KR102115364B1 - Electronic business card platform and information sharing method using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic business card platform and a method of sharing information using the electronic business card platform. The electronic business card platform according to an embodiment includes a user smart terminal that inputs metadata of an information object including a place, a person, a product, and a service, and registers the information object to the electronic business card sharing server; And generating an electronic business card for each of the information objects, and sharing the electronic business card by the user smart terminal and receiving a recommendation signal, and then sharing the electronic business card to another user smart terminal.

Description

Electronic business card platform and information sharing method using electronic business card platform {ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD PLATFORM AND INFORMATION SHARING METHOD USING THEREOF}

It relates to an electronic business card platform, and specifically, to an electronic business card platform for various information objects such as places, objects, and people, and to information sharing methods using the same.

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

Recently, electronic business cards have been used for internal meetings in companies and public institutions. However, since the development of the platform technology for comprehensively managing electronic business cards is slow, it is still common to exchange paper business cards during business meetings.

In addition, conventional electronic business cards are limited to issuing electronic business cards for those who do not belong, such as freelancers, housewives, and job seekers, because the subject is limited to members belonging to a specific company or institution. In addition, despite the rapidly emerging smart phone and network technology in the absence of an extensive electronic business card platform that encompasses all users who use business cards, paper business cards are still widely used.

1. Publication No. 10-2003-0035431 (2003.05.09.) 2. Published Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0102077 (2017.09.07.)

Provides an electronic business card platform that generates electronic business cards for information objects that are all objects containing information such as places, products, and services, as well as people, and allows electronic business cards to be shared through smart terminals, and information sharing methods using the same. .

An electronic business card platform including a user smart terminal and an electronic business card sharing server according to an embodiment is a user smart that inputs metadata of an information object including a place, a person, a product, and a service, and registers the information object to the electronic business card sharing server. Terminal; And an electronic business card sharing server that generates an electronic business card for each information object and, when receiving the electronic business card sharing and recommendation signal by the user smart terminal, shares the electronic business card with other user smart terminals; It includes.

The electronic business card sharing server includes a database for storing metadata of an information object and business card form information necessary for generating an electronic business card of the information object; An electronic business card generation module that collects the metadata of the information object and the form information of the extracted metadata to generate an electronic business card for each of the information objects; An electronic business card sharing module that senses information object-type data that is unique information for recognizing the information object, recognizes the information object, and then extracts the electronic business card of the recognized information object and transmits it to the user's smart terminal; And a data processing module that counts each shared and recommended number of shared electronic business cards, reflects them in the electronic business card of the information object, and updates the electronic business card of the information object with the changed metadata when the metadata of the information object is changed. ; It includes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for sharing information on an electronic business card platform including a smart terminal and an electronic business card sharing server is (A) by entering metadata of an information object including a place, a person, a product, and a service at the smart terminal, and Registering with a business card sharing server; And (B) generating an electronic business card for each information object in the electronic business card sharing server and sharing the electronic business card with the user smart terminal or a recommendation signal, then sharing the electronic business card with another user smart terminal; It includes.

Through the information sharing method using the electronic business card platform, it enables users to conveniently share the details of various information objects such as products, restaurants, and services they want to share with nearby friends through the electronic business card.

In particular, the embodiment allows the user to provide not only the basic information of the user through the electronic business card platform, but also the user's favorite product or service information.

In addition, people who do not belong to a specific group such as freelancers, housewives, and job seekers can conveniently create and use electronic business cards.

In addition, instead of being provided with false exaggerated information such as products or restaurants disclosed on SNS or portals, it is possible to receive recommendations for places or products verified by acquaintances, and to quickly digitize 'word-of-mouth' information through an electronic business card platform. Can be provided.

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

1 is a view showing the configuration of an electronic business card platform according to an embodiment
2 is a block diagram showing an approximate data processing block of the electronic business card sharing server 100 according to the embodiment.
3 is a block diagram showing a more specific data processing block of the electronic business card sharing server 100 according to the embodiment
4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an electronic business card sharing data processing flow according to an embodiment
5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a data processing process for electronic business card creation and information update according to an embodiment
6 is a view showing an embodiment of an interface for displaying an electronic business card of a place information object.
7 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a personal business card and a personal main page in an electronic business card sharing platform according to an embodiment;
8 is a view showing an embodiment of displaying an electronic business card of another information object registered on the main page of the individual who created the electronic business card;

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to 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 various different forms, and only the embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description 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 a user's or operator's intention or practice. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an electronic business card platform according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic business card platform may include an electronic business card sharing server 100 and a user smart terminal 200.

The user smart terminal 200 inputs the metadata of the information object, and registers the information object and the metadata of the information object to the electronic business card sharing server 100. In an embodiment, the information object may be any object having information such as people, objects, places, services, and the like. Metadata is detailed information of an information object for use in generating an electronic business card for each information object. For example, in the case of a person information object, the metadata can be affiliation, title, contact information, and email address, and the metadata of a place information object such as a restaurant includes location information, main menu, average price, contact information, business hours, etc. Can be. In the case of an object information object, the metadata may be a manufacturer, a use, a name, a price, a sales place, and the like.

The electronic business card sharing server 100 databaseizes the metadata of the information object and the information object received from the user smart terminal 200, and generates electronic business cards 10, 20, and 30 for each information object. In an embodiment, the electronic business card generated by the electronic business card sharing server 100 is not limited to the electronic business card 10 of a general person. In an embodiment, not only a person, but also an electronic business card (20) for a specific place such as a restaurant, an electronic business card (30) for various objects such as cosmetics, home appliances, books, etc. Can be expanded to

 The electronic business card sharing server 100 generates an electronic business card of the information object registered in the server 100, and when the electronic business card sharing and recommendation signal is received by the user smart terminal 200, the recommended electronic business card is another user's smart terminal. To share.

In an embodiment, the user smart terminal 200 is a tablet PC (Tablet PC), a laptop (Laptop), a personal computer (PC: Personal Computer), a smart phone (Smart Phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA) and It may be any one of a mobile communication terminal (Mobile Communication Terminal). That is, the terminal 200 refers to a terminal having a memory for storing a specific application for accessing the electronic business card sharing server 100 via a wired or wireless communication network, a microprocessor for executing a program, and calculating and controlling the application. do. That is, the terminal 200 is generally a personal PC, but any terminal can be used if the electronic business card sharing server 100 and server-client communication are possible, and any communication computing device such as a laptop computer, mobile communication terminal, PDA, etc. It is a broad concept that includes all.

2 is a block diagram showing an approximate data processing block of the electronic business card sharing server 100 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic business card sharing server 100 may include a database 110, an electronic business card generation module 130, an electronic business card sharing module 150, and a data processing module 170. As used herein, the term 'module' should be interpreted to include 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 can be a circuit, processor, computer, integrated circuit, integrated circuit core, sensor, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), passive device, or combinations thereof.

The database 110 stores information objects including places, people, products, and services, metadata of the information objects, and business card format information necessary for generating electronic business cards of the information objects.

The electronic business card generation module 130 collects the metadata of the information object and the form information of the extracted metadata to generate each electronic business card.

The electronic business card sharing module 150 senses the information object-type data, recognizes the information object, and extracts the electronic business card of the recognized information object and transmits it to the user smart terminal 200. In an embodiment, the information object identification data is unique information for recognizing an information object, and may include barcodes, QR codes, facial recognition data, image recognition data, location data, and the like.

The data processing module 170 counts the number of sharing and recommendations of each of the electronic business cards shared by the electronic business card sharing module 150 and reflects them in the electronic business card of the information object, and when the metadata of the information object is changed, the changed meta The electronic business card of the information object is updated with data.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a more specific data processing block of the electronic business card sharing server 100 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic business card generation module 130 may include an information extraction unit 131, a form information selection unit 133, and an electronic business card generation unit 135, and an electronic business card sharing module 150 ) May include a recognition unit 151, an extraction unit 153, and a sharing unit 155, and the data processing module 170 may include a calculation unit 171 and an update unit 173. have.

As shown in FIG. 3, the database 110 of the electronic business card sharing server 100 includes QR code, location information, image recognition information, information object-type data including barcodes, places including people, products, and services. A series of data necessary for the creation and sharing of electronic business cards is stored, such as information object data and information object metadata that is detailed information of the information object data.

The information extraction unit 131 of the electronic business card generation module 130 extracts metadata of the information object to be displayed in the electronic business card according to the category in which the information object is included. For example, if the information object of the electronic business card is a person, the metadata, name, affiliation, title, email address, and contact information of the person information object are extracted, and if the information object is a specific place such as a restaurant, the meta of the place information object It extracts data such as location information, contact information, menu, and price information.

The form information selection unit 133 selects form data of the electronic business card to generate an electronic business card of the information object. For example, in the case of a person information object, the form information selection unit 133 may select business card form information matching the company or institution to which the individual belongs, or directly receive form information from a user.

The electronic business card generation unit 135 generates an electronic business card by adding metadata of an information object to the electronic business card form data. The electronic business card sharing server 100 according to an embodiment generates electronic business cards for all objects having information such as places, products, and services, as well as people. Thereafter, the electronic business card platform enables the sharing of electronic business cards of various information objects so that detailed information of various objects can be quickly and conveniently shared.

The recognition unit 151 of the electronic business card sharing module 150 recognizes an information object to be provided with an electronic business card through information object type data including QR code, location information, and image information transmitted from the smart terminal 200. .

The extraction unit 153 extracts electronic business card data including metadata of the recognized information object. For example, when the information object recognized through the information object chain data is a restaurant, an electronic business card including detailed information of the restaurant is extracted.

The sharing unit 155 transmits the extracted electronic business card to the user's smart terminal or another smart terminal to share details included in the electronic business card.

The calculation unit 171 of the data processing module 170 calculates the number of times the electronic business card is shared or recommended. The update unit 173 updates the electronic business card with the changed information when the number of times the electronic business card is shared or recommended is changed, or metadata, which is the detailed information of an information object such as a person, a place, and an object.

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an electronic business card sharing data processing flow according to an embodiment.

In step S10, the information object recognition data is sensed by the user's smart terminal 200. For example, in step S10, a user may sense information object data by inputting a QR code attached to a place information object or photographing an image of a product with his smart terminal 200.

In step S20, the smart terminal 200 transmits information object-type data recognized by the electronic business card sharing server 100.

In step S30, the information object to identify detailed information is recognized through the information object-type data received from the electronic business card sharing server 100, and in step S40, the electronic business card of the recognized information object is extracted.

Thereafter, when the electronic business card extracted in step S50 is transmitted to the smart terminal 200, in step S60, the electronic business card received in the smart terminal 200 is stored or recommended and shared with others.

 When the electronic business card of a specific information object is recommended or shared by the smart terminal 200, in step S70, the electronic business card recommendation or sharing completion signal is transmitted to the electronic business card sharing server 100.

In step S80, the number of sharing of electronic business cards is counted through the completion signal received from the electronic business card sharing server 100, and in step S90, information disclosed in the electronic business card is updated with the counted number of sharing.

In the information sharing method in the electronic business card platform according to the embodiment, when sharing information such as an impressive restaurant or product with another person, the information object is automatically recognized to share the electronic business card of the recognized information object with another person. Thus, various object information such as a place or a product can be conveniently shared without a paper business card. In addition, instead of receiving false exaggerated information such as products or restaurants disclosed in a conventional SNS or portal, it is possible to recommend places or products verified by acquaintances, and quickly digitize 'word-of-mouth' information through an electronic business card platform. Can be provided.

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a data processing process for electronic business card creation and information update according to an embodiment.

In step S110, the smart terminal 200 inputs personal information such as a name, contact information, and affiliation to create an electronic business card. Thereafter, in step S120, personal information is transmitted to the electronic business card sharing server 100. In step S130, an electronic business card format based on personal information received from the electronic business card sharing server 100 is selected. For example, the business card format information of a company or organization to which an individual belongs may be selected, or a business card format may be directly selected from a user. In an embodiment, the usage fee may be charged to a business card form or typeface of a specific design to be used after payment of the usage fee in the smart terminal 200.

In step S140, an electronic business card is generated in the selected form, and in step S150, the generated electronic business card is transmitted to the smart terminal 200. In step S140, the electronic business card platform according to the embodiment may generate an individual personal web page together with the personal electronic business card.

In step S160, the smart terminal 200 stores the electronic business card received from the electronic business card sharing server 100. When the individual who generated the electronic business card in step S170 recommends a specific place or product, the place and product data recommended by the individual in step S180 is transmitted to the electronic business card sharing server 100.

In step S190, the electronic business card information of the places and products recommended and shared by the electronic business card sharing server 100 is updated. In step S200, the main page of the recommended product or place is displayed on the main page of the recommender, or the main page is updated to display the electronic business card link or representative information included in the electronic business card.

6 to 8 are views illustrating a display embodiment of an electronic business card sharing interface in an electronic business card platform according to an embodiment.

6 is a view showing an embodiment of an interface for displaying an electronic business card of a place information object.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, when a user senses information object type data such as an RQ code existing in a specific place with his smart terminal and transmits it to the electronic business card sharing server 100, the electronic business card sharing server 100 is provided with information. The electronic business card of the information object corresponding to the object recognition data is extracted. Thereafter, the extracted electronic business card is transmitted to the user's smart terminal 200. The smart terminal 200 receives the electronic business card of the place information object for which the detailed information is desired, and checks the detailed information of the place information object. For example, in the case of a restaurant, location information, menu, price information, business hours information, etc. can be displayed on the electronic business card of the information object, and the user can check it, share it with other users, recommend it, or store it in their smart terminal. .

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a personal business card and a personal main page in an electronic business card sharing platform according to an embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, in the electronic business card platform according to an embodiment, when an individual registered in the electronic business card sharing server 100 generates an electronic business card, a web page may be opened. On the web page, a personal electronic business card and a list of products or services recommended by the electronic business card user can be uploaded. As shown in FIG. 7, electronic business card links of various information objects recommended or shared by individuals using electronic business cards such as cosmetics (a), household appliances (b), and books (c) are displayed. In addition, in the embodiment, even when there is no specific affiliation, such as a freelancer or a housewife, an electronic business card can be generated by inputting a user's photo and contact information, and a recommendation information list can be generated according to personal characteristics. For example, in the case of a housewife who is interested in education, it is possible to share an electronic business card with information objects such as school information (d) or household information (e) for children.

8 is a view showing an embodiment of displaying an electronic business card of another information object registered on the main page of the individual who created the electronic business card.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, when the electronic business card display information (a) of the product information object included in the personal web page is touched, detailed information on the touched product information object can be confirmed. For example, in the case of a cosmetic information object, information necessary for purchasing such as a manufacturer, a price, a use, a recommendation number, a retailer, etc. can be checked, and an electronic business card of a product object may be stored or shared with others. In addition, when an electronic business card display of a person information object such as an instructor, an insurance broker, or a car dealer introduced by a specific individual is touched, detailed information of the introduced person is displayed. For example, when the electronic business card of the academy teacher (d) shown in FIG. 7 is touched, the contact information of the academy teacher, the class schedule, etc. can be checked, and the teaching material information (f) recommended through the e-business card webpage of the academy teacher, etc. Can be provided.

In the information sharing method using the electronic business card platform according to the embodiment, detailed information such as a product, a place, and a service recommended by a celebrity or a person with a guaranteed social status can be provided through an electronic business card. In addition, the paper business card is replaced with an electronic business card through an embodiment, and the electronic business card user is expanded to apply to all information objects by expanding and applying the electronic business card to not only employees with specific affiliations, but also individuals, places, products, and services that do not belong, such as housewives or freelancers. You can build a business card platform.

The disclosed content is only an example, and can be variously modified by a person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the claims claimed in the claims. It is not limited to the examples.

100: electronic business card sharing server
200: smart terminal

Claims (10)

In the electronic business card platform including a user smart terminal and an electronic business card sharing server,
A user smart terminal that inputs metadata of an information object including a place, a person, a product, and a service, and registers the information object to the electronic business card sharing server; And
When generating the electronic business card of each of the information objects, and receiving the electronic business card sharing and recommendation signal by the user smart terminal, the electronic business card is shared with other user smart terminals, and the electronic business card of the individual using the electronic business card platform And an electronic business card sharing server that uploads a list of products or services recommended by the electronic business card and displays electronic business card links of information objects recommended or shared by individuals. And includes
The electronic business card sharing server
A database for storing metadata of the information object and business card form information necessary for generating an electronic business card of the information object;
An electronic business card generation module that collects the metadata of the information object and the extracted metadata to generate electronic business cards for each of the information objects;
An electronic business card sharing module that senses information object-type data that is unique information for recognizing the information object, recognizes the information object, and then extracts the electronic business card of the recognized information object and transmits it to the user's smart terminal; And
Counting the number of sharing and recommendation times of each of the shared electronic business cards and reflecting them in the electronic business card of the information object, and when the metadata of the information object is changed, updating the electronic business card of the information object with the changed metadata Data processing module; And
The electronic business card sharing module; silver
A recognition unit for recognizing an information object by sensing information object type data including QR code, location information, and image information transmitted from the smart terminal;
An extraction unit for extracting an electronic business card containing metadata of the recognized information object; And
A sharing unit transmitting the extracted electronic business card to a user smart terminal or another smart terminal; And includes
The electronic business card
The metadata of the information object is started, and the metadata of the information object is extracted according to the category in which the information object is included.
The electronic business card generation module
An information extraction unit for extracting metadata of an information object to be displayed on the electronic business card according to a category including the information object;
A form information selection unit for selecting form data of an information object electronic business card; And
An electronic business card generation unit for generating an electronic business card by adding metadata of the information object to the form data of the electronic business card; And includes
In the metadata of the information object
The number of times the recommendation or sharing of the electronic business card of the information object is included,
If the information object is a place, includes contact information, location information, business hours, menu, price, and if the information object is a person, includes affiliation, title, email, and contact information, and if the information object is a product price, Including manufacturers, vendors, and features,
The electronic business card generation module;
Select the business card format information of the company or organization to which the individual belongs, or select a business card format directly from the user to generate an electronic business card, and charge the usage fee on a business card form or typeface of a specific design, and then pay the usage fee on the smart terminal. Make the business card form of the design available
An electronic business card platform characterized by generating a personalized web page through metadata of an information object added together with the personal electronic business card.
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(A) inputting metadata of an information object including a place, a person, a product, and a service at a smart terminal, and registering it with the electronic business card sharing server; And
(B) When an electronic business card sharing server generates an electronic business card for each of the information objects and receives an electronic business card sharing or recommendation signal by a user smart terminal, the electronic business card is shared with another user smart terminal, and the electronic business card platform Uploading a list of products or services recommended by the user and displaying the electronic business card link of information objects recommended or shared by the individual; Including,
Sharing the electronic business card of (B) with another user smart terminal; The
(a) storing metadata of an information object in a database and business card form information necessary for generating an electronic business card of the information object;
(b) generating the electronic business card of each of the information objects by collecting the metadata of the information object and the format information of the extracted metadata in the electronic business card generation module;
(c) sensing an information object type data that is unique information for recognizing an information object in the electronic business card sharing module, recognizing the information object, and then extracting the electronic business card of the recognized information object and transmitting it to a user smart terminal; And
(d) The data processing module counts the number of shares and recommendations of each of the shared electronic business cards, reflects them in the electronic business card of the information object, and when the metadata of the information object is changed, the information is changed to the metadata. Updating the electronic business card of the object; And includes
Extracting the electronic business card of the recognized information object of (c) and transmitting it to a user smart terminal; The
Recognizing the information object by sensing the information object-type data including the QR code, location information and image information in the recognition unit;
Extracting electronic business card data including metadata of the recognized information object from an extraction unit; And
Transmitting the extracted electronic business card from the sharing unit to a user smart terminal or another smart terminal; And includes
Generating an electronic business card for each of the information objects in (b); The
Extracting metadata of an information object to be displayed on the electronic business card according to a category in which the information object is included in the information extraction unit;
Selecting form data of the electronic business card of the information object by the form information selection unit; And
Generating an electronic business card by adding metadata of the information object to the form data of the electronic business card in the electronic business card generation unit; And includes
Selecting the form data of the electronic business card of the information object in the form information selection unit;
Select the business card format information of the company or organization to which the individual belongs, or select a business card format directly from the user to generate an electronic business card, and charge the usage fee on a business card form or font of a specific design, and then pay the usage fee on the smart terminal. Make the business card form of the design available,
Generating an electronic business card by adding metadata of the information object to the form data of the electronic business card in the electronic business card generation unit; The
An information sharing method characterized by generating an individual web page through metadata of an added information object along with the personal electronic business card.
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