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US 11,576,084 · App. 17/326,817 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Resource management system, resource management device, and non-transitory recording medium

Inventor: Ryuichi Saito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
H04W28/26H04B7/15528H04L63/083H04L63/102H04L67/75H04W84/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,576,084
App. No.
17/326,817
Filed
May 21, 2021
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2445
USPC
709/225
Abstract

A resource management system includes a resource management device that manages a usage of a resource, a reservation management device that manages a reservation for the resource, and a communication relay device that communicates with the resource management device. The resource management device receives reservation information transmitted from the reservation management device. The reservation information is information on the reservation for the resource. The resource management device transmits, to the communication relay device, a request for identification information identifying the communication relay device. The resource management device receives the identification information, which is transmitted from the communication relay device in response to the request. The identification information is used to execute an event associated with the reservation information. The resource management device transmits, to an operation display terminal that displays a usage status of the resource, the identification information and a password that is associated with the identification information.

Claims (41)

1. A resource management system, comprising:

a resource management device configured to manage a usage of a resource;

a reservation management device configured to manage a reservation for the resource; and

a communication relay device configured to communicate with the resource management device and set up a wireless local area network,

the resource management device being further configured to:

receive reservation information transmitted from the reservation management device, the reservation information being information on the reservation for the resource where an event is to be held;

transmit, to the communication relay device, an addition request signal including identification information;

receive a success signal including the identification information that permits a use of the wireless local area network, the signal being transmitted from the communication relay device in response to the addition request signal, the identification information being used to execute the event associated with the reservation information; and

transmit, to an operation display terminal that displays a usage status of the resource, the identification information and a password that is associated with the identification information,

wherein the resource includes a meeting room or a facility usable in the meeting room.

2. The resource management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the resource management device further

receives check-in information indicating that an operation for cheek-in is performed with the operation display terminal, and

transmits, in response to receiving the check-in information, the identification information and the password to the operation display terminal.

3. The resource management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the resource management device generates the password, which is associated with the identification information.

4. The resource management system of claim 3 ,

wherein the resource management device further transmits, to the communication relay device, the password, the password being included in the request to be transmitted.

5. The resource management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the resource management device further updates a resource status that indicates a usage status of the resource in response to receiving a check-in request in relation to the resource, the check-in request being transmitted from the operation display terminal.

6. The resource management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the resource management device further

determines whether the reservation is extendable based on first information and second information that are included in the reservation information, the first information indicating an end date and time of the reservation, the second information indicating a start date and time of another reservation that is associated with the resource, and

transmits, to the operation display terminal, information for prompting for one of a first operation and a second operation according to a determination result indicating whether the reservation is extendable, the first operation being for extending the reservation and the second operation being for leaving a room with respect to the reservation.

7. The resource management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the resource management device further transmits, to a communication terminal, the identification information and the password, the communication terminal being used by a user who uses the resource.

8. A resource management device, comprising circuitry configured to:

manage usage of a resource;

communicate with a reservation management device and a communication relay device, the reservation management device managing a reservation for the resource, the communication relay device relaying a communication established between the resource management device and another device and setting up a wireless local area network;

receive reservation information transmitted from the reservation management device, the reservation information being information on the reservation for the resource where an event is to be held;

transmit, to the communication relay device, an addition request signal including identification information;

receive a success signal including the identification information that permits a use of the wireless local area network, the signal being transmitted from the communication relay device in response to the addition request signal, the identification information being used to execute the event associated with the reservation information; and

transmit, to an operation display terminal that displays a usage status of the resource, the identification information and a password that is associated with the identification information,

wherein the resource includes a meeting room or a facility usable in the meeting room.

9. A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which,

when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving reservation information transmitted from a reservation management device, the reservation information being information on a reservation for a resource, the reservation management device managing the reservation for the resource where an event is to be held;

transmitting, to a communication relay device, an addition request signal including identification information, the communication relay device relaying a communication established with another device;

receiving a success signal including the identification information that permits a use of the wireless local area network, the signal being transmitted from the communication relay device in response to the addition request signal, the identification information being used to execute the event associated with the reservation information; and

transmitting, to an operation display terminal that displays a usage status of the resource, the identification information and a password that is associated with the identification information,

wherein the resource includes a meeting room or a facility usable in the meeting room.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2021
From: SAITO, RYUICHI
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056313/0740 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-102317 · Jun 12, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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