JP7576963B2 - Information processing device and information processing program - Google Patents

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Patent Law Article 30, Paragraph 2 applied November 20-21, 2019 Published at the Takenaka Technical Research Institute Open House

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.

In recent years, with the promotion of work style reform, there has been progress in free address and ABW (Activity Based Working), a work style in which workers do not have fixed seats but can choose a seat that allows them to work efficiently according to the work content of the day and their personal preferences.

Conventionally, the following technologies have been available to improve the convenience of managers and workers in offices where such free address systems are adopted:

That is, Patent Document 1 discloses a free address office management system that assigns seats in a free address office to users.

This free address office management system includes an information processing device, which sets priority conditions for seat allocation based on the operation of an administrator of the free address office. When the user enters an area of the free address office where multiple seats are installed, the free address office management system selects a seat from the multiple seats and assigns it to the user in accordance with the priority conditions, and notifies the user of seat allocation information including the selected seat. When the user leaves the area, the free address office management system releases the seat assigned to the user. In this free address office management system, the priority conditions are composed of one or more conditions with priority, using items of attribute information of the user and items of information of the user's entry and exit history of the area or the seat usage history.

Patent document 2 also discloses an office layout assistance system that assists in changing the layout of an office during operation.

This office layout assistance system includes an entrance/exit management unit that manages entrance/exit to each department in the office and records the passage history, and a proximity calculation unit that calculates the proximity between departments based on the passage history recorded in the entrance/exit management unit. This office layout assistance system also includes a layout plan creation unit that creates a layout plan based on the proximity calculated by the proximity calculation unit.

JP 2020-038552 A JP 2012-194891 A

When an office that employs the above-mentioned free address system is used by an organization such as a company or group, it is hoped that the organization will be revitalized by using the office. In order to revitalize the organization, it is extremely important to understand the tendency of workers to sit in different positions. If the tendency of workers to sit in different positions can be understood, an office that can revitalize the organization more effectively can be realized. For example, if the seating layout is designed to be easy to use for many of the workers belonging to the organization, the revitalization of the organization can be effectively promoted. Note that "organization" here includes members belonging to multiple companies, groups, etc.

However, the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not take into account the tendency of workers to sit in different positions, and therefore have the problem that they are not necessarily able to activate tissues effectively.

This disclosure has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an information processing device and an information processing program that can effectively revitalize an organization.

The information processing device of the present invention described in claim 1 comprises a detection unit that detects a position of each worker in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when the plurality of workers are working while reserving any of the plurality of seats; a recording unit that records in a memory unit position information indicating the position of each worker detected by the detection unit; an analysis unit that uses the position information recorded in the memory unit to analyze seating position trends for each attribute of each worker; a presentation unit that presents the analysis results by the analysis unit; and a layout proposal unit that proposes a layout of the plurality of seats using the analysis results by the analysis unit .

According to the information processing device of the present invention as described in claim 1, in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when a plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, the position of each worker is detected, position information indicating the detected position of each worker is recorded in a memory unit, and the position information recorded in the memory unit is used to analyze the seating position trends for each worker's attributes, and the analysis results are presented, thereby making it possible to effectively revitalize an organization.
Furthermore, according to the information processing device of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the analysis results are used to propose a layout for the plurality of seats, thereby making it possible to more effectively revitalize an organization.
The information processing device of the present invention described in claim 2 includes a detection unit that detects the position of each worker in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when the plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats; a recording unit that records in a memory unit position information indicating the position of each worker detected by the detection unit; an analysis unit that uses the position information recorded in the memory unit to analyze the seating position trends for each attribute of each worker; a presentation unit that presents the analysis results by the analysis unit; and an organizational restructuring proposal unit that uses the analysis results by the analysis unit to propose restructuring of the organization to which the workers belong.
According to the information processing device of the present invention as set forth in claim 2, in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when a plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, the position of each worker is detected, position information indicating the detected position of each worker is recorded in a memory unit, and the position information recorded in the memory unit is used to analyze the seating position trends for each worker's attributes, and the analysis results are presented, thereby making it possible to effectively revitalize an organization.
In addition, according to the information processing device of the present invention as set forth in claim 2, the analysis results are used to propose restructuring of the organization to which the worker belongs, thereby making it possible to revitalize the organization more effectively.

The information processing device of the present invention as described in claim 3 is the information processing device as described in claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the attributes of the worker are at least one of gender, age, occupation, position, department, and personality.

According to the information processing device of the present invention as set forth in claim 3 , by defining the attributes of the worker as at least one of gender, age, occupation, position, department, and personality, it is possible to analyze the tendency of suitable seating positions according to the applied attributes.

The information processing device of the present invention as described in claim 4 is the information processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the analysis unit further analyzes preferences for each attribute of the worker using the analysis result of the seating position tendency.

According to the information processing device of the present invention as set forth in claim 4 , the results of the analysis of seating position trends are used to further analyze the preferences for each attribute of the worker, thereby making it possible to grasp the seating position preferences according to the attributes of the worker.

The information processing program of the present invention described in claim 5 causes a computer to execute a process of detecting the position of each worker in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when the plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, recording position information indicating the detected position of each worker in a memory unit, analyzing the seating position tendency for each worker based on each attribute using the position information recorded in the memory unit, presenting the analysis result , and proposing a layout of the plurality of seats using the analysis result .

According to the information processing program of the present invention as set forth in claim 5 , in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when a plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, the position of each worker is detected, position information indicating the detected position of each worker is recorded in a memory unit, and the position information recorded in the memory unit is used to analyze the seating position trends for each worker's attribute, and the analysis results are presented, thereby making it possible to effectively revitalize an organization.
In addition, according to the information processing program of the present invention as set forth in claim 5, the analysis results are used to propose a layout for the plurality of seats, thereby making it possible to more effectively revitalize an organization.
The information processing program of the present invention described in claim 6 causes a computer to execute a process of detecting the position of each worker in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when the plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, recording position information indicating the detected position of each worker in a memory unit, analyzing the seating position trends for each worker's attribute using the position information recorded in the memory unit, presenting the analysis result, and proposing reorganization of the organization to which the worker belongs using the analysis result.
According to the information processing program of the present invention as set forth in claim 6, in an office having a plurality of seats that can be reserved by any worker, when a plurality of workers are working while occupying any of the plurality of seats, the position of each worker is detected, position information indicating the detected position of each worker is recorded in a memory unit, and the position information recorded in the memory unit is used to analyze the seating position trends for each worker's attributes, and the analysis results are presented, thereby making it possible to effectively revitalize an organization.
In addition, according to the information processing program of the present invention as set forth in claim 6, the analysis results are used to propose restructuring of the organization to which the worker belongs, thereby making it possible to more effectively revitalize the organization.

As described above, the present invention can effectively activate tissue.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of an information processing device, a terminal, and an information storage device according to the embodiment; FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the configuration of an office according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of a worker attribute information database according to the embodiment; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of an environmental situation information database according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a seat information database according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an attribute-specific preference information database according to the embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a seating recording program according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a seat selection screen according to the embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a seating tendency analysis program according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of a configuration of a seating tendency analysis result screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of a configuration of a preference analysis result screen according to the embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a layout suggestion program according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of a configuration of a layout proposal screen according to the embodiment. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an organizational restructuring proposal program according to an embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing an example of a configuration of an organizational restructuring proposal screen according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention will be described as being applied to an embodiment in which multiple workers belonging to a company can freely select one of multiple seats provided in an office in a building in which the company is located to carry out their work.

First, the configuration of an information processing system 90 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. As shown in Figure 1, the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment includes an information processing device 10, multiple terminals 20, an information storage device 30, a display device 45, and multiple seats 50 provided in an office, each of which is capable of accessing a network 80. Examples of the information processing device 10 and the information storage device 30 include information processing devices such as personal computers and server computers. Examples of the terminal 20 include notebook personal computers and portable terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals.

The terminal 20 according to this embodiment is a terminal assigned to each of a plurality of workers targeted by the information processing system 90. The terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a memory 22 as a temporary storage area, a non-volatile storage unit 23, an input unit 24 such as a touch panel, a display unit 25 such as a liquid crystal display, and a media read/write device (R/W) 26. The terminal 20 also includes a wireless communication unit 27, a camera 28, and a short-range communication unit 29. The terminal 20 also includes a position identification unit 40 and a speaker 41. The CPU 21, the memory 22, the storage unit 23, the input unit 24, the display unit 25, the media read/write device 26, the wireless communication unit 27, the camera 28, the short-range communication unit 29, the position identification unit 40, and the speaker 41 are connected to each other via a bus B1. The media read/write device 26 reads information written in the recording medium 96 and writes information to the recording medium 96.

In this embodiment, a beacon is used as the location identification unit 40, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the location identification unit 40 may use a GPS (Global Positioning Systems), an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), a satellite positioning system other than GPS, or a sensor fusion type that combines multiple positioning methods.

The short-distance communication unit 29 also communicates with the operation units 52 provided on the multiple seats 50 arranged in the office, which will be described later, within a predetermined distance (10 cm in this embodiment). Note that in this embodiment, the communication method used between the short-distance communication unit 29 and the operation units 52 is NFC (Near Field Communication), but this is not limiting. For example, an RFID reader may be installed on each seat 50, and communication may be performed with an RFID tag carried by the worker, or other methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark) may be used.

The storage unit 23 is realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, etc. Various application programs are stored in the storage unit 23 as a storage medium. Various application programs are stored in the storage unit 23 when a recording medium 96 on which the program is written is set in the medium reading and writing device 26, and the medium reading and writing device 26 reads the program from the recording medium 96. The CPU 21 reads the specified application program from the storage unit 23, expands it in the memory 22, and sequentially executes the processes of the program.

Meanwhile, the information processing device 10 is a device that plays a central role in the information processing system 90. The information processing device 10 includes a CPU 11, a memory 12 as a temporary storage area, a non-volatile storage unit 13, an input unit 14 such as a keyboard and mouse, a display unit 15 such as a liquid crystal display, a medium reading and writing device 16, and a communication interface (I/F) unit 18. The CPU 11, memory 12, storage unit 13, input unit 14, display unit 15, medium reading and writing device 16, and communication interface (I/F) unit 18 are connected to each other via a bus B2. The medium reading and writing device 16 reads information written to the recording medium 17 and writes information to the recording medium 17.

The storage unit 13 is realized by a HDD, SSD, flash memory, etc. The storage unit 13 as a storage medium stores a seating record program 13A, a seating tendency analysis program 13B, a layout proposal program 13C, and an organizational restructuring proposal program 13D. The seating record program 13A and the seating tendency analysis program 13B are stored in the storage unit 13 by setting the recording medium 17 on which the programs are written to the medium reading and writing device 16, and the medium reading and writing device 16 reading the programs from the recording medium 17. The layout proposal program 13C and the organizational restructuring proposal program 13D are also stored in the storage unit 13 by setting the recording medium 17 on which the programs are written to the medium reading and writing device 16, and the medium reading and writing device 16 reading the programs from the recording medium 17. The CPU 11 reads the seating record program 13A, the seating tendency analysis program 13B, the layout proposal program 13C, and the organizational restructuring proposal program 13D from the storage unit 13, expands them in the memory 12, and sequentially executes the processes contained in each program.

Meanwhile, the information storage device 30 is a device that collectively stores and manages various information handled by the information processing system 90. The information storage device 30 includes a CPU 31, a memory 32 as a temporary storage area, a non-volatile storage unit 33, an input unit 34 such as a keyboard and mouse, a display unit 35 such as a liquid crystal display, a medium reading and writing device 36, and a communication I/F unit 38. The CPU 31, memory 32, storage unit 33, input unit 34, display unit 35, medium reading and writing device 36, and communication I/F unit 38 are connected to each other via bus B3. The medium reading and writing device 36 reads information written to the recording medium 37 and writes information to the recording medium 37.

The storage unit 33 is realized by a HDD, SSD, flash memory, etc. The storage unit 33 as a storage medium stores an office worker attribute information database 33A, an environmental situation information database 33B, a seat information database 33C, and an attribute-specific preference information database 33D. Each of these databases will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, the display device 45 is provided near the entrance and exit of the office in this embodiment, in a position that can be accessed by each worker, and is controlled by the information processing device 10 via the network 80.

Furthermore, each of the multiple seats 50 provided in the office according to this embodiment is provided with an operation unit 52 capable of communicating with the short-range communication unit 29 of the terminal 20, as described above. Also, each of the seats 50 according to this embodiment is provided with a personal computer (PC) 54 used by the worker, a desk light 56 that illuminates the upper surface of the seat 50, and a desk fan 58 that blows air onto the upper surface side of the seat 50.

When the operation unit 52 according to this embodiment communicates with the terminal 20, the operation unit 52 transmits information capable of identifying the worker who owns the terminal 20 (hereinafter referred to as "worker identification information") together with information capable of identifying the seat 50 in which the operation unit 52 is installed (hereinafter referred to as "seat identification information") to the information processing device 10 via the network 80. In this embodiment, the name of the corresponding worker is applied as the above-mentioned worker identification information, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the worker identification information may be an operator ID (Identification) (to be described later) that is individually assigned in advance to the corresponding worker, or an IP address of the terminal 20 held by the worker. In this embodiment, the seat identification information may be a seat ID (to be described later) that is individually assigned in advance to the corresponding seat 50, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the seat identification information may be a serial number of the corresponding seat 50.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the functional configuration of the information processing device 10, the terminal 20, and the information storage device 30 according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment includes a detection unit 11A, a recording unit 11B, an analysis unit 11C, a presentation unit 11D, a layout proposal unit 11E, and an organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 executes the seating recording program 13A to function as the detection unit 11A and the recording unit 11B. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 also executes the seating tendency analysis program 13B to function as the analysis unit 11C and the presentation unit 11D. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 also executes the layout proposal program 13C to function as the layout proposal unit 11E. The CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 also executes the organizational restructuring proposal program 13D to function as the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F.

The detection unit 11A in this embodiment detects the position of each worker in an office in which multiple seats 50 are provided and each worker is working while occupying one of the multiple seats 50.

In addition, the recording unit 11B in this embodiment records position information indicating the position of each worker detected by the detection unit 11A in the memory unit 13.

The analysis unit 11C according to this embodiment uses the position information recorded in the memory unit 13 to analyze the seating position trends for each attribute of each worker, and the presentation unit 11D according to this embodiment presents the analysis results by the analysis unit 11C. Note that the presentation unit 11D according to this embodiment presents the analysis results by displaying them on the display unit, but this is not limited to this. For example, the presentation method for the analysis results may be audio presentation using a speaker 41 or the like, or printing presentation using an image forming device.

The analysis unit 11C according to this embodiment further analyzes the preferences for each attribute of the worker using the analysis results of the seating position tendencies. The layout proposal unit 11E according to this embodiment uses the analysis results of the analysis unit 11C to propose a layout of the multiple seats 50, and the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F according to this embodiment uses the analysis results of the analysis unit 11C to propose a restructuring of the organization to which the worker belongs. In this embodiment, the attributes of the worker include gender, age, job type, position, department, cooperativeness, and personality, but are not limited to these. For example, in addition to these attributes, any one attribute or a combination of multiple attributes including other attributes such as year of joining the company, place of origin, and hobbies may be applied as the attributes of the worker.

On the other hand, the terminal 20 according to this embodiment includes a control unit 21A. The CPU 21 of the terminal 20 functions as the control unit 21A by executing a program (not shown) that controls communication with the operation unit 52 via the short-range communication unit 29, controls the transmission of position information indicating the position of the worker identified by the position identification unit 40 to the information processing device 10 via the wireless communication unit 27, controls the display of various information on the display unit 25, etc.

Furthermore, the information storage device 30 according to this embodiment includes a control unit 31A. The CPU 31 of the information storage device 30 exchanges various information between the information processing device 10 and the terminal 20, while executing a program (not shown) that controls access to the memory unit 33, thereby functioning as the control unit 31A.

Here, with reference to FIG. 3, we will explain the office 60 that corresponds to the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the configuration of the office 60 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the office 60 according to this embodiment is provided with one entrance/exit 62, and the worker enters and leaves the office 60 through the entrance/exit 62. It goes without saying that the number of entrance/exits 62 in the office 60 is not limited to one, and multiple entrance/exits 62 may be provided.

The office 60 according to this embodiment is divided into multiple areas (six areas A to F in the example shown in FIG. 3), and multiple seats 50 are arranged in each area. Each seat 50 according to this embodiment is composed of a pair of chairs 50A and a desk 50B. Although not shown in FIG. 3, the above-mentioned operating unit 52, personal computer 54, desk light 56, and desk fan 58 are provided on the top surface of each desk 50B.

Thus, the seat 50 according to this embodiment is configured to include a pair of chairs 50A and a desk 50B, but is not limited to this. For example, the seat 50 may not include the desk 50B and may only include the chair 50A, or conversely, the seat 50 may not include the chair 50A and may only include the desk 50B.

In this embodiment, each worker reserves one of the seats 50 in the office 60 configured as described above, mainly performs work while seated in that seat 50, and releases the reserved seat 50 when the work is completed. Needless to say, each worker can freely move inside and outside the office 60 while performing work.

Next, various databases according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 4 to 7. First, the worker attribute information database 33A according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figure 4. As shown in Figure 4, the worker attribute information database 33A according to this embodiment stores information on the above-mentioned worker ID and the attributes of the worker corresponding to the worker ID in association with each other.

The above attributes are information that indicate the attributes of the corresponding worker, and as described above, in this embodiment, the attributes include the extroversion, agreeableness, age, position, gender, job type, and department of the corresponding worker. Generally, "extroversion" and "agreeableness" are included in "personality", but the present invention focuses on analyzing the seating position tendency for each worker's attribute, and since the seating position tendency is often correlated with the "extroversion" and "agreeableness" of the worker, in this embodiment, "extroversion" and "agreeableness" are treated as representative examples of attributes related to "personality".

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the level of extroversion is expressed in two levels, namely, "high" which is higher than the standard level, and "low" which is lower than the standard level, but this is not limited thereto. The level of extroversion may be expressed in three or more levels. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the level of agreeableness is expressed in three levels, namely, "medium" which is the standard level, "high" which is higher than the standard level, and "low" which is lower than the standard level, but this is not limited thereto. The level of agreeableness may be expressed in two or four or more levels. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the level of age is expressed in three levels, namely, "medium" which is the median age of the worker, "high" which is older than the median age, and "low" which is younger than the median age. In this embodiment, the median age is between 35 and 45 years old, the older age is over 45 years old, and the younger age is under 35 years old, but it goes without saying that this is not limited to this. In addition, the number of age levels is not limited to three, and age may be expressed in two or four or more levels.

In the example shown in Figure 4, the worker assigned the worker ID "S001" is a male manager over 45 years old who has a higher than average personality in terms of extroversion and agreeableness, works in sales, and belongs to the sales department.

In this embodiment, the worker attribute information database 33A is constructed by having the direct superior of each worker evaluate each attribute of all workers handled by the information processing system 90 and registering the results of the evaluation, but this is not limited to this. For example, the worker attribute information database 33A may be constructed by each worker registering information indicating his or her own attributes through self-evaluation.

Next, the environmental status information database 33B according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the environmental status information database 33B according to this embodiment stores the above-mentioned seat ID and each piece of environmental status information in association with each other.

The above environmental conditions are information indicating multiple types of environmental conditions, including occupancy density (degree of congestion, i.e., the number of other workers around the seat 50) at the position of the corresponding seat 50, openness (how open the seat 50 is), illuminance (brightness of the top side of the desk 50B of the seat 50), and traffic line distance (distance of the seat 50 from the flow of moving people).

In this embodiment, the number of workers who have reserved seats 50 in the area where the corresponding seats 50 are provided is used as the personnel density, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the number of workers who have reserved seats 50 adjacent to the corresponding seats 50 may be used as the personnel density. In addition, in this embodiment, the distance from the corresponding seats 50 to the nearest wall is used as the openness, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the average value of the distances from the corresponding seats 50 to the walls in multiple directions may be used as the openness. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the distance from the corresponding seats 50 to the nearest aisle is used as the traffic line distance, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the average value of the distances from the corresponding seats 50 to the aisles in multiple directions may be used as the traffic line distance.

In the example shown in Figure 5, at the position of seat 50, which is assigned the seat ID "C001", the occupancy density is 2 (people/area), the openness is 1.4 (m), the illuminance is 800 (lx), and the traffic line distance is 2.5 (m).

Although not shown, in the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, each of the seats 50 arranged in the office 60 is provided with a sensor (hereinafter referred to as an "environmental sensor") for measuring the illuminance. In the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, the information processing device 10 acquires a physical quantity indicating the illuminance from the environmental sensor as needed, and updates the illuminance registered in the environmental situation information database 33B as needed. However, this is not limited to the above embodiment, and an average illuminance may be stored fixedly for each date and time, or the fixed illuminance may be fine-tuned and applied while taking into account meteorological conditions such as the weather for the corresponding date and time.

In addition, in the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, the information processing device 10 receives location information indicating the location identified by the location identification unit 40 from the terminal 20 carried by each worker, and derives the personnel density using the received location information. Then, in the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment, the personnel density registered in the environmental situation information database 33B is updated as needed to the derived personnel density. However, this is not limited to this form, and the personnel density may be derived using seat identification information received from the operation unit 52 provided on the seat 50 in response to an operation on the operation unit 52.

Furthermore, in the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, the degree of openness and the distance of traffic flow are registered in advance in the environmental situation information database 33B as fixed values according to the position of the corresponding seat 50 and the layout of the office 60, but this is not limited to this. For example, the administrator of the information processing device 10 may be required to input a value appropriate to the actual situation for at least one of the degree of openness and the distance of traffic flow, and the information registered in the environmental situation information database 33B may be updated.

Next, the seat information database 33C according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 6, the seat information database 33C according to this embodiment stores the above-mentioned seat ID in association with information on the position, the date and time of use, the worker ID, and the environmental situation.

The above position is information indicating the position of the corresponding seat 50, and in this embodiment, information indicating the position of the center of the seat 50 in a plan view is applied. Note that in this embodiment, a two-dimensional position such as latitude and longitude is applied as the information indicating the above position, but this is not limited to this. For example, in addition to information indicating latitude and longitude, etc., information indicating altitude, etc. may be applied to apply a three-dimensional position.

The above-mentioned usage date and time is information indicating the date and time when a worker reserved the corresponding seat 50 and the date and time when the reservation was released, and the above-mentioned worker ID is information indicating the worker who reserved the corresponding seat 50 during the corresponding time period.

Furthermore, the above environmental status is information similar to the environmental status in the environmental status information database 33B for the seat 50 during the period when the corresponding seat 50 is reserved by the corresponding worker. Note that in this embodiment, only information on the environmental status that changes over time in the environmental status information database 33B is applied as the environmental status in the seat information database 33C, but this is not limited to this. For example, all information on the environmental status in the environmental status information database 33B may be applied as the environmental status in the seat information database 33C.

In addition, in this embodiment, the average value of the corresponding environmental condition during the period from reservation of the corresponding usage date and time to cancellation is applied as the environmental condition of the seat information database 33C, but this is not limited to this. For example, the average value of the corresponding environmental condition only during the period from reservation of the corresponding usage date and time to cancellation when the corresponding worker is seated in the corresponding seat 50 may be applied as the environmental condition of the seat information database 33C.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, seat 50 assigned with seat ID "C001" is located at position (X1, Y1) and was reserved by an office worker assigned with office worker ID "S001" from 8:02 to 11:45 on April 24, 2020. In addition, the example shown in FIG. 6 indicates that the occupancy density of seat 50 assigned with seat ID "C001" from 8:02 to 11:45 on April 24, 2020 was 2.5 (people/area).

Next, the attribute-specific preference information database 33D according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the attribute-specific preference information database 33D according to this embodiment stores information on attributes, states, and environmental preference tendencies in association with each other.

The above attributes are the same as the attributes in the worker attribute information database 33A, the above states are information indicating the states of the corresponding attributes, and the above environmental preference tendency is information indicating the environmental preference conditions of the seat 50 that are likely to be preferred by workers in the corresponding attribute states. As shown in FIG. 7, in the attribute-specific preference information database 33D according to this embodiment, the attribute for "job position" is summarized as an attribute indicating whether the job position corresponds to "line manager", but this is not limited to this. For example, the attribute corresponding to "job position" in the attribute-specific preference information database 33D may be the same as the attribute in the worker attribute information database 33A, i.e., individual job positions such as department manager, section manager, etc.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, multiple levels of height in terms of occupancy density are applied as the environmental preference tendency for "extroversion," and multiple levels of height in terms of openness are applied as the environmental preference tendency for "cooperativeness." In addition, in this embodiment, multiple levels of height in terms of illuminance are applied as the environmental preference tendency for "age," and multiple levels of proximity in terms of traffic line distance and multiple levels of height in terms of openness are applied as the environmental preference tendency for "line length."

However, the environmental preference tendencies are not limited to these. For example, in addition to these environmental preference tendencies, other preference tendencies such as preference tendencies related to the visual environment (view within the field of view, visibility of the entire room, view from inside the room, etc.), the sound environment (indoor and outdoor noise, etc.), etc. may be included, and any one preference tendency or a combination of multiple preference tendencies may be applied as the environmental preference tendency.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, for example, seats 50 that are likely to be preferred by highly extroverted workers are seats with high occupancy, and seats 50 that are likely to be preferred by highly cooperative workers are seats with low openness.

In this embodiment, the information processing device 10 executes the seating tendency analysis program 13B described below to construct the attribute-specific preference information database 33D.

Next, the operation of the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8 to FIG. 16. First, the operation of the information processing device 10 when executing the seating record process will be described with reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. In the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment, when the time when the office 60 becomes available (in this embodiment, 6:00 a.m.) arrives on each day when the office 60 is available for use (in this embodiment, a weekday, hereinafter referred to as an "available day"), the CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 executes the seating record program 13A, thereby executing the seating record process shown in FIG. 8. Note that, below, a case where the office 60 is as shown in FIG. 3 will be described. Also, here, a case where the worker attribute information database 33A and the environmental situation information database 33B have been constructed as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 to avoid confusion will be described.

8, the CPU 11 judges whether or not an office worker who enters the office 60 for the first time that day has arrived. If the judgment is negative, the CPU 11 proceeds to step 214. If the judgment is positive, the CPU 11 proceeds to step 202. In this embodiment, the arrival of the office worker is detected by detecting that the position identified by the position identification unit 40 of the terminal 20 held by the office worker is located near the entrance/exit 62 of the office 60 for the first time that day. However, this is not limited to this form. For example, when the office worker enters the office 60 for the first time that day, the office worker may input the fact that he or she will be entering the office 60 via the terminal 20 held by the office worker, and the input may be detected to detect the visit. In the following, the office worker whose visit is detected in the processing of step 200 is referred to as a "visiting office worker."

In the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, when a first operation (in this embodiment, an operation of bringing the terminal 20 closer to the operation unit 52) is performed on any of the seats 50, the seat 50 is deemed to be secured. Also, in the information processing system 90 according to this embodiment, when a second operation (in this embodiment, an operation of bringing the terminal 20 closer to the operation unit 52 again) is performed on any of the secured seats 50, the seat 50 is deemed to be released from being secured.

Therefore, in step 202, the detection unit 11A determines that a seat 50 for which the first operation has been performed and the second operation has not been performed is a seat 50 used by an office worker, and identifies the usage status of the seats 50 provided in the office 60. At this time, the detection unit 11A identifies the office worker using the seat 50 and the seat 50 in question, using the office worker identification information and seat identification information received from the operation unit 52 in response to the first operation being performed. Hereinafter, the seat 50 identified here is referred to as a "seat in use."

The method of identifying an occupied seat and the worker using the occupied seat is not limited to this method. For example, the worker using the occupied seat and the occupied seat may be identified using specific information such as a position identified by the position identification unit 40 of the terminal 20 held by the worker using the seat 50 and an IP address that can identify the terminal 20.

In step 204, the CPU 11 executes a predetermined seat disabling process. In this embodiment, the seat disabling process applies a process of disabling the use of the personal computers 54, desk lights 56, and desk fans 58 provided at all seats 50 except for the occupied seats. In this embodiment, the devices are set to be unusable by cutting off the power supply to each of the devices, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In step 206, the presentation unit 11D controls the display unit 15, the terminal 20 carried by the visiting worker, and the display device 45 to display a seat selection screen in a predetermined format using the information on the occupied seats identified by the processing in step 202, and in step 208, the presentation unit 11D waits until the specified information is input.

Figure 9 shows an example of a seat selection screen displayed on the display unit of each device by the processing of step 206 when multiple workers (seven workers in the example shown in Figure 9) have already reserved seat 50.

As shown in FIG. 9, the seat selection screen according to this embodiment displays a message encouraging the user to specify the seat they wish to reserve, displays a floor plan of the office 60, and displays the number of seats 50 reserved in each area at this time. The seat selection screen according to this embodiment also displays specific information (in this embodiment, name) that can identify the worker who has reserved the seat 50. By referring to the seat selection screen displayed on the display device 45 or the display unit 25 of the terminal 20, the visiting worker can ascertain the availability of seats 50 in the office 60 and who has reserved which seat 50.

When a seat selection screen such as that shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display device 45 or the display unit 25 of the terminal 20 as an example, the visiting worker selects and specifies one of the available seats 50 as desired. In response, a positive judgment is made in step 208, and the process proceeds to step 210. Note that in this embodiment, the desired seat is specified by specifying the desired seat via the input unit 24 on the seat selection screen displayed on the display unit 25 of the terminal 20 that the visiting worker possesses, but it goes without saying that this is not limited to this.

In step 210, the CPU 11 executes a predetermined process for enabling the selected seat. In this embodiment, the process for enabling the selected seat is a process for setting up the personal computer 54, desk light 56, and desk fan 58 installed in the seat 50 selected by the visiting worker so that they can be used (in this embodiment, a process for turning on the power to the devices), but is not limited to this.

In step 212, the recording unit 11B updates the registration contents of the seat information database 33C using the worker identification information and seat identification information received from the operation unit 52 in conjunction with the first operation on the operation unit 52 of the seat 50 selected by the visiting worker. That is, at this time, the recording unit 11B records the current time in the memory area reserved for the usage date and time corresponding to the seat indicated by the seat identification information in the seat information database 33C. At this time, the recording unit 11B also records the worker ID corresponding to the worker identification information in the memory area of the worker ID corresponding to the seat indicated by the seat identification information in the seat information database 33C.

In step 214, the CPU 11 determines whether the second operation has been performed on the operating unit 52 of any of the occupied seats, thereby determining whether any of the visiting workers has left the occupied seats. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 220, whereas if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 216.

In step 216, the CPU 11 executes the same process as the seat disable process described above for the seat 50 from which the visiting worker has left. In step 218, the recording unit 11B updates the registered contents of the seat information database 33C using the seat identification information received from the operation unit 52 in association with the second operation on the operation unit 52 for the seat 50 from which the visiting worker has left. That is, at this time, the recording unit 11B records the time of this time in the memory area for the release of the most recent use date and time corresponding to the seat indicated by the above-mentioned seat identification information in the seat information database 33C, and records the above-mentioned environmental conditions related to the seat in the corresponding environmental conditions memory area. In this way, in this embodiment, the update of the registered contents in the seat information database 33C for the seat 50 from which the visiting worker has left is performed using the seat identification information received in association with the second operation, but is not limited to this. For example, the above-mentioned registered contents may be updated using the worker identification information received in association with the second operation. In this case, the recording unit 11B records this time in the memory area of the seat information database 33C for the release of the most recent usage date and time that corresponds to the worker ID that corresponds to the above-mentioned worker identification information, and records the above-mentioned environmental conditions related to the seat in the corresponding environmental conditions memory area.

In step 220, the CPU 11 determines whether a predetermined end timing has arrived, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step 200, whereas if the determination is positive, the seating record process is terminated. In this embodiment, the end timing is the time when the office 60 becomes unavailable (9:00 p.m. in this embodiment) on each day when the office 60 is available (weekdays in this embodiment). However, this is not limited to this form, and the end timing may be the time when all the workers who have reserved the seats 50 in the office 60 release their reservation, or when instruction information instructing the administrator of the information processing device 10 to end the seating record process is input via the input unit 14, etc.

This seating recording process updates the contents of the seating information database 33C in real time to information indicating the latest status of the office 60.

Next, the operation of the information processing device 10 when executing the seating tendency analysis process will be described with reference to Figures 10 to 13. In the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment, when an administrator of the information processing device 10 issues an instruction to start executing the seating tendency analysis process, the CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 executes the seating tendency analysis program 13B, thereby executing the seating tendency analysis process shown in Figure 10. Note that, in order to avoid confusion, a case will be described here in which the worker attribute information database 33A, the environmental situation information database 33B, and the seat information database 33C have already been constructed as shown in Figures 4 to 6.

In step 300 of FIG. 10, the analysis unit 11C reads all information (hereinafter referred to as "worker attribute information") from the worker attribute information database 33A. In step 302, the analysis unit 11C reads all information (hereinafter referred to as "environmental status information") from the environmental status information database 33B. In step 304, the analysis unit 11C reads all information (hereinafter referred to as "seat information") from the seat information database 33C.

In step 306, the analysis unit 11C uses the read worker attribute information, environmental status information, and seat information to analyze the seating position tendency for each worker's attribute relative to the seat 50. The method for analyzing the seating position tendency is described below.

First, the analysis unit 11C classifies the attributes included in the worker attribute information by type and by state (hereinafter referred to as "attribute classification"). This attribute classification classifies attributes by type, such as "extroversion," "agreeableness," "age," "job title," and "gender." For example, "extroversion" is classified into two states, "high" and "low," and "gender" is classified into two states, "male" and "female."

The analysis unit 11C then extracts information indicating the environmental situation (hereinafter referred to as the "fluid environmental situation") from the seat information, and extracts information indicating the environmental situation excluding the fluid environmental situation (hereinafter referred to as the "fixed environmental situation") from the environmental situation information. By extracting the environmental situation, for example, occupancy density, illuminance, etc. are extracted as the fluid environmental situation, and for example, openness, traffic line distance, etc. are extracted as the fixed environmental situation.

Then, the analysis unit 11C derives a histogram of the number of people for each attribute classification in the seat 50 where each analyzed worker indicated in the seat information is seated, for all workers included in the seat information (hereinafter referred to as "analyzed workers"), for multiple stages of dynamic environmental conditions and fixed environmental conditions. This allows the number of analyzed workers seated in the seat 50 under each environmental condition stage of dynamic environmental conditions and fixed environmental conditions to be obtained.

In step 308, the presentation unit 11D uses the histogram obtained by the processing of step 306 to control the display unit 15 to display a seating tendency analysis result screen in a predetermined format. In step 310, the presentation unit 11D waits until the specified information is input.

As shown in FIG. 11, the seating tendency analysis result screen according to this embodiment displays a histogram showing the number of analyzed workers at each stage of each of the dynamic and static environmental conditions for each attribute classification. Therefore, by referring to the seating tendency analysis result screen, the administrator of the information processing device 10 can understand the seating tendency for each attribute classification of the workers who actually use the office 60 at the seats 50 provided in the office 60. Note that the example shown in FIG. 11 illustrates a case in which only five types of attribute classifications, two types of "gender" and three types of "age", are applied, and only "personnel density" and "openness" are displayed as environmental conditions.

The method of presenting the seating position trends for the seats in the office is not limited to the above-mentioned histogram method. For example, the seating position trends may be presented in a form of table format, in addition to other graphs such as three-dimensional bar graphs and pie charts.

When the seating tendency analysis result screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed as an example, the administrator of the information processing device 10 checks the displayed content and then selects the end button 15A displayed on the seating tendency analysis result screen via the input unit 14. In response to this selection, step 310 becomes a positive judgment and the process proceeds to step 312.

In step 312, the analysis unit 11C uses the histogram obtained in the processing of step 306 to identify environmental situations in which the number of workers to be analyzed who have a common attribute classification is equal to or exceeds a predetermined number as environmental situations preferred by workers with the attributes indicated by the attribute classification. Note that in this embodiment, the predetermined number of people is a predetermined percentage (20% in this embodiment) of the total number of workers to be analyzed, but is not limited to this. For example, the workers to be analyzed may be classified into predetermined age groups, and the predetermined percentage of the number of people in each age group, with the weight value being larger for the age group that is more important, may be applied as the predetermined number of people.

By performing this analysis by the analysis unit 11C, it is possible to analyze which attributes of workers tend to prefer which seats 50 in what environmental conditions.

In step 314, the presentation unit 11D uses the analysis results from the processing in step 312 to control the display unit 15 to display a preference analysis result screen in a predetermined format. In step 316, the presentation unit 11D waits until the specified information is input.

As shown in FIG. 12, the preference analysis result screen according to this embodiment displays information showing the tendency of the environment preferred by each worker for each attribute classification. Therefore, by referring to the preference analysis result screen, the administrator of the information processing device 10 can understand the tendency of preferences for the seats 50 provided in the office 60 by the workers who actually use the office 60.

The method for analyzing the preference trends for seats in the office is not limited to the above method. For example, the method for analyzing the preference trends may be a method for analyzing the preference trends using a conventionally known statistical method such as cluster analysis or principal component analysis.

When the preference analysis result screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed as an example, the administrator of the information processing device 10 checks the displayed content and then selects the end button 15A displayed on the preference analysis result screen via the input unit 14. In response to this selection, step 316 becomes a positive judgment and the process proceeds to step 318.

In step 318, the recording unit 11B records information indicating the analysis results of the preference trends obtained by the above processing in the attribute-specific preference information database 33D, and then ends the seating tendency analysis processing. By the processing of step 318, an attribute-specific preference information database 33D, as shown in FIG. 7 as an example, is constructed.

Next, the operation of the information processing device 10 when executing the layout proposal process will be described with reference to Figures 13 and 14. In the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment, when an administrator of the information processing device 10 issues an instruction to start executing the layout proposal process, the CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 executes the layout proposal program 13C, thereby executing the layout proposal process shown in Figure 13. Note that, in order to avoid confusion, a case will be described here in which the worker attribute information database 33A and attribute-specific preference information database 33D have already been constructed as shown in Figures 4 and 7.

In step 400 of FIG. 13, the layout proposal unit 11E reads all information (the "worker attribute information" described above) from the worker attribute information database 33A. In step 402, the layout proposal unit 11E reads all information (hereinafter referred to as "attribute-specific preference information") from the attribute-specific preference information database 33D.

In step 404, the layout proposal unit 11E uses the retrieved worker attribute information and attribute-specific preference information to formulate a layout of the seats 50 in the office 60. The method for formulating the layout is described below.

First, the layout proposal unit 11E classifies the attributes included in the worker attribute information by type and by state (the "attribute classification" described above).

Next, the layout proposal unit 11E derives a histogram of the number of people for each attribute classification indicated by the attribute preference information whose attribute classification matches that of each layout planning worker, for all workers included in the worker attribute information (hereinafter referred to as "layout planning workers"). This derives the number of layout planning workers whose attribute classification matches that of each attribute classification indicated by the attribute preference information.

Therefore, the layout proposal unit 11E assigns a higher priority to all attribute classifications the more layout planning workers who have matching attribute classifications.

The layout proposal unit 11E then applies attribute classifications with a priority level equal to or higher than a predetermined level to formulate a layout of the seats 50 in the office 60. Here, the layout proposal unit 11E formulates a layout such that, for example, the higher the priority level of an attribute classification, the more seats there are in the environmental conditions preferred by the workers belonging to that attribute classification. Note that, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned predetermined ranking is a ranking that is a predetermined percentage of the total number of attribute classifications (30% in this embodiment), but is not limited to this. For example, the above-mentioned predetermined ranking may be input by the administrator of the information processing device 10 via the input unit 14 or the like.

In step 406, the presentation unit 11D uses information indicating the layout planning results obtained by the processing in step 404 to control the display unit 15 to display a layout proposal screen in a predetermined format. In step 408, the presentation unit 11D waits until the specified information is input.

As shown in FIG. 14, the layout proposal screen according to this embodiment displays information showing the formulated layout as a plan view. Therefore, by referring to the layout proposal screen, the administrator of the information processing device 10 can refer to a layout that reflects the preferences of the workers who actually use the office 60 with respect to the seats 50 provided in the office 60.

When the layout proposal screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed as an example, the administrator of the information processing device 10 checks the displayed content and then selects the end button 15A displayed on the layout proposal screen via the input unit 14. In response to this selection, step 408 is judged as positive, and the layout proposal process ends.

Next, the operation of the information processing device 10 when executing the organizational restructuring proposal process will be described with reference to Figures 15 and 16. In the information processing device 10 according to this embodiment, when an administrator of the information processing device 10 issues an instruction to start executing the organizational restructuring proposal process, the CPU 11 of the information processing device 10 executes the organizational restructuring proposal program 13D, thereby executing the organizational restructuring proposal process shown in Figure 15. Note that, in order to avoid confusion, a case will be described here in which the worker attribute information database 33A and attribute-specific preference information database 33D have already been constructed as shown in Figures 4 and 7.

In step 500 of FIG. 15, the reorganization proposal unit 11F reads all information (the "worker attribute information" described above) from the worker attribute information database 33A. In step 502, the reorganization proposal unit 11F reads all information (the "attribute-specific preference information" described above) from the attribute-specific preference information database 33D.

In step 504, the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F uses the retrieved worker attribute information and attribute-specific preference information to formulate a restructuring plan for the organization that uses the office 60. The method for formulating the restructuring plan for the organization is described below.

First, the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F classifies the attributes included in the worker attribute information by type and by status (the "attribute classification" described above).

Next, the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F identifies which environmental preference tendency indicated by the attribute-specific preference information each of all workers included in the worker attribute information (hereinafter referred to as "workers for organizational restructuring planning") belongs to.

Then, the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F uses the classification results of the organizational restructuring planning workers for each environmental preference tendency obtained by the above process to allocate the organizational restructuring planning workers to multiple departments according to predetermined criteria.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned predetermined criteria are used as criteria for allocating organizational restructuring planning workers who are classified into common environmental preference tendencies and have a larger number of those environmental preference tendencies to the same department, thereby formulating an organizational restructuring plan.

In other words, in order to revitalize an organization, it may be preferable to place workers with similar attitudes toward work and similar ways of thinking about work in the same department (hereinafter referred to as the "first organizational form"). On the other hand, on the other hand, it may be preferable to place workers with different attitudes toward work and different ways of thinking about work in the same department (hereinafter referred to as the "second organizational form").

In this embodiment, the first organizational form is adopted, and an organizational restructuring plan is created to place similar workers in the same department. Therefore, the method of formulating the organizational restructuring plan is not limited to adopting the first organizational form, but may also adopt the second organizational form or take into account both of these two types of organizational forms to formulate the organizational restructuring plan.

The method for formulating the organizational restructuring plan is not limited to the above, and the organizational restructuring plan may be formulated by applying a conventionally known cluster analysis method.

In step 506, the presentation unit 11D uses the information indicating the results of the proposed organizational restructuring obtained by the processing in step 504 to control the display unit 15 to display an organizational restructuring proposal screen in a predetermined format. In step 508, the presentation unit 11D waits until the specified information is input.

As shown in FIG. 16, the organizational restructuring proposal screen according to this embodiment shows information showing the content of the formulated organizational restructuring proposal in a schematic manner. Therefore, by referring to the organizational restructuring proposal screen, the administrator of the information processing device 10 can refer to the organizational restructuring proposal that reflects the preference trends of the workers who actually use the office 60 with respect to the seats 50 provided in the office 60.

When the organizational restructuring proposal screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed as an example, the administrator of the information processing device 10 checks the displayed content and then selects the end button 15A displayed on the organizational restructuring proposal screen via the input unit 14. In response to this selection, step 508 becomes a positive judgment, and the organizational restructuring proposal process ends.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the information processing device 10 includes a detection unit 11A that detects the positions of each worker in an office in which multiple seats are provided for any worker, when the multiple workers are working while securing any of the multiple seats, a recording unit 11B that records in the memory unit 13 the position information indicating the positions of each worker detected by the detection unit 11A, an analysis unit 11C that uses the position information recorded in the memory unit 13 to analyze the seating position tendency for each worker's attribute, and a presentation unit 11D that presents the analysis results by the analysis unit 11C. Therefore, the seating position tendency for each worker's attribute can be reflected in organizational restructuring, office layout planning, etc., or in the content of guidance for each worker, thereby effectively revitalizing the organization.

In addition, according to this embodiment, gender, age, occupation, position, department, and personality are applied as attributes of the worker. Therefore, it is possible to analyze the tendency of suitable seating positions according to the applied attributes.

In addition, according to this embodiment, the results of the analysis of seating position trends are used to further analyze the preferences of each worker based on their attributes. Therefore, it is possible to understand the seating position preferences according to the worker's attributes.

In addition, according to this embodiment, the above analysis results are used to propose multiple seating layouts. This makes it possible to revitalize the organization more effectively.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the above analysis results are used to suggest restructuring of the organization to which the workers belong. This makes it possible to revitalize the organization more effectively.

In the above embodiment, the case where the reservation of the seat 50 is detected based on the operation of the operation unit 52 by the worker has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reservation of the seat 50 may be detected by detecting that the desired seat 50 has been reserved by the worker using the terminal 20. In addition, the reservation of the seat 50 may be detected by reading a QR (Quick Response) code (registered trademark), or by biometric authentication such as face authentication or fingerprint authentication.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the seat selection screen is displayed on the terminal 20 carried by each worker when that worker visits the office 60, but this is not limiting. For example, the seat selection screen may be displayed on the terminal 20 carried by each worker before that worker visits the office 60, or the seat selection screen may be displayed on the terminal 20 of each worker at all times without specifying the timing of display.

In the above embodiment, the operating unit 52 is provided on the seat 50, but this is not limiting. For example, the operating unit 52 may be provided near the seat 50.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where various databases are recorded in the information storage device 30 configured separately from the information processing device 10 has been described, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the various databases may be recorded in the information processing device 10. In this case, the information storage device 30 is not necessary.

It goes without saying that the configurations of the various databases applied in the above embodiment are merely examples and are not limited to those shown.

In the above embodiment, for example, the hardware structure of the processing unit that executes each process of the detection unit 11A, the recording unit 11B, the analysis unit 11C, the presentation unit 11D, the layout proposal unit 11E, and the organizational restructuring proposal unit 11F can be the various processors shown below. As described above, the various processors include a CPU, which is a general-purpose processor that executes software (programs) and functions as a processing unit, as well as a programmable logic device (PLD), which is a processor whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), a dedicated electrical circuit, which is a processor with a circuit configuration designed specifically to execute a specific process, such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), etc.

The processing unit may be configured with one of these various processors, or may be configured with a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (e.g., a combination of multiple FPGAs, or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). The processing unit may also be configured with a single processor.

As an example of configuring the processing unit as a single processor, first, there is a form in which one processor is configured as a combination of one or more CPUs and software, as typified by computers such as clients and servers, and this processor functions as the processing unit. Secondly, there is a form in which a processor is used to realize the functions of the entire system, including the processing unit, in a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as typified by systems on chips (SoCs). In this way, the processing unit is configured as a hardware structure using one or more of the various processors listed above.

More specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors can be an electrical circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

10 Information processing device 11 CPU
11A Detection unit 11B Recording unit 11C Analysis unit 11D Presentation unit 11E Layout proposal unit 11F Organizational restructuring proposal unit 12 Memory 13 Storage unit 13A Seating recording program 13B Seating tendency analysis program 13C Layout proposal program 13D Organizational restructuring proposal program 14 Input unit 15 Display unit 16 Medium reading and writing device 17 Recording medium 18 Communication I/F unit 20 Terminal 21 CPU
21A Control unit 22 Memory 23 Storage unit 24 Input unit 25 Display unit 26 Medium reading and writing device 27 Wireless communication unit 28 Camera 29 Near field communication unit 30 Information storage device 31 CPU
31A Control unit 32 Memory 33 Storage unit 33A Worker attribute information database 33B Environmental situation information database 33C Seat information database 33D Attribute-based preference information database 34 Input unit 35 Display unit 36 Media reading and writing device 37 Recording medium 38 Communication I/F unit 40 Position identification unit 41 Speaker 45 Display device 50 Seat 50A Chair 50B Desk 52 Operation unit 54 Personal computer 56 Desk light 58 Desk fan 60 Office room 62 Entrance/exit 80 Network 90 Information processing system 96 Recording medium

Claims (6)

In an office having a plurality of seats reserved by any one of the workers, a detection unit detects the position of each of the workers when the plurality of workers are working while occupying any one of the plurality of seats;
a recording unit that records in a storage unit position information indicating the position of each worker detected by the detection unit;
an analysis unit that analyzes the seating position tendency of each worker for each attribute by using the position information recorded in the storage unit;
a presentation unit that presents an analysis result by the analysis unit;
a layout suggestion unit that proposes a layout of the plurality of seats using an analysis result by the analysis unit;
An information processing device comprising: In an office having a plurality of seats reserved by any one of the workers, a detection unit detects the position of each of the workers when the plurality of workers are working while occupying any one of the plurality of seats;
a recording unit that records in a storage unit position information indicating the position of each worker detected by the detection unit;
an analysis unit that analyzes the tendency of seating positions for each attribute of each worker by using the position information recorded in the storage unit;
a presentation unit that presents an analysis result by the analysis unit;
an organizational restructuring proposal unit that proposes restructuring of the organization to which the worker belongs using the analysis result by the analysis unit;
An information processing device comprising: The attributes of the worker are at least one of gender, age, occupation, position, department, and personality.
3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2 . The analysis unit further analyzes preferences for each attribute of the worker using the analysis result of the seating position tendency.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . In an office having a plurality of seats reserved by any one of the workers, a position of each of the workers is detected when the workers are performing their work while occupying any one of the plurality of seats;
Recording position information indicating the position of each detected worker in a storage unit;
Using the position information recorded in the storage unit, the tendency of the seating position for each attribute of each worker is analyzed;
Present the results of the analysis ,
using the analysis results to propose a layout of the plurality of seats ;
An information processing program for causing a computer to execute processing. In an office having a plurality of seats reserved by any one of the workers, a position of each of the workers is detected when the workers are performing their work while occupying any one of the plurality of seats;
Recording position information indicating the position of each detected worker in a storage unit;
Using the position information recorded in the storage unit, the tendency of the seating position for each attribute of each worker is analyzed;
Present the results of the analysis,
Using the analysis results, propose restructuring of the organization to which the worker belongs.
An information processing program for causing a computer to execute processing.