Information processing equipment in rental space

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device for rental space, which can suppress the processing load of the management server and improve the stability of reservations. [Solution] A website controller 1, serving as the information processing device for rental space, is connected via the Internet 6 to a management server 3 for managing information on rental space and multiple customer acquisition servers 5 that aggregate users of rental space. Each customer acquisition server 5 has a customer acquisition-side reservation unit 51, which manages customer acquisition-side reservation information related to received users and reservation dates and times. The management server 3 has a management-side reservation unit 31, which manages management-side reservation information related to users and reservation times. The website controller 1 includes: an information acquisition unit 11, which acquires updates to customer acquisition-side reservation information and management-side reservation information; and a synchronization control unit 12, which synchronizes the customer acquisition-side reservation information of the customer acquisition servers 5 and the management-side reservation information of the management servers 3 based on the acquired information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device for leasing a space by setting a utilization time and providing the space to a user. Background Art

[0002] Prior art has proposed a system for renting out empty conference rooms in buildings, offices, hotels, etc. to general users (for example, see Patent Document 1). The structure of the rental system described in Patent Document 1 is as follows: it has a management server that is open to the public on a communication network such as the Internet and a plurality of reservation servers that store conference room information, and users access the conference room information of the reservation server via the management server and make reservations for the desired conference rooms. In addition, the rental system also has a charging function, and the payment of the rental fee can also be performed online.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-150178. Summary of the invention

[0005] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0006] However, in the existing system described in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to accept advance reservations and payments from users through a communication network, it is not envisioned to accept reservations from multiple customer solicitation websites (customer solicitation servers). Therefore, when reservations with the same conditions are repeatedly accepted from various customer solicitation websites, the load on the management server to process these reservations increases, and there is a possibility of processing errors such as double reservations. In addition, in order to cope with the increase in load, it is also considered to improve the processing capacity of the management server, but the system structure becomes complicated, and at the same time, it leads to an increase in the initial equipment investment and the cost required for maintenance.

[0007] The present application provides an information processing device for rental space that can improve the reliability of reservation while suppressing the processing load of a management server.

[0008] Means of solving problems

[0009] The information processing device for rental space of the present invention is an information processing device for rental space for setting the utilization time and providing space to users, wherein a management server for managing the information of the rental space and a plurality of collections of users of the rental space are connected to a customer attraction server via a communication line, the customer attraction server is connected to a user input unit for receiving information input to the customer attraction server via the communication line, and manages customer attraction side reservation information, the customer attraction side reservation information being related to the user and reservation date and time received via the user input unit, the management server is provided with a management side reservation unit for managing the user who utilizes the rental space and the management side reservation information, the management side reservation information being related to the reservation date and time, and the information processing device manages the update of the customer attraction side reservation information of the customer attraction server and the management side reservation information of the management server. It is characterized in that it is provided with an information acquisition unit for acquiring the update of the reservation information, and a synchronization control unit for synchronizing the customer attraction side reservation information of the customer attraction server and the management side reservation information of the management server based on the customer attraction side reservation information and the management side reservation information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

[0010] According to the present invention, the information processing device for the rental space is connected to the management server and the customer attraction server via a communication line, and while acquiring the update of the customer attraction side reservation information of the customer attraction server received by the user input unit and the update of the management side reservation information of the management server through the information acquisition unit, the management side reservation information and the customer attraction side reservation information are synchronized by the synchronization control unit. In this way, the information processing device includes the synchronization control unit for synchronizing the customer attraction side reservation information of the customer attraction server and the management side reservation information of the management server, and can prevent double reservation of the rental space. Therefore, the management server and the customer attraction server do not need to synchronize the reservation information with each other, and the processing load of these servers can be suppressed. In addition, the reservation information is synchronized by the synchronization control unit of the information processing device, thereby preventing processing errors and improving the reliability of reservation.

[0011] At the same time, the present invention preferably includes a key issuing unit for issuing an unlocking key for unlocking a lock device of a space lent to a user who uses the rental space when the customer-attracting-side reservation information is updated.

[0012] According to such a structure, the information processing device issues an unlocking key for unlocking the lock device of the rental space based on the update of the reservation information on the visitor side. As a result, an unlocking key can be issued to the user for a reservation from a customer attraction server whose specifications do not correspond to the lock device of the rental space. This is independent of the key issuance specifications on the side of multiple customer attraction servers, and can attract a wide range of users.

[0013] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable to further include a charge amount acquisition unit that acquires the charge amount of the rental space reserved via the customer attraction server, and a charge amount totaling unit that totals the charge amount acquired by the charge amount acquisition unit.

[0014] According to such a configuration, the information processing device obtains the charge amount of the rental space reserved via the customer attraction server by the charge amount obtaining unit, and aggregating the obtained charge amounts by the charge amount aggregating unit, so that the manager of the rental space can grasp the charge amount of each customer attraction server and determine the statistics of the charge amount of the rental space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing device for a rental space according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the information processing device of the rental space;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device in the rental space. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific implementation modes in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information processing device for leasing a space according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] like Figure 1 As shown, the information processing device of the rental space is a website controller 1, which is connected to a management server 3 and a plurality of customer solicitation servers 5 via the Internet 6, which is a public network as a line. The management server 3 is used to manage the information of the rooms 20 of the space of the building 2 as the rental space, and the customer solicitation server 5 gathers users of the rental space. There are multiple buildings 2, and each of them has multiple rooms 20 for renting to users. The customer solicitation server 5 can be connected to the terminal device 4 such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, and a personal computer held by the user through the Internet 6. The user can use the terminal device 4 as a user input unit to access any customer solicitation server 5 through the Internet 6, find a room 20 corresponding to the purpose, and specify the use time and the number of users to make a reservation. The customer solicitation server 5 receives the room information and charging conditions of the room 20 that can be rented from the management server 3 and the website controller 1, and makes the room information and charging information public. After receiving the reservation from the user, the customer solicitation server 5 sends the reservation information to the website controller 1 and the management server 3.

[0021] The building 2 has a plurality of rooms 20 such as a conference room and a training room, and each room 20 is provided with an entrance 21 and a lock device 22 for opening and closing the entrance 21. As described later, the lock device 22 can be unlocked by an unlocking key such as a password or a barcode issued by the website controller 1 to the user's terminal device 4. The unlocking key is randomly changed each time it is used, and only the user who has reserved the time can use the inherent unlocking key to unlock the lock device 22. The lock device 22 of each room 20 is connected to a communication terminal device 23 such as a modem or a router via a LAN (Local Area Network), and the communication terminal device 23 is connected to the management server 3 via the Internet 6.

[0022] In addition, in the present embodiment, the unlocking key uses a password, a barcode, etc., but biometrics such as facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, retinal recognition, etc. may also be used. Any method may be used as long as the lock device 22 can be unlocked.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a block diagram showing the structure of an information processing device in a rental space.

[0024] The website controller 1 as the information processing device of the rental space is composed of a server device having a control unit, and the control unit is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. Figure 2 As shown, the website controller 1 includes: an information acquisition unit 11 that acquires reservation information from the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5; a synchronization control unit 12 that synchronizes the reservation information between the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5; a key issuing unit 13 that issues an unlocking key for unlocking the lock device of the room 20 rented to the user; a charge amount acquisition unit 14 that acquires the charge amount of the rental space set by the customer attraction server 5; and a charge amount totaling unit 15 that totals the charge amount acquired by the charge amount totaling unit 14. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the website controller 1 includes a storage unit for storing various information, a communication unit for communicating with the management server 3 or the customer attraction server 5, and an input unit for the administrator to input settings.

[0025] The management server 3 is composed of a server device having a control unit, the control unit being composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and the management server 3 is provided with a management-side reservation unit 31 that manages management-side reservation information related to users who use the rental space and reservation date and time; a space allocation unit 32 that allocates the rented room 20 based on the management-side reservation information; and a lock control unit 33 that controls the lock device 22 of the room 20 according to the unlocking key issued by the key issuing unit 13 of the site controller 1. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the management server 3 is provided with a storage unit for storing various information, a communication unit for communicating with the site controller 1 or the customer attraction server 5, an input unit for the administrator to input settings, and the like. The management server 3 communicates with the site controller 1 via the Internet 6 to transmit and receive room information, reservation information, charging conditions, unlocking key information, and the like, and communicates with the communication terminal device 23 of the building 2 to transmit and receive control signals of the lock device 22.

[0026] The customer attraction server 5 is composed of a server device having a control unit composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The customer attraction server 5 discloses room information and charging information of the room 20 that can be rented, and accepts reservations from the user's terminal device 4 via the Internet 6. The customer attraction server 5 includes a customer attraction side reservation unit 51 that manages the customer attraction side reservation information related to the received user and reservation date and time, and a charge amount setting unit 52 that sets the charge amount of the room 20 that accepts the reservation. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the customer attraction server 5 includes a storage unit for storing various information, a communication unit for communicating with the website controller 1 or the user's terminal device 4, an input unit for the administrator to input settings, and the like. The customer attraction server 5 communicates with the user's terminal device 4 via the Internet 6 to send and receive reservation information and charging information, and communicates with the website controller 1 to send and receive room information and reservation information, etc.

[0027] In addition, the functions of the website controller 1, the management server 3, and the customer attraction server 5 can be executed as a program by the CPU of the server device, or can be composed of independent devices, or can be composed using cloud computing. In addition, the storage unit can be composed of a storage device such as an HDD, or can use the storage unit of the cloud server. In addition, the terminal device 4 that functions as a user input unit has an input unit that receives input from the user, a display unit for notifying the user of information, a communication unit for sending and receiving information between the customer attraction server 5, and a control unit that controls these input units, display units, communication units, etc. The terminal device 4 can be a device such as a smart phone, and the input unit, display unit, communication unit, and control unit can also be composed of independent devices.

[0028] Figure 3 This is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device in the rental space.

[0029] exist Figure 3 The flowchart of FIG. 1 shows the operation sequence of the customer acquisition server 5, the website controller 1, and the management server 3 receiving a new reservation from a user. First, after any one of the customer acquisition servers 5 receives a reservation from the user's terminal device 4 via the Internet 6, the customer acquisition side reservation unit 51 stores the customer acquisition side reservation information including the user, the number of users, and the date and time of use in the storage unit, and sends the reservation information report to the website controller 1 (customer acquisition side reservation information input procedure: step ST 11). In addition, the customer acquisition server 5 sets the charge amount based on the customer acquisition side reservation information and the charging conditions by the charge amount setting unit 52, and sends the customer acquisition side reservation information and the charge amount to the user's terminal device 4 (charge amount setting procedure: step ST 12).

[0030] When the information acquisition unit 11 receives the reservation information from the customer attraction server 5, the website controller 1 transmits the reservation information to the management server 3 and other customer attraction servers 5 other than the customer attraction server 5 that has received the reservation (reservation information notification procedure: step ST 21). After the management server 3 receives the reservation information from the website controller 1, the management side reservation unit 31 stores the reservation information in the storage unit as the management side reservation information (management side reservation information input procedure: step ST 31). In addition, after the other customer attraction servers 5 receive the reservation information from the website controller 1, the customer attraction side reservation unit 51 stores the reservation information in the storage unit as the customer attraction side reservation information (customer attraction side reservation information input procedure: step ST 11). Through the above steps, the customer attraction side reservation information stored in all the customer attraction servers 5 is consistent with the management side reservation information stored in the management server 3.

[0031] Next, when the customer-attracting server 5 receives a change in reservation from the user's terminal device 4, the customer-attracting-side reservation unit 51 stores the customer-attracting-side reservation information in the storage unit for update, and transmits the update of the customer-attracting-side reservation information to the website controller 1 (customer-attracting-side reservation information update procedure: step ST13). Here, when the charge amount is changed, the customer-attracting server 5 may execute the charge amount setting procedure (step ST12) again to reset the charge amount. When the website controller 1 obtains the update of the customer-attracting-side reservation information in the customer-attracting server 5 (reservation information acquisition procedure: step ST22), the synchronization control unit 12 synchronizes the updated customer-attracting-side reservation information with the management-side reservation information of the management server 3 and the customer-attracting-side reservation information of other customer-attracting servers 5, and transmits the reservation information to the management server 3 and other customer-attracting servers 5 (reservation information synchronization procedure: step ST23).

[0032] After receiving the reservation information updated from the website controller 1, the management side reservation unit 31 of the management server 3 stores the reservation information as the management side reservation information in the storage unit and updates it (management side reservation information update procedure: step ST 32). After receiving the reservation information updated from the website controller 1, the customer attraction side reservation unit 51 of the other customer attraction servers 5 stores the reservation information as the customer attraction side reservation information in the storage unit and updates it (customer attraction side reservation information update procedure: step ST 13). Through the above steps, even if the reservation information is updated on the customer attraction server 5 side, the customer attraction side reservation information stored in all the customer attraction servers 5 and the management side reservation information stored in the management server 3 are consistent.

[0033] On the other hand, when the management server 3 updates the reservation information, the management server 3 stores the management-side reservation unit 31 as the management-side reservation information in the storage unit and updates it, and transmits the update of the management-side reservation information to the website controller 1 (management-side reservation information update procedure: step ST 32). When the website controller 1 obtains the update of the management-side reservation information in the management server 3 (reservation information acquisition procedure: step ST 22), the synchronization control unit 12 synchronizes the updated management-side reservation information with the customer-attracting reservation information of all the customer-attracting servers 5, and transmits the reservation information to all the customer-attracting servers 5 (reservation information synchronization procedure: step ST 23). When all the customer-attracting servers 5 receive the reservation information updated from the website controller 1, the customer-attracting reservation unit 51 stores the reservation information as the customer-attracting reservation information in the storage unit and updates it (customer-attracting reservation information update procedure: step ST 13). Through the above steps, even when the management server 3 updates the reservation information, the management-side reservation information stored in the management server 3 and the customer-attracting reservation information stored in all the customer-attracting servers 5 are consistent.

[0034] In addition, in the present embodiment, the management server 3 does not accept new reservations, but it can also be configured to be able to accept them. In this case, the website controller 1, the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 perform the same actions as when the reservation information on the management server 3 side is updated, as long as the management side reservation information stored in the management server 3 and the customer attraction side reservation information stored in all the customer attraction servers 5 are consistent.

[0035] As described above, the reservation change is accepted before the prescribed reservation changeable period, and the customer-attracting-side reservation information and the management-side reservation information are updated. After that, if the reservation is confirmed after the reservation changeable period has passed, the management server 3 sets the allocation information of the rental room 20 by the space allocation unit 32 based on the confirmed management-side reservation information, and sends the set allocation information to the website controller 1 (allocation information setting procedure: step ST33). Specifically, the space allocation unit 32 extracts the room 20 that is vacant during the use date and has a width suitable for the number of users from all the rooms 20 that can be rented, and sets the allocation information for the extracted room 20 as the allocated room. In addition, in the management server 3, the allocation information setting procedure (step ST33) is not limited to being executed after the reservation is confirmed after the reservation changeable period has passed, and can be executed at any time when a new reservation is accepted or a reservation change is accepted. On the other hand, when the allocation information is received, the website controller 1 issues an unlocking key for unlocking the lock device 22 of the rental room 20 by the key issuing unit 13, and sends it to the user's terminal device 4 and the management server 3 in association with the reservation information (unlocking key issuing procedure: step ST24).

[0036] Next, when the use time of the use day approaches (for example, 10 minutes before the use start time), the management server 3 controls the lock device 22 of the rented room 20 based on the unlocking key received from the website controller 1, so that it can be unlocked (unlocking key setting procedure: step ST 34). As a result, the user can unlock the lock device 22 of the room 20 using the unlocking key received from the terminal device 4 from the website controller 1. The management server 3 detects the use status of the user's room 20 using a human body sensor (not shown) and the like. After the user checks out after the use time, the management server 3 notifies the website controller 1 of the fact (use status notification procedure: step ST 35). Here, for example, if the room 20 is continued to be used even after the use time based on the reservation information has exceeded, the exceeded time is notified to the website controller 1. The website controller 1 sends the exceeded time to the customer attraction server 5 and updates the customer attraction side reservation information. After the user has finished using the room 20 and confirmed check-out, the management server 3 releases the unlocking key of the lock device 22 of the room 20 through the lock control unit 33 to make it impossible to unlock (unlocking key release procedure: step ST36), thereby making it impossible to enter the room 20 again.

[0037] After the room 20 is used, the customer attraction server 5 that has received the reservation related to the use determines the charge amount based on the charge amount set in the charge amount setting procedure (step ST 12) and the overtime time if there is an overtime, and determines the charge amount based on the re-set charge amount (charge amount determination procedure: step ST 14). Furthermore, the customer attraction server 5 sends the determined charge amount as the request amount in association with the reservation information to the user's terminal device 4, and sends the determined charge amount to the website controller 1. The website controller 1 obtains the charge amount associated with the reservation information from the customer attraction server 5 by the charge amount acquisition unit 14, and stores it in the storage unit (charge amount acquisition procedure: step ST 25). In addition, the website controller 1 has the charge amount aggregation unit 15 aggregate the charge amounts acquired by the charge amount acquisition unit 14 every predetermined period (for example, one week or one month) (charge amount aggregation procedure: step ST 26). That is, the charge amount is set in each of the plurality of customer attracting servers 5 and is set for each of the plurality of rooms 20 in the plurality of buildings 2 according to the reservation, so the charge amount acquisition unit 14 of the website controller 1 acquires the charge amount from the customer attracting server 5, and the charge amount aggregation unit 15 aggregates the charge amount. Therefore, the charge information for the predetermined period can be aggregated for each room 20.

[0038] According to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

[0039] (1) The website controller 1 of the rental space is connected to the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 via the Internet 6, and the information acquisition unit 11 acquires information such as update of the customer attraction side reservation information of the customer attraction server 5 and update of the management side reservation information of the management server 3 received via the user's terminal device 4, and synchronizes these management side reservation information and the customer attraction side reservation information through the synchronization control unit 12. In this way, the website controller 1 includes the synchronization control unit 12 that synchronizes the customer attraction side reservation information of all the customer attraction servers 5 and the management side reservation information of the management server 3, so that double reservation of the room 20 of the rental space can be prevented. Therefore, the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 do not need to synchronize the reservation information with each other, and the processing load of these servers can be suppressed. In addition, by synchronizing the reservation information using the synchronization control unit 12 of the website controller 1, processing errors can be prevented. The reliability of reservation can be improved.

[0040] (2) The website controller 1 updates the reservation information on the visitor side, and the key issuing unit 13 issues an unlocking key for unlocking the lock device 22 of the rental room 20. Thus, even for a reservation from a customer attraction server 5 that does not correspond to the specifications of the lock device 22 of the rental room 20, an unlocking key can be issued to the user. This is independent of the key issuing specifications on the side of multiple customer attraction servers 5, and can attract a wide range of users.

[0041] (3) The website controller 1 obtains the charge amount of the rental space reserved via the customer attraction server 5 through the charge amount acquisition unit 14, and aggregates the acquired charge amounts through the charge amount aggregation unit 15. The manager of the rental space can grasp the charge amount of each customer attraction server 5 and determine the statistics of the charge amount of the rental space.

[0042] (4) The space allocation unit 32 of the management server 3 automatically allocates an appropriate room 20 from all rentable rooms 20 based on the reservation information, thereby reducing labor costs compared to manually allocating rooms 20, and can immediately update the allocation information when accepting a reservation or changing a reservation in other circumstances.

[0043] [Variations of Embodiments]

[0044] In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the purpose of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0045] For example, in the embodiment, the case where room 20 of the rental building 2 is used as a rental space is illustrated, but the rental space is not limited to conference rooms and training rooms, etc., and can also be outdoor spaces such as tennis courts, baseball fields, arenas, parking lots, etc., and can also be karaoke rooms, rental offices, reading spaces, etc.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the website controller 1 as an information processing device is exemplified as a case where the server device is configured, and the server device is connected to the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 via the Internet 6 as a communication line, but as an information processing device, such a centralized management type is not limited to being configured by a server device. That is, as an information processing device, it can also be a decentralized management type information processing device, for example, a decentralized transaction ledger represented by a blockchain can be used, as long as it can send and receive reservation information, charging information, and various instructions and process them. In addition, in the above embodiment, the website controller 1 as an information processing device and the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 are separately set and connected to each other via the Internet 6, but it is not limited to this. The website controller 1, the management server 3, and the customer attraction server 5 can be set on a single site, and any one of the functions of the information processing device and the management server 3 and the customer attraction server 5 can also be composed of a plurality of devices distributed on the Internet.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the website controller 1 includes the key issuing unit 13, the charge amount acquisition unit 14, and the charge amount totaling unit 15, but these functions may be omitted, or these functions may be provided on the management server 3 or on any one of the plurality of customer attracting servers 5. In addition, the charge amount acquisition unit 14 and the charge amount totaling unit 15 may not only automatically acquire and total the charge amount, but also manually total the charge amount by a manager or the like. In the above embodiment, the management server 3 includes the space allocation unit 32 and the lock control unit 33, but these functions may be omitted, or these functions may be provided on a server in the building 2. In addition, the space allocation unit 32 automatically updates the allocation information, but the room 20 may be allocated manually by a manager or the like instead of automatically allocating the room 20 by such a space allocation unit 32. In addition, the space allocated for reservation is not limited to the space in one building 2, and the space of another building 2 existing nearby may be allocated. As such another building 2, the owner or manager may be the same or different, and a plurality of owners (managers) may cooperate in renting out the space of the building 2.

[0048] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the user who applies for a reservation from the terminal device 4 of the user input unit may be the organizer of a lecture or seminar or the participant of a lecture or seminar. In addition, when the organizer (user) newly applies for an existing reservation for which reservation information is stored and the participant is recruited through the customer attraction server 5, the customer attraction server 5 may accept information input from the participant (new user) who has applied for participation and update the reservation information (number of participants, etc.) based on the information input. In this case, the upper limit of the number of users that can be changed may be set in advance to limit the number of new participants to be recruited. According to such a configuration, the organizer who has accepted the participation application does not need to input the change of the number of people, the customer attraction server 5 directly accepts the participation application from the participant to update the number of people information, and the website controller 1 synchronizes the reservation information with the management server 3, which can reduce the trouble of the organizer in the reservation input.

[0049] Possibility of Industrial Application

[0050] As described above, the present invention can preferably utilize an information processing device for renting space that improves the reliability of reservation while suppressing the processing load of the management server.

[0051] Description of reference numerals:

[0052] 1Website controller (information processing device)

[0053] 3. Manage Server

[0054] 4Terminal device (user input unit)

[0055] 5. Attracting Servers

[0056] 6Internet (communication lines)

[0057] 11Information acquisition unit (information acquisition unit)

[0058] 12Synchronous control unit (synchronous control unit)

[0059] 13Key Issuing Department (Key Issuing Unit)

[0060] 14 Charge amount acquisition unit (charge amount acquisition unit)

[0061] 15 Charge amount totaling unit (charge amount totaling unit)

[0062] 20Rooms(Space)

[0063] 22 Locking device

[0064] 31 Management side reservation department

[0065] 32 Space Allocation Department

[0066] 33 Lock control unit

[0067] 51 Customer Reservation Department

[0068] 52 Charge amount setting department

Claims

1. An information processing device for leasing space, comprising: Management server, used to manage the information of leased space; a plurality of customer solicitation servers configured to solicit customers for users of the rental space and to receive customer solicitation-side reservation information from terminal devices associated with one or more users of the rental space; as well as An information processing device, the information processing device is different from the management server and the plurality of customer solicitation servers, and the information processing device is connected to the management server and the plurality of customer solicitation servers via a communication line; in, A first customer attracting server among the plurality of customer attracting servers is configured to receive and manage customer attracting side reservation information related to the user and including a reservation date and time; The management server includes a management-side reservation unit that manages management-side reservation information related to the user who uses the rental space and the reservation date and time; The information processing device comprises: an information acquisition unit that acquires a reservation change submitted by a first user from the first customer attraction server that generates updated customer attraction-side reservation information; and a synchronization control unit, the synchronization control unit sending the updated customer-attracting-side reservation information to: (a) each of the plurality of customer-attracting servers except the first customer-attracting server and (b) the management server, so that (a) the customer-attracting-side reservation information in each of the plurality of customer-attracting servers except the first customer-attracting server and (b) the management-side reservation information in the management server are synchronized with (c) the updated customer-attracting-side reservation information in the first customer-attracting server without any of the plurality of customer-attracting servers directly synchronizing any information with the management server, The information processing device is further configured to, when obtaining the updated customer-attracting-side reservation information from the first customer-attracting server: issuing an unlocking key for unlocking the lock device of the rental space; and sending the unlocking key in association with the updated customer-attracting-side reservation information to: (i) one or more terminal devices and (ii) the management server; and The management server is also configured to: causing a lock controller to control the lock device of the rental space based on the unlocking key received from the information processing device so as to be unlockable by the one or more terminal devices; and When it is determined that the rental space is in an idle state, the unlocking key is cancelled to disable unlocking of the lock device by the lock controller.

2. The information processing device for leasing space according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device further comprises: a charge amount obtaining unit, the charge amount obtaining unit obtaining the charge amount of the rental space reserved via the customer solicitation server; A charge amount aggregating unit is configured to aggregate the charge amounts acquired by the charge amount acquiring unit.

3. The information processing device for leasing space according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein: The information acquisition unit of the information processing device is further configured to acquire a reservation change submitted by a second user from the management server that generates the updated management-side reservation information; and The synchronization control unit of the information processing device is also configured to send the updated management-side reservation information to each of the multiple customer attraction servers, so that the customer attraction side reservation information in each of the multiple customer attraction servers is synchronized with the updated management-side reservation information in the management server without the need for the management server to directly synchronize any information with any of the multiple customer attraction servers.

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