JP5811799B2 - Information processing apparatus and schedule management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling schedule management.

  In recent years, information terminals such as smart phones have become widespread. This information terminal is excellent in portability and can provide an advanced information processing function via data communication. Therefore, for example, a user can carry an information terminal and can transmit and receive various desired information in an environment where communication is possible such as during movement or a movement destination. Information processed in this way includes schedule information and the like, and a schedule management system that can be used from an information terminal is known.

  Therefore, the following techniques have been proposed for such a schedule management system. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for adjusting a schedule in consideration of travel time. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for determining a schedule for collecting schedules for each individual and maximizing the number of participants in the event. Patent Document 3 discloses a technique for adjusting an event schedule based on the importance of an event, the necessity of participation of each participant, and availability information.

  However, the conventional schedule management does not propose an optimal schedule to the user.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 optimizes an individual's schedule, and does not perform adjustment in consideration of, for example, a case where another person who is a participant in the same schedule changes a registration schedule. Absent. On the other hand, the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3 optimize the event schedule / number of participations and not the individual schedule. In other words, conventional schedule management flexibly responds to changes in event schedules and participation schedules, and does not mutually optimize events and schedules. In addition, the user is interested in a specific schedule in which a change in a schedule of an event with which the user is involved or a change in a schedule of participation in the event (the event is registered by the organizer / participant as a user) is reflected.

  Therefore, in the schedule management, it is desirable that the schedules of related parties are optimized in accordance with the change of the event schedule and participation schedule.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a schedule management program that can propose an optimal schedule to a user.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus connected to an information terminal for performing a schedule editing operation and / or browsing the schedule via a predetermined data transmission path. Editing means for accepting a change in the event schedule and / or participation schedule, and detecting the event schedule and / or change in the event participation event information of the changed event and participating in the event An adjustment unit that accesses a predetermined storage area that holds schedule information of a user's schedule and adjusts the event information and the schedule information of all users participating in the event according to a predetermined condition; Information providing means for transmitting schedule information adjusted by the means to the information terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information processing apparatus and schedule management program which propose an optimal schedule with respect to a user can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the schedule management system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the schedule management which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of data of the event information which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of data of the participating information which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of data of the schedule information which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example 1 of the adjustment process procedure of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the adjustment process procedure example (2) of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example (the 3) of the adjustment process procedure of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the adjustment process procedure example of the event participation which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the adjustment operation example (the 1) of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the adjustment operation example (the 2) of the schedule which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the schedule management which concerns on the modification of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a schedule management system 1 according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 1 shows a system in which an information processing apparatus 100 and a plurality of information terminals 200 ₁ to 200 _n (hereinafter collectively referred to as “information terminals 200”) are connected by a data transmission path I (external network) such as the Internet. A configuration example is shown.

  The information terminal 200 is a device having an information processing function including data communication. The information terminal 200 is a tablet terminal or the like, and accesses the information processing apparatus 100 via an application such as a Web browser to browse and operate various types of information.

  The information processing apparatus 100 is a device having a schedule management function and corresponds to a schedule management server. The information processing apparatus 100 is a PC (Personal Computer) or the like, and stores information related to a user's schedule (action plan) (hereinafter referred to as “schedule information”) and information related to an event (hereinafter referred to as “event information”) in a predetermined storage area. ), And information on participation in the event (hereinafter referred to as “participation information”). Based on these pieces of information, the information processing apparatus 100 adjusts and optimizes the schedules of all parties associated with the scheduled event. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 accepts an editing operation request for an event or a schedule to participate in the event from the information terminal 200, or responds to the information terminal 200 with a schedule adjustment result.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which an external service providing server 300 (information processing apparatus) is connected to a data transmission path I. The external service providing server 300 is a general term for devices that provide various external services that cooperate with the schedule management function of the information processing apparatus 100. Examples of the external service include a calendar service that can register an event schedule and a participation schedule of the event. Thus, in the schedule management system 1, the system may be configured to provide a schedule management service in cooperation with other external services.

  In the following description, for convenience, in order to identify the two servers, the schedule management server is referred to as “information processing apparatus 100”, and the external service providing server is simply referred to as “external service providing server 300”.

  The system management system 1 provides the following services with the above system configuration. A user transmits setting data such as an event schedule and / or event participation schedule to the information processing apparatus 100 from the information terminal 200 via a Web browser, and newly registers the event and / or event schedule. Request. In response to this, the information processing apparatus 100 updates the event information and / or participation information held by the apparatus based on the received data. Further, according to the schedule change, the information processing apparatus 100 adjusts and optimizes the schedules of all the parties who are scheduled to participate in the event based on the schedule information, event information, and participation information held by the apparatus.

  As a result, when the user requests the information processing apparatus 100 to acquire his / her schedule information, for example, during movement or from the movement destination via the Web browser of the information terminal 200, the optimized schedule (adjustment result) is obtained. In response to the information terminal 200 from the information processing apparatus 100, the contents can be confirmed.

  As described above, the schedule management system 1 according to the present embodiment can provide an environment for proposing an optimum schedule to the user by the above system configuration.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100 (schedule management server) according to the present embodiment. The external service providing server 300 included in the schedule management system 1 is substantially the same device as the information processing device 100 described below. Therefore, by describing the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100, the description of the hardware configuration of the external service providing server 300 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 100 includes an input device 101, a display device 102, an external I / F 103, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 105, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 106, A communication I / F 107, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 108, and the like are provided and are connected to each other via a bus B.

  The input device 101 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used to input each operation signal to the information processing device 100. The display device 102 includes a display and the like, and displays a processing result by the information processing device 100.

  The communication I / F 107 is an interface that connects the information processing apparatus 100 to a network. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can perform data communication with other devices (“information terminal” or “external service providing server”) via the communication I / F 107.

  The HDD 108 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS (Operating System) that is basic software for controlling the entire apparatus, and application software that provides various functions on the OS. The HDD 108 manages stored programs and data by a predetermined file system and / or DB (Data Base).

  The external I / F 103 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 103a. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can read and / or write to the recording medium 103a via the external I / F 103. The recording medium 103a includes a floppy (trademark or registered trademark) disk, a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card, a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like. is there.

  The ROM 105 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain internal data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 105 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the information processing apparatus 100 is activated. The RAM 104 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data. The CPU 106 is an arithmetic device that realizes control and mounting functions of the entire apparatus by reading programs and data from the storage device (for example, “HDD” and “ROM”) onto the RAM and executing processing.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can provide various information processing services with the above hardware configuration.

<Schedule management function>
The schedule management function according to this embodiment will be described.
When the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment detects an event holding schedule or a change in a participation schedule for the event, the information processing apparatus 100 mutually determines the event scheduled to be held and the schedule of users participating in the event according to a predetermined condition. Adjust and optimize the schedule for all involved. The information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has such a schedule management function.

  In the conventional schedule management, the schedule of the parties concerned is not optimized according to the change of the event schedule or participation schedule, so the optimal schedule is not proposed to the user. .

  Therefore, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment does not adjust the schedule for each individual user or event, but in response to a change in the event schedule or participation schedule, The schedule of users who participate in the event is coordinated with each other.

  Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment provides an environment in which the schedules of all parties who are scheduled to participate in an event whose schedule has changed are optimized. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can propose an optimal schedule to the user.

The configuration and operation of the schedule management function according to this embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of schedule management according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the schedule management function according to the present embodiment includes an editing unit 11, an adjustment unit 12, an information providing unit 13, an external cooperation unit 21, and the like.

  In the following description, for convenience, the user who uses the schedule management function will be described separately as “organizer” and “participant”. The organizer is a user who hosts the event, and the participant is a user who is scheduled to participate in the event (a user who is requested to participate in the event). Therefore, the information terminal 200 that accesses the information processing apparatus 100 will also be described separately as “organizer information terminal 200a” and “participant information terminal 200b”.

<Information used in this function>
The schedule management function uses event information, participation information, and schedule information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data example of the event information 80D according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the event information 80D includes one or a plurality of information sets associated with information items such as event identification, event association, and organizer identification, and manages these information sets in units of events. ing. The event information 80D is recorded and stored in the event information holding unit 80 and held.

  The [Event Identification] item is an item for holding information for identifying an event (hereinafter referred to as “event identification information”), and the item value includes an identifier uniquely assigned at the time of new registration (for example, “event ID”). There is. Note that the value of the identifier need not be a serial number, and may be any value that can uniquely identify an event.

  The [event-related] item is an item for holding various information related to the event (hereinafter referred to as “event-related information”), and includes detailed items such as a start date and time, an end date and time, a venue, and a content of the event. Therefore, the item value includes a value indicating the start / end date / time (scheduled period) of the event (for example, “combined value of date / time”), a value indicating the location (for example, “office, meeting room, etc.). Character string (location name) ”), a value indicating the contents of the event (for example,“ character string (content name) indicating meeting, meeting, seminar, etc.) ”. The end date / time may be a holding time (a value obtained by subtracting the start date / time from the end date / time).

  The [organizer identification] item holds user identification information for identifying the organizer (hereinafter referred to as “organizer identification information”), and the item value is uniquely assigned to the user who hosts the event. Identifier (for example, “user ID”).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data example of the participation information 70D according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, participation information 70D includes one or a plurality of information sets associated with information items such as event identification, participant identification, and participation priority, and these information sets are managed in units of events. doing. The participation information 70 </ b> D is recorded / stored and held in the participation information holding unit 70.

  The [Event Identification] item is an item that holds event identification information. Therefore, the participation information 70D and the event information 80D are linked with the event identification information.

  The [Participant Identification] item holds user identification information for identifying a participant (hereinafter referred to as “participant identification information”), and the item value is uniquely assigned to the user who is scheduled to participate in the event. Identifier.

  [Participation priority] is an item that holds information indicating the strength of the request for participation in the event (degree of participation request) / the importance of the event schedule (hereinafter referred to as “participation priority information”). The item value includes a value with which the priorities can be compared (for example, “N-stage numerical value”).

  Participation priority information has different setting values depending on the position of the organizer and the participant. This is because the organizer sets a higher priority for the participants. Considering such a setting tendency, it is desirable that the participation priority information can be set as follows. For example, when 10 priority values can be set (when priority can be set with a numerical value), a participant can apply 10 priority settings to himself / herself. On the other hand, the organizer selects three options, such as “participation required” (priority “10”), “hope to participate” (priority “5”), and “can participate” (priority “2”). To set the priority. Note that the types of choices such as “mandatory participation”, “hope to participate”, and “possible participation” and the priority assigned to each choice may be determined in advance in consideration of the convenience of the setting environment. As a result, the priority can be set more finely by the user than by other users.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data example of the schedule information 90D according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the schedule information 90 </ b> D includes one or a plurality of information sets in which information items such as participant identification and schedule related are associated, and these information sets are managed in units of participants. The schedule information 90D is recorded and stored in the schedule information holding unit 90 and held.

  The [Participant Identification] item is an item that holds participant identification information. Therefore, the schedule information 90D and the participation information 70D are linked with the user identification information.

  The [schedule related] item is an item for holding information related to the schedule (hereinafter referred to as “schedule related information”), and includes detailed items such as an action date, an action type, an event identification, and a movement destination. The item value includes a value indicating a scheduled action date and time (for example, “combination value of date and time”), a value indicating an action type (for example, a character string (for example, “event participation / leaving, movement start / completion, etc.) Type name) ”), an identifier of the event corresponding to the action (event identification information), a value indicating the destination of movement by the action (for example,“ character string (location name) representing the venue ”), and the like. Therefore, the schedule information 90D and the event information 80D are associated with the event identification information of the schedule related information.

  Each of the information holding units 70, 80, 90 is a relational DB (Relational DB) or the like, and corresponds to a predetermined storage area of a storage device included in the information processing apparatus 100.

<< Functional parts of this function >>
Returning to the description of FIG. The editing unit 11 is a functional unit that edits each of the information 70D, 80D, and 90D by a predetermined data operation. The editing referred to here includes registration of new data / update / deletion of existing data. The editing unit 11 has an interactive interface (for example, “GUI: Graphical User Interface”) function, and receives an input / data operation request from a user. For example, the editing unit 11 receives an input / data operation request from the organizer's information terminal 200a via the interface function. Further, the editing unit 11 accesses the information holding unit (any one of the information holding units 70, 80, 90) according to the data operation request, and based on the search information (search key) that is a predetermined information item value. The editing target information (any one of the information 70D, 80D, and 90D) is searched. The editing unit 11 edits the information set (relation) identified as the search result.

  For example, when registering new data, the editing unit 11 receives input of a registered information type value, a registered information item value, and the like via the interface function. The editing unit 11 accesses the information holding destination information holding unit based on the registered information type value, generates a new information set, and records / stores the registered information item value in the generated information set.

  In addition, when updating existing data, the editing unit 11 receives input of an update information type value, a search key, an update information item value, and the like via the interface function. The editing unit 11 accesses an information update destination information holding unit based on the update information type value, and searches for update target information based on the search key. The editing unit 11 updates the corresponding information item value of the information set identified as the search result with the update information item value.

  Further, when deleting existing data, the editing unit 11 receives input of a deletion information type value, a search key, and the like via the interface function. The editing unit 11 accesses an information deletion destination information holding unit based on the deletion information type value, and searches the deletion target information based on the search key. The editing unit 11 deletes the information set identified as the search result.

  The adjustment unit 12 is a functional unit that adjusts the schedule of the event scheduled to be held and the schedules of the participants of the event according to a predetermined condition, and optimizes the schedules of all related parties. The adjustment unit 12 starts the adjustment in response to the event that the editing unit 11 has changed the event schedule or participation schedule (registration of new data / update / deletion of existing data).

(A) Adjustment of a schedule When the adjustment unit 12 detects a change in an event schedule or participation schedule (when a change notification is received from the editing unit), the adjustment unit 12 adjusts the schedules of all parties involved in the event. . At this time, the adjustment unit 12 performs registration, update, or deletion of the schedule information 90D.

  The adjustment unit 12 adjusts the schedule for registration when the detected change is new registration of an event and registration for participation in the event (when new data is registered in event information and participation information). In addition, when the detected change is an event registration update / participation registration update for the event (when event information and / or existing data of participation information is updated), the adjustment unit 12 adjusts the schedule for the update. I do. In addition, the adjustment unit 12 adjusts the schedule for deletion when the detected change is deletion of event registration / deletion of participation registration for the event (when event data and / or existing data of participation information is deleted). I do.

  The adjustment unit 12 performs adjustment at the time of registration / update as follows. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 and the participation information holding unit 70, and acquires the corresponding event information 80D and the corresponding participation information 70D based on the event identification information received at the time of detection. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90, generates an information set corresponding to the changed event participant based on the acquired event information 80D and participation information 70D, and registers / updates the schedule information 90D. .

  The adjustment unit 12 performs the adjustment at the time of deletion as follows. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and deletes the schedule information 90D based on the event identification information received at the time of detection.

(A-1) Adjustment of a schedule that requires adjustment The adjustment unit 12 determines whether there is another schedule that needs to be adjusted in accordance with the registration / update / deletion, and there is a corresponding schedule. In this case, the corresponding schedule is adjusted according to a predetermined condition.

  At this time, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether there is another schedule that needs to be adjusted as follows. The adjustment unit 12 refers to the schedule information 90D after registration / update / deletion, and determines whether or not a plurality of schedule-related information of the same participant exists based on the participant identification information. When there are a plurality of corresponding schedule-related information, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether two or more actions (duplicate actions) are scheduled at the same time based on the schedule-related information. Specifically, the adjustment unit 12 plans to enter or leave another event between entering and leaving an event based on each action item date and time, action type, and event identification information item value. It is judged whether it is done. In addition, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether another movement is scheduled between the start of movement and the end of movement based on each action item date and time, action type, and destination information item value.

  When two or more actions (duplicate actions) are scheduled at the same time, the adjustment unit 12 determines that the corresponding schedule is a schedule that needs to be adjusted, and sets the corresponding schedule information 90D in order to eliminate the state that needs to be adjusted. Update or delete. At this time, the adjustment unit 12 eliminates the state that requires adjustment as follows. The adjustment unit 12 refers to the participation information 70D, and determines the participation priority information set for the event participant based on the participant identification information of the schedule information 90D and the event identification information included in the schedule related information. Identify. The adjustment unit 12 identifies an event having a low priority from the priority comparison result based on the identified participation priority information. The adjustment unit 12 deletes the schedule information 90D including the event identification information of the identified event. In addition, the adjustment unit 12 deletes the participation information 70 </ b> D including setting values (participant identifier and participation priority value) related to the specified event participant. That is, the adjustment unit 12 deletes a schedule related to an event having a low priority from among schedules in an overlapping state, and leaves a schedule related to an event having a high priority.

(A-2) Adjustment of schedule with respect to empty date and time The adjustment unit 12 can participate in the empty date and time generated by the deletion of the schedule when the cancellation of the above state is canceled (when the corresponding schedule is deleted) (participation is requested). It is determined whether or not there is an event. If there is a corresponding event, the schedule for the corresponding event is adjusted (the adjustment at the time of registration is performed).

  At this time, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not there is an event (participation requested) that can be participated in the empty date and time as follows. The adjustment unit 12 refers to the deleted participation information 70D, and identifies an event that the participant of the deleted schedule is scheduled to participate from the correspondence between the participant identification information and the event identification information. The adjustment unit 12 refers to the event information 80D and identifies the start / end date and time of the relevant event related information based on the event identification information of the identified event. The adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the action date / time of the deleted schedule information 90D is included between the specified start / end date / time (scheduled to be held).

  When the action date / time is included between the start / end dates / times, the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event is an event that can participate in the empty date / time, accesses the schedule information holding unit 90, and based on the event information 80D and the participation information 70D The schedule information 90D corresponding to the event is registered. In other words, the adjustment unit 12 newly registers a schedule of events that can be participated in a vacant date and time generated by deleting the schedule.

  The adjustment unit 12 may have an interactive interface function, and may accept an input / data operation request from a user. Thereby, in the adjustment part 12, the said adjustment process according to user operation can be performed. The same applies to “adjustment of event participation” described below.

(B) Adjustment of Event Participation When the adjustment unit 12 detects a change in the schedule as described above, the adjustment unit 12 adjusts all of the events related to the changed schedule and the participation schedule. At this time, the adjustment unit 12 updates or deletes the event information 80D and the participation information 70D.

  The adjustment unit 12 performs adjustment at the time of update as follows. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 and acquires the corresponding event information 80D of the action type “event entry” based on the changed schedule information 90D. The adjustment unit 12 updates the acquired event information 80D, accesses the participation information holding unit 70, and updates the participation information 70D that is the same as the event identification information of the updated event information 80D.

  The adjustment unit 12 performs the adjustment at the time of deletion as follows. Based on the changed schedule information 90D, corresponding event information 80D of the action type “event entry” is acquired. Based on the update result, the adjustment unit 12 deletes the event information 80D that could not be updated from the acquired event information 80D.

(B-1) Adjustment of event participation based on holding conditions The adjustment unit 12 determines whether an event related to a registered / updated / deleted schedule satisfies a predetermined holding condition, and satisfies the holding condition. If not, adjust the event and the participation schedule according to the determined update.

  At this time, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the event satisfies the holding condition and determines the update contents as follows. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the participation information holding unit 70 and identifies the corresponding participation information 70D based on the event identification information of the acquired event information 80D. Based on the participation priority information of the specified participation information 70D, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not a predetermined value indicating “not participate” is set as the priority as a holding condition. When the priority is set to “not participate” (when “participation required” / “can participate” is set to “do not participate”), the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event does not satisfy the holding condition. to decide. The adjustment unit 12 determines the content to set another date / time as the update content for the start / end date / time included in the event-related information of the determined event. In addition, the adjustment unit 12 updates the content that sets the user identification information of the user who requests participation in the update event (participant who wants to participate) in the participant identification of the participation information 70D corresponding to the determined event. Determine as.

  In determining the update contents of the event information 80D, a plurality of date / time information set in association with the event identification information at the time of registration of the event information 80D may be used as another date / time candidate.

  Further, the following method may be used. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and specifies the schedule information 90D of the participant of the update event based on the participant identification information associated with the participation priority information used at the time of determining the holding condition. The adjustment unit 12 specifies the vacant date and time of the participant based on the action date and time included in the schedule related information of the specified schedule information 90D, and uses the specified date and time information.

  In addition, the adjustment unit 12 accepts the scheduled event (start / end date and time) and the venue from the participant via the interface function, and the possibility of holding an update event based on the information on the accepted schedule and venue. Finds the highest date and time, and uses the calculated date and time information.

  In the determination of the holding condition, instead of setting the priority, it may be determined as the holding condition whether or not the number of participants in the event is a predetermined number or more. In this case, in the determination of the holding condition, for example, the number-of-hosts information set in association with the event identification information at the time of registration of the event information 80D may be used as a determination reference value (threshold value) for the holding condition.

  The adjustment unit 12 accesses the participation information holding unit 70 and identifies the corresponding participation information 70D based on the event identification information of the acquired event information 80D. The adjustment unit 12 specifies the number of participants in each event based on the participant identification information of the specified participation information 70D. The adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the value of the identified number of participants is equal to or greater than the value of the number of people in the acquired event information 80D. When the number of participants is less than the number of participants, the adjustment unit 12 determines the update contents of the event information 80D of the event that does not satisfy the holding conditions and the participation information 70D associated with the event identification information. In the determination of the holding condition based on the number of participants, since the necessity of holding an event is low when the holding condition is not satisfied, the corresponding event information 80D is deleted and the corresponding participation information associated with the event identification information of the deleted event 70D may be deleted.

  In addition, in determining the update contents of the participation information 70D, it is determined whether or not the participant can participate in the update event. If participation is not possible, use of the user (proxy participant) who participates in the participation information 70D as a proxy The content for setting the person identification information may be determined as the update content.

  At this time, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether the participant can participate in the update event as follows. The adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and specifies the relevant schedule related information based on the participant identification information. The adjustment unit 12 verifies the overlap between the schedule and the event based on the action date / time of the specified schedule-related information and the start / end date / time included in the event-related information of the update event, and determines whether the participant can participate based on the verification result. to decide.

(C) Mutual processing between schedule adjustment and event participation adjustment When the adjustment unit 12 detects a change in event participation as described above, the adjustment unit 12 receives the change notification from the editing unit 11 in the same manner as when the change notification is received. Adjust the schedule for all parties involved.

  In this manner, the adjustment unit 12 detects the necessity of adjustment by detecting changes in the information 70D, 80D, and 90D, and based on the determination result, the event scheduled to be held and the users participating in the event are determined. The schedules are mutually adjusted, and the adjustment process is repeated until there is no need for adjustment (until the user can participate in the event or the event is deleted). As a result, the schedule management function according to the present embodiment optimizes the schedules of all event parties.

  The information providing unit 13 is a functional unit that provides the information 70D, 80D, and 90D to the user. For example, when the information providing unit 13 receives an information provision request from the information terminal 200b of the participant, the information holding unit (any one of the information holding units 70, 80, 90) based on the provision information specification received at the time of the request. To access. Based on the provision information identification designation received at the time of the request, the information provision unit 13 acquires the designated provision information (any of the information 70D, 80D, 90D) and responds to the request destination. At this time, the information providing unit 13 may convert the provided provision information into data that can be displayed by the requesting information terminal 200b and respond.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a schedule according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 shows an example in which the schedule information 90 </ b> D returned from the information providing unit 13 is displayed on the information terminal 200.

  In the display example shown in FIG. 7, the information providing unit 13 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 based on the provided information designation “schedule information” received at the time of request. Based on the provision information identification designation “User012” (participant identification information) received at the time of request, the information providing unit 13 acquires the schedule information 90D of the participant “User012” and responds to the request destination. As a result, the own schedule is displayed on the information terminal 200b of the participant “User012”. As a result, the user is displayed with a specific schedule (optimized schedule) in which the schedule of the event with which he / she is involved and the change in the participation schedule for the event are reflected.

  The information provision is an example using a pull method in which the information processing apparatus 100 responds to a request from the information terminal 200, but is not limited thereto. For example, a push method that actively provides information from the information processing apparatus 100 to the information terminal 200 may be used. In this case, information provision may be performed as follows. For example, the information providing unit 13 transmits the provided information at the timing when the end of the adjustment process by the adjusting unit 12 is detected (end notification from the adjusting unit is received). In this case, the information providing unit 13 manages the network identification information (IP address: Internet Protocol address) of the information terminal 200 that is the information providing target and the user information of the user who owns the information terminal 200. To do. Whether to use the pull method or the push method may be determined in consideration of the operation policy of this service, the communication load at the time of providing information, and the like.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The external linkage unit 21 is a functional unit that links this service with an external service. The external cooperation unit 21 controls communication (connection) between the information processing apparatus 100 and the external service providing server 300 and performs information cooperation between both services. That is, the external cooperation part 21 is an external service connection control part. The external service providing server 300 has an interface function that supports communication (data access) via the external network I. Therefore, the external cooperation unit 21 accesses the external service providing server 300 through the interface function. Thereby, the editing unit 11 and the adjustment unit 12 update the information held by the external service providing server 300 by requesting the external cooperation unit 21 for information setting, information acquisition (information reference), etc. Can be obtained (referenced).

  As described above, the schedule management function according to the present embodiment is realized by the above-described functional units operating in cooperation. In addition, each function unit described above has a program (software that implements a schedule management function) installed (installed) in the information processing apparatus 100, and is stored in a storage device (“HDD” or “ROM”) by an arithmetic unit (CPU). This is realized by reading the data onto a memory (RAM) and executing the following processing.

  A detailed operation of the schedule management function according to the present embodiment (cooperation operation of functional unit groups) will be described using a flowchart showing a processing procedure.

<< Basic schedule adjustment process >>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example (part 1) of a schedule adjustment process according to the present embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, in the information processing apparatus 100, when the adjustment unit 12 detects an event schedule or a change in participation schedule (change in event information or participation information), the detected change type is determined. (Step S101).

  When the adjustment unit 12 determines that the detected change is registration (step S101: [registration]), the adjustment unit 12 performs a schedule adjustment process on the registration, assuming that the event information 80D and the participation information 70D are newly registered (step S102). Details of the adjustment processing at the time of registration will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the event information 80D and the participation information 70D are deleted by the adjustment process (step S103).

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event information 80D / participation information 70D has been deleted (step S103: YES), is there schedule information 90D that matches the event identification information of the deleted event information 80D / participation information 70D? It is determined whether or not (step S104). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and refers to the event identification information of the schedule information 90D based on the event identification information of the deleted event information 80D and participation information 70D. Thereby, the adjustment part 12 determines presence of applicable information based on the specific result of the schedule information 90D containing the matching event identification information.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that the matching schedule information 90D exists (step S104: YES), the adjustment unit 12 performs a schedule adjustment process for the deletion, assuming that there is a schedule that needs to be adjusted by deleting the event information 80D and the participation information 70D. This is performed (step S105). Details of the adjustment process during registration will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event information 80D and the participation information 70D are not deleted (step S103: NO), the above step S104 (determination of necessity for adjustment at the time of deletion), S105 (adjustment at the time of deletion) Skip the process.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that there is no matching schedule information 90D (step S104: NO), it is determined that there is no schedule that needs to be adjusted due to the deletion of the event information 80D and the participation information 70D. Skip adjustment processing when deleting.

  In addition, when the adjustment unit 12 determines that the detected change is an update (step S106: [update]), the adjustment unit 12 proceeds to the process of step S107 (determination of necessity of adjustment at the time of update), and the above step S102 (at the time of registration) The processing of S105 (adjustment at the time of deletion) is skipped.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the event information 80D / participation information 70D has been updated by the adjustment process (step S106).

  If it is determined that the event information 80D / participation information 70D has been updated (step S106: YES), the adjustment unit 12 has schedule information 90D that matches the event identification information of the updated event information 80D / participation information 70D. It is determined whether or not (step S107).

  If it is determined that there is matching schedule information 90D (step S107: YES), the adjustment unit 12 assumes that there is a schedule that needs to be adjusted by updating the event information 80D and the participation information 70D, and performs schedule adjustment processing for the update. This is performed (step S108). Details of the adjustment processing at the time of update will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event information 80D and the participation information 70D are not updated (step S106: NO), the above step S107 (determination of necessity for adjustment at the time of update), S108 (adjustment at the time of update) Skip the process.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that there is no matching schedule information 90D (step S107: NO), it is determined that there is no schedule that needs to be adjusted by updating the event information 80D and the participation information 70D. (Update adjustment) is skipped.

  Finally, the adjustment unit 12 performs adjustment processing of event participation (event information and / or participation information) associated with the adjustment of the schedule (step S109). Details of the event participation adjustment process will be described later with reference to FIG.

<< Schedule adjustment process for new registration / update >>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schedule adjustment processing procedure (No. 2) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 shows an example of a processing procedure regarding the details of the adjustment processing at the time of registration / update.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 100 receives a registration / update change notification of the event information 80 </ b> D and participation information 70 </ b> D from the editing unit 11 by the adjustment unit 12. At this time, the adjustment unit 12 receives the event identification information of the changed event from the editing unit 11 as a change notification.

  Upon receiving the change notification, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 / participation information holding unit 70, and the corresponding (registered / updated) event information 80D / participation information 70D based on the received event identification information. Is acquired (step S201).

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and generates schedule information 90D corresponding to the changed event based on the previously acquired event information 80D and participation information 70D (steps S202 and S203). . At this time, the adjustment unit 12 refers to the schedule information 90D and determines whether or not there is an information set (the already registered corresponding schedule information) including the received event identification information. When there is no corresponding information, the adjustment unit 12 generates a new information set and records / stores the information item value. On the other hand, the adjustment part 12 updates the information item value of an existing information set, when applicable information exists.

  The information item value of the schedule information 90D is recorded / stored or updated based on the following information. The value of the [Action Date / Time] item of the schedule information 90D is recorded / stored / updated based on the value of the [Start Date / Time] / [End Date / Time] item included in the event related information of the event information 80D. The value of the [Behavior Type] item of the schedule information 90D is based on the values of “event participation” / “event departure” corresponding to the [start date / time] item included in the event related information of the event information 80D. Recorded / stored or updated. The value of the [event identification] item of the schedule information 90D is recorded / stored / updated based on the received event identification information.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not there is another schedule that needs to be adjusted with respect to the generated schedule (determination of necessity for adjustment of duplicate action: step S204). That is, it is determined whether there is another schedule that needs to be adjusted in accordance with the registration / update, and if there is a corresponding schedule, the corresponding schedule is adjusted according to a predetermined condition. At this time, the adjustment unit 12 refers to the schedule information 90D after registration / update, and determines whether or not a plurality of schedule related information of the same participant exists based on the participant identification information. When there are a plurality of corresponding schedule-related information, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether two or more actions (duplicate actions) are scheduled at the same time based on the schedule-related information. Note that the determination of duplicate behavior at this time depends on whether or not another event entry or exit action is scheduled between entry and exit from one event, and between the start and end of movement. It is judged by whether or not the movement is scheduled. The adjustment unit 12 determines that there is a schedule that needs adjustment when two or more actions are scheduled at the same time.

  When it is determined that there is another schedule that needs adjustment (step S204: YES), the adjustment unit 12 selects a schedule to be deleted (adjusted) from the corresponding schedule in order to eliminate the state that requires adjustment. (Step S205). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 refers to the participation information 70D, and based on the participant identification information of the schedule information 90D and the event identification information included in the schedule related information, the participation priority set for the event participant Identify information. Based on the specified participation priority information, the adjustment unit 12 compares the priorities of events with overlapping schedules, and specifies an event with a low priority. The adjustment unit 12 selects a schedule for the identified event.

  As a result, the adjustment unit 12 deletes the schedule information 90D of the selected schedule (step S206). The deletion process performed at this time is the adjustment process at the time of deletion shown in FIG.

  If it is determined that there is no other schedule that needs to be adjusted (step S204: NO), the adjustment unit 12 skips the processes of steps S205 (selection of adjustment target) and S206 (adjustment at the time of deletion).

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 identifies a schedule that is in an overlapping state as a result of schedule registration / update as a schedule that needs to be adjusted. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 deletes a schedule related to an event with a low priority from the corresponding schedule and leaves a schedule related to an event with a high priority. That is, in the present embodiment, adjustment is performed to delete a schedule related to an event with a relatively weak participation request.

<< Schedule adjustment process when deleting >>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example (part 3) of a schedule adjustment process according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a processing procedure regarding the details of the adjustment processing at the time of deletion.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the information processing apparatus 100 uses the adjustment unit 12 to access the schedule information holding unit 90 and deletes the corresponding schedule information 90D specified as the deletion target (Step S301). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 temporarily holds the information item value of the corresponding schedule information 90.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 / participation information holding unit 70, and acquires the registered event information 80D / participation information 70D (step S302). At this time, based on the event identification information of the deleted schedule, the adjustment unit 12 deletes the user identification information of the participant whose schedule has been deleted from the participation information 70D (deletes the participation setting).

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not there is an event that can be participated (participation is requested) in the vacant date and time generated by the deletion of the schedule (determination of whether or not the vacant date and time needs to be adjusted: step S303). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 refers to the participation information 70D after deletion, and identifies the event that the participant of the deleted schedule is scheduled to participate from the correspondence between the participant identification information and the event identification information. The adjustment unit 12 refers to the event information 80D and identifies the start / end date and time of the identified event. The adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the action date / time of the deleted schedule is included between the specified start / end dates / times (planned to be held) based on the information item value of the deletion schedule information 90D temporarily held. When the action date / time is included between the start / end dates / times, the adjustment unit 12 determines that there is an event that can participate in the empty date / time.

  When it is determined that there is an event that can be participated in the empty date and time (step S303: YES), the adjustment unit 12 registers or updates schedule information 90D corresponding to the determined event (step S304). The registration or update process performed at this time is the adjustment process at the time of registration / update shown in FIG. 9 described above. At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the schedule information holding unit 90 and registers schedule information 90D corresponding to the event based on the event information 80D and the participation information 70D.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that there is no event that can participate in the vacant date and time (step S303: NO), the adjustment unit 12 skips the processing in step S304 (adjustment during registration / update).

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 identifies an event scheduled to be held at a vacant date and time that occurs due to schedule deletion as an event that can be participated. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 registers or updates the schedule related to the event. In other words, in the present embodiment, adjustment is performed to register or update a schedule related to events that can participate in the empty date and time.

[Event adjustment processing after schedule adjustment (mutual processing)]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of an adjustment process procedure for event participation according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 shows an example of a processing procedure regarding the details of the event participation adjustment process.

  As illustrated in FIG. 11, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the information item value of the schedule information 90D registered / updated / deleted by the adjustment unit 12 (step S401).

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 groups the acquired schedule based on the acquired action identification information (step S402). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 performs grouping based on the event identification information of the schedule information 90D in which the value of the [behavior identification] item is “event participation”, and classifies the same identification information.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 and, based on the grouped (classified) event identification information, the event information 80D of the corresponding event (event related to the registered / updated / deleted schedule). Obtain (step S403).

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the event satisfies a holding condition for whether or not to participate (event participation adjustment necessity determination: step S404). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the participation information holding unit 70 and identifies the corresponding participation information 70D based on the event identification information of the acquired event information 80D. Based on the participation priority information of the specified participation information 70D, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not a predetermined value indicating “not participate” is set as the priority as a holding condition.

  If the priority is not “participation required” or “participation possible” setting with a priority equal to or higher than a predetermined value (when the priority is set to “not participate” with a priority lower than a predetermined value), the event in which the event does not satisfy the holding condition Is determined.

  When determining that the event does not satisfy the holding condition (step S404: NO), the adjustment unit 12 determines the update content of the event information 80D of the event (step S405). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 determines the content to set another date and time as the update content for the start and end date and time included in the event related information of the event that does not satisfy the holding condition. Moreover, the adjustment part 12 determines the content which sets the user identification information of the user (participation applicant) who requests | requires participation in an update event for the participant identification of participation information 70D as an update content.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether the update content has been determined (step S406).

  As a result, when it is determined that the update content has been determined (step S406: YES), the adjustment unit 12 updates the event information 80D of the event according to the determined update content (step S407). At this time, the adjusting unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80, and refers to the registered event information 80D registered based on the event identification information of the event specified at the time of determining the holding condition. The adjustment unit 12 updates the information item value ([start date / time] / [end date / time] item value) of the event information 80D in accordance with the determined update content (date information).

  Next, the adjusting unit 12 updates the participation information 70D of the event according to the determined update content (step S408). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the participation information holding unit 70 and refers to the registered corresponding participation information 70D based on the event identification information of the event specified at the time of determining the holding condition. The adjustment unit 12 updates the information item value (item value of [participant identification]) of the participation information 70D according to the determined update content (participation request information).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the update content could not be determined (step S406: NO), the adjustment unit 12 deletes the event information 80D of the event (step S409). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the event information holding unit 80 and deletes the registered corresponding event information 80D based on the event identification information of the event specified at the time of determining the holding condition.

  Next, the adjustment unit 12 deletes the participation information 70D of the event (step S410). At this time, the adjustment unit 12 accesses the participation information holding unit 70, and deletes the registered participation information 70D that has been registered based on the event identification information of the event specified at the time of determining the holding condition.

  If the adjustment unit 12 determines that the event satisfies the holding condition (step S404: YES), the adjustment unit 12 skips the processes of steps S407 and S408 (update of event participation) and S409 and S410 (deletion of event participation).

  Finally, the adjustment unit 12 determines whether or not the above process has been executed for all the grouped groups (step S411), and repeats until all the groups are processed (proceed to the process of step S403). To do).

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 identifies an event that needs to be adjusted in accordance with schedule registration / update / deletion according to predetermined holding conditions. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 determines the event and the update content of the participation schedule related to the event, and updates or deletes the event according to the determined update content. That is, in the present embodiment, the related event and participation schedule are adjusted in conjunction with the schedule adjustment.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus 100 determines the necessity for adjustment by detecting changes in the information 70D, 80D, and 90D. Based on the determination result, the information processing apparatus 100 mutually adjusts the schedule of the event to be held and the schedule of the user who participates in the event until there is no need for adjustment (the user can participate in the event, or The adjustment process is repeated (until the event is deleted or either). As a result, in the present embodiment, the schedules of all event parties are optimized.

<Operation example of schedule adjustment>
12 and 13 are diagrams illustrating an example of schedule adjustment operations (parts 1 and 2) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 shows an operation example before adjustment, and FIG. 13 shows an operation example after adjustment.

  FIG. 12A shows a schedule of a certain user. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, it is assumed that the events F and G are scheduled to be newly registered, and the organizer who has registered these events requests the user to participate.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 13A, events (A and D) overlapping with the schedules of events F and G exist in the schedule of the participant (the user). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the priorities set for the event F and the event A are compared, and an event with a high priority is specified. Moreover, the priority set to each of the event G and the event D is compared, and an event with a high priority is specified. As a result, in the comparison between event F and event A, event A has a higher priority than event F, and in the comparison between event G and event D, event G has a higher priority than event F. Assume that high results are obtained.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, the schedule of the event A having a high priority remains in the participant's schedule, the schedule of the event D is deleted, and the schedule of the event G is reflected. . In addition, in response to the event schedule for event D being deleted from the participant's schedule, the event E schedule for participation that can be participated in the vacant date and time due to the deletion is further reflected.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the editing unit 11 accepts a change in an event schedule and a participation schedule. In the information processing apparatus 100, when the adjustment unit 12 detects a change in an event schedule or a participation schedule, the information processing apparatus 100 mutually sets an event scheduled and a schedule of users participating in the event according to a predetermined condition. Adjust and optimize the schedule for all involved. As a result, in the information processing apparatus 100, the information providing unit 13 provides the user with an optimized schedule according to the information provision request from the user.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can provide an environment in which the schedules of all parties who are scheduled to participate in an event whose schedule has changed are optimized. As a result, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can propose an optimal schedule to the user.

  The above embodiment has been described so far. The “schedule management function” according to the above embodiment is a program language suitable for the operating environment (platform). The encoded program is realized by being executed by an arithmetic unit (CPU) included in the information processing apparatus 100.

  The program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium 103a. Thereby, for example, the program can be installed in the information processing apparatus 100 via the external I / F 103. Further, since the information processing apparatus 100 includes the communication I / F 107, the program can be downloaded and installed using an electric communication line.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the configuration example in which the information processing apparatus 100 includes the information holding units 90, 80, and 70 has been described.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of schedule management according to the present modification.
For example, a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 14 shows a configuration example in which the external service providing server 300 includes the information holding units 90, 80, 70. In this case, the information processing apparatus 100 accesses the information holding units 90, 80, and 70 included in the external service providing server 300 via the external cooperation unit 21, and confirms the change status of the information 90D, 80D, and 70D. The adjustment process described in the above embodiment is realized by adopting a mechanism for detecting an information change based on the confirmation result. As described above, in this modification, for example, it is possible to link with an existing service familiar to the user, and it is possible to provide a schedule management service that is highly convenient and versatile.

  Finally, the present invention is not limited to the requirements shown here, such as combinations of other elements with the shapes and configurations described in the above embodiments. With respect to these points, the present invention can be changed within a range that does not detract from the gist of the present invention, and can be appropriately determined according to the application form.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Schedule management system 11 Editing part 12 Adjustment part 13 Information provision part 21 External cooperation part 70 Participation information holding part (D: Participation information)
80 Event information holding unit (D: Event information)
90 Schedule information holding unit (D: Schedule information)
100 Information processing device (schedule management server)
200 Information terminal 300 External service providing server

JP 2008-90409 A JP 2004-295789 A JP 2007-65827 A

Claims (11)

An information processing apparatus connected to an information terminal for performing a schedule editing operation and / or browsing the schedule via a predetermined data transmission path,
Editing means for accepting changes to the event schedule and / or participation schedule;
When detecting the change of the schedule and / or participation schedule, the event information of the changed event and the schedule information of the schedule of the user participating in the event are accessed, and according to a predetermined condition Adjusting means for mutually adjusting the event information and the schedule information of all users participating in the event;
And an information providing means for transmitting schedule information adjusted by the adjusting means to the information terminal. The adjusting means includes
Upon detecting registration / update of the schedule and / or participation schedule, it is determined whether or not the user's schedule needs to be adjusted for generation of a schedule corresponding to the registered / updated event. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that adjustment is necessary, the schedule of the user is adjusted. The adjusting means includes
Based on the start / end date / time of the registered / updated event information and the action date / time of the user's schedule information, it is determined whether or not the action date / time is included between the start / end date / time. The action date and time is included between end dates and times, and when it is determined that the scheduled action is duplicated, one of the schedule information determined as the duplicate action is deleted from the schedule information of the user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The adjusting means includes
The schedule information is accessed based on a comparison result of the participation priority set for each event by accessing a predetermined storage area holding participation information in which a participation priority indicating the degree of participation request to the event is set. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information processing apparatus is deleted. The adjusting means includes
The information according to claim 4, wherein the participation priority of the event corresponding to the schedule information determined to be the duplicate action is compared, and the schedule information corresponding to the event with the low participation priority is deleted. Processing equipment. The adjusting means includes
When the deletion of the schedule and / or participation schedule is detected, it is necessary to determine whether or not it is necessary to adjust the user's schedule for the deletion of the schedule corresponding to the deleted event. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that there is an image, the schedule of the user is adjusted. The adjusting means includes
Whether the action date / time is included between the start / end date / time based on the start / end date / time of the event information of the event for which participation is requested for the user and the action date / time of the deleted schedule information When the action date / time is included between the start / end date / time and it is determined that the user can participate in the event at a vacant date / time due to schedule deletion, the user's schedule information includes the The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein schedule information corresponding to an event determined to be able to participate is registered. The adjusting means includes
Based on the user's schedule information, the event that the user is planning to participate in is identified, it is determined whether or not the specified event holding condition is satisfied, and the holding condition is not satisfied The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the determination is made, the event information is adjusted. The adjusting means includes
Accessing a predetermined storage area holding participation information in which participation priority indicating the degree of participation request for the event is set, and the participation priority set for the event scheduled for participation by the user is 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein whether the event is less than a predetermined value is determined as the holding condition, and the event information is updated based on the determination result. The adjusting means includes
For the event information of the event determined that the participation priority is less than a predetermined value and the holding condition is not satisfied, the update content of the scheduled event is determined based on a preset candidate date and time. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the event information is updated with the determined update content. A schedule management program that is executed by an information processing apparatus connected to an information terminal that performs a schedule editing operation and / or browsing the schedule via a predetermined data transmission path,
The information processing apparatus;
Editing means for accepting changes to the event schedule and / or participation schedule;
When detecting the change of the schedule and / or participation schedule, the event information of the changed event and the schedule information of the schedule of the user participating in the event are accessed, and according to a predetermined condition Adjusting means for mutually adjusting the event information and the schedule information of all users participating in the event;
A schedule management program for functioning as information providing means for transmitting schedule information adjusted by the adjusting means to the information terminal.

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