JP2021117605A - Server control method, server, and server control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a server control method for providing a user who wants to enter a shop that can provide a menu with information of the shop which can provide the menu, a server and a server control program.SOLUTION: In an information processing system, a server control method includes allowing a server to: receive a retrieve request including the designation of a menu of desiring a desired number, a desired time-of-day and an order from a user terminal through a communication interface; identify shop information which shows that the number of vacant seats at the desired time-of-day is equal to or more than the desired number included in the retrieval request and is stored in a memory in association with shops which can provide a menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the retrieval request; and transmit the identified shop information to the user terminal through the communication interface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to a server control method, a server, and a server control program that provide store information.

There is known an information server that accepts search requests specifying various attributes of restaurants and provides information on restaurants that meet the conditions.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes an information processing device that provides restaurant information in response to a search in which a place and a menu are specified as search conditions.

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The quantity that a restaurant can offer for one menu is finite. Therefore, even if the restaurant is entered with reference to the restaurant information provided by the information processing device exemplified in Patent Document 1, it may not be possible to place an order due to out of stock or the like depending on the menu. Therefore, in order to ensure that a user who desires a certain menu orders the menu at the store where the user entered the store, the user needs to individually confirm with the store.

Therefore, the present disclosure provides a server control method, a server, and a server control program capable of providing information on a store that can provide a menu to a user who wishes to enter a store that can provide the menu. The purpose is to provide.

The server control method according to the present invention is a server control method including a communication interface and a memory, and the memory has the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of a plurality of store information. Is stored, the server receives a search request including the desired number, the desired date and time, and the specification of the menu for which the order is desired from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the desired number of seats at the desired date and time is included in the search request. The store information stored in the memory is specified in association with the store that can provide the menu corresponding to the specification of the menu included in the search request, and the specified store information is transmitted via the communication interface. Includes sending to the user terminal.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the search request includes the desired order quantity of the menu, and the server specifies the desired order quantity of the menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request. It is preferable to specify the store information stored in the memory in relation to the above-mentioned stores.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the desired number is the number of people entering the store corresponding to the number of people who want to enter the store at the desired date and time, and the server determines the desired quantity of menu orders different from the number of people entering the store. It is preferable to accept the search request including.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, when the server receives a reservation request for entering a store at a desired date and time and ordering a menu of a desired quantity of orders based on the transmitted store information, the store It is preferable to change the available quantity stored in the memory in association with the desired quantity according to the desired quantity to be ordered.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the server has the quantity of the specific food material used for providing the first menu provided using the specific food material, and the first menu provided using the specific food material. The available quantity of the second menu stored in the memory when the reservation request requesting the order of the first menu is received is changed based on the ratio with the quantity of the specific ingredient used for providing the different second menu. Is preferable.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, it is preferable that the server changes the available quantity according to the order of the menu received in the store.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the memory stores the upper limit quantity of the menu that can be ordered at one time in association with each of the plurality of stores, and the server stores the desired order quantity included in the reservation request. If the maximum quantity is exceeded, it is preferable not to accept the reservation request.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the initial value of the available quantity for each time zone is stored in advance in the memory, and the server uses the provideable quantity corresponding to the time zone including the desired date and time. It is preferable to specify.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, it is preferable that the server stores in the memory the number of vacant seats and the number of vacant seats that can be provided from the store terminals corresponding to each of the plurality of stores via the communication interface.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the server provides a communication interface together with the store information by associating the specified store information with the specified store information in transmission and corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request. It is preferable to transmit to the user terminal via.

The server according to the present invention includes a communication interface capable of communicating with a user terminal, a memory for storing the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of a plurality of store information, and a processor. , The processor receives a search request including the desired number, the desired date and time, and the specification of the menu desired to be ordered from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request. In addition, the store information stored in the memory in association with the store capable of providing the menu corresponding to the specification of the menu included in the search request is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface.

The server control program according to the present invention is a server control program including a communication interface and a memory, and the memory has the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of a plurality of store information. Is stored, the server receives a search request including the desired number, the desired date and time, and the specification of the menu for which the order is desired from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the desired number of seats at the desired date and time is included in the search request. The store information stored in the memory in association with the store capable of providing the menu corresponding to the specification of the menu included in the search request is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface. ..

According to the present disclosure, the server can be controlled to provide information on a store that can provide a menu to a user who wants to enter a store that can provide the menu.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the operation outline of an information providing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of a server. It is a functional block diagram of a server processing part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of the user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of a terminal processing part. It is a figure which shows the example of the store information master. It is a figure which shows the example of the search screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the store information screen. It is an operation sequence diagram of an information providing system.

Hereinafter, the server control method, the server, and the server control program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the drawings or embodiments described below.

In the information providing system of the present disclosure, the server provides the user terminal with store information of a store that meets the conditions desired by the user. First, the server receives a search request from the user terminal including the desired number, the desired date and time, and the specification of the menu for which the order is desired. The server identifies the store information of the store where the number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request and can provide the specified menu, and transmits the store information to the user terminal. Thereby, the information providing system of the present disclosure can provide the information of the store that can provide the menu to the user who wants to enter the store that can provide the menu.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of operation of the information providing system 1.

The information providing system 1 includes a server 2, a user terminal 3, and a network 4. In the information providing system 1, the server 2 is connected to the user terminal 3 via the network 4.

The store information master 221 is stored in the memory of the server 2. The store information master 221 stores the number of vacant seats and the quantity of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of the plurality of store information.

The server 2 receives the search request from the user terminal 3. The search request includes the desired number (10 people), the desired date and time (19:00 on December 24), and the designation of the menu for which the order is desired (Nodoguro sashimi).

The server 2 refers to the store information master 221 and identifies a store in which the number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the received search request (in the example of FIG. 1, store A and store B). Further, the server 2 refers to the store information master 221 and specifies a store that can provide the menu specified in the received search request at the desired date and time (in the example of FIG. 1, the store A that can order one or more). Store B).

The server 2 transmits the store information of the specified store (store B in the example of FIG. 1) to the user terminal 3.

As described above, the information providing system 1 including the server 2 according to the present embodiment can provide the information of the store that can provide the menu to the user who wants to enter the store that can provide the menu. ..

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the server 2.

The server 2 connects to the user terminal 3 via the network 4, identifies the store information based on the search request received from the user terminal 3, and transmits the store information to the user terminal 3. Therefore, the server 2 includes a server communication unit 21, a server storage unit 22, and a server processing unit 23.

The server communication unit 21 is an example of a communication interface, and has a circuit for connecting the server 2 to the network 4. The server communication unit 21 supplies the data received from the user terminal 3 to the server processing unit 23. Further, the server communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 23 to the user terminal 3 and the like.

The network 4 is, for example, the Internet on which communication by TCP / IP (Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) is performed. The devices communicating by the network 4 are connected by wire or wirelessly. The wireless connection may be, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) connection such as IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11ac. The wireless connection may also be a wireless WAN (Wide Area Network) connection such as a 4G (4th Generation) line.

The server storage unit 22 is an example of a memory, and includes, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 22 stores driver programs, operating system programs, application programs, data, and the like used for processing by the server processing unit 23. The various programs may be installed in the server storage unit 22 from a computer-readable portable recording medium using a known setup program or the like. The computer-readable portable recording medium is, for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (DVD Read-Only Memory), or the like. Further, the server storage unit 22 stores the store information master 221 as data.

The server processing unit 23 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The server processing unit 23 controls the overall operation of the server 2 in an integrated manner, and is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The server processing unit 23 controls the operation of the server communication unit 21 and the like so that various processes of the server 2 are executed by appropriate means based on the program and the like stored in the server storage unit 22. The server processing unit 23 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the server storage unit 22. Further, the server processing unit 23 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the server processing unit 23.

The server processing unit 23 includes a search request receiving unit 231, a store information specifying unit 232, and a store information transmitting unit 233. Each of these units included in the server processing unit 23 is a functional module implemented by a program executed on the processor included in the server processing unit 23. Alternatively, each of these units included in the server processing unit 23 may be mounted on the server 2 as an independent integrated circuit, microprocessor, or firmware.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal 3.

The user terminal 3 connects to the server 2 via the network 4 and communicates with the server 2. The user terminal 3 accepts the search condition, transmits the search request including the search condition, and receives the store information corresponding to the search request in response to the input operation of the user. Therefore, the user terminal 3 includes a terminal communication unit 31, a terminal storage unit 32, a terminal operation unit 33, a terminal display unit 34, and a terminal processing unit 35.

In the present embodiment, a multifunctional mobile phone (so-called "smartphone") is assumed as the user terminal 3, but the embodiment is not limited to this. The user terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer (PC), a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable game machine, a portable music player, a tablet terminal, or a tablet PC. , It may be an information processing device such as a notebook PC.

The terminal communication unit 31 includes a communication interface circuit and connects the user terminal 3 to the network 4. The terminal communication unit 31 transmits the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 35 to the server 2 or the like via the network. Further, the terminal communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the server 2 or the like to the terminal processing unit 35 via the network.

The terminal storage unit 32 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The terminal storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the terminal processing unit 35. For example, the terminal storage unit 32 stores, as a driver program, an input device driver program that controls the terminal operation unit 33, an output device driver program that controls the terminal display unit 34, and the like. Further, the terminal storage unit 32 stores a screen display program or the like for displaying the search screen based on the received search screen information as the application program. Further, the terminal storage unit 32 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

The terminal operation unit 33 may be any device as long as the user terminal 3 can be operated, and is, for example, a touch panel arranged so as to be superimposed on the terminal display unit 34. The user can input characters, numbers, symbols, etc. using the terminal operation unit 33. When the terminal operation unit 33 is operated by the user, the terminal operation unit 33 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the terminal processing unit 35 as a user's instruction.

The terminal display unit 34 may be any device as long as it can display images, images, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The terminal display unit 34 displays a video corresponding to the video data supplied from the terminal processing unit 35, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

The terminal processing unit 35 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The terminal processing unit 35 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 3 in an integrated manner, and is, for example, a CPU. The terminal processing unit 35 displays the terminal communication unit 31 and the terminal so that various processes of the user terminal 3 are appropriately executed based on a program stored in the terminal storage unit 32, an operation on the terminal operation unit 33, and the like. It controls the operation of the unit 34 and the like. The terminal processing unit 35 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the terminal storage unit 32. Further, the terminal processing unit 35 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the terminal processing unit 35.

The terminal processing unit 35 includes at least a browsing execution unit 351. The browsing execution unit 351 is a functional module realized by a program executed by the processor included in the terminal processing unit 35. Alternatively, the browsing execution unit 351 may be mounted on the user terminal 3 as firmware.

The information providing system 1 of the present disclosure adopts the above-mentioned hardware configuration, and is a server that provides information on a store that can provide a menu to a user who wishes to enter a store that can provide the menu. To control. According to the information providing system 1 of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the amount of communication between the server 2 and the user terminal 3 and the processing time in the server 2 required to obtain desired store information, so that efficient information processing can be performed. It will be possible.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the store information master 221.

The store information master 221 is a master that stores the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of the plurality of store information. The store information master 221 is stored in the server storage unit 22.

The store information is information for identifying each store, and in the example of FIG. 3, it is a store name such as "store A", "store B", and "store C". The store information may be a unique store identifier different from the store name. The store identifier can be composed of characters such as letters, numbers, and symbols.

The number of vacant seats indicates the number of vacant seats in the store on a certain date and time, and corresponds to the number of people who can enter the store on that date and time. The number of vacant seats is calculated by subtracting the number of seats used by customers entering the store and the number of seats scheduled to be used by reserved customers from the number of seats in the store. Here, the number of seats used or the number of seats scheduled to be used is a number corresponding to the number of customers entering the store or reserved customers.

Further, the number of seats used or the number of seats scheduled to be used may be a number corresponding to the number of seats at the table used by the entrants or reserved customers. That is, when a group of 6 customers is using a table with 8 people, the number of seats used may be 8. By counting the number of seats in this way, it is possible to manage the number of vacant seats so that the seats are not shared at the table.

The number of vacant seats is updated according to the value input to the store terminal by the store manager received by the server 2 from the store terminal (not shown) connected to the network 4. The number of vacant seats is the number of seats in the store stored in advance for each store, the number of seats in use managed by the store terminal, and the predetermined date and time received from the reservation management server (not shown) connected to the network 4. It may be updated based on the number of seats reserved by the reserved guest in.

The available quantity of a menu indicates the available quantity of the menu at a certain date and time. The quantity that can be provided for the menu is obtained by subtracting the quantity that is planned to be provided to the reservation customer from the quantity that can be provided based on the inventory quantity of the ingredients of the menu. Further, as the initial value of the available quantity, a predetermined numerical value may be stored for each time zone.

The available quantity of the menu is updated according to the value received by the server 2 from the store terminal and input to the store terminal by the store manager. In addition, the quantity that can be provided in the menu may be updated based on the inventory quantity of the ingredients input to the store terminal and the quantity that is scheduled to be provided to the reservation customer at the predetermined date and time received from the reservation management server. Further, the available quantity of the menu may be changed according to the order of the menu accepted in the store. The server 2 receives information indicating the order of the menu received in the store from the order terminal used by the employee of the store to receive the menu or the store terminal that aggregates the information of the received order. Assuming that the ingredients are not replenished in the middle of the accepted business hours, if the menu order is accepted at a certain time, the server 2 will perform the time zone including that time and the time zone within the business hours thereafter. Change the available quantity to decrease.

When a plurality of menus can be cooked from specific ingredients, the store information master 221 stores the quantity of the specific ingredients themselves as well as the quantity of those menus that can be provided. In the store information master 221 shown in FIG. 3, it is shown that 20 plates of sashimi or 10 plates of shioyaki can be provided from, for example, 10 nodoguro, which are specific ingredients in stock at the store A at 18:00. ing.

The menu offered varies depending on the store. At a store that does not provide a certain menu (for example, a store C that does not provide nodoguro dishes), the quantity that can be provided in the store information master 221 is 0.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, an example of each display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 connected to the server 2 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a search screen.

In the search screen 341, the browsing execution unit 351 responds to a predetermined operation on the terminal operation unit 33 by the user of the user terminal 3 (for example, a tap on the application icon on the main menu screen displayed on the terminal display unit 34). This is a screen to be displayed on the display unit 34. The search screen 341 has a desired number input field 3411, a desired date input field 3412, a desired time input field 3413, a desired menu input field 3414, and a decision button 3415.

The desired number input field 3411 is a field for inputting the desired number of seats. The desired number may be the number of tables desired to be used or the number of people entering the store corresponding to the number of people wishing to enter the store. A drop-down list for selecting and inputting the desired number is displayed in the vicinity of the desired number input field 3411 in response to a predetermined operation (for example, tapping) on the drop-down icon at the right end of the desired number input field 3411. The user inputs the desired number in the desired number input field 3411 by selecting the desired number from the drop-down list. Further, the desired number input field 3411 may be configured so that a desired number can be directly input by a software keyboard or the like superimposed on the search screen 341.

The desired date input field 3412 and the desired time input field 3413 are fields for inputting the desired date and time of entering the store. The desired date input field 3412 and the desired time input field 3413 are configured so that the desired date and time can be selected and input from the drop-down list, similarly to the desired number input field 3411. Further, the desired date input field 3412 and the desired time input field 3413 may be configured so that the desired date and time can be directly input, similarly to the desired number input field 3411.

The search screen 341 does not have to have the desired date input field 3412. In this case, the browsing execution unit 351 makes a search request with the day to which the time when the search request is transmitted belongs as the desired date.

The desired menu input field 3414 is a field for inputting a menu for which an order is desired. Like the desired number input field 3411, the desired menu input field 3414 is configured so that the desired menu can be selected and input from the drop-down list. The drop-down list of the desired menu is generated by acquiring the name of the menu included in the store information master stored in the server storage unit 22 via the network 4. Further, the desired menu input field 3414 may be configured so that the desired menu can be directly input, similarly to the desired number input field 3411.

When the desired menu is directly input, the server 2 stores in the server storage unit 22 a menu name table that associates the menu name that is expected to be directly input by the user with the menu name stored in the store information master. It is preferable to do so. The store information specifying unit 232 can appropriately execute the process by converting the menu name included in the received search request into the menu name stored in the store information master by using the menu name table.

The decision button 3415 is a button for confirming the search condition displayed on the search screen 341. When the terminal operation unit 33 accepts a user's predetermined operation (tap or the like) for the decision button 3415, the browsing execution unit 351 transmits a search request to the server 2 via the terminal communication unit 31. The search request includes the desired number entered in the desired number input field 3411, the desired date and time entered in the desired date input field 3412 and the desired time input field 3413, and the designation of the menu entered in the desired menu input field 3414.

Further, the search screen may have a desired menu condition field (not shown) as a field for designating the desired menu. The desired menu condition field is a field for inputting desired menu conditions that the desired menu should satisfy. The desired menu conditions are, for example, the ingredients used in the menu (such as "Nodoguro" for "Nodoguro sashimi"), the name of the area where the menu is a specialty (such as "Yamanashi Prefecture" for "Hoto"), and special sale targets. And so on.

In such a search screen, when the terminal operation unit 33 accepts the user's predetermined operation for the enter button 3415, the browsing execution unit 351 sends a search request including the desired menu condition to the server 2 via the terminal communication unit 31. Send.

In such a search screen, the desired menu condition entered in the desired menu condition field responds to a predetermined operation such as interruption of input for a predetermined time or operation of a desired menu list display button (not shown), and the network 4 It may be set to be transmitted to the server 2 via. In this case, the server 2 identifies a menu that matches the received desired menu condition, and transmits the menu to the user terminal 3 via the network 4. The user terminal 3 displays the received menu in the desired menu input field 3414 of the search screen 341 so as to be selectable. By processing in this way, the user can easily select the desired menu from the menus that match the desired menu conditions.

The specification of the desired menu and the specification of the desired menu conditions are examples of the specification of the menu for which an order is desired.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a store information screen.

The store information screen 342 is a screen that the browsing execution unit 351 displays on the terminal display unit 34 based on the store information received from the server 2. The store information screen 342 has a store information display area 3421 and a store information display area 3422.

In the store information display area 3421, information based on the store information corresponding to the store A is displayed. The information based on the store information is information indicating the attributes of the store, which is stored in the server storage unit 22 in association with the store information, and is, for example, the genre of the store, the nearest station, the estimated budget, and the like. When the store information is a store identifier different from the store name, the store information may not be displayed in the store information display area 3421, and the store name may be displayed as information indicating the attributes of the store. When the user of the user terminal 3 performs a predetermined operation such as tapping on the image displayed in the store information display area 3421 or the store name area, a request signal requesting detailed information about the store A is sent to the server 2 via the network 4. Will be sent to. Then, the browsing execution unit 351 receives detailed information about the store A from the server 2 via the network 4 and displays it on the terminal display unit 34.

Further, the store information display area 3421 includes a reservation button 3421a. When the user of the user terminal 3 performs a predetermined operation such as tapping the reservation button 3421a, the browsing execution unit 351 sends a reservation request signal requesting a reservation according to the search conditions included in the search request via the network 4. And send it to the reservation management server.

In the store information display area 3421, information regarding the menu provided by the store may be further displayed in response to the designation of the menu desired to be ordered.

Since the store information display area 3422 is the same as the store information display area 3421 except that the display target is the store information corresponding to the store B, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram of the information providing system 1.

The browsing execution unit 351 of the user terminal 3 displays the search screen 341 on the terminal display unit 34 in response to the user's predetermined operation on the terminal operation unit 33 (step S1).

The browsing execution unit 351 accepts the input of the search condition by the user via the terminal operation unit 33 (step S2). Then, the browsing execution unit 351 transmits a search request to the server 2 in response to the acceptance of the operation for the decision button 3415 on the search screen 341 (step S3).

When the search request receiving unit 231 of the server 2 receives the search request via the server communication unit 21, the store information specifying unit 232 specifies the store information by referring to the store information master 221 stored in the server storage unit 22. (Step S4). The specified store information is store information stored in association with a store in which the number of vacant seats at the desired date and time included in the search request is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request. Further, the specified store information is store information stored in association with a store that can provide the menu specified in the search request at a desired date and time included in the search request. Here, the menu specified in the search request is a desired menu specified in the search request or a menu that matches the desired menu condition specified in the search request. The server 2 identifies a menu that matches the specified desired menu condition by referring to a menu condition database (not shown) that associates the desired menu condition with the menu stored in the server storage unit 22. A store that can provide a menu is, for example, a store in which the quantity of menus that can be provided is not zero.

Subsequently, the store information transmission unit 233 of the server 2 transmits the specified store information to the user terminal 3 via the server communication unit 21 (step S5).

The browsing execution unit 351 of the user terminal 3 displays the store information screen 342 on the terminal display unit 34 based on the specified store information received via the terminal communication unit 31 (step S6).

As described in detail above, the information providing system 1 provides information on a store that can provide a menu to a user who wishes to enter a store that can provide the menu.

An information providing system that is a modification of this embodiment can also be implemented.

For example, in a modification of the information providing system, the search screen 341 has a menu order desired quantity input field, and the search request transmitted by the user terminal 3 includes the menu order desired quantity. In this case, the store information specifying unit 232 specifies the store information by using the predetermined quantity as the desired order quantity included in the search request. The desired order quantity included in the search request received by the search request receiving unit 231 may be a number different from the number of people entering the store designated as the desired number.

Further, in another modification of the information providing system, the server 2 may further have a reservation management unit that manages store reservations. In this case, when the reservation button 3421a is operated on the store information screen 342, the browsing execution unit 351 transmits a reservation request signal requesting a reservation according to the search conditions included in the search request to the server 2. The server 2 accepts a reservation based on the received reservation request signal, and changes the available quantity at the desired time of the store information master 221 according to the desired order quantity included in the reservation request signal.

When the menu specified by the reservation request signal is a menu provided using the specific ingredients, the server 2 may also change the available quantity of other menus provided using the specific ingredients. Specifically, the server storage unit 22 has the quantity of the specific food material used for providing the first menu and the specific food material used for providing the second menu different from the first menu, which is provided using the specific food material. The ratio with the quantity of is stored in advance. When the server 2 receives the reservation request signal including the order of the first menu, the server 2 receives the reservation request requesting the order of the first menu based on the ratio of the quantity of the specific ingredient between the first menu and the second menu. If this is the case, the quantity that can be provided in the second menu is changed.

For example, in the example of FIG. 3, 0.5 unit of sashimi of a specific ingredient is used for sashimi of a specific ingredient, and 1 unit of a throat of a specific ingredient is used for grilled seaperch. That is, the ratio of the quantity of specific ingredients to the sashimi of Nodoguro and the grilled salt of Nodoguro is 1: 2. If store A accepts a reservation request to order one dish of salt-grilled seaperch at 19:00, the quantity of salt-grilled seaperch that can be served at 19:00 at store A is reduced by 1 and changed to 1. Then, the available quantity of Nodoguro sashimi at 19:00 in store A is reduced by 2 and changed to 2 based on the ratio of the quantity of the specific ingredients.

Further, in another modification of the information providing system, the maximum quantity of menus that can be ordered at one time may be stored. The upper limit quantity is stored in advance in the server storage unit 22. The server 2 does not accept the order when the desired order quantity included in the reservation request exceeds the upper limit quantity.

Further, in another modification of the information providing system, the desired date and time may include the scheduled closing date and time. In this case, reserved customers are scheduled to enter the store between the entrance time and the exit time (banquet time zone), and the number of vacant seats is excluded from the specified stores. It is possible to provide more appropriate store information.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made to this without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 Information providing system 2 Server 231 Search request receiving unit 232 Store information specifying unit 233 Store information transmitting unit 3 User terminal 4 Network

Claims (12)

A method of controlling a server that has a communication interface and memory.
In the memory, the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time are stored in association with each of the plurality of store information.
The server
A search request including the desired number, the desired date and time, and the specification of the menu for which the order is desired is received from the user terminal via the communication interface.
The number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request, and is stored in the memory in association with a store capable of providing a menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request. Identify store information,
The identified store information is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface.
How to control the server, including that. The search request includes the desired quantity of the menu.
The server
In the identification, the store information stored in the memory is specified in association with the store in which the available quantity of the menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request is equal to or greater than the desired order quantity.
The server control method according to claim 1. The desired number is the number of people entering the store corresponding to the number of people wishing to enter the store on the desired date and time.
The server
Accepts the search request including the desired order quantity of the menu, which is different from the number of people entering the store.
The server control method according to claim 2. The server
When a reservation request for entering the store at the desired date and time and ordering the menu for the desired order quantity is received based on the transmitted store information.
The available quantity stored in the memory in association with the store is changed according to the desired order quantity.
The server control method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the method includes the above. The server
The quantity of the specific ingredient used to provide the first menu provided using the specific ingredient and the specific ingredient used to provide the second menu different from the first menu provided using the specific ingredient. The available quantity of the second menu stored in the memory when the reservation request requesting the order of the first menu is received is changed based on the ratio with the quantity of the first menu.
The server control method according to claim 4, wherein the server control method includes the above. The method for controlling a server according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the server changes the available quantity according to an order for the menu received in the store. In the memory, the maximum quantity of the menu that can be ordered at one time is stored in association with each of the plurality of stores.
When the desired order quantity included in the reservation request exceeds the upper limit quantity, the server does not accept the reservation request.
The server control method according to any one of claims 4-6, including the above. The initial value of the available quantity is stored in advance in the memory for each time zone.
The server makes the identification using the available quantity corresponding to the time zone including the desired date and time.
The server control method according to any one of claims 1-7, including the above. The server
The number of vacant seats and the number of available seats acquired from the store terminals corresponding to each of the plurality of stores via the communication interface are stored in the memory.
The server control method according to any one of claims 1-8. In the transmission, the server
A menu associated with the specified store information and corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface together with the store information.
The server control method according to any one of claims 1-9. A communication interface that can communicate with the user terminal,
A memory that stores the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time in association with each of the multiple store information,
With a processor,
The processor
A search request including a desired number, a desired date and time, and a specification of a menu for which an order is desired is received from the user terminal via the communication interface.
The number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request, and is stored in the memory in association with a store capable of providing a menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request. The store information is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface.
A server that is configured to A server control program that has a communication interface and memory that can communicate with a user terminal.
In the memory, the number of vacant seats and the number of menus that can be provided for each date and time are stored in association with each of the plurality of store information.
To the server
A search request including a desired number, a desired date and time, and a specification of a menu for which an order is desired is received from the user terminal via the communication interface.
The number of vacant seats at the desired date and time is equal to or greater than the desired number included in the search request, and is stored in the memory in association with a store capable of providing a menu corresponding to the designation of the menu included in the search request. The store information is transmitted to the user terminal via the communication interface.
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