Information management system by means of portable appliances via wire or wireless internet and the method for the same

• US RE45,392 E1
• Filed: 04/12/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seung Han Song, Seung June Song
• Original Assignee: Seung Han Song, Seung June Song
• Inventors: Song, Seung Han, Song, Seung June
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, HANH B
• Application Number:
  US13/445,870
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 707607-636
• US Class Current: 707/607
• CPC Class Codes: N/A

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an information management system. The information management system has a web server 110 and a database server 120. The database server 120 includes a business card information database 121, a relation database 122 and a user database 123. Therefore, by the present invention, a user distributes the business card information to designated receivers and the receiver transfers the business card information to the selected senders from the identified senders.

Claims

1. An information management system comprising:

(a) a web server connected to user'"'"'s users'"'"' client computers;

(b) a database server connected to the web server including;

(b1) a business card information database storing business card information of each user;

(b2) a relation database in which the relation of a sender and a receiver is stored when one user orders the web server to send his or her business card information to another user, the user being the sender and the another user being the receiver;

(b3) a user database in which the senders associated with the respective receiver are stored, the senders being recognized from the relation database, and facts related to the sender which the receiver wants to record are stored on each of the sender'"'"'s record in respect of the respective receiver;

(c) means for transferring the business card information of the sender to the receiver;

(d) means for reversely transferring the business card information of the receiver to the sender whom the receiver selects after the receiver'"'"'s receipt of the sender'"'"'s business card information; and

(e) means for recording the facts related to the sender the receiver wants to record, which the receiver inputs, on each of the sender'"'"'s record associated with the respective receiver in the user database and displaying the recorded facts to the receiver when the receiver requests.

2. The information management system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the database server further comprises a non user receiver database storing a receiver information and a record of a sender'"'"'s sending of the business card information if the receiver is not one who has stored his or her business card information on the business card information database.

3. The information management system as set forth in claim 2, further comprising information transferring means to transfer information other than the business card information.

4. The information management system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising information transferring means to transfer information other than the business card information.

5. The information management system as set forth in claim 4 or 3, wherein the means for transferring information other than business card information is an E-mail server.

6. The information management system as set forth in claim 4 or 3, wherein the means for transferring information other than business card information is Short Message Service connection means connected to means for transferring short message to users.

7. In a server connected to user'"'"'s users'"'"' client computers such as mobile communication equipments equipment or computers through the Internet, an information managing method comprising the steps of:

(a) a business card information storage step wherein business card information of each user is stored in the server;

(b) a relation of a sender and a receiver storage step wherein relation of a sender and a receiver is stored in the server when one user orders the server to send his or her business card information to another user, the user being the sender and the another user being the receiver;

(c) a sender associated with a receiver storage step wherein the senders associated with the respective receiver are stored in the server, the senders being recognized from the relation of the sender and the receiver stored in the server;

(d) a business card information transfer step wherein the server transfers the business card information of the sender to the receiver;

(e) a reversed business card information transfer step wherein the server reversely transfers the business card information of the receiver to the sender whom the receiver selects after the receiver'"'"'s receipt of the sender'"'"'s business card information; and

(f) a facts related to the sender management step wherein facts related to the sender the receiver wants to record, which the receiver inputs, are recorded on each of the sender'"'"'s record associated with the respective receiver, the sender'"'"'s record associated with the respective receiver being formed in the sender associated with receiver storage step, and the recorded facts are displayed on the receiver'"'"'s client computer when the receiver requests.

8. The information managing method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the business card information transfer step is that the server displays the business card information of the sender on the receiver'"'"'s client computer.

9. The information managing method as set forth in claim 8 wherein, in the reversed business card information transfer step, the receiver selects from the displayed senders on the receiver'"'"'s client computer.

10. The information managing method as set forth in claim 7, wherein it further comprises a group formation and storage step where when the sender'"'"'s business card information is transferred to the receiver by the business card information transfer step, the senders are grouped and stored according to the groups and the reversed receiver selection step includes selectively designating the reversed receiver from the groups.

11. The information managing method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the business card information storage step includes a step of a selection of an automatic response so that when the business card information is sent to the receiver by the business card information transfer step, the sender automatically becomes the reversed receiver and the receiver'"'"'s business card information is transferred to the original sender of the reversed receiver if the receiver selected automatic response.

12. The information managing method as set forth in claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

(a) a business card information change judgment step where the server compares the business card information storing date in the business card information storage step and the relation establishment date in relation establishment step to each other and judges that the business card information of the sender is changed if the business card information storing date is later than the relation establishment date; and

(b) a renewal of the relation establishment date step where the server transfers the changed business card information of the sender to the receiver'"'"'s client computer and renews the relation establishment date if it is judged that the business card information of the sender is changed.

13. In a server connected to users'"'"' client computers such as mobile communication equipment or computers through the Internet, an information managing method comprising the steps of:

(a) an information storage step wherein business card information of each user is stored in the server;

(b) a relation of a sender and a receiver storage step wherein relation of a sender and a receiver is stored in the server when one user orders the server to send his or her information to another user, the said one user being the sender and the another user being the receiver;

(c) a sender associated with a receiver identification step wherein the senders associated with the respective receiver are identified from the relation of the sender and the receiver formed in the relation of a sender and a receiver storage step;

(d) an information transfer step wherein the server transfers the business card information of the sender to the receiver;

(e) a reversed information transfer step wherein the server reversely transfers the business card information of the receiver to the sender whom the receiver selects after the receiver'"'"'s receipt of the sender'"'"'s business card information; and

(f) a facts related to the sender management step wherein facts related to the sender the receiver wants to record, which the receiver inputs, are recorded in connection with the sender in respect of the receiver identified from the sender associated with a receiver identification step and the recorded facts are displayed on the receiver'"'"'s client computer when the receiver requests.

14. The information managing method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the business card information includes useful information which should be informed of users.

15. In a server connected to users'"'"' client computers such as mobile communication equipment or computers through the Internet, an information managing method comprising the steps of:

(a) an information storage step wherein information of each user is stored in the server, the information of each user including information which should be informed of the users;

(b) a relation of a sender and a receiver storage step wherein relation of a sender and a receiver is stored in the server when one user orders the server to send his or her information to another user, the said one user being the sender and the another user being the receiver;

(c) a sender associated with a receiver identification step wherein the senders associated with the respective receiver are identified from the relation of the sender and the receiver formed in the relation of a sender and a receiver storage step;

(d) an information transfer step wherein the server transfers the information of the sender to the receiver;

(e) a reversed information transfer step wherein the server reversely transfers the information of the receiver to the sender whom the receiver selects after the receiver'"'"'s receipt of the sender'"'"'s information; and

(f) a facts related to the sender management step wherein facts related to the sender the receiver wants to record, which the receiver inputs, are recorded in connection with the sender in respect of the receiver identified from the sender associated with a receiver identification step and the recorded facts are displayed on the receiver'"'"'s client computer when the receiver requests.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

asking said another user whether to break the relation with said one user.