Patent ID: 6978245

Claim:
An automatic planning apparatus is connected through a network to at least one client operated by a user, said automatic planning apparatus comprising: a questionnaire unit which creates and provides a questionnaire to a user to determine a character of the user through said network; an analysis unit which receives answers to the questionnaire from the user and analyzes the character of the user based on a predetermined analysis method and the answers received; an input unit for inputting initial conditions required for planning an event selected by the user, the event including a plurality of event items; a planning unit which automatically plans a schedule for preparation and execution of the event including the event items as a whole based on the input initial conditions and the character of the user determined by said analysis unit; and a storage unit which stores a plurality of plan data for the event, each planning data corresponding to one of a plurality of patterns each being a classification of a character, wherein said planning unit recognizes a pattern corresponding to the user based on the character of the user determined by said analysis unit, reads the plan data corresponding to the pattern recognized from said storage unit, and plans the schedule based on the plan data read, further comprising a purchase unit for receiving a request from the user for purchase of any article or any service to be supplied available in the schedule.