Management system, management method, and non-transitory computer-

Abstract

To provide a management system for facilitating the management of furniture.SOLUTION: A management system (1) for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture (10) includes a furniture recognition unit (4,20) configured to recognize identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture (10), a search condition acquisition unit (612) configured to acquire a search condition related to the plurality of pieces of furniture (10) and received from a user, and a display information generation unit (613) configured to generate display information corresponding to the search condition based on the search condition and related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture (10) associated with the identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a furniture management system, a management method, and a management program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, it has been common practice to fit chairs together horizontally to save storage space when the chairs are not in use. As an example of this type of chair, Patent Document 1 discloses a swivel chair used in offices, etc., that has a nestable structure. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-004321 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, with the spread of teleworking and the need to improve productivity, there has been an increasing need to properly manage furniture in office spaces, including not only chairs but also tables, cabinets, etc., in real time, and to consider updating and arranging multiple pieces of furniture. However, there are no documents that disclose technology that meets such needs.

[0005] One aspect of the present disclosure aims to provide a management system, a management method, and a management program that facilitate the management of multiple pieces of furniture. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problem, a management system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a management system for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, and includes a furniture recognition unit that recognizes identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition unit that acquires search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation unit that generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, a management method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a management method for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, and includes a furniture recognition step for recognizing identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition step for acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation step for generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions.

[0008] In order to solve the above problem, a management program according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a management program to be executed by a computer having a processor and a memory unit, wherein the processor executes a furniture recognition step of recognizing identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition step of acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation step of generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] One aspect of the present disclosure can provide a management system, a management method, and a management program that facilitate the management of multiple pieces of furniture. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of a management system according to the present disclosure. [Figure 2] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a chair with an electronic tag according to the present disclosure; [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration example of an electronic tag. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a server. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display image displayed on a display unit. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an office (space) in which a plurality of chairs equipped with electronic tags are installed. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart showing a process flow in which display information is displayed on a display unit by a management system 1 according to the present disclosure. [Figure 8] 10 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from a user being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit. [Figure 9] 10 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from a user being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit. [Figure 10] 10 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from a user being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit. [Figure 11] 10 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from a user being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] An embodiment of a management system according to the present disclosure will be described below. Note that the following description is an example of a management system according to the present disclosure, and the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the illustrated example.

[0012] (Example of management system configuration) First, a configuration example of a management system 1 according to the present disclosure will be described. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the management system 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the management system 1 includes a chair 10 with an electronic tag, a reading device 20, a communication terminal 30, and a server 60. The management system 1 may also include a position identification device 50 and a state calculation device 55. The server 60 is connected to the communication terminal 30, the position identification device 50, and the state calculation device 55 via a network line 100.

[0013] As an example, the management system 1 can be used to read the identification information of the chairs 10 with electronic tags in an installation location (such as an office) where multiple chairs 10 with electronic tags are installed, using a reading device 20, and manage the chairs 10 with electronic tags based on that identification information.

[0014] The management system 1 can be applied to various furniture. Furniture is a general term for tools used by humans in their daily lives, both indoors and outdoors, and typical examples include chairs, beds, desks, tables, chests of drawers, cupboards, and partitions. These refer to tools that are not fixed to a building and can be moved. In this disclosure, a chair 10 with an electronic tag will be used as an example of furniture, but the management system 1 according to this disclosure can also be applied to other furniture such as desks and tables. The chair 10 with an electronic tag will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0015] (10 chairs with electronic tags) Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the chair 10 with an electronic tag according to the present disclosure. The diagram indicated by reference numeral 201 in Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the chair 10 with an electronic tag. The diagram indicated by reference numeral 202 in Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the chair 10 with an electronic tag.

[0016] The chair 10 with an electronic tag is a swivel chair used, for example, in an office or a conference room, etc. As shown in Fig. 2, the chair 10 with an electronic tag includes a chair body 2 and an electronic tag 4 provided on the chair body 2.

[0017] The chair body 2 comprises, as main components, a seat 21, a backrest 22, a back frame 23 to which the backrest 22 is attached, and legs 24. The chair body 2 may also comprise, for example, armrests 25 and a headrest 26 as optional accessories.

[0018] The chair body 2 has a rocking function that allows the backrest 22 to tilt backward, which allows the occupant to sit in the chair body 2 with their body relaxed, allowing them to continue using the chair for long periods of time.

[0019] In the illustrated example, the legs 24 are, for example, a five-legged type that branches into five legs, and casters 27 are attached to the bottom ends of each of the five legs. The casters 27 are, for example, swivel-type casters that can rotate horizontally. This allows the chair body 2 to be easily moved.

[0020] In the present disclosure, the electronic tag 4 is provided on the back of the backrest 22 of the chair body 2. The electronic tag 4 is assigned unique identification information for identifying the chair body 2. The identification information may be an arbitrary identification number, or may be the manufacturing number (serial number) of the chair body 2, or the like. This identification information makes it possible to uniquely identify the chair 10 with an electronic tag (chair body 2). The identification information may be written to the electronic tag 4 using a writing device (writer), for example, when the chair 10 with an electronic tag is manufactured or packed.

[0021] Next, the electronic tag 4 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the schematic configuration of the electronic tag 4.

[0022] The electronic tag 4 may store minimum information (identification information) that can uniquely identify the electronic tag-equipped chair 10. The electronic tag 4 may store information other than the identification information depending on its storage capacity, etc.

[0023] The electronic tag 4 is, for example, a passive-type RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag that does not have a built-in battery. Because the electronic tag 4 is a passive-type RFID tag that does not have a battery (power source) for storing and transmitting identification information, it can be made smaller and less expensive than an active-type RFID tag that has a battery.

[0024] The electronic tag 4 may be an active type RFID tag. Instead of an RFID tag, the electronic tag 4 may be another wireless tag such as a BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) tag.

[0025] 3, the electronic tag 4 includes an IC chip 41 having a memory area (storage unit) 41A that stores identification information of the chair body 2, and an IC antenna (antenna) 42 that can wirelessly communicate with a reader 20 that reads the identification information. The IC chip 41 and the IC antenna 42 are provided on a base material 43.

[0026] The IC chip 41 is, for example, a semiconductor chip, and is disposed in the center of the substrate 43. The IC chip 41 is equipped with a simple microcomputer, an EEPROM (registered trademark), a RAM, etc., and has a memory area 41A as a medium for storing identification information.

[0027] The IC antenna 42 is arranged, for example, so as to be wound in a spiral shape around the IC chip 41. When the IC antenna 42 receives radio waves transmitted from the reader 20, a current flows through the IC antenna 42 due to resonance. This current generates an electromotive force that operates the IC chip 41. When the IC chip 41 operates, the identification information stored in the memory area 41A is encoded by the IC chip 41, and the encoded data is wirelessly transmitted to the reader 20 via the IC antenna 42. The arrangement pattern of the IC antenna 42 is not limited to a spiral shape.

[0028] The electronic tag 4 may be attached to the seat 21, back frame 23, legs 24, armrests 25, headrest 26, etc. instead of the backrest 22 of the chair body 2. Even in this case, the identification information stored in the electronic tag 4 can be easily obtained by reading it with the reader 20 via wireless communication.

[0029] (Reader 20) The reading device 20 is used to read the identification information from the electronic tag 4. In the present disclosure, the reading device 20 is, for example, a portable handheld reader. The reading device 20 includes a reading unit 21 that irradiates the electronic tag 4 with radio waves to read the identification information. The reading device 20 irradiates the electronic tag 4 with radio waves while being carried by a user, and transmits the read identification information to the communication terminal 30 via wired or wireless communication. The reading device 20, together with the electronic tag 4, functions as a furniture recognition unit that recognizes the identification information unique to each piece of furniture (such as the chair 10 with an electronic tag).

[0030] (Communication terminal 30) The communication terminal 30 is used to acquire the identification information read by the reading device 20 and transmit and receive various information to and from the server 60 via the network line 100. The communication terminal 30 is a portable communication device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer. The communication terminal 30 includes a display unit (display) 31. The communication terminal 30 transmits the identification information read by the reading device 20 to the server 60 via the network line 100.

[0031] The communication terminal 30 can also acquire related information about the chair 10 with an electronic tag linked to the identification information from the server 60 via the network line 100. The communication terminal 30 displays a display image (display information) corresponding to the related information acquired from the server 60 on the display unit 31.

[0032] (Location identification device 50 (beacon transmitting device, user terminal)) 1, the management system 1 may include a location identification device 50. The location identification device 50 is a device used to identify the location of a furniture user using a beacon receiving function installed in a user terminal carried by the furniture user, and is composed of a beacon transmitting device and a user terminal.

[0033] More specifically, a beacon transmitting device is placed in each area where a plurality of pieces of furniture are placed. The beacon transmitting device transmits a beacon including beacon transmitting device identification information for identifying the beacon transmitting device. When the user terminal receives the beacon, it extracts the beacon transmitting device identification information included in the received beacon and transmits it to the server 60.

[0034] 4, the storage unit 62 of the server 60 stores a beacon information table 623 in which beacon transmitting device identification information and placement position information of the beacon transmitting device are associated in advance. The beacon information table 623 may be stored in a database external to the server 60.

[0035] Details will be described later with reference to Figure 4, but the position determination unit 615 of the control unit 61 determines the placement position of the beacon transmitting device and the position information of the furniture user by referring to the beacon information table 623 based on the acquired beacon transmitting device identification information.

[0036] The management system 1 may employ the technology used in a service (Workers Trail) provided by the applicant of the present application as the location identification device 50 and the location identification unit 615. Workers Trail is a system that acquires location information of members in an office where a beacon transmitting device is installed, and visualizes when and where the members are active, and can embody the functions of the location identification device 50 and the location identification unit 615.

[0037] The management system 1 may identify the location information of the furniture user by other methods. For example, the management system 1 may employ an acquisition method using a global positioning system (GPS), an acquisition method using a predetermined code such as a QR code (registered trademark), or a method in which the user directly inputs area information to identify the area.

[0038] (State calculation device 55) 1, the management system 1 may include a status calculation device 55. The status calculation device 55 is an analysis device capable of analyzing the current status of an organization and / or employees. More specifically, the status calculation device 55 presents questions to members (e.g., employees) of the organization, and analyzes a predetermined status of the members who will become furniture users based on the members' answers to the questions.

[0039] The predetermined condition may belong to different categories, such as a social category, a mental category, and / or a physical category. More specifically, the predetermined condition may include items such as performance (achievement), social condition, mental condition, work engagement, stress, physical condition, locomotive syndrome, metabolic syndrome, or handicap of members (e.g., employees) of an organization. The condition calculation device 55 can analyze the current score, comparison with the previous score, time-series trend of the score, trend by group, etc. for these items.

[0040] 4, the state calculation device 55 stores information required for analyzing the current state of the organization and / or employees and information indicating the analysis results in state calculation related data 624 of the server 60. The state calculation device 55 may store the information in another database outside the server 60.

[0041] The state calculation device 55 may be substituted by the state calculation unit 616 of the server 60 in the above-described configuration.

[0042] The management system 1 may employ the analysis device 100 used in a patent application filed by the applicant of the present application (JP 2024-46918 A) as the state calculation device 55. The analysis device 100 is a device that presents questions to employees of an organization, evaluates the organization and / or employees based on the answers to the presented questions, and presents improvement proposals to the organization and / or employees based on the evaluation.

[0043] When the above-described analysis device 100 is employed as the status calculation device 55 according to the present disclosure, the status calculation unit 616 (or the status calculation device 55) may include, for example, a status evaluation unit, a productivity evaluation unit, a cluster classification unit, and an improvement suggestion unit, all of which are included in the analysis device 100. The status evaluation unit calculates a status evaluation value indicating a predetermined status of the member based on the above-described response. The productivity evaluation unit calculates a productivity evaluation value indicating the member's productivity in the organization based on a part or all of the status evaluation value calculated by the status evaluation unit. The cluster classification unit determines to which of two or more pre-defined clusters the member belongs, based on a part or all of the status evaluation value, the productivity evaluation value, and predetermined attributes of the member. The improvement suggestion unit suggests an improvement plan for the member based on the determined cluster.

[0044] The management system 1 may employ the technology used in a service (Performance Trail) provided by the applicant of the present application as the status calculation device 55. Performance Trail is a system that visualizes the performance of individuals and organizations, identifies issues and their causes, and presents clear improvement measures that can be used from a field perspective, and can embody a function in the status calculation device 55 that presents questions to members of an organization (for example, employees) and analyzes the predetermined status of the members who will be furniture users based on the members' answers to the questions.

[0045] (Server 60) Next, the server 60 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 60.

[0046] The server 60 realizes a communication function by the communication IF. The server 60 communicates with the communication terminal 30 etc. via the network line 100. The server 60 receives information transmitted from the communication terminal 30 etc. and inputs it to the control unit 61. The server 60 can also transmit information output from the control unit 61 to the communication terminal 30 etc. As a result, by communicating with the communication terminal 30 etc., the server 60 can generate display information corresponding to the search conditions received from the user based on the search conditions.

[0047] The server 60 including the control unit 61 and the storage unit 62 will be described below.

[0048] The control unit 61 includes an information acquisition unit 611, a search condition acquisition unit 612, a display information generation unit 613, and a display control unit 614. The control unit 61 may include a position identification unit 615 and / or a state calculation unit 616.

[0049] The storage unit 62 includes an application program 621 and identification information / related information 622. The storage unit 62 may also include a beacon information table 623, state calculation related data 624, and / or layout data 625. Here, the application program 621 is a program for causing the control unit 61 of the server 60 to function as each functional unit. The application program 621 includes applications such as a web browser application. The identification information / related information 622 and the like will be described later together with the description of the configuration of each part of the control unit 61.

[0050] The information acquisition unit 611 acquires the identification information read by the reading device 20 from the communication terminal 30 via the network line 100. The information acquisition unit 611 can also acquire, via the communication terminal 30, related information relating to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each piece of identification information, and store the related information in the identification information / related information 622.

[0051] An example of the related information will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display image (display information) displayed on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30. As shown in Fig. 5, the display image G includes, for example, a furniture list G1 that displays a list of related information of the chairs 10 with electronic tags, and / or furniture data G2 that displays individual information of the chairs 10 with electronic tags.

[0052] The furniture list G1 includes related information for each electronically tagged chair 10. In the example of Fig. 5, the furniture list G1 includes related information such as the type of furniture, product name, delivery date, update date of related information, serial number (manufacturing number), area (installation location), etc. The furniture list G1 may also include various types of information as related information, such as the manufacturer, product number, warranty period, lot number, production date, start date of use, name of the orderer, name of the department to which the orderer belongs, final packaging location, or final packaging date. In this way, the furniture list G1 displaying related information for a plurality of electronically tagged chairs 10 may be displayed on the display unit 31, and the user can easily visually check the related information for a plurality of electronically tagged chairs 10.

[0053] The furniture data G2 displays detailed information about each of the chairs 10 with electronic tags displayed in the furniture list G1. In the example of FIG. 5, the furniture data G2 includes, in addition to related information, history information such as the repair history of the chairs 10 with electronic tags. The furniture data G2 may also include maintenance information (alarm information) regarding the maintenance or replacement timing of the chairs 10 with electronic tags. This allows activities such as maintenance or replacement of the chairs 10 with electronic tags to be carried out at an appropriate timing for each of the multiple chairs 10 with electronic tags. The furniture data G2 may be displayed on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30, for example, when the user selects (for example, by touching the screen) one of the multiple chairs 10 with electronic tags displayed in the furniture list G1.

[0054] The display information may further include proposal activity information such as the date of past proposal activities, the number of proposals, and the timing of the next proposal. This allows proposal activities to be carried out at more optimal timing. Note that this additional information such as history information, maintenance information, and proposal activity information may be stored in the identification information / related information 622 together with related information as part of the furniture information.

[0055] The related information items displayed in the furniture list G1 are not particularly limited and can be changed as appropriate depending on the type of furniture to be managed, the purpose of management, etc. The type and display format of the information displayed in the display image G can also be changed as appropriate.

[0056] Furthermore, the information acquisition unit 611 may acquire beacon transmitting device identification information from the positioning device 50 (user terminal of the user using the furniture) via the network line 100. The information acquisition unit 611 may acquire information that can be used to analyze the current state of the organization and / or members (employees, etc.) from the status calculation device 55 via the network line 100.

[0057] The search condition acquisition unit 612 acquires search conditions related to multiple pieces of furniture received from a user. For example, suppose that the management system 1 receives a search condition, "Please tell me the average age of the chairs placed in this area," input into a user's terminal. The search condition acquisition unit 612 acquires the search conditions via the network line 100. The search condition acquisition unit 612 may acquire the search conditions via the information acquisition unit 611, or may acquire the search conditions from the user's terminal without going through the information acquisition unit 611.

[0058] The display information generating unit 613 generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on the associated information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and the search conditions acquired by the search condition acquiring unit 612.

[0059] More specifically, the display information generation unit 613 acquires related information about multiple pieces of furniture from the identification information / related information 622. Furthermore, the display information generation unit 613 acquires search conditions received from the user from the search condition acquisition unit 612. Then, the display information generation unit 613 generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on the acquired related information and search conditions.

[0060] For example, suppose that the management system 1 receives a search condition, "Please tell me the average age of the chairs placed in this area," input to the user's terminal. In response to this, the display information generation unit 613 generates display information showing the answer, "It's 5 years."

[0061] The display control unit 614 causes the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30 to display information corresponding to the search conditions received from the user.

[0062] For example, when the display information generating unit 613 generates display information indicating the answer "5 years," the display control unit 614 displays the information indicating the answer "5 years" on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30. This allows the management system 1 to present the answer to the received search criteria to the user.

[0063] The position specifying unit 615 refers to the beacon information table 623 based on the beacon transmitting device identification information acquired via the network line 100, and specifies the placement position of the beacon transmitting device and the position information of the furniture user.

[0064] The state calculation unit 616 may be included in the management system 1 as an alternative to the state calculation device 55, and acquires information required for analyzing the current state of the organization and / or employees.

[0065] The beacon information table 623 is a table in which beacon transmitting device identification information and arrangement position information of the beacon transmitting device are associated in advance. The beacon information table 623 may be stored in a database external to the server 60.

[0066] As described above, the status calculation related data 624 is information required for analyzing the current status of an organization and / or employees. The status calculation unit 616 (or the status calculation device 55) presents questions to members (e.g., employees) of the organization, and analyzes the predetermined status of the members who will become furniture users based on the members' answers to the questions. The status calculation related data 624 may include the members' answers to the questions, etc.

[0067] The layout data 625 stores layout data of an area in which multiple pieces of furniture are arranged. An example of this will be explained with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing an office (space) 9 in which multiple chairs 10 with electronic tags are installed.

[0068] 6, for example, an office (space) 9 includes an entrance 91, a refreshment space 92, a workspace 93, and a meeting room 94. A plurality of chairs 10 (not shown) with electronic tags and a plurality of reading devices 20 (not shown) are installed in the refreshment space 92, workspace 93, and meeting room 94. A plurality of reading devices 20 may be installed on the ceiling, floor, wall, desk, or the like of the office 9. The layout data 625 stores layout data corresponding to the layout shown in FIG.

[0069] The layout data may include information regarding the arrangement of furniture in the office (space) 9. The layout data may include all data regarding the layout of each of a company's bases in Japan and around the world. The layout data can be updated at any time. While FIG. 6 shows "north, south, east, and west," this indication may or may not be included in the layout data.

[0070] (Display processing) FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process flow in which display information is displayed on the display unit 31 by the management system 1 according to the present disclosure.

[0071] First, in S10, the electronic tag 4 and the reader 20 recognize the identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture (furniture recognition step).

[0072] Next, in S12, the user inputs search conditions related to a plurality of pieces of furniture from the communication terminal 30 (search condition input step).

[0073] Then, in S14, the search condition acquisition unit 612 acquires search conditions related to a plurality of pieces of furniture received from the user.

[0074] Next, in S16, the display information generating unit 613 generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on the associated information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and the search conditions. An example of the display information will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 etc.

[0075] Finally, in S18, the display control unit 614 causes the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30 to display display information corresponding to the search conditions received from the user.

[0076] (Example of application of management system) Next, examples of display information corresponding to search conditions received from the user that are displayed on the display unit 31 by the display control unit 614 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. FIG.

[0077] (Application example 1) FIG. 8 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from the user being displayed on the display unit 31 by the display control unit 614.

[0078] Reference numeral 801 in FIG. 8 displays "Tell me the purchase date and manufacturer of this chair!" This display corresponds to a search condition (hereinafter referred to as "search condition 1") received from a user of the management system 1. Although not shown in FIG. 8, it is assumed that display information "Purchase date is February 1, 2015, manufacturer is Company X" is displayed on the display unit 31 in response to search condition 1. This display information is the result of the display information generation unit 613 generating display information corresponding to search condition 1 based on the associated information related to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and search condition 1, and the display control unit 614 displaying the display information on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30. A more specific description will be given below.

[0079] An example of related information has been shown with reference to Fig. 5, and when the identification information / related information 622 includes information related to the "purchase date of the chair" and the "chair manufacturer," the display information generation unit 613 can generate display information corresponding to search condition 1 indicated by reference numeral 801. As a result, in the example indicated by reference numeral 801, the display control unit 614 can display, for search condition 1, the display information "Purchase date is February 1, 2015, manufacturer is Company X" on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30.

[0080] Next, reference numeral 802 displays "Select 10 chairs from all locations that were purchased within the last 5 years and have low usage rates!" This display corresponds to the search criteria (hereinafter referred to as "search criteria 2") received from the user of the management system 1. The level of usage rate can be calculated as follows.

[0081] Specifically, the management system 1 includes a position identification unit 615 that identifies the positions of furniture users who use multiple pieces of furniture. The management system 1 can acquire information on the usage time and frequency of each chair at all locations by the furniture users from the position information indicating the positions of the furniture users identified by the position identification unit 615. This allows the display information generation unit 613 to acquire information on the level of usage of each chair at all locations from the information on the usage time and frequency of each chair at all locations by the furniture users.

[0082] As described above, the display information generating unit 613 can generate display information corresponding to search condition 2 based on the related information related to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each identification information, search condition 2, and location information indicating the location of the furniture user identified by the location identifying unit 615. As the display information, the following display information can be displayed on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30: "The chairs that were purchased within the last five years and have the lowest usage rates are chair 5 at site A, chair 2 at site D, etc."

[0083] In this way, the management system 1 allows the office (furniture) manager to recognize the location and usage history of each piece of furniture in real time. The management system 1 can provide an opportunity for the office (furniture) manager to consider updating furniture that is used less frequently, making it easier to manage multiple pieces of furniture.

[0084] Next, reference numeral 803 displays "Is the number of meeting chairs high or low compared to the general public?" This display corresponds to a search condition (hereinafter referred to as "search condition 3") received from a user of the management system 1. It is assumed that display information "There are many" is displayed on the display unit 31 in response to search condition 3. This display information is the result of the display information generation unit 613 generating display information corresponding to search condition 3 based on the related information related to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and search condition 3, and the display control unit 614 displaying the display information on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30. A more specific description will be given below.

[0085] An example of related information has been shown with reference to Fig. 5, and since the identification information / related information 622 includes information on the "type of chair" and the "industry standard for the number of meeting chairs," the display information generation unit 613 can generate display information for search condition 3 indicated by reference numeral 803. As a result, in the example indicated by reference numeral 803, the display control unit 614 can display display information such as "There are a lot" for search condition 3 on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30.

[0086] 8 schematically illustrates three other search conditions and responses (display information) to those search conditions in addition to reference numerals 801, 802, and 803. The display information generation unit 613 can generate display information corresponding to each search condition using the method described with reference to reference numerals 801, etc.

[0087] (Application example 2) FIG. 9 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from the user being displayed on the display unit 31 by the display control unit 614.

[0088] Figure 9 shows an enlarged view of the layout of the office (space) 9 shown in Figure 6 and information about a specific chair (hereinafter referred to as "Chair N") among the multiple chairs arranged in the workspace 93.

[0089] This is a result of "Chair N" being entered into a search field (not shown) provided on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30, and information about chair N being superimposed on the office layout (area map). Alternatively, information about chair N being displayed on the office layout (area map) is a result of chair N being pressed (or selected) included in the area map displayed on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30. In this case, the input operation of entering "Chair N" and / or the operation of pressing (or selecting) chair N displayed on the area map can also be considered as a search condition (hereinafter referred to as "search condition 4") received from the user.

[0090] 9 shows the result of the display information generation unit 613 generating display information corresponding to search condition 4 based on the associated information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked by identification information and search condition 4, and the display control unit 614 displaying the display information on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30. In this way, the display control unit 614 may superimpose the display information on an area map of the area in which the plurality of pieces of furniture are arranged and display it on the display unit 31.

[0091] (Application example 3) FIG. 10 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from the user being displayed on the display unit 31 by the display control unit 614.

[0092] Figure 10 shows the layout (area map) of office (space) 9 shown in Figure 6, and below the area map, pie charts related to the categories of "color," "material," "grade," and "age" for office 9 and the industry average.

[0093] This is because the items "by color," "by material," "by grade," and "by age" for each of office 9 and the industry average have been selected in a search field (not shown) provided on display unit 31 of communication terminal 30, and the corresponding pie charts are displayed. At this time, the operation of selecting (instructing) "by color," "by material," "by grade," and "by age" for each of office 9 and the industry average can be considered to be search conditions (hereinafter referred to as "search conditions 5") received from the user.

[0094] The display information shown in Figure 10 shows the result of the display information generation unit 613 generating display information corresponding to search condition 5 based on the related information related to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and search condition 5, and the display control unit 614 displaying the display information on the display unit 31 of the user's communication terminal 30.

[0095] 10 does not show legends for the items included in each pie graph, but the display information generating unit 613 may include legends, etc. related to the pie graphs in the display information. Also, in FIG. 10, the display information generating unit 613 includes pie graphs in the display information, but bar graphs or text information may also be used.

[0096] (Application example 4) FIG. 11 shows an example of display information corresponding to search conditions received from the user being displayed on the display unit 31 by the display control unit 614.

[0097] 11 shows the layout (area map) of the office (space) 9 shown in FIG. 6, and a point indicating that a person is sitting in one of the chairs arranged in the workspace 93. Furthermore, in FIG. 11, a leader line is drawn from the point, and a bar graph is displayed.

[0098] This is a result of entering "D," the name of one of the members of the office (space) 9, in a search field (not shown) on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30, and the current seating position of member D is displayed as a point on the office layout (area map). Also displayed is a bar graph with the names of members A to E, including member D, on the horizontal axis and the performance of members A to E on the vertical axis. At this time, the operation of selecting (instructing) "member D" and "performance" can also be considered as a search condition (hereinafter referred to as "search condition 6") received from the user. The performance of members A to E can be calculated as follows:

[0099] The management system 1 includes a status calculation unit 616 that presents questions to members (e.g., employees) of an organization and analyzes a predetermined status of the member who will be a furniture user based on the member's answers to the questions. As described above, the predetermined status includes, for example, the performance (achievement), social condition, mental condition, work engagement, stress, physical condition, locomotive syndrome, metabolic syndrome, or handicap of the members (e.g., employees) of the organization. The status calculation unit 616 extracts "performance (achievement)" from these items, and the display information generation unit 613 displays the graph shown in FIG. 11 as display information on the display unit 31. The status calculation unit 616 can include evaluations of one or more members in the display information instead of "performance (achievement)" or for multiple items.

[0100] As described above, the display information generation unit 613 can generate display information corresponding to the search condition 6 based on the related information related to each of the multiple pieces of furniture linked to each identification information, the search condition 6, and information on the performance of the members A to E identified by the status calculation unit 616. As the display information, the display information generation unit 613 generates the display information shown in FIG.

[0101] 11, when member D is specified as a search condition, members A to E are extracted. This may be, for example, set so that the performance of all members of the team to which member D belongs is graphed, or may be the result of the user selecting members A to D.

[0102] The management system 1 includes a status calculation unit 616 that analyzes a predetermined status of the member who will be using the furniture. As a result, the management system 1 can present display information to the user in various ways, such as displaying display information that links the location information of the furniture with the performance, etc., of the member who will be using the furniture on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30 in real time.

[0103] In this way, management system 1 can link member location information and performance data (achievement information) in addition to furniture usage status, and can provide office (furniture) managers with information such as which furniture high performers are using and in which locations.

[0104] (Effects of Management System 1) The above describes the configuration and operation of the management system 1. Next, various effects obtained by the management system 1 will be described.

[0105] Traditionally, office furniture managers have faced challenges such as: "It's unclear which furniture is in which office. It's unclear when and where this furniture was purchased. It's unclear how it's being used or what its history is. It's time-consuming to come up with a furniture repurposing plan, which increases the workload."

[0106] To solve this problem, it is necessary to shift from analog to digital furniture management, which will enable digital furniture asset management and enable continuous updates to the office.

[0107] In this regard, the management system 1 according to the present disclosure connects each piece of office furniture to the Internet via an electronic tag, allowing the office manager to know the location and usage history of each piece of furniture in real time. Specifically, the management system 1 links the "(individual) identification information" and "location information" of each piece of furniture in the office, as well as various data stored in the beacon information table 623, status calculation-related data 624, and / or layout data 625, to achieve more advanced furniture asset management. As an example, the management system 1 provides the furniture manager with furniture purchase data, usage history data, product specification data, office layout data, and / or space usage data. This allows the furniture manager to easily understand the age of the furniture, how often the furniture is used in the area, and so on, and continuously track this data.

[0108] In recent years, there has also been a demand for improved labor productivity. In this regard, the management system 1 can link not only furniture usage status but also employee location information and performance data (achievement information). As a result, the management system 1 can show which furniture high performers are using in which locations. This allows office designers and / or planners to use this data to design offices that further increase labor productivity. Furthermore, even after the office is designed, the office designers and / or planners can regularly check the data on furniture usage within the office and design more productive offices and furniture layouts that achieve this. In this way, the management system 1 can also be used for comprehensive office design consulting, including improving organizational and individual performance.

[0109] In addition, by linking members / groups whose performance or engagement has improved with the furniture used by those members / groups, the management system 1 can also obtain information on identifying furniture that increases productivity and the layout of that furniture.

[0110] Furthermore, the management system 1 can include the usage time and / or frequency of the furniture in the display information on the display unit 31 of the communication terminal 30. For example, the display information can be displayed in a dark color for furniture that is used frequently and in a light color for furniture that is used less frequently. Furthermore, when furniture displayed on the display unit 31 is clicked, the management system 1 can display detailed information about that furniture on the display unit 31. Furthermore, when display information that is displayed as a pop-up on the display unit 31 is pressed, the management system 1 can also display further detailed information (purchase history, location, etc.).

[0111] Furthermore, the management system 1 can not only target individual furniture pieces, but also provide display information about all the furniture arranged in an office. For example, the management system 1 can link related information about the furniture and include details about the chair's material, color, type, grade, and period of use (average value, etc.) in the display information. By checking this display information, the furniture manager can, for example, extract and visualize frequently used chairs (whether they have armrests, etc.).

[0112] The search condition acquisition unit 612 may acquire a prompt including search conditions and input answer-required information required to answer the prompt to the artificial intelligence, as shown in Fig. 8. The display control unit 614 may generate display information based on the answer-required information output from the artificial intelligence.

[0113] Artificial intelligence is AI (Artificial Intelligence) equipped with language models such as Transformers including GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer, including GPT-1, GPT-2, and GPT-3), BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers), and BART (Bidirectional and Auto-regressive Transformer), and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and includes generative AI.

[0114] (Software implementation example) The functions of the server (hereinafter referred to as the "device") provided in the management system of the present disclosure can be realized by a program that causes a computer to function as the device, and a program that causes a computer to function as each control block of the device (particularly each part included in the control unit).

[0115] In this case, the device includes a computer having at least one control device (e.g., a processor) and at least one storage device (e.g., a memory) as hardware for executing the program. The control device and storage device execute the program to realize each function described in each of the above embodiments.

[0116] The program may be non-transitory and may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media. The recording media may or may not be included in the device. In the latter case, the program may be supplied to the device via any wired or wireless transmission medium.

[0117] In addition, some or all of the functions of each control block can be realized by a logic circuit. For example, an integrated circuit in which a logic circuit that functions as each control block is formed is also included in the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the functions of each control block can be realized by, for example, a quantum computer.

[0118] (summary) The management system according to aspect 1 of the present disclosure is a management system for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, and includes a furniture recognition unit that recognizes identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition unit that acquires search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation unit that generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions.

[0119] As described above, the management system according to the first aspect of the present disclosure can easily manage a plurality of pieces of furniture.

[0120] The management system according to aspect 2 of the present disclosure is, in aspect 1, provided with a position identification unit that identifies the position of a furniture user who uses the plurality of pieces of furniture, and the display information generation unit further generates the display information based on position information indicating the position of the furniture user identified by the position identification unit.

[0121] In the management system of aspect 3 of the present disclosure, in aspect 2, the display information generation unit includes at least one of the usage time and frequency of use by the furniture user in the display information for at least one of the plurality of furniture pieces.

[0122] The management system according to aspect 4 of the present disclosure, in aspect 2 or 3, includes a condition calculation unit that calculates a condition evaluation value indicating a predetermined condition of the furniture user, and the display information generation unit further generates the display information based on the condition evaluation value of the furniture user calculated by the condition calculation unit.

[0123] A management system according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is in the fourth aspect, wherein the condition evaluation value includes performance information relating to the degree of performance of the furniture user.

[0124] The management system according to aspect 6 of the present disclosure, in any of aspects 1 to 5, includes a display control unit that causes the display information to be displayed on a display unit, and the display control unit causes the display information to be superimposed on an area map of the area in which the plurality of pieces of furniture are arranged and displayed on the display unit.

[0125] The management system according to aspect 7 of the present disclosure is any one of aspects 1 to 6, wherein the furniture recognition unit is configured to include an RFID tag provided on each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, the RFID tag storing the identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, and a reading device that reads the RFID tag.

[0126] A management method according to aspect 8 of the present disclosure is a management method for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, and includes a furniture recognition step for recognizing identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition step for acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation step for generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions.

[0127] According to the above configuration, the management method according to the eighth aspect of the present disclosure achieves the same effects as the management system according to the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0128] The management program according to aspect 9 of the present disclosure is a management program for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, and is a program to be executed by a computer having a processor and a memory unit, wherein the processor executes a furniture recognition step for recognizing identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, a search condition acquisition step for acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user, and a display information generation step for generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions.

[0129] According to the above configuration, the management program according to aspect 9 of the present disclosure achieves the same effects as the management system according to aspect 1 of the present disclosure.

[0130] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0131] 1 Management System 4. Electronic tags 4,20 Furniture recognition part 20 Reading device 21 Reading unit 30 Communication terminal 31 Display section 50 Locating device 55 State calculation device 60 servers 61 Control Unit 62 Storage section 100 network lines 611 Information Acquisition Department 612 Search condition acquisition unit 613 Display information generation section 614 Display control unit 615 Location identification part 616 State Calculation Unit 621 Application Program 622 Identification / Related Information 623 Beacon Information Table 624 State calculation related data 625 Layout Data

Claims

1. A management system for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, a furniture recognition unit that recognizes identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture; a search condition acquisition unit that acquires search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user; A management system comprising: related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each identification information; and a display information generation unit that generates display information corresponding to the search conditions based on the search conditions.

2. a position identification unit that identifies the position of a furniture user who uses the plurality of pieces of furniture; The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the display information generating unit further generates the display information based on position information indicating the position of the furniture user identified by the position identifying unit.

3. The management system according to claim 2 , wherein the display information generating unit includes, for at least one of the plurality of pieces of furniture, at least one of a usage time and a usage frequency by the furniture user in the display information.

4. a state calculation unit that calculates a state evaluation value that indicates a predetermined state of the furniture user, The management system according to claim 2 , wherein the display information generating unit further generates the display information based on the condition evaluation value of the furniture user calculated by the condition calculating unit.

5. The management system according to claim 4 , wherein the condition rating value includes performance information relating to the degree of performance of the furniture user.

6. a display control unit that displays the display information on a display unit; The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the display information superimposed on an area map of an area in which the plurality of pieces of furniture are arranged.

7. 3. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the furniture recognition unit is configured to include an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) provided on each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, the RFID storing the identification information unique to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture, and a reading device that reads the RFID.

8. A management method for managing a plurality of pieces of furniture, comprising: a furniture recognition step of recognizing unique identification information of each of the plurality of pieces of furniture; a search condition acquisition step of acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user; A management method including a display information generation step of generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each identification information and the search conditions.

9. A management program to be executed by a computer having a processor and a storage unit, the processor: a furniture recognition step of recognizing unique identification information of each of the plurality of pieces of furniture; a search condition acquisition step of acquiring search conditions related to the plurality of pieces of furniture received from a user; a display information generation step for generating display information corresponding to the search conditions based on related information related to each of the plurality of pieces of furniture linked to each of the identification information and the search conditions;

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