Reservation management device and method

A charging space managing device, comprising:

• a charging space state acquiring unit for acquiring information on presence or absence of a vehicle in a charging space, the presence or absence of a vehicle being detected by a detecting device provided in the charging space;
• a charging space managing unit for transmitting the information on presence or absence of a vehicle acquired by the charging space state acquiring unit, to a reservation managing device for managing a reservation for the charging space, and for acquiring information on restriction of use of the charging space from the reservation managing device, and
• a charging space restricting unit for putting a restricting device provided in the charging space into a state for restricting use of the charging space, in a case where the charging space managing unit has acquired information on restriction of use of the charging space.

A method for managing a reservation, comprising:

• acquiring information on presence or absence of a vehicle in a charging space;
• determining whether a use state of the charging space is a reservation available state based on the acquired information, and accepting a reservation for the charging space in a case where the charging space is in a reservation available state, and
• putting a restricting device provided in the charging space into a state for restricting use of the charging space, in a case where the reservation has been accepted.