JP7787862B2 - Management equipment and rental system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management device and a rental system.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a network system used for real estate rental contracts has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
For example, in the system of Patent Document 1, a real estate owner first uses his/her own communication terminal to register information about the rental property he/she is renting out, such as an apartment room or a detached house, and desired rental conditions such as rent and tenant attributes, etc., in a server. Then, when a prospective tenant uses his/her own communication terminal to register desired rental conditions for renting an apartment room or a detached house, etc., in the server, the server matches the desired conditions of both parties and extracts real estate that matches the conditions.

JP 2023-82912 A

In the case of rental properties that are used as residences, tenants live in properties that are already completed, and so they are often unable to arrange the furniture they want in the way they want.
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a rental property in which prospective tenants can place the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire.

The invention described in claim 1 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 17, a management device 10 capable of communicating with a user terminal 30 used by a person who wishes to rent a rental property,
a property request information acquisition means 11 for acquiring property request information from the user terminal 30;
a candidate property search means 12 for searching candidate properties based on the property desire information acquired by the property desire information acquisition means 11;
a search result presentation means (13) for presenting the search results of the candidate property search means (12) to the prospective renter via the user terminal (30);
The property request information includes a furniture layout pattern input by the prospective renter,
The candidate property is characterized in that it is possible to arrange furniture in accordance with the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective renter.

According to the invention described in claim 1, the candidate properties presented by the search result presentation means 13 are properties in which furniture can be arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant, so it is possible to provide rental properties in which the prospective tenant can arrange the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire.

The invention described in claim 2 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 17, in the management device 10 described in claim 1,
The candidate properties include:
A first candidate property whose floor plan type is the same as the floor plan type input by the prospective renter;
a second candidate property whose floor plan type is different from the floor plan type input by the prospective renter,
The floor plan type input by the prospective renter can be determined based on the property preference information.

According to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to provide a rental property (first candidate property) that has the layout type desired by the prospective tenant and allows the prospective tenant to place the furniture desired by the prospective tenant in the arrangement desired by the prospective tenant.
In addition to the first candidate property, the system also presents a second candidate property whose floor plan type differs from the one desired by the prospective tenant, but which allows the prospective tenant to place the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire, thereby allowing the system to present a larger number of candidate properties.

The invention described in claim 3 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 17, in the management device 10 described in claim 2,
The candidate properties include a third candidate property having a number of bedrooms different from the number of bedrooms input by the prospective renter,
The number of bedrooms input by the prospective renter can be determined based on the property request information.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the first and second candidate properties, a third candidate property is also presented, which has a different number of bedrooms than the number of bedrooms desired by the prospective renter, but which allows the prospective renter to place the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire, thereby allowing for a greater number of candidate properties to be presented.

The invention described in claim 4 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, in the management device 10 described in claim 1,
A furniture layout pattern different from the one input by the prospective tenant is proposed to the prospective tenant via the user terminal 30.

According to the invention described in claim 4, prospective tenants can compare their desired furniture layout pattern with the furniture layout pattern proposed by the management device 10 and determine which is more preferable.

The invention described in claim 5 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, in the management device 10 described in claim 1,
The information regarding the evaluation of the candidate property is presented to the prospective renter via the user terminal 30.

According to the invention described in claim 5, prospective tenants can determine whether or not they would like to rent a property based on information about the property's evaluation before renting it.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the management device 10 according to the first aspect,
It is capable of communicating with a moving company terminal 40 used by the moving company,
The present invention is characterized by comprising a furniture layout providing means 14 that provides the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant to the moving company via the company terminal 40.

According to the invention described in claim 6, the moving company can use the furniture arrangement pattern provided by the management device 10 as a reference to estimate moving costs and arrange furniture at the new location, thereby reducing the burden on the prospective tenant (tenant) and the moving company when moving.

The invention described in claim 7 is a rental system 1, as shown in, for example, FIGS. 1 to 17,
a management device 10 according to claim 1;
The user terminal 30 is also included.

According to the invention described in claim 7, the candidate properties presented by the search result presentation means 13 are properties in which furniture can be arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant, so it is possible to provide rental properties in which the prospective tenant can arrange the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire.

This invention makes it possible to provide rental properties where prospective tenants can place the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a rental system. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the rental system. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property preference information input screen in a state where no furniture arrangement pattern has been saved. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a furniture arrangement input screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property preference information input screen in a state where a furniture arrangement pattern has been saved. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a candidate property presentation screen presenting first candidate properties. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a candidate property presentation screen presenting a second candidate property. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a candidate property presentation screen presenting a third candidate property. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property information presentation screen for "Property A" (first candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property information presentation screen for "Property K" (second candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property information presentation screen for "Property T" (third candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a property information presentation screen for "Property U" (third candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen for "Property A" (first candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen for "Property K" (second candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen for "Property T" (third candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen for "Property U" (third candidate property). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of a candidate property.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, although the embodiments described below are subject to various technically preferable limitations for carrying out the present invention, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.
In the following embodiments and illustrated examples, "XX" represents one or more arbitrary letters and numbers. For example, in the case of "XX yen,""XXyen" does not represent a two-digit amount (10 yen or more and 99 yen or less), but represents an amount of one or more digits (1 yen or more (no upper limit)). In addition, the multiple "XX yen" in the illustrated examples may represent the same amount or different amounts.

<Rental System>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a rental system 1 according to this embodiment.
The rental system 1 is a system that provides property information of candidate properties (rental properties that meet the conditions of the prospective tenant) to a prospective tenant (user) who is looking for a rental property to use as a residence.

As shown in Figure 1, the rental system 1 is composed of a management device 10 and a database 20 that constitute a semi-rental bank, a user terminal 30 used by prospective renters (users), and a moving company terminal 40 used by moving companies.
The management device 10, the database 20, the user terminal 30, and the vendor terminal 40 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network N. The communication network N is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like.

The user terminal 30 is configured as a computer such as a PC, a smartphone, a tablet, etc., and is owned and used by the prospective renter. In this embodiment, a smartphone, which is a portable information terminal, is used.
The company terminal 40 is configured as a computer such as a PC, smartphone, tablet, etc., and is owned and used by the moving company. In this embodiment, a PC installed in the office of the moving company is used.

The database 20 stores various information necessary for the rental system 1.
Specifically, for example, property information on rental properties provided by lessors (property owners and real estate agents) is stored for each property in the database 20. In other words, the property owners and real estate agents can register property information on rental properties in the database 20.
The property information for rental properties stored in database 20 includes various information such as the area in which the building including the rental property is located, the nearest facilities such as the nearest station, the distance from each nearest facility, the exclusive area, the layout type, the floor plan, the age of the building, the rent (rent), management fees and common area charges, facilities and features, related images, information on common areas, housing evaluation information, furniture layout proposals, etc.

<Management device>
The management device 10 includes a processing unit, a display unit, an input unit, a communication unit, and the like.
The processing unit of the management device 10 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and controls the processing operations of each part in the rental system 1 in an integrated manner.
Specifically, a program is stored in the processing unit of the management device 10. The processing unit executes the program to realize the functions of the management device 10, i.e., the means 11 to 14 included in the management device 10 shown in FIG.

The management device 10 includes a property request information acquisition means 11 that acquires property request information from the user terminal 30 .
The management device 10 also includes a candidate property search unit 12 that searches for candidate properties based on the desired property information acquired by the desired property information acquisition unit 11 .
The management device 10 also includes a search result presentation means 13 that presents the search results of the candidate property search means 12 to the prospective tenant via the user terminal 30 .
The management device 10 also includes a furniture layout providing means 14 that provides the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant to the moving company via the company terminal 40 .

<Operation flow>
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the rental system 1 in this embodiment.
First, the user terminal 30 logs in to the management device 10 (step S1).
Specifically, for example, an application program such as an internet browser and a browsing program is installed in the user terminal 30. By executing the application program, the user terminal 30 accesses the management device 10 via the communication network N and logs in to the management device 10 based on a user ID (identifier) and a password.

When the user terminal 30 logs in to the management device 10, the management device 10 acquires property request information from the user terminal 30 using the property request information acquisition means 11 (steps S2 to S3).
Specifically, the property desired information acquisition means 11 transmits data for displaying the property desired information input screen G1 to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the property desired information input screen G1 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30 (step S2).

3 and 4 are diagrams showing an example of the property desired information input screen G1.
The property preference information input screen G1 allows the user to input the area, distance from the nearest station, and furniture layout as property preference information (conditions for the rental property they wish to live in). Note that the property preference information is not limited to the information shown in Figures 3 and 4, but may include other information such as the exclusive area, layout type, age of the building, rent, etc. In other words, the information in the property preference information other than "furniture layout" may be the same as the information entered when searching for a rental property on a general real estate information site, for example.
Below, we will explain the "furniture arrangement" part of the property preference information, which cannot be entered (registered) on general real estate information sites, and will omit explanations of the other information, as it is publicly known information.

The property desired information input screen G1 shown in Fig. 3 is the property desired information input screen G1 in a state where "furniture arrangement" has not been input (a state where a furniture arrangement pattern has not been saved). On the other hand, the property desired information input screen G1 shown in Fig. 4 is the property desired information input screen G1 in a state where "furniture arrangement" has been input (a state where a furniture arrangement pattern has been saved).
The property desired information input screen G1 has a change button B11. By tapping this change button B11, it is possible to input new "furniture arrangement" or change the "furniture arrangement" that has already been input. Specifically, when the change button B11 is tapped, a notification to that effect is sent from the user terminal 30 to the management device 10 via the communication network N, and then data for displaying the furniture arrangement input screen G10 is transmitted from the management device 10 to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the furniture arrangement input screen G10 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the furniture arrangement input screen G10.
The furniture arrangement input screen G10 displays a floor plan of the living area (living room, dining room (dining kitchen), bedroom) and furniture icons A101, A102, A103, A104, A105, A106, A107, . . .
The furniture arrangement input screen G10 is provided with a confirm button B103. By tapping this confirm button B103, the floor plan (floor plan) of the living space and the furniture arrangement pattern (such as the type of each furniture icon and the position of each furniture icon in the floor plan) displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10 are saved, and the user can return to the property preference information input screen G1.

When the change button B11 is tapped without inputting "furniture arrangement," that is, when the change button B11 on the property desire information input screen G1 shown in Fig. 3 is tapped, a floor plan of the living area of the property where the prospective tenant currently resides is first displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10. The floor plan of the property where the prospective tenant currently resides is acquired by the property desire information acquisition means 11 from the database 20 or the like, for example, based on the current address of the prospective tenant that the prospective tenant entered when registering his/her user ID and password.
The prospective tenant then operates the add furniture button B101 and furniture icons A101, A102, A103, A104, A105, A106, A107, etc. on the furniture layout input screen G10 to input the furniture layout in the property in which the prospective tenant currently resides.

It should be noted that the floor plan that is first displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10 when "furniture arrangement" has not been input is not limited to the floor plan of the living area of the property that the prospective tenant currently lives in. For example, a floor plan creation button may be provided on the furniture arrangement input screen G10, and the floor plan creation screen may be displayed when the floor plan creation button is tapped, so that the floor plan created by the prospective tenant on the floor plan creation screen may be displayed first on the furniture arrangement input screen G10.
Furthermore, the furniture layout input on the furniture layout input screen G10 is not limited to the furniture layout in the property where the prospective renter currently lives.

On the other hand, when the "furniture arrangement" has already been input and the change button B11 is tapped, that is, when the change button B11 on the property preference information input screen G1 shown in FIG. 4 is tapped, the furniture arrangement input screen G10 first displays the floor plan of the living room area that has been saved (stored in the user terminal 30) and furniture icons that have been arranged in the furniture arrangement pattern that has been saved (stored in the user terminal 30), superimposed on each other.
The prospective tenant can then operate the add furniture button B101 or furniture icons A101, A102, A103, A104, A105, A106, A107, etc. on the furniture layout input screen G10 to change the saved furniture layout pattern, or operate the add/delete room button B102 on the furniture layout input screen G10 to change the saved floor plan.

It should be noted that the floor plan that is first displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10 after the "furniture arrangement" has been entered is not limited to the floor plan stored (saved) in the user terminal 30, but may be, for example, a floor plan that is stored (saved) in the database 20 in association with a user ID, etc.
Furthermore, the furniture arrangement pattern that is first displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10 when the "furniture arrangement" has already been entered is not limited to the furniture arrangement pattern stored (saved) in the user terminal 30, but may be, for example, a furniture arrangement pattern that is stored (saved) in the database 20 in association with a user ID, etc.

By tapping the Add Furniture button B101 on the furniture placement input screen G10, a furniture icon can be added.
Specifically, when the add furniture button B101 is tapped, a list of various furniture icons, such as a storage furniture icon A101, a dining table icon A102, a low table icon A103, a TV stand icon A104, a sofa icon A105, a bed icon A106, and a desk icon A107, is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30. When the prospective tenant operates the user terminal 30 to select one furniture icon from the list, the screen returns to the furniture layout input screen G10, and the selected furniture icon is added to the floor plan on the furniture layout input screen G10.

Furthermore, for example, by dragging a furniture icon displayed on the furniture placement input screen G10, the furniture icon can be moved (the position of the furniture icon can be changed).
Furthermore, for example, by pressing and holding a furniture icon displayed on the furniture placement input screen G10, the furniture icon can be edited (for example, changed in orientation, size, shape, or deletion).

In addition, the floor plan can be changed by tapping the room add/delete button B102 on the furniture layout input screen G10.
Specifically, when the Add/Delete Room button B102 is tapped, an editing screen for editing the floor plan displayed on the furniture layout input screen G10 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30. On this editing screen, the size (number of tatami mats, etc.) and location of a room to be added can be entered, and a room to be deleted can be selected. When editing of the floor plan is completed (for example, when the Complete button on the editing screen is tapped), the screen returns to the furniture layout input screen G10, and the edited floor plan is displayed on the furniture layout input screen G10.

Furthermore, by tapping the OK button B103 on the furniture layout input screen G10, the property preference information input screen G1 can be displayed, reflecting the latest floor plan and furniture layout pattern.
Specifically, when the decision button B103 is tapped, the floor plan and furniture arrangement pattern displayed on the furniture arrangement input screen G10 are stored in the memory of the user terminal 30, and the screen returns to the property desired information input screen G1. Then, in the "Furniture Arrangement" field of the property desired information input screen G1, the stored floor plan and furniture icons arranged in the stored furniture arrangement pattern are displayed superimposed on each other, as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

Once the prospective tenant has finished entering the desired property information, they tap the register button B12 on the desired property information input screen G1. When the register button B12 is tapped, the user terminal 30 transmits the entered desired property information (area, distance from the nearest station, floor plan of the room, furniture layout pattern, etc.) together with the user ID, etc. to the management device 10 via the communications network N (step S3). In this way, the desired property information acquisition means 11 acquires the desired property information from the user terminal 30. The desired property information acquisition means 11 then stores the acquired desired property information together with the user ID, etc. in the database 20.

Next, the management device 10 searches for candidate properties using the candidate property search means 12 based on the property desire information acquired by the property desire information acquisition means 11 (step S4).
Specifically, the candidate property search means 12 extracts property information of candidate properties (properties that match the property desire information acquired by the property desire information acquisition means 11) from multiple property information stored in the database 20.

A candidate property is, for example, a property that meets all of the following criteria: (1) is located in the "area" specified in the property preference information; (2) is less than or equal to the "distance from the nearest station" specified in the property preference information; and (3) can be furnished using the "furniture arrangement pattern" specified in the property preference information.

There are three types of candidate properties: first candidate property, second candidate property, and third candidate property.
The first candidate property is a property whose floor plan type is the same as the floor plan type input by the prospective renter.
The second candidate property is a property that has the same number of bedrooms as the number of bedrooms input by the prospective renter, but has a different floor plan type from the floor plan type input by the prospective renter.
The third candidate property is a property whose number of bedrooms differs from the number of bedrooms entered by the prospective renter.
The number of bedrooms and the floor plan type entered by the prospective tenant can be determined, for example, from the "floor plan of the living area" in the property request information.

In this embodiment, a "bedroom" refers to a room other than the dining room (dining kitchen) and living room. That is, when expressing a floor plan type, a "number + alphabet" is used, such as 3LDK, and this number (3 in the case of 3LDK) represents the "number of bedrooms."
Therefore, for example, a 1R (one-room), 1K, 1DK, 1LDK, and 1SLDK have the same number of bedrooms but different floor plan types.
Also, if the floor plan type is the same, the number of bedrooms is also the same. Conversely, if the number of bedrooms is different, the floor plan type will also be different.
The term "bedroom" may also include a service yard, a loft, a den, etc.
The prospective tenant may also decide whether or not to count the number of service yards, lofts, dens, etc. as the "number of bedrooms." Specifically, whether or not to count the number of service yards, lofts, dens, etc. as the "number of bedrooms" may be selectable on the property request information input screen G1, for example.

Next, the management device 10 uses the search result presentation means 13 to present the search results of the candidate property search means 12 to the prospective tenant via the user terminal 30 (steps S5 to S7).
Specifically, the search result presentation means 13 transmits data for displaying the candidate property presentation screen G2 to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the candidate property presentation screen G2 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30 (step S5).

6 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of the candidate property presentation screen G2.
The candidate property presentation screen G2 displays, for each candidate property, a portion of the property information extracted by the candidate property search means 12 in step S4. The candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 6 displays property information for a property with a "high" degree of fit (first candidate property). The candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 7 displays property information for a property with a "medium" degree of fit (second candidate property). The candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 8 displays property information for a property with a "low" degree of fit (third candidate property).

The candidate property presentation screen G2 that is first displayed on the user terminal 30 as a search result of the candidate property search means 12 is, for example, the candidate property presentation screen G2 (FIG. 6) that presents the first candidate property.
Then, when the view button B20b (Figures 6 and 8) in the "Medium Fit" column on the candidate property presentation screen G2 is tapped, the candidate property presentation screen G2 displayed on the user terminal 30 switches to the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 7) presenting the second candidate property.
In addition, when the view button B20c (Figures 6 and 7) in the "Low Fit" column on the candidate property presentation screen G2 is tapped, the candidate property presentation screen G2 displayed on the user terminal 30 switches to a candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 8) presenting a third candidate property.
In addition, when the view button B20a (Figures 7 and 8) in the "High Fit" column on the candidate property presentation screen G2 is tapped, the candidate property presentation screen G2 displayed on the user terminal 30 switches to the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 6) presenting the first candidate property.

For example, if the floor plan type entered by the prospective renter is 1LDK as shown in Figure 4, the first candidate property is a 1LDK floor plan type among properties that meet the above three conditions (1) to (3). The second candidate property is a property that meets the above three conditions (1) to (3) but has a floor plan type other than 1LDK and has one bedroom. The third candidate property is a property that meets the above three conditions (1) to (3) but has a bedroom number other than one.
Therefore, the candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 6 presents a property with a floor plan type of 1LDK (first candidate property). The candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 7 presents a property with a floor plan type other than 1LDK and with one bedroom (second candidate property). The candidate property presentation screen G2 shown in Fig. 8 presents a property with a bedroom number other than one (third candidate property).

If a prospective tenant finds a property of interest among the candidate properties displayed on the candidate property presentation screen G2, they select that property. Specifically, the prospective tenant taps the detail button for the property of interest from among the detail buttons B21a, B21b, B21c, B21d... on the candidate property presentation screen G2 presenting the first candidate property, the detail buttons B22a, B22b, B22c, B22d... on the candidate property presentation screen G2 presenting the second candidate property, and the detail buttons B23a, B23b, B23c, B23d... on the candidate property presentation screen G2 presenting the third candidate property.

When any of the detail buttons B21a, B21b, B21c, B21d..., B22a, B22b, B22c, B22d..., B23a, B23b, B23c, B23d... is tapped, the user terminal 30 transmits property selection information (e.g., property ID) regarding the property selected by the prospective tenant (the candidate property whose detail button was tapped) together with the user ID, etc. to the management device 10 via the communication network N (step S6).
When the communication unit of the management device 10 receives the property selection information, the search result presentation means 13 extracts property information corresponding to the property selection information from the multiple property information stored in the database 20 (or from the property information extracted by the candidate property search means 12 in step S4). The search result presentation means 13 then transmits data for displaying a property information presentation screen G3 to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the property information presentation screen G3 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30 (step S7). In this way, the search result presentation means 13 presents the search results of the candidate property search means 12 to the prospective tenant.

9 to 12 are diagrams showing examples of the property information presentation screen G3.
Figure 9 shows an example of a property information presentation screen G3 that is displayed when the details button B21a on the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 6) that presents the first candidate property is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property A" among the first candidate properties.
Figure 10 shows an example of a property information presentation screen G3 that is displayed when the details button B22a on the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 7) that presents the second candidate property is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property K" among the second candidate properties.
Figure 11 shows an example of a property information presentation screen G3 that is displayed when the details button B23a on the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 8) presenting the third candidate property is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property T" among the second candidate properties.
Figure 12 shows an example of a property information presentation screen G3 that is displayed when the details button B23b on the candidate property presentation screen G2 (Figure 8) presenting the third candidate property is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property U" from the second candidate properties.

The property information presentation screen G3 displays more detailed property information about the property selected by the prospective tenant ("Property A" in the case of FIG. 9, "Property K" in the case of FIG. 10, "Property T" in the case of FIG. 11, and "Property U" in the case of FIG. 12) than the candidate property presentation screen G2. Specifically, the property information presentation screen G3 displays information about the common areas, rent (rental amount), and housing evaluation information in addition to the floor plan, the nearest station, the distance from the nearest station, the exclusive area, and the floor plan type.
9 to 12, and may include other information such as the nearest facilities other than the nearest station, the distance from the nearest facilities, the facilities and features, related images such as interior photos and photos of the surrounding area, the age of the building, etc. In other words, the property information displayed on the property information display screen G3 other than the "housing evaluation information" may be equivalent to the information displayed as a search result for rental properties on a general real estate information site, for example.

Below, we will explain the ``housing appraisal information'' of the property information displayed on the property information presentation screen G3, which is not displayed on general real estate information sites, and will omit explanations of the other information as it is publicly known information.
The property information presentation screen G3 also has a furniture arrangement button B31. The screen (furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4) that is displayed when the furniture arrangement button B31 is tapped is not displayed on typical real estate information sites, so the following also describes this screen.

《Housing Evaluation Information》
When the view button B32 in the "Housing Evaluation Information" column on the property information presentation screen G3 (Figures 9 to 12) is tapped, the display unit of the user terminal 30 displays the housing evaluation information of the property selected by the prospective tenant ("Property A" in Figure 9, "Property K" in Figure 10, "Property T" in Figure 11, and "Property U" in Figure 12).
The housing evaluation information includes noise information that evaluates noise heard within and around the property, surrounding environment information that evaluates the surrounding environment of the property, etc. The housing evaluation information is input by, for example, previous tenants of the property or residents living in the vicinity of the property, and is registered (for example, stored in the database 20).

Specifically, when the view button B32 is tapped, the user terminal 30 notifies the management device 10 of this via the communication network N.
When the communication unit of the management device 10 receives the notification, the search result presentation means 13 extracts the home appraisal information of the property selected by the prospective tenant from the property information stored in the database 20 (or from the property information extracted by the candidate property search means 12 in step S4). The search result presentation means 13 then transmits data for displaying the extracted home appraisal information to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the home appraisal information of the property selected by the prospective tenant is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30.

"Furniture layout floor plan screen"
13 to 16 are diagrams showing examples of the furniture layout floor plan screen G4.
Figure 13 shows an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen G4 that is displayed when the furniture layout button B31 on the property information presentation screen G3 shown in Figure 9 is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property A" from the first candidate properties.
Figure 14 shows an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen G4 that is displayed when the furniture layout button B31 on the property information presentation screen G3 shown in Figure 10 is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property K" from the second candidate properties.
Figure 15 shows an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen G4 that is displayed when the furniture layout button B31 on the property information presentation screen G3 shown in Figure 11 is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property T" from the third candidate properties.
Figure 16 shows an example of a furniture layout floor plan screen G4 that is displayed when the furniture layout button B31 on the property information presentation screen G3 shown in Figure 12 is tapped, i.e., when the property selected by the prospective tenant is "Property U" from the third candidate properties.

The furniture layout floor plan screen G4 displays a floor plan of the property selected by the prospective tenant ("Property A" in Figure 13, "Property K" in Figure 14, "Property T" in Figure 15, and "Property U" in Figure 16) superimposed on furniture icons arranged according to the furniture layout pattern entered by the prospective tenant ("Furniture layout pattern" in the property preference information).

Among the conditions for the candidate property, the above condition (3) is a condition that the furniture can be "arranged in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant." In other words, the above condition (3) is a condition that the furniture (type, orientation, size, shape, etc.) input by the prospective tenant can be placed in the arrangement input by the prospective tenant.
The furniture layout floor plan screen G4 also displays furniture icons "arranged in the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant." That is, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 displays furniture icons corresponding to the furniture (type, orientation, size, shape, etc.) input by the prospective tenant in the layout input by the prospective tenant.
The furniture (type, orientation, size, shape, etc.) entered by the prospective renter can be determined, for example, from the "furniture layout pattern" in the property preference information.

In this embodiment, "arranging the furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the renter" includes not only "arranging the furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the renter in a first pattern without changing the orientation," but also "arranging the furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the renter in a second pattern with changed orientation." Specifically, the second pattern is a pattern in which the furniture arrangement pattern input by the renter is entirely rotated (including upside-down and left-right flipping).

13 and 16, the furniture icons are arranged in a second pattern. Specifically, the furniture icons are arranged in a pattern that is the horizontally reversed version of the "furniture arrangement pattern" (see FIG. 4) in the property preference information.
On the other hand, in the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 shown in Figures 14 and 15, the furniture icons are arranged in a first pattern. Specifically, the furniture icons are arranged in the same pattern as the "furniture layout pattern" (see Figure 4) in the property preference information.

Here, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 shown in Figure 14 is the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 for the second candidate property. The floor plan type of the second candidate property is different from the floor plan type input by the prospective tenant. Therefore, as shown in Figure 14, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 for the second candidate property displays notification images C411, C412, etc., notifying the user that the floor plan type of the property selected by the prospective tenant is different from the floor plan type input by the prospective tenant.

Specifically, the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 14 is the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 for "Property K," and the floor plan type of "Property K" is 1R (see FIGS. 7 and 10).
Furthermore, since "Property K" satisfies the above three conditions (1) to (3), it is possible to arrange furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant ("furniture arrangement pattern" in the property preference information).

When comparing the floor plan of "Property K" where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 14) with the floor plan of the living area entered by the prospective tenant where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 4), it is found that in "Property K," there is no partition separating the space where dining furniture (such as a dining table) and living room furniture (such as a sofa) are arranged from the space where bedroom furniture (such as a bed) is arranged.
Therefore, the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 14 displays a notification image C412 notifying that there is no partition and a notification image C411 notifying the location of the partition.

Furthermore, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 shown in Figures 15 and 16 is the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 for the third candidate property. The third candidate property has a different number of bedrooms than the number of bedrooms entered by the prospective tenant. Therefore, as shown in Figures 15 and 16, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 for the third candidate property displays notification images C421, C422..., C431, C432... to notify the tenant that the number of bedrooms in the property selected by the prospective tenant is different from the number of bedrooms entered by the prospective tenant.

Specifically, the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 15 is the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 for "Property T," and the floor plan type of "Property T" is 2DK (see FIGS. 8 and 11).
Furthermore, since "Property T" satisfies the above three conditions (1) to (3), it is possible to arrange furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant ("furniture arrangement pattern" in the property preference information).

When comparing the floor plan of "Property T" where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 15) with the floor plan of the living area entered by the prospective tenant where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 4), it is found that in "Property T," a partition is provided to separate the space where dining furniture (such as a dining table) is placed from the space where living room furniture (such as a sofa) is placed.
Therefore, the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 15 displays a notification image C422 notifying that a partition is present, and a notification image C421 notifying the location of the partition.

The furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 16 is the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 for "Property U," and the floor plan type of "Property U" is 2LDK (see FIGS. 8 and 12).
Furthermore, since "Property U" satisfies the above three conditions (1) to (3), it is possible to arrange furniture in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant ("furniture arrangement pattern" in the property preference information).

Furthermore, when comparing the floor plan of "Property U" where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 16) with the floor plan of the living area entered by the prospective tenant where furniture is arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern entered by the prospective tenant (Figure 4), "Property U" has one more bedroom.
Therefore, the furniture arrangement floor plan screen G4 shown in FIG. 16 displays a notification image C432 notifying that there are a large number of bedrooms, and a notification image C431 notifying the location of the extra bedrooms.

As shown in Figures 13 to 16, the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 has a furniture layout proposal button B41. By tapping this furniture layout proposal button B41, the furniture layout pattern displayed on the furniture layout floor plan screen G4 can be switched to a different furniture layout pattern from the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant (for example, a furniture layout pattern proposed by the management device 10).

Specifically, when the furniture layout plan button B41 is tapped, the user terminal 30 notifies the management device 10 of this via the communication network N.
When the communication unit of the management device 10 receives the notification, the search result presentation means 13 extracts a furniture layout plan for the property selected by the prospective tenant from the property information stored in the database 20 (or from the property information extracted by the candidate property search means 12 in step S4). The search result presentation means 13 then transmits the extracted furniture layout plan to the user terminal 30 via the communication network N. As a result, the floor plan of the property selected by the prospective tenant ("Property A" in the case of FIG. 13, "Property K" in the case of FIG. 14, "Property T" in the case of FIG. 15, or "Property U" in the case of FIG. 16) is displayed on the furniture layout floor plan screen G4, superimposed with furniture icons arranged in a furniture layout pattern based on the furniture layout plan from the management device 10.

The furniture layout proposal may be, for example, a furniture arrangement pattern that a previous tenant who rented the property entered as property preference information when they were a prospective tenant, or a furniture arrangement pattern that a previous tenant who was planning to rent the property (including those who did not actually rent the property) entered as property preference information.
The furniture layout plan (proposed furniture arrangement pattern) is not limited to one that has been input and registered (stored in the database 20) by a person. For example, the furniture layout plan may be a furniture arrangement pattern that is derived by the arithmetic processing unit of the management device 10, using an AI (artificial intelligence) function or the like, based on the furniture (type, size, shape, etc.) input by the prospective tenant and the floor plan of the property selected by the prospective tenant, upon receiving a notification that the furniture layout plan button B41 has been operated.
The furniture (type, size, shape, etc.) entered by the prospective renter can be determined, for example, from the "furniture layout pattern" in the property preference information, that is, the type, size, shape, etc. of each furniture icon.

"moving"
When the prospective tenant decides to move, this fact, along with the tenant's user ID, etc., is notified to the management device 10 via the communication network N from the user terminal 30 (or an information terminal used by a real estate agent, etc.) (step S8).
When the communication unit of the management device 10 receives the notification, the management device 10 provides the furniture layout pattern entered by the prospective tenant to the moving company via the company terminal 40 using the furniture layout providing means 14 (step S9).

Specifically, the furniture layout providing means 14 extracts the property (relocation destination) selected by the prospective tenant and the furniture layout pattern entered by the prospective tenant from data stored in the database 20, etc., based on the user ID, etc. The furniture layout providing means 14 then transmits the extracted data to the moving company terminal 40 via the communications network N. This allows the moving company to estimate moving costs and arrange furniture at the new location, referring to the data provided by the management device 10 (data related to the new destination, furniture layout pattern, etc.).

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According to this embodiment, the following excellent effects are achieved.
The management device 10 of this embodiment is a management device capable of communicating with a user terminal 30 used by a person wishing to rent a rental property, and includes a property desire information acquisition means 11 that acquires property desire information from the user terminal 30, a candidate property search means 12 that searches for candidate properties based on the property desire information acquired by the property desire information acquisition means 11, and a search result presentation means 13 that presents the search results of the candidate property search means 12 to the person wishing to rent via the user terminal 30. The property desire information includes a furniture arrangement pattern input by the person wishing to rent, and the candidate property is a property in which furniture can be arranged according to the furniture arrangement pattern input by the person wishing to rent.
The rental system 1 of this embodiment also includes a management device 10 and a user terminal 30.

That is, the candidate properties presented by the search result presentation means 13 are properties in which furniture can be arranged in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant, so a rental property can be provided in which the furniture desired by the prospective tenant can be placed in the arrangement desired by the prospective tenant.
Specifically, the prospective tenant can input, as a furniture arrangement pattern, for example, a pattern in which the furniture (type, orientation, size, shape, etc.) currently in the property where the tenant resides is arranged in the same manner as in the property where the tenant resides. In this case, the search result presentation means 13 presents the prospective tenant with rental properties in which the furniture currently in the property where the tenant resides can be arranged in the same manner as in the property where the tenant resides. Therefore, by selecting the presented rental property, the prospective tenant does not need to replace furniture or change the arrangement of familiar furniture when moving, which reduces the prospective tenant's financial burden and improves the usability of the property to which the prospective tenant will move.
The furniture and its arrangement that prospective tenants input as furniture arrangement patterns are not limited to the furniture and its arrangement in the property they currently live in; in addition to (or instead of) this, they can also input, for example, the furniture and its arrangement that they would like to have in the property they are moving to.

Furthermore, properties where "furniture can be arranged in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant," i.e., properties that satisfy the above condition (3), are not limited to properties where furniture can be arranged in the first pattern (the same pattern as the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant) or properties where furniture can be arranged in the second pattern (a pattern that is a rotation of the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant).
Properties where "furniture can be arranged in the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant" include not only properties where furniture can be arranged in a first pattern and properties where furniture can be arranged in a second pattern, but also properties where furniture can be arranged in a pattern where the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant is divided into multiple parts and each part is the first pattern or the second pattern.

Specifically, for example, the property whose floor plan is shown in FIG. 17 may be set as a candidate property (for example, a first candidate property).
First, the furniture layout pattern (see FIG. 4) input by the prospective tenant is divided into parts, taking into consideration ease of use and the like.
Specifically, the position of furniture such as cupboards in the kitchen is determined by the shape and orientation of the kitchen counter (I-shaped kitchen, L-shaped kitchen, island, etc.), so the kitchen is a separate part (kitchen part P1) from the living room and dining room.
In addition, in the floor plan type and furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant, the living room and dining room are combined as one unit, as shown in FIG. 4, so the living room and dining room are treated as one part (living-dining part P2).
In addition, in the floor plan type and furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant, as shown in Figure 4, the bedroom is a separate room (a space surrounded by a wall) from the living, dining, and kitchen area, so the bedroom will be a separate part (bedroom part P3) from the living, dining, and kitchen area.

In the floor plan shown in FIG. 17, the kitchen part P1 among the furniture arrangement patterns input by the prospective tenant can be arranged in the first pattern.
17, the living/dining room area P2, which is one of the furniture layout patterns input by the prospective tenant, can be arranged in a second pattern. Specifically, the furniture can be arranged in a pattern in which the entire area is rotated (rotated 90 degrees to the left and then flipped left and right).
17, the bedroom part P3 among the furniture arrangement patterns input by the prospective tenant can have furniture arranged in a second pattern. Specifically, the furniture can be arranged in a pattern in which the entire room is rotated (flipped upside down).

Alternatively, the candidate property may be one that can be furnished according to the furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant and that meets other conditions, such as a surrounding environment, sound environment, natural environment, etc. that are similar to the property currently occupied. In this case, it is possible to meet the prospective tenant's desire to live in a property that is similar both indoors and outdoors to the property currently occupied.
Properties with surrounding environments, sound environments, natural environments, etc. similar to the property currently occupied can be derived, for example, by an AI function or the like, based on the current address of the prospective tenant and measurement results by the prospective tenant, etc. Measurement results by the prospective tenant, etc., include, for example, images taken by the prospective tenant using a camera app or the like installed on the user terminal 30, and noise levels measured by the prospective tenant using a sound level meter app or the like installed on the user terminal 30.

In addition, in the management device 10 of this embodiment, the candidate properties include a first candidate property whose floor plan type is the same as the floor plan type input by the prospective tenant, and a second candidate property whose floor plan type is different from the floor plan type input by the prospective tenant, and the floor plan type input by the prospective tenant can be determined based on the property preference information (specifically, the "floor plan of the living area" in the property preference information).

Therefore, it is possible to provide a rental property (first choice property) that has the layout type desired by the prospective tenant and allows the prospective tenant to place the furniture desired by the prospective tenant in the arrangement desired by the prospective tenant.
In addition to the first candidate property, a second candidate property with a different floor plan type than the one desired by the prospective tenant is also presented, which allows the prospective tenant to place the furniture they want in the arrangement they want, thereby allowing for a larger number of candidate properties to be presented.Furthermore, the prospective tenant can be given the opportunity to consider properties with floor plans different from the one they want.

Furthermore, in the management device 10 of this embodiment, the candidate properties include a third candidate property whose number of bedrooms differs from the number of bedrooms input by the prospective tenant, and the number of bedrooms input by the prospective tenant can be determined based on the property preference information (specifically, the "floor plan of the living area" in the property preference information).
Therefore, in addition to the first and second candidate properties, a third candidate property is also presented, which has a different number of bedrooms than the number of bedrooms desired by the prospective tenant, but which allows the prospective tenant to place the furniture they desire in the arrangement they desire, thereby allowing for a greater number of candidate properties to be presented.Furthermore, the prospective tenant can be given the opportunity to consider properties with a different number of bedrooms than the number they desire.

A prospective tenant can input the furniture arrangement pattern of the property they currently live in as their desired furniture arrangement pattern (furniture (type, orientation, size, shape, etc.) and its arrangement, etc.), or they can input a furniture arrangement pattern that is different from the furniture arrangement pattern of the property they currently live in.
In addition, prospective tenants can input the desired floor plan type of the property they currently live in, or they can input a floor plan type that is different from the floor plan type of the property they currently live in.
In other words, prospective tenants can input any furniture arrangement pattern and any floor plan type as property preference information, making it possible to accommodate situations such as when moving due to changes in life stages.

Furthermore, the management device 10 of this embodiment can propose to the prospective tenant via the user terminal 30 a furniture arrangement pattern that is different from the one input by the prospective tenant.
That is, it is possible to propose to the prospective tenant a furniture arrangement pattern that is different from the furniture arrangement pattern desired by the prospective tenant, for example, a furniture arrangement pattern that is more user-friendly than the furniture arrangement pattern desired by the prospective tenant. Therefore, the prospective tenant can compare the furniture arrangement pattern desired by the prospective tenant with the furniture arrangement pattern proposed by the management device 10 and determine which is preferable.

In this embodiment, furniture layout patterns input by prospective tenants ("furniture layout patterns" in the property preference information) are stored in database 20 as furniture layout proposals, and the furniture layout proposals stored in database 20 are proposed to new prospective tenants. However, the uses of the furniture layout proposals stored in database 20 are not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to earn revenue by selling the furniture layout proposals stored in database 20.

Furthermore, the management device 10 of this embodiment can present information regarding the evaluation of the candidate property (housing evaluation information) to the prospective renter via the user terminal 30 .
Therefore, prospective tenants can determine whether or not it is acceptable to rent a property based on the information about the property's evaluation before renting the property.

In addition, the management device 10 of this embodiment can communicate with a company terminal 40 used by the moving company, and can be equipped with a furniture layout providing means 14 that provides the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant to the moving company via the company terminal 40.
Therefore, the moving company can use the furniture arrangement pattern provided by the management device 10 as a reference to estimate the moving fee and arrange the furniture at the new location, thereby reducing the burden on the prospective tenant (tenant) and the moving company when moving.

In recent years, there has also been a demand to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and various initiatives are being undertaken in the construction industry.
The rental property presented in this embodiment is a rental property where prospective tenants can arrange the furniture they want in the way they want. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the need to replace furniture (i.e., throw away old furniture and buy new furniture) when moving. In other words, it is possible to reduce the amount of waste generated when moving and reduce the resource and energy consumption required for waste disposal, which leads to the achievement of Goal 13.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Rental system 10 Management device 11 Property request information acquisition means 12 Candidate property search means 13 Search result presentation means 14 Furniture layout provision means 30 User terminal 40 Agent terminal

Claims (7)

A management device capable of communicating with a user terminal used by a person who wishes to rent a rental property,
a property request information acquisition means for acquiring property request information from the user terminal;
a candidate property search means for searching for candidate properties based on the property desire information acquired by the property desire information acquisition means;
a search result presentation means for presenting the search results of the candidate property search means to the prospective renter via the user terminal;
The property request information includes a furniture layout pattern input by the prospective renter,
The management device is characterized in that the candidate property is a property in which furniture can be arranged according to a furniture arrangement pattern input by the prospective tenant. 2. The management device according to claim 1,
The candidate properties include:
A first candidate property whose floor plan type is the same as the floor plan type input by the prospective renter;
a second candidate property whose floor plan type is different from the floor plan type input by the prospective renter,
A management device characterized in that the floor plan type input by the prospective renter can be determined based on the property preference information. 3. The management device according to claim 2,
The candidate properties include a third candidate property having a number of bedrooms different from the number of bedrooms input by the prospective renter,
A management device characterized in that the number of bedrooms input by the prospective renter can be determined based on the property desire information. 2. The management device according to claim 1,
A management device that proposes to the prospective tenant via the user terminal a furniture layout pattern different from the one input by the prospective tenant. 2. The management device according to claim 1,
A management device that presents information regarding the evaluation of the candidate property to the prospective tenant via the user terminal. 2. The management device according to claim 1,
It is possible to communicate with the moving company's terminal,
a furniture layout providing means for providing the furniture layout pattern input by the prospective tenant to the moving company via the company terminal; The management device according to claim 1 ;
A rental system comprising the user terminal.