Seat management system

A seat management system, for automatically managing seats and devices available for public usage in a public space through the integration of a wireless communication technique, an automatic identification technique, a computer networking, a control means for seat management, and a software application for reservation and login control, the seat management system comprising:

• a host computer, embedded with database and files of seat management, for performing a plurality of seat management and control operations;
• a multimedia kiosk, provided for users to proceed thereat with the seat management and control operations including reservation, on-site registration, user login, and so on;
• a network system, for connecting apparatuses including the host computer, the multimedia kiosk, a wireless communication base station, a personal computer or a network terminal, so as to enable seat management operations including reservation, on-site registration, user login, and so on;
• at least one web browser device, each for carrying out the seat reservation operation;
• at least one seat control unit, each capable of being designated to one seat or device in the public space so as to be used for defining the working status of the designated seat or device as well as controlling the functions of the same;
• at least one user ID card, each embedded with at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a barcode for enabling a user who carried thereby to be identified automatically as well as controlling the function of a seat or device that is used by the user;
• at least one power control unit, each being used for controlling the power supply to the corresponding device or light in the public space relating to the corresponding seat;
• a wireless communication system, including at least one wireless communication base station, for connecting to the at least one seat control unit wirelessly so as to transmit the information relating to the designated seat or device to the seat management system for the seat management operations;
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• a software application for reservation and login control, for providing functions including reservation, on-site registration and user login.