y1).

  In the present embodiment, when the seat 394 is selected, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the selected seat 394 are included in the reservation information of the restaurant A extracted by the reservation information acquisition unit 335, and the coordinates of the seat 394 are determined. Is not included, as shown in FIG. 40, “vacant seats until 11:00” are displayed.

  In FIG. 40, for example, when the seat 392 is selected, a part of the reservation data of the seat 392 may be displayed with reference to the extracted reservation information. The part of the reservation data for the seat 392 may be the date and time when the seat 392 is reserved.

  In the present embodiment, by displaying the reservation data for each selected seat on the screen 201E, for example, the reservation status of the seat selected by the user can be provided.

  In this embodiment, the empty information reflecting the collation result is, in other words, empty information reflecting the reservation status.

(Seventh embodiment)
The seventh embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The seventh embodiment is different from the sixth embodiment in that the planned stay time is input on the mobile terminal 200. Therefore, in the following description of the seventh embodiment, only the differences from the sixth embodiment will be described, and the sixth embodiment will be described in that it has the same functional configuration as the fifth embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used in FIG.

  FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server according to the seventh embodiment. The server 300G of the present embodiment includes a free information provision processing unit 310H.

  The server 300 </ b> G of the present embodiment causes the portable terminal 200 to display the vacant information when the position information is acquired from the portable terminal 200 together with the input field of the estimated stay time. Then, the server 300G receives input to the input field for the estimated stay time, collates the vacancy information with the reservation information, the estimated arrival time, and the estimated stay time, and carries screen data for displaying the vacancy information reflecting the collation result. Transmit to terminal 200.

  When the mobile terminal 200 receives the screen data, the mobile terminal 200 changes the screen on which the empty information is displayed to the screen on which the empty information on which the collation result is reflected is displayed.

  The vacant information provision processing unit 310 </ b> H of the present embodiment includes an input reception unit 338 instead of the arrival / stay information acquisition unit 336. Further, the empty information provision processing unit 310H of the present embodiment includes a collation unit 337A.

  The input receiving unit 338 receives an input of the scheduled stay time input in the mobile terminal 200. In addition to the process of the collation unit 337 of the sixth embodiment, the collation unit 337A calculates the estimated arrival time at each facility based on the position information of the mobile terminal 200.

  FIG. 42 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the empty information providing system of the seventh embodiment.

  42, the process to which the same steps as in FIG. 10 are given is as described in FIG. Also, in FIG. 42, the process to which the same steps as in FIG. 37 are given is as described in FIG.

  The vacant information provision processing unit 310H of the present embodiment transmits screen data of a screen for displaying the acquired vacant information and an input column of the estimated staying time to the mobile terminal 200 by the screen data generation unit 314 (step S4201). .

  The mobile terminal 200 receives the screen data (step S4202), and displays a screen on which the vacant information and the input column for the estimated stay time are displayed (step S4203).

  Subsequently, the mobile terminal 200 receives an input of the estimated stay time in the input field, and transmits the estimated stay time to the server 300G (step S4204).

  In the server 300G, when the vacant information provision processing unit 310H receives the estimated stay time by the input reception unit 338, the reservation information acquisition unit 335 extracts the reservation information for each facility extracted in step S3302 (step S4205).

  Subsequently, the empty information provision processing unit 310H uses the collation unit 337A to extract the facility information based on the location information received in step S3301, the time when the location information was received, and the location of the facility extracted in step S3302. The estimated arrival time is calculated (step S4206).

  Note that a value indicating the moving speed of the user of the mobile terminal 200 is required for calculating the estimated arrival time. In the present embodiment, for example, a predetermined speed may be set in advance as the moving speed. In the present embodiment, the moving speed of the mobile terminal 200 may be calculated from the history of position information of the mobile terminal 200.

  Subsequently, the collation unit 337A collates the calculated estimated arrival time, the estimated stay time included in the input information, and the reservation information with the vacant information (step S4207). The processing in steps S4207 and S4208 is the same as the processing in steps S3707 and S3708 in FIG.

  When the portable terminal 200 receives screen data for displaying empty information reflecting the collation result from the server 300G (step S4209), the portable terminal 200 displays the screen data displayed in step S4203 on the screen of the screen data received in step S4209. Are switched (step S4210). Note that the screen displayed in step S4210 is the screen shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, for example.

  Below, with reference to FIG. 43, the example of the screen on which the input column of the estimated stay time is displayed is demonstrated. FIG. 43 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to the seventh embodiment.

  On screen 201F shown in FIG. 43, the availability information of restaurant A and coffee shop B is displayed as availability information of the time when server 300G received the location information of portable terminal 200.

  In the present embodiment, an input field 431 for a scheduled stay time and a send button 432 are displayed. In the present embodiment, when the planned stay time is input to the input field 431 and the send button 432 is operated, the stay input time is transmitted to the server 300G.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide vacant information that reflects reservation information, and therefore, the same effects as in the sixth embodiment can be achieved.

  In the portable terminal 200, as shown in the present embodiment, when displaying the empty information, whether the empty information before reflecting the reservation information is displayed once or only the empty information reflecting the reservation information is displayed. Any one of them may be switched by setting.

  As mentioned above, although this invention has been demonstrated based on each embodiment, this invention is not limited to the requirements shown in the said embodiment. With respect to these points, the gist of the present invention can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention, and can be appropriately determined according to the application form.

100, 100A to 100D Free information providing system 200 Portable terminal 300, 300A to 300G Servers 310A to 310H Free information providing processing unit 311 Free information registration unit 312 Terminal position acquisition unit 313 Free information search unit 314 Screen data generation unit 315 Transmission unit 316 Layout data acquisition unit 317 Human detection data acquisition unit 318 Free information generation unit 320 Free information database 321 Map information search unit 322 Advertisement information search unit 330 Map information database 331 Operation reception unit 332 Seat information search unit
333 Facility search unit 335 Reservation information acquisition unit 336 Arrival / stay information acquisition unit 337, 337A Verification unit 338 Input reception unit 340 Advertising information database 350 Seat information database 360 Facility location database 370 Reservation database 400, 400A, 400B Terminal device 411 Detection unit 412 Free space information acquisition unit 413 Transmission unit 420, 420A Layout data

JP 2000-194781 A

Claims (11)

A terminal location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of the mobile terminal;
In the place where the user in the facility can use, the empty information indicating the place where the user is absent refers to the empty information storage unit stored for each facility, and is within a predetermined range including the position information of the mobile terminal. A vacancy information search unit for acquiring the vacancy information of a facility;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the acquired vacancy information to the mobile terminal. A facility search that refers to a facility location storage unit that stores an identifier for identifying the facility and information indicating the location of the facility, and extracts the identifier of a facility within a predetermined range including the location information of the mobile terminal Part
The vacancy information is associated with an identifier for identifying the facility for each facility,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the empty information storage unit acquires empty information corresponding to the identifier extracted by the facility search unit. The availability information is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus displays image data in which an image indicating that the user is present is superimposed on a position where the user is present in an image indicating the layout of the facility. A map information storage unit that stores map information is searched with position information of the mobile terminal, and a map information search unit that acquires map information including the location of the facility from which the vacant information is acquired,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transmission unit transmits the empty information and the map information acquired by the map information search unit to the mobile terminal. Advertisement information for searching for an advertisement information storage unit in which advertisement information associated with a predetermined area is stored with the position information of the mobile terminal, and acquiring the advertisement information in which the position information of the mobile terminal is included in the predetermined area Has a search section,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmission unit transmits the vacant information and the advertisement information acquired by the advertisement information search unit to the mobile terminal. A human detection unit that acquires human detection data indicating the presence / absence of the user in a place where the user of the facility can use;
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a vacancy information generation unit configured to generate the vacancy information using image data indicating a layout of the facility and the human detection data. . Refers to the reservation information storage unit in which the identifier of the facility is associated with the reservation data indicating the reservation status of the place where the user in the facility can use, and corresponds to the identifier extracted by the facility search unit A reservation information acquisition unit for acquiring reservation information to be
The estimated arrival time at the facility indicated by the extracted identifier, the estimated stay time at the facility indicated by the extracted identifier, the reservation information acquired by the reservation information acquisition unit, and the vacancy information acquisition unit A collation unit for collating the empty information
The collation unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein vacant information including a place that cannot be used within the planned stay time is output. The collation unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the estimated arrival time is calculated based on the position information of the mobile terminal and information indicating a location of the facility indicated by the identifier.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the planned stay time is a preset time or a time input in the portable terminal. A process of acquiring location information of the mobile device;
In the place where the user in the facility can use, the empty information indicating the place where the user is absent refers to the empty information storage unit stored for each facility, and is within a predetermined range including the position information of the mobile terminal. Processing for obtaining the vacancy information of a facility;
A vacancy information providing program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute processing for transmitting the obtained vacancy information to the mobile terminal. A free information providing method by a free information providing system having a mobile terminal and an information processing device,
Obtaining location information of the mobile terminal;
In the place where the user in the facility can use, the empty information indicating the place where the user is absent refers to the empty information storage unit stored for each facility, and is within a predetermined range including the position information of the mobile terminal. Get the vacancy information of a facility,
A vacancy information providing method of transmitting the acquired vacancy information to the mobile terminal.

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