CN101901374A - Method for managing name cards and system - Google Patents
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The invention provides a method for managing name cards and a system. The method comprises the following steps: using a terminal device to generate name card images which are transmitted to a server by a network; carrying out various treatments and OCR on the name card images by various settings in the server; and storing the treatment results in a user account. The user can synchronize an updating address book in the server to any terminal device by using a synchronous service of an address book. The invention not only realizes OCR effect on the terminal device, but also reaches centralized management for the address book, thereby being convenient for use of users.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the data communication field, relate in particular to a kind of connection information management method and system.
Background technology
Business card not only can carry contact details, can also represent corporate image.When two people meet for the first time, exchanged visiting cards into established procedure between two people.The business card of annual exchange is nearly 15,000,000,000 according to statistics, but about 95% business card has all dropped in the dustbin at last.A reason that abandons so many business card just is that these business cards are not easy management and upgrade difficulty more.
In fact, as time goes by, many people can collect a lot of business cards from each occasion.Yet, manage these paperys or similarly the physics business card be not an easy thing really.Many people get used to the business card of collecting in a huddle, to such an extent as to this heap business card very high or very thick a part of business card bottom having to abandon that just becomes just may be lost by the important business card that some are useful under unwitting situation so sometimes after a period of time.
Have a kind of Hard copy visiting-card management originally now, it has some pages seldom, includes a plurality of transparent plastic bags that are arranged in array on each page, and each transparent plastic bag can be taken in a name cards inside.The user can find specific business card with the mode that is similar to reading in described visiting-card management basis.Yet the business card that uses the original management of visiting-card management to receive after a period of time just becomes more and more difficult.If the user wishes all business cards are arranged in order, when receiving a new business card, the business card that then may have to partly or entirely to have deposited in the transparent plastic bag moves so.In fact, this is very difficult.The business card that the user often will newly receive is overlapping to be deposited on the business card of depositing in the transparent plastic bag, has upset visiting-card management management order originally so gradually.In addition, the time one is of a specified duration, and a lot of information all may be out-of-date on the business card of management in the described visiting-card management basis.But the user is unable to find out and which business card is discarded.
At present, the mode of more advanced management business card just is to use business card scanner.Business card scanner and common scanner are similar, and just specialized designs is used for scanned business card.Usually, need install software program on host computer device (such as personal computer PC or personal digital assistant PDA), described software program may comprise scanning or receive driving, optical character identification (OCR) engine and electronic business card supervisory routine.After using business card scanner to scan a name cards, described business card image is sent on the described host computer device from described business card scanner by cable (such as the USB cable).Described host computer device is carried out described software program, extracts data by described OCR engine from described business card image, and in the data typing electronic address list with described extraction.Along with more several scanning, described electronic address list is set up gradually.Described electronic address list can provide classification feature and/or function of search to navigate to nominator's contact details fast to make things convenient for the user.Yet, and have or receive that the number of business card compares, have only a few users using their business card of business card scanner de-electromation management.
Scanned business card, handle character on business card image and the recognition image and generally need some times (such as 10-20 second), and some mistakes can often occur during this period.Before data being deposited in the electronic address basis, the user has at first correct these mistakes sometimes.In addition, unless the user described electronic address list is transferred on the portable set, otherwise can only be at local (host computer device) just can have access to described electronic address list.Further, after the people on the business card (also can be called the business card supplier) has changed work, telephone number or e-mail address, very fast also just useless in the described electronic address list about this person's most information.
Some portable sets of releasing all include camera and software module usually recently.The user can use camera that business card is made a video recording.Then, just can in described portable set, handle described business card image.As a low cost and portable formula equipment, the computing power of described portable set is very limited.Therefore, the described longer time of portable needs is handled described business card image.And after described portable set has been lost, described user will lose his/her whole electronic address list.Equally, the time one is of a specified duration, and the most contents in the described electronic address list all may be out-of-date.
Therefore, demanding proposing a kind of mechanism or scheme urgently helps professional business people or its mobile subscriber and comes their business card and their address list of real-time update of receiving of more effective management.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of method for managing name cards and system, and it can utilize various ways to produce the business card image, by server process and generation literal contact details.In order to reach above purpose, according to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of connection information management method, it is characterized in that described method comprises:
From receiving the image of business card with user-dependent device, described user obtains described business card from the business card supplier;
The OCR engine carries out optical character identification to extract data from described image to described image;
In will the account of extraction data as a described user of archives typing from described OCR engine, to such an extent as to described subsequently user carries out specified device and described account synchronously to record described archives to upgrade the local address list in the described specified device on the local address list after the renewal;
Notify the described user of described business card supplier electronization described business card, and invite described business card supplier to set up the account, to such an extent as to described business card supplier can upgrade described business card content, thereby make described user obtain any renewal of described archives automatically.
Further, it is characterized in that, it also comprises:, wherein saidly notify described business card supplier to comprise to utilize described e-mail address to give business card supplier send Email guaranteeing in the described extraction data that e-mail address is correct at least by the described extraction data of database authentication.
Further, it is characterized in that it also comprises:
By checking that manually described image verifies described extraction data, when needing described extraction data are made amendment to guarantee that described extraction data are correct as far as possible.
Further, it is characterized in that it also comprises:
Described business card supplier is by being the described archives of account modifications of its foundation, according to the account who upgrades described user from more newly arriving of described business card supplier;
The archives of described user's modification oneself are according to the account who upgrades described business card supplier from more newly arriving of described user; Wherein
Even one among described user and the described supplier has changed work, telephone number or other contact details, described user and described supplier can get in touch.
Further, it is characterized in that described and user-dependent device is the mobile device with camera, describedly comprise from the image that receives business card with user-dependent device:
Use camera that described business card is made a video recording; With
With described image uploading to server.
Further, its feature comprises:
The installation microscope head to be changing the original focal length of described camera on described camera, to such an extent as to still can obtain business card image clearly when being positioned over described business card in the one arm distance.
Further, it is characterized in that, the image device of described and user-dependent device for linking to each other with the host computer device, operate described image device and generate image according to described business card, described image is transferred to described host computer device, on the described host computer device described image is reformatted as predetermined format, and wears to server on the image with described predetermined format.
According to other one side of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of connection information management method, it is characterized in that described method comprises:
From receiving the image of media with user-dependent device;
Extract the identity parameter relevant to determine that whether described image is from the registered user with described image;
If described image is from the registered user,
Described image is carried out optical character identification to extract data from described image;
Proofread and correct the mistake in the extraction data of described image;
Among the account of extraction data typing with described image as a described user of archives typing, to such an extent as to described subsequently user carries out specified device and described account synchronously to record described archives to upgrade the local address list in the described specified device on the local address list after the renewal;
If described image is not from the registered user,
Use described identity parameter return information to give the ground that sends of described image, wherein said information comprises invites described user to server registration.
Further, it is characterized in that described media is in business card or the display screen, described archives comprise one or more in name, Business Name, title and the contact details, and described contact details comprise email address, e-mail address or telephone number.
The technology that proposes in the present invention is put in the case like this, utilize terminal device to produce the business card image, described business card image arrives server by network delivery, by the various settings in server, the business card image is various processing and OCR, and result is deposited user account.The user can be by the address list synchronization service with on the extremely any end device of address list synchronization up-to-date on the server.Not only realize the OCR effect on the end device, equally also realized the centralized management of address list, convenient for users to use.
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Figure 1A shows the system architecture of the present invention in a specific embodiment;
Figure 1B shows a specific embodiment of information synchronization among the present invention, and wherein server and four end devices carry out synchronously;
Fig. 1 C shows can be corresponding to the function square frame exemplary plot of the server among Figure 1A and Figure 1B;
Fig. 2 A shows among the present invention integration in the specific embodiment from flow process or method from the part contact details of different information sources;
Fig. 2 B shows among the present invention the situation that address list form in the device in the specific embodiment is different from the address list form in the server, and all data of record strip purpose in will installing this moment all are sent on the server;
Fig. 2 C shows among the present invention the workflow or the method for the server in the specific embodiment;
Fig. 2 D shows the layout exemplary plot of the user account of keeping in server of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A shows the computer monitor of concrete camera, and described camera can absorb media (such as business card) image;
Fig. 3 B shows and can allow the user catch the screen capture module of area-of-interest;
Fig. 3 C shows and uses the Organization Chart of mobile phone as image capture apparatus;
When Fig. 3 D shows in business card is positioned over the last arm distance of mobile phone cam, a microlens can be additional on the mobile phone cam of mobile phone; With
Fig. 3 E shows the Organization Chart that is used scanner (such as business card scanner, 1-D scanner or 2-D image device) and host computer device.
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Figure 1A illustrates the system architecture diagram of the present invention in a specific embodiment.Except other service that provides, server 20 is used for managing list of contact information for the registered user.Described list of contact information comprises one or more contact details archives, and each the contact details archives that uses among the present invention are not only as the record clauses and subclauses of address list.Contact details archives except comprising the record clauses and subclauses of in address list, seeing usually, also include contact person's brief introduction and private records (such as, when remind the user/where/how to be familiar with this contact person).Usually, the record clauses and subclauses in the address list include name, relation, title, e-mail address and mobile phone/fax number etc.Except other had statement, described list of contact information also can be known as address list, address book, contact list or contacts list etc. here; Described contact person can broad sense be interpreted as contact object, it both can be real people, such as household or friend etc., also can be virtual people, such as so-and-so company, so-and-so unit or certain contact device etc.
In a specific embodiment, described database 30 can be the part of described server, also can be to be distributed on the different computers device, can also be the far-end that is arranged at server 20. End device 10,12 and 14 the expression can with the multiple arrangement of server 20 communications, these end devices include but not limited to mobile phone, PDA and the computer of access network.The user can use arbitrary end device to remove to obtain or catch business card, and with described server 20 communications described business card is uploaded to described server 20.It should be noted that business card used herein is that example describes, the those of ordinary skill in the affiliated field can both be understood, and other media (such as webpage, newspaper etc.) that includes contact details or other available information also can be suitable for.
The user can be synchronously, manage, upgrade, upload or be loaded in down server 20 aim at renewal address list that this user keeps to selecting apparatus (such as, run on outlook or Yahoo mailbox on the PC, or personal digital assistant PDA).Described server 20 can be used to the device communication with registered user's use, with the address list of the local storage of synchronous described device.Shown in Figure 1B, described registered user may use the Outlook of Microsoft 102 (e-mail application software) to receive and the relevant Email of working, use network mailbox 104 (such as, the E-mail address of Yahoo) receives the Email relevant with the individual, use work mobile phone 106 carries out and the relevant telephonic communication of work, use private mobile phone 108 to carry out and household or friend between telephonic communication.By registering an account 110 to described server 20, described user can make each e-mail or install 102,104,106,108 (can be collectively referred to as device or end device) and keep synchronously with described server 20.
Described account 110 comprises respectively from the contact details of installing 102,104,106 and 108.For instance, the registered user may use 102,104,106 or 108 and contact persons that are named as " Zhang San " of any one device to get in touch.Like this, 102,104,106 or 108 part contact details of preserving " Zhang San " of each device.Because Zhang San may import some information in its mail is provided with, Outlook 102 may preserve the part profile information of " Zhang San ".Described part profile information may comprise title, CompanyName, CompanyAddress, company's e-mail address, phone and fax number etc.Because described registered user may link up a few thing thing in addition with Zhang San, described network mailbox 104 may be preserved Zhang San's private addresses of items of mail.Same, owing to, therefore on work mobile phone 106, may record Zhang San's Work Telephone often with the thing in work mobile phone 106 and the Zhang San's communication work.In addition, owing to may answer the phone that Zhang San makes from family, therefore on private mobile phone 108, may record Zhang San's home phone number with private mobile phone 108.In other words, each device 102,104,106 or 108 is all preserved Zhang San's part contact details.
Each device 102,104,106 or 108 is used for keeping synchronously with described server, and the local address list that will include the part contact details uploads onto the server 20.Described server 20 is integrated all part contact details and is added in the remote communication record (with respect to the local address list in the device, the address list in the server 20 can be called as the remote communication record) of some user's input informations (such as education background etc.) with this registered user on server 20 and forms the complete documentation clauses and subclauses 112 about respective contacts.Such remote communication record can be downloaded on arbitrary device 102,104,106 or 108 to upgrade or additional local original part contact details.
It should be noted that if a device that installs in 102,104,106 and 108 has obtained all contact details, equally synchronously the address list of other device to obtain to upgrade.In one embodiment, described device 102,104,106 and a device in 108 dispose camera or be connected image capture apparatus and link to each other.Described device can be used for uploading the image of establishment to given server.
Fig. 1 C shows the functional-block diagram in one embodiment of described server 20.Provide image buffer storage 122 and receive image or data from the user.In specific implementation, described image or data can be to catch from business card or other media that comprises contact details to obtain.Described image can be the form of being scheduled to (such as JPEG), transmits by network (such as internet, 3G, 4G or GPRS network), and is cached in the described image buffer storage 122 to carry out follow-up processing.
Suppose that described image comes from the registered user of described server 20, provide optical character identification (Optical Character Recognition or OCR) engine 124 to handle described image subsequently with identification and extraction characters in images.It should be noted that compared to the OCR engine of on PDA with finite computational abilities or PC, realizing the OCR engine 124 that runs on the server 20 has great ability more.Because server has more powerful computing ability, therefore can dispose OCR engine with stronger image-capable and recognition capability.In one embodiment, described OCR engine 124 is used for the identification name picture to identify letter or the character on it, and described letter or character comprise name, Business Name, title, address, Email and phone, fax and phone number.
No matter described OCR engine 124 designs is how good, it also may mistake occur owing to a variety of causes in the process of identification, such as, sometimes " a " mistake being identified as " e " or " 1 " mistake is identified as " l ", this depends on picture quality to a great extent.In one embodiment, before the data typing account who will extract, the operator can verify by the recognition result of 126 pairs of OCR engines of checking interface.The operator can carry out some manual modifications to identification error and extract data as far as possible accurately to guarantee that the registered user receives.In another embodiment, described checking interface 126 sends to validation database with the recognition result of OCR engine and verifies automatically.Along with user more and more to server 20 registrations, just can form a validation database gradually based on registered user's account information.Described validation database can be one with Figure 1A in the database of database 30 discrete settings, or also can be the part of database 30 among Figure 1A.Under any circumstance, described validation database is all along with time establishment or growth gradually.For instance, the output of described OCR engine comprises an electronic address john@intel.com, after described validation database checking, infer that described e-mail address should be corrected as john@intel.com (supposing to have in the described database some registered users may use exabyte " intel ").In another embodiment, can also dispose and grasp module (crawling module, be similar to the instrument of the various network address of discovery that search company uses) finding effective domain name, thus form and set up into such validation database to guarantee that the essential information from business card image is correct.
In one embodiment, described e-mail address should be correct in his/her business card that guarantees to have notified business card supplier electronics typing, and notification module 128 is used for carrying out described notice task.Based on the e-mail address that extracts, described notification module 128 can be on business card the e-mail address send Email his/her electronic business card is at server 20 (certainly now with notice business card supplier, visit to electronic business card is restricted), and invite described business card supplier to add server 20 and go to enjoy same service, and further go to verify or upgrade the data of extracting from his/her business card.Like this, if the business card supplier has done a little modifications to business card data, other users that have the right to visit described electronic business card will obtain the renewal from the business card supplier automatically so.
Fig. 2 A shows integration from flow process or method 200 from the part contact details of different information sources.Described information source includes but not limited to computer (such as notebook computer), mobile phone (such as GPRS or 3G mobile) and personal digital assistant PDA (such as Blackberry or iPhone).Described method 200 can be implemented as the combination of a kind of software or software and hardware.For the ease of understanding described method 200, can be in conjunction with reference Figure 1A and Figure 1B.
Suppose that user " Zhang San " has set up an account on server (such as the server among Figure 1A 20).This user can utilize any computer expert to cross data network (wired or wireless) and visit described server to create his brief introduction.Described brief introduction can comprise his name, his e-mail address, his instant messaging ID (such as QQ number, MSN number), his telephone number etc.As required, described brief introduction also can comprise product/service that his title, his Business Name and address and his company can provide.Described brief introduction also can comprise his education background (degree, school and specialty) and his interested related data of some or all contact persons.With this account contacts be a series of contact persons or record clauses and subclauses, Zhang San has just had the contact circle of the continual renovation of oneself like this.Each contact person has the brief introduction similar to aforementioned Zhang San account's brief introduction.Described contact person's brief introduction may be imperfect when beginning, but can As time goes on be upgraded by Zhang San or corresponding contact person oneself.For instance, if Zhang San has changed mobile phone and has changed new telephone number, he does not need to phone one by one each contact person, he only need replace original telephone number with new phone number in its people's brief introduction, those users that classify him as contact person just can find Zhang San's new phone number in the address list of oneself.Certainly, contact person a certain with it keeps in touch if Zhang San is unwilling, and he can delete this people from its list of contact information.Deleted like this contact person can not obtain Zhang San's new phone number.Advantage, benefit or a purpose of the present invention are that described server 20 can be kept in touch all users forever with the people that they wish to get in touch.
Practical application according to the user, user oneself can upgrade some the brief introduction content among a certain contact person in the address list, must be pointed out, there are many zones (also can be referred to as content bar etc. in a certain contact person or the clauses and subclauses, it is some content in the clauses and subclauses, can become a zone or content bar such as surname, name), not every zone can allow other users change or upgrade.E-mail address such as contact person's registration cannot allow others change, but has many zones can allow other users fill up.For instance, for a contact person who manages communication apparatus, though this contact person does not provide this type of information, described user can add this information in this contact person's the brief introduction, to make things convenient for user oneself search or get in touch with this contact person when needing communication apparatus in the future.
Suppose the brief introduction of setting up for a contact person who is named as Li Si.If Li Si also is the registered user of described server, described brief introduction can be upgraded by Li Si oneself.In one embodiment, no matter when Li Si has upgraded the brief introduction that comprises contact method (such as the change of telephone number) of oneself, and the renewal of being initiated by Li Si then is reflected in Zhang San's the address list immediately.Can be upgraded by Li Si about Li Si's content in its address list of being edited by Zhang San, the information that Li Si provides will cover original content.Yet if Li Si does not fill in any content in certain content bar, this area contents of being edited by Zhang San is kept intact so.
Described registered user " Zhang San " has several means and the contact person gets in touch.As mentioned above, recorded electronic addresses of items of mail only in some devices, other is recording phone number only then.See also shown in Fig. 2 A, produce a synchronization request in step 202.Described synchronization request can be produced by described each device automatic or manual, also can be produced by the server automatic or manual.When using a device, described device can be set up communication according to authentication information (such as username and password) and server, and detects further whether renewal is arranged on the described server.Same, if the user has at a time upgraded the local address list on the device,, the user logins to described server when utilizing this device, described user can make server and this device keep synchronously.In any case, but only just carry out described synchronization request in the Internet time spent.Whether accordingly, need to detect described interconnection network in step 204 available.
Suppose that the internet can use, described method 200 changes step 206 over to and removes to obtain local zone time.Described local zone time can obtain according to the data received, and described local zone time is the establishment or the update time of the described data of receiving, what the described data of receiving just were meant address list respectively writes down clauses and subclauses.In the data of relatively receiving with Already in during the data on the server, described local zone time is used for determining which data is up-to-date.
In step 208, the local zone time of the described data of receiving is converted to the standard time (such as the Greenwich Mean Time).Owing on the earth so much time zone is arranged, has only the same time standard of employing to come the new and old just more accurate and effective of specified data.For instance, a businessman plans to travel from Beijing to San Francisco, the Beijing time of leaving before the airport, Beijing is points in the mornings 11 January 1, he with its PDA and server sync once to upgrade a contact person's e-mail address, after he arrived airport, San Francisco, he received the e-mail address of same contact person's a renewal.The local time of supposing San Francisco than Beijing time by back 15 hours, the time that he arrives airport, San Francisco is 8 thirty of morning January 1 Pacific time.When all with the Greenwich Mean Time be with reference to the time, described server can conclude that described secondary more new data in fact is up-to-date.And if the time of not carrying out changes, described server then may draw opposite wrong conclusion.It should be noted that some devices may use the Greenwich Mean Time to store various records, this moment step 206 effect then to become the described local zone time of authentication be the Greenwich Mean Time, step 208 item has not needed.
In step 210, how more described record clauses and subclauses of receiving and existing record clauses and subclauses are upgraded to judge.When the corresponding record clauses and subclauses in record clauses and subclauses of receiving and the described already present contact list were same or similar, described method 200 changed step 212 over to and carries out merging.For instance, a record strip destination name that receives is " Mike Doe ", a record strip destination name in the contact list that exists is " M.Doe ", can carry out the verification step (not shown) to guarantee these two the corresponding same contact persons of record clauses and subclauses.Described verification step can be other information in the checking brief introduction in one example, whether identical such as the e-mail address in the corresponding record clauses and subclauses in the already present contact list with the record strip purpose e-mail address of receiving, can verify that also other data (such as telephone number) verify whether corresponding same contact person of two record clauses and subclauses.If the verification step conclusion is two corresponding same contact persons of record clauses and subclauses, these two record clauses and subclauses merge.Described method 200 changes step 216 over to upgrade whole contact list from step 212.
When in the record clauses and subclauses that receive and the already present contact list any one is all inequality or similar, this means the corresponding new contact person of described record clauses and subclauses.Described method 200 enters step 214 to increase new record clauses and subclauses in contact list.The result of synchronization request is: device and server have all had the latest edition of registered user's address list.No matter when Zhang San needs to search a contact person's contact details, and he can sign in to and finds him to want on the server, and he always can obtain the latest edition of address list.Same, Zhang San also can use each device with server sync, and described device can be downloaded the complete contact list or the more new portion of contact list from server.Zhang San can obtain its contact person's who needs up-to-date contact method from described device.
Nearly 60% cellphone subscriber will change one time phone number every year according to statistics.There are some mobile phone standards not support SIM card in the U.S..After having changed a mobile phone that does not have a SIM card, unless pay give the dealer with ask its will telephone number in the old mobile phone import in the new cell-phone (sometimes also may because interface problem and can not realize), otherwise all telephone numbers in the old mobile phone all can be lost.But the SIM card of many GSM mobile handset support storing phone numbers is also lost yet lose all telephone numbers in back at mobile phone thereupon.Like this, many people just may be owing to lost telephone number have lost and has got in touch with their colleague or friend.In the present invention, the user only need step on account on the described server by GPRS, 3G or other wireless network on the new cell-phone.After having set up communication, his/her new cell-phone just can be downloaded up-to-date contact list from server.From an angle, the invention solves the problem that contact list is lost or broken down and lose because of mobile phone.
The local address list form that Fig. 2 B shows in the device is different from the situation that the remote communication on the server is recorded form.The record clauses and subclauses of the local address list in the record clauses and subclauses of the local address list in device and another device may have the different content hurdle.For instance, the Outlook of Microsoft has the content bar of manager's name and assistant's name, and the Outlook Express of Microsoft does not then have the foregoing hurdle, but the content bar that has these Outlook such as IP telephone numbers not have.Except from the identical recordings clauses and subclauses of two different devices the content bar difference, the record strip purpose content bar in the server also may be different with the content bar of identical recordings clauses and subclauses in the device.
Among the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 B, multiple arrangement has a plurality of record entry format 220.Correspondence or mapping table 222 are used for setting up bridge between the record entry format of the record entry format 220 of device and server.When carrying out synchronization program, carry out mapping program with on the corresponding contents hurdle that the data map of described record entry format 220 sides is defined in the server.Usually, the record strip purpose content bar of described server comprises such as substance hurdles such as name, surname, e-mail addresses.These substance hurdles 226 are displayable, and the major part in them is editable or renewable.For unwanted those extra content hurdles of server, can store with the hiding content bar 228 in the server from device.These hiding content bar 228 on server be can not see or the user can not edit.
For instance, an Outlook device has two content bar " manager's name " and " assistant's name ", and they are obsolete in the corresponding record clauses and subclauses of server.When described device during for the first time with server sync, all data in the record clauses and subclauses of Outlook all are transferred in the server, wherein have only the data in the described substance hurdle to be loaded or to be updated in the respective record clauses and subclauses of server, data in other content bar are stored in the hiding content bar such as " manager's name " and " assistant's name ".The benefit that all data in one in the described device record clauses and subclauses are all transmitted is to make synchronous realization fairly simple, does not just need to select different pieces of information in different devices like this when carrying out synchronization program.
Same, when a record strip purpose renewal in the server need be synchronized to the respective record clauses and subclauses of local device, this contact person's whole record clauses and subclauses (comprising the data of hiding in the content bar) all are transferred into and are used for covering out-of-date record clauses and subclauses on the local device.In a different embodiment, can only transmit new data more to upgrade corresponding record clauses and subclauses.
Fig. 2 C shows the workflow or the method for the several functional modules shown in Fig. 1 C in one embodiment of the present of invention.Described method 250 can be implemented as the combination of software, hardware or software and hardware.Suppose that the user has available apparatus and collects business card image.Described device includes but not limited to mobile phone cam, computer camera, business card scanner and screen capture module.
In step 252, whether user's decision gathers business card image.Have only after having gathered image, described method 250 is just proceeded.After images acquired, (may provide image preview), determine in step 254 whether network is available.According to the difference of user's operative installations, there is different modes to go to determine whether network is available.In one embodiment, described user uses mobile phone cam that business card is made a video recording, described mobile phone access network (such as, the iPhone mobile phone provides the 3G visit), this moment step 256 by network the business card image that obtains is uploaded onto the server (such as, server 20 among Figure 1A or the server 120 among Fig. 1 C).In another embodiment, described user uses mobile phone cam that business card is made a video recording, described mobile phone can not access network, and described user can adopt and the mode (MMS that provides such as China Mobile) that sends image to another mobile phone is provided the image that obtains was sent to the designated telephone passage that is connected with server this moment.In another embodiment, the GPRS service of having supposed described consumer premise, the downloaded software module also is contained in it on mobile phone in advance, described mobile phone is carried out described software module and just can be set up GPRS with described server and be connected, and so just can connect by described GPRS the image that obtains is sent to described server.In another embodiment, described user uses computer camera that business card is made a video recording, and can utilize the internet that the image that obtains is sent to described server by variety of way (such as Email, HTTP or FTP).In another embodiment, can utilize scan mode scanning or catch business card image, described business card image is sent to the host computer device, by available network mode described business card image is sent to described server afterwards.In another embodiment, the user is including the user and is needing the selected window of catching on the zone of information, activate the screen capture module afterwards and obtain described image of catching window, described image can be sent to described server by an available mode subsequently.The information that does not need manual typing area-of-interest, the service that described user just can use server to provide are gone automatic account with described information typing s/he.
But be not connected the time spent with server, can be in step 258 temporarily with described image at local cache.But when the transmission connection time spent, all images with buffer memory is released on the described server again.In step 260, when image I (s) arrives described server, before described image is processed, need authentication image to send user's identity.How to set up his/her account according to the user and send the mode of image, be used to verify that the identity information of purpose includes but not limited to phone number, e-mail address, usemame/password or IP address etc. with him.In other words, identity information will send together in company with image.For instance, if use mobile phone to send described image, will use described phone number to verify user's identity.If use Email to send described image, will use described e-mail address to verify user's identity.Accordingly, when setting up the account for the user, described server can require described user that the identity parameter (such as e-mail address or phone number etc.) of binding is provided.Described server can be verified image or the data that are attended by the identity parameter easily.
When described identity information can not be verified by the time, this means it may is that new user or user have registered wrong identity parameter, send notice in step 262 to the sender of image.Described notice can be that commercial paper information needs to register to described server registration or before telling the sender handling described image with the sender who invites image.In one embodiment,, still handle described image to extract the e-mail address in it even authentication is not passed through, the people on so just can the e-mail address notice business card by providing on the business card, and invite its adding.
Refer again to step 260, suppose that described identity good authentication passes through, described method 250 enters step 264, handles and analyze described image.The function of carrying out in 264 can include but not limited to pre-service (such as sharpening, increase contrast or subregion etc.), optical character identification (OCR) and content recognition.Described OCR engine is used for carrying out described optical character identification, and described content recognition rearranges described identification character exactly.For instance, the number of " mobile " back is meant Mobile Directory Number, and the character that includes " @ " sign is meant e-mail address, abandons the graphic designs that other does not have corresponding character.
In step 266, the typing as a result of step 264 acquisition is passed through the account of authentication.In one embodiment, through before the account of authentication, it is accurate as much as possible to guarantee described result also to need to send it to the checking interface in the typing as a result that step 264 is obtained.If the result who obtains from step 264 is arranged, a device that is connected with described checking interface just can be proofreaied and correct mistake.Process method 250, can automatically business card be gone into private address list as a new archive or record strip catalogue, afterwards anywhere any time can be synchronously to user-selected fixed device with described new archive or record clauses and subclauses, the user is required do be exactly one and click execution.
Fig. 2 D shows layout 270 examples of the user account of keeping in described server, described layout 270 can be passed through browser display.In one embodiment, the described layout 270 artificial business card 274, button 276 and the brief introduction 278 that comprise the head portrait window 272 that allows user's upload pictures, form based on the data of extracting in the business card image.According to setting, have only described user's contact person or all users can both see photo in the described head portrait window 272 in the described server.Select a kind of style of described business card 274 in numerous masterplates, described business card 274 is to set up according to the data of extracting from upload image.According to setting, have only user's contact person or all users can see described business card 274 in the described server once more.Described button 276 is used for allowing described user give the described image of uploading for change.In one embodiment, after with described Flame Image Process and identification, described image is stored in the storage space and is linked to corresponding account.If the user wishes to check original image, just can click described button 276.In other words, when checking or locate a contact person, can not accessed image automatically corresponding to this contact person.An advantage of doing like this is to save the relevant information that data bandwidth also can show this contact person fast.If on a contact page, do not have such button 276 (not having available image), come by the typing of image business card with regard to representing this contact person.Described brief introduction 278 can allow user or described contact person oneself import.
Simultaneously in step 268, based on Email that extracts from business card or cell-phone number, described server can send the people that is notified on the described business card (such as, business card supplier Li Si).Described notice can be the commercial paper information that includes announcement information, described announcement information be a user (such as, Zhang San) his business card electronics has been entered in the own private address list, and further advise described business card supplier Li Si, if he also registers to server, he just can keep getting in touch with Zhang San in good time.If Li Si registers to server, Li Si or Zhang San can upgrade brief introduction or the archives of oneself, and any modification all will be reflected in the mutual address list automatically.
For instance, please referring to Fig. 2 D, though described layout 270 is contact persons that are presented among Zhang San's the account, Li Si can manage the content in the described layout 270, can oneself be upgraded at any time by him.Zhang San receives the name cards from Li Si, uses image capture apparatus that described business card is made a video recording, and sets up one among Zhang San's that so just can be in server the account and writes down clauses and subclauses.As mentioned above, suppose that Li Si also is not the registered user, described server can be notified Li Si, and Li Si can register to described server afterwards, Li Si just can finish his brief introduction subsequently, and can at any time correct, replenish or upgrade his contact details/brief introduction.No matter when upgrade described archives, do not have clear and definite prompting Zhang San, Zhang San also always can see latest edition.Suppose that Li Si has been the registered user, just can set up between Li Si account and the Zhang San account and link.Say that in some sense the service that server provided can make all users wish that the people who gets in touch keeps in touch forever with them.As mentioned above, consult shown in Fig. 2 A and Fig. 3 B, can be by keeping upgrading synchronously selected device with the account who serves.
In one embodiment, the software module that has realized some aspects of the present invention can be downloaded and is installed on the computing machine.Fig. 3 A shows the computer monitor 300 with camera 302.Described computer monitor 300 and camera 302 can be the parts of the computing machine (not shown) that can network.The user can be positioned over business card in face of the camera 302, activates described software module afterwards to open the image 304 that camera 302 removes to absorb business card.In order to allow the user can see picture quality, can provide preview function.Under image blurring situation, described user can select image of reuptake.When the user determines described image sufficiently clear (characters in images can clearly illustrate), click and accept button described image is uploaded to given server (such as the server 120 among the server among Figure 1A 20 or Fig. 1 C) by data transmission channel (such as Email, HTTP or FTP).
Fig. 3 B shows and can allow the user catch the screen capture module of area-of-interest.Realize that some aspects of the present invention and the software module that is installed on the calculation element include described screen capture module.The article that has the user to read that shows on the display screen 310 also provides screen capture button 312 (such as being superimposed to the top of the page) simultaneously.After clicking described button 312, the user can area-of-interest draw a window with form indication window 314 (such as, by the frame of broken lines zone of mouse definition).If the user wishes the information on the record display device, what he need do is exactly at indication window 314 of region of interest predefine, activates described screen capture module afterwards to obtain the image of area-of-interest.Same, described image can be uploaded to given server (such as the server 120 among the server among Figure 1A 20 or Fig. 1 C) by data transmission channel (such as Email, HTTP or FTP).
Fig. 3 C shows and uses the structural drawing of mobile phone 320 as image capture apparatus.Along with mobile phone popularize day by day and increasing mobile phone configuration goes up camera, mobile phone has become the instrument of user to the most convenient of the business card shooting of receiving.For instance, the user may collect some business cards when finishing in one day, and it can utilize mobile phone that these business cards are taken pictures or made a video recording before disposing these business cards.What described user need do is placed on mobile phone 320 fronts with business card 322 exactly, presses the shutter of mobile phone cam afterwards.In a concrete example, in that described image is uploaded to given server (such as the server 120 among the server among Figure 1A 20 or Fig. 1 C) by data transfer mode (such as Email, short message or HTTP or FTP) is preceding, described user can the described image of preview.
Yet many mobile phones are to be designed to make a video recording at a distance, and it can not well be applicable to closely shooting.Though some advanced mobile phone has automatic focusing mechanism, when when business card during apart from the about 5-10 inch of mobile phone cam, many mobile phones still can not provide the close up photos or the image of removing.In order to address the above problem, just can use the camera lens (using microlens) 324 of improvement such as taking a picture.Shown in Fig. 3 D, in the time of in business card is positioned over the last arm distance of mobile phone cam, a microlens 324 can be additional on the mobile phone cam of mobile phone 320.In one embodiment, for convenience the user loads and unloads this microlens 324, and the end layers of described microlens 324 is pressed with cohesive material, so just can make described microlens 324 and mobile phone cam the circumferential surface repetition stickup or unload.
Fig. 3 E shows the structural drawing that is used scanner 332 (such as business card scanner, 1-D scanner or 2-D image device) and host computer device 330.Generate business card image with present use scanner, with the host computer device business card image to be carried out OCR identification different, the framework shown in Fig. 3 E is a cancellation OCR function in host computer device 330.As mentioned above, described OCR function and other necessary image processing function all realize on described server.Accordingly, when described scanner 332 generates an image, described host computer device 330 carry out a software module with described image by data transfer mode (such as, Email, short message or HTTP or FTP) be sent to described server.In one embodiment, before being sent to described image on the described server, described host computer device 330 can the described image of pre-service (such as the JPEG that described image is reformated into preliminary dimension/standard).
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of being done, is equal to replacement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a connection information management method is characterized in that, described method comprises:
From receiving the image of business card with user-dependent device, described user obtains described business card from the business card supplier;
The OCR engine carries out optical character identification to extract data from described image to described image;
In will the account of extraction data as a described user of archives typing from described OCR engine, to such an extent as to described subsequently user carries out specified device and described account synchronously to record described archives to upgrade the local address list in the described specified device on the local address list after the renewal;
Notify the described user of described business card supplier electronization described business card, and invite described business card supplier to set up the account, to such an extent as to described business card supplier can upgrade described business card content, thereby make described user obtain any renewal of described archives automatically.
2. connection information management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:
, wherein saidly notify described business card supplier to comprise to utilize described e-mail address to give business card supplier send Email guaranteeing in the described extraction data that e-mail address is correct at least by the described extraction data of database authentication.
3. connection information management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:
By checking that manually described image verifies described extraction data, when needing described extraction data are made amendment to guarantee that described extraction data are correct as far as possible.
4. connection information management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:
Described business card supplier is by being the described archives of account modifications of its foundation, according to the account who upgrades described user from more newly arriving of described business card supplier;
The archives of described user's modification oneself are according to the account who upgrades described business card supplier from more newly arriving of described user; Wherein
Even one among described user and the described supplier has changed work, telephone number or other contact details, described user and described supplier can get in touch.
5. connection information management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described and user-dependent device is the mobile device with camera, describedly comprises from the image that receives business card with user-dependent device:
Use camera that described business card is made a video recording; With
With described image uploading to server.
6. connection information management method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, further comprises:
The installation microscope head to be changing the original focal length of described camera on described camera, to such an extent as to still can obtain business card image clearly when being positioned over described business card in the one arm distance.
7. connection information management method as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the image device of described and user-dependent device for linking to each other with the host computer device, operate described image device and generate image according to described business card, described image is transferred to described host computer device, on the described host computer device described image is reformatted as predetermined format, and wears to server on the image with described predetermined format.
8. the connection information management method on the server is characterized in that described method comprises:
From receiving the image of media with user-dependent device;
Extract the identity parameter relevant to determine that whether described image is from the registered user with described image;
If described image is from the registered user,
Described image is carried out optical character identification to extract data from described image;
Proofread and correct the mistake in the extraction data of described image;
Among the account of extraction data typing with described image as a described user of archives typing, to such an extent as to described subsequently user carries out specified device and described account synchronously to record described archives to upgrade the local address list in the described specified device on the local address list after the renewal;
If described image is not from the registered user,
Use described identity parameter return information to give the ground that sends of described image, wherein said information comprises invites described user to server registration.
9. connection information management method as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, described media is in business card or the display screen, described archives comprise one or more in name, Business Name, title and the contact details, and described contact details comprise email address, e-mail address or telephone number.
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