Patent ID: 9741190
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07C,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method comprising: acquiring, using a processor, a degree of congestion comprising information which indicates a ratio of a number of outlets being used by users to a maximum number of outlets in a facility; determining, using the processor, whether a value of the degree of congestion is higher than a predetermined value or not; and transmitting, using the processor, cessation of use information that urges cessation of use of an outlet to a terminal of a user (i) who uses the outlet and (ii) whose value of a degree of utilization is higher than other users when the value of the degree of congestion is higher than the predetermined value, wherein, the acquiring acquires a plurality of address information from the outlets, each of the plurality of address information specifying a seat number of each of the outlets, and wherein the transmitting transmits the seat number which is specified by address information of the outlet to the user with the cessation of use information.