# US 2022/0286404 A1 · Resource management apparatus, resource management system, and resource management method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0286404 A1 - Document ID: US20220286404A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/672,684 - Filed: 2022-02-16 - Published: 2022-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-05 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Inventors: Ryoh TOMOSUGI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220286404A1 ## CPC - H04L 47/72: using reservation actions during connection setup - H04L 47/805: {QOS or priority aware} - H04L 47/822: {Collecting or measuring resource availability data} - H04L 47/824: {Applicable to portable or mobile terminals} - G06K 19/06: characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A resource management apparatus, a resource management system, and a resource management method. The resource management apparatus stores in one or more memories, positional relation of a resource and reservation information related to a reservation of the resource, in response to receiving a usage start request for starting a use of the resource from a communication terminal, determines whether one or more resources in surroundings are secured based on the positional relation and the reservation information, identifies the resource as an available resource in response to a determination that the one or more resources in the surroundings are not secured, and transmits usage information regarding the use of the available resource to the communication terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A resource management apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: store in one or more memories, positional relation of a resource and reservation information related to a reservation of the resource; in response to receiving a usage start request for starting a use of the resource from a communication terminal, determine whether one or more resources in surroundings are secured based on the positional relation and the reservation information; identify the resource as an available resource based on a determination that the one or more resources in the surroundings are not secured; and transmit usage information regarding the use of the available resource to the communication terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The resource management apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: determine whether the reservation information of all resources in the surroundings is secured; and identify the resource as the available resource based on a determination that the reservation information of all resources in the surroundings are not secured. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The resource management apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: store in one or more memories, priority information indicating priority in identifying the available resource; and identify the available resource based on the priority information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The resource management apparatus of claim 3, wherein the priority information includes a number of reservations in the surroundings and a relation between the resources, and the circuitry is further configured to identify the resource as the available resource based on a determination that the number of reservations in the surroundings is equal to or less than a threshold value and the resource relation satisfies condition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The resource management apparatus of claim 3, wherein the priority information includes the number of reservations in the surroundings and a distance between the resources, and the circuitry is further configured to identify the resource as the available resource based on a determination that the number of reservations in the surroundings is equal to or less than a threshold value and the distance between the resources is equal to or greater than a threshold value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The resource management apparatus of claim 1, wherein the usage start request is made by reading a code symbol associated with the resource, and the circuitry is further configured to determine whether the resource is available based on the reservation information of a first resource associated with the code symbol and reservation information of a second resource located in surroundings of the first resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The resource management apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: store in one or more memories, floor information indicating a floor on which the resource is located; based on a determination that the resource is not available, identify a floor on which the available resource is located based on the reservation information of the resource located on other floor and the positional relation; and transmit the floor information of the identified floor to the communication terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The resource management apparatus of claim 7, wherein the usage start request is made by reading a code symbol associated with the floor on which each resource is located, and the circuitry is further configured to identify the available resource based on the reservation information of the resource located on the floor associated with the code symbol and the positional relation. ### Claim 9 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. ### Claim 10 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.