Guided card appendage

• US 20040153328A1
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pavel Macholda
• Original Assignee: Pavel Macholda
• Inventors: Macholda, Pavel
• Application Number:
  US10/356,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20040153328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

The Guided Card Appendage method allows the sender of an electronic mail message to attach a an electronic business card and to change the contents of the business card at any later time. Thus whenever the electronic mail recipient opens an archived electronic mail message, the contents of the attached business card always show the latest contact information of the sender.

Claims

1. An electronic business card that can be attached to an electronic mail message and that changes its contents any time the sender updates his or her contact information in the device that stores the electronic business card.

3. An electronic business card set forth in claims 1. and 2. that contains other information than contact information, as deemed desirable by the sender.

4. An electronic business card set forth in claims 1. and 2. that can be displayed as a part of the recipient'"'"'s electronic mail message as a standard text or as a viewable graphic image.

5. An electronic business card set forth in claims 1. and 2. that can be kept in an electronic business card organizer together with cards produced by the same method.

6. An electronic business card set forth in claims 1. and 2. that can be indexed in an electronic business card organizer by the information contained in the card.

7. An electronic business card set forth in claims 1. and 2. that can distinguish between public and private information, as indicated by the owner of the card (the sender), and that can selectively display the private information based on who the viewer (the recipient) of the card is.

2. An electronic business card that does not become an embedded part of an electronic mail message, but rather always resides in an independent device accessible for viewing by the recipient and for modification by the sender.