Virtual electronic card based networking
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of online networking based on exchange of virtual electronic cards between a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
- providing an online networking environment;
creating a personal profile by a user for creation of a virtual electronic card in said online networking environment;
creating a company profile of a company by said user for creation of said virtual electronic card, wherein the user is an employee of said company;
creating automatically the virtual electronic card, wherein the virtual electronic card is at least one of a personal electronic card and a company electronic card;
establishing a personal contact network of the user in the online networking environment by exchanging personal electronic cards between the user and said plurality of users; and
establishing a company contact network of the company of the user by exchanging company electronic cards between the company of the user and a plurality of companies;
whereby said exchange of said virtual electronic cards enables said online networking between the plurality of users and said plurality of companies.
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Abstract
The computer implemented method and system disclosed herein enables online networking based on exchange of virtual electronic cards between a plurality of users. An online networking environment is provided to a user. The user creates a personal profile in the online networking environment. Further, the user may create a company profile or link with an existing company profile. A virtual electronic card of the user is automatically created in the online networking environment. The virtual electronic card is one of a personal electronic card and a company electronic card. A personal contact network of the user is established in the online networking environment by exchanging personal electronic cards between the user and the plurality of users. Further, a company contact network of the company of the user is established by exchanging company electronic cards between the company of the user and a plurality of companies.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of online networking based on exchange of virtual electronic cards between a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
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providing an online networking environment; creating a personal profile by a user for creation of a virtual electronic card in said online networking environment; creating a company profile of a company by said user for creation of said virtual electronic card, wherein the user is an employee of said company; creating automatically the virtual electronic card, wherein the virtual electronic card is at least one of a personal electronic card and a company electronic card; establishing a personal contact network of the user in the online networking environment by exchanging personal electronic cards between the user and said plurality of users; and establishing a company contact network of the company of the user by exchanging company electronic cards between the company of the user and a plurality of companies; whereby said exchange of said virtual electronic cards enables said online networking between the plurality of users and said plurality of companies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer implemented system for online networking based on exchange of virtual electronic cards between a plurality of users, comprising:
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an online graphical user interface for enabling a user to create a personal profile and a company profile in an online networking environment; a linking module for linking said user to an existing company; a virtual electronic card control module for administering processes associated with a virtual electronic card, comprising; a virtual electronic card creation engine for creating said virtual electronic card automatically; a virtual electronic card management and exchange module for one or more of exchanging a personal electronic card between the user and said plurality of users, deleting said personal electronic card, setting online meetings, forwarding the personal electronic card, inviting the plurality of users, and sending messages in said online networking environment; and a virtual electronic card customization tool for editing and formatting information and style of the virtual electronic card by the user. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium, wherein said computer program product comprises:
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a first computer parsable program code for providing an online networking environment; a second computer parsable program code for creating a personal profile by a user for creation of a virtual electronic card in said online networking environment; a third computer parsable program code for creating a company profile of a company by said user for creation of said virtual electronic card, wherein the user is an employee of said company; a fourth computer parsable program code for creating automatically the virtual electronic card, wherein the virtual electronic card is at least one of a personal electronic card and a company electronic card; a fifth computer parsable program code for establishing a personal contact network of the user in the online networking environment by exchanging personal electronic cards between the user and a plurality of users; a sixth computer parsable program code for establishing a company contact network of the company of the user by exchanging company electronic cards between the company and a plurality of companies; and a seventh computer parsable program for linking virtual electronic cards with respective events, groups, advice section, leads section, jobs section, business network, online meetings, company profile of the company and the user, personal profile of the user, and company section in the online networking environment.
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