Schedule distribution system and schedule making method

A method of making a visiting schedule for a plurality of specific places based on predetermined information given by the specific places, comprising the steps of:

• detecting the number of people waiting for entering or using the specific places;
• calculating waiting times required to enter or use the specific places;
• extracting waiting times at specific places corresponding to a schedule making request from the calculated waiting times from the detected number of people;
• and
• making a schedule in ascending order of time taken before entering or using the corresponding specific places based on the extracted waiting times.

A server that generates a visiting schedule for a plurality of specific places based on waiting times at the specific places to enter or use, the waiting times transmitted from a plurality of information provider apparatuses each placed in each of the specific places, comprising:

• a first receiver operable to receive the waiting times transmitted from the information provider apparatuses;
• a storage unit operable to store the waiting times received by the first receiver;
• a second receiver operable to receive a schedule distribution request from a predetermined terminal;
• and
• a schedule maker operable to obtain, from the storage unit, waiting times at specific places corresponding to the schedule distribution request received by the second receiver, and to make a visiting schedule for the corresponding specific places in ascending order of time taken before entering or using the corresponding specific places based on the obtained waiting times.