System and method for transferring information among parties
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a connection between an exhibitor and an attendee to an event before, during, and after the event, so as to enable the transferring of information between the exhibitor and the attendee, the system comprising:
- first and second NFC devices each having NFC tags comprising an on-board microchip coupled to an antenna, and each programmed with software for decrypting the NFC tags;
a server including a processor, non-transitory memory, and a database, which server is programmed with software to communicate with each of the first and second NFC devices, is electronically and wirelessly coupled through a network to each of the first and second NFC devices, and is programmed to;
maintain a first plurality of attendee accounts, one of the attendee accounts corresponding to the first NFC device and including multi-media digital content information;
maintain a second plurality of exhibitor accounts, one of the exhibitor accounts corresponding to the second NFC device and including multi-media digital content information;
in response to the first NFC device being registered in near-field proximity to the second NFC device, receive from the second NFC device an electronic instruction to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts;
in response to receiving the electronic instruction and the network being in an operating condition, establish a connection to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts and, in response to receiving the electronic instruction and the network not being in an operating condition, then store the electronic instruction until such time as the network is operating and then establish the connection to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts;
upon establishment of a connection;
allow the attendee to transfer information from the one of the exhibitor accounts;
allow the exhibitor to update information on the one of the exhibitor accounts; and
automatically notify the one of the attendee accounts in response to the one of the exhibitor accounts being updated with additional information without a need for physical proximity of the attendee and exhibitor;
wherein upon establishment of a connection further comprises subsequent to the establishment of the connection, allow the exhibitor to add additional information to the one of the exhibitor accounts, automatically notify the one of the attendee accounts in response thereto, and then allow the attendee to transfer the additional information from the one of the exhibitor accounts; and
terminate the connection and revoke access of the exhibitor to the one of the attendee accounts immediately in response to a request by the attendee and not in response to a request by the exhibitor.
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Abstract
A system and method for transferring information among parties, such as an exhibitor and an attendee for an event, includes providing a near-field communication device to the exhibitor and a near-field communication device to the attendee. A computer server includes a processor, non-transitory memory, and a database. The near-field communication devices are coupled to the computer server in wireless communication. The exhibitor creates an exhibitor account on the database and loads it with information about the exhibitor. Similarly, the attendee creates an attendee account on the database and loads it with information about the attendee. A connection is established between the exhibitor and the attendee. The connection provides the exhibitor with access privileges to information in the attendee account and provides the attendee with access privileges to information in the exhibitor account.
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1. A system for establishing a connection between an exhibitor and an attendee to an event before, during, and after the event, so as to enable the transferring of information between the exhibitor and the attendee, the system comprising:
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first and second NFC devices each having NFC tags comprising an on-board microchip coupled to an antenna, and each programmed with software for decrypting the NFC tags; a server including a processor, non-transitory memory, and a database, which server is programmed with software to communicate with each of the first and second NFC devices, is electronically and wirelessly coupled through a network to each of the first and second NFC devices, and is programmed to; maintain a first plurality of attendee accounts, one of the attendee accounts corresponding to the first NFC device and including multi-media digital content information; maintain a second plurality of exhibitor accounts, one of the exhibitor accounts corresponding to the second NFC device and including multi-media digital content information; in response to the first NFC device being registered in near-field proximity to the second NFC device, receive from the second NFC device an electronic instruction to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts; in response to receiving the electronic instruction and the network being in an operating condition, establish a connection to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts and, in response to receiving the electronic instruction and the network not being in an operating condition, then store the electronic instruction until such time as the network is operating and then establish the connection to connect the one of the attendee accounts and the one of the exhibitor accounts; upon establishment of a connection; allow the attendee to transfer information from the one of the exhibitor accounts; allow the exhibitor to update information on the one of the exhibitor accounts; and automatically notify the one of the attendee accounts in response to the one of the exhibitor accounts being updated with additional information without a need for physical proximity of the attendee and exhibitor; wherein upon establishment of a connection further comprises subsequent to the establishment of the connection, allow the exhibitor to add additional information to the one of the exhibitor accounts, automatically notify the one of the attendee accounts in response thereto, and then allow the attendee to transfer the additional information from the one of the exhibitor accounts; and terminate the connection and revoke access of the exhibitor to the one of the attendee accounts immediately in response to a request by the attendee and not in response to a request by the exhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing a connection between an exhibitor and an attendee for an event before, during, and after the event, so as to enable the transferring of information between the exhibitor and the attendee, the method comprising:
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providing an exhibitor and a first NFC device to the exhibitor, the first NFC device having an NFC tag comprising an on-board microchip coupled to an antenna and being programmed with software for decrypting the NFC tag; providing an attendee and a second NFC device to the attendee, the second NFC device having an NFC tag comprising an on-board microchip coupled to an antenna and being programmed with software for decrypting the NFC tag; providing a computer server including a processor, non-transitory memory, and a database, the computer server specially programmed with software to communicate with each of the first and second NFC devices; coupling the first and second NFC devices to the computer server through a network through wireless communication; the exhibitor creating an exhibitor account on the database and loading it with information about the exhibitor including multi-media digital content; the attendee creating an attendee account on the database and loading it with information about the attendee including multi-media digital content; bringing the first and second NFC devices in near-field proximity to each other; in response to bringing the first and second NFC devices in near-field proximity and the network being in an operating condition, establishing a connection between the exhibitor and the attendee, and, in response to bringing the first and second NFC devices in near-field proximity and the network not being in an operating condition, waiting until the network is in an operating condition, and then establishing the connection, which connection immediately provides the exhibitor with access to information in the attendee account and contemporaneously provides the attendee with access to information in the exhibitor account; upon establishing a connection; allowing the attendee to transfer information from the one of the exhibitor accounts; allowing the exhibitor to update information on the one of the exhibitor accounts; and automatically notifying the one of the attendee accounts in response to the one of the exhibitor accounts being updated with additional information without a need for physical proximity of the attendee and exhibitor; wherein the step of upon establishing a connection further comprises subsequent to the establishment of the connection, allowing the exhibitor to add additional information to the one of the exhibitor accounts, automatically notifying the one of the attendee accounts in response thereto, and then allowing the attendee to transfer the additional information from the one of the exhibitor accounts; and terminating the connection and revoking access of the exhibitor to information in the attendee account immediately in response to a request by the attendee and not in response to a request by the exhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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