JP7668554B2 - Business card management system, business card management method, and business card management program - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a business card management system, a business card management method, and a business card management program.

In recent years, short-distance wireless communication technology using electronic tags such as NFC (Near Field Communication) tags has been used in a variety of services. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information management system for managed information (business card information) attached to a business card. Patent Document 1 discloses the effect that the information management system allows the information data of the managed information stored in the wireless tag of the business card to be directly acquired by the information communication terminal by bringing the information communication terminal close to the business card, and therefore the accurate managed information of the managed party can be easily stored and viewed on the manager's own information communication terminal, or transferred to and stored in a management server via an external communication network, without being restricted by location, and that an information management system can be realized that effectively and efficiently collects and uses the managed information attached to the business card.

JP 2020-194226 A

However, with conventional methods, when multiple users wanted to share business card information with each other, each user had to go through the trouble of reading the business card information from the other user's business card.

The present disclosure aims to provide a business card management system, a business card management method, and a business card management program that facilitates the sharing of business card information.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the business card management system of the present disclosure comprises a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information, wherein a first terminal among the terminals that executes a reading process acquires the tag identification information from a plurality of the electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits it to the business card management device, and the business card management device has a function of adding the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal among the terminals that is associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal on which the reading process was performed.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the business card management system of the present disclosure comprises a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores the business card information associated with the tag identification information, wherein a first terminal among the terminals that executes a reading process acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from a plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to the business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal among the terminals that is associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal on which the reading process was performed, and the business card management device associates the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal as a subject to be managed by the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal other than the first terminal.

The business card management system, business card management method, and business card management program disclosed herein, which use the above means, make it easy to share business card information.

1 is a configuration diagram of a business card management system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a terminal and a business card management device. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of business card information, business card corresponding information, and user corresponding information. 13 is a flowchart of a process of the terminal. 13 is a flowchart of a process of the terminal. 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating examples of display screens in each process. 13 is a flowchart of a process of a business card management system. 13 is a flowchart of a process for inviting a terminal of a user who does not have a business card. 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating examples of display screens in each process. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a computer of the business card management system. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a business card management system according to a second embodiment. 13 is a flowchart of a process of the terminal. 13 is a flowchart of a process of a business card management system.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are described below. In this disclosure, an "electronic tag" is also called an IC tag, an RF tag, or a wireless tag, and is a tag that uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to read and write data from an IC chip in a tag without contact using radio waves. An "NFC tag" is one of the standards for electronic tags, and is a tag that uses a frequency of 13.56 MHz and short-range wireless communication with a communication distance of about 10 cm, which is relatively shorter than other RFIDs. In the following embodiments, an example in which an NFC tag is used as an electronic tag is described, but the electronic tag is not limited to an NFC tag. Other electronic tags that use short-range wireless communication of the same extent as an NFC tag may also be used.

[Embodiment 1]
<Configuration>
1 is an overall configuration diagram of a business card management system 1 according to embodiment 1. The business card management system 1 includes a business card 2, a terminal 3 owned by a user (owner) of the business card 2 (i.e., the terminal 3 is linked to the user of the business card 2), and a business card management device 4. The terminal 3 and the business card management device 4 are connected via a communication network such as the Internet. Furthermore, each terminal 3 has wireless communication means such as Bluetooth and has the function of communicating with each other.

The business card 2 displays business card information as visual information on either the front or back or both. The business card information includes, for example, some or all of the following information displayed by printing or engraving: name or title, address or residence, telephone number, fax number, or email address. The business card information may be displayed in a manner that is human-readable, or may be displayed as a one-dimensional code, two-dimensional code, or other code that can be decoded by a decoder. The business card 2 may be made of materials such as paper or resin.

The business card 2 is equipped with an electronic tag 21. The electronic tag 21 is a passive electronic tag whose information can be read by the terminal 3. The electronic tag 21 includes an IC and an antenna. The electronic tag 21 stores, in a memory section in the internal IC, connection destination information 211 that specifies the address of the business card management device 4, and tag identification information 212 that is associated with each electronic tag 21.

The connection destination information 211 is information for the terminal 3 to connect to the business card management device 4. The connection destination information 211 is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The tag identification information 212 is unique information associated with each business card 2, and is information associated with the user who owns the business card 2.

Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of the terminal 3 and the business card management device 4. The terminal 3 is assumed to be a smartphone, but may be other terminals or devices such as a server, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, etc. The terminal 3 has a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, a display unit 33, and a memory unit 34. The control unit 31 controls the operation of the terminal 3. The control unit 31 executes functions and/or methods realized by codes or instructions contained in a program stored in the memory unit 34. The control unit 31 (as well as the control unit 41 described later) may be, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), a GPU, an MCU (Microcontroller Unit), a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC, an FPGA, etc., and each process disclosed in each embodiment may be realized by a logic circuit or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit, etc. Furthermore, these circuits may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and the multiple processes shown in each embodiment may be realized by a single integrated circuit.

The communication unit 32 has a function of reading information from the electronic tag 21, and a function of communicating with external devices such as other terminals 3 and the business card management device 4 via wired or wireless communication. The display unit 33 displays the business card information (specifically, a screen including information such as name, affiliation, and contact information) that the business card management device 4 has associated with the tag identification information 212.

The memory unit 34 stores a business card management program 341, user identification information 342, business card information 343, and a website browsing program 344 (web browser). The memory unit 34 may store other programs, not limited to the business card management program 341 and the website browsing program 344. The memory unit 34 (as well as the memory unit 43 described below) is realized by various storage media such as an HDD, SSD, or flash memory.

The business card management program 341 is executed by the terminal 3. Depending on the function, the business card management program 341 operates in cooperation with the business card management program 431 executed by the business card management device 4.

The user identification information 342 is information for identifying a user who uses the business card management program 341, and is unique information associated with each user. The user identification information 342 includes, for example, account identification information set for each account of the business card management program 341, or identification information of the terminal 3, etc.

As described above, the tag identification information 212 of the business card 2 is unique information associated with each business card 2 of a user. In addition, the user identification information 342 is information for identifying the user who uses the business card management program 341. Therefore, since the tag identification information 212 and the user identification information 342 are set for each user, the business card management program 341 is associated with the tag identification information 212.

Business card information 343 includes, for example, some or all of information expressed by characters, figures, symbols, etc., such as name, title, affiliation, job title, address, residence, telephone number, fax number, email address, and other contact information. In addition, business card information 343 includes the user's business card information associated with user identification information 342 (i.e., the user's own business card information), but may also include business card information associated with user identification information 342 of other users.

The business card management device 4 is assumed to be a server, but may be other devices such as a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, etc. The business card management device 4 is identified by the connection destination information 211. The business card management device 4 has a control unit 41, a communication unit 42, and a memory unit 43.

The control unit 41 controls the operation of the business card management device 4. The control unit 41 executes functions and/or methods realized by codes or instructions contained in the programs stored in the memory unit 43. The communication unit 42 has a wired or wireless communication function with an external device such as the terminal 3.

The memory unit 43 stores a business card management program 431, business card correspondence information 432, and user correspondence information 433. The memory unit 43 may store other programs, not limited to the business card management program 431.

The business card management program 431 is executed by the business card management device 4. Depending on the function, the business card management program 431 operates in cooperation with the business card management program 341 executed by the terminal 3.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of business card information 343, business card corresponding information 432, and user corresponding information 433. Note that the values of each piece of information (such as "aaa", "AAA", "111", etc.) are displayed for the sake of convenience of explanation, and specific information is actually stored as the data. In Figure 3, for example, "aaa", which is one's own business card information, is stored as business card information 343. Business card information 343 "aaa" is information associated with the user of business card 2A. Business card information 343 can include one's own business card information and business card information of other people with whom one has exchanged business cards 2, etc.

The business card correspondence information 432 stores tag identification information 432a, user identification information 432b, and business card information 432c in association with each other. The business card correspondence information 432 is information that manages the correspondence between the tag identification information 212 stored in each business card 2, the user identification information 342, and the user's business card information 343. As shown in the business card correspondence information 432, the tag identification information 432a "AAA", "BBB", "CCC", "DDD", and "EEE" are associated with the values of the user identification information 432b and the business card information 432c, respectively, and correspond to business cards 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, and 2E.

User-associated information 433 stores user identification information 433a, tag identification information 433b, and business card information 433c in association with each other. User-associated information 433 is information for managing business card information 433c that is managed by each user and that each user has set to be viewable or editable via terminal 3. Business card information managed by a user is information that the user can display and edit via terminal 3.

The tag identification information 432a and 433b are information having the same structure as the tag identification information 212 stored in the electronic tag 21. The user identification information 432b and 433a are information having the same structure as the user identification information 342. In addition, the business card information 432c and 433c are information having the same structure as the business card information 343.

<Processing flow>
The operation of the terminal 3 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 5, etc. The processing of the terminal 3 is executed by the control unit 31. In Fig. 4 (as well as Figs. 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13 described later), the description of the processing performed between the terminal 3 and other devices is omitted or simplified.

In step S101, terminal 3A (first terminal) of the multiple terminals 3 uses a read function to perform a reading operation on the business card 2. Terminal 3A executes a reading process on the business card 2 and acquires the connection destination information 211 and tag identification information 212 from the electronic tag 21 using the short-range wireless communication function. Terminal 3A can, for example, read multiple business cards 2 in sequence and acquire different tag identification information 212 from the multiple electronic tags 21.

In step S102, if terminal 3A has a business card management program, the process proceeds to step S103. On the other hand, if terminal 3A does not have a business card management program, the process proceeds to step S106.

In step S103, terminal 3A executes business card management program 341. If terminal 3 is already executing business card management program 341, the process of step S103 may be omitted.

In step S104, the terminal 3 uses the acquired connection destination information 211 to access the business card management device 4 via the communications network. At this time, the terminal 3 transmits the tag identification information 312 to the business card management device 4. In step S401, which will be described later in FIG. 7, the terminal 3 acquires the business card information 432c transmitted from the business card management device 4, and displays the business card information 432c of other users corresponding to the read business card 2 (in other words, the business card information 432c associated with the terminals 3B to 3E) on the display unit 33.

In step S105, terminal 3A stores the business card information 432c acquired from the business card management device 4 in the business card information 343 of the storage unit 34. If the business card information 432c acquired from the business card management device 4 is information that is not currently stored in the storage unit 34, terminal 3A may add the business card information 432c to the business card information 343, and if the business card information 432c acquired from the business card management device 4 is information of an already registered user, terminal 3A may perform processing to update the business card information 343 of that user.

In step S106, terminal 3A executes website browsing program 344. Note that if terminal 3A is already executing website browsing program 344, the process of step S106 may be omitted.

In step S107, the terminal 3A acquires the business card information 432c transmitted from the business card management device 4 through processing similar to that in step S104, and displays the acquired business card information 432c on the display unit 33.

In step S108, terminal 3A receives guidance information for acquiring the business card management program 341 based on information provided from an external device such as the business card management device 4, and displays the guidance information on the display unit 33. The guidance information for acquiring the business card management program 341 is provided, for example, by a redirect function of the business card management device 4 to guide the user to a website for acquiring the business card management program 341. Terminal 3A then accepts input regarding whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program 341.

In step S109, when terminal 3A receives an instruction from the user to acquire business card management program 341 via operation of the touch panel (display unit 33), push button, etc., it acquires the business card management program from an external device, stores it in memory unit 34, and executes the process of step S105. On the other hand, if terminal 3A does not accept an instruction from the user to acquire business card management program 341 (or receives an instruction to refuse acquisition of business card management program 341), it ends the process.

Figure 5 is a flowchart of the process when another terminal 3B-3E that did not read the business card 2 receives a sharing request.

In step S201, terminals 3B to 3E (second terminals) among the multiple terminals 3 receive a sharing request for business card information 432c from the business card management device 4.

If terminals 3B to 3E have a business card management program in step S202, the process proceeds to step S203. On the other hand, if terminals 3B to 3E do not have a business card management program, the process proceeds to step S206.

In step S203, terminals 3B to 3E execute the business card management program 341. If terminal 3 is already executing the business card management program 341, the process of step S203 may be omitted.

In step S205, terminals 3B to 3E display on the display unit 33 a message indicating that there has been a request to share business card information 432c (for example, a message such as "There is a request to share business card data. Do you want to allow it?") and accept input as to whether or not to share business card information 432c. When terminals 3B to 3E accept input of permission to share from the user, for example by selecting the "OK" button, they transmit a response to the business card management device 4 indicating that the sharing request has been permitted.

In step S210, terminals 3B to 3E acquire their own business card information 343 and the business card information 432c of the exchanged business card 2, and store them as one group unit. For example, terminals 3B to 3E store the shared business card information 432c in business card information 343 in the storage unit 34 of terminal 3, and assign a group name such as "business card exchange group" to manage them as a group unit.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the display on the display unit 33 in which the terminals 3B to 3E have accepted the sharing request in step S205 and are displaying business card information 432c of other terminals 3. Figure 6 shows a contact display screen 51 that displays the business card information 432c individually, a group display screen 52 for business card exchange groups, and a member display screen 53 for inviting members to each business card exchange group.

The contact display screen 51 is a screen that individually displays business card information 343 that is linked to the terminal 3 and can be viewed. The business card information 343 displayed can be one or multiple, depending on the size of the characters displayed and the amount of information.

The group display screen 52 is a screen that displays a list of business card exchange groups 521 created for each business card 2 that was acquired simultaneously by terminal 3A (first terminal). The business card exchange groups 521 can be given any name.

The member display screen 53 is the screen to which the user transitions when a business card exchange group 521 is selected on the group display screen 52. The member display screen 53 displays business card information 511 (432c) of the members belonging to the selected business card exchange group 521. The member display screen 53 also has an invitation instruction section 512 for adding an unregistered member to the business card exchange group. When the invitation instruction section 512 is selected, the unregistered member is added to the business card exchange group.

In step S206, terminal 3A executes website browsing program 344. If terminal 3A is already executing website browsing program 344, the process of step S106 may be omitted.

In step S207, terminals 3B to 3E acquire the business card information 432c transmitted from the business card management device 4 by processing similar to that in step S205, and display the acquired business card information 432c on the display unit 33.

In step S208, terminals 3B to 3E receive guidance information for acquiring the business card management program 341 based on information provided from an external device such as the business card management device 4, and display the guidance information on the display unit 33. The guidance information for acquiring the business card management program 341 is provided, for example, by a redirect function of the business card management device 4 to guide the user to a website for acquiring the business card management program 341. Terminals 3B to 3E then accept input as to whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program 341.

In step S209, when terminals 3B to 3E receive an instruction from the user to acquire the business card management program 341 via operation of the touch panel (display unit 33), push buttons, etc., they acquire the business card management program from an external device, store it in the memory unit 34, and execute the process of step S205. On the other hand, if terminals 3B to 3E do not receive an instruction from the user to acquire the business card management program 341 (or receive an instruction to refuse acquisition of the business card management program 341), they end the process.

Users belonging to a group can share information (messages, data, etc.) with each other through group chats, etc., created by exchanging business cards 2 via terminals 3A to 3E. Groups are automatically created to progress a specific project. In addition, multiple groups can be created manually, for example by duplicating the member composition of an already created group. Information is shared, for example, by grouping recipients in group chats, mailing lists, etc., and broadcasting the information to be sent by each user. In the case of group chats, a function is included that displays information sent and received in the past in chronological order on the display unit 33 of each terminal 3. In addition, when sharing by email, the email addresses of multiple users can be linked to one email address, allowing the transmitted information to be transmitted in the same legal manner. In addition, shared storage on the cloud can be used to share information.

Because the exchange of business cards means that both parties have given their consent to sharing information such as personal contact details, compared to general chat tools in which groups are created between affiliations (e.g., companies) each time to send and receive messages, the effort of registering members in a group chat is eliminated, and members who have completed business negotiations can easily move on to continuing their work. Therefore, the business card management method of this embodiment can improve convenience.

Figure 7 is a flowchart of the processing of the business card management system 1. Note that the processing of the business card management device 4 is executed by the control unit 41.

In step S311, terminal 3A (first terminal) of the multiple terminals 3 performs a reading operation of the business card 2 using the read function. Terminal 3 executes a reading process of the business card 2, and acquires the connection destination information 211 and tag identification information 212 from the electronic tag 21 using the short-range wireless communication function. In the example of FIG. 7, terminal 3A executes a reading process of business cards 2B to 2E associated with terminals 3B to 3E (second terminals), respectively. As a result, terminal 3A acquires the connection destination information 211 and tag identification information 212 from the multiple business cards 2B to 2E. Note that in this embodiment, the connection destination information 211 stored in each of the business cards 2A to 2E is the same.

In step S312, terminal 3A transmits the tag identification information 212 acquired from business cards 2B to 2E to the business card management device 4. The business card management device 4 receives the tag identification information 212 of business cards 2B to 2E transmitted from terminal 3A.

In step S401, the business card management device 4 refers to the business card correspondence information 432 stored in the memory unit 34 and acquires the business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 432a. The business card management device 4 transmits the acquired business card information 432c to the terminal 3A. The terminal 3A receives each of the business card information 432c of the business cards 2B to 2E from the business card management device 4.

In step S313, terminal 3A stores the business card information 432c received from the business card management device 4 in the memory unit 34 as business card information 343. This allows terminal 3A to display, edit, and manage the business card information 343 associated with the read business cards 2B to 2E using the business card management program 341. Furthermore, by storing the business card information 343 in terminal 3A, the user of terminal 3A can view other people's business card information 343 even in an offline environment.

In step S402, the business card management device 4 sends a sharing request for the business card information 432c to terminals 3B to 3E (second terminals) associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read by terminal 3A among the terminals 3.

In step S321, when terminal 3B receives a sharing request from the business card management device 4, it displays on the display unit 33 a message indicating that there has been a request to share business card information 432c (for example, a message such as "There is a request to share business card data. Do you want to allow it?") and accepts input as to whether or not to share business card information 432c. When terminal 3B accepts input of permission to share from the user, for example by selecting the "OK" button, it transmits a response to the business card management device 4 indicating that the sharing request has been permitted.

Steps S331, S341, and S351 are also processed in the same manner as step S321. In the example of FIG. 7, terminals 3B to 3E all send a response to the business card management device 4 indicating that the request to share the business card information 432c has been permitted.

In step S403, the business card management device 4 transmits the business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212 of the business card 2 to the terminals 3B to 3E that have been granted permission by the sharing request. Note that the business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212 of the business card 2 may include the business card information 432c (for example, "aaa" in FIG. 3) associated with the terminal 3A that performed the reading process.

In steps S322, S332, S342, and S352, when each of terminals 3B to 3E receives an input from the user instructing the user to register another person's business card information 432c, it registers the business card information 432c transmitted from the business card management device 4. This registration is executed as a process of registering business card information 432c associated with a terminal 3 other than the user's own terminal 3. For example, terminal 3B registers the business card information 432c "aaa", "ccc", "ddd", and "eee" associated with terminals 3A, 3C to 3E other than the user's own terminal 3B as information in the business card information 343.

As a result, the business card management device 4 can add the business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212 received from terminal 3A (first terminal) and the business card information 432c associated with terminal 3A to the business card information 343 managed by the business card management program 341 of terminals 3B to 3E (3) associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read out of the terminals 3.

In step S404, the business card management device 4 adds new tag identification information 432a and business card information 432c to the tag identification information 433b and business card information 433c associated with the user identification information 433a. For example, in the initial state, the tag identification information 433b and business card information 433c associated with the user identification information 433a of terminal 3A are not stored. When terminal 3A performs the reading process of business cards 2B to 2E, the business card management device 4 stores the tag identification information "BBB" to "EEE" of business cards 2B to 2E as tag identification information 433b, and the business card information 432c "bbb" to "eee" of business cards 2B to 2E as business card information 433c to be added. In this way, the business card management device 4 updates the user correspondence information 433.

In addition, group information including the location (location information) and time (time information) as information about the group at the time of the collective business card exchange can be stored in the storage unit 34, 43 of one or both of the terminal 3 (3A to 3E) and the business card management device 4. The location information and time information are acquired by the terminal 3, for example, when the terminal 3 executes the reading process of step S101 or step S311 (or when reading of all business cards 2 of the business card exchange partners is completed), when the terminal 3 saves the business card information in steps S105, S205, or when the terminal 3 executes the group registration process in step S210. The time information may be acquired when the business card management device 4 updates the user correspondence information in step S404. The time information may be date information, or may include both date information and time information. The terminal 3 can display the group information on the display unit 33 as the creation or update date and time of the business card exchange group, or use it as a search item.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, a configuration for registering personal information (business card information) of a user who does not have a business card 2 including an electronic tag 21 as business card information managed by a business card management program will be described. Terminal 3F is a terminal used by a user who does not have a business card 2. In FIG. 8, the initial state will be described as a state in which terminal 3F does not have the business card management program 431. Also, steps S361 to S363 show the processing executed by terminals 3A to 3E that exchanged business card information, but can be executed by any one of the multiple terminals 3A to 3E.

First, terminal 3F transmits a request to acquire the business card management program 431 to the business card management device 4 via the Internet or the like (step S371). In response to the request from terminal 3F, the business card management device 4 transmits the business card management program 431 to terminal 3F.

In step S372, terminal 3F accepts input of personal information to be registered in business card information 343 from the user and transmits it to the business card management device 4. The business card management device 4 stores the received business card information 343 as business card information 432c, 433c of business card corresponding information 432 or user corresponding information 433. Terminal 3F stores the input personal information in the memory unit 34 as business card information 343.

In step S361, terminals 3A to 3E that have exchanged business card information in FIG. 7 acquire user identification information 342 from terminal 3F. Terminals 3A to 3E first acquire user identification information 342 by displaying the invitation method selection screen 54 in FIG. 9 on the display unit 33 and having the user select an invitation method. The business card user invitation unit 541 is an instruction unit for acquiring business card information from a terminal 3 of a user who owns a business card 2. The user name invitation unit 542 is an instruction unit for acquiring business card information from a terminal 3 that already has the business card management program 431 and has a registered user name. Terminals 3A to 3E can search for and select the terminal 3 of the user to be invited by inputting the user name of the user linked to the terminal 3 to be invited.

The code invitation unit 543 is a support unit that searches for the terminal 3 to be invited via a QR code (registered trademark). In this embodiment, terminals 3A to 3E select the code invitation unit 543 on the invitation method selection screen 54. After that, for example, the information presentation screen 55 of FIG. 9 is presented on the display unit 33 of terminal 3F. The information presentation screen 55 includes a two-dimensional code 551. Terminals 3A to 3E can obtain user identification information 342 from terminal 3F by reading the two-dimensional code 551. Note that a one-dimensional code, a color code, or other code may be used instead of the two-dimensional code 551.

In step S362, terminals 3A to 3E send the user identification information 342 of terminal 3F to the business card management device 4, and request authentication as to whether terminal 3F has been registered in the business card management program 341. In step S412, the business card management device 4 sends the authentication result as to whether the user identification information 342 has been registered to terminals 3A to 3E.

If the user identification information 342 of terminal 3F has already been registered in the business card management program 341, in step S363, terminals 3A to 3E perform an operation to complete the group invitation. The member display screen 56 in FIG. 9 has business card information 561 of users who belong to the selected business card exchange group, and an invitation instruction section 562. In step S363, the user can select the invitation instruction section 562 to invite the contacts (business card information 343) of the user using terminal 3F to join the business card exchange group.

After step S363, information that the user of terminal 3F has been added to the group of terminals 3A to 3E is sent to the business card management device 4. The business card management device 4 sends information to terminal 3F that the business card information registered on its own terminal has been registered in the group. As a result, in step S373, terminal 3F displays a notification (e.g., a push notification) of the completion of the group invitation on the display unit 33. The notification screen 57 in FIG. 9 is an example of the display of the message display unit 571. When the message display unit 571 is selected by the user, terminal 3F can participate in the invited business card exchange group page.

The process in FIG. 8 can be performed after the processes shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, so that the business card information (personal information) of a user who does not have business card 2 in an already created business card exchange group can be added to the group's contacts with minimal effort.

(program)
10 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a computer 101. The computer 101 includes a CPU 102, a main storage device 103, an auxiliary storage device 104, and an interface 105. The CPU 102 may be a GPU.

Here, we will explain the details of the programs for implementing the functions constituting the terminal 3 and business card management device 4 according to the first embodiment. The same applies to the programs of the terminal 3 and business card management device 4 according to the second embodiment.

The terminal 3 and business card management device 4 of this embodiment are implemented in a computer 101. The operation of each component of each device is stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 in the form of a program. The CPU 102 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 104, expands it in the main storage device 103, and executes the above-mentioned processing according to the program. The CPU 102 also secures a memory area in the main storage device 103 corresponding to the above-mentioned memory unit according to the program.

As an example, the program is business card management program 341, 431 for causing a computer 101 to execute a business card management system 1 comprising a business card 2 having an electronic tag 21 that stores tag identification information 212, a terminal 3 that executes a business card management program 341 associated with the tag identification information 212, and a business card management device 4 that stores business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212. The business card management programs 341, 431 include a process in which a first terminal (3A) that executes the reading process among the terminals 3 acquires tag identification information 212 from multiple electronic tags 21 using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the information to the business card management device 4, and a process in which the business card management device 4 adds business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212 received from the terminal 3 and business card information 432c associated with the terminal 3A to business card information 343 managed by the business card management program 341 of the terminals 3B to 3E that are associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read among the terminals 3.

The auxiliary storage device 104 is an example of a non-transient tangible storage medium. Other examples of non-transient tangible storage media include storage media such as magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and semiconductor memories that are connected via the interface 105.

The program may also be for realizing some of the functions described above. Furthermore, the program may be a so-called differential file (differential program) that realizes the functions described above in combination with other programs already stored in the auxiliary storage device 104.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, a business card management system 1A according to embodiment 2 will be described. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the business card management system 1A according to embodiment 2. In the description of the business card management system 1A, the same components as those in the business card management system 1 according to embodiment 1 will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

The electronic tag 21 of the business card 2 shown in FIG. 11 stores connection destination information 211, tag identification information 212, and business card information 213 in a memory section within the internal IC.

Figure 12 is a flowchart of the processing of terminal 3 in this embodiment. After processing in step S105, terminal 3A executes processing in step S110. In step S110, terminal 3A transmits the business card information 213 of each business card 2B to 2E associated with the tag identification information 212 of the business card 2 to the other terminals 3B to 3E. That is, in this embodiment, since terminal 3A can obtain the business card information 213 directly from the business card 2, it is possible to share the business card information 213 with the other terminals 3B to 3E without going through the business card management device 4.

Figure 13 is a flowchart of the business card management system 1A of this embodiment. In step S314, terminal 3A transmits a request to share the business card information 213 acquired from business cards 2B-2E to terminals 3B-3E associated with the electronic tag 21 read by terminal 3A among the terminals 3.

Instead of steps S321, S331, S341, and S351 described in embodiment 1, terminals 3B to 3E execute the processes of steps S323, S333, S343, and S353. In step S323, when terminal 3B receives a sharing request from terminal 3A, it displays on the display unit 33 that there has been a sharing request for business card information 432c, and accepts input as to whether or not to share business card information 213. When terminal 3B accepts input of sharing permission from the user, it transmits a response to terminal 3A indicating that the sharing request has been permitted.

Note that steps S333, S343, and S353 are also processed in the same manner as step S321. In the example of FIG. 13, terminals 3B to 3E all send responses to terminal 3A indicating that the request to share business card information 432c has been permitted.

In step S315, terminal 3A transmits business card information 213 associated with tag identification information 212 of business card 2 to terminals 3B to 3E. Note that business card information 213 associated with tag identification information 212 of business card 2 may include business card information 213 "aaa" associated with terminal 3A that performed the reading process.

By configuring the business card management system 1A in the manner of embodiment 2, the terminal 3A (first terminal) that executes the reading process among the terminals 3 can acquire tag identification information 212 and business card information 213 from multiple electronic tags 21 using a short-range wireless communication function, transmit the tag identification information 212 to the business card management device 4, and add the acquired business card information 213 to the business card information 343 managed by the business card management program 341 of the terminals 3B to 3E (second terminals) that are associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read among the terminals 3.

In the above, in the first embodiment, a business card management system 1 including a business card 2, a terminal 3, and a business card management device 4 has been described in which a first terminal among the terminals 3 that executes a reading process acquires tag identification information 212 from multiple electronic tags 21 using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits it to the business card management device 4, and the business card management device 4 adds the business card information 432c associated with the tag identification information 212 received from the first terminal and the business card information 432c associated with the first terminal to the business card information 343 managed by the business card management program 341 of the second terminal associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read among the terminals 3. The business card management system 1 can share the business card information of users associated with the other multiple terminals 3 by having the representative terminal 3 execute the reading process of the business card 2. Therefore, the business card management system 1 can easily share business card information.

In addition, in the second embodiment, in the business card management system 1A including the business card 2, the terminal 3, and the business card management device 4, a first terminal among the terminals 3 that executes the reading process acquires the tag identification information 212 and the business card information 213 from the multiple electronic tags 21 by the short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information 212 to the business card management device 4, and adds the acquired business card information 213 to the business card information 343 managed by the business card management program 341 of the second terminal associated with the electronic tag 21 that was read among the terminals 3, and the business card management device 4 associates the business card information 213 associated with the tag identification information 212 received from the first terminal as a management target of the business card management program 341 of the first terminal and the second terminal. In the business card management system 1A, the representative terminal 3 executes the reading process of the business card 2, so that even if the terminal 3 cannot communicate with the business card management device 4 (for example, in an offline state), the business card information of users associated with the multiple other terminals 3 can be shared with each other. Therefore, the business card management system 1A makes it easy to share business card information.

The business card management system 1 etc. described in each embodiment is an economical and sustainable technology because it does not require the exchange of physical business cards 2 to share business card information. In addition, the business card management system 1 etc. can store business card data as contact information in a business card management device etc., so business card information can be easily managed as digital data from the beginning.

Although several embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, these embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are considered to be within the scope of the invention and its equivalents as set forth in the claims, as well as within the scope and spirit of the invention.

For example, the electronic tag 21 is not limited to a passive tag, and an active tag may also be used.

In the flowchart of the processing of the business card management system 1A shown in FIG. 13 of the second embodiment, the processing of step S312 may be omitted. For example, the terminal 3A can perform the processing of step S312 when the communication state between the terminal 3A and the business card management device 4 is good. Therefore, the terminal 3A can perform the processing from step S314 onwards without waiting for the processing of step S312.

The user corresponding information 433 in FIG. 3 may include only the tag identification information 433b and business card information 433c of other users for each user identification information 433a, or may include the tag identification information 433b and business card information 433c of both the user's own user and the other user. When the user corresponding information 433 includes only the tag identification information 433b and business card information 433c of other users, the user's own business card information can be managed by the business card information 343 stored in the memory unit 34 in the terminal 3.

Furthermore, the configuration and processing described in embodiment 1 may be combined with or substituted for the configuration and processing described in embodiment 2 to the extent that there is no contradiction.

The business card management program 341 may not only obtain the business card information 343 via the electronic tag 21, but may also photograph the business card information displayed as visual information of a business card that does not have an electronic tag 21 with a camera, convert the information into text data using an OCR (Optical Character Reader) function, and obtain the business card information 343. If the business card information 343 cannot be converted into text data, it may be saved as image data.

The present disclosure includes, for example, the following aspects.
[1]
A business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information;
a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information;
a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information;
Equipped with
A first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
the business card management device has a function of adding the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag that has been read out of the terminals;
Business card management system.
[2]
The business card management system according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the business card management device when the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register another person's business card information.
[3]
The business card management system described in [1], wherein when the business card management device receives the tag identification information from the first terminal, it transmits business card information associated with the tag identification information to the first terminal and the second terminal.
[4]
The first terminal,
When the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device is displayed;
If the user does not have the business card management program, an input is received as to whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program.
The business card management system according to [1].
[5]
When the business card management device receives the tag identification information from the first terminal, the business card management device transmits business card information associated with the tag identification information to the first terminal and the second terminal;
The first terminal,
If the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device is displayed, and if the second terminal does not have the business card management program, an input of whether or not the business card management program needs to be acquired is received;
when the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register the business card information of another person, the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the business card management device.
The business card management system according to [1].
[6]
A business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information;
a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information;
a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information;
Equipped with
a first terminal that executes the reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from the plurality of electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal that is associated with the electronic tag that was read out among the terminals;
the business card management device associates the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal;
Business card management system.
[7]
The business card management system according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the first terminal when the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register another person's business card information.
[8]
The first terminal,
When the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device is displayed;
If the user does not have the business card management program, an input is received as to whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program.
The business card management system according to [1].
[9]
When the first terminal has the business card management program, the first terminal displays the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device, and when the first terminal does not have the business card management program, the first terminal receives an input of whether or not the business card management program needs to be acquired;
When the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register the business card information of another person, the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the first terminal.
The business card management system according to [1].
[10]
The first terminal and the second terminal
creating a group for carrying out a specific project including the business card information associated with the electronic tag read by the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal;
Have the ability to share information with each other,
The business card management system according to [1] or [6].
[11]
A business card management method in a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information, comprising:
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
a step of adding, by the business card management device, the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag that has been read out of the terminals;
A method for managing business cards.
[12]
A business card management method in a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores the business card information associated with the tag identification information, comprising:
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from a plurality of the electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal that is associated with the electronic tag that has been read out among the terminals;
a step of associating, by the business card management device, the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal;
A method for managing business cards.
[13]
A business card management program to be executed by a computer of a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information,
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
a step of adding, by the business card management device, the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag that has been read out of the terminals;
A business card management program that includes
[14]
A business card management program to be executed by a computer of a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores the business card information associated with the tag identification information,
a first terminal that executes the reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from the plurality of electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal that is associated with the electronic tag that has been read out of the terminals;
a step of associating the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal with the business card management device as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal;
A business card management program that includes

1, 1A Business card management system 2 (2A to 2E) Business card 3 (3A to 3F) Terminal 4 Business card management device 21 Electronic tag 31 Control unit 32 Communication unit 33 Display unit 34 Memory unit 41 Control unit 42 Communication unit 43 Memory unit 51 Contact display screen 52 Group display screen 53 Member display screen 54 Invitation method selection screen 55 Information presentation screen 56 Member display screen 57 Notification screen 101 Computer 102 CPU
103 Main memory device 104 Auxiliary memory device 105 Interface 211 Connection destination information 212 Tag identification information 213 Business card information 312 Tag identification information 341 Business card management program 342 User identification information 343 Business card information 344 Website browsing program 431 Business card management program 432 Business card corresponding information 432a Tag identification information 432b User identification information 432c Business card information 433 User corresponding information 433a User identification information 433b Tag identification information 433c Business card information 511 Business card information 512 Invitation instruction section 521 Business card exchange group 541 Business card user invitation section 542 User name invitation section 543 Code invitation section 551 Two-dimensional code 561 Business card information 562 Invitation instruction section 571 Message display section

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A business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information;
a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information;
a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information;
Equipped with
A first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
the business card management device has a function of adding the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal in which the reading process was performed among the terminals;
Business card management system. The business card management system according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the business card management device when it receives an input of an instruction to register another person's business card information. The business card management system according to claim 1, wherein when the business card management device receives the tag identification information from the first terminal, the business card information associated with the tag identification information is transmitted to the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal,
When the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device is displayed;
If the user does not have the business card management program, an input is received as to whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program.
The business card management system according to claim 1. When the business card management device receives the tag identification information from the first terminal, the business card management device transmits business card information associated with the tag identification information to the first terminal and the second terminal;
The first terminal,
If the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the business card management device is displayed, and if the second terminal does not have the business card management program, an input of whether or not the business card management program needs to be acquired is received;
when the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register the business card information of another person, the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the business card management device.
The business card management system according to claim 1. A business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information;
a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information;
a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information;
Equipped with
a first terminal among the terminals that executes the reading process acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from the multiple electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal among the terminals that is associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal that executed the reading process;
the business card management device associates the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal other than the business card management device itself;
Business card management system. The business card management system according to claim 6 , wherein the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the first terminal when the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register the business card information of another person. The first terminal,
When the second terminal has the business card management program, the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the electronic tag is displayed;
If the user does not have the business card management program, an input is received as to whether or not the user needs to acquire the business card management program.
The business card management system according to claim 6 . When the first terminal has the business card management program, the first terminal displays the business card information of the second terminal acquired from the electronic tag , and when the first terminal does not have the business card management program, the first terminal receives an input of whether or not the business card management program needs to be acquired;
When the second terminal receives an input of an instruction to register the business card information of another person, the second terminal registers the business card information transmitted from the first terminal.
The business card management system according to claim 6 . The first terminal and the second terminal
creating a group for carrying out a specific project including the business card information associated with the electronic tag read by the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal;
Have the ability to share information with each other,
The business card management system according to claim 1 or 6. A business card management method in a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information, comprising:
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
a step of adding, by the business card management device, the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal in which the reading process was performed;
A method for managing business cards. A business card management method in a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information, a terminal that executes a business card management program associated with the tag identification information, and a business card management device that stores the business card information associated with the tag identification information, comprising:
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from a plurality of the electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal that is associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal that executed the reading process among the terminals;
a step of associating the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal by the business card management device as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal other than the business card management device itself ;
A method for managing business cards. In a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information , a terminal , and a business card management device that stores business card information associated with the tag identification information, there is provided a business card management program to be executed by a computer of the terminal and the business card management device , comprising:
a step in which a first terminal that executes a reading process among the terminals acquires the tag identification information from the plurality of electronic tags using a short-range wireless communication function and transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device;
a step of adding, by the business card management device, the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal and the business card information associated with the first terminal to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal in which the reading process was performed;
A business card management program that includes In a business card management system including a business card having an electronic tag that stores tag identification information and business card information , a terminal , and a business card management device that stores the business card information associated with the tag identification information, a business card management program to be executed by a computer of the terminal and the business card management device , comprising:
a first terminal among the terminals that executes the reading process acquires the tag identification information and the business card information from the multiple electronic tags by a short-range wireless communication function, transmits the tag identification information to the business card management device, and adds the acquired business card information to business card information managed by the business card management program of a second terminal among the terminals that is associated with the electronic tag other than the terminal that executed the reading process;
the business card management device associates the business card information associated with the tag identification information received from the first terminal as a management target of the business card management program of the first terminal and the second terminal other than the business card management device itself ;
A business card management program that includes

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