JPH04302078A - Reservation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify procedures by giving the use permission right of a reservation object to the ID card of a registered user and permitting the owner of the ID card to use the reservation object. CONSTITUTION:When a user will use a reserved conference room, he has the ID card read by an ID card reader 5 in the conference room and inputs his password number from a ten-key device 7. A conference room management device 3 sends inputted conference room number, ID card number, and password number to an information processor 1. The information processor 1 retrieves a conference room reservation table 111 and informs the conference room management device 3 of coincidence between the ID card number of one preliminarily registered user and the password number at the time of coincidence between them. The conference room management device 3 issues an unlock instruction to an electromagnetic locking device 9 through a lock interface 8 to unlock the conference room. Thus, reservation, inquiry, and use are collectively controlled to simplify the procedures.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reservation system for controlling the reservation, inquiry, and use of reservation objects used by a large number of people at the same time.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when a conference room or the like is to be used as a reserved object for simultaneous use by a large number of people, the person first makes a telephone reservation to the person in charge of the conference room. He went to the person in charge of the keys and retrieved the key, which he then used to open the conference room.

0003

However, in the conventional example described above, other attendees had to wait in front of the conference room while one person went to retrieve the key. In addition, if the person who previously used the conference room forgets to return the key, the procedure is complicated, such as having to find the key before it can be used, and it is often not possible to start the meeting on time. occured.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology and provides a reservation system that simplifies procedures by integrally controlling the reservation, inquiry, and use of reservation objects used by a large number of people at the same time, such as conference rooms. do.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, there is provided a reservation system for controlling the reservation of a reservation object to be used by a large number of people at the same time.
By providing a means for granting permission to use the reserved object to the D card, and a means for allowing the holder of the ID card to use the reserved object, the ID card of all users when making a reservation is provided. This makes it possible to grant the right to use the reserved object for the reserved time slot.

[0006] Also, the reservation system controls the reservation of a conference room, and includes means for registering conference participants in correspondence with the usage time of the conference room, and means for registering conference participants in correspondence with the conference room usage time, and ID card numbers and passwords corresponding to the conference participants. and an ID near the entrance of the conference room where the usage time and the ID are inputted.
By providing means for permitting use of the conference room based on the ID card number and password of the card, the conference room can be used effectively and smoothly.

[0007]

[Example] In this example, a conference room reservation system that handles a conference room as a reservation object to be used by a large number of people at the same time will be explained below, but it is clear that the present invention is effective in other reservation systems as well. .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conference room reservation system according to this embodiment. In the figure, 1 is an information processing device that manages conference room reservations and is composed of, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc.; 11 is a main storage unit of the information processing device 1; 112 is a personal table provided in the main storage unit 1 for associating names with ID card numbers and passwords; 113 is a work area for executing programs; It is. Reference numeral 12 denotes an external storage device such as a disk into which the conference room reservation table 111 and personal table 112 are saved. 2 is a terminal device for accepting reservations for conference rooms; 3 is a conference room management device for controlling the conference room; 4 is an ID card interface for passing input data from an ID card to the conference room management device 3; 5 is an ID card reader, 6 is a numeric keypad interface for passing input data from the numeric keypad to the conference room management device 3, 7 is a numeric keypad device, and 8 is an electromagnetic locking device 7 for the conference room door and the conference room management device. A locking interface 9 controls communication with the conference room 3, and an electromagnetic locking device 9 electrically unlocks and closes the conference room.

[0009] In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the terminal device 2 is composed of one device, but it may be composed of a plurality of terminal devices. Further, 3 to 9 devices and interfaces are required for each conference room.

When reserving a conference room, a message as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the terminal device 2. When the date and time, number of people, and necessary equipment are entered on the message screen of FIG. 2 as shown in FIG. 3, the conference room reservation table 111 of the information processing device 1 is queried. If there are no conference rooms that match the entered conditions,
A message like the one shown in Figure 4 is displayed to prompt the user to re-enter the conditions. If a conference room that meets the conditions is found, Figure 5
All conference rooms that satisfy the conditions will be displayed, such as
If you select the specific conference room you want to use from among these, you will see Figure 6.
screen will be displayed.

When the name of a person scheduled to attend is entered on the screen shown in FIG. , the conference room reservation is completed. I of all registered conference attendees
Permission to use the conference room is given to the D card during the reserved time slot. It is assumed that the personal identification number of the personal table 112 is set by each individual in advance.

[0012] When using a conference room reserved in this way, an ID card reader 5 near the door of the conference room is used.
When the user reads the ID card and inputs the password using the numeric keypad device 7, the information is transmitted to the conference room management device 3 through the ID card interface 4 and the numeric keypad interface 6, respectively. The conference room management device 3 sends the input conference room number, input ID card number, and password to the information processing device 1. In the information processing device 1, the conference room reservation table 111 is created based on the current time.
is searched, and if the ID card number and password match those of one of the users registered for reservation, the meeting room management device 3 is notified of this fact. The conference room management device 3 issues an unlock command to the electromagnetic lock device 9 through the locking interface 8, and the conference room is unlocked.

(Description of Tables) FIGS. 7 and 8 show the structures of the conference room reservation table 111 and the personal table 112 in the main storage section 11.

The conference room index 111a is provided for each conference room, and stores the Kanji code of the conference room name, the capacity of the conference room, the equipment installed in the conference room, etc. Furthermore, a pointer to the conference room time series table 111b is also stored.

[0015] The conference room time series table 111b is a table that stores whether or not the conference room is used for each time.
After that, there is a pointer to the user table 111c every 30 minutes.If the content here is "0", it is in an empty state.Only when it is not "0", there is a pointer to the user table 111c. It is a pointer.

[0016] The user table 111c stores the Kanji code of the name of all the users who use a certain conference room during a certain time period, and the ID card number and password of each user as a set. .

[0017] For example, if you want to know the users of "conference room A" from 9:00 to 10:00 on June 20th,
The conference room index 111a of conference room A is found, and the conference room time series table 111b is found from the time series table pointer therein. The part from 9:00 to 10:00 on June 20th of the conference room time series table 111b is found. If that part is "0", it means that "conference room A" will be vacant from 9:00 to 10:00 on June 20th. If it is not "0", it becomes a pointer to the user table 111c, and is used to find the user table 111c. By referring to this user table 111c, "
The names of all users who will be using "Conference Room A" between 9:00 and 10:00 on June 20th will be known.

The personal table 112 is a table that stores the names, ID card numbers, and passwords of everyone who has an ID card in correspondence with each other. This is to find out and set it in the user table 111c.

(Description of Flowchart) FIGS. 9 to 13 are flowcharts representing this embodiment. In particular, Figures 9~
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the information processing device 1, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the conference room management device 3.

FIG. 9 shows the overall flow of the information processing device 1. First, in step S1, it is checked whether an input signal has come from the terminal device 2 or not. If it has arrived, the process advances to step S2 and executes a conference room reservation registration routine. The conference room reservation registration routine is shown in detail in FIGS. 10-11 below. If the input signal is not from the terminal device 2, the process advances to step S3. In step S3, it is checked whether the input signal is from the conference room management device 3 or not. If so, the process advances to step S4 and a conference room reservation inquiry routine is executed. The conference room reservation inquiry routine is shown in detail in FIG. 11 below. If the input signal is not from the conference room management device 3, the process returns to step S1 and continues waiting for an input signal from either the terminal device 2 or the conference room management device 3.

<Meeting room reservation registration routine> FIGS. 10 and 1
1 is a flowchart showing in detail the conference room reservation registration routine shown in step S2 of FIG.

First, in step S5, the conference room reservation message shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the terminal device 2. In step S6, the desired date and time of the reservation, the number of people attending the meeting, and the equipment to be used are input. In step S7, a counter for counting the number of conference rooms that meet the conditions is set to "0". In step S8, the current pointer for checking all conference rooms is set to the conference room index 111a.
Set to the first address of

In step S9, it is checked whether the capacity of the conference room pointed to by the current pointer is smaller than the input number of people. If the number is less, the process advances to step S15. If they are equal or greater, the process advances to step S10. Step S1
If it is 0, it is checked whether all the input equipment is present in the equipment in the conference room pointed to by the current pointer. If none of them exist, the process advances to step S15. If all the equipment is present, the process advances to step S11. In step S11,
The conference room time series table 111b of the conference room pointed to by the current pointer is searched from the time series pointer. Step S1
In step 2, the time series table 111b is checked to see if the input date and time are available. If it is not vacant, the process advances to step S15. If it is vacant, the process advances to step S13.

In step S13, the counter is incremented by 1.
The process then proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the name of the conference room and the capacity of the conference room are displayed on the terminal device 2, and the process advances to step S15. In step S15, it is determined whether all conference rooms have been checked. If all conference rooms have not been checked, the process advances to step S16. After checking all conference rooms, proceed to step S17.
Proceed to. In step S16, the current pointer is set to the next conference room and the process returns to step S9, and steps S9 to S16 are repeated to check all conference rooms.

In step S17, a counter that counts conference rooms that meet the input conditions is checked. If the counter is "0", the error message shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the terminal device 2 and this routine ends. The counter is “
If it is not 0'', the user table 111c for the number of people input in step S19 is secured, and the process proceeds to step S20.
Proceed to. In step S20, a signal designating a conference room selected from among the conference rooms meeting the conditions displayed in step S14 is input, and the process advances to step S21. In step S21, the user table name is set in the conference room time series table 111b of the designated conference room, and in step S2
Proceed to 2. In step S22, the names of all attendees of the meeting are input in order, and the process advances to step S23. In step S23, the corresponding ID card number and password are found from the personal table 112 based on the input name. In step S24, user table 1
11c, the name entered in step S22 and step S
The ID card number and password found in step 23 are set, and the conference room reservation registration routine is completed.

<Conference Room Reservation Inquiry Routine> FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the conference room reservation inquiry routine shown in step S4 of FIG.

First, in step S25, the conference room index 111a is found from the conference room name corresponding to the signal sent from the conference room management device 3, and the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26, a portion corresponding to the inquiry time is found from the conference room time series table 111b found from the time series table pointer, and the process proceeds to step S27. In step S27, the user table 111c set in the corresponding portion of the conference room time series table 111b is found, and the process proceeds to step S28. In step S28, the ID number from the ID card reader 5 and the ID number in the user table 111c are all compared, and the process proceeds to step S29. In step S29, the results of the comparison in step S28 are determined. If a match is found, the process advances to step S30. If there is no match, the process advances to step S32.

In step S30, it is determined whether the password corresponding to the matched ID card number and the input password match. If a match is found, the process advances to step S31. If there is no match, the process advances to step S32. In step S31, the conference room management device 3 is informed that the input ID card number and password are permitted to use the conference room, and the process ends. In step S32, the conference room management device 3 is informed that the input ID card number or password is not authorized to use the conference room, and the process ends.

<Conference Room Management Apparatus> FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the conference room management apparatus 3.

First, in step S33, an input from the ID card reader 5 is waited for, and when the input is received, the process proceeds to step S3.
Proceed to step 4. In step S34, an input from the numeric keypad device 7 is waited for, and when the input is received, the process advances to step S35. In step S35, the information processing device 1 receives the ID card number,
Inform the user of the password and conference room number, and proceed to step S36. In step S36, a reply from the information processing device 1 is waited for, and when a reply is received, the process advances to step S37. Step S
37, the information processing device 1 received in step S36
If the use of the conference room is not permitted, the process returns to step S33 and the process waits for the ID card to be read again. If the use of the conference room is permitted, the process proceeds to step S38, where an unlocking command is issued to the electromagnetic locking device 9 to open the conference room door, and the process returns to step S33, where the ID card is read again.

[0031]

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 17. The basic configuration is the same as in Figure 1,
Only the different operating parts will be explained.

[0032] In this example, if there is a conference room that meets the conditions, all the corresponding conference rooms will be displayed as shown in Figure 5, and if you select a specific conference room from among them, the screen will appear as shown in Figure 14. The password will be changed and you will be waiting for your password to be entered. Here, when the password is input, the information processing device 1 transfers the input password and ID card number to the conference room reservation table 11.
1, and the conference room reservation is completed. This results in
A specific ID card is given the right to use that conference room during a reserved time slot.

When using the conference room, the ID card is read by the ID card reader 5 located near the door of the conference room, and the password is entered from the numeric keypad 7, and the information is sent to the ID card interface. 4. The information is transmitted to the conference room management device 3 through the numeric keypad interface 6. In the conference room management device 3, the conference room number and I
Send the D card number and password to the information processing device 1. The information processing device 1 searches the conference room reservation table 111, and if the ID card matches the reservation-registered ID card and the registered password, it notifies the conference room management device 3 of this fact. The conference room management device 3 issues an unlock command to the electromagnetic lock device 9 through the locking interface 8, and the conference room is unlocked.

(Description of Table) FIG. 15 shows the structure of the conference room reservation table 111 in the main storage section 1 of this embodiment.

A conference room index 111a' is provided for each conference room, and stores the Kanji code of the conference room name, the capacity of the conference room, and the equipment installed in the conference room. Furthermore, a pointer to the conference room time series table 111b' is also stored.

[0036] The conference room time series table 111b' is a table that stores whether or not the conference room is used for each hour, and has the "date" at the beginning, followed by the ID of the user every 30 minutes.
There is a storage section for card numbers and PIN numbers. Here is"
If it is "0", it is in an empty state. Only if it is not "0", it is the user's ID card number and password.

(Explanation of Flowchart) FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the conference room reservation registration routine of the information processing device 1 that is different from the first embodiment, and FIG. 17 is the conference room reservation inquiry routine of this embodiment. This is a flowchart showing the procedure. Note that the entire flowchart is the same as that in FIG. 9, so it will be omitted.

<Meeting room reservation registration routine> The first half is shown in FIG.
The second half will be explained below with reference to FIG. 16.

In step S55, a counter that counts conference rooms that meet the input conditions is checked. If the counter is "0", the error message shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the terminal device and this routine ends. The counter is “0”
”, proceed to step S57.Step S5
7, in step S14, a signal designating a conference room selected from among the conference rooms that meet the displayed conditions is input;
The process advances to step S58. When an arbitrary password is input in step S58, the user's ID is added to the conference room time series table 111b' of the designated conference room in step S59.
Set the card number and password, and complete the conference room reservation registration routine.

<Conference Room Reservation Inquiry Routine> FIG. 17 shows the conference room reservation inquiry routine of this embodiment.

First, in step S60, the conference room index 111a' is found from the conference room name corresponding to the signal sent from the conference room management device 3, and the process proceeds to step S61. In step S61, a portion corresponding to the inquiry time is found from the conference room time series table 111b' found from the time series table pointer, and the process proceeds to step S62. In step S62, the conference room time series table 111b'
The ID card number set in
It compares with the D card number and proceeds to step S63. In step S63, the result of step S62 is determined,
If they match, the process advances to step S64. If they do not match, the process advances to step S67.

In step S64, the password set in the conference room time series table 111b' is compared with the input password, and the process advances to step S65. In step S65, the result of step S64 is determined, and if they match, the process advances to step S66, and if they do not match, the process advances to step S67. In step S66, the conference room management device 3 is informed that the input ID card number and password are permitted to use the conference room, and the process ends. In step S67, the conference room management device 3 is informed that the input ID card number or password is not permitted to use the conference room, and the process ends.

<Conference Room Management Apparatus> The processing procedure of the conference room management apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, so a description thereof will be omitted.

According to this embodiment, by changing the PIN number for each reservation, unauthorized users of the ID card can be excluded more reliably, and for this purpose, the PIN number can be made common to each reservation. There is an effect that it can be done.

[0045] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a reservation is made for each use, but users may be registered and restricted by day of the week or by time slot of each day. Thereby, for example, the number of users of facilities and machines can be adjusted and used efficiently.

[0046] Furthermore, in a facility, security can be ensured by dividing the facility into groups such as the general public, staff members, security guards, and managers, and restricting the time slots in which they can enter the facility. Furthermore, by combining such management with the above-mentioned reservation by date and time, for example, certain days of the week can be reserved for the owner, while other days of the week can be opened to the general public, and can be used by reservation by date and time. You can also do that.

The present invention may be applied to a system consisting of a plurality of devices, or to a device consisting of one device. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or device.

[0048]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a reservation system that integrally controls the reservation, inquiry, and use of reservation objects that are used by many people at the same time, and that simplifies procedures. For example, when the present invention is applied to a conference room reservation system, when a conference room is reserved, the ID cards of all attendees are given the right to use the reserved time slot of the conference room, so that the conference room can be used effectively and Now you can use it smoothly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram that implements a conference room reservation system of this embodiment.

[Figure 2] ~

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment.

[Figure 7]

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a table in the information processing device according to the embodiment.

[Figure 9] ~

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the conference room reservation system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen of a terminal device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a table in an information processing device according to another embodiment.

[Figure 16]

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a different part of another embodiment from the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Information processing device, 11... Main storage unit, 111... Conference room reservation table, 112... Personal table, 113... Work area, 12... External storage device, 2... Terminal device, 3... Conference room management device, 4... ID Card interface, 5...I
D card reader, 6...numeric keypad interface, 7
...Numeric keypad device, 8...Lock interface, 9...Electromagnetic locking device

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A reservation system for controlling the reservation of a reservation object to be used by a large number of people at the same time, comprising a means for registering a user, and a permission right to use the reservation object for the user's ID card. A reservation system comprising: a means for giving an ID card; and a means for permitting the owner of the ID card to use a reservation object. 2. A reservation system for controlling the reservation of a conference room, comprising means for registering conference participants in accordance with the usage time of the conference room, and means for registering an ID card number and a password in correspondence with the conference participants. and an ID near the entrance of the conference room where the usage time and the ID are inputted.
A reservation system comprising means for permitting use of the conference room based on the ID card number and password of the card.