JP2017037651A - Server, control method of server thereof, and control program of server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control method, a control program, and a server, etc. that achieve attraction of guests at a time when there are no users in a facility.SOLUTION: A control method according to the present invention is a control method of a server including a storage section. The control method comprises the steps of: storing data of a plurality of users included in a plurality of groups to a storage section; storing data of facility available time transmitted from a facility terminal to the storage section; transmitting the data of facility available time to user terminals that a plurality of users included in a predetermined group of the groups have; storing data of participation registrations transmitted from the user terminals that receive the data of facility available time for participation to an event in the facility at the facility available time; and storing the predetermined group as a group to use when the number of stored participation registrations exceeds a first predetermined number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a server, a control method thereof, and a control program thereof.

  Conventionally, an organizer who holds an event individually notifies a plurality of invited users who are invited to the event of a plurality of candidate dates and times, and based on the attendance answer received individually from the invited user for each of the plurality of candidate dates and times Determine the date and time of the event.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, the secretary user registers the drinking party's convening user in the schedule adjustment system, and the schedule adjustment system confirms the schedule of all the convening users and sets a convenient date and time for all the convening users. Is disclosed.

JP2013-168003A

  In the schedule adjustment system described in Patent Document 1, the manager user reserves seats in the store in advance in order to secure seats for the convenient number of convened users. Thereafter, when the schedule of the convened user is changed, the manager user must cancel the reserved store seat. Thus, if the store seat is reserved in advance, there is a possibility that the work of the manager user will increase.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a server, a control method thereof, and a control program thereof that can automatically determine a reservation without placing a burden on the manager user. .

  The control method according to the present invention is a method for controlling a server including a storage unit, and stores each user's scheduled date and time and location in the storage unit for each of a plurality of users. Stores the location of the facility in the storage unit, extracts a time zone in which all of the plurality of users have no schedule, extracts the date and place of each schedule of all of the plurality of users immediately before the extracted time zone Based on the above, the facility that all the plurality of users can gather in the extracted time zone is determined, the equipment in the determined facility is provisionally reserved, and the number of people who can use the provisionally reserved equipment is determined for each user terminal of the plurality of users. If the number of intentions of participation received is counted from the user terminals of the plurality of users, the number of intentions of participation received is counted, The book Promises, including the step.

  The server according to the present invention stores, for each of a plurality of users, the date and place of each user's schedule in association with each other, a storage unit that stores the location of each facility for each of a plurality of facilities, and a plurality of users Based on the date and place of the respective schedules of all the multiple users who are immediately before the extracted time zone, the extraction unit that extracts the time zone where the schedule is not entered, A determination unit that determines a facility that a user can gather, a provisional reservation unit that provisionally reserves equipment in the determined facility, and an output unit that outputs the number of people who can use the provisionally reserved facility to each user terminal of a plurality of users; , A reception unit that accepts participation intention indications from each user terminal of a plurality of users, and counts the number of participation intention indications received, and when the number of participation intention indications counted reaches a predetermined number of people, And a reservation unit for the reservation.

  The terminal control program according to the present invention stores, for each of a plurality of users, the date and place of each user's schedule in the storage unit in the storage unit, and stores the location of each facility in the storage unit for each of the plurality of facilities. Stores and extracts a time zone in which no schedules of all the plurality of users are included, and extracts the time based on the date and place of each schedule of all the plurality of users immediately before the extracted time zone The facility that all the multiple users can gather in the belt is determined, the equipment in the determined facility is provisionally reserved, the available number of the temporarily reserved facilities is output to the user terminals of the plurality of users, and the plurality of users Accept the intention of participation from each user terminal, count the number of intention expressions of participation received, and if the number of participation intention expressions counted reaches the predetermined number, make a reservation for the equipment Fruit Make.

  According to the server, its control method, and its control program according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically confirm the reservation without placing a burden on the secretary user.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the outline of the reservation system. It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the reservation system. (A) is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the secretary terminal 2, (b) is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the user terminal 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a server 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a table. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of another table. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence by the reservation system. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the secretary terminal 2, (c) is a figure which shows an example of the message displayed on the user terminal 3. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal 3. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the other screen displayed on the user terminal 3, (b) is an example of the data structure of another table. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the outline of the reservation system.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but extends to the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of the reservation system 1.

  The reservation system 1 includes a user terminal 3 and a server 4 including a storage unit. The server 4 performs schedule management for each user and reservation management for equipment in the facility. Therefore, the server 4 associates and stores the scheduled date and time and location of each user in the storage unit for each of a plurality of users. Further, the server 4 stores the location of each facility for each of the plurality of facilities in the storage unit.

  The server 4 extracts from the storage unit a time zone in which all the plurality of users are not scheduled (1). For example, user A's last schedule for a day is a meeting from 16:00 to 18:30, user B's last schedule for a day is a meeting from 16:00 to 17:00, Suppose the last schedule of the day is from 16:00 to 18:00. In this case, for example, the server 4 extracts 19:00 to 21:00 as a time zone 10 in which all the plurality of users are not scheduled. Details of the extraction process will be described later. The time period when all of the plurality of users are not scheduled is from the start date / time of the event to the end date / time.

  The server 4 determines a facility where all the plurality of users can gather in the extracted time zone based on the scheduled date and time and the locations 11 to 13 of all the plurality of users who are immediately before the extracted time zone. (2). For example, since there is 30 minutes from the end of the schedule that user A has entered immediately before the start date and time of the event, the server 4 specifies a range 14 in which user A can move within 30 minutes from the planned location. Similarly, the server 4 specifies the ranges 15 and 16 in which the user B and the user H can move from the previous scheduled location to the start date and time of the event. A facility located in a range where all the movable ranges 14, 15, and 16 of each user overlap is determined as a facility where all the plurality of users can gather. Details of the process for determining the facility will be described later.

  The server 4 temporarily reserves the equipment in the determined facility (3). Temporary reservation means securing equipment. For example, the server 4 temporarily reserves the private room A for 8 persons that can be entered by all the convened users in the determined restaurant A.

  The server 4 outputs the available number of provisionally reserved facilities to the user terminals 3 of the plurality of users (4). The available number indicates the number that can accept an intention to participate in the equipment in the facility.

  When the user terminal 3 transmits a participation intention display to the server 4 according to the user's operation, the server 4 accepts the participation intention display from the user terminal 3 (5).

  The server 4 counts the number of accepted intention indications for participation, and when the counted number of intention indications for participation reaches a predetermined number, the server 4 fully reserves the equipment (6). The predetermined number of people is, for example, the minimum number of organizers set by the manager user or the server 4. This reservation means that a provisional reservation is confirmed.

  In this way, the server 4 temporarily reserves the equipment in the facility, and makes a real reservation of the equipment according to the number of participation intentions received. Therefore, the server 4 can automatically confirm the reservation without placing a burden on the managing user.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the reservation system 1.

  The reservation system 1 includes a secretary terminal 2, a user terminal 3, and a server 4. The secretary terminal 2 and the server 4 are connected to each other via a communication network, for example, to each other via the Internet 5. The program executed on the secretary terminal 2 and the program executed on the server 4 communicate using a communication protocol such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The user terminal 3 and the server 4 are connected to each other via a communication network, for example, to each other via the Internet 5. The program executed on the user terminal 3 and the program executed on the server 4 communicate using a communication protocol such as a hypertext transfer protocol. The reservation system 1 may include a plurality of user terminals 3.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the secretary terminal 2.

  The secretary terminal 2 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, a terminal processing unit 25, and the like. The secretary user means a user who is responsible for hosting an event in which a plurality of users are scheduled to participate. An event is an event or event held at a facility. Events include, for example, employee trips, New Year's party, exchange party, year-end party, barbecue, banquet, social gathering, alumni association, and golf competition. As the secretary terminal 2, a multi-function mobile phone (so-called “smart phone”) is assumed, but is not limited thereto. The secretary terminal 2 is not limited as long as the present invention is applicable, and may be a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet PC, a personal computer, or the like.

  The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna whose sensitivity band is a predetermined frequency band, and connects the secretary terminal 2 to the Internet 5. The terminal communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25 to the server 4 or the like. Further, the terminal communication unit 21 supplies data received from the server 4 or the like to the terminal processing unit 25.

  The terminal storage unit 22 includes, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The terminal storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the terminal processing unit 25. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 stores an input device driver program for controlling the operation unit 23, an output device driver program for controlling the display unit 24, and the like as driver programs. Further, the terminal storage unit 22 stores a program for executing transmission / reception of messages as an application program. In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 stores transmitted / received messages and associated data as data. Further, the terminal storage unit 22 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

  The operation unit 23 may be any device as long as the operation of the secretary terminal 2 is possible, for example, a touch pad, a keyboard, or the like. The secretary user can input characters, numbers, and the like using the operation unit 23. When operated by the managing user, the operation unit 23 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. The generated signal is supplied to the terminal processing unit 25 as an instruction from the managing user.

  The display unit 24 may be any device that can display a character string, an image, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The display unit 24 displays transmitted / received messages and the like supplied from the terminal processing unit 25.

  The terminal processing unit 25 includes an access unit 251, a schedule management unit 252, a message management unit 253, and the like. The terminal processing unit 25 controls the overall operation of the secretary terminal 2 and includes one or a plurality of processors and peripheral circuits (for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit)). The terminal processing unit 25 controls the operation of the terminal communication unit 21 and the display unit 24 so that the program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is executed in an appropriate procedure according to the operation of the operation unit 23 or the like. To do. The terminal processing unit 25 executes processing based on programs (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Further, the terminal processing unit 25 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The access unit 251, the schedule management unit 252, and the message management unit 253 are functional modules realized by a program executed by a processor provided in the terminal processing unit 25. Alternatively, the access unit 251, the schedule management unit 252, and the message management unit 253 may be implemented in the secretary terminal 2 as firmware.

  The access unit 251 accesses the Web (World Wide Web) and acquires and displays display data. That is, the access unit 251 transmits an input or selection related to an event to the server 4 via the terminal communication unit 21 in accordance with an instruction from the managing user. Further, the access unit 251 receives display data corresponding to the processing result for the input or selection related to the event from the server 4 via the terminal communication unit 21 and displays a screen on the display unit 24 based on the received display data. To do.

  The schedule management unit 252 manages the schedule using a dedicated schedule management application downloaded in advance. The schedule management unit 252 displays the calendar on the display unit 24 and displays the registered schedule and event icons on the calendar based on the screen information received from the server 4.

  The message management unit 253 transmits and receives messages via the terminal communication unit 21.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the user terminal 3.

  The user terminal 3 includes a terminal communication unit 31, a terminal storage unit 32, an operation unit 33, a display unit 34, a terminal processing unit 35, and the like. The user terminal 3 is a terminal of a plurality of invited users who are invited to an event. A multi-function mobile phone is assumed as the user terminal 3, but is not limited to this. The user terminal 3 only needs to be applicable to the present invention, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a tablet PC, a personal computer, or the like.

  The terminal communication unit 31, the terminal storage unit 32, the operation unit 33, the display unit 34, and the terminal processing unit 35 included in the user terminal 3 are the terminal communication unit 21, the terminal storage unit 22, the operation unit 23, and the display unit included in the secretary terminal 2. 24 and the terminal processing unit 25. However, although the terminal processing unit 35 includes a schedule management unit 352 and a message management unit 353, the terminal processing unit 35 does not include the access unit 251.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the server 4.

  The server 4 includes a server communication unit 41, a server storage unit 42, and a server processing unit 43. The server 4 is composed of a single device. The server 4 may be composed of a plurality of devices.

  The server communication unit 41 includes a communication interface circuit for transmitting and receiving data via the Internet 5 and communicates with the user terminal 3.

  The server storage unit 42 includes, for example, at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, and an operating system program, a driver program, an application program used for processing in the server processing unit 43, Store data etc. The server storage unit 42 stores a user management table (FIG. 5A) and a schedule management table (FIG. 5B) as data. The server storage unit 42 stores a facility management table (FIG. 6A), a reservation management table (FIG. 6B), and an event management table (FIG. 6C) as data. The server storage unit 42 further includes a buffer for temporarily storing temporary data related to a predetermined process.

  The server processing unit 43 includes an extraction unit 431, a determination unit 432, a reservation unit 433, an output unit 434, a reception unit 435, a management unit 436, a notification unit 437, and the like. The server processing unit 43 controls the overall operation of the server 4 in an integrated manner, and includes one or a plurality of processors and their peripheral circuits (for example, CPU). Further, the server processing unit 43 controls the operation of the server communication unit 41 and the like by an appropriate procedure based on programs (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the server storage unit 42. Furthermore, the server processing unit 43 may execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The extraction unit 431, the determination unit 432, the reservation unit 433, the output unit 434, the reception unit 435, the management unit 436, and the notification unit 437 are functional modules that are executed by programs executed by the processor included in the server processing unit 43. Note that the extraction unit 431, the determination unit 432, the reservation unit 433, the output unit 434, the reception unit 435, the management unit 436, and the notification unit 437 may be implemented in the server 4 as firmware.

  The extraction unit 431 refers to the schedule management table, and extracts a time zone in which all the plurality of users' schedules are not included. Details of the processing of the extraction unit 431 will be described later.

  The determination unit 432 refers to the facility management table and the reservation management table, and determines a facility that can be gathered by all the plurality of users in the extracted time zone. Details of the processing of the determination unit 432 will be described later.

  The reservation unit 433 temporarily reserves equipment in the facility, and stores the temporarily reserved equipment in the reservation management table. In addition, the reservation unit 433 fully reserves the facility when the number of intentions to participate reaches the minimum number of participants of the facility. Details of the processing of the reservation unit 433 will be described later.

  The output unit 434 outputs the screen information to the user terminal 3 by transmitting the screen information to the user terminal 3 via the server communication unit 41. Details of the processing of the output unit 434 will be described later.

  The accepting unit 435 accepts the setting received from the user terminal 3 via the server communication unit 41. Details of the processing of the reception unit 435 will be described later.

  The management unit 436 manages schedules. Details of the processing of the management unit 436 will be described later.

  The notification unit 437 notifies the user terminal 3 of a message for requesting intention display by transmitting a message for requesting intention display to the user terminal 3 via the server communication unit 41. Details of the processing of the notification unit 437 will be described later.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the user management table.

  The data structure shown in FIG. 5A shows a series of data associated with the user ID stored in the server storage unit 42. The user ID is information for identifying the convened user. The series of data includes, for example, a user name, work place information, permission information, and an e-mail address. The series of data described above is an example, and may include information regarding other users. The user name is the name of the convened user. The work place information includes information for identifying the work place where the convened user works, and the name of the work place where the convened user works. The permission information is information indicating whether or not the output of the user name is permitted. The permission information indicates, for example, either permission or non-permission.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the schedule management table.

  The schedule management table is stored for each user. The data structure shown in FIG. 5B shows a series of data associated with the user ID stored in the server storage unit 42. The series of data includes, for example, a schedule ID, a schedule name, a location, a start date / time and an end date / time. The series of data described above is an example, and may include information related to other schedules. The schedule ID is information for identifying the schedule. The schedule is data that manages events or actions of the convened user in advance and is managed by the schedule management application. The schedule name is the name of the schedule. The place is information indicating a point where the schedule is performed. The place is, for example, an address or latitude and longitude. The scheduled date and time is the date on which the schedule is performed. For example, the start date and time and the end date and time of the schedule are specified as the schedule date and time. Further, only the start date and time when the schedule is performed may be specified as the date and time of the schedule. In addition, a period for which a predetermined time elapses from the start date and time when the schedule is performed may be designated as the scheduled date and time. In addition, when the place is not set as an appointment, the address of the user's work place may be stored as the place of the appointment during the working hours, and the address of the user's home is stored as the place of the appointment other than the working hours. May be.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the facility management table.

  The data structure shown in FIG. 6A shows a series of data associated with the facility ID stored in the server storage unit 42. The series of data includes, for example, a facility name, a location, and each equipment. The facility name is the name of the facility. The series of data described above is an example, and may include information on other facilities. The facility is a facility such as a restaurant or a conference room where an event such as a drinking party is held. The facility ID is information for identifying the facility. The place is information indicating a point where the facility is arranged. The place is, for example, an address or latitude and longitude. Each facility is information regarding each facility in the facility. The equipment can accommodate the convened user in the facility. The equipment is, for example, a private room or a table. Each facility includes information for identifying the facility, the name of the facility, and the maximum capacity of the facility for each facility in the facility. The data structure of the facility management table is not limited to the table format, and may be a server structure in which data is pooled and stored.

  FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the reservation management table.

  The reservation management table is stored for each facility in the facility. The data structure shown in FIG. 6B shows a series of data associated with the facility ID stored in the server storage unit 42. The series of data includes, for example, a reservation ID, a start date / time, an end date / time, a temporary reservation flag, and the like. The series of data described above is an example, and may include information related to other reservations. The equipment ID is information for identifying the equipment. The reservation ID is information for identifying a reservation. The date and time of the reservation is the reserved date. For example, the reservation start date and time and the end date and time are specified as the reservation date and time. In addition, a period from the start date / time of the reservation until a predetermined time elapses may be designated as the reservation date / time. The temporary reservation flag is information indicating true if the reservation is a temporary reservation, and indicating false if the reservation is not a temporary reservation but a confirmed reservation. Note that the data structure of the reservation management table is not limited to the table format, and may be a server structure in which data is pooled and stored.

  FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the event management table.

  The data structure shown in FIG. 6C shows a series of data associated with the event ID stored in the server storage unit 42. The series of data includes, for example, an event name, facility ID, reservation ID, equipment, usable number, convened user ID, attendance information, and the like. The series of data described above is an example, and may include information regarding other events. The event name is the name of the event. The facility includes information identifying the facility, the name of the facility, the maximum capacity of the facility, and the minimum number of organizers for the facility where the event is held. The number of available users is the number of users who can display intention to participate in the facility. That is, the number of available items indicates available information that can be used by the convened user for the equipment. The convened user ID is information for identifying the user convened for the event. The attendance information includes the ID of the calling user and participation permission information set by the calling user. The participation permission / inhibition information indicates, for example, either participation or non-participation. The data structure of the event management table is not limited to the table format, and may be a server structure in which data is pooled and stored.

  The facility management table, the reservation management table, and the event management table may each be composed of individual servers, or any two or more may be composed of one or two servers.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence performed by the reservation system 1.

  The operation sequence described below is mainly based on programs stored in advance in the terminal storage unit 22, the terminal storage unit 32, and the server storage unit 42, and the terminal processing unit 25, the terminal processing unit 35, and the server processing unit. 43 is executed in cooperation with each element of the secretary terminal 2, the user terminal 3 and the server 4.

  First, according to the operation of the organizer user, the access unit 251 of the organizer terminal 2 logs in to the server 4 and transmits an event setting screen information acquisition request to the server 4 (step S100). The event setting screen information acquisition request is a request for acquiring event setting screen information. The event setting screen information is information for displaying an event setting screen described later.

  Next, when the output unit 434 of the server 4 receives the event setting screen information acquisition request from the secretary terminal 2, the output unit 434 transmits the event setting screen information to the secretary terminal 2 (step S101). The output unit 434 refers to the user management table and identifies the user ID and user name of the secretary user who transmitted the event setting screen information acquisition request. The output unit 434 refers to the user management table and identifies the user ID and user name of each convened user who belongs to the same group as the identified manager user. The group may be an organization such as a company or an arbitrary group such as an exchange meeting. The output unit 434 transmits event setting screen information including the user name of the identified secretary user, the user ID and user name of each invited user belonging to the same group, to the secretary terminal 2.

  Next, when the event setting screen information is received from the server 4, the access unit 251 of the secretary terminal 2 displays the event setting screen on the display unit 24 based on the received event setting screen information (step S102).

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating an example of an event setting screen displayed on the secretary terminal 2.

  On the event setting screen, an administrator user name 800, an input box 801, a check box 802, pull-downs 803, 804, 805 and a setting button 806 are displayed.

  The secretary user name 800 is the user name of the secretary user. An input box 801 is an input area for inputting an event name. The check box 802 is a selection area for selecting a plurality of invited users to be invited to the event. In the check box 802, the user name of each invited user who belongs to the same group as the manager user is displayed so as to be selectable. The pull-down 803 is displayed so that the minimum number of users who are willing to participate in the event can be designated as the minimum number of events held. In the pull-downs 804 and 805, the event schedule, the start date and time, and the end date and time are displayed as an event time zone so that they can be specified. The setting button 806 is a button for the organizer user to set the convened user, the minimum number of events held, and the event time zone.

  When the organizer user presses the setting button 806 using the operation unit 23, the access unit 251 displays the event name specified on the event setting screen, the calling user ID of each calling user, the minimum number of people held, and each event time zone on the server 4. (Step S103). When the receiving unit 435 of the server 4 receives each piece of information from the secretary terminal 2, it stores each piece of received information in the event management table.

  The extraction unit 431 of the server 4 extracts from the schedule management table a time zone in which all the plurality of users have no schedule (step S104). First, the extraction unit 431 refers to the schedule management table, and extracts time zones in which all the convened users' schedules are not included in each event time zone received in step S103 together with the date and time. A time zone in which all of the plurality of users are not scheduled is a candidate from the start date / time of the event to the end date / time. In addition, when working hours are set as a schedule, the time zone in which no schedule is entered may be a time zone in which no schedule is entered after the working time ends (after a fixed time).

  Next, the determination unit 432 sets facilities that can be gathered in the time zones extracted by all the plurality of users based on the scheduled dates and times of all the plurality of users who are immediately before the extracted time zone. Select (step S105). First, the determination unit 432 refers to the schedule management table, and identifies the date and place of each schedule of all the convened users who are immediately before the extracted time zone. Next, the determination unit 432 refers to the facility management table and identifies a range in which each convened user can move to the start date / time of the event based on the identified scheduled date / time and location. The determination unit 432 identifies a station within a range where all the convoluted user's movable ranges overlap. The determination unit 432 selects a facility having the maximum recommendation level within a predetermined distance (for example, 500 m) from the determined station. The recommended level of the facility is obtained by the server 4 from an evaluation database (not shown) for the facility. Next, the determination unit 432 refers to the reservation management table, and determines whether there is a facility that is not reserved in the extracted time zone and can be used by all the convened users among the facilities in the selected facility. judge. When it is determined that there is no reservation in the extracted time zone and there is equipment that can be used by all the convened users, the determination unit 432 collects the selected facilities and equipment in the time zones extracted by all the convened users. Select as a possible facility. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no reservation in the extracted time zone and there is no equipment that can be used by all the convening users, the determination unit 432 selects a facility with the next recommendation degree, and performs a series of processing. repeat.

  In addition, when the determination unit 432 specifies a station, the determination unit 432 may specify the nearest station from the center of gravity of the planned location of each specified convened user. Moreover, when the determination unit 432 specifies a station, the determination unit 432 may specify the nearest nearest station among the nearest stations of the specified location of each convened user.

  In addition, when the determining unit 432 specifies a range in which each convened user can move, the determining user 432 determines the convened user from the previous planned location by the boarding time from the end date / time of the previous schedule to the start date / time of the event. It is good also as a range which each convocation user can move to the station which a train can move.

  The output unit 434 transmits the facility determination screen information to the secretary terminal 2 (step S106). The facility determination screen information is information for displaying a facility determination screen described later. The output unit 434 transmits to the organizer terminal 2 the time when the schedule extracted in step S104 does not enter (candidate from the start date and time of the event to the end date and time) and the facility determination screen information including the facility and equipment selected in step S105. .

  Next, when receiving the facility determination screen information from the server 4, the access unit 251 of the secretary terminal 2 displays the facility determination screen on the display unit 24 based on the received facility determination screen information (step S107).

  FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating an example of a facility determination screen displayed on the secretary terminal 2.

  On the facility determination screen, an event start date and time, an end date and time, facility names and equipment names 810 and 811, radio buttons 812 and a determination button 813 are displayed.

  The event start date / time and end date / time, and the facility name and equipment name 810, 811 are information on candidates for the event. The radio button 812 is a selection area for determining an event start date and time, an end date and time, and a facility. The determination button 813 is a button for the manager user to determine the event start date / time and end date / time and the facility.

  When the manager user presses the enter button 813 using the operation unit 23, the access unit 251 sends the event start date and end date and time, the facility ID of the facility name, and the equipment ID of the equipment name specified to the server 4 to the server 4. Transmit (step S108).

  Next, when receiving the event start date / time and the end date / time, the facility ID of the facility name, and the facility ID of the facility name from the organizer terminal 2, the determining unit 432 determines a facility where all the plurality of users can gather (step S109). . The determination unit 432 determines the facility with the received facility ID as a facility where all the plurality of users can gather.

  Next, the reservation unit 433 temporarily reserves the equipment in the determined facility (step S110). The reservation unit 433 assigns a new reservation ID to the equipment received in step S108, associates the equipment ID of the received equipment, and the received event start date / time and end date / time, and stores them in the reservation management table. The reservation unit 433 refers to the user management table and identifies the convened user ID of the convened user received in step S103. The reservation unit 433 assigns a new event ID to the assigned reservation ID, associates the event name received in step S103, the received facility ID, information about the received facility, and the specified convened user ID and stores them in the event management table. . Furthermore, the reservation part 433 memorize | stores the largest accommodation capacity of the received installation in an event management table as an available number of persons.

  Next, the notification unit 437 notifies the user terminal 3 of each calling user of a message for requesting intention display (step S111). When the message management unit 353 of the user terminal 3 receives the message from the server 4, the message management unit 353 displays the received message on the display unit 34.

  FIG. 8C is a diagram illustrating an example of a message displayed on the user terminal 3.

  The message includes a sender 820, a destination 821, an event name 822, event information 823, and a request text 824. As the sender 820, the user name of the secretary user is displayed. As the destination 821, the convocation user name of each convocation user is displayed. As the event name 822, the event name input in the input box 801 in FIG. 8A is displayed. As information 823 regarding the event, information regarding the event of the facility selected by the radio button 812 in FIG. 8B is displayed.

  The schedule management unit 352 activates the schedule management application in accordance with the operation of the convened user (step S112).

  Next, the schedule management unit 352 transmits a calendar display information acquisition request and an event screen information acquisition request to the server 4 (step S113). The calendar display information acquisition request is a request for acquiring calendar display information. The event screen information acquisition request is a request for acquiring event screen information.

  In addition, when receiving the calendar display information acquisition request and the event screen information acquisition request from the user terminal 3, the management unit 436 creates calendar display information and event screen information. The calendar display information is display data for displaying a schedule in a calendar format. The event screen information is display data for displaying a screen for accepting an intention to participate.

  The management unit 436 refers to the event management table and identifies the event name in which the convened user of the user terminal 3 that transmitted the event screen information acquisition request is convened. The management unit 436 refers to the event management table and the facility management table, and identifies the facility name and equipment name of the convened event. The management unit 436 refers to the event management table and the reservation management table, and specifies the start date / time and end date / time of the event. The management unit 436 refers to the event management table and identifies the usable number of facilities.

  The management unit 436 refers to the event management table and the user management table, and specifies the name of the convened user and the business name of the convened user when the permission information of the convened user displayed as the intention to participate indicates permission. Therefore, the management unit 436 controls to output the name of each convened user for each convened user whose intention of participation is displayed, when the permission information of each convened user indicates that the output of the name of each convened user is permitted. To do.

  On the other hand, the management unit 436 refers to the event management table and the user management table. If the permission information of the invited user displayed as the intention to participate indicates disapproval, the management unit 436 does not specify the name of each invited user, Among the displayed convened users, the number of convened users whose permission information is not permitted is counted. The management unit 436 specifies the counted number. Therefore, the management unit 436 performs control so that the name of each invited user is not output when the permission information of each invited user indicates that the output of the name of each invited user is not permitted.

  The management unit 436 creates event screen information including each identified information. Note that when the specified usable number becomes zero, the management unit 436 does not create event screen information. Therefore, the event icon 901 is not displayed on the calendars other than the participating users who participate in the event. Thereby, the management part 436 can be controlled not to output the available number of people to the user terminal of the convened user who does not display the intention of participation when the available number of facilities becomes zero.

  Next, the management unit 436 refers to the schedule management table and identifies the schedule of the convened user who has transmitted the calendar display information acquisition request and the event screen information acquisition request. The management unit 436 creates calendar display information including the schedule of the identified convened user. The calendar display information is display data for displaying a schedule in a calendar format.

  The output unit 434 transmits the created calendar display information and event screen information to the user terminal 3 (step S114).

  When receiving the calendar display information and the event screen information from the server 4, the schedule management unit 352 of the user terminal 3 displays the event screen on the display unit 34 based on the received calendar display information and the event screen information (step S115). First, the schedule management unit 352 displays the convocation user's schedule 900 on the calendar according to the received calendar display information. Further, the schedule management unit 352 displays the event icon 901 on the event start date and end date calendar according to the event start date and time and end date and time included in the received event screen information.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of an event screen displayed on the user terminal 3.

  On the event screen, a schedule 900 of convened users and an event icon 901 are displayed.

  The convened user's schedule 900 is displayed according to the calendar display information. The event icon 901 is displayed according to the start date / time and end date / time of the event included in the event screen information.

  Next, the schedule management unit 352 receives an input of an intention to participate (step S116). When the event icon 901 is designated by the calling user, the schedule management unit 352 displays a participation permission setting window related to the corresponding event.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an example of a participation permission / inhibition setting window 910 displayed on the user terminal 3.

  In the participation permission / inhibition setting window 910, a participation button 911, a non-participation button 912, information about an event 913, a facility name 914, an equipment name 915, an available number 916, and information about a participating user 917 are displayed.

  In the information 917 related to the participating users, the number of participating users who are not permitted to output names, and the names and workplace names of participating users who are permitted to output names are displayed. A participating user is a user who has indicated his / her intention to participate among the invited users. Thereby, the convened user can browse the names and business names of other participating users and determine whether to participate in the event while protecting the privacy of the participating users.

  Next, when the participation button 911 is pressed according to the operation of the convened user, the schedule management unit 352 transmits an intention to participate to the server 4 (step S117). When one of the participation button 911 and the non-participation button 912 is pressed according to the operation of the convened user, the schedule management unit 252 transmits participation permission information corresponding to the pressed button to the server 4. Here, when the participation permission / inhibition information indicates participation, the schedule management unit 352 transmits an intention to participate to the server 4.

  When receiving the participation intention display from the user terminal 3, the reception unit 435 of the server 4 receives the participation intention display (step S118). The accepting unit 435 specifies participation permission information received from the user terminal 3. The receiving unit 435 refers to the user management table and identifies the user ID of the convened user who transmitted the participation permission information. The reception unit 435 stores the identified user ID and the received participation permission information in the event management table in association with the intention-displayed event. The reception unit 435 refers to the event management table and decrements the available number of facilities. Decrement means subtracting one.

  When the participation permission / inhibition information indicates participation, the reception unit 435 refers to the event management table and identifies the event name of the event for which the intention is displayed. The reception unit 435 refers to the event management table and the facility management table, and identifies the location of the facility of the event. The reception unit 435 refers to the event management table and the reservation management table, and specifies the start date and time and end date and time of the event. The accepting unit 435 registers the various types of specified information in the reservation management table in association with the user ID of the convened user displaying the intention of participation as the schedule of the convened user displaying the intention of participation. Thus, the convened user can register the schedule by pressing the participation button without registering the event schedule.

  Next, the reservation unit 433 makes a main reservation for the facilities in the facility (step S119). The reservation unit 433 refers to the event management table and counts the number of participation intention information indicating participation, thereby counting the number of accepted intention indications of participation. The reservation unit 433 refers to the event management table, and when the number of intentions of participation counted up to a predetermined period (for example, two days) before the start date and time of the event reaches the minimum number of participants of the facility, the reservation unit 433 Reserve. That is, the reservation unit 433 refers to the reservation management table, and changes the provisional reservation flag of the equipment whose reservation has been confirmed from “true” to “false”.

  On the other hand, when the number of intentions of participation counted up to a predetermined period before the start date of the event does not reach the minimum number of participants in the facility, the reservation unit 433 cancels the provisional reservation of the facility that does not reach the minimum number of participants. That is, the reservation unit 433 deletes the reservation for the facility that does not reach the minimum number of participants from the reservation management table. In that case, the reservation unit 433 refers to the event management table and determines whether or not there is a convened user who has already indicated the intention to participate. When there is a convened user who has already indicated the intention to participate, the reservation unit 433 cancels the event schedule of the convened user who has indicated the intention to participate. In other words, the reservation unit 433 deletes the event schedule of the convened user whose intention to participate is displayed from the schedule management table. Thus, even if the convened user does not delete the event schedule by himself, the reservation unit 433 also deletes the event schedule in conjunction with the event cancellation.

  Thus, the operation sequence by the reservation system 1 ends. Note that the reservation system 1 may execute the processes of steps S111 to 117 on the secretary terminal 2.

  In this way, the server 4 temporarily reserves the equipment in the facility, and makes a real reservation of the equipment according to the number of participation intentions received. Therefore, the server 4 can automatically confirm the reservation without placing a burden on the managing user.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIGS. For example, changes and modifications can be made as shown below.

  (1) The schedule management unit 352 may manage the schedule by accessing a Web server instead of managing the schedule using a schedule management application. In this case, in step S112 of FIG. 7, instead of starting the schedule management application, the access unit 251 accesses the server 4 operating as a Web server to send a calendar display information and event screen information acquisition request to the server 4. Send. Thus, the convened user does not have to download a dedicated schedule management application in advance.

  (2) The server 4 may execute the process of setting the event in steps S102 and 103 of FIG. 7 and the process of determining the facility in steps S107 and 108 instead of the secretary terminal 2. In this case, the processes of steps S102, 103, 107, and 108 in FIG. 7 are automatically executed by a predetermined program stored in the server storage unit 42 of the server 4.

  (3) The plurality of invited users to be invited to the event shown in FIG. 8A may be internal employee users or external employee users. Thereby, the participating user can deepen interaction with the user of the employee in the company or the user of the employee outside the company.

  (4) A computer program for causing a computer to realize the functions of the terminal processing unit 25, the terminal processing unit 35, and the server processing unit 43 is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium or an optical recording medium. It may be provided in a customized form.

  (5) The management unit 436 of the server 4 may acquire necessary data from the data stored in the schedule management table from other servers that perform schedule management. In this case, the management unit 436 notifies the server that performs other schedule management of changes made to the schedule management table, and synchronizes the data stored in the schedule management table. Thereby, the server 4 can reduce the storage capacity of the server storage unit 42.

  (6) The reservation unit 433 of the server 4 may acquire necessary data among the data stored in the reservation management table from a server that reserves equipment of other facilities. In this case, the reservation unit 433 notifies a change made to the reservation management table to a server that performs equipment of another facility, and synchronizes the data stored in the reservation management table. Thereby, the server 4 can reduce the storage capacity of the server storage unit 42.

  (7) The reservation unit 433 may secure the facilities in the facility by reserving the facilities in the facility instead of provisionally reserving the facilities in the facility in the process of step S110 of FIG. . In addition, in the processing of step S119 in FIG. 7, the reservation unit 433 may determine the reservation by maintaining the reservation of the equipment in the facility instead of making a real reservation of the equipment in the facility.

  (8) The intention display of participation shown in FIG. 9B may be an intention display of participation of two or more persons.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of a participation permission / inhibition setting window 1000 that can display intentions of participation by two or more people.

  In the participation permission / inhibition setting window 1000, a participation button 1001, a one person addition participation button 1002, a two person addition participation button 1003, and a non-participation button 1004 are displayed.

  Next, when the one person addition participation button 1002 is pressed according to the operation of the convened user, the schedule management unit 352 transmits an intention to join two persons to the server 4. When the two-person additional participation button 1003 is pressed in accordance with the operation of the convened user, the schedule management unit 352 transmits an intention to join three persons to the server 4. Thereby, the calling user can participate in the event together with his / her friends. The additional participation buttons 1002 and 1003 may be three or more additional participation buttons.

  When the reception unit 435 receives an intention to participate by two or three persons from the user terminal 3, the reception unit 435 accepts an intention to participate by two or three persons. The reception unit 435 stores the specified user ID and the received participation permission information in the event management table in association with the specified event ID, similarly to step S118 of FIG. Furthermore, the reception part 435 memorize | stores in the event management table the number of persons who displayed the intention of participation as a number of participants. However, the event management table is the event management table shown in FIG. 10B instead of the event management table shown in FIG. Attendance information in the event management table includes a convocation user ID, participation permission information set by the convocation user, and the number of participants.

  (9) The reservation system 1 not only manages the event reservation set by the secretary user who owns the secretary terminal 2 but also the event reservation set by the facility manager who owns and / or operates the facility. May be managed. Hereinafter, this modification will be described with reference to FIG.

  The reservation system 1 includes a user terminal 3, a server 4, and a facility terminal 6. The facility terminal 6 is a computer or the like owned by a facility-related person. For example, when the facility is a restaurant, the facility terminal 6 is installed in a restaurant or the like managed by a restaurant-related person.

  First, in the facility terminal 6, the facility availability time is input by the facility personnel ((1) in FIG. 11). The facility available time is the start date / time and end date / time of the event. In the example shown in (1) of FIG. 11, 19:00 on August 24 is input as the start date / time of the event, and the event As the end date and time, 21:00 on August 24 is input. For example, the facility terminal 6 displays an input form similar to the pull-downs 804 and 805 shown in the example of the event setting screen of FIG. 8A, and the facility personnel operate the displayed input form, Enter the facility availability time.

  In addition, when there is an upper limit on the number of participants in an event related to the facility available time that is input, the number of people who can use the event (maximum accommodating number of people) is input by the facility personnel. In the example shown in (1) of FIG. 11, 16 people are input as the number of people who can use the event. For example, the facility terminal 6 displays an input form similar to the pull-down 803 shown in the example of the event setting screen of FIG. 8A, and the facility personnel can use it by operating the displayed input form. Enter the number of people. Note that the available number of people is an example of vacant seat information.

  Here, the facility available time is transmitted from the facility terminal 6, but when the server 4 manages the facility reservation information, the time zone in which no reservation exists is recognized as the facility available time. You may proceed to the process.

  Next, the facility terminal 6 transmits the input facility available time to the server 4. The reception unit 435 of the server 4 receives the facility available time transmitted from the facility terminal 6 via the server communication unit 41, and stores (registers) the received facility available time in the reservation management table (FIG. 11). (2)). In the facility terminal 6, when the number of people who can use the event related to the facility usable time is input, the number of usable people is transmitted to the server 4 together with the facility usable time, and the server 4 can be used with the facility usable time. The number of people is associated and stored in the reservation management table.

  Next, the notification unit 437 of the server 4 refers to the transmission destination and the transmission timing, and notifies the user terminal 3 of a request message for intention display including the registered facility available time via the server communication unit 41. ((3) in FIG. 11).

  The transmission destination is a user who belongs to a group that is a transmission destination of the registered facility available time. The server storage unit 42 stores the users belonging to the group set as the transmission destination in association with each facility available time. For example, first, when the facility availability time is registered, the reception unit 435 of the server 4 refers to the schedule management table and schedules each user set immediately before the registered facility availability time start time. Extract locations associated with. Next, the reception unit 435 refers to the facility management table and extracts the location of the facility related to the facility available time. Next, the reception unit 435 specifies a user who is scheduled to be associated with a place within a predetermined range from the place of the facility. Then, the reception unit 435 sets a group in which the number of specified users exceeds a predetermined lower limit as a transmission destination group, and associates the set transmission destination group with the registered facility available time as a server. Store in the storage unit 42. The lower limit number is equal to or greater than a first predetermined number described later. The transmission destination group is an example of a predetermined group.

  The location is an example of area information, the schedule is an example of a schedule, and the area information located within a predetermined range from the area information where the facility exists has a specific relationship with the area information where the facility exists. It is an example of certain area information. The location associated with each user's schedule set immediately before the registered facility available time is an example of area information related to the user.

  Further, for example, the facility terminal 6 may input the destination group together with the facility available time. In this case, the reception unit 435 registers the destination group received together with the facility available time. The information is stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the facility available time.

  The transmission timing is the date and time when the registered facility available time is transmitted. The server storage unit 42 stores the date and time set as the transmission timing in association with each facility available time. For example, when the facility available time is registered, the reception unit 435 of the server 4 sets a date and time a predetermined time before the registered facility available time (for example, 6 hours ago) as the transmission timing. Then, the set transmission timing is stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the registered facility available time. Further, for example, the facility terminal 6 may input the date and time together with the facility available time and transmit it to the server 4. In this case, the reception unit 435 uses the date and time received together with the facility available time as the transmission timing. And the set transmission timing is stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the registered facility available time.

  Next, when the message management unit 353 of the user terminal 3 receives the message transmitted from the server 4 via the terminal communication unit 31, the message management unit 353 displays the received message on the display unit 34. The message displayed on the display unit 34 is the same message as the example shown in FIG. 8C, but the name of the facility related to the facility available time included in the message is displayed as the sender 820. . In addition, as the destination 821, the user name of the user belonging to the group that is the transmission destination is displayed.

  Next, the message management unit 353 activates the schedule management application according to the user's operation, and transmits a calendar display information acquisition request to the server 4 via the terminal communication unit 31. Next, when receiving the calendar display information acquisition request via the server communication unit 41, the management unit 436 of the server 4 refers to the schedule management table, identifies the schedule of the user who transmitted the calendar display information acquisition request, Create calendar display information including the specified event. The output unit 434 of the server 4 transmits the created calendar display information via the server communication unit 41 to the user terminal 3 of the user who transmitted the calendar display information acquisition request.

  Next, when the schedule management unit 352 of the user terminal 3 receives the calendar display information from the server 4 via the terminal communication unit 31, the received calendar display information, the facility available time included in the message, and the name of the facility The event screen is displayed on the display unit 34 based on the above. The event screen displayed on the display unit 34 is an event screen similar to the example shown in FIG. 9A, but an event icon 901 corresponding to the facility available time is displayed on the event screen, In the event icon 901, the name of the facility relating to the facility available time is displayed. The event screen is an example of a schedule management screen.

  Note that the schedule management unit 352 may display the event icon 901 only when the schedule of the user who owns the user terminal 3 is not registered in the display area of the event icon 901 on the event screen. That is, when at least a part of the facility available time corresponding to the event icon 901 is included in the schedule of the user who owns the user terminal 3, the event icon 901 is not displayed.

  Next, the schedule management unit 352 accepts an input of intention to participate. That is, when the user designates the event icon 901 or the name of the facility displayed in the event icon 901, the schedule management unit 352 displays a participation availability setting window related to the corresponding event on the display unit 34. In addition, the participation permission / inhibition setting window displayed on the display unit 34 is a participation permission / inhibition setting window similar to the example illustrated in FIG. Here, the participating user displayed in the participation permission / inhibition setting window is a user who belongs to the same group as the user and displays an intention to participate.

  Next, when one of the participation button 911 and the non-participation button 912 displayed in the participation permission / inhibition setting window is pressed according to the operation of the convened user, the schedule management unit 252 corresponds to the pressed button. Participation propriety information is transmitted to the server 4. Here, when the participation permission / inhibition information indicates participation, the schedule management unit 352 transmits an intention to participate to the server 4. As shown in FIG. 10A, participation permission information indicating participation for a plurality of people may be input and transmitted to the server 4.

  Next, the reception unit 435 of the server 4 accepts the received intention display of participation when the display of intention of participation transmitted from the user terminal 3 is received via the server communication unit 41. The accepting unit 435 identifies the participation permission information received from the user terminal 3, refers to the user management table, and identifies the user ID of the user who transmitted the participation permission information. The reception unit 435 stores the identified user ID and the received participation permission information in the server storage unit 42 in association with the intention-displayed event, and counts the number of users who have transmitted participation permission information indicating participation for each group. To do. Note that participation permission information indicating participation is an example of participation registration. Hereinafter, the number of users who have transmitted participation permission information is referred to as the number of registered participants.

  Next, the reservation unit 433 first identifies a group in which the number of registered registrants exceeds the first predetermined number as a usage group, and stores the identified usage group in the server storage unit 42. In the example shown in (4) of FIG. 11, the first predetermined number is 12 people. The first predetermined number is set to be less than the available number of people. In addition, the reception part 435 will be included in the said use group, when the number of the users who own the user terminal 3 which was included in the group specified as a use group and transmitted the participation permission information which shows participation reaches the number of available users. Participation permission / inhibition information indicating participation transmitted from the user terminal 3 of another user to whom the user belongs belongs is not accepted thereafter. In the case where there is only one destination group or when the destination group is limited to one, the reservation unit 433 is simply used when the number of registered registrants exceeds the first predetermined number. The destination group may be stored in the server storage unit 42.

  Then, the reservation unit 433 of the server 4 transmits the participation guidance information to the user terminal 3 that is owned by the user included in the specified usage group and has transmitted participation permission information indicating participation, via the server communication unit 41. ((5) in FIG. 11). Participation guidance information is a message indicating that an event relating to the facility available time is performed by a use group. The participation guidance information may include information related to an input form for reconfirming whether to participate.

  This completes the management of the event reservation set by the facility manager by the reservation system 1.

  Conventionally, when a user reserves a facility such as a restaurant shop, the user contacts the facility manager who owns and / or operates the facility using a telephone or the like and makes a reservation request. In recent years, it has become possible for a user to make a reservation for a facility using a reservation page on the website of the facility via the Internet. However, in a reservation system in which a user reserves a facility using a reservation page, the facility manager cannot attract customers during a time period when there is no user of the facility such as a store. The reservation system 1 for managing the reservation of an event set by the facility manager who owns and / or operates the facility shown in FIG. 11 is designed to solve such a problem. It is an object of the present invention to provide a control method, a control program, and a server that can attract customers during a time period when there is no facility user. Then, the facility manager is a time when there is no user of the facility such as a store by the reservation system 1 that manages the reservation of the event set by the facility manager who owns and / or operates the facility shown in FIG. It is possible to attract customers to the belt.

  In addition, in the transmission of the message for requesting the intention including the registered facility available time shown in (3) of FIG. 11, the schedule is set at the facility available time among a plurality of users included in the destination group. If the number of users who are not registered exceeds a predetermined lower limit, the facility usage registered in the user terminal 3 of each user who is included in the destination group and whose schedule is not registered in the facility available time You may send the message of the request for the intention display including the possible time. The predetermined lower limit number is equal to or more than the first predetermined number and is an example of a second predetermined number. As a result, it is possible to prevent the facility availability time from being transmitted to a group with few facilities available users,

  Moreover, in the transmission of the message of the request for intention display including the registered facility availability time shown in (3) of FIG. 11, among the plurality of users included in the destination group, the facility availability time is earlier. If the number of users registered in the schedule exceeds the predetermined lower limit, the schedule is included in the destination group and the schedule is not registered in the facility availability time and is scheduled before the facility availability time. You may transmit the message of the request | requirement of the intention display including the registered facility availability time to the user terminal 3 of each registered user.

  Further, in the transmission of the message for requesting the intention including the registered facility available time shown in (3) of FIG. 11, a predetermined condition may be applied to the destination group setting process. For example, in the transmission of the participation guidance information shown in (5) of FIG. 11, the reservation unit 433 of the server 4 associates the history of the user who owns the user terminal 3 that transmitted the participation guidance information with the use group in the server storage. Store in the unit 42. The notification unit 437 of the server 4 indicates that the number of user histories stored in the server storage unit 42 in the transmission of a message for requesting intention display including the registered facility available time shown in (3) of FIG. A larger number of groups send messages preferentially. Note that sending a message preferentially means, for example, sending a message at a faster transmission timing than other groups set as destination groups, adding specific coupon information to the message, etc. is there.

  Further, a predetermined limit may be set for the transmission of the message for requesting the intention display including the registered facility available time shown in (3) of FIG. For example, the notification unit 437 of the server 4 includes a message of request for intention including the registered facility available time before transmitting it to the user terminal 3 of each user belonging to the destination group. It is determined whether the number of transmissions of other messages including the facility available time on the same day as the facility available time to the user terminal 3 exceeds a predetermined transmission upper limit number. Then, the notification unit 437 may not transmit a message to the user terminal 3 that has determined that a message exceeding the predetermined transmission upper limit number has been transmitted in the past. The transmission upper limit number is an example of a third predetermined number. Further, for example, when the end time of the last schedule on the same day as the facility available time of the schedule of the user who owns each user terminal 3 is registered before the facility available time, the notification unit 437 The user who owns each user terminal 3 is based on the facility availability time, the place where the facility exists, the end time of the last schedule, and the place where the user exists at the end time (the last scheduled place). Then, it is determined whether or not the facility can be reached by the facility availability time. The notification unit 437 requests the intention display including the registered facility availability time only for the user terminal 3 owned by the user who is determined to be able to arrive at the location where the facility exists by the facility availability time. The message may be transmitted.

  In addition, a predetermined restriction may be set for the transmission of the intention to participate by the schedule management unit 352 of the user terminal 3. For example, the reservation unit 433 of the server 4 deletes the participation registration of the user terminal 3 corresponding to the participation guide information stored in the server storage unit 42 after transmitting the participation guide information to the user terminal 3. The reservation unit 433 counts the number of participation registrations stored for each user terminal 3 and transmits the number of participation registrations to each user terminal 3 via the server communication unit 41 at a predetermined timing. Next, the user terminal 3 stores the participation registration number transmitted from the server 4 in the terminal storage unit 22. Then, the schedule management unit 352 of the user terminal 3 determines whether or not the participation registration number exceeds the registration upper limit number before transmitting the intention to participate, and if the participation registration number exceeds the registration upper limit number, Registration may not be sent. The registration upper limit number is an example of a fourth predetermined number.

  In addition, the facility terminal 6 connects to the server 4 via the Internet 5 (FIG. 2) and communicates with the server 4. Although the personal computer (Personal Computer, PC) is assumed as the facility terminal 6, the present invention is not limited to this. The facility terminal 6 only needs to be applicable to the present invention. For example, a multi-function mobile phone (so-called “smart phone”), a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), PDA, portable game machine, portable music player, tablet terminal, etc. An information processing apparatus such as a tablet PC or a notebook PC may be used. In addition, the facility terminal 6 may be a menu terminal or the like that is installed in a restaurant and handled by a person concerned in the restaurant.

  It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reservation system 2 Secretary terminal 3 User terminal 4 Server 431 Extraction part 432 Determination part 433 Reservation part 434 Output part 435 Reception part 436 Management part 437 Notification part 5 Internet 6 Facility terminal

Claims (18)

A method for controlling a server including a storage unit,
Storing a plurality of users included in each of a plurality of groups in the storage unit;
Store the facility available time transmitted from the facility terminal in the storage unit,
Transmitting the facility available time to each user terminal owned by each of a plurality of users included in a predetermined group of the plurality of groups;
Transmitted from the user terminal that has received the facility availability time, the participation registration to participate in the event in the facility in the facility availability time is stored in the storage unit,
When the stored number of participation registrations exceeds a first predetermined number, the predetermined group is stored as a usage group in the storage unit.
A control method comprising: In storing the usage group,
When the facility available time is transmitted to each user terminal owned by each of a plurality of users included in a plurality of predetermined groups, the number of stored participation registrations is counted for each group,
The control method according to claim 1, wherein a group in which the counted number of participation registrations first exceeds the first predetermined number is specified as the usage group. Storing area information related to each of the plurality of users and area information where a facility related to the facility terminal exists in the storage unit;
In transmitting the facility available time,
Determining whether the area information related to each of a plurality of users included in the predetermined group and the area information where the facility exists are in a specific relationship,
The facility available time transmitted from the facility terminal of the facility is transmitted to a user terminal owned by a user related to the area information determined to have a specific relationship with the area information in which the facility exists. The control method according to 1 or 2. Sending display data for displaying a schedule management screen for managing a schedule of a user who owns the user terminal to the user terminal;
The control according to claim 3, wherein display data for displaying a name of a facility related to the facility available time in a display area corresponding to the facility available time on the schedule management screen is transmitted to the user terminal. Method.   The user terminal is the name of the facility related to the facility availability time only when the schedule of the user who owns the user terminal is not registered in the display area corresponding to the facility availability time on the schedule management screen. The control method of Claim 4 which displays. The schedule of the user who owns each user terminal registered by each user terminal owned by each of the plurality of users is stored in the storage unit together with the start date and time and end date and time of the schedule,
In the transmission of the facility availability time, when the number of users whose schedules are not registered in the facility availability time among a plurality of users included in the predetermined group exceeds a second predetermined number, the predetermined The control method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the facility available time is transmitted to a user terminal of each user who is included in a group and whose schedule is not registered for the facility available time.   In the transmission of the facility availability time, among a plurality of users included in the predetermined group, when the number of users whose schedule is registered before the facility availability time exceeds the second predetermined value, The facility available time is transmitted to the user terminal of each user who is included in the predetermined group and whose schedule is not registered at the facility available time and whose schedule is registered before the facility available time. The control method according to claim 6.   The name of the other user who transmitted the participation registration for participating in the facility in the facility available time is displayed from the user terminal according to the name of the displayed facility selected by the user. The control method according to any one of the above.   The control method according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the area information related to the user is area information related to a schedule immediately before the facility available time displayed on the schedule management screen. The user included in the use group owns the user terminal that has transmitted the participation registration and transmits the participation guide information, and associates the user who owns the user terminal that has transmitted the participation guide information with the use group. Storing in the storage unit,
In the transmission of the facility availability time, when the predetermined group is a usage group stored in the past, the facility availability time is transmitted to each user terminal in preference to the predetermined group. 8. The control method according to any one of 7 above.   In the transmission of the facility availability time, when the facility availability time has been transmitted in the past in a number exceeding the third predetermined number on the same day as the date of the facility availability time, the facility availability time is not transmitted. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.   12. The control method according to claim 1, wherein, in the transmission of the facility availability time, the facility availability time is transmitted a predetermined time before the facility availability time. The participation guidance information is transmitted to the user terminal owned by the user included in the use group and the participation registration is transmitted, and the participation registration corresponding to the participation guidance information stored in the storage unit is deleted. ,
The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the user terminal does not transmit the participation registration when the number of participation registrations stored in the storage unit exceeds a fourth predetermined number. In the storage of the facility available time, the vacant seat information indicating the number of people who can participate in the event at the facility available time, transmitted from the facility terminal together with the facility available time, is stored in the storage unit,
The first predetermined number is set to be less than the number indicated by the vacancy information,
Any of the following registrations are not accepted when the number of users who are included in the usage group and who have the user terminals that transmitted the participation registration reaches the number indicated by the vacant seat information. The control method according to claim 1.   The control method according to claim 14, wherein the user terminal is capable of transmitting the participation registration for a plurality of people. In transmitting the facility available time,
When the end time of the last schedule on the same day as the date of the facility available time in the schedule of the user owning each user terminal is registered before the facility available time, the facility available time and Based on the area information in which the facility exists, the end time of the last schedule, and the area information in which the user exists at the end time, the user who owns each user terminal must have the facility by the facility availability time. Determine if you can reach the existing area information,
The facility available time transmitted from the facility terminal of the facility is transmitted to a user terminal owned by a user determined to be able to reach area information where the facility exists by the facility available time. The control method according to any one of 4 to 15. A control program for a server comprising a storage unit, wherein the server
Storing a plurality of users included in each of a plurality of groups in the storage unit;
Store the facility available time transmitted from the facility terminal in the storage unit,
Transmitting the facility available time to each user terminal owned by each of a plurality of users included in a predetermined group of the plurality of groups;
Transmitted from the user terminal that has received the facility availability time, the participation registration to participate in the event in the facility in the facility availability time is stored in the storage unit,
When the stored number of participation registrations exceeds a first predetermined number, the predetermined group is stored as a usage group in the storage unit.
A control program that makes things happen. A storage unit that stores a plurality of users included in each of a plurality of groups, and stores a facility available time transmitted from a facility terminal;
A notification unit that transmits the facility available time to each user terminal owned by each of a plurality of users included in a predetermined group of the plurality of groups;
The participation registration that is transmitted from the user terminal that has received the facility availability time and participates in the event at the facility at the facility availability time is stored in the storage unit, and the number of the stored registration registrations is a first predetermined number. A reservation unit that stores the predetermined group as a usage group in the storage unit when the number exceeds,
A server comprising:

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