Server and method for supporting arrangements of event manager, and medium

• US 20020072939A1
• Filed: 09/05/2001
• Published: 06/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kawaberi, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US09/945,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20020072939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A server (1), acts as a proxy between a user desiring to hold an event and a facility where the event takes place, for supporting arrangements of an event manager. The server comprises a communications module for communications between a user client (2a, 2b) for providing the user with an accessing function to a network and a facility client (3) serving as an information processing device of the facility on the network, a user information recording module (12) for recording information on the user, a facility information recording module (14) for recording information on the facility, and a control unit (11). The control unit (11) receives an event planing request notification from a first user client (2a), searches for a facility suited to this event, transmits a reservation-for-use notification to the facility client (3) searched, and notifies a second user client (2b) of a notice of the event.

Claims

1. A server, acting as a proxy between a user desiring to hold an event and a facility where the event takes place, for supporting arrangements of an event manager, said server comprising:

a communications module providing function of communications between a user client for providing the user with an accessing function to a network and a facility client serving as an information processing device of the facility on the network;

a user information recording module recording information on the user;

a facility information recording module recording information on the facility; and

a control unit;

wherein said control unit receives an event planing request notification from a first user client, searches for a facility suited to this event out of said facility information recording module, transmits a reservation-for-use notification to said facility client of the facility searched, and notifies a second user client recorded on said user information recording module, of a notice of the event.

2. A server according to claim 1, wherein said control unit notifies a plurality of facility clients of temporary reservations, and, after receiving a reservation request from said first user client, notifies each of said facility clients notified of the temporary reservations, of either a formal reservation or a cancel of temporary reservation.

3. A server according to claim 2, wherein said control unit, together with the cancel of the temporary reservation, notifies said facility client of the facility with the temporary reservation canceled, of disclosure information on participants in the event concerned.

4. A server according to claim 1, wherein said control unit accepts an application for the participation in the event from said second user client.

5. A server according to claim 1, wherein a condition about at least one of a category of the event to be held, an event holding date and time, an event holding location and a budget, is specified in the event planning request notification.

6. A server according to claim 5, wherein a priority is specified as the condition.

7. A server according to claim 1, further comprising a group recording module recording groups to which the users belong,

wherein planning of an event for a given group is requested in the event planning request notification, and

said control unit informs said user client of the user belonging to the group concerned, of the notice of the event.

8. A server according to claim 7, wherein said group recording module is recorded with pieces of information showing categories of the events desired by the respective groups and information on an event count indicating how many times the event takes place, and

said control unit predicts a time when the next event will takes place on the basis of the event count, and notifies said user clients of an event planning notice before the predicted event take-place time.

9. An event proxy method for a proxy between a user desiring to hold an event and a facility where the event takes place in a system including a user client serving as a device for accessing a network and a facility client serving as an information processing device of the facility on the network,

said method comprising:

receiving an event planning request notification from a first user client;

searching for a facility suited to this event;

transmitting a reservation-for-use notification to said facility client of the facility searched; and

informing a second user client of a notice of the event.

10. An event proxy method according to claim 9, further comprising:

a first notifying a plurality of facility clients of temporary reservations; and

a second notifying, after receiving a reservation request from said first user client, each of said facility clients notified of the temporary reservations, of either a formal reservation or a cancel of temporary reservation.

11. An event proxy method according to claim 9, wherein said facility client of the facility with the temporary reservation canceled is notified of disclosure information on event participants in said notifying step.

12. An event proxy method according to claim 9, further comprising accepting an application for the participation in the event from said second user client.

13. An event proxy method according to claim 9, wherein a condition about at least one of a category of the event to be held, an event holding date and time, an event holding location and a budget, is specified in the event planning request notification.

14. An event proxy method according to claim 13, wherein a priority is specified as the condition.

15. An event proxy method according to claim 9, further comprising referring to information on groups to which the users belong,

wherein said user clients of the users belonging to the group are informed of a notice.

16. An event proxy method according to claim 15, further comprising:

referring to pieces of information showing categories of the events desired by the respective groups and information on an event count indicating how many times the event takes place; and

predicting a time when the next event will takes place on the basis of the event count; and

notifying said user clients of an event planning notice before the predicted event take-place time.

18. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 17, further comprising:

a first notifying a plurality of facility clients of temporary reservations; and

a second notifying, after receiving a reservation request from said first user client, each of said facility clients notified of the temporary reservations, of either a formal reservation or a cancel of temporary reservation.

19. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 17, wherein said facility client of the facility with the temporary reservation canceled is notified of disclosure information on event participants in said notifying step.

20. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 17, further comprising accepting an application for the participation in the event from said second user client.

21. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 17, wherein a condition about at least one of a category of the event to be held, an event holding date and time, an event holding location and a budget, is specified in the event planning request notification.

22. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 21, wherein a priority is specified as the condition.

23. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 17, further comprising referring to information on groups to which the users belong,

wherein said user clients of the users belonging to the group are informed of a notice.

24. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 23, further comprising:

referring to pieces of information showing categories of the events desired by the respective groups and information on an event count indicating how many times the event takes place;

predicting a time when the next event will takes place on the basis of the event count; and

notifying said user clients of an event planning notice before the predicted event take-place time.

17. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program, executed by a computer, for a proxy between a user desiring to hold an event and a facility where the event takes place in a system including a user client serving as a device for accessing a network and a facility client serving as an information processing device of the facility on the network,

said program comprising:

receiving an event planning request notification from a first user client;

searching for a facility suited to this event;

transmitting a reservation-for-use notification to said facility client of the facility searched; and

informing a second user client of a notice of the event.