JP7485627B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act COLOPL, Inc. disclosed by practicing the contents of the invention related to the program, method, and information processing device invented by Taku Fujita and Yoshiyuki Okubo within GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. on April 1, 2020 COLOPL, Inc. disclosed by practicing the contents of the invention related to the program, method, and information processing device invented by Taku Fujita and Yoshiyuki Okubo within Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2020.

The present invention relates to a program .

For example, there is technology for creating seating charts for company workplaces that creates a seating layout in which the number of seating islands corresponds to the number of departments in the workplace, and automatically allocates personnel from all departments so that each department is assigned to one seating island.

JP 2005-128930 A

When creating a seating layout, the degree of relevance between departments will vary depending on, for example, how often they contact each other or how often they work together, and arranging departments that are more closely related as close as possible will lead to improved work efficiency. Also, because frequently used equipment (copy machines, conference rooms, etc.) differs depending on the department, arranging departments as close as possible to the locations of frequently used equipment will lead to improved work efficiency.

However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, personnel from all departments are assigned at once, and it is not possible to assign personnel by department, taking into consideration the degree of relevance between departments or the frequency of use of equipment. As a result, it is not possible to create a highly convenient seating layout, and there is room for improvement.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program that enables a highly convenient seating layout to be easily created.

According to one aspect of an embodiment disclosed herein, a program executed on a computer causes the computer to function as: a display means that performs processing to display a seating layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects are arranged in a predetermined manner; a specification means that performs a designation operation for a user to designate one or more groups to be arranged on the seating layout from among multiple types of groups to which personnel are assigned, and that identifies the number of seats to be used by personnel of the designated group in response to the designation operation; and a determination means that determines , from among the seat objects on the seating layout, seat objects corresponding to the number of seats identified by the specification means as a seat object group corresponding to the designated group, and the display means changes the display manner of the determined seat object group.

The present invention allows users to intuitively operate the system while taking into consideration factors such as the degree of association between groups and the frequency of use of facilities, and also notifies users of the seat objects corresponding to each group on a group-by-group basis for them to check, making it possible to easily present and create highly convenient seating layouts.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a seat management system. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat management screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat simulation screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat simulation screen. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat simulation screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat simulation screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a seat simulation screen. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a seat simulation process. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the degree of association between a plurality of departments and the degree of association between a plurality of departments and a plurality of types of equipment. FIG.

[Embodiment]
The seat management system according to the present disclosure is a system that manages and changes the seat layout of seats (seat objects) where employees (an example of personnel) sit in an office or other office, and determines and presents a seat object group that will be the seats of personnel of one or more designated departments among multiple types of departments (an example of groups) to which personnel are assigned, from among the seats arranged on the seat layout, and performs seat simulation display. The seat management system will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is indicated by the claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims are included in the present invention. In the following description, the same elements in the description of the drawings are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions will not be repeated.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a seat management system 1. As shown in the figure, the seat management system 1 includes a server 100 and an administrator PC (Personal Computer) 200. The administrator PC 200 is connected to the server 100 via a network 2. The network 2 is composed of the Internet and various mobile communication systems constructed by wireless base stations (not shown). Examples of such mobile communication systems include so-called 4G and 5G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and wireless networks (e.g. Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet via a specified access point. Note that the network 2 may also be a wired network that can be connected via a wired cable or the like in the workplace.

The server 100 (computer, information processing device) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 100 comprises a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication IF 13, and an input/output IF 14. These components of the server 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The processor 10 reads out various control programs stored in the storage 12, expands them in the memory 11, and performs various processes according to these control programs. The various control programs include a seat management program that performs seat management processes to manage and change the number of seats and seating layout in the office. The seat management program also includes a seat simulation program that determines the seats to be arranged by department on the managed seating layout and displays a seat simulation. In addition to the various control programs, the storage 12 stores organizational information related to the organization (e.g., workplace, company, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 1, organizational information includes employee information, department information, office information, seating layout information, equipment information, and seating simulation information. Employee information includes information that can identify each employee's name, extension number, mobile phone number, etc. Department information includes information that can identify departments and department configurations within the organization. Department configurations include multiple levels of department configurations, such as a first-level department and a second-level department that belongs to the first-level department. Department information also includes information that can identify the employees and number of employees that belong to each department. Office information includes information that can identify the address, main telephone number, main email address, representative, etc. of the company (organization).

The seating layout information includes information that can identify the arrangement and layout of seats (seat objects) and equipment (equipment objects) arranged in an office. When multiple floors are used across floors, the seating layout for each floor can be identified from the seating layout information. The seating layout information also includes information that can identify the positions of the seats currently arranged for each of multiple departments, as well as information that can identify the employees assigned to each seat object corresponding to a seat on the seating layout and the department to which the employees belong. In principle, seats for the same department are assigned to the same seat island or adjacent seat islands.

The facility information includes information that can identify the types of facilities located within the office, such as conference rooms, the president's office, development rooms, multifunction printers, and file shelves, as well as the usage status and reservation status of each facility. The seating simulation information includes information that can identify the results of the seating simulation (e.g., shared seating candidates).

The administrator PC 200 (computer, information processing device) is a general-purpose computer such as a stationary personal computer. The administrator PC 200 is used by an administrator who manages the seating layout. Note that the computer used by the administrator who manages the seating layout is not limited to a PC, but may be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, feature phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or tablet computer. Also, the computer used by the administrator who manages the seating layout is not limited to a specific computer, but may be any computer that can access the server 100.

As shown in the figure, the administrator PC 200 comprises a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication interface (IF) 23, an input/output IF 24, and a display device 25. These components of the administrator computer 200 are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus. In addition, an operation unit (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, etc.) is connected to the input/output IF 24. The administrator can use the administrator PC 200 by inputting information into the operation unit. In addition, by accessing the server 100 from the administrator PC 200, seat management and changes/updates to organizational information can be performed.

When the administrator starts seat management, the administrator accesses the server 100 on the administrator PC 200 and performs an operation to have the processor 10 read the seat management program and expand it in the memory 11. This allows the server 100 to start the seat management process, and information for displaying the seat management screen is provided (output) from the server 100, and the seat management screen is displayed on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. During the seat management process, by accepting a click operation or an input operation on the seat management screen on the administrator PC 200 side, information corresponding to the operation is transmitted to the server 100 side, various processes are performed using organizational information according to the seat management program, and information for displaying a screen corresponding to the processing result is provided (output) from the server 100 and displayed on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. In this embodiment, an example is described in which the seat management program and organizational information, etc. are stored on the server 100 side, processing is performed on the server 100 side according to the seat management program, and information according to the processing results is sent to the administrator PC 200 and displayed, but this is not limited to the above, and the seat management program and organizational information, etc. may be stored in the storage 22 of the administrator PC 200, and processing is performed on the administrator PC 200 side according to the seat management program and displayed.

Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a seat management screen displayed on the display device 25 as a result of the seat management process. When the seat management process is started, the seat management start screen shown in Figure 2 (a) is displayed. The seat management start screen includes an edit menu field 31 displayed in the left area 30, a map screen 51 displayed in an area 50 spanning from the center to the right, and a layout simulation icon 71 displayed in the upper area 70.

The map screen 51 displays a seating layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects and facility objects corresponding to the seats arranged on the floors of the office are arranged in a predetermined manner. The seating layout is specified by the server 100 based on seating layout information and the like, and is displayed on the map screen 51 based on information from the server 100. In FIG. 2(a), the area of a rectangular building b, excluding a central part c that is a shared space such as an elevator and a washroom, is available as an office space, and a seating layout in which seat objects m corresponding to the seats are arranged to surround the central part c is illustrated. In addition, FIG. 2(a) illustrates a case in which an organization uses multiple floors across floors, and "9F" to "12F" are displayed in the upper left of the map screen 51, indicating that the four floors from the 9th to the 12th floors are used. In addition, in FIG. 2(a), "10F" is shaded (displayed in a different manner from the others) to indicate that the seating layout of "10F" is displayed on the map screen 51, and clicking on another floor switches to the seating layout of the corresponding floor.

In the edit menu field 31, a selection tool menu field 32 and an object addition menu field 33 are displayed. In the selection tool menu field 32, a map movement icon 32a and an object selection icon 32b are displayed. The map movement icon 32a is an icon for moving or enlarging/reducing the part displayed on the map screen 51. For example, after clicking on the map movement icon 32a, it is possible to move the part displayed on the map screen 51 by dragging it on the map screen 51, and to enlarge or reduce the part displayed on the map screen 51 by a zoom operation (for example, rotating the mouse wheel).

The object selection icon 32b is an icon for changing the seat layout by moving seat objects corresponding to seats and equipment objects corresponding to equipment displayed on the map screen 51. For example, after clicking the object selection icon 32b, it is possible to move the seat objects and equipment objects displayed on the map screen 51 by dragging and dropping them at any position, or to specify a range on the map screen 51 by dragging, etc., and move all the seat objects arranged within that range together.

In the object addition menu field 33, a seat addition icon 33a and a facility/room addition icon 33b are displayed. The seat addition icon 33a is an icon for adding a seat object to the seat layout. For example, by clicking the seat addition icon 33a, one seat object to be added to a predetermined position on the seat layout of the map screen 51 is displayed, and the seat object can be added and arranged by dragging and dropping the seat object at any position. This improves convenience when adding one at a time. In addition, by specifying a range by dragging or the like on the seat layout already arranged, the seat objects within the range are selected, and the selected seat object can be copied or pasted by a predetermined operation (for example, an operation of right-clicking the mouse to display a menu screen such as copy and paste and selecting copy or paste), and can be added and arranged at any position by dragging or the like. This improves convenience and operability when adding in bulk. In addition, after adding a seat object or copying or pasting, etc., processing such as "redo" and "undo" can be performed by operating the keys corresponding to "Redo" and "Undo" on the keyboard. Note that the operation for adding a seat is not limited to this. For example, by clicking the seat addition icon 33a, a window (e.g., 2 vertical × 2 horizontal) is displayed for inputting the number of seats to be arranged vertically and horizontally superimposed on the map screen 51, and the seat object in the input form is added and displayed at a predetermined position on the seat layout of the map screen 51 by the administrator inputting a number, and the seat object can be placed at an arbitrary position by dragging the seat object, or other operation methods may be used. FIG. 2(b) shows a state in which a seat object m1 is added, and further a seat object group m2 of 5 vertical × 2 horizontal is added. FIG. 2(c) shows a state in which the added seat object m1 and the seat object group m2 are moved to the desired position.

The equipment/room addition icon 33b is an icon for adding equipment such as a multifunction printer, or rooms such as a conference room or a president's office to the seating layout. For example, by clicking on the equipment/room addition icon 33b, a list of equipment and rooms is displayed superimposed on the map screen 51, and by clicking on the list, an object corresponding to the corresponding equipment or room is displayed at a specified position on the seating layout, and the object can be added and placed at any position by dragging and dropping the object at any position.

As described above, the administrator can manage and change the seating layout by operating the icons in the edit menu section 31 or the map screen 51, and organizational information including the seating layout information is updated in conjunction with the change in the seating layout. In addition to managing the seating layout, the seat management screen allows the administrator to change the employees assigned to each seat object on the seating layout and the departments to which those employees belong, and organizational information including the seating layout information is updated in conjunction with the change.

In addition, by clicking on the layout simulation icon 71 on the seat management screen, the processor 10 of the server 100 is caused to perform processing according to the seat simulation program of the seat management program. This allows the server 100 to start the seat simulation processing of the seat management processing, and information for displaying the seat simulation screen is provided (output) from the server 100, and the seat simulation screen is displayed on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. The seat simulation processing is a process of determining and presenting a new group of seat objects corresponding to the number of seats used by personnel of one or more specified departments out of multiple types of departments (one example of a group) to which personnel are assigned, from among the seat objects on the seat layout created and managed on the seat management screen.

Figures 3 to 7 are diagrams for explaining examples of the seat simulation screen displayed on the display device 25 as a result of the seat simulation process. When the seat simulation process is started, the seat simulation start screen shown in Figure 3(a) is displayed. The seat simulation start screen includes a group designation icon field 36 displayed in the left area 35, and a map screen 51 displayed in the area 50 spanning from the center to the right.

In the group designation icon column 36, a first designation icon 37, a second designation icon 38, and a third designation icon 39 are displayed as icons for designating a group (department in this embodiment) for which seat simulation is to be performed. The first designation icon 37 is an icon designated from an organization list showing the structure of the department. The second designation icon 38 is an icon for designating a department assigned to a seat object located within a range designated on the map screen 56 by a dragging operation or the like. The third designation icon 39 is an icon for creating a new department by an input operation or the like and designating that department. The following mainly illustrates an example in which the first designation icon 37 is clicked to designate a department.

Figure 3(b) is an example of an organization list screen that is displayed when the first designated icon 37 is clicked. The organization list screen is generated based on department information. In Figure 3(b), the organization list displays the names of first-level departments, such as General Affairs Department, Accounting Department, Corporate Headquarters, and Customer Service Center, as well as the number of employees assigned to each department (for example, the number of employees in the General Affairs Department is 13). In addition, to the right of the number of employees, a lower-level display icon (downward arrow icon) is displayed to display second-level departments that belong to the first-level departments.

Figure 3(c) shows an example of the display when the lower-level display icon corresponding to the Corporate Headquarters is clicked. As shown in Figure 3(c), the Sales Department and Legal Department, which belong to the lower level of the Corporate Headquarters, are displayed together with the number of employees and the lower-level display icon. In this state, for example, when the lower-level display icon corresponding to the Sales Department is clicked, the departments belonging to the lower level of the Sales Department are further displayed.

Returning to FIG. 3(b), check boxes are displayed to the left of the department names. For example, when the administrator wants to specify the general affairs department and accounting department, the administrator can specify the departments by clicking the check boxes corresponding to those departments. When specified, a check mark is displayed in the check box as shown in FIG. 3(b). Furthermore, when a department is specified, the department and the number of employees are displayed in the area on the right side of the screen. In FIG. 3(b), "2 items specified" is displayed, and "General affairs department 13" and "Accounting department 15" are displayed. Note that the specification of a specified department can be cancelled by clicking the check box corresponding to that department again.

At the bottom of the organization list screen, there are a "Quit" icon and a "Reflect" icon. When the "Quit" icon is clicked, the seat simulation process ends and the screen returns to the seat management screen. On the other hand, when the "Reflect" icon is clicked, the screen proceeds to the next process for the specified department and transitions to the seat count setting screen shown in Figure 4 (a).

The seating capacity setting screen allows you to change the number of seats used by a specified department. Potential scenarios for using seating simulation include when relocating an office, changing the seating layout, personnel transfers, when new employees join the company or employees resign, and in these situations, changes in the number of people in a department can often occur. For this reason, when performing a seating simulation, the screen is configured to transition to the seating capacity setting screen in anticipation of personnel changes to accommodate changes in the number of people.

As shown in Figure 4(a), the seat number setting screen displays the specified department, the current number of people assigned to the department, an input section for increasing or decreasing the number of seat changes, and the total number of seats taking the increase or decrease into account. Clicking the "+" mark in the input section increases the number of seats by one, and clicking the "-" mark decreases the number of seats by one. For example, in the display state of Figure 4(a), if the "+" mark for the General Affairs Department is clicked once, the number of seat changes will be displayed as "+1" and the total number of seats will be updated to "14". Note that even if the number of seats is increased or decreased, the department information will not be updated. When you have completed setting the number of seats, click the "Next step" icon at the bottom to proceed to the next process and transition to the result output group specification screen shown in Figure 4(b).

On the result output group designation screen, it is possible to designate a department for which the results of the seating simulation will actually be output, from among the departments designated on the organization list screen, etc. This improves convenience for the administrator, since even if multiple departments are designated on the organization list screen, the results of the seating simulation can be output for a carefully selected department from among them. On the result output group designation screen, the designated department, the number of people after the increase or decrease (total number of seats), a button icon for checking the current position, and a check box corresponding to the department are displayed. When a button icon is clicked, the display mode of the current seat object of the personnel belonging to the department corresponding to the button icon changes on the seating layout on the map screen 51, and the department name and the current number of seats are displayed in a position adjacent to or overlapping with the seat object.

Figure 4(c) shows the state when the button icon corresponding to the accounting department has been clicked. As shown in Figure 4(c), when the button icon corresponding to the accounting department is clicked, the display mode of the button icon changes, and the display mode of the accounting department's seat object is highlighted (Figure 4(c) shows that it is highlighted in gray (striped pattern)) on the seat layout of the map screen 51, and an image such as "Accounting Department 15" is displayed. This makes it possible to check the current location of the specified department before the results of the seating simulation are output.

In FIG. 4(b), an example is described in which the display mode of the seat objects of the specified department is not highlighted, and the display mode of the seat objects of the department for which the button icon is clicked is highlighted as shown in FIG. 4(c). However, this is not limited to the above, and the display mode of all the seat objects of the specified departments may be highlighted (different colors for each department) at the stage of FIG. 4(b), and when a button icon is clicked, the highlighting of the seat objects of the clicked department may be maintained, while the display mode of the seat objects of the unclicked departments may be switched to an inconspicuous mode (for example, the same mode as the seat objects of unspecified departments, or grayed out, etc.).

In addition, on the result output group designation screen, a department can be designated as the department to which results will be output by clicking the check box corresponding to the department. Once designated, a check mark is displayed in the check box, as shown in Figure 4 (b). Note that the designation can be cancelled by clicking again the check box corresponding to a designated department. When the designation of the result output group is complete, the user can proceed to the next process by clicking the "Next step" icon at the bottom, and transition to the destination designation screen shown in Figure 5 (a).

On the placement destination designation screen, it is possible to specify the range of possible placement destinations for the department specified on the result output group designation screen. This makes it possible to prevent the seating simulation from presenting something that has been placed in a completely unintended location. Methods for specifying the range on the placement destination designation screen include a method of specifying the range by dragging on the seating layout on the map screen 51, as described on the placement destination designation screen as "Drag the map on the right side of the screen to specify the range," and a method of specifying a floor that may be the placement destination as displayed by the "Specify floor" icon.

When the "Specify Floor" icon is clicked, a window for specifying a floor is displayed superimposed on the placement destination designation screen as shown in FIG. 5(b), and by clicking the check box corresponding to the specified floor to display a check mark and clicking the confirm icon, a group of seat objects in the specified floor equal to the number of seats used by the specified department are determined as seat candidates and presented (displayed) as the seat simulation results. Note that when "Specify Floor" is selected, the entire specified floor is set as the default range for possible placement destinations, and a group of seat objects in the specified floor equal to the number of seats used by the specified department are determined as seat candidates and the seat simulation results are displayed, but this is not limiting, and after specifying a floor, the range may be specified by dragging on the seat layout of that floor.

Figure 6 shows an example of the display of the seat simulation result presentation screen. In the seat simulation process, seat candidates 1 to 4 are presented as the seat simulation results. The seat candidates 1 to 4 are determined based on a predetermined position of the seat layout. The predetermined positions are, for example, P1 located in the lower right corner, P2 located in the lower left corner, P3 located in the upper left corner, and P4 located in the upper right corner of the range to be placed. The seat candidate 1 is a group of seat objects determined for each department specified by a seat object adjacent to P1, and is a group of seat objects for the number of seats used by the department. The seat candidate 2 is a group of seat objects determined for each department specified by a seat object adjacent to P2, and is a group of seat objects for the number of seats used by the department. The seat candidate 3 is a group of seat objects determined for each department specified by a seat object adjacent to P3, and is a group of seat objects for the number of seats used by the department. Candidate 4 is a group of seat objects determined for each department specified from the seat objects adjacent to P4, and is a group of seat objects equal to the number of seats used by that department.

6(a) shows an example in which the 9th floor is specified as shown in FIG. 5(b). In this embodiment, the seat layout of the 9th floor is the same as that of the 10th floor. As shown in FIG. 6(a), when candidate 1 is clicked, candidate 1 becomes "displayed" and is presented by changing the display mode of the seat object group (seat object group determined from the seat object close to P1) corresponding to the seat candidate of candidate 1 on the seat layout of the map screen 51. The display mode of the seat object group is different for each department (for example, different color, shown by vertical and horizontal lines in FIG. 6), and the corresponding department name and number of seats are displayed close to the seat object group. In addition, the display mode of the frame line surrounding the department name and number of seats is different for each department (for example, different color, the same color as the seat object group of the corresponding department, shown by solid and dotted lines in FIG. 6), similar to the display mode of the seat object group. This makes it easy to inform which department the seat candidate shown on the seat layout corresponds to.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6B, when candidate 2 is clicked, candidate 2 becomes "displayed" and is presented by changing the display mode of the seat object group (seat object group determined from the seat object close to P2) corresponding to the seat candidate of candidate 2 on the seat layout of the map screen 51. Similarly, when candidate 4 is clicked, candidate 4 becomes "displayed" and is presented by changing the display mode of the seat object group (seat object group determined from the seat object close to P4) corresponding to the seat candidate of candidate 4 on the seat layout of the map screen 51. In this way, on the seat simulation result presentation screen, a plurality of seat object groups determined from the seat objects close to a specified position for the number of seats used by the specified department are presented as seat candidates. As a result, the manager can compare each seat candidate, making it easier to consider them.

In addition, a "Share these results" icon is displayed at the bottom of the seat simulation result presentation screen. By clicking the "Share these results" icon, information that enables identification of the currently displayed seat candidate is saved as seat simulation information, and the access destination (link destination, URL, etc.) of the seat candidate is displayed. The administrator can share the seat candidate with others by copying the access destination and sending it to others. Note that the seat candidate to be shared is not limited to the currently displayed seat candidate, and may be all presented seat candidates. In addition, the displayed or saved seat candidates can be loaded by a specified operation on the seat management screen, for example, and reflected in the actual seat layout.

On the other hand, when a range is specified by dragging on the seating layout of the map screen 51 on the placement destination specification screen shown in FIG. 5(a) (for example, FIG. 7(a)), a group of seat objects within the specified range equal to the number of seats used by the specified department are determined as seat candidates and presented (displayed) as the seating simulation result. In this way, the placement destination can be intuitively selected. Also in this case, the seating simulation process presents seating candidates 1 to 4 as the seating simulation result. Seat candidates 1 to 4 are determined based on a specified position of the seating layout.

However, unlike when specifying a floor, when a range is specified by dragging, for example, when the range indicated by the dotted line at the lower left of the seat layout is specified as shown in FIG. 7(a), the specified positions are P1' located at the lower right corner, P2' located at the lower left corner, P3' located at the upper left corner, and P4' located at the upper right corner of the specified range. In other words, the seat candidate 1 is a seat object group determined for each department specified by the seat object adjacent to P1', and the number of seat objects is the same as the number of seats used by the department. The seat candidate 2 is a seat object group determined for each department specified by the seat object adjacent to P2', and the number of seat objects is the same as the number of seats used by the department. The seat candidate 3 is a seat object group determined for each department specified by the seat object adjacent to P3', and the number of seat objects is the same as the number of seats used by the department. The seat candidate 4 is a seat object group determined for each department specified by the seat object adjacent to P4', and the number of seat objects is the same as the number of seats used by the department.

Next, when a range is specified by dragging on the seating layout on the map screen 51 on the placement destination specification screen shown in FIG. 5(a), a situation may arise where the number of seats is insufficient. For example, if the general affairs department "13" and the accounting department "15" are specified and the range indicated by the dotted line in the lower left corner of the seating layout is specified as shown in FIG. 7(a), the number of seat objects within the specified range is "26", so the total number of seats for the selected departments will be greater than the number of seat objects within the specified range, resulting in a shortage of seats.

In this case, the screens shown in Fig. 7(b) and Fig. 7(c) are displayed as seat simulation result display screens. As shown in Fig. 7(b), in the seat candidate 1, a seat object group with a total of "13" seats has been secured for the General Affairs Department, but for the Accounting Department, only "13" out of a total of "15" seats have been secured, leaving the remaining "2" unsecured. For this reason, "13" is shown as the number of secured seats for the Accounting Department, while "+2" is shown as the number of seats that have not been secured and need to be increased.

As shown in FIG. 7C, in the seat candidate 2, a group of seat objects with a total number of seats of "15" has been secured for the accounting department, but only "11" out of the total number of seats of "13" has been secured for the general affairs department, leaving the remaining "2" unsecured. For this reason, "11" is shown as the number of seats secured for the general affairs department, while "+2" is shown as the number of seats that have not been secured and need to be increased. This makes it easy to understand that there is a shortage of seats for the department and how many additional seats need to be secured. Note that if there is a shortage of seats, the drag operation to re-specify the range may be accepted again, and seat objects may be added in the same way as in the seat management screen.

In FIG. 7, an example of a situation in which a seat shortage can occur is shown where a range is specified by dragging on the seat layout on the map screen 51; however, this is not limited to the above. Even when a floor or the entire floor is specified, a seat shortage can occur if the number of seat objects arranged on the seat layout is less than the number of seats used by the specified department. Even when a seat shortage occurs when a floor or the entire floor is specified, the number of seats that has been secured and the number of seats that have not been secured and need to be increased are displayed in a manner that makes it possible to identify them, similar to the manner shown in FIG. 7.

Next, a flowchart of the seat simulation process will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the seat simulation process. As described above, the seat simulation process is performed by the processor 10 of the server 100 when the layout simulation icon 71 is clicked on the seat management screen. However, this is not limited to the above, and the seat management program and organizational information, etc. may be stored in the storage 22 of the administrator PC 200, and the seat simulation process may be performed and displayed on the administrator PC 200 side in accordance with the seat management program.

In step S01, a process is performed to display the seat simulation start screen shown in FIG. 3(a) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. Specifically, information is output to identify a screen including a seat layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects and equipment objects are arranged in a predetermined manner based on organizational information such as seat layout information.

In step S02, it is determined whether an input operation has been performed on the first designated icon 37. When it is determined that an input operation has been performed on the first designated icon 37, in step S03, a process is performed to display the organization list screen shown in FIG. 3(b) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. Specifically, information is output for identifying a screen including the department configuration and the number of people in the department based on organizational information such as department information. In step S03, processes such as identifying the number of people in the department and updating the screen in response to the input operation described in FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c) are also performed.

In step S04, after a designation operation for designating a department (group) is received, it is determined whether or not an input operation has been made to the reflection icon. If it is not determined in step S04 that a designation operation for designating a department has been received, or if it is not determined that an input operation has been made to the reflection icon, the process moves back to step S03. On the other hand, if it is determined that an input operation has been made to the reflection icon after a designation operation for designating a department has been received, the process moves to step S09.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S02 that no input operation has been performed on the first designated icon 37, it is determined in step S05 whether or not an input operation has been performed on the second designated icon 38. When it is determined that an input operation has been performed on the second designated icon 38, in step S06, the department currently located at the seat located within the range specified by the drag operation is identified based on the seat layout information, and a process is performed to display an organization list screen in which the department is specified (a screen in which a check mark is placed in the check box corresponding to the department) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200, and the process proceeds to step S03.

If it is not determined in step S05 that an input operation has been made to the second designated icon 38, then in step S07 it is determined whether or not an input operation has been made to the third designated icon 39. If it is determined that an input operation has been made to the third designated icon 39, then in step S08 a new department (including the number of people) is created in response to the input operation, and a process is performed to display an organization list screen in which the department is specified (a screen in which a check mark is placed in the check box corresponding to the department) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200, and then the process proceeds to step S03. If it is not determined in step S07 that an input operation has been made to the third designated icon 39, then the process proceeds to step S02. Note that after the process in step S06 or S08 has been performed, a department has already been specified, so the process may proceed to step S09.

In step S09, a process is performed to display the number of seats setting screen shown in FIG. 4(a) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. In step S09, a process is also performed to increase or decrease the number of seats in response to the input operation described in FIG. 4(a) to determine the total number of seats.

In step S10, it is determined whether or not an input operation to the next step has been performed. If it is determined that no input operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S09 again. If it is determined that an input operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, a process is performed to display the result output group designation screen shown in FIG. 4(b) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. In step S11, a process is also performed to identify and display the current location of the department in response to the input operation described in FIG. 4(c).

In step S12, it is determined whether or not an input operation to the next step has been performed. If it is determined that no input operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S11 again. If it is determined that an input operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the number of seats (total number of seats) to be used by the department specified on the result output group specification screen is identified.

In step S14, a process is performed to display the placement destination designation screen shown in FIG. 5(a) on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200. In step S14, a process is also performed to update the display as shown in FIG. 5(b) or FIG. 7(a) in response to an input operation.

In step S15, it is determined whether or not an input operation for specifying a placement destination (for example, a click on the confirm icon shown in FIG. 5(b), or a range specification operation (drag operation) on the seat layout shown in FIG. 7(a)) has been performed. If it is determined that no input operation has been performed, the process moves back to step S14. If it is determined that an input operation has been performed, the process moves to step S16.

In step S16, a predetermined position in the specified placement destination is specified. The predetermined positions are P1 to P4 shown in FIG. 6(a) and P1' to P4' shown in FIG. 7(a), and are positions specified according to the range of the specified placement destination. In step S17, a group of seat objects is determined from among the seat objects placed close to the predetermined position using the predetermined position as a reference, for the number of seats specified for the specified department. Specifically, for example, using P1 as a reference, a group of seat objects is determined from among the seat objects placed close to P1 as the seat candidate 1, and similarly for P2 to P4, a group of seat objects is determined from among the seat objects placed close to each position using each position as a reference, for the number of seats specified for the specified department, for the seat candidate 2 to 4.

In step S18, a process is performed to display the seat simulation result presentation screen shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 7(b), etc. on the display device 25 of the administrator PC 200, and the seat simulation process is terminated. In step S18, as described in FIG. 6, FIG. 7(b), etc., processes are also performed to display the seat object groups of the seat candidates in different display modes for each department, to display the required number (shortage) when there is a shortage of seats, and to save the seat candidates and display the access destination when sharing. In addition, the displayed or saved seat candidates can be read by a specified operation on the seat management screen, for example, and reflected on the actual seat layout.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the above embodiment, the administrator (user) designates one or more departments among a plurality of types of departments to which personnel are assigned, for which the administrator (user) wishes to display the simulation results by arranging them on the seating layout (steps S11, S12, etc. in FIG. 8), and the number of seats used by personnel in the department is specified (step S13 in FIG. 8), and the seat objects corresponding to the specified number of seats are determined as a group of seat objects corresponding to the designated department, and are presented by changing the display mode of the group of seat objects (steps S17, S18 in FIG. 8). This allows the administrator to intuitively operate while taking into consideration the degree of association between departments and the frequency of use of facilities, and to check seat candidates by department, and therefore makes it possible to easily present and create a highly convenient seating layout.

The organizational information also includes department information that can identify the number of personnel assigned to each of multiple types of departments, and the number of seats used by a specified department can be identified based on the department information, and can be increased or decreased by an increase/decrease operation as shown in FIG. 4(a). This allows for the user to take into account the fact that changes in the number of people in a department often occur when using the seating simulation, improving convenience and operability.

In addition, when a range is specified by dragging on the seat layout of the map screen 51 on the placement destination specification screen shown in FIG. 5(a), a group of seat objects within the specified range equal to the number of seats used by the specified department is determined as seat candidate groups and presented (displayed) as the seat simulation results. In this case, if the number of seat objects within the specified range is less than the number of seats used by the specified department, the seat objects within the range are determined as a group of seat objects, as shown in FIG. 7(b) etc., the display mode of the determined group of seat objects is changed, and information for identifying the number of seats that is insufficient (required number) is displayed. This makes it possible to clearly notify that there is a shortage in the number of seats used by the department and how many additional seats need to be secured.

As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7(a), a specific position on the seating layout is used as a reference, and seat objects close to the specific position are determined as a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified department. This reduces the processing load compared to when no reference is set.

As shown in FIG. 3(b) and other figures, when specifying a department, multiple first-level departments are displayed, and a selection operation for selecting one of the first-level departments displays an organization list screen that displays the second-level departments contained in that department, and the department can be specified by selecting the check boxes corresponding to the first-level department and second-level department. This improves visibility, clarity, and convenience when specifying a department.

The seating layout information also includes information that can identify the position of the seats currently placed for each of a number of departments. As explained in step S06 of FIG. 8, the department currently placed on the seats placed within the range specified by the drag operation can be identified based on the seating layout information, and the department can be specified. This makes it easy to intuitively specify a department.

<Modification>
Modifications of the above-described embodiment are listed below.

(1) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which a group of seat objects corresponding to one or more departments (groups) designated by an administrator was determined from seat objects adjacent to a specific position on the seating layout based on the specific position. However, as long as the seat object groups are determined on a department basis, the seat object groups may be determined randomly using random numbers or the like for each designated department, and when two or more departments are designated, the seat object groups for each department may be separated depending on the determination result.

In addition, information capable of identifying the degree of association between multiple departments may be stored as organizational information, and when two or more departments are specified, a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified departments may be determined based on the degree (strength) of association between the specified departments. For example, a group of seat objects may be determined so that the specified departments are closer together when the departments have a high (strong) degree of association than when the departments have a low (weak) degree of association. In this way, a group of seat objects is determined and presented taking into account the degree of association between the departments, making it possible to easily present and create even more convenient seating layouts.

The degree of association between multiple departments is determined, for example, according to the frequency of communication between the departments via email or chat tools, the frequency of attending the same meetings or discussions, the frequency of sharing common file data, etc., and the higher the frequency, the higher (stronger) the degree of association, and the lower the frequency, the lower (weaker) the degree of association. The degree of association between multiple departments may be set by an input operation by an administrator, or may be extracted, accumulated, and updated by the seat management system 1 from email or chat tool history, schedule history, data sharing history, etc.

Figure 9 (a) shows the degree of association of the accounting department as a degree of association between multiple departments. The department with the highest degree of association with the accounting department is the general affairs department, followed by the human resources department and the corporate department, and in the bottom tenth place is the infrastructure management department. Under such a premise, for example, when four departments, the accounting department, the general affairs department, the human resources department, and the infrastructure management department, are specified during seat simulation, a group of seat objects corresponding to each of the specified departments may be determined so that the general affairs department and the human resources department, which have a high degree of association with the accounting department, are closer to each other than the infrastructure management department, which has a low degree of association. In this way, a group of seat objects is determined and presented based on the degree of association between the departments, so that a seat layout with even higher convenience can be easily presented and created.

In the above embodiment, an example in which a seat simulation is performed once has been described, but this is not limiting. A second or subsequent seat simulation may be performed on the premise that the seat candidates determined in the first seat simulation are arranged in a simulated manner, and a group of seat objects corresponding to the department designated in the second or subsequent simulation may be determined from seat objects that have not yet been arranged in a simulated manner. Even in this case, the group of seat objects corresponding to the newly designated department may be determined based on the degree of association between the newly designated department in the seat simulation and the departments that have already been arranged in a simulated manner, and for example, the group of seat objects corresponding to the newly designated department may be determined so as to be closer to the departments that have a higher degree of association than the departments that have a lower degree of association with the newly designated department among the departments that have already been arranged in a simulated manner.

In addition, information that can identify the degree of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment may be stored as organizational information, and a group of seat objects corresponding to a specified department may be determined based on the degree of association between the specified department and multiple types of equipment arranged in the seating layout. For example, the group of seat objects may be determined so that they are closer to the location where equipment with a higher degree of association is located than the location where equipment with a lower degree of association is located.

The degree of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment is determined, for example, according to the frequency of use of a conference room, a multifunction printer, or a server room for a certain department; the higher the frequency, the higher the degree of association, and the lower the frequency, the lower the degree of association. The degree of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment may be set by an administrator through input operations, or may be extracted, accumulated, and updated by the seat management system 1 from email or chat tool history, schedule history, data sharing history, etc.

Figure 9(b) shows the degree of association of the accounting department as a measure of the degree of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment. The equipment with the highest degree of association with the accounting department is the president's office, followed by the VIP room and the entrance, with the development room coming in at the bottom tenth place. Under these conditions, for example, when the accounting department is specified during seating simulation, a group of seat objects corresponding to the accounting department may be determined so that the seat objects are closer to the president's office, which has a higher degree of association with the accounting department, than equipment with a lower degree of association. In this way, a group of seat objects is determined and presented based on the frequency of use of the equipment, making it possible to easily present and create even more convenient seating layouts.

Note that the degrees of association used to determine the group of seat objects corresponding to a specified department are, for example, the degrees of association between multiple departments and the degrees of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment, but are not limited to these and may also be the degrees of association between multiple departments and multiple types of projects currently underway, or may take into account only one of the degrees of association, or may take into account multiple degrees of association (for example, both the degrees of association between multiple departments and the degrees of association between multiple departments and multiple types of equipment).

(2) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which a group of seat objects corresponding to one or more specified departments (groups) was determined by specifying a department that constitutes an organization or company, but the target to be specified is not limited to a department. For example, tag information (e.g., futsal team member, mountain climbing club, etc.) may be arbitrarily associated with personnel belonging to an organization, and by specifying the tag information, a group consisting of personnel associated with the tag information may be specified, and a group of seat objects corresponding to the group may be determined. This allows seat simulation to be performed for a group identified from tag information (a group not directly related to the organization), expanding the range of situations in which it can be used.

(3) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the department for which results are to be output is finally specified by transitioning from the seat number setting screen shown in FIG. 4(a) to the result output group specification screen, but this is not limited thereto, and results may be output for the department specified on the organization list screen without the need for final specification on the result output group specification screen. This reduces the number of times departments need to be specified, improving operability.

(4) In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4(c), an example was described in which all adjacent or opposing seat objects in a seat island are set as seats to be used by personnel, but it may also be possible to set seats to be used by personnel on the seat island so that every other seat is left horizontally or the seats facing each other are left vacant. Also, when presenting the results of the seat simulation, it may be possible to select whether all adjacent or opposing seat objects in the seat island are left vacant and used by personnel, whether every other seat is left horizontally in the seat island so that the seats facing the seats used by personnel on the seat island are left vacant, and seat candidates based on the selection result are presented. This can further improve convenience.

(5) In the above embodiment, an example of seat simulation display targeting office floors, seats, equipment, etc. in a single building has been described, but the present invention is not limited to a single building. For example, seat simulation display may be performed targeting office floors, seats, equipment, etc. in multiple buildings (multiple locations). This allows simulations for multiple buildings or multiple locations to be performed and the results to be confirmed, thereby further improving convenience.

<Additional Notes>
The matters described in the above embodiment will be supplemented below.

(Note 1):
According to one aspect of an embodiment disclosed herein, a program is executed on an information processing device having a processor, a memory, and an input unit, which causes the processor to execute the following steps: performing processing to display a seating layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects are arranged in a predetermined manner; a designation operation by which a user designates one or more groups to be arranged on the seating layout from among multiple types of groups to which personnel are assigned, the designation operation being a step of identifying the number of seats to be used by personnel of the designated group in accordance with the designation operation; and a step of determining, from among the seat objects on the seating layout, seat objects corresponding to the number of seats identified in the designation step as a seat object group corresponding to the designated group, and the step of performing processing to display changes the display manner of the determined seat object group.

(Note 2):
In (Supplementary Note 1), the memory stores first information capable of identifying the number of personnel assigned to each of the multiple types of groups, and the identifying step includes a step of identifying the number of personnel belonging to a group specified based on the first information as the number of seats to be used by the personnel, and a step of making the identified number of seats increase or decrease in response to a change operation from a user.

(Appendix 3):
In (Supplementary Note 1) or (Supplementary Note 2), the determining step is a range operation by which the user specifies on the seat layout a range within which a specified group can be placed, and a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified group is determined from among the seat objects within the range corresponding to the range operation, and if the number of seat objects within the range corresponding to the range operation is less than the number of seats identified by the identifying step, the determining step determines the seat objects within the range as a group of seat objects, and the step of performing processing for displaying changes the display mode of the determined group of seat objects and performs processing for displaying information for identifying the number of seats that is missing.

(Note 4):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 3), the memory stores second information capable of identifying the degree of association between the multiple types of groups, and the determining step, when the number of groups specified in response to the designation operation is three or more, determines a group of seat objects corresponding to each of the three or more groups based on the second information so that groups with a high degree of association among the three or more groups are adjacent to each other.

(Note 5):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 4), the memory stores second information capable of identifying the degree of association between the multiple types of groups, and in the determining step, when a seat object group corresponding to any one of the groups has already been determined on the seating layout and a new group to be placed on the seating layout is specified, seat objects that are close to a group that has a high degree of association with the newly specified group among the groups for which seat object groups have already been determined are determined as the seat object group corresponding to the newly specified group based on the second information.

(Note 6):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 5), the determining step determines, based on a predetermined position on the seating layout, seat objects adjacent to the predetermined position as a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified group.

(Appendix 7):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 6), multiple types of equipment that can be used by personnel are arranged in predetermined positions on the seating layout, the memory stores third information that can identify the degree of association between the multiple types of groups and the multiple types of equipment, and the determining step determines a group of seat objects corresponding to a specified group based on the third information so that the group designated in response to a designation operation is located close to a position where equipment that has a high degree of association with the group is located.

(Appendix 8):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 7), the processor is caused to execute a step of performing processing to display a plurality of first-hierarchical groups from the plurality of types of groups, and to display a plurality of second-hierarchical groups contained in one of the first-hierarchical groups by a selection operation to select the first-hierarchical group, the designation operation including an operation of designating the first-hierarchical group and an operation of designating the second-hierarchical group.

(Appendix 9):
In any of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 8), the memory stores fourth information capable of identifying a current position of each of the multiple types of groups on the seating layout, and the designation operation includes an operation of designating a range for the seating layout, thereby designating a group whose current position based on the fourth information is within the designated range.

(Appendix 10):
In any of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 9), the processor is caused to execute a step of associating any tag information with any personnel, and the designation operation includes an operation of designating a group of personnel to which the designated tag information is associated by designating tag information.

(Appendix 11):
According to one aspect of an embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided a method executed in an information processing device having a processor, a memory, and an input unit, the method including: a step of the information processing device performing processing to display a seating layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects are arranged in a predetermined manner; a designation operation by which a user designates one or more groups to be arranged on the seating layout from among a plurality of types of groups to which personnel are assigned, the designation operation being a step of identifying the number of seats to be used by personnel of the designated group in response to the designation operation; and a step of determining, from among the seat objects on the seating layout, seat objects corresponding to the number of seats identified in the designation step as a group of seat objects corresponding to the designated group, and the step of performing processing to display changes the display manner of the determined group of seat objects.

(Appendix 12):
According to one aspect of an embodiment disclosed herein, an information processing device includes a memory unit that stores a program, and a control unit that controls operation of the information processing device by executing the program, wherein the control unit executes the following steps: a step of performing processing to display a seating layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects are arranged in a predetermined manner; a step of specifying a number of seats to be used by personnel of the specified group in accordance with a designation operation, which is a designation operation performed by a user to designate one or more groups to be arranged on the seating layout from among multiple types of groups to which personnel are assigned; and a step of determining, from among the seat objects on the seating layout, seat objects corresponding to the number of seats identified in the designation step as a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified group, and the step of performing processing to display changes the display manner of the determined group of seat objects.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. The technical scope of the present invention also includes embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in different embodiments.

1 Seat management system, 2 Network, 100 Server, 200 Administrator PC

Claims (10)

A program executed on a computer ,
The computer ,
A display means for performing processing for displaying a seat layout in which a predetermined number of seat objects are arranged in a predetermined manner;
A designation operation is performed by a user to designate one or more groups to be arranged on the seating layout from among a plurality of types of groups to which personnel are assigned, and a designation means is provided for designating the number of seats to be used by personnel of the designated group in response to the designation operation;
determining , from among the seat objects on the seat layout, seat objects corresponding to the number of seats specified by the specifying means , as a seat object group corresponding to a designated group ;
The display means changes a display mode of the determined seat objects. storing first information capable of identifying the number of personnel assigned to each of the plurality of types of groups;
The identification means is
A means for identifying the number of personnel belonging to a group designated based on the first information as the number of seats to be used by the personnel;
2. The program according to claim 1, further comprising means for enabling the specified number of seats to be increased or decreased in response to a change operation by a user. the determining means is a range operation for a user to specify on the seat layout an area within which a specified group can be placed, and determines a group of seat objects corresponding to the specified group from among the seat objects within the area corresponding to the range operation;
The program described in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein when the number of seat objects within a range corresponding to the range operation is less than the number of seats identified by the identification means , the determination means determines the seat objects within the range as a group of seat objects, and the display means changes the display mode of the determined group of seat objects and performs processing to display information for identifying the number of missing seats. storing second information capable of identifying a degree of association between the plurality of types of groups;
A program described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the determination means , when the number of groups specified in response to the designation operation is three or more, determines a group of seat objects corresponding to each of the three or more groups based on the second information so that groups with a high degree of relevance among the three or more groups are located close to each other. storing second information capable of identifying a degree of association between the plurality of types of groups;
The program of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when a group to be placed on the seating layout is newly specified when a group of seat objects corresponding to any one of the groups has already been determined on the seating layout, the determination means determines, based on the second information, seat objects that are close to a group that has a high degree of association with the newly specified group among the groups for which seat object groups have already been determined, as the group of seat objects corresponding to the newly specified group. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the determination means determines seat objects adjacent to a specified position on the seat layout as a group of seat objects corresponding to a specified group. A plurality of types of equipment that can be used by personnel are arranged at predetermined positions on the seating layout;
storing third information capable of identifying a degree of association between the plurality of types of groups and the plurality of types of facilities;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the determination means determines a group of seat objects corresponding to a specified group based on the third information so as to be close to a location where equipment having a high degree of association with the group specified in response to a designation operation is located. The computer ,
displaying a plurality of first-level groups among the plurality of types of groups, and causing a selection operation for selecting one of the first-level groups to function as a plurality of second-level groups included in the selected group as a display means ;
8. The program according to claim 1, wherein the designation operation includes an operation of designating a group in the first hierarchical level and an operation of designating a group in the second hierarchical level. storing fourth information capable of identifying a current arrangement position of each of the plurality of types of groups on the seat layout;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the designation operation includes an operation of designating a group whose current placement position based on the fourth information is within the designated range by specifying a range for the seating layout. The computer ,
Functioning as a means for associating any tag information with any personnel;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the designation operation includes an operation of designating a group of personnel to which tag information is associated by designating the designated tag information.

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