Reservation Scheduling Assistance for Eliminating In-Between Gaps

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing reservation systems in salons and similar establishments often result in in-between time periods where new reservations are unacceptable, limiting the number of reservations that can be accepted.

Innovation Solution

A reservation assistance device that proposes changes to the requested start or end times of reservations to eliminate in-between time periods by referring to status data indicating reservation acceptability for each unit time period, using an obtaining unit to gather reservation details, and a proposal unit to suggest time changes when certain conditions are met.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If reservations are grouped and rearranged in existing systems, then the number of acceptable reservations increases, but in-between time periods occur where new reservations become unacceptable

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of acceptable reservationsVSAvoidin-between time period

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the time parameters of reservations by proposing alternative start times and end times to eliminate in-between gaps. The proposal unit generates modified reservation schedules that adjust timing parameters to achieve continuous coverage without unacceptable gaps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts reservation schedules by proposing time changes based on real-time analysis of the reservation status data. The proposal unit adapts reservation start and end times dynamically to eliminate in-between periods while maintaining service quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If the reservation schedule is optimized by grouping and rearranging, then more reservations can be accepted, but the complexity of managing reservation time periods increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of acceptable reservationsVSAvoidreservation schedule management

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing reservation status data and generating proposal schedules without manual intervention. The proposal unit autonomously identifies and proposes time adjustments to eliminate in-between periods, reducing the need for complex manual schedule management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from reservation status data to continuously optimize schedules. The proposal unit receives feedback about unacceptable time periods and generates corrective proposals, creating a closed-loop system that automatically manages reservation complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250285084A1Reservation Assistance Device, Reservation Assistance Method, and Program

Publication Date: 2025.09.11 COMING SOON CO LTD

AI summary

A reservation assistance device includes: an obtaining unit configured to store status data indicating whether or not a reservation from a customer is acceptable for each of unit time periods and obtain a requested start time and a requested end time of the reservation requested by the customer; and a proposal unit that refers to the status data, and when the reservation is acceptable in a period from the requested start time to the requested end time and a difference time period between the requested start time and an end time of a reservation unacceptable time period immediately before the requested start time is equal to or larger than the unit time period and is less than a predetermined time period, outputs a proposal of changing the requested start time to the end time of the reservation unacceptable time period immediately before the requested start time, to the customer.