Electronic business card exchange
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1. A method of distributing smart card information comprising the steps of:
- providing a smart card reader at a given location;
using the smart card reader to acquire electronic information from a first smart card, including the step of inserting the first smart card into the card reader;
using the smart card reader to acquire an electronic address from a second smart card, including the step of inserting the second smart card into the card reader within a defined time period of inserting the first smart card into the card reader; and
sending the information from said first smart card to the electronic address of said second smart card.
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This invention relates to the electronic distribution of business card information. There is provided a method and apparatus for distributing smart card information comprising the steps of:
acquiring electronic information from a first smart card; acquiring an electronic address from a second smart card; and sending the information from the first smart card to the electronic address of the second card. This allows electronic information from one smart card to be sent to an e-mail location contained on another smart card without the e-mail location of the second smart card being manually entered by the card carrier.
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1. A method of distributing smart card information comprising the steps of:
- providing a smart card reader at a given location;
using the smart card reader to acquire electronic information from a first smart card, including the step of inserting the first smart card into the card reader;
using the smart card reader to acquire an electronic address from a second smart card, including the step of inserting the second smart card into the card reader within a defined time period of inserting the first smart card into the card reader; and
sending the information from said first smart card to the electronic address of said second smart card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- providing a smart card reader at a given location;
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