Management system, management method, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

• US 20070050199A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kubono, Fumio, Ishibashi, Yoshihito, Kusakabe, Susumu
• Application Number:
  US11/435,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050199A1
• 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 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A management system includes: a first information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses respectively disposed in correspondence with the plurality of seats, or both of the first and second information processing apparatuses; and a third information processing apparatus which generates status information for managing the plurality of seats.

Claims

1. A management system comprising:

a first information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses respectively disposed in correspondence with the plurality of seats, or both of the first and second information processing apparatuses; and

a third information processing apparatus which generates status information for managing the plurality of seats;

wherein the first information processing apparatus includes;

first detection means for detecting a person exiting at the entrance,

first acquisition means for communicating with a communication terminal worn by the person detected by the first detection means, and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body and acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal, and

guidance means for providing guidance to the person detected by the first detection means, on the basis of the ticket information acquired by the first acquisition means;

wherein the second information processing apparatus includes;

second detection means for detecting whether a person has sat in the seat,

second acquisition means for acquiring ticket information recorded on the communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat,

confirmation means for confirming validity of the ticket information acquired by the second acquisition means,

warning means for warning the person occupying the seat in a case where the ticket information cannot be acquired by the second acquisition means, or in a case where validity of the ticket information acquired by the confirmation means cannot be confirmed; and

notification means for notifying the third information processing apparatus of a result of detection by the second detection means or a result of confirmation by the confirmation means,

wherein the third information processing apparatus includes;

third acquisition means for acquiring sales information of the ticket information supplied from a predetermined server, and acquiring a notification from the notification means; and

update means for generating status information for managing the plurality of seats on the basis of the sales information on the acquired ticket information, and updating the status information on the basis of the notification acquired from the notification means.

2. A management system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second information processing apparatus further includes sales means for communicating with the communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat, and selling the ticket information.

3. A management system according to claim 1, wherein:

the third information processing apparatus further includes transfer means for transferring the status information generated or updated by the update means to other electronic devices.

4. A management method for a management system including:

a first information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses respectively disposed in correspondence with the plurality of seats, or both of the first and second information processing apparatuses; and

a third information processing apparatus which generates status information for managing the plurality of seats,

the management method including as steps to be executed in

the first information processing apparatus;

a first detection step of detecting a person exiting at the entrance;

a first acquisition step of communicating with a communication terminal worn by the person detected by processing of the first detection step and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body and acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal; and

a guidance step of providing guidance to the person detected by processing of the first detection means, on the basis of the ticket information acquired by processing of the first acquisition step,

the management method further including as steps to be executed by the second information processing apparatus;

a second detection step of detecting whether a person has sat in the seat;

a second acquisition step of acquiring ticket information recorded on the communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat;

a confirmation step of confirming validity of the ticket information acquired by processing of the second acquisition step;

a warning step of warning the person occupying the seat in a case where the ticket information cannot be acquired by the processing of the second acquisition means, or in a case where validity of the ticket information acquired by processing of the confirmation step cannot be confirmed; and

a notification step of notifying the third information processing apparatus of a result of detection in the second detection step or a result of confirmation in the confirmation step,

the management method still further including as steps to be executed by the third information processing apparatus including;

a third acquisition step of acquiring sales information of the ticket information supplied from a predetermined server, and acquiring a notification from the notification step; and

an update step of generating status information for managing the plurality of seats on the basis of the sales information on the acquired ticket information, and updating the status information on the basis of the notification acquired from the notification step.

5. An information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, comprising:

detection means for detecting a person exiting at the entrance;

acquisition means for communicating with a communication terminal worn by the person detected by the detection means and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body and acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal; and

guidance means for providing guidance to the person detected by the detection means, on the basis of the ticket information acquired by the acquisition means.

6. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, the method comprising:

detecting a person exiting at the entrance;

communicating with a communication terminal worn by the person detected by processing of the detecting and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body and acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal; and

providing guidance to the person detected by the processing of the detecting, on the basis of the ticket information acquired by processing of the acquiring.

7. An information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with each seat of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, comprising:

detection means for detecting whether a person has sat in a seat;

acquisition means for acquiring ticket information recorded on a communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body;

confirmation means for confirming validity of the ticket information acquired by the acquisition means;

warning means for warning the person occupying the seat in a case where the ticket information cannot be acquired by the second acquisition means, or in a case where validity of the ticket information acquired by the confirmation means cannot be confirmed; and

notification means for notifying a result of detection by the detection means or a result of confirmation by the confirmation means.

8. An information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

sales means for communicating with the communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat, and selling ticket information.

9. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with each seat of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, the method comprising:

detecting whether a person has sat in a seat;

acquiring ticket information recorded on a communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body;

confirming validity of the ticket information acquired by processing of the acquiring;

warning the person occupying the seat in a case where the ticket information cannot be acquired by the processing of the acquisition step, or in a case where validity of the ticket information acquired by processing of the confirmation step cannot be confirmed; and

notifying a result of detection in the detecting or a result of confirmation in the processing of confirming.

10. A management system comprising:

a first information processing apparatus disposed in correspondence with an entrance of a vehicle or an architecture having a plurality of seats, or a plurality of second information processing apparatuses respectively disposed in correspondence with the plurality of seats, or both of the first and second information processing apparatuses; and

a third information processing apparatus which generates status information for managing the plurality of seats;

wherein the first information processing apparatus includes;

a first detector section adapted to detect a person exiting at the entrance,

a first acquisition section adapted to communicate with a communication terminal worn by the person detected by the first detection section, and operative to perform communication by using as a communication medium a dielectric material including a human body and acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal, and

a guidance section adapted to provide guidance to the person detected by the first detection section, on the basis of the ticket information acquired by the first acquisition section;

wherein the second information processing apparatus includes;

a second detection section adapted to detect whether a person has sat in the seat,

a second acquisition section adapted to acquire ticket information recorded on the communication terminal worn by the person occupying the seat,

a confirmation section adapted to confirm validity of the ticket information acquired by the second acquisition section,

a warning section adapted to warn the person occupying the seat in a case where the ticket information cannot be acquired by the second acquisition section, or in a case where validity of the ticket information acquired by the confirmation section cannot be confirmed; and

a notification section adapted to notify the third information processing apparatus of a result of detection by the second detection section or a result of confirmation by the confirmation section,

wherein the third information processing apparatus includes;

a third acquisition section adapted to acquire sales information of the ticket information supplied from a predetermined server, and acquiring a notification from the notification section; and

a update section adapted to generate status information for managing the plurality of seats on the basis of the sales information on the acquired ticket information, and update the status information on the basis of the notification acquired from the notification section.