Business card exchange system

• US 20060075050A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Mori, Yasuhiko, Kanatani, Ryogo
• Application Number:
  US11/023,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075050A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials

Abstract

When a PC receives an electronic business card from other PCs in a business card exchange system, the PC stores the electronic business card in a database and stores personal information described in the electronic business card in a directory by a manual instruction. The directory is linked to a contact record shown by the electronic business card, wherein a display screen of the directory and a display screen of the contact record can be changed over.

Claims

1. A business card exchange system for exchanging business cards among a plurality of computers, in which each of the plurality of computers comprises:

address book storing means for storing an address book;

means for extracting information described in the business card received by another computer; and

means for registering the extracted information from the address book stored in said address book storing means.

2. The business card exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of computers further includes contact record storing means for storing at least a name and an e-mail address in the received business card as a contact record;

wherein the record stored in said contact record storing means and the information stored in said address book storing means corresponding thereto are linked.

3. A computer in a business card exchange system for exchanging a business card with another computer comprising:

address book storing means for storing an address book;

means for extracting information described in the business card received from said another computer; and

means for registering the extracted information from the address book stored in said address book storing means.

4. The computer as claimed in claim 3, further comprising means for storing at least names and mail addresses of the received business cards as a contact record,

wherein the contact record stored in said contact record storing means and the information stored in said address book storing means corresponding thereto are linked.

5. A method of a computer in a business card exchange system for exchanging a business card with another computer comprising steps of:

an address book storing step for storing an address book in an address book in address book storing means;

a steps for extracting information described in the business card received from said another computer; and

a step for registering the extracted information in the address book stored in said address book storing step.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a contact record storing step for storing at least names and mail addresses of the received business cards as a contact record in contact recording means;

wherein the record stored in said contact record storing means and the information stored in said address book storing means corresponding thereto are linked.

7. A computer readable medium of a computer in a business card exchange system for exchanging a business card with another computer, a program recorded thereon comprising steps of:

an address book storing step for storing an address book in an address book in address book storing means;

a steps for extracting information described in the business card received from said another computer; and

a step for registering the extracted information from the address book stored in said address book storing step.

8. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein said program further comprises a contact record storing step for storing at least names and mail addresses of the received business cards as a contact record in contact record storing means;

wherein the record stored in said contact record storing means and the information stored in said address book storing means corresponding thereto are linked.