Use area reservation program, use area reservation device, use area reservation method, and recording medium

Abstract

To provide a use area reservation program capable of reserving an area without seats.SOLUTION: A use area reservation program includes an acquisition procedure, a generation procedure, and an output procedure. The acquisition procedure associates user identification information capable of identifying a user with selection section information on a selection section which is selected from map information having a plurality of sections by the user, so as to acquire them. The generation procedure generates reservation information on a reservation of use of the selection section by the user on the basis of the user identification information and the selection section information. The output procedure outputs the reservation information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a use area reservation program, a use area reservation device, a use area reservation method, and a recording medium. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a seat reservation system for a free-address office, which includes a memory unit that stores reservation information regarding the reservation status of each seat in the office, and a display processing unit that displays, on a terminal device of a user using the reservation system, a seat map showing the arrangement of each seat in a manner that makes it possible to determine the reservation status of each seat, and a map reservation screen that displays an input area in which the time period for reserving a seat can be entered on a time axis, and the display processing unit displays the seat map in a manner based on the reservation status of each seat for the time period entered by the user in the input area. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2023-107684 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] According to the invention of Patent Document 1, each seat is displayed in a seat map format, so that the user can easily understand the location of the seat. On the other hand, the invention of Patent Document 1 does not allow the reservation of an area where there are no seats.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a use area reservation program, a use area reservation device, a use area reservation method, and a recording medium that can reserve an area where no seats are available. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the use area reservation program of the present disclosure includes: Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. The present invention is a program for reserving a use area for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures.

[0007] The use area reservation device of the present disclosure includes: An acquisition unit, a generation unit, and an output unit, the acquisition unit acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating unit generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use of the selected section by the user based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output unit outputs the reservation information. It is a usage area reservation device.

[0008] The disclosed method for reserving a use area includes: The method includes an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquiring step acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output step outputs the reservation information. This is a method for reserving a use area, in which each of the steps is executed by a computer.

[0009] The recording medium of the present disclosure includes: Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. A computer-readable recording medium stores a use area reservation program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve areas where there are no seats. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a use area reservation device of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a use area reservation device according to the present disclosure. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure according to the use area reservation program of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a use area reservation device of the present disclosure. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure according to the use area reservation program of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following drawings, identical parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Furthermore, the descriptions of the embodiments can be used interchangeably unless otherwise specified, and the configurations of the embodiments can be combined unless otherwise specified. In the present disclosure, each drawing may apply to one or more embodiments.

[0013] [Embodiment 1] The use area reservation program disclosed herein is a program for causing a computer to execute an acquisition procedure, a generation procedure, and an output procedure. The use area reservation program disclosed herein can also be described as a program for causing a computer to function as the acquisition procedure, the generation procedure, and the output procedure. The use area reservation program disclosed herein can also be described as a program for causing a computer to execute, for example, each step of the use area reservation method described below.

[0014] The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output step outputs the reservation information.

[0015] For example, the "procedure" in each of the steps can be read as "processing." The use area reservation program of the present disclosure may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example. The recording medium may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), hard disk (HD), flash memory (e.g., solid state drive (SSD), USB flash memory, SD / SDHC card, etc.), optical disk (e.g., CD-R / CD-RW, DVD-R / DVD-RW, BD-R / BD-RE, etc.), magneto-optical disk (MO), and floppy disk (FD). The use area reservation program of the present disclosure (also referred to as a programming product or program product) may be distributed from an external computer, for example. The "distribution" may be, for example, via a communication network or a device connected via a wired connection. The use area reservation program of the present disclosure may be installed and executed on the device to which it is distributed, or may be executed without being installed. An information processing device capable of executing the use area reservation program of the present disclosure can be referred to as, for example, a use area reservation device of the present disclosure.

[0016] Next, the configuration of an example of a use area reservation device according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a use area reservation device 10 according to the present disclosure (hereinafter also referred to as the device 10). As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, a generation unit 12, and an output unit 13. The device 10 may also include, for example, an input unit, an output unit, a display unit, and / or a memory unit, although these are not shown. The acquisition unit 11, the generation unit 12, and the output unit 13 are each capable of executing, for example, an acquisition procedure, a generation procedure, and an output procedure in the use area reservation program according to the present disclosure.

[0017] The device 10 may be, for example, a single device including the above-described units, or a device in which the units can be connected via a communication network. The device 10 can also be connected to an external device (described later) via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited and any known network can be used, for example, a wired or wireless network. Examples of the communication network include the Internet, the World Wide Web (WWW), a telephone line, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Storage Area Network (SAN), a Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN), a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWA), and a Local 5G (L5G). Examples of wireless communication include Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Local 5G, and LPWA. Examples of the wireless communication include direct communication between devices (Ad Hoc communication), infrastructure communication, and indirect communication via an access point. The device 10 may be incorporated into a server as a system. Furthermore, the present device 10 may be, for example, a personal computer (PC, for example, desktop or notebook type) on which the program of the present disclosure is installed, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. The present device 10 may be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the above-mentioned units is located on a server and the other units are located on a terminal.

[0018] 2 shows a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 10. The device 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, an output device 106, and a communication device 107. The components of the device 10 are connected to each other via the bus 103 and their respective interfaces (I / F).

[0019] The central processing unit 101 operates in cooperation with other components via a controller (such as a system controller or an I / O controller) and is responsible for overall control of the device 10. In the device 10, the central processing unit 101 executes, for example, the program of the present disclosure (a use area reservation program) and other programs, and also reads and writes various information. Specifically, for example, the central processing unit 101 functions as an acquisition unit 11, a generation unit 12, and an output unit 13. The device 10 may include other arithmetic units such as a CPU, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), or a combination thereof as the arithmetic unit.

[0020] The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, external devices. Examples of the external devices include an external storage device (such as an external database), a printer, an external input device, an external display device, and an external imaging device. The device 10 can be connected to an external network (the communication line network) by, for example, a communication device 107 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to other devices via the external network.

[0021] The memory 102 may be, for example, a main memory (primary storage device). When the central processing unit 101 performs processing, the memory 102 reads various operating programs, such as the program of the present disclosure, stored in the storage device 104 (described later), and the central processing unit 101 receives data from the memory 102 and executes the programs. The main memory may be, for example, a RAM (random access memory). The memory 102 may also be, for example, a ROM (read only memory).

[0022] The storage device 104 is also referred to as an auxiliary storage device, for example, in contrast to the main memory (primary storage device). As described above, the storage device 104 stores an operating program including the program of the present disclosure. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a combination of a recording medium and a drive for reading and writing data from and to the recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited and may be, for example, an internal or external type, such as a hard disk (HD), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, or memory card. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD) in which the recording medium and drive are integrated. When the device 10 includes the storage unit, for example, the storage device 104 functions as the storage unit. The storage unit can store, for example, user identification information, map information, map information divided into multiple sections, selected section information, reservation information, user position information, navigation information, notification information, incentive information, and travel prompt information, which will be described later.

[0023] In the present device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 can also store various information such as log information, information acquired from an external database (not shown) or an external device, information generated by the present device 10, and information used when the present device 10 executes processing. In this case, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 may store, for example, the above-mentioned information on the user of the present device. Note that at least a portion of the information may be stored, for example, in an external server other than the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or may be stored in a distributed manner across multiple terminals using blockchain technology or the like.

[0024] The device 10 further includes, for example, an input device 105 and an output device 106. Examples of the input device 105 include pointing devices such as a touch panel, track pad, and mouse; a keyboard; imaging means such as a camera and scanner; card readers such as an IC card reader and a magnetic card reader; and audio input means such as a microphone. Examples of the output device 106 include display devices such as an LED display and a liquid crystal display; audio output devices such as a speaker; a printer; and the like. In the first embodiment, the input device 105 and the output device 106 are configured separately, but the input device 105 and the output device 106 may be configured as an integrated device, such as a touch panel display.

[0025] An example of processing by the use area reservation program of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of each procedure of the use area reservation program of the present disclosure.

[0026] The acquisition unit 11 acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections (S1, acquisition step).

[0027] The user identification information is, for example, information that can identify the user, such as an identification number. The user identification information may be, for example, identification information of a user terminal or identification information of a user account. The user terminal identification information may include, for example, but is not limited to, identification information of a smartphone, tablet, desktop computer, or laptop computer, as long as it can uniquely identify the user terminal. The user account identification information may include, for example, but is not limited to, a username or a user ID (user identifier), as long as it can uniquely identify the user account. The user identification information may be obtained, for example, from a storage unit such as the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or from a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein.

[0028] The map information is, for example, map information about the usage area that the user desires to use. The usage area is, for example, an area without seats, and may be an outdoor area or an indoor area. The area without seats is, for example, an area where it is difficult to visually distinguish between the sections in real space. Examples of the outdoor area include parks, green spaces, plazas, amusement parks, riverbanks, sandy beaches, outdoor event venues, and outdoor sports fields. Examples of the outdoor event venues include fireworks display venues and cherry blossom viewing venues. Examples of the outdoor sports fields include athletics stadiums, baseball fields, soccer fields, and school sports fields. Examples of the indoor area include exhibition halls, indoor event venues, and indoor sports fields. The map information may be, for example, publicly known map information. The map information may be, for example, a base map (background map), or may be a base map with layer information superimposed on it. The base map and the layer information may be, for example, publicly known information, such as those provided by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap (OSM), Mapbox, etc. The base map may also be, for example, a photographed image. The photographed image may be, for example, an aerial photograph of the ground taken by an aircraft, or a satellite image of the ground taken by an artificial satellite. Examples of aircraft used to take the aerial photographs include small unmanned aircraft (e.g., drones), unmanned aerial vehicles (e.g., multicopters, radio-controlled aircraft), and aircraft (e.g., airplanes, rotorcraft). The base map may also be, for example, a floor map of a facility. The map information may be acquired from a storage unit such as the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or from a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein.

[0029] The map information divided into multiple sections may be, for example, map information in which the base map itself is divided into multiple sections, or map information in which layer information divided into multiple sections is superimposed on the base map. Examples of the shape of the sections include a triangle, a rectangle, and a hexagon. The length of one side of the section may be set arbitrarily by the user or based on a regional mesh. The regional mesh is a standard for dividing map information into multiple meshes based on latitude and longitude, and examples of the standard regional mesh include the "JIS X 0410-1976 Regional Mesh Code" standardized by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). Examples of the standard regional mesh include primary regional sections, secondary regional sections (integrated regional meshes), tertiary regional sections (reference regional meshes), and divided regional meshes (e.g., half regional meshes, quarter regional meshes, and eighth regional meshes) obtained by equally dividing the tertiary regional sections. The map information divided into multiple sections can be generated, for example, by a known geographic information system (GIS). The map information divided into multiple sections can be generated, for example, by dividing the acquired base map itself into multiple sections, or by overlaying layer information divided into multiple sections on the acquired base map. The map information divided into multiple sections can exclude, for example, unusable sections that are sections that cannot be used by users. Examples of unusable sections include sections that include passageways (e.g., sidewalks, roads, railroad tracks, etc.), sections that include facilities (e.g., stores, restrooms, etc.), and sections that include obstacles (e.g., ponds, oceans, forests, areas under construction, etc.). The map information divided into multiple sections can be acquired, for example, from a storage unit such as the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or from a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein.

[0030] The selected section information is, for example, information about the selected section. The selected section information includes, for example, section identification information, map coordinate information, and a usage period. The section identification information is, for example, information that allows each section to be identified in the map information. The section identification information may be, for example, a symbol (e.g., a number, a letter, or a combination thereof) assigned to each section, or coordinate information (e.g., information based on arbitrarily set X and Y coordinates, information based on latitude and longitude, a mesh code of the area mesh, etc.) assigned to each section. The map coordinate information is, for example, information about the location of the selected section on map coordinates. The selected section is, for example, expressed as a certain area in map coordinates. Therefore, the map coordinate information may be, for example, a map coordinate area on the map coordinates of the selected section. The map coordinate information can be, for example, used to determine whether a map coordinate point and a map coordinate area overlap on map coordinates. The usage period is, for example, information indicating a period during which the user wishes to use the selected section. The usage period may be set arbitrarily by the user, or may be set to a predetermined period. The usage period may be, for example, as described below.

[0031] The selected section is, for example, a section selected by the user from map information divided into the plurality of sections. The selected section may be, for example, a section selected by the user, acquired via the input device 105 of the device disclosed herein, or may be acquired via an input device of a device other than the device disclosed herein. The selected section may be, for example, only one candidate section, or multiple candidate sections. In the latter case, the selected section may include, for example, information regarding the desired order of the multiple candidate sections. The selected section may be, for example, a single section selected as the selected section, or a combination of two or more sections selected as the selected section.

[0032] The generating unit 12 generates reservation information regarding the reservation for use of the selected section by the user based on the user identification information and the selected section information (S2, generation step).

[0033] The reservation information is, for example, information regarding the reservation for use of the selected section. The reservation information includes, for example, reservation identification information, use period, validity period, reservation status information, reservation user arrival information, and movement reminder-related information. The reservation identification information is, for example, information capable of identifying each use reservation, and includes, for example, a pair of the user identification information and the selected section information associated and acquired by the acquisition unit 11, reservation information identification information (e.g., an identification number) for identifying the reservation information itself, information regarding the date and time of the use reservation, and information regarding the date and time of generation of the reservation information. The use period is, for example, information indicating the period during which the user desires to use the selected section. The use period is, for example, information included in the selected section information, as described above. Therefore, the use period can be set, for example, when generating the reservation information based on the selected section information acquired by the acquisition unit 11. The use period may be, for example, an arbitrary period set by the user, or a predetermined period set in advance. If the use period is a predetermined period, for example, the use period may be a fixed period for all sections, or may be a different period for each section. In the latter case, the use period may be set, for example, according to the popularity of the section, and a shorter period may be set for a section with a higher popularity. For example, if the use period is a predetermined period, multiple use periods with different time slots may be pre-set as options, and the user may arbitrarily select one of the options. The validity period is, for example, information indicating a period during which the use reservation is valid. The validity period may be, for example, a period starting from the start time of the use period or from the time the reservation information is generated. In the former case, the validity period is preferably, for example, a period shorter than the use period. The validity period is, for example, set by the setting unit 14 described later, and the description below can be used. The reservation status information is, for example, information indicating whether the reservation information is valid or invalid. The reservation status information may be set to valid, for example, when the reservation information is generated by the generation unit 12. The reservation status information may be changed from valid to invalid, for example, when the invalidation unit described later invalidates the reservation information.The reservation arrival information may be, for example, information indicating whether the user has arrived at the selected section. For example, if an extension unit (described later) determines that the user's current location overlaps the selected section on map coordinates, the reservation arrival information may be changed to indicate that the user has arrived at the selected section. The travel prompt-related information may be, for example, information related to a process of prompting the user to travel to a section other than the selected section. The travel prompt-related information may include, for example, a travel prompt time set by a travel prompt unit (described later) and travel prompt information output by a travel prompt unit (described later). The reservation information may be stored in a storage unit such as the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or in a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein. The storage unit may be, for example, a database, and the type of the database may be, for example, a hierarchical type, a network type, or a relational type.

[0034] The output unit 13 outputs the reservation information (S3, output procedure).

[0035] The output unit 13 may, for example, output a display image generated based on the reservation information to a display unit of the device disclosed herein, or to a display unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein (e.g., a user's smartphone terminal, etc.). The output unit 13 may, for example, output information that represents the selected section in three dimensions based on the selected section information included in the reservation information. Examples of the three-dimensional information include information that represents the selected section as a 360-degree panoramic view (e.g., Street View of Google Maps Platform). The output unit 13 may also output, for example, information that represents a section that the user is considering selecting as reference information for the user when selecting the selected section. In this case, the output unit 13 may, for example, acquire section information corresponding to the selected section information for the section that the user is considering selecting using the acquisition procedure, and output, based on the section information, information that represents a section that the user is considering selecting.

[0036] The output unit 13 may output the reservation information to a storage unit such as the memory 102 or the storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or to a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein. The output unit 13 may store the output reservation information in each storage unit, for example.

[0037] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10 may include, for example, a navigation unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 includes the configuration of the navigation unit. The processing of the navigation unit will be described below. The processing of the navigation unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of the navigation unit be inserted, for example, after S3.

[0038] Steps S1 to S3 are executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[0039] The navigation unit, for example, acquires user location information regarding the user's current location, and outputs navigation information for directing the user from the current location to the selected zone based on the user location information and the selected zone information (navigation procedure). In the use area, for example, in real space, it is difficult to visually distinguish between the zones, making it difficult to determine the selected zone selected by the user. According to the navigation procedure, for example, navigation from the user's current location to the selected zone is possible. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, the user can, for example, more easily determine the selected zone.

[0040] The user position information is, for example, information about the user's current location. The user position information can be acquired by a known method, for example, including a method using a GPS (Global Positioning System). The user position information may be, for example, map coordinate information about the location of the user's current location on map coordinates. The user's current location is expressed as an arbitrary point in map coordinates. Therefore, the user position information may be, for example, a map coordinate point on the map coordinates of the user's current location. The user position information can be used, for example, to determine whether a map coordinate point and a map coordinate area overlap on map coordinates.

[0041] The navigation information is, for example, information for guiding the user from the current location to the selected section. The navigation information can be generated, for example, based on the user location information and the selected section information using a publicly known map API (e.g., Google Maps Platform). The navigation information includes, for example, distance information from the user's current location to the selected section, information on the time required to travel from the user's current location to the selected section, and route information from the user's current location to the selected section. The output format of the navigation information may be, for example, text format, image format, audio format, or a combination thereof. For example, when the navigation unit outputs the navigation information in the image format, the navigation unit may output an image indicating the direction of travel from the user's current location to the selected section (e.g., an image of an arrow pointing in the direction of travel) as the navigation information to a display unit of a device disclosed herein or to a display unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein. For example, the navigation unit may output the navigation information by superimposing it on the map information or by superimposing it on a captured image acquired by a capturing device attached to the user's terminal.

[0042] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10 may include, for example, a notification unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1 except that the central processing unit 101 is equipped with the configuration of the notification unit. The processing of the notification unit will be described below. The processing of the notification unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of the notification unit be inserted, for example, after S3.

[0043] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10 may include, for example, a notification unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1 and a navigation unit. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1 except that the central processing unit 101 is equipped with the configuration of the navigation unit and notification unit. The processing of the notification unit will be described below. The processing of the notification unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of the notification unit be inserted, for example, after the navigation unit.

[0044] S1 to S3 are executed in the same manner as S1 to S3 in embodiment 1. Furthermore, if the use area reservation device 10 includes a navigation unit, S1 to S3 and the navigation procedure are executed in the same manner as S1 to S3 and the navigation procedure in embodiment 1.

[0045] The notification unit, for example, acquires user location information regarding the user's current location, and determines whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information. If it is determined that the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates, it outputs notification information notifying the user that the user has arrived at the selected section (notification procedure). In the use area, for example, in real space, it is difficult to visually distinguish between the sections, making it difficult to determine whether the user has arrived at the selected section selected by the user. According to the notification procedure, the user can, for example, know that they have arrived at the selected section by the output of the notification information. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to more easily determine, for example, that they have arrived at the selected section.

[0046] For example, the above description can be used for the user location information.

[0047] The determination of whether there is an overlap on the map coordinates can be performed, for example, by a known method. The determination of whether there is an overlap on the map coordinates can be performed, for example, by determining whether the map coordinate point of the user location information is included in the map coordinate area of ​​the selected section information on the map coordinates. For example, when it is determined that the user's current location and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the above-mentioned reservation user arrival information may be changed to indicate that the user has arrived at the selected section.

[0048] The notification information may be, for example, information informing the user that the user has arrived at the selected section. The output format of the notification information may be, for example, text, image, audio, or a combination of these.

[0049] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10 may include, for example, an assigning unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 has the configuration of the assigning unit. The processing of the assigning unit will be described below. The processing of the assigning unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of the assigning unit be inserted, for example, after S3.

[0050] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10 may include, for example, an assigning unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1 and a navigation unit. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 includes an assigning unit in addition to the navigation unit. The processing of the assigning unit will be described below. The processing of the assigning unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of the assigning unit be inserted, for example, after the navigation procedure.

[0051] Steps S1 to S3 are executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[0052] The granting unit, for example, determines whether the user has completed a task associated with specific section information related to a specific section on the map information, and if it is determined that the user has completed the task, grants incentive information to the user identification information that can identify the user (granting procedure). According to the granting procedure, for example, the user can be motivated to move to the specific section associated with the task. Furthermore, according to the granting procedure, for example, the user can be motivated to move to a section that is prompted by a movement prompting procedure described below.

[0053] The task is, for example, information regarding the conditions that the user must achieve in order to receive incentive information. The task achievement condition may be, for example, traveling to the specific section. The specific section information is, for example, information regarding the specific section. The specific section information can be used in conjunction with the above-mentioned description of the selected section information, for example, by replacing "selected section information" with "specific section information" and "selected section" with "specific section." The navigation unit may, for example, output navigation information for directing the user from the current location to the specific section. In this case, the specific section information may, for example, be included in the selected section information.

[0054] For example, if the condition for completing the task is to move to the specific section, determining whether the user has moved to the specific section associated with the task can be performed by, for example, acquiring user location information regarding the user's current location, determining whether the user's current location and the specific section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the specific section information, and determining that the user has completed the task if it is determined that the user's current location and the specific section overlap on map coordinates. The task may be acquired from a storage unit, such as the memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device disclosed herein, or from a storage unit of a device other than the device disclosed herein. The assigning unit may determine whether the task has been completed after the user has moved to the specific section based on the navigation information output by a navigation unit, for example.

[0055] The incentive information is, for example, information about an incentive to be given to the user identification information when the task is accomplished. The incentive may be, for example, points, and the points may be exchangeable for a prize when a predetermined number of points are awarded.

[0056] The specific section may be, for example, a recommended section that is recommended for viewing by the user. The recommended section may be, for example, displayed on the map information, or may be presented to the user in the form of a question (e.g., a quiz rally). In the latter case, the user can learn the recommended section by, for example, solving a question in which the recommended section is the correct answer (e.g., if morning glories are blooming in the recommended section, an example question would be, "Where are the areas in this usage area where morning glories are blooming?"). The navigation unit may output navigation information for guiding the user from the current location to the specific section, for example, as a hint for the question. In this case, information regarding the specific section may be included in the selected section information, for example.

[0057] The specific section may be, for example, a section to which the user is prompted to move by a movement prompting unit (described later).

[0058] The use area reservation method of the present disclosure (hereinafter also referred to as the method of the present disclosure) is a method implemented, for example, by replacing the "procedures" in the program of the present disclosure with "processes." Specifically, the method of the present disclosure includes an acquisition process, a generation process, and an output process. The acquisition process acquires user identification information that can identify a user, linking it with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into multiple sections. The generation process generates reservation information regarding the user's reservation for use of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information. The output process outputs the reservation information. The method of the present disclosure can be implemented, for example, using the device 10 of the present disclosure shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2. Note that the method of the present disclosure is not limited to a method using the device 10 of the present disclosure. For example, the description of the program and the device of the present disclosure can be used to implement the method of the present disclosure.

[0059] According to the use area reservation program of the present disclosure, an acquisition step acquires user identification information capable of identifying a user, linked to selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into multiple sections; a generation step generates reservation information regarding the user's reservation for use of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; and an output step outputs the reservation information. Thus, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve an area where no seats are available. According to the present disclosure, for example, it is possible to reserve a spot in an outdoor area. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to easily reserve a spot in an outdoor area, for example, without having to go directly to the outdoor area to reserve a spot.

[0060] [Embodiment 2] Another example of the use area reservation device of the present disclosure will be described.

[0061] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of use area reservation device 10A. As shown in FIG. 4, use area reservation device 10A includes a setting unit 14 in addition to the configuration of use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of use area reservation device 10A is the same as that of use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 2, except that central processing unit 101 includes the configuration of use area reservation device 10A of FIG. 4 instead of the configuration of use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 1. The processing of setting unit 14 will be described below. The processing of setting unit 14 can be inserted at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, as appropriate. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the processing of setting unit 14 is preferably inserted, for example, between S2 and S3.

[0062] Furthermore, use area reservation device 10A may include, for example, a setting unit 14 in addition to the configuration and navigation unit of use area reservation device 10 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of use area reservation device 10A is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 2, except that central processing unit 101 includes the configuration and navigation unit of use area reservation device 10A of FIG. 4 instead of the configuration of use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 1. The processing of setting unit 14 will be described below. The processing of setting unit 14 can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in embodiment 1, but it is preferable that the processing of setting unit 14 be inserted, for example, between S2 and S3, as shown in FIG. 5.

[0063] S1 and S2 are executed in the same manner as S1 and S2 in the first embodiment.

[0064] The setting unit 14 sets the validity period for the reservation for use in the reservation information (S4, setting procedure).

[0065] The validity period is, for example, the period during which the use reservation is valid. As described above, the validity period may be, for example, a period starting from the start time of the use period, or may be a period starting from the time when the reservation information is generated. In the former case, it is preferable that the validity period is, for example, a period shorter than the use period. The validity period may be, for example, a predetermined period set in advance. The validity period may be, for example, a fixed period for all the sections, or may be a different period for each section. In the latter case, the validity period may be set, for example, according to the popularity of each section, and a shorter period may be set for a section that is more popular.

[0066] S3 is executed in the same manner as S3 in the embodiment 1. In this case, the output unit 13 outputs the reservation information in which the validity period related to the use reservation is set.

[0067] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10A may include, for example, an extension unit in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10A of embodiment 2. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10A is similar to, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 includes an extension unit in addition to a setting unit. The processing of the extension unit will be described below. The processing of the extension unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 5 described in embodiment 2, but it is preferable that the processing of the extension unit be inserted, for example, after S4.

[0068] The extension unit, for example, acquires user location information related to the user's current location, and determines whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information. If it is determined that the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates, the extension unit extends the validity period set in the reservation information (extension procedure). The extension unit can extend the validity period set in the reservation information by, for example, having the user move to the selected section. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, the user can be more strongly motivated to move to the selected section within the validity period.

[0069] For example, the above description can be used for the user location information.

[0070] The determination of whether there is an overlap on the map coordinates can be performed, for example, by a known method. The determination of whether there is an overlap on the map coordinates can be performed, for example, by determining whether the map coordinate point of the user location information is included in the map coordinate area of ​​the selected section information on the map coordinates. For example, when it is determined that the user's current location and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the above-mentioned reservation user arrival information may be changed to indicate that the user has arrived at the selected section.

[0071] The extension of the valid period is, for example, a process of extending the valid period of the use reservation until the end time of the use period, when the valid period is a period starting from the start time of the use period.

[0072] The extension of the validity period is, for example, a process of extending the validity period of the reservation to a predetermined period when the validity period begins at the time the reservation information is generated. In this case, the validity period may be extended for a fixed period for all sections, or may be extended for different periods for each section. In the latter case, the extension of the validity period may be set, for example, according to the popularity of the section, and the more popular the section, the shorter the extension period may be set.

[0073] Furthermore, the use area reservation device 10A may include, for example, a movement prompting unit in addition to the configuration and extension unit of the use area reservation device 10A of embodiment 2. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10A is similar to, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 includes the configuration of a movement prompting unit in addition to a setting unit and an extension unit. The processing of the movement prompting unit will be described below. The processing of the movement prompting unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 5 described in embodiment 2, but it is preferable that the processing of the movement prompting unit be inserted, for example, after the extension procedure.

[0074] When the validity period set in the reservation information is extended, the movement prompting unit sets a movement prompt time for the reservation information, which is the time when the remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period, determines whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time, and, if it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time, outputs movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section (movement prompting procedure). According to the movement prompting procedure, for example, the user can be prompted to move to the next section before the validity period expires. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, for example, the user can move smoothly between the sections. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, for example, the user can be saved the trouble of searching for the next section.

[0075] The travel prompt time is, for example, the time when the remaining period until the expiration of the valid period becomes a predetermined period. The travel prompt time is, for example, the time when the travel prompt information is output. The travel prompt time is, for example, preferably, a time after the start time of the valid period and before the end time of the valid period. The travel prompt time may, for example, be set in the travel prompt-related information described above.

[0076] The determination of whether the current time has reached the travel prompt time can be performed, for example, by a known method capable of determining whether the current time and the travel prompt time match. The current time may be obtained, for example, from an internal clock included in the device of the present disclosure, or from an internal clock included in a device other than the device of the present disclosure. The travel prompt time may be obtained, for example, from a storage unit such as memory 102 or storage device 104 of the device of the present disclosure, or from a storage unit of a device other than the device of the present disclosure.

[0077] The movement prompt information is, for example, information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section. The movement prompt information includes, for example, movement command information, candidate section proposal information, and movement navigation information. The movement command information is, for example, information for instructing the user to move to a section other than the selected section. The output format of the movement command information may be, for example, text format, image format, audio format, or a combination of these. The candidate section proposal information is, for example, information for proposing to the user candidate sections that are candidate sections for the movement destination. The candidate section may, for example, be an unused section that is a section for which no reservation information is set among the map information divided into multiple sections, or may be an unused section that is within a predetermined distance from the selected section. The candidate section may also, for example, be the recommended section described above. For example, if the selected section is a plurality of candidate sections, the candidate section may be any of the plurality of candidate sections. In this case, the candidate section may, for example, be a first candidate section, a second candidate section, or a subsequent candidate section. The travel navigation information is, for example, information for navigating to the candidate section selected by the user based on the candidate section proposal information. The travel navigation information can be, for example, the above-mentioned description of the navigation information, with "navigation information" being read as "travel navigation information." The travel prompt information may be, for example, set in the travel prompt-related information described above.

[0078] Furthermore, use area reservation device 10A may include, for example, an invalidation unit in addition to the configuration of use area reservation device 10A of embodiment 2. The hardware configuration of use area reservation device 10A is similar to the hardware configuration of use area reservation device 10 of FIG. 1, for example, except that central processing unit 101 includes an invalidation unit in addition to a setting unit. The processing of the invalidation unit will be described below. The processing of the invalidation unit can be inserted at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 5 described in embodiment 2, for example, but it is preferable that the processing of the invalidation unit be inserted after S4, for example.

[0079] Furthermore, in addition to the configuration of the use area reservation device 10A of embodiment 2 and the extension unit, an invalidation unit may be included. The hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10A is the same as, for example, the hardware configuration of the use area reservation device 10 in FIG. 1, except that the central processing unit 101 has the configuration of an invalidation unit in addition to the setting unit and extension unit. The processing of the invalidation unit will be described below. The processing of the invalidation unit can be inserted, for example, at any position in the flowchart of FIG. 5 described in embodiment 2, but it is preferable that the processing of the invalidation unit be inserted, for example, after the extension procedure.

[0080] The invalidation unit determines whether the validity period has expired, and if it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidates the reservation information (invalidation procedure). The invalidation procedure, for example, can invalidate the reservation information. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, for example, the selected section whose reservation information has been invalidated can be used by another user, and the section can be used by more users.

[0081] The determination of whether the validity period has expired can be performed by a known method, for example, by determining whether the current time coincides with the end time of the validity period.

[0082] The invalidation of the reservation information may be, for example, a process of deleting the reservation information, or a process of changing the reservation status information included in the reservation information from valid to invalid.

[0083] According to the use area reservation program of the present disclosure, a setting procedure can be used to set a validity period for the use reservation in the reservation information. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve an area where no seats are available. Furthermore, according to the setting procedure, for example, the validity period set in the reservation information can be extended. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to motivate the user to move to the selected section within the validity period.

[0084] [Embodiment 3] An example of how the device of the present disclosure is used will be described below. In the following description, a case where an outdoor area is reserved will be described as an example, but the present disclosure is not limited to the following description.

[0085] First, the outdoor area manager prepares map information divided into multiple sections, for example, in a use area reservation server. Specifically, the outdoor area manager acquires map information, for example, an aerial photograph of the target outdoor area, and generates map information divided into multiple sections by superimposing layer information divided into multiple sections on the acquired map information. The outdoor area manager stores the map information divided into multiple sections in a storage unit of the use area reservation server, for example.

[0086] Next, the user selects a desired section from the map information divided into multiple sections, for example, on a smartphone device. Specifically, the user acquires information including the map information divided into multiple sections from the use area reservation server on the smartphone device. The user outputs a display image generated based on the map information divided into multiple sections on the display unit of the smartphone device. The user selects the desired section by pressing the section of the map information divided into multiple sections displayed on the display image on the display unit of the smartphone device. At this time, the user arbitrarily sets the usage period of the selected section from multiple time periods. The use area reservation server acquires, for example, user identification information (e.g., the smartphone device's identification number) that can identify the user from the smartphone device, and associates it with selected section information related to the selected section (e.g., the section identification information and map coordinate information of the selected section, the usage period set by the user, etc.).

[0087] The use area reservation server then outputs reservation information to the smartphone terminal, for example. Specifically, the use area reservation server generates reservation information regarding the user's reservation based on the associated acquired user identification information and selected section information, for example. When generating the reservation information, the use area reservation server sets the reservation status information included in the reservation information to "valid." The use area reservation server sets a validity period for the reservation of the selected section in the reservation information, for example. The use area reservation server stores the reservation information in a reservation information database of the use area reservation server, for example. The use area reservation server outputs the reservation information to the smartphone terminal, for example. The smartphone terminal outputs information representing a 360-degree panoramic view of the selected section, generated based on the acquired reservation information, to a display unit, for example.

[0088] The user then moves to the selected section, for example. Specifically, the use area reservation server acquires user location information regarding the user's current location from the smartphone device, generates navigation information for directing the user from the current location to the selected section based on the acquired user location information and the acquired selected section information, and outputs the generated navigation information to the smartphone device. The smartphone device acquires the output navigation information, and based on the acquired navigation information, outputs an image of an arrow pointing in the direction of travel on a captured image acquired by a camera attached to the smartphone device as an image indicating the direction of travel from the user's current location to the selected section. The user moves to the selected section, for example, following the direction indicated by the arrowhead of the arrow image output and superimposed on the captured image. The use area reservation server acquires map coordinate points regarding the user's current location from the smartphone device, and determines whether the acquired map coordinate points overlap with the map coordinate area regarding the selected section, thereby determining whether the user has arrived at the selected section. For example, when the user arrives at the selected section, the use area reservation server generates notification information informing the user that the user has arrived at the selected section and outputs the generated notification information to the smartphone terminal. The smartphone terminal, for example, acquires the output notification information and, based on the acquired notification information, generates text information informing the user that the user has arrived at the selected section (for example, "You have arrived at your destination") and outputs the text information to a display unit of the smartphone terminal. The user can, for example, know that they have arrived at the selected section from information based on the output notification information.

[0089] The use area reservation server then manages the selected area based on, for example, the validity period. Specifically, the use area reservation server starts the set validity period, for example, when the start time of the use period set by the user arrives. The use area reservation server, for example, acquires map coordinate points related to the user's current location from the smartphone terminal and determines whether the acquired map coordinate points overlap with the map coordinate area related to the selected area to determine whether the user has arrived at the selected area. For example, if the user does not arrive at the selected area by the expiration of the validity period, the use area reservation server invalidates the reservation information by changing the reservation status information included in the reservation information from "valid" to "invalid." In response, for example, if the user arrives at the selected area by the expiration of the validity period, the use area reservation server extends the validity period until the end time of the use period. For example, if the validity period is extended, the use area reservation server sets a movement prompt time in the reservation information, which is the time when the remaining time until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period. For example, if the validity period is from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and the predetermined period remaining until the expiration of the validity period is 10 minutes, the movement prompt time will be 1:50 PM. In this case, the use area reservation server outputs movement prompt information to the smartphone terminal at 1:50 PM, prompting the user to move to the next section. For example, when the validity period for the selected section expires, the use area reservation server invalidates the reservation information by changing the reservation status information included in the reservation information from "valid" to "invalid," allowing another user to select the selected section.

[0090] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve an area where no seats are available. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve a spot in, for example, an outdoor area. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is not necessary to go directly to the outdoor area to reserve a spot, and it is possible to easily reserve a spot in the outdoor area.

[0091] 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.

[0092] <Additional Notes> Some or all of the above embodiments can be described as, but not limited to, the following supplementary notes. (Appendix 1) Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. A use area reservation program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures. (Appendix 2) Further, it includes navigation instructions, The navigation procedure obtains user location information relating to a current location of the user; outputting navigation information for causing the user to reach the selected section from the current position based on the user position information and the selected section information; Use area reservation program as described in Appendix 1. (Appendix 3) Further, it includes a granting procedure, The assigning step includes determining whether the user has accomplished a task associated with specific section information relating to a specific section on the map information; If it is determined that the user has achieved the task, incentive information is provided to the user identification information that can identify the user. Use area reservation program as described in Appendix 1 or 2. (Appendix 4) Additionally, it includes setup instructions, the setting step includes setting a validity period for the use reservation in the reservation information; 1. A use area reservation program as set forth in any of appendices 1 to 3. (Appendix 5) Further, including an extension procedure, The extension procedure includes obtaining user location information relating to a current location of the user; determining whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information; If it is determined that the current location of the user and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the validity period set in the reservation information is extended. Use area reservation program as described in Appendix 4. (Appendix 6) Further, a movement reminder procedure is included, the movement prompting procedure includes, when the validity period set in the reservation information is extended, setting a movement prompting time for the reservation information, the movement prompting time being a time at which a remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period; Determine whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time; outputting movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section when it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time; Use area reservation program as described in Appendix 5. (Appendix 7) further comprising a deactivation step; The revocation procedure includes determining whether the validity period has expired; If it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidate the reservation information. 1. A use area reservation program as set forth in any of appendices 4 to 6. (Appendix 8) An acquisition unit, a generation unit, and an output unit, the acquisition unit acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating unit generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use of the selected section by the user based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output unit outputs the reservation information. Use area reservation device. (Appendix 9) Further, it includes a navigation section, the navigation unit acquires user location information relating to a current location of the user; outputting navigation information for causing the user to reach the selected section from the current position based on the user position information and the selected section information; 9. The use area reservation device according to claim 8. (Appendix 10) Further, the method includes an assigning portion, the assigning unit determines whether the user has accomplished a task associated with specific section information relating to a specific section on the map information; If it is determined that the user has achieved the task, incentive information is provided to the user identification information that can identify the user. 10. The use area reservation device according to claim 8 or 9. (Appendix 11) Further, a setting unit is included, the setting unit sets a validity period for the reservation for use in the reservation information. 11. A usage area reservation device according to any one of appendices 8 to 10. (Appendix 12) Further comprising an extension, the extension unit acquires user location information relating to a current location of the user; determining whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information; If it is determined that the current location of the user and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the validity period set in the reservation information is extended. 12. The use area reservation device according to claim 11. (Appendix 13) Further, a movement prompting unit is included, the travel prompting unit sets, in the reservation information, a travel prompting time that is a time at which a remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period when the validity period set in the reservation information is extended; Determine whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time; outputting movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section when it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time; 13. The use area reservation device according to claim 11 or 12. (Appendix 14) Further, the invalidation unit is included, The invalidation unit determines whether the validity period has expired, If it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidate the reservation information. 14. A use area reservation device according to any one of appendices 11 to 13. (Appendix 15) The method includes an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquiring step acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output step outputs the reservation information. A method for reserving an area of ​​use, wherein each of the steps is executed by a computer. (Appendix 16) Further, the method includes a navigation step, The navigation step acquires user location information relating to a current location of the user, outputting navigation information for causing the user to reach the selected section from the current position based on the user position information and the selected section information; How to reserve an area for use as described in Appendix 15. (Appendix 17) Further, it includes an applying step, The assigning step includes determining whether the user has accomplished a task associated with specific section information relating to a specific section on the map information; If it is determined that the user has achieved the task, incentive information is provided to the user identification information that can identify the user. How to reserve an area for use as described in Appendix 15 or 16. (Appendix 18) Further, a setting step is included, the setting step sets a validity period for the reservation for use in the reservation information; A method for reserving an area for use as described in any of Appendices 15 to 17. (Appendix 19) Further, the method includes an extension step, The extending step acquires user location information relating to a current location of the user, determining whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information; If it is determined that the current location of the user and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the validity period set in the reservation information is extended. How to reserve an area for use as described in Appendix 18. (Appendix 20) Further, it includes a step of urging movement, the movement prompting step includes, when the validity period set in the reservation information is extended, setting a movement prompting time in the reservation information, the time being a time at which a remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period; Determine whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time; outputting movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section when it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time; How to reserve an area for use as described in Appendix 18 or 19. (Appendix 21) Further, it includes a deactivation step, The invalidation step includes determining whether the validity period has expired, If it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidate the reservation information. 21. A method for reserving an area of ​​use according to any one of appendices 18 to 20. (Appendix 22) Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a use area reservation program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures. (Appendix 23) Further, it includes navigation instructions, The navigation procedure obtains user location information relating to a current location of the user; outputting navigation information for causing the user to reach the selected section from the current position based on the user position information and the selected section information; 23. The recording medium according to claim 22. (Appendix 24) Further, it includes a granting procedure, The assigning step includes determining whether the user has accomplished a task associated with specific section information relating to a specific section on the map information; If it is determined that the user has achieved the task, incentive information is provided to the user identification information that can identify the user. 24. A recording medium according to claim 22 or 23. (Appendix 25) Additionally, it includes setup instructions, the setting step includes setting a validity period for the use reservation in the reservation information; 25. A recording medium according to any one of appendices 22 to 24. (Appendix 26) Further, including an extension procedure, The extension procedure includes obtaining user location information relating to a current location of the user; determining whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information; If it is determined that the current location of the user and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the validity period set in the reservation information is extended. 26. A recording medium as described in Appendix 25. (Appendix 27) Further, a movement reminder procedure is included, the movement prompting procedure includes, when the validity period set in the reservation information is extended, setting a movement prompting time for the reservation information, the movement prompting time being a time at which a remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period; Determine whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time; outputting movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section when it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time; 27. A recording medium according to claim 25 or 26. (Appendix 28) further comprising a deactivation step; The revocation procedure includes determining whether the validity period has expired; If it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidate the reservation information. 28. A recording medium according to any one of appendices 25 to 27. [Industrial Applicability]

[0093] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reserve an area where no seats are available. Therefore, the present disclosure can be widely and usefully used in fields where it is necessary to reserve an area. [Explanation of symbols]

[0094] 10, 10A Use area reservation device 11 Acquisition Department 12 Generation part 13 Output section 14 Setting section 101 Central Processing Unit 102 memory 103 Bus 104 Storage device 105 Input Device 106 Output Device 107 Communication Devices

Claims

1. Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. A use area reservation program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures.

2. Further, it includes navigation instructions, The navigation procedure obtains user location information relating to a current location of the user; outputting navigation information for causing the user to reach the selected section from the current position based on the user position information and the selected section information; 2. The use area reservation program according to claim 1.

3. Further, it includes a granting procedure, The assigning step includes determining whether the user has accomplished a task associated with specific section information relating to a specific section on the map information; If it is determined that the user has achieved the task, incentive information is provided to the user identification information that can identify the user.

2. The use area reservation program according to claim 1.

4. Additionally, it includes setup instructions, the setting step includes setting a validity period for the use reservation in the reservation information; 2. The use area reservation program according to claim 1.

5. Further, including an extension procedure, The extension procedure includes obtaining user location information relating to a current location of the user; determining whether the user's current location and the selected section overlap on map coordinates based on the user location information and the selected section information; If it is determined that the current location of the user and the selected section overlap on the map coordinates, the validity period set in the reservation information is extended.

5. The use area reservation program according to claim 4.

6. Further, a movement reminder procedure is included, the movement prompting procedure includes, when the validity period set in the reservation information is extended, setting a movement prompting time for the reservation information, the movement prompting time being a time at which a remaining period until the expiration of the validity period becomes a predetermined period; Determine whether the current time has reached the movement prompt time; outputting movement prompt information for prompting the user to move to a section other than the selected section when it is determined that the current time has reached the movement prompt time; 6. The use area reservation program according to claim 5.

7. further comprising a deactivation step; The revocation procedure includes determining whether the validity period has expired; If it is determined that the validity period has expired, invalidate the reservation information.

6. The use area reservation program according to claim 4 or 5.

8. An acquisition unit, a generation unit, and an output unit, the acquisition unit acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating unit generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use of the selected section by the user based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output unit outputs the reservation information. Use area reservation device.

9. The method includes an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquiring step acquires user identification information that can identify a user, in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; The output step outputs the reservation information. A method for reserving an area of ​​use, wherein each of the steps is executed by a computer.

10. Including an acquisition step, a generation step, and an output step, The acquisition step includes acquiring user identification information capable of identifying a user in association with selected section information regarding a selected section selected by the user from map information divided into a plurality of sections; the generating step generates reservation information regarding a reservation for use by the user of the selected section based on the user identification information and the selected section information; the output step outputs the reservation information. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a use area reservation program for causing a computer to execute each of the above procedures.

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