JPH0764923A - Electronic business card device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the exchange tine and date of a business card at any time by storing the data of the exchanged business card and the timed exchange time and date of the business card in a storage means. CONSTITUTION:In this electronic business card device on the transmission side, when a transmission switch 16 is pushed by an operator, the business card data of the operator stored inside a RAM 12 are transferred to a data communication part 14 by a CPU 11 and transmitted to the electronic business card device 10 on the reception side and a main processing operation is completed thereafter. On the other hand, in the electronic business card device 10 on the reception side, when the business card data transmitted from the electronic business card device 10 on the transmission side are received by the data communication part 14, the CPU 11 lets a display 13 display the received business card data and simultaneously takes out the time and date (the exchange time and date) when the business card data are received from an RTC 17. The time and date fetched by the CPU 11 is transferred to the RAM 12 along with the business card data and stored.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by means of information communication means such as infrared rays.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Instead of conventional business card exchange using paper cards, data written on business cards (hereinafter referred to as business card data) is converted into electronic information, and the business card data is communicated by using infrared rays or the like. An electronic business card device exchanged by means is known from, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-286248.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic business card device, although it is possible to store and save the business card data sent from the other device by the storage means, in the business card of a paper card. There is a problem in that additional information, such as the date and time of a meeting, which is customarily written, cannot be stored and stored in the storage means in association with the business card data.

When a plurality of types of business cards written in different languages are required, such as a business card written in Japanese and a business card written in English, the business cards for paper cards are as follows. This can be done by preparing a plurality of business cards or printing on both sides of one sheet in each language. on the other hand,
In the above-described conventional electronic business card device, the business card data is represented by a character code for the purpose of reducing the capacity for communication and storage and facilitating the search operation. However, when displaying this business card data,
A character font corresponding to various languages and a memory for storing the character font are required, which causes a problem that the configuration becomes complicated.

Further, when the business card data received from the partner device overlaps with the business card data received before that, there is a problem that the storage capacity of the storage means is not effectively utilized.

Furthermore, for example, business card data that is partially different from the business card data already stored in the device may be duplicated due to organizational changes, personnel changes, promotion, and the like, and it is complicated to organize these. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide an electronic business card device capable of storing business card data and the exchange date and time of the business card.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an electronic business card device capable of storing business card data and information related to the business card data.

A third object of the present invention is to provide an electronic business card device capable of exchanging business cards with business card data written in a language corresponding to the receiving electronic business card device.

A fourth object of the present invention is to effectively use the storage capacity of the storage means even when the received business card data overlaps with the business card data stored in the storage means up to the previous time. It is to provide an electronic business card device that can be used.

Further, a fifth object of the present invention is to provide an electronic business card device which can easily organize business card data.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, a first invention (Claim 1) of the present invention is an electronic device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by communication means. In the business card device, it is characterized in that it comprises: at least the time measuring means for measuring the exchange date and time of the business card, and a storage means for storing the data of the business card and the exchange date and time of the business card clocked by the time measuring means. is there.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, a second invention of the present invention (claim 2) is an electronic business card device for exchanging electronically converted business cards among a plurality of devices by communication means, An information input unit for inputting information related to the business card data; and a storage unit for storing the data related to the business card data and the information related to the business card data input by the information input unit. To do.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned third object, a third invention of the present invention (claim 3) is an electronic business card device for exchanging electronically converted business cards among a plurality of devices by communication means, Storage means for storing data of a plurality of types of business cards of the operator expressed in different languages and data of a desired business card among the data of the plurality of types of business cards of the operator stored in the storage means Is provided by the operator for selecting.

In order to achieve the third object, the fourth invention of the present invention (claim 4) is an electronic business card device for exchanging electronically converted business cards among a plurality of devices by communication means. Storage means for storing data of a plurality of types of business cards of the operator expressed in different languages,
Display means for displaying the data of the business card, and data of the business card expressed in a language that can be displayed by the receiving side device from the data of the plurality of types of business cards of the operator stored in the storage means. It is characterized by comprising an automatic selection means for automatically selecting.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned fourth object, a fifth invention (Claim 5) of the present invention is an electronic business card device for exchanging electronically converted business cards between a plurality of devices by communication means, Storage means for storing the data of the business card, display means for displaying the data of the business card, and whether the data of the business card newly stored in the storage means overlaps with the data of the business card stored up to the previous time. Determining means for determining whether or not the data of the business card newly stored in the storage means by the determining means is duplicated with the data of the business card stored up to the previous time, and the data of the duplicate business card And a control means for controlling so as not to be stored in the storage means.

In order to achieve the above fifth object, a sixth invention of the present invention (claim 6) is an electronic business card device for exchanging electronically converted business cards among a plurality of devices by communication means, Storage means for storing the data of the business card, display means for displaying the data of the business card, deletion means for deleting the data of the business card stored in the storage means as necessary, and newly stored in the storage means The determination means determines whether or not a predetermined item in the data of the business card that has been recorded matches a predetermined item in the data of the business card that has been stored up to the previous time. When it is determined that the predetermined item in the stored business card data matches the predetermined item to be applied to the business card stored up to the previous time, the business card data in which the predetermined item matches is displayed on the display means. It is characterized in that the display Ri.

[0018]

In the electronic business card device according to the first aspect, the data of the business card exchanged and the exchange date and time of the business card clocked by the clocking means are stored in the storage means. As a result, the date and time of exchanging business cards can be known at any time.

Further, in the electronic business card device according to the second aspect, the exchanged business card data and the additional information related to the data and input by the information input means are stored in the storage means. This allows additional items to be recorded, as with paper business cards.

Further, in the electronic business card device according to the third aspect, desired business card data is selected by the selection means by the operator from a plurality of business card data of the operator expressed in different languages. Accordingly, it is possible to exchange business cards in a plurality of languages without having a character font corresponding to various languages.

Further, in the electronic business card device according to the fourth aspect, the business card data represented in the language that can be displayed by the other device is automatically selected by the selection means. Thereby, the same effect as that of the electronic business card device according to claim 3 can be obtained.

Further, in the electronic business card apparatus according to the fifth aspect, when it is determined that the data of the new business card received by the determination means overlaps with the data already stored in the storage means, the control means controls The newly received business card data is not stored in the storage means. Thereby, the storage capacity of the storage means can be effectively used.

In the electronic business card apparatus of claim 6, when the discriminating means discriminates that the predetermined item in the newly received business card data matches the predetermined item in the business card data already stored in the storage means. , The matching business card data is displayed by the display means. This allows
Organize business cards easily.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of an apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes an electronic business card device, which includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11 that controls the entire device 10.
RA, which is a storage unit that stores the business card data of the operator (hereinafter referred to as business card data) and the received business card data.
M (random access memory) 12, a display unit 13 that is a display unit that displays the business card data, and a data communication unit 14 that is a communication unit that transmits and receives the business card data.
A ROM (Read Only Memory) 15 which is a storage means for storing a command code or the like necessary for the CPU 11 to control the entire apparatus; a sending switch 16 for sending the business card data; It has a real-time clock (hereinafter referred to as RTC) 17 for measuring a business card exchange date / time.

Next, a business card exchange operation in the electronic business card device 10 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the ROM 15. 2A is a flowchart showing the operation on the transmitting side, and FIG. 2B is a flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side, and a program for executing the flowchart is stored in the ROM 15.

First, in the electronic name card device on the transmitting side,
When the operator depresses the sending switch 16 (step S11), the CPU 11 transfers the operator's business card data stored in the RAM 12 to the data communication unit 14 and sends it to the receiving-side electronic business card device 10. (Step S12), and thereafter, this processing operation ends.

On the other hand, in the receiving side electronic business card device 10, when the business card data transmitted from the transmitting side electronic business card device 10 is received by the data communication section 14 (step S13), the CPU 11 receives the received business card data. Is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S14), and the RTC 17 is simultaneously displayed.
The date and time at which the business card data was received (exchange date and time) is taken out from (step S15). The date and time taken out by the CPU 11 is transferred to and stored in the RAM 12 together with the business card data (step S16).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the business card data and the date and time when the business card data is received are automatically RA.
It becomes possible to record in M12, and the business card data and the exchange date and time can be known at any time.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing a schematic configuration of the electronic business card device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the difference from the configuration of FIG. In addition, the keyboard 18 as an information input means for inputting additional information related to each business card data is provided. Since the other configurations in FIG. 3 are the same as those in FIG. 1, corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals.

The business card exchange operation of the electronic business card device on the transmission side in this embodiment is the same as steps S11 to S12 in FIG. 2A in the first embodiment.

On the other hand, the electronic business card device 10 on the receiving side operates according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the ROM 15. That is, the business card data from the electronic business card device 10 on the transmitting side is transferred to the data communication unit 14.
When received by (step S21), the received business card data is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S22) and simultaneously stored (saved) in the RAM 12 (step S2).
3). Further, when the reception of the business card data is not confirmed in the step S21, or in the step S23.
If the business card data is stored by, the next step S
In step 24, it is determined whether or not to input the additional information related to the business card data already stored in the RAM 12. Here, if it is determined that the additional information is not input, the process returns to step S21 and waits until the next business card data is received. If it is determined in step S24 that the additional information is to be input, the CPU 11 executes R
From the business card data stored in the AM 12, the business card to be the additional information is taken out (step S25) and displayed on the display unit 13. The operator inputs additional information using the keyboard 18 while checking the display unit 13 (step S26). If the input of the additional information is not completed in the next step S27, the process returns to the step S26, and when it is completed, the additional information is stored in the RAM 12 in the format as shown in FIG.
(Step S28), the present process ends.

In this way, according to the electronic business card device 10 of the present invention, additional information is recorded, like the memo that is conventionally written in the blank portion of the business card when exchanging the business card. You can keep it.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of an electronic business card device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the RTC 17 differs from the structure of the first embodiment described above in FIG. Instead of the above, a selection switch 19 which is a selection unit for selecting the business card data to be transmitted is provided. Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of types of business card data written in character codes of different languages are prepared in the RAM 12 as business card data for the operator, and the operator, after pressing the sending switch 16, By pressing the selection switch, from among the plurality of business card data,
It is possible to select business card data written in a character code that can be displayed by the partner's electronic business card device 10.

Next, the business card exchange operation of the electronic business card device 10 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is stored in the ROM 15. In the same figure (a),
FIG. 11B shows the operation on the receiving side.

In the electronic business card device 10 on the transmitting side, the operator depresses the selection switch 19 to select the business card data to be selected, and then the transmission switch 19 is depressed (step S31). The value of the selection switch 19 is read (step S32).
Next, the CPU 11 transfers the business card data written in the character code corresponding to the value of the selection switch 19 read in step S32 from the business card data stored in the RAM 12 to the data communication unit 14, and the electronic data of the other party. It is sent to the business card device 10 (step S33), and then this processing operation ends.

On the other hand, when the electronic business card device 10 on the receiving side receives the business card data from the electronic business card address 10 on the transmitting side (step S34), the business card data is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S35). ), RAM1
The data is stored in 2 (step S36), and then this processing operation is ended.

In this way, it is possible to prepare business card data in a plurality of languages, which are written in character codes of different languages in the RAM, and send out business card data in a language that can be displayed by the partner device when exchanging business cards. . Therefore, it is possible to deal with business card exchange in a plurality of languages without adding a character font corresponding to a plurality of languages and a memory for recognizing the character font in the device.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the third embodiment described above, the selection switch 1
Although the operator has to select the business card data written in the language that can be displayed by the other device by pressing 9, when exchanging the business card, in the present embodiment, the selection switch 20 is removed and the electronic business card is replaced instead. CPU 11 of device 10
The third embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that an automatic selection means for automatically selecting business card data that can be displayed by the partner device is provided. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of such an electronic business card device. In the figure, the same components as those in FIG. 6 described above are designated by the same reference numerals.

Next, a business card exchange operation performed by the electronic business card device 10 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the ROM 15. The figure (a) shows the operation on the transmitting side, and the figure (b) shows the operation on the receiving side, respectively. In the electronic business card device 10 on the sending side, when the sending switch is pressed by the operator (step S41),
The CPU 11 oscillates an output request signal for outputting a character code that can be displayed on the receiving side electronic business card device 10 via the data communication unit 14, and the receiving side electronic business card device 10 A signal indicating a displayable character code is obtained (step S42). Then, the CPU 11 automatically selects the business card data written in the character code that matches the signal indicating the character code and transfers it from the RAM 12 to the data communication unit 14.
The business card data is transmitted (step S43).

On the other hand, in the receiving side electronic business card device 10, when the output request signal of the oscillated character code is received from the transmitting side electronic business card device 10 as described above (step S44), displayable characters are displayed. A signal designating a code is oscillated from the data communication unit 14 (step S45). After that, when the business card data with the designated character code is received (step S46), the business card data is displayed on the display unit 13.
Is displayed on the RAM 12 (step S47) and the RAM 12
(Step S48).

In this way, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to save the labor of the sender selecting a language that can be displayed on the device on the receiving side, and in the same way as the third embodiment described above, a plurality of languages can be used. It is possible to deal with business card exchange by.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the schematic arrangement of the electronic business card apparatus according to this embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The deletion switch 20 for deleting the business card data stored in M12 is provided. Since other configurations are the same as those in FIG. 1, corresponding components are designated by the same reference numerals.

The electronic business card device 1 on the transmitting side in this embodiment
The business card exchange operation of 0 is shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment described above.
Since it is the same as step S11 to step S12 of (a), the description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the electronic business card device 10 on the receiving side operates according to the flow chart shown in FIG. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is stored in the ROM 15. In the figure,
When it is confirmed that the business card data is received from the electronic business card device 10 on the communication side (step S53), the display unit 13
To display the business card data (step S54), and
The data is stored in the AM 12 (step S55). Where C
The PU 11 determines whether the business card data newly stored in the RAM 12 is the same as the business card data previously stored (step S56). RA is the same
If it is determined that it is already stored in M, a message indicating that the business card data is duplicated is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S57). The operator operates the display unit 13
After confirming the message displayed in, the delete switch 20 is pressed to delete the duplicate business card data (step S58), and the redundant extra business card data is deleted (step S59). In step S56,
If it is confirmed that the business card data is not duplicated,
The business card exchange operation is finished as it is. Further, in step S58, if the operator wants to keep the duplicate business card data, the business card data is recorded as it is and the business card exchange operation is terminated unless the delete switch 20 is pressed.

In this way, each time new business card data is stored, comparison with the previously stored business card data is performed,
When the business card data is duplicated, the duplicated business card data can be deleted according to the operator's judgment, so that the storage capacity of the RAM 12 can be effectively utilized.

(Sixth Embodiment) Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 12
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card apparatus according to the present embodiment, which is an N for displaying business card data on the display unit 13 in order in the configuration of FIG. 10 in the fifth embodiment described above.
An EXT switch 21 is added.

The operation of exchanging business cards on the transmitting side in this embodiment is also the same as steps S11 to S12 in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment.

The electronic business card device 10 on the receiving side operates according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the program related to the flowchart shown in FIG.
It is stored in 15. In the figure, the operation from receiving the business card data to storing it in the RAM 12 (steps S61 to S63) is the same as steps S53 to S55 in FIG. 11 of the fifth embodiment described above. Next, the CPU 11 compares the newly stored business card data with the business card data that has already been stored in the RAM 12 before that (step S64), and obtains business card data in which predetermined items such as company name and name match. If it exists, the display unit 13 displays the business card data (step S65). Next, the operator confirms the business card data displayed on the display unit 13 and presses the NEXT switch 21 when he or she wants to see the next business card data (step S66). If it is determined in step S65 that the business card data displayed on the display unit 13 is unnecessary, the delete switch 20 is pressed to delete unnecessary business card data (step S67). If both answers are negative (NO) in step S66 and step S67, the writing step S66 and step S67 are repeated until either the NEXT switch 21 or the delete switch 20 is pressed. Also,
When the NEXT switch 21 is pressed in step S66 or after the business card data is deleted in step S68, the process proceeds to step S69, and the next business card data is displayed on the display unit 13, and then to step S64. Return.

In this way, since the new and old business card data can be sequentially compared by the NEXT switch, the operator can immediately recognize the movement and promotion of the other party and easily organize the business cards. be able to.

When a part of the business card data is changed, the old business card data can be deleted at the operator's discretion. Therefore, the storage capacity of the RAM 12 can be effectively used.

Although the program for controlling the CPU is stored in the ROM 15 in this embodiment, it may be stored in an external storage device (proppy disk, hard disk, etc.). Needless to say.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of one device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0058]

As described above, according to the electronic business card device of claim 1, since the business card data received from the partner device can be stored together with the date and time when the business card data was received (exchange date and time). You can always know the individual business card data and the exchange date and time.

According to the electronic business card device of claim 2,
The information input means inputs additional information to the business card data in association with the business card data received from the partner device,
Since the input information and business card data can be stored, additional items can be recorded in the same manner as a paper business card.

According to the electronic business card device of claim 3,
A plurality of types of business card data represented in different languages can be stored in the storage means in advance, and desired business card data written in a language displayable by the partner device can be selected and transmitted to the partner. Therefore, since it is possible to use the business card data written in the character code of the language that the receiving device can display, it is not necessary to provide a character font corresponding to various languages and a memory for storing the character font, Simpler configuration.

According to the electronic business card device of claim 4,
Since the automatic selection means of the electronic business card device on the transmitting side can automatically select the business card data written in the character code of the language that can be displayed on the receiving side device, the same effect as the above-mentioned claim 3 can be obtained. Is obtained.

According to the electronic business card device of claim 5,
When the business card data stored in the storage unit is duplicated, the control unit controls not to store the business card data in the storage unit, so that the storage capacity can be effectively used in the storage unit.

According to the electronic business card device of claim 6,
Since the business card data having the same desired items are sequentially displayed on the display means and unnecessary business card data can be deleted by the operator's judgment by using the deletion means, the business cards can be easily organized and stored. The effect that the storage capacity of the means can be effectively used is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the electronic business card device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation on the receiving side of the electronic business card apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a storage form of business card data and its additional information stored in a RAM in the same device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the electronic business card apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of the electronic business card device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation on the receiving side of the electronic business card apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic business card device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation of the electronic business card device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU (automatic selection means, determination means, control means) 12 RAM (storage means) 13 display section (display means) 14 data communication section (communication means) 17 real-time clock (timekeeping means) 18 keyboard (information input means) 19 selection Switch (selecting means) 20 Deletion switch (deleting means)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information-converted business cards between a plurality of devices by means of communication means, said time measuring means for measuring at least the exchange date and time of said business card, said business card data and said time measuring means. An electronic business card device, comprising: a storage unit that stores the exchange date and time of the business card clocked by. 2. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by communication means, and information input means for inputting information related to the data of the business card.
An electronic business card device comprising: a storage unit that stores the business card data and information related to the business card data input by the information input unit. 3. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by means of communication means, which stores data of a plurality of types of business cards of an operator expressed in different languages. Means, and a selection means for the operator to select desired business card data from among a plurality of types of business card data of the operator stored in the storage means. . 4. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by means of communication means, which stores data of a plurality of types of business cards of an operator expressed in different languages. Means, a display means for displaying the data of the business card, and a business card represented in a language that can be displayed by the device on the receiving side from the data of the plurality of types of business cards of the operator stored in the storage means. An electronic business card device, comprising: an automatic selection unit that automatically selects the data of 1. 5. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic business information business cards between a plurality of devices by means of communication means, a storage means for storing the data of the business card, and a display means for displaying the data of the business card. A discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not the data of the business card newly stored in the storage unit overlaps with the data of the business card stored up to the previous time, and the discriminating unit newly stored in the storage unit. When it is determined that the data of the business card is duplicated with the data of the business card stored up to the previous time, the control means is provided so as not to store the data of the duplicate business card in the storage means. Electronic business card device to do. 6. An electronic business card device for exchanging electronic information business cards between a plurality of devices by means of communication means, a storage means for storing the data of the business card, and a display means for displaying the data of the business card. Deleting means for deleting the business card data stored in the storage means as necessary, and a predetermined item in the business card data newly stored in the storage means is a predetermined item in the business card data stored up to the previous time. And a determination unit that determines whether or not the specified item in the data of the business card newly stored in the storage unit is determined by the determination unit. When it is determined that the item matches
An electronic business card device, characterized in that the display means displays business card data in which the predetermined items match.