JP7102787B2 - Reservation adjustment system and reservation adjustment program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reservation adjustment system and a reservation adjustment program.

In Patent Document 1, the reservation database that stores the reservation person of the service for each time frame is referred to, it is determined whether or not the reservation of any time frame is canceled, and if the reservation is canceled, the reservation person Based on the current position, among the reservations who reserve the time frame after the time frame in which the reservation was canceled, the reservation person who can arrive at the service providing position by the time of the time frame in which the reservation is canceled is identified and identified. It has been proposed to notify the person who made the reservation to advance the reservation to the time frame in which the reservation was canceled.

Further, in Patent Document 2, there is an inquiry means for inquiring about the change of the reservation time to the reserved user, and a free time occurs in the time zone reserved by one user, and another user has the reserved time from his / her own reservation time. A burial ground operation plan management device equipped with a usage time adjusting means for adjusting a user's reservation time according to a response result by an inquiry means when it becomes available soon has been proposed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-37579 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-122626

When arriving at a time different from the reserved time, it was necessary to take the trouble of changing the reservation. An object of the present invention is to provide a reservation adjustment system and a reservation adjustment program that can reduce the trouble of changing a reservation rather than rebooking when the person arrives at a time different from the reservation time.

The reservation adjustment system according to claim 1 includes an information processing device including a detection unit that detects a terminal device carried by a user who has made a reservation for use of the information processing device by short-range communication, and the detected terminal device. When the time zone of the reservation for use of the information processing device by the mobile user is different from the current time and the reservation can be changed, the changing unit for changing the time zone of the reservation for the information processing device by the user, and the change unit. To be equipped.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, in which the reservation can be changed, and the state of the information processing device is a state that can be occupied by a user carrying the terminal device. Is.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the occupable state detects a terminal device carried by a user who does not have a current user and who has reserved the current time. In the first case, the information processing device is currently in use, and the terminal device carried by the user after the user is not detected, and in the second case, the information processing device is currently in use. Moreover, it is at least one case of the third case in which there is no reservation after the user.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detection unit further detects permission information set by the terminal device for permitting reservation change. The changing unit changes the reservation when the usage time zone by the user carrying the terminal device detected by the detecting unit is different from the current time and the reservation can be changed.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the change unit notifies the terminal device of change information indicating that the reservation can be changed, and the above-mentioned invention. The reservation is changed according to the response information acquired by the acquisition unit, including the acquisition unit that acquires the necessity of the reservation change from the terminal device as the response information.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5 , in which the modified unit has a reservation at the current time and the terminal device of the person who made the reservation at the current time is not detected by the detection unit. The acquisition unit notifies the terminal device detected by the detection unit of the change information, and after the reservation is changed before the acquisition unit acquires the response information, the acquisition unit indicates whether or not the reservation has been changed. If you get, cancel your reservation.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the change unit has a time zone of reservation for use of the terminal device detected by the detection unit after the current time. If it is possible to advance the reservation in the time zone, advance the reservation and change the reservation time zone.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the change unit has a time zone for reservation of use by the user of the terminal device detected by the detection unit. If the time zone is earlier than the current time and the reservation can be postponed, the reservation is postponed and the reservation time zone is changed.

The reservation adjustment program according to claim 9 causes the computer to function as a modification of the reservation adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

According to the reservation adjustment system according to claim 1, when the person arrives at a time different from the reservation time, it is possible to provide a reservation adjustment system that can reduce the trouble of changing the reservation as compared with rebooking.

According to the invention of claim 2, the user can occupy the information processing device and use it immediately.

According to the invention of claim 3, the reservation can be changed without affecting the reservation person at the current time and the next user of the user currently in use.

According to the invention of claim 4 , it is possible for a user who arrives at a time different from the reservation time to change the reservation according to a preset intention of changing the reservation.

According to the invention of claim 5 , it is possible to change the reservation according to the intention of the user who arrives at a time different from the reservation time to change the reservation.

According to the invention of claim 6 , it is possible to change the reservation more quickly than when the user waits for the necessity of changing the reservation and then changes the reservation.

According to the invention of claim 7 , when the person arrives at a time earlier than the reservation time, it is possible to reduce the trouble of changing the reservation as compared with rebooking.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the person arrives late at the reserved time, it is possible to reduce the trouble of changing the reservation as compared with re-booking.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a reservation adjustment program capable of reducing the trouble of changing a reservation as compared with rebooking when the person arrives at a time different from the reserved time.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the image forming system including the image forming apparatus provided with the function of the reservation adjustment system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the main part structure of the electric system of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the main part structure of the electric system of the mobile terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function which the image formation system which concerns on this embodiment has. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a user registration list, (B) is a diagram showing an example of a time zone reservation table, (C) is a diagram showing an example of a nearby user table, and (D). ) Is a diagram showing an example of an order reservation table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process performed in the control unit of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process performed in the mobile terminal carried by the user of an image forming apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st modification of the flow of processing performed in the control unit of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd modification of the flow of processing performed in the control unit of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd modification of the flow of the process performed in the control unit of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 4th modification of the flow of processing performed in the control unit of the image forming apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an image forming system including an image forming apparatus having a function of the reservation adjustment system according to the present embodiment.

The image forming system 10 according to the present embodiment includes an image forming device 12 and a mobile terminal carried by a user who uses the image forming device 12.

The image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment can be reserved for use by a user registered in advance. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 has a function of detecting the mobile terminal 14 carried by the reservation person by short-distance communication and changing the reservation when the time zone of the usage reservation is different from the current time and the reservation can be changed. I have.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when a user approaches the short-range communication range of the image forming apparatus 12 and short-distance communication is established with the mobile terminal 14a carried by the user, the image forming apparatus 12 is concerned. Confirm the user's reservation, and if the reservation is made after the current time, make an advance reservation. When making a reservation ahead of schedule, as an example, the image forming apparatus 12 notifies that the reservation can be made ahead of schedule, and as shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 14a selects whether or not the reservation needs to be changed, and the reservation is made. When the change is selected, the image forming apparatus 12 makes a reservation change.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an electrical system of the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 20 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20A, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 20B, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20C. ing. The CPU 20A controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 12. The RAM 20C is used as a work area or the like when executing various programs by the CPU 20A. Various control programs, various parameters, and the like are stored in advance in the ROM 20B. In the image forming apparatus 12, each part of the control unit 20 is electrically connected by the system bus 42.

On the other hand, the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment includes an HDD (hard disk drive) 26 for storing various data, application programs, and the like. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 is connected to the user interface 22 and includes a display control unit 28 that controls the display of various operation screens and the like on the display of the user interface 22. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 is connected to the user interface 22 and includes an operation input detection unit 30 that detects an operation instruction input via the user interface 22. In the image forming apparatus 12, the HDD 26, the display control unit 28, and the operation input detection unit 30 are electrically connected to the system bus 42. In the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment, the HDD 26 is used as the storage unit, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a non-volatile device such as a flash memory may be used.

Further, the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment includes a reading control unit 32 and an image forming control unit 34. The reading control unit 32 controls the optical image reading operation by the document reading unit 52 and the document feeding operation by the document conveying unit, and the image forming control unit 34 controls the image forming processing by the image forming unit 24 and the conveying unit. The transfer of paper to the image forming unit 24 by 25 is controlled.

Further, the image forming apparatus 12 includes a communication line interface (communication line I / F) unit 36 and an image processing unit 44 for controlling communication. The communication line I / F unit 36 is capable of communication with communication lines such as various networks and short-range communication such as WiFi (wireless fidelity) and Bluetooth, and is capable of communicating with other external devices such as a server and a mobile terminal 14. Send and receive communication data. On the other hand, the image processing unit 44 performs various image processing on the scanned image read by the document reading unit 52.

Further, the image forming apparatus 12 includes a facsimile interface (facsimile I / F) unit 38 connected to a telephone line (not shown) and transmitting and receiving facsimile data with the facsimile apparatus connected to the telephone line. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 includes a transmission / reception control unit 40 that controls transmission / reception of facsimile data via the facsimile interface unit 38.

Then, in the image forming apparatus 12, the transmission / reception control unit 40, the reading control unit 32, the image forming control unit 34, the communication line interface unit 36, the facsimile interface unit 38, and the image processing unit 44 are electrically connected to the system bus 42. ing.

With the above configuration, the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment accesses the RAM 20C, the ROM 20B, and the HDD 26 by the CPU 20A, respectively. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 controls the display of information such as an operation screen and various messages on the display of the user interface 22 via the display control unit 28 by the CPU 20A. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 controls the operation of the document reading unit 52 and the document transporting unit via the reading control unit 32 by the CPU 20A. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 controls the operation of the image forming unit 24 and the conveying unit 25 via the image forming control unit 34 and controls the transmission / reception of communication data via the communication line interface unit 36 by the CPU 20A. Execute each. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 executes control of transmission / reception of facsimile data via the facsimile interface unit 38 by the transmission / reception control unit 40 by the CPU 20A. Further, the image forming apparatus 12 grasps the operation contents in the user interface 22 based on the operation information detected by the operation input detection unit 30 by the CPU 20A, and executes various controls based on the operation contents.

Subsequently, the configuration of a main part of the mobile terminal 14 carried by the user of the image forming apparatus 12 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the electrical system of the mobile terminal 14 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 14 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 14A, a ROM 14B, a RAM 14C, an HDD 14D, an operation unit 14E, a display unit 14F, and a communication line interface (communication line I / F) unit 14G. There is. The CPU 14A controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 14. Various control programs, various parameters, and the like are stored in advance in the ROM 14B. The RAM 14C is used as a work area or the like when executing various programs by the CPU 14A. The HDD 14D stores various data, application programs, and the like. The operation unit 14E is used to input various information. The display unit 14F is used to display various types of information. The communication line interface unit 14G is capable of communication with communication lines such as various networks and short-range communication such as WiFi (wireless fidelity) and Bluetooth, and transmits and receives various data with other devices. Each part of the mobile terminal 14 is electrically connected to each other by the system bus 14H. In the mobile terminal 14 according to the present embodiment, the HDD 14D is used as a storage unit, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other non-volatile ones such as a flash memory may be used.

With the above configuration, the mobile terminal 14 according to the present embodiment uses the CPU 14A to access the ROM 14B, the RAM 14C, and the HDD 14D, acquire various data via the operation unit 14E, and display various information on the display unit 14F. do. Further, the mobile terminal 14 executes control of transmission / reception of communication data via the communication line interface unit 14G by the CPU 14A.

Subsequently, the functions of each of the image forming apparatus 12 and the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the image forming system 10 according to the present embodiment. Each function is realized by at least one of software and hardware.

The image forming apparatus 12 has the functions of the user management unit 72, the time reservation management unit 74, the short-range communication unit 76, the user detection unit 78, the reservation change notification unit 80, the reservation change receiving unit 82, and the order reservation management unit 84. It has.

The user management unit 72 manages information about the user of the image forming apparatus 12. For example, a user operates a mobile terminal 14, a personal computer, or the like to register the use of the image forming apparatus 12, and the information at the time of use registration is stored in the user management database (DB) 86 such as the HDD 26 as a user registration list. Remember. Then, the registration information is used when making a reservation for the image forming apparatus 12. As shown in FIG. 5A, for example, the user registration list stores the user ID and the terminal ID list.

The time reservation management unit 74 manages the reservation time of the user of the image forming apparatus 12. For example, when a user who has registered a mobile terminal 14 or a personal computer in advance operates and makes a reservation for the image forming apparatus 12, the user and the reserved time zone are set as a time zone reservation table 88 in the HDD 26 or the like. Remember. The time zone reservation table 88 stores the date and time and the user ID, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (B). As for the reservation of the time zone, for example, one user may be reserved for each time zone, or a plurality of users may be reserved for each time zone.

The short-range communication unit 76 communicates with the mobile terminal 14 by short-range communication such as WiFi (wireless fidelity) or Bluetooth.

The user detection unit 78 detects the mobile terminal 14 whose communication has been established by the short-range communication unit 76. Further, it is determined whether the detected mobile terminal 14 is the registered user's mobile terminal 14 based on the user registration list of the user management DB 86. Then, in the case of a registered user, it is stored in the HDD 26 or the like as a neighborhood user table 90. In the neighborhood user table 90, for example, as shown in FIG. 5C, the detected terminal ID and user ID of the mobile terminal are stored.

The reservation change notification unit 80 confirms the reservation of the user of the mobile terminal 14 registered for use of the short-range communication range, and makes a reservation ahead of schedule when the reservation is made after the current time and the image forming apparatus 12 can be occupied. The mobile terminal 14 is notified of the reservation changeable information as the change information indicating that it is possible.

When the reservation change receiving unit 82 receives the reservation change request indicating that the reservation is changed to the advance reservation from the mobile terminal 14 as an answer to the notification of the advance reservation, the reservation change receiving unit 82 notifies the order reservation management unit 84.

When the order reservation management unit 84 receives the reservation change request, the order reservation management unit 84 changes the reservation by allocating the reservation order ahead of schedule. Then, the assigned reservation order is stored in the HDD 26 or the like as an order reservation table 92. As shown in FIG. 5D, for example, the order reservation table 92 stores the terminal ID and the user ID of the mobile terminal 14 to which the reservation order is assigned. If it is possible to make reservations for a plurality of users for each time zone, for example, the reservation order is assigned in the order of arrival.

Further, in the present embodiment, the order reservation management unit 84 describes that the reservation is changed when the reservation change request is received, but the reservation time zone of the user of the mobile terminal 14 detected by the short-range communication is set. If it is different from the current time and the reservation can be changed, the reservation may be changed.

The user detection unit 78 corresponds to the detection unit, the order reservation management unit 84 corresponds to the change unit, the reservation change notification unit 80 corresponds to the notification unit, and the reservation change notification unit 80 and the reservation change receiving unit 82 correspond to the notification unit. Corresponds to the acquisition department.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal 14 carried by the pre-registered user includes a user registration unit 60, a time zone reservation unit 62, a short-range communication unit 64, a change notification receiving unit 66, a reservation change unit 68, and a reservation change transmission unit. It has 70 functions.

The user registration unit 60 transmits the registration information input via the operation unit 14E or the like to the user management unit 72 of the image forming apparatus 12 at the time of registration for making a reservation for the image forming apparatus 12. Register as a user. The registration information may be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 12 by a communication trunk line such as a network, or may be transmitted by short-range communication.

The time zone reservation unit 62 associates the reservation information such as the reservation date and time input via the operation unit 14E and the like with the user ID at the time of making a reservation for the image forming apparatus 12 after the usage registration, and makes a time reservation for the image forming apparatus 12. It is transmitted to the management unit 74. The reservation information may be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 12 by a communication trunk line such as a network or by short-range communication.

The short-range communication unit 64 communicates with the image forming apparatus 12 by short-range communication such as WiFi (wireless fidelity) or Bluetooth.

The change notification receiving unit 66 receives the reservation changeable information notified from the image forming apparatus 12, and notifies the reservation changing unit 68.

The reservation change unit 68 displays on the display unit 14F that the reservation can be changed according to the reservation changeable information, and inquires the user whether or not the reservation change is necessary. Further, from the operation result of the operation unit 14E by the user, the reservation change necessity information is generated and notified to the reservation change transmission unit 70.

The reservation change transmission unit 70 transmits the reservation change necessity information notified from the reservation change unit 68 to the image forming apparatus 12.

Subsequently, a specific process performed by the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the control unit 20 of the image forming apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment. In the process of FIG. 6, in the image forming apparatus 12, the short-range communication unit 76 establishes short-range communication with the mobile terminal 14, and the user detection unit 78 detects the mobile terminal 14 and detects the mobile terminal 14. Starts when the terminal ID of is registered for use. When the image forming apparatus 12 detects the mobile terminal 14 by short-range communication, it is added to the HDD 26 as a nearby user table 90 (see FIG. 5C).

In step 100, the user detection unit 78 refers to the user registration list (see FIG. 5A) registered in advance in the user management DB 86, identifies the user ID from the terminal ID, and proceeds to step 102. Transition.

In step 102, the reservation change notification unit 80 determines whether or not there is a time zone reservation for the specified user. The determination determines whether or not there is a reservation of the specified user in the time zone reservation table 88 (see FIG. 5B) stored in the HDD 26, and if the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 104. It migrates, and if it is denied, it ends a series of processing.

In step 104, the reservation change notification unit 80 determines whether or not the time zone reservation of the specified user is the current time. That is, it is determined whether or not the reservation of the time zone reservation table (see FIG. 5B) stored in the HDD 26 is the current time zone. If the determination is denied, the process proceeds to step 106, and if the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 112.

In step 106, the reservation change notification unit 80 determines whether or not there is a reservation after the current time. The determination, that is, determines whether or not the reservation of the time zone reservation table (see FIG. 4B) stored in the HDD 26 is after the current time zone. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 108, and if the determination is denied, the series of processes is terminated as it is.

In step 108, the reservation change notification unit 80 notifies the mobile terminal 14 of the reservation changeable information, and proceeds to step 110.

In step 110, the reservation change receiving unit 82 determines whether or not the reservation change request has been received from the mobile terminal 14. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 112, and if the determination is denied, the series of processes is terminated as it is.

In step 112, the order reservation management unit 84 changes the reservation by adding it to the order reservation table 92 (see FIG. 5D) of the current time zone, and ends a series of processes.

Next, the processing performed on the mobile terminal 14 side carried by the user of the image forming apparatus 12 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed on the mobile terminal 14 carried by the user of the image forming apparatus 12. The process of FIG. 7 starts when the reservation changeable information transmitted from the image forming apparatus 12 is received.

In step 200, the change notification receiving unit 66 receives the reservation changeable information transmitted from the image forming apparatus 12, and proceeds to step 202.

In step 202, the reservation change unit 68 displays the reservation change necessity selection screen for selecting the necessity of reservation change on the display unit 14F, and proceeds to step 204. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a message such as "Do you want to change the reserved time zone to the current time zone?" Is displayed, and a selection button such as "Yes" and "No" is displayed. ..

In step 204, the reservation change unit 68 determines whether or not the reservation change request has been selected. In the determination, the user operates the operation unit 14E to determine whether or not the reservation change is selected, and if the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 206, and if the determination is denied, the step proceeds to step 206. Move to 208.

In step 206, the reservation change transmission unit 70 transmits a reservation change request to the image forming apparatus 12, and ends a series of processes. As a result, step 110 is affirmed on the image forming apparatus 12 side.

On the other hand, in step 208, the reservation change transmission unit 70 notifies the image forming apparatus 12 that the reservation change is unnecessary and ends a series of processes. As a result, step 110 is denied on the image forming apparatus 12 side.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 14 carried by the reservation person of the image forming apparatus 12 is detected by short-range communication, and in the case of reservation after the current time, the reservation is changed. If you arrive at a different time, you will have less time to change your reservation than if you rebooked.

In the above embodiment, an example of changing the reservation when the user carrying the detected mobile terminal 14 has a reservation after the current time has been described, but the image forming apparatus 12 is not in a state where it can be occupied. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the process of step 105 may be performed instead of step 106. That is, in step 105, the reservation change unit 68 determines whether or not the image forming apparatus 12 can be occupied and there is a reservation after the current time. Whether or not the image forming apparatus 12 can be occupied is determined by, for example, the first case in which the current user does not exist and the mobile terminal 14 carried by the user who has reserved the current time is not detected. , The second case where the image forming apparatus 12 is currently in use and the mobile terminal 14 carried by the user after the user is not detected, and the image forming apparatus 12 is currently in use and said to be used. It is determined whether or not it is at least one of the third cases in which there is no reservation after the person. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 108 described above, and if the determination is negative, a series of processes is terminated.

Further, in the above embodiment, the reservation is changed because the reservation change request is received from the user who carries the detected mobile terminal 14, but the reservation is changed after the reservation is changed before the reservation change request is received. The reservation may be canceled when the change unnecessary is received. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, steps 105 to 111 are performed instead of step 106 in FIG. That is, in step 105, as described above, the reservation changing unit 68 determines whether or not the image forming apparatus 12 can be occupied and there is a reservation after the current time. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 107, and if the determination is negative, a series of processes is terminated. The process of step 105 may be the process of step 106.

In step 107, the order reservation management unit 84 changes the reservation by adding the reservation from the user carrying the detected mobile terminal 14 to the order reservation table 92 in the current time zone, and proceeds to step 108. ..

In step 108, the reservation change notification unit 80 notifies the mobile terminal 14 of the reservation changeable information, and proceeds to step 109.

In step 109, the reservation change receiving unit 82 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 14 has notified that the reservation change is unnecessary. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 111, and if the determination is denied, that is, when the reservation change request is received and the reservation change is not necessary, the series of processes is terminated as it is.

In step 111, the order reservation management unit 84 deletes the reservation added in step 107 and ends a series of processes.

In this way, if the reservation is changed before the necessity of the reservation change is received from the mobile terminal 14 and the reservation change is unnecessary, the reservation may be deleted later.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the reservation change when the user arrives before the reservation time has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the image forming apparatus 12 detects a mobile terminal 14 carried by a user who is late for the reservation time, the reservation may be changed later in the same manner as the advance reservation change. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the process of step 106A is performed instead of step 106 of FIG. That is, in step 106A, the reservation change notification unit 80 determines whether or not there is a reservation before the current time. If the determination is affirmed, the process proceeds to step 108, and if the determination is negative, the series of processes is terminated as it is. In the process of step 106A, the reservation change notification unit 80 may determine whether or not the image forming apparatus 12 can be occupied and there is a reservation before the current time.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the user operates the mobile terminal 14 to reply to the inquiry about the necessity of the reservation change to the mobile terminal 14, but the reservation change is made. The method of confirming the necessity of is not limited to this. For example, when the user can operate the mobile terminal 14 to change the reservation, the necessity of changing the reservation can be set in advance, and when the image forming apparatus 12 detects the user's mobile terminal 14, the reservation is changed. It may be in the form of detecting the necessity. As a specific processing example, as shown in FIG. 11, step 99 may be added to the processing of FIG. That is, in step 99, the user detection unit 78 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 14 has detected the preset reservation change permission information, and if the determination is affirmed, the processes after step 100 described above. Is performed, and if denied, the process is terminated as it is. In addition, step 99 may be added to FIGS. 8 and 10.

Further, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 14 is applied as the terminal device, and the reservation is changed when the image forming device 12 detects the user's mobile terminal 14 by short-range communication. The device is not limited to the mobile terminal 14. For example, when the reservation is changed regardless of the necessity of the user's reservation change, since the configuration of the display unit 14F and the operation unit 14E is unnecessary, a wireless tag such as RFID capable of short-range communication is simply applied as a terminal device. The user may be detected.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the image forming apparatus 12 and the mobile terminal 14 are provided as the image forming system has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a server or the like that manages the reservation of the image forming apparatus 12 is used. It may be provided as a form. In this case, for example, the functions of the user management unit 72, the time reservation management unit 74, the user detection unit 78, the reservation change notification unit 80, the order reservation management unit 84, and the reservation change receiving unit 82 of the image forming apparatus 12 are , It may be provided in the server, or it may be shared between the image forming apparatus 12 and the server.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the image forming apparatus 12 has been described as an example of the information processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other apparatus may be applied as the information processing apparatus.

Further, the processing performed by the control unit 20 of the image forming apparatus 12 and the processing performed by the mobile terminal 14 according to the above embodiment may be processing performed by software or processing performed by hardware. Alternatively, the processing may be a combination of both. Further, the processing performed by the control unit 20 of the image forming apparatus 12 and the processing performed by the mobile terminal 14 may be stored in a storage medium as a program and distributed.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified and implemented within a range not deviating from the gist thereof.

10 Image forming system 12 Image forming device 14 Mobile terminal 64, 76 Short-range communication unit 66 Change notification receiving unit 68 Reservation changing unit 70 Reservation change transmitting unit 78 User detection unit 80 Reservation change notification unit 82 Reservation change receiving unit 84 Order reservation Management Department

Claims (9)

An information processing device equipped with a detector that detects a terminal device carried by a user who has made a reservation for use of the information processing device by short-range communication.
When the detected time zone of the reservation for use of the information processing device by the user carrying the terminal device is different from the current time and the reservation can be changed, the time zone of the reservation for the information processing device by the user. And the change part to change
Reservation adjustment system equipped with. The reservation adjustment system according to claim 1, wherein the reservation can be changed when the state of the information processing device is a state that can be occupied by a user carrying the terminal device. The occupable state is the first case where the current user does not exist and the terminal device carried by the user who has reserved the current time is not detected, the information processing device is currently in use and the said. At least one of the second case in which the terminal device carried by the user after the user is not detected, and the third case in which the information processing device is currently in use and there is no reservation after the user. The reservation adjustment system according to claim 2, which is a case. The detection unit further detects the permission information set by the terminal device for permitting the reservation change, and further detects the permission information.
A request for the change unit to change the reservation when the usage time zone by the user carrying the terminal device detected by the detection unit is different from the current time and the detection unit detects the permission information. The reservation adjustment system according to any one of items 1 to 3. The change unit includes an acquisition unit that notifies the terminal device of change information indicating that the reservation can be changed and acquires the necessity of the reservation change from the terminal device as response information, and is acquired by the acquisition unit. The reservation adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reservation is changed according to the response information . When the change unit has a reservation for the current time and the terminal device of the person who reserved the current time is not detected by the detection unit, the acquisition unit changes the terminal device detected by the detection unit. The reservation adjustment system according to claim 5 , wherein the reservation is canceled when the acquisition unit acquires the response information indicating whether or not the reservation is changed after the reservation is changed before the information is notified and the response information is acquired. .. The changing unit changes the reservation time zone by advancing the reservation when the time zone of the usage reservation of the terminal device detected by the detection unit is the time zone after the current time and the reservation can be advanced. The reservation adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The change unit delays the reservation when the time zone of the usage reservation by the user of the terminal device detected by the detection unit is a time zone earlier than the current time and the reservation can be postponed . The reservation adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the reservation time zone is changed. A reservation adjustment program for causing a computer to function as a modification of the reservation adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

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