Resource management apparatus, resource management system, and resource management method

A resource management system comprising:

• a communication terminal;
• and
• a resource management apparatus configured to manage a resource, the resource management apparatus including circuitry configured to:
• store in one or more memories, positional relation of the resource and reservation information related to the reservation of the resource;
• and
• in response to receiving a usage start request for starting a use of the resource from the communication terminal, determine whether one or more resources in surroundings is secured based on the reservation information and the positional relation;
• identify the resource as an available resource based on a determination that the one or more resources in the surroundings are not secured;
• transmit usage information regarding the use of the available resource to the communication terminal;
• and
• the communication terminal including circuitry configured to display on a display, the usage information received from the resource management apparatus.

A resource management method executed by a resource management apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing in one or more memories, positional relation of a resource and reservation information related to reservation of the resource;
• in response to receiving a usage start request for starting a use of the resource from a communication terminal, determining whether one or more resources in surroundings are secured based on the reservation information and the positional relation;
• identifying the resource as an available resource based on a determination that the one or more resources in the surroundings are not secured;
• and
• transmitting usage information regarding the use of the available resource to the communication terminal.