KR20010100592A - Electronic namecard - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic business card capable of exchanging business cards over the air, comprising: a central control unit for storing business card information and controlling each component in the apparatus, a display unit for displaying business card information and transmission / reception status; It consists of a keypad unit for entering business card information or a command for controlling transmission and reception, and a wireless communication unit for communicating with other external electronic business cards, and storing the card information in the memory of the central control unit. Transmits to the other party's electronic business card through the wireless communication unit and receives the business card information sent from the other business card through the wireless communication unit by using the receiving key of the keypad, and stores it in the memory of the central control unit. It is done.

It can also be connected to a PC to manage business card information and make phone calls.

In addition, it is possible to further increase the convenience by taking a structure built into a mobile phone.

Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the inconvenience of sending and receiving printed business cards and organizing and storing them is greatly eliminated.

Description

Electronic Business Card {ELECTRONIC NAMECARD}

The present invention is a portable electronic card that can transmit and receive wired and wireless data with a built-in business card information, it is possible to exchange each other and their business card information wirelessly with a simple key operation, for the overall management including the update of one or another card information The present invention relates to an electronic business card that communicates with a PC and removes inconvenience caused by the use of a disposable battery by using a semi-permanent charger.

It is common practice to use business cards printed on paper to introduce yourself to the other person.

Such business cards require new printing every time the information changes, and need auxiliary supplies such as a business card holder for holding business cards or a business card holder for storing business cards of others.

In order to alleviate the inconvenience of managing business cards, an electronic notebook that supports address book management is used. The method of inputting business card information into an electronic notebook is a method of directly inputting a key operation on the notebook. Patents have been applied for using a card with an IC as a business card and inserting it into a notebook and reading a paper business card as an image through a scanner attached to the notebook.

However, they do not only solve the fundamental problems in terms of management and cost, which facilitate the role of business cards, but also in the form of papers or IC cards, which must be kept separately and updated each time information is changed. Expensive solutions lack realism.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional method, an electronic card with IrDA or a Bluetooth chip is provided to enable wireless transmission and reception. The goal is to make it possible.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a business card that does not require an input operation even in the management of the business card.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a portable electronic business card according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing the accessory of the portable electronic business card body according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing a circuit configuration of a portable electronic business card according to the present invention;

4 is an external view of an electronic business card combined mobile phone in which the electronic business card and the mobile phone are integrated.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: keypad portion 30: display portion (LCD panel portion)

40: wireless communication unit 50: wired communication unit (PC communication unit)

60: central control unit 70: buzzer

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a main body appearance of an electronic card according to the present invention. The electronic business card in FIG. 1 includes a main body case 1, a keypad 2, an LCD panel 3, a wireless communication unit 4, and an external connection terminal 5. As shown in FIG. The external connection terminal 5 serves as a window for charging and communicating with an external device.

2 is a 110V / 220V combined charger 6 capable of recharging a battery for supporting long-term use by mounting the main body as an auxiliary device of the electronic business card according to the present invention, and main body application program which can back up main body information. It consists of a wired communication port (7) that can be downloaded. The wired communication port 7 can communicate with an external device such as a PC.

3 shows a circuit configuration of the electronic business card according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, the keypad unit 20 is composed of keys each of which is assigned a function. For example, a power key serving to supply and cut off the operation power of the device, and move and select the up, down, left, and right directions of items on the LCD panel 30. Hot key used for completion, a selection key used at the bottom of the LCD panel 30 to select a menu or item, a transmission key for instructing the wireless communication unit 40 to transmit business card information or personal ID, and initial display during screen operation. Home key to move to screen mode, previous screen key to return to previous operation during screen operation.

In addition, the display unit 30 is an LCD panel unit which displays information such as information searched for in the order of name, work name, or the like, or information about the user's brief information for the initial screen.

Reference numeral 60 in the drawing denotes a central control unit 60 having a nonvolatile memory. The central control unit 60 is an element that controls each component to lead the device to perform its function.

The information stored in the central control unit 60 includes user information divided into magnetic information and other information. This user information consists of a series of pages defined by purpose. The first page is the Korean business card information page which consists of name, work name, department, position, phone number, mobile phone number, fax number, internet phone ID, email address, homepage address, and work address. The third page is the business card information page in English, and the third page is the personal information page with birthday, vehicle number, personal phone number, personal pager number, personal phone number, personal homepage address, personal ID, etc. It is a taste information page containing personal information such as age, gender, body type, hobbies, preferences, etc. and has four pages in total. Page information can be selected to be public or private for each page and field, so the information selected as private has a function of not transmitting information to others.

The wireless communication unit 40 is capable of transmitting and receiving information through a wireless interface. The wireless communication unit 40 may transmit and receive information through the electronic business card possessed by the other party or other devices capable of receiving information from the electronic business card and the standardized wireless method (IrDA, Bluetooth). Replace it. When a key for information transmission and reception is operated within a range in which communication between devices is possible, transmission and reception information is exchanged by a communication protocol already defined.

The wired communication unit 50 is, for example, a PC communication unit, which provides a communication path required to backup and transfer electronic business card information to a PC or to update the electronic business card with data stored in the PC.

The buzzer 70 is a component part for enabling a user to sense audibly the state of transmitting / receiving information, a state of storing information, a button input state, and the like. The buzzer 70 may vary its sound according to the type of content to be displayed under the control of the central controller 60, and may also be operated in a silent mode that does not generate sound.

A rechargeable battery is used as the power source of this apparatus, which can be charged through the auxiliary device shown in FIG. In other words, when carrying a business card, the battery can be supplied with power, and in an office, the battery can be inserted into an auxiliary device for charging.

A method of exchanging business cards using the apparatus of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First of all, people with this business card face to face. Among the parties to exchange business cards, one of them shall put the electronic business card in the transmission mode and the other in the receiving mode. When both transmission and reception modes are confirmed, one of the two transmits his / her business card information to the counterpart device wirelessly through the wireless communication unit 4 by pressing the transmission key of the keypad 2. In some cases, the buzzer 70 is controlled to generate a transmission sound.

On the other hand, the other party in the reception mode also receives this information transmitted from the transmitting side via the wireless communication unit 4 and displays it on the display unit 3. In some cases, the buzzer 70 is controlled to generate a reception sound.

After sending the business card information of one side, the business card information is transmitted by changing the transmission / reception mode. In other words, the electronic business card in the reception mode is changed to the transmission mode, and the electronic business card in the transmission mode is changed to the reception mode to receive the business card information of the other party.

At this time, if the other party belongs to the English-speaking English, the English business card information can be transmitted by specifying the transmission mode in English.

The electronic card of the present invention can also be used as an identification control system.

The identification control system is composed of an ID card and an identification control device.

Here, the ID card refers to the use of the electronic business card of the present invention. The ID card is configured by inputting a unique ID given by the corresponding organization to the personal ID field in the information content of the electronic business card of the present invention.

At this time, the ID is generated using a security algorithm provided in advance for security purposes.

ID inquiry is initiated by pressing the transmit key of Fig. 1 toward the radio port of the ID card (electronic card) in the identifier.

The identification control system is a system in which the identification control device reads the personal ID received from the ID card to determine the validity and performs the control according to the identification control device.

Here, the identification control device is constituted by a general-purpose terminal such as a PC having an identifier and an identification control application program or a dedicated terminal having the same function, and a connection between them.

The identifier consists of a wireless receiver, a control and memory unit, and a terminal communication unit, and is divided into small capacity and large capacity models. The small-capacity model performs direct identification and control by downloading pre-edited ID information from a general-purpose terminal such as a PC or a dedicated terminal upon initialization, and storing the ID information in a general-purpose terminal or a dedicated terminal such as a PC Or it performs identification and control function in a dedicated terminal.

The application program receives and stores the IDs of individuals to be identified and downloads them to the identifier.In the case of large-capacity models, the received IDs received from the identifiers are identified to perform the corresponding control (access control, payment, etc.) It stores reception time, identification control result information and so on for search and statistical data output by operator.

In addition, the PC software of the electronic business card of the present invention has a function of an auto dialer in combination with a PC having a dialing function and a connection with a communication network.

The configuration is connected to a PC or the like using the additional device of FIG.

Since business card information is mostly used for making calls, utility cards for PCs can be automatically dialed using the searched information in the electronic card PC software.

Common types of telephones include landline phones, mobile phones, and Internet phones.

1) wired phone auto dialer

Your phone line is connected to the modem port on your PC with a modem, and your phone can be used while connected to the Phone Port. When the cursor is placed on the name of the searchee or the caller's landline phone number in the electronic business card software, clicking 'Call phone' will control the modem to dial the searchee's phone number and dialer popup. The Up window appears and says "Dialing". When you have finished dialing, release the modem with the message "Please pick up the handset".

2) Internet phone auto dialer

It can be used with internet phone access program installed in user's PC. When the cursor is placed on the Internet ID of the searchee in the electronic business card software, clicking 'Call Internet Phone' automatically pops up the Internet phone access program screen.

In this process, the electronic card PC software performs the Internet phone access program and user access authentication process in the background with the Internet phone access ID and password stored in advance and displays the process through a pop-up window.

3) Cell Phone Auto Dialer

Most cell phones allow for automatic dialing based on stored information. However, since each phonebook is used for each model, it is inconvenient to manage the double if it is not compatible with the electronic business card.

Therefore, if all mobile phone manufacturers adopt a mobile phone book program compatible with the electronic business card information of the present invention in common, it is possible to maximize the convenience of users.

In addition, the electronic business card of the present invention can maximize the convenience by being integrated with the mobile phone to serve as a telephone.

In other words, the LCD display unit and the speaker unit included in the mobile phone are used as they are and the function keys described above are added.

In addition, it is equipped with IrDA or Bluetooth chip that supports wireless communication and built-in wired communication port to enable communication with PC, so that business card information can be transmitted and received between the electronic business card program and PC electronic business card software.

Wired communication unit for PC communication is also added to the charger for mobile phones.

As described above, the present invention possesses an electronic card with a built-in IrDA module or a Bluetooth chip capable of wireless transmission and reception and delivers personal information to the other party anytime and anywhere without the need for a separate business card or note paper, and provides the other party's personal information. Because it stores and receives your electronic card wirelessly, a number of additional tools necessary for business card management are unnecessary, and when there is a change in personal information, only the change is updated in your electronic card so that no additional cost is incurred.

In addition, it can be used as an ID card by inputting an ID number, and has an excellent technical effect of automatically dialing a built-in phone number by connecting to an auto dialer program such as a PC.

In addition, when the business card of the present invention is combined with a mobile phone, the utility is further increased.

Claims (16)

A central control unit for storing business card information and controlling each component in the device by incorporating a memory; A display unit for displaying business card information and transmission / reception status; A keypad unit for inputting business card information or a command for controlling transmission and reception; As a business card with a wireless communication unit that can communicate with other external business cards, The business card information is stored in the memory of the central control unit, and then it is transmitted to the other party's electronic business card through the wireless communication unit using the transmission key of the keypad. The business card is characterized in that the receiving mode by using the receiving key of the keypad unit receives the business card information sent from the other business card via the wireless communication unit and stores it in the memory of the central control unit. The method of claim 1, The display unit, when the transmission key is pressed, indicates that the electronic card is in the transmission state, displays business card information to be transmitted, and displays transmission completion when the transmission is completed. The method of claim 1, The display unit, when the receiving key is pressed, indicates that the electronic card is in the reception state, and when the reception is completed, the electronic business card characterized in that it displays the received business card information and reception completion. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, I have a buzzer more, Electronic business card characterized by displaying the transmission completion or reception completion by sound. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, I have a wired communication department more, Electronic business card, characterized in that receiving card information and the device for storing business card information externally. The method of claim 5, Electronic business card, characterized in that the device that stores the external business card information is a PC. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Electronic display, characterized in that the display panel LCD panel. The method of claim 1, Wireless communication unit is characterized in that it comprises IrDA. The method of claim 1, Wireless communication unit is characterized in that it comprises a Bluetooth chip. A central control unit for storing business card information and controlling each component in the device by incorporating a memory; A display unit for displaying business card information and transmission / reception status; A keypad unit for inputting business card information or a command for controlling transmission and reception; Electronic business card with a wireless communication unit that can communicate with an external ID checker, The business card information and unique ID is stored in the memory of the central control unit, and transmits the unique ID to the identifier through the wireless communication unit using the transmission key of the keypad to function as an ID card. The method of claim 10, The display unit displays that the electronic card is in the transmission state when the transmission key is pressed, and displays the transmission completion when the transmission is completed. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein I have a buzzer more, Electronic business card characterized by displaying the transmission completion or reception completion by sound. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, Electronic display, characterized in that the display panel LCD panel. The method of claim 10, Wireless communication unit is characterized in that it comprises IrDA. The method of claim 10, Wireless communication unit is characterized in that it comprises a Bluetooth chip. A central control unit for storing business card information and controlling each component in the device by incorporating a memory; A display unit for displaying business card information and transmission / reception status; A keypad unit for inputting business card information or a command for controlling transmission and reception; Equipped with a wireless communication unit that can communicate with other external business cards, Store the business card information in the memory of the central control unit and transmit it to the other party's electronic card via the wireless communication unit using the transmission key of the keypad, Receives the business card information sent from the electronic card of the other party through the wireless communication unit and stores it in the memory of the central control unit. It is equipped with a wired communication unit that allows you to backup business card information on the PC in conjunction with the PC and download the edited business card information such as updates from the PC. Electronic business card characterized in that it is integrated with a mobile phone.