Seat management system

摘要

A seat management system includes a moving apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating directly with each of a plurality of terminal devices while autonomously moving, and an information management apparatus. The information management apparatus includes a first storage section storing therein a seat layout chart, a receiving section operable to receive identification information of a user of each of the terminal devices and current position of the moving apparatus, acquired and transmitted by the moving apparatus, a seat specifying section operable, based on layout positions of a plurality of seats indicated in the seat layout chart, and the received current position, to specify one of the seats on which a specific one of the terminal devices as a replier of the identification information is used, and a seat layout chart update section operable to add the identification information to the specified seat in the seat layout chart.

主权项

1. A seat management system comprising:
a moving apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating directly with each of a plurality of terminal devices used, respectively, on a plurality of seats being present on a floor, while autonomously moving within the floor; and an information management apparatus capable of communicating with the moving apparatus, wherein the moving apparatus includes:
an information acquisition section operable to transmit a wireless signal requesting a reply of identification information for identifying a user of each of the terminal devices, and acquire the identification information returned from the terminal device;a position acquisition section operable to acquire a current position of the moving apparatus; andan information transmission section operable, when the identification information is acquired by the information acquisition section, to transmit the acquired identification information, and the current position acquired by the position acquisition section, to the information management apparatus, and the information management apparatus includes:
a first storage section storing therein a seat layout chart indicating respective layout positions of the plurality of seats within the floor;a receiving section operable to receive the identification information and the current position each transmitted by the information transmission section;a seat specifying section operable, based on the layout positions of the seats indicated in the seat layout chart, and the current position received by the receiving section, to specify one of the seats on which a specific one of the terminal devices as a replier of the identification information received by the receiving section is used; anda seat layout chart update section operable to add the identification information received by the receiving section to the seat specified by the seat specifying section, in the seat layout chart stored in the first storage section, to thereby update the seat layout chart.