KR20150114256A - Method, server and computer-readable recording media for certifying electronic business card - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, a server, and a computer-readable recording medium for certifying an electronic business card. The method for certifying an electronic business card comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring an electronic business card produced for a certain person; (b) when receiving a request of the person or a request of the other user, accessing a database constructed including information related to the person, or acquiring feedback information of an administrator having authority related to the person, to secure a scent for determining whether the information described in the acquired electronic business card is true or false; (c) (i) determining whether the information described in the acquired electronic business card is true or false with reference to the database constructed including the information related to the person, or (ii) certifying the acquired electronic business card, when it is determined that a preset ratio or more of the information described in the acquired electronic business card is true, as a result of determining whether the information described in the acquired electronic business card is true or false with reference to the feedback information of the administrator having the authority related to the person.

Description

[0001] METHOD, SERVER AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIA FOR CERTIFYING ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD [0002] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]

The present invention relates to a method, a server and a computer-readable recording medium for authenticating an electronic business card. More specifically, when a request to authenticate a predetermined person or an electronic business card produced for a predetermined person is received from another user, the user accesses a database including information related to a predetermined person, A method for authenticating an electronic business card for authenticating an electronic business card in accordance with a result of the determination, a server and a computer readable recording medium for acquiring feedback information of an authorized administrator in relation to the electronic business card, .

Often, business cards are used to advertise themselves in business. Business cards generally contain information about the name, telephone number, address, and the name of the company or organization to which the individual belongs. However, in the case of using a business card made of paper, it is difficult to manage the contact card of the received business card, and inconvenience of re-creating the business card when the information such as the telephone number of the business card is changed due to organizational restructuring, .

Recently, in order to improve the inconvenience, the number of users who use electronic business cards in place of paper business cards has been increasing, and Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-0101987 discloses a service method and system configuration for exchanging electronic business cards among terminals Lt; / RTI > However, an electronic business card as disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0101987 has advantages in that it is convenient to produce, distribute, and manage the business card as compared with a paper business card, but there is a problem in that it is easy to produce and there is a large risk of counterfeiting.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a trustworthiness to a person by distributing a business card combined with an authentication display when a predetermined person distributes his or her electronic business card to another person.

In addition, the present invention is a method for confirming the degree of reliability of an electronic business card when another user who has obtained an electronic business card produced by a predetermined person desires to confirm the authenticity of the electronic business card, The purpose is to make it possible to identify what information is judged.

According to a first technical aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for authenticating an electronic business card, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining an electronic business card made for a predetermined person; (b) When the request is received, accessing a database including information relating to the predetermined person to obtain a clue to determine whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic or not, And (c) determining whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic or not based on (i) a database constructed by including information related to the predetermined person, or , (ii) the information on the obtained electronic business card with reference to the feedback information of the manager who has been given authority in relation to the predetermined person Authenticating the obtained electronic business card if it is determined that a predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is true as a result of judging authenticity.

According to a second technical aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server for authenticating an electronic business card, comprising: an electronic business card acquisition unit for acquiring an electronic business card produced for a predetermined person; a request for the predetermined person, , It is possible to access a database including information related to the predetermined person in order to secure a clue for judging authenticity of the information described in the obtained electronic business card, (Ii) determining authenticity of the information written in the obtained electronic business card with reference to a database including information relating to the predetermined person, and (ii) The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And an electronic business card authentication unit for authenticating the obtained electronic business card if it is determined that the predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is true as a result of judging authenticity of the information.

According to the present invention, when a predetermined person distributes his / her electronic business card to another person, the business card combined with the authentication display can be distributed to give a trust to the other person.

Further, according to the present invention, when another user who has obtained an electronic business card produced by a predetermined person wants to confirm whether or not the electronic business card is authentic, it is possible to check the degree of reliability of the electronic business card, You can see what information is judged to be true.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an overall system for authenticating an electronic business card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining an electronic business card combined with an authentication indication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view for explaining an electronic business card having a value corresponding to a ratio of information determined to be true among information described in an electronic business card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an overall system for authenticating an electronic business card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an overall system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network 100, a server 200, and a user's terminal device 300. As shown in FIG.

The communication network 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be configured as a wired or wireless communication mode and may be connected to various communication networks such as a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network, Lt; / RTI > More specifically, the communication network 100 according to the present invention may be a communication network 100 such as IEEE 802.11, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Long Term Evolution And may include a wireless communication network embodied by the technology. However, the communication network 100 may include, at least in part, a known wire / wireless data communication network, a known telephone network, or a known wire / wireless television communication network, without being limited thereto.

Next, the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention acquires an electronic business card produced for a predetermined person from the user's terminal device 300 via the communication network 100, and determines whether the information described in the electronic business card is true or not And authenticate the electronic business card. It is also possible to perform a function of granting authority to distribute or distribute a predetermined person or another user by combining a predetermined authentication indication with an authenticated electronic business card.

The configuration and functions of the server 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail through the following detailed description.

Meanwhile, the user terminal device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a digital device including a function of communicating with the server 200 after being connected to the server 200. The digital device includes a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a PDA, , A mobile phone, and the like can be adopted as the user terminal device 300 according to the present invention as long as it is a digital device equipped with a memory means and equipped with a microprocessor and capable of computing. In particular, the user terminal device 300 may include an associated program for producing an electronic business card, transmitting an electronic business card to the server 200, or acquiring an authenticated electronic business card.

Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the server 200 according to the present invention and the functions of the respective components will be described.

2 is a detailed diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electronic business card acquisition unit 210, a clue collection unit 220, an electronic business card authentication unit 230, a communication unit 250, (240) and a controller (260). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic business card obtaining unit 210, the clue collecting unit 220, the electronic business card authenticating unit 230, the communication unit 250, the database 240, Some of which may be program modules that communicate with the user terminal device 300. Such a program module may be included in the server 200 in the form of an operating system, an application program module or other program module, and may be physically stored in various well-known storage devices. Such a program module may also be stored in a remote storage device capable of communicating with the server 200. [ Such program modules, on the other hand, encompass but are not limited to routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types as described below in accordance with the present invention.

First, the electronic business card obtaining unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a function of obtaining an electronic business card manufactured for a predetermined person. More specifically, as a user who obtains an electronic business card from a predetermined person or a predetermined person who desires to be authenticated with his / her electronic business card, an individual wondering whether the electronic business card is authentic can transmit the electronic business card to the server 200, The electronic business card acquiring unit 210 can acquire it.

Next, the clue collector 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when receiving a request of a predetermined person or another user, obtains a clue to determine whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic, Access to the database 240 including the information related to the person of the predetermined person, or to acquire the feedback information of the administrator who has been granted authority regarding the predetermined person.

In FIG. 2, the database 240 is included in the server 200 for the sake of convenience, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be configured separately from the server 200. Although the database 240 is shown in FIG. 2 as a single database 240, there may be a plurality of databases 240, and the clustering unit 220 may search for a predetermined person based on categories of information to be authenticated , A database suitable for authenticating the corresponding electronic business card among a plurality of databases may be selected and accessed.

More specifically, if the information relating to a predetermined person is information related to a professional certificate, the database 240 may be managed by an authority capable of authenticating information about the corresponding professional certificate. For example, in a case where a predetermined person is an accountant and a registration number of an accountant's certificate is described in an electronic business card, the clue collector 220 determines whether the item described in the electronic business card for a predetermined person is true or not (240) managed by the Korean Certified Public Accountant Society. If the information related to a predetermined person is information related to his / her business, the database 240 may be managed by an organization capable of authenticating information on the business registration number for the business, When the related information is information related to an individual profile (for example, name, address, affiliated company, etc.), the database 240 may include an organization managing the authorized certificate, a communication company to which the predetermined person is subscribed, It may be something that an e-commerce site manages.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one manager corresponding to the predetermined person may be provided in advance to provide a clue to determine whether the electronic card is true or not for a predetermined person. The clue collection unit 220 may acquire manager information corresponding to a predetermined person among a plurality of managers, and may transmit a message inquiring about authenticity of information about a predetermined person to the manager, and obtain feedback information therefrom. In particular, when a predetermined person belongs to a group, and information about the group is included in the electronic business card, the manager may be a person selected in correspondence with the group to which the predetermined person belongs. For example, when a predetermined person in an electronic business card produced by a predetermined person is displayed as an employee of a group called 'A Electronics', the clue collector 220 determines whether the electronic card is authentic It is possible to obtain feedback information on the clue to be judged. That is, the manager of 'AE' can check whether a predetermined person is a member of 'AE', whether or not the position of a predetermined person described in the electronic business card is authentic, and so on.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic business card includes information on a group to which a predetermined person belongs, the electronic business card is authenticated by receiving feedback from the manager of the group, It is possible to prevent falsification of business cards.

Next, the electronic business card authenticator 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether the electronic business card is authentic (i) based on the information stored in the electronic business card, which is acquired with reference to the database 240 constructed with information related to a predetermined person (Ii) judging whether or not the information described in the electronic business card obtained by referring to the feedback information of the manager who has been given authority in relation to the predetermined person is authentic or not, If it is determined that a predetermined ratio or more is true, the electronic business card can be authenticated.

More specifically, the electronic business card authenticating unit 230 obtains information such as the name of the person displayed in the obtained electronic business card, the name of the company to which the person belongs, the position in the affiliated organization, the occupation of the person, the telephone number, It is possible to judge whether or not the electronic business card actually matches the information of a predetermined person who produced the electronic business card. The electronic business card authentication unit 230 authenticates the electronic business card if it is determined that a predetermined ratio (for example, 80% or more) of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic. At this time, it is needless to say that the predetermined ratio may be changed according to needs of the person skilled in the art.

In determining whether the information described in the electronic business card is authentic, the electronic business card authentication unit 230 may determine whether the information described in the electronic business card is in the form of a text by referring to the text information and information related to a predetermined person included in the database 240 If the information described in the electronic business card is in the form of an image, it can be determined by comparing the information obtained by applying the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technique to the image and information relating to a predetermined person included in the database 240 have.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining an electronic business card combined with an authentication indication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, if the electronic card name authentication unit 230 determines that a predetermined rate or more of the information described in the obtained electronic card name is authentic and authentic, the authentication card 310 is displayed in the obtained electronic card name (Of course, it is not necessary to combine authentication marks, and it may be possible to indirectly indicate that authentication has been achieved by distributing electronic business cards determined to be authentic.) In this specification, the authentication mark 310 may be a predetermined code or character, and the type of the authentication mark 310 is not particularly limited as long as it can identify the specific electronic business card as being authenticated through the code or letter.

At this time, the electronic business card authentication unit 230 may perform a function of distributing the electronic business card combined with the authentication display 310 to a predetermined person or other users, or giving them authority to distribute the electronic business card to another person. That is, when a predetermined person or another user requests authentication of an electronic business card to a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server determines whether the information described in the electronic business card is authentic or not, And distribute an electronic business card to which a requested person or another user is coupled with the authentication mark 310. [ Of course, as mentioned above, if you do not combine authentication marks, you can solve the problem by granting distribution rights only to certified electronic business cards that are genuine.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined person distributes his or her electronic business card to another person, the person can give a trust to the other person by distributing the business card combined with the authentication display.

4 is an exemplary view for explaining an electronic business card having a value corresponding to a ratio of information determined to be authentic among all the information described in an electronic business card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, if it is determined that a predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the acquired electronic business card is authentic, the electronic business card authentication unit 230 authenticates the acquired electronic business card, If the ratio of the information determined to be authentic among the information described in the electronic business card is 80%, a phrase such as "80% Certified" Area 410 as shown in FIG. The electronic business card authentication unit 230 displays a value corresponding to the ratio of information determined to be authentic among the information described in the electronic business card, And may be displayed separately. Of course, it may also be possible to highlight and display information that has not been confirmed as authentic.

In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the information that is determined to be genuine among the information described in the electronic business card is classified and displayed in a highlighting manner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the color, font, And may be displayed in various ways.

On the other hand, if it is determined that only the information less than the predetermined ratio of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is true, the electronic business card authentication unit 230 displays the authentication failure with respect to the acquired electronic business card, A function of displaying a value corresponding to the ratio of information in a partial area of the electronic business card. If, for example, only 60% of the authenticated portions are authentic, then the area 410 may be marked as "Only 60% Certified. The Certification Failed!".

That is, according to the present invention, when a user who has obtained an electronic business card produced by a predetermined person wants to confirm whether the electronic business card is authentic, it can confirm how much reliability the electronic business card has, It is possible to confirm which information is judged to be true among the information described. Of course, a person himself or herself may check the reliability to receive an authentication mark or the like.

Next, in the database 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention, information related to a predetermined person can be stored. Although the database 240 is shown as being comprised in the server 200 in FIG. 2, the database 240 may be configured separately from the server 200, according to the needs of those skilled in the art implementing the present invention . On the other hand, the database 240 in the present invention is a concept including a computer-readable recording medium, and may be a broad database including not only a consultation database but also a data record based on a file system, Even if the set can retrieve the data and extract the data, it can be the database 240 in the present invention.

Next, a communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits and receives data to and from the electronic business card acquisition unit 210, the clue collection unit 220, the electronic business card authentication unit 230, and the database 240 And the like.

The controller 260 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes data between the electronic business card obtaining unit 210, the clue collecting unit 220, the electronic business card authenticating unit 230, the database 240 and the communication unit 250 And the like. That is, the control unit 260 according to the present invention controls the flow of data from / to the outside of the server 200 or the data flow between the respective components of the server 200, thereby controlling the electronic business card obtaining unit 210, The electronic business card authentication unit 230, the database 240, and the communication unit 250, respectively.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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Claims (23)

A method for authenticating an electronic business card,
(a) obtaining an electronic business card made for a predetermined person;
(b) receiving, when a request for the predetermined person or a request for another user is received, for establishing a clue for determining authenticity of the information described in the obtained electronic business card, Accessing a database or acquiring feedback information of an administrator who is authorized in association with the predetermined person;
(c) judging whether or not the information described in the obtained electronic card is authentic by referring to a database constructed by (i) information relating to the predetermined person, and (ii) If it is judged that the information described in the obtained electronic business card is true or false with reference to the feedback information of the granted manager and that a predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is true, Authentication
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The step (c)
And combining the authentication mark with the obtained electronic business card if it is determined that the predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic. 3. The method of claim 2,
(d) granting to the predetermined person or the other user a right to distribute the electronic business card combined with the authentication indication to the predetermined person or the other user or to distribute the electronic business card to another user . The method according to claim 1,
The step (c)
Comparing the text with information related to the predetermined person included in the database when the information described in the electronic business card is in the form of a text and comparing the text with information related to the predetermined person included in the database when the information described in the electronic business card is an image, ) Technology is compared with information related to the predetermined person included in the database to determine whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic or not. The method according to claim 1,
The step (c)
If it is determined that the predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic, a value corresponding to a ratio of information determined to be true among the information described in the electronic business card while authenticating the obtained electronic business card, And displaying on a partial area of the business card. 6. The method of claim 5,
Characterized in that information judged to be true among information described in said electronic business card is displayed separately from other information. The method according to claim 1,
In the step (c)
If it is determined that only the predetermined ratio of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is less than the predetermined ratio, the authentication failure is notified to the acquired electronic business card, Value is displayed on a partial area of the electronic business card. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the manager is selected in correspondence with the predetermined person. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the manager is a person who is selected in correspondence with an organization to which the predetermined person belongs. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the database can be selected according to a category of information to be authenticated with respect to the predetermined person. 11. The method of claim 10,
If the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the professional certificate, the database is managed by an authority capable of authenticating the information about the professional certificate. If the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the business Wherein the database is managed by an organization that can authenticate information on a business registration number for the business, and when the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the personal profile, Or a communication company to which the predetermined person is subscribed, or an electronic commerce site to which the predetermined person is subscribed. A server for authenticating an electronic business card,
An electronic business card acquiring unit for acquiring an electronic business card produced for a predetermined person;
When a request for the predetermined person or a request for another user is received, in order to secure a clue for determining whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic, access to a database including information related to the predetermined person A clue collector for obtaining feedback information of an administrator who has been granted authority regarding the predetermined person; And
(ii) determining whether the information stored in the obtained electronic business card is true or not, with reference to a database including information related to the predetermined person; (ii) If it is determined that the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic or not, and if it is determined that a predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic, The electronic business card authentication unit
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Wherein the electronic business card authentication unit
And combines the authentication indication for the obtained electronic business card if it is determined that the predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the electronic business card authentication unit
Wherein the server gives the predetermined person or the other user the right to distribute the electronic business card combined with the authentication indication to the predetermined person or the other user or distribute the electronic business card to another user. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the electronic business card authentication unit
Comparing the text with information related to the predetermined person included in the database when the information described in the electronic business card is in the form of a text and comparing the text with information related to the predetermined person included in the database when the information described in the electronic business card is an image, ) Technology is compared with information related to the predetermined person included in the database to determine whether the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic or not. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the electronic business card authentication unit
If it is determined that the predetermined ratio or more of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is authentic, a value corresponding to a ratio of information determined to be true among the information described in the electronic business card while authenticating the obtained electronic business card, And displays it on a part of the business card. 17. The method of claim 16,
And distinguishes the information that is determined to be true among the information described in the electronic business card from other information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the electronic business card authentication unit
If it is determined that only the predetermined ratio of the information described in the obtained electronic business card is less than the predetermined ratio, the authentication failure is notified to the acquired electronic business card, And displays a value in a part of the electronic business card. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the manager is selected in correspondence with the predetermined person. 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the manager is a person who is selected in correspondence with an organization to which the predetermined person belongs. 13. The method of claim 12,
The clue collecting unit,
Wherein the server selects and accesses the database according to a category of information to be authenticated with respect to the predetermined person. 22. The method of claim 21,
If the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the professional certificate, the database is managed by an authority capable of authenticating the information about the professional certificate. If the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the business Wherein the database is managed by an organization that can authenticate information on a business registration number for the business, and when the information related to the predetermined person is information related to the personal profile, Or a communication company to which the predetermined person is subscribed, or an electronic commerce site to which the predetermined person is subscribed. A computer readable medium for recording a computer program for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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