Method and apparatus for electronically exchanging and storing an image of a business card along with associated card information
First Claim
1. An electronic business card device comprising:
- a memory constructed and adapted to store at least one electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card;
a sending mechanism constructed and adapted to send a stored electronic business card to other devices;
a receiving mechanism constructed and adapted to receive an electronic business card and associated card information from another device; and
a storing mechanism constructed and adapted to selectively store the received electronic business card in the memory, the storing being based at least in part on at least some of the received associated card information.
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Abstract
An electronic business card device is provided including a memory constructed and adapted to store at least one electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card, a sending mechanism constructed and adapted to send a stored electronic business card to other devices, a receiving mechanism constructed and adapted to receive an electronic business card and associated card information from another device, and a storing mechanism constructed and adapted to selectively store the received electronic business card in the memory, the storing being based at least in part on at least some of the received associated card information.
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1. An electronic business card device comprising:
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a memory constructed and adapted to store at least one electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card;
a sending mechanism constructed and adapted to send a stored electronic business card to other devices;
a receiving mechanism constructed and adapted to receive an electronic business card and associated card information from another device; and
a storing mechanism constructed and adapted to selectively store the received electronic business card in the memory, the storing being based at least in part on at least some of the received associated card information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a system using electronic business card devices, a method comprising, by a first electronic business card device:
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storing an electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card;
communicating with a second electronic business card device to determine whether a current version of the stored electronic business card has been sent to the second electronic business card device; and
, based on said determining,sending at least the image of the stored business card and the associated card information derivable from and associated with the business card to the second electronic business card device when the current version of the stored electronic business card has not been sent to the second electronic business card device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A program product for causing a first electronic device to perform a method of:
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storing a first electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a first business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the first business card;
sending at least the image of the first business card and the associated card information derivable from and associated with the first business card to a second electronic device;
receiving a second electronic business card consisting of at least an image of a second business card along with associated card information derivable from and associated with the second business card; and
storing the received second electronic business card, wherein stored electronic business cards are indexed by the associated card information derivable from and associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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