Space Proposal System

Abstract

To provide a space proposal system configured to make a proposal for a real space which is suitable for a work content in addition to the taste of a user.SOLUTION: A space proposal system 100 includes: a quantitative data acquisition unit (communication unit 110) which acquires quantitative data of multiple real spaces (facilities); a space evaluation unit 121 which generates space evaluation information of the real spaces from the quantitative data; a user information acquisition unit (communication unit 110) which acquires user information including attribute information and taste information of a user; a reservation acquisition unit (communication unit 110) which acquires work type information indicating a type of work desired by the user and reservation information on the work; and a determination unit 122 which performs matching between the real spaces and the user, using the space evaluation information, the user information, the work type information, and the reservation information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a space proposal system.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a comfortable environment selection support device that searches for a point within a target space that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions and notifies the searched point as a point that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In recent years, there has been a demand for proposals of physical spaces suitable not only for the user's preferences but also for the work performed by the user.

[0005] For this reason, an object of the present invention is to provide a space proposal system capable of proposing a physical space suitable not only for the user's preferences but also for the work content.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A space proposal system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a quantitative data acquisition unit that acquires quantitative data of a plurality of physical spaces, a space evaluation unit that generates space evaluation information of each of the physical spaces from the quantitative data, a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including the user's attribute information and the user's preference information, a reservation acquisition unit that acquires work type information indicating the type of work desired by the user and reservation information related to the work, and a determination unit that matches the physical space and the user using the space evaluation information, the user information, the work type information, and the reservation information. [Advantages of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a space proposal system that can propose a physical space suitable for the work content in addition to the user's preferences. [Brief Description of the Drawings]

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[0009] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of the components, steps, order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the components in the following embodiments, the components not described in the independent claims are described as optional components.

[0010] Note that each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily drawn precisely. Also, in each figure, the same reference numerals are given to substantially the same configurations, and duplicate explanations may be omitted or simplified.

[0011] (Embodiment) [Configuration] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a space proposal system 100 according to an embodiment. The space proposal system 100 is a system that extracts a physical space suitable for a user's needs from a plurality of physical spaces and proposes it to the user. Here, the physical space is a real facility where a user can perform work, not a virtual space. Specifically, when a user performs remote work outside the workplace, facilities where such remote work is possible (for example, dedicated remote work facilities, hotels, karaoke shops, Internet cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.) correspond to the physical space.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the space proposal system 100 is a server device that is communicably connected via the Internet to each of a plurality of facility terminal devices 200 installed in each of a plurality of facilities and a plurality of user terminal devices 300 operated by users. In FIG. 1, only one facility terminal device 200 and one user terminal device 300 are illustrated, but in reality, a plurality of facility terminal devices 200 and a plurality of user terminal devices 300 are communicably connected to the space proposal system 100.

[0013] First, the facility terminal device 200 will be described. The facility terminal device 200 is a terminal device having a communication function, such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. The facility terminal device 200 is connected to a plurality of sensor devices for measuring quantitative data in the facility and acquires the quantitative data measured by each sensor device.

[0014] The plurality of sensor devices include a temperature and humidity sensor 201, an illuminance sensor 202, a sound pressure sensor 203, and a carbon dioxide sensor 205. The temperature and humidity sensor 201 is a sensor that measures the temperature and humidity in the facility. The illuminance sensor 202 is a sensor that measures the illuminance in the facility. The sound pressure sensor 203 is a sensor that measures the sound pressure in the facility. The carbon dioxide sensor 205 is a sensor that detects the carbon dioxide concentration in the facility.

[0015] The facility terminal device 200 has a seat information storage unit 204 that stores the seat information of each seat provided in the facility. The seat information is an example of quantitative data in the facility, and includes the height, width, seat surface hardness, distance between adjacent chairs, desk size, desk height, etc. of the chair. The seat information storage unit 204 also stores the usage status information of each seat. This usage status information of each seat is also an example of quantitative data. The usage status information is information indicating whether each seat is in use or vacant. The usage status information is input from the operation unit 210 of the facility terminal device 200.

[0016] The facility terminal device 200 has a communication unit 220 composed of a communication module. The facility terminal device 200 transmits the quantitative data (temperature, humidity, illuminance, sound pressure, carbon dioxide concentration in the facility) acquired by each sensor device (temperature and humidity sensor 201, illuminance sensor 202, sound pressure sensor 203, and carbon dioxide sensor 205) and the quantitative data (seat information and usage status information of each seat) stored in the seat information storage unit 204 from the communication unit 220 to the space proposal system 100.

[0017] Next, the user terminal device 300 will be described. The user terminal device 300 is a terminal device having a communication function, such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. In the user terminal device 300, when the user creates an account via a website or a dedicated application, etc., user information is registered by answering a questionnaire. The user information includes the user's attribute information and preference information.

[0018] The user's attribute information is information indicating the attributes of the user individual, and includes, for example, at least one of the user's age, gender, and address. The user's preference information is information indicating the user's preference (desire) for the facility (physical space). For example, the preference information includes the temperature and humidity of the facility, the illuminance of the facility, the degree of noise, the preference for chairs, etc.

[0019] Also, when the user reserves a facility, on the user terminal device 300, work type information and reservation information are input via a website or a dedicated application or the like. The work type information is information indicating the content of the work desired by the user, and includes, for example, web conferences, document creation, and the like. The reservation information is information for reserving a facility for performing the work, and includes, for example, work time information for performing the work, the user's location information, and the like.

[0020] Next, the space proposal system 100 will be described. The space proposal system 100 is a server device having a communication function such as a PC, for example. The space proposal system 100 has a communication unit 110 and a control unit 120.

[0021] The communication unit 110 is composed of a communication module and is communicably connected to the facility terminal device 200 and the user terminal device 300 via the Internet. The communication unit 110 acquires the quantitative data transmitted from the facility terminal device 200. That is, the communication unit 110 is an example of a quantitative data acquisition unit. Also, the communication unit 110 acquires user information registered from the user terminal device 300 via a website or a dedicated application or the like. That is, the communication unit 110 is an example of a user information acquisition unit. Further, the communication unit 110 acquires the work type information and the reservation information input from the user terminal device 300 via a website or a dedicated application or the like. That is, the communication unit 110 is an example of a reservation acquisition unit.

[0022] The control unit 120 has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc., and the CPU expands and executes a program stored in the ROM in the RAM to execute various processes. Specifically, the control unit 120 has a space evaluation unit 121, a determination unit 122, and a reservation decision unit 123.

[0023] The space evaluation unit 121 generates space evaluation information for each facility from the acquired quantitative data. Specifically, the space evaluation unit 121 generates space evaluation information by performing an evaluation for each facility based on the quantitative data of each facility. For example, when the temperature included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a warm facility, and when it is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a cool facility. When the humidity included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with high humidity, and when the humidity is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with low humidity. When the illuminance included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a bright facility, and when the illuminance is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a dark facility. When the sound pressure included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a noisy facility, and when the sound pressure is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a quiet facility. When the carbon dioxide concentration included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with weak ventilation, and when the carbon dioxide concentration is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with appropriate ventilation. When the height of the chair included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with a higher chair, and when the height of the chair is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with a lower chair. When the width of the chair included in the quantitative data is wider than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with a wide chair, and when the width of the chair is narrower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with a narrow chair. When the seat hardness of the chair included in the quantitative data is harder than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with a harder chair, and when the seat hardness of the chair is softer than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with a softer chair. When the interval between the chairs included in the quantitative data is wider than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a spacious facility, and when the interval between the chairs is narrower than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a narrower facility. When the size of the desk included in the quantitative data is larger than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a facility with a spacious desk, and when the size of the desk is smaller than the predetermined value, it evaluates it as a facility with a narrower desk.When the height of the desk included in the quantitative data is higher than a predetermined value, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates the facility as having a high desk, and when the height of the desk is lower than the predetermined value, it evaluates the facility as having a low desk. When the usage status information included in the quantitative data indicates a facility with available seats, the space evaluation unit 121 evaluates it as a reservable facility, and when there are no available seats, it evaluates it as a non-reservable facility. The space evaluation unit 121 accumulates the evaluation results of each facility as a history for each predetermined period (time zone in a day, month, season).

[0024] Based on the accumulated evaluation results of each facility, the space evaluation unit 121 may classify each facility. For example, the space evaluation unit 121 classifies a facility that satisfies the conditions where each evaluation result tends to concentrate as a facility oriented towards concentration. Also, the space evaluation unit 121 classifies a facility that satisfies the conditions suitable for a meeting as a facility oriented towards meetings. Further, the space evaluation unit 121 classifies a facility that satisfies the conditions suitable for long-term work as a long-term work-oriented facility. Note that each condition is determined based on various experiments, simulations, empirical rules, etc. The space evaluation unit 121 generates space evaluation information including each evaluation result and classification result for each facility.

[0025] The determination unit 122 matches a plurality of facilities with the user using the space evaluation information, user information, work type information, and reservation information. Specifically, the determination unit 122 analyzes the user's attribute information and preference information included in the user information, the content of the work desired by the user included in the work type information, and the work time information and the user's location information included in the reservation information. The determination unit 122 extracts a facility having space evaluation information with a similarity of a predetermined value or more with respect to this analysis result and matches it with the user. When there are a plurality of facilities showing a similarity of a predetermined value or more, the determination unit 122 may extract the plurality of facilities. This matching result is transmitted from the communication unit 110 and output by the user terminal device 300 operated by the user. As a result, the user can recognize at least one facility similar to their own usage and preference, and can decide whether to make a reservation from among those facilities. Note that machine learning may be used for the matching process performed by the determination unit 122.

[0026] When the facility reserved by the user terminal device 300 is acquired by the communication unit 110 via a website or a dedicated application or the like, the reservation determination unit 123 causes the communication unit 110 to transmit reservation information to the facility terminal device 200 of the facility. As a result, the reservation of the user is made by the facility terminal device 200 of the facility suitable for the user's preference and work content.

[0027] Hereinafter, the matching method executed by the space proposal system 100 will be specifically described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the matching method according to the embodiment. During the execution of the matching method, the space evaluation unit 121 sequentially acquires the quantitative data of each facility, and generates space evaluation information by evaluating each facility based on the acquired quantitative data of each facility.

[0028] First, in step S1, the communication unit 110 of the space proposal system 100 acquires work type information and reservation information from the user terminal device 300 via a website or a dedicated application or the like.

[0029] In step S2, the determination unit 122 of the space proposal system 100 matches a plurality of facilities with the user using the work type information and the reservation information (first matching process). Specifically, the determination unit 122 analyzes the user's attribute information and preference information included in the user information, the content of the work desired by the user included in the work type information, and the work time information and the user's position information included in the reservation information. The determination unit 122 extracts at least one facility having space evaluation information with a similarity equal to or higher than a predetermined value from the analysis result. The at least one extracted facility is the facility that matches the user.

[0030] In step S3, the determination unit 122 determines whether there is a reservable facility in at least one facility extracted in step S2. If there is no reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S4. If there is a reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S11.

[0031] In step S4, the determination unit 122 excludes user information from the matching in step S2 and matches a plurality of facilities with the user (second matching process). Specifically, the determination unit 122 analyzes the content of the work desired by the user included in the work type information, the work time information included in the reservation information, and the position information of the user. The determination unit 122 extracts at least one facility having space evaluation information with a similarity equal to or higher than a predetermined value with respect to this analysis result.

[0032] In step S5, the determination unit 122 determines whether there is a reservable facility in at least one facility extracted in step S4. If there is no reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S6. If there is a reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S11.

[0033] In step S6, the determination unit 122 excludes the work time information from the matching in step S4 and matches a plurality of facilities with the user (third matching process). Specifically, the determination unit 122 analyzes the content of the work desired by the user included in the work type information and the position information of the user included in the reservation information. The determination unit 122 extracts at least one facility having space evaluation information with a similarity equal to or higher than a predetermined value with respect to this analysis result.

[0034] In step S7, the determination unit 122 determines whether there is a reservable facility in at least one facility extracted in step S6. If there is no reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S8. If there is a reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S11.

[0035] In step S8, the determination unit 122 excludes the position information of the user from the matching in step S6 and matches a plurality of facilities with the user (fourth matching process). Specifically, the determination unit 122 analyzes the content of the work desired by the user included in the work type information. The determination unit 122 extracts at least one facility having space evaluation information with a similarity equal to or higher than a predetermined value with respect to this analysis result.

[0036] In step S9, the determination unit 122 determines whether there is a reservable facility in at least one facility extracted in step S8. If there is no reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S10. If there is a reservable facility, the process proceeds to step S11.

[0037] In step S10, the communication unit 110 transmits to the user terminal device 300 that no facility has been matched. As a result, the user terminal device 300 is notified that no matching has been possible.

[0038] In step S11, the communication unit 110 transmits at least one facility that is a reservable facility to the user terminal device 300. As a result, the user terminal device 300 is notified of at least one facility that has been matched with the user. At this time, the communication unit 110 may also transmit including the conditions at the time of matching. In this case, the user can consider the facility to be reserved while recognizing which conditions the notified facility meets. The user selects the facility he or she desires from at least one facility by operating the user terminal device 300. As a result, reservation request information for the facility is transmitted from the user terminal device 300 to the space proposal system 100.

[0039] In step S12, the communication unit 110 acquires the reservation request information transmitted from the user terminal device 300.

[0040] In step S13, the reservation determination unit 123 causes the communication unit 110 to transmit reservation information to the facility terminal device 200 of the facility that is the target of the reservation request. As a result, at the facility terminal device 200 of the facility suitable for the user's preferences and work content, a reservation is made for a time zone corresponding to the work time information of the user. Along with this, the facility terminal device 200 transmits reservation confirmation information from the communication unit 220 to the user terminal device 300. As a result, the user terminal device 300 is notified of the reserved facility and its reservation information.

[0041] [Effects, etc.] As described above, the space proposal system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a quantitative data acquisition unit (communication unit 110) that acquires quantitative data of a plurality of actual spaces (facilities), a space evaluation unit 121 that generates space evaluation information of each actual space from the quantitative data, a user information acquisition unit (communication unit 110) that acquires user information including the user's attribute information and preference information, a reservation acquisition unit (communication unit 110) that acquires work type information indicating the type of work desired by the user and reservation information regarding the work, and a determination unit 122 that matches the actual space and the user using the space evaluation information, the user information, the work type information, and the reservation information.

[0042] According to this, since the determination unit 122 matches the actual space and the user using the space evaluation information, the user information, the work type information, and the reservation information, it is possible to propose an actual space (facility) suitable for the work content in addition to the user's preference.

[0043] Further, the quantitative data includes at least one of the temperature, humidity, illuminance, sound pressure, carbon dioxide concentration, chair height, chair width, seat surface hardness, seat interval, desk width, and desk height of the actual space, and the space evaluation unit 121 classifies the plurality of actual spaces so as to be associated with the content of work suitable for each of the plurality of actual spaces based on the quantitative data of the plurality of actual spaces.

[0044] According to this, since the quantitative data includes at least one of the temperature, humidity, illuminance, sound pressure, carbon dioxide concentration, chair height, chair width, seat surface hardness, seat interval, desk width, and desk height of the actual space, each actual space can be classified from these information so as to be suitable for the content of the work.

[0045] Further, the attribute information includes at least one of the user's age, gender, and address, and the preference information includes information on the user's preference regarding the actual space.

[0046] According to this, it is possible to match the actual space with the user in consideration of at least one of the user's age, gender, and address and the preference information regarding the user's actual space. In this way, matching that reflects both the user's public information (attribute information) and private information (preference information) can be performed, so that a more appropriate actual space for the user will be matched.

[0047] In addition, the work type information includes the content of the work, and the reservation information includes the work time information for performing the work and the user's location information.

[0048] According to this, since the content of the work, the work time information, and the user's location information are used for the matching, a more appropriate actual space for the user will be matched by these information.

[0049] (Others) Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. In the following description, the same parts as those in the above embodiments may be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof may be omitted.

[0050] For example, the space proposal system 100 may further include a feedback information acquisition unit that acquires feedback information regarding a facility from a user who uses the actual space (facility), and the space evaluation unit 121 may update the preference information based on the feedback information. Specifically, the user who uses the facility operates his / her own user terminal device 300 and transmits an evaluation of the facility as feedback information to the space proposal system 100. The communication unit 110 of the space proposal system 100 receives this feedback information. That is, the communication unit 110 is an example of the feedback information acquisition unit. In the space proposal system 100, the space evaluation unit 121 updates the preference information of the user based on the feedback information. As a result, the evaluation of the actually used facility is reflected in the user's preference information, so that it is possible to perform more appropriate matching for the user hereafter.

[0051] In the above-described embodiment, each component may also be implemented by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be implemented by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

[0052] Moreover, each component may be implemented by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits respectively. Also, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

[0053] Furthermore, the general or specific aspects of the present invention may be implemented by a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a recording medium such as a computer-readable CD-ROM. Also, it may be implemented by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium. For example, the present invention may be implemented as a control method executed by a computer that controls a space proposal system, or may be implemented as a program for causing such a control method to be executed by a computer. Also, the present invention may be implemented as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

[0054] In addition, forms obtained by applying various modifications conceivable by those skilled in the art to each embodiment, or forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention are also included in the present invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0055] 100 Space proposal system 110 Communication unit (quantitative data acquisition unit, user information acquisition unit, reservation acquisition unit, feedback information acquisition unit) 121 Space evaluation unit 122 Determination unit

Claims

1. A quantitative data acquisition unit that acquires quantitative data of a plurality of real spaces, A space evaluation unit that generates space evaluation information for each of the real spaces from the quantitative data, A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information including the user's attribute information and the user's preference information, A reservation acquisition unit that acquires work type information indicating the type of work desired by the user and reservation information related to the work, A determination unit that matches the real space and the user using the space evaluation information, the user information, the work type information, and the reservation information, A space proposal system.

2. The quantitative data includes at least one of the temperature, humidity, illuminance, sound pressure, carbon dioxide concentration, chair height, chair width, seat surface hardness, seat interval, desk width, and desk height of the real space, Based on the quantitative data of the plurality of real spaces, the space evaluation unit classifies the plurality of real spaces so as to be associated with the content of the work suitable for each of the plurality of real spaces. The space proposal system according to claim 1.

3. The attribute information includes at least one of the user's age, gender, and address, The preference information includes information on the user's preference regarding the real space. The space proposal system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The work type information includes the content of the work, The reservation information includes work time information for performing the work and the user's position information. The space proposal system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. Further comprising a feedback information acquisition unit that acquires feedback information regarding the real space from the user who has used the real space, The space evaluation unit updates the preference information based on the feedback information. The space proposal system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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