KR101788056B1 - Electronic business card - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic business card of the present invention can comprise: an acquisition unit acquiring contact information by using wireless communication; a storage unit storing the contact information; and a display unit displaying the contact information. Since contact information is able to be exchanged through wireless communication by the electronic business card of the present invention, it is possible to acquire contact information of the other party at once without having to directly input the name, address, and telephone number of the other party.

Description

Electronic business card {ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD}

The present invention relates to an electronic business card in which a plurality of contacts are stored.

Generally, when introducing yourself to the other party, it is common to exchange business cards printed on paper. Business cards made of paper are stored in wallets or business card holders. If the number of business cards is increased, it is not easy to carry and there is a possibility of being lost. In order to find necessary contacts, it is necessary to check the business cards one by one. not.

In order to simplify the management of business cards, portable terminals such as an electronic notebook or PDA supporting an address book function are used.

The user stores and uses the business card data in the portable terminal. However, the conventional portable terminal has to input and store the business card information by key operation, so that it is troublesome to use and it is not easy to input a large amount of information at a time. In addition, there is a disadvantage in that it is not possible to input a special design or company logo written on a business card. The address book function is one of the additional functions provided by the portable terminal. Since the input means and the display means are integrally provided in addition to the management of the card data as well as various additional functions, there is a problem .

Korean Patent Registration No. 0609770 discloses a technique for carrying a portable unit capable of confirming card data when the user carries it and a data input unit for connecting data to the portable unit when the card data is input have.

Korean Patent Registration No. 0609770

The present invention is intended to provide an electronic business card capable of easily exchanging contact information.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Other objects, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, It will be possible.

An electronic business card of the present invention includes an acquiring unit for acquiring contact information using wireless communication; A storage unit for storing a plurality of the contact information; And a display unit for displaying the contact information.

The electronic business card of the present invention includes a case in which the acquiring unit, the storage unit, and the display unit are installed, the display unit is formed on one side of the case, and a storage unit capable of inserting a business card is formed on the other side of the case .

The electronic business card of the present invention can exchange contacts through wireless communication. Therefore, the contact information of the other party can be acquired at once without needing to directly input the name, address, and telephone number of the other party.

In addition, the electronic business card of the present invention has an advantage that various logos and the like can be simultaneously received and displayed in the course of acquiring contact information.

In addition, since the electronic business card of the present invention selectively stores only contact information among various pieces of information acquired through wireless communication, it can operate normally even if it is placed in an environment capable of communicating with a plurality of types of terminals. Accordingly, the user can exchange contact information with the other party without having to set up the communication environment of the electronic business card or the terminal for wireless communication connection.

The electronic business card of the present invention may have limited communication coverage within 1m to prevent contact information from being transmitted to an undesired terminal, or may exchange contact information by using a laser or infrared ray which proceeds only in one direction.

1 is a block diagram showing an electronic business card of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing an electronic business card of the present invention.
3 is a schematic view showing the operation of the processing section.
4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication state between the acquiring unit and the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience. In addition, terms defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Definitions of these terms should be based on the content of this specification.

1 is a block diagram showing an electronic business card of the present invention.

The electronic business card shown in FIG. 1 may include an acquiring unit 110, a storage unit 150, and a display unit 170.

The acquiring unit 110 can acquire the contact information using the wireless communication.

The acquiring unit 110 may include a short-range wireless communication module such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi, and may communicate with an external terminal or another electronic business card using a wireless communication module .

The contact information acquired by the acquiring unit 110 via the wireless communication may include various information printed on the paper card 10. [ For example, the contact information may include a name, an address, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like of the other party of the user having the electronic business card. In addition, the contact information may include various logos printed on the paper card 10.

The various contact information obtained through the acquiring unit 110 may be stored in the storage unit 150.

The storage unit 150 may store a plurality of contact information including the contact information of the owner of the electronic business card.

The display unit 170 may display the contact information stored in the storage unit 150. [ The display unit 170 may include a display in which contact information is visually displayed.

An electronic business card may be provided with an input unit for selecting one of a plurality of contact information to display desired contact information among a plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit 150. [ For example, the input unit may include an input button (not shown) provided on the touch screen or the case 190 integrally formed with the display unit 170.

According to the storage unit 150, the display unit 170, and the input unit, a plurality of contact information can be managed by one electronic business card. At this time, a plurality of pieces of contact information stored in the storage unit 150 may be acquired through the acquisition unit 110. [ Therefore, if a user who wishes to exchange a business card with a partner simply turns on the acquisition unit 110 of the electronic business card, the contact of the other party is obtained through the acquisition unit 110 and then stored in the storage unit 150, 170 < / RTI >

2 is a perspective view showing an electronic business card of the present invention.

Depending on the user, the user may want to exchange paper cards with the other party. The electronic business card of the present invention may include a case 190 so that the exchange of paper business cards is easily accommodated.

The acquisition unit 110, the storage unit 150, and the display unit 170 may be installed in the case 190 to form an external appearance of the electronic business card. The case 190 may be formed in the size of a paper card, and the display unit 170 may be formed on one side of the case 190. At this time, a receiving portion 191 for receiving a business card (including a synthetic resin) can be formed on the other surface of the case 190.

The case 190 may be formed in a plate shape similar to a paper card.

The acquiring unit 110 may not only receive the contact information but also may transmit the contact information stored in the storage unit 150 to another terminal.

For example, the acquiring unit 110 may transmit display information displayed on the display unit 170 among a plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit 150 to another terminal.

The display unit 170 may display representative information set as a representative value among a plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit 150 when the power is turned on. Accordingly, when the electronic business card is powered on and transmission of the contact information is requested through the input unit, the representative information displayed on the display unit 170 can be automatically transmitted through the acquisition unit 110. [ If the representative information is the contact information of the user having the electronic business card, the effect of exchanging the actual paper business card can be derived.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first user XXX and the second user YYY exchange contact information.

Each user may be in possession of an electronic business card of the present invention.

When the respective users meet each other and turn on their own electronic business cards, the acquiring unit 110 provided in the electronic business card of the first user and the acquiring unit 110 provided in the electronic business card of the second user communicate with each other And send and receive contact information.

When the power of the electronic business card is turned on, representative information can be displayed on the display unit 170 of each electronic business card. At this time, the representative information of the electronic card held by the first user may be the contact information of the first user, and the representative information of the electronic card held by the second user may be the contact information of the second user.

Specifically, contact information including a photograph of the user XXX, a name XXX, a telephone number (Tel) 12345, and an e-mail (AAA) AAA may be displayed on the display part 170 of the electronic business card of the first user XXX have.

The display unit 170 of the electronic business card of the second user YYY may display the photograph of the user YYY, the name YYY, the telephone number Tel 54321, and the contact information including the e-mail BBB.

In this state, when the first user touches the touch screen 'tap' twice, the contact information of the first user can be transmitted to the electronic name card of YYY. Also, when the second user touches the touch screen 'tap' twice, the contact information of the second user can be transmitted to the electronic business card of XXX.

When the new contact information is received through the acquiring unit 110, the display unit 170 may display the received contact information on the display unit 170 before the user performs the additional operation. Therefore, the contact of the second user can be displayed on the display unit 170 of the electronic business card of the first user, and the contact of the first user can be displayed on the display unit 170 of the electronic business card of the second user.

Once the exchange of contacts is confirmed, the situation of exchanging business cards may be terminated.

According to the electronic business cards described above, both of an environment for acquiring contact information through wireless communication and an environment for exchanging paper business cards can be provided.

However, the environment in which the contact information is exchanged through the wireless communication can acquire the name and address of the other party at a time by one-touch operation or the like, and is not activated despite the advantage of easy management of the contact information. This is because the process of connecting the electronic business card with the communication between the other terminals is complicated and cumbersome compared with the exchange of paper business cards.

For example, suppose that the contact information is exchanged using Bluetooth.

The acquiring unit 110 may turn on the Bluetooth module to exchange contact information. Likewise, the other party can also activate the Bluetooth communication of the terminal.

At this time, all peripheral terminals capable of Bluetooth communication can be displayed on the display part 170 of the electronic business card. The user who has confirmed the display unit 170 should directly confirm which terminal among the plurality of terminals displayed on the display unit 170 is the other party. This problem can also occur in the case of the other party. If a password is entered in the Bluetooth communication of the other party's terminal, the user finds the corresponding password from the other party and inputs the corresponding password through the touch screen integrally formed on the display unit 170, It can become a state capable of communicating.

In the above process, it is necessary to inquire the other party's terminal for the exchange of the contact information, inquire the password for the communication connection, and the inquiry at this time may make the person who wants to exchange the simple contact uncomfortable. The environment for inquiring the name or password of the terminal to the other party should be excluded so that the environment for exchanging the contact information through wireless communication can be activated.

The acquiring unit 110 may communicate with all peripheral terminals located within a communicable range in order to exclude an environment in which the name or password of the terminal is inquired to the other party. For this, the acquiring unit 110 may be formed so that another terminal can be connected without a separate password. Accordingly, the acquiring unit 110 can receive not only the contact information, but also various information irrelevant to the contact information.

The electronic business card of the present invention may include a processing unit 130 to select contact information among various information received through the acquiring unit 110. [

3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the processing unit 130. As shown in FIG.

The processing unit 130 may process the reception information transmitted from the other terminal to the acquisition unit 110. [

The processing unit 130 determines whether the received information is the same as the protocol of the contact information. If the received information is different from the protocol of the contact information, the processing unit 130 can erase the received information.

The processing unit 130 may use the received information only as image data or text data displayed on the display unit 170. [ If the received information includes an executable code other than image data, the processing unit 130 can erase the received information without executing the executable code.

According to the above-described processing unit 130, all pieces of reception information that are not related to the contact information or cause hacking or the like are deleted, and only the contact information may be left.

For example, the acquiring unit 110 may receive the reception information from the first terminal and the second terminal in the vicinity. It is assumed that the reception information (1) of the first terminal contains contact information and the reception information (2) of the second terminal does not include contact information.

The acquiring unit 110 may receive both of the received information? And? From the first terminal and the second terminal located within the communicable range in order to solve the inconvenience of the user. The reception information (1) and (2) can be transmitted to the processing unit (130).

The processing unit 130 can analyze whether the protocol is correct or not by analyzing the received information? And?.

The processing unit 130 may store the received information " 1 " whose protocol is the same as the predetermined value and the execution code does not exist in the storage unit 150 after confirming the contact information. In addition, the processing unit 130 can display the reception information 1 & cir & on the display unit 170. [

Conversely, the processing unit 130 can transmit the reception information 1 & cir & According to this, the obtaining unit 110 is in a state in which only the contact information can be transmitted purely to another terminal. The contact information transmitted to the other terminal through the acquisition unit 110 may be processed and stored or displayed as the received information? In the corresponding terminal.

On the other hand, even when the processing unit 130 is provided, it is advantageous for the obtaining unit 110 to communicate only with the other party's terminal that wants to exchange the business card.

The communication coverage of the obtaining unit 110 may be limited so that communication is performed only with the terminal of the other party that is the subject of the business card exchange.

For example, the acquiring unit 110 may be configured to have communication coverage (communicable range) of less than 1 m, while being capable of communicating with all peripheral terminals located within a communicable range.

In general, the exchange of business cards can be done within a distance that each business card can be taken out and handed to. Therefore, the contact information can be sufficiently exchanged even within a communication coverage of 1 m or less. In addition, there is an advantage that the phenomenon of communication with other terminals in the vicinity is remarkably reduced.

However, in some cases, a plurality of electronic business cards or terminals may be disposed within 1m.

For example, there may be cases where a plurality of users A, B, and C meet each other and exchange business cards. At this time, the user A and the user B may already have a business relationship with each other. In this case, it is sufficient that only the business card exchange between users A and C, and the business card exchange between users B and C are performed. However, in order to exchange business cards between A and C, and exchange contact information between users B and C, all three electronic business cards may be placed within the communication coverage range. Accordingly, unnecessary exchange of contact information between A and B can be achieved.

The acquiring unit 110 may include communication means with more limited communication coverage so that exchange of unnecessary contact information between a plurality of electronic business cards is excluded.

For example, the acquiring unit 110 may irradiate a laser or an infrared ray which proceeds only in one direction. The acquiring unit 110 can exchange contact information with a laser or a terminal aimed by infrared rays. On the other hand, the acquiring unit 110 may not exchange contact information even if it is located at a distance from a terminal that is not aimed by a laser or an infrared ray. Therefore, only the contact information of the terminal desired by the user can be inputted to the obtaining unit 110. [

The acquiring unit 110 may include contact information in a laser or an infrared ray. Or the acquiring unit 110 may be formed to communicate with other terminals only when the laser or infrared rays of the other terminal are aimed. According to this case, the contact information can be normally exchanged only when the first electronic business card and the second electronic business card are aimed at each other. The acquisition unit 110 may be provided with light receiving means for inputting a laser or an infrared ray, or irradiation means for irradiating a laser or an infrared ray to detect a state of being collimated by a laser or an infrared ray.

According to the surveying means and the light receiving means, it is possible to communicate only with the terminal whose contact information is desired to be exchanged correctly.

On the other hand, the acquiring unit 110 may be provided with photographing means 111 such as a camera for photographing a paper card. The processing unit 130 analyzes the acquired image through the photographing unit 111 to analyze the contact information. According to the photographing means 111, it is possible to acquire various kinds of contact information written in the paper card, and to acquire the contact information displayed on the display portion 170.

The processing unit 130 can convert the contact information into the QR code 171 and display it on the display unit 170 so as to facilitate the acquisition of the contact information through the photographing means 111. [ The QR code 171 displayed on the display unit 170 can be photographed by the photographing means of another electronic business card and can be easily converted into contact information by the processing unit of another electronic business card.

Meanwhile, the acquiring unit 110 may transmit a plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit 150 to the mobile communication terminal 30 according to a user's selection.

4 is a schematic diagram showing a communication state between the acquiring unit 110 and the mobile communication terminal 30. As shown in FIG.

The telephone number of the contact stored in the obtaining unit 110 is information required by the mobile communication terminal 30 capable of establishing a telephone call connection.

The acquiring unit 110 may provide a plurality of pieces of contact information stored in the storage unit 150 to the mobile communication terminal 30 through short-range wireless communication. Alternatively, the acquiring unit 110 may provide the contact information to the mobile communication terminal 30 through wired communication.

The opposite is also possible. For example, the contact information stored in the mobile communication terminal 30 may be provided to the obtaining unit 110.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10 ... paper card 30 ... mobile communication terminal
110 ... acquisition unit 111 ... shooting means
130 ... processing unit 150 ... storage unit
170 ... display section 171 ... QR code
190 ... case 191 ... receiving portion

Claims (8)

An acquiring unit acquiring contact information using a Bluetooth wireless communication module or a Wi-Fi wireless communication module;
A storage unit for storing a plurality of the contact information;
A display unit for displaying the contact information;
And an input unit capable of selecting one of the plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit,
Wherein the obtaining unit transmits the contact information displayed on the display unit by the input unit among the plurality of contact information stored in the storage unit to another terminal,
A light receiving means for receiving a laser or an infrared ray which goes only in one direction, an irradiation means for irradiating the laser or the infrared ray,
The acquiring unit wirelessly communicates with the other terminal by turning on the Bluetooth wireless module or the Wi-Fi wireless communication module only when the light receiving means is irradiated by laser or infrared rays of another terminal, An electronic business card for exchanging the contact information.
The method according to claim 1,
And a case provided with the acquiring unit, the storage unit, and the display unit, the case having a size of a paper card,
The display unit is formed on one side of the case,
And an electronic business card in which a storage compartment for accommodating a paper business card is formed on the other side of the case.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the display unit displays representative information set as a representative value among a plurality of the contact information when the power is turned on.
The method according to claim 1,
And a processing unit for processing reception information transmitted from another terminal to the acquiring unit,
The processing unit determines whether the received information is the same as the protocol of the contact information, and erases the received information if the received information is different from the protocol of the contact information.
The method according to claim 1,
And a processing unit for processing reception information transmitted from another terminal to the acquiring unit,
Wherein the processing unit uses the received information only as image data or text data displayed on the display unit, and when the received information includes an executable code other than the image data, . delete delete

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