Office utilization proposal device, electronic apparatus, office utilization proposal method, and program

Abstract

To provide an office utilization proposal device, an electronic apparatus, an office utilization proposal method, and a program capable of proposing to which floor equipment of a target floor is to be transferred, or to which floor equipment of the target floor is to be accepted.SOLUTION: An office utilization proposal device includes: acquisition means for acquiring use status information indicating a use status of a facility installed on each floor in an office including a plurality of floors; calculation means for calculating a use rate of the facility on a target floor based on the use status information on the target floor; generation means for generating proposal information for proposing to transfer the facility on the target floor to another floor different from the target floor or to accept the facility on the other floor on the target floor based on the use rate and the use status information on the other floor; and output means for outputting the proposal information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an office utilization suggestion device, an electronic device, an office utilization suggestion method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Teleworking has become more common in recent years. As a result, unused free-address seating has become noticeable in departments where teleworking has become the norm. Maintaining these unused free-address seats and floors incurs unnecessary costs. Therefore, to reduce costs, it is necessary to remove the free-address seats or relocate users (seats) to smaller floors. On the other hand, if a department that previously relied on teleworking removes the free-address seats or relocates to a smaller floor, and then returns to the previous in-office working style, it will be necessary to increase the number of seats or expand the floor space.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system that analyzes the opinions and behavioral history of users who use an office and generates planning requirements for a master plan for the target office. The system calculates the required floor space for the office and assigns each department to each floor based on the proximity between the departments and the required floor space (stacking process). The system also arranges the departments assigned to each floor within each floor (blocking process). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-149167 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As mentioned above, due to the promotion of teleworking, floors that have free address seating may have excess free address seats compared to the number of seats actually required. Alternatively, conversely, there may be a shortage of free address seats due to the shift away from teleworking. When transferring users (seats) from one floor to another, or when a floor accepts users (seats) from another floor, it is necessary to consider the floors involved in the transfer or acceptance. However, constantly manually searching for those floors is time-consuming.

[0006] The system described in Patent Document 1 determines the allocation of each organization to each floor and the location of each organization on each floor within a range of required area calculated in advance. The system determines the allocation and location of each organization within the range of required area calculated in advance without any fluctuation in the required area. Therefore, the system does not handle expansion or contraction of floors due to transfer or acceptance of floors.

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an office utilization suggestion device, an electronic device, an office utilization suggestion method, and a program that solve the above-mentioned problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] An office utilization suggestion device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition means for acquiring usage information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating the utilization rate of the equipment on a target floor based on the utilization information of the target floor; a generation means for generating proposal information for suggesting, based on the utilization rate and the utilization information of another floor different from the target floor, transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting equipment from the other floor onto the target floor; and an output means for outputting the proposal information.

[0009] An electronic device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the office utilization suggestion device described above.

[0010] An office utilization proposal method according to one aspect of the present disclosure acquires usage information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors, calculates the usage rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the usage information of the target floor, generates proposal information based on the usage rate and the usage information of other floors different from the target floor that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting equipment from the other floor onto the target floor, and outputs the proposal information.

[0011] A program according to one aspect of the present disclosure causes a computer to function as: an acquisition means for acquiring usage information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating the usage rate of the equipment on a target floor based on the usage information of the target floor; a generation means for generating proposal information for proposing, based on the usage rate and the usage information of other floors different from the target floor, to relocate the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or to accept equipment from the other floor onto the target floor; and an output means for outputting the proposal information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the above aspect, it is possible to propose to which floor the equipment on the target floor should be moved, or to which floor the equipment on the target floor should be accepted. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an electronic device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 3] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 5]FIG. 10 illustrates an example range of utilization rates according to the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the usage status of free address seats according to the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an office utilization suggestion device according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Each embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all drawings, the same or corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals, and common descriptions will be omitted.

[0015] First Embodiment An embodiment according to the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows the hardware configuration of an electronic device 1 according to this embodiment. For example, the electronic device 1 is a computer device such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a server device.

[0016] The electronic device 1 is a computer including various hardware components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, other storage devices 104, a display device 105, and the like.

[0017] 2 shows the functional configuration of the electronic device 1. The electronic device 1 includes an information processing unit 2, a storage unit 3, and a display unit 4.

[0018] The information processing unit 2 functions as an office utilization suggestion device. The information processing unit 2 includes an information receiving unit 21, an information acquiring unit 22, a utilization rate calculating unit 23, an optimization processing unit 24, and an information output unit 25. The CPU 101 executes a program stored in the ROM 102 to realize the functions of the information processing unit 2.

[0019] The information receiving unit 21 receives information input by a user to the electronic device 1. The information acquiring unit 22 acquires information necessary for processing executed by the utilization rate calculation unit 23 from the storage unit 3. The information includes information indicating the usage status of seats and other equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors. The utilization rate calculation unit 23 calculates the utilization rate of seats and other equipment based on the information acquired by the information acquiring unit 22. The optimization processing unit 24 executes optimization processing and determines the need for floor expansion or reduction based on the utilization rate of seats and other equipment on each floor. If floor expansion or reduction is necessary, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information proposing to move seats and other equipment on the target floor to other floors or to accept seats and other equipment from other floors onto the target floor. The information output unit 25 outputs the proposal information generated by the optimization processing unit 24 to the display unit 4.

[0020] The storage unit 3 is a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory. The storage unit 3 stores floor location information 31, floor detail information 32, and floor usage management information 33. The floor location information 31 indicates information about offices and floors. The floor detail information 32 indicates a list of users on each floor and information about seats, etc. The floor usage management information 33 indicates the usage status of seats, etc. on each floor.

[0021] The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, etc. The display unit 4 displays the proposed information output by the information output unit 25.

[0022] A program for realizing the functions of the information processing unit 2 may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer system may read and execute the program recorded on this recording medium. Note that the term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. The term "computer system" also includes a WWW system equipped with a homepage provision environment (or display environment). The term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, as well as storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" also includes devices that retain a program for a certain period of time, such as volatile memory (RAM) within a computer system that acts as a server or client when the program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line.

[0023] The program may also be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by transmission waves in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" that transmits the program refers to a medium that has the function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. The program may also be a program that realizes part of the above-mentioned functions. Furthermore, the program may be a so-called differential file (differential program) that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

[0024] Fig. 3 shows the operation of the electronic device 1. The operation of the electronic device 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Below, an example of determination based on the seat occupancy rate of free address seats that users can freely select without having their own individual seats will be described.

[0025] The user inputs a period to be determined (target period), and the information receiving unit 21 receives the target period input by the user (step S1).

[0026] After inputting the target period, the user inputs information about the floor to be judged (target floor). The information accepting unit 21 accepts the information about the target floor input by the user (step S2).

[0027] The information acquiring unit 22 refers to the floor location information 31 and the floor detail information 32 in the storage unit 3, and acquires information corresponding to the information accepted by the information accepting unit 21 in step S2 from the floor location information 31 and the floor detail information 32. The information acquiring unit 22 also refers to the floor use management information 33 in the storage unit 3, and acquires from the floor use management information 33 information indicating the usage status of the free address seats during the period accepted by the information accepting unit 21 in step S1 (step S3).

[0028] The user pre-registers information about the office and floor as floor location information 31. The floor location information 31 includes the business name, building name, floor level, and floor name. The user also pre-registers information such as a list of users on each floor and seats as floor detail information 32. The floor detail information 32 includes a floor roster (a list of members on each floor), the number of each seat type (free address seats, regular seats, meeting rooms (conference rooms), meeting booths (conference booths), special seats), the number of collaborative work areas (laboratories, evaluation rooms), and the number of other facilities (lockers, racks, warehouses).

[0029] For example, in step S2, the information receiving unit 21 receives the business name, building name, and floor number of the office that includes the target floor. In step S3, the information acquiring unit 22 acquires the floor name (the floor name of the target floor) associated with the information received by the information receiving unit 21 from the floor location information 31. In step S3, the information acquiring unit 22 also acquires the floor names of floors other than the target floor in the office that includes the target floor from the floor location information 31. In step S3, the information acquiring unit 22 acquires the number of free address seats installed on each floor from the floor detail information 32.

[0030] The floor usage management information 33 includes dates, attendance status of members, usage status by seat type, and usage status of shared workspaces. The electronic device 1 or other devices collect information indicating seat usage status by using general management tools. For example, the electronic device 1 or other devices use a work management tool, a tool for managing PC power-on time, an entry / exit management tool, or a location information management tool that uses the employee ID Global Positioning System (GPS). In step S3, the information acquisition unit 22 acquires information indicating the usage status of free address seats on each floor during the target period from the floor usage management information 33. For example, the information acquisition unit 22 acquires the number of free address seats in use on each floor from the floor usage management information 33.

[0031] The utilization rate calculation unit 23 calculates the seat utilization rate of the free address seats based on the information indicating the usage status of the free address seats. At this time, the utilization rate calculation unit 23 calculates the seat utilization rate of the free address seats on the target floor as well as the seat utilization rate of the free address seats on floors other than the target floor (step S4).

[0032] A method for calculating the seat occupancy rate of the free address seats will be described below. The occupancy rate calculation unit 23 calculates the seat occupancy rate according to the following formula (1). Seat occupancy rate [%] = (Number of seat occupants [people] / Number of seats [seats]) * 100 (1)

[0033] The number of seat occupants is obtained from the floor usage management information 33. The number of seats is obtained from the floor detail information 32.

[0034] Assuming that users using free address seats use the PCs installed at those seats, the number of users using free address seats is the same as the number of PCs in use. Therefore, the usage rate calculation unit 23 may calculate the seat usage rate according to the following formula (2). The number of PCs that are turned on is obtained from floor usage management information 33. Seat occupancy rate [%] = (number of PCs turned on / number of seats [seats]) * 100 (2)

[0035] The optimization processing unit 24 executes the optimization process and generates proposal information regarding the relocation or acceptance of the floor (step S5).

[0036] The information output unit 25 outputs the proposed information generated by the optimization processing unit 24 to the display unit 4. The display unit 4 displays the proposed information (step S6).

[0037] If the electronic device 1 includes a communication device, the information output unit 25 may output the proposal information to the communication device. The communication device may transmit the proposal information to an external device. The external device may be a PC, a server, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The external device may receive the proposal information and display the proposal information on a display device included in the external device.

[0038] 4 shows the operation of the electronic device 1 in the optimization process (step S5). Details of the optimization process will be described with reference to FIG.

[0039] The optimization processing unit 24 compares the seat occupancy rate of the target floor with a predetermined range, which is a preset standard, and determines the range to which the seat occupancy rate belongs. For example, three ranges are preset: high rate, appropriate rate, and low rate. A high rate is a range equal to or greater than a first standard value (e.g., 90%). A low rate is a range equal to or less than a second standard value (e.g., 50%) that is smaller than the first standard value. An appropriate rate is a range between the second standard value and the first standard value. These are just examples.

[0040] First, the optimization processing unit 24 determines whether the seat utilization rate is high (step S51). If the seat utilization rate is high, the optimization processing unit 24 determines that floor expansion is necessary. In this case, the process proceeds to step S52. If the seat utilization rate is not high, the process proceeds to step S54.

[0041] If the seat occupancy rate is high, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the maximum and minimum numbers of unnecessary seats on the target floor according to the following formulas (3) and (4) (step S52). Minimum number of unnecessary seats [seats] = Number of seat users - (Number of seats * High rate judgment value - 1) (3) Maximum number of unnecessary seats [seats] = Number of seats occupied - (Number of seats * Low rate judgment value + 1) (4)

[0042] The optimization processing unit 24 rounds down the decimal point of the minimum number of seats shown in formula (3), and rounds up the decimal point of the maximum number of seats shown in formula (4).

[0043] After step S52, the optimization processing unit 24 takes into consideration the usage status of the free address seats on the target floor and the usage status of the free address seats on other floors, and searches for a floor to which the user (seat) of the target floor can be relocated (step S53).

[0044] Specifically, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the sum of the number of seat occupants on the target floor and the number of seat occupants on other floors. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the seat occupancy rate assuming that this total number of users uses the free address seats on the other floors. If the seat occupancy rate falls within an appropriate range for the other floors, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users on the target floor should be relocated to other floors (destination floors). The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the above seat occupancy rates for multiple destination floors, and if the seat occupancy rate falls within an appropriate range for the destination floors, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information for each destination floor.

[0045] If the seat utilization rate is not high in step S51, the optimization processing unit 24 determines whether the seat utilization rate is low (step S54). If the seat utilization rate is low, the optimization processing unit 24 determines that floor space needs to be reduced. In this case, the process proceeds to step S55. If the seat utilization rate is not low, the seat utilization rate is appropriate, and the optimization process ends.

[0046] When the seat occupancy rate is low, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the maximum and minimum numbers of seats required on the target floor according to the following formulas (5) and (6) (step S55). Minimum number of seats required [seats] = (number of seats * low rate judgment value + 1) - number of seats occupied (5) Maximum number of seats required [seats] = (number of seats * high rate judgment value - 1) - number of seat occupants (6)

[0047] The optimization processing unit 24 rounds down the decimal point of the minimum number of seats shown in formula (5), and rounds up the decimal point of the maximum number of seats shown in formula (6).

[0048] After step S55, the optimization processing unit 24 takes into consideration the usage status of the free address seats on the target floor and the usage status of the free address seats on other floors, and searches for a floor to which the user of the target floor can be transferred or a floor where the target floor can accept the user (step S56).

[0049] Specifically, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the sum of the number of seat occupants on the target floor and the number of seat occupants on other floors. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the seat occupancy rate assuming that this total number of users uses the free address seats on the other floors. If the seat occupancy rate falls within an appropriate range for the other floors, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users on the target floor should be relocated to other floors (destination floors). The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the above seat occupancy rates for multiple destination floors, and if the seat occupancy rate falls within an appropriate range for the destination floors, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information for each destination floor.

[0050] The optimization processing unit 24 also calculates the seat utilization rate assuming that the total number of users uses the free address seats on the target floor. If the seat utilization rate falls within an appropriate range for the target floor, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that users from other floors (receiving floors) should be accepted on the target floor. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the seat utilization rates for multiple accepting floors, and if the seat utilization rates fall within an appropriate range for the target floor, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information for each accepting floor.

[0051] Details of step S6 shown in Figure 3 will be explained. If the seat utilization rate on the target floor is high, the information output unit 25 outputs proposal information including the minimum number of unnecessary seats, the maximum number of unnecessary seats, and candidates for the relocation floor to the display unit 4. If there are not enough free address seats on the target floor, a proposal is made to relocate users on the target floor to other floors. This allows the relocated users to perform their work sufficiently, leading to improved work efficiency.

[0052] If the seat utilization rate on the target floor is low, the information output unit 25 outputs proposal information to the display unit 4, including the minimum number of seats required, the maximum number of seats required, candidate floors to which users will be transferred, and candidate floors to which users will be accepted. If there are unused free-address seats on the target floor, a proposal is made to transfer users of the target floor to other floors or to accept users from other floors onto the target floor. This makes it possible to reduce the number of floors, leading to cost savings.

[0053] An example of the optimization process executed by the optimization processing unit 24 will be described with reference to Figures 5 and 6. Figure 5 shows an example of high, appropriate, and low ranges of seat occupancy rates. As shown in Figure 5, the high rate is in the range of 90% or more, the low rate is in the range of 50% or less, and the appropriate rate is in the range of 50% to 90%.

[0054] Figure 6 shows an example of the usage of free address seats in floors owned by a company during a given period. The company owns Building 1 and Building 2. Building 1 has Floors 1, 2, and 3, and Building 2 has Floors 4, 5, and 6.

[0055] For example, the seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 30%, which is a low rate. The number of free address seats (seat count) installed on Floor 1 is 30. The number of users (user count) using the free address seats on Floor 1 is 10. Similar information is shown on other floors as well.

[0056] An example will be described in which Floor 1 is the target floor. Because the seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is low, the optimization processing unit 24 searches for a transfer destination floor to which users of Floor 1 can be transferred or a receiving floor where the target floor can accept users.

[0057] When searching for a destination floor, the optimization processing unit 24 adds the number of users on Floor 1 to the number of users on the destination floor. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the virtual seat occupancy rate of the non-reserved seating on the destination floor by dividing the sum of the number of users on Floor 1 and the number of users on the destination floor by the number of seats on the destination floor. If this seat occupancy rate is appropriate, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users on Floor 1 should be relocated to the destination floor.

[0058] For example, the total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 2 (14 people) is 24. Because Floor 2 has 20 seats, users on Floor 1 cannot be transferred to Floor 2.

[0059] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 3 (35 people) is 45. Since the number of seats on Floor 3 is 50, the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 3 is 90%, which is high.

[0060] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 4 (9 people) is 19. Since Floor 4 has 10 seats, users on Floor 1 cannot be transferred to Floor 4.

[0061] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 5 (70 people) is 80. Since the number of seats on Floor 5 is 100, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 5 is 80%, which is appropriate.

[0062] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 6 (3 people) is 13. Since Floor 6 has 10 seats, users on Floor 1 cannot be transferred to Floor 6.

[0063] In the above example, only the virtual seat occupancy rate of the non-reserved seating on floor 5 is appropriate. Therefore, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users on floor 1 should be relocated to floor 5.

[0064] On the other hand, when searching for an accepting floor, the optimization processing unit 24 adds the number of users on the accepting floor to the number of users on floor 1. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on floor 1 by dividing the sum of the number of users on floor 1 and the number of users on the accepting floor by the number of seats on floor 1. If this seat occupancy rate is appropriate, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users of the accepting floor should be accepted on floor 1.

[0065] For example, the total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 2 (14 people) is 24. Because the number of seats on Floor 1 is 30, the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 80%, which is appropriate.

[0066] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 3 (35 people) is 45. Because Floor 1 has 30 seats, users on Floor 3 cannot be transferred to Floor 1.

[0067] The total number of occupants on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 4 (9 people) is 19. Because the number of seats on Floor 1 is 30, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 63%, which is appropriate.

[0068] The total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 5 (70 people) is 80. Because Floor 1 has 30 seats, users on Floor 5 cannot be transferred to Floor 1.

[0069] The total number of occupants on Floor 1 (10 people) and Floor 6 (3 people) is 13. Because there are 30 seats on Floor 1, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 43%, which is low.

[0070] In the above example, the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on floor 1 is appropriate when the receiving floor is floor 2 or floor 4. Therefore, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the user on floor 2 or floor 4 should be accepted on floor 1.

[0071] The optimization processing unit 24 may determine whether it is possible to accept users from two or more accepting floors on one target floor. Specifically, the optimization processing unit 24 adds the number of users on two or more accepting floors to the number of users on floor 1. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates a virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on floor 1 by dividing the sum of the number of users on floor 1 and the number of users on two or more accepting floors by the number of seats on floor 1. If this seat occupancy rate is appropriate, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that users from two or more accepting floors should be accepted on floor 1.

[0072] For example, the total number of users on Floor 1 (10 people), Floor 4 (9 people), and Floor 6 (3 people) is 22 people. Because the number of seats on Floor 1 is 30, the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 73%, which is appropriate. Therefore, the optimization processing unit 24 may generate proposal information indicating that users from Floors 4 and 6 should be admitted to Floor 1.

[0073] An example will be described in which floor 4 is the target floor. Because the seat utilization rate of the non-reserved seating on floor 4 is high, the optimization processing unit 24 searches for a destination floor to which users of floor 4 can be relocated. Specifically, the optimization processing unit 24 adds the number of users on floor 4 to the number of users on the destination floor. The optimization processing unit 24 calculates a virtual seat utilization rate of the non-reserved seating on the destination floor by dividing the sum of the number of users on floor 4 and the number of users on the destination floor by the number of seats on the destination floor. If this seat utilization rate is appropriate, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that users on floor 4 should be relocated to the destination floor.

[0074] For example, the total number of users on Floor 4 (9 people) and Floor 1 (10 people) is 19. Since the number of seats on Floor 1 is 30, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 1 is 63%, which is appropriate.

[0075] The total number of users on Floor 4 (9 people) and Floor 2 (14 people) is 23. Because Floor 2 has 20 seats, users on Floor 4 cannot be transferred to Floor 2.

[0076] The total number of occupants on Floor 4 (9 people) and Floor 3 (35 people) is 44. Because the number of seats on Floor 3 is 50, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 3 is 88%, which is appropriate.

[0077] The total number of occupants on Floor 4 (9 people) and Floor 5 (70 people) is 79. Because the number of seats on Floor 5 is 100, the hypothetical seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on Floor 5 is 79%, which is appropriate.

[0078] The total number of users on Floor 4 (9 people) and Floor 6 (3 people) is 12. Floor 6 has 10 seats, so users on Floor 4 cannot be transferred to Floor 6.

[0079] In the above example, the virtual seat occupancy rate of the free address seats on floor 1, floor 3, or floor 5 is appropriate. Therefore, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information indicating that the users on floor 4 should be relocated to floor 1, floor 3, or floor 5.

[0080] This embodiment may be applied not only to free address seating but also to regular seating used by fixed users. Alternatively, this embodiment may be applied to general office facilities such as meeting rooms or meeting booths.

[0081] Below, we will explain an example of transferring or accepting a seat in a meeting booth. Because it is not expected that a single free address seat will be used multiple times a day by multiple different users, the calculation of the free address seat utilization rate takes into account whether or not the user is using the free address seat. On the other hand, it is expected that a meeting booth will be used multiple times a day, and the amount of time used each time will vary. Therefore, the calculation of the meeting booth utilization rate takes into account not whether or not the user is using the meeting booth, but the amount of time the user occupies the meeting booth. For example, this amount of time can be detected using a general management tool from the meeting booth reservation status, etc.

[0082] For example, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the utilization rate of each meeting booth on each floor according to the following equation (7). Meeting booth utilization rate [%] = (meeting booth utilization time [min] / working time [min]) * 100 (7)

[0083] The meeting booth usage time is the total time of one or more usages during preset business hours. The length of the meeting booth usage time is equal to or less than the length of business hours. If there are multiple meeting booths on a floor, the optimization processing unit 24 calculates the overall usage rate of the meeting booths on the floor by adding up the usage rates of those meeting booths.

[0084] If the overall utilization rate of the meeting booths on the target floor is high or low, the optimization processing unit 24 performs the same processing as in the case of free address seating, based on the utilization status of the meeting booths on other floors. As a result, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information that proposes relocating the meeting booth on the target floor to another floor, or accepting a meeting booth from another floor onto the target floor.

[0085] As described above, the information acquisition unit 22 acquires information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor. The utilization rate calculation unit 23 calculates the utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor. The optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information that proposes relocating the equipment on the target floor to another floor or accepting equipment from another floor onto the target floor. The information output unit 25 outputs the proposal information to the display unit 4. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can propose to which floor the equipment on the target floor should be relocated or which floor the equipment should be accepted onto the target floor.

[0086] If the utilization rate of the total number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on other floors falls within a preset range for the number of pieces of equipment installed on other floors, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information that suggests relocating the equipment on the target floor to another floor. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can propose to which floor the equipment on the target floor should be relocated.

[0087] If the utilization rate of the total number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on other floors falls within a preset range for the number of pieces of equipment set on the target floor, the optimization processing unit 24 generates proposal information that proposes accepting pieces of equipment from other floors onto the target floor. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can propose which floor's equipment should be accepted onto the target floor.

[0088] The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor. This allows the optimization processing unit 24 to calculate the utilization rate when the usage status is determined by whether or not the user is using the equipment.

[0089] The optimization processing unit 24 calculates the utilization rate by dividing the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor by a preset time, thereby enabling the optimization processing unit 24 to calculate the utilization rate when the equipment is used multiple times within the preset time.

[0090] <Second embodiment> An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 7 shows the functional configuration of an office utilization proposal device 5 according to this embodiment.

[0091] The office utilization proposal device 5 includes an acquisition means 51, a calculation means 52, a generation means 53, and an output means 54. The acquisition means 51 acquires usage information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors. The calculation means 52 calculates the usage rate of the equipment on a target floor based on the usage information of the target floor. The generation means 53 generates proposal information that proposes relocating the equipment on the target floor to another floor or accepting equipment from another floor onto the target floor based on the usage rate and the usage information of other floors. The output means 54 outputs the proposal information.

[0092] The office utilization proposal device 5 of this embodiment can propose to which floor the equipment on a target floor should be moved, or which floor's equipment should be accepted onto the target floor.

[0093] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, each embodiment can be combined with other embodiments as appropriate.

[0094] Some or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes.

[0095] (Appendix 1) an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; a generating means for generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; an output means for outputting the proposal information; Equipped with Office utilization suggestion device.

[0096] (Appendix 2) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or greater than a first reference value or equal to or less than a second reference value that is smaller than the first reference value, and the value related to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a preset range related to the number of equipment installed on the other floors, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to relocate the equipment on the target floor to the other floors. 2. An office utilization proposal device as described in appendix 1.

[0097] (Appendix 3) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or less than a reference value and the value relating to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a predetermined range for the number of equipment set on the target floor, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to accept the equipment on the other floors on the target floor. 2. An office utilization proposal device as described in appendix 1.

[0098] (Appendix 4) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor and the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor; 4. An office utilization suggestion device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.

[0099] (Appendix 5) The facility is a seat. 5. An office utilization proposal device as described in appendix 4.

[0100] (Appendix 6) The usage status information indicates the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the usage rate by dividing the usage time by a preset time. 6. An office utilization suggestion device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5.

[0101] (Appendix 7) The facility is a meeting room or a meeting booth. 7. An office utilization proposal device as described in appendix 6.

[0102] (Appendix 8) 10. An electronic device comprising the office utilization proposal device according to claim 1.

[0103] (Appendix 9) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or greater than a first reference value or equal to or less than a second reference value that is smaller than the first reference value, and the value related to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a preset range related to the number of equipment installed on the other floors, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to relocate the equipment on the target floor to the other floors. 10. The electronic device described in Appendix 8.

[0104] (Appendix 10) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or less than a reference value and the value relating to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a predetermined range for the number of equipment set on the target floor, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to accept the equipment on the other floors on the target floor. 10. The electronic device described in Appendix 8.

[0105] (Appendix 11) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor and the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor; 11. The electronic device of any one of appendices 8 to 10.

[0106] (Appendix 12) The facility is a seat. 12. The electronic device of claim 11.

[0107] (Appendix 13) The usage status information indicates the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the usage rate by dividing the usage time by a preset time. 13. The electronic device of any one of appendices 8 to 12.

[0108] (Appendix 14) The facility is a meeting room or a meeting booth. 14. The electronic device of claim 13.

[0109] (Appendix 15) Acquires usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors, Calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; outputting the proposal information; How to propose office utilization.

[0110] (Appendix 16) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, If the utilization rate is equal to or greater than a first reference value or equal to or less than a second reference value that is smaller than the first reference value, and the value related to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a preset range related to the number of equipment installed on the other floors, generate the proposal information that proposes relocating the equipment on the target floor to the other floors. The proposed method for utilizing the office is described in Appendix 15.

[0111] (Appendix 17) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, If the utilization rate is equal to or less than a reference value and the value relating to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a predetermined range for the number of equipment set on the target floor, generating the proposal information proposing to accept the equipment on the other floors on the target floor. The proposed method for utilizing the office is described in Appendix 15.

[0112] (Appendix 18) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor and the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor, Calculating the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor. An office utilization proposal method according to any one of appendices 15 to 17.

[0113] (Appendix 19) The facility is a seat. The office utilization proposal method described in Appendix 18.

[0114] (Appendix 20) The usage status information indicates the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the usage rate by dividing the usage time by a preset time. 20. A method for proposing office utilization as set forth in any one of appendices 15 to 19.

[0115] (Appendix 21) The facility is a meeting room or a meeting booth. The proposed method for utilizing the office is described in Appendix 20.

[0116] (Appendix 22) an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; a generating means for generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; an output means for outputting the proposal information; A program that allows a computer to function as a

[0117] (Appendix 23) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or greater than a first reference value or equal to or less than a second reference value that is smaller than the first reference value, and the value related to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a preset range related to the number of equipment installed on the other floors, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to relocate the equipment on the target floor to the other floors. 22. The program of claim 1.

[0118] (Appendix 24) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or less than a reference value and the value relating to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a predetermined range for the number of equipment set on the target floor, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to accept the equipment on the other floors on the target floor. 22. The program of claim 1.

[0119] (Appendix 25) The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor and the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor; 25. The program of any one of appendices 22 to 24.

[0120] (Appendix 26) The facility is a seat. 2. The program described in Appendix 25.

[0121] (Appendix 27) The usage status information indicates the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the usage rate by dividing the usage time by a preset time. 27. The program of any one of appendices 22 to 26.

[0122] (Appendix 28) The facility is a meeting room or a meeting booth. 27. The program described in Appendix 27. [Explanation of symbols]

[0123] 1 Electronic equipment 2. Information Processing Section 3 Storage section 4 Display 5. Office utilization proposal device 21 Information Reception Department 22 Information Acquisition Department 23 Usage rate calculation section 24 Optimization processing section 25 Information output section 51 Acquisition means 52 Calculation Method 53 Generation means 54 Output Method

Claims

1. an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; a generating means for generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; an output means for outputting the proposal information; Equipped with Office utilization suggestion device.

2. The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or greater than a first reference value or equal to or less than a second reference value that is smaller than the first reference value, and the value related to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floor falls within a predetermined range related to the number of equipment installed on the other floor, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to relocate the equipment on the target floor to the other floor. The office utilization suggestion device according to claim 1 .

3. The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on the target floor and the number of pieces of equipment in use on the other floors, When the utilization rate is equal to or less than a reference value and the value relating to the sum of the number of the equipment in use on the target floor and the number of the equipment in use on the other floors falls within a predetermined range for the number of equipment set on the target floor, the generation means generates the proposal information proposing to accept the equipment on the other floors on the target floor. The office utilization suggestion device according to claim 1 .

4. The usage status information indicates the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor and the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the utilization rate by dividing the number of pieces of equipment in use on each floor by the number of pieces of equipment installed on each floor; The office utilization suggestion device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The facility is a seat. The office utilization suggestion device according to claim 4.

6. The usage status information indicates the usage time of the equipment installed on each floor, the calculation means calculates the usage rate by dividing the usage time by a preset time. The office utilization suggestion device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

7. The facility is a meeting room or a meeting booth. The office utilization suggestion device according to claim 6.

8. An electronic device comprising the office utilization suggestion device according to claim 1 .

9. Acquires usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors, Calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; outputting the proposal information; How to propose office utilization.

10. an acquisition means for acquiring usage status information indicating the usage status of equipment installed on each floor in an office including multiple floors; a calculation means for calculating a utilization rate of the equipment on the target floor based on the utilization status information of the target floor; a generating means for generating proposal information that proposes transferring the equipment on the target floor to the other floor or accepting the equipment on the other floor to the target floor based on the utilization rate and the utilization status information on the other floor different from the target floor; an output means for outputting the proposal information; A program that allows a computer to function as a

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