Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving business contact information in a computer system
First Claim
1. An information management method comprising steps of:
- assigning a first user a unique user identification number;
storing information related to the first user in a remote database operatively coupled to a remote computer; and
enabling a second user to access the remote database over a network using a second computer to retrieve the information related to the first user by entering the unique user identification number.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for storing information in a computer system, and for retrieving the information from the computer system. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for storing and retrieving business contact information, including dynamic business cards in an internet-accessible database of a computer system. In one general aspect, the invention features an information management method. The information management method includes steps of assigning a first user a unique user identification number, storing information related to the first user in a remote database operatively coupled to a remote computer, and enabling a second user to access the remote database over a network using a second computer to retrieve the information related to the first user by entering the unique user identification number.
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23 Claims
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1. An information management method comprising steps of:
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assigning a first user a unique user identification number;
storing information related to the first user in a remote database operatively coupled to a remote computer; and
enabling a second user to access the remote database over a network using a second computer to retrieve the information related to the first user by entering the unique user identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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6. The information management method of claim 6, further comprising steps of:
- establishing a second database of user information in the second computer, and updating information in the second database of the second computer by accessing information in the remote database.
- View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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12. An information management system comprising:
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a remote computer;
a remote database operatively coupled to the remote computer, the remote database containing contact information for each of a plurality of users of the information management system, wherein each of the users is assigned a unique user identification number, and the information for each user is stored along with the unique user identification number of the user in the remote database;
wherein the remote computer includes;
a network interface module that interfaces with a network to allow users of the information management system to access the remote computer, a database interface module that coordinates transfer of data between the remote database and the remote computer;
an application module containing instructions to enable a network user to access the remote database over the network using a second network computer to retrieve information in the remote database related to a first user by entering the unique user identification number.
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17. An information management system comprising:
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means for assigning a first user a unique user identification number;
means for storing information related to the first user in a remote database operatively coupled to a remote computer;
means for enabling a second user to access the first database over a network using a second network computer to retrieve the information related to the first user by entering the unique user identification number.
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