TW201903692A - Method for reserving space merchandise and computer readable recording medium that allows for entry of a request for reservation and updates inventory of space merchandise according to a selected piece of reservation time, number of persons, and time of use - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for reserving space merchandise comprises the following steps: first, a computer provides a user interface for entering a reservation request, wherein the reservation request comprises a date, a number of persons, and a usage duration time. Then, the computer displays the at least one piece of reservation time in a first manner and displays, among the pieces of reservation time, remaining available reservation time slots that do match the reservation request in a second manner. Next, upon determining the at least one reservation time slot displayed with the first manner is selected, the computer executes an ordering process associated with the at least one reservation time slot that is selected in order to provide a message of completion of reservation and updates inventory of the space merchandise according the selected at least one piece of reservation time slot, the number of persons, and the duration time of use.

Description

Method of booking space goods and computer readable recording medium

The present invention relates to a method of ordering goods, and more particularly to a method of ordering space items.

In the service industry, such as the seating of a restaurant, the room of a hotel, the stadium or sports ground of a sports venue, the fitness facilities of a gym or a public parking space, etc., can be regarded as a kind of "space commodity", and can be provided at the same time. The "space goods" are limited. Once consumers use the "space goods", they will take up a period of service capacity. Therefore, how to properly arrange space goods is very important.

Take the restaurant as an example. Suppose there is a seat in a restaurant, that is, a space commodity. There are 20 seats for dinner on March 15, 2017. As the date gets closer and closer, dinner reservations are more and more. The fewer seats available for booking at each time slot. If it is arranged by experienced booking staff, it will usually actively inform consumers whether they are willing to shorten the meal time? Or are you willing to start the meal early or late? Even confirm the number of people on the day of booking, help consumers quickly adjust the booking conditions and then successfully book. However, for inexperienced booking staff, it is impossible to make such flexible judgments and negotiations. Therefore, it is difficult to properly arrange the restaurant seats, resulting in idle spaces in the restaurant, or the consumer's waiting time is too long. The lighter people lead to poor performance of the restaurant, and the heavy ones even affect the evaluation of consumers and the credibility of the restaurant.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of subscribing to a space item.

Therefore, the method for booking a space commodity of the present invention is executed by a computer, and includes the following steps: (A) the computer provides a user interface for inputting a reservation request, the subscription requirement including a date, a number of people, and a usage time; The computer provides a plurality of appointment times of the date for selection on the user interface according to the date, and the computer selects according to the number of persons, the time of use, and the time of use of the space item after each of the appointment time An inventory quantity, determining that the inventory quantity within the usage time after at least one of the reservation time meets the reservation requirement, displaying the at least one reservation time in the first manner, otherwise displaying the remaining manner in the second manner (C) repeating step (B); (D) the computer judges in the first manner when the computer determines at least one of the date, the number of persons, and the time of use of the reservation request is adjusted When the displayed at least one appointment time is selected, a reservation process related to the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner is performed to provide a completion reservation information. And updating the inventory amount of the space commodity according to the selected reservation time displayed in the first manner and the reservation requirement; and (E) the computer determining that the at least one appointment time displayed in the second manner is selected Performing a subscription process related to the selected appointment time displayed in the second manner to provide a completion candidate information, and updating the space according to the selected reservation time displayed in the second manner and the reservation requirement A waiting for the goods to fill the queue.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in step (B), the usage time is divided into a plurality of unit time by one unit of X minutes, and each unit time corresponds to a unit inventory value, and the computer judges from a certain When the unit inventory value of the consecutive plurality of unit time covered by the usage time after a reservation time is greater than or equal to the number of persons, it is determined that the reservation time satisfies the reservation requirement.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in step (D), the computer updates the unit time and the number of persons covered by the usage time after the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner. The unit inventory value of the unit time, in step (E), each unit time has the waiting complement queue, and the computer covers the usage time according to the selected appointment time displayed in the second manner. The unit time and the number of such units, the waiting list of the unit time is updated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in step (B), the computer further displays an alternative to the user interface, the alternative suggesting adjusting the date, the number of people, and the time of use of the reservation request. In one case, the at least one reservation time displayed in the second manner is displayed in the first manner.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the space commodity is a seat of a restaurant, a travel space for a rest, a facility for sports fitness or game leisure, a space for parking the vehicle, and the appointment time is adjacent. The two appointment intervals are a positive integer multiple of X.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the computer is a near-end personal computer, a notebook computer or a smart mobile device, or a remotely located server that can be connected by an electronic device via a communication network. The user interface is displayed on the electronic device, and the electronic device is a personal computer, a notebook computer or a smart mobile device.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in step (A), the user interface further includes a voice assistant capable of accepting voice input and automatically generating the reservation request based on the input voice content.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in step (A), the reservation request further includes a subscriber identification information, a reservation level or a priority reservation condition, and the computer can identify the information according to the subscriber identity. The query in a database obtains the subscription level corresponding to the subscriber identification information.

In some embodiments of the invention, the priority reservation condition described above is to agree to a prepaid deposit.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a computer readable recording medium in which an application is recorded, which is loaded by a computer and executes a method of completing a space item as described above.

The effect of the present invention is that by inputting the date, the number of people and the time of use, the computer can display the appointment time in the user interface in the first mode or the second mode, and further, update the date and number of persons mentioned above. And the time of use, the appointment time will be displayed again in the first mode or the second mode, and the effect and purpose of the present invention to efficiently reserve the space commodity are achieved.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a main flowchart of an embodiment of a method for booking a space commodity according to the present invention. Specifically, the space commodity may refer to a seat of a restaurant, a travel space for a rest, such as a motel room, A sports fitness or game leisure facilities, such as a golf course, a sports field, a fitness facility in a gym, or a space for parking, such as a public parking lot. The above space goods can be reserved by the user for future use. In the embodiment, 20 seats of the restaurant are used as space goods.

The method of booking a space item is performed by a computer, which is a near-end personal computer, a notebook computer or a smart mobile device, or a remote terminal that can be connected by an electronic device via a communication network. A server, and the electronic device is a personal computer, a notebook computer, or a smart mobile device. The method of subscribing to a space item includes the following steps.

First, as shown in step 11 and FIG. 2, the computer provides a user interface 10 on the screen for inputting a reservation request for a restaurant seat, the reservation request including a date (meal date, such as March 15, 2017) , a number of people (number of people dining, such as 3 people) and a time of use (the duration of the meal from the beginning to the end, such as 40 minutes). In addition, the user interface 10 of the embodiment may further include a voice assistant (not shown), the voice assistant can accept the voice input of the user, and automatically generate the reservation request according to the input voice content. Voice Assistant can apply intelligent software such as existing Amazon Echo, Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana, Google Assistant, and more.

Furthermore, as shown in step 12, the computer displays and provides a plurality of appointment times for the date through the user interface 10 for selection according to the date, such as 10:00, 10:15, 10 : 12, 10:45, 11:00, 11:15 and other 12 appointment time.

In order to make it easy for the user to observe whether each appointment time allows "the number of people to eat the time of use" (such as 40 minutes for 3 people), the computer according to the number of people, the time of use and the space goods at each of the appointment time A stock quantity within the subsequent use time (ie, 40 minutes) determines whether the stock quantity within the usage time after at least one of the reserved time periods satisfies the reservation demand. If so, as shown in FIG. 2, the user interface 10 displays the appointment time in the first mode (white sash) (eg, 11:00, 11:15, 11:30, 11:45, 12:00). , 12:15, 12:30, 12:45), otherwise the rest of the appointment time (such as 10:00, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45) is displayed in the second way (gray sash).

In this embodiment, the two reservation time intervals of the two appointment time intervals are 15 minutes, but are not limited thereto, and may be 20 minutes or 30 minutes. The preset time is divided into a plurality of unit times in units of 5 minutes, but is not limited thereto, and may be 10 minutes. Each unit time corresponds to a unit inventory value (such as 20, that is, 20 seats), the computer determines that the unit inventory value of the consecutive multiple unit time covered by the usage time after a certain appointment time is greater than or When the number is equal to the number of people, it is determined that the appointment time satisfies the reservation requirement, otherwise it is determined that the appointment time does not satisfy the reservation requirement.

Then, as shown in step 13, the computer repeats step 12 when it is determined that at least one of the date, the number of people, and the time of use is adjusted. This way, you can instantly confirm whether you can subscribe to new information after changing the reservation request. That is, in step 12, the computer may also display an alternative in the user interface 10, the alternative suggesting to adjust at least one of the date, the number of people, and the time of use of the reservation request to enable the second The at least one appointment time of the mode display (ie, the reservation requirement is not met) can be displayed in the first manner (ie, the reservation request is satisfied).

In addition, in this embodiment, the reservation request may further include a subscriber identification information, a reservation level (such as a general member or a VIP member, etc.) or a priority reservation condition (such as agreeing to pay a deposit), and the computer can Determining, according to the subscriber identification information, a subscription level corresponding to the subscriber identification information from a database, and therefore, in step 12, the computer may also be based on the subscription level and/or the priority reservation condition. Determining whether the reservation time satisfies the reservation requirement, for example, the computer determines a plurality of appointments in the reservation time according to the number of persons, the usage time, and the inventory amount of the space item within the usage time after each of the reservation time Time (such as 11:00, 11:15, 11:30, 11:45, 12:00, 12:15, 12:30, 12:45) meets the reservation requirements, and then further based on the appointment level and / or The priority reservation condition determines whether the reservation times are all displayed in the first manner, for example, if the reservation level is a VIP member and/or has the priority reservation condition (eg, agreeing to pay a deposit) The approximate time is displayed in the first way (ie, the user is a VIP member and/or the person with the priority reservation condition can see all the appointment time that meets the reservation requirement), otherwise only the part of the appointment time is allowed. The appointment time (eg, the less popular time period) is displayed in the first way (ie, the user is not a VIP member and/or the person who does not have the priority reservation condition can only see the part of the appointment time that meets the reservation requirement), thereby providing Better treatment for credit-worthy customers or frequent customers.

Then, as shown in step 14, the computer determines, in which manner, the appointment time is selected. When the computer determines that the at least one appointment time displayed in the first manner is selected, the user reserves the inventory value sufficient. The appointment time, as shown in step 15, the computer performs a booking process related to the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner to provide a completion reservation information, and displays the first manner according to the selected one. The reservation time and the reservation demand (including the date, the number of people, and the time of use) update the inventory amount of the space commodity, that is, update the unit inventory value of the unit time.

Alternatively, when the computer determines that one of the remaining reservation times displayed in the second manner is selected, the user reserves the reservation time that the inventory value is insufficient, and as shown in step 16, the computer executes and selects the selected one. a reservation process related to the appointment time displayed in the second manner to provide a completion candidate information, and according to the selected appointment time displayed in the second manner and the reservation requirement (including the date, the number of people, and the use) Time) updating the inventory quantity of the space commodity, that is, updating the unit inventory value of the unit time, and updating a waiting complement queue of the space commodity, that is, having a corresponding waiting position for each unit time In the queue, the computer updates the waiting list of the unit time according to the unit time and the number of persons covered by the selected time after the selected time displayed in the second manner. In particular, step 16 may also be configured to display a warning message indicating that the inventory amount is insufficient before providing the completion candidate information, or must display a user operation that must have a higher authorization to provide the completion candidate information. .

The following is an application example in which the restaurant seat on March 15, 2017 is reserved by using the above-mentioned predetermined space product, wherein the restaurant has a total of 20 seats, so as shown in FIG. 3, the inventory value per unit time is 20 .

First of all, as shown in Figure 4, in the absence of any reservations, the restaurant is scheduled to be booked on March 15th, the number of people is 4, and the time of use is 50 minutes. At this time, it is calculated by computer, starting at 10:00. At 10:50, the inventory value is greater than 20, and if it is scheduled, the updated inventory value is estimated to be 16, so, as shown in Figure 10, each reservation time is displayed in the first way (white background) Grid), can be reserved for each appointment time. After the reservation is made, the inventory value determination from 10:00 to 10:50 is updated to 16, as shown in FIG.

As shown in Figure 6, after a period of time, there are already A, B, and C appointments on March 15th, and the inventory values have all been updated, and each unit time is no longer 20. It is particularly noted that in this application example, the updated inventory value is significantly lower than the other unit time per unit time between 10:35 and 10:50, leaving only 2 seats.

As shown in Figure 7, the scheduled date of March 15th, the number of people 3, and the use time of 40 minutes, at this time, through computer calculation, starting from 10:35 to 10:50, the inventory value is less than the number of 3 If the updated inventory value is estimated to be -1, the four-digit reservations such as "10:00", "10:15", "10:30", and "10:45" are shown in Figure 2. The time is displayed in the second way (the gray sash), indicating that the inventory value is insufficient. Ding must choose the scheduled time after 11:00, will not become an alternate. And if the appointment time is "10:00", the computer will update the waiting time for the unit time according to the unit time and the number of people covered by the selected time after the selected time "10:00". The position is shown in Figure 7.

As shown in Figure 8, Ding can also modify the number of people to 2, as shown in Figure 11, each of the appointment time is displayed in the first way (white sash), which can be reserved for each reservation time. .

As shown in FIG. 9, the Ding can also be modified to use for 30 minutes. As shown in FIG. 12, the 10:00 reservation time is displayed in the first manner (white sash), and the representative can be reserved.

For example, in the restaurant, many restaurants have seats in separate compartments in addition to the general seating area. If the method for pre-scheduled space products is applied, the general seating area and the box area may be respectively set to the inventory quantity, the preset time, and the reservation time. The second area also has its own unit time and corresponding inventory value, and the different areas are respectively determined. The purpose of management.

The above method of booking a space item can be implemented by an application stored in a computer readable recording medium such as a CD, a floppy disk, a cloud storage space or an application store (App Store) After the application is loaded by the computer, the computer can be driven to execute and complete the method of subscribing to the space item as described in steps 11 to 16 above.

In summary, in the embodiment, by inputting the date, the number of people, and the time of use, the computer can display the appointment time in the user interface 10 in the first mode or the second mode, so that the user can immediately understand whether it can be In addition, as long as the date, number of people and time of use are updated, the appointment time will be displayed again in the first mode or the second mode, so that the user can quickly understand whether the space commodity is available after the reset condition is The predetermined new situation achieves the efficacy and purpose of the present invention in order to efficiently order space commodities.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

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Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: Figure 1 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of an embodiment of a method of booking a space commodity of the present invention; The user interface of the computer is configured to display the reservation time in the first mode and the second mode in the user interface of the embodiment. FIG. 3 to FIG. 9 are plural diagrams illustrating each reservation time in the embodiment. , corresponding to each unit time and inventory value; and Figures 10~12 are a plurality of computer graphical user interfaces, indicating that the display mode of the appointment time changes after the date, the number of people, and the usage time are input in the user interface. .

Claims (10)

A method for booking a space item, executed by a computer, and comprising the following steps: (A) the computer provides a user interface for inputting a reservation request, the reservation requirement including a date, a number of people, and a usage time; (B) The computer provides a plurality of appointment times of the date for selection on the user interface according to the date, and the computer selects according to the number of persons, the time of use, and the time of use of the space item after each of the appointment time The inventory quantity is determined to display the at least one reservation time in the first manner when the inventory quantity in the usage time after the at least one reservation time of the reservation time meets the reservation requirement, otherwise the remaining ones are displayed in the second manner (C) repeating step (B) when the computer determines that the date of the reservation request, the number of persons, and the usage time are adjusted, (D) the computer judges to display in the first manner When the at least one appointment time is selected, a reservation process related to the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner is performed to provide a completion reservation And updating the inventory amount of the space commodity according to the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner and the reservation requirement; and (E) the computer determines that the at least one appointment time displayed in the second manner is selected And performing a reservation process related to the selected reservation time displayed in the second manner to provide a completion candidate information, and updating the selected time according to the selected reservation time displayed in the second manner and the reservation requirement A waiting list for space goods. The method for subscribing to a space commodity according to claim 1, wherein in step (B), the usage time is divided into a plurality of unit time by one unit of X minutes, and each unit time corresponds to a unit inventory value, and the computer judges When the unit inventory value of the consecutive plurality of unit time covered by the usage time after a certain reservation time is greater than or equal to the number of persons, it is determined that the reservation time satisfies the reservation requirement. The method for subscribing to a space commodity according to claim 2, wherein in step (D), the computer is based on the unit time and the number of persons covered by the usage time after the selected appointment time displayed in the first manner. Updating the unit inventory value of the unit time, in step (E), each unit time has the waiting complement queue, and the computer is used according to the selected appointment time displayed in the second manner. The unit time and the number of people covered by the time, the waiting list of the unit time is updated. The method for subscribing to a space item according to claim 1, wherein in step (B), the computer further displays an alternative to the user interface, the alternative suggesting adjusting the date, the number of people, and the time of use of the reservation request At least one of the at least one of the appointment times displayed in the second manner is displayed in the first manner. The method for subscribing to a space item according to claim 2, wherein the space item is a seat of a restaurant, a travel space for a rest, a facility for sports fitness or game leisure, a space for parking, and the reservation time. The two adjacent reservation time intervals are positive integer multiples of X. A method for subscribing to a space item as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer is a near-end personal computer, a notebook computer or a smart mobile device, or a remotely located server that can be accessed by an electronic device. The communication network is connected to the electronic device to display the user interface, and the electronic device is a personal computer, a notebook computer or a smart mobile device. In the method of claim 1, the user interface further includes a voice assistant capable of accepting voice input and automatically generating the reservation requirement according to the input voice content. The method for subscribing to a space item according to claim 1, wherein in step (A), the reservation request further includes a subscriber identification information, a reservation level or a priority reservation condition, and the computer can identify the subscriber according to the subscriber. The information is queried from a database to obtain the reservation level corresponding to the subscriber identification information. A method of subscribing to a space item as claimed in claim 8, wherein the priority reservation condition is agreeing to a prepaid deposit. A computer readable recording medium in which an application is recorded, the application being loaded by a computer and executing a method of completing a reservation space item as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.