System and Method for Disseminating and Transferring Contact Information

• US 20100057793A1
• Filed: 07/28/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alex Paskie, Ari Goldberg, Isaac Levy, Richard Chalme
• Original Assignee: Alex Paskie, Ari Goldberg, Isaac Levy, Richard Chalme
• Inventors: Levy, Isaac, Goldberg, Ari, Paskie, Alex, Chalme, Richard
• Application Number:
  US12/510,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057793A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/620
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A web-based system and method for sending, receiving and updating contact information. A subscriber of the inventive system provides contact information that is stored in a database. A unique code is generated by the system that is associated with the contact information. The system provides a website, at which a user who enters a unique code can important the contact information associated with the code directly into his/her personal information manager (PIM).

Claims

1. A method of transmitting contact information, comprising the steps of:

entering contact information into a database;

generating a unique code said code being associated with said contact information;

disseminating said unique code;

entering said unique code into a website, said website accessing said contact information associated with said unique code; and

transmitting said contact information to a personal information manager (PIM).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said contact information is entered by a subscriber and said contact information is transmitted to a recipient.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said contact information entered into said database is keyed in to a webpage on a website

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said contact information is transmitted as a VCF file

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said contact information is transmitted as a CSV file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said contact information is transmitted by way of an Object Linking and Embedding program.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of synchronizing contact information in said personal information manager with contact information located on a server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said synchronization step comprises the steps of:

searching a personal information manager for a unique code;

sending first information associated with said unique code, said first information taken from a PIM;

comparing said first information with second information, said second information comprising information associated with said unique code residing on a server; and

transmitting updated information to a user if said first information is different from said second information.