JP7245534B2 - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device.

Conventionally, there has been proposed a technology related to a rental system that provides conference rooms, which are idle assets, to users (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-150178

In recent years, there has been a demand for an improvement in the convenience of a rental system that provides a space for each seat that exists in a space having a certain area, rather than a space having a certain area such as a conference room.
However, simply applying the prior art described in Patent Document 1 cannot meet such a demand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to realize a rental service for each seat that is highly convenient for users.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
Reservation acceptance means for accepting a reservation for use from a user who belongs to a predetermined group as a unit of use, with one or more seats arranged in a space to be rented as a unit of use;
a history acquisition means for acquiring a history of usage by the user of the predetermined seat as the unit for which the reservation for use has been accepted by the reservation acceptance means;
billing means for billing the predetermined organization to which the user belongs based on the history of the user for use of the predetermined seat;
Prepare.
As a result, by lending out seats located in empty spaces among spaces managed by the lender to general users as rental seats (seats divided into individual seats), users in the vicinity can Rental seats can be easily used in units of seats, increasing convenience for users, and lenders can also earn profits from unused seats, which is profitable for both users and lenders. It is possible to realize a rental service for each seat that can be used.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a seat-based rental service that is highly convenient for users.

It is a diagram showing an outline of a coworking space that utilizes idle time. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system applied when providing the service shown in FIG. 1, that is, an information processing system including a server which is an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a server in the information processing system of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server of FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the server of FIGS. 2 to 4; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, prior to describing the embodiments of the present invention, an example of a service to which the embodiments of the present invention are applied (hereinafter referred to as "this service") will be described.

An example of providing this service will be described below with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an outline of this service to which a server according to an embodiment of an information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied.
This service in the example of FIG. 1 uses one or more seats arranged in a space to be rented as a unit of rental, and a person (e.g., employee, etc.) belonging to a predetermined organization (e.g., business operator YA, etc. This is a service for renting out seats for each unit as users YB1 and YB2.
Specifically, this service asks the lender KA to register in the seat management DB 400 information about one or more seats to be rented to be placed in a lending space managed by the lender KA, and the lender KA With the seats that can be rented out every hour as the unit of use, people belonging to the business operator YA, for example, employees, etc., are users YB1 and YB2, and the users YB1 and YB2 select the desired seat section in the unit. The seats are used as seats for coworking, and the usage fee for the seat section is collected from the company YA to which the users YB1 and YB2 belong. In addition, the range to be rented for each seat is called a rental seat. The lessor KA includes, for example, a store or vehicle owner, a space provider, and the like.
Rental spaces include, for example, the inside of a camper car, the inside of a highway bus, the inside of a night bus, the inside of a train car, the inside of the lessor KA's home, the floor of a corporate office, the waiting room of a gas station, a corner of the floor of a restaurant or cafeteria, It includes rooms or boxes in karaoke shops, rest rooms and eat-in corners in convenience stores, rooms such as music and language classes, and places (property) such as hotel breakfast venues. Among them, at least one place (property) is included in the rental space.
That is, this service is an intermediary service for the lender KA to lend unused seats to the users YB1 and YB2 as seats for coworking.

The service will be described step by step in detail below. As an example, the lessor KA is, for example, the owner of a restaurant, and there are a plurality of table seats on the floor of the restaurant, and one or more of the table seats are unused during a predetermined period of time. . Each table seat is for a plurality of people (for example, 4 people, etc.) and is provided with a plurality of seats.
In this way, when there are unused table seats for four people on the restaurant floor during a predetermined time period, in step S11, the lender KA sends vacant space information (restaurant location, store name, etc.) and the restaurant floor The inventory information includes the number (seat identification information) of each of the four seats (rental seats) to be rented out of the table seats for four people and the period (from what time to what time to what minute) during which the rental seats can be rented (used). to the service provider SA.

In step S12, the service provider SA registers the inventory information received from the lender KA in the seat management DB400.
Further, in step S13, as time elapses, the lender KA notifies the service provider SA of the operation information of the rental seats according to the reservation status and usage status of the rental seats. Based on the information, the operating status DB 500 is updated.
Further, in step S14, when the number of vacant seats for rent increases or decreases on the side of the lender KA, change information on the number of vacant seats is notified to the service provider SA from the lender KA side. The inventory information of DB400 is also updated.
The rental seat inventory information is provided by smartphone application software provided by the service provider SA or a reservation site open to the network N.

In step S15, when the user YB1 among the users YB1 and YB2 who are employees of the business operator YA pre-orders a desired rental seat on the reservation site, in step S16, the service provider SA makes a reservation for the pre-order. A reservation request is made to the lender KA for the information.

When the lender KA responds that the reservation for the rental seat has been confirmed, the service provider SA registers the confirmed reservation information for the rental seat in the operation status DB 500, and then notifies the user YB1 of the reservation completion in step S17. do.
Thereafter, when the user YB1 uses the rental seat, the lender KA notifies the service provider SA of the utilization record.
In addition, when the user YB1 has entered his/her evaluation when using the rental seat in the My Page of the reservation site or the like, the evaluation is notified to the service provider SA in step S18.

The service provider SA, who has received the usage history notification from the lender KA, reports the usage status of the rental seats of the user YB1 in step S19 by uploading it to my page of the reservation site or notifying it by e-mail. .
In addition, in step S20, the service provider SA reports the usage status or bills the service provider YA for the usage fee including the usage status by e-mail or the like once a month.

In step S21, when the business operator YA who has received the bill pays the usage fee by debiting or transferring money from a financial institution, the service provider SA pays the fee according to the contract to the lender KA.
A seat, a desk, a table, and the like are arranged in the rental seat, and a section of the seat, the desk, and the table for one person is to be rented (used).
The vacant space is divided into one or more sections, each section is given identification information (section number) to identify each section, and rental seats are managed in units of sections.
When a section corresponds to a seat or a desk on a one-to-one basis, the section to be rented may be managed by assigning a number to the seat or desk.
In this service, there are cases where users YB1, YB2, etc., reserve seats for rent in advance and come to the store, and there are cases where users YB1, YB2 come directly to the store without reservations and use available seats for rent at that time. It is also possible to deal with such cases.

In this way, according to this service, users YB1 and YB2 can rent seats in unused vacant spaces among spaces used for main purposes by lender KA as rental seats to users YB1 and YB2. , if there is a rental seat nearby, the user can use the rental seat for work, so it is possible to realize a highly convenient rental service for each seat for the users YB1 and YB2.
In addition, the space that the landlord KA uses for the main purpose is, for example, a restaurant floor, and among them, one section of unused seats is registered on the reservation site and used by users YB1 and YB2 as rental seats. As a result, usage revenue can be obtained from the unused seats, and the lender KA can improve the utilization efficiency of the floor of the store and increase profits.

Next, an information processing system for realizing the service shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system applied when providing the service shown in FIG. 1, that is, an information processing system including a server which is an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention. .

The information processing system shown in FIG. 2 includes a server 1, m lender terminals 2-1 to 2-m (m is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more), user terminals 3-1 and 3-2, It is configured to connect and communicate with the business operator terminal 4 via a network N such as the Internet.
The server 1 is managed by the service provider SA of this service. The user terminal 3-1 is operated by a user YB1. The user terminal 3-2 is operated by the user YB2. The lender terminals 2-1 to 2-m are operated by lenders KA-1 to KA-m who are respective administrators. The operator terminal 4 is operated by a person in charge of the operator YA.

Hereinafter, users YB1 and YB2 will be collectively referred to as "user YB" when there is no need to distinguish them individually. When calling "user YB", user terminals 3-1 and 3-2 are collectively called "user terminal 3". The number of the operator terminals 4 is not limited to one, but may be plural for each operator YA or for each department within the operator YA. A "user" who has completed user registration on the reservation site published by the service provider SA may be referred to as a user YB.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server in the information processing system of FIG. 2. As shown in FIG.

The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input/output interface 15, an output section 16, and an input section 17. , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 , and a drive 20 .

The CPU 11 executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM 12 or programs loaded from the storage unit 18 to the RAM 13 .
The RAM 13 also stores data necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

The CPU 11 , ROM 12 and RAM 13 are interconnected via a bus 14 . An input/output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14 . An output unit 16 , an input unit 17 , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 and a drive 20 are connected to the input/output interface 15 .

The output unit 16 includes a display, a speaker, and the like, and outputs various information as images and sounds. The input unit 17 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse, etc., and inputs various kinds of information.

The storage unit 18 is composed of a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), or the like, and stores various data.
The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (the lender terminal 2, the user terminal 3, etc. in the example of FIG. 2) via a network N including the Internet.

A removable medium 21 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is mounted in the drive 20 as appropriate. A program read from the removable medium 21 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage section 18 as necessary.
In addition, the removable medium 21 can also store various data stored in the storage section 18 in the same manner as the storage section 18 .
Although not shown, the lender terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 of the information processing system in FIG. 2 basically have the same hardware configuration as that shown in FIG.

An example of the functional configuration of the server 1 that executes the processes corresponding to steps S11 to S21 in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server of FIG. 3. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a user information DB 300, a seat management DB 400, and an operating status DB 500 are provided in one area of the storage unit 18 of the server 1 shown in FIG.
In the user information DB 300, information on employees belonging to the company YA registered as users YB of this service and information on the company YA to which the employees belong are stored in association with each other.
The information of the user YB includes, for example, the user ID, name, age, sex, e-mail address (hereinafter referred to as "address"), department in the company YA, telephone number, address, company YA administrator's address, contract information between the business operator YA and the service provider SA, and the like.
If the business operator YA is, for example, a company, the employee is an employee, and includes information for billing the business operator YA for usage fees when the employee uses the rental seats. Each address is used for reporting the results of using the rental seats, billing, guidance, and the like.
In addition, contract information between the service provider SA and the lender KA is also stored. This contract information includes information on the sharing of the usage fee.

The seat management DB 400 stores, as stock information, information on predetermined seats that the lender KA desires to rent. The seats that the lender KA desires to rent include seats that become unused for each time period, seats arranged in unused spaces, and the like.
Specifically, for example, for a table seat for four people on the floor of a restaurant, the information about the seat includes information on vacant space (restaurant location, store name, etc.) and information on the rental of each of the four table seats for four people. It includes the seat (rental seat) number (seat identification information) and the period (from what hour to what minute) during which the rental seat can be rented (used).
Of the seats that can be rented by the lender KA, some of the seats excluding the seats used by the lender KA are set as lendable seats. Even if it is a seat to be rented, it means that the seat is not actually taken out, but is used as a "seat" on the spot.
A section of seats to be rented is called a rental seat. For example, in the case of table seating, one section refers to a certain range of the seat, the table in front of it, and the floor surface.
The operation status management DB 500 stores the reservation status, availability status, and operation status of seats on the reservation site.

The operation status DB 500 stores reservation information of rental seats reserved for use by the user YB. The reservation information includes, for example, the user ID, the reservation date and time (time zone), and the identification number of the rental seat of the reserved store.
Specifically, the number of the rental seat that the user will use from now on and the usage time period (year, month, week, day, time) are associated and stored for each user ID.
In addition, in the operation status DB 500, the usage information of the user YB who actually visited the store, received the request, and used the rental seat is stored as a history in association with the user ID.
The history includes the user ID, usage time zone (use start time and use end time), information on using optional services while using the rental seat, amount of money paid (usage fee), and the like. The usage start time has the same meaning as the visit reception time. Optional services include, for example, rental of electronic equipment such as computers.
That is, the operation status management DB 500 stores the reservation status, vacancy status, operation status, and usage status (usage history) of rental seats on the reservation site.
A usage history obtained by copying a part of the usage time period of the usage information of the seat management DB 400 may be registered in the operation status DB 500 , and the usage history and usage schedule of the user may be collectively managed in the operation status DB 500 .

Further, when the processing corresponding to steps S11 to S21 in FIG. 114 functions.
The user management unit 111 registers and manages information registered as a user YB by the operator YA or a person (employee) belonging to the operator YA from this service and the reservation site in the user information DB 300 . That is, the user management unit 111 manages information about users by using the usage information DB 300 .
The user management section 111 has a public section 121 . The publishing unit 121 publishes a reservation site (website) on a network N such as the Internet as one means of providing this service.
Specifically, the publishing unit 121 publishes a reservation site for renting out the seats stored in the seat management DB 400 to the user on a seat-by-seat basis and a time-by-hour basis. Renting out refers to using a seat section (place) rather than actually picking up and returning the seat.
On the reservation site, rental seats that can be used on an hourly basis among the seats stored in the seat management DB 400 are made public. The reservation site has a user's My Page.
The user's My Page is displayed when the user who has accessed the reservation site operates the login button and logs in as the user. The user's my page has a screen for displaying the usage history of the rental seats, which can be viewed by logging in from the user terminal 3 and the operator terminal 4 .

The seat inventory management unit 112 stores and manages information on rental seats input from the lender KA in the seat management DB 400 .
The seat inventory management unit 112 registers and updates rental seats in the seat management DB 400 in response to requests from the lender KA to register and update rental seats.

The reservation unit 113 accepts a reservation for use of a rental seat for the user YB through a reservation operation from the user YB's My Page, and stores reservation information including the date and time of reservation for the rental seat for which the use reservation has been received from the user YB in the operation status DB 500. Register in a reservation table (not shown).

The usage status management unit 114 registers the usage information in the operation status DB 500 when usage information is input from the lender terminal 2 when the user YB who has reserved the rental seat actually uses the rental seat. The usage information includes the reception time when the user YB arrived, the end time when the usage ended, the user ID, and the number of the rental seat.
The usage management unit 114 has a history management unit 201 and a billing management unit 202 .
The history management unit 201 acquires a list of usage information (usage status) in which the user YB has used a predetermined seat as a unit for which a usage reservation has been accepted from the reservation unit 113 from the operation status DB 500 as a history.
Based on the history of the user YB acquired by the history management unit 201, the billing management unit 202 bills the business operator YA to which the user YB who used the rental seat belongs, for the usage fee of the rental seat.
Specifically, the billing management unit 202, based on the history of the user YB and the information of the user YB in the user information DB 300, charges the rented seats used by the user YB every certain period (for example, for one month). is billed to the operator YA at regular intervals (for example, once a month).

By configuring the information processing system in this way, the user YB who has reserved the rental seat leaves the usage history of actually using the rental seat in the operation status DB 500, and the operator YA to which the user YB1 who used the rental seat belongs. Therefore, the user YB can use the nearby rental seats for business without going to the fixed workplace, and the business efficiency can be improved. The same is true for user YB.
In addition, if the rental seats are, for example, table seats at a restaurant, the users of the seats next to each other can easily talk with each other, so the rental seats at the restaurant can be used not only as a place to work, but also as a place for business. It can be used as a place for matching. In addition, the restaurant can increase the ability to attract customers by using the rental seats as a place for business matching with users.
As a result, a seat rental service that benefits both the user YB1 and the restaurant T can be provided.

Next, the operation of the server described above will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the server in the information processing system.
In step S31 of FIG. 5, the lender KA accesses the reservation site published by the public section 121 of the server 1 from the lender terminal 2, inputs his/her own information as a seat lender, and performs a registration operation. Then, the user management unit 111 registers the lender's information in the user information DB 300 .
After registration, a personal page for the lender will be created on the reservation site. , the information on the rental seats is registered in the seat management DB 400 .
The information registered as the lender KA is, for example, the lender ID for identifying the lender, the lender's contact information, and the account information for the service provider SA to transfer the rental fee (price) paid according to the contract. .
The information about the rented seat is, for example, the location of the space managed by the lender KA, the information of the seats arranged in the space, and the like.

When the user YB belonging to the business operator YA uses this service, he/she accesses the reservation site from the user terminal 3 and presses the initial registration button. indicate.
An input form is provided on the initial registration screen, and after user YB enters his/her own information in the input form and presses the registration button, a user ID is issued and associated with the user ID. The user information obtained is registered in the user information DB 300 by the user management unit 111 .

In step S32, after registering the user information, when reserving a rental seat, user YB logs in with his/her own user ID on the reservation site, selects the desired rental seat from the displayed rental seat list screen, and confirms the date and time. is specified and the reservation button is pressed, the reservation information is accepted by the reservation unit 113 and registered in a reservation table (not shown) of the operation status DB 500 .
After registering the reservation information, the reservation unit 113 transmits information indicating the reservation result to the user's contact address (user terminal 3), and the user YB can confirm the reservation details of the reserved rental seat. .

After that, in step S33, when the user YB visits the place of the rental seat, for example, a restaurant at the reserved time and informs the clerk (lender KA) of the reservation details, the clerk accepts the use of the rental seat on the screen of the lender terminal 2. When the input operation is performed, information on the usage record is transmitted from the lender terminal 2 to the server 1 .
In the server 1, the history management unit 201 of the usage management unit 114 registers the usage history information received from the lender terminal 2 in the operation status DB 500 as usage status (history).
In step S34, after registering the usage status, the history management unit 201 notifies (reports) the usage status (history) registered in the operation status DB 500 to addresses of individual users YB, business operators YA, and the like. It is not essential to report the status of use to the business operator YA.
After that, at a predetermined timing, in step S35, the billing management unit 202 of the usage status management unit 114 bills the operator YA to which the user YB belongs for the use of the rental seat. The predetermined timing is timing such as once a month (end of the month) or once a week (weekend).
Specifically, once a month, for example, the billing management unit 202 sends billing data including a list of rental seat locations, dates and times of use, usage fees, etc. used by user YB belonging to the business operator YA to the address of the business operator YA. Send.
In the business operator YA, after the billing data received from the server 1 to the business terminal 4 is viewed by the administrator of the business operator YA, it is printed out as a bill and sent to the accounting staff, etc., and the billed amount is transferred to the account of the service provider. Payment will be processed by transferring to.

As described above, according to the information processing system of this embodiment, for example, if there are unused four-seater table seats in a corner of the floor of a restaurant, the lessor KA who is the owner of the restaurant can seats are registered in a reservation site, and a reservation for use of the rental seats is accepted from a user YB belonging to the business operator YA.
Then, when the rental seat is actually used by user YB, the history management unit 201 acquires the usage status (history), and based on the history of user YB, provides information to the business operator YA to which user YB belongs. Since the billing management unit 202 bills for the use of the predetermined seat, the user YB belonging to the business operator YA can do business at the nearest place with a rental seat.
As a result, by utilizing the seats arranged in unused properties and spaces among the properties and spaces such as restaurants managed by the lessor KA as rental seats, by obtaining revenue from unused properties and spaces, Earnings can be improved.
In addition, in the case of work that uses a portable computer, etc., user YB can work without going to the office if there is a rental seat nearby. can do.
In addition, on the side of the business operator YA, by opening the place of work outside the company to employees, it is possible to minimize the need to maintain a fixed workplace space, so that fixed costs can be reduced.
That is, it is possible to provide a service that benefits both the lender KA who lends the rental seats and the borrower of the rental seats (the user YB and the operator YA).
In this service, the unit for renting out seats is "one seat", that is, the "seat" is rented rather than the floor area or space, so it is possible to increase the sales and profit per floor area.
Since it is a service that rents "seats", there is no need for human management, so "seats" placed in unused places can be rented at any time at the discretion of the lender KA side. Therefore, 24-hour operation is possible.
As a result of 24-hour operation, it leads to higher sales and profits per day and per floor area, and as a landlord KA, profitability can be improved. In addition, since the existing "seats" are rented, the investment cost for renting out the "seats" is not incurred, and the lender KA can easily enter this service.

(Benefits for the lender KA who lends the rental seat)
By using this service, it is possible to earn money for each seat in the idle time (idle time) of empty spaces that do not generate money, which has the effect of increasing sales and profits per day and per floor area. There is
Since it is only renting out "seats" in an existing space, the existing facilities can be utilized, so the investment cost of the lessor KA can be started even if it is zero.
Since existing facilities are only rented, no preparation is required before operation, so the service can be deployed immediately. It is also possible to cancel the service immediately.
In other words, since no investment has been made in the existing equipment, it is possible to immediately stop or start the service.
Since the service can be started without investment cost or preparation period for vacant time or space that does not generate money in the first place, it is possible to increase profits even at low prices because there are no expenses.

(Benefits for those who use rental seats)
When you want to immediately send an email to a customer on the go, when you want to spread out your computer or tablet and work for 5 or 10 minutes, you can always work in a rental space in various facilities.
If there is a rental seat near the user's home, they can work there, so they can work while caring for children, nursing care, private life, hobbies, etc.
When working from home, the efficiency of working from home decreases when there is no suitable desk and chair at home for work. It is possible to work in a rental seat with a suitable height desk and chair.
Homes, hotels, lodging facilities, cafes, restaurants, highway bus and night bus operating companies, rental camper companies, etc., gas station offices, convenience store stores, corporate offices, music classes, karaoke, If there are vacant hours and spaces in facilities such as language classes, breakfast venues at hotels and restaurants, etc., you can work at your favorite time and place. It will be possible to work anywhere in the country. This leads to work style reform.
The lender KA can start the service without investment cost or preparation period for idle time or empty space that does not generate money from the beginning. When you work outside, you may work at a coffee shop or restaurant, but in that case you will have to pay for coffee and meals. You can work cheaply without extra costs such as bills.

Summarizing the above,
1. Advantages of seat management 1.1 Viewpoint of space utilization The minimum unit and minimum space where people can work, eat, and perform various tasks is the space of a “seat” where they can work and act with a single chair. .
As long as you can secure a "seat" space, you can eat and drink, such as eating a lunch box.
If you can put one "desk" in front of your "seat", you can operate a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as "computer") for telework, workation, etc. and draw letters and pictures on paper on the desk. , enclose documents in envelopes, and perform other tasks involving one or more people.
In other words, if a space for a "seat" can be secured, one or more people can do some kind of work or eat and drink.
The fact that one or more people can do some work or eat and drink, if there is a space for this "seat", it will be possible to provide services that allow one or more people to work, so it will be possible to provide services that take money. be possible.
For example, in the case of work using a personal computer or the like, if there is a "desk" in front of the "seat", it becomes possible to provide a work space, and it is possible to provide a service that takes money.
From the viewpoint of effective use of space, it is required to obtain the effect with the minimum investment in order to obtain the return on investment.
In the case of work, the minimum unit of working space is one "seat" and "desk" as described above.
For activities that do not require a desk, such as eating, drinking or operating a smartphone, one “seat” is the minimum unit. If even this minimum unit can be secured, the investment in the return on investment will be minimized, and the possibility of obtaining a large return on investment will increase.

1.2 User's point of view It can be used in small pieces such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours.
Space can be used without ordering food such as coffee at shops such as cafes, karaoke shops, family restaurants, etc. that are intended for eating and drinking.
Space can be used without renting a room at stores such as hotels, inns, private lodgings, and the like for lodging purposes.
In spaces such as convenience stores and gas stations, if you are using the space for work, the staff will tell you, "I don't want you to stay too long." There is a possibility that things such as
With this service, by securing the right to use the seat, the user will be able to sit fairly and squarely on the seat to work or do other work, lowering the psychological hurdles in using the space for the user. be able to.
In stores such as hotels, inns, private lodgings, and the like, which are used for lodging purposes, the usage fee includes a long period of time, such as a day unit, a half day unit, or up to three hours. If the user uses the service for a short period of time, such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour, charges other than the time actually used by the user will be charged. By using , you will be able to pay a fee close to the time you actually used.

1.3 From the perspective of lessors (space providers, owners of shops, vehicles, etc.) Spaces that do not generate money from the perspective of space providers or space owners are "idle assets." Idle space, which is an idle asset, can monetize a place that is not originally used or intended for profit.
It is possible to earn profits by having other users utilize spaces that are not used due to the month, day of the week, time zone, period, or the like. So you can earn more cash points.
Opportunities for earning profits increase by having users who are different from the users assumed from the beginning of the space provision use it for different purposes. That means more cash points.
By providing users with vacant "seats" as rental seats even for short periods of time such as 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour, it is possible to make the place a source of revenue.
By providing the “seats” of the vacant space to the users as rental seats in this way, the “revenue per ^m2 per hour” and the “unit price per ^m2 per hour” will increase. It is possible to improve the return on investment and productivity of owners who do business.

The purpose of use of this service is significantly different from reservations for public transportation such as trains, and facilities such as movie theaters, rental conference rooms, karaoke parlors, and restaurants.
In general, the purpose of using the facility is to travel by train in the case of trains, to watch movies in the case of movie theaters, and to hold meetings in conference rooms in the case of rental conference rooms. , karaoke at a karaoke shop, and eating and drinking at a restaurant.
On the other hand, with this service, it is possible to use it for purposes different from the above purposes of use. Increased revenue opportunities for facility lessors.
In addition, this service is very different from the usage of existing facilities in that rental seats can be used in small pieces of time.
For example, in the case of movie theaters, we don't lend out time shorter than the screening time. The rental conference room is set for 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc., and it is not assumed that the time is divided into pieces such as 5 minutes or 10 minutes.

From the point of view of rationality in using the space, this service differs greatly from existing facilities.
For example, in existing facilities such as rental conference rooms, karaoke shops, restaurants, etc., even though the area that the user wants to use is only the space for one seat and one desk, secure a space that exceeds one seat and one table. However, with this service, the user only has to pay the usage fee for one seat and one desk. , is reasonable.

1.4 Regarding the availability of rental seats at low prices Lenders can start services for vacant time and vacant spaces that do not generate money in the first place, regardless of investment costs and preparation periods, so costs are not incurred. Therefore, it is possible to increase profits even at low prices.
In general, when an office worker takes a notebook computer out of the office and works, he or she may work in a cafeteria, coffee shop, or restaurant. It takes
With this service, you can rent only the "seat", so you can work cheaply without paying for coffee or meals.

1.5 Examples of Utilization Locations Until now, the space that has been provided free of charge was originally an "idle asset" that was not intended to earn money, but with this service, it has been changed from "idle asset" be able to earn money.
An “idle asset” is, for example, one seat in a gas station rest room, one seat in a convenience store rest room, or a breakfast space in a business hotel empty space), empty space in a family restaurant, empty space in a quiet time, empty space in a karaoke shop, empty space in a quiet time, English conversation class Empty spaces that are not in operation in various classrooms such as, vacant spaces in quiet hours, vacant spaces in offices of each company that are not in operation, vacant spaces in quiet hours, private lodgings, residences, hotels, It includes an open time slot of an inn or the like (a short period of time such as 30 minutes or 3 hours that is not a lodging).

When a salesperson receives a request such as receiving and checking an email from a customer while traveling in a sales vehicle, or checking an email from within the company, or sending drawings, data, or materials. In addition, it is necessary to start up a personal computer or tablet to work, but it is sometimes difficult to work on a personal computer or tablet in a car.
At times like this, by using the vacant spaces in nearby convenience stores, business hotels, and gas stations, which have many stores nationwide, you will be able to work on your computer or tablet, etc., and work efficiency. can be improved.

In addition, when a salesperson is out of the office, he wants to work at a place with a desk or chair when he receives a call from a customer or a contact from within the company and has to send and receive a large amount of information that cannot be confirmed with a smartphone or mobile phone. I have a need.
In such a case, there are relatively many stores such as convenience stores, business hotels, gas stations, karaoke stores, etc., all over the country, so the sales person can immediately rent a seat in a nearby store whenever he thinks of it. By making a reservation, you will be able to work immediately in a rental seat.

Although the embodiment of the information processing system to which the present invention is applied has been described above, the embodiment to which the present invention is applied may be, for example, as follows.
In this embodiment, the server 1 publishes a reservation site on the Internet and provides various functions to users who have registered as users. You can achieve the same functionality by downloading and running .
In the present embodiment, as an example of providing rental seats, an example of renting each seat of a table seat in one corner of the floor of a restaurant was shown, but other than this, seats that can be rented as a unit are, for example, a camper car, a highway bus , night buses, train cars, lessor KA's homes, corporate offices, gas station waiting rooms, cafeterias, karaoke rooms or boxes, convenience store break rooms and eat-in corners, music classes, language classes, hotels, inns, private lodgings It is applicable if it is pre-arranged at least one of the breakfast venues of facilities for lodging purposes such as.

Also, for example, the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or by software.
In other words, the functional configuration of FIG. 4 is merely an example and is not particularly limited.
That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and what kind of functional blocks are used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example in FIG. Also, the locations of the functional blocks are not particularly limited to those shown in FIG. 4, and may be arbitrary. For example, the functional blocks of the server 1 may be transferred to the lender terminal 2 or the user terminal 3 . Also, one functional block may be composed of hardware alone, software alone, or a combination thereof.

Further, for example, when a series of processes is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer built into dedicated hardware. Also, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smart phone, or a personal computer.

Further, for example, a recording medium containing such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium (not shown) that is distributed separately from the device main body in order to provide the program to the user, but also is pre-installed in the device main body. It is composed of a recording medium or the like provided to the user U in a state.

In this specification, the steps of writing a program recorded on a recording medium are not only processes that are performed chronologically in that order, but also processes that are not necessarily chronologically processed, and that are performed in parallel or individually. It also includes the processing to be performed.
Further, in this specification, the term "system" means an overall device composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, or the like.

In other words, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied can take various embodiments having the following configurations.

That is, an information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied (for example, the server 1 in FIGS. 1 to 4) is
One or more seats arranged in the space to be rented are used as a unit of use, and a person who belongs to a predetermined organization (operator YA) is designated as a user YB, and a reservation for use from the user YB is accepted for that unit. Receiving means (for example, the reservation unit 113 in FIG. 4, etc.);
A history acquisition unit (for example, the history management unit 201 in FIG. 4) acquires a history (usage status) of the user YB using the predetermined seat (rental seat) as the unit for which the reservation for use has been accepted by the reservation acceptance unit. etc.) and
Billing means for billing the predetermined organization (operator YA) to which the user YB belongs based on the history of the user YB regarding the use of the predetermined seat (rental seat) (billing a usage fee) (For example, billing management unit 202 in FIG. 4),
Prepare.
By configuring in this way, for example, if there are unused table seats in a corner of the restaurant floor, the lender KA who is the owner of the restaurant registers each table seat as a rental unit on the reservation site, Since the seats are rented out to the user YB who made a reservation from the reservation site, the unused table seats can be used by the lender KA. One of the table seats can be used as a workplace.
As a result, it is possible to realize a rental service for each seat that benefits both the lender KA and the operator YA.
The seat as the unit is
Camper, highway bus, night bus, railroad car, lessor KA's home, corporate office, gas station waiting room, cafeteria, karaoke room or box, convenience store break room or eat-in corner, music class, language class, lodging Placed in advance in at least one of the breakfast venues of the intended facility,
Therefore, it is possible to start with zero investment cost for the lessor KA because it is possible to utilize the existing facilities by simply letting the user use the seats that are already arranged in a part of the assets including the vehicle managed by the lessor KA as rental seats. . In addition, since existing facilities are simply rented out, no preparations are required before operation, so service development can be carried out quickly. Also, it is possible to cancel the service immediately.
Of the seats that can be rented by the lender KA, a portion of the seats excluding the seats used by the lender KA are the seats to be rented,
As a result, the seats that are always used by the lender KA need not be rented, and only the unused seats can be effectively used.
The billing means
Billing a usage fee for the seat used by the user at regular intervals based on the history of the user;
As a result, the user YB can use the rented seat without having to make a payment every time he uses it, and the convenience of the user YB can be improved. In addition, since the lender KA also pays the usage fee for the rental seat from the operator YA, the user YB can use the facility without worrying about the payment.

1 ... server, 2, 2-1 to 2-m ... lender terminal, 3, 3-1, 3-2 ... user terminal, 4 ... business operator terminal, 11 ... CPU , 18...storage unit, 111...user management unit, 112...seat inventory management unit, 113...reservation unit, 114...usage management unit, 121...publication unit, 201 ... History management unit 202 ... Billing management unit 300 ... User information DB 400 ... Seat management DB 500 ... Operation status DB

Claims (1)

Of the one or more seats arranged in the space to be rented, each of the one or more seats decided to be rented by the lender is used as a unit of use, information that can identify the unit, and the rental of the unit when information including available time is transmitted from the terminal of the lender for each of the one or more units, acquisition means for acquiring the information as inventory information for each of the one or more units;
One or more units indicated by each of the one or more pieces of inventory information acquired by the acquisition means are selected from among the one or more units to be rented, with a person belonging to a predetermined organization as a user. Reservation receiving means for receiving a reservation for use of a predetermined unit selected by the user;
history acquisition means for acquiring a history of usage by the user of the predetermined unit for which a reservation for use is accepted by the reservation acceptance means;
billing means for billing the predetermined organization to which the user belongs based on the history of the user for use of the predetermined unit;
Information processing device.

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