KR20200142449A - Mobile business card management system and method for exchanging multiparty business card - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile business card management system for automatically performing electronic business card exchange among multiple parties and a multiparty business card exchange method using the same. According to the present invention, the mobile business card management system comprises: a master terminal, which is a user terminal for using a business card management application to generate an electronic business card of a user and register generated electronic business card information in a business card management server, requesting to open a business card exchange meeting for multiparty business card exchange; a plurality of slave terminals, which are a terminal held by each participant of a meeting opened by the request of the master terminal, receiving a meeting participation request signal from the master terminal or the business card management server, and registering each participant′s electronic business card information to the business card management server; and the business card management server storing the business card information received from the plurality of slave terminals and the master terminal, generating the business card exchange meeting in accordance with the request of the master terminal, and receiving business card exchange authentication information from the master terminal to provide the business card information of participants except for the business card information of the user to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting when the authentication information is confirmed.

Description

Mobile business card management system and multi-party business card exchange method using it {MOBILE BUSINESS CARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING MULTIPARTY BUSINESS CARD}

It relates to a mobile business card management system, and more specifically, to a method of automatically exchanging electronic business cards among multiple parties using a mobile business card management system when an event in which multiple users participate, such as conferences and seminars, occurs.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the content described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application, and inclusion in this section is not admitted to be prior art.

With the recent spread of smartphones, a method of exchanging electronic business cards using smartphones has emerged. Exchanging electronic business cards using a smart phone without using a paper business card makes it possible to conveniently manage business cards and reduce business card production costs. Specifically, when exchanging electronic business cards through a smartphone, it is easy to manage the exchanged business cards afterwards, and if the personal information on the business card such as the affiliated company, title, contact information, address, etc. is changed, it will be immediately modified as well as the transferred business card. It can also be updated.

However, in the above method, if the user does not know all of the other users who will attend the meeting, it is not possible to know who to exchange the electronic business card with, and because the electronic business card must be exchanged in a one-to-one manner, the business card is exchanged in a meeting with several people. It takes a lot of time to do it. In addition, when exchanging multi-party business cards, there is a cumbersome part because the authentication process of everyone exchanging business cards is required.

1. Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0112104 (2015.10.07.) 2. Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0085198 (2009.08.07.)

Disclosed is a mobile business card management system that can automatically perform electronic business card exchange among multiple parties and record the time, place, and participant information of a multi-party electronic business card exchange event, and a multi-party business card exchange method using the same.

In addition, it provides a multi-party electronic business card exchange method that allows all participants who participated in a meeting event to quickly exchange electronic business cards by completing the authentication by only the authentication procedure of the master terminal that requested the meeting creation when multi-party electronic business card exchange.

The mobile business card management system according to the embodiment is a user terminal that generates a user's electronic business card using a business card management application and registers the generated electronic business card information on a business card management server, and requests the establishment of a business card exchange meeting for multi-party business card exchange. A master terminal; As a terminal owned by each participant of a meeting opened at the request of a master terminal, a plurality of slave terminals that receive a meeting participation request signal from the master terminal or business card management server, and register each participant's electronic business card information to the business card management server ; And storing business card information received from a plurality of slave terminals and master terminals, creating a business card exchange meeting according to the request of the master terminal, and receiving the business card exchange authentication information from the master terminal and confirming the authentication information, the business card exchange meeting. A business card management server that provides business card information of participants excluding business card information of the user to each terminal included in the terminal; Includes.

According to another embodiment, a multi-party electronic business card automatic exchange method using a mobile business card management system including a master terminal, a slave terminal and a business card management server includes the steps of: (a) connecting to the business card management server through a business card management application from a master terminal; (b) requesting to open a business card exchange meeting for multi-party business card exchange from the master terminal to the business card management server; (c) opening a business card exchange meeting in a business card management server, and transmitting a participation request signal to the opened business card exchange meeting to the slave terminal; (d) joining the business card exchange meeting by accessing the business card management server from the slave terminal through the business card management application; (e) requesting business card exchange authentication information from the business card management server to the master terminal; (f) transmitting the authentication information from the master terminal to the business card management server; And (g) checking the authentication information in the business card management server and, if the authentication information is normal, providing electronic business card information of the rest of the participants excluding the user's business card information to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting. Includes.

The mobile business card management system and the multi-party business card exchange method using the mobile business card management system as described above allows participants to exchange business cards quickly and conveniently in meetings, seminars, and other meeting places. In particular, by completing the authentication of all participants only with the authentication procedure of the master terminal, the authentication procedure and participant authentication time required for all participants in the multilateral business card exchange can be significantly reduced.

In addition, by automatically recording the time and place of the business card exchange event, and the participant information, it is possible to conveniently manage information of people who form a business relationship.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile business card management system according to an embodiment
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a business card management server according to an embodiment
3 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the business card management server 100 according to the embodiment
4A is a diagram showing an embodiment of a display for exchanging electronic business card information among multiple parties
Figure 4b is a view showing an embodiment of the display of a multi-party electronic business card exchange process of a user who is not registered in the business card management server
5 is a signal flow diagram of a mobile business card management system for performing multi-party business card exchange according to an embodiment

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and the general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same elements throughout the specification.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile business card management system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile business card management system according to an embodiment may include a business card management server 100, a master terminal 1 and slave terminals 2 and 3.

The master terminal 1 is a user terminal that generates an electronic business card of a user by using a business card management application and registers the generated electronic business card information in the business card management server 100. The master terminal 1 requests the business card management server 100 to open a business card exchange meeting for multi-party business card exchange.

The slave terminals 2 and 3 are terminals owned by each participant in the meeting opened at the request of the master terminal 1. The slave terminals 2 and 3 receive a meeting participation request signal from the master terminal 1 and register their electronic business card information as a meeting participant in the business card management server 100.

The business card management server 100 stores business card information received from the plurality of slave terminals 2 and 3 and the master terminal 1, and creates a business card exchange meeting at the request of the master terminal 1. The business card management server 100 receives business card exchange authentication information from the master terminal 1, and when the authentication information of the master terminal 1 is confirmed as normal, the user's business card information to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting. Provides business card information of participants except for.

In the embodiment, the master terminal 1 and the slave terminals 2, 3 are a tablet PC, a laptop, a personal computer, a smart phone, a personal portable information terminal ( PDA: Personal Digital Assistant) and a mobile communication terminal. That is, the terminals (1, 2, 3) are equipped with a memory for storing a specific application for accessing the business card management server 100 via a wired or wireless communication network, a microprocessor for calculating and controlling by executing a program, etc. It means a terminal. That is, the terminals 1, 2, and 3 are generally personal PCs, but any terminal can be used as long as the business card management server 100 and server-client communication are possible, and any terminal such as notebook computers, mobile communication terminals, PDAs, etc. It is a broad concept that includes all communication computing devices.

2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a business card management server according to an embodiment.

2, the business card management server 100 includes a user registration module 110, a business card generation module 120, a meeting generation module 130, a business card exchange authentication module 140, a business card exchange module 150, and a display. It may be configured to include the module 160. The term'module' used in this specification should be interpreted as being capable of including software, hardware, or a combination thereof, depending on the context in which the term is used. For example, the software may be machine language, firmware, embedded code, and application software. As another example, the hardware may be a circuit, a processor, a computer, an integrated circuit, an integrated circuit core, a sensor, a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), a passive device, or a combination thereof.

The user registration module 110 identifies a user by using information received from user terminals including the master terminal 1 and the slave terminals 2 and 3, and grants system usage rights according to the user. Specifically, the user registration module 110 receives personal information such as name, affiliation, position, and contact information from the user terminal, registers the user with the server 100, and generates an electronic business card and electronic business card to the user who has been registered in the server 100 Grants permission to use business card management functions such as opening an exchange meeting.

The business card generation module 120 generates an electronic business card according to information selected or input from the user terminal. In an embodiment, the business card generation module 120 may generate the user's electronic business card after the user's personal authentication and the user input information verification procedure.

In addition, the business card generation module 150 may communicate with the translation server to generate a foreign language electronic business card in which information disclosed in the business card is translated into a foreign language.

The meeting generation module 130 creates a business card exchange meeting according to the request to open the electronic business card exchange meeting of the master terminal 1. For example, the meeting generation module 130 provides a business card exchange meeting by assigning an identification factor specifying the meeting. Can be generated.

The business card exchange authentication module 140 authorizes the electronic business card exchange information through the master terminal 1 among users who participated in the business card exchange meeting, thereby approving the provision of electronic business card information to those participating in the meeting. The business card exchange information authentication is a procedure for preventing theft and misuse of an electronic business card, and improving the reliability of the information exchanged, and may consist of a process of confirming the business card exchange authentication information transmitted from the master terminal 1.

When the business card exchange authentication module 140 confirms the authentication information as normal, the business card exchange module 150 provides business card information of the rest of the meeting participants, excluding the user's business card information, to a plurality of user terminals. In an embodiment, the business card exchange authentication information may include public authentication, authentication key, personal information, and the like.

When the electronic business card of the meeting participant is exchanged, the display module 160 simultaneously displays the electronic business card information of the meeting participant excluding the user's business card information, so that the meeting participant can conveniently check the electronic business card information of the other participant.

3 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the business card management server 100 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the business card generation module 120 may include a personal information verification unit 121 and a business card generation unit 123, and the meeting generation module 130 is a participant registration unit 131 and a meeting identifier. It may be configured to include a generating unit 133, the card exchange authentication module 140 may be configured to include an authentication information requesting unit 141 and an authentication information verification unit 143, and the business card exchange module 150 May be configured to include an information providing unit 151 and a meeting information recording unit 153.

The personal information verification unit 121 of the business card generation module 120 checks personal information including affiliation, group, position, and contact information of users registered in the business card management server 100. For example, the personal information verification unit 121 requests personal authentication information such as an accredited certificate, internal mail, paper business card, and employment certificate to the user terminal to verify personal information, and uses the requested personal authentication information to enter the individual You can check the information. Specifically, if the personal information recorded in the personal authentication information and the personal information input by the user are matched and matched, the input personal information can be determined as valid information.

When the personal information input by the user is verified as valid information, the business card generation unit 123 generates an electronic business card in which the personal information is written. The user can create an electronic business card by selecting a business card format for each company, department, or position, or by selecting a business card format he prefers, and can select a language.

The participant registration unit 131 of the meeting creation module 130 stores information of participants who participate in the meeting according to the meeting opening request transmitted from the master terminal 1 when an event requiring business card exchange in which multiple people participate, such as meetings and seminars, occurs. Register. In an embodiment, the participant registration unit 131 searches for the slave terminals 2 and 3 through recognition of an electronic terminal communication signal near the master terminal 1, and automatically registers the searched slave terminals 2 and 3 as participants. can do. In addition, the participant registration unit 131 may register a participant by designation of the master terminal 1, or register slave terminals searched for by an electronic terminal transmission signal existing in a place designated by the master terminal as participants.

When an electronic business card exchange meeting is generated by registering a participant, the meeting identifier generator 133 generates a unique identifier of the meeting. In an embodiment, the generated unique identifier may be transmitted only to the master terminal 1 and used as business card exchange authentication information, or may be transmitted to all meeting participants and used for authentication of meeting participants.

The authentication information requesting unit 141 of the business card exchange authentication module 140 requests the electronic business card exchange authentication information for approval of the electronic business card exchange to the master terminal 1 requesting the establishment of a meeting. The electronic business card exchange authentication information requested by the business card exchange authentication module 140 is data for preventing theft and misuse of the electronic business card and improving the security of the electronic business card exchanged in the meeting, and the personal authentication information of the user of the master terminal (1) , Authentication key, meeting identifier, etc. may be included.

The authentication information verification unit 143 checks the electronic business card exchange authentication information received from the master terminal 1. For example, when the meeting identifier is used as the electronic business card exchange authentication information, it is checked whether the authentication information transmitted from the master terminal 1 matches the meeting identifier. In addition, when the personal authentication information is used as the electronic business card exchange authentication information, the electronic business card exchange authentication information can be checked by comparing the user information of the master terminal 1 with the personal authentication information.

When the electronic business card exchange authentication information is approved by the authentication module 140, the information providing unit 151 of the business card exchange module 150 is each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting, and the other participants' business cards excluding the user's business card information. Provide information.

The meeting information recording unit 153 records detailed information about the meeting, such as the time when the electronic business card information is shared with the participants, the meeting place, and participant information. In an embodiment, the detailed information may include device information of participants, the subject of the meeting, the type, and the content of discussion.

4A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a display for exchanging electronic business card information among multiple parties.

4A, when the master terminal 1 transmits a meeting creation request to the business card management server 100, the slave terminals 2 and 3 in the vicinity of the master terminal 1 are automatically recognized, or the master terminal ( An electronic business card exchange meeting is created by identifying the participant information by designation of 1). Thereafter, the business card management server 100 requests business card exchange authentication information to the master terminal, and when receiving the authentication information from the master terminal, checks the authentication information. When the authentication information is confirmed as normal, the other participant's business card information is provided to the terminal except the user's business card information. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, electronic business card information of all participants is shared with all, and electronic business cards of participants excluding the user can be simultaneously displayed. In addition, detailed information such as the place and time of the electronic business card exchange event such as meetings and seminars are recorded.

4B is a diagram showing a display embodiment of a multi-party electronic business card exchange process by a user who is not registered in the business card management server.

As shown in Fig. 4b, when the slave terminal of the meeting participant is not registered in the business card management server 100, when the business card management server 100 recognizes the slave terminal, the electronic business card generating application installation URL address is transmitted to the slave terminal. do. After the slave terminal user installs the electronic business card application and inputs basic information, when the personal authentication process is completed, the user's electronic business card may be generated. When the user's electronic business card is created and authentication of providing the electronic business card information is completed in the master terminal, the electronic business card information of the people participating in the meeting can be received from the slave terminal, and the business card information of the participant can be simultaneously displayed.

In addition, when sending an electronic business card, it is possible to send attachments necessary for work, such as company introduction files. In addition, when a participant's electronic business card is received, the electronic business card can be sorted or classified according to the criteria selected by the user, such as name, order of company name, business card exchange date, and location. Also, when receiving an electronic business card, the memo function can be used within a range that does not exceed a certain data capacity.

Hereinafter, a method of exchanging business cards among multiple parties will be sequentially described. Since the function (function) of the multi-party business card exchange method according to the embodiment is essentially the same as the function on the business card management server and the system, a description overlapping with FIGS. 1 to 4B will be omitted.

5 is a signal flow diagram of a mobile business card management system for performing multi-party business card exchange according to an embodiment.

In step S510, the master terminal 200 requests the business card management server 100 to open a business card exchange meeting. In step S520, a business card exchange meeting is opened, and a slave terminal near the master terminal 200 is recognized and registered as a meeting participant. In step S530, the business card management server 100 requests to participate in the meeting from the slave terminal 300 registered as a meeting participant. In an embodiment, when the slave terminal 300 receives a meeting participation request signal, it may transmit meeting identification information to the business card management server 100 to receive authentication for participation in an electronic business card exchange meeting.

In step S540, the business card management server 100 requests authentication information from the master terminal 200 that has created a meeting. When the master terminal 200 transmits the authentication information to the business card management server 100 in step S550, the business card management server 100 checks whether the authentication information transmitted from the master terminal is normal in step S560. For example, it is possible to check whether the authentication information is normal by matching the authentication key or identification information, which is one of the authentication information, or compare the personal authentication information transmitted from the master terminal 200 with the personal information of the master terminal user to check the authentication information. .

If the authentication information is normal, in step S570, electronic business card information of other participants is provided to the master terminal 200 and the slave terminal 300, excluding the user's own electronic business card information. Thereafter, the user can simultaneously display and check the electronic business cards of all meeting participants on his smart terminal.

In step S580, the business card management server 100 records the time at which the electronic business card was exchanged, the electronic business card exchange meeting place, and detailed information related to the meeting.

The mobile business card management system and the multi-party business card exchange method using the mobile business card management system as described above allows participants to exchange business cards quickly and conveniently in meetings, seminars, and other meeting places. In particular, by completing the authentication of all participants only by the authentication procedure of the master terminal 1, the authentication procedure and time required for multi-party business card exchange can be greatly reduced.

In addition, by automatically recording the time and place of the business card exchange event, and the participant information, it is possible to conveniently manage information of people who form business relationships.

The disclosed contents are only examples, and various changes can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the claims claimed in the claims, so the scope of protection of the disclosed contents is It is not limited to the examples.

1: master terminal
2,3: slave terminal
100: business card management server
110: user registration module
120: business card generation module
130: meeting creation module
140: business card exchange authentication module
150: business card exchange module
130: display module

Claims (2)

In the mobile business card management system,
A user terminal for generating an electronic business card of a user using a business card management application and registering the generated electronic business card information on a business card management server, comprising: a master terminal requesting to open a business card exchange meeting for multi-party business card exchange;
A plurality of terminals owned by each participant of a meeting opened at the request of the master terminal, receiving a meeting participation request signal from the master terminal or a business card management server, and registering the electronic business card information of each participant in the business card management server Four slave terminals; And
A business card that stores business card information received from the plurality of slave terminals and the master terminal, generates the business card exchange meeting according to the request of the master terminal, and includes public authentication information, authentication key, and personal information from the master terminal A business card management server configured to provide business card information of participants other than the user's business card information to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting when the business card exchange authentication information is confirmed by receiving the exchange authentication information; Including,
The business card management server; Is
When sending a request to open a business card exchange meeting to the business card management server, the slave terminals retrieved by the electronic terminal transmission signal existing in the place designated by the master terminal are registered as participants, and the participant information is identified by the designation of the master terminal. To create
The business card management server
A user registration module for identifying a user using information received from a user terminal including the master terminal and the slave terminal, and granting permission to use the mobile business card management system according to the user;
To verify personal information, request personal authentication information including a public certificate, paper business card, and employment certificate through the user terminal, and use the requested personal authentication information to match the personal information recorded in the personal authentication information with the personal information entered by the user. A business card generation module that checks whether the inputted personal information is valid information, and generates an electronic business card using the information selected or input from the user terminal according to the confirmation result;
A meeting creation module for generating the business card exchange meeting according to the request to open the business card exchange meeting from the master terminal, assigning an identification factor specifying the meeting, and generating a unique identifier of the meeting used as business card exchange authentication information:
A business card exchange authentication module that requests business card exchange authentication information from the master terminal, checks the business card exchange authentication information received from the master terminal, and transmits the generated unique identifier to the master terminal to use as business card exchange authentication information;
When the business card exchange authentication information is confirmed as normal in the business card exchange authentication module, the business card information of the other meeting participants excluding the user's business card information is provided to the plurality of user terminals, and the time at which the electronic business card information is shared with the participants. And a business card exchange module for recording meeting details including meeting place, participant information, participant's device information, meeting subject, type and discussion contents; And
A display module for simultaneously displaying electronic business cards of users participating in the meeting; Including
The business card management server
Request one of the authentication certificate, authentication key, and business card exchange authentication information including user personal information from the master terminal, and complete authentication of all participants in the meeting only by the authentication procedure of the master terminal,
When the business card information of the participants other than the user's business card information is provided to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting, the time and location of the business card information, information on a plurality of user terminals, and participant information of the business card exchange meeting And record it. Updates the previously stored electronic business card information with the information input from the user terminal, and
The business card management server
When sending an electronic business card, the attachments necessary for the business including the company introduction file are transmitted together, and when the participant's electronic business card is received, the electronic business card is sorted or classified by one of the following criteria: name, company name order, business card exchange date Mobile business card management system, characterized in that.
In the multi-party electronic business card automatic exchange method using a mobile business card management system including a master terminal, a slave terminal and a business card management server,
(a) connecting to the business card management server through a business card management application in the master terminal;
(b) requesting the business card management server to open a business card exchange meeting for multilateral business card exchange from the master terminal;
(c) opening a business card exchange meeting in the business card management server and transmitting a participation request signal to the opened business card exchange meeting to the slave terminal;
(d) accessing the business card management server from the slave terminal through the business card management application to participate in the business card exchange meeting;
(e) requesting business card exchange authentication information from the business card management server to the master terminal;
(f) transmitting the business card exchange authentication information from the master terminal to the business card management server; And
(g) Check the business card exchange authentication information on the business card management server and, if the business card exchange authentication information is normal, provide electronic business card information of the rest of the participants excluding the user's business card information to each terminal included in the business card exchange meeting. Step to do; Including
The step of (b);
To verify personal information, request personal authentication information including a public certificate, paper business card, and employment certificate through the user terminal, and use the requested personal authentication information to match the personal information recorded in the personal authentication information with the personal information entered by the user. Checking whether the inputted personal information is valid information if they match;
Generating an electronic business card using information selected or inputted from the user terminal according to a confirmation result; And
When the business card management server transmits a request to open a business card exchange meeting to the business card management server, automatically recognizing a slave terminal near the master terminal and identifying participant information by designation of the master terminal to generate an electronic business card exchange meeting; including; and,
The step of (c); Is
Identifying a user using information received from a user terminal including the master terminal and the slave terminal, and granting permission to use the mobile business card management system according to the user;
Generating an electronic business card according to information selected or input from the user terminal;
In response to a request for opening the business card exchange meeting from the master terminal, generating the business card exchange meeting, giving an identification factor specifying the meeting, and generating a unique identifier of the meeting:
Requesting business card exchange authentication information to the master terminal, checking the business card exchange authentication information received from the master terminal, and transmitting the generated unique identifier to the master terminal to use it as business card exchange authentication information; And
Receiving a unique identifier of the business card exchange meeting from the slave terminal, and determining whether or not each of the slave terminals participates in the meeting according to the confirmation result of the unique identifier; Including,
The step of (g); Is
When the business card exchange authentication information is confirmed as normal in the business card exchange authentication module, the business card information of the other meeting participants excluding the user's business card information is provided to the plurality of user terminals, and the electronic business card information is shared with the participants. Recording meeting details including meeting place, participant information, participant's device information, meeting subject, type, and discussion contents;
Recording the time and location of the business card information, information on a plurality of user terminals, and information on participants of the business card exchange meeting; And
Including; simultaneously displaying electronic business cards of users participating in the meeting,
The step of (e); is
The business card management server is characterized in that it requests one of the business card exchange authentication information including public authentication, authentication key, and personal information from the master terminal, and completes authentication of all meeting participants only by the authentication procedure of the master terminal. Multi-party electronic business card automatic exchange method.

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