KR20020005273A - Searching Method of Electronic Name Card On Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for searching electronic business cards on the Internet is provided so that a user can rapidly search a phone number and address of a wanted person by registering and maintaining the electronic business cards in a special site, and receiving a search service of the site. CONSTITUTION: The user transmits his/her electronic business card to a receiver through the Internet, and registers the electronic business card in a server. The transmitted electronic business card of the user is stored in an electronic business card database(S10). The user determines to search the electronic business card database by key words or categories(S20). In the key word search, the user inputs a key word to a key word input window, selects a field, and presses a search button(S30). The server SQL-searches the database according to the input key word and field, and displays a search result to the user(S40). When the user intends to additionally search the database(S50), the user inputs an additional key word to an additional key word input window, selects an additional field, and presses the search button(S24). The server renews the search result with the additional search result(S40). When the user wants to transmit an electronic mail to one of the searched electronic business card or access a homepage URL, the user clicks the corresponding E-mail address or homepage URL(S60).

Description

Searching method of electronic name card on internet}

The present invention relates to an electronic business card of the Internet, and more particularly, to an electronic business card search method on the Internet that can easily search the electronic mail written in a predetermined format on the Internet.

In the conventional Internet, letters or documents can be freely exchanged with other parties using e-mail. In other words, if the recipient had an e-mail address, he could write a letter and send it to the e-mail address. He could attach other files such as picture files or videos to the letter. However, if you want to introduce yourself or send your own contact information through these e-mails, there was an inconvenience of having to write them in a letter.

In order to solve these problems, the concept of the electronic name card (Electronic Name Card) has been born in the past, and some software for this has been developed. In other words, after accessing a specific homepage on the Internet, the electronic business card was transmitted using a mail server attached to the homepage, and the recipient also operated the form of downloading or uploading the electronic business card by accessing the designated homepage.

However, as the number of electronic business cards owned by each user increases, the necessity for systematic management or effective search has begun. In addition, as the number of users of such electronic cards increases, there is an increasing need for an electronic business card search application that provides a function of centrally registering and searching electronic business cards on a network.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above and the necessity, the first object of the present invention, the electronic business card search on the Internet to intensively register and manage the electronic business card at a specific site, and to provide a search service related thereto To provide a way.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a search method for electronic business cards on the Internet that can conveniently search and display only the necessary business cards among a large number of electronic business cards, and furthermore, send an e-mail to a desired user or easily connect to a designated homepage. It is.

An object of the present invention as described above, each user 20 is prepared by the step (S10) to build a database 16 by transmitting the electronic business card 21 in a predetermined format to the Internet (10); Determining whether to search the database 16 by keyword or by category (S20); In the case of a keyword search, inputting the keyword and selecting a field (S30); In the case of the keyword search, searching the database (16) using the keyword and the field and displaying a search result (S40); If a further search for the search result is desired (S50), inputting an additional keyword, selecting an additional field, and performing the search result display step (S40) (S24); In the case of a category search, selecting one of the listed categories (S22); And in case of category search, inputting an additional keyword, selecting an additional field, and performing the search result display step S40 on the selected category (S24); It is achieved by the electronic business card search method on the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the electronic business card 21 is the user's company logo 22, company name 23, job title 25, name 27, address 28, telephone number 29, fax number 30 Preferably, at least one selected from the group including the mobile phone number 31, the e-mail address 32, the homepage URL 33, the business type 70.

In this case, the category preferably includes a first category divided into at least two or more, and a second category divided into at least two or more for each of the first categories.

In addition, the field may be divided into a name, a trade name, an address, and an entire field.

In addition, after the search result display step (S40), it is possible to further include the step (S60) of sending an email to one of the searched electronic business card or access to the homepage URL.

The additional field may also be divided into a name, a trade name, an address, and an entire field.

1 is a system configuration diagram for a search method of an electronic card in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic window screen diagram of an electronic business card that can be used in the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a basic window screen for searching according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic window screen diagram for arranging search results according to FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic window screen diagram for selecting a detailed second category of the first category selected in FIG. 3;

6 is a structural diagram showing an industry type structure of an electronic business card,

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching a business card on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments according to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram for a method of searching for an electronic card according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the server 12 is connected to the Internet 12 by using TCP / IP or PPP, and stores a database 14 for managing members and an electronic business card 18 therein. It has an electronic business card database 16 to manage.

A plurality of users who are remote from each other can access the Internet 10 using their respective computers 20a and 20b, and create their own electronic business cards 21a and 21b and transmit them through the Internet 10.

2 is a schematic window screen 24 configuration of an example of an electronic card that may be used in the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the screen configuration of the electronic business card 21 has a layout similar to that of a conventional business card. That is, the company logo 22, the company name (23), the user's title (25), name (27), address (28), phone number (29), fax number (30), Cell phone number 31, email address 32, homepage URL 33, and the like are displayed.

In addition, the email address 32 and the homepage URL 33 are described in HTML format. When the email address 32 is clicked, the email address 32 and the homepage URL 33 can be created and sent to the corresponding user, and the homepage URL 33 is clicked. You will be directed to the homepage you specify. The display information of the electronic business card is not limited to those listed above, but may be changed or added according to various e-mail formats.

3 is a schematic diagram of a basic window screen 40 for a search according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, menus for keyword search are provided at the top of the screen, and menus for searching by category are provided at the bottom of the screen.

In the field 41, "all" is displayed by default, but may be changed to "name", "mutual", "address", etc. if necessary. In the keyword input window 42, a required keyword may be input by typing in Korean or English. The "search" button 43 has a function of actually starting a search for the entered search condition.

At the bottom of the keyword search, the first category 45 is listed for each field. The first category 45 is divided into a total of 19 categories such as, for example, "information communication, computer, internet", "furniture, home appliances, food and drink, living", "leisure, travel, accommodation," and if necessary, You can add or merge them. All of the first categories 45 are HTML so that the detailed classification of the corresponding categories can be viewed by simply clicking with a mouse.

4 is a schematic diagram of a window screen 50 for arranging search results according to FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 4, menus for additional search are provided at the top of the window screen 50, and search results are listed in a list form at the bottom.

In the search results, the total number of records 54 searched is displayed, and below, brief information 55 (e.g., name, trade name, etc.) of the searched records is listed.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a window screen 60 for selecting a detailed second category 61 of the first category 45 selected in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, when " information communication, computer, internet " is selected as the first category 45 in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the second category 61 " exchange transaction information " It is divided into 45 sub-categories including "Corporate Construction Equipment", "International Call", "Computer Communication" and "Internet Commerce". Among them, if "Internet commerce" is selected, the entire category is "Information Communication, Computer, Internet> Internet Commerce".

6 is a structural diagram showing an industry type structure 70 of the electronic business card. This type of business is not directly displayed on the electronic business card, but it is used to input it when creating its own business card, and is used to make a quick and accurate search when searching. As shown in FIG. 6, the industry selection is largely divided into "corporate" 71 and "individual" 75.

The "corporate" 71 is divided into dozens of household appliances, households, life, finance, insurance, welfare, environment, etc., each of which is subdivided again. The "person" 75 is subdivided into "singer", "economist", "office worker", etc. according to the occupation 77.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching a business card on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, each user 20 transmits his or her electronic business card 21 written in the format of the electronic business card 24 shown in FIG. Register by sending to 12). The transmitted user's electronic business card 21 is stored in the electronic business card database 16 (S10).

Each user accesses the homepage (not shown) and first logs in by inputting an ID and password. Next, it is determined whether to search the database 16 by keyword or by category (S20).

If a keyword search is desired, a keyword (for example, "Hong Gil-dong") is input in the keyword input window 42, the field 41 is appropriately selected (for example, "name"), and the "search" is entered. Button 43 is pressed (S30). Then, the database 16 is searched for SQL using the input keyword and the field, and the search result 55 is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (S40).

If additional search is desired for the search result 55 (for example, "Hong Gil-dong living in Daechi-dong") (S50), as shown in FIG. 4, an additional keyword (for example, "replacement") is added. After inputting to the input window 52, the additional field (for example, "address") 51 is selected as the "address", and then the "search" button 53 is pressed again (S24). Then, the search result 55 of FIG. 4 is updated with the additional search result (S40). This further search can be made continuously for the searched results.

If it is a category search instead of a keyword search, one of the first categories 45 listed at the bottom of FIG. 3 is selected and clicked with a mouse (not shown) (S22). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the second category 61 is listed. When one of the second categories 61 is clicked with a mouse, brief information of the electronic business card registered in the corresponding category is listed as shown in FIG.

In this case, a keyword search may be performed by inputting a keyword for the listed electronic business cards. That is, an additional keyword (for example, "replacement") is input into the additional keyword input window 52, the additional field (for example, "address") 51 is selected as "address", and then "search" is performed again. Button 53. Then, the search result 55 of FIG. 4 is updated with the additional search result (S40). This further search can be made continuously for the searched results.

If, after the search result display step (S40), to send an email to one of the searched electronic business card or to access the homepage URL, the corresponding email address or homepage URL among the brief information of the listed electronic business card Just click (S60).

The e-mail retrieval method on the Internet of the present invention can be applied to all wired and wireless terminals (eg, mobile phones, PDAs, Internet phones, Internet TVs, etc.) that can be connected to the Internet, not merely through a computer. .

As described above, according to the electronic business card search method on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the electronic business card is registered and managed intensively at a specific site and a search service is provided, the information on the contact information of the necessary person can be quickly and quickly. You can find it conveniently.

In addition, even if the number of users of the electronic card increases, it is possible to systematically manage and search for them, and furthermore, it is possible to send an e-mail to a desired user or to easily access a designated homepage.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications or variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims will cover such modifications and variations as fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims (6)

A preparation step (S10) in which each user 20 transmits his / her electronic business card 21 written in a predetermined format to the Internet 10 to build a database 16; Determining whether to search the database 16 by keyword or by category (S20); In the case of a keyword search, inputting the keyword and selecting a field (S30); In the case of the keyword search, searching the database (16) using the keyword and the field and displaying a search result (S40); If a further search for the search result is desired (S50), inputting an additional keyword, selecting an additional field, and performing the search result display step (S40) (S24); In the case of a category search, selecting one of the listed categories (S22); And In the case of category search, inputting an additional keyword, selecting an additional field, and performing the search result display step S40 on the selected category (S24); Electronic business card search method on the Internet comprising the. According to claim 1, wherein the electronic business card 21 is the user's company logo 22, company name 23, job title 25, name 27, address 28, telephone number 29, fax Electronic business card search method on the Internet, characterized in that it comprises at least one selected from the group including the number 30, the mobile phone number 31, the e-mail address 32, the homepage URL 33, the business type 70 . The electronic business card of claim 1, wherein the category comprises a first category divided into at least two and a second category divided into at least two for each of the first categories. Search method. The method of claim 1, wherein the field is divided into a name, a business name, an address, and a whole field. According to claim 2, After the search result display step (S40), further comprising the step (S60) of sending an email to one of the searched electronic business card or access to the homepage URL (S60) How to search for electronic business cards. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional field is divided into a name, a business name, an address, and an entire field.