Global network of web card systems and method thereof
First Claim
1. A network of systems of personal and business web cards, comprising a plurality of servers with which users may sign up to keep their contact information and through which the users may search others'"'"' contact information, each of said servers having at least a database and a search engine, and having at least one uniform search interface.
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Abstract
A global network of systems of personal and business information management comprises a plurality of servers, each server having at least a local database and a local search engine, and a plurality of users'"'"' equipment that are accessible to the Internet and thus connectable with at least one of the servers. Each of the databases contains at least some of personal data and information of individuals who are located within a particular geographic area or sign on with a particular server. The servers have at least one uniform search interface one of said servers functions as a master server, and the web card servers communicate with each other through predetermined protocols to connect with the other servers.
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- 1. A network of systems of personal and business web cards, comprising a plurality of servers with which users may sign up to keep their contact information and through which the users may search others'"'"' contact information, each of said servers having at least a database and a search engine, and having at least one uniform search interface.
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12. A method of managing and controlling a network of systems of personal and business web cards, each of said systems including at least a web card server having at least a search engine and a database, said method comprising connecting a plurality of web card servers through the Internet;
- establishing at least a protocol between two of said servers to enable communication between them including transmission of search inquiries therebetween;
installing said protocols, respectively, in at least two of said servers that communicate with each other;
identifying said protocol between the servers to establish connection and communication therebetween; and
transmitting any of said search inquires and web card information between at least two of said connected servers.
- establishing at least a protocol between two of said servers to enable communication between them including transmission of search inquiries therebetween;
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