JP2002007358A - Portable electronic equipment, electronic name card and name card exchanging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic equipment, an electronic name card and a name card exchanging device, by which name information can be exchanged in a non-contact state and which are easily portable. SOLUTION: The portable electronic equipment 100, by which information can be exchanged to/from another portable electronic equipment in a non-contact state, is provided with a name card information input means 190 for inputting the name card information, a card information receiving means 111 for receiving the card information in a non-contact state, a name card information recording means 180 for recording the name card information inputted or received by the name card information input means and/or the name card information receiving means, and a card information transmitting means 111 for transmitting the name card information recorded in the name card information recording means in a non-contact state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, an electronic business card, and a business card exchange device in which business card information can be exchanged without contact.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In business and the like, a business card is exchanged for a first-time contact, and this business card includes an individual's name, company name, department name, job title, company address, telephone number, fax number, and the like. A lot of information is described. Management of business cards in which such a large amount of information is described is rather complicated. In recent years, the above-mentioned business card information described in business cards has been recorded on electronic devices and managed. Specifically, for example, when the user exchanges business cards, the business card is read by a scanner, the data of the business card information is recorded in an electronic device for recording business card information, and the business card information is managed as data. .

[0003]

[0005] It is better to make such an electronic device for business card information portable, and to immediately import the business card information into the electronic device when a business card exchange is performed.
For convenience, there is a type of attaching a scanner to the electronic device for business card information. However, since such a scanner has a mechanism for optically reading business card information, there has been a problem that the scanner itself becomes large and it is inconvenient to carry. In addition, such a scanner having an optical reading mechanism has a problem in that the reading surface of the scanner is brought into contact with the surface of a business card, so that the scanner is easily mechanically broken.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device, an electronic business card, and a business card exchange device that can exchange business card information without contact and are easy to carry. .

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device capable of exchanging information with another portable electronic device in a non-contact manner. Business card information input means for inputting, business card information receiving means for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner, and recording of business card information input or received by these business card information input means and / or business card information receiving means The present invention is achieved by a portable electronic device comprising: a business card information recording unit; and a business card information transmitting unit that transmits business card information recorded in the business card information recording unit in a non-contact manner.

According to the above arrangement, business card information input means for inputting business card information, business card information receiving means for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner, and these business card information input means and / or business card information receiving means A portable electronic device having business card information recording means for recording business card information input or received at the terminal, and business card information transmitting means for transmitting business card information recorded in the business card information recording means in a non-contact manner. In addition, business card information can be exchanged with a portable electronic device, and business card information can be exchanged without contact.

Preferably, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, a business card information display unit for displaying business card information recorded in the business card information recording unit is provided. It is a portable electronic device characterized by the following.

[0010] According to the configuration, since the business card information display means for displaying the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means is provided, the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means is displayed on the business card information recording means. It can be confirmed by the information display means.

Preferably, according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the business card information input means includes a data input function unit capable of inputting video and / or audio. Equipment.

[0010] According to the configuration, since the business card information input means has the data input function section capable of inputting video and / or audio, video and / or audio information as well as character information is recorded as business card information. Can be.

Preferably, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, correction information on the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means is received in a non-contact manner, and the business card is based on the correction information. A portable electronic device having a configuration for correcting business card information recorded in information recording means.

[0012] According to the above configuration, the correction information regarding the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means is received in a non-contact manner, and the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means is corrected based on the correction information. Therefore, the user does not need to input the correction information on the business card information each time with the business card information input means.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a business card information writing section, a business card information receiving means for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner, and recording business card information received by the business card information receiving means. The present invention is attained by an electronic business card comprising: a business card information recording unit capable of transmitting the business card information recorded in the business card information recording unit;

According to the above configuration, a business card information writing section, a business card information receiving means for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner,
An electronic device comprising: a business card information recording means capable of recording business card information received by the business card information receiving means; and a business card information transmitting means for transmitting the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means in a non-contact manner. Because it is a business card, you can exchange business cards without contact. Also, business card information can be printed on the business card information description section.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device capable of exchanging information with another portable electronic device in a non-contact manner, and business card information between the portable electronic device and the portable electronic device. A business card exchange device having an electronic business card capable of contactlessly exchanging the business card information, wherein the portable electronic device has a business card information input means for inputting business card information, and Business card information receiving means; business card information recording means for recording business card information input or received by the business card information input means and / or business card information receiving means; and business card information recorded in the business card information recording means. A business card information transmitting means for transmitting in a non-contact manner, wherein the electronic business card includes a business card information writing section, a business card information receiving means for receiving the business card information in a non-contact manner, and the business card information receiving means. Business card received A business card exchange device, comprising: a business card information recording device capable of recording a business card information; and a business card information transmitting device for transmitting the business card information recorded in the business card information recording device in a non-contact manner. Is achieved.

According to the configuration, the business card information can be exchanged between the portable electronic device and the electronic business card without contact.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. still,
Since the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferred limitations are added.
The scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified in the following description.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a business card exchange apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the business card exchange device 10 includes a mobile phone device 100 as a portable electronic device and an electronic business card 200. The mobile phone device 100 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 2, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone device 100 first includes a transmitting or receiving antenna 110.
have. A receiver 120 is provided below the antenna 110 in the figure. This receiver 120
A display 150, which is a business card information display unit using a liquid crystal display element, is disposed below the display. Further, below the display 150, a key input unit 140 as a business card information input unit and a transmitter 130 for voice input are provided. The inside of the cellular phone device 100 having such an appearance is configured as shown in FIG. That is, since the mobile phone device 100 has a configuration having both a normal telephone function and a business card exchange function, the configuration that exhibits the normal telephone function will be described first.

(Regarding Configuration of Telephone Function) FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the telephone function of the portable telephone device 100. That is, as the telephone function configuration, first, the telephone antenna 112
Is arranged. The telephone antenna 112 is connected to a high-frequency transmission / reception circuit, and exchanges high-frequency transmission signals and high-frequency reception signals. The high-frequency transmitting / receiving circuit is provided with a modulation / demodulation circuit and is connected to a baseband processing circuit, so that transmission and reception of transmission signals and reception signals are performed with the baseband processing circuit. This baseband processing circuit is connected to the receiver 120 and the transmitter 130 via an audio amplifier circuit, and exchanges audio signals. Further, the above-described high-frequency transmitting / receiving circuit and the baseband processing circuit are connected to a system control circuit (CPU), and control signals are exchanged. This system control circuit (CPU)
Is connected to the display 150 via a drive circuit. The key input unit 140 is also connected.

(Configuration of Business Card Exchange Function) The configuration of the business card exchange function of the portable telephone device 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. The mobile phone device 100 includes a business card information exchange antenna 111 that is a business card information receiving unit and a business card information transmitting unit, and a read / write unit (R) that is a business card information recording unit.
/ W section) 161. The business card information exchange antenna 111 and the R / W unit 161 are connected to the R / W function unit 160.
Housed within. This business card information exchange antenna 11
1 exchanges business card information with, for example, an electronic business card 200 described later in a non-contact manner, and stores the received business card information in R
/ W section 161. This R /
The W section 161 is connected to the display 150 via the data exchange circuit 170. Therefore, the R / W unit 1
The business card information recorded in 61 is converted by the data exchange circuit 170 into a signal that can be displayed on the display 150, and then displayed on the display 150. Further, the above-described R / W function unit 160 and data conversion circuit 170
The display 150 is connected to the portable electronic device main body 180, and exchanges control signals with a central processing unit (CPU) in the portable electronic device main body 180.

The portable electronic device main body 180 is connected to a key input section 140 and a data input function section 190. The data input function unit 190 specifically includes, for example, a camera, a voice input unit, a keyboard input unit, and the like. The business card information input by the data input function unit 190 is stored in the CPU of the portable electronic device main body 180, and the data is output to the R / W function unit 160 by a key matrix operation of the key input unit 140. It has become so.

(Regarding Configuration of Electronic Business Card) FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing a configuration of the electronic business card 200. As shown in FIG. 4, a print surface 210 as a business card information description portion is formed on the front and back surfaces of the electronic business card 200. This printing surface 210 is formed on a PET film 211, and like a conventional paper business card, for example, as shown in FIG.
Business card information such as company name, department name, photograph, name, postal code, address, etc. are printed. In addition to the above PET film 211, PI, PPS, paper, or the like may be used, and a paper material may be connected and formed on such a PET film 211 as a base material. The electronic business card 200 shown in FIG.
, An electronic business card tag is attached below the photograph or company seal. Inside the electronic business card 200, there is an electronic business card IC2.
20 are arranged. This electronic business card IC 220 includes
An IC electrode 221 is formed. In addition, electronic business card 20
A capacitor 230 is provided in 0, and a capacitor electrode 231 is formed on the capacitor 230. These IC electrode 221 and capacitor electrode 231
Are connected to an antenna line 260 as a business card signal receiving unit and a business card signal transmitting unit via an anisotropic conductive film 240 and a connection signal conductor 250.

The antenna wire 260 is made of, for example, Cu, A
1, formed using silver paste or the like. The hot melt 270 is provided inside the electronic business card 200 thus formed.
Is filled, and each part is fixed. In addition to the structure of the electronic business card 200 shown in FIG. 4, an electronic business card can be formed by attaching an electronic business card tag to a normal paper business card. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a circuit example of the electronic business card 200. As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic business card 200 includes an antenna wire 260 formed of a coil, a capacitor 230 as a tuning capacitor, an electronic business card IC 220 including a memory, and the like.

That is, for example, a high-frequency signal received by a coil of the electronic business card 200 is transmitted to a high-frequency circuit in the electronic business card IC 220 via a high-frequency tuning circuit in the electronic business card IC 220. The high-frequency signal is rectified by this high-frequency circuit and accumulates a DC voltage. At the same time, a constant stable voltage is supplied to each circuit part by a received signal, and a modulation signal is extracted from the received signal and stored in the memory of the electronic business card IC 220 as a digital signal.

The business card exchange device 10 according to the present embodiment
Although the configuration is as described above, the operation and the like will be described below. (When the business card information is recorded on the electronic business card 200) The user operates the data input function unit 190 of the mobile phone device 100 to transfer the business card information shown in FIG.
And recorded in the central processing unit (CPU). Specifically, the company name, department name, postal code, address, telephone number, FAX number, and E-Mail address shown in FIG. 6 are input using the keyboard input unit of the data input function unit 190. Then, using the camera of the data input function unit 190, a face photo corresponding to the person with that name is photographed to be a face video photograph, which is recorded as compressed data in a CPU or the like.
In some cases, the voice of the person with that name is input by the voice input unit of the data input function unit 190, and is recorded as compressed data in a CPU or the like.

When the user wants to confirm the data of the business card information thus recorded, the data of the recorded business card information can be converted by the data conversion circuit 170 and displayed on the display 150. By checking the business card information displayed on the display 150 by the user, it is possible to find an error in inputting the business card information.
Thus, the portable electronic device body 18 of the portable telephone device 100
After the recording of the business card information is completed at 0, the user holds the electronic business card 200 for recording the business card information and approaches the portable telephone device 100. At this time, the user operates the key input unit 140 of the mobile phone device 100. Then, the key matrix is operated, and the above-mentioned business card information stored in the portable electronic device main body 180 is stored in the R / W unit 1 of the R / W function unit 160.
It is output to 61. The business card information of the R / W unit 161 is transmitted to the electronic business card 200 by the business card information exchange antenna 111 in a non-contact manner.

The signal from the portable telephone device 100 is received by the antenna line 260 of the electronic business card 200 shown in FIG. As a result, the business card information is stored in the electronic business card 200, and the business card information is transmitted and received without contact. By printing the contents of the business card information on the printing surface 210 of the electronic business card 200 in which the business card information is stored, the electronic business card 200 is completed.

(Exchange of Business Card Information Between Electronic Business Card 200 and Mobile Phone Device 100) The user has both the electronic business card 200 and the mobile phone device 100 in which the business card information is stored.
Since the mobile phone device 100 can be used as a normal telephone as described above, it is an essential mobile tool for businessmen. Therefore, the mobile phone device 100
Possession is no different from the special conventional. Further, a paper business card is also an essential portable tool for a businessman, but in the present embodiment, a user has an electronic business card 200 instead of a conventional paper business card. Since the size of the electronic business card 200 is the same as that of a normal paper business card, there is no particular difficulty in carrying the electronic business card 200, and the electronic business card 200 can be carried like a conventional paper business card. The electronic business card 200 storing such business card information and the mobile phone 1
When businesspeople who are users having a pair of 00s exchange business cards, the exchange is performed as follows.

First, one businessman brings his / her own electronic business card 200 close to the other businessman's portable telephone device 100. Then, a read signal from the mobile phone device 100 is received by the antenna line 260 of the electronic business card 200, and business card information stored in the electronic business card IC 220 of the electronic business card 200 is transmitted from the antenna line 260. The transmitted business card information signal is received by the business card information exchange antenna 111 of the mobile phone device 100 of the other businessman, and is read into the R / W unit 161. The read business card information is displayed on the display 150 via the data exchange circuit 170 and is recorded in the portable electronic device main body 180. Similarly, by bringing the electronic business card 200 of the other businessman close to the mobile phone device 100 of the other businessman, the business card information can be similarly transmitted in a non-contact manner. In the present embodiment, the frequency of the signal used for exchanging business card information is, for example, 13.56 MHz or 2.56 MHz.
The frequency was set to 45 GHz.

As described above, since the business card information can be exchanged without contact, the convenience is improved. Further, since the business card information can be instantaneously captured not by paper but by electronic data, the management time of the business card information can be reduced. Since the business card information can be taken into the mobile phone device 100, integration can be achieved and business card information can be unified.

(Case of Change of Business Card Information) For example, when the department to which the user as a business belongs is changed due to a personnel change of the company and the like, and the business card information of the own electronic business card 200 needs to be changed, The business card information of the electronic business card 200 is changed as described above. First, the business card information recorded in the portable electronic device main body 180 of the own portable telephone device 100 is read and set to a standby state. Then, the user operates the key input unit 140 to perform operations such as correction, new or overwrite of the business card information. The business card information thus modified, new or overwritten is displayed on the display 1 via the data conversion circuit 170.
The information is displayed on the display 50, and whether or not the correction or the like has been correctly made is confirmed and recorded in the portable electronic device main body 180. next,
Bring your own electronic business card 200 close to your mobile phone device 100. In this state, the user operates the mobile phone 100
When the key input unit 140 is operated, the key matrix is operated, and the above-mentioned corrected business card information recorded in the portable electronic device main body 180 is stored in the R / W function unit 160.
/ W section 161. The R / W unit 16
The first business card information is transmitted to the electronic business card 200 by the business card information exchange antenna 111 in a non-contact manner.

The signal from the portable telephone device 100 is received by the antenna line 260 of the electronic business card 200 shown in FIG. As a result, the business card information is recorded in the electronic business card 200, and the business card information such as correction is transmitted and received without contact. The correction of the electronic business card 200 is completed by printing the contents of the corrected business card information on the printing surface 210 of the electronic business card 200 on which the corrected business card information is recorded. Next, a case will be described in which the department to which another business person who has exchanged business cards belongs has been changed due to a personnel change or the like, and the contents of the business card information of the electronic business card 200 have been changed. In this case, the business card information of the other businessman is read from the portable electronic device main body 180 of the portable telephone device 100 of the user, and the system is put into a standby state. Then, the electronic business card 200 of another businessman is brought closer to the mobile phone device 100. Then, the other business person's electronic business card 200 receives a predetermined signal from his / her own mobile phone device 100 and transmits the corrected business card information recorded in the electronic business card IC 220 of the electronic business card 200 to the antenna line 26.
Outgoing via 0.

The transmitted business card information signal after correction is received by the business card information exchange antenna 111 of the portable telephone device 100 of the user, and read into the R / W unit 161.
The read business card information is displayed on the display 150 via the data exchange circuit 170, and is overwritten on the business card information in a standby state in the portable electronic device main body 180. The business card information overwritten in this way is displayed on the display 150 via the data exchange circuit 170,
The user confirms the request and the portable electronic device body 18.
Recorded in 0. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the data recorded in the data structure 222 in the electronic business card IC 220 of the electronic business card 200 is stored in the memory management area 22 in advance.
2a, the portable electronic device main body 180
It is possible to correct the business card information without setting the business card information to be corrected within the reading standby state.

That is, since the address of the business card information to be corrected is immediately found by the management function of the memory management area 222a, there is no need to read out the business card information to be corrected and put it in a standby state. Corrections can be made. In addition, since the mobile phone device 100 has a normal phone function as described above, it is possible to correct specific business card information recorded in the mobile electronic device main body 180 using this phone function. it can. This is performed by automatically transmitting and receiving the corrected business card information during the call time.

(In the case of searching for business card information, etc.) Not only business card information such as characters but also business card information such as a face image photograph and audio data are recorded in the portable electronic device main body 180 of the portable telephone device 100 as described above. You. Therefore, not only the search for the business card information by characters but also the search for the business card information by the face image photograph or the voice can be performed. More specifically, since the information is sorted and stored in the information area of FIG. 7 by field, the search code is input to the software of the portable electronic device body 180 or the key input unit 140, and the business card information of the required field is searched immediately. I can do it. Therefore, with respect to the business card information of a specific person who has forgotten the character information, the business card information can be searched from the real voice and face information of the person.
In particular, since the face information of the other party of the call can be read while making a call, the business card information can be effectively used. Further, since the business card information to be recorded can be compressed data management as described above, the memory capacity of the electronic business card 200 can be reduced.

Further, as described above, since the printing surface 210 of the electronic business card 200 is not different from the printed business card information up to now, the electronic business card 200 can be used as the same business card as before. Since the function of the electronic business card can be mounted above and below the paper material as described above, the electronic business card tag can be attached to an existing paper print business card.
Therefore, the paper business card can be easily digitized.

The components of the above embodiments can be partially omitted or changed to any other combination not described above.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable electronic device, an electronic business card and a business card exchange device which can exchange business card information without contact and are easy to carry. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a business card exchange device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an appearance of the mobile phone device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a telephone function of the mobile phone device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing a configuration of the electronic business card of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a circuit example of the electronic business card of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print surface of the electronic business card in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of the electronic business card of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

10: business card exchange device, 100: mobile phone device,
110 ... antenna, 111 ... business card information exchange antenna, 112 ... telephone antenna, 120 ... receiver, 130 ... transmitter, 140 ... key input unit,
150: display, 161: R / W section, 1
70: data exchange circuit, 180: portable electronic device body, 190: data input function unit, 200: electronic business card, 210: printing surface, 211: PET film, 220 ...・ Electronic business card IC, 221 ・ ・ ・ IC electrode, 222 ・ ・ ・ Data structure, 222a ・ ・ ・ Memory management area, 230 ・ ・ ・ Capacitor, 231 ・
..Capacitor electrode, 240... Anisotropic conductive film, 25
0 ... connection signal conductor, 260 ... antenna wire, 2
70 ・ ・ ・ Hot melt

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic device capable of exchanging information with another portable electronic device in a non-contact manner, comprising: a business card information input means for inputting business card information; Business card information receiving means, a business card information recording means for recording business card information input or received by the business card information input means and / or the business card information receiving means, and a business card information recording means. A portable electronic device comprising: business card information transmitting means for transmitting business card information in a contactless manner. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a business card information display unit for displaying business card information recorded in the business card information recording unit. 3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said business card information input means includes a data input function unit capable of inputting video and / or audio. 4. A structure in which correction information on business card information recorded in said business card information recording means is received in a non-contact manner, and the business card information recorded in said business card information recording means is corrected based on the correction information. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. A business card information writing section, business card information receiving means for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner, business card information recording means capable of recording business card information received by the business card information receiving means, An electronic business card, comprising: business card information transmitting means for transmitting business card information recorded in a business card information recording means in a non-contact manner. 6. A portable electronic device capable of contactlessly exchanging information with another portable electronic device, and an electronic business card capable of contactlessly exchanging business card information with the portable electronic device. A business card exchange device comprising: a business card information input unit for inputting business card information; a business card information receiving unit for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner; And / or a business card information recording means for recording business card information input or received by the business card information receiving means, and a business card information transmitting means for transmitting the business card information recorded in the business card information recording means in a non-contact manner; The electronic business card includes a business card information writing unit, a business card information receiving unit for receiving business card information in a non-contact manner, and a business card capable of recording the business card information received by the business card information receiving unit. Emotion And recording means, the card exchange apparatus characterized by comprising: a card information transmission means for transmitting the card information recorded on the name card information recording unit without contact.