Development of congestion state guiding system for university cafeteria

Abstract

We develop a congestion state guide system for a university cafeteria. This system confirms the congestion state of a cafeteria using iBeacon, and displays it on a mobile device in real time. The purpose of this is to stagger cafeteria use and avoid rush hour. We had a field experiment of this system in a cafeteria, and tested the operation of this system. Using this system, students can know how congested a cafeteria is at any place outside the cafeteria, and have a lunch comfortably when it was not crowded.