US 12,437,242 B2
Rental space
Kazuharu Ishida, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Taisho Sky Building, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TAISHO SKY BUILDING, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/644,093.
Application 17/644,093 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/023441, filed on Jun. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0108234 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/02 (2013.01) [B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0284 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reservation and equipment management system, comprising:
a management device that is connected to a communication line to manage information;
a user input means that is connected to the management device via the communication line and receives information input from a user for transmission to the management device;
an equipment storage means configured to store equipment available for use in a plurality of rental spaces;
a transportation means configured to transport the equipment between the equipment storage means and the plurality of rental spaces; and
a transportation control means that is connected to the management device via the communication line and configured to control the transportation means;
wherein the management device is configured to:
prior to allocating any of the plurality of rental spaces to the user, obtain, from the user input means, (i) reservation information including a request to rent a space to the user at a specified date and time, and (ii) equipment information including a request for equipment;
obtain spatial information corresponding to each of the plurality of rental spaces;
allocate a reserved space of the plurality of rental spaces based on the reservation information and the spatial information;
associate (i) the equipment information corresponding to the request for equipment with (ii) the reservation information obtained prior to the allocating; and
generate a transportation command for transporting equipment corresponding to the equipment information to the reserved space by a reservation date and time based on the reservation information; and
wherein the transportation control means is configured to:
receive the transportation command from the management device via the communication line; and
cause the transportation means to transport the equipment corresponding to the equipment information to the reserved space by the reservation date and time in accordance with the transportation command;
wherein:
the equipment is user equipment and the management device is configured to (i) assign an identifier to the user equipment associating the user equipment with the user and (ii) associate the equipment information corresponding to the user with the reservation information in accordance with the identifier; or
the equipment is rental equipment and the management device is configured to (i) obtain a rental request for the rental equipment included in the reservation information and (ii) associate the equipment information corresponding to the user with the reservation information in accordance with the rental request.