JP2018124750A - Event management device, event management program, and event management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an event management device, an event management program and an event management method capable of making a preparation for event holding even in the case that a manager is not determined.SOLUTION: The event management device includes: an event setting processing part for setting event holding candidate date and time when a plurality of participants participate; a reception processing part for receiving a candidacy for a manager of an event or an application for a manager candidate after an event setting processing part 211 sets holding candidate date and time of the event; and a manager selection processing part for setting a manager of the event among manager candidates.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an event management apparatus, an event management program, and an event management method.

  Generally, when an event such as a banquet is held, someone is the secretary, and the secretary prepares for the event. Specifically, the organizer can determine the date and time of the event, notify the candidate of the event, check the attendance of each candidate, determine the date and time of the event, determine the number of participants, and use the event Work such as searching for facilities such as restaurants and reserving facilities is performed.

  As a system for reducing the burden on the secretary, the candidate date and time of the event is selected and transmitted to each member with reference to the calendar of the members to be gathered in the event, and each member based on the response from each member There is known a schedule adjustment system for registering the event in the calendar (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP2013-168003A

  However, in the above schedule adjustment system, someone is the secretary, and first, it is necessary to register an event for which participants are to be collected and members who participate in the event in the schedule adjustment system. In other words, in the state where the secretary has not been decided, preparation for the event is not started. Therefore, when there is no user who takes the lead, there is a low frequency of events being held.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an event management apparatus, an event management program, and an event management method capable of proceeding with preparations for an event even in a state where a manager is not decided.

  The event management apparatus according to the present invention includes an event setting processing unit that sets an event holding date and time for an event in which a plurality of participants participate, and the event setting processing unit that sets the event holding candidate date and time, A reception processing unit that accepts an application for a secretary candidate by standing or recommending to a secretary, and a secretary selection processing unit that selects a secretary of the event from the secretary candidates.

  The event management program according to the present invention sets an event holding date and time for an event in which a plurality of participants participate, and after the event holding date and time is set, an event manager or a secretary to recommend the event An event management program for causing a processor to accept an application for a candidate and to select a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates.

  The event management method according to the present invention sets a candidate date and time for an event in which a plurality of participants participate, and after the candidate date and time for the event is set, a candidate for a candidacy or recommendation to the secretary of the event Receiving a candidate's application and selecting a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates.

  According to the present invention, there are provided an event management apparatus, an event management program, and an event management method capable of proceeding with preparations for holding an event even when a manager is not determined.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an event management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of holding condition information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of schedule information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of reservation information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of user information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an attendance confirmation page displayed on the user terminal of the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of attendance information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of recruitment result information used in the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of event management processing executed in the event management apparatus of the event management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Event management system 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, an event management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an event management device 2, one or more user terminals 3, and one or more facility terminals 4. The event management device 2 and the user terminal 3 can communicate via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, LAN, WAN, or public telephone line. The same applies to the event management device 2 and the facility terminal 4.

  The event management device 2 is a device for managing an event in which a plurality of participants participate. The event is, for example, a banquet, a trip, a meeting, or golf. In the present embodiment, the case where the event is a banquet will be described as an example.

  The user terminal 3 is an information processing apparatus operated by a user who is a candidate for participation in an event. One user terminal 3 may be used by a plurality of users.

  The facility terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by a manager or employee of a facility used in an event. Examples of the facility include a restaurant, an accommodation facility, a conference hall, and a golf course.

  By the way, when an event such as a banquet is held, someone is the secretary, and the secretary prepares for the event. Specifically, the organizer can determine the date and time of the event, notify the candidate of the event, check the attendance of each candidate, determine the date and time of the event, determine the number of participants, and use the event Work such as searching for facilities such as restaurants and reserving facilities is performed. As a system for reducing the burden on the secretary, the candidate date and time of the event is selected and transmitted to each member with reference to the calendar of the members to be gathered in the event, and each member based on the response from each member A schedule adjustment system for registering the event in the calendar is known. However, in the above schedule adjustment system, someone is the secretary, and first, it is necessary to register an event for which participants are to be collected and members who participate in the event in the schedule adjustment system. In other words, in the state where the secretary has not been decided, preparation for the event is not started. Therefore, when there is no user who takes the lead, there is a low frequency of events being held. On the other hand, in the event management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to proceed with preparations for holding an event even when a secretary is not decided.

[Event management device 2]
As shown in FIG. 1, the event management apparatus 2 is a server that includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, a communication I / F 24, and the like. The event management apparatus 2 is not limited to a single computer, and may be a computer system in which a plurality of computers operate in cooperation. Various processes executed by the event management apparatus 2 may be executed in a distributed manner by one or a plurality of processors.

  The communication I / F 24 connects the event management apparatus 2 to the communication network N1 in a wired or wireless manner, and follows a predetermined communication protocol with external devices such as the user terminal 3 and the facility terminal 4 via the communication network N1. It is a communication interface for executing data communication.

  The operation display unit 23 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 22 is a nonvolatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 22 stores data such as holding condition information D1, schedule information D2, reservation information D3, and user information D4. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the holding condition information D1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the schedule information D2, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation information D3, and FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the information D4. The reservation information D3 is stored in the storage unit 22 individually for each facility (here, a restaurant).

  In the holding condition information D1, holding conditions of events (typically events held periodically such as once a year, once a month, once a week, etc.) are registered. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding condition information D <b> 1 includes information such as “event name”, “holding date / time condition”, and “facility condition” corresponding to each event. “Event name” is the name of the event. The “date and time condition” is a condition related to the date and time when the event should be held. For example, the “Monthly Drinking Party” event is held at 18:00 on weekdays from 25th to 31st of every month, and the “New Year Party” event is held at 18:00 on weekdays from 6th to 15th of January every year. . The “facility condition” is a condition related to a facility (restaurant) to be used in the event. For example, the store A is used for an event of “monthly drinking party”. In addition, a hotel restaurant is used for the “New Year Party” event. The “facility condition” may include a condition regarding one or a plurality of attribute information (for example, name, place, business type, budget, etc.) regarding the facility. The holding condition information D1 is updated by the control unit 21 in response to a user operation on the user terminal 3 (for example, the user terminal 3 of a specific member of an organization such as a company), for example.

  In the schedule information D2, schedules (events) of a plurality of users (for example, members of an organization such as a company) who are candidates for event participation are registered. As shown in FIG. 3, the schedule information D2 includes information such as “user name”, “title”, “date”, and “time zone” corresponding to each schedule. “User name” is the name of the user corresponding to the schedule. Instead of “user name”, arbitrary identification information that can identify the user may be used. “Title” is a title indicating the content of the schedule. “Date” is the date and time when the schedule is entered. “Time zone” is a time zone in which the schedule is entered. For example, the user B has a “business trip” schedule from January 12, 2017 to the next day, 13th. The schedule information D2 is updated as needed by the control unit 21 in accordance with, for example, a user operation on the user terminal 3 of each user.

  In the reservation information D3, the reservation status for each facility is registered. The reservation information D3 is generated for each facility, for example. FIG. 4 shows the reservation information D3 of the store A. As shown in FIG. 4, the reservation information D <b> 3 includes information such as “reservation name”, “date and time of visit”, “number of people”, and “table” for each accepted reservation. The “reservation name” is the name of the reservation person (a representative of the group visiting the store). “Date and time of visit” is the date and time when the group visits the store. “Number of people” is the number of people in the group. A “table” is a table assigned to the group. For example, every time a new reservation is accepted at each facility, the reservation information D3 is updated as needed by the control unit 21 in accordance with the operation of the facility manager or employee at the facility terminal 4. The reservation information D3 may be updated by a reservation processing unit 218 described later.

  In the user information D4, information related to each of a plurality of users (for example, members of an organization such as a company) who are candidates for participation in the event is registered. As shown in FIG. 5, the user information D4 includes information such as “user name”, “mail address”, and “privilege points” corresponding to each user. “User name” is the name of the user. Instead of “user name”, arbitrary identification information that can identify the user may be used. “Mail address” is an e-mail address used by the user. A “privilege point” is a point (an example of electronic data having a monetary value) given as a privilege to the user. The “privilege points” are given by, for example, taking charge of event management as described later. In addition, “privilege points” are consumed instead of money when purchasing a product or receiving a service. Among the user information D4, “user name” and “mail address” are registered by the control unit 21 in accordance with an operation of a specific user (for example, an administrator of an organization such as a company) on the user terminal 3. In the user information D4, “privilege points” are updated as needed by the control unit 21 in an event management process (see FIG. 9) described later.

  As another embodiment, part or all of the information on the holding condition information D1, the schedule information D2, the reservation information D3, and the user information D4 is transferred from the user terminal 3, the facility terminal 4, or the event management device 2 to the communication network. It may be stored in another server accessible via N1. In this case, the control unit 21 of the event management apparatus 2 may appropriately acquire the information from the user terminal 3, the facility terminal 4, or the server, and execute an event management process described later.

  The storage unit 22 also stores data such as an attendance confirmation page P1 (see FIG. 6) described later.

  Further, the storage unit 22 stores a control program such as an event management program for causing the control unit 21 to execute an event management process (see FIG. 9) described later. For example, the event management program is recorded non-temporarily on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or a DVD, and is read by a reading device (not shown) such as a CD drive or a DVD drive provided in the event management device 2. And stored in the storage unit 22.

  The control unit 21 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the event management device 2 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22 on the CPU.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 21 includes an event setting processing unit 211, an attendance confirmation processing unit 212, an acceptance processing unit 213, a secretary selection processing unit 214, a privilege processing unit 215, a determination processing unit 216, Various processing units such as a search processing unit 217 and a reservation processing unit 218 are included. The control unit 21 functions as the processing unit when the CPU executes various processes according to the event management program. Moreover, one part or all part processing part may be comprised with the electronic circuit. The event management program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the processing unit.

  The event setting processing unit 211 sets a candidate date and time for an event in which a plurality of participants participate. For example, the event setting processing unit 211 holds holding condition information D1 indicating event holding conditions, schedule information D2 indicating each schedule of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and reservations indicating availability of facilities used in the event Based on at least one of the information D3, an event holding candidate date is automatically set. For example, for each event registered in the holding condition information D1, the event setting processing unit 211 starts from the earliest day of one or more days indicated in the “holding date condition” of the holding condition information D1. When a predetermined number of days (for example, two weeks) is traced back, the date and time for holding the event is set. For example, in the case of an event of “New Year Party”, the event setting processing unit 211 may hold an event date and time for an event of “New Year Party” two weeks before January 6 (that is, December 23). Is set automatically. Various methods are conceivable as the method for setting the candidate date and time by the event setting processing unit 211. For example, based on the schedule information D2, the event setting processing unit 211 holds the dates and times when a certain number or more or a certain percentage or more of the user schedules are vacant among the dates and times that satisfy the “date and time conditions” of the holding condition information D1. It may be set as a candidate date. Alternatively, when a specific facility is specified in the “facility condition” of the holding condition information D1, the event setting processing unit 211 “the holding date and time condition” of the holding condition information D1 based on the reservation information D3 of the facility. Of the dates and times that satisfy the requirement, the date and time when the facility can be used may be set as the candidate date and time.

  Note that the event setting processing unit 211 may set a candidate date and time for the event based on the operation of the manager or employee of the facility used in the event. That is, the event setting processing unit 211 may set an event holding candidate date and time based on an operation of an administrator or employee at the facility terminal 4. In this case, the manager or employee of the facility inputs the date and time when the facility can be used to the facility terminal 4 based on the availability of the facility. The event setting processing unit 211 sets the date and time input to the facility terminal 4 as an event candidate date and time for the event (an event in which the facility is used).

  The attendance confirmation processing unit 212 uses one or more holding candidate dates and times set by the event setting processing unit 211 for a certain event (hereinafter referred to as “target event”) as a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the target event. And the attendance information D5 (see FIG. 7) of each of the users is acquired based on the operation of each of the users.

  For example, the attendance confirmation processing unit 212 uses access information (for example, URL) for accessing the attendance confirmation page P1 as shown in FIG. 6 based on the “mail address” registered in the user information D4. Notify each user by e-mail. The user who has received the e-mail can access the attendance confirmation page P1 from his / her user terminal 3 based on the access information.

  FIG. 6 is an example of an attendance confirmation page P <b> 1 displayed on the user terminal 3. The attendance confirmation page P1 displays the event name of the target event (here, “New Year's party”). The attendance confirmation page P1 is provided with a confirmation field F1 for confirming attendance at the target event. In the confirmation column F1, one or more holding candidate dates and times set by the event setting processing unit 211 are displayed. In addition, in the confirmation column F1, a selection area R11 corresponding to attendance (participation) and a selection area R12 corresponding to absence (non-participation) are displayed for each holding candidate date and time. The user can alternatively select one of the selection regions R11 or the selection region R12 for each holding candidate date and time by operating (eg, clicking, touching, etc.).

  The attendance confirmation page P1 is provided with a recruitment column F2, which will be described later.

  An operation key K1 is displayed on the attendance confirmation page P1. When the operation key K1 is operated, the response content in the confirmation column F1 of the attendance confirmation page P1 is transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the event management apparatus 2. The attendance confirmation processing unit 212 stores the answer content in the confirmation column F1 received from the user terminal 3 in the storage unit 22 as attendance information D5 in association with the user name. FIG. 7 shows an example of attendance information D5 stored in the storage unit 22. In addition, you may use the arbitrary identification information which can identify a user instead of a user name.

  The reception processing unit 213 receives an application for a candidate for a secretary by standing or recommending a secretary to the secretary of the target event after the event candidate setting date and time is set by the event setting processing unit 211. In the present embodiment, the reception processing unit 213 receives an application for a secretary candidate from each user when the attendance confirmation processing unit 212 acquires the attendance information D5 of each user. Specifically, the reception processing unit 213 uses the recruitment column F2 on the attendance confirmation page P1 to accept applications for secretary candidates from each user.

  The attendance confirmation page P1 is provided with a recruitment column F2 for recruiting secretary candidates for the target event. The recruitment column F2 includes a candidacy column F21 for receiving a candidate for a secretary candidate and a recommendation column F22 for receiving a recommendation for the secretary candidate. In the candidacy field F21, a selection area R21 for expressing that the secretary candidate is not candidated and a selection area R22 for expressing that the secretary candidate is candidated are displayed. The user can alternatively select either one by operating the selection region R21 or the selection region R22. In the recommendation field F22, a selection area R31 for expressing that the secretary candidate is not recommended, a selection area R32 for expressing that the secretary candidate is recommended, and a user who is recommended to the secretary candidate are designated. A drop box B1 is displayed. The user can alternatively select either one by operating the selection region R31 or the selection region R32. Further, the user can select a user to be recommended to the secretary candidate from a plurality of users by operating the drop box B1. A plurality of drop boxes B1 may be displayed in the recommendation field F22 so that a plurality of users can be recommended to the secretary candidate.

  In the present embodiment, only one recruitment column F2 is displayed even if there are a plurality of candidate event dates / times for the target event, but in other embodiments, the recruitment column F2 is individually provided for each candidate date / time. May be provided. In other words, the reception processing unit 213 may receive a candidacy or recommendation to the secretary individually for each holding candidate date and time.

  When the operation key K1 is operated, the response content in the recruitment column F2 is transmitted to the event management device 2 together with the response content in the confirmation column F1 on the attendance confirmation page P1. The reception processing unit 213 stores the response content in the recruitment column F2 received from the event management device 2 in the storage unit 22 as the recruitment result information D6 in association with the user name. FIG. 8 shows an example of the recruitment result information D6 stored in the storage unit 22. In addition, you may use the arbitrary identification information which can identify a user instead of a user name. The recruitment result information D6 includes “elapsed time” information in addition to the response content of the recruitment column F2 received from the event management device 2. The “elapsed time” is after the acceptance processing unit 213 starts accepting the secretary candidate's application (that is, after each user is notified of access information for accessing the attendance confirmation page P1), The elapsed time until the candidacy is performed by the user is shown. For example, in the recruitment result information D6 shown in FIG. 8, the user C expressed a candidate for secretary 26 hours after the e-mail was transmitted (that is, the selection region R22 on the attendance confirmation page P1 is in the selected state). In this state, the operation key K1 has been operated).

  The secretary selection processing unit 214 selects a secretary of the target event from the secretary candidates. Specifically, the secretary selection processing unit 214 selects a secretary for the target event based on the recruitment result information D6. Note that the number of secretaries of the target event selected by the secretary selection processing unit 214 may be one person or a predetermined number of persons of two or more. Further, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may change the number of secretaries to be selected according to the number of participants in the target event calculated based on the attendance information D5. For example, if the number of participants in the target event is less than a predetermined threshold, the secretary selection processing unit 214 sets the number of secretaries to be selected as one and the number of participants in the target event is equal to or greater than the threshold. The number of managers to be selected may be two.

  As the secretary selection method by the secretary selection processing unit 214, various selection methods are conceivable. For example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may select only the users who are candidates for the secretary as the secretaries when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary of the target event is equal to the number of secretaries to be selected. That is, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may select a user who has run as a secretary as a secretary in preference to a user recommended as a secretary.

  In addition, for example, when the number of users who are candidates for the target event secretary is smaller than the number of secretaries to be selected, the secretary selection processing unit 214 selects the shortage among the users recommended for the target event secretary. Secretary may be selected. In this case, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may preferentially select users recommended by more users as secretaries. In this case, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may inquire of the user recommended as the secretary of the target event by e-mail or the like whether or not the secretary can be accepted. Then, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may select the user as a secretary when an answer indicating that the secretary can be accepted is obtained from the user.

  In addition, for example, when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary of the target event is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected, the secretary selection processing unit 214 selects recruitment result information from among the users who are candidates for the secretary of the target event. The secretary may be selected based on the “elapsed time” included in D6. For example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may preferentially select a user with a shorter “elapsed time” as a secretary.

  Further, for example, the secretary selection processing unit 214, when the number of users who candidacy as a secretary for the target event is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected, among the users who candidacy as the secretary for the target event, The user recommended in the above may be preferentially selected as the secretary of the target event. In this case, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may preferentially select users recommended by more users as secretaries.

  Further, for example, when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary of the target event is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected, the secretary selection processing unit 214 sets the attendance information D5 among the users who are candidates for the secretary of the target event. The secretary of the target event may be selected based on this. In this case, for example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may preferentially select a user who can participate in a larger number of candidate dates and times as a secretary. For example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 sets a user who can participate in all four holding candidate dates and times as a secretary in preference to a user who can participate in only one of the four holding candidate dates and times. You may choose. In addition, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may preferentially select a user who can participate in the holding candidate date and time with a larger number of participants as a secretary. For example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 gives priority to users who can participate in the holding candidate date and time when the number of participants is 10 or more than users who can participate only in the holding candidate date and time when the number of participants is only 5 or less. May be selected as the secretary. As described above, the secretary selection processing unit 214 selects not only the attendance information D5 of the user who has run for the secretary, but selects the secretary of the target event based on the attendance information D5 among the users who have run for the secretary of the target event. The secretary may be selected in consideration of attendance information D5 of other users.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of candidate event dates / times for the target event, the secretary selection processing unit 214 may select an individual secretary for each candidate event date / time. For example, the secretary selection processing unit 214 selects a secretary (for example, the first user) corresponding to the first holding candidate date and time from users who can participate in the first holding candidate date and time, and selects the second holding candidate date and time. You may select the secretary (for example, 2nd user) corresponding to the 2nd holding candidate date from the users who can participate in.

  The privilege processing unit 215 gives a privilege to the user selected as the secretary of the target event by the secretary selection processing unit 214. For example, the privilege processing unit 215 increases the “privilege points” of the user selected as the manager, which is included in the user information D4. At this time, the privilege processing unit 215 may change the privilege to be granted according to the number of participants in the target event. For example, the privilege processing unit 215 may grant more privileges as the number of participants in the target event increases.

  Further, the privilege processing unit 215 may change the privilege to be granted according to the “elapsed time” included in the recruitment result information D6. For example, the privilege processing unit 215 may give more privileges to the user as the “elapsed time” of the user is shorter. Thereby, since more privilege is provided with respect to the user who has run for the secretary earlier, an earlier candidacy can be promoted. As a result, the absence of the secretary can be completed earlier, and the target event can be held more reliably. As another example, the privilege processing unit 215 may give more privilege to the user as the “elapsed time” of the user is slower. As a result, in a situation where nobody runs as a secretary and time passes, the privilege granted to the secretary increases with the passage of time, so that the candidacy of the secretary can be promoted. As a result, the absence of the secretary can be ended, and the target event can be held more reliably.

  The determination processing unit 216 determines the date and time of the target event and the number of participants based on the attendance information D5. Various methods can be considered as a method of determining the date and time of the target event and the number of participants by the determination processing unit 216. For example, the determination processing unit 216 may determine the candidate date / time with the largest number of participants among the one or more candidate event dates / times as the date / time of the target event. Alternatively, the decision processing unit 216 may select at least one or more holding candidate dates / times at which the user (secretary) can attend based on the attendance information D5 of the user selected as the secretary of the target event by the secretary selection processing unit 214. The date and time of the target event may be determined from the above. For example, when the user C shown in FIG. 7 is selected as the secretary, the determination processing unit 216 has three holding candidate dates and times at 18:00 on January 10, 18:00 on January 11, and 18:00 on January 13. The candidate date / time with the largest number of participants may be determined as the date / time of the target event.

  The search processing unit 217 searches for facilities that can be used in the target event based on the date and time of the event and the number of participants determined by the determination processing unit 216. Specifically, the search processing unit 217 refers to the reservation information D3 and facility information (not shown) of a plurality of facilities, using the date and time of participation and the number of participants determined by the determination processing unit 216 as search conditions. Search for available facilities. The facility information includes, for example, the name, location, business type, and budget of the facility for each facility. The facility information may be stored in another server accessible from the event management apparatus 2 via the communication network N1. The search processing unit 217 searches not only the date and time of the event and the number of participants but also the conditions included in the “facility condition” of the target event in the holding condition information D1, in addition to the search condition, the facility that can be used in the target event. .

  The reservation processing unit 218 reserves a facility to be used in the target event based on the search result by the search processing unit 217. For example, the reservation processing unit 218 uses the name of the secretary selected by the secretary selection processing unit 214 as the name of the reservation person, the date and time of participation and the number of participants determined by the determination processing part 216 as the date and time of visit and the number of people using the reservation information D3. Add new information to When a plurality of facility candidates are found as a search result by the search processing unit 217, the reservation processing unit 218 sends a desired facility from the plurality of facility candidates to the user selected as the manager by the manager selection processing unit 214. Candidates may be selected. Alternatively, the reservation processing unit 218 presents the plurality of facility candidates to a plurality of users participating in the target event, obtains desired facility candidates from each of the users, and determines a facility to be reserved by majority vote. Also good.

[User terminal 3]
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation display unit 33, a communication I / F 34, and the like. The user terminal 3 is an information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

  The communication I / F 34 connects the user terminal 3 to the communication network N1 in a wired or wireless manner, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the event management device 2 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The operation display unit 33 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 32 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program for causing the control unit 31 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the event management device 2 according to a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The control unit 31 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 31 controls the user terminal 3 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 32 by the CPU.

  Specifically, the control unit 31 functions as the browser processing unit 311 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 32. The browser processing unit 311 displays a web page provided from the event management device 2 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 33, and executes browser processing for inputting an operation on the operation display unit 33 to the event management device 2. It is possible. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 31 may be configured by an electronic circuit.

  A specific member of an organization such as a company (for example, an administrator, etc.) logs in to the event management apparatus 2 by entering a user ID and password on a predetermined login page displayed on the user terminal 3 and holds the event. A condition setting page (not shown) or a user setting page (not shown) can be accessed. In the holding condition setting page, for example, it is possible to input information such as “event name”, “holding date / time condition”, “facility condition” such as an event to be held periodically, and based on the input information The holding condition information D1 is updated. In the user setting page, it is possible to input information such as “user name” and “mail address” of a user who is a candidate for participation in the event, and the user information D4 is updated based on the input information. Is done.

  Further, each member of an organization such as a company logs in to the event management apparatus 2 by inputting a user ID and a password on a predetermined login page displayed on the user terminal 3, and a schedule management page (not shown) ) Can be accessed. On the schedule management page, it is possible to input information such as “title”, “date”, and “time zone” related to the schedule, and the schedule information D2 is updated based on the input information.

[Facility terminal 4]
As shown in FIG. 1, the facility terminal 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, an operation display unit 43, a communication I / F 44, and the like. The facility terminal 4 is an information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

  The communication I / F 44 connects the facility terminal 4 to the communication network N1 by wire or wireless, and performs data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the event management device 2 via the communication network N1. This is a communication interface.

  The operation display unit 43 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 42 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 42 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program for causing the control unit 41 to perform communication processing with an external device such as the event management device 2 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The control unit 41 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as BIOS and OS for causing the CPU to execute various processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or nonvolatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various types of processing executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 41 controls the facility terminal 4 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 42 with the CPU.

  Specifically, the control unit 41 functions as the browser processing unit 411 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 42. The browser processing unit 411 displays a web page provided from the event management device 2 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 43, and executes browser processing for inputting an operation on the operation display unit 43 to the event management device 2. It is possible. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 41 may be configured by an electronic circuit.

  A manager or employee of a facility such as a restaurant logs in to the event management device 2 by entering a user ID and password on a predetermined login page displayed on the facility terminal 4, and a reservation management page for his / her facility (Not shown) can be accessed. In the reservation management page, it is possible to input information such as “reservant name”, “date and time of visit”, “usage time”, “table”, etc. relating to the newly accepted reservation, and based on the input information The reservation information D3 is updated.

[Event management processing]
Hereinafter, an event management process executed by the control unit 21 of the event management apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Note that the present invention can be understood as an invention of an event management method for executing one or more steps included in the event management process, and one or more steps included in the event management process described here are appropriately determined. It may be omitted. It should be noted that the steps in the event management process may be executed in a different order as long as similar effects are produced. Furthermore, here, a case where each step in the event management process is executed by the control unit 21 will be described as an example, but an event management method in which each step in the event management process is executed in a distributed manner by a plurality of processors. Is also conceivable as another embodiment.

<Step S11>
First, in step S <b> 11, the control unit 21 (event setting processing unit 211) sets an event candidate date and time in which a plurality of participants participate. For example, for each event registered in the holding condition information D1, the control unit 21 determines in advance from the earliest day among one or more days indicated in the “holding date condition” of the holding condition information D1. At the time of going back by the specified number of days (for example, two weeks), the date and time for the event is set.

<Step S12>
In step S12, the control unit 21 (the attendance confirmation processing unit 212) presents the holding candidate date and time set in step S12 to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the target event as the holding candidate date and time of the target event. . For example, based on the “mail address” registered in the user information D4, the control unit 21 generates access information (for example, URL) for accessing the attendance confirmation page P1 as shown in FIG. Notify each user by email. And the control part 21 displays the attendance confirmation page P1 on the user terminal 3 of each user according to the access from the user terminal 3 of each user.

<Step S13>
In step S <b> 13, the control unit 21 (the attendance confirmation processing unit 212 and the reception processing unit 213) displays the attendance information D <b> 5 and the recruitment result information D <b> 6 of the user based on the user's operation that has presented the candidate date and time in step S <b> 12. get. For example, the control unit 21 stores the answer contents in the confirmation column F1 of the attendance confirmation page P1 received from the user terminal 3 in the storage unit 22 as the attendance information D5 in association with the user name, and also the attendance received from the user terminal 3. The reply contents in the recruitment column F2 on the confirmation page P1 are stored in the storage unit 22 as recruitment result information D6 in association with the user name.

<Step S14>
In step S14, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the user is running as a secretary based on the recruitment result information D6 acquired in step S13. If it is determined that the user is running as a secretary (S14: Yes), the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user is not running as a secretary (S14: No), the process proceeds to step S16.

<Step S15>
In step S15, after the candidate event date and time is presented in step 12, the control unit 21 until the recruitment result information D6 of the user (that is, the user who has run as a secretary) is acquired in step S13. The elapsed time of is calculated. Then, the control unit 21 adds the calculated elapsed time to the recruitment result information D6 of the user stored in the storage unit 22.

<Step S16>
In step S <b> 16, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the response contents (that is, the attendance information D <b> 5 and the recruitment result information D <b> 6) of all users who have presented the candidate event dates and times have been acquired. If it is determined that the response contents of all users have been acquired (S16: Yes), the process proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, if it is determined that the answer contents of all users have not been acquired yet (S16: No), the process returns to step S13. In this way, the processes in steps S13 to S16 are repeated until it is determined in step S16 that all user responses have been acquired.

<Step S17>
In step S17, the control unit 21 (secretary selection processing unit 214) selects the secretary of the target event based on the attendance information D5 and the recruitment result information D6 acquired in step S13. For example, the control unit 21 may select a user who has run for the secretary of the target event as a secretary in preference to a user recommended as a secretary. In addition, when the number of users who are running as secretaries for the target event is less than the number of secretaries to be selected, the control unit 21 selects a shortage of secretaries from the users recommended for the secretary of the target event. May be.

<Step S18>
In step S18, the control unit 21 (privilege processing unit 215) gives a privilege to the user selected as the secretary in step S17. For example, the control unit 21 increases the “privilege points” of the user selected as the manager, which is included in the user information D4. At this time, the control unit 21 may change the privilege to be granted according to the “elapsed time” included in the recruitment result information D6.

<Step S19>
In step S19, the control unit 21 (decision processing unit 216) determines the date and time of the target event and the number of participants based on the attendance information D5. For example, the control unit 21 may determine the date / time of the target event as the date / time of the target event having the largest number of participants among one or more candidate dates / times.

<Step S20>
In step S20, the control unit 21 (search processing unit 217) searches for facilities that can be used in the target event based on the date and time of the event and the number of participants determined in step S19. For example, the control unit 21 selects a facility that can be used in the target event based on the date and number of participants and the number of participants determined in step S19 and the “facility condition” of the target event included in the holding condition information D1. Search for.

<Step S21>
In step S21, the control unit 21 (reservation processing unit 218) reserves a facility to be used in the target event based on the search result in step S20.

<Step S22>
In step S22, based on the reservation result in step S21, the control unit 21 selects the reservation result and information on the target event (for example, event name, date and time, facility name of facility used, number of participants, secretary). The user name and e-mail address of the registered user are notified to the user participating in the target event by e-mail or the like.

  As described above, in the event management device 2 according to the present embodiment, the date and time for holding the target event is set first. Then, after the candidate date and time for the target event is set, an application for the secretary candidate by a candidate or recommendation to the secretary of the target event is accepted. Then, a secretary of the target event is selected from the secretary candidates. Therefore, according to the event management apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment, even when the secretary is not decided, preparation for the event (for example, determination of the event candidate date and time, notification of the event to the participating candidates, Confirmation of attendance of each participating candidate).

  Further, according to the event management apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment, determination of the event candidate date and time, notification of the event to the candidate participants, confirmation of each participant's attendance, determination of the event date and time, number of participants The event management device 2 performs processing such as determination of a facility such as a restaurant that can be used in an event, reservation of a facility, and the like. Therefore, for example, the user selected as the secretary only needs to collect and pay the facility usage fee, and the burden on the user selected as the secretary is greatly reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the event management device 2 determines the event candidate date / time, event name, participation candidate, and the like based on information such as pre-registered holding condition information D1, schedule information D2, and reservation information D3. Is set. Therefore, it is not necessary to input such information from the user terminal 3 each time an event preparation is started, and the user's trouble can be reduced. In addition, since operations on the user terminal 3, communication between the user terminal 3 and the event management device 2, and the like are suppressed, it is possible to effectively use computer resources and reduce communication traffic.

[Modification]
In the present embodiment, as shown in step S16 and step S17 in FIG. 9, the manager is selected after the response contents of all users are acquired, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the control unit 21 (secretary selection processing unit 214) may select a user who runs as a secretary for the target event as a secretary on a first-come-first-served basis.

  In the present embodiment, after the manager is selected in step S17 of FIG. 9, the date and time of the target event and the number of participants are determined in step S19, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, after the date and time of the target event and the number of participants are determined, the manager may be selected from users who can participate in the date and time.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although a privilege is provided with respect to the user selected as secretary in step S18 of FIG. 9, this invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, after the target event ends, a privilege may be given to the user selected as the secretary of the target event.

  In addition, in this embodiment, determination of the event candidate date and time, notification of the event to the candidate, confirmation of each participant's attendance, determination of the event date and time, determination of the number of participants, available for the event Various processes such as searching for facilities such as restaurants and facility reservations are automatically executed by the event management device 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, one or a plurality of processes other than the determination of the event candidate date and time among the various processes are automatically executed by the event management device 2 by the user selected as the manager. It may be done manually.

  In the present embodiment, the acquisition of attendance information D5 by the attendance confirmation processing unit 212 and the acquisition of the recruitment result information D6 by the reception processing unit 213 are performed at the same timing, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the acquisition of attendance information D5 by the attendance confirmation processing unit 212 and the acquisition of the recruitment result information D6 by the reception processing unit 213 may be performed at different timings.

  Further, in the present embodiment, both a candidate for secretary and a recommendation to the secretary are accepted, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, only the candidacy for the secretary may be accepted. In this case, the secretary is selected from the users who have run as secretaries. In still other embodiments, only recommendations to the secretary may be accepted. In this case, the secretary is selected from the users recommended to the secretary.

  In this embodiment, the candidate for the secretary and the recommendation to the secretary are accepted at the same timing, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the candidate for the secretary and the recommendation to the secretary may be accepted at different timings. For example, only the candidate for the secretary may be accepted first, and then the recommendation for the secretary may be started only when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary is smaller than the number of secretaries to be selected.

[Additional Notes]
Hereinafter, the outline of the invention extracted from the above-described embodiment will be additionally described. Each configuration and each processing function described in the following supplementary notes can be selected and arbitrarily combined.

<Appendix 1>
An event setting processing unit for setting a candidate date and time for an event in which multiple participants participate;
After the event setting processing unit sets the event candidate date and time, a reception processing unit that accepts an application for a candidate for secretary or recommendation to the secretary of the event,
A secretary selection processing unit for selecting a secretary of the event from the secretary candidates;
An event management device comprising:

<Appendix 2>
The event setting processing unit includes holding condition information indicating holding conditions for the event, schedule information indicating each schedule of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and reservation information indicating availability of facilities used in the event. Automatically setting a candidate date and time for the event based on at least one of the following:
The event management device according to attachment 1.

<Appendix 3>
The event setting processing unit sets the event candidate date based on the operation of the manager or employee of the facility used in the event,
The event management device according to attachment 1.

<Appendix 4>
The secretary selection processing unit, when the number of users who run for the event secretary is less than the number of secretaries to be selected, selects a shortage secretary among the users recommended for the event secretary,
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.

<Appendix 5>
The secretary selection processing unit is a user recommended as the secretary of the event among the users who are candidates for the event secretary when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary of the event is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected. Is preferentially selected as the organizer of the event,
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.

<Appendix 6>
A privilege processing unit that grants a privilege to the user selected as the secretary of the event by the secretary selection processing unit;
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5.

<Appendix 7>
The privilege processing unit gives more privileges to the user as the elapsed time from the start of acceptance of the secretary candidate's application by the reception processing unit to when the candidacy is performed by the user is shorter.
The event management device according to attachment 6.

<Appendix 8>
The privilege processing unit gives more privileges to the user as the elapsed time from the start of acceptance of the secretary candidate's application by the reception processing unit to when the candidacy is performed by the user is longer.
The event management device according to attachment 6.

<Appendix 9>
The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
A determination processing unit that determines the date and time of the event and the number of participants based on the attendance information;
A search processing unit that searches for facilities that can be used in the event based on the date and time of the event and the number of participants determined by the determination processing unit;
A reservation processing unit for reserving the facility based on a search result by the search processing unit;
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8.

<Appendix 10>
The determination processing unit determines the date and time of the event from at least one or more candidate date and time that the user can attend based on the attendance information of the user selected as the event manager by the secretary selection processing unit To
The event management device according to appendix 9.

<Appendix 11>
The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The secretary selection processing unit, when the number of users who are candidates for the event secretary is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected, from among the users who are candidates for the event secretary based on the attendance information of the event Select a secretary,
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8.

<Appendix 12>
The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The secretary selection processing unit changes the number of secretaries to be selected according to the number of participants in the event calculated based on the attendance information.
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8.

<Appendix 13>
The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The acceptance processing unit accepts the application of the secretary candidate from each of the users when the attendance information of each of the users is acquired by the attendance confirmation processing unit.
The event management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8.

<Appendix 14>
Set a date and time for an event with multiple participants,
Accepting an application for a secretary candidate by a candidate or recommendation to the secretary of the event after the event candidate date is set;
Selecting a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates;
Event management program for causing a processor to execute.

<Appendix 15>
Set a date and time for an event with multiple participants,
Accepting an application for a secretary candidate by a candidate or recommendation to the secretary of the event after the event candidate date is set;
Selecting a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates;
Event management method including

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Event management system 2 Event management apparatus 21 Control part 211 Event setting process part 212 Attendance confirmation process part 213 Reception process part 214 Secretary selection process part 215 Bonus process part 216 Determination process part 217 Search process part 218 Reservation process part 3 User terminal 4 Facility terminal

Claims (15)

An event setting processing unit for setting a candidate date and time for an event in which multiple participants participate;
After the event setting processing unit sets the event candidate date and time, a reception processing unit that accepts an application for a candidate for secretary or recommendation to the secretary of the event,
A secretary selection processing unit for selecting a secretary of the event from the secretary candidates;
An event management device comprising: The event setting processing unit includes holding condition information indicating holding conditions for the event, schedule information indicating each schedule of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and reservation information indicating availability of facilities used in the event. Automatically setting a candidate date and time for the event based on at least one of the following:
The event management apparatus according to claim 1. The event setting processing unit sets the event candidate date based on the operation of the manager or employee of the facility used in the event,
The event management apparatus according to claim 1. The secretary selection processing unit, when the number of users who run for the event secretary is less than the number of secretaries to be selected, selects a shortage secretary among the users recommended for the event secretary,
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3. The secretary selection processing unit is a user recommended as the secretary of the event among the users who are candidates for the event secretary when the number of users who are candidates for the secretary of the event is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected. Is preferentially selected as the organizer of the event,
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3. A privilege processing unit that grants a privilege to the user selected as the secretary of the event by the secretary selection processing unit;
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-5. The privilege processing unit gives more privileges to the user as the elapsed time from the start of acceptance of the secretary candidate's application by the reception processing unit to when the candidacy is performed by the user is shorter.
The event management apparatus according to claim 6. The privilege processing unit gives more privileges to the user as the elapsed time from the start of acceptance of the secretary candidate's application by the reception processing unit to when the candidacy is performed by the user is longer.
The event management apparatus according to claim 6. The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
A determination processing unit that determines the date and time of the event and the number of participants based on the attendance information;
A search processing unit that searches for facilities that can be used in the event based on the date and time of the event and the number of participants determined by the determination processing unit;
A reservation processing unit for reserving the facility based on a search result by the search processing unit;
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. The determination processing unit determines the date and time of the event from at least one or more candidate date and time that the user can attend based on the attendance information of the user selected as the event manager by the secretary selection processing unit To
The event management apparatus according to claim 9. The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The secretary selection processing unit, when the number of users who are candidates for the event secretary is larger than the number of secretaries to be selected, from among the users who are candidates for the event secretary based on the attendance information of the event Select a secretary,
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The secretary selection processing unit changes the number of secretaries to be selected according to the number of participants in the event calculated based on the attendance information.
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. The attendance date and time that is set by the event setting processing unit is presented to a plurality of users who are candidates for participation in the event, and attendance information for each of the users is acquired based on the operations of the respective users. A confirmation processing unit;
The acceptance processing unit accepts the application of the secretary candidate from each of the users when the attendance information of each of the users is acquired by the attendance confirmation processing unit.
The event management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. Set a date and time for an event with multiple participants,
Accepting an application for a secretary candidate by a candidate or recommendation to the secretary of the event after the event candidate date is set;
Selecting a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates;
Event management program for causing a processor to execute. Set a date and time for an event with multiple participants,
Accepting an application for a secretary candidate by a candidate or recommendation to the secretary of the event after the event candidate date is set;
Selecting a secretary for the event from the secretary candidates;
Event management method including

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