JPH0432348A - Conference room reservation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relieve a trouble by providing a conference room reservation table and a conference room reservation means and inputting information representing the content reserving a telephone number of a conference room and reserving the conference room from a subscriber of an electronic exchange system so as to attain the reservation of the conference room. CONSTITUTION:An electronic exchange system is provided with conference room reservation tables 1, 2,... in which telephone numbers of conference rooms are recorded in the electronic exchange system and an area storing the reservation content of the conference room is provided and with a conference room reservation means 3 decoding input information to record the reservation content to a conference room reservation table of a designated telephone number upon the receipt of the information of the telephone number of the conference room and the content of the reservation of the conference room from a subscriber. Thus, the reservation of a conference room is attained by entering the information of the telephone number of the conference room and the content of the reservation of the conference room from a subscriber. Thus, in the case of making reservation of a conference room, the reservation is attained by having only to dial a reservation condition by a telephone set thereby relieving a trouble.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for reserving a conference room that requires less time and effort, and in which the telephone number of the conference room is recorded in an electronic exchange system, and A conference room reservation table for each conference room that has an area for recording conference room reservation details, and a conference room reservation table that has an area for recording conference room reservation details.When a subscriber inputs the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the conference room reservation, the input information is deciphered and specified. a conference room reservation means for recording the reservation details in a conference room reservation table for the telephone number provided, and a subscriber of the electronic exchange system inputs the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the reservation of the conference room. The configuration allows conference room reservations to be made.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement in a conference room reservation method.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the method of reserving a conference room is to place a conference room reservation table showing the month, date and time for each conference room in the place where the conference room is managed, and a person to go to the place where the conference room reservation table is located and select the desired conference room. The conference room was reserved by marking the desired time slot on the reservation table.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional conference room reservation method, it is necessary to go to a meeting room reservation table and mark the desired time slot for reservation on the reservation sheet for the desired conference room, which is a time-consuming problem. be.

The present invention aims to provide a conference room reservation method that requires less effort.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in an electronic exchange system, there is a conference room reservation table 1.2 for each conference room, which records the telephone number of the conference room and has an area for recording the contents of the conference room reservation.
．． ...When the subscriber inputs the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the conference room reservation, the conference room decodes the input information and records the reservation contents in the conference room reservation table of the specified telephone number. A reservation means 3 is provided, and a conference room can be reserved by a subscriber of the electronic exchange system by inputting the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the conference room reservation.

[For production]

According to the present invention, a conference room reservation can be made by inputting information indicating the content of the conference room reservation, such as the telephone number of the conference room, the date and time of use of the conference room, etc., from the subscriber of the electronic exchange system. In the electronic exchange system, the conference room reservation means 3 records the reservation details on the corresponding conference room reservation table and reserves the conference room, so that the effort required to reserve the conference room can be greatly reduced.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main parts of the private electronic switching system according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the reservation program according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the reservation cancellation program according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a service program according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a conference room reservation table clearing program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main parts of the private branch exchange system are as shown in FIG. There are memory bags W, 12, and the communication path network 10 includes subscriber telephones 14, 15 . ..., conference room telephone 16.・・・
Line circuits 17°, 18.19. ..., and recently an announcement machine (hereinafter referred to as ANMJ) 13 that announces various information is also connected.

In the case of the present invention, in the storage device 12, as shown in FIG.
The telephone number of the conference room is recorded for each conference room, the day of the week and the time from 0 to 24 hours are recorded for each day of the week, and a conference room reservation table i ( i-1, 2, 3°, etc.), and the central control unit 11 also stores conference room reservation programs 3. It has a reservation cancellation program 20, a conference room reservation table clearing program 21, and a service program 22.

Therefore, reservation of a conference room, cancellation of reservation, clearing of the conference room reservation table, and services will be explained according to the above program.

When making a reservation, in step 1 of FIG. 3, the subscriber enters the conference room reservation special number, the telephone number of the conference room they wish to reserve, and the day of the week (for example, 0=Sunday, 1=Monday).

...6-Saturday), reservation start time, reservation time.

When you dial the reservation type (for example, 0 = -weeks only, 1 = weekly), the dialed number is analyzed in step 2, and in step 3, if the reservation conditions are met, proceed to step 4, and the conference room phone number is Extracts the reservation status for the specified meeting time on the specified day of the week from the reservation table for the conference room specified in
If it is not reserved in step 5, in step 6, enter the second column of the specified time on the specified day of the week on the reservation table of the specified conference room.
As shown in Figure i-1, the reservation is recorded, as well as the telephone number and reservation type of the subscriber who made the reservation, and in step 7, a reservation completion tone is output via the ANM 13 to be heard by the subscriber.

If the reservation conditions are not met in step 3 or if the reservation has been made in step 5, proceed to step 8, and ANM13
Output a reservation incomplete tone through the , and let the subscriber hear it.

When canceling a reservation, in step 10 of FIG. 4, the subscriber enters the conference room reservation cancellation special number, the telephone number of the conference room for which the reservation is to be canceled, and the day of the week (for example, 0 = Sunday).

1 = Monday, ... 6 = Saturday), reservation start time.

When the reservation time and reservation type (for example, 0 = -weeks only, 1 = weekly) are dialed, the dialed number is analyzed in step 11, and if the reservation cancellation conditions are met in step 12, the process proceeds to step 13. Extracts the status of the specified meeting time column on the specified day of the week from the reservation table of the conference room specified by the conference room phone number, and if the reservation has been made in step 14, the reservation is cleared in step 15. The cancellation process is performed, and in step 16, a reservation cancellation completion tone is outputted via the ANM 13 to be heard by the subscriber.

If the reservation cancellation condition is not satisfied in step 12 and if the reservation is not completed in step 14, a reservation cancellation incomplete tone is outputted via the ANM 13 in step 17 and is heard by the subscriber.

Next, clearing of the conference room reservation table will be explained.

At step 30 in Figure 6, the day of the week is checked from the calendar held by the local electronic exchange system, and when it is a weekend at step 31, the reservation type is checked from each conference room reservation table at step 32. If it is a weekly reservation in step 33, the reservation is left on the reservation table in step 34, and if it is not a weekly reservation, it is checked in step 3.
Clear the reservation in step 5.

Next, the service program will be explained according to FIG.

In step 20, the reservation start time, reservation end time, telephone number of the reservation subscriber, and conference room telephone number are extracted from the all conference room reservation table, and in step 21, the current time is extracted from the clock of the private electronic branch exchange system. When the reservation start time arrives in step 22, the telephone of the subscriber making the reservation is called in step 23, and the start of the conference is notified via the ANM 13.

If it is not the reservation start time in step 22, step 2
Proceeding to step 4, if it is the reservation end time, the telephone in the conference room is called, the end of the conference is notified via the ANM 13, and the reservation is canceled.

If it is not the reservation end time in step 24, step 2
Return to step 2 and repeat the above operations.

That is, in order to reserve a conference room, the user only needs to dial the reservation conditions on a telephone, and the time and effort can be greatly reduced.

If you use a multi-function telephone with a display and add a program, you can display the reservation status or the telephone number of the person making the reservation on the display. By displaying the phone number of the person making the reservation, it becomes possible to negotiate with the person making the reservation for the conference room.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, in order to reserve a conference room, the reservation can be made by simply dialing the reservation conditions on a telephone, which greatly reduces the effort. There is a possible effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main parts of a private electronic switching system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a reservation program according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart of a service program according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a conference room reservation table clear program according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1, . 2. i is a conference room reservation table, 3 is a conference room reservation means, a conference room reservation program, 10 is a communication path network, 11 is a central control unit, 12 is a storage device, 13 is an announcement machine, 14 to 16 are telephones, 17 to 19 is a line circuit, 20 is a reservation cancellation program, 21 is a conference room reservation table clear program, and 22 is a service program.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an electronic exchange system, there is provided a conference room reservation table (1, 2, . . . ) for each conference room, which records the telephone number of the conference room and has an area for recording conference room reservation details. and, when the subscriber inputs the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the conference room reservation, the conference room reservation means decodes the input information and records the reservation contents in the conference room reservation table of the specified telephone number. (3) A conference room characterized in that a subscriber of the electronic exchange system can reserve a conference room by inputting the telephone number of the conference room and information indicating the contents of the conference room reservation. How to make a reservation.