Rental Space Maintenance Automation via Spare Time Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rental space management systems require significant manpower and increased operating costs for maintenance, as they do not efficiently utilize spare time for maintenance tasks like cleaning and ventilation.
Innovation Solution
A rental space system equipped with a management server, a maintenance device, and a detection unit that automatically switches to a maintenance mode during spare time, allowing for efficient maintenance before the next user's reservation, and includes features like a security mode for guarding the space and notifying administrators of abnormalities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual maintenance management is implemented, then maintenance can be performed, but operating costs increase due to required manpower
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-service maintenance by having the maintenance device autonomously perform cleaning and ventilation tasks during detected spare time periods, eliminating the need for manual administrator intervention and reducing operating costs while maintaining reliable maintenance performance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual maintenance system with an automated system that uses detection units to monitor space usage and triggers maintenance devices automatically, substituting human labor with automated mechanical and electronic systems
2Loss of energy
If automated maintenance system is implemented, then operating costs are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management server performs multiple functions including reservation management, spare time calculation, detection unit coordination, and maintenance device control within a single system, reducing overall system complexity while achieving automated maintenance and cost reduction
3Productivity
If maintenance is performed during spare time, then productivity is improved, but risk of interference with next reservation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection unit continuously monitors the space and provides feedback to the management server about the presence of moving bodies. This feedback mechanism ensures that maintenance operations are automatically suspended if a user enters the space during spare time, preventing interference with reservations while maintaining high maintenance productivity during genuine unused periods
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AI summary
A rental space includes a management server, maintenance devices for performing maintenance of a room, and a device that is a detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of a moving body inside the room. The management server includes: a reservation manager that manages reservation information of the room; a device manager that manages the devices; a spare time obtainer that obtains spare time of the room; a state determiner that determines whether the room is in spare time and is in a non-use state with no moving body in the room; and a management mode switcher that switches a management mode from a normal mode to a maintenance mode in which the devices to perform maintenance of the room, when the room is in the non-use state.