JP7478712B2 - Meeting Arrangement System, Meeting Arrangement Server, Meeting Arrangement Method, and Meeting Arrangement Program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a meeting arrangement system, a meeting arrangement server, a meeting arrangement method, and a meeting arrangement program for arranging meetings.

Conventionally, systems capable of setting up various types of meetings have been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a party location recommendation device that recommends locations for holding banquets as a type of meeting. Furthermore, Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclose meeting setting systems that automatically set up meetings.

JP 2010-033484 A JP 2009-181277 A JP 2003-006467 A

However, the problem with the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is that although it can recommend locations, it cannot actually arrange meetings.

On the other hand, in the cases of Patent Documents 2 and 3, although a meeting can be set up as a meeting, the schedules of the people who will participate in the meeting must be set up in advance. In other words, the technology described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 has the problem that a meeting cannot be set up unless the schedules of the people who will participate in the meeting are registered in advance. There is also the problem that only meetings that have been decided to take place in advance can be set up. Therefore, the technology described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 has the problem that it cannot handle the setting up of meetings when, for example, a meeting needs to be held suddenly on the same day.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a meeting arrangement system, a meeting arrangement server, a meeting arrangement method, and a meeting arrangement program that can arrange meetings even if they are spontaneous.

In order to solve the above problem, a meeting setting system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device having a reception unit that receives an input requesting to set up a meeting and a transmission unit that transmits a setting request requesting to set up a meeting when the reception unit receives the input requesting to set up a meeting, a reception unit that receives setting requests from a plurality of terminal devices, a selection unit that selects users to include in one meeting from a plurality of users based on the setting request and generates participant information including information of the users who will participate in the meeting, and a transmission unit that transmits participant establishment information to each of the terminal devices of the users included in the participant information.

To solve the above problem, a meeting setting server according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives setting requests for setting up a meeting from the terminal devices of multiple users, a selecting unit that selects users to include in one meeting from the multiple users based on the setting request and generates participant information including information on the users who will participate in the meeting, and a transmitting unit that transmits the participant information to each of the terminal devices of the users included in the participant information.

In the above meeting arrangement server, the receiving unit further receives participation availability information transmitted from each of the users' terminal devices, indicating whether or not they can participate in the meeting, and the meeting arrangement server further includes a generating unit that generates meeting establishment information indicating that the meeting has been decided to be held when a predetermined number of users' terminal devices indicating that they can participate in the meeting are reached, and the transmitting unit may transmit the meeting establishment information to the users' terminal devices indicating that they can participate in the meeting.

In addition, the meeting arrangement server may further include a selection unit that, upon selecting a user to be included in a meeting, transmits the selected user to the terminal device of at least one of the users, and generates participant information regarding the other users included in the meeting, and the transmission unit further transmits the participant information to the terminal device of the one user. The reception unit further receives participation permission information regarding permission to participate in the meeting for the other users included in the participant information from the terminal device of the one user, and if the participation permission information indicates yes, the selection unit selects the other users as users to be included in the meeting, and if the participation permission information indicates prohibition of participation for at least one user, the selection unit may exclude the users indicating no as users to be included in the meeting and reselect new users.

In addition, in the meeting setting server, the selection unit may generate participant information by treating the user who sent the earliest setting request among the users to be included in one meeting as one user.

In addition, in the meeting setting server, the selection unit may generate participant information by treating the user who sent the setting request latest among the users to be included in one meeting as one user.

In addition, in the meeting scheduling server, the selection unit may generate participant information by treating a user randomly selected from among the users to be included in one meeting as one user.

In addition, in the meeting setting server, the selection unit may include a user who indicates "no" in the participation information in a meeting different from the one meeting, and select a user to be included in the different meeting.

In addition, in the meeting scheduling server, the scheduling request may include characteristic information of the user who made the scheduling request, and the selection unit may select users to be included in the same meeting based on the characteristic information.

In addition, in the meeting scheduling server, the characteristic information may include preference information indicating the preferences of the users, and the selection unit may select users so as to include users with similar preferences indicated by the preference information in the same meeting.

In addition, in the meeting setting server, the setting request may include at least one setting information of the time of the meeting, the number of people wishing to participate in the meeting, and the location of the meeting, and the selection unit may select users to include in one meeting based on the setting information.

The meeting arrangement server may further include a reservation unit that makes reservations for the use of a store to be used for the meeting.

In order to solve the above problem, a meeting setting method according to one aspect of the present invention is a meeting setting method by a meeting setting server that sets up a meeting, and includes a receiving step of receiving setting requests for setting up a meeting from terminal devices of multiple users, a selection step of selecting users to be included in one meeting from the multiple users based on the setting request, and generating participant information including information of the users who will participate in the meeting, and a transmission step of transmitting the participant information to each of the terminal devices of the users included in the participant information.

In order to solve the above problem, a meeting setting program according to one aspect of the present invention provides a computer of a user's terminal device with the following: a reception function that receives an input requesting to set up a meeting; a first transmission function that transmits a setting request requesting to set up a meeting when the reception function receives the input requesting to set up a meeting; a first reception function that receives participant information about other users who will participate in the meeting from the meeting setting server; a presentation function that presents information about the participant information; a participation information reception function that receives participation information about the other users regarding their participation in the meeting in response to the presentation; a second transmission function that transmits the participation information to the meeting setting server; and a second reception function that receives meeting establishment information including information about the users who will participate in the meeting from the meeting setting server that sets up the meeting in response to the setting request.

The meeting arrangement system according to one aspect of the present invention arranges a meeting in response to a meeting arrangement request from a user's terminal device. Therefore, the meeting arrangement system can also arrange spontaneous meetings. In addition, the meeting arrangement system does not require users to register schedules and the like in advance, so it does not require users to take the time and effort.

1 is a system diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a meeting setting system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of a meeting scheduling server and a terminal device. 1A is a data conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of stack information, and FIG. 1B is a data conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of meeting group information; FIG. 4 is a conceptual data diagram showing an example of a data structure of user information. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing interactions in the meeting arrangement system. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of the meeting arrangement server when a meeting arrangement request is received. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation performed when attendance information of a meeting scheduling server is received; 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the meeting arrangement system of the terminal device. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing another example configuration of the meeting scheduling server and the terminal device.

Below, a meeting scheduling system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment>
<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of a meeting setting system 1 for setting up a meeting. As shown in FIG. 1, the meeting setting system 1 includes a meeting setting server 100, a terminal device 200a, and a terminal device 200b. The meeting setting server 100 is connected to the terminal device 200a and the terminal device 200b via a network 350. Here, only two terminal devices are shown, but it goes without saying that there may be two or more terminal devices. In the following, when there is no need to distinguish between the terminal device 200a and the terminal device 200b, they will be described as terminal device 200. Also, only one meeting setting server 100 is shown, but it may be realized by parallel processing of multiple devices, or the meeting setting server 100 may have multiple processors and realize the processing to be executed by the meeting setting server 100 by parallel processing of the multiple processors. Here, the "meeting" refers to a user meeting and gathering with other users, and may be called a gathering, a get-together, an event, or the like. The meeting setting system 1 is a system that executes the setting when, for example, a user 30a or a user 30b suddenly desires to hold a meeting such as a banquet. The meeting is not limited to a banquet, and may be any meeting that occurs suddenly and was not originally scheduled to be held in advance. Therefore, the meeting may be, for example, a bowling tournament, a golf competition, karaoke, or an emergency meeting, such as an emergency budget committee. The meeting does not have to be held on the same day. In the following, in this embodiment, as an example, a case where multiple users want to hold a drinking party will be described. Here, a drinking party refers to drinking and eating with other users, even if it is not as large as a banquet.

In the meeting setting system 1, when user 30a suddenly wants to hold a meeting such as a drinking party, he/she clicks, for example, a drinking party request button in an application installed on the terminal device 200a that the user owns. The terminal device 200a then sends a meeting setting request to the meeting setting server 100. Similarly, when user 30b also wants to hold a drinking party, he/she sends a meeting setting request from the terminal device 200b that the user owns to the meeting setting server 100.

The meeting arrangement server 100 accepts meeting arrangement requests from the terminal devices of multiple users and arranges the meeting according to predetermined conditions. Details of the conditions will be described later. Then, when the meeting arrangement server 100 arranges the meeting, it transmits meeting establishment information indicating that the meeting has been established to each terminal device of the users who will be meeting. This allows the users of each terminal device to recognize that the meeting has been established and to fulfill their own wishes.

The meeting arrangement server 100 may further execute a reservation for the use of the store 400 as part of the setting up of the meeting, and may be provided with a reservation unit for executing the reservation for that purpose. For example, the reservation unit of the meeting arrangement server 100 executes the reservation by creating a predetermined format email for the reservation and sending it to the store terminal 410 of the store 400.

The meeting arrangement server 100 related to the meeting arrangement system 1 is described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the meeting scheduling server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a memory unit 120, and a control unit 130. The communication unit 110, the memory unit 120, and the control unit 130 are connected to each other via a bus 140.

The communication unit 110 has a function of communicating with external devices, such as the terminal device 200a of the user 30a, the terminal device 200b of the user 30b, and the store terminal 410 of the store 400, via the network 350. The communication unit 110 may include a first receiving unit 111 and a first transmitting unit 112. The communication unit 110 may communicate with external devices using any protocol, and may communicate either wired or wirelessly, as long as the communication unit 110 can communicate with the external devices.

The first receiving unit 111 has a function of receiving signals transmitted from the terminal device 200a, the terminal device 200b, and the store terminal 410 via the network 350 and transmitting the signals to the control unit 130. The first receiving unit 111 has a function of receiving, for example, meeting setting requests from multiple terminal devices requesting to set up a meeting.

The first transmission unit 112 has a function of transmitting participant information and meeting establishment information to the terminal device 200a and the terminal device 200b according to instructions from the control unit 130. Here, the participant information is information indicating the participants who will participate in the meeting, and the participant information may include information on the user of the terminal device to which the participant information is transmitted. The meeting establishment information is information indicating that the meeting has been established, that is, information indicating that a drinking party will be held. The meeting establishment information includes information on the location where the drinking party will be held or the gathering place for the drinking party, and the date and time when the drinking party will be held, and may include information on the participants who will participate in the drinking party. The first transmission unit 112 has a function of transmitting the meeting establishment information to each terminal device of the user included in the meeting establishment information. The first transmission unit 112 also has a function of transmitting reservation information to the store terminal 410 according to instructions from the control unit 130. The reservation information includes information requesting the reservation of a seat for the drinking party, and further includes information on the date and time of the drinking party and the number of participants.

The storage unit 120 has a function of storing various data and programs required for the operation of the meeting arrangement server 100. The storage unit 120 can be realized by various storage media such as, but not limited to, an SSD, an HDD, or a flash memory. The storage unit 120 stores a meeting arrangement program that the control unit 130 of the meeting arrangement server 100 executes to set up a meeting based on a meeting arrangement request from each terminal device 200. The storage unit 120 has a function of storing meeting group information 310 and user information 400. The meeting group information 310 is information generated by the meeting arrangement server 100 to determine the participants who will participate in the meeting when setting up a meeting, and is information for managing the participants who will participate in each meeting as a group. The user information 400 is information about each user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1. Details of the meeting group information 310 and the user information 400 will be described later.

The control unit 130 is a processor that reads and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 120, and has a function of controlling each unit of the meeting arrangement server 100. The control unit 130 has a function of setting up a meeting according to the meeting arrangement program stored in the storage unit 120. Details of the operation related to the meeting arrangement process will be described later. The control unit 130 may function as a selection unit 131 as part of the meeting arrangement process. The control unit 130 may also function as a generation unit that generates meeting establishment information as part of the meeting arrangement process. The control unit 130 may be realized by a multi-core consisting of multiple processors, and the functions executed by the control unit 130 may be realized by parallel processing by multiple processors. The control unit 130 may also function as a reservation unit that reserves a store to hold the meeting (drinking party) when the meeting is established, etc.

The selection unit 131 has a function of selecting users to be included in one meeting from among the multiple users based on a meeting setting request from the multiple users, and generating meeting establishment information including information of users who will participate in the meeting. Specifically, the selection unit 131 has a function of selecting a group to which a user corresponding to the terminal device 200 will participate based on a meeting setting request from the terminal device 200. The selection unit 131 also has a function of generating a meeting group based on the meeting setting request, selecting users to be included in the meeting, and when each meeting group satisfies a predetermined condition, generating participant information for the meeting group, and causing the first transmission unit 112 to transmit the generated participant information to the terminal device of the user who first made a meeting setting request among the users included in the corresponding meeting group. The generation unit 132 also has a function of generating meeting establishment information for the meeting group when a meeting is established, and causing the first transmission unit 112 to transmit the generated meeting establishment information to each terminal device of the user included in the meeting establishment information. Further details of the operations of the selection unit 131 and the generation unit 132 will be described later.

This concludes the explanation of the configuration of the meeting scheduling server 100.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a memory unit 220, a control unit 230, a location information acquisition unit 240, a reception unit 250, a display unit 260, and an audio output unit 270. The communication unit 210, the memory unit 220, the control unit 230, the location information acquisition unit 240, the reception unit 250, the display unit 260, and the audio output unit 270 are connected to each other via a bus 140. The terminal device 200 can be realized by, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, etc.

The communication unit 210 is a communication interface having a function of communicating with the meeting arrangement server 100 via the network 350. The communication unit 210 realizes the functions of a second receiving unit 211 and a second transmitting unit 212. As long as the communication unit 210 can communicate with the meeting arrangement server 100 via the network 350, the communication may be performed either wired or wirelessly, and as long as communication is possible, the communication protocol used is not important.

The second receiving unit 211 has a function of receiving participant information and meeting establishment information transmitted from the meeting arrangement server 100. The second receiving unit 211 also has a function of transmitting the received participant information and meeting establishment information to the control unit 230.

The second transmission unit 212 has a function of transmitting information specified by the control unit 230 according to instructions from the control unit 230. For example, the second transmission unit 212 has a function of transmitting a meeting arrangement request transmitted from the control unit 230 to the meeting arrangement server 100, the meeting arrangement request being intended to arrange a meeting. Also, for example, the second transmission unit 212 has a function of transmitting attendance information transmitted from the control unit 230 to the meeting arrangement server 100.

The storage unit 220 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the operation of the terminal device 200. The storage unit 220 can be realized by, for example, an SSD, HDD, flash memory, etc., but is not limited to these. The storage unit 220 has a function of sending a meeting arrangement request to the meeting arrangement server 100 in response to an input from a user received by the reception unit 250, and storing a meeting arrangement program for performing processing related to the participant information and meeting establishment information sent from the meeting arrangement server 100 in response to the meeting arrangement request. The storage unit 220 may also have a function of temporarily storing the received participant information and meeting establishment information. The participant information may be erased after the participation information is sent. The meeting establishment information may also be erased after the date and time of the meeting indicated by the meeting establishment information has passed.

The control unit 230 is a processor that reads and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 220, and has a function of controlling each unit of the terminal device 200. The control unit 230 has a function of generating a meeting arrangement request according to the input contents from the user accepted by the acceptance unit 250, and has a function of causing the second transmission unit 212 to transmit the meeting arrangement request to the meeting arrangement server 100. In addition, when the control unit 230 accepts participant information, the control unit 230 has a function of generating participation possibility information for each user, which includes information indicating whether participation is permitted or not, according to the input from the user accepted by the acceptance unit 250, and has a function of causing the second transmission unit 212 to transmit the participation possibility information to the meeting arrangement server 100.

The location information acquisition unit 240 has a function of acquiring terminal device location information indicating the current location of the terminal device 200. The location information acquisition unit 240 has a function of acquiring terminal device location information and transmitting it to the control unit 230 each time it is acquired. The location information acquisition unit 240 can be realized by a positioning system such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), but is not limited to these systems. The location information acquisition unit 240 has a function of acquiring the terminal device location information as latitude information and longitude information measured by the positioning system. The latitude information is information indicating coordinates on the earth in the north-south direction, and the longitude information is information indicating coordinates on the earth in the east-west direction.

The reception unit 250 has a function of receiving input from a user who holds the terminal device 200. The reception unit 250 may be realized, for example, by hardware keys such as a keyboard provided on the terminal device 200, or by software keys such as a touch panel. The reception unit 250 has a function of transmitting the received input content to the control unit 230. The reception unit 250 has a function of receiving input requesting the setting up of a meeting, i.e., a meeting setting request from a user and input related to the meeting setting request (such as the date and time and location of the meeting, the desired number of people, etc.), and a function of receiving information regarding the permission or refusal of participation for each user indicated in the participant information.

The display unit 260 has a function of displaying information specified by the control unit 230 according to instructions from the control unit 230. The display unit 260 can be realized, for example, by an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), but is not limited to these. The display unit 260 may have a function of displaying, for example, information about the participants indicated in the participant information, and information about the date, time, and location of the meeting indicated in the meeting establishment information.

The audio output unit 270 has a function of outputting audio information specified by the control unit 230 according to instructions from the control unit 230. The audio output unit 270 is, for example, a speaker. The audio output unit 270 may have a function of outputting, for example, the date, time, and location of the meeting indicated in the meeting establishment information by voice.

The network 350 is a wireless or wired communication network that relays communications between the meeting scheduling server 100, the terminal device 200, and the store terminal 410.

Finally, we will briefly explain the store terminal 410. The basic configuration of the store terminal 410 is the same as that of the terminal device 200, so a detailed explanation will be omitted. The store terminal 410 differs from the terminal device 200 in that it has the function of receiving reservation information from the meeting arrangement server 100 and setting up a meeting. In other words, the store terminal 410 reserves seats for the number of people indicated in the reservation information for a specified time from the date and time indicated in the reservation information. Note that if seats for the number of people cannot be reserved, the store terminal 410 transmits reservation unavailable information to the meeting arrangement server 100 indicating that the reservation cannot be accepted.

In this case, the meeting scheduling server 100 searches for a new store and sends the reservation information to that store again.

The above is an explanation of the functional configuration of each device related to the meeting arrangement system 1.

<Data>
Fig. 3A is a conceptual data diagram showing an example of stack information 300, which is information indicating a meeting setting request and is in a state where it is stacked in meeting setting server 100. As shown in Fig. 3A, a meeting setting request is information in which at least user information 301, location information 302, request date and time 303, and desired number of people 304 are associated with each other. In addition to this information, a meeting setting request may also be associated with preference information indicating the preferences of the corresponding user, information on the maximum number of people for the meeting, and the like.

User information 301 is user identification information that can uniquely identify each user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1. The identification information may be in any form and may be expressed using numbers, letters, symbols, etc., and may even use the user's name, etc., as long as it can identify each user.

Location information 302 is information indicating the location where the user wishes to hold the meeting. Here, it is indicated by longitude and latitude information, but this is not limited to this, and it may also be the name of the city or area where the meeting will be held.

The requested date and time 303 is information indicating the date and time when the user wishes to start the meeting. If the meeting is basically to be held on the day the meeting setting request is made, information regarding the date may not be necessary.

The desired number of people 304 is information indicating the number of people that the user holding the terminal device 200 that sent the meeting setting request would like to attend the meeting.

If the user has no particular preference, the location information 302, requested date and time 303, and desired number of people 304 can be omitted from the meeting setup request, but the presence of this information allows the meeting setup server 100 to set up the meeting in a manner desirable for the user who made the meeting setup request. This concludes the explanation of the meeting setup request.

Figure 3 (b) is a conceptual data diagram showing an example of the configuration of meeting group information 310. Meeting group information 310 is information that is generated and used by the control unit 130 of the meeting arrangement server 100 when setting up a meeting, and is information used to determine which meeting each user who has made a meeting arrangement request should be assigned to. Meeting group information 310 is information for managing participants who will attend each meeting, with each meeting set up in response to a meeting arrangement request treated as a group, and is a collection of meeting groups. Each line in meeting group information 310 represents one meeting group.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), meeting group information 310 is information that associates a group identifier 311, member information 312, start time 313, meeting place 314, and number of people information 315.

The group identifier 311 is identification information used by the meeting setting server 100 to uniquely identify each group holding a meeting. The group identifier 311 may be in any form as long as it can uniquely identify each group, and may be expressed using numbers, letters, symbols, etc., or may use a group name given to the group. When a group name is used, the group name may be set by the meeting setting server 100 or may be set by one of the users included in the member information 312.

Member information 312 is information indicating users who are in a corresponding group and who will participate in the same meeting. Member information 312 includes at least one user who is using the meeting setting system 1 and has made a meeting setting request. User information 301 shown in FIG. 3(a) is used for member information 312. The participants shown in member information 312 are information that has the same content as the users included in the participant information when the conditions for the corresponding group to hold a meeting are met.

Start time 313 is information indicating the time to start the meeting of the corresponding group. Here, only time is indicated, but date information may also be included. Start time 313 is information set by the meeting arrangement server 100 from the date and time indicated in request date and time 303 of the meeting arrangement request. For start time 313, the request date and time 303 indicated in the meeting arrangement request when the corresponding meeting group was set is used.

The meeting place 314 is information indicating the location where the corresponding group will meet, or the place where they will meet to travel to that location. The meeting place 314 may be information such as the name of the station where they will meet or the name of a store, or it may be longitude and latitude information. Here, the meeting place 314 is the location indicated in the location information 302 indicated in the meeting setting request when the corresponding meeting group was set, or the nearest station to that location, or a store that the user desires or is likely to desire.

The number of people information 315 is information indicating the number of people scheduled to attend the meeting of the corresponding group. For example, the number of people information 315 may be the desired number of people 304 desired by the user who first requested to set up a meeting in the corresponding meeting group.

The meeting group information 310 is used by the selection unit 131 of the control unit 130 to manage which meeting to assign the user who is sending the meeting setting request, and is also used to generate meeting establishment information that indicates that a meeting has been established.

The above is an explanation of an example of the data structure of meeting group information 310.

Figure 4 is a conceptual data diagram showing an example of the configuration of user information 400.

Next, the user information 400 will be described. The user information 400 is information that indicates the characteristics of each user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the user information 400 is information in which user information 401, gender information 402, preference information 403, and history information 404 are associated with each other, and other information, such as the user's name and age, may also be associated with the user information.

User information 401 is information for uniquely identifying each user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1. Here, an example is shown in which the user information 401 uses the same identification information as the user information 301 shown in FIG. 3, but other information, such as the user's name, may be used as long as it is possible to identify each user.

Gender information 402 is information that indicates the gender of the corresponding user. Gender information 402 can be used, for example, when selecting a store suitable for a user, that is, when selecting a store suitable for that gender. Gender information 402 can also be used when the meeting arrangement server 100 selects users to include in a meeting group.

Preference information 403 is information that indicates the preferences of the corresponding user, and is information that indicates what the user likes and dislikes. This information may be registered by each user, or the meeting arrangement server 100 may register information common to stores that the user has visited as preference information based on the history of the stores that the user has visited. Preference information 403 can be used by the meeting arrangement server 100 to select a store when making a reservation.

The history information 404 is information that indicates stores that the corresponding user has visited in the past, and can be used by the meeting arrangement server 100 to select a store when making a reservation.

The above is an explanation of the data used by the meeting scheduling server 100.

<Operation>
Next, we will explain the operation of the meeting setting system 1. Fig. 5 is a sequence diagram showing exchanges related to setting up a meeting in the meeting setting system 1. Note that in this embodiment, the meeting is described as taking place during the same day, but it goes without saying that the date on which the meeting is held does not have to be during the same day.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the meeting setting system 1, when the user 30a feels like having a drink that day, for example, the user inputs a meeting setting request to the user's terminal device 200a (step S501). For example, the user 30a inputs the meeting setting request by starting an application for using the meeting setting system 1 that has been downloaded to the terminal device 200a. Upon receiving the input, the terminal device 200a transmits the meeting setting request to the meeting setting server 100 (step S502). Note that the meeting setting request does not need to be transmitted immediately upon receiving the input of the meeting setting request, and may be transmitted at any time as long as it can be transmitted by a predetermined time before the desired date and time of the meeting.

The meeting arrangement server 100 receives the meeting arrangement request sent from the terminal device 200a (step S503). Upon receiving the meeting arrangement request, the meeting arrangement server 100 executes a participant information generation process to select users to include in one meeting and generate meeting establishment information including information on the users who will participate in the meeting (step S504). Details of the participant information generation process will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

When the users who will participate in the meeting are determined as a result of the meeting establishment information generation process, the meeting arrangement server 100 transmits participant information including information about the users who will participate in the meeting to the terminal device 200a (step S505).

The terminal device 200a receives the participant information transmitted from the meeting arrangement server 100 (step S506). Upon receiving the participant information, the terminal device 200a displays the contents of the meeting establishment information to the user, and notifies the user of the information of the users who will participate in the meeting. By displaying the meeting establishment information, each terminal device 200a can make the user aware of the establishment of the meeting and the information of the other users who will participate in the meeting. Depending on the notified user contents, the user checks each user included in the meeting and inputs whether or not they will participate in the meeting. In response to this, participation availability information is generated indicating whether or not the other users included in the established meeting will participate in the meeting. The terminal device 200a then transmits the generated participation availability information to the meeting arrangement server 100 (step S507).

The meeting arrangement server 100 receives the participation information transmitted from the terminal device 200a (step S508). The meeting arrangement server 100 then determines whether the participation information indicates that all users who are scheduled to participate in the meeting are "yes" to participate (step S509). If all users included in the participation information indicate that they are "yes" to participate (YES in step S509), the meeting arrangement server 100 transmits meeting establishment information indicating that the meeting has been established (step S510). For example, if all users included in the participation information indicate that they are not "yes" to participate (NO in step S509), the event arrangement server 100 returns to the process of step S504. The processes of steps S505 to S510 may be included as part of the meeting establishment information generation process. The processes of steps S505 to S509, which ask the user to confirm which users will participate in the meeting, may be omitted, or may be configured so that the user can select whether or not to execute the processes.

In the above, the meeting establishment information is displayed, but this may be a notification by voice from the audio output unit 270. In this case, the meeting establishment information may be sound information generated by the meeting arrangement server 100 using synthetic voice, for example. To achieve this, the selection unit 131 may generate the meeting establishment information by voice. In this way, a user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1 can participate in a meeting corresponding to a request for setting up just by sending a meeting setting request from his/her own terminal. Therefore, if the user suddenly feels like drinking that day and feels like drinking with someone but does not feel like taking on the role of organizing the meeting himself/herself, the user can have the meeting setting system 1 automatically set up the meeting. Therefore, the user can participate in a meeting (drinking party) without having to do anything.

Figure 6 is a flowchart showing a participant information generation process, which is an example of the operation of the meeting arrangement server 100 when it receives a meeting arrangement request from the terminal device 200.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first receiver 111 of the meeting arrangement server 100 receives a meeting arrangement request (step S601). When the first receiver 111 receives the meeting arrangement request, it transmits the request to the controller 130.

When the selection unit 131 of the control unit 130 receives a meeting setting request, it registers the received meeting setting request in the stack information 300 (step S602).

The selection unit 131 determines whether a meeting group whose location information and requested date and time of the newly registered meeting setting request in the stack information 300 are within a predetermined range is registered in the meeting group information 300 (step S603). For example, the selection unit 131 determines whether there is a meeting place 304 within a predetermined distance from the location information indicated in the meeting setting request, and determines whether a meeting group whose date and time information indicated in the meeting setting request is earlier than the start time 303 is registered in the meeting group information 310.

If there is no meeting group within the specified range of the location and time of the meeting setting request (NO in step S603), the selection unit 131 generates a new meeting group, registers it in the meeting group information 310 (step S606), and ends the process.

If there is a meeting group whose location and time of the meeting setting request are within a predetermined range (YES in step S603), the selection unit 131 identifies a meeting group that satisfies a predetermined condition (step S604). Here, a meeting group that satisfies a predetermined condition refers to a condition for selecting one meeting group from among multiple meeting groups that satisfy the condition in step S603. Here, the predetermined condition for selecting a meeting group may be, for example, that the meeting group is closest to the location indicated by the location information in the meeting setting request, or that the requested date and time is closest. It is assumed that the selection unit 131 has preset a criterion for selection.

When the selection unit 131 identifies the meeting group, it adds the user information 301 of the meeting setting request received in step S601 to the member information 312 of the identified meeting group (step S605).

Then, the selection unit 131 determines whether the meeting establishment conditions for the meeting group are satisfied (step S607). That is, the selection unit 131 determines whether the number of member information 312 associated with the meeting group matches the number-of-persons information 315.

When the selection unit 131 determines that the conditions for establishing a meeting are met (YES in step S607), the selection unit 131 generates participant information including information about the users indicated in the member information 312. The selection unit 131 causes the first transmission unit 112 of the communication unit 110 to transmit the generated participant information to the terminal device 200 of at least one of the users included in the meeting group to which the participant information corresponds (step S608), and ends the process. Details of the method of selecting at least one user will be described later. Even when the selection unit 131 determines that the conditions for establishing a meeting are not met (NO in step S607), the selection unit 131 ends the process.

The above is an explanation of the operation of the meeting setting server 100 when a meeting setting request is received.

Next, the operation of the meeting arrangement server 100 when attendance information is received will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the meeting arrangement server 100 when it receives attendance information from the terminal device 200.

The first receiver 111 of the meeting scheduling server 100 receives the attendance information (step S701). When the first receiver 111 receives the attendance information, it transmits it to the controller 130.

The selection unit 131 of the control unit 130 determines whether the participation possibility information indicates that all users can participate (step S702). If participation possibility is indicated for all users (YES in step S702), the generation unit 132 generates meeting establishment information. The meeting establishment information includes at least information on the date and time when the meeting starts and the meeting place, and may also include information on the participants who will participate in the meeting. The generation unit 132 obtains this information from the start time 313, the meeting place 314, and the member information 312 of the meeting group information 310. The generation unit 132 causes the first transmission unit 112 to transmit the generated meeting establishment information to each of the terminal devices 200 of the users corresponding to the member information 312 of the meeting group corresponding to the meeting establishment information (step S703), and ends the process. In addition, when transmitting the meeting establishment information, the control unit 130 functioning as a reservation unit may make a reservation for a store. The reservation unit executes the reservation of the store by having the first transmission unit 112 transmit the meeting start date and time and the number of participants in a predetermined form to the store terminal 410. In addition, when selecting a store, the reservation unit uses the preference information 303 or history information 404 of each user included in the meeting group to select a store that matches the preferences of all users as much as possible. The selection unit 131 may then set the reserved store as the meeting place for the meeting establishment information.

On the other hand, if the participation availability information indicates that a user is unable to participate (NO in step S702), the selection unit 131 identifies a meeting setting request corresponding to the user who is unable to participate from the stack information 300. The selection unit 131 then determines whether or not other meeting groups whose location information and requested date and time of the identified meeting setting request are within a predetermined range are registered in the meeting group information 300 (step S704). For example, the selection unit 131 determines whether or not there is a meeting place 304 within a predetermined distance from the location information indicated in the meeting setting request, and determines whether or not a meeting group whose date and time information indicated in the meeting setting request is earlier than the start time 303 is registered in the meeting group information 310.

If there is no meeting group within the specified range of the location and time of the meeting setting request (NO in step S704), the selection unit 131 generates a new meeting group, registers it in the meeting group information 310 (step S709), and ends the process.

If there is a meeting group whose location and time of the meeting setting request are within a predetermined range (YES in step S704), the selection unit 131 identifies a meeting group that satisfies a predetermined condition (step S705). Here, the predetermined condition in the meeting group that satisfies the predetermined condition refers to a condition for selecting one meeting group from among multiple other meeting groups that satisfy the condition in step S704, and may be, for example, a condition for selecting the meeting group closest to the location indicated by the location information in the meeting setting request, or the meeting group with the closest requested date and time. It is assumed that the condition (criterion) to be used for selection is set in advance in the selection unit 131.

When the selection unit 131 identifies another meeting group, it adds the user information 301 of the meeting setting request of the user who is not allowed to participate in the participation availability information to the member information 312 of the identified other meeting group (step S706).

Then, the selection unit 131 determines whether the meeting establishment conditions for the meeting group are satisfied (step S707). That is, the selection unit 131 determines whether the number of member information 312 associated with the meeting group matches the number-of-persons information 315.

If the selection unit 131 determines that the conditions for establishing a meeting are met (YES in step S707), the selection unit 131 generates participant information including information about the user indicated in the member information 312. The selection unit 131 causes the first transmission unit 112 of the communication unit 110 to transmit the generated participation information to the terminal device 200 of at least one user among the users included in the meeting group to which the participant information corresponds (step S708), and ends the process. If the selection unit 131 determines that the conditions for establishing a meeting are not met (NO in step S707), the selection unit 131 ends the process. Note that, if the meeting group to which the participant information was sent receives participation information associated with information indicating non-participation from the user, the selection unit 131 deletes the information of the user who is not allowed to participate from the member information 312 of the meeting group. Then, when a new user is registered in the meeting group, that is, when a new user is reselected, the selection unit 131 generates new participant information and transmits the new participant information to the terminal device of the user in the meeting group who first made a meeting setting request.

The above is an explanation of the operation of the meeting arrangement server 100. As explained in the processing in the sequence diagram of FIG. 5 above, the processing in step S608 in FIG. 6 and steps S701 to S703 and S704 to S710 in FIG. 7 may be omitted, in which case the processing may be configured to proceed to step S704 after the processing in step S607.

8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the terminal device 200 in the meeting arrangement system 1. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation that the terminal device 200 can perform in this embodiment, and when some input that can be received in this embodiment is received, and each process that is executed according to the input content. The input unit 250 of the terminal device 200 judges whether or not an input of a meeting arrangement request from a user has been received. If it has been received (YES in step S801), the input unit 250 transmits the input content to the control unit 230. Here, the input content may be only a click of an icon for a meeting arrangement request, and may further include a requested date and time indicating a desired start time of the meeting, location information indicating the location where the meeting will be held, and information on the total number of users participating in the meeting. In addition, if the input content does not include information on the location, the location information of the terminal device 200 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 240 may be used instead. When the input content of the meeting arrangement request is transmitted, the control unit 230 generates a meeting arrangement request indicating a desire to hold a meeting, has the second transmission unit 212 transmit the request to the meeting arrangement server 100 (step S802), and ends the process.

If no meeting setting request has been received (NO in step S801), the second receiving unit 211 of the terminal device 200 determines whether participant information sent from the meeting setting server 100 has been received (step S803).

If participant information has been received (YES in step S803), the second receiving unit 211 transmits the participant information to the control unit 230. The control unit 230 causes the display unit 260 to display the transmitted participant information (step S804). This allows the user to recognize information about the participants who are scheduled to attend the meeting.

The terminal device 200 receives, via the reception unit 250, from the user, participation permission information indicating whether the user will participate in the meeting (step S805).

Then, the control unit 230 causes the second transmission unit 212 to transmit the generated attendance information to the meeting scheduling server 100 (step S806), and ends the process.

If the second receiving unit 211 has not received the participant information (NO in step S803), the second receiving unit 211 determines whether or not it has received meeting establishment information (step S807). If it has not received the meeting establishment information (step S807), the terminal device 200 ends the process. Note that the terminal device 200 does not receive participant information or meeting establishment information when it has not sent a meeting setting request. However, assuming a hypothetical case in which the terminal device 200 receives participant information or meeting establishment information when it has not sent a meeting setting request, a step of determining whether or not a meeting setting request has been sent may be provided after steps S803 and S807, respectively, and the received participant information and meeting establishment information may be discarded if it is determined that a meeting setting request has not been sent.

If meeting establishment information has been received (step S807), the second receiving unit 211 transmits the meeting establishment information to the control unit 230. The control unit 230 then causes the display unit 260 to display the meeting establishment information (step S808), and ends the process. By visually checking the meeting establishment information, the user can recognize the start date and time of the meeting, the meeting place, and the participants.

The above is an explanation of the operation of the terminal device 200 in the meeting setting system 1.

<Summary>
As described in the above embodiment, the meeting setting server 100 automatically sets up a meeting in response to a meeting setting request from each user. The meeting in question is, for example, a meeting that was not scheduled to be held in advance, such as a drinking party that a user suddenly feels like drinking on that day. Since the meeting setting server can automatically set up the meeting without the user having to act as an organizer, a meeting setting server that is highly convenient for users can be provided. Furthermore, the meeting setting server can provide a meeting setting service that is highly responsive, particularly to a sudden meeting setting request.

<Additional Information>
The meeting scheduling server according to the above embodiment is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be realized by other methods. Various modifications will be described below.

(1) In the above embodiment, the start time 313, meeting place 314, and number of people information 315 in the meeting group information 310 are based on the requested date and time 303, location information 302, and desired number of people 304 in the meeting setting request when the meeting group is registered, but this is not limited to the above.

The start time 313, meeting place 314, and number of people information 314 in the meeting group information 310 may use information in the meeting setting request sent from the terminal device 200 of the most recently registered user. Alternatively, the meeting place 314 may use the midpoint of the location information 302 in the meeting setting request corresponding to each user included in the member information 312, or the nearest station from those locations, or information on a store that is closest to the preferences of all users included in the member information 314 from those locations. The selection unit 131 sets which information to use according to a predetermined setting. In this way, the meeting setting server 100 can flexibly execute the setting of each piece of information in the meeting group information 310.

(2) In the above embodiment, when the meeting establishment conditions of the meeting group are met (see YES in step S607 and YES in step S707), the participant information is sent to the terminal device 200 of the user included in the meeting group corresponding to the participant information to ask each user whether or not to participate in the meeting. Here, the participant information may not be the user himself, but may be information that the user asks about other users whether or not to allow the other users to participate in the meeting. In other words, a configuration may be used in which a user participating in the meeting has the right to decide whether or not to allow other users to participate. In this case, the participant information may be sent to all users included in the participant information, but in that case, it becomes difficult to determine the users who will participate in the meeting, so it can be said that it is easier to determine the users who will participate in the meeting by sending the participant information only to specific users. In this case, the information sent from the terminal device 200 to the meeting setting server 100 is called participation permission information. The participation permission information is information indicating whether or not the user who received the participant information allows each of the other users included in the participant information to participate in the meeting.

For example, the meeting arrangement server 100 may transmit the participant information only to the user included in the participant information who first made a meeting arrangement request. With this configuration, the meeting arrangement server 100 can prompt the user to more proactively and quickly execute the meeting arrangement request. Below, several examples of participant information transmission methods when a user decides whether or not to allow other users to participate in a meeting are described.

As an example, the selection unit 131 of the meeting setting server 100 may select, from among the users included in a meeting group, the user who was first registered in the meeting group as the user to whom participant information is to be sent. This increases the likelihood that a user who makes a meeting setting request earlier will be given priority in selecting users who can attend the meeting. Thus, the meeting setting system 1 can increase the motivation of users to make meeting setting requests earlier.

On the other hand, as an example, the selection unit 131 of the meeting arrangement server 100 may select, from among the users included in a meeting group, the user who was last registered in the meeting group as the user to whom participant information will be sent. Therefore, the user who was last registered in the meeting group can easily select the meeting to attend.

The selection unit 131 may also randomly select one user from among the users who have been determined to be included in one meeting as the target to which participant information is to be sent. By adopting this configuration, the meeting arrangement server 100 can demonstrate fairness in the selection of a user to be given the authority to send participant information and determine whether other users can participate in the meeting.

The selection unit 131 may also select the user to whom the participant information is to be sent according to a specific criterion. For example, the selection unit 131 may select the user who has used the meeting setting system 1 the most among the users included in the meeting group as the user to whom the participant information is to be sent. In this configuration, the meeting setting server 100 can encourage users to use the meeting setting system 1 more. In other words, the utilization rate of the meeting setting system 1 can be improved. Alternatively, the selection unit 131 may send participant information to the youngest or oldest user among the users included in the meeting group.

In addition, if the meeting setting system 1 has a rating system in which users of the meeting setting system 1 rate other users who attend the meeting, the selection unit 131 may select the user with the highest rating among the users included in the meeting group as the user to send the participant information. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to improve the manners of users who use the meeting setting system 1.

In addition, for example, when a new user is added to a meeting group, information about the new user may be sent as participant information to all users previously included in the meeting group. Then, when participation permission information indicating permission to participate is received from the terminal devices of all users, the selection unit 131 may be configured to add the new user to the meeting group. With such a configuration, the meeting setting server 100 can encourage the establishment of a meeting that is more favorable for each user.

(3) Although not specifically mentioned in the above embodiment, a meeting may not be established. In this case, the meeting arrangement server 100 may transmit meeting failure information to the terminal device 200. The process in this case is described below.

The selection unit 131 determines whether the current time for each meeting group registered in the meeting group information 310 is a predetermined time before (e.g., 30 minutes before) the time indicated by the start time 313.

When the selection unit 131 determines that the current time is a predetermined time before the time indicated by the start time 313, it determines that the meeting cannot be held for that meeting group, and causes the terminal device 200 of the user indicated by the member information 312 of the meeting group to transmit meeting failure information to the first transmission unit 112. With this configuration, the user does not have to wait indefinitely for information on meeting establishment if the meeting is not established.

The meeting setting server 100 may be configured to relax the conditions for setting up a meeting when it is determined that the meeting has not been set up even after a predetermined time has passed. The control unit 130 may relax the conditions, for example, by delaying the time specified as the start time by a predetermined time (e.g., 30 minutes), changing the specified food genre (e.g., changing Italian to French or wine bar when Italian is specified), or reducing the number of people who wish to participate if there are not enough participants. By the control unit 130 relaxing the conditions for setting up a meeting, it becomes easier to set up a meeting and easier to fulfill the user's wish to hold a meeting.

Furthermore, for a meeting group with a number of users less than the number of people information 315 for the meeting group and within a predetermined time until the meeting time, if the number of users indicated in the member information 312 is two or more but is less than the number indicated in the number of people information 315, the selection unit 131 may transmit meeting establishment information to each user indicated in the member information 312 at that time, rather than non-establishment information. With this configuration, the meeting arrangement server 100 can establish as many meetings as possible.

(4) In the above embodiment, when the selection unit 131 includes a user indicated in a meeting setting request in a meeting group, the selection unit 131 may include the user in the meeting group while taking into consideration the user's characteristic information. For example, the selection unit 131 may form a meeting group that brings together users of the same age group, users of the same gender, or users with similar tastes. With this configuration, the meeting setting server 100 can set up meetings that are deemed more preferable for each user who uses the meeting setting system 1.

(5) In the above embodiment, the meeting arrangement server 100 holds in advance user information 400 for each user who uses the meeting arrangement system 1, but this is not limited to the above. Each user may set and transmit the user information when transmitting a meeting arrangement request.

(6) In the above embodiment, if all of the participation information is "yes," the meeting arrangement server 100 generates meeting establishment information and transmits it to each user (see YES in steps S509 and S510 in FIG. 5). If any of the participation information is not "yes," the process returns to step S504. However, other processes may be performed. Some examples are described below.

For example, the meeting arrangement server 100 may generate and transmit meeting establishment information when a certain number or a certain percentage of all the transmitted participation information indicates participation is "yes." If there is not a certain number or a certain percentage of the participation information indicating participation is "yes," the process may return to step S504. The meeting arrangement server 100 may also incorporate users other than the user who indicated participation was "no" into the meeting group, generate new participant information, and transmit this information to each user included in the participant information.

The meeting arrangement server 100 may also inquire of the user device 200 that transmitted participation availability information indicating participation is not possible about the reason for "not being able to participate." At this time, the meeting arrangement server 100 may also inquire as to whether the conditions can be changed and accept input of new conditions. This inquiry may be made using a predetermined email form or an inquiry form on a web page. In this way, the meeting arrangement server 100 can set up a meeting using various methods.

(7) In the above embodiment, the meeting is set up by the processor of the meeting setting server 100 executing a meeting setting program or the like as a meeting setting method using brain waves when a user of the meeting setting system is recalling a memorable memory. However, this may be realized in the meeting setting device by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)). In addition, these circuits may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and the functions of the multiple functional units shown in the above embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. Depending on the degree of integration, the LSI may be called a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, etc. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the meeting setting server 100 may be composed of a communication circuit 110a, a memory circuit 120a, and a control circuit 130a including a selection circuit 131a. The terminal device 200 may also be configured with a communication circuit 210a, a memory circuit 220a, a control circuit 230a, a location information acquisition circuit 240a, a reception circuit 250a, a display unit 260a, and an audio output circuit 270a. Each circuit of the meeting arrangement server 100 and the terminal device 200 may function in the same manner as each functional unit of the same name shown in the above embodiment.

The meeting setting program may be recorded on a processor-readable recording medium, and the recording medium may be a "non-transitory tangible medium" such as a tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, or programmable logic circuit. The meeting setting program may be supplied to the processor via any transmission medium capable of transmitting the meeting setting program (such as a communications network or broadcast waves). The present invention may also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the meeting setting program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The meeting scheduling program can be implemented using, for example, a scripting language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5.

(8) The examples shown in the above embodiment and the configurations shown in the supplementary notes may be combined as appropriate. In addition, the order of operations in the meeting scheduling server 100 may be changed or operations may be executed in parallel, as long as consistency is maintained.

Reference Signs List 100 Meeting arrangement server 110 Communication unit 120 Storage unit 130 Control unit 131 Selection unit 132 Generation unit 140 Bus 200a, 200b Terminal device 210 Communication unit 220 Storage unit 230 Control unit 240 Position information acquisition unit 250 Reception unit 260 Display unit 270 Audio output unit 350 Network

Claims (8)

a terminal device including a transmission unit for transmitting a request for setting up a meeting when a request for setting up a meeting is made;
A receiving unit that receives the setting requests from a plurality of terminal devices;
a selection unit that selects users to be included in one meeting from among the plurality of users based on the setting request, and generates participant information including information of the users participating in the meeting;
a meeting scheduling server including a transmission unit that transmits the participant information to each of the terminal devices of the users included in the participant information;
the meeting setting server sets the meeting when only information regarding the desired date and time of the meeting is specified by the user in the setting request;
Meeting arrangement system. A receiving unit that receives a request for setting up a meeting from terminal devices of a plurality of users;
a selection unit that selects users to be included in one meeting from among the plurality of users based on the setting request, and generates participant information including information of the users participating in the meeting;
a transmission unit that transmits the participant information to each terminal device of the user included in the participant information;
setting up the meeting when only information regarding the desired date and time of the meeting is specified by the user in the setting request;
Meeting setup server. The receiving unit further receives participation information indicating whether or not the user can attend the meeting, the participation information being information transmitted from each of the user's terminal devices,
The meeting scheduling server further comprises:
a generation unit that generates meeting establishment information indicating that the meeting is to be held when a predetermined number of the terminal devices of the users indicating that they are available to participate in the meeting are reached;
The meeting arrangement server according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission unit transmits the meeting establishment information to a terminal device of the user who indicates that participation in the meeting is possible. The setting request includes characteristic information of a user who has made the setting request,
The meeting arrangement server according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the selection unit selects users to be included in the same meeting based on the characteristic information. The characteristic information includes preference information indicating a preference of a user,
The meeting arrangement server according to claim 4 , wherein the selection unit selects users such that users having similar preferences indicated by the preference information are included in the same meeting. The setting request includes at least one setting information of a time to hold the meeting, a number of people who wish to participate in the meeting, and a place to hold the meeting;
6. The meeting arrangement server according to claim 2, wherein the selection unit selects users to be included in the one meeting based on the setting information. The meeting scheduling server further comprises:
7. The meeting arrangement server according to claim 2, further comprising a reservation unit for making a reservation for a store to be used for the meeting, the reservation unit being configured to reserve the store for use at the store. A meeting arrangement method by a meeting arrangement server that arranges a meeting, comprising:
A receiving step of receiving a request for setting up a meeting from terminal devices of a plurality of users;
a selection step of selecting users to be included in one meeting from among the plurality of users based on the setting request, and generating participant information including information of the users participating in the meeting;
a transmitting step of transmitting the participant information to each terminal device of the user included in the participant information;
setting up the meeting when only information regarding the desired date and time of the meeting is specified by the user in the setting request;
How to set up a meeting.