Electronic Business Card Exchange System and Method
First Claim
1. An electronic business card exchange system with a plurality of terminals exchanging electronic business cards and a server being connected via a communication network, said terminal comprising:
- a first storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards;
a second storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards;
a display unit capable of displaying an electronic business card;
a communication unit for performing processing including transmission and reception of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said communication unit storing a received electronic business card in said server and said first storage unit; and
an electronic business card processing unit for performing processing including production of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said electronic business card processing unit storing an electronic business card received via said communication unit in said server and said first storage unit, or in said second storage unit.
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Abstract
To provide a user with better experience of cooperation between an electronic business card processing program and a communication program when exchanging electronic business cards. Electronic business cards are stored in a DB server, which is one of storages for a communication program, as well as an electronic business card local file. Thus, even if a PC is a company'"'"'s PC, for example, the electronic business cards can be viewed by accessing the DB server from another PC or the like outside an office. Further, the electronic business card processing program operates with the communication program as back-end, however, the electronic business card processing program may not be installed on a PC in some cases. Even in such a case, the communication program alone can display received electronic business cards that are stored in the communication program local file on the screen of a display.
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13 Claims
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1. An electronic business card exchange system with a plurality of terminals exchanging electronic business cards and a server being connected via a communication network, said terminal comprising:
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a first storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards; a second storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards; a display unit capable of displaying an electronic business card; a communication unit for performing processing including transmission and reception of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said communication unit storing a received electronic business card in said server and said first storage unit; and an electronic business card processing unit for performing processing including production of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said electronic business card processing unit storing an electronic business card received via said communication unit in said server and said first storage unit, or in said second storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A terminal that exchanges electronic business cards in an electronic business card exchange system, a plurality of said terminals and a server being connected via a communication network in said electronic business card exchange system, said terminal comprising:
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a first storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards; a second storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards; a display unit capable of displaying an electronic business card; a communication unit for performing processing including transmission and reception of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said communication unit storing a received electronic business card in said server and said first storage unit; and an electronic business card processing unit for performing processing including production of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit, said electronic business card processing unit storing an electronic business card received via said communication unit in said server and said first storage unit, or in said second storage unit.
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6. An electronic business card exchange method for an electronic business card exchange system with a plurality of terminals exchanging electronic business cards and a server being connected via a communication network, said terminal having a first storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards, a second storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards, and a display unit capable of displaying an electronic business card, said method comprising:
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a first storage step of, when communication unit for performing processing including transmission and reception of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on the display unit is selected, storing by said communication unit a received electronic business card in said server and said first storage unit; and a second storage step of, when electronic business card processing unit for performing processing including production of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit is selected, said electronic business card processing unit storing the electronic business card received via said communication unit in said server and said first storage unit, or in said second storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for causing a computer to execute an electronic business card exchange method for an electronic business card exchange system in which a plurality of terminals exchanging electronic business cards and a server are connected via a communication network, said terminal having a first storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards, a second storage unit capable of storing electronic business cards, and a display unit capable of displaying an electronic business card, said computer program product comprising:
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first program code means for causing communication unit to, when said communication unit for performing processing including transmission and reception of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit is selected, store the received electronic business card in said server and said first storage unit; and second program code means for causing electronic business card processing unit to, when said electronic business card processing unit for performing processing including production of an electronic business card and display of the electronic business card on said display unit is selected, store the electronic business card received via said communication unit in said server and said first storage unit, or in said second storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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