KR20000058229A - Golf course reservation system - Google Patents

Abstract

It provides a golf course reservation system that allows a golf course reservation candidates to comprehensively check whether a plurality of golf courses can be reserved at a desired time and at any time, and easily reserve any one of the available golf courses.

The golf course reservation system allows a reservation applicant or its agent to be connected through a computer communication network such as, for example, the Internet. In the reservation system, the reservation reference data storage means stores reservation reference data indicating a time zone that can be reserved for each of the plurality of golf courses for a predetermined period of time. The member information storing means stores member registration information indicating whether the user is subscribed as a member to each of the plurality of golf courses. The data processing means provides the user in the form of a table whether each of the plurality of golf courses can be reserved for each date belonging to the predetermined period based on the reservation reference data, and the user selects any cell in the table. If so, the reservation process is performed for the golf course and date corresponding to the cell.

Description

Golf Course Reservation System

The present invention relates to computer software, and more particularly to computer software for golf course reservations.

Unlike public golf courses that can be used on arrival without prior reservation, membership golf courses are generally available through reservation. The most commonly used method of reserving such a membership golf course is to call the golf course. By the way, if you want to reserve a golf course by phone call, there is a problem that the possibility of successful call is extremely low because the number of telephone lines and reservation personnel of the golf course reservation desk is limited. Therefore, it is customary for a reservation applicant to repeatedly dial. You can use a phone with automatic redialing to alleviate the redial effort, but even in this case, the reservation applicant must be alert and listen to the ringback tone through the phone's speakers and wait a considerable amount of time.

Moreover, even if the call with the reservation manager is successful, the reservation is often impossible during the desired time of reservation, so the time and effort spent for the call are often lost. As the reservation for the desired golf course becomes impossible, there are many cases where a new reservation for the other golf courses is attempted. In this case, the reservation applicant must repeatedly call the golf course to which he / she wants to make a new reservation. As described above, the conventional golf course reservation method by telephone call has a low call success rate, it is difficult to make a reservation at a desired time even if the call is successful, and there is considerable patience when trying to make reservations for a plurality of golf courses sequentially. There was a problem in that for each golf course, the effort for currency must be executed separately.

In order to partially solve such a problem, in recent years, a reservation method using a facsimile or an automatic answering system has been performed in addition to the reservation method using a telephone. However, these methods also use telephones inherently, and thus cannot solve the problems described above. Recently, online reservation methods using computer communication have also emerged and utilized. However, the conventional online booking method is made in units of golf courses, and there is currently no system that allows a user to make a reservation at a desired time for a plurality of golf courses in mind.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and allows golf course reservation applicants to check at a glance whether a reservation can be made at a desired time period for a plurality of golf courses, and for any one of the golf courses that can be reserved. It is a technical task to provide a golf course reservation system that makes reservations easy.

1 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the golf course reservation system according to the present invention.

Figure 2 shows the initial screen provided to the user by the central host in the preferred embodiment of the golf course reservation system according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a region selection page displayed when a mouse click on the 'golf course reservation' item in the initial screen of FIG.

4 is a view illustrating a golf course and a reservation date selection page displayed when a mouse is clicked on a region in the region selection page of FIG. 3.

5 is a view showing a reservation time selection page displayed when a user mouse clicks on any golf ball on the page of FIG. 4 to make a reservation.

6 is a view showing a page that is displayed so that a system user can input personal information of a reservation applicant after selecting a reservation desired time from the page of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a reservation waiting time selection page displayed when a user clicks on a reservation waiting request icon on the page of FIG. 4 to apply for a reservation waiting request; FIG.

8 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of software loaded on a central host in the reservation system of FIG.

9 shows a database structure in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Golf course reservation system of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is that the reservation applicant or its agent can be connected through a computer communication network, such as the Internet, for example. In the reservation system, the reservation reference data storage means stores reservation reference data indicating a time zone that can be reserved for each of the plurality of golf courses for a predetermined period of time. The member information storing means stores member registration information indicating whether the user is subscribed as a member to each of the plurality of golf courses. The data processing means provides the user in the form of a table whether each of the plurality of golf courses can be reserved for each date belonging to the predetermined period based on the reservation reference data, and the user selects any cell in the table. If so, the reservation process is performed for the golf course and date corresponding to the cell.

Each cell of the table includes a first pattern indicating a member-only reservation date; A second pattern indicating a member and non-member combined booking date; A third pattern indicating the non-reservation date when the reservation is completely impossible; And a fourth pattern indicating a possible waiting application date for the member to wait for the reservation request. Here, the data processing means divides the reservation possible dates into the member-only reservation possible date and the member and non-member combined reservation availability date based on the member registration information of the user included in the member information storage means, and accordingly the member of the user. According to the registration information, the arrangement state of the first pattern and the second pattern in the table is changed.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of a preferred embodiment of a golf course reservation system according to the present invention. The golf course reservation system includes a central host 10, an operator computer 20, and a number of golf course manager computers 32. The central host 10 is connected to the Internet 1 by a dedicated line, has a database storing reservation information and membership information for a plurality of golf courses 30, and provides users with an online reservation service. do. In this embodiment, the operator computer 20 is used by the system operator to perform the overall management function for the various data of the reservation system. On the other hand, each of the golf course manager computer 32 is installed in each of a plurality of golf courses 30, the online reservation manager of each golf course is used to confirm the reservation information of the golf course to which they belong. In a preferred embodiment, the operator computer 20 and the golf course manager computers 32 are connected to the central host 10 via the Internet by means of a modem connection or a dedicated line.

Users use their computer 40 to connect to the central host 10 via the Internet by modem connection or LAN connection. Each user may be a member of any one or more of the golf courses 30, but not only such golf course members can use the system of the present invention. With the connection established, users run a web browser on their computer 40 to download pages in the form of a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) document or an Active Server Page (ASP) document and click a mouse or enter an input window. The golf course reservation is made by entering the appropriate contents in the.

In a preferred embodiment, the reservation system will provide a paid service for the users. At this time, the reservation fee charged by the operator to the booker in relation to the one-time reservation is not very high. Thus, in order to ensure the convenience of billing, the operator who plans and manages the reservation system, instead of operating the central host 10 directly, the host 10 of a separate communication provider such as a computer communication provider such as Unitel, Cheon Lian or Naunuri Will be used. That is, in this embodiment, the operator of the central host 10 and the operator of the system become separate entities, and the operator of the system is an information provider for the operator of the central host 10, that is, the PC communication service provider. Provider).

On the other hand, each golf course 30 can receive a 100% reservation by the online reservation according to the present invention, but in order to reduce the initial trial and error due to the golf course operation circumstances, the reservation by the telephone and the facsimile which is a conventional method. Therefore, it is necessary for the reservation manager of each golf course to manage thoroughly so that there is no duplication between reservation by telephone and facsimile and online reservation. To this end, it is necessary for the golf course reservation officer to continuously check the online reservation status using the program for each golf course operator provided through his computer 32. In other words, when a telephone reservation is made for a specific time of a specific day, the reservation manager checks whether there is no telephone reservation for the time before accepting such a reservation, as well as whether there is no online reservation. In addition, the golf course manager computer 32 also performs a function of transmitting information about the members of each golf course 30 to the central host 10 or the operator computer 20 from time to time.

In order to help understand the specific function and user interface of the golf course reservation system according to the present invention, the information provided to the user computer 40 by the central host 10 will be described before explaining the technical configuration of the system in detail. First, referring to 2 to 7. In the preferred embodiment, since the reservation system is built on the world wide web of the Internet, the information provided to the user computer 40 by the central host 10 is thus an HTML document or an ASP document.

2 shows an initial screen provided to the user computer 40 by the central host 10 in the preferred embodiment of the reservation system according to the present invention. As shown, the initial screen includes a plurality of selection items for user selection in the form of a menu, which are displayed in the form of hyperlinked text. Examples of optional items include 'golf course reservation' for actually booking a golf course, 'golf course confirmation / cancellation' for users to view their reservations and cancellations, and golf club membership holders to register their membership information. 'Registering Golf Membership', 'Golf Guide Information' to provide general information about the location and course of multiple golf courses, and 'Golf Course Strategy' to provide effective rounding information at each golf course. Can be mentioned.

3 and 4 illustrate the most essential features of the present invention. FIG. 3 illustrates a region selection page displayed when a user clicks a 'golf course reservation' item on the initial screen of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 shows a golf course and a reservation date selection page displayed when a mouse is clicked on a region. As shown, the present invention displays the reservation information for a plurality of golf courses on the screen of the user's computer, thereby allowing a golf course reservation candidate to check whether a reservation is possible for a plurality of golf courses at a desired time period.

In particular, when the user clicks on a region, for example, a 'metropolitan region' on the region selection page of FIG. 3, the reservation of the golf course within the region can be made by date on the screen of the user's computer as shown in FIG. 4. Whether or not is displayed in the form of a table. In this case, different images are displayed in the cells of each table according to a member-only reservation available date, a member / non-member combined reservation date, a reservation completion or non-availability date, and a member waiting request date. More specifically, in a preferred embodiment, the member-only reservation date is indicated by the red golf ball 50, the member / non-member combined reservation date is indicated by the white golf ball 52, and the member waiting application date is the red golf. It is represented by an image 54 with a clock superimposed on the ball. On the other hand, when a reservation time is not listed in the database or a reservation is completed and a new reservation is not possible, a blank space is displayed. In addition to the display method according to the shape of the golf ball shown in FIG. 4, the golf ball display period according to the registration of the 'reservable date and time' is also freely adjusted. For example, if a golf day is Sunday, reservations are usually made only from 9 am to 12 am on Tuesday, one week before. In such a case, the date and time are registered in the reservation criteria DB of FIG. Previously, golf balls would not appear. In this way, since the availability status for each of the plurality of golf courses is visually displayed, the user who wishes to make a reservation can easily make a reservation without repeated trial and error.

In addition, in the page of FIG. 4, the specific display content of the red golf ball 50 which shows the member reservation possible date changes with each user. In other words, the red golf ball (50) is registered as a member-only reservation time on the golf course side registered in the online input after the remaining reservation time remaining and the user is registered as a member in the golf course is registered in this system Displayed only if present. On the other hand, even if there is a remaining time for members only, if the user is not registered in the system as a member of the golf course, the red golf ball 50 is not displayed and the cell cannot be reserved. It will remain blank. In this way, since the dates that can be actually booked at each user's point of view in terms of membership or non-membership are clearly displayed, the user's convenience is greatly improved.

FIG. 5 shows a page displayed when a user clicks on a golf ball on the page of FIG. 4 to make a reservation. It is assumed here that the user has clicked a red golf ball on June 22 for a 'Seven Hills' golf course in which the user is a member and is registered in the system of the present invention. In this case, the screen displays whether the course and the member-only time zone for each time zone that can be reserved for the selected golf course and the selected date. The time zone when the reservation has already been completed does not appear. The user can select the desired reservation time by clicking on any one of the displayed reservation available time list.

After selecting the reservation desired time, as shown in FIG. 6, a page for displaying a list of people entered by the user in 'golf membership holder registration' and inputting personal details of the person who will reserve the actual rounding is displayed. In the case of selecting a time marked as 'non-membership' in FIG. 5, all of the persons entered in 'golf membership holder registration' are shown in FIG. 6 and a fourth non-member can also make a reservation so that the name can be directly input. On the other hand, when the 'members only' time is selected on the screen of Figure 5, only the golf course members can make a reservation, so the screen of Figure 6 is displayed only the 'status use' registered as the golf club members. If the user clicks on the description of the member or inputs the non-member's name on the screen of FIG. 6 and then clicks the 'Next' button, the reservation process is performed. In this case, a reservation may be denied to a person who has violated a certain number of times, for example, three or more times by searching for a 'placement / badner' DB in the database. In addition, in the case that the reservation applicant is a member, the membership class stored in the 'member password' DB of the database is searched, and reservation is impossible even if the reservation period for the member of the corresponding class exceeds one day of reservation.

FIG. 7 shows a reservation waiting time selection page displayed when a user clicks on a reservation waiting request icon on the page of FIG. 4 to apply for a reservation waiting request. In the reservation system of the present invention, the reservation waiting application is not made in a specific time unit, but by selecting one of the rough categories such as 'morning time', 'morning time', 'afternoon time', 'any time', etc. Is done. Since the procedure after the selection is similar to that in the reservation, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 shows a configuration of an example of software loaded on the central host 10 in the reservation system of FIG. As shown, the central host 10 includes a web server 102, an application program interface (API) 104, an application program 106, a database management subsystem (DBMS) 122, and a database 124. ). In a preferred embodiment, web server 102, application 106, DBMS 122, and database 124 are implemented within one physical server, while in other embodiments of the present invention, they It may be implemented in a distributed manner.

Web server 102 acts as an HTML server to provide HTML and ASP documents to clients, namely user computers 40 and operator computers 20 and golf course manager computers 32. The web server 102 can access the application 106 via the API 104, allowing some of the application 106 to run at the request of the client. In addition, the HTML document provided by the web server 102 is processed in real time according to the data stored in the database 124 is provided to the clients.

The application 106 transmits and receives data to and from the client through the web server 102 and stores the data in the database 124 and calls the stored data through the DBMS 122, while maintaining the necessary functions for golf course reservation. Perform. In this embodiment, the application program 106 is a golf course registration module 108, member registration module 110, application acceptance module 112, billing module 114, HTML edit data generation module 116, aggregation and Inquiry processing module 118 and member information confirmation module 120. The function of each module of the application program 106 will be described later.

The DBMS 122 causes new data to be stored in the database 124 as required by the application 106, and on the other hand, calls the data queried by the application 106 from the database 104 to the application 106. To pass). 9 shows the structure of database 104 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the database 104 includes DBs for personal information of users, golf courses, golf course members, operators and golf course managers, and reservation related DBs regarding reservation criteria, reservation results, reservation waits, and the like.

The user DB stores the ID assigned by the network operator and other personal information for each user. Here, in order to charge a reservation fee for users who actually use the reservation system according to the present invention, the user DB stores a payment method and a credit card number or an account number for the user, and also stores the monthly cumulative reservation fee data. do. On the other hand, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system user and the golf course reservation may not match. For example, a user may be a secretary or family member of a golf course booker. In particular, in the case of a corporate body, a secretary may be required to book a golf course of various firms. As such, the system of the present invention maintains the membership registration procedure in order to enable the user to perform the reservation operation with the delegation of a third party. Here, each user may register one member's membership to a plurality of golf courses, and may register membership information of several persons. In this way, membership information applied for registration by the user is stored in the user DB.

The golf course DB includes a list of golf courses that can be booked through the reservation system of the present invention, and specific information about each golf course. In this case, in order to increase the efficiency of data processing, it is preferable that a code is allocated to each golf course. In addition to the guide information on the location, size, course, etc. for each golf course, information such as analytical data on how to effectively target each course is included in the golf course DB.

In the online golf course reservation according to the present invention, a member password is assigned to each golf course member in order to prevent a third party from attempting to make an online reservation of another person's name, and the member password DB stores these member passwords. . Such a member password is given to each golf course, and the system operator is notified of the member password from each golf course to generate a member password DB. At this time, it is possible for each golf course to notify the system operator of the password data of the members online or by facsimile.

The manager DB stores simple personal information about the system operator and reservation manager of each golf course. When an administrator wants to download aggregate or statistical data from the central host 10 or uploads a new HTML document or ASP document and adds a new function, the central host 10 verifies the personal information of the administrator. After that, the management function is approved. The weather DB is used to provide a user with weather information for each golf course for a few days in the future based on the current date, so that users who wish to make a reservation can make a reservation by referring to the weather information.

The reservation criterion DB stores information about time slots that can be reserved for each golf course. In other words, the reservation criteria DB stores the time zones in which reservations can be received by date and for each golf course by dividing the member-only time, the non-member time, and the waiting time for member reservations. In a preferred embodiment, the data of this reservation criteria DB is uploaded directly from the respective golf course manager computers 32 to the central host 10. On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, the system operator may be processed and uploaded after receiving data online or facsimile from each golf course managers.

The reservation result DB stores data for which the user has applied for or canceled the reservation. In other words, the reservation result DB stores the golf course and course, and the time to play golf each reservation requester. Here, the reservation result DB also includes a field indicating whether the reserved time zone is for members only and whether the reservation person is a member of the golf course. In addition, the fee data according to the reservation using the system of the present invention is also stored. In general, in operating the system of the present invention, the same reservation fee system applies to all golf courses. However, it is desirable to store such fee data together because different booking fee systems may be applied for each golf course and the booking fee system may vary. On the other hand, the reservation result DB also stores the data on the cancellation of the reservation if the person who made the reservation cancellation.

The reservation waiting DB stores the reservation waiting application information when a golf club member who wishes to make a reservation cannot make a reservation on a desired date and thus makes a reservation. That is, the reservation waiting DB stores information such as a golf course and waiting time for each reservation waiting applicant. The reservation waiting DB also stores information on the waiting applicant in order to be able to contact the waiting applicant if the person who made a reservation in advance cancels the reservation. In addition, the reservation waiting DB also stores the result information for each waiting request. In the reservation waiting DB shown in FIG. 9, there may be a plurality of waiting applicant data for the reservation waiting application for each golf course date / time and golf course.

The placebo / badman DB will store information about the personal details and placebo contents of users who have not kept their reservation. In other words, the placebo / badner DB stores the placebo date and the details of the placebo for such placebo or the offender, so that the schedule operator can deny a reservation for the placebo or more than a certain number of times, and apply the reservation fee differentially. To help. On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, the information may be incorporated into a user DB or the like instead of separately creating such a placebo / bad person DB.

Referring back to FIG. 8, the golf course registration module 108 in the application 106 performs a function of registering information about new golf courses that can be booked online by the reservation system of the present invention. This golf course registration module 108 is activated by a new golf course registration command of the operator computer 20. In the activated state, the golf course registration module 108 assigns a code to the newly registered golf course, receives the golf course information from the operator computer 20 or the golf course manager computer 32, and sends this information via the DBMS 122. It is stored in the golf course DB of the database 124. In addition, the golf course registration module 108 receives reservation time zone data of each golf course from the operator computer 20 or the golf course manager computer 32 via the web server 102, and the data is based on the reservation criteria of the database 124. Save to DB.

The member registration module 110 is activated after the user clicks a radio button or link text for 'golf membership holder registration' on the initial screen of FIG. 2. When the web server 102 transmits the HTML document for registration in response to the user's mouse click, and the user inputs personal information and membership information in the input window of the HTML document, the member registration module 110 sends the web server again. Accept personal information and membership information through 102. The member registration module 110 calls the password of the member stored in the member password DB of the database 124 and compares it with the member password input by the user. If both match, the member's name and the registered golf course name are registered. And a membership number in a user DB of the database 124.

The application reception module 112 performs processing for the reservation application and the reservation cancellation request of the user. When the user clicks the 'golf course reservation' on the initial screen of FIG. 2 and enters his ID and password for the network operator, the application reception module 112 receives the ID and password through the web server 102. It is. The application reception module 112 calls the ID and password of the member stored in the user DB of the database 124 and compares it with what the user inputs. 102).

In the reservation application processing, the web server 102 asks the user to confirm whether the user's name is a reservation, and then inputs the name of the member to be reserved if the user's name is a reservation. On the other hand, in the case of reservation of a non-member name, the web server 102 inputs the personal information of the reservation applicant. The application reception module 112 accepts whether or not it is a member of the reservation applicant from the web server 102 and the member information, and calls the reservation criteria data suitable for the reservation applicant from the reservation criteria DB through the HTML edit data generation module 116. It is delivered to the web server 102. The web server 102 dynamically processes the HTML document using the HTML edit data received from the HTML edit data generation module 116, and displays a golf course selection screen suitable for the reservation applicant in the form of Figs. 40).

When the user clicks on one of the golf balls on the screen of FIG. 4, the application reception module 112 calls the reservation time zone data of the corresponding golf course of the corresponding golf course from the reservation reference DB and transmits the web through the HTML edit data generation module 116. To server 102. The web server 102 dynamically processes the HTML document using the HTML edit data received from the HTML edit data generation module 116, and displays the user's computer 40 in the form of FIG. Will be sent to. When the user selects any one time zone on the screen of FIG. 5, the web server 102 transmits a page to the user computer 40 that queries the reservation candidate as shown in FIG. 6. After the user completes the input of the reservation information, the reservation information is transmitted to the application reception module 112, the application reception module 112 stores this reservation information in the reservation result DB.

The charging module 114 calculates the fee after the reservation or cancellation of the reservation is completed. In a preferred embodiment, the fee applies to different amounts in the case of reservations and cancellations, and different criteria apply to members and non-members. The billing module 114 stores the calculated fee in the reservation result DB, and also passes the HTML edit data generation module 116 to the web server 102 so that the web server 102 can inform the user of the fee amount. do.

The HTML editing data generation module 116 receives the data from each module or needs it from the database 124 when the HTML document provided to the user needs to be changed according to the result of the processing of each module of the application 106. Call the data and pass it to the web server 102. Accordingly, the web server 102 dynamically generates an HTML document or changes an existing document to be transmitted to the user computer 40. Aggregation and inquiry processing module 118 provides various kinds of aggregate data according to the needs of users or operators or golf course managers, and also allows users or operators or golf course managers to query the necessary data. Member information confirmation module 120 accepts the password of the members registered in each golf course as described above from the operator or golf course managers, and stores this data in the member password DB.

As described above, the present invention displays only the portions that can be reserved for a plurality of golf courses and multiple dates, and particularly displays the portions that can be reserved in consideration of whether the reservation applicant is a member or non-member of the golf courses. . Therefore, the present invention allows golf course reservation applicants to comprehensively check whether a reservation can be made at a desired time period for a plurality of golf courses at a glance, and makes it easy to reserve any one of the golf courses that can be reserved. This comprehensive confirmation function may be likened to using a remote control to operate a home appliance.

Accordingly, those who wish to reserve a golf course can greatly reduce the time and effort for golf course reservation. In particular, those who wish to reserve a golf course can make a reservation at an optimal golf course and time zone according to their preferences and schedules, and can easily make a reservation at a golden time zone. In addition, the golf course can greatly reduce the number of incoming calls for the golf course reservation, and by selectively registering the reservation restriction code for each member or the weak / bad person, etc. can be selectively booked for the customer. Accordingly, it is possible to facilitate reservation management and reduce the manpower for reservation processing.

In summary, the present invention can be said to be a revolutionary invention that can easily and conveniently make a reservation of several golf courses anytime, anywhere in 24 hours with a click of a mouse.

Claims (5)

In a golf course reservation system that allows a user to make a golf course reservation by accessing through a communication network, Reservation reference data storage means for storing reservation reference data indicative of a time zone that can be reserved for each of the plurality of golf courses during a predetermined period; And Provides to the user in the form of a table whether or not each of the plurality of golf courses can be reserved for each date belonging to the predetermined period based on the reservation reference data, and responds when the user selects any cell in the table. And a data processing means for performing a reservation processing procedure for a golf course and a date corresponding to the cell. The method of claim 1, wherein each cell of the table is A first pattern indicating a member-only reservation date; A second pattern indicating a member and non-member combined booking date; And Golf pattern reservation system for displaying any one selected from the group of display patterns, including; The method of claim 2, Member information storing means for storing member registration information indicating whether the user is registered as a member for each of the plurality of golf courses, The data processing means divides the reservation possible dates into the member-only reservation possible date and the member and non-member combined reservation availability date based on the member registration information of the user included in the member information storage means, and accordingly to the member registration information of the user. The golf course reservation system according to the arrangement state of the first pattern and the second pattern in the table is changed. The method of claim 1, wherein each cell of the table is A first pattern indicating a member-only reservation date; A second pattern indicating a member and non-member combined booking date; A third pattern indicating the non-reservation date when the reservation is completely impossible; And Golf pattern reservation system for displaying any one selected from the group of display patterns, including; The method of claim 4, wherein Member information storing means for storing member registration information indicating whether the user is registered as a member for each of the plurality of golf courses, The data processing means divides the reservation possible dates into the member-only reservation possible date and the member and non-member combined reservation availability date based on the member registration information of the user included in the member information storage means, and accordingly to the member registration information of the user. The golf course reservation system according to the arrangement state of the first pattern and the second pattern in the table is changed.