VIRTUAL BUSINESS CARD AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTACT INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY
First Claim
1. A virtual business card sharing system for sharing contact information for a contact information database electronically, said system comprising:
- a first and second electronic device, each of said first and second device having a first and second memory module, respectively, for storing data;
said first device having contact information stored as computer readable data on said first memory module;
each of said first and second device having a first and second integrated wireless radio module, respectively, for wirelessly communicating with other said device; and
wherein said first and second devices establish a wireless connection via said first and second wireless radio modules, said first device sends said contact information to said second device via said wireless connection, said second device receives said contact information, stores said contact information on said second memory module and transfers said contact information to the contact information database.
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Abstract
An apparatus and system for sharing contact information for a contact information database electronically, the system comprising a first and second electronic device, each of device having memory module for storing data, the devices having contact information stored as computer readable data and an integrated wireless radio module, for wirelessly communicating with other devices. The devices establish a wireless connection via the wireless radio modules, send the contact information to via the wireless connection, store the contact information on the memory modules and transfer the contact information to the contact information database.
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31 Claims
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1. A virtual business card sharing system for sharing contact information for a contact information database electronically, said system comprising:
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a first and second electronic device, each of said first and second device having a first and second memory module, respectively, for storing data;
said first device having contact information stored as computer readable data on said first memory module;
each of said first and second device having a first and second integrated wireless radio module, respectively, for wirelessly communicating with other said device; and
wherein said first and second devices establish a wireless connection via said first and second wireless radio modules, said first device sends said contact information to said second device via said wireless connection, said second device receives said contact information, stores said contact information on said second memory module and transfers said contact information to the contact information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device for storing and sharing contact information electronically, said device comprising:
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a housing having walls that determine the shape and size of said device wherein said walls have an outside edge and an opposite inside edge;
a microprocessor contained within said inside edge of said walls of said housing for controlling the operation of said device;
a memory module contained within said inside edge of said walls for storing contact information;
an input/output processor contained with said inside edge of said walls;
an address bus connecting to each of said microprocessor, said memory module, and said input/output processor, said address bus is used for transferring information and instructions between said microprocessor, said memory module, and said input/output processor;
a data bus connecting to each of said microprocessor, said memory module, and said input/output processor, said address bus is used for transferring information and instructions between said microprocessor, said memory module, and said input/output processor;
a wireless radio module connected to said microprocessor for wireless communication capability;
a battery contained within said inside walls of said housing for powering said device;
at least one interface control connected to said input/output processor and located on said outside wall of said housing for allowing a user to interface with said device; and
control software stored on said memory module and executed by said microprocessor for controlling the functionality of said device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for exchanging business or personal contact information suitable for storage in a contact information database between electronic devices equipped with a wireless radio module and/or a hard wire communication port, a memory module, and operating virtual business card software, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing business or personal contact information on an electronic device;
activating the electronic device;
establishing a communication line with another electronic device;
sending said business or personal contact information via said communication line;
receiving said business or personal contact information via said communication line; and
transferring said business or personal contact information into the contact information database. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for exchanging business or personal contact information suitable for storage in a contact information database via a provided 2D bar code that is encoded with the contact information and an electronic device equipped with a camera and virtual business card software, said method including the steps of:
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reading the bar code with the camera;
decoding the bar code back into the contact information data with the virtual business card software; and
storing the contact information data into the contact information database.
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31. An electronic device for reading contact information encoded into a 2D bar code, said electronic device comprising:
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a camera for reading the bar code;
a memory module for storing the bar code data;
software stored on said memory module for decoding the bar code; and
a microprocessor for running said software and said device.
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Specification