JP2023114865A - Information processing device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of more flexibly responding to a request of a user who desires to sell articles.SOLUTION: An information processing device provides a user with shelf information including information regarding installation positions of a plurality of display shelves each having a plurality of sections for displaying articles, and information regarding a usage state of each section of each of the display shelves. The information processing device acquires information regarding a first display shelf and a first section selected by the user on the basis of the shelf information, and reservation information including information regarding a first usage period for which the user desires to use the first section of the first display shelf. The information processing device establishes lending reservation of the first section of the first display shelf on the basis of the reservation information for the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to technology for providing a product sales place to users who wish to sell products.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique related to a product sales system. In the product sales system described in Patent Literature 1, a product display space provided in an antenna shop or the like is rented out on a shelf-by-shelf basis. Also, in the merchandise sales system, the POS device obtains information that associates information regarding the purchase and sale of the displayed merchandise with the merchandise identification information and the rental identification information of the shelf on which the merchandise is displayed. The shelf rental identification information is information that associates information identifying the shelf to be rented with information identifying the lending destination (borrower).

WO2017/203573

As in the product sales system described in Patent Literature 1, there is known a product sales form in which a product display space provided in a physical store is rented out to a user who wishes to sell products on a shelf-by-shelf basis. In such a product sales form, it is common for users to rent a certain product display space in a specific store for a relatively long period of time.

However, the sales locations or sales volumes of products desired by users are not necessarily constant. For example, the user may wish to change the place where the product is sold depending on the time of year. In addition, the amount of products that the user wishes to sell may vary depending on the amount of production or the amount of harvest of the products. Conventional merchandise sales systems have room for improvement in order to flexibly respond to such requests of users who wish to sell merchandise.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and aims to provide a technology that can more flexibly respond to requests from users who wish to sell products. do.

An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes:
providing a user with shelf information including information about the location of each of a plurality of shelves, each having multiple compartments for displaying merchandise, and information about the utilization status of each compartment on each shelf;
Information about a first display shelf and a first section that the user desires to use for merchandise sales, selected based on the shelf information, and information about the first section of the first display shelf that the user selects based on the shelf information. obtaining reservation information including information about a first period of use for which the user wishes to use the
making a reservation for lending the first section of the first display shelf to the user based on the reservation information;
A control unit for executing

An information processing method according to a second aspect of the present disclosure includes:
A computer-implemented information processing method comprising:
providing a user with shelf information including information about the location of each of a plurality of shelves, each having multiple compartments for displaying merchandise, and information about the reservation status of each compartment on each shelf;
Information about a first display shelf and a first section that the user desires to use for merchandise sales, selected based on the shelf information, and information about the first section of the first display shelf that the user selects based on the shelf information. obtaining reservation information including information about a first period of use for which the user wishes to use the
making a reservation for lending the first section of the first display shelf to the user based on the reservation information;
including.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to respond more flexibly to requests from users who wish to sell products.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a shared refrigerator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of installation locations of a plurality of refrigerators on a map. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the functional configuration of a management server; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information database. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of reservation information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of reservation processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a shared refrigerator system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of reservation information according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of image information displayed on the purchaser terminal during the first usage period according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a table configuration of reservation information according to a modification of the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a search image displayed on the purchaser terminal according to the modified example of the second embodiment.

An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is a device that executes information processing for lending a plurality of display shelves installed in various places to a user who wishes to sell merchandise. Here, each display shelf has a plurality of compartments for displaying merchandise. The user then reserves a display shelf and a section on the display shelf to be used for selling the product. In addition, the display shelf may have at least one function of a refrigerating function and a freezing function. Also, the merchandise sold on the display shelf may be food.

The information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit provides the shelf information to the user. Here, the shelf information includes information about the installation location of each display shelf and information about the usage status of each section in each display shelf. A user who has been provided with the shelf information can grasp the installation location of the display shelf that can be reserved by him/herself. In addition, the user can also grasp the section that can be reserved in the display shelf that can be reserved by himself/herself. Based on the shelf information, the user then selects the display shelf and section that the user wishes to use for merchandise sales.

At this time, in the information processing device, the control unit acquires the reservation information. Here, the reservation information includes information about the first display shelf and the first section, which are the display shelf and section selected by the user based on the shelf information. Further, the reservation information also includes information about a first use period during which the user wishes to use the first section of the first shelf. Then, in the information processing device, the control unit makes a reservation for lending the first section of the first display shelf to the user based on the reservation information.

According to the present disclosure, when a user borrows a display shelf to be used for selling products, the user can select the display shelf to be borrowed from a plurality of display shelves installed in various places. This allows the user to select the location where the product is sold. In addition, the user can determine the number (or size) of the display shelf sections to be rented and the period for which the display shelf sections are to be rented, depending on the amount of merchandise that the user wishes to sell. Therefore, it is possible to lend the display shelf used for selling products to the user in a form that more flexibly responds to the request of the user who wishes to sell the product.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described based on the drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the dimensions, materials, shapes, and relative positions of components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present disclosure.

<First embodiment>
(Outline of the system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a shared refrigerator system according to this embodiment. The refrigerator share system 1 is a system for sharing one or a plurality of compartments in a refrigerator for displaying merchandise to users who wish to sell merchandise. In this embodiment, the product is food. Also, the user is, for example, a producer of goods.

In the refrigerator share system 1, a plurality of refrigerators 30 are installed in advance at various locations. Each refrigerator 30 is installed on the assumption that it will be used by a plurality of users, not by a specific owner. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of installation locations of a plurality of refrigerators 30 on a map. In FIG. 2 , refrigerators 30 are installed in facilities A, B, and C, respectively. Examples of facilities in which the refrigerator 30 is installed include public facilities such as a city hall, stores, shopping malls, and the like. Refrigerator 30 also functions as a display shelf for displaying merchandise, which has a refrigeration function. The refrigerator 30 has a plurality of compartments 31, and commodities can be displayed in each compartment 31. - 特許庁

The shared refrigerator system 1 includes a management server 100 and user terminals 200 . In refrigerator share system 1, management server 100 and user terminal 200 are interconnected by network N1. As the network N1, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network), which is a worldwide public communication network such as the Internet, or a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone, may be employed.

The management server 100 is a server device that manages the plurality of refrigerators 30 . The management server 100 includes a computer having a processor 101 , a main storage unit 102 , an auxiliary storage unit 103 and a communication interface (communication I/F) 104 . Here, the processor 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The main storage unit 102 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The auxiliary storage unit 103 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or a flash memory. Also, the auxiliary storage unit 103 may include a removable medium (portable recording medium). Here, the removable medium is, for example, a USB memory, an SD card, or a disk recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk. The communication I/F 104 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board or a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication.

The auxiliary storage unit 103 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various information tables, and the like. Then, the processor 101 loads the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 103 into the main storage unit 102 and executes it, thereby performing processing necessary for renting out the compartment 31 of the refrigerator 30 to the user, as will be described later. is realized. However, some or all of the functions of the management server 100 may be realized by hardware circuits such as ASIC and FPGA. Note that the management server 100 does not necessarily have to be realized by a single physical configuration, and may be configured by a plurality of computers that cooperate with each other. Note that, in the present embodiment, the management server 100 corresponds to the “information processing device” according to the present disclosure.

A user terminal 200 is a terminal used by a user who wishes to sell merchandise. As the user terminal 200, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a mobile computer, a personal computer, or a wearable computer can be exemplified.

The user selects the refrigerator 30 that the user desires to use to sell his/her merchandise from among the plurality of refrigerators 30 . Additionally, the user also selects the compartment 31 that the user wishes to use for displaying merchandise in the selected refrigerator 30 . When the purchaser purchases the product displayed by the user in the section 31 of the selected refrigerator 30, the product is bought and sold.

It should be noted that a system for unmanned settlement may be introduced for buying and selling the products displayed in each refrigerator 30 . In an unmanned payment system, for example, a purchaser who wishes to purchase a product displayed in a specific compartment 31 of a specific refrigerator 30 performs payment processing for purchasing the product at his own terminal (purchaser terminal). you can go After the settlement process is completed, the key information for unlocking the door of the specific compartment 31 in the specific refrigerator 30 may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal. Thereby, the purchaser can unlock the door of the specific section 31 by using the purchaser terminal and take out the products displayed in the specific section 31 . The management server 100 may manage key information in such an unmanned payment system.

In the refrigerator share system 1, the management server 100 informs users who wish to sell products using one of the plurality of refrigerators 30, the usage status of each refrigerator 30 (the availability status of each section 31). ). Further, management server 100 accepts reservations for use of refrigerator 30 and compartment 31 selected by the user.

(Functional configuration)
Next, the functional configuration of the management server 100 will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the functional configuration of the management server 100 according to this embodiment. The management server 100 has a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, and a refrigerator information database (refrigerator information DB) 130 as functional units. The communication unit 110 has a function of connecting the management server 100 to the network N1. Communication unit 110 can be realized by communication I/F 104 .

The control unit 120 has a function of performing arithmetic processing for controlling the management server 100 . The controller 120 can be implemented by the processor 101 . Control unit 120 uses communication unit 110 to receive a request for provision of information on the usage status of each refrigerator 30 (hereinafter also referred to as “information provision request”) transmitted from user terminal 200. I do. In addition, the control unit 120 accepts reservations for the refrigerator 30 and the compartments 31 by the user, and executes reservation processing for establishing the reservations. Details of the reservation process executed by the control unit 120 will be described later.

A refrigerator information DB 130 is constructed in the auxiliary storage unit 103 . The refrigerator information DB 130 is a database in which refrigerator information about a plurality of refrigerators 30 under the management of the management server 100 is stored. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a table configuration of refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the refrigerator information has a refrigerator ID field, an installation location field, a partition field, and a usage status field.

A refrigerator ID, which is identification information for specifying the refrigerator 30, is entered in the refrigerator ID field. Information indicating the installation location of each refrigerator 30 is entered in the installation location field. The information indicating the installation location of the refrigerator 30 may be, for example, the name of the facility where the refrigerator 30 is installed. The refrigerator information illustrated in FIG. 4 indicates that the refrigerator 30 with the refrigerator ID “R001” is installed in “facility A”. Identification information for specifying each of the plurality of compartments 31 of each refrigerator 30 is entered in the compartment field.

Information indicating the usage status of each compartment 31 in each refrigerator 30 is entered in the usage status field. The information indicating the usage status of the section 31 may be information indicating the usage schedule of the section 31 . For example, for a section 31 that is currently being used by a certain user (a product of a certain user is being displayed), information indicating that the section 31 is being used, and information about the period of use of the section 31 by a certain user may be entered in the usage field. In addition, for a section 31 reserved by a certain user, information indicating that the section 31 is being reserved and information about the period of use of the section 31 reserved by a certain user are entered in the usage field. may That is, the information indicating the usage status of the section 31 entered in the usage status field includes information indicating the usage status and/or reservation status of the section 31 .

Also, the control unit 120 of the management server 100 includes a provision unit 1201 , an acquisition unit 1202 and a reservation unit 1203 . In the management server 100, when the information provision request transmitted from the user terminal 200 is received, the provision unit 1201 performs processing for providing refrigerator information to the user. Specifically, the providing unit 1201 acquires refrigerator information from the refrigerator information DB 130 and transmits the acquired refrigerator information to the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 110 . At this time, if a specific refrigerator 30 is specified in the information provision request transmitted from the user terminal 200, the provision unit 1201 extracts refrigerator information about the specified refrigerator 30 from the refrigerator information DB 130, You may transmit to the user terminal 200. FIG.

When the refrigerator information is received at the user terminal 200, the user selects the refrigerator 30 and compartment 31 that the user desires to use for merchandise sales based on the refrigerator information. At this time, the user selects the refrigerator 30 and compartment 31 that are available at the time when the user wishes to sell the product. Whether or not a certain refrigerator 30 can be used at a certain time can be determined based on the usage status of the section 31 entered in the usage status field of the refrigerator information. The refrigerator 30 selected by the user is hereinafter referred to as the first refrigerator. Moreover, let the division 31 which the user selected be the 1st division. A period during which the user desires to use the first compartment of the first refrigerator is defined as a first usage period. Note that the user may select a plurality of first refrigerators. Also, the user may select a plurality of first compartments in one first refrigerator.

When the user selects the first refrigerator and the first section on user terminal 200 , reservation information is transmitted from user terminal 200 to management server 100 . FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of reservation information transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the management server 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the reservation information according to this embodiment has a user ID field, a refrigerator field, a partition field, and a usage period field.

A user ID, which is identification information for specifying a user, is entered in the user ID field. A refrigerator ID indicating the first refrigerator selected by the user is entered in the refrigerator field. Identification information indicating the first compartment in the first refrigerator selected by the user is entered in the compartment field. Information indicating the first usage period set by the user is entered in the usage period field.

Then, in the management server 100 , the acquisition section 1202 in the control section 120 receives the reservation information transmitted from the user terminal 200 using the communication section 110 . Thereby, the acquiring unit 1202 acquires the reservation information. Then, in the control unit 120 , the reservation unit 1203 establishes a rental reservation for the first section of the first refrigerator to the user based on the reservation information acquired by the acquisition unit 1202 .

(Reservation process flow)
Next, a flow of reservation processing executed in the management server 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of reservation processing. This flow is executed by the control unit 120 when an information provision request is received from the user terminal 200 .

In this flow, first, refrigerator information acquired from the refrigerator information DB 130 is transmitted to the user terminal 200 in S101. The processing of S<b>101 is executed by the providing unit 1201 . Next, in S102, the reservation information transmitted from the user terminal 200 is received. The processing of S102 is executed by the acquisition unit 1202 . Next, in S103, a process of establishing a rental reservation to the user for the first section of the first refrigerator is executed based on the reservation information received in S102. The processing of S103 is executed by the reservation unit 1203. FIG. Next, in S104, processing for updating the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 is executed based on the rental reservation established in S103.

According to the shared refrigerator system 1 according to the present embodiment, when a user rents a refrigerator 30 to be used for selling products, the user selects the refrigerator 30 to be borrowed from a plurality of refrigerators 30 installed in various places. can be selected. This allows the user to select the location where the product is sold. In addition, the user can decide the number (or size) of the compartments 31 of the refrigerator 30 to be rented and the period for which the compartments 31 of the refrigerator 30 are to be rented, depending on the amount of products that the user wishes to sell. Therefore, it is possible to respond more flexibly to requests from users who wish to sell products.

For example, surplus food may occur because the amount of food produced or harvested to become a product is greater than the amount required by the user for self-consumption or for sale at a given store. . In addition, the user may want to sell the food as soon as possible because the expiration date or expiration date of the food stored by the user is approaching. In such a situation, the shared refrigerator system 1 according to the present embodiment can flexibly deal with the sale of surplus food or food whose best-before date or expiry date is approaching. Therefore, it can contribute to the reduction of food loss.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a shared refrigerator system according to this embodiment. In the shared refrigerator system 1 according to this embodiment, in addition to the management server 100 and the user terminal 200, the purchaser terminal 300 is interconnected by the network N1. Purchaser terminal 300 is a terminal used by a purchaser who wishes to purchase a product sold in refrigerator 30 . Similar to the user terminal 200, the purchaser terminal 300 may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, a mobile computer, a personal computer, or a wearable computer.

Here, the product sold by the user using the first compartment of the first refrigerator is referred to as the first product. In this embodiment, when the user reserves the first compartment of the first refrigerator, the user terminal 200 transmits product information about the first product to the management server 100 . FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of reservation information transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the management server 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the reservation information according to this embodiment has a product field in addition to a user ID field, a refrigerator field, a partition field, and a period of use field. Product information about the first product is entered in this product field. The product information is, for example, information indicating the type of product. The reservation information illustrated in FIG. 8 indicates that the type of the first product is "cabbage".

Also in this embodiment, the management server 100 executes reservation processing similar to that of the first embodiment. In other words, in the management server 100, the control unit 120 establishes a rental reservation to the user for the first section of the first refrigerator based on the reservation information. Furthermore, the control unit 120 updates the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 based on the established rental reservation. At this time, in this embodiment, product information about the first product included in the reservation information is also stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 as refrigerator information.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 includes product information about products that are being sold or scheduled to be sold in each section 31 of each refrigerator 30 . Based on the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130, the control unit 120 discloses on the network N1 that the first product is sold in the first refrigerator during the first usage period.

As a result, it is possible to display information indicating products on sale in each refrigerator 30 on the purchaser terminal 300 . FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of image information displayed on purchaser terminal 300 during the first usage period. In FIG. 9, it is shown on the map that the first food (cabbage) is sold in the first refrigerator installed in the facility A.

Therefore, according to the refrigerator sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the purchaser using the purchaser terminal 300 can grasp the products on sale in each refrigerator 30 .

(Modification)
Next, a modified example of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. In this modification, the product information transmitted from user terminal 200 to management server 100 when the user reserves the first compartment of the first refrigerator includes a message regarding the state of the first product.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of table configuration of reservation information transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the management server 100 according to this modification. As shown in FIG. 10, the reservation information according to this modification has a message field in addition to a user ID field, a refrigerator field, a partition field, a period of use field, and a product field. A message regarding the status of the first product is entered in this message field.

The message regarding the state of the first product is a message that the user selects according to the state of the first product when the user reserves the first compartment of the first refrigerator. For example, if the first item is food in surplus, the message "I have surplus" may be selected as the message regarding the status of the first item. In addition, if the first product is food that the user wants to sell as soon as possible because the expiration date or expiration date is approaching, the message regarding the state of the first product is "I want you to save me now." A message may be selected. Also, the message regarding the state of the first product may be another message indicating that the sale of the first product is intended to reduce food loss related to the food serving as the first product.

In this modified example, when updating the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 based on the rental reservation, the control unit 120 updates the refrigerator information with the message regarding the state of the first product included in the reservation information. , and stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 . Therefore, in this modified example, the refrigerator information stored in the refrigerator information DB 130 includes messages regarding the status of the products being sold or scheduled to be sold in each compartment 31 of each refrigerator 30 .

Furthermore, in this modification, the control unit 120 publishes on the network search images that enable searching for products sold in each of the plurality of refrigerators 30 . This enables the purchaser terminal 300 to display a search image in order to search for products on sale in each refrigerator 30 .

This search image includes search conditions. The search condition includes, for example, the product type. In addition, the search condition also includes a message regarding the status of the product. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a search image displayed on the purchaser terminal 300. As shown in FIG. In the search image shown in FIG. 11, as search conditions, there are a plurality of messages (for example, the above-mentioned message "I have extra" and "I want you to save me now") regarding the condition of the product. Enumerated. On this search image, the purchaser can select a message as a search condition.

According to this modification, the purchaser can search for a product to consider purchasing based on the message regarding the status of the product on the purchaser terminal 300 . Therefore, the purchaser can select the product to purchase based on the condition of the product. As a result, it is possible to increase the degree of interest of purchasers in reducing food loss. Therefore, according to this modification, the degree of contribution of the shared refrigerator system 1 to food loss reduction can be further improved.

In each of the embodiments described above, the refrigerator 30 corresponds to the "display shelf" according to the present disclosure. Note that the refrigerator 30 may have a freezing function in addition to the refrigerating function. Also, the refrigerator 30 may be a freezer. Also, the "display shelf" according to the present disclosure is not limited to those having a refrigerating function and/or a freezing function. Also, the “product” according to the present disclosure does not necessarily have to be food. However, as described above, applying the present disclosure to a sharing system of "display racks" such as refrigerators or freezers for food sales is particularly beneficial from the viewpoint of food loss reduction.

<Other embodiments>
The above embodiment is merely an example, and the present disclosure can be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Also, the processes and means described in the present disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as there is no technical contradiction.

Also, the processing described as being performed by one device may be shared and performed by a plurality of devices. Alternatively, processes described as being performed by different devices may be performed by one device. In a computer system, it is possible to flexibly change the hardware configuration (server configuration) to implement each function.

The present disclosure can also be implemented by supplying a computer program implementing the functions described in the above embodiments to a computer, and reading and executing the program by one or more processors of the computer. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium is any type of disk such as, for example, a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk drive (HDD), etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD disk, Blu-ray disk, etc.), It includes any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions, such as read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic card, flash memory, or optical card.

Reference Signs List 1 refrigerator sharing system 30 refrigerator 31 section 100 management server 110 communication unit 120 control unit 130 refrigerator information database 200 user terminal 300 purchaser terminal

Claims (6)

providing a user with shelf information including information about the location of each of a plurality of shelves, each having multiple compartments for displaying merchandise, and information about the utilization status of each compartment on each shelf;
Information about a first display shelf and a first section that the user desires to use for merchandise sales, selected based on the shelf information, and information about the first section of the first display shelf that the user selects based on the shelf information. obtaining reservation information including information about a first period of use for which the user wishes to use the
making a reservation for lending the first section of the first display shelf to the user based on the reservation information;
An information processing apparatus comprising a control unit that executes the plurality of display shelves have at least one function of a refrigerating function and a freezing function;
The product sold on the plurality of display shelves is food,
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The reservation information includes product information about a first product sold by the user using the first section of the first display shelf,
The control unit further publishes on the network that the first product is sold on the first display shelf during the first usage period.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The product sold on the plurality of display shelves is food,
the product information includes a message regarding the condition of the first product;
The control unit enables a search for the first product on the network based on the message.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. The control unit further publishes on the network a search image that enables searching for products sold on each of the plurality of display shelves,
A message regarding the condition of the product is included as a search condition in the search image,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. A computer-implemented information processing method comprising:
providing a user with shelf information including information about the location of each of a plurality of shelves, each having multiple compartments for displaying merchandise, and information about the reservation status of each compartment on each shelf;
Information about a first display shelf and a first section that the user desires to use for merchandise sales, selected based on the shelf information, and information about the first section of the first display shelf that the user selects based on the shelf information. obtaining reservation information including information about a first period of use for which the user wishes to use the
making a reservation for lending the first section of the first display shelf to the user based on the reservation information;
Information processing methods, including

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