JPH08249388A - Business card managing method and business card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate updating work for business card contents at the time of a personnel change by generating and passing a business card which has a unique identification number and secret information together with notation information to a member and registering the information in a data base. CONSTITUTION: To register information on a member in a center 300 (new entry), the member 100 sends his or her name, company name, post, telephone number, and FAX number which become business card information as a registration request to the center 300 by mailing or FAX 102. Then, the center 300 once receiving the application from the member 100 generates a unique service number and a unique password number for every member. The center 300 stores the generated service number and password number in a member file 350 together with the received information. While generated echo business card is delivered to the member 100, the business card information stored in the member file 350 and key data on the generated service number and password number are written on an IC card (membership card), which is distributed to the member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a business card management method and business card holder, and more particularly, to the latest business card related to a business card exchange partner using an echo business card having personal identification information and confidential information of a notifier for each business card. The present invention relates to a business card management method and business card holder that uses information, a questionnaire response, and a business card holder that stores an echo business card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional business card management, after exchanging business cards, a business card received from the other party is attached to a business card notebook, or business card information is put in a personal computer, etc. Corrected and maintained the current.

[0003] In order to ask a person who exchanged business cards for a questionnaire and obtain an answer, the respondents are extracted by looking at the business card notebook, the questionnaire is sent by mail, etc., and the answer is sent by mail or telephone. Receive by the reply deadline, then
Perform aggregation work.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, the current maintenance work of the business card is complicated, and
It is difficult to obtain accurate personnel change information, and the data will become non-current. In addition, these controls
It is just management of business cards acquired from the other party, and a greeting card and other notifications are required to notify the other party of his / her change.

In addition, when the answers to the questions in the questionnaire are also obtained by mail, etc., the dates and times when the answers are obtained are dispersed, so that the totaling work cannot be performed at once, or the totaling work itself is very difficult. Requires a lot of effort. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the answer to the questionnaire will be answered by the person exchanging the business card, or if an unrelated third party happens to look at the questionnaire. In this way, even if the notifier tries to provide his / her own business card information only to the person who actually exchanged the business card due to leakage of the personal identification number, or to have the person answer the questionnaire, it is not related to the person who exchanged the real business card. There is a risk that a third party may obtain business card information of a writer or answer a questionnaire without the writer.

Furthermore, in the acquisition of business card information by exchanging business cards with associate members other than members, a third party other than the person who actually acquired the echo business card in the business card exchange with the notifier acquires the business card information of the notifier. There is also a risk of being abused. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and realize an easy and efficient business card updating operation (current maintenance operation) in personnel changes and the like. The purpose is to provide a management method.

[0007] A further object of the present invention is to provide a business card management method capable of easily acquiring and tabulating the answers to a questionnaire given by the user. A further object of the present invention is to provide a business card management method capable of limiting the use of business card information.

[0008] A further object of the present invention is to provide a business card holder capable of identifying a business card.

[0009]

According to the business card management method of the present invention, when the center for managing business card information inputs personal information of a member from a member who subscribes to a service for managing business card information, the written information is displayed. The first business card that uniquely includes the identification number and the confidential information is generated and passed to the member to generate the first business card.
The information of the business card is registered in the first database in the center.

In the business card management method of the present invention, the center downloads the contents of the first database into the storage means of the member each time the member makes an access. In addition, the first business card has a personal identification number that is concealed by the coating means as confidential information and a card number that is uniquely assigned to each business card.

The associate member in the present invention is a non-member associate member who does not subscribe to the service for managing business card information (non-member associate member) and an associate member of the member who subscribes to the service (member associate member). Is included. The member quasi-member refers to the other party for each member when the members exchange the first business card. That is, the other member is a member quasi-member for one member. The second business card means a business card of the other party when the member exchanges the business card, and includes a general business card of a non-member associate member and a first business card of a member associate member. However, the apparent first business card of the member associate member is treated as the second business card for one of the other members.

According to the business card management method of the present invention, when the member exchanges the first business card of the member and the second business card of the associate member, the member hands the first business card to the associate member and The member gives the second business card to the member, the member fills in the card number of the first business card given to the associate member to the second business card, and the member informs the center of the second business card information and The card number of the first business card given to the associate member is transmitted as the associate member registration information, and the center registers the associate member registration information received from the member in the second database. However, if the other party is a member associate member,
The center is different from the non-member quasi-member in that the center copies the contents of the other party's first database into its own second database before registering the quasi-membership information received from the member in the second database.

Further, the center downloads the information of the second database into the storage means of the member. Further, when updating the first database, the center acquires change information from the member and updates the contents of the first database based on the change information.

Further, when updating the second database, the center acquires the change information from the storage means having the change information of associate members, and updates the contents of the second database based on the change information. In addition, the business card management method of the present invention, when the associate member accesses the first database,
The member registers beforehand the change limit number of access and the change date of the personal identification number for each associate member in the second database, and the center searches the second database input from the associate member. The key information is used to search the second database, and if the relevant associate member's information is present in the second database, the PIN is requested and the validity is confirmed by the PIN entered by the associate member. If the access count of the associate member is less than or equal to the access limit count, the first database is searched and the acquired information is sent to the associate member.

The access limit count is decremented once each time the associate member accesses the information in the first database. Also, the center has an access limit of 0
If it becomes, or if the date of access has passed the scheduled change date, the associate member will be instructed to change this PIN.

Further, in the business card management method of the present invention, when a member conducts a questionnaire survey on associate members, the member marks the associate member who is the subject of the questionnaire in the second database in advance, and The questionnaire information and the questionnaire identification number uniquely set for each questionnaire are registered in the center, the associate member sends the member identification number and the personal identification number to the center, and the center is registered in advance by the member in the database. Based on the questionnaire information and markings, the presence or absence of the qualification of the associate member is judged.If the center determines that the answer is qualified, the associate member answers the questionnaire and the center responds with the answer received from the associate member. The total number is memorized and stored, and the member receives a request for the total result of the questionnaire from the member based on the questionnaire number registered in the database in advance. With that, the associate member of the identification number to be questionnaire information is inputted to the member, based on the identification number, and outputs the response date information for the associate member of the survey results and questionnaire to the member. Further, in this case, regardless of whether or not the identification number of the associate member who is the subject of the questionnaire information is input by the member, the aggregated result of the survey results of all the associate members that the member has marked as the subject of the questionnaire in the second database in advance. Is output to the member.

Further, the associate member makes an access request to the member when the information in the first and second databases is downloaded to the member's storage means. Further, in the business card holder of the present invention, when a member exchanges business cards, the pocket storing the first business card to be handed to the other party is set in each page in advance, and the business card holder is stored in the pocket of each page. First
An index with the identification number of the business card is installed corresponding to the pocket.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the member keeps the personal information of the member himself / herself registered in the center, and also notifies the center of any change, so that the database in the center can always maintain the current status.

Further, according to the present invention, when a member's business card is exchanged, the number uniquely assigned to each business card is entered in the business card received from the other party, and the number possessed by each member and each business card are assigned. The registered number and the business card information received from the other party are registered in the database in the center. As a result, it is possible to grasp the information of the person who handed the business card by accessing the center and use the information for distributing the questionnaire.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to limit the number of times of access to the information registered in the center from the other party who handed over the business card, by setting the upper limit of the number of times of access, according to the will of the member. . As a result, each time the associate member uses the center, the remaining count is subtracted, and when the associate member uses the center, the remaining count = 0 or the scheduled change date of the personal identification number is past the day before the scheduled personal identification If you have not changed the number, you cannot use it unless you forcibly change this PIN. As a result, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use due to leakage of the personal identification number after registration of the personal identification number and use by an unqualified person.

Further, according to the present invention, by reflecting the information from the system having the personal information existing outside to the database holding the personal information of the quasi-members other than the members of the center, the quasi-member information of the non-members is always maintained. As the current status is maintained, associate members do not need to send greetings to members even if there are changes.

Further, according to the present invention, when a member conducts a questionnaire, the center requests a questionnaire for associate members registered in a database in the center,
Based on the request, the center can distribute the questionnaire to the quasi-members of the questionnaire, obtain answers, totalize the results, and notify the totalized results to the members.

Further, according to the present invention, a personal identification number hidden by a sticker is printed on the echo business card for members,
When the associate member obtains the member information, by allowing the associate member to input the hidden secret identification number, the member information is not accidentally disclosed to the third party.

Further, since the business card holder of the present invention is configured to recognize which business card is given to the other party when exchanging the business card, the business card passed to the other party was inserted at the time of exchanging the business card. By inserting the business card received from the associate member in the pocket of the page, enter the card number of the business card handed by the member himself to the business card from the associate member, and give it when registering the associate member information Correspondence between business cards and associate members is possible.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the definition of each term used in the following description will be described. Echo Business Card The Echo Business Card has, as notation information, a unique identification number unique to the business card and personal information of a member who has subscribed to the Echo Business Card Management Center and has received the Echo Business Card from the center.

Confidential information such as a temporary personal identification number generated at the center is printed on the echo business card, and the printed surface is hidden by the coating means. The notation information on the echo business card is
Each member is registered in the member file of the center, and confidential information such as the identification number of each echo business card, temporary personal identification number, etc. and the notation information of the business card of the other party (associate member) obtained by exchanging with the echo business card, etc. It is registered in the associate member file of.

When exchanging the echo business card with the business card of the other party (associate member), the member transcribes the identification number of the echo business card on the business card received from the other party, and the written information and the other party on the business card received from the other party. It has a usage form in which it is registered in an associate member file of the center together with attribute information, remaining frequency, and questionnaire related information.

The other party (associate member) who exchanges the business card with the member and obtains the echo business card removes the concealing film of the echo business card, reads the temporary personal identification number, and inputs this to the center together with the identification number on the echo business card. , This personal identification number is registered, and there is a usage form in which it is possible to acquire the personal information and the like of the echo business card notifier, acquire questionnaire information, and reply to the questionnaire.

Echo Business Card Management Center A unique member number is given to each member who joins the center.
In addition, a unique identification number including a membership number is given and a personal identification number is generated, and a personal membership file in which these personal identification information is entered is stored.

The center distributes to each member an IC card (membership card) in which a unique identification number and a personal identification number are entered for each member and which has a storage means. The center has a quasi-members file in which confidential information such as the identification number of the echo business card and the provisional personal identification number is registered to the member as soon as possible.

When exchanging the echo business card with the business card of the other party (associate member), the member transcribes the identification number on the echo business card on the business card received from the other party, and the written information on the business card received from the other party and When the center sends the attribute information about the other party, questionnaire qualifications, remaining frequency, and the scheduled date for changing the personal identification number to the center, the center receives the notation information received with the identification number as key data, and other information corresponding to the associate member file. Record in the area. The member can update his / her own personal information in the member file of the center from the terminal.

The person who received the echo business card (associate member)
After entering the temporary PIN and the identification PIN of the echo business card, the main PIN is registered in the center.After that, if the associate member enters the identification number and PIN, the center will enter the business card for the associate member. Provide the personal information of the notifier and questionnaire information such as questionnaire form, and accept the answers to the questionnaire.

The center has a questionnaire file in which the questionnaire response results of each associate member are totaled. When an associate member who is qualified to answer the question answers the questionnaire, the answer date and the answer result are recorded in the corresponding area of the associate member file, and the questionnaire file is updated. Also, when there is an inquiry from the member, these reply date and reply result of the associate member are transmitted to the member. When a member inquires about the questionnaire totalization result, the totalization result existing in the questionnaire file is sent.

The center uses the identification number including the member number of the member of the member file as key data to the storage means in the member's IC card through the communication line and the member of the associate member file. Download the notation information of associate members with the identification number including the member number as a key data, and others.

In order to maintain the contents of the associate member file at present, the associate member file is updated through the communication line by the external file of the external center which is separately maintained at present. Member file, associate member file, questionnaire file, BO
Using a storage device having an X file, a general telephone, a display telephone, and a FAX as terminals, voice response is possible and the contents of various files in the storage device are converted into FAX signals.
It includes a voice FAX response unit for transmission, a display telephone, and a modem line control unit having a modem for data communication with an external center, and a center CPU for controlling these devices.

In the following description, a member means a person who has subscribed to a service for managing business cards (echo business card management service), and a business card (echo business card) that can be used only by the member from the service providing side (center). ), A membership card (IC card), and a device for using the membership card.
An associate member refers to a person who receives an echo business card from the member and can access information with the center, and is a member (member who has received the echo business card from a member who subscribes to the echo business card management service). Associate members) and non-members (non-member quasi-members) who have not subscribed to the echo business card management service that received an echo business card from a member.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the echo business card management system of the present invention. The system shown in the figure is a member 100 who subscribes to the echo business card management service, an associate member 200 who does not subscribe to the echo business card management service, and an echo center (hereinafter referred to as a center) that manages the entire echo business card management service system. ) 300, center 300 and members 10
0, an associate member 200, a public network 400 for communicating with other devices, and an external center 500 that exists outside the echo business card management service system and holds predetermined personal information. The respective devices of the member 100 and the associate member 200 are connected to the center 300 via the public network 400. Also,
The center 300 and the external center 500 are connected by the dedicated line 14.

The member 100 is a display telephone 101.
The facsimile device (hereinafter referred to as FAX) 102 and the associate member 200 have a general telephone 201 and a FAX 202. The center 300 includes a FAX mail line control unit 310, a modem line control unit 320, and a voice FAX response unit 3.
30, storage unit for facsimile (hereinafter referred to as BOX file) 340, member file 350, associate member file 3
60, questionnaire file 370, modem line controller 3
80 and a center CPU 390.

The external center 500 has an external file 51.
0, a modem communication control unit 520, and a change instruction unit 530. The present invention has a function as shown in FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the system function of the present invention. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 2, the center CPU 390 includes a file management unit 39.
1, a communication management unit 392, and a questionnaire processing unit 393.

In the figure, the member terminal 100 requests the file management unit 391 of the center 300 for the self information and the information of the other party with which the business card is exchanged.
A process of reflecting information in the member file 350 and the associate member file 360 will be described.

When the member terminal 100 conducts a questionnaire for associate members, the member terminal 100 requests the questionnaire processing unit 393 of the center 300 to execute a questionnaire for a specific associate member from the center. Will be sent. Is the information of the file in the external center 500, periodically, or when a change occurs,
A process of reflecting in the associate member file 360 in the center 300 is shown.

Details of each of the above processes will be described in each of the following embodiments. The member 100 has a display telephone 101,
It has a facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as FAX) 102. The display telephone 101 is an IC card reader
It has a writer, a display, a modem, a keyboard, a telephone function line controller and a terminal CPU. The IC card is a storage medium that is handed to only the member at the time of joining as a member with the center 300, in which a service number uniquely set for each member and a personal identification number registered by the member are stored in advance. There is. When the member uses the membership card (IC card), the IC card is inserted into the IC card dedicated slot of the display telephone 101, the service number and the personal identification number are input from the keyboard, and the verification process is performed. Later, input processing such as registration becomes possible.

The IC card reader / writer has a function of reading the membership card (IC card) of the member. The membership card, which is an IC card, has the contents shown in FIG. In the figure, each item has the same configuration as the member file 350 described later, and thus the details will be described later.

The display telephone 101 and the FAX 102 of the member 100 are connected to the public network 400 by the public communication line 17.
FAX mail line control unit 310 of the center 300 via the
Connected to. In addition, the general telephone 201 of the associate member 200
And the FAX 202 also via the public communication line 17 and the public network 40.
FAX mail line control unit 31 of the center 300
Connected to 0.

The display telephone 101 can instruct the registration / change of the personal information of the member himself / herself, the registration of the information of the associate member who gave the business card, the questionnaire request, the questionnaire result request processing and the like. These processing selections are performed by selecting and inputting the items displayed on the display.
In addition, for each process, a process classification is set individually and is added to the transmission request information transmitted to the center 300.

Associate member 200 is a general telephone 201 and FAX
With 202. The FAX mail line control unit 310 of the center 300 controls the communication line 17, such as response and disconnection, and is connected to the voice FAX response unit 330. The voice FAX response unit 330 responds to the communication partner by voice. In the BOX file 340, the questionnaire form is FA
It is stored in a format that allows X output.

Each file of the center 300 will be described below. Since the member file 350 managed by the center 300 is the same as the content shown in FIG. 3, the content of FIG. 3 will be described as the member file 350 in the following description. The member file 350 is composed of key data corresponding to the key used for searching the member file, information on the member's own business card, and questionnaire items to be surveyed. The key data is uniquely assigned to each member by the center 300. It has a service number 351 (the upper 4 digits are a member number and is unique for each member, and the lower 4 digits are "0000" for all members) and a personal identification number 352. Business card information is the member's name 35
3, company name 354, position 355, phone number 356, FA
It has an X number of 357. Questionnaire items are uniquely assigned to each questionnaire, questionnaire number 358, answer deadline 3
Have 59.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the associate member file of the present invention. The associate member file 360 shown in the figure is composed of n records, and one record corresponds to the business card information that the member 100 has acquired from the associate member 200 in a 1: 1 relationship. That is, as many records as the number of business cards of associate members received when the member 100 handed over the business cards are registered.

The associate member file 360 is composed of key data, associate member data, and questionnaire data. The key data has a service number 61 and a personal identification number 62 given to each member. At the time of search, the service number 61 is used. The personal identification number 62 is a number used for access permission.

In the associate member data, the name 63 and the company name 6
4, position 65, telephone number 66, FAX number 67, temporary PIN number 68, remaining number of 69, actual PIN change date 70, partner member number 78 which is the member number of the other party when members exchange business cards , PIN code registration date 79, which is the latest date when the associate member changed the PIN code, attribute of associate member (1)
71, and attribute (2) 72 (attributes are coded and filled with hobbies, etc.).

Questionnaire number 7 is included in the questionnaire data.
7, answer qualification 73, answer date 74, Q1 answer number 75,
Q2 There is an answer number 76. The questionnaire file will be described in the fourth embodiment below. This PIN number 6
2. The default of the personal identification number 68 is a space.

Next, the business card will be described. FIG. 5 shows an echo business card of a member of the present invention. The echo business card 81 shown in the figure is to be passed from the member to the member or from the member to the associate member. Echo business card 81 has notation 81
1. The member number 816 uniquely given to each member when the center 300 creates the echo business card 81 and the temporary personal identification number 8
13, a concealment sticker 814 for concealing the temporary personal identification number, a telephone number 815 of the center 300, and a card number 822 given to the sequence for each business card are written. The card number 822 is a four digit number following the member number 816. The member number 816 and the card number 822 are the service number 812.
To form. That is, the upper four digits of the service number 812 are the membership number 816 and the lower four digits are the card number 822. The card number of the member himself / herself (the last four digits of the service number) in the membership card and the member file is “0000”.

When providing this business card to the members, the center 3
00 generates a management personal identification number 813 for each echo business card 81, registers this in the associate member file 360 together with the service number given to each echo business card 81, and pre-assigns the temporary personal identification number 813 to the echo business card 81. It is printed, and it is hidden by an opaque concealment sticker 814. Member 100
Gives this business card 81 to the other party,
2. Register the temporary personal identification number 813 and the business card information received from the other party in the associate member file 360 of the center 300. A method may be considered in which the center does not register the temporary personal identification number 813 in the associate member file 360 in advance when the echo business card 81 is provided. In this case, the center pre-registers the correspondence table of the card number and the temporary personal identification number together with the card. It is sent to the member, and after the member exchanges the business card with the associate member, the temporary secret code number 813 is registered in the center, which requires a troublesome work.

Further, the associate member 200 removes the sticker 814 of the echo business card 81 at the time of first accessing the member information,
The provisional personal identification number 813 and the service number 812 are input to the center 300. The center 300 confirms that the service number in the associate member file 360 matches the temporary personal identification number, and prompts the user to input the main personal identification number. When the associate member 200 inputs this personal identification number, the center 300 registers it in the associate member file 360. After that, Center 3 for associate members
Whenever the personal identification number entered by the associate member 200 is correct, the member information is sent to the associate member each time the user accesses 00. Further, when the business card 81 is changed due to transfer, the member again registers it in the member file 360 via the center 300.

FIG. 6 shows a general business card of a non-member quasi-member of the present invention. Information 821 shown in the figure includes information on non-member associate members. FIG. 7 shows a general business card in which the member has handed over the card number 822 of the echo business card after the acquisition of the general business card. [First Embodiment] 1. Member Information Registration Process FIG. 8 is a sequence chart showing the member information registration process of the first embodiment of the present invention. First, a case will be described in which member information is registered (newly subscribed) in the center (hereinafter referred to as center) 300.

Step 101) The member 100 sends the name, company name, job title, telephone number, and FAX number, which are the business card information, as a registration request by mail or FAX 102.
It is transmitted to the center 300. Step 102) Upon receiving the application request from the member 100, the center 300 generates a unique service number and a personal identification number for each member.

Step 103) The center 300 stores the generated service number and personal identification number in the member file 350 together with the received information. Step 104) The created echo business card is delivered to the member 100, and the business card information stored in the member file 350, the generated service number and the key data of the personal identification number are written on the IC card (membership card) and delivered to the member. To do.

2. Business Card Exchange Between Member and Non-Member Associate Member Next, a case where a business card is exchanged between a member and a non-member quasi-member will be described. FIG. 9 is a sequence chart at the time of exchanging business cards between a member and a non-member associate member according to the first embodiment of this invention. In the following description, an echo business card owned by a member will be referred to as a business card A, and a general business card owned by an associate member will be referred to as a business card B. In addition, an associate member means a non-member associate member.

Step 201) The member 100 passes the business card A to the associate member 200, and acquires the general business card B from the associate member 200. At this time, the business card A given by the member 100 is the business card shown in FIG. 5, and the temporary personal identification number is concealed by the concealment sticker. The business card B given to the member 100 by the associate member 200 is a business card as shown in FIG.

Step 202) The business card B is acquired from the associate member 200. At this time, the member 100 makes a note of the card number of the business card handed to him / herself on the business card B obtained from the associate member 200. The card number is assigned by the center 300 to each business card when the business card is generated. In this embodiment, the card numbers are sequentially assigned. When the member 100 hands the associate members 200 in the order of numbers, it is not necessary to write down the card numbers, but when handing them randomly, the business card A
It is also possible to make a note of the card number in advance, hand it over, and then collate it with the card number of the remaining business card A.
An example of using the card holder will be described later.

Step 203) The member 100 asks the center 300 to use the display telephone 101.
Looking at the service number 61 of the business card A and the business card B notation information given to the associate member 200, as the personal information of the associate member 200, a name 63, a company name 64, a position 65, a telephone number 66, a fax number 67, an attribute (1), Attribute (2) (coded hobbies etc.) 71 and 72 are transmitted. In addition, later, associate member 2
When there is an inquiry (access) from 00, the remaining number of occurrences 69 indicating how many times the access is permitted and the quasi-member forcibly changes the personal identification number from the center for the first access to the member after this date. The scheduled change date 70 of the required personal identification number is also transmitted. The information input and transmitted by these members will be referred to as business card information.

Step 204) Upon receiving the transmission information from the member 100, the center CPU 390 of the center 300 registers it in the associate member file 360 according to the format shown in FIG. If the member 100 wants to confirm the information of the associate member 200, the card number given at the time of exchanging the business card is also registered in the associate member file 360 as the last four digits of the service number. It is also possible to input the own service number (own member number + 0000) and the card number, and send the inquiry request for the quasi-member information.

Step 206) When the center 300 receives the inquiry request, the center 300 accesses the associate member file 360 with the input own service number and card number and reads the information of the associate member corresponding to the service number. Step 207) The center 300 transmits the read information to the member 100 using the FAX mail line control unit 310 or the modem line control unit 320.

3. Business Card Exchange Between Members Next, the case of exchanging business cards between members will be described. FIG. 10 is a sequence chart when exchanging business cards between members and accessing partner information according to the first embodiment of this invention.

The exchange of business cards between members is basically the same as the exchange of members and non-member quasi-members in FIG. 9, that is, for each member, the other party is regarded as a quasi-member (member quasi-member),
Echo business cards received from the other party are treated as ordinary business cards and processed. In the following description, the echo business card owned by the member A will be referred to as a business card A, and the echo business card owned by the member B will be referred to as a business card B.

Step 150) It is assumed that the center 300 obtains the personal registration information from the member 100 and, upon receiving a business card creation request, creates a business card and delivers it to each member. Step 151) A business card is exchanged between the member A and the member B, and the member A gives the card number of the business card handed to him / her.
Make a note on business card B obtained from member B. The card number is assigned by the center 300 to each business card when the business card is generated. In this embodiment, the card numbers are sequentially assigned. The memo method is the same as that described with reference to FIG. Similarly, the member B makes a note of the card number of the business card handed to him / herself on the business card A acquired from the member A.

Step 152) First, it is explained that the member A is the main member and the member B is a member quasi-member of the member A. The member 100 sends the display telephone 1 to the center 300.
Using 01, the service number of the business card A given to the other member B (member associate member) (written on the business card B), the temporary PIN, and the business card B obtained from the other member B (member associate member) The member number (first four digits of the service number) (this is the partner member number 78) is transmitted. In addition, later, inquiries (access) from the other member B (member Associate Member) 200
If there is, the remaining number of 69 indicating how many times the access is permitted and the partner member B (member associate member) forcibly changes the personal identification number from the center with the first access to the member after this date. The scheduled change date 70 of the required personal identification number is also transmitted as business card information.

Step 153) The center 300 reads the business card information of the member file 300 of the member B with the service number obtained by adding 0000 to the received member number of the member B as key data, and the service number of the business card A that received it. Is transcribed to the corresponding item of the quasi-membership data of the quasi-membership file 360 with the key data as key data, and the remaining frequency, the scheduled change date of the personal identification number, and the partner member number are also entered.

Step 154, Step 155) In Steps 152 and 153, if member A is read as member B and member B is read as member A, the processing is the same, so description will be omitted. Step 156) When member A wants to confirm the information of member B (member quasi-member), he / she inputs his / her own service number and the card number noted on business card B, and sends an inquiry request for member B (member quasi-member) information. It is also possible to do so.

Step 157) Upon receiving the inquiry request, the center 300 accesses the associate member file 360 with the entered own service number and card number, and obtains information on the member B (member associate member) corresponding to the service number. read out. Step 158) The center 300 sends the read information to the F
It is transmitted to the member 100 (member A) using the AX mail line control unit 310 or the modem line control unit 320.

Step 159, Step 160, Step 161) Member A at Steps 156, 157, 158
The process is the same if is read as member B and member B as member A, so the description is omitted. 4. Member File Update Process FIG. 11 is a sequence chart of a member file update process according to the first embodiment of this invention.

Step 301) The member 100 notifies the center 300 of the changed item together with its own service number when the position, telephone number, FAX number, etc. are changed due to the transfer. Specifically, the IC card is inserted into the IC card slot of the display telephone 101, and the own service number 351 and the personal identification number 352 are input. Own service number 351 and PIN number 3 in the IC card
It is assumed that the setting is made such that when 52 matches the keyed-in own service number and the personal identification number, the information to be changed can be input.

Step 302) The center 300 is a member 1
When the notification is received from 00, the business card whose content is changed is generated. At this time, not only the changed item but also the service number and the personal identification number can be changed. Step 303) The center 300 delivers the generated updated business card to the member.

Step 304) The center 300 updates the member file 350 for the changed item. Step 305) The center 300 downloads the updated contents of the member file 350 to the IC card of the member 100.

Step 306) Further, the center 300
Accesses the associate member file 360 and updates the item to be changed in accordance with the change of the member file 350. 5. Access of Member Information from Associate Member Next, a case where an associate member accesses member information will be described.

FIG. 12 is a sequence chart when the associate member accesses the member information according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Step 401) When the member 100 determines in advance that the member 100 may give his / her own information to the center 300 regarding the associate member having the received business card B, as described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, As a predetermined number of times of access,
A predetermined number of times is set to the remaining number 369 of the associate member file 360 for each associate member. When the information is not provided, the residual number 360 = 0 may be set. Further, the associate PIN is scheduled to set the scheduled PIN change date 70 at which the PIN is forcibly requested by the center to be changed by the first access to the member after this date.

Step 402) According to the voice guidance from the center 300, the service number 81 of the echo business card 81
Associate member inputs 2. Step 403) The center 300 determines whether the main personal identification number of the quasi-member file of the input service number is a space or has been entered.

Step 404) In the case of space in Step 403, according to the voice guidance from the center 300,
Associate member enters temporary PIN. Step 405) The center 300 confirms that the input temporary PIN and the temporary PIN of the corresponding associate member file match.

Step 406) In case of disagreement in step 405, voice guidance is provided to the effect that it cannot be used because of disagreement. (Step 407) If there is a match in Step 405,
The center 300 requests the input of the personal identification number by voice guidance.

Step 408) The associate member inputs this personal identification number. Step 409) The center 300 registers the input personal identification number in the item of the personal identification number of the corresponding associate member file, and writes the date of the day in the item of the personal identification number registration date.

Step 410) The center 300 confirms that the residual number is 1 or more. Step 411) When the remaining frequency is 0, the center 300 informs the associate member by voice that the access is not possible. Step 412) If the remaining frequency is ≧ 1, the center 30
0 reads the corresponding member file 350 using the member number of the first four digits of the service number of the associate member file as a key.

Step 413) The center 300 sends the read member information to the associate members by FAX. Step 414) The center 300 subtracts 1 from the remaining frequency of the corresponding quasi-member file.

Step 415) When the real secret code has been entered in step 403, the center 300 requests the associate member to input the real secret code by voice. Step 416) The associate member inputs this personal identification number. Step 417) The center 300 confirms that the input personal identification number and the personal identification number of the associate member file match.

Step 418) In the case of disagreement in step 417, the center 300 voice-guides to the associate member that it cannot be used because the personal identification numbers do not coincide. (Step 419) If they match in Step 417, it is determined whether it is established in the associate member file that the main security code registration date is before the main security code change scheduled date, and the scheduled date is before the current day. If judged and established, step 40
Returning to step 7, if not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 410.

In the above step 407, the input of the personal identification number from the center 300 is again required. The identification number input by the associate member is displayed when the concealment sticker of the business card A received from the member is removed. This is because the security code cannot be protected because it is visible from the surface if it is a temporary security code.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment described above, only the information about the member himself / herself is downloaded from the center 300 to the IC card of the member 100, but in the present embodiment, the member 100 Whenever a member accesses the center 300, the information of all associate members who handed out the business card A is also sent to the center 300.
It is a method of downloading from to the IC card. As a result, the IC card of the member always has the same data as the key data and the quasi-member data in the quasi-member file 360 of the center 300, and the quasi-member information can be retrieved only by the display telephone 101. It is possible to reduce the number of inquiries by connecting the quasi-member information to the center 300.

FIG. 13 is a sequence chart when the quasi-member of the second embodiment of the present invention downloads the information of all the members and the information of the members themselves to the IC card each time the members access the center. Further, in the present embodiment, the file capacity in the IC card (membership card) of the echo business card 81 needs to be a capacity capable of recording the key data and the quasi-membership data of all the quasi-member files of the member.

Step 501) FIG. 9 of the first embodiment,
At the end of the sequence charts of FIGS. 10 and 11, before disconnecting the connection with the display telephone 101, the center 300 sends the key data and the quasi-membership data of the quasi-membership files of all the quasi-members exchanged by the member to the IC card ( Download to Echo Business Card 81).

[Third Embodiment] Next, as a third embodiment of the present invention, as an organization different from the center 300, the quasi-membership file 36 is issued by a change instruction from an external center 500.
An example of changing the contents of 0 will be shown.

The external center 500 is made to have an external center 500 with a men's record, which has been converted into an electronic database, by an organization (for example, an issuing company such as a men's record) which currently maintains external personnel change information.
The center 300 is accessed from the external center 500 and updated at regular intervals or when information in the external center 500 changes.

The external center 500 uses the associate member file 36
The external file 510 has the same format as 0, the modem communication control unit 520, and the change instruction unit 530 for instructing the center 300 to change. The external center 500 is connected to the modem line controller 380 of the center 300.

Below, from the external center 500 to the center 30
A case where the associate member file 360 is changed for 0 will be described. The external center 500 is, for example, an associate member 2
If there is a change in your personal information for 00,
The system has a system for submitting change reports, and the contents of the change reports are regularly reflected in the external file 510. As a result, the external center 500 performs a process of regularly reflecting the information of the external file 510 in which the change information is reflected in the associate member file 360 of the center 300.

FIG. 14 is a sequence chart at the quasi-membership file change process of the third embodiment of the present invention. Step 601) Change instruction unit 53 of the external center 500
For 0, the external file 510 is searched for a record having a changed portion. This search method is to set the flag on the changed record or set the change date,
There is a method of extracting records after the date when the change information was reflected in the associate member file last time. In this way, when the changed record is extracted, the change instruction unit 530
The modem communication control unit 520 is instructed to transfer the information of the changed record to the center 300.

Step 602) The modem communication control unit 520 of the external center 500 is the modem line control unit 3 of the center.
The changed record is transmitted to the center 300 via the dedicated line 14 to 80. Step 603) When the modem line control unit 380 receives the information from the external center 500, the center CPU 390
To enter. The center CPU 390 is the external center 500
The associate member file 360 is read using the service number of the information transmitted from the key as a key, and the change target record is extracted.

Step 604) Next, the change information received from the external center 500 is overwritten on the change target record. As a result, the information in the associate member file 360 is changed. In step 603, if the record corresponding to the service number of the information transmitted from the external center 500 does not exist in the associate member file 360, it is treated as a new addition and added to the last record of the associate member file 360. .

Further, the change instruction section 53 of the external center 500
When the instruction to transmit the change data is given, 0 can give the change information with the change type and instruct the change information to be transferred. For example, in the case of change, "1", in the case of new record addition, "2", in the case of deleted record,
It is also possible to add "3".

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, as a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an example of conducting a questionnaire survey from members to associate members will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the center 3
00 has a questionnaire file 370. FIG.
Shows an example of a questionnaire file of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The questionnaire file 370 records the questionnaire totalization result.

The questionnaire file 370 has a unique questionnaire number for each questionnaire as a key, and a record is formed for each questionnaire number. In this embodiment, the upper 4 digits of the 6 digits of the questionnaire number match the upper 4 digits of the service number (member number).

The questionnaire number 3701 and the response deadline 3705 in the questionnaire file 370 are entered when the member sets the questionnaire on the display telephone 101, and the number of qualified persons (A) 3702 indicates the answer qualification in the associate member file 360. The number of associate members is set to 1 ”. Other items are totaled and entered by the center 300 when the associate member 200 answers the questionnaire. FIG.
[Fig. 6] is a sequential chart at the time of a questionnaire survey of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Step 700) Member 100 is associate member 2
In the case of conducting a questionnaire survey with respect to 00, using the display telephone 101, the questionnaire number 3701 and the response deadline 3705 are input / transmitted, registered in the corresponding items of the questionnaire file 370, and prepared as shown in FIG. The questionnaire form is sent to the center 300 by FAX or mail and registered in the BOX file 340. Further, when setting the questionnaire, the member selects an associate member who answers the questionnaire, accesses the center from the display telephone 101, and inputs and sets the service number attached to the business card of the selected associate member. . Enter "1" (yes) in the questionnaire number and answer qualification to enter the center 30
0 to register them in the corresponding item of the corresponding associate member file 360. The registration in these centers may be performed when the business card B information in FIG. 9 is registered. The above is the questionnaire information for setting the questionnaire.

Step 701) The member 100 instructs the center CPU 390 of the center 300 to automatically deliver the questionnaire form via the display telephone 101. Step 702) The CPU 390 of the center 300 searches the associate member file 360 corresponding to the instructed member and selects the associate member whose answer qualification is “1” (qualified).

Step 703) Furthermore, the central CPU
390 acquires the facsimile number of the transmission destination from the FAX number 67 of the associate member file 360. Step 704) The center CPU 390 adds the name of the destination associate member acquired from the associate member file 360 to the questionnaire form registered in the BOX file 340, and acquires it to the FAX mail line controller 310 of the center 300. Instruct to connect to the fax number of the associated member.

Step 705) The FAX mail line control unit 310 takes out the questionnaire form from the BOX file 340 and broadcasts the questionnaire form to the FAX 202 of the corresponding associate member. Step 706) The associate member 200 fills in the questionnaire and sends it to the center 300.

Step 707) When the answer is answered from the associate member 200, the center 300 decrements the remaining access count and determines whether or not the associate member 200 is eligible to answer, or answers within the reply deadline. Determine if it has been done. Step 708) If there is no problem in step 707, answer information is filled in the questionnaire data of the corresponding associate member file 360, and all respondents are totaled and written in the questionnaire file 370.

Step 709) The member 100 requests the questionnaire result. Step 710) The FAX mail line control unit 310 of the center 300 edits the tabulation result from the questionnaire file 370 into a predetermined FAX output format. Step 711) The center 300 faxes the tabulation result to the member 100 as a questionnaire result.

Note that the totaling of the questionnaire information in the above step 710 can be designed by software as appropriate according to the contents of the questionnaire, and the questionnaire file of FIG. 15 is only one example. For example, the questionnaire is not limited to the selection format and the ones that can be totaled, so the method of setting the questionnaire file and the method of editing the questionnaire result are arbitrary. In this embodiment, an example in which numerical values can be collected is shown, but in the present invention, the type of questionnaire does not matter. In the present invention, the member conducts a questionnaire survey by FAX at the center 3
00, the center 300 sends a questionnaire to a specific associate member 200, and the center 300 receives the answers to the questionnaire from the associate members who are qualified to reply.
The form of processing does not matter as long as it can notify the user.

The FAX output format of step 710 can be designed arbitrarily. Also,
The example of step 706 in FIG. 16 described above is an example of using the FAX, but the center 300 connects to the general telephone 201 capable of outputting the touch tone of the associate member 200, and the voice FA is connected.
Associate member 2 in response to a question by voice from the X response section 330
There is also a method of conducting a questionnaire survey by inputting a response number with a touch tone button after 00 inputs a questionnaire number.

If necessary, take out the paper in advance.
The member 100 requests the associate member 200 by telephone or the like, and the FAX 202 extracts the questionnaire form from the BOX file 340, and the associate member 200 connects to the voice FAX response unit 330 from a general telephone capable of outputting touch tone, and provides voice guidance. Accordingly, there is also a method of inputting the service number 812 and the real secret code number 362 of the echo business card 81 owned by FIG. 12 and then inputting the questionnaire number and the answer number corresponding to the question using the touch tone button. In this case, steps 701 to 706 of this embodiment are unnecessary.

Further, when the member 100 requests the center 300 to collect the results of the answers collected by the center 300, the center automatically collects the answer status and outputs it to the terminal. This can be done any number of times within the response deadline. In addition, if the member wants to know the answer result of a specific associate member in addition to the aggregated result of all associate members (qualified persons) whose answer qualification is 1, the member can request the answer to the Echo Center questionnaire result. When the service number (identification number) of the echo business card given to the member is input, the center 300 reads the questionnaire data of the corresponding associate member file 360 with the input service number and sends it to the member.

Furthermore, when answering at the time of accepting an answer and taking out a questionnaire form, or by asking an associate member to take out a service number and a personal identification number to make an answer by using a telephone line for checking a match with an associate member file,
It is possible to prevent the unauthorized acquisition of the questionnaire form and the incorrect response of the questionnaire by an unqualified person by a member other than the person who exchanged the business card, and further, it is possible to enhance the effect by forcibly changing the password of the echo business card.

[Fifth Embodiment] A card holder used for exchanging business cards will be described below. FIG. 18 shows an example of a card holder according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The page mounts 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 of the holders are bound by the binding section 94, and an index 91 is fixed to each page. The index 91 is attached to the member 1 who is the holder of the holder 90.
00, the card number 822 of the last four digits of the service number 812 of the business card 81 is printed. In the figure, three cards with card numbers 0001, 0002, and 0003 are held, and each card number is printed as an index. Mount 90-1, 90-2, 9
On the surface of 0-3, the transparent paper 92 is at the upper and lower ends, and one end is the mount 90
-1, 90-2, 90-3 are adhered and adhered to each other by an adhesive portion 93 to form a pocket. Members are Center 3 in advance
The index card 9 in which the business card 81 supplied from 00 is written with the last four-digit card number 822 of the service number 812
Insert it in the pocket of page 1. After exchanging the business card, the business card B received from the other party is inserted into the pocket without the business card B given to the other party, and the card number 822 of the index 91 is written in the margin of the business card B later. .

The procedure by which a member (Taro Yamada) exchanges a business card A with an associate member (Ichiro Ito) for a general business card is shown below. FIG.
9 is a flow chart showing an example of use of the card holder of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Step 801) First, the member 100, Yamada, takes out the business card A81 given to Ito, the associate member 200, from the pocket of any page of the card holder.

Step 802) Ito, an associate member 200, prepares a general business card 82. Step 803) Yamada, member 100, and Ito, associate member 200, exchange their business cards. Step 804) At this point, associate member Ito becomes a associate member belonging to member Yamada. Yamada stores the business card B received from Ito in the pocket where the business card A given to Ito is extracted.

Step 805) Later, Yamada will make a business card B.
The card number 822 written in the index of the pocket in which is stored is entered in the margin of the business card B. With the above procedure, the card number 822 can be surely and easily entered on the business card B.

[0115] The echo business card is given to the other party, the card number on the echo business card is added to the business card received from the other party, and if this is registered in the center from the terminal, the other party's transfer information is always input and the current status is maintained. Without doing so, the latest business card information of the other party can be obtained from the center.

In the above embodiment, the membership card is I
Although the C card is used, magnetic or other medium can be used as long as it has a storage means, and a display telephone is used as a terminal, but a personal computer or the like can be used as long as it has the same function.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0118]

As described above, according to the present invention, if the personal information including the transfer information of oneself is registered in the center, the other party can easily use the echo business card to send a notation (self) from a fax machine or the like. Since you can know the transfer of the member, when the member transfers,
You can save the distribution and sending of greeting cards.

Further, according to the present invention, the current business card information of the other party with whom the business card has been exchanged can be easily obtained by accessing the center from the terminal, and the other party can also obtain the information from a terminal such as a fax machine.
Since the current business card information of the notifier can be easily obtained, the other party can reduce the shipment of greeting cards or the like notifying the change when the other person changes.

Further, according to the present invention, when the intention questionnaire is given to the person who exchanges the business card and the answers are aggregated, the questionnaire form is registered in the center in advance, and the questionnaire number, the response deadline, and the person who requests the response. If a number including the card number of the above is registered in the center from the terminal, the respondents will receive the paper by fax from the center, reply to the center by telephone, and the center will automatically total the results. Therefore, FAX the answer aggregation result at any time regardless of the response deadline.
Etc. can be obtained from the center. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of steps such as distribution, transmission, collection, and counting of questionnaire sheets.
Generally, when acquiring information from such a center via a communication line, only the person who owns the echo business card as a result of business card exchange needs to acquire the information.
In some cases, even a third unqualified person who is irrelevant to the person who acquired the echo business card can illegally acquire information.

According to the present invention, however, the remaining number of times the associate member accesses the member information, which is preset by the member, is exhausted, or the secret code is forcibly set on a certain day without notifying the other party in advance. By changing the number, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the business card by a third party.

Further, according to the present invention, it is necessary to transfer the card number of the echo business card given to the other party to the business card received from the other party at the time of exchanging the business card. However, if the present invention is implemented and a card holder is used. You can securely and easily transfer the card number to the business card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an echo business card management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a system function of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a membership card and a member file of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an associate member file of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an echo business card of a member of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a general business card of an associate member of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of entering a card number according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sequence chart showing a member information registration process according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a sequence chart at the time of exchanging business cards between a member and a non-member associate member according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 10 is a sequence chart at the time of exchanging business cards between members and accessing partner information according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 11 is a sequence chart of a member file update process according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 12 is a sequence chart when an associate member of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention accesses member information.

FIG. 13 is a sequence chart in which the associate member of the second embodiment of the present invention downloads the information of all the members and the information of the members themselves to the IC card each time the members access the center.

FIG. 14 is a sequence chart at a quasi-membership file change process according to the third embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire file according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a sequence chart at the time of a questionnaire survey of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire sheet according to a fourth example of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a business card holder according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an application example of the card holder according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 Private line 17 Public communication line 61 Service number 62 PIN number 63 Name 64 Company 65 Position 66 Telephone number 67 FAX number 68 Temporary PIN number 69 Residual number 70 Changed date of this PIN 71 Attribute 72 Attribute 74 Answer date 75 Q1 Answer number 76 Question 2 Answer Number 77 Questionnaire Number 78 Opponent Member Number 79 Registration Number of Personal Identification Number 81 Echo Business Card (Business Card for Member) 82 General Business Card (Business Card for Associate Member) 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 Page Mount 91- 1, 91-2, 91-3 Index 92 Transparent paper 93 Adhesive part 94 Binding part 100 Member 101 Display telephone 102 Facsimile device (FAX) 200 Associate member 201 General telephone 202 FAX 300 Center 310 FAX mail line controller 320 Modem line control Part 330 Voice FAX response part 3 0 BOX file 350 Member file 351 Service number 352 Personal identification number 353 Name 354 Company 355 Position 356 Phone number 357 FAX number 358 Questionnaire number 359 Answer deadline 360 Associate member file 370 Questionnaire file 380 Modem line control section 390 Center CPU 391 File management section Communication management unit 393 Questionnaire processing unit 400 Public network 500 External center 510 External file 520 Modem communication control unit 530 Change instruction unit 811 Notation information 812 Service number 813 PIN number 814 Concealment sticker 815 Center telephone number 816 Member number 821 Notation information 822 Card number 900 Delivery Name 901 Questionnaire Number 3701 Questionnaire Number 3702 Qualified Persons 3703 Response Qualification 3704 Response Rate 705 Response deadline 3706 Question 1 number of answers 1 3707 Question 1 number of answers 2 3708 Question 1 number of answers 3 3709 Total 3710 Occupancy rate 1 3711 Occupancy rate 2 3712 Occupancy rate 3 3713 Blank column 3714 Question 2 Number of answers 1 3715 Question 2 Number of answers 2 3716 Question 2 Number of answers 3 3717 Total 3718 Occupancy rate 1 3719 Occupancy rate 2 3720 Occupancy rate 3

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A center for managing business card information includes, when personal information of the member is input from a member who has subscribed to a service for managing the business card information, uniquely includes an identification number and confidential information together with the notation information. A business card management method, characterized in that a first business card is generated, passed to the member, and information of the generated first business card is registered in a first database in the center. 2. The business card management method according to claim 1, wherein the center downloads the contents of the first database into the storage means of the member each time the member makes an access. 3. The business card management method according to claim 1, wherein the first business card has a personal identification number hidden by the coating means as the confidential information and a card number uniquely assigned to each business card. 4. When the member exchanges a business card with a second business card, which is a business card of an associate member, the member passes the first business card to the associate member, and the associate member includes the The second business card is given to the member, and the member gives the second business card to the associate member.
The card number of the business card is filled in, the member transmits, to the center, the second business card information and the card number of the first business card given to the associate member as associate member registration information, The business card management method according to claim 1, wherein the center registers the associate member registration information received from the member in a second database. 5. The business card management method according to claim 4, wherein the center downloads the information of the second database into the storage means of the member. 6. When updating the first database, the center acquires change information from the member and updates the contents of the first database based on the change information. Business card management method. 7. When updating the second database, the center acquires change information from a storage unit having change information of the associate member, and the second information is acquired based on the change information.
6. The business card management method according to claim 5, wherein the contents of the database are updated. 8. The personal identification number in which, when the associate member accesses the second database, the member changes and registers the access limit number and the personal identification number in advance for each of the associate members in the second database. The registration date is registered, the center searches the second database with the key information for searching the second database input from the associate member, and the information of the corresponding associate member is the first If it exists in the database of No. 2, if the PIN is requested, the validity is confirmed by the PIN entered by the associate member, and if the access count of the associate member is less than or equal to the access limit count, The fourth database is searched, and the acquired information is sent to the associate member.
The business card management method described. 9. The business card management method according to claim 8, wherein the access limit number is subtracted once each time the associate member accesses the information of the first database. 10. The center registers a password change scheduled date in advance, and when the access limit number reaches 0 and the date of access has passed the scheduled change date, and the password registered date. 9. The business card management method according to claim 8, wherein if the date is before the scheduled change date, the associate member is instructed to change the personal identification number. 11. When the member conducts a questionnaire survey to associate members, the member previously marks the associate member who is the subject of the questionnaire in the second database, and the questionnaire information and A questionnaire identification number that is uniquely set for each questionnaire is registered, and the associate member sends the identification number and the personal identification number of the associate member to the center. Based on the registered questionnaire information and the marking, it is determined whether or not the associate member is qualified to reply, and if it is determined that the center is qualified to reply, the associate member answers the questionnaire, and the center Collects the answers received from the associate members,
When a request is made from the member to request the total result of the questionnaire with the questionnaire number registered in the database in advance by the member, the member inputs the identification number of the associate member who is the subject of the questionnaire information. If you do
Based on the identification number, the result of the associate member's questionnaire, the answer date information to the questionnaire, and the result of collecting the questionnaire of all the associate members subject to the questionnaire information, and the identification of the associate member whose member is the subject of the questionnaire information If the number is not entered, the result of the questionnaire survey of all the quasi-members subject to the questionnaire is output to the member.
The business card management method described. 12. The quasi-member makes an access request to the member when the information of the first and second databases is downloaded to the storage unit of the member. The business card management method described. 13. When a member exchanges business cards, a pocket storing the first business card to be handed to the other party is set in each page in advance, and the first pocket stored in the pocket of each page is set. A business card holder, wherein an index on which the identification number of the business card is recorded is installed corresponding to the pocket.