JP7534981B2 - Hibernation setting management device, hibernation setting management method, and hibernation setting management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a hibernation setting management device, a hibernation setting management method, and a hibernation setting management program.

Patent document 1 discloses a technology that allows a biller to accurately grasp the sales amount even if the billing date of the billing recipient differs from the billing date of the biller.

JP 2019-121117 A

In the construction equipment rental business, there is a business called "suspension." In addition, the rental price per day for rental equipment is high. Furthermore, construction equipment rental businesses may reduce the number of days billed for holidays when rental equipment is not in operation at the site (holidays when the equipment is suspended). For this reason, construction equipment rental businesses calculate the full number of days to be billed for rental equipment, then calculate the number of days to deduct from the site calendar and reflect this in the invoice.

However, in the construction equipment rental industry, this work is done manually, which is extremely time-consuming, and there are cases where suspensions are missed or rental products such as rental equipment that should not be suspended are mistakenly suspended. Furthermore, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 does not take into consideration the suspension of rental equipment.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a suspension setting management device, a suspension setting management method, and a suspension setting management program that can reflect the suspension of rental products without performing complicated processing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the suspension setting management device of the present invention is a suspension setting management device having a control unit, and is capable of accessing a location master that manages settings related to operation and suspension of a rental product by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity for each operating location of the rental product, and a product master that manages the rental product by linking it to one suspension setting category selected from a specified number of suspension setting categories consisting of a first category meaning to follow the settings of the location master, a second category meaning to allow manual suspension setting, and a third category meaning to prohibit suspension setting, and the control unit 1) refers to the product master based on the shipping data stored by linking the customer, rental product, location of use, and shipping date, to identify the suspension setting category linked to the rental product, and 2) if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, accesses the location master. 1) referring to the outgoing data and the product master, identifies a rental product that is linked to a specific customer and a specific location of use and is linked to a suspension setting category of the first category or the second category, 2) referring to the suspension data, extracts a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specific customer, and the specific location of use and belongs to a specific period, and 3) a display control means that displays a screen for setting operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension state at the extracted time, and an update means that updates the suspension data based on the operation and suspension settings on the screen.

The suspension setting management method according to the present invention is a suspension setting management method executed by a suspension setting management device having a control unit, which has access to a location master that manages settings related to operation and suspension of a rental product by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity for each operating location of the rental product, and a product master that manages rental products by linking them to one suspension setting category selected from a specified number of suspension setting categories consisting of a first category meaning to follow the settings of the location master, a second category meaning to allow manual suspension setting, and a third category meaning to prohibit suspension setting, and is executed by the control unit: 1) referring to the product master based on the shipping data stored by linking the customer, rental product, location of use, and shipping date, to identify the suspension setting category linked to the rental product, and 2) if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, referring to the location master. and determining the time for which the rental product is suspended during the period from the release date to the specified date at the specified time granularity; 3) creating suspension data in which the determined time is linked to the customer, the location of use, and the rental product and stored; 1) referring to the release data and the product master, identifying a rental product that is linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and is linked to a suspension setting category of the first category or the second category; 2) referring to the suspension data, extracting a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and belongs to a specified period; 3) display control step of displaying a screen for setting operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension state at the extracted time; and update step of updating the suspension data based on the operation and suspension settings on the screen.

The pause setting management program according to the present invention is a pause setting management program executed by a pause setting management device having a control unit, and is capable of accessing a location master that manages the settings related to the operation and pause of a rental product by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity for each operating location of the rental product, and a product master that manages the rental product by linking it to one pause setting category selected from a specified number of pause setting categories consisting of a first category meaning to follow the settings of the location master, a second category meaning to allow manual pause setting, and a third category meaning to prohibit pause setting, and is executed by the control unit, 1) referring to the product master based on the shipping data stored by linking the customer, rental product, location of use, and shipping date, identifies the pause setting category associated with the rental product, and 2) if the identified pause setting category is the first category, accessing the location master. a creation step of: 1) referring to the outgoing data and the product master, determining the time for which the rental product is suspended during the period from the release date to the specified date at the specified time granularity; 3) creating suspension data in which the determined time is linked to the customer, the location of use, and the rental product and stored; 1) referring to the outgoing data and the product master, identifying a rental product that is linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and is linked to a suspension setting category of the first category or the second category; 2) referring to the suspension data, extracting a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and belongs to a specified period; 3) a display control step of displaying a screen for setting operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension state at the extracted time; and an update step of updating the suspension data based on the operation and suspension settings on the screen.

The present invention has the advantage of being able to reflect the suspension of rental products without the need for cumbersome processing.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overview in a block diagram of an example of the configuration of a dormancy setting management device. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a location master table in the location master 106a. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a product master table in the product master 106b. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the process executed by the dormancy setting management device 100. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the delivery data table. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the pause data table. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the display condition screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display result image of a pause input. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen after change due to pause input. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the suspended data of a rental product updated by the update unit 102c. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the suspension data of another rental product updated by the update unit 102c. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the rental inventory table. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a sales statement data table.

Below, an embodiment of a hibernation setting management device, a hibernation setting management method, and a hibernation setting management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

[1. Configuration]
An example of the configuration of a pause setting management device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1 etc. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overview in a block diagram of an example of the configuration of a pause setting management device.

The hibernation setting management device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a commercially available desktop personal computer. Note that the hibernation setting management device 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer, but may be a portable information processing device such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

The pause setting management device 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input/output interface unit 108. Each unit included in the pause setting management device 100 is connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via any communication path.

The communication interface unit 104 communicatively connects the pause setting management device 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via the communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the pause setting management device 100 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). The data stored in the memory unit 106 may be stored in the server 200, for example.

An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input/output interface unit 108. The output device 114 may be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. The input device 112 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that works with a mouse to provide a pointing device function. In the following, the output device 114 may be referred to as the monitor 114, and the input device 112 may be referred to as the keyboard 112 or the mouse 112.

The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, and the like. The storage unit 106 records computer programs that work with the OS (Operating System) to give instructions to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform various processes. The storage unit 106 can be, for example, a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory), a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, or an optical disk. The storage unit 106 stores a location master 106a and a product master 106b.

The location master 106a manages the settings regarding operation and suspension of rental products for each operating location of the rental products, linking them to specified dates at a specified time granularity.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of a location master table in the location master 106a. In the location master table T1 shown in Figure 2, the customer code, site code, and site name as the operating location of the rental product of the rental product, the suspension setting flag as the setting regarding the operation and suspension of the rental product, and the suspension creation end date are linked to a specified date at a specified time granularity and managed. Specifically, in the location master table T1, the customer code "TOK001", the site code "GEN0001", and the site name "Site Name 0001" as the operating location of the rental product of the rental product, the suspension setting flag (for example, Mon 0: operating, Sat : 1 suspended) and the suspension creation end date (2021/01/31) are linked to a specified date at a specified time granularity and managed as the setting regarding the operation and suspension of the rental product.

The product master 106b manages rental products by linking them to one of a set of pause setting categories selected from a set of multiple pause setting categories, which are composed of a first category, which means that the settings in the location master 106a are followed, a second category, which means that manual pause setting is permitted, and a third category, which means that pause setting is prohibited.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of a product master table in product master 106b. In product master table T2 shown in Figure 3, the product code and product name of a rental product are managed by linking them to one pause setting category selected from a predetermined number of pause setting categories consisting of a first category meaning that the settings in location master 106a are followed, a second category meaning that manual pause setting is permitted, and a third category meaning that pause setting is prohibited. Specifically, in product master table T2, the product code "RENTAL01" and product name "Rental product 01" as a rental product are managed by linking them to the pause setting category "0" and the pause setting category name "Complies with automatic pause in location master 106a".

Here, the types of pause setting categories will be described.
"0" complies with the automatic suspension of the location master (corresponding to the first category).
"1" is a manually suspended product (corresponding to the second category).
"2" is a product for which suspension is prohibited (corresponding to the third category).

Returning to FIG. 1, the description of the configuration of the dormancy setting management device 100 will continue.
The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that performs overall control of the pause setting management device 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, and required data, and executes various information processing based on these stored programs. The control unit 102 includes a creation unit 102a, a display control unit 102b, an update unit 102c, and a sales accounting unit 102d.

The creation unit 102a 1) refers to the product master 106b based on the shipping data stored in association with the customer, the rental product, the location of use, and the shipping date, to identify the suspension setting category associated with the rental product. Next, if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, the creation unit 102a 2) refers to the location master 106b to determine, with a specified time granularity, the time for which the rental product will be suspended during the period from the shipping date to a specified date. Finally, the creation unit 102a 3) creates suspension data in which the determined time is linked to the customer, the location of use, and the rental product. Details of the suspension data created by the creation unit 102a will be described later.

The display control unit 102b 1) refers to the inventory data and the product master 106b to identify rental products that are linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and that are linked to the first or second suspension setting category, 2) refers to the suspension data to extract a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and that belongs to a specified period, and 3) displays a screen that allows the user to set the operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension status at the extracted time.

The update unit 102c updates the suspension data based on the operation and suspension settings on the screen that allows the user to set the operation and suspension of the identified rental product.

The sales accounting unit 102d generates sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of days obtained by subtracting the number of days of suspension from the number of days of operation of the rental product, by the unit price of the rental product, based on the suspension data updated by the update unit 102c. The sales accounting unit 102d also generates sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of days of operation of the rental product, obtained by subtracting the date of arrival from the date of departure, by the compensation fee for the rental product, based on the outgoing data and the ingoing data. Furthermore, based on the outgoing data and the ingoing data, if the ingoing date corresponds to suspension, the sales accounting unit 102d subtracts the suspension corresponding to the ingoing date from the number of suspension days. Furthermore, the sales accounting unit 102d refers to the product master 106b, and if the rental product is in the third category, generates sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of days of operation of the previous rental product, obtained by subtracting the date of arrival from the date of departure, by the unit price of the rental product, without reflecting the number of suspension days of the rental product.

2. Processing Executed by the Hibernation Setting Management Device 100
Next, a description will be given of the processing executed by the pause setting management device 100. FIG 4 is a flow chart showing an outline of the processing executed by the pause setting management device 100.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the suspension setting management device 100 sets the product master (step S101) and the site master (step S102) in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112. Specifically, the suspension setting management device 100 sets the product master table T2 shown in FIG. 3 and the location master table T1 shown in FIG. 2.

Next, the suspension setting management device 100 performs rental shipping input in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112 (step S103). Specifically, the creation unit 102a generates shipping data and suspension data that are stored by linking the customer, rental product, place of use, and shipping date.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of an outbound data table. The outbound data table T3 shown in Figure 5 holds the outbound number, customer code, site code, site name, rental outbound date, detail line, product code, product name, and quantity, linked together. Specifically, the outbound data table T3 holds the outbound number "SYK0000000001", customer code "TOK001", site code "GEN0001", site name "Site Name 00001", rental outbound date "200/12/01", detail line "1", product code "RENTAL01", product name "Rental Product 01", and quantity "1", linked together.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of a pause data table. The pause data table T4 shown in Figure 6 stores the time when the rental product is paused at a predetermined time granularity, linked to the customer, the place of use, and the rental product. Specifically, the pause data table T4 stores the customer code, the site code, the product code, and the rental pause date linked to each other. For example, the pause data table T4 stores the special non-return code "TOK001", the site code "GEN0001", the product code "RENTAL01", and the rental holiday "2020/12/05" linked to each other. In this case, the creation unit 102a creates only those items in the pause setting category (0: compliant with automatic pause in the location master 106a) in the outgoing data table T3, on the days of the week set in the location master 106a, until the pause creation is completed. More specifically, the creation unit 102a refers to the product master 106b based on the shipping data to identify the suspension setting category associated with the rental product. Next, if the identified suspension setting category is the first category (suspension setting category (0: conforms to automatic suspension in the location master 106a)), the creation unit 102a refers to the location master 106a to determine the time for which the rental product will be suspended at a specified time granularity during the period from the shipping date to a specified date (for example, 2020/12/01 to 2020/12/31). The creation unit 102a then creates suspension data that links the determined time (for example, 2020/12/01 to 2020/12/31) with the customer, the location of use, and the rental product.

Then, the pause setting management device 100 performs rental pause input for the target site in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112 (step S104). In this case, first, the display control unit 102b of the pause setting management device 100 outputs a display condition screen for pause input and a display result of the pause input to the output device 114, and the update unit 102c updates the pause data in response to the operation of the input device 112.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display condition screen. The display condition screen P1 shown in Figure 7 is linked to the business operator code, customer code, site code, and display period. Specifically, the display condition screen P1 displays the business operator code "ZIG001" linked to the customer code "TOK001," the site code "GEN0001," and the display period "2020/12/01" to "2020/12/31."

Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of the display result image of a pause input. As shown in Figure 8, the display control unit 102b refers to the inventory data and the product master 106b to identify a rented product (rental product) that is linked to a specific customer (customer code) and a specific location of use (site code) and that is linked to a first or second pause setting category, refers to the pause data to extract a time that is linked to the identified rented product, the specific customer, and the specific location of use and that belongs to a specific period, and displays a screen that allows the user to set operation and pause for the identified rented product, with a display result that reflects the pause status at the extracted time.

As shown in the display result of the pause input in FIG. 8, the display control unit 102b displays rental products that are "0: Compliant with automatic pause in the location master 106a" by taking into account the pause status generated at the time of release. Specifically, for the product code "RENTAL01" and the product name "Rental Product 01", the display control unit 102b displays "12/05", "12/06", ..., "12/26", and "12/27" as paused.

In response to this, the display control unit 102b displays products that are set to "0: Manually suspended product" as being in operation for the entire target period. Specifically, for the product code "RENTAL02" and product name "Rental Product 02", the display control unit 102b displays "12/01" to "12/31" as all in operation. In this case, the operator operates the input device 112 while viewing the display results of the suspension input. The update unit 102c corrects the suspension status to match the actual operating status of the rental product in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen after a change due to pause input. As shown in Figure 9, the display control unit 102b displays a reflected screen after the change, in which the update unit 102c reflects the operating status of the actual rental product for which the operator operated the input device 112 while viewing the display result of the pause input. Specifically, in the case of product code "RENTAL01" and product name "rental product 01", the display control unit 102b changes "12/29" to "12/31" from "operating" to "paused" and displays it. Furthermore, in the case of product code "RENTAL02" and product name "rental product 02", the display control unit 102b changes "12/06", ..., "12/27", and "12/29" to "12/31" from "operating" to "paused" and displays it.

Then, the update unit 102c updates the pause data based on the operation and pause settings on the reflection screen (step S105).

Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of suspension data for a rental product updated by the update unit 102c. Figure 11 is a diagram showing an example of suspension data for another rental product updated by the update unit 102c.

As shown in the pause data table T5 in FIG. 10 and the pause data table T6 in FIG. 11, the update unit 102c updates the pause data for the rental product "RENTAL01" and the pause data for the rental product "RENTAL02" based on the operating and pause settings on the reflection screen. In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the hatched areas indicate the rental pause dates updated by the update unit 102c.

Then, the suspension setting management device 100 performs rental entry input in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112 (step S106). After step S106, the suspension setting management device 100 ends this process.

Figure 12 is a diagram showing an example of a rental inventory table. As shown in Figure 12, the rental inventory table T7 stores the inventory number, customer code, site code, site name, rental inventory date, detail line, product code, product name, and quantity in association with each other.

Then, in response to the operator's operation of the input device 112, the sales accounting unit 102d of the pause setting management device 100 generates sales details for each site as a "rental sales accounting process" when the billing date arrives (step S107). Specifically, the sales accounting unit 102d generates sales details data based on the outgoing data (outgoing information) and incoming data (incoming information) for rental products that are on loan during the target billing period. After step S107, the pause setting management device 100 ends this process.

Figure 13 is a diagram showing an example of a sales statement data table. The sales statement data table T8 shown in Figure 13 stores the customer code, site code, product code, product name, quantity, rental start date (shipment date), rental end date (warehouse entry date), number of days, unit price, and amount in a linked manner. Specifically, the customer code, site code, product code, product name, contract classification, quantity, rental start date (shipment date), rental end date (warehouse entry date), number of days, unit price, and amount in a linked manner. Specifically, the sales statement data table T8 stores, in association with the customer code "TOK001", site code "GEN0001", product code "RENTAL01", product name "rental product 01", contract classification "rental (loan)", quantity "1", rental start date (shipment date) "2020/12/01", rental end date (shipment date) "2020.01/31", number of days "20", unit price "10,000", and amount "200,000".

Here, we will explain how the sales accounting unit 102d calculates the amount of each item. In the following, we will explain the product codes in the order of RENTAL01, RENTAL02, and RENTAL03.

[RENTAL01]
As shown in FIG. 13, the sales accounting unit 102d records that the rental start date is the departure date (rental start date=departure date, 2020/12/01) and the rental end date is the billing cut-off date (entry date ( In the embodiment, if the date is 2020/12/31), the rental fee and compensation fee amounts are calculated by the number of days billed based on the following information.
1) Number of days for which rental fees are billed Number of days for which rental fees are billed = Number of working days - Number of holidays = 31 days from 12/1 to 12/31 - 11 days of holidays from 12/1 to 12/31 = 20 days 2) Number of days for which compensation fees are billed Billing days = Number of working days = 12/12 to 12/31
= 31
The compensation fee will not be considered as a suspension.

[RENTAL02]
As shown in FIG. 13, the sales accounting unit 102d records that the rental start date is the departure date (rental start date=departure date, 2020/12/01) and the rental end date is the billing cut-off date (entry date ( In the embodiment, if the date is December 29, 2020, the rental fee and compensation fee amounts are calculated by the number of days billed based on the following information.
1) Number of days for which rental fees are billed Number of days for which rental fees are billed = Number of working days - Number of holidays = 31 days from 12/1 to 12/31 - 5 days of holidays from 12/1 to 12/31 = 24 days However, the sales accounting section 102d If the stock-entry date corresponds to a suspension date, the sales recording unit 102d subtracts the suspension date corresponding to the stock-entry date from the suspension date. , 12/31 are suspended data, but since RENTAL02 was received on 12/29 (see FIG. 12), it is not reflected as suspended.
2) Number of days for which compensation is claimed Number of days for which compensation is claimed = Number of working days = 12/12 to 12/29
= 29
The compensation fee will not be considered as a suspension.

[RENTAL03]
As shown in FIG. 13, the sales accounting unit 102d records that the rental start date is the departure date (rental start date=departure date, 2020/12/01) and the rental end date is the billing cut-off date (entry date ( In the embodiment, if the date is 2020/12/31), RENTAL03 corresponds to a product that is prohibited from being suspended (see FIG. 3), so the amount of the rental fee and compensation fee is calculated based on the number of days to be billed according to the following: do.
1) Rental fee billing period Billing period = number of operating days = 12/1 to 12/31
= 31 days 2) Number of days for which compensation is claimed Number of days for which compensation is claimed = Number of working days = 12/ to 12/31
= 31

According to the embodiment described above, the update unit 102c updates the suspension data based on the operation and suspension settings on the screen that allows the user to set whether a rental item is operational or suspended, which is displayed by the display control unit 102b, so that the suspension of a rental item can be reflected without performing complicated processing.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the sales accounting unit 102d generates sales statement data for each operating location of the rental product based on the shipping data and the stock data that is linked to the customer, rental product, location of use, and stock date, so that it is possible to invoice for the rental product reflecting the suspension of the rental product without performing complicated processing.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the sales accounting unit 102d generates sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of days of operation of the rental item minus the number of days of suspension based on the suspension data updated by the update unit 102c by the unit price of the rental item, so that it is possible to invoice the rental item reflecting the suspension of the rental item without performing complicated processing.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the sales accounting unit 102d generates sales statement data based on the shipping data and the receiving data, including the amount obtained by multiplying the number of operating days of the loaned product, calculated by subtracting the receiving date from the shipping date, by the compensation fee for the loaned product, and thus it is possible to generate sales statement data including the compensation fee for the loaned product.

In addition, according to the embodiment, if the receipt date corresponds to a suspension based on the shipment data and the receipt data, the sales accounting unit 102d subtracts the suspension corresponding to the receipt date from the number of suspension days, so that the receipt date of the rental item can be included in the billing.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the sales accounting unit 102d refers to the product master 106b, and if the loaned product is in the third category, it generates sales statement data including the amount obtained by multiplying the number of operating days of the loaned product, calculated by subtracting the entry date from the exit date, by the unit price of the loaned product, without reflecting the number of days the loaned product is down, thereby preventing loaned products that are constantly in operation from being erroneously billed.

In an embodiment, the location master 106b may be able to distinguish between full-day and half-day suspension settings for rental items, and the sales accounting unit 102d may generate sales statement data by distinguishing between full-day and half-day suspensions. In this case, if the suspension is for half a day, the sales accounting unit 102d may multiply the unit price by 0.5 and bill accordingly.

In addition, in an embodiment, the sales accounting unit 102d may refer to the location master 106b and the customer holiday master (e.g., a business calendar for a customer code) that manages the customer's holidays, and generate sales statement data by further subtracting the number of holiday days for the customer from the number of operating days for the rented product. This makes it possible to generate statement data that reflects the non-business days in the customer's business calendar.

[3. Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]
This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby making it possible to contribute to goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

In addition, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, which can contribute to the achievement of SDGs goals 12, 13, and 15.

In addition, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, making it possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

4. Other embodiments
The present invention may be embodied in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using a known method.

In addition, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, registered data for each process, information including parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings may be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

Furthermore, with regard to the pause setting management device 100, each component shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure.

For example, the processing functions of the hibernation setting management device 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be realized in whole or in part by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transient computer-readable recording medium that contains programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the hibernation setting management device 100 as necessary. That is, a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). This computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to form the control unit.

This computer program may also be stored in an application program server connected to the hibernation setting management device 100 via any network, and it may be possible to download all or part of it as needed.

In addition, the program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and may also be configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" refers to a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a SD (Secure Digital) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile This includes any "portable physical media" such as a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc, and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

A "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and may be in any format, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but also includes a distributed configuration consisting of multiple modules or libraries, and a program that works in conjunction with a separate program, such as an OS, to achieve its function. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known configurations and procedures.

The various databases stored in the memory unit are storage devices such as RAM, ROM, etc., fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and providing websites.

The hibernation setting management device 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The hibernation setting management device 100 may also be realized by implementing software (including programs or data, etc.) that causes the device to realize the processing described in this embodiment.

Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figures, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit depending on various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or the embodiments can be implemented selectively.

This invention is useful in the rental industry, which rents out construction equipment and the like.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Hibernation setting management device 102 Control unit 102a Creation unit 102b Display control unit 102c Update unit 102d Sales accounting unit 104 Communication interface unit 106 Storage unit 106a Location master 106b Product master 108 Input/output interface unit 112 Input device 114 Output device 200 Server 300 Network

Claims (10)

A pause setting management device including a control unit,
A location master that manages settings related to the operation and suspension of rental products for each operating location of the rental products by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity;
a product master for managing rental products by linking them to one of a plurality of predetermined suspension setting categories, the first category meaning that the setting of the location master is followed, a second category meaning that manual suspension setting is permitted, and a third category meaning that suspension setting is prohibited;
is accessible to
The control unit is
1) based on the shipping data stored in association with the customer, the rental product, the location of use, and the shipping date, by referring to the product master, the suspension setting category associated with the rental product is identified; 2) if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, by referring to the location master, the time for which the rental product is suspended during the period from the shipping date to the specified date is determined at the specified time granularity; and 3) a creation means for creating suspension data stored in association with the customer, the location of use, and the rental product using the determined time.
1) referring to the inventory data and the product master, identifying rental products that are linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and that are linked to the first or second suspension setting category; 2) referring to the suspension data, extracting a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and that belongs to a specified period; 3) a display control means that displays a screen for setting operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension status at the extracted time;
an update means for updating the pause data based on the settings of operation and pause on the screen;
To have
A hibernation setting management device comprising: The control unit is
Further comprising a sales accounting means for generating sales statement data based on the outgoing data and incoming data stored in association with the customer, the rental product, the usage location, and the incoming date for each operating location of the rental product;
2. The pause setting management device according to claim 1, wherein: The sales recording means is
generating the sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of days obtained by subtracting the number of days suspended from the number of days in operation of the rental product based on the suspension data updated by the updating means by the unit price of the rental product;
3. The pause setting management device according to claim 2, wherein: The sales recording means is
generating the sales statement data including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of operating days of the rental goods, which is calculated by subtracting the receiving date from the issuing date, by the compensation fee for the rental goods, based on the issuing data and the receiving data;
4. The pause setting management device according to claim 2 or 3, The sales recording means is
Based on the outgoing data and the incoming data, if the incoming date corresponds to the outage, subtracting the outage corresponding to the incoming date from the outage days;
5. The pause setting management device according to claim 2, wherein: The sales recording means is
By referring to the product master, if the rental product is in the third category, the sales statement data is generated including an amount obtained by multiplying the number of operating days of the rental product, which is calculated by subtracting the entry date from the exit date, by the unit price of the rental product, without reflecting the number of downtime days of the rental product;
6. The pause setting management device according to claim 2, wherein: The location master includes:
The setting for suspending the rental product can be set to either a full day or a half day,
The sales recording means is
generating the sales statement data by distinguishing between full days and half days of the suspension;
7. The pause setting management device according to claim 2, wherein the pause setting management device is a device for performing pause setting operations. The sales recording means is
generating the sales statement data by further subtracting the number of holiday days of the customer from the number of operating days of the rental goods with reference to the location master and the customer holiday master that manages the holidays of the customer;
8. The pause setting management device according to claim 2, wherein the pause setting management device is a device for performing pause setting management. A hibernation setting management method executed by a hibernation setting management device including a control unit,
A location master that manages settings related to the operation and suspension of rental products for each operating location of the rental products by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity;
a product master for managing rental products by linking them to one of a plurality of predetermined suspension setting categories, the first category meaning that the setting of the location master is followed, a second category meaning that manual suspension setting is permitted, and a third category meaning that suspension setting is prohibited;
is accessible to
Executed by the control unit,
1) based on the shipping data stored in association with the customer, the rental product, the location of use, and the shipping date, referring to the product master, identifying the suspension setting category associated with the rental product; 2) if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, referring to the location master, determining the time for which the rental product will be suspended during the period from the shipping date to the specified date at the specified time granularity; 3) creating suspension data in which the determined time is associated with the customer, the location of use, and the rental product and stored;
1) referring to the inventory data and the product master, identifying a rental product that is linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and is linked to a suspension setting category of the first category or the second category; 2) referring to the suspension data, extracting a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and that belongs to a specified period; and 3) a display control step of displaying a screen that allows the user to set operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension status at the extracted time.
an updating step of updating the pause data based on the setting of operation and pause on the screen;
containing,
A hibernation setting management method comprising: A hibernation setting management program executed by a hibernation setting management device having a control unit,
A location master that manages settings related to the operation and suspension of rental products for each operating location of the rental products by linking them to a specified date at a specified time granularity;
a product master for managing rental products by linking them to one of a plurality of predetermined suspension setting categories, the first category meaning that the setting of the location master is followed, a second category meaning that manual suspension setting is permitted, and a third category meaning that suspension setting is prohibited;
is accessible to
The control unit ,
1) based on the shipping data stored in association with the customer, the rental product, the location of use, and the shipping date, referring to the product master, identifying the suspension setting category associated with the rental product; 2) if the identified suspension setting category is the first category, referring to the location master, determining the time for which the rental product will be suspended during the period from the shipping date to the specified date at the specified time granularity; 3) creating suspension data in which the determined time is associated with the customer, the location of use, and the rental product and stored;
1) referring to the inventory data and the product master, identifying a rental product that is linked to a specified customer and a specified location of use and is linked to a suspension setting category of the first category or the second category; 2) referring to the suspension data, extracting a time that is linked to the identified rental product, the specified customer, and the specified location of use and that belongs to a specified period; and 3) a display control step of displaying a screen that allows the user to set operation and suspension of the identified rental product, reflecting the suspension status at the extracted time.
an updating step of updating the pause data based on the setting of operation and pause on the screen;
To carry out the
A hibernation setting management program.

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