JP2009064371A - Business card information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a business card information providing system that easily manages business card information without being influenced by an OS of mobile phones or personal computers. <P>SOLUTION: The business card information providing system S connects a mobile phone 1 with a means of reading a 2-dimensional code 81 printed on a business card 8 and a server 3 equipped with a database 4 through a communication network 5 in a communicable manner and the server transmits URL information of a Web page of a distributor associated with the 2-dimensional code. User registration data 41 that associates a model number specific to the mobile phone and the PC mail address for a personal computer 6 of a user and business card identification data 42 that identifies the business card are stored in the database. The URL information of the Web page of the distributor and the PC mail address are extracted from the database and the URL information of the Web page of the distributor is sent by mail to the PC mail address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a business card information capable of reading a two-dimensional code printed on a business card with a mobile communication terminal and automatically transmitting URL information of a Web page on which the business card information associated with the two-dimensional code is described. This is related to the provision system.

  In recent years, business card management tools have been digitized, and typical methods include manual hand-work using spreadsheet software and address book software, and using OCR (optical character reader). is there. However, all of these tools are prone to input errors such as input errors and reading errors, and the complexity of business card management has not been eliminated.

  On the other hand, there has been proposed a business card information providing service that eliminates the need for input of attribute information that is likely to cause such an input error and allows the user to easily obtain and manage the attribute information described on the business card (Patent Document 1). , 2).

For example, in Patent Document 1, when a two-dimensional code is printed on a business card and the user reads the two-dimensional code with the camera of the camera-equipped mobile phone, information such as the company name, name, and address is displayed on the monitor screen of the mobile phone. A configuration is disclosed in which content displayed as necessary is recorded in a storage device of a mobile phone.
JP 2005-128882 A JP 2002-268773 A

  However, business card information used on mobile phones is only about name and phone number, and department names, faxes, and homepage information are not so necessary. Such detailed business card information is desired to be used on a personal computer.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 discloses a system for reading a business card two-dimensional code with a personal computer. However, in this system, when a business card is received on the go, the two-dimensional code cannot be read immediately. , It takes a long time to input, and it is easy to happen such as forgetting to input.

  In addition, in order to incorporate software that performs direct transfer as in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to develop software using an OS (Operating System) that is suitable for each business operator who operates a mobile phone system, and the development cost is high. It will increase by the number of operators.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a business card information providing system capable of easily managing business card information regardless of differences in OSs of mobile phones and personal computers.

  In order to achieve the above object, a business card information providing system according to the present invention comprises a user's mobile communication terminal having a reading means for reading a two-dimensional code printed on a business card and a server having a database via a communication network. Are connected so that they can communicate with each other, and the server transmits URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of a Web page associated with the two-dimensional code, and the database includes the mobile communication terminal User registration data tabulated in association with a unique machine number or mobile mail address and a PC mail address for the user's personal computer, and business card specifying data for specifying the business card are stored, The server uses information based on the two-dimensional code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. An identification code extracting means for extracting an identification code for extracting the business card identification data, and searching for the business card identification data using the extracted identification code as a key, Retrieving the URL information, retrieving the user registration data by using the machine number or the portable mail address sent from the portable communication terminal as a key, and retrieving the PC mail address of the user; In the case where there is no PC mail address for a personal computer associated with the machine number or the mobile mail address in addition to the mail sending means for sending the URL information of the Web page to the PC mail address , A signal for prompting new registration of a PC mail address is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal PC mail address registration means for receiving and registering it in the user registration data in the database in association with the machine number or the mobile mail address Features.

  Here, the server is configured to include distribution-side Web page means for writing business card information, which is attribute information of the side distributing the business card, to the distribution-side Web page, and storing the information in storage means. Can do.

  In addition, the server includes user Web page means for writing URL information of the distribution-side Web page to the user-specific user Web page and storing it in a storage means, and the mail transmission means includes the distribution-side Web page. The URL information of the user Web page may be transmitted to the PC mail address together with the URL information of the page.

  Further, it is preferable that the distribution-side Web page means includes a thumbnail image portion that generates a thumbnail image based on the business card information.

  The user Web page means can extract and display the thumbnail image of the distribution-side Web page.

  Further, the user Web page means updates the display of the user Web page when the thumbnail image of the distributing Web page is updated after the thumbnail image of the distributing Web page is extracted and displayed. When the distribution-side Web page is deleted, the thumbnail image of the deleted distribution-side Web page may be displayed in a display form different from that not deleted.

  In addition, the server may be configured to include a transmission number counting unit that counts the number of times the URL information of the distributing Web page is transmitted by mail.

  Further, the server includes an access number counting unit that counts the number of times the distribution-side Web page is accessed by clicking the URL information of the distribution-side Web page that has been mailed to the PC mail address. You can also

  The two-dimensional code is preferably a QR code.

  In the business card information providing system of the present invention configured as described above, when the two-dimensional code printed on the business card is read by the mobile communication terminal and accessed by the server, it is associated with the machine number or the mobile mail address of the mobile communication terminal. The URL information of the Web page on which the business card information is posted is sent to the specified PC email address.

  For this reason, even if the user does not have dedicated software for managing business card information in the mobile communication terminal or personal computer, the user can browse the business card information that is the attribute information of the person who distributed the business card with a simple operation on the personal computer. And can be managed.

  In addition, if the system is not affected by the OS of the mobile communication terminal or personal computer, there are few restrictions on users, and there is a high possibility that it will spread rapidly. Furthermore, as the number of users on the distribution side and user side increases, the system can be made more convenient.

  In addition, by controlling the distribution-side Web page on the side that distributes business cards with the distribution-side Web page means of the server, the format of the distribution-side Web page that the user views is unified and the number of accesses is managed. Can do.

  Further, by providing a user Web page means for controlling a user Web page dedicated to the user, the user can easily manage a plurality of business cards.

  Further, by providing a thumbnail image portion for generating a thumbnail image based on the business card information on the distribution-side Web page means, the user can easily browse a plurality of business card information with the same image as the business card.

  In addition, on the user web page means, the thumbnail image of the distribution-side web page that has been once read and updated or deleted on the distribution side is displayed in a different display form from the display of the updated or other valid thumbnail images. By making it possible to use the latest business card information, it is possible to prevent the use of invalid business card information.

  In addition, by providing a transmission number counting means that counts the number of times the URL information of the distribution-side Web page is sent by e-mail, and an access number counting means that counts the number of times that the URL information of the distribution-side Web page sent by e-mail is accessed It is possible to easily grasp the usage frequency of the business card information providing system.

  Furthermore, if the two-dimensional code is a QR code, a lot of information can be recorded in the two-dimensional code.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a business card information providing system S according to the present embodiment.

  First, in terms of configuration, the business card information providing system S according to the present embodiment includes a server 3 and a database 4 for controlling the system.

  The server 3 is a mobile phone 1 as a mobile communication terminal, a personal computer 6 as a user's personal computer that receives a business card 8 and a personal computer that distributes the business card 8 via a communication network 5 such as the Internet. Connected to the distribution-side personal computer 7.

  This mobile phone 1 incorporates a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera (not shown) as means for reading the two-dimensional code 81 printed on the business card 8. The two-dimensional code 81 has information such as letters and numbers printed on a paper surface as a two-dimensional graphic pattern. Although there are various standards, the QR code is now widely used.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 includes analysis software that analyzes an image of the two-dimensional code 81 photographed by the CCD camera and extracts information described in the two-dimensional code 81.

  Further, the mobile phone 1 is connected to a communication network 5 via a mobile phone communication system 2. The mobile phone communication system 2 is configured by a connection server installed for each mobile phone carrier as in the case of antennas and base stations.

  The personal computer 6 is a computer used by the user of the mobile phone 1, and based on the information of the two-dimensional code 81 captured by the mobile phone 1, a web page on which the business card information of the person who distributed the business card 8 can be viewed. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information is transmitted to a PC mail address which is an electronic mail address for the personal computer 6.

  On the other hand, the distribution-side personal computer 7 is a computer used by a person who distributes the business card 8, and the distribution side uses the distribution-side personal computer 7 to access the server 3 or create the business card 8. Here, in the business card 8, business card information such as name, company name, department, telephone number, and e-mail address is printed on the business card information printing unit 82 and a two-dimensional code 81 is provided as in a normal business card. It is printed.

  Next, the configuration of the server 3 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  The server 3 includes a control unit 30, an identification code extraction unit 31, a search unit 32, a distribution-side Web page unit 33 that controls creation / update / storage of a distribution-side Web page, and creation / creation of a user Web page. User web page means 34 for controlling update / storage, storage means 35, mail transmission / reception means 36 as mail transmission means, communication means 37 for connecting to the communication network 5, and PC mail address registration means 38 The counting unit 39 is mainly composed.

  The control means 30 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc., and each means 31-39 and a database 4 described later are incorporated by a built-in program. Control.

  The identification code extracting means 31 is a means for extracting an identification code for identifying the distributed business card 8 from information based on the two-dimensional code 81 transmitted from the mobile phone 1.

  That is, an identification code for specifying the distributed business card 8 is recorded as information in the two-dimensional code 81 printed on the business card 8, and this identification code is extracted from the information transmitted to the server 3. To do.

  Further, the search means 32 searches the business card specifying data 42 of the database 4 to be described later using the identification code extracted by the identification code extraction means 31 as a key, and obtains the URL information of the distribution-side Web page on which the business card information is posted. Take out.

  Further, the search means 32 searches the user registration data 41 of the database 4 to be described later using the machine number or the mobile mail address sent from the mobile phone 1 as a key, and receives the business card 8 that is the user of the mobile phone 1. The PC mail address for the user's personal computer 6 is taken out.

  Here, the body number of the mobile phone 1 refers to an identification code used for identifying the mobile phone 1 such as a manufacturing number of the main body of the mobile phone 1 or a detachable IC card. The mobile mail address is an electronic mail address that is set to be received by the mobile phone 1.

  Further, the mail transmission / reception means 36 creates an e-mail in which the URL information of the Web page taken out by the search means 32 is written and sends it to a PC mail address, or receives an e-mail sent from the mobile phone 1 or the like. Control.

  On the other hand, when the user uses the business card information providing system S for the first time, the PC mail address associated with the machine number or the mobile mail address does not exist in the user registration data 41 of the database 4.

  Therefore, the PC mail address registration means 38 transmits a signal for prompting new registration of the PC mail address to the mobile phone 1, and when the PC mail address is input and transmitted from the mobile phone 1, it is received and received by the user. The user registration data 41 is registered in association with the machine number or the mobile mail address.

  The storage means 35 temporarily stores the machine number, the mobile mail address, the extracted identification code, etc. transmitted from the mobile phone 1, or created by the distribution-side web page means 33 or the user web page means 34. Memorized web pages. The storage means 35 can be constituted by a RAM, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like. An external recording medium (not shown) can also be used.

  Further, the counting means 39 includes a transmission number counting means for counting the number of times the URL information of the distribution-side Web page is sent by e-mail, and the URL information of the distribution-side Web page sent by e-mail to the PC mail address. Access number counting means for counting the number of accesses is provided.

  That is, in this transmission number counting means, the number of times the partner (user) who received the business card 8 reads the two-dimensional code 81 with the mobile phone 1 and transmits it to the PC mail address of the personal computer 6 is counted. The distributing side can know the frequency with which the two-dimensional code 81 printed on the business card 8 is utilized.

  In addition, since the number of accesses counts the number of accesses to the distributing Web page from the URL information sent to the personal computer 6 by mail, the side that distributed the business card 8 is interested in his business card information and shows the personal computer. It is possible to know how many users browsed in 6.

  In the database 4 connected to the server 3 configured in this way, user registration data 41 and business card identification data 42 are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the user registration data 41 includes a user ID, a machine number unique to the mobile phone 1 or a mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1, and a PC mail address received by the user's personal computer 6. It is a tabled database.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the business card specifying data 42 is a database in which an identification code, URL information of a distributing Web page on which business card information is posted, and an outline of the business card information are associated with each other in a table form. .

  Next, a procedure for registering business card information, which is attribute information such as a company name, address, and telephone number, by the side that distributes the business card 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the side that distributes the business card 8 accesses the server 3 from the distribution-side personal computer 7 via the communication network 5 and accesses the business card information registration site controlled by the distribution-side Web page means 33 of the server 3.

  Then, basic information such as name and e-mail address is input to register as a business card registrant (step SH1).

  On the other hand, the distribution-side web page means 33 of the server 3 issues a business card registration ID and a password, and sends a mail to the e-mail address of the business card registrant (step SH2).

  Subsequently, the business card registrant uses the issued business card registration ID and password to move to the data registration screen of the business card information registration site (step SH3).

  From here, the registration method differs depending on the presence or absence of the business card information (step SH4).

  First, if there is no document, enter the business card information you want to register from the keyboard of the distribution-side personal computer 7 on the business card information input screen as shown in FIG. (Step SH5).

  FIG. 6A illustrates items C1 to C13. The name, company name, address, title, department, telephone number (TEL), FAX number (FAX), and PC mail address of the business card registrant. (E-mail), company website URL information (URL), mobile phone number (mobile phone), mobile mail address (mobile phone mail), business card registrant image data (image), and other disclosures The item (etc) you want to enter can be entered.

  Then, some information is extracted from the business card information input in this way, and a business card thumbnail image as shown in FIG. 6B is displayed. Based on this, the business card registrant thumbnail image is displayed. Is generated in a thumbnail image portion (not shown) (step SH6).

  In other words, the input business card information is displayed in a table format, and the information of the department C5, name C1, company name C2, e-mail C8, and TELC6 is extracted from the information, for example, as a business card normally distributed. Arrange and display in various formats.

  On the other hand, when there is a document, the business card information input method differs depending on whether the document is electronic data or other than electronic data such as a business card printed on paper (step SH7).

  For example, if the document is electronic data having text information, the electronic data is taken in as it is (step SH8), the data is transferred to the business card information column, and a thumbnail image is created (step SH6).

  If the manuscript is not electronic data, the printing information of the manuscript is fetched from a scanner or the like connected to the distribution-side personal computer 7 (step SH9), and the image data transmitted to the server 3 is stored in the distribution-side web page means 33. It is converted into character data (step SH10), data is transferred to the business card information column, and a thumbnail image is created (step SH6).

  After creating a thumbnail image by any of the methods described above, the content displayed on the thumbnail image is confirmed (step SH11), and if the described content is correct, a two-dimensional code 81 such as a QR code is subsequently created ( Step SH12).

  The two-dimensional code 81 created in this way can be downloaded to the distribution-side personal computer 7 and printed on a business card-shaped paper, sticker, or the like with a printer connected to the distribution-side personal computer 7.

  The business card registrant places an order from the business card information registration site controlled by the distribution-side web page means 33 to the business card printing company, and the business card 8 in which the two-dimensional code 81 and desired business card information are printed on the business card information printing unit 82. Can also be received by mail.

  Next, the flow of processing after the business card registrant distributes the business card 8 created in this way and the user receives the business card 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Here, the data format recorded in the two-dimensional code 81 includes a server 3 URL information and a server 3 e-mail address. Since the processing flow is different, the case where the URL information of the server 3 is included will be described with reference to FIGS. 7-9, and the case where the e-mail address of the server 3 is included with reference to FIGS. Will be described.

  In addition, since the mobile phone 1 is identified by the machine number as a key and the mobile mail address as a key, the case of using the machine number as a key will be described with reference to FIGS. A case where the mobile mail address is used as a key will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the flow of processing when the server 3 is accessed via the Internet and the mobile phone 1 is identified by the machine number will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a user who has received a business card 8 on which a two-dimensional code 81 is printed takes a picture of the two-dimensional code 81 with a CCD camera of his / her mobile phone 1 and performs code analysis of the two-dimensional code 81. (Step S1).

  Then, the URL information of the server 3 as shown on the left side of FIG. 8 is extracted from the two-dimensional code 81 and displayed in reverse on the monitor screen of the mobile phone 1. Thus, the request for permission of connection is displayed. When the connection is permitted, the server 3 is accessed via the Internet (step S2).

  Then, the server 3 that has received access from the mobile phone 1 requests the machine number from the mobile phone 1 (step S3). For example, the server 3 transmits a message as shown in FIG. 9A to the mobile phone 1 to be displayed on the monitor screen. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9 (B), permission is requested as to whether or not the machine number of the mobile phone 1 can be transmitted to the server 3, and transmission of the machine number is approved by selecting “Yes”. (Step S4).

  The server 3 that has acquired the machine number of the mobile phone 1 in this way uses the search means 32 to search and extract the PC mail address associated with the acquired machine number in the user registration data 41 (step S5).

  Here, if the PC mail address associated with the machine number of the mobile phone 1 has already been registered, the process proceeds to step S10.

  On the other hand, if the PC mail address associated with the machine number of the mobile phone 1 does not exist, a message prompting registration of the PC mail address is displayed on the monitor screen of the mobile phone 1 as shown in FIG. Step S6).

  Therefore, the user inputs the PC mail address to be registered in the address input field, and transmits the PC mail address to the server 3 in accordance with messages as shown in FIGS. 9D and 9E (step S7).

  In addition, the server 3 that has received the PC mail address is associated with the user ID (for example, “ppppp”) and the machine number (for example, “pwg123456”) in the PC mail address registration unit 38, for example, “Δ ×× ×△@○○.gr.jp ”) is registered in the user registration data 41 (step S8, see FIG. 3).

  Further, the server 3 creates a user web page dedicated to the user by the user web page means 34 and stores it in the storage means 35 (step S9).

  Such an operation for registering the PC mail address may be performed only when the user uses the business card information providing system S for the first time.

  When the PC mail address of the transmission destination is specified based on the machine number transmitted from the cellular phone 1 in this way, the identification code is extracted by the identification code extracting means 31 from the URL information transmitted from the cellular phone 1. (Step S10).

  For example, in the URL information “http://qten.jp/qr?u=u01-000001” shown in the left diagram of FIG. 8, the “000001” portion is information representing an identification code, and this portion is identified. Extract as code.

  Then, the search means 32 searches the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=” of the distribution-side Web page associated with the identification code “000001” from the business card identification data 42 as shown in FIG. “000001 & i = 170” is extracted (step S11).

  The URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=000001&i=170” of the distribution-side Web page extracted in this way is written and updated on the user Web page by the user Web page means 34 ( Step S12).

  Also, the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=000001&i=170” of the extracted distribution Web page and the updated URL information of the user Web page are identified in step S5 or step S8. The mail is transmitted to the PC mail address that has been sent (step S13).

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the flow of processing when an e-mail is transmitted to the server 3 and the mobile phone 1 is identified by the mobile mail address will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a user who has received a business card 8 on which a two-dimensional code 81 is printed takes a picture of the two-dimensional code 81 with a CCD camera of his / her mobile phone 1 and performs code analysis of the two-dimensional code 81. (Step S21).

  Then, as shown on the left side of FIG. 11, the e-mail address “info@qten.jp” of the server 3 and the identification code “000001” for identifying the business card are extracted from the two-dimensional code 81, as shown in FIG. 11. As shown in the center, a transmission mail having a transmission destination “info@qten.jp”, a title “URL Transfer”, and a mail text “000001” is created and enters a standby state (step S22).

  Then, when the “send” button in the center of FIG. 11 is clicked, mail transmission is performed (step S23).

  On the other hand, the server 3 receiving the mail from the mobile phone 1 uses the mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1 that is the transmission source as a key, and the search means 32 sets the PC mail address associated with the mobile mail address to the user registration data. Search and extract within 41 (step S24).

  Here, if the PC mail address associated with the mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1 has already been registered, the process proceeds to step S29.

  On the other hand, if the PC mail address associated with the mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1 does not exist, a message prompting registration of the PC mail address is displayed on the monitor screen of the mobile phone 1 as shown in FIG. (Step S25).

  Therefore, the user inputs the PC mail address to be registered, and transmits the PC mail address according to the messages as shown in FIGS. 9D and 9E (step S26).

  The server 3 that has received the PC mail address is associated with the user ID (for example, “mmmmm”) and the mobile mail address (for example, “XXXXX@ΔΔ.ne.jp”) in the PC mail address registration means 38. Then, the PC mail address (for example, “◯◯△△@xx.co.jp”) is registered in the user registration data 41 (step S27, see FIG. 3).

  Further, the server 3 creates a user web page dedicated to the user by the user web page means 34 and stores it in the storage means 35 (step S28).

  When the destination PC mail address is specified based on the mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1 in this way, the identification code is extracted from the mail transmitted from the mobile phone 1 by the identification code extracting means 31 ( Step S29).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, an identification code “000001” is described in the transmitted mail body, and this portion is extracted as an identification code.

  Then, the search means 32 searches the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=” of the distribution-side Web page associated with the identification code “000001” from the business card identification data 42 as shown in FIG. “000001 & i = 170” is extracted (step S30).

  The URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=000001&i=170” of the distribution-side Web page extracted in this way is written and updated on the user Web page by the user Web page means 34 ( Step S31).

  Further, the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=000001&i=170” of the extracted distribution Web page and the updated URL information of the user Web page are identified in Step S24 or Step S27. The e-mail is sent to the PC e-mail address that has been sent (step S32).

  Next, the mail transmitted from the server 3 to the user's personal computer 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In this e-mail, the user ID “mmmmm” is displayed and the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u= “000001 & i = 170” and URL information “http://qten.jp/bookmark/xxxmmmmmmxxx” of the bookmark site dedicated to the user.

  Clicking on the URL information will launch a browser that displays the web page you want to browse.

  For example, if you click the URL information “http://qten.jp/r?u=000001&i=170” on the Web page on the distribution side, as shown in FIG. 6B, only the business card information of the person who distributed the business card 8 You will be able to view the web page on the distribution side where is posted. Note that detailed business card information as shown in FIG. 6A can also be disclosed as business card information disclosed to the user.

  Clicking on the e-mail address, phone number, URL information, etc. displayed on the distributing Web page launches the target applications such as e-mail software, IP phone, browser, etc., and contacts the business card registrant. To collect information.

  Clicking on the URL information "http://qten.jp/bookmark/xxx mmmmmmxxx" for the bookmark site dedicated to the user displays a screen requesting input of a user ID and password for security (not shown) After the authentication is completed, the user Web page of the user-specific bookmark site as shown in FIG. 13 can be browsed.

  On the user web page of the bookmark site, business cards 8 that have been received by the user and read the two-dimensional code 81 are displayed in a list format of thumbnail images P1 to P8.

  Among them, the thumbnail images P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P7, and P8 are thumbnail images of business card information of business card registrants that are still registered in the server 3. These images are sequentially updated when the business card registrant updates the business card information by changing jobs or changing jobs, when the user Web page is updated. For this reason, the user can always obtain the latest business card information on the distribution side.

  Furthermore, when the thumbnail images P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P7, and P8 are clicked, it is possible to shift to the distribution side web page of each business card registrant.

  A thumbnail image P6 displayed in gray different from other thumbnail images is a thumbnail image of a business card registrant whose registration has been deleted from the server 3. That is, when the business card registrant no longer needs to disclose the business card information due to retirement or the like, if the registration is deleted from the server 3, the user can know that the business card registrant's business card information can no longer be used. it can.

  The thumbnail image P6 of the business card deleted from the server 3 can be set not to be displayed on the user Web page. However, by continuing to display the business card thumbnail image P6 in a display form different from other images, the user can Can be easily confirmed.

  Next, a business card information update site used by a business card registrant will be described with reference to FIG.

  This business card information update site is accessed by inputting a business card registration ID and password from the distribution-side personal computer 7.

  On the web page of the business card information update site, the business card registration ID is displayed in the title part W1, the layout of the thumbnail image is displayed in the image display part W2 on the center left side, and the detailed data of the business card information is displayed in the front part W3 on the right side. Are listed. When the description in the right column of the front portion W3 is corrected, the business card information is updated, and the display on the image display portion W2 is also automatically updated.

  Further, the PC transfer count display section W4 displays the number of times that the business card registrant's business card 8 has been transmitted from the server 3 to the PC mail address counted by the transmission number counting means of the counting means 39.

  Further, in the access count display section W5, the number of times that the business card registrant's distribution-side Web page was accessed by clicking on the URL information of the mail sent to the personal computer 6 is indicated by the access count counting means 39. It is counted and displayed.

  The number of PC transfers indicates the degree of spread of the business card information providing system S. For example, if a business card is distributed to 100 people and the number of PC transfers reaches 35 times, at least 35 out of 100 people will receive this business card information providing system. It can be said that it is a user (user) of S.

  The number of accesses indicates the number of people who are interested in the business card information of the person who distributed the business card 8 or who actually tried to manage the business card information on the personal computer 6. You can measure the effect of doing.

  Next, the operation of the business card information providing system S of this embodiment will be described.

  In the business card information providing system S configured as described above, when the two-dimensional code 81 printed on the business card 8 is read by the mobile phone 1 and accessed by the server 3, the machine number or the mobile mail address of the mobile phone 1 The URL information of the Web page on which the business card information is posted is sent to the associated PC email address.

  For this reason, even if the user does not have dedicated software for managing the business card information in the mobile phone 1 or the personal computer 6, the business card information that is the attribute information of the person who has distributed the business card 8 with a simple operation is displayed on the personal computer 6. Can be viewed and managed.

  If the information recorded in the two-dimensional code 81 is URL information or mail address information of the server 3, the system is not restricted by the OS of the mobile phone 1 and is not influenced by the OS of the personal computer 6. If so, there are almost no cases where it cannot be used depending on the model or version, so there are few restrictions on users, and there is a high possibility that it will spread rapidly.

  Furthermore, if the number of users on the distribution side and the user side increases, most business card management can be performed with this business card information providing system S, and management can be unified, so that the system is more convenient to use. Can be.

  Further, by controlling the distribution-side Web page on the side where the business card 8 is distributed by the distribution-side Web page means 33 of the server 3, the format of the distribution-side Web page viewed by the user is unified to make the display easy for the user to view. be able to. In addition, if the web page is managed by the server 3, the number of accesses can be managed and information on the frequency of use can be provided to the business card registrant.

  Further, by providing user web page means 34 for controlling a user web page dedicated to the user, the user can easily manage a plurality of business cards.

  That is, the business card information of a plurality of business cards 8,... Can be easily managed without installing special business card management software in the personal computer 6.

  Further, by providing the distribution-side web page means 33 with a thumbnail image portion for generating and displaying a thumbnail image based on the business card information, the user can display a plurality of business card information with an image similar to that of a paper business card normally exchanged. You can browse and manage.

  Further, in the user Web page means 34, the thumbnail image of the distribution-side Web page that has been once read and updated or deleted on the distribution side is displayed in a display form different from that for updating or displaying other valid thumbnail images. By displaying the information, the latest business card information can be used, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the invalid business card information is erroneously used. Further, even invalid business card information can be left as a record of exchanging business cards.

  Also, by providing a transmission number counting means that counts the number of times the URL information of the distribution-side Web page has been sent by e-mail, and an access number counting means that counts the number of times the URL information of the distribution-side Web page that has been sent by e-mail has been accessed. The usage frequency of the business card information providing system S can be easily grasped.

  Furthermore, if the two-dimensional code 81 is a QR code, a large amount of information such as 4,296 characters can be recorded in the two-dimensional code if only alphabets and numbers are used and 7,089 characters if only numbers are used.

  Although the best embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes that do not depart from the gist of the present invention are possible. Are included in the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is used as the mobile communication terminal. However, the mobile phone 1 is not limited to this, and has a built-in reading unit that reads the two-dimensional code 81 and can communicate with the server 3. For example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) can be used.

  In the above embodiment, the distribution-side Web page is controlled by the distribution-side Web page means 33 of the server 3, but the distribution side is not limited to this. It may be registered in the business card specifying data 42.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a plurality of business card information is displayed in a thumbnail image list format on the user Web page. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of business card information is displayed in a table format composed of rows and columns. Information may be displayed.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the whole structure relevant to the business card information provision system of the best embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the structure of a server and a database. It is explanatory drawing explaining the data format of user registration data. It is explanatory drawing explaining the data format of business card specific data. It is a flowchart explaining the registration procedure of the business card information on the business card distribution side. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the example of input of business card information, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display for the thumbnail images of a business card. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the flow of operation by the side which received the business card. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone at the time of connecting to a server. (A)-(E) is a figure which shows the example of a display of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone at the time of transmitting the body number and PC mail address of a mobile telephone to a server. It is a flowchart explaining the other example of the flow of operation by the side which received the business card. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone at the time of transmitting mail to a server. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the mail transmitted to a personal computer. It is a figure explaining the display of the user web page of a bookmark site. It is a figure explaining the display of a business card information update site.

Explanation of symbols

S Business card information provision system 1 Mobile phone (mobile communication terminal)
3 Server 31 Identification code extraction means 32 Search means 33 Distribution-side Web page means 34 User Web page means 35 Storage means 36 Mail transmission / reception means (mail transmission means)
37 communication means 38 PC mail address registration means 39 counting means (transmission number counting means, access number counting means)
4 Database 41 User registration data 42 Business card identification data 5 Communication network 6 Personal computer (personal computer)
8 Business card 81 2D code P1-P8 Thumbnail image

Claims (10)

A user's portable communication terminal having a reading means for reading a two-dimensional code printed on a business card and a server having a database are connected to each other via a communication network so that the server is connected to the two-dimensional code. A business card information providing system that transmits URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of an associated Web page,
The database stores user registration data tabulated in association with the machine number unique to the mobile communication terminal, the PC mail address for the user's personal computer, and business card specifying data for specifying the business card. Has been
The server includes an identification code extracting means for extracting an identification code for extracting the business card specifying data from information based on the two-dimensional code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, and the extracted identification code as a key. Searching for business card identification data, retrieving URL information of the distribution-side Web page on the side that distributed the business card, searching the user registration data using the machine number sent from the mobile communication terminal as a key, and In addition to search means for retrieving the user's PC mail address, and URL information of the distribution-side Web page, mail transmission means for sending mail to the PC mail address,
When there is no PC mail address for the personal computer associated with the machine number, a signal for prompting new registration of the PC mail address is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal, and the PC mail address is input from the mobile communication terminal. A business card information providing system comprising: a PC mail address registration means for receiving and registering in the user registration data in the database in association with the machine number. A user's portable communication terminal having a reading means for reading a two-dimensional code printed on a business card and a server having a database are connected to each other via a communication network so that the server is connected to the two-dimensional code. A business card information providing system that transmits URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of an associated Web page,
The database includes user registration data tabulated by associating a mobile mail address for the mobile communication terminal, a PC mail address for the user's personal computer, and business card specifying data for specifying the business card. Stored,
The server includes an identification code extracting means for extracting an identification code for extracting the business card identification data from information based on the two-dimensional code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, and the extracted identification code as a key. Search the business card identification data, retrieve the URL information of the distribution-side Web page that distributed the business card, and search the user registration data using the mobile mail address sent from the mobile communication terminal as a key, The search means for retrieving the PC mail address of the user, and the URL information of the Web page on the distribution side, the mail transmission means for sending an email to the PC mail address,
When there is no PC mail address for a personal computer associated with the mobile mail address, a signal for prompting new registration of the PC mail address is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal, and the PC mail address is input from the mobile terminal. A business card information providing system comprising: a PC mail address registration means for receiving and registering it in the user registration data in the database in association with the mobile mail address.   The server is provided with distribution-side Web page means for writing business card information, which is attribute information of a side distributing the business card, to the distribution-side Web page and storing it in storage means. The business card information providing system according to 1 or 2. The server includes user web page means for storing URL information of the distributing web page in the user web page dedicated to the user and storing the URL information in a storage means,
4. The mail sending means sends the URL information of the user web page to the PC mail address together with the URL information of the distributing web page by mail. 5. Business card information provision system.   4. The business card information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the distribution-side Web page means includes a thumbnail image unit that generates a thumbnail image based on the business card information.   6. The business card information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the user Web page means extracts and displays the thumbnail image of the distribution-side Web page.   The user Web page means, after extracting and displaying the thumbnail image of the distribution-side Web page, updates the display of the user Web page when the thumbnail image of the distribution-side Web page is updated, 7. The business card according to claim 6, wherein when the distributing Web page is deleted, a thumbnail image of the deleted distributing Web page is displayed in a display form different from that not deleted. Information provision system.   The business card information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the server includes a transmission number counting unit that counts the number of times the URL information of the distribution-side Web page is transmitted by e-mail. .   The server includes access number counting means for counting the number of times the distribution side web page is accessed by clicking URL information of the distribution side web page sent by e-mail to the PC mail address. The business card information provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   The business card information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the two-dimensional code is a QR code.

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