Electronic business card system
First Claim
1. A self-contained, hand-held sized portable electronic information card system configured to receive data from an information card bearing computer readable data stored on a computer readable data storage media, said electronic information card system comprising:
- a card reader configured to accept said information card and read said computer readable data;
a controller coupled to said card reader to form said self-contained, hand-held sized portable electronic information card system; and
means for selecting between a non-display data input mode and a display data input mode, wherein in said non-display data input mode, the electronic information card system accepts data without displaying said data.
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Abstract
An electronic business card system provides a compact and portable system to read and store business card data from business cards having computer readable data stored on computer readable storage media on the business cards. The electronic business card system utilizes a reader coupled to a computer control system. The electronic business card system also provides organization and manipulation capabilities for the business card data accept by the electronic business card system.
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18 Claims
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1. A self-contained, hand-held sized portable electronic information card system configured to receive data from an information card bearing computer readable data stored on a computer readable data storage media, said electronic information card system comprising:
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a card reader configured to accept said information card and read said computer readable data; a controller coupled to said card reader to form said self-contained, hand-held sized portable electronic information card system; and means for selecting between a non-display data input mode and a display data input mode, wherein in said non-display data input mode, the electronic information card system accepts data without displaying said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A self-contained, hand-held sized, portable electronic business card system configured to receive data from a business card bearing computer readable data stored on computer readable storage media, said electronic business card system comprising:
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a card reader configured to accept said business card and read said computer readable data; a controller coupled to said card reader to form said self-contained, hand-held sized portable electronic business card system, said controller configured to receive said computer readable data from said card reader and to permanently store said computer readable data; means for selecting between a non-display data input mode and a display data input mode, wherein in said non-display data input mode, the electronic information card system accepts data without displaying said data; and an information organization module, said controller being responsive to said information organization module to store said business card information so as to be accessible based on one or more of a plurality of organizational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A self-contained, portable electronic information card system configured to receive data from an information card bearing computer readable data stored on a computer readable data storage media, said electronic information card system comprising:
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a card reader configured to accept said information card and read said computer readable data; a controller coupled to said card reader to form said self-contained, portable electronic information card system; and a selection module responsive to input from a user to select between a non-display data input mode and a display data input mode, wherein in said non-display data input mode, the electronic information card system accepts data without displaying said data.
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